Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1891 The Shift of Dominance
Given the obvious intention to use the main force at the front as bait to probe the enemy's minefield, the goblin general, naturally, wouldn't concentrate all his resources there.

In fact, on the rear side of the split forces, there were also twenty Ripper mechs, which acted as the 'sword-wielding guards' of the Destroyer mechs and moved along with the rear forces.

Given the circumstances, if the Ironclad Cavalry had actually charged close, the Goblin General would have immediately dispatched the Ripper Mechs to intercept and kill them.

Little did he know that the arrival of the dwarven tank force before that would directly disrupt his subsequent plans, leading to the current situation.

The goblin army, caught in a pincer attack by the Great Zhou and being chased all the way, was seething with anger and needed to vent it on someone.

The enemy's elite cavalry, currently obstructing and inconvenient on the periphery, have undoubtedly become their target for venting their anger.

Compared to the Destroyer Mech, the Ripper Mech, as a mobile unit, is much faster.

However, this is, after all, a large creature that is over three meters tall.

With the beast steeds of the Ironclad Cavalry gaining the blessing of the Mantra and galloping at full speed, it wasn't so easy for the Ripper mech to catch up.

The problem now is that if the Ironclad Cavalry tries to avoid the impact of the Ripper Mechs, their encirclement and interception of the goblin troops will also collapse during the process.

Needless to say, this was also the goblin general's objective.

Whether they accept the challenge or not, the other party will always achieve one of their goals.

Faced with this situation, even the deputy commander of the elite cavalry leading the charge was somewhat hesitant.

Just then, a hawk's whistle suddenly rang out from the sky, helping him make a decision.

Led by Thrall, the Eagle Knights, after destroying the remaining five goblin airships, replenished their explosive packs and have now re-entered the battlefield.

The sharp reduction in numbers further diminished their bombing power, but this did not prevent them from still playing a crucial role.

Thrall originally intended to lead the Eagle Riders to bombard the goblin main force's transport trucks.

During aerial reconnaissance, they suddenly discovered a group of Ripper mechs chasing the Iron Cavalry in this area.

Isn't this exactly what they're looking for?
Upon hearing the signal, the Iron Cavalry immediately understood the situation and decided to temporarily disregard the Ripper mechs chasing behind them.

Seizing the opportunity, Thrall and his giant eagle riders swiftly swooped down.

Previously, they had heavy machine guns providing full-time air defense, which prevented them from lowering their flight altitude and accurately bombing the fast-moving Ripper mechs.

Now that these Ripper mechs have voluntarily broken away from the main force, they shouldn't be so ruthless.

Calculating the timing and altitude precisely, the giant eagle riders moved swiftly, throwing out explosive packs. With a series of explosions, goblin pilots were engulfed one after another by the spreading blast shock.

One step wrong, step by step wrong.

If the battlefield was a carefully orchestrated trap by the goblin general before the appearance of the Iron Cavalry, and the Great Zhou troops at the front were already deeply trapped and unable to save themselves.

From the moment the elite cavalry circled around and launched a surprise attack, the situation was thrown into disarray.

The subsequent arrival of the dwarven steam tank force further impacted the goblin army.

From the moment the goblin general was forced to withdraw with his rear firepower, the control of this battlefield gradually shifted from the goblin general to their own hands! The subsequent deployment of the Ripper mechs to deal with the charging iron cavalry was merely a passive defensive maneuver.

If this passive defense succeeds and can be transformed into a counter-attack, then the goblin general can once again seize the initiative from them.

Unfortunately, the giant eagle rider's explosion completely destroyed that opportunity.

With their numbers drastically reduced, the Giant Eagle Knights certainly couldn't destroy all twenty Ripper mechs in a short time, but the explosion itself was significant.

That's to let them know, "We're here!"
Faced with the low-altitude bombardment of the Giant Eagle Knights, the Ripper mech was basically powerless to resist.

As expected, after the explosion, the goblin pilots on the other Ripper mechs, although not bombed, were filled with fear and apprehension because of the example of their comrades.

Many even hesitated during the operation, completely lacking the decisiveness they had at the beginning.

Meanwhile, in the moving rear flank, the goblin general stared at the distant explosion, his eyelids twitching.

He didn't even need to guess; he already knew what would happen next.

But given the current situation, do they still have room to back down?
This time, he went to war with the mindset that if he failed, he would die for his country!

After a moment's hesitation, he immediately issued the order...

"Send six, no! Send ten heavy machine gun squadrons to provide support!"

In the goblin army, each heavy machine gun is part of a squadron.

Even considering special circumstances where combat needs to be carried out while on the move, the goblin general equipped each heavy machine gun with a military vehicle.

At that time, the heavy machine gun will only need to be mounted directly in the truck bed, which will be equivalent to obtaining a mobile position.

At this point in time, although Zhou Chongshan was unaware of what was happening outside, he could notice some vehicles leaving.

But instead of chasing after them, he leaped onto the roof of one of the trucks and glanced at the situation in the distance.

Upon seeing the circling giant eagle knight, as well as the outermost iron cavalry and ripper mechs, Zhou Chongshan immediately understood the situation and stopped paying attention.

If he were to catch up, wouldn't the Giant Eagle Knight have to consider his presence when bombarding the target?
So Zhou Chongshan continued to bury himself in his own work.

During that time, he did consider attacking the goblin destroyer mech.

But after briefly checking the situation over there, he dismissed the idea.

The goblin destroyer mechs were enormous and incredibly heavy, which meant that despite their mobility, they were still slow, and they were now lagging behind the goblin forces.

In comparison, their Great Zhou's dwarven steam tank force is clearly superior to the Destroyer mechs in terms of mobility, and they are currently chasing after those Destroyer mechs.

The same question remains: if he rushes into that area now, wouldn't he be walking into the artillery range of their Great Zhou army?

When the dwarven steam tank force notices his presence, should they continue firing?
Conversely, if they don't notice his presence, the scene becomes chaotic, and their own steam tanks are firing wildly. If they get caught in the crossfire, wouldn't that be terrible?

(End of this chapter)