Konoha: This Uchiha just wants to lie down.

Chapter 742 The real way to start air combat!

Boom boom boom! !

The explosions and flames that were like a landslide engulfed the coalition forces that had gathered to counterattack.

No matter how agile or powerful a ninja is.

There is absolutely no escape from this indiscriminate carpet bombing.

After the air-burst bomb explodes, the metal storm formed is enough to tear apart any flesh and blood. Combined with the incendiary bomb, it is enough to turn the battlefield into a sea of ​​fire.

If the coalition air force was still there, it might be able to stop the carpet bombing by the Kirov airship.

However, with the castle tower's flying units taking action, especially under the leadership of those air combat aces who killed enemies like killing chickens, the current coalition flying units didn't even have time to escape, so how could they be stopped?

Without any obstruction, the Kirov airship poured down countless air-blast bombs and incendiary bombs from a height of several hundred meters.

Not to mention air-burst bombs, Metal Storm is a natural nemesis for non-heavy armor targets.

As for incendiary bombs, although their power is far less than that of air-blast bombs, their advantage is that they can be mass-produced and are not too expensive.

At the same time, the combustion effect is far better than the raw material black oil.

Each incendiary bomb can turn into a pillar of fire that engulfs everything, melting and deforming even steel.

"what!!"

"Help!"

"Run away!"

...

How could the allied ninjas, who had never experienced such a devastating attack, withstand it? They collapsed instantly.

no way!
Although ninjas are extremely tolerant of casualties.

But after all, I am not a robot, so of course I can't ignore this hellish scene.

It is hard not to collapse, especially when you see your teammates being chopped into pieces by metal fragments in an instant, or being stained by flames like a leech, and eventually turned into ashes.

Normally, dozens of airships do not actually carry much firepower.

It's just dozens or hundreds of tons of ammunition.

But these Kirov airships are not ordinary airships. The carrying capacity of these large airships is more than ten times stronger due to the special materials and the "anti-gravity barrier" effect.

Add up to nearly 10,000 tons!

Yes, the standard carrying capacity of each ship is 500 tons, and more if it is loaded with extra cargo.

There are dozens of Kirov airships taking part in the battle today, all of which are piled with ammunition, so they remain suspended in the sky and do not participate in the battle at all. They only lower their troops and start dropping bombs after their flying units have cleared out the enemy's flying units.

Nearly 10,000 tons of ammunition bombing!
It will definitely bring a huge shock to the ninja world.

However, this is something that only the castle tower can do.

For example, Konoha, not to mention that they don't have the technology to make air-blast bombs and incendiary bombs, even if they did, they couldn't produce many.

It might take a high-level craftsman several days or half a month to make the metal shell of an air-blast bomb.

But in the castle tower, it is considered an "assembly line" product, with one factory producing hundreds or even thousands of them every day.

Although detonating talismans cannot be produced on an assembly line, the abundant production materials, coupled with various rewards, have allowed the castle tower to accumulate an astonishing number of them.

As for incendiary bombs, they account for more than 90% of the ammunition, so the castle tower has no shortage of them; it just depends on how much is needed.

The entire battlefield turned into a sea of ​​fire!
The terrifying high-temperature flames even caused the castle tower troops that were preparing to pursue to retreat subconsciously.

After all, the attack does not distinguish between friend and foe. Even if it is one of our own, if one enters the attack range, he will still be in trouble.

As for the coalition forces?

If they did not gather together to counterattack but instead fled in disarray, this carpet bombing would definitely not be very effective.

But in order to gather for a counterattack, most of them were caught up in the bombing.

The only good news may be that Asuma has deployed other troops to the front as cannon fodder and consumables, and the Konoha troops are in the rear and are not in the main bombing area.

However, Root Blade and the Monkey Army still ended in tragedy.

Especially the Root Blade!

If all the Konoha troops were to evaluate the most miserable unit, this unit would definitely rank first.

First of all, nearly half of them were blown up in the previous explosive trap.

Now it is completely destroyed.

These root blades are actually very resistant to air-blast bombs. Even if their bodies are cut by countless metal fragments, they will not die immediately and they even have full combat effectiveness.

The problem is that incendiary bombs are a natural nemesis for Root Blade.

The terrifyingly high temperature flame was enough to melt the snake scales that the kunai could not cut through. No matter how tough the body was, it would be useless against the continuous damage of the flame and would be burned to ashes like a torch.

As for the Ape Army, their fate was much better than that of the Root Blade.

At least with their intelligence, they will not be ignited stupidly, but they will not avoid or defend themselves.

Just two consecutive attacks caused heavy losses. Thousands of Sarutobi clan ninjas fell directly.

The loss of more than one-third made the Sarutobi clan angry.

These are the foundation of the Sarutobi clan!

Now it's gone.

How miserable!

Anyway, the carpet bombing of the castle tower today showed what the most important battlefield is.

Sky!

Without air superiority, a decisive battle would be a death-defying endeavor.

It’s not like the castle tower had not been attacked from the air before, but the major forces didn’t feel it deeply because that was a war with the Hidden Mist Village.

Before seeing it with their own eyes, the major forces felt that although the flying troops had revolutionized the warfare mode, at most they had moved the ground warfare mode to the air.

It means sending flying troops to attack from the air, then dive attack from the air, or attack and harass the enemy from the air.

But who could have expected that after gaining air superiority, one would be able to...

Aerial bombing!

This is the real role of the flying unit.

At the same time, it also declares a truth.

If we lose air superiority, we will be at the mercy of the enemy.

When nearly 10,000 tons of ammunition were used up, the Kirov airships did not retreat, but began to disperse and surround the battlefield as the core.

When you think back to the Battle of Myoboku-san, one thing comes to mind.

In addition to being a firepower platform, the Kirov airship has another function.

The barrier sets up nodes.

The black stick that you carry with you is the best energy source for the barrier. Setting up the barrier on the airship in advance can also save time in setting it up.

So, now it’s just a repeat of the same old trick.

Of course, both Konoha and the Toads of Myoboku Mountain knew this information.

"Run away!"

"Escape with the remaining troops!"

...

Tsunade suddenly spoke to Asuma, who had been at a loss since the carpet bombing began.

If they don't break out now, they will be wiped out next.

"Master Tsunade, I..."

Asuma's voice was extremely dry.

He felt that he was to blame because his decision led to heavy losses for the Allied forces.

"Shut up. The other side never thought of letting us escape, so the result will be the same. Now is not the time to be confused and weak. The task of bringing the remaining Konoha ninjas back to the village is left to you. This is your chance to atone for your sins!"

Tsunade spoke in a bad mood, but she didn't mean to blame the other party.

This is simply a crime not caused by war.

No one would have thought that the castle tower would store such a terrifying amount of ammunition and use it in a concentrated manner.

It's simply arrogant to the extreme.

Anyway, Konoha doesn't even dare to think about using this tactic, let alone using it.

The only thing to do now is to find a way to retreat safely.

Tsunade knew very well that now they could not even continue attacking the castle tower, and it was even a question whether they could protect Konoha.

The loss is too great!
And if the enemy launches this kind of bombing on Konoha once, the entire village will be wiped off the map.

Therefore, this ninja army must be brought back, even if it requires paying a price.

Well, she is not a fool. She has already made up her mind to take the coalition forces that have survived by chance to entangle the pursuit troops in the castle tower so as to cover the retreat of Konoha's people.

"Yes, Tsunade-sama!"

Asuma could naturally see the determination in Tsunade's eyes, and knew that if he didn't leave now, he might not be able to leave, so he gritted his teeth and turned around.

"Kakashi, Gai, Yamato...you should retreat with Asuma!"

Tsunade added.

She wanted to preserve Konoha's strength as much as possible.

As for the other troops in the coalition, I can only say sorry.

(End of this chapter)