Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1609 The first round of confrontation
After confirming the latest news, Shi Lei was not a stubborn person. At this time, he naturally would not talk about the United Nations treaty and morality with the Saint Laurent Empire, which had already sent its troops outside the borders of their Great Zhou.

The order was given, and the Giant Eagle Knights stationed at the Plain Fortress directly acted as bombers at this moment. They controlled the Giant Eagles, grabbed the barrels of explosives, and flew towards the large army of the Saint Laurent Empire on the periphery.

Taking into account the existence of Saint Laurent I, this wave will not lower the flight altitude. While flying over the opposing large force, it will simply drop the explosive barrels down.

Anyway, there are so many of them that it is impossible to miss a target.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

Accompanied by a series of loud roars, the flames caused by the explosions began to hit the Saint Laurent Empire's large army that was on the march, bringing panic and chaos to the other side.

However, for the Saint Laurent troops who had experienced the coalition period in the early years, the flying troops and powder barrels of the Great Zhou were no longer a secret.

Having prepared myself mentally in advance, I was able to keep my composure even when attacked by air.

In the process, they began to speed up their advance, intending to launch an offensive against the Plains Fortress at a faster pace.

During this time, at the Plain Fortress, under the command of Shi Lei, the garrison troops had already deployed their offensive formation outside the fortress.

With the development of the times and the updating and iteration of weapons and equipment, the existence of protective walls cannot be said to be completely meaningless, but it has clearly begun to limit their performance.

After all, behind the towering protective wall, the formations of the musket and artillery units could not be fully deployed, and their firepower advantage naturally could not be fully exerted.

This also made Shi Lei choose to abandon the protective wall at this stage and launch an attack outside the fortress.

The aerial bombardment by the Giant Eagle Knights did not continue.

When the enemy decided to storm Copperforge, they were probably already mentally prepared to fight them. This large force was of considerable size, estimated to be at least 20,000 to 30,000 strong.

Compared with a force of this size, the number of Giant Eagle Knights in the Plains Fortress is limited at this stage. At the same time, in terms of physical fitness, the Giant Eagles and Pterosaurs are about the same, so no one should laugh at anyone.

It is unrealistic for them to shake the Saint Laurent Empire's large army of 20,000 to 30,000 by just launching aerial bombardments.

Under this premise, Shi Lei ordered the Giant Eagle Knights to launch an aerial bombardment first. The purpose was to gain the upper hand and strike a blow to the morale of the enemy before the battle officially broke out between the two sides' large forces.

Regardless of whether this goal is achieved or not, after a certain number of bombings, the Giant Eagle Knights should stop. They need to conserve some energy in order to carry out the next tactical mission that may require them.

On top of the fortress wall, Shi Lei, who was occupying a high position, was quickly making the final adjustments before the battle.

As soon as the large army of the Saint Laurent Empire entered their attack range, the artillery troops deployed their firepower formation and immediately opened fire!
Along with the deafening sound of the cannon, one black shell after another flew out of the barrel.

The main force of 20,000 to 30,000 people could not be evacuated even if they wanted to. At a glance, it was a huge black mass.

In this situation, the artillerymen on the Great Zhou side didn't even need to aim. They just had to spread out their firepower formation and fire.

At this stage, the killing efficiency of this cannon against individual units may not be high, but its destructive power is amazing.

Moreover, once a person is hit by a shell, the flesh and blood body will explode directly, and the person will be killed without a complete body in the true sense!
Invisibly, its deterrent power quickly increased!
Gradually, with every cannon shot, the advancing Saint Laurent soldiers became frightened.

After all, no one knew who would be the next unlucky person to be killed without a complete body under the muzzle of the gun. At this moment, the Saint Laurent Empire had not seen any obvious reduction in military strength, but its morale was continuing to decline.

Panic was spreading among the soldiers, and their will to fight was beginning to wane.

Saint Laurent I, who noticed this, looked frighteningly ugly.

He was not unaware of artillery weapons. A few months ago, Da Zhou had already added them to the list of foreign trade commodities.

Their Saint Laurent Empire also paid a deposit and ordered a batch of artillery from the Great Zhou.

But unfortunately, the Smith Kingdom and Copperforge Fort were ahead of them at that time. The Great Zhou Dynasty only shipped the goods of the Smith Kingdom last month, and even Copperforge Fort had not yet had a turn, let alone their Saint Laurent Empire.

But now, with the war between the two sides, the deposit paid before is definitely wasted.

However, at this stage, compared to the pain of paying the deposit, Saint Laurent I is more concerned about how to break the impasse.

During this period, Shi Lei, who was standing on the wall of the fortress, also devoted all his energy to the battle in front of him.

At this moment, something happened behind the Saint Laurent Empire's position.

"That is……"

Without time to think, Shi Lei directly activated the "Eye of Insight" to confirm the opponent's movements.

I saw an ancient black war drum with a diameter of three meters being carried out from the opposite side.

Although Shi Lei has not yet figured out what the war drum is, his intuition tells him that it must be not simple.

Almost at the same time as this thought flashed through his mind, the black war drum had been placed properly. Then, in the Saint Laurent position, a Vajra Realm warrior jumped out directly, picked up two heavy drumsticks, and headed towards the war drum!
"Boom!"

The sound of the drum spread throughout the entire battlefield. Even Shi Lei, who was standing on the wall of the fortress, had his heart skipped a beat.

[This feeling…]

Before Shi Lei could think more, the speed of the drum beating by the Vajra Realm warrior began to increase continuously.

The war drum was beaten louder and louder, and golden lines kept lighting up on the drumhead. With every blow of the drumstick, circles of golden sound waves visible to the naked eye kept spreading out.

Gradually, the sound of the drums became as loud as thunder!
On the top of the fortress wall, Shi Lei felt the air was vibrating. The strong drumbeats actually made him panic.

If even he is like this, let alone the soldiers under him.

Thanks to their daily high-intensity training, the artillerymen, who should have been very skilled in operation, are now encountering a lot of problems and their entire attack efficiency is declining.

On the other hand, on the Saint Laurent Empire side, the Saint Laurent soldiers who had been shocked by the sound of artillery fire and had lost their fighting spirit suddenly changed their bad mood. They were like chickens with blood injected, roaring and charging towards the defensive positions of the Great Zhou!

(End of this chapter)