Chapter 494 Battle of the Fortress (Part 2)
"General, would it be a little too rash for me to push forward so aggressively? After all, the truth of the situation just now is a bit shocking."
Under the towering fortress, in the second half of the two fast-advancing legions of the Holy Night Army, a middle-aged staff officer suggested to the magician commander who was planning a strategy beside him: "Why don't we let the magic cannon bombard a few more rounds? "
"My lord, are you questioning the general's order? Don't you think the general doesn't know the taboo of military strategists who underestimate the enemy?"
I saw the magician commander wearing a colorful robe looked at the other party coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Just now, I have been probing for two rounds, and the situation is very obvious."
"From the perspective of attack efficiency, the opponent's defensive force has dropped significantly, which shows that our shelling obviously has an absolute advantage."
Speaking of this, a strong killing intent appeared on the commander's proud face, and he said lightly: "Now is the perfect time to wipe out Lengyan's defenders in one go, and moreover, the intruders who lead the battle will live or die." I don’t know, if we continue to delay like this, what will happen once the invading legion is wiped out?”
"But since the other party has the appetite and intends to eat up our most elite intruding army, I'm afraid there must be reinforcements in the fortress."
The face of the middle-aged staff officer was full of worry, and he added: "What if this is the enemy's trick to lure us into the city and then strike back?"
"Noisy! The intelligence network of my holy night army has already spread all over the cities on the border of Lengyan. If there are reinforcements, how can they escape my eyesight?"
The commander glanced at the middle-aged staff officer coldly, and snorted coldly with disdain: "The current situation must be caused by Augusto, which caused the planned plan to be discovered by Leng Yan and those idiots. Prepare to fight to the death with me."
After finishing speaking, the magician commander moved his eyes and landed on the two small fortresses on the mountainside, and continued to say: "In addition, there are a large number of cavalry troops deployed in these two enemy fortresses. The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, and the whole team rushes down from the mountain, do you think the two defensive infantry regiments will completely block the opponent's footsteps?"
"Hey, the general is right. Once the cold flame cavalry in the two fortresses break through the defense line and charge towards me and the two long-range legions, the consequences will undoubtedly be unimaginable."
Another young staff officer with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks quickly echoed: "Your Excellency is indeed far-sighted, and I am absolutely inferior!"
"That's natural."
Hearing the pleasant flattery, the murderous face of the magician commander suddenly showed a touch of pride: "It is not difficult to see from this that the only way for us to wait is to quickly break through the city gate and participate in the battle with the inside." The intruding army should cooperate with the outside."
"Good advice, General! Into the army, there are three fourth-tier powerhouses and more than ten third-tier powerhouses! With the strength of Leng Yan's army, I'm afraid it's not that powerful to kill so many powerhouses." !"
The sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked staff officer chuckled, and then said: "After all, Leng Yan's coach, the old man Bai, has been seriously injured, and with the loss of two lieutenants, he is no different from a lonely family now!"
After listening to the staff officer's words, although the magician commander didn't answer, the smug look on his face showed that these rainbow farts were obviously very useful.
"But if the opponent has no strength, why would they choose to forcibly swallow our intruding army?"
Still persevering, the first middle staff officer stepped forward again.
"Your Excellency, are you really a talented student who graduated from the Conducting Department of the Holy Night Noble Academy?"
Casting a glance at the middle-aged staff officer, the sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked staff officer sneered, "Don't you know it's a big taboo for military strategists? Hehe, it looks like I can have a good time with the general tomorrow."
"You nasty guy who climbed up by slapping your horse..."
Seeing that persuasion was hopeless, the middle-aged staff officer had no choice but to flick his sleeves, shook his head and sighed, and returned to the rear of the army he was in charge of.
Just as the few people were talking, the Holy Night Army of the two long-distance legions had already approached the city with sparse arrows scattered from above, bringing the fortress into their range.
Under the towering city wall, every Holy Night soldier had a ferocious look on his face, wishing he could tear the mountain fortress in front of him to pieces in the next second.
I saw a pair of eyes full of disdain and contempt, and they didn't pay attention to the behemoth in front of them at all, and they already had a gesture of winning.
Of course, this also means that they, who have already left the depression for a considerable distance, also completely exposed themselves in front of the entire fortress.
"Leng Yan's idiots, it's time for you to experience the terrifying power of my holy night army's long-range troops."
Seeing that all the magic cannons and archers were in place, there was a strong chill at the corner of the mouth of the magician commander.
"A mantis' arm is like a car, it's simply overwhelmed!"
However, just when the commander just raised his hand and was about to issue an attack order.
boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
On the fortress, which had been weakened by the attack, suddenly there was an endless roar of magic cannons.
The scene that caught people off guard was like a giant beast that had been dormant for a long time, finally opened its bloody mouth, and rushed towards the reckless hunters.
Accompanied by deafening explosions, before the soldiers of the Holy Night Army could react, balls of fiery flames exploded wildly around them!
The raging flames soaring into the sky danced wildly with the wind, like red flowers of death blooming one after another in the densely packed Holy Night Army formation, reflecting the bottom of the fortress like daytime.
Under the powerful power of the second-order magic cannon, the tortoise shell array of the Holy Night Army was blown to pieces.
Wave after wave of huge air waves churned, causing many heavy infantry caught off guard, all of them with their shields, to be swept into the midair, struggling to fall into the flames below.
As for the longbowmen in light armor and the mages in robes, they suffered heavy losses in an instant.
Even if they were lucky enough to escape this wave of shelling, many people fell in the ensuing rain of arrows.
The armor is burning, the shield has been broken, and in the end, under the flickering firelight, a pair of dilated pupils mixed with astonishment and fear are reflected.
The soldiers of the Holy Night Army who were just about to set up magic cannons and try to turn the entire fortress into purgatory never expected it.
In the end, it was his own side that became the target of the other party's hunting first.
On the city wall of the fortress, Lei Xiao, who was in the watchtower, watched this scene condescendingly, without any ripple in his eyes.
The formation of the Holy Night Army of the two long-range legions below the city was completely disorganized, and they only organized sporadic counterattacks, and this was only the power of a hundred second-order magic cannons.
Immediately afterwards, under Bai Lao's command, the second round of one hundred second-order magic cannons began to roar on the city wall again.
Accompanied by clusters of flames symbolizing death, they soared into the sky again.
In a panic, although many magicians of the Holy Night Army subconsciously displayed their special magic shields in an attempt to resist the attack of the magic cannon.
Compared with a large defensive barrier, this kind of magic shield cast by individuals in a hurry is obviously difficult to resist the hot and violent artillery fire.
Except for a small number of stronger magicians, the vast majority of magicians almost ended up with their shields shattered to death.
Either it was blown out directly, or it was shot into a hedgehog by a large number of arrows pouring over its head.
For a moment, many frontline soldiers who had lost their commanders, like headless flies, began to step on the corpses and flames, unconsciously retreating towards the depression.
The soldiers who suffered heavy casualties in front were retreating in panic, while the soldiers preparing to counterattack in the rear were still advancing.
The two sides collided fiercely, making the whole scene even more chaotic.
Seeing this chaotic scene, Lei Xiao moved his gaze, and then landed on a Holy Night Army phalanx at the back.
Compared with the chaotic scene, the formation there is extremely strict, with magical streamers shining on it, obviously covered with a solid defensive enchantment.
However, judging from the fact that there are also gaps at the edge of the phalanx, this is just a buffering defensive barrier.
"It seems that there is where the commander is."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and a icy coldness appeared in his eyes. It is undoubtedly an extremely critical thing to completely lose the fighting ability of these two legions and wipe out their central command system.
"Old General Bai, let the archers start shooting flat, just attack the area in front of the enemy's command phalanx. It's time for us to deliver a fatal blow to the throats of these two legions."
Lei Xiao nodded to Bai Lao who was not far away, his eyes were piercing.
On the chaotic battlefield, the magician commander who commanded the phalanx at the rear shook the sand on his body and couldn't help spitting.
If he hadn't been a Tier 4 great magician, he cast his expert shield magic in time, coupled with the protection of the buffer barrier, I'm afraid the command phalanx would have collapsed.
Looking at the distraught soldiers around, the somewhat embarrassed magician commander had no time to repent and doubt, and immediately shouted: "Both the supervisory team and the personal guards will rush forward to stabilize their positions, and the deserters will be shot and killed!"
After receiving the commander's order, the elite soldiers guarding the phalanx began to move immediately, and soon lost more than half of them.
Afterwards, the commander signaled the orderly soldiers beside him to raise the order flag, while continuing to shout: "Now we are still ahead in terms of strength, immediately reorganize the formation and concentrate the superior force to counterattack!"
Speaking of this, the magician commander shouted again: "The first team to break through the gate of the fortress will be rewarded with 2,000 gold coins and a title of lord! Kill me back!"
"Decree! My lord general!"
Hearing the sound, the morale of the surrounding soldiers was immediately boosted, and they began to line up again quickly, and the cold killing intent was filled again in the panicked eyes.
"Huh, this group of Lengyan bastards, I will definitely drive you all to death!"
Just when the magician commander showed his ferocious face again, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At some point, a sharp blade pierced through his back to his chest.
The sharp blade was pulled out, and at the same time as a bright red burst out, a small and exquisite vague figure disappeared instantly like a ghost.
After a while, the remaining guards around the magician commander noticed in disbelief.
Their lord general had already collapsed in a pool of blood in astonishment, completely lifeless.
"My lord, the opponent's commander has been eliminated!"
Nanyue's crisp voice soon reached Lei Xiao's ears.
"My lord, my subordinates also shot and killed several other captains in the back row. The enemy's central command system has almost been completely paralyzed!"
Nan Xing's sassy voice also rang in Lei Xiao's ears.
"Very good, evacuate from the battlefield immediately, don't stay for a moment."
After confirming that the twin sisters had escaped, Lei Xiao turned off his reading, and immediately nodded to Bai Lao who was not far away.
Bai Lao understood and began to concentrate on directing again.
Accompanied by deafening roars, except for the 200 magic cannons that were cooling down, the remaining 100 fell into the camp of the Holy Night Army under the fort for the third time.
While the clods were splashing and the flames were rising, the holy night army, which had just recovered some morale, was blown upside down again. Even the supervisors and guards who had just entered the field were mostly killed or injured.
At this point, the remaining Holy Night Army, which had completely lost its command center, began to retreat irresistibly.
And what greeted them was naturally a new round of magical cannon attacks that had just cooled down.
Since the range of these fire-type magic cannons is relatively long, as long as the artillery fire covers the second half between the fortress and the depression, it will naturally block the opponent's retreat to the maximum extent.
The roar of the magic cannon continued. Standing on the fortress, Lei Xiao looked down at the smoky battlefield, and the soldiers of the Holy Night Army who were frantically fleeing like the ebbing tide slowly let out a long sigh of relief.
So far, everything is still under his control.
Although these two long-distance legions were not completely wiped out, seven or eighty-eight were eliminated, and the remaining defeated soldiers almost lost their fighting ability, leaving only the dying.
"Great! We repelled the enemy's attack!"
Ariel's fair cheeks were full of excitement, and she said to Lei Xiao with joy, "Everything is exactly as you and Old General Bai expected!"
"That's natural."
Lei Xiao smiled slightly at Ariel, and a trace of awe-inspiring appeared on his face again.
Although everything went very smoothly, the disappearing Holy Night Army still failed to find a trace.
As a result, what we are facing is still the strength of the four legions on the surface, plus a hidden legion.
"Is there still a scale of more than 50,000 people? The opponent doesn't seem to use any hole cards. It seems that the real challenge has just begun."
With a solemn expression, Lei Xiao took another deep breath of the pungent and scorching bloody air.