Acrylic and the more than 50,000 Roman soldiers under his command trembled violently when they heard the sound of artillery being fired in the wind and snow.
What they had been worried about happened. The enemy army was not only pursued by cavalry, but they also carried the powerful dragon artillery.
The power of artillery was not only seen by Acrylic, but also by Roman soldiers. The scene of half of the city wall collapsing after one round of artillery was still fresh in their memory.
In the battle between the two coalition forces in the Frankish country, it can be said that the earth-shattering power of the Dragon Cannon left a profound memory for the Roman soldiers that will last a lifetime.
When cleaning the battlefield after the war, when the Roman soldiers saw the miserable bodies of the Frankish soldiers, which were either in pieces or bleeding from all the orifices, they were greatly stimulated.
They also secretly prayed that they would never be bombarded by the dragon artillery in the future!
However, contrary to expectations, their prayers seemed to be of no use, and now they themselves were faced with the bombardment of dragon artillery.
At the moment when the familiar roar of cannons sounded, tens of thousands of Roman soldiers seemed to be severely pinched in their hearts, and instinctively looked up towards the sky filled with crystal snowflakes.
The speed of the cannonball did not give the Roman soldiers time to think again. A deafening rumbling explosion sounded in the square in front of the Roman legions.
Smoke billowed and air waves surged, and the snowflakes flying in the surrounding air were blown into gaps by the air waves of the artillery shells.
The screams of the Roman soldiers in the first phalanx were heard one after another amidst the explosions of cannonballs, which made those Roman soldiers who survived the explosion and were not hit by the cannonballs feel numb and terrified.
As the dense and incessant roar of artillery continued to be heard in the wind and snow, the Roman legions' offensive and defensive battle formations began to loosen slightly.
Hasko, the deputy general of the third army in the central army position, looked at Yacli beside him with an equally uneasy expression: "Your Highness, the dragon pursuers have artillery, and there are a lot of artillery.
Let's quickly arrange the artillery that we snatched from the enemy army of Dalong! If we don't fight back against the enemy, the soldiers in the forward position will probably have a mental breakdown soon! "
"I, the prince, want to use those artillery pieces immediately to fight back against the dragon enemy more than anyone else, but who in our legion knows how to use those artillery pieces?
After those artillery fell into our hands, we began to retreat with them before we had time to get familiar with them. Now that the artillery is unloaded and placed in front of us, who can use it? "
"What...what should we do? We can't just stay motionless and wait for the enemy to keep firing on us, right?
Your Highness, please listen to the screams of the soldiers in the front line. If you continue to let the enemy fire from Dalong like this, we will lose thousands of troops without even knowing the enemy's position.
There may even be more casualties. You have witnessed the power of the Dragon Cannon with your own eyes. You must not wait like this any longer! "
The cracked acrylic looked at Hasco with a distressed look on his face: "I know I can't continue like this, but what do you want me to do now?
There's heavy wind and snow ahead, and we don't know the enemy's strength at all. We can't just blindly charge through them in formation, right?
If we rush forward blindly, if a large number of enemy troops have already set up traps for us to get into, it will not just be as simple as losing some soldiers and horses of the front army, but it may also destroy the entire army. Overturned.
Let the trombone player blow the trumpet to convey the order, and all the phalanx soldiers should maintain their formation and retreat. First, let the soldiers of the front army withdraw from the bombardment range of the Dalong artillery.
Then as long as Dalong's artillery can't hit our troops again, we will immediately speed up our evacuation. If this continues, we will be too passive.
No matter how many dragon cavalry there are in the east, we must all rush out of this snowy and windy area at one go.
Quick, just give the order, don't continue to tangle with Dalong's enemies.
The terrain here is too unfavorable for us. "
"Got the order!"
At the Dalong artillery position, the gunners looked at the red and hot gun barrel and hurriedly looked at Jiang Lei, who was looking ahead with a telescope.
"General, we can't continue firing. If we fire any more, the barrel will explode."
Jiang Lei turned to look at the red barrel and put down the telescope in his hand with a look of regret.
"Then let's stop firing for the time being and let those barbarians take a breath first. You guys are really lucky this time, and you have gained so much military exploits with ease.
After joining forces with the Huyan Governor to end the war, I estimate that you will all be able to wear the Wolf Howling Chain Armor based on your merits. "
"General, are you kidding me? Can we really wear Wolf Howling Chainmail?"
"Lao Qi is right, we don't know the number of casualties of the enemy troops ahead yet! After putting on the Wolf Howl Chain Armor, you can be knighted if you go one step further. General, please don't irritate your humble position!
Is what you said true? "
Jiang Lei glanced at the excited and unbelieving nervousness of a group of gunners, and shook his head with a smile: "Look at your bears, it shouldn't be a big problem to put on chainmail.
Listening carefully to the screams of the enemy troops in front, the number of injured should be around 300, and only a lot more.
Even if there are only 300 enemy soldiers with first-level merit, after being divided among your heads, there will still be about ten first-level merits! After you join forces with the Warlord, a little more merit from one person will be enough for you to wear the Wolf Howling Chain Armor.
Brothers, work harder, you will be crowned with titles and generals, and your glorious ancestors will be just around the corner. "
A group of gunners looked at Jiang Lei who was solemn and just about to cheer excitedly when they heard the unique sound of trombones from the Roman legions.
Jiang Lei's eyes narrowed, muttering to himself as he looked ahead where there was no trace of the enemy.
"Huh? What happened? What do these trumpets of the Roman soldiers mean?"
"Who knows! We can only wait for the scout brothers to come and summon us!"
In the time it took for a cup of tea, a scout riding a horse with a command flag on his back stopped in front of the artillery position.
"General Chiang, after withstanding the first wave of artillery bombardment, the enemy troops retreated in an orderly manner amidst the sound of trumpets."
"Why don't General Ke and the others attack from both sides?"
"Reporting back to the general, although the enemy troops retreated, they did so backwards. The formation was not too chaotic. There were still shield bearers around the battle formation firmly guarding it. The brothers couldn't rush forward at all.
Now the brothers are attacking in a roundabout way on both sides, using bows and arrows to sneak attack on the gap left by them, which has already hindered the enemy's retreat.
General Ke and others said that in order to reduce losses, this is the most effective way to disturb the enemy.
As long as we continue to harass with small groups of troops, we can completely contain the enemy and wait for the Huyan Governor to come and encircle the enemy.
This has achieved our goal of containing the enemy. There is no need to fight with them to avoid forcing the enemy to jump over the wall.
General Ke and the others asked your subordinates to inform your troops to gather the artillery immediately and keep up with their speed. "
Jiang Lei nodded clearly: "I understand, you should rush back and recover first!"
"I have been ordered to resign from my humble position."
"General, aren't these idiots running too fast?"
Jiang Lei helplessly exhaled hot air into his hands: "This Acrylic Prince is a guy who knows how to use his strengths and avoid weaknesses. Knowing that this kind of weather is too unfavorable for them, he tried every means to evacuate to a place without wind and snow.
Send the order, collect the artillery! "
"It's an order."
"The messenger."
"exist!"
"Send the order and leave two hundred people to clean the battlefield ahead. The rest will set off immediately to join the brothers."
"It's an order."
"Xie Xiaohu, you continue to collect the artillery. General I will go to join General Ke and the others first."
"We take orders, General, move slowly."
PS: I suddenly have to work overtime, so I will make up for today’s chapter with four updates tomorrow.
