Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1901 The overall situation has been decided
Meanwhile, on the rear firepower side, with the second entry of the dwarf gyroplanes, the enemy Destroyer mech force was basically wiped out with a second round of bombardment.

From now on, the rear battlefield matters can be left to the dwarven steam tank troops.

Ten dwarf gyroplanes were deployed at top speed to support the main battlefield where large-scale combat was taking place.

Even now, with the main force of the Great Zhou entering the battlefield and quickly gaining the upper hand and taking control of the battlefield, ending the battle in a short period of time is not so easy.

Even if an army of tens of thousands stood here and let you kill them, it would take you a while to kill them, not to mention that the enemy has not given up resistance.

The dwarven gyroplanes that entered the main battlefield had a clear objective: they flew specifically to areas densely populated with goblin soldiers.

As the dwarf pilot flew low overhead, he skillfully adjusted the firing angle of the cannon, then, after spotting the soldiers below, pressed the fire button without hesitation.

At that moment, a muffled 'bang' was heard, accompanied by scalding steam, and a large number of projectiles were ejected, instantly killing a large number of goblin soldiers below!
The scene before them was all too familiar; it was the same method they had used when the steam-powered armor had shot down the goblin soldiers.

This weapon is called a steam cannon. It works similarly to a shotgun, but the difference is that the steam cannon is connected to the power system of the dwarven gyroplane and the steam-powered armor. After compression, the steam ejected is used as a means of launching to attack the enemy.

Compared to the previous flamethrower, the steam cannon has a larger kill radius and is more efficient at eliminating large numbers of enemy soldiers.

The dwarven gyroplanes that entered the arena didn't hesitate at all, unleashing a barrage of firepower from their steam cannons.

With the battle already at this stage, only by rapidly reducing the enemy's forces can the advantages of the Great Zhou army snowball.

Just as the goblin general had predicted, they had already played all their cards, but the Great Zhou side had only just begun to play their cards.

Now that the snowball is starting to roll, it will only get bigger and bigger.

Although the battle is not over yet, they have lost their means of counterattack. Faced with the snowballing enemy's growing strength, they lack the ability to defeat it.

At that moment, the goblin general knew very well that they had lost.

Continuing to fight would only be a death throes.

On the battlefield, facing the continuous heavy blows from the Great Zhou army, many goblin soldiers probably realized the situation.

Soon, deserters appeared on the battlefield.

On the battlefield, if a unit has deserters, it basically means that defeat is not far away, let alone a goblin unit.

It goes without saying how much the goblins value their lives.

With some already taking the lead in fleeing, the number of deserters quickly increased, and in the blink of an eye, even the main force of soldiers lost their will to fight and scattered and fled.

Having confirmed the intelligence, Wei Qing was not surprised by this.

After several encounters, they had gained a fairly good understanding of the goblins' nature.

Soon, the slogan "Lay down your weapons and surrender or you will not be killed!" echoed across the desert.

The goblin soldiers had long lost their will to fight, and now they were in the desert with nowhere to run. Upon hearing this slogan, they all threw down their weapons and surrendered.

Upon receiving the intelligence report, the goblin general couldn't help but show a look of sorrow on his face.

In fact, in that very short time, his own rear position had already been surrounded by the dwarven steam tank force.

Their goblin kingdom was once a powerful nation, but who could have imagined that it would end up in such a state?

Letting out a heavy breath, the goblin general glanced at his tense and anxious adjutant beside him, and the communications soldier sitting there operating the radio equipment. It wasn't hard to tell what they were thinking.

But now that things have come to this, he doesn't care anymore.

"Get out, all of you." "General."

"roll!"

Upon hearing this angry shout, the adjutant and the communications soldier were both startled and quickly ran out of the command vehicle.

The adjutant hesitated for a moment, but ultimately closed the carriage door.

Then, looking around, he saw that the steam tank unit opposite him was steadily tightening its encirclement.

This caused the adjutant to instinctively take a step back, leaning against the carriage door. Before he could say anything more, a gunshot suddenly rang out from inside the carriage.

The gunshot was so clear, pressed against the carriage door, that it made the adjutant's heart clench. He recalled that he had followed the goblin general for many years, and a wave of sorrow washed over him.

But the thought that they were still on the battlefield made him restrain his emotions, and he subconsciously exchanged a glance with the communications soldier next to him.

At that moment, they seemed to have made up their minds as they watched the dwarven steam tanks steadily advance.

The two goblins simply threw away their sidearms.

"Don't fire! We surrender! We surrender!!"

In this war, the fact that the goblins, as their adversaries, were able to surrender so sensibly and quickly after realizing that there was no way to turn the tide was actually a good thing for the Great Zhou.

This would at least save them a lot of trouble, and at the same time, the casualties on both sides could be brought under better control.

Even as the Great Zhou forces' advantage rapidly snowballs, as long as the battle continues, casualties will still occur on the Great Zhou side.

Now that the goblins have surrendered, the number can be brought under control immediately.

During this process, the goblin lieutenant truthfully informed the general that he had committed suicide by swallowing a bullet.

Upon confirming the news and the goblin general's corpse, a hint of surprise flashed in Zhou Chongshan's eyes.

It's rare to find a tough one among the goblins; it's a pity he died.

But Zhou Chongshan didn't think much of it.

"Bury him. I'll report this later."

"Yes!"

With the goblins' surrender, the battle here quickly came to an end.

The subsequent cleanup work actually took even more effort.

Meanwhile, inside the oasis stronghold, the dwarven mobile force that had withdrawn ahead of schedule eagerly unwound their full-body steam-powered armor.

The moment the steam-powered armor opened, accompanied by a large amount of water vapor, the dwarf soldier looked as if he had been pulled out of the water. He was soaking wet from head to toe, but shriveled up, clearly severely dehydrated.

This is also a major drawback of steam-powered armor: it is extremely hot for the wearer, even more so than the dwarven steam tank.

This also means that the steam-powered armor needs to be cooled down in a timely manner every time it runs, otherwise the operational risks will continue to increase with time and temperature.

Even with timely cooling measures in place, wearing steam-powered armor still puts a significant strain on a soldier's physical fitness.

Therefore, each of the first six sets of steam-powered armor was worn by a dwarf officer with the strength of the Hundred Refinement Realm; ordinary soldiers simply could not afford to wear them.

(End of this chapter)