Thunder City is located on the edge of Thunder Strait, and the city wall is only a few kilometers away from the beach - it can only be said that this is a natural and wonderful outpost.
If the Roland people from the north were to land on the southern continent, then the most suitable place on the northern coastline of the Empire of Light would be this beach outside Thunder City.
Perhaps God deliberately left an excellent terrain for the Guangming Continent when he created this world—the coastline of the Guangming Continent by the Thunder Strait, most of the coastline is made up of steep whirlpool rocks and steep cliffs, while the flat beach terrain is relatively There are relatively few, and there are even fewer beaches that can accommodate a large-scale landing of an army - the coast outside Thunder City is flat and vast, the best place for a formal landing.
The city walls of Thunder City are built according to the first-class imperial fortress—it is completely a military fortress, and there are very few civilians living in the city. The city wall is entirely built with huge stones native to the north. It is tall and solid, twelve meters high and four meters wide, and presents an arc shape.
Thunder City is not big, and can only accommodate a garrison of 200,000 people at its maximum. At this moment, there are 50,000 Flame Warriors of the Divine Religion, 50,000 Thunder God's Whips, and 50,000 elite heavy armored infantry of the Northern Legion in the city.
Tiger looked at the information in front of him coldly, then walked out of the cabin, stood on the deck and looked up into the distance. Under the morning sun, Thunder City was vaguely visible on the shore.
"Thunder City must be captured first." Tiger, who was the commander of the Roland Continent's Southern Expeditionary Forces, sighed lightly. No matter from all aspects, the first step of this holy war plan is to capture Thunder City!
First of all, the coalition forces from Roland Continent need a strong stronghold to reorganize their troops after landing. And serve as a solid transit point for further southern expeditions! As the army moves southward, with this solid stronghold near the coastline, supplies shipped from Roland Continent can be continuously sent to the front line through this transfer station!
To take a step back, Tiger is deeply afraid of the Light Empire's combat effectiveness on land - especially their Tulip Duke. Every generation of that family is almost a natural military commander. The Bright Empire has a large and elite army. After its troops land, they must immediately secure a strong military stronghold. In case the other party mobilizes heavy troops to counterattack madly, their own army will need a strong military fortress for respite and repair. .
He didn't want his army to go into a field battle with the opponent's huge cavalry regiment as soon as it landed - it would need some time to repair anyway. More than ten days of rough sea crossing across the strait made the soldiers very tired.
And very important. There are quite sufficient supplies of grain, weapons and other military supplies in Thunder City. Occupying Thunder City can provide a large amount of supplies to the army.
Of course, there is another reason that Tiger did not say...
He himself was not optimistic about this holy war - but the dignity and honor of the knight forced him to serve his Majesty the King and the temple. But he was always a little uneasy in his heart - fighting head-on with the army of Guangming Continent on land? Although the number of Roland's coalition forces is large enough. But can a mixed army put together by more than a dozen countries work
Occupy Thunder City! Because this stronghold is closest to the coastline, if the war is lost in the future and the army is defeated, Thunder City can be used to gather the defeated army and block the pursuit of the Bright Empire. You can rely on the protection of this solid military fortress to withdraw your troops to the sea with maximum safety!
But Tiger knew very well that he understood these principles, and so did the other party, so the other party mobilized heavy troops in Thunder City. And it’s the “Thunder Whip” led by Duke Tulip of the Empire!
Tiger looked at Thunder City from a distance and there seemed to be a flag flying high. Although it was too far away to see clearly, Tiger knew that it was the tulip battle flag!
Taking a deep breath, the supreme commander of the Luo-Da coalition forces gave the order in simple words: "Land in!"
The morning sun shines unstintingly on the sea. On the vast sea, thousands of huge black warships are lined up densely - half of them are the kind of Roland people that Milo said can accommodate. A first-class warship with more than a thousand people! !
Countless ant-like boats were released, swarming towards the coast like large swaths of locusts...
The imperial defenders on the city wall were dumbfounded... After all, there had not been a large-scale war with the Roland continent for a hundred years. Although they had always known that the Roland people were extremely powerful at sea - but now they saw such a huge maritime legion with their own eyes, It also made the eyes of these imperial soldiers almost pop out!
There was a lot of noise on the beach. Countless Roland soldiers rushed to the coast and brought a large amount of supplies. The equipment was carried down, and then poured into the huge military camp in a steady stream, which could be seen on the city wall. They are like a group of busy worker ants.
"Your Majesty Duke, are we still waiting?" Sieg couldn't help but frown.
Rody looked at the sun in the sky and said: "Wait! This batch of people who have come ashore is only more than 100,000 people. I want to wait for all the hundreds of thousands of them to come ashore and let them leave the ocean where they came to live. , on land, drain every drop of blood under our walls!”
Thus, on the second day of the war, a strange scene formed...
The huge Roland coalition troops on the coast were busy landing, but in the distance the Imperial Army in Thunder City completely treated them as if they were nothing. The two sides occasionally glanced at each other from a distance, but continued to do their own thing, not to mention a sword attack. One shot, not even an arrow was released...
The only thing that surprised Rody was that a larger fleet of the opponent appeared on the sea next. The densely packed warships almost completely blocked the entire sea. A steady stream of troops were transported from the sea to the shore, ranging from one hundred thousand to Two hundred thousand, then three hundred thousand, five hundred thousand, six hundred thousand...
The seemingly huge military camp on the coast was almost no longer enough. The sound of shouting and neighing filled the entire beach and could be heard even in the distant thundering city.
For three whole days, the other party transported an extremely large army to the shore. The huge military camp looked like a dense forest. The only thing Rody does every day is to stand on the city wall and watch the opponent's landing, and then secretly calculate how many troops the opponent has come this time...
The statistical results surprised him slightly: 800,000! At least 800,000 people! This number is only a lot more!
Are the Roland people crazy? They sent almost half of the Dalu Island army - do they really think that this motley army mixed with armies from more than a dozen countries can defeat the Empire of Light's army sweeping across the mainland
Rody's vision was very sharp at the moment. After three days of observation, his evaluation of the strength of the Roland coalition was quite fair.
Among these 800,000 people, only less than 200,000 at most reached the standards of the empire's elite army. Two of the knights looked very good, and they must be the strongest knights in the legendary Roland continent. I just don’t know if there are any Holy Knights from the Roland Continent Temple inside.
As for the other armies, Rody didn't bother to look at them - they were almost miscellaneous armies, with relatively few cavalry and mostly infantry. But compared with the elite heavy armored infantry of the Bright Empire, those infantry were completely inadequate.
They lack equipment, and they don't even have good armor. Some armies don't even have uniform uniforms. The so-called armor worn by many infantrymen is simply a few pieces of rotten iron covering their chests, shoulders and other vital parts. The weapons in his hands are various Russian styles, including cutting swords and broadswords. There are short spears, there are long spears...
There was also a strange army, which surprised Rody - it was really a very strange army, it should be the legendary Roland chariot - thousands of two-wheeled carriages, each equipped with a horse. War horses, equipped with three soldiers, a driver and two spearmen. Two long sharp knives were tied to the two wheels of the carriage - Rody could see at a glance how terrifying this army was. This was a special unit designed to kill the opponent's infantry team!
but. The shortcomings of this kind of tank are also very obvious. Rody just sneered twice and stopped paying attention to it.
Apart from the unexpectedly large number of the opponent's army, Rody has not felt any uneasiness in his heart these days. He just patrolled the military camp as usual every day, and then took Chigurh to discuss some things. He rarely even saw the commander-in-chief officers under his command.
The only ones who felt uneasy were the bishops and elders of that religious sect.
The elder of the divine sect walked up to the city wall one day and exclaimed when he saw the enemy's huge military camp in the distance in front of the beach. His face immediately turned pale.
He immediately strongly suggested that Duke Tulip ask His Majesty for reinforcements!
Need I say more? The entire Northern War Zone only has 400,000 troops, but the opponent's number is twice as many as ours! !
His Majesty the Emperor should immediately be requested to mobilize a large number of Dharma Reserve soldiers. It is even necessary to prove the husband!
Rody just looked at him coldly, and then said lightly: "I know."
Seeing the distracted bishop and elder of the cult leaving, Sieg sneered: "Idiot! Can't he see that although the opponent's army is huge, there are very few real elite soldiers among them. Although most of them are holding weapons and wearing armor, , but judging from the way they walk, they are just a group of farmers who have just put down their hoes... hum... "
Milo said lightly: "Needless to say those rubbish, it's just their two knights, they look really good. Just pay attention to those people. However, the cavalry cannot attack the city, we can completely kill them!" "
Rody smiled slightly: "Destroy them? It seems unnecessary. I have no intention of having a decisive battle in Thunder City..."
He smiled slowly: "I have decided that we will stay here for ten days. After ten days, we will abandon Thunder City and retreat to the interior of the Northern Province!"
Sieg and Milo looked at each other, a strange look flashed in Milo's eyes, and he said coldly: "Set, you are really cunning. Are you afraid that they will run away, do you want to lure the enemy deeper?"
Rody nodded: "Thunder City is too close to the sea. They can escape at any time, but as long as they are lured deep into the continent... Huh, I want to fight and let all their 800,000 troops touch the Bright Continent!"
Sighing, Rody whispered: "In that case, we can at least buy decades of peace for the empire..."
The calm was broken on the eighth day after the enemy landed.
General Tiger, the commander of the Roland Continental Allied Forces, wrote a letter of challenge to Duke Tulip, the commander of the Thunder City Empire, and the two sides agreed to have a decisive battle at the gates of Thunder City on the afternoon of the next day.
After seeing this letter of challenge. Rody and Sieg looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Milo also looked a little weird: "These Roland pagans are just fighting. They can come to attack the city, but what kind of war are they making?"
Rody thought for a while and said: "Let's fight. Our army has not fought with the Roland people in a hundred years. It's a good idea to test their strength first. Let me and General Milo lead people out of the city tomorrow. Let’s fight with them in the city!”
Just when Sieg was about to say something, Rody shook his head. Said: "Thunder God's Whip is our trump card now. We can't show it for the first time. Tomorrow, General Sieg, just watch from the city wall!"
The war begins...
The afternoon sun was particularly dazzling. With the dull and dense drumming, groups of soldiers from the Roland coalition army camp slowly came out and formed a huge military formation in the wilderness below the city. In the middle were several infantry phalanxes, with cavalry formations on both sides, but the strange chariot team did not appear.
The gates of Thunder City opened, and 50,000 heavy infantrymen wearing solid armor lined up in orderly steps. They held solid shields and swords in their hands, and a dense and neat phalanx was arranged under the city wall.
The air was filled with the humidity from the sea breeze and a bit of salty smell, and the afternoon sun made the soldiers' foreheads sweat. Roddy and Milo stood in the middle of the military formation, looking coldly at the Roland coalition forces on the opposite side.
"It seems that the commander-in-chief of the other side is also very cautious... These people are just testing." Milo whispered. But he glanced at Roddy from the corner of his eye.
Rody didn't speak, his eyes were stern, and he looked at the enemy in the distance with his lips pursed.
A giant man over two meters tall and about the same height as Rand ran out of the opponent's military formation. He held a huge horn in his hand and put it to his mouth...
woo woo woo woo…
"For honor!" A knight drew his sword.
"For honor!!!" Countless voices rose to the sky, and then the front line of the Roland army began to move. Countless soldiers began to advance slowly, first trotting. Then the speed became faster and faster, and finally the soldier running in front raised his weapon. After roaring, they quickly rushed towards the Bright Emperor's troops.
Sieg on the city wall sighed and shook his head: "A miscellaneous brand is a miscellaneous brand."
He gave the order, and the archers on the city wall immediately drew their bows. A round of projection was launched into the sky at a forty-five degree angle!
The first group of Roland infantrymen had just reached halfway when they heard a whooshing sound in the sky, and then swords fell from the sky. Many soldiers had just raised their shields, but they had already been hit by arrows and fell. Although the soldiers held up their shields, they still screamed miserably when faced with the dense rain of arrows. But most of the Roland soldiers still shouted and ran forward!
"Strong Shield!" Milo raised his voice and shouted loudly!
The soldiers at the front line of the Bright Empire left and thrust their huge shields into the ground. The sharp rhombus-shaped shields were inserted into the soft sand, and a solid shield wall was immediately erected in front of the military formation!
"Prepare… "
"Get ready... the back rows press forward..."
"Prepare… "
The officer shouted loudly, watching the opponent's enemy getting closer and closer, and the dense footsteps were like a cry for death.
Then, right on the battlefield, the Roland army, like a rolling torrent, slammed into the shield wall!
There were constant banging sounds, and the two forces collided fiercely. Some shield walls were immediately knocked open, but after the gap was opened, the Roland soldiers who had just rushed in from behind found out in despair that they were greeted by He is like countless sharp swords. The Roland soldiers who rushed into the gap were immediately cut into pieces when they left! The first wave of attacks all hit the shield wall, causing head injuries and bleeding. Not only did they fail to break through, but they blocked the people behind.
"Withdraw the shield!!" Milo shouted loudly, only to hear a constant clicking sound, and the shield wall suddenly broke from the middle... The giant shields of the Emperor of Light's team are all linked together with two pieces. As long as they are connected, An iron rope inside was broken open, and the shield immediately split into two pieces!
After a shout, the Empire's heavy armored infantry rushed forward. He quickly got into a fight with the opponent's soldiers!
The empire's heavy armored infantry are all professional soldiers who have undergone rigorous training. Their fighting skills, as well as their skills in teaming up of three or five people to fight together, are far superior to the soldiers put together by the Roland people.
Often a Roland soldier's sword had just deflected the opponent's weapon, but when his neck felt cold, his head had been chopped off by another Imperial soldier!
As soon as they made contact, countless people screamed and fell down in an instant!
Rody's Dragon Tooth Sword had already been swung, and a ball of golden fighting spirit burst out from his sword. All the Roland soldiers who rushed to him were immediately torn apart by the golden fighting spirit. Turned into a ball of flesh and blood.
Milo's swordsmanship is much more elegant in comparison. His swordsmanship seems to be dancing. Every stroke and thrust can immediately take away a life!
The excellent equipment and proficient fighting skills of the heavy armored infantry caused great losses to the Roland people! Many Roland soldiers found that they had tried their best to cut down the opponent, but they could not break through the opponent's hard armor. But in such a moment of confusion, the opponent's sword had already pierced him...
"Lord Tiger, please let us go!" Seeing the people on one side being slaughtered by the other side in front, the other side's heavy armored infantry was like an insurmountable metal wall. A tall knight shouted to General Tiger next to him in a deep voice: "Let my knights charge. No matter how powerful the opponent is, they are just infantry! I am sure to kill them!"
Tiger glanced at the knight beside him indifferently and said lightly: "No need." After a pause, he slowly said: "Have you seen the other side's city gate? Their Thunder God's Whip must be behind the city gate. Wait! I said, today is not the time for a decisive battle! Today is just a test! I just want those guys in the army who are arrogant to think that the Empire of Light is vulnerable to know what kind of enemy we are facing!"
After a pause, his tone became slightly gentler. Looking at this tall knight, he whispered: "Your Excellency, your knights are an indispensable force in my hands. I will keep you to deal with the Thunder God's Whip! Please be patient for the time being!"
Tiger immediately issued orders one after another, and the second and third waves of troops rushed forward, like a tide, slamming into the heavy armored infantry formation of the Bright Empire, but they knew clearly that the opponent only had 50,000 people, but These troops under his command just couldn't break through. A wave of attacks all hit the wall, and groups of infantry went up. It was as if they were sending themselves to death.
"The Gordon Infantry Regiment, the Celtic Infantry Regiment, the Slavic Infantry Regiment..." The knight frowned: "Can't all three infantry regiments rush through? The opponent only has 50,000 people..."
Tiger sneered and said: "Weren't the people from the Gordon Kingdom, the Celtic Kingdom and the Slavic Kingdom very crazy in the camp last night? So today let them test how sharp the opponent's sword is and how strong the armor is!" He glanced at the knight next to him who was about to move, and said calmly: "I don't want there to be disobedient people in my military camp. I know you want to go up, but the other side is relying on the city wall to form an array. Do you want your knights to rush up and take advantage of them?" Are those archers on the city wall a living target? Didn’t you see the stones on their walls? Are they using the knight’s armor to resist the falling stones?”
The armor on Rody's body has been stained red with blood - of course, this is all the enemy's blood. After being smeared with the blood of the demon dragon, the weapons of ordinary soldiers cannot cause any harm to him!
A golden ray of light flashed across, and another head flew up. That golden light even split the body of a Roland soldier in half!
Looking at the enemies retreating like a tide, Rody's face was stern, with a cold-blooded look in his eyes.
Although the heavy armored infantry beside them were more powerful than the miscellaneous troops sent by the opponent, they had suffered a lot of losses after such a flood of attacks, and the soldiers were even more exhausted. Rody glanced at Siege on the city wall, then at the opponent's slowly retreating military formation, and said coldly to himself: "In the first battle, it seems that the opponent is also testing."
At night, his soldiers reported that reinforcements from the other side on the sea had arrived!
Rody immediately led Sieg and Milo up the city wall. Looking through the moonlight, a white medium-sized warship slowly approached...
Milo looked at the flag on the opponent's warship, frowned, and whispered: "It's the magician guard from Roland Continent! Their magician has arrived!"
Rody shrugged his shoulders, looked at the Flame Warriors' military camp under the city wall behind him, and said, "A magician? Then it seems that these people from the God's Cult will be put to use soon."