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Volume Thirteen: The Increasing Truth Volume Thirty-five: The New Era Chapter One: Fortress Attack

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    "Form up!" As Bryce shouted the order, the coalition forces of Headington and Gaspard filed out from the Giant's Seal Pass and formed a tight battle formation under the fortress.  As long as they have the ability, the defenders will choose to fight outside the city. This can boost their own morale and make it less easy for the enemy to reach the city.  ??And it¡¯s also a field battle, with a fortress behind you to rely on, and it¡¯s completely different from forming a lone army.  After all, the coalition forces do not need to worry about being attacked from the rear and flanks, they only need to concentrate on dealing with the enemy forces in the front.  From this point of view, they have already taken a huge advantage compared to the Dirk Army.  Opposite the coalition forces, the attacking troops of the Dirk Army also left the camp and slowly moved here under the command of the officers.  The enemy army has yellow shield soldiers as the vanguard, followed by blue spearmen and green archers. Red assault troops are deployed on both sides. The formations between the various units are strict and clearly separated. From a distance, they look like  A pile of building blocks of different colors gives people a great sense of oppression.  In comparison, the arrangement of arms of the coalition forces is not so detailed.  However, everyone understood the importance of this battle. The soldiers kept a close eye on the approaching enemy and always maintained a very high fighting spirit.  As the enemy approached, the archers deployed on the fortress first launched the attack.  Under the command of Sheernis and Aishita, the archers who had been preparing for a long time released the bowstring that had already tightened their fingers so much that the arrows flew into the sky for a while, and the whooshing sound formed a piercing sound.  Sharp sound.  The shield soldier at the front of the enemy immediately raised the shield in his hand, and then the flying arrows rained down, hitting the shield and making a series of clicking sounds.  Arrows continued to shoot into the gaps between the shields, and the soldiers who were hit by the arrows screamed and fell to the ground.  At this time, two explosions were heard, and two beams of red light were mixed with the rain of arrows and shot into the enemy army.  An explosion occurred immediately.  The huge fireball exploded, like two flowers blooming in colorful building blocks. Dozens of enemy soldiers flew up in the explosion. Bystanders were affected by the air wave and were pushed down to a large area, among the tightly packed enemy troops.  Two circular holes immediately appeared.  However, magic arrows cannot stop the well-trained Dirk soldiers.  They braved the rain of arrows and continued to advance step by step. When they approached about a hundred meters below the city, the enemy archers also launched a counterattack.  Arrows flew towards the coalition soldiers on the city wall and under the wall. Arrows from both sides crisscrossed in the air, and the sky was filled with flying black shadows.  Although the coalition side also erected shields, people continued to fall down after being hit by arrows. Every person who fell from the city wall let out a long scream in the air.  It irritates those who are still alive.  The quality of the archers of the Dirk army is obviously better than that of the coalition army. Whether it is strength or accuracy, the enemy army has an advantage.  The coalition relied on its defensive advantage to not be at an obvious disadvantage.  "Boss, it's time, use this thing quickly." On the city wall, Harlot shrank his head to avoid the enemy's arrows, while loudly requesting Raymond.  The other generals also wanted to use artillery to attack the enemy.  Since it was a crucial battle, the pressure not to fail made everyone feel irritated.  They eagerly hope to defeat the enemy's attack as soon as possible.  Although this is only the first battle between the two sides.  Raymond was very sober, and he resolutely rejected everyone's request. It was meaningless to use cannons at this moment, and his side was fully capable of withstanding this attack.  At this time, the enemy army was approaching to a distance of tens of meters under the rain of arrows, and then a blast of horns was heard.  They finally launched a strong attack.  The shield soldiers held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, rushing towards the coalition forces under the fortress like a yellow earth wall. The blue spear soldiers followed closely behind, and the archers were still on the spot shooting at the coalition forces.  However, the assault troops on both sides of the enemy army stood still, obviously waiting for an opportunity.  The coalition forces also formed a tight formation here, waiting to engage the enemy.  On the front line are heavy infantry with full armor. They are members of the original Royal Guards. They have experienced hundreds of battles and are also the backbone of the coalition forces.  They were followed by spearmen and battle axemen, while allied archers continued to attack the oncoming enemy troops on the fortress, weakening their strength as much as possible.  Enemies continued to fall during the charge, but nothing could stop them.  Soon, the yellow "earth wall" in the first row rushed in front of them. The enemy soldiers pressed their shields tightly in front of them and bumped into the Guards soldiers. The latter also crowded together and raised their shields.  Heavy sword.  Boom boom!  At the moment when the two sides were about to come into contact, two more magic arrows were shot into the enemy formation, and the explosion caused two gaps in the "earth wall". However, this only slightly hindered the enemy's charge.  Then, in a series of dull sounds of gun and steel colliding, the fronts of both sides collided.  The Guards soldiers who were ready rounded the heavy swords in their hands and slashed at the enemy. The shields of the Dirk soldiers were unable to withstand them at all.Blocking such a heavy blow, almost all the soldiers on the front line fell down, and blood splattered all over the sky.  But the enemy soldiers behind did not hesitate to step over the corpses of their companions, and rushed towards the Imperial Guards with their shields. The shields hit the armor, making a series of dull bang bang sounds. The enemy soldiers who were not afraid of death just killed the first soldier.  The frontline guards kept retreating under pressure.  But this also cost them a heavy price. In addition to the soldiers at the front who were killed immediately, the shield soldiers at the back also continued to withstand the counterattacks of the Imperial Guards.  Taking advantage of their thick armor and heavy swords, the Guards soldiers endured the enemy's sword blows while slashing at them with the swords in their hands. In an instant, hundreds of corpses lay on the front line of contact between the two sides.  Blood flowed everywhere.  Although the shield soldiers suffered heavy losses, they also bought enough time for the follow-up troops.  I saw a blue tide following closely, and the enemy's spearmen also arrived.  Leveling the spear shaft in his hand, the spearmen thrust towards the Imperial Guards through the gap between the shield soldiers. The blades of thousands of spears formed a bright silver arc, which flashed in front of the coalition formation.  ¡°Puff, swish, swish¡­¡± What followed was the sound of a sharp blade piercing through the flesh. The sharp spear pierced through the gaps in the armor of the Imperial Guards. The lightning retracted, and then pierced out at the same time.  The enemy has obviously undergone extremely rigorous training. The attacks of the spearmen are astonishingly consistent and accurate. Each attack is like a bolt of lightning. A flash among the guards will take away more than ten soldiers.  human life.  In order to maximize attack, the heavy infantry of the Guards used two-handed heavy swords or war hammers.  Therefore, defense depends entirely on the armor on the body.  These armors are effective against sword slashes, but they are not adequate in protection against thrusts.  The enemy troops were well-trained, and their spears were stabbed uniformly. Thousands of spears were thrust out at the same time, and they all took out the weak seams of the armor.  Since the heavy infantry moved relatively slowly, seven or eight or even a dozen spears came at them in a mess.  There was no way to defend against it. Although most of the spears either stuck on the deck or broke off, as long as one successfully penetrated the armor, it would cause casualties to the Guardsmen.  In just a short period of time, the Imperial Guards suffered nearly a hundred casualties. The injured were all injured in fragile parts such as shoulders, legs or joints, and blood flowed out along the gaps in the armor.  Has lost its combat capability.  The heavy infantry of the Guards is the backbone of the coalition forces, and of course we cannot just watch them suffer such losses.  Bryce, who was commanding the battle, gave an order, and the heavy infantry began to retreat, and the coalition's shield soldiers reached the front line.  The shield soldiers raised their shields to form a solid shield wall. The enemy spear soldiers, who were still murderous just now, were immediately hindered. Their spears stabbed helplessly on the shield surface, except for sparks splashing out.  No more money.  With the protection of the shield wall, the coalition forces began to approach with shields.  Force the enemy's spearmen to retreat continuously.  Just as the enemy was in a panic, the coalition's shield wall suddenly opened.  "Come with me and kill these bastards!" Appearing behind the shield wall were a group of melee soldiers holding battle axes.  Feidi raised his battle ax high and shouted, charging into the enemy group fiercely.  These battle axes were lightly worn and only decorated with armor on key parts.  Holding a sharp ax, its attack power is extremely amazing.  The spearmen were caught off guard and were rushed in front of them by the axemen. The power of the spears could no longer be exerted.  He wielded a battle ax and wielded it, slashing back and forth among the enemy's spearmen.  They saw that large sections of the spear shafts were cut off in the middle. The spearmen had almost no protection. They could only keep retreating with a look of horror on their faces, trying in vain to resist the coalition's sharp axes with the wooden poles in their hands.  This of course had no effect, and the tomahawks were almost a one-sided massacre against them.  Especially Fiddy, with his extraordinary bravery, the giant ax in his hand was like setting off a hurricane of death. Everywhere he passed was a bloody mess, with broken limbs flying everywhere.  Under such an attack, the spearmen wanted to retreat, but the few remaining shield soldiers still tried to step forward to resist the coalition forces. The two sides were crowded together, and behind them were the tomahawk soldiers who were approaching and killing mercilessly.  Complete chaos.  Since they did not have a fortress behind them like the coalition forces, the Dirk army was forced to retreat continuously, and the battle line quickly collapsed.  However, their quality is indeed admirable. In such a situation, no one turned around and ran away. Instead, they worked hard to stabilize the situation under the command of the officers.  Just as the coalition forces were advancing triumphantly, the Dilke assault troops who had been watching from the sidelines finally made a move.  In order to pursue the retreating enemy troops, Feidi led the Tomahawk soldiers to continuously charge forward. Not only did his own battle line unknowingly break into several sections, but he also got further and further away from the main force.  At this moment, the enemy's assault troops launched a charge.  They were like a pair of pliers, attacking the coalition forces from both sides.  These assault soldiers are strong and wear red leather armor with iron plates., thus ensuring maximum protection without affecting mobility.  Their weapon configuration is a long knife, a short sword, a round shield, and three short spears on the back.  Like two balls of flame, the assault troops rushed towards the coalition forces from the side. At this time, Feidi was leading the Tomahawk soldiers to kill and was so carried away that he did not even notice that his side was extremely dangerous.  Rushing forward, these assault soldiers took off the short spears from their backs and threw them at the coalition forces.  At close range, the power of throwing spears was far greater than that of crossbows, and a muffled sound of gunfire was heard. The tomahawk soldiers at both ends of the battle line immediately fell in large numbers. There were no injured, and almost all of them were hit by spears.  Everyone was killed immediately.  Subsequently, the commandos conducted another round of spear throwing, and the coalition finally realized that they had been outflanked. However, by this time, his two wings had almost completely collapsed, and they suffered heavy casualties under the spear throwing attack.  Afterwards, the assault soldiers pulled out their daggers and held a shield in one hand, and rushed into the coalition forces.  ***************************************************  **************** The battle ax is extremely powerful, but it is relatively slow to swing. Once it is approached by an assault soldier holding a short sword, it will immediately be at a huge disadvantage.  These commandos are all well-trained in how to deal with enemies armed with heavy weapons.  They held their round shields in front of them and pressed against the bodies of the tomahawk soldiers.  Make the opponent unable to attack, and then stab forward continuously with the dagger in your hand.  In order to ensure their own attack power, the battle axemen only wore simple leather armor, which was unable to resist the sharp dagger.  These brave warriors roared and tried to fight back, but once they were approached by the assault soldiers, they were blocked by shields.  He could no longer swing the heavy battle axe. He could only watch the opponent's dagger pierce his body, and he fell to the sky with eyes wide open, refusing to rest in peace.  As the assault troops continued to squeeze from both sides, more and more Tomahawk soldiers were suppressed to the center, causing huge casualties on both wings.  Dirk's spearmen and shield soldiers also took the opportunity to turn around and counterattack, and the coalition's front was immediately in danger of collapse.  "Ugh! You bastards!" More and more soldiers fell around Feidi, making the young man's eyes wide open.  His blood surged up, his eyes were red with blood, and he wielded the giant ax to slash back and forth among the enemy troops.  Like crazy.  Fearing Feidi¡¯s strange power, all the enemy troops stepped aside, making Feidi look like a shark rushing into a school of tuna.  As he moved, a circular blank area also moved back and forth among the enemy formations.  However, Feidi's personal bravery could not change the situation of the battle at all. The remaining Tomahawk soldiers were suppressed in a small area, surrounded by assault soldiers.  The enemy troops formed a circle, squeezing the outermost tomahawk soldiers with their round shields, and kept thrusting forward with the daggers in their hands.  Under their encroachment.  The outer warriors fell one by one, and the circle formed by the tomahawk soldiers was shrinking.  Aware of the danger of the Tomahawks.  Bryce, who was in charge of frontline command, immediately ordered his own troops to come forward to support.  However, the enemy's shield soldiers and some assault troops have inserted themselves into the gap between the two armies, completely isolating the lone Tomahawk soldiers and blocking the coalition's rescue.  The Assault Troopers are the most elite troops in the Dirk army, capable of both offense and defense. They replaced their short swords with long knives and immediately gained the ability to fight at medium distances.  With the cooperation of the shield soldiers, a solid line of defense was formed.  The coalition forces attacked several times but were unable to break through. They could only watch the helpless Tomahawk soldiers fighting in a desperate situation.  "It's strange, don't they plan to use those things at this time?" In the Dilk military camp behind, Leonard, who was observing the battle situation, said with a strange face: "Leymon is really calm." Now the coalition forces  The battle axemen on one side are at a clear disadvantage.  If we don't try to rescue them, sooner or later they will be completely destroyed by the fierce attack of Dirk's army.  But Leonard did not give the final order. Instead, he placed the most elite troops very close to the fortress, hoping to lure Raymond into using the mysterious weapons on the city wall.  Although Leonard was confident in his own advantages, he still couldn't rest assured if he didn't understand what those things were.  But Raymond was very calm and had no intention of using the mysterious weapon, which completely failed Leonard's wishful thinking.  The more this happened, the more surprised and doubtful Leonard became.  What are those things?  To be able to keep Raymond secret like this.  Or is it just a psychological tactic? In fact, the so-called "mysterious weapon" does not exist at all.  Leonard¡¯s thoughts were racing in his mind, but he couldn¡¯t be sure even after hesitating.  His character was originally arrogant and bold, and he loved to take risks. However, the stakes in this battle were too important, and his opponent was Raymond, whom he was least able to figure out. This made Leonard hesitate to order all orders until he figured it out.  The army attacks.  "Your MajestyYour Majesty?" At this time, a call woke Leonard up from his meditation  He turned his head and saw the general next to him looking at him with a strange expression.  I don¡¯t understand why His Majesty is lost in thought when the battle is getting intense.  The general did not dare to ask, but just said: "Your Majesty, our troops can no longer withstand it. Let the large troops press forward." Leonard looked towards the battlefield and saw that under the full force attack of the coalition forces, the man responsible for blocking  Some of the commandos could hardly hold on any longer.  If the large forces are not allowed to come forward to support, the advantage of Dirk's army may soon be wiped out, and even the assault troops will be in danger.  Leonard frowned, shook his head and said, "No, give the order to retreat." "What?" Hearing this, the generals next to him were all shocked.  The coalition's Tomahawk soldiers have not yet been eliminated. If they retreat at this time, wouldn't all the previous casualties be in vain?  At this time, a horn sounded from the side of the Giant's Seal, the gate of the fortress opened, and a group of prairie cavalry filed out, outflanking Dirk's army from both sides.  "The cavalry comes forward and scare them back." Leonard immediately ordered: "Let the assault troops withdraw, immediately!" The generals had no choice but to pass on the order.  Soon, the retreat horn sounded on the Dilke Army's side, and at the same time the flag waved. The cyan cavalry left the formation and faced the prairie cavalry, while the assault troops on the battlefield evacuated backwards in accordance with the order.  Because they were forcibly withdrawing from the battle, the Dirk army seemed very passive. Bryce immediately seized the opportunity and ordered to bite the opponent hard.  The coalition troops pressed forward with all their strength, chasing Dirk's army for a few hundred meters, killing many more people, and then retreated.  At the same time, under the threat of enemy cavalry, the prairie cavalry gave up outflanking and retreated into the fortress.  The first battle between Dirk's army and the coalition ended with the retreat of Dirk's side.  On the battlefield, both sides left a total of thousands of corpses, and countless wounded.  The shield soldiers and spearmen of the Dirk army suffered heavy losses, and the tomahawk troops on the coalition side were almost wiped out. The two sides were evenly matched, with no winner or loser.  In addition, Raymond ignored Leonard's temptation and continued to conceal the existence of the cannon, making Leonard more and more afraid. From this point of view, Raymond had the upper hand.  ***************************************************  **************** After the withdrawal of Dirk's army, both sides quickly cleared the battlefield and recovered their wounded.  Although this battle was tragic, it was just a somewhat "out of line" trial, and the battle was far from over.  Soon, the Dirk Army once again sent troops to attack the coalition forces.  The coalition forces did not withdraw to the fortress, but continued to fight with the enemy outside.  However, this time both sides were wary, and the battle seemed much more restrained. It was no longer as adventurous as it was at the beginning.  Therefore, the battle became a battle of command between the generals of both sides.  Both Bryce and the enemy commanders were experienced generals. The battle lasted until the afternoon. Neither of them caught the other side's flaws. The subsequent battle evolved into an ordinary offensive and defensive battle.  After both sides realized that it was difficult to achieve a breakthrough in the war, they simultaneously issued the order to retreat. As a result, the first day of fighting between the two armies ended up passing without any danger.  Night fell quickly, and the Dilke military camp was filled with lights, shining like stars.  Behind the fortress of the Seal of the Giants, there was also a busy scene.  In addition to the natural danger at the pass, behind the Seal of the Giant is a long and narrow valley surrounded by two mountains. This valley became a natural garrison for the coalition troops.  At this moment, the entire valley is brightly lit, with piles of bonfires burning among the stretching tents, and countless torches driving away the darkness and lighting up the night sky.  All the wounded in the day's battle were sent to the medical area, and doctors and priests were busy treating the wounded by the light of torches.  Teams of medical soldiers hurried past carrying stretchers. The wounded soldiers who had not yet received treatment were lying in the tent, tossing and turning, moaning. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood and medicine, which made people nervous.  By comparison, other areas seem much easier.  The soldiers who had returned to the camp to rest were sitting around the campfire, eating, drinking, resting, and talking about the war.  During the day, the enemy did not take any advantage, allowing them to maintain high morale. People everywhere laughed heartily.  On the high wall of the pass, the soldiers responsible for night vigilance looked at the Dilke Army Camp opposite with a serious face.  Under the fortress, the battlefield has been shrouded in darkness, and all the corpses have been recovered and buried. However, strange and unknown noises can always be heard in the darkness, which makes people's hair stand on end. Compared with the lively scene in the valley behind the wall, the soldiers on the wall seem to  In another world.  "We can't continue fighting like this." In the largest tent in the coalition camp, Raymond and a group of generals were studying the war.  Outside the tent, the soldiers' facesSmiles and the aroma of food came in faintly, but the atmosphere in the tent was solemn.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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