Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1883: Counterattack with an Army

Under the deployment of the goblin general, the goblin troops were well prepared. After the giant eagle knights broke in, facing the blockade of this firepower, how easy was it to escape unscathed?
Several giant eagle riders perished on the spot under this intertwined barrage of fire.

Upon receiving the intelligence feedback, Wei Qing's heart sank.

Since he began his training, he had won two small victories against the goblin kingdom's exploration forces. This was the first time he had suffered a loss in a battle against the goblin kingdom.

The Giant Eagle Knights were an important and rare troop type for the Great Zhou Dynasty. Since the Elven race itself was not large, the number of Giant Eagle Knights was naturally not large either. Even losing a few would be painful.

In that instant, Wei Qing even reflected on whether he had relied too much on the Giant Eagle Knight in the previous battle, which allowed the opponent to seize the opportunity to turn the tables.

However, it cannot be denied that, in the face of such a situation, using the Giant Eagle Knights was the simplest, most direct, and most effective method.

The battle was still ongoing, and Wei Qing had no time to dwell on this issue.

Although the loss of the Giant Eagle Knights was painful, from the perspective of the entire war, this battle had only just begun. Their main force had not yet arrived, and it was far from the time to decide the outcome.

But the situation on the battlefield is indeed difficult to handle.

The already limited number of Giant Eagle Knights suffered heavy casualties in this wave. Under these circumstances, the remaining Giant Eagle Knights had only one way to deal with the Ripper mech: to drop explosive charges from outside the range of the heavy machine guns and carry out high-altitude bombardment.

However, things are never as simple as they seem.
Putting everything else aside, the throwing of explosive charges is inherently unpredictable, which is the fundamental reason why the Giant Eagle Knights resort to low-altitude bombing. By increasing their altitude, they simply cannot be confident that the explosive charges will accurately hit the cockpit of the Ripper mech.

Not to mention that those Ripper mechs weren't just standing there motionless, waiting to be blown up.

In general, the best approach in this situation is to go all out and launch a large-scale, indiscriminate bombing campaign.

The undead troops below were indeed not afraid of being drawn in, but the problem was that they didn't have enough giant eagle riders to achieve that effect!
Unbeknownst to them, the Giant Eagle Knight was indeed being restricted by the other side.

In this situation, if we want to break the deadlock and create an opportunity for the Giant Eagle Knight, we need to destroy the enemy's lights first.

But what you know, the other side also knows.

The goblins' heavy machine guns were basically positioned next to the searchlights, and the goblin soldiers on the other side even used the heavy machine guns as the center to engage in positional warfare.

This is exactly the same tactic they used to practice in the Great Zhou Dynasty, which centered around hand-cranked heavy machine guns.

No one expected that the other side would make the first move.

At the same time, as soon as these heavy machine guns were revealed, the Ripper mechs that were originally charging back and forth in the camp seemed to have received a new mission. They divided up their areas and came to the vicinity of each heavy machine gun.

Any undead troops in the surrounding area that attempt to charge the heavy machine gun positions will be overwhelmed by the Ripper mechs operating at full power!
Given this premise, as a powerful weapon for close-quarters combat, the Ripper mech also requires ranged weapons to provide fire support in certain situations.

Previously, it was all infantry with guns that coordinated the operations, but now that the infantry with guns have been upgraded to heavy machine guns, that is naturally even better!

Previously, the Great Zhou army had never actually fought against a goblin army that was fully engaged in combat.

The first wave was won by attack, and the second wave ended the battle with a direct ambush. Now, after three exchanges, this is the first time the goblin forces have successfully stabilized their position and begun to implement tactics. Once these tactics are put into practice, the goblin forces' overall condition clearly shows signs of gradually improving.

This made the already suppressed undead forces' situation even more difficult.

This also made them realize that there were reasons why the Goblin Kingdom had been able to develop to its current state and become a military power; it was definitely not just good luck.

The main force has not yet arrived. Although Gargamel, who is hidden under the yellow sand, cannot directly obtain information about the situation on the battlefield, he can roughly sense that the battle is not going well just by using his mental perception.

The undead skeletons' attrition warfare capabilities alone are already struggling to keep up with the goblin army in front of them.

At that moment, he couldn't help but recall Wei Qing's instructions to him before he hid in the yellow sand.

We must find a way to deal with the goblin mechs...

Wei Qing was indeed surprised by the goblin army's ability to contain the giant eagle riders, but he was not entirely unprepared, just in case.

At this moment, having confirmed the situation, Gargamel gripped the Wraith Staff tightly. With the chanting of incantations, one after another, twisted and wailing wraiths flew out from the staff.

Unlike Zhou Xu's Soul-Binding Rope, Gargamel's Wraith Bone Staff is of a lower level; it can only transform wraiths, not vengeful spirits.

Under this premise, although their Great Zhou also had the souls of criminals that could be used, the number of criminals who died was ultimately still small.

The vengeful spirits currently in Gargamel's Wraith Staff are mostly collected from the goblin soldiers who died in battles with them over the past two years.

Now it can be said that what was taken from the goblins is being used for the goblins.

The vengeful spirits that fly out can be considered a medium for necromancers, allowing them to use these spirits to gain a deeper understanding and exploration of their surroundings.

In the chaotic goblin camp, the presence of the vengeful spirits was not conspicuous.

Gargamel didn't dawdle. After roughly assessing the surrounding situation and locking onto his target, he immediately commanded the wraiths to charge toward the nearest goblin driver.

The approach of the vengeful spirit triggered the effect of the 'Wither Aura', causing the goblin driver to suddenly feel a chill down his spine.

However, the desert nights were already cold, and the battlefield was noisy and the booming sounds were deafening, so the goblin driver, who was in a state of high excitement, didn't notice anything unusual.

The 'Withering Aura' is ultimately just a passive skill with a support function. It's unrealistic to expect to defeat the opponent with just this move. Gargamel knew this, so he didn't hesitate at all and immediately activated the power spell!

[Soul Shock!]

Driven by the incantation, the vengeful spirit lunged directly at the pilot of the Ripper mech.

Suddenly, the goblin driver felt a headache coming on, and he felt dizzy, as if he heard a series of mournful howls echoing in his ears!

(End of this chapter)