Rise of the Empire Total War

"Run! Speed ​​up! Rush over!"

"You damn pigs, if you don't want to die, speed up!"

"Charge! Charge!"

Amidst the heart-piercing roar, a large number of coalition infantry roared and rushed towards the position of Winster's 3rd Brigade against the sound of rumbling artillery. When hit by a flying solid bullet, no matter whether you are wearing light armor or heavy armor, your body will be smashed to pieces, even if it is only slightly scratched, a large piece of flesh and blood will be scraped off. After the artillery raged, the entire coalition army was wailing everywhere, and the morale of the army was shaken. If it weren't for the encouragement of those noble officers in front, they would have turned around and run away.

However, this is neither the beginning nor the end. Since they rushed past the artillery range markings painted on the ground a few minutes ago, almost overwhelming shelling has hit their heads. The salvo of forty artillery equipped by the third brigade The ground trembled, and the sky turned pale. The soldiers of the coalition army who were running only felt a violent shaking, and the shells had already smashed into the crowd.

I was thinking about the first round of bombardment I encountered a few minutes ago, and another round of bombardment fell from the sky, but this time the shell did not hit the crowd, but exploded on its own only a few meters away from the crowd, only hearing a deafening sound, Numerous shrapnel and sharp objects hidden in the shell descended like a goddess scattering flowers, and all the soldiers within its range were hit by the fragments, falling down in pieces like wheat after autumn.

The first use of flower bombs shocked everyone, and made the running momentum of the coalition soldiers stagnate. The soldiers peeped at each other, and the defense line in their hearts was already crumbling.

Seeing this, the faces of the two commanders who did not charge with the army were gloomy and ugly. They looked at each other. General Maruna Rajineja gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, and turned to the side The general said: "General Paterson, I personally lead the reserve army to reinforce the battlefield, please find an opportunity to send cavalry to attack."

"You want to join the battlefield?" Balaria general Martin Paterson said in astonishment. Seeing that the opponent had already begun to gather loyal guard knights, he nodded and said, "I understand, please rest assured." .”

"Okay." Rajineja said, and then pulled off the visor on the helmet, pulled out the sword at the waist, raised his chest flat, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers of Obonia, charge with me!"

After the words fell, he drove his horse roaring away, followed by his guard knights, and the soldiers belonging to the Kingdom of Obonia in the reserve army also trotted forward. Seeing that the general led the guards and reinforcements to join the battlefield, the soldiers who had been shaken by the army regained their fighting spirit. Among them, the noble officers took the opportunity to encourage and encourage the soldiers under their command, and charged against the Winster army again.

Seeing that the enemy army regained their fighting spirit and made a comeback, the sound of rumbling cannons sounded again,

A brilliant explosion exploded above the crowd, but this did not shake the coalition soldiers. They gritted their teeth and ran forward with the general. Even the general joined the battle with him. What reason do they have to retreat without authorization?

"Quicken your pace, rush over! I'm with you!"

Rajineja roared loudly, and he held up the sharp knight sword, which reflected the dazzling light under the sunlight, as if dispelling the haze in the hearts of the soldiers, allowing them to move forward bravely and no longer fear the roar of artillery.

However, the bombardment of the artillery was just an appetizer. When they rushed to less than 200 meters from the position, the infantry deployed in the trench fired one after another, and the lead bullets flew towards the coalition army like a storm. Immediately, the light infantry without armor running in the front shot over the area. Even if they raised their shields in time to defend, they still couldn't block the extremely penetrating bullets. Sawdust flew across the front of the shield, and all the soldiers behind the shield screamed. fall down.

For a moment, there was a loud gunshot, and the soldiers of the coalition army who followed one after another fell under the rain of lead bullets. Even wearing armor, they could not resist the penetration of the bullets. They only saw sparks blooming in front of the position. Many soldiers will fall in the army formation. Their morale is shaken and they have the idea of ​​retreating. However, General Rajineja, who is fully clothed, still leads the guards to charge at the front, making it impossible for them to abandon the general and retreat on their own. .

"Speed ​​up! Rush over!"

"For General Rajineja!"

They shouted, but also to cheer for themselves. Soon they rushed to the range of the coalition archers. The soldiers equipped with bows and arrows stopped one after another, drew their bows and arrows, and shot at the Winster army in the position. Allied archers could only use projectile shooting. The arrows they shot fell from the sky and stuck softly on the ground. Almost no one was shot. The soldiers of the brigade gained confidence.

Finally, the coalition forces rushed to a position less than 20 meters away from the front trench. The light infantry in the front line drew out their javelins one after another, raised their heads high, took a few steps forward, and then threw them at the line infantry loaded with ammunition. Throwing a powerful javelin flew directly into the trench, piercing through the bodies of those unlucky soldiers, and then nailing them to the soil behind them with undiminished momentum.

After throwing the javelins, the light infantry pulled out their secondary weapons, howled and jumped into the trench, and threw down the line infantry. The sharp dagger directly cut the throat of the soldier brutally, and the soldiers in the trench were forced to stop. Shoot, raise your gun to meet the enemy.

"Meet the enemy with bayonets! Remember your training!"

A company commander hissed, aimed the flintlock pistol in his hand at a light infantry rushing over, and pulled the trigger. After a gunshot, the light infantry who jumped into the air fell heavily as if he had been hit hard in the air. On the ground, the body just twitched a few times before it stopped moving. The officer then inserted the flintlock pistol back into his waist and drew his sword to meet the enemy. The soldiers around him also shot the bullets in the barrel and stabbed the enemy who jumped into the trench with bayonets. Allowing them to easily kill light infantry without armor.

Although they can suppress light infantry with low combat effectiveness for a while, they still cannot take advantage of the confrontation with professional melee infantry. They can only be forced to abandon the first trench and retreat into the second trench. , The troops in the rear opened fire one after another to cover, and for a while they suppressed the coalition infantry who wanted to take advantage of the victory.

Seeing that the first battle line was taken easily, the general Balaria who stayed behind nodded in satisfaction, and then sent out a signal for the barbarian cavalry on both wings to prepare to attack.