Andesa didn't let herself wallow in depression for too long.
It is true that Typhon is a step slower on the modern battlefield, but this does not mean that Typhon's military power has completely lagged behind the Cecil people - now her troops are only trapped under certain conditions. Due to the unfavorable situation, they can only passively defend in Winter Wolf Castle, but even so, it is not easy for the Cecil people to break through this line of defense.
She looked into the distance. On the west side in the direction of Winter Wolf Castle, smoke and dust were gradually rising...
...
The heavy tracks were crushing Facing the dry and cold wasteland, the low roar of the magic engine and the mechanical friction sound of the gear connecting rods were heard from all directions. The muzzle of the "Warhammer" main battle tank was raised high, and in front of this steel army, the Winter Wolf The towering walls of the fortress and the gleaming shield of the fortress are already visible in the distance.
The first attack wave is gradually approaching the optimal shooting distance. The echelon commander is in a solid tank, looking at the distant scene through the periscope. Except for the Winter Wolf Castle, the wilderness seems to have seen There are no obstacles set up by the enemy - no wooden roadblocks that are better than nothing, no criss-crossing blocking nets, and no annoying interception troops.
“They seem to have given up on blocking our tank units in the wilderness.” The machinery was noisy, and the commander raised his voice and shouted to the tank commander in front, “We are approaching the shooting range. ."
"Those Typhons should now know how much trouble they have caused!" The commander also raised his voice and shouted, "I thought the famous Winter Wolf Defense Line was so difficult to deal with. ——This doesn’t even look as good as the Crystal Cluster Army in Boulder City!”
The echelon commander immediately reminded: “Be careful! Those Typhonians are acting a little abnormally on the battlefield, be careful of traps… ”
In the past year or so, the front-line troops in the Eastern Border have been undergoing expansion and training. Now their members are not only the former First Army soldiers who were transferred from the Southern Border, but some of them were originally stationed as commanders. Wind Fortress and the Eastern Territory veterans who luckily survived the Crystal Cluster Disaster have been retrained and now have become members of the new army, and the commander of this echelon is one of such "retrained veterans."
His rich combat experience and understanding of the Typhon people made him a junior officer on the front line, and now, more and more confusion is gradually emerging in the commander's heart.
The Typhons have never behaved so strangely - as the party who took the initiative to declare war, they behaved as hastily and unprepared as the Cecils. As a powerful legion in the border area, they were on the battlefield. With their hands tied, many elite troops did not show up. I had always heard that the Typhons were also reforming the army and enhancing the combat effectiveness of the border defenders. However, now it seems... why is the performance of Winter Wolf Castle not even as good as in the Anzu era a few years ago? ?
The commander had confused thoughts in his mind, and at the same time he did not forget to be vigilant and pay attention to the surrounding situation.
At this moment, he suddenly felt his armA slight itching and tingling sensation appeared on the surface of the skin.
He lowered his head and saw that his hair was standing on end.
"Pay attention to the magic trap!" The echelon commander reacted immediately. He rushed to the communication platform, "The left and right wings dispersed, the rear team slowed down and went around, the front team fired firepower to clear the area at close range, and cooperated with the infantry to Prepare to engage the enemy——"
The first wave of tanks responded immediately. Amidst the roar of machinery, the heavy steel chariots began to rapidly change their queues, while the "Steel Ambassador" chariots advancing in coordination supported Open the shield and begin to prepare for the magic impact. At almost the same time, the entire land in front of the chariot unit began to glow with a dense network of white light that seemed to be composed of countless tiny lightning bolts - that light network As if seeping out of the soil, it swept across the battlefield in the blink of an eye. In an instant, fine sparks erupted from the mechanical cabins, rail guns, etc. of a number of tanks.
The power spine was severely damaged in the magic surge, and the magic engine ran out of balance. The gears and connecting rods erupted in harsh noises under the dual effects of inertia and engine loss of control, and creaked and twisted into a ball. , the affected tanks and multifunctional tanks stopped one after another. Although more tanks did not stop completely, they also slowed down significantly, and there were continuous subtle explosions inside the vehicles.
At this moment, waves of low humming sounds came from very high altitude. The coordinated infantrymen under the protection of the Steel Ambassador subconsciously raised their heads. In the gradually dimming skylight at dusk, they saw The sky in front and above was suddenly filled with focusing points that looked like layers of mirrors. Surging magic power surged in the air, and those mirrors began to quickly turn red...
The warriors who were still able to move The vehicle quickly retreated or spread out to the wings. The Steel Ambassador entered overload mode and opened the wide-area shield to the maximum. The infantry quickly looked for the squad vehicle for cover. In the next second, hundreds of high-energy beams were poured down... …
…
“It is confirmed that the arcane stress field is in effect! The enemy has been contained!” “Aurora Rain focusing is completed and full projection is in progress!” “Second-Echelon Mage Start accumulating energy! ""Observing the results of the battle..."
The defense line that was calm a second ago seemed to be boiling at this moment, and the buzzing and explosion sounds of focused magic hit the eardrums, a series of The information was quickly gathered in front of Andesa. She had retreated to the command room in the fortress. At this moment, she was observing the situation on the defense line through the magic projection created by the mage - the distant scene had been filled with overwhelming high-energy beams and explosion smoke. Occlusion.
"It worked," Count Palin Winterhold looked nervously at the holographic picture presented by the magic projection. This was the first time he used his battle mages to fight against the Cecil machines. Troops, "High-energy beams above Level 4 seem to be able to penetrate their shields."
However, Andersa, who served as the top commander, frowned. Apparently she found a problem: "...we You should wait until they are a little further forward before activating the stress field. The mages are too impatient. Or.It would be great if we had two traps, so that we could intercept all those Cecils within the coverage of the beam rain..."
"They won't be fooled a second time," Palin ·The Earl of Winterfort said in a deep voice, "However, we have achieved the expected results. The next step is a confrontation with hard power..."
Before the Earl of Winterfort finished speaking, Andesa saw the hologram There was a flash of light deep in the smoke and dust in the image, and something impactful dispersed the smoke, leaving a light cyan trail in the air.
Then, the second and third time. A flash of light appeared in the smoke.
Just a few seconds later, a huge explosion came from outside - the direction of the city wall was attacked.
The smoke was blown away by the wind. The Seer Iron Legion appeared again - the menacing army looked very embarrassed. After being baptized by the high-energy beam rain, nearly one-third of the war machines had been reduced to wreckage, and a large number of others were seriously injured and lost. Powered chariots are scattered on the battlefield, and the survivors are using the wreckage as cover to bombard the walls of Winter Wolf Castle.
Even though they are in a sorry state, their attack momentum is still astonishing.
At the same time, Andersa also noticed that some other enemies appeared behind the tanks - some soldiers holding strange equipment had survived the previous attack, and they were under the cover of their own tanks and battlefield debris. Scattered across the battlefield, they seemed to be searching carefully for something.
They were destroying the arcane stress field generator buried underground.
Earl Palin Winterhold was tense. With a smile on his face, this was the first time he saw the "ordinary people" legion that, instead of being completely wiped out by the Black Flag Magician Group's strategic spells, still retained a certain fighting capacity, he was not only surprised that those ordinary people were using the equipment Their combat power and survivability under the blessing were even more surprising at their courage in the face of such a large-scale magical attack.
At this moment, the sound of the communication spell reached the ears of Andesa and the Earl of Winterhold. , the magic post set up high in Winter Wolf Castle sent news that more enemies were coming——
“Enemy chariots were observed in the northwest! "Magic reaction observed in the southwest!" "The second wave of enemy offensive was observed from the front of the defense line!" "
"You are right," Andesa looked at the Earl of Winterhold and said slowly, "The next step is a confrontation with hard power..."
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Behind the main advancing force, the original Treaty Fort has been temporarily transformed into the frontline command post of the First Army. Various magical equipment transferred from the rear occupy the hall on the first floor of the castle. A large number of command, Liaison and coordination personnel came and went in the hall, making it an extremely busy scene.
It was Philip himself who was commanding the frontline offensive operations.
Standing in front of him, he reported the situation that had just been reported back from the front line: "The advancing troops' actions on the west side of Winter Wolf Castle were frustrated. The leading troops were hit by a legion-level spell from the Typhons and could not continue to move forward.Can slowly weaken enemy shields at extreme range. The second, third, and fourth echelons were trying to attack from all directions, but they were all bombarded by powerful cluster magic and encountered some kind of trap that could interfere with the operation of the magic network device. "
"It seems that the Black Flag Magician Group has arrived at Winter Wolf Castle," Philip quickly came to the conclusion and frowned at the same time, "That kind of trap did not appear in the previous intelligence... It seems that the There are also some new things in Fengren that we have never seen before. "
"General, do you want to put the reserve echelon into the battlefield? "The subordinate asked, "The Black Flag Magician Group has entered Winter Wolf Castle in advance, and the ground troops are advancing slowly now..."
Philip raised his head and glanced at the Magic Network terminal not far away.
p>"No," he shook his head, "Let the advancing troops keep a safe distance and continue to weaken the Winter Wolf Castle's shield outside the bombing range of strategic spells. It doesn't matter if it's slower - just continue to use the Black Flag Magician Just contain the group's energy, and don't allow those mages to have time to rest and adjust their deployment. "
"Yes, General. ”
After his men left, Philip breathed a sigh of relief. He returned to the tactical map and once again confirmed the terrain around Winter Wolf Castle and the enemy’s military deployment confirmed during the last reconnaissance.
Winter Wolf Castle is currently in passive defense. Although the combat effectiveness displayed is strong, it does not exceed expectations. However, the troops mobilized from all over Typhon are definitely converging towards the Winter Wolf defense line. As time goes by, Winter Wolf The defense of the fort will be completely stabilized and even an active attack will be launched.
However, he did not issue an order to invest more echelons or change the offensive plan of the advancing troops.
But watching. Looking at the tactical map in front of him and thinking about the current battlefield situation, some voices suddenly popped up in his mind - "Should we try a more radical attack?" Let several echelons on the front line launch a super-large-scale swarm attack against the defensive firepower of Winter Wolf Castle. With so many tanks and multi-functional combat vehicles distributed on the open battlefield, if they attack from all directions at the same time, even the Black Flag Mage Regiment's It is impossible for strategic spells to cover the entire battlefield...
"There are limits to flesh-and-blood mages, and super-large-scale strategic spells must have a cooling cycle...
" and Compared with another set of stable plans, the advancing troops may suffer greater casualties, but they can achieve results faster, and in this way, the battle glory will belong entirely to the first army, and there is no need to share the honor with others...
"This is a battlefield, and sometimes necessary sacrifices are made in exchange for necessary merits..."
Beside Philip, Malm Dunit wore a gentle and loving smile, full of patience Waiting for the young General Cecil to make a decision.
Philip raised his head, turned his head to look in the direction of Malm Dunit, and suddenly smiled.
Malm Dunit’s gentle and loving smile suddenly stiffened, and he seemed to be trapped inIn great astonishment, he subconsciously said: "How did you..."
"I once believed in the God of War devoutly. Even now, this belief should still be able to affect my words and deeds, and my way of thinking. It even affects my soul subtly - not everyone has the ability to break the steel seal of the soul by their own will," Philip said unhurriedly, "So, do you think that after learning about the hidden dangers of Typhon's divine disaster? Will the soldiers of Siel not do any protection?"
As he spoke, he raised his left hand, a thin golden chain hanging down, and a small, pocket-watch-like device fell from his cuff. It slipped down, but after the "dial" was opened, what was revealed was complex curved runes that shimmered and were reminiscent of deep-sea creatures.
The moment he saw the rune, Malm Dunit felt dizzy, and his body quickly became unstable, flickering violently as if the energy was about to be interrupted!
The next second, the figure of the former God of War Pope quickly dimmed, as if he was planning to escape from this place through some kind of escape spell. However, before he acted, Philip had quickly pressed the magic button next to him. A certain button on the Internet terminal——
Some kind of low-frequency oscillation that is inaudible to human ears and contains powerful power instantly "reverberated" throughout the room, directly singing Malm... Dunit's spirit suppressed it and expelled it from the dimension he wanted to escape to.
The officers and civilian staff nearby heard a howl that was not human-like. They saw a figure appearing out of thin air near the general and being knocked away in a panic. Several screams were heard around him. sounded.
Malm Dunit felt a biting sting. After becoming a spirit body, he thought he would never have a similar feeling again, but some invisible force was there. Tearing at the "divine power" he used to maintain himself, his soul seemed to be torn apart. This continuous blow finally angered this paranoid soul. He suddenly raised his body and raised the scepter in his hand high -
A spider silk wrapped around his wrist.