Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 139.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑𝟗.1: 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐫 (6)

“My lord! The defense line is collapsing rapidly!”

“Tsk, those Stormtroopers are a real pain.”

“You must retreat now. If we’re not careful, our Earl’s army will be annihilated before we can even begin our operation!”

At the words of his aides, Royman used the magic communicator to inform Yuilhan of the current situation and soon issued a retreat order.

“We’re leaving this place now. Indiscriminate shelling will follow in 10 minutes. Within that time, all troops must move in at least squad units, escape Lisieux, and regroup in Caen!”

Royman’s orders were instantly relayed to each battalion, company, platoon, and squad. Since they were ordered to escape in squad units and regroup in Caen, the troops moved without waiting for the entire platoon to gather.

Because they moved in squad units, the formation was disorganized, but they were able to move faster and escape Lisieux City.

And 10 minutes later. . . Even though a large number of Earl of Normandy troops were still trapped among the Stormtroopers, the self-propelled artillery golems immediately began shelling without delay.

Wheeee! Wheeee! Wheeee!

“Hmm?”

The sound of a death whistle coming from the sky. Originally, shells didn’t make this kind of sound, but. . . using the principle of the resonance, they made wind holes in the shells to induce a ‘whee’ sound when they fell. This was to instill fear in the enemy and break their morale.

However, the troops currently in Lisieux were fearless Stormtroopers. Therefore, even though the shelling was falling, they were continuing the task of finding and eliminating the Earl of Normandy troops who were hiding.

Kaboom! Kaboom! Kaboom!

Then, the shells of the self-propelled artillery began to fall and explode. The tanks, which had just entered about halfway into the city, began to be greatly affected by the rain of shells falling from the sky.

They could withstand one or two shots, but. . . the continuous shelling was difficult to endure even for Tiger tanks, and one by one, tanks began to be hit.

“Damn it! Are those bastards trying to blow us up with the city?”

“Retreat! Retreat!! Retreat, I say!”

Clatter!

At that moment, along with the sound of caterpillars rolling, two Tiger tank divisions from the Iberian United Military District Headquarters appeared from the northeast and southeast directions.

To distinguish them from the enemy’s Tiger tanks, they were repainted to resemble the pattern of a white tiger. They looked distinctly different from the regular Tiger tanks, which were painted only in gray, and felt more menacing.

They appeared on the flanks and rear of the Western Rebel Tiger tank division and began firing at the exposed sides.

As the Iberian Headquarters’ Tiger tank corps, lined up in a long horizontal line, fired a volley, the Western Rebel Tiger tanks that were leaving the city began to be hit one by one.

At first, they seemed to withstand two or three shots, but when they were bombarded with armor-piercing shells made of tungsten projectiles with powerful penetration magic circles. . . they eventually had to be pierced.

Boom!

“Ugh!”

The tanks with Afangel Knights on board were able to withstand it to some extent. This was because the knights were spreading their aura to protect the armor of the tanks.

“Increase the speed! Get out of here right now!”

The problem was the rain of self-propelled artillery shells falling from the sky. Of course, their power was somewhat lower compared to armor-piercing shells, but they were shells of such a large caliber that they were sufficiently threatening.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Western Rebel tanks struggled to escape Lisieux. However, they were being stopped one by one by the concentrated fire of the Iberian tank units deployed in horizontal lines to the north and south.

Thirty tanks survived the indiscriminate shelling. . . All of them were vehicles with Afangel Knights on board. The knights had put all their effort into injecting aura, allowing them to withstand the shelling.

“Tsk. . . We couldn’t catch them all.”

After a while, Yuilhan met Royman again.

“The Stormtrooper division is still in Lisieux City.”

“Should we send in troops?”

“No, we have no way to deal with them in close combat.”

“Okay, then I’ll have the self-propelled artillery golems level Lisieux itself.”

In the end, to deal with the Stormtroopers remaining in Lisieux City, indiscriminate shelling by the self-propelled artillery golems began. No matter how much they had the hearts of trolls. . . they were helpless against shells with powerful firepower, not ordinary bullets.

After two days of continuous shelling, Lisieux City was completely destroyed, and most of the Stormtroopers were also annihilated.

There was no more distance to shell, so they had no choice but to send in troops. . . but due to the battalion-sized Stormtroopers who survived the shelling, the damage was considerable. Thanks to the Kronen family’s assassins stepping up, the damage could be reduced.

“Tsk.”

The Earl of Normandy army and Yuilhan’s armored corps, which had pushed the enemies out of Lisieux, immediately drove their tanks towards Evreux. The Western Lords’ Allied Forces, who had fled as soon as the tanks appeared, were stationed in Evreux, so the plan was to completely push them out and position themselves behind Paris, and then directly strike Paris with the self-propelled artillery golems.

The distance from Evreux to Paris was 50 km. Since the range of the self-propelled artillery golems was 30 km, if they advanced the troops and dug new trenches, it would be a direct strike on Paris.

Of course, they would be exposed to the enemy’s offensive, but. . . with the Tiger tank corps, they judged that they could defend it sufficiently.

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