Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 179
Just as Herme and Miwe expected, it didn't take long for the news about Nilfgaard's Iron Giant to spread throughout the military camp.

Naturally, there were a lot of defeatist and defeatist comments, but the Lord Protector and the Queen were also quick to take action.

It didn't take long for these people to be whipped in front of everyone as punishment for their nonsense.

When they saw that their backs were beaten to bloody blood, naturally, no one talked nonsense.

But in private, all kinds of comments and opinions spread like wildfire.

The Lord Protector and the Queen were naturally helpless in this regard, but since their goal had been achieved, it didn't matter - for them, preventing the public circulation of such remarks was success.

In order to boost morale and calibrate artillery fire, the coalition raised several hot air balloons. When they saw the hot air balloons with the huge northern emblem floating in the sky, the emotions of the northerners would be lifted a lot.

It was also under such circumstances that the Nilfgaardians finally began their offensive.

At first, the observers on the hot air balloon suddenly discovered that the Nilfgaardians had raised many hot air balloons with great sun disks. Then, they saw the steel giant mentioned in the intelligence appearing on the battlefield.

Behind the Iron Giant, the Nilfgaardian army is gathering.

The deafening horn sounded, and everyone from the Protector of Aedirn and Queen Livia to the most ordinary soldiers and servants quickly put on their armor, picked up their weapons, and walked to the front line.

Such a massive build-up could only mean one thing, and that was that Nilfgaard was about to begin their assault.

"The war has begun! The war has begun! Northerners, pick up the weapons inside."

Amid such shouts, Heme spurred his horse past the ranks of soldiers who were forming their ranks.

Since preparations have been ongoing, the assembly of the army appears to be orderly. Extinguishing the bonfires, putting on armor, picking up weapons, and assembling the troops are all done one by one, and the whole process is smooth.

Hemei, who saw all this in his eyes, was very satisfied. He also noticed that some troops had very high morale and cheered together when he passed by.

"How is the situation on the front line? Did the Nilfgaardians launch an assault?"

An officer with special standards came on horseback. The wing mark indicated that he was the person responsible for delivering the message. This group of people had the highest priority in the entire camp, so the soldiers all made way for him.

"Not yet, Lord Protector, but we found that the Nilfgaardians are moving their iron giant forward. Both Lord Selchik and Lord Lechitzky believe that the Nilfgaardians intend to use this giant as an assault. The spearhead. There are currently more than 30 Iron Giants in sight. According to the prior plan, they have ordered the artillery to load the magic-blocking gold ammunition."

The ordering officer had a loud voice and handed over the information from the front line as quickly as possible.

"Tell them both that I need those magic-blocking golden grenadiers to be ready, and I can't place all my hopes on artillery."

"Yes!"

Herme's facial expression did not change much, he was still the resolute commander, but in his heart, he was very glad for his choice.

After learning the information about Nilfgaard's Iron Giant, Herme immediately sent all the magic-resistant golden cannonballs that could be found in the military camp to the front line, but unfortunately the number was still very limited.

In comparison, there are many gold-blocking bombs.

Considering the shooting accuracy of the artillery, it is better to prepare to throw bombs at close range. It seems that the Lord Protector will inevitably fight these monsters in close combat.

The Lord Protector rode his horse through a large phalanx that was forming. This phalanx was composed of Aedirnians, and it was Selchik who led them.

On the other side was the camp of the Livians and Lyrians. Herme saw the famous Livian crossbowmen adjusting their steel crossbows, preparing to rain death on the men in black.

A large number of cavalry are on standby behind the infantry, ready to enter the battlefield where they are needed. Both light and heavy cavalry are ready to fight at any time.

Queen Miwe has arrived at the front line, with Prince Wilm and Knight Odo guarding her side.

Miwei was looking seriously at the front line, at the vast army in black and the steel giants.

The Lord Protector didn't say anything, and there was no need for those complicated etiquettes now. He just came to Miwei's side, took out his own telescope, and looked at the Nilfgaardian army formation.

Like the northerners, the Nilfgaardians formed themselves out of artillery range, as did the iron giants.

Coupled with the hot air balloon floating in the sky and the golden sun of Nilfgaard, the military formation of the men in black looked so intimidating.

Herme focused on the steel giants, and then he discovered something unusual.

I saw that those steel giants were all tied with bulging bags, and they were tied with such bags from their legs to their shoulders.

The steel giants standing at the front are even more extreme. These guys don't even have shells or weapons. They just have a core plus a frame, and then tie more bags.

"Something's wrong, this is very wrong."

Herme subconsciously said that the Nilfgaardian battle looked really wrong.

"The calculations made by the men in black this time are really hard to understand. This is the first time I have seen them like this."

Miwei frowned so much that she expressed Hemei's thoughts,
"Soldiers will block it, and water will cover it. At this stage, there is no room for fantastic ideas. It just depends on what the man in black will do next."

"That's all it can do now."

Herme agreed, and then took a closer look at the giants, trying to see some clues, but unfortunately, he didn't see anything except the artisans and warlocks running around among the steel giants for debugging.

The battlefield is very quiet now, only the sound of the soldiers on both sides colliding with weapons and armor, and the artillery has stopped roaring, because they have to shout next.

The current battlefield is filled with the tranquility before the storm. Everyone knows that there will be an unprecedented fierce fighting.

More and more steel giants kept appearing on the front line, joining the army formation, and they were all covered with bags.

It wasn't until the number of Iron Giants increased to more than 60 that they stopped. Finally, the Nilfgaardians also moved.

But the truth of this operation made Hemei confused.

I saw that the steel giant formed a neat three-row skirmish line in front of the black-clothed army, and then charged towards the northerners' position, followed by the neat Nilfgaardian army formation.

This operation really makes Hemei unable to understand, using the Iron Giant as cannon fodder?What are you doing?
Moreover, Herme also saw in the telescope that the Nilfgaardians basically put on black masks on themselves, which made Herme even more confused, and she had no idea what the man in black was planning to do.

He also saw the same confusion in Miwei's eyes, but now he couldn't figure out what the Nilfgaardians were planning, so he could only let the artillery bombard them according to the original plan.

The battlefield was soon dominated by the roar of artillery, and each artillery shell hit the Southern Empire's military formation like an arrow.

The southern artillery did not show any weakness, and began to bombard.

There was continuous artillery fire on the battlefield, and under the artillery fire, the military formation hit by the artillery shells naturally caused a mess of broken limbs and wounded people who were wailing and screaming.

The battlefield was instantly stained with countless blood, and the blood gathered into a river in an instant. People had to sigh that there was so much blood in the human body.

Under the attack of the well-trained artillery from the north, the men in black suffered many casualties in a short period of time.

When the Northern Army's artillery smashes into the military formation, it will cause extremely horrific casualties. Artillerymen like to fight such dense military formations the most.

But the people of Nilfgaard are so tenaciously moving forward, some people want to back down.

But when he turned around, the military judge beheaded him. The already strict military discipline coupled with the heads of cowards falling on the ground, nothing could "motivate" the soldiers to move forward more than this.

The priests of the great Sun Disk, who were also the Nilfgaardian knights, kept waving the Sun Disk flag in the crowd, encouraging the soldiers to move forward.

However, the bombardment of those steel giants was not successful.

Although the Iron Giant is four meters tall, it is only an individual after all. Moreover, it is advancing in a skirmish line, so it is still difficult to hit them.The steel giant was getting closer and closer to the northern army's front line, which made Herme anxious, but the increased distance also improved the accuracy of the artillery. Finally, a steel giant was hit by the artillery.

The magic-resistant golden cannonball directly hit the core of the Iron Giant, and then glowed with a strong green light, followed by an explosion.

But what is surprising is that following the explosion, there was also a large amount of black smoke, which obviously came from the bags tied to the steel giant, and they instantly covered a large area.

Such a conspicuous sight naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the Northern Army. When he saw this, the Lord Protector's mind suddenly became clear, and he immediately understood what the Nilfgaardians were planning.

"Quick, right now, let everyone find something to cover their mouths and noses. It's best to use a cloth soaked in water. If there is no water, you can just pee. Hurry, go and give the order!"

Amid everyone's astonishment and surprise, the Protector issued this order as fast as he could.

The Lord Protector contacted the Nilfgaardians he had seen wearing masks before, and the mist was probably harmful.

"Lord Hermey, what do you know?"

"No, I don't know anything."

Hermey immediately replied, "This is just my guess."

After saying that, the Lord Protector continued to look nervously at the battlefield, while Queen Miwe looked at Hemei thoughtfully.

In the end, she looked at the battlefield. She had been fighting side by side with Hemei for a long time, and she still trusted the Lord Protector.

The Lord Protector's order was indeed issued quickly, but unfortunately the effect was not good.

Many people thought that the Protector of the Country was baffled, so they ignored this order and continued to do what they did.

However, since it is an order, some people do it even though they are unwilling to do so, sealing their mouths and noses with cloth or masks.

But the embarrassing thing is that just want to block, many people can't find something to gag for a while.

On the other side, more and more Iron Giants were hit as they advanced, and a large amount of smoke burst out.

The smoke greatly obscured the battlefield, seriously affecting the Northern Army's artillery fire. Many times, they could only shoot in the fog, regardless of whether they hit or not.

Under such circumstances, many artillery pieces were naturally fired.

The artillery was still roaring, but it was no longer as terrifying as before.

However, the smoke obscuring the battlefield also brought benefits, that is, the Nilfgaardians could only fight randomly, and their artillery threat became smaller and smaller.

The situation on the battlefield became a bit funny because of this. Both sides were blindly shooting into the black fog. The shooting efficiency even increased a lot because there was no threat from the artillery on the opposite side. No matter if it hit or not, just shoot inside.

As the enemy got closer, in accordance with the regulations and drills, the artillerymen either pulled the artillery onto the carriage, or pushed the artillery to the rear with the help of the Weilang people. Only some artillery was still retained in strategic positions. Continue to roar on the battlefield.

The soldiers became nervous, because the next step meant that it was time for them to fight. Their shields were set up, and their spears and swords were ready.

The Aedirnians, Kaedwenians, Harkranites, Rivians, and Lyrians all clenched their weapons, and the most brutal and long phase was about to come.

And seeing the steel giant getting closer and closer to him, and getting bigger and bigger, no one was not afraid.

Crossbowmen, musketeers, and even warlocks all began to show their power at this stage.

For a time, the battlefield was filled with the roar of arrows and muskets, as well as fireballs and lightning streaking across the sky from time to time.

Under these ruthless firepower, the Nilfgaardians fell one after another like crops facing a farmer's sickle, but they still continued to move forward. Many men in black had as many arrows as hedgehogs, but They are still moving forward.

The role of the armor is very obvious here. If there is no armor, there is one sky and one earth.

The Nilfgaardian counterattack also arrived, and Herme began to shoot upwards after seeing the Nilfgaardian musketeers and crossbowmen reaching the shooting range.

Many Nilfgaardians put down the small cannons they carried on their shoulders and opened fire on the northern army.

Under such a blow, many northerners also fell one after another.

Especially that kind of small cannon, what is fired out is a combination of various debris, or in other words, all kinds of garbage that have been stuffed into it.

Although it can't break the armor, it hurts very much when it hits the flesh. A small iron piece can tear off a large piece of flesh, enough to make a soldier lose his combat effectiveness.

There are also warlocks in the Nilfgaardian army formation. These warlocks are either supporting the army with protective shields, or they are constantly throwing fireballs and lightning bolts at them, making it a very lively fight.

As for the warlocks, both sides have specialized sniper teams. These teams are equipped with magic-blocking golden bullets and special muskets, and they roam the battlefield to target the opposing warlocks.

After such a fierce confrontation, finally, the enemy came to the front of the northerners.

The first to come to the battle line was the Iron Giant. They spent a lot of time climbing over the tree stump area. Their whole bodies were beaten like sieves, and there were as many arrows as hedgehogs, but it was still moving forward.

However, the northerners have prepared gifts to entertain them.

When a steel giant came seven or eight meters away from the northern shield wall, a magic-blocking gold bomb was thrown over. With a burst of green light, the steel giant exploded.

Because the distance was controlled, the air waves generated by the explosion did not affect the northerners, but then a large amount of black mist appeared like a whirlwind.

After inhaling the mist, almost everyone started coughing violently. The gas made it difficult for them to breathe. In pursuit of fresh air, many people simply gave up their posts and retreated outside the black mist.

The fog is not lethal, but it can render soldiers affected by it incapacitated.

Only those who followed the order and covered their mouths and noses with wet cloths and masks were not greatly affected by the fog, but they could only see clearly the situation around them in the black fog.

It was also under such circumstances that the Nilfgaardians came out of the black mist. They seemed to appear suddenly, like evil ghosts coming out of the smoke.

This situation happened on almost every front. The Iron Giant that was defeated by the magic gold bomb released a large amount of black mist, so that the soldiers had to flee their posts, and the Nilfgaardians were in the black mist. pop out.

Under such a blow, the Nilfgaardians immediately gained a huge advantage. They first used fog to destroy the northerners' military formation, and then rushed in to fight. This process was so smooth.

The Northern Allied Forces were greatly affected. When the soldiers were so smoked by the black fog that they had to abandon their posts, and then the Nilfgaardians who looked like evil ghosts emerged from the fog, the impact could be imagined.

And what rushed out of the mist were not only soldiers in black, but also tall steel giants, which were fully armed.

As soon as this thing appeared, it fired a shot at the crowd, beating up soldiers with blood and flesh, and then smashing and crushing people with hammers and cannons.

"The Posada, Edsberg, Vengerberg, Lida, and Ban Ad divisions have all wavered to a certain extent, and their division commanders are requesting more support."

The news brought by the messengers made Herme's face extremely ugly. Of course, it was still not the same as the ugly expression he had seen before when he saw the northern army fleeing in confusion in the black mist and then being chased by the Nilfgaardians.

But generally speaking, the front is still stable-although it is becoming more and more unstable.

The Nilfgaardians really did a good job this time, Herme thought. He realized that the Nilfgaardians did a good job too late, which led to their current embarrassing situation.

Next to Hemei, Queen Miwe was also listening to the report below. Her expression was almost as bad and ugly. Wilm and Odo were missing. They had now gone to the front line to fight.

Hemei and Miwei looked at each other, and both of them saw the same meaning in the eyes of the other person.

In fact, after seeing the poisonous smoke of the Nilfgaardians advancing, Herme and Miwe reached a consensus.

That is, they have to be strong and cut their wrists.

(End of this chapter)