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Chapter 622: Air-to-Air Engagement
"Today, we want everyone to know that the 33rd Regiment is not a coward!"

The commander of the 33rd Regiment, Walter, looked around at all the officers above the platoon level in the regiment, his eyes blazing with fire.

In that competition, the performance of the entire regiment could be described as excellent if not perfect. However, the 32nd Regiment did not follow the rules and took the train, which led to the 33rd Regiment's terrible defeat.

In the army, only those with abilities and military achievements can have status. Now the 33rd Regiment has the lowest status among the three infantry regiments of the 3rd Division, and half of the instant noodles it receives are in crumbs.

The enemy is going to launch a large-scale attack today, and the 33rd Regiment will be the first to respond. This is an excellent opportunity to turn the tables.

Eugene pushed the defense line forward to the protruding bunker, and the 33rd Regiment built a defensive position based on the bunker.

At daybreak, the smell of meat wafted through the battlefield. There was plenty of meat and white bread today.

Many people break the bread into pieces and put them at the bottom of the lunch box, then put canned salty fat and canned beans in a pot of stew. After eating the vegetables, they eat the bread soaked in vegetable juice, and finally drink the soup.

Few people came to the water room to get water, but many people filled kettles with happy water.

When it was bright, an air raid alarm sounded on the position and the entire position became tense.

As soon as more than twenty Griffin Knights took off, they were discovered by the Black Cat Corps scouts lurking nearby. The Madera army never expected that there would be people around just watching but not attacking.

The sentry post on the mountain saw black spots circling in the air and reported it at the same time.

The Griffin Knights' mission was to launch an air strike on Wessen's army early in the morning, creating chaos and undermining morale in preparation for the subsequent ground battle.

By the time they arrived in front of the Wesson army's position, Mary and the dragon knight had already climbed to a high altitude, and the nine-headed fire dragon formed a circle and circled above the griffin's ceiling.

In the air more than 200 meters in front of the position, twelve rotorcraft were flying in pairs, also forming a circle and circling.

The Griffin Knights of the Madeira Kingdom were a little at a loss. In the past, air battles were fought between warriors in pairs, with one side deciding the winner in a one-on-one duel and the others would fill in the gap.

Now they are circling like this, if you want to hit one, the one behind you will bite your back, and if you hit a low one in the air, the one will pounce on you. Are there any rules to follow?
The air force of Wesson's army and Osmaga's new army don't follow the old rules. Mary, who has the most war experience among them, is only in her twenties and doesn't think those rules need to be followed.

The Griffin Knights quickly launched an attack, half of them pounced on the flying machine below, concentrating their attacks on one point to break the formation, while the other half defended against the fire dragon above.

Mary controlled her fire dragon Rose to fly away from the team, came to the highest point, and acted as the commander.

She no longer needs military merit in such small battles, so let the young people do it.

She had expected the Griffin Knights to split up, so she ordered the Wesson Army to move and increase the distance between the two parts.

The griffin riders who swooped down on the gyrocopter discovered that the circle was moving at a fairly fast speed, flying toward the mountain.

They immediately chased after them, unknowingly widening the distance between the two groups.

When the two sides approached, the Wesson army's rotorcraft suddenly changed its formation. It was no longer a circle, but an arc, flying towards the outer edge of the Griffin Knight team at the maximum speed.

Like the powered delta wing, the crew of the autogyro is arranged in a front-to-back arrangement, but the front is not a camera, but a twin-mounted machine gun.

The Fire Dragon Knights of the Osmaga New Army also have such weapons.

The Griffin Knights immediately turned around, preparing to cut the team in two.

When the two sides were 500 meters apart, the gyroplane suddenly turned and collided head-on with the griffins.

The Griffin Knights were happy, and the battle returned to their familiar rhythm. They all prepared their magic crystal cannons and aimed at the opponent's strange machine. The first sound was the sound of machine gun firing.

Thin red lines appeared in the air, and for the oncoming enemies, there was no need to calculate too much in advance.

The rotorcraft hit and run. Under the unified command of the communicator, regardless of whether they have achieved results or not, they can nod and fly to a distance to form a flying circle again.

The Air Force commanders' understanding of air combat was still influenced by cavalry warfare, requiring them to keep their formations consistent to avoid being defeated one by one.

The first battle just now killed four griffins, reducing the opponent's combat effectiveness by about 30%.

But the commander acted like he was commanding cavalry. After each charge, he reorganized his formation and launched the next charge.

However, the Griffin Knights were in chaos. The enemy's range and firepower were beyond their expectations, which made different people have different ideas. Some wanted to increase the distance, some wanted to rush over to shorten the distance and solve the range disadvantage, and some thought that the rotating object would hinder shooting, so they wanted to climb higher...

Previous independent operations have caused them to lack unified command and awareness, and their formation was suddenly dispersed.

Mary saw this from high in the sky and immediately ordered the helicopters to launch an assault while the enemy was in chaos and unable to support each other.

After receiving the order, the gyrocopters immediately turned, lined up in a row, and pressed towards the Griffin Knight.

They did not rush in at high speed, but kept a distance of three to five hundred meters and used their speed advantage to fly kites.

At the same time, Mary commanded the Fire Dragon Knights to attack the enemies defending themselves below, preventing them from going to reinforce.

The fire dragon stretched out its head, folded and slightly opened its wings, and rushed towards the griffin knight below.

The fire dragon riders who came here were all young people and also lacked experience.

So Mary only arranged one tactic for them, using the height advantage to rush down from a high altitude, with two people in each group, one in front and one behind. If the attack in front failed, the one behind would continue to attack. If two attacks missed, they would pull up and try again.

The trajectory of the fire dragon was like a "U". After diving, it relied on its speed to glide horizontally for a long distance. When the griffin caught up with it, it had already flown very high.

If the Griffin Knights form a formation and cooperate with each other, like a hedgehog, the Fire Dragon Knights will find it difficult to attack and may even kick against steel plates.

However, they were fighting each other at the moment, their formation was quickly broken, and they soon fell into a bitter battle.

On the tower of Sampaio Castle, Doss yelled in horror: "Why didn't anyone report that they had a dragon?"

If he had known there were so many fire dragons on the other side, he would have brought more griffin knights and hired Winged Unicorn Air Cavalry from the Southern Continent.

And now, he could only watch the griffin knights fall down one by one.

"Hurry them up!" Doss roared, "They must be ready in an hour!"

The chaos in the camp last night affected the speed of today's troop movement, and the lack of open space for the troops to form an array exacerbated the chaos.

The great nobles could not find their vassals, the lesser nobles could not find their knights, and the sergeants, when counting their own troops, discovered that a few armed peasants were missing or extra.

Doss finally gave a useful order: "Everyone head east immediately, and reorganize the team after you get out of the woods and into the open area!"

"The Knights go over there and be on guard first!"

(End of this chapter)