Standing next to the huge and majestic war machine, Holm couldn't help but look up in awe at its iron-gray armor and the pipes and mechanical structures covered in the shield. Beside him, the former rock The commander of the fortress, now Cecil's officer, the Maryland Knight, softly admired: "This is really a beautiful machine, isn't it?"
Holm turned his head slightly and looked at the man who had put on his armor again. , a glance from the knight loyal to the duchy.
After a year of labor reform and ideological reshaping, more than half a year of intellectual education, and passing the strict assessment and oath-taking procedures, this former royal noble received An opportunity to pledge fealty to the Lord of the South.
He was once incorporated into the engineering force of the Second Army and participated in the construction and production of many areas in the north. He witnessed and experienced the operating rules of the Cecil Order. In the process, this gentleman knight Showing a sincere and serious attitude and excellent personal abilities, he was promoted and promoted, and was eventually incorporated into the First Combat Corps and became the commander of the "Iron Throne".
In Cecil, there are not many "renovators" like him. After all, talents are scarce in this era, and some intellectuals in the early stages of production and construction must be selected from the old aristocracy. This may be the case in the future. It leaves certain hidden dangers, but it is better than dying in the quagmire in the early stages of development.
The Maryland Cavaliers, who have reliable character, should be regarded as one of the most trustworthy and expected among such "renovators".
Holm, who was born a serf but has now become one of Cecil's officials, laughed: "This is indeed a beautiful machine, and every part is beautiful."
< p>He was somewhat of a pun, but he was indeed admiring the war machine on the track beside him - this huge armored train was the most powerful mechanical device he had ever seen in his life. It was not just a means of transportation. , is also a weapon and a fortress, it is the outstanding creation of the Marquise Rebecca and the great craftsman Nicholas, and it is also the awe-inspiring crystallization of the blood and sweat of Cecil's hard-working and intelligent workers.It has two "arsenal sections" at the head and tail. A total of four large rail guns and four of the largest super-heavy burners are installed on the chassis of the car body. The base of the turret and burner is Between the seats is an armored gun tower that can accommodate combatants. Depending on the battle situation, it can fire lightning, fireballs, and scorching rays to straf the enemy to protect the train cannon;
The middle section of the train is called In addition to accommodating the train command post, the large carriages in the "tactical section" are also equipped with high-power magic obelisks and communication devices, as well as sufficient weapons for self-defense;
The remaining carriages of the train It is the "carrying section". Those huge carriages can accommodate hundreds or thousands of soldiers. The carriages can also be replaced with open chassis to transport various types of tanks. Currently, various magical vehicles created by Cecil Almost all of the guided vehicles can be placed on that wide and powerful carrier chassis;
Now, this terrifying war machine has a total of four carrier chassis.Twelve "Warhammer-I" tanks were fixed. Those tanks were not only "passengers" on this train, they were also terrifying armed forces in their own right - when they were fixed on the chassis, they were equivalent to becoming Small train guns, their turrets are even more flexible than the "Iron Throne"'s own main gun. As long as the train conductor gives an order, the twelve additional tank guns can faithfully annihilate all Xiao Xiaoxiao who dare to approach the "Iron Throne" disciples.
Heavily armed and dominating the earth, it was so powerful that when he saw it with his own eyes, Holm finally realized why a train was named "Iron Throne" - that The iron-gray paint and the tough and straight mechanical structure made it live up to the name of "throne", and even had a sense of beauty that fascinated him. At this moment, he was even a little jealous of the Maryland Cavaliers.
"This is only the first 'Iron Throne'," the Maryland knight said with pride on his face. "According to the plan, there will be subsequent Iron Throne-type armored trains put on the track to protect the railway. The land covered. Therefore, each Iron Throne actually has a subdivided name - the full name of the row in front of you should be 'Iron Throne-Zero'."
"The original Iron Throne... ..." Holm nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "We have been laying the railway extending northward these days. The situation in the east has worsened, but correspondingly, due to the lords from various places blocking their territories and castles, A large number of wilderness areas have become completely unregulated areas, with almost no one hindering our activities - even if a few local lords intervene, they will not be able to make a difference in a mess."
Maryland asked. : "Where are the cluster-infected people currently located?"
"They are still active in the area west of Solinburg. Only a few wanderers who are confused have entered the east, and they do not pose a threat for the time being."< /p>
Maryland nodded slightly.
Obviously, the main target of the All-Destroying Society is the royal capital of Anzu. They sent almost all the crystal cluster army to the front line in the northwest, and the eastern border has been put on the table. They pay little attention to the food on the market - this is not difficult to understand. On one side of the eastern border is the Typhon Empire, and on the other side is the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain that has completely fallen. Most of the main military forces and capable nobles in the territory are It has been lost in the great pollution of the Holy Spirit Plain. For the All-Death Society, which has already gained the upper hand, this land has been swallowed up by them. Now all that is left is to slowly digest it.
But the Maryland Knights know that this situation will not last long - the All Death Society has not yet adjusted its energy, has not "digested" the huge army they suddenly mastered, and has not yet completely stood firm. But when they completely wipe out the remaining royal resistance on the Holy Spirit Plain, and when they arrive at the city of Saint-Sunil, they will begin to "absorb" power from the east, and the population of this land will continue to flow. The earth was transformed into their army of crystal clusters, which they used to sweep away the remaining members of Anzu.territory.
And his mission is to suddenly block the gateway to the East from an unexpected angle before all this happens, and to cooperate with Gawain Cecil on the Gorgon River. Frontline "blockade" operations.
In the past few months, Baisha Mining has built a large number of railways in the staggered area between Baisha and Gulen in the name of "building more roads to facilitate the transportation of ore". The local lords have been slow to The speed of reaction coupled with the White Sand Mining Company's financial offensive against country knights, tax collectors, and civil servants allowed these railroads to be laid almost under Silas Loren's nose. And now, due to the increasing chaos in the east, Baisha Mining's actions to lay the railway are already blatant.
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On the east bank of the Gorgon River, in the northern part of the fertile woodland, the legions made of steel began to advance.
In the middle of the river, the three magic warships headed by the "Pioneer" opened their magic wings, and the bright runes shined above the waves of the Gorgon River. The huge The energy was gathered, compressed, and poured. The heavy "Truth-I" magic crystal rail gun adjusted its angle slightly with the assistance of the mechanical device, accompanied by the ear-splitting explosion of the shell piercing the air, like an obelisk. The magic crystal cannonballs rushed out of the orbit and flew straight into the sky——
In the sharp sound, the cannonballs falling from the sky fell to the earth, like fire falling from the sky, the earth collapsed and the mountains were destroyed. Countless people were walking blankly in the wasteland and wilderness. The crystal cluster giants were wiped out before they had time to react. This blow exceeded the limit of their vision, and even exceeded the perception limit of the strongest among them. In the continuous falling sky fire, the mutated limbs and clusters were wiped out. , the huge crystal cluster army fell apart, and then fought independently in the chaos, searching for enemies who didn't know where they were hiding.
On the high ground by the river bank, a Steel Ranger soldier wearing black armor climbed onto the chariot observation platform, opened the tactical eyepiece, and paid attention to the crystal cluster monsters coming from the direction of the plain. At the same time, he kept looking at the river. The battleships in the battle sent back signals, guiding round after round of naval gunfire.
After several rounds of naval gunfire, the tank began to push forward, relying on the tank gun and the long-range howitzer at the rear to clear the way. The wheels and tracks crushed the ground that had begun to heat up, step by step towards the land polluted by the cluster giant. advance in the region.
In this destructive torrent, the "Steel Ambassador" held up a reinforced shield, highlighted the queue and drove to the front. In each Steel Ambassador tank, there were the most alert soldiers paying attention Looking at the image reflected in the observation window - the observation window has the magic effect of "detecting distortion".
In the observation field of view that appeared red due to the spell effect, the entire land was shrouded in surging magical power, and the crystal cluster giants swaying in the smoke and dust, the mysterious energy on their bodies The light of magic is as eye-catching as a candlelight in the dark night.
The candlelight on some individuals is particularly eye-catching.
The scout immediately transferred the target to the howitzer gunner, and at the same time sent a signal back to the troops in the rear: "Observed command individual, start guided shooting. ”
The Steel Ambassadors acting as observation vehicles stopped briefly, stabilized their bodies, and then activated their vehicle-mounted howitzers—this small-power “main gun” did not have very strong lethality, and was sometimes even The extraordinarily powerful Crystal Cluster Titans intercepted them with shields, but as the long-range grenades they fired roared through the air and fell to the ground in the distance, hundreds of "Warhammer-I" main battle tanks behind them would immediately attack them. The artillery fire was concentrated in the direction marked by the grenade - an attack of this level could not be intercepted by one or two powerful spell-casting units.
After a short but devastating artillery bombardment, it would inevitably end. A considerable number of enemies will fall into chaos.
The tide of crystal cluster giants will charge towards the enemies that enter their field of vision. Their commander will be dead before the charge begins, and the charging giants... ...In this process, they will gradually degenerate into out-of-control beasts.
It will take about an hour for them to completely weaken, but most of them will not survive after an hour.
Because. They will attack the death line of fire intertwined by artillery fire and burners in an unorganized and undisciplined manner, and will not dodge until they are reduced to ashes.
Due to the instinctive aggressiveness of the cluster giants after losing control. , the legion does not even have to deliberately look for enemies hiding in blind spots or in the distance. As long as the artillery fire is still roaring, monsters almost within a hundred miles will take the initiative to get behind the blazing purifying flames.
On the high ground, Gawain stood under the awning, quietly looking at the scene on the plain in the distance, the battlefield filled with artillery fire and the flash of light coming from the direction of the Gorgon River (occasionally, there would be a rainbow light with astonishing scale and momentum. A beam of light sweeping across the river bank) caught his eye. Near him, a mobile Magic Network relay vehicle was relaying intensive communications from the Pioneer and ground troops. Several Magic Network terminals projected different images. The Signal Corps He and the commander were busy between the equipment and the tactical map, and the sounds of instructions and reports continued to come from all directions.
In a daze, he felt a sense of time and space confusion.
< p>On the other side, the young knight Philip was standing in front of the map table not far away, paying attention to the changes on the battlefield with a group of officers. Byron's holographic projection appeared next to Philip - through the magic network terminal, he was far away in the development Byron on the HMS Zephyr seemed to be at the scene of the army headquarters.The amphibious advance plan was proposed by Gawain. In this plan, he asked the river fleet to initially support the ground forces with heavy artillery. After tearing apart the crystal cluster giant's legion array, the land tank troops moved forward again, relying on long-range howitzers and other means to clear the area for the second time. Then, before the crystal cluster giant could react, the land troops quickly occupied a favorable position and relied on heavy-duty incendiary fire. The entire battlefield was completely purified by weapons, fire-breathing infantry, and the White Knight Brigade.
On this basis, Philip Knight formulated a more detailed land force combat plan-relying on the Steel Ambassador as a reconnaissance vehicle and using aircraft. Power and range advantages, thenCoupled with reliable shielding devices, these tanks will quickly lock on the command nodes in the Crystal Legion from the front, and remotely guide artillery strikes to destroy those nodes.
After this, the loyal Cecil Legion will rely on equally loyal incendiary weapons to eliminate those enemies that have lost control.
These solutions are surprisingly effective.