On the sixth day, the hard work paid off and the emergency mode code was finally found. As the core issue was tackled, the mecha puppet quickly started to move. Although the three major abilities are still not fully usable and can only be turned on in the energy-consuming emergency mode for a few minutes, in actual combat, they are basically sufficient.
At this time, another secret message was received from Skar, and the situation in Dongxiang had reached a point where there was no need to delay. The regular regiments were dispatched again, joining forces with the county guards and the rebel bandits to attack the main force of the rebel army;
In several plain battles, the rebels were defeated due to the lack of heavy magic equipment and difficulty in fighting against the enemy's steam tanks and battle mages. At present, the battle line has retreated to the Dongxiang Battalion area, and a complete fall will only take a day or two. Skar is already stepping up the evacuation and transfer of migrant workers and people near the base area.
After receiving the battle report, Oster ignored the search for traitors in the base and used existing materials to make the core and activate a group of puppets. Cover them with camouflage curtains and load them into magic stone trucks, send them out of the base at night, personally lead the escort team in disguise, and rush them to the front line.
He prayed silently in his heart, hoping that the main force could hold on until he arrived.
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Three days later, on the Dongxiang battlefield nearly a thousand miles away, the two armies were engaged in a tense confrontation.
The rebels have planted a large number of seismic bombs in front of the camp. This is currently the only effective weapon against steam tanks. In addition, under the command of Modias, the rebel soldiers no longer dig trenches head-on and directly confront enemy tanks and heavy armored cavalry. Instead, they rely on underground fortifications and solid fortresses to organize in-depth defenses and wait for the opponent's armored impact and large-scale After the magic bombardment ended, a surprise counterattack was carried out from the flanks and rear, and certain results were achieved;
Relying on correct tactics to avoid the enemy's sharp edge, we have been fighting several times the enemy for more than a month. After many battles, Mordias's commanding ability was unanimously recognized by the entire army, and he was promoted by Skar to the commander-in-chief of the former enemy.
However, although this method of warfare can effectively reduce casualties and consume the enemy's vitality, it also has a fatal flaw. That is, the front lines have been shrinking continuously. After large areas of base areas fell into the enemy's hands, fields, mines and factories were repeatedly ravaged and destroyed. The rebels' food, ammunition and troop supplies have been interrupted for a long time.
Now, facing a steady stream of enemy counterattacks, the isolated and helpless rebels have retreated to the outskirts of the battalion headquarters. The Dongxiang camp behind them stores all the remaining materials, food and spellcasting materials of the rebels, as well as the crucial magic equipment processing factory and source ore refining facilities. More importantly, there are thousands of people who have been evacuated from the base area. With no way to retreat, Mordias had to order a fight to the death.
The soldiers fortified the walls and cleared the fields, dug fortifications and laid rune mines. Trying to avoid fighting until the enemy's supplies are low and the energy-consuming heavy magic equipment begins to retreat, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
However, the enemy also knew the rebels' plans. In front of the position, the officers and soldiers who had heavily besieged the camp once again used their best trick; they pushed a large number of captured rebel soldiers and civilians captured nearby to the front, and executed them in public in front of the camp. In order to increase the deterrent effect, the battle mages accompanying the army used magic to burn the prisoners alive, or freeze them and smash them into pieces. For a while, the wailing was continuous, like a hell on earth;
Seeing the unscrupulous evil deeds of the officers and soldiers, the rebel soldiers in the village were all extremely angry, but there was nothing they could do. Even knowing that the other party planned to force the rebels to fight and trap and kill the main force of the rebels, it was impossible not to save so many comrades and innocent people.
Skaar hesitated again and again, but still ordered the rune gun team to attack. After the gunmen killed several battle mages with long-range sniping, other enemy soldiers immediately hid behind the prisoners, using them as shields. The soldiers had no choice but to jump on their horses, cross the defensive line and attack the officers and soldiers.
After repelling the army forwards and rescuing the prisoners, the soldiers prepared to retreat. However, a large number of army steam tanks that had been prepared drove out from the forest and cut off the retreat.
The soldiers of the Rune Gun Team were surrounded and could only defend on the spot. However, this place was so vast that there were not even a few bunkers. The rune guns or light spell scrolls carried by the cavalry could not penetrate the tank's enchanted armor; soldiers were constantly being hit and sacrificed, and the ground was dyed red with blood.
The reason this simple strategy works so well is because the enemy has already determined that they are dealing with good guys;
Despicableness is a passport, nobility is an epitaph. The invincibility of the side favored by the people only exists in fairy tales. It is normal for shameless people to be stronger, easier and live longer than honest and good people. After all, bad people have no scruples and can do whatever they want, while good people are hesitant and have to be controlled by others.
Take the situation on the Dongxiang battlefield as an example. Before the rebels launch attacks and mass-destructive magic, they will notify or wait for civilians to evacuate in advance, which often gives the officers and soldiers a chance to breathe. On the other hand, the officers and soldiers are eager for those hillbillies to follow the rebels. When the army goes to heaven together, they can also rob their land and property.
Seeing that the Rune Lancers were on the verge of despair, Skaar couldn't sit still and immediately mounted his horse with a gun and personally led a cavalry to support them. They carry mortars and heavy magic grenades, and fight their way through the tank array. In order to ensure the armor-breaking effect, the soldiers risked their lives to get close to the tank and throw earthquake bombs. Some soldiers were seriously injured by the machine guns or crossbowmen on the tanks, but they still threw the bombs in their hands; some fell off their horses, and faced the overcoming tank tracks, they did not hesitate to open the scroll and die with the opponent.
Skaar took the lead, rushing left and right in front of the formation to coordinate the retreat of soldiers and civilians on the front line. Soon, he was targeted by the enemy, who concentrated their firepower and magic attacks. Skar realized this, but he looked at the soldiers who suffered heavy casualties, and in a moment he made the decision to rush towards the enemy position and actively attract fire;
As an experienced cavalry and archer, Skaar rode a fast horse and easily judged and avoided the enemy's bullets and magic trajectories, attracting a large number of enemy troops to run to one side. He frequently turned around and raised his gun to shoot, killing several exposed battle mages in a row. However, although the enchanted mail armor he wore could effectively resist ordinary bullets or magic attacks, the horse under his crotch was not covered in heavy armor in order to ensure speed.
In the end, the flame storm that passed by exploded violently on the side, the war horse was affected by the shock, and Skarr turned over and fell from the horse. He wanted to get up, but found that one of his legs had been shot through by shrapnel and could not move. Behind him, enemy tanks quickly caught up;
Unable to move, Skar could only take out his pistol and shoot at the approaching tank. Bullets of this caliber hit the hard deck and bounced off one by one, to no avail. The other party obviously wanted to execute the rebel leader in the most brutal way. He did not choose to fire cannons or arrows, and drove directly up. The huge tank tracks headed straight for Skar.
Skaar, who was covered in wounds, remained expressionless as he leaned on the slope behind him, still holding up his pistol and shooting in vain. With the clanging sound of ricochet, there was soon only the last bullet left in the magazine.
He sighed, aimed at the front deck of the tank, and pulled the trigger. However, with this shot, the tank in front of him suddenly exploded.
It was as if it had been shattered by a heavy blow, and it was so completely disintegrated; the entire turret flew high into the sky, and it took a long time before it fell into the distance.
Skar looked at the burning remains of the tank in confusion, and then noticed movement in another direction.
In the clouds of smoke, a mechanical giant figure more than five meters tall, holding a gun barrel in one hand and a saw in the other, emerged. Black smoke was rising from the cannon hole on the giant's right arm. Then one after another... formed an array and moved forward slowly;
The remaining government tanks hurriedly turned their guns and tried to counterattack. However, the mechanical giants raised the huge cannon barrels on their right arms one after another, and the barrels were gradually charged with dark green light. Immediately, a series of rotating green light groups were shot out, hitting the steam tank on the opposite side in an arc; the enchanted tank armor, which could easily resist all kinds of attacks, was like paper, easily broken by a touch. Broken, easily penetrated, destroyed, and exploded.
In the blink of an eye, the five or six steam tanks on the position turned into piles of wreckage before they even had time to react.
