Chapter 211 Romem War
"Fire!" Putting down the telescope in his hand, Arcado said leisurely that he had always been a poker face when he gave horrible orders such as slaughter.
However, the decisive battle was not as smooth as previously thought, and the tenacity of Lomec and Bello's allied forces was beyond everyone's expectation.
Relying on the large number of people, Lomek and Bello's coalition forces were divided into three large troops on the left, middle and right, 30,000 each, and 90,000 in an attempt to join the main force of Rome Island.
The battle plan formulated by Rome Island is also the three troops on the left, middle and right, which is also aimed at encircling the opponent and annihilating the main force of Grand Duke Dormont.
So the two sides were divided into three different battlefields and fought fiercely, and in each battlefield, the combined forces of Lomec and Belo had a considerable numerical advantage.
The battle has been going on for more than an hour, and the enemy's position, which was violently destroyed by artillery fire, still had no intention of retreating, and even advanced about 500 meters with great sacrifice.
"Order the artillery to continue to suppress and the infantry to attack! When the gunfire stops after the two armies contact, we don't have time to wait. Once the battle situation is repeated, the shortcomings of our lack of troops will be exposed. Arcado ordered.
"H Long live Rome! The 5th Division drew their swords, marched forward, ordered the artillery to attack, target the enemy's positions, and fired artillery," McVallon roared, and he never thought that the dying Lomek would be so tenacious. With his order, the general attack of Rome's army began.
In fact, those tenacious soldiers are not from the Duchy of Lomec, but from the neighboring Duchy of Bello. These troops are the elite of the Duchy of Belo and claim to be defeated by the Holy Knights.
"Fire!" The messenger shouted loudly.
"Fire, fire!" The artillery array shouted one after another.
The magic cannon roared, and countless magic crystals flew to the opposite position, followed by a shaking of the mountain, and then a huge explosion came. The other party's phalanx was full of corpses, but it was soon filled with new troops from the top.
"All the infantry of the 3rd Division draw their swords and follow the 5th Division and move forward!" Arcado once again ordered that he would use more than 20,000 infantry to attack more than 50,000 enemy troops.
"Military orchestra, beat the drums and move forward with the whole army!" McVaron ordered that he was also a little nervous now. Rome's army attacked opponents who were not defeated head-on, which was a test and one of the desperate ways that Rome's army had never tried.
"Dong, Dong, Dong." The heavy drums accompanied the pace of the whole army and hit the heart of the enemy on the opposite side.
"Report that Edward's First Cavalry Division has fought with the enemy cavalry on the left wing of our army, and the two sides fought very fiercely." A messenger shouted to report.
"Order the infantry to continue to advance, the magic cannon extends and shoots towards the enemy's rear, and the artillery positions alternately advance 500 meters forward." McVlon ignored the messenger's report. Arcado just took the report and threw the white paper on the table covered with the map.
"Tell Edward that if he can't even fight back twice as many enemies, his division will stop using the flag of the skeleton division in the future. He won't fool around in the military headquarters and get out with his cavalry division." Arcado said seriously.
"Reporting that the second division of the right-wing vulture sent a message that there was no tenacious resistance from the enemy during the advance, and they will reach the designated position in an hour." Another messenger came in with a disgraced face and said.
"See? Gavin is Rome's soldier. The whole army continued to move forward and told the infantry that they were close to the enemy's bow and arrow range. Get ready. Arcado still said steadily.
"Hid, raise the shield!" A heartbreaking shout reminded the infantry that they had entered the enemy's range. Rows of long shields were raised above the head, and from a distance, they looked like dragon scales, shining with cold light. The phalanxes moved slowly like turtle shells, and then the soldiers under the shield heard raindrops hitting the shield.
"Enemy counterattack, dense formation!" Someone shouted loudly, "The magic array rises!"
Soon, the light blue magic defense covered the entire infantry forward position. The gold coins of Rome Island were not white, and these soldiers were obviously armed to their teeth.
"Be careful of your feet and pay attention to your feet." There are also loud reminders. Before the shout was finished, the sky was slightly dark again, and the rain of arrows once again covered the clouds and the sun.
"The enemy fired at the same time for the second time!" The conductor continued to shout.
"Shield!" Countless voices greeted the shield soldiers to launch their defense. The magic array was shattered by the rain of saturated attacks, and some Romer soldiers were hit by bows and arrows through the cracks, making a muffled hum.
"Hear steady!" Another round of bow and arrow hit the shield. With a sound, the soldiers curled up densely and held their shields high to avoid being hit by bows and arrows
"Hear steady!" The third round of bows and arrows hit the shield.
"Magic cannon, attack!" Arcado ordered.
"Magic cannon, aim at those archers and attack." Of course, Mc Walloon couldn't bear to see his soldiers being suppressed by the enemy's bows and arrows on the way to attack, and immediately ordered.
Along the way, the bodies of many soldiers of the 5th Division were turned upside down, and their blood stained the earth red.
"We can't let the 3rd Division and the 5th Division fight like this. This is suicide at all." An officer asked behind McVlon.
"If we continue to fight like this, we won't get a bargain. Let the 3rd Division's car go up and try it." Another staff officer also said.
"Yes, let's go up." An officer pleaded, as if not to let them fight, but to go on vacation.
"I promise to break through the enemy's defense in one charge." Tessa, the commander of the 3rd Division, came forward and said that she couldn't stand the sacrifice given to her 3rd Division.
Looking at Tessa, McVlon thought of his sister Meadow and didn't want this weak girl to take risks. McVlon gritted his teeth and said, "Wait a minute."
"Car troops and armored vehicle troops, all get on the car and launch an attack." Arcado put down the telescope and said coldly without looking at Tessa.
He is not willing to let such a girl charge, but at this time he needs a smooth victory to inspire the whole army and deter the enemy. What he needs is time, every minute and second.
If he has been deadlocked here for more than a day, Grand Duke Dormont may get the support of other countries, because everyone will think that the new weapons of Rome Island can be countered by traditional armies, and you can get these weapons by defeating Arcado!
And Rome Island now needs a lot of time to revitalize the economy, expand the army, and resume production. Even an hour, it may determine the final victory or defeat, which has to make Arcado feel down.