Tatatatatatatang!
Republican soldiers using the MAS 36 to fire at a fortified outpost. . . . . . . The fortified outpost, made of thick cement, certainly withstood the enemy’s bombardment.
The problem was that it took a long time to build and was very expensive, so it was not enough to cover the entire trench line.
Kugukung!
“Okay. It’s holding!”
A loud crash came from directly above, and dust and debris fell from the ceiling, but it did not collapse. Thanks to this, the soldiers’ morale did not drop, and they were able to fire their guns at the front even more fiercely.
“Finally, the moment has come for our Knights to shine again!”
“Uaaaah!”
“Uaaaah!”
“Uaaaah!”
The Afangel Knights, who had been treated like trash by the artillerymen, began to come to the forefront again. They targeted the fortified outposts that had been built to contain the artillerymen, and in no time at all, they broke through the trench line and smashed the outposts to pieces.
As they continued to harass the fortified outposts in this way, the enemy also mobilized their magic corps to target the Knights.
“Fireball!”
“Fireball!”
“Fireball!”
“Fireball!”
Hundreds of fireballs launched by the magic corps struck the Afangel Knights as they charged with their shields raised. The subsequent magical attacks eventually exceeded the amount of impact that the shield artifact could withstand, and the shield collapsed.
Seizing the opportunity, the surrounding soldiers fired bullets at the knights, leaving them with no choice but to retreat. The knights’ armor was engraved with reinforcement magic, so the bullets could not penetrate easily, but it could not offset the impact.
“Damn them! Magic Corps!”
At that moment, a barrage of artillery fire rained down on the location of the Magic Corps.
Kwakwakwang! Kwakwakwang!
The wizards of the Magic Corps created shields over their heads, but they were eventually unable to withstand the massive force of the artillery fire and collapsed. The Magic Corps eventually retreated.
“Good! The artillerymen have defeated the wizards! Turn around again!”
Duke Tyrell von Noxen Dortmund, the commander of the 4th Field Army, watched the Republican army fighting back with a desperate spirit from behind the front lines and clicked his tongue.
“We’ve had it too easy until now.”
He had not expected the countermeasures against the artillery to come so quickly, so he had not been able to enjoy the artillery’s specialty as much as he had expected.
“I thought we would at least take over the entire northern region of the Republic. . . . . . .”
“Commander.”
“What is it?”
“The 3rd Field Army has arrived.”
“They arrived just in time.”
A moment later, Duke Zurich, the commander of the 3rd Field Army, arrived on the scene.
“Tyrell, it looks like we’re having a harder time than we thought?”
“The enemy is using fortified outposts to counter the artillery’s attacks, making it more difficult than we expected. And then they’re mobilizing the Magic Corps. . . . It’s not easy.”
“Even so, now that we have more artillery power, we can be more aggressive. I heard that the lords’ troops and the reserve corps are advancing into the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and capturing the enemy’s cities at a rapid pace.”
“Then only Occitanie will be left?”
“Yes, the reserve corps will probably position themselves northwest of Toulouse and contain the Toulouse troops. In the meantime, the two of us can secure Montpellier.”
“Has the participation of other countries still not been decided?”
“Their participation will probably be decided based on Montpellier and Toulouse.”
“If the Kingdom of Francia participates, they will invade the Provence region and the Slovenian Hundred Nations region that we have occupied. By the way, I heard that the Northern Military District is being redeployed to Bremen, so it seems that they plan to push them back as soon as the Kingdom of Britannia participates.”
“Hahaha, the Britons. . . . . . . They’re even more insignificant than the Republicans.”
While the Republic had created its own service rifle, the MAS 36, the Kingdom of Britannia was using the Empire’s Piper series as its service rifle.
Even the bullets were supplied by the Empire, but the problem was that they did not seem to think that there would be a problem with the supply of these bullets if war broke out.
“What’s more, those guys, even their regular army is not very good, so it seems like we’ll have an easier time fighting them than the Republic?”
“If the Royal Army participates, the central army led by the parliamentarians will be insignificant.”
“Royal Army. . . . . . .”
“I heard that King Henry XIX of Britannia has established a Royal Infantry Corps. Since then, they have been armed with the Garand semi-automatic rifle.”
“A semi-automatic rifle. . . . . . .”
When the Empire was also preparing to switch to semi-automatic rifles, the Winchester family started selling fully automatic rifles, giving them a superior combat power.
“Anyway, tomorrow we will launch a general attack and make sure to capture Montpellier.”
The next day, the 3rd Field Army was deployed to the front lines, and the Vatius Artillery Brigade joined them, beginning to crush the Republican army with overwhelming firepower. With an overwhelming number of soldiers and firepower, they attacked the trench line and eventually succeeded in pushing the enemy back to Montpellier City.
The problem was that the enemy could not retreat any further, so they prepared for urban warfare.
“It’s almost winter. . . . . . . To prepare for urban warfare. . . . . . .”
“Ugh. . . . I wanted to spend the winter in the city, but does this mean we’re going to have to camp in tents in the ruins?”
As the enemy prepared for urban warfare, the two field army commanders worried about whether they would have to destroy Montpellier. Just then! A new weapon from the Principality of Winchester was delivered to them.
“What is this?”
“They say it’s a Tiger tank.”
“Tiger? More importantly, a tank, what is that?”
It looked very unusual, but thanks to ‘Oswald Cannon’, it was possible to tell that the thing on top of it was a cannon.
“These are the new weapons that have been created. They are being deployed on the Montpellier front as a test run. I am Colonel Slavensk, the commander of the Tank Regiment of the Winchester Rebel Army. If you give us a chance, would you let us take the lead?”
“Hm. . . . . . . Okay, we’ll let you guys take the lead.”
They were going to test the weapon anyway, weren’t they? He also wondered how great a weapon it was that they were willing to take the lead in urban warfare.
And so, the Tiger Tank Regiment, consisting of thirty tanks, began to move towards Montpellier City.
Gururrung!
The tracks began to move forward on the battlefield, along with the rough sound of the engine.
“Is that okay?”
The field army commanders, who had seen steam cars and steam locomotives, were not particularly surprised that the tanks were moving. The problem was that they were worried about the tanks heading towards the trench line.
Despite the considerable distance between the trenches, the tanks continued to advance without hesitation. . . . . . . They wondered if they would get stuck and not be able to get out. . . . . . .
“Huh?”
To their surprise, they saw that the peculiar wheels were able to easily get out of the ditch. They were even surprisingly fast. . . . . . . If those heavily armored guys ran through the trenches, the Knights might really lose their place.
“Now the Knights will really become obsolete.”
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