Act 195 Fatan Port

In Fatan Port, the main city wall was in a mess at the moment. Many walls were destroyed by magic, and rubble was scattered everywhere. In the smoke and dust, imperial soldiers wearing red and white uniforms were stepping on the collapsed wall. Swarmed in. On the top of the city that is still well preserved, troops wearing the same uniforms are gradually gaining the upper hand. Densely packed siege ladders are hung on the battlements. More and more red and white colors are gradually filling the city through these ladders. A torrent gathered above his head. In contrast, the green troops representing the defenders of Port Fatan were retreating steadily. In fact, in most areas, the fighting had come to an end and turned into street fighting.

The situation seemed to have changed just a moment ago. Sidney summoned the wrathful angel Akroma to descend and eliminate all the undead in the valley. After that, the Harbor Guard launched a counterattack and reoccupied the Sea Cliff Fortress. But the good times did not last long. The White Legion then arrived on the battlefield and launched a strong attack. The Empire's magician group led by Tony, the great wizard from Xianian, flattened the Sea Cliff Fortress almost regardless of the cost, leaving behind a number of people there. A bottomless pit a hundred meters square. The Hong Kong Guards suffered heavy losses in this attack, and due to Brando's prior order, Charles did not let Tony Geer's magician group launch a counterattack - in fact, the counterattack had no effect, and the strength gap between the two sides was obvious.

The White Legion then launched an offensive against Fatan Port. Although the Harbor Guards, whose morale was high due to their previous victory, also put up a desperate resistance, the huge disparity in strength still determined the outcome from the beginning. The Empire's magicians The regiment quickly destroyed the main city wall of Port Fatan, and the previous scene occurred.

Delphine moved his position to the monastery under the cover of everyone. She listened to the sounds of fighting on the front line that shook the ground, and soon discovered that the Hong Kong Guards were still unable to gain a foothold.

The Empire deployed garrison infantry on the frontal battlefield, and these phalanx infantry advanced along every street. As far as the eye can see, there are moving walls composed of floating square shields. Behind the square shields, you can vaguely see the heavy infantry covered in armor, with almost only a pair of eyes exposed under the metal visor. They held spears several meters long, and stretched the spears out from the gap between the shields. It was like a forest of spears rising up, and the dense spear tips shone with cold light.

The archers of the Harbor Guard are almost powerless against these metal fortresses. Only occasionally the sharpshooters in the army can achieve results - shooting arrows into the gaps in the shields or hitting the eyes. However, the infantry in front fell on their backs. The heavy armored infantry behind will immediately fill in the gaps in the phalanx. The few casualties seemed like a stone thrown into the sea, making no waves.

Although the advance of the garrison infantry was slow and disappointing, the Hong Kong Guards in the western area of ​​Fatan Port were forced to launch a hand-to-hand countercharge as a last resort. However, the results of the battle were very unpleasant. The whole battle was carried out in a catastrophic manner. In the battle of less than a quarter of an hour, almost no one of the entire squadron was left alive, and there were very few wounded. Most of them turned into cold corpses lying on both sides of the street. .

Only then did everyone understand that the reason why the White Legion's garrison infantry was called the 'Dragon Spear Phalanx' during the Second Holy War was by no means an idle name.

on the roof,

There are also Flame Eagle Archers of the White Legion wearing red hemlines and white cloaks at work - these ranger troops actually come from the Red Legion, but in the Year of the Hare, the Silver Queen intends to cultivate similar ones in several other legions. Arms. Therefore, a large group of Flame Eagle shooters were gradually transferred from the Red Legion to the other three legions. But later this plan did not go well, because most of the Flame Eagle shooters were actually rangers, coming from the mountainous areas of Floating Cloud Hill, Anzlova, Anzeruta and Anzerin; the other three major The legion's soldiers are mainly farmers or mountain people from the countryside of Metz, Mehotofen, Ludwig, Banker, and Cloak Bay. The talent and understanding of archery between the two are really very different. Although many outstanding shooters were eventually cultivated, they were still far from the original expectations.

However, after the plan ran aground, the Silver Queen did not return the transferred Flame Eagle Archer Brigade to the Red Legion. Instead, she allowed them to stay in the three legions in a special formation. Each of these Flame Eagle shooters has different experiences. Among them, the Flame Eagle Shooter training team of the White Legion even had a record in the battle with the Farnzan Silver Banner Knights in the Alka region in the Year of the Pillar. Therefore, there is a falcon's tail feather on the left chest of their cloak as a logo to distinguish them from other Flame Eagle shooters. Within the White Army. These flame eagle shooters are usually called 'Falcon Hunters'.

These falconers carefully lay on the roof and advanced in groups of two or three in a skirmish line. They were not many in number, but they posed a great threat to the Hong Kong Guards. Often during street battles, whenever the captain, knight captain or grand knight of the Hong Kong Guard appears, they will be attacked by unpredictable cold arrows. The accuracy of these cold arrows is astonishingly high, and at one time the lower-level command system of the Hong Kong Guard was almost on the verge of collapse.

As for the soldiers of the Hong Kong Guard and White Lion Guard who were stationed in the temporary fortifications, the Falcons used rockets and refracted shots to eliminate them one by one. This was their specialty. The Flame Eagle Archer's rockets can create an explosion effect similar to the fireball spell, and the refraction shot can be used to attack enemies hiding in buildings. In front of them, there are almost no strong fortresses.

If the garrison infantry is like a simple, edgeless heavy sword that can easily break through the opponent's defense from the front, then the Flame Eagle shooter is like a dexterous bone-cutting knife. The two sharp blades cooperate with each other and are invincible in street fighting.

The Hong Kong Guards quickly lost the first and second barricade defense lines, and the White Lion Guards of the Eruin also encountered trouble in the first battle, although they successfully allowed the White Legion to advance towards the Temple of Fosha. The advance came to a halt, but he also suffered the heaviest casualties since the war began. On Delphine's map, Port Fatan was completely wiped out almost instantly. Flags representing the red and white colors of the empire were planted at important street intersections. The aggressive fighting power displayed by the empire made the Everyone present fell into silence.

Even the imperial nobles——

Although every Imperial person may have heard about the pride of the Empire since birth - the four legendary legions inherited from the Burnet Legion, Anderson Legion, Odysseus Legion and Donnet Legion during the War of the Saints. legend. It was these four legions that gradually evolved into the current four legions of green, white, red and black. But without truly standing on their opposite side and becoming their opponents, people will not understand how powerful they really are.

The glory of empire. The majesty of the empire and the power of the empire are not empty words.

"What should we do?" Baron Ludwig's wrinkled face looked very pale: "Shall we retreat to Fatan Fortress?"

"No," Earl Alcorns shook his head: "If we retreat now, our morale will collapse, and it's not yet time."

"But if we don't retreat, we won't be able to defend it when the old wolf's men push forward again!"

Count Alcorns smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect that old guy to really have two brushes."

Everyone else turned their attention to the prime minister's daughter in a wheelchair. It seemed that he wanted to see if she had any solution, but Delphine's expression was also solemn. She just nodded and agreed with the former.

This offensive is really suffocating. The previous judgment was still too optimistic. The opponent has not yet invested in the Griffin Knights and Silver Pegasus Knights. Otherwise, it will not be able to survive after noon. In fact, even now, the entire port defense line can collapse at any time. The Hong Kong Guards are like a string that has been stretched to the maximum. No one knows when it will suddenly break.

You must know that the White Legion is still the legion that is better at defense and field operations among the four armies of the empire. The garrison infantry they are proud of is actually a powerful defensive infantry, while the Earthly Dragon Knights cannot be used in sieges at all. in the battle.

"Has the empire stopped in the direction of attacking Fusha Temple?" she suddenly asked.

"Yes," the noble who brought the news immediately came out and replied, but Delphine felt a little uncomfortable calling the White Army the 'Empire'. In fact, most people present still regarded this war as It became a civil war. He gathered his emotions. Then he replied in a somewhat incredible tone: "It's absolutely true, Miss Delphine, I really don't know how those Eruin people did it. They seemed to have repelled the legion's attack from the front."

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The White Legion was also puzzled by the combat effectiveness of the enemy in front of them. Sounds like mountains and tsunamis were heard from the Eruin position all the time, just like crazy. On this side of the street, the knight captains of all sizes within the White Legion looked at each other. They had organized three attacks before, but were repulsed mercilessly each time. The casualty ratio between the Eruins and them on the opposite side was almost three to one, but the opponent still continued to fight. I have no idea what death and fear are.

The streets were in a mess. The two sides were fighting almost until they had no time to recover the bodies. The streets were dyed red with blood. Every stone on the street seemed to be soaked in blood, reflecting a strange brilliance, so that the soldiers below had already put the people in front of them. The streets are vividly called "Blood Streets". But the Eruin people still guarded several important street intersections, refusing to take a step back, as if the legion could not advance even half a point without killing them all.

These junior sergeants of the White Legion have experienced countless battles, but they have never fought such a fierce battle, so much so that the heavy infantry on the front line has suffered a reduction of nearly 10%. In fact, so far, at least three teams have been completely disabled and have retreated from the front line.

The 'Falcons' on the roof also encountered opponents, and their situation was even worse. The opponents they encountered were much stronger than the Eruin infantry - that was a force that came and went. Most of Rufeng's ranger troops are composed of point-eared elf soldiers. Not only are their opponents' shooting skills amazing, but their ability to conceal their whereabouts is mind-numbing. When the 'Falconman' first discovered them, they were approached to a distance of nearly thirty feet without realizing it. As a result, they were fired at intensively from a distance of almost only a roof, resulting in the near-annihilation of the entire army. .

The soldiers of the White Legion who reacted behind wanted to pursue, but the elf shooters had already unfolded their cloaks and jumped far away to other rooftops. Then he turned around and sniped at them for a while. In the end, the heavy infantry in front suffered heavy losses, including several knight captains.

Almost half of the credit for the attrition of the White Legion's front-line troops must be attributed to these elf shooters. Later, the commander of the White Legion was forced to mobilize all the nearby 'Falconman' squadrons in this direction, which finally alleviated the problem. took some pressure off.

But it only reduced the pressure. Although the number of 'Falcon Hunters' gathered far exceeded that of the elf shooter team, in fact they were still beaten one-sided. After being attacked countless times, these shooters from the Red Legion finally discovered that the opponent could actually become invisible.

The 'Falconman' on the roof was suppressed and did not dare to show his head. The battle had actually reached a stalemate at this point. No matter how fearless the White Legion is, it is impossible for them to advance rashly without any cover at all. Not to mention that the Eruin people on the opposite side have a posture of fighting to the end, even if they show desperate momentum , and it may not be possible to achieve a breakthrough in a moment. What's more, among the heavy infantry on the front line, there aren't that many middle- and lower-level knight commanders who can snipe the opponent's elf shooters.

"The opposite side should be the White Lions of the Eruin people." After a short moment of silence, a knight finally couldn't help but said: "Their fighting will is a bit beyond my expectation. I am very curious about Anze now." How did those second-line regiments of Ruta gain an advantage in the war with these guys on the highlands?"

"No, that is not a pure White Lion Army. They have white lion shawls on their shoulders, which is obviously different from other white lions. Perhaps it is a special formation similar to our Falcons. Have you noticed that they Their attire looks very similar to the White Lion Infantry recorded in history."

"But in any case, the really powerful ones are those elven archers," another knight said with a frown: "Where did they come from? We have never heard of such a ranger unit in Warnd. Their abilities are too special. It’s impossible for them to be unknown. It can be seen that street fighting is not their main battlefield. This ranger unit is the real king of jungle warfare.”

"Is it the wind elf?"

"No, that's the tree elves, but the forest shadow shooters of the tree elves are not like this. Their performance in street fighting is far worse than this ranger unit."

"Well, no matter who they are, at least I can be sure that this ranger force will be famous all over the world after today."

The first knight looked at his helpless companions, frowned and waved his hands: "You are off topic. What we are going to discuss now is, what should we do next? We are required to cooperate with the offensive in the south and get the victory within an hour. Go to Fusha Temple. But now these Eruin people are like crazy, others will not listen to our explanation, they will only laugh at us for not being able to deal with a group of country bumpkins."

"This problem is not easy to solve. If these guys are just country bumpkins, then I can't help but doubt our combat effectiveness. "

"You should really review your performance." At this time, a majestic voice intervened. All the knights present couldn't help but look stern when they heard this voice. They turned around and saluted respectfully to the person who interrupted: "My lord. !”

The person who walked into this circle was the commander of this unit, Sir Liu Xi. He looked at his subordinates seriously and replied: "There is no need to discuss it, the order from above has been issued."

"What, are you willing to give us air support from above, sir?"

"No," Sir Liuxi replied succinctly: "This is an order from Duke Ambnar. He ordered us to stop the attack immediately and retreat to the Golden Needle Valley to wait."

"What!? Why, the capture of Port Fatan is just around the corner?"

"There is no reason. The attack has been blocked. Have you seen the Buga fleet? This is an order, execute it immediately."

"Yes -" the knights were silent for a while, but still nodded in response.

…(To be continued)