Chapter 851: Fire, Fire, Fire!
In the pine forest area of the western border, with the raging incendiary bombs and firebirds, the raging fire burned with the momentum of a tsunami, and half of the sky in Frankfurt was lit up, and it was red!
As a postman, Downton has traveled to every corner of the West, and is naturally familiar with the terrain and vegetation.
If you want to annihilate the enemy army under the huge disadvantage of troops, conventional combat will not work, then you can only give full play to the time, place, and people to the limit.
As Downton's eyes wandered over the map of Frankfurt, he saw the wooded area and remembered the townspeople of Pine Town, who lived by making spices and lamp oil, and before the town even entered the village, there were huge wooden signs with large letters on the lookout for fireworks.
Fire attack is a good choice, so after deciding on it, it is necessary to develop various tactics around it, and ensure that a large number of enemy troops are burned to death in the forest as much as possible.
So far, it seems that the results are good.
The casualties caused by the fire attack tactics are not just burns, even in places where the fire has not yet spread, with the evening breeze, thick smoke has been blown towards the downwind outlet.
There were coughs everywhere, tears flowed from the smoke and dust, people couldn't open their eyes at all, the scorching air was sucked into the lungs, and the pain was scorching, as if the entire chest cavity was burning.
The soldiers of the south were like helpless beasts, running through the woods, hiding from the flames, but there was no way to survive, when the fire was big, the billowing smoke obscured the vision, and when the visibility dropped to less than a meter, they could no longer see the direction of life, and were doomed to be burned to death in the forest.
"The hosts. It's time to withdraw!"
Abagun walked up to Downton and whispered a reminder.
The smoke had drifted thousands of meters into the air and was beginning to drown the Ancient Spear, and the underneath had been completely filled with a sea of fire and smoke, and nothing could be seen.
"Well, retreat!"
Downton originally planned to raid Kevin's headquarters, but the battlefield environment was so poor that it was obviously impossible to execute.
The Dark Ranger Corps was almost chased by tongues of fire, and ran out of the army, hundreds of meters away. They could still feel the heat of the flames. In addition to the crackling explosion in the forest, I heard countless terrible screams.
The despair, helplessness, and panic before death are contained in the cry, like the sound of death seeking souls. It hit everyone's ears. Even their hearts couldn't help but tremble.
The smell of burnt began to drift away. It was so heavy that it couldn't even hide the choking smell of smoke.
"How many people have been burned here?"
"Tens of thousands, right?"
"The soldiers who burned to death were all soldiers from the south, what are you soft-hearted? Who let them attack us?"
The soldiers muttered, not that they felt sorry for the enemy. Frightened by this tragic situation, they would rather be hacked to death than burned alive in the fire.
"What's the fuss, quick, the whole team will attack and go after the army behind!"
Barty rode the Iron Spine Dragon on the avenue, urging the soldiers, Downton had just intercepted and killed the Southern Army, and some of the men and horses were retreating towards the rear, not affected by the fire, and then they had to chase and kill the remnants of Kevin, so they must be annihilated first, otherwise they would be easily intercepted before and after, forming a siege and killing trend.
"Hurry!"
Thyssen urged the ogres to tow the catapult first.
Trist blew a whistle, and the Dark Rangers tugged at the reins and turned to pounce on the enemy.
On the avenue in the forest, a 10,000-strong commander had just gathered the soldiers, and was worried that he had not stopped the enemy army, and when he was going to be dealt with by military justice after returning, he saw an overwhelming sea of fire burning in front of him, and the screams of Nuo Da could be heard clearly.
"Sir, what shall we do?"
Several thousand-strong people stood beside the chief, their faces as white as snow.
"Don't be nervous, maybe it's not our Southern Frontier Army that will burn!"
One guy comforted, but his tongue chattered.
"Do you think it's possible?"
Ten thousand people sneered, even if he was a mediocre talent, he could guess what was going on, and now he just wanted the casualties to be smaller.
"All the troops are on alert, retreat to the town behind!"
The 10,000-strong commander gave the order.
Before the fire is extinguished, there is no need to think about joining up with the army and bypassing the sea of fire?
The 10,000-strong commander gathered nearly 20,000 horses, which was a little safe, but he didn't think about defeating Downton and making achievements, so he prayed that the Western Frontier Army would slow down, so that he could rush to the town, establish defenses, and survive these days, but this time, he didn't get the favor of Lady Luck.
It's still a long way from the town, and the soldiers have spotted the Dark Ranger, and all the sentries who have been scattered have been killed.
"Array, prepare for battle!"
Generals at all levels hurriedly ran and commanded their subordinates, and the atmosphere was tense, but when they lined up the battle formation, the enemy still did not attack, but only cruised hundreds of meters away.
"What to do, they must be waiting for reinforcements!"
The thousand commanders were depressed to death, they only had hundreds of cavalry left, even if they were thrown out, it was useless, if they ran away, they would be easily defeated by the cavalry.
"Rush up, take advantage of the reinforcements not coming, kill them first, and reduce some enemies!"
After one guy finished speaking, he was immediately met with a lot of rolling eyes.
"Infantry chasers, you're not in a bad head, are you?"
As soon as the 10,000-strong commander finished scolding, the rangers began to move, and they didn't get close, so they shot around the battle formation, although there was a shield to block it, but listening to the crisp sound of tuk, tuk, and their legs trembled in fright.
"The infantry is coming!"
Looking at the natives of the hills that came into view, the soldiers looked nervous, and instinctively wanted to huddle together, looking for some security.
The ogre builds a catapult position, but before it can be completed, it is kicked over several times by Thyssen.
"Rush up and cut people, won't you? Such an enemy, can you use a waste of log bullets? And a catapult, you think this thing won't break, and can be used indefinitely?"
Thyssen cursed, sending the natives in line, ready to charge.
"Let's do it!"
Arnoldi yƬ. The barbarians are worthy of being elite, and in a short period of time, they have been arrayed.
"No way!"
Thyssen simply refused, jokes, ogres are cannon fodder, no matter how many Downtons die, they don't feel distressed, but barbarians are different, this is a lineage.
Arnold frowned, wanting to fight, but Barty next to him also advised him to calm down.
The ogre was whipped with a leather whip. Finally, the formation is complete. Then, under the leadership of Thyssen, shouting the trumpet and starting to move forward.
The atmosphere on the battlefield suddenly became solemn, and just as the two sides entered a hundred meters, a huge airship appeared in the sky. The soldiers in the south subconsciously looked up. Then I felt chills all over my body.
The battleship landed. Downton stepped down, followed by Serex, though not as a commander-in-chief. But the soldiers in the south could not control the shock and fear in their hearts.
It's him, just now he burned the tens of thousands of troops in the south with a fire, that is the main army, after this battle, the strength of the south is greatly damaged, and life must be difficult.
"Who gave the order to charge?"
Downton glanced at the southern soldiers and looked at the ogre.
"It's me!"
Thyssen stood up and saluted.
"Go, get ten lashes of military law!"
As soon as Downton's words fell, there was a burst of exclamations, and no one understood what this Krupp commander had done wrong.
"Why don't you use the catapult?"
Seeing that Thyssen was not convinced, Downton asked.
"Because the infantry can crush the opponent!"
Obviously, there were only 5,000 natives in the hills, but after Thyssen said this, even the southern generals on the opposite side felt that it was right.
"Fart, even if it's crushed, can you guarantee that you won't die? My soldiers, more precious than anything, catapults are broken, log bombs are gone, they can be rebuilt, but when the soldiers are gone, a family is ruined, where are you going to rebuild me?"
Downton yelled.
When the natives of the hills heard this, their eyes lit up instantly, and even the other soldiers showed a look of surprise and inexplicability.
"Got it!"
Thyssen was convinced by oral administration.
"Who is the supreme commander, come out and speak!"
Downton stood there unsuspected, and some of the archers asked the commander if it was a sneak attack, only to be glared at a few times.
"It's so stupid, don't you see that people have the intention of wooing us?"
At this point, the generals' thoughts have become very simple, that is, to live, of course, if they can keep their current positions, it will be better.
"I am!"
The 10,000-strong man walked out.
"Your 150,000 troops have been routed by me, and when the fire is extinguished, I will pursue the remnants of Kevin, and march to the main city of the South, and take Duke Mack's head!"
Downton's words made the soldiers in the south exclaim continuously, in addition to this exaggerated result, it was because Duke Mack was in their minds, that is, invincible and invincible, but this Downton, actually said kill and kill, and his tone was relaxed as if slaughtering a chicken.
"I'm sure you also know that I've already attacked the main city of the Northern Realm and killed Duke Busk, by the way, I'm the second order of the scepter!"
After Downton finished speaking, the elemental scepter condensed in front of him, emitting a brilliant light.
"Scepter?"
"A scepter less than twenty years old?"
"The goddess is above, this talent is definitely the first person in our Frankfurt, right?"
The soldiers were completely stunned, there was no way, the weight of the scepter rank was too heavy in their hearts.
"I surrender!"
The ten thousand people showed a wry smile and spoke very knowingly.
"I'm also from Frankfurt, I won't do anything to you, when I conquer the south, you can go home, now, I can only wronged you. ā
These are all young adults, and it would be a loss to kill them.
"Throw away your weapons. ā
The commander of 10,000 people ordered, and after the soldiers looked at each other, none of them disobeyed, and they were under the eaves and had to bow their heads.
"Do you want to be my soldier, a salary of thirty gold coins a month, the bounty is calculated separately, and you can take thirty percent of the capture during the war!"
Downton took out a jug of wine, took a sip, and threw it to the 10,000-strong man, "Think about it?"
The soldiers screamed again, because this was definitely a high salary, and judging by Downton's attitude towards the ogre just now, he must have been more friendly to the human soldiers. (To be continued......)