I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 439

The latest website: On June 21, 102 of the Saint Calendar, the straw town that had completely forgotten the previous "Beast Slave Rebellion" was once again shrouded in pungent gunpowder smoke and sky-high flames, densely packed with flags and stretched fronts. It turned into a blue and white chain, locking most of the town deadly.

Under the order of Borre Levant, the 20,000 jihadist troops scattered throughout the eastern colonies, intercepting and ambushing the New World Legion, hurriedly assembled, and built an iron-clad siege position around the outskirts of Straw Town.

This is the most prosperous and densely populated area of ​​the five colonies in the east, and it is also the last stop to the Ice Dragon Fjord; as long as this is conquered, the base camp of Anson Bach and the Rune family in the New World will be completely exposed to holy war. Under the peak of the army, the holy war that has just started for two months is likely to usher in an opportunity for a quick solution.

Perhaps out of self-confidence in winning, or instinctively keeping a little cautious, the hurriedly assembled troops, Boley Levant, did not attack before the defenders in the town responded, but dug trenches around the town of straw. The construction of fences and other fortifications was delayed for three days before the siege began.

Three days and three nights... The cautious and bold Bo Lei used this time to thoroughly understand the surrounding terrain of Daicao Town, control the water source and roads, and swept the surrounding farms and small settlements. structural intelligence.

Like all eastern colonies, the structure of Straw Town is extremely rudimentary: the only brick and wood structure in the center of the town, a two-story building with a church spire is the local council, and the entire town is divided into four by the council and two roads, one south and one north. The area is surrounded by a circle of rammed earth, a "wall" surrounded by fences, gravel and sandbags, plus a trench almost three meters wide.

As long as the ditch is filled and then the wall is broken through to occupy the parliament in the center of the town, the entire Straw Town will fall; the surrounding town is mostly open roads, farmland and wilderness, only the west and north sides have raised highlands, but the distances are all Too far to threaten a siege position, at best it will be stubbornly resisted after the fall of the town.

After confirming that he had an absolute advantage, whether he was able to attack or retreat, Boley Levant finally gave the order to attack. The morale of the 20,000 jihadists was high, and they were full of confidence to kill the straw town.

The screeching artillery shells slid round by round under the clear sky, blasting clouds of smoke and sand in the rammed earth walls and trenches, and the smell of scorching permeated the air.

The towering parliament minaret, the dilapidated mud and grass houses, the long-slab houses... have all been covered with rubble by the previous Mujahideen's artillery fire, and the collapsed houses have turned into small mounds, scattered in the mud. In the town of the crater, it seems like there are tombs.

Less than a day after the start of the war, the town of Straw was turned into ruins under the heavy artillery bombardment of the Mujahideen Army.

In the face of such extravagant and wasteful artillery fire, the "main force of the Storm Legion" in the city had to give up their key defenses, and instead spread out their troops with skirmish tactics and arranged them behind the wall.

Since it is going to be bombed no matter what, it is better to spread the troops to reduce casualties and reduce the chance of the shells falling on their heads.

The hurried and cheerful bugle sounded, and thousands of jihadist line infantry walked out of the siege position, holding rifles with bayonets to form a dense phalanx, advancing towards the wall that had been smashed by artillery shells. .

Soon, scattered and sparse gunfire rang out from behind the walls of Straw Town, which was suppressed by artillery fire; soldiers of the slowly advancing jihadist army fell one after another; Against the shooting on the opposite side, continue to maintain a dense formation and slowly advance.

Boley Levent also walked out of the bunker, and stood on a temporary pile of soil, using a cannon car as a staircase to look at the battlefield, his right eye covered by the telescope was full of vigilance; Like the scale of a tens of thousands of troops, at best, it is only two or three thousand people, and I have not seen the opposite artillery position yet.

But he didn't dare to tell the soldiers under his command about this kind of worry. On the one hand, the battle had already begun, and the sudden order to stop the attack was very demoralizing; on the other hand...even if there was a plan on the other side, he didn't think there was anything difficult to conquer in Straw Town. The most is the number of casualties paid and whether more enemies can be annihilated.

"The Ring of Order is on—!!!"

Thick smoke and rubble blasted large swathes of smoke. The soldiers of the jihadist army stepped on the blasting point of the last round of shelling, quickly broke through the outer slopes and trenches, and shouted to attack the earth wall that had been outside.

The defenders behind the wall quickly retreated in a hurry, and gathered in the few remaining fortifications that were still intact and lost their resistance... The front row set up bayonets, while the back row pulled out large-caliber shotguns from the back and stuffed them to the brim. , the fist-sized gun hole aimed at the gap where the fortification was collapsed.

Since the Guard Company relied on shotguns to shine in the defense of Black Reef Harbor, this simple and crude old-fashioned "horn gun" has been popularized in the Storm Legion - simple to manufacture, low cost, and no additional manpower required. Four to five platoons are enough.

"Don't panic, keep calm, keep calm..."

Julien, the commander of the 5th Infantry Regiment, sat on the front line himself, holding his saber flat to comfort the soldiers behind him; it was just his trembling right hand and the cold sweat on his face that revealed his state of mind. Be nervous.

Until he saw the smoke behind the gap swaying, Julien couldn't help smashing the blade on a gravel in front of him, and the dazzling fire lit up.

"Boom-boom-boom-!!!"

Thick white gunpowder smoke surged on the battlefield, and the ejected lead bullets rolled up countless screams and whines, mixed with blood plasma to devour and bite the flesh and blood of the soldiers of the Mujahideen Army.

Fragments of figures fell in a pool of blood, slightly delaying the pace of the enemy's attack; at this moment, the nervous Captain Julien suddenly heard the sound of a bugle sounding behind him, and stood up decisively: "The first and second companies, go up. Bayonet - attack!"

Before he finished speaking, the young Clovis officer took the lead in rushing towards the oncoming crowd. The soldiers in the back row were afraid that the regiment leader would be lost on the spot, so they rushed forward with bayonets in a panic.

The two sides were madly strangling with rifles as tall as one person in the narrow gap. The unsuitable terrain and the smoke blocking the field of vision made each other's killing efficiency extremely low; for a full quarter of an hour, no one was able to push the other side back. half step.

There is no way, the battlefield is so wide, and neither side is a fool: if the jihadist army breaks in, it will end up being stabbed into a hedgehog with a bayonet by the new continent army hiding behind; the storm army, which is already short of troops, cannot be stupid enough to give up The true meaning of stability, boldly launched a counterattack.

Seeing that the battle was at a stalemate, Boley Levent gave an order again—two thousand cavalry bypassed the gate on the east side and quickly raided the weakest defenses on the north and south flanks.

In addition to quickly breaking through the outer defense line of Straw Town, he also hopes to take this opportunity to test whether Anson Bach has established hidden fortifications and fortresses on the high ground outside the west side of the town; if so, it means that the other party has abandoned Straw Town, After preparing to retreat to the front-line defense of Grey Snow Town, it can be explained that he has not encountered the main force of the Storm Legion before.

The roar of shaking the earth rolled up wisps of dust and smoke, and the fast-moving cavalry protruded from the flanks of the siege position and quickly divided into four columns to approach the north and south gates of Straw Town; almost as soon as they appeared, the rapid alarm bell sounded in the city of Straw Town. .

The two infantry battalions that were informed of the information quickly assembled and began to retreat slowly under the offensive of the jihadist army. They retreated to the streets with buildings on both sides, and continued to resist relying on the terrain.

But doing this also means that the outer wall is completely exposed to the hooves of the cavalry, and it can no longer pose a threat to the Mujahideen... It just took a little time to rectify, and the cavalry on both sides quickly broke through the perimeter and began to cover the infantry to continue. Attack the town.

During the half-hour battle, the cavalry scattered outside the city never encountered any threat; from beginning to end, there was no enemy from outside the city to rescue or attack the jihadists with their backs wide open.

There was a look of disappointment on Borre Levent's face.

It is certainly a good thing to be able to quickly win the east gate of the Ice Dragon Fjord in Straw Town, but the war that was too easy also made this victory a little less glorious; if he missed it, he probably did not defeat Ansen Bach for the second time. opportunity.

With the promise of "Shadowless", even if Anson Bach really has the support of an old **** family behind him, he is destined to be unable to escape the pursuit of the Knights of Judgment; without this commander-in-chief, even if the Storm Legion will not fall apart, most of them will choose Surrender to the Clovis Crusaders?

With a heavy sigh in his heart, Bo Lei, helpless, gave the order for the general attack to the messenger.

In the choking smoke, the cavalrymen who broke through the outer wall dismounted one after another, guarding the flanks of the line infantry in the form of skirmishers with a saber and a carbine, and continued to advance towards the inner side of the town.

Looking at the oncoming jihadist army, the defenders on the east and west sides continued to rely on the buildings next to the street, volleying their guns and slowly backing their legs.

The cavalry who mixed into the town went straight into the street, smashed the windows and broke into the room, trying to attack the straw garrison from the flanks and rear; but the soldiers of the Storm Legion obviously knew the structure of the place better than the opposite, and they were thrown from the retreating phalanx. Several grenades landed precisely under the window and the exit of the alley, and rolled into the depths with smoke and then...

"Boom-boom-boom-!"

Accompanied by a series of explosions and splashes of fire and gravel, screams came one after another from the narrow alleys and the dark windows.

Although this level of harassment only delayed the efficiency of the enemy's attack, it was enough for the Storm Legion... By noon, the 3rd Infantry Regiment, which guarded the two wings, had successfully converged; relying on the council in the town center The hollow phalanx, and the 5th Infantry Regiment, which was still stubbornly resisting, gave the signal to retreat.

Julien, who was about to be penetrated by the enemy, personally led an infantry company to break, and the large force rushed to the center of the town to join the third infantry regiment. Delay the efficiency of the enemy's entry into the city.

But no matter how much he delays, the result of this battle has already been decided... According to the order of Boley Lewent, nearly half of the jihadist army that launched the total poured into the town of Straw Town, and the number was at least more than four times their number.

If the streets were not too narrow, the complicated alleys and the rubble and ruins hindered the efficiency of the Crusaders' entry into the city, the infantry regiments of the two Storm Legions would have been overwhelmed by the enemy in the blink of an eye.

The army of just over 2,000 people was defending a town that could be said to be defenseless, facing an army ten times its size. The two infantry commanders had done their best.

But even so, they failed to secure the last stronghold of the parliament in the center of the town, and began to retreat under the pressure of the army; they were forced to crowd the middle of the road to the west gate.

Seeing that there was no suspense in the battle, Bo Lei, who sighed, also put down the telescope in his hand: "Inform the cavalry, if the infidels on the opposite side are not stubborn, let them evacuate and do not pursue - our target is Straw Town, don't stand by. trouble."

"As ordered!"

The messenger nodded in response, but the expression on his face was obviously a bit reluctant: "Tang... Commander, we can completely wipe out the defenders with less than 2,000 people, and we won a big victory, why not pursue it? ?"

"Because what you see is only a part of the Storm Legion, not their real main force - if we pursue, no one can be sure whether these people will be a deliberate trap set by the opposite side!" Boley Levent is slightly dissatisfied road:

"Listen, there are two things that are most taboo on the battlefield. The first is unplanned nonsense, and the second is excessive greed! Either of the two will inevitably..."

"boom--!!!!"

He hasn't finished his words yet~www.mtlnovel.com~ A distant, muffled thunder-like loud noise came suddenly, making the expressions of both of them freeze on their faces.

The next second, the stunned Bo Lei and the messenger turned their heads at the same time, looking in the direction of the sound; I saw a faint shadow skipping the sky under the dazzling noon sun, drawing a beautiful arc, and then steadily. It landed firmly in the middle of the street in Straw Town.

Accompanied by countless exclamations and screams, the scorching six-pound solid bullet smashed into the crowd. A neat and dense phalanx instantly looked like a watermelon that had unfortunately fallen. The stumps and arms of a dozen soldiers were mixed with blood plasma. The heat wave splashed around, and the comrades who were screaming and wailing turned into sandbags that were knocked out, and the back of their necks and heads smashed heavily on a raised and chipped gravel.

And this is just the beginning... A dozen, dozens of black afterimages are like falcons rising from the sky, one after another, take off from the high ground on the west side of Straw Town, making a piercing whistling under the dome, Towards a town full of half the Mujahideen.

The earth trembled slightly.

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