The central region of the Altia Empire is an endless plain with beautiful scenery and rich products. It is the place with the largest population of residents in the empire.
It is also the political, economic, and cultural center of the empire. As the plains go west, the terrain gradually becomes more complicated, with special terrain such as hills, Forest, and swamps.
The dividing line between all this is Huitouqiu, and today this is the battlefield where Chloe's Crown Prince's Army and Robert's Puppet King's Army battle.
It seems that the beings in the sky also want to enjoy this battle as early as possible. The sun rises extremely early today. With the refreshing morning and warm sunshine, the soldiers on both sides have put on their armor and taken weapons, preparing for a brutal fight.
On the hills, Chloe's formation is very simple. It uses the simple camp as the base point and arranges the entire army on the hills, condescendingly.
The first line of defense is dominated by Duke Duke's troops, with new recruits mixed in. This line of defense has a maximum strength of 20,000 people. They are mainly responsible for resisting the first wave of attacks and weakening the enemy.
The second formation is composed of troops from other nobles. They cannot raise a large number of troops like the big nobles, so they have to invest their energy and money into smaller but more elite private soldiers and Knight.
Although their coordination is not very good due to command issues, their troops are more elite and have stronger combat effectiveness, with a size of about 15,000. Their mission is to serve as a reserve force to block the gap once the first line of defense cannot hold out.
The largest number of Psionics mages and high-level Knight are also deployed here.
The third formation has reached the highest point of the hills. The troops here are dominated by the troops of Marquis of Hornsthose and Jonathan Earl. Their number is also 15,000. They are Chloe's most trusted troops.
The Magic Crystal Gun and Magic Crystal Cannon units were grouped together and concentrated here. They were the real backbone of the firepower.
Of course, they are not the strongest force. Everyone in Chloe's army knows that those terrifying Swarm monsters surrounding His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's tent are the real ultimate power. Of course, this is an illusion, an illusion that only Chloe knows.
The perspective came to the side of the puppet royal army. The middle-aged imperial general Heinrich was patrolling the army on a war horse while observing the enemy's formation on the hills.
From a purely military perspective, the enemy is very weak and obviously lacks training. The defense facilities have just been established and are incomplete. The number of magic crystal troops is less than half of what is here.
But Heinrich still didn't dare to be careless. He remembered the instructions of the Prime Minister and the King, and also heard the rumors about Princess Chloe and her monsters.
He must fight this battle well and beautifully.
When all the troops entered the designated positions, Heinrich ordered the adjutant beside him, "Let the magic crystal cannon troops fire."
Thanks to Arthur's support, the number of magic crystal cannons in his hands reached 80.
This new type of weapon has recently been installed in the armies of various major countries. It is powerful and has a long range. It is much cheaper than the Master Psionics Master. The disadvantage is that the accuracy is more random.
Amid the roar of the magic crystal cannon, a large number of shells drew a parabola in the sky and fell into the first line of defense.
Many people were shattered by the bombing, but the losses were not bad. Raul was standing on the first line of defense. Chloe told him all the ballistic impact points calculated by the small network, and he commanded the nearby troops to take certain evasions.
The cannon of this era was only in the early days of the industrial revolution and could not be called the god of war like in later wars.
Heinrich also knew that the magic crystal cannon alone could not kill 50,000 enemy troops, but he was greatly surprised when he saw the enemy troops on the first line of defense changing their formations in an orderly manner without panicking at all.
It's surprising that the new recruits can do this. However, now is not the time to lament. If one round of artillery can't confuse the enemy, just fire a few more rounds. There will be more artillery shells.
When he was about to let the magic crystal cannon continue to bombard, the flash of artillery fire also appeared on the hills.
The enemy also had magic crystal cannons, which was not surprising to Heinrich, but why did they choose to open fire now instead of shelling the infantry when their own side launched an attack? Heinrich was a little puzzled.
After seeing the trajectory clearly and receiving the message from the communication mage, Heinrich was shocked. The enemy shelled his magic crystal cannon position!
How did they do it! With the accuracy of the magic crystal cannon, hitting the magic crystal cannon position at such a distance basically depends on luck. The hit rate of firing a cannon towards the sun and aiming at the sun are basically the same.
Except for large targets, such as dense phalanxes and castles, it is difficult for the magic crystal cannon to hit anything accurately unless the gunner is very experienced.
Chloe was lying lazily on the carpet outside the tent. She connected Hydralisk's sight and the computing power of the small network.
"Tell the magic crystal artillery unit to move the cannon forward 5 meters, raise the muzzle 5 degrees, and continue firing." She ordered the communication mage beside her.
The same weapon will play different roles in the hands of different civilizations. Even though Chloe and Swarm Network are just small networks, they can also crush indigenous civilizations.
Although there are only 20 magic crystal cannons in Chloe's hands, they are clearly superior in terms of firepower. After all, they can calculate the ballistics and the hit rate is very high.
Heinrich's face was ashen as he watched the magic crystal cannon flashing on the hills, and he was even more shocked. Is this some newly developed spell?
Why is the magic crystal cannon's hit rate so high? There are twenty magic crystal cannons blown up here. The magic crystal cannon is cheaper than Master Psionics Master, but that is relatively cheap!
"Let the magic crystal artillery troops retreat back and disperse into four positions. After they are no longer bombarded, they can hide and wait for orders." Heinrich had to order.
Then the situation worsened. Chloe's magic crystal cannon began to bombard the infantry line, and it never missed a shot. Each shot could cause heavy casualties.
There was even a shot that hit Heinrich. If the mage on the side hadn't blocked it with the Psionics shield, Robert's army would have lost its commander.
"Let the first echelon attack." Heinrich had no choice but to issue an attack order.
In fact, this kind of shelling does not cause serious casualties for a hundred thousand troops, but it affects morale very much. Everyone can see their troops being shelled by the other side, but their own side is powerless.
Heinrich only hoped to open up the situation by relying on the quality and quantity of his troops, and use his own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. Although he had just felt that his side had an advantage in terms of magic crystal equipment, who could have predicted that the opponent's magic crystal cannon would cheat.
The first echelon of his attack was a very traditional infantry line, with a size of about 10,000, just enough to fill the narrow hilly battlefield.
In order to ensure that the first echelon can open up the situation, this infantry line not only has sophisticated weapons, but also all members are equipped with half-body armor. The defensive power is much higher than the leather armor of ordinary soldiers.