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Chapter 195 Secret Weapon (I)

"So, the enemy was fooled?"

Chris looked at the player's report on the enemy's movements on his personal interface.

This is a bit of cheating, but war is fought unfairly and asymmetrically.

Chris closed the interface and stood on a big rock, watching the team passing by him.

The army was very shocking when it was marching. Amid the not very correct sound of drums, the mud was crushed into dust under the trampling of iron boots, flying and rising as the troops advanced in five columns.

Chris looked at the mixed black and green troops passing by him with pride and satisfaction.

The flintlock soldiers occupied the center of the army, the front of their dark green coats were dented by the copper magazines. With every step they took, the guard of the gun barrel collided with the bayonet scabbard slung across their body, making a crisp sound like a dead branch breaking.

The ammunition carts moved slowly on the right side of the column, with sword and shield soldiers and halberd soldiers following them.

The horses of the light cavalry on both wings were spewing white foam as they wandered around the team, on guard, forming a five-kilometer-wide security circle.

Although Chris was sure that there were no enemies nearby, he still had to follow the necessary procedures and not be lazy and let the soldiers develop bad habits.

It would take at least a day for an army of nearly 10,000 people to come out of the mountains, because you can't just line up and run out and be done with it. You have to consider many factors such as supply, reconnaissance, and command, and every link needs to be carefully arranged and coordinated.

Especially the supplies. Although Chris can purchase these things, in reality he must also prepare enough supplies to last the legion for more than a month, otherwise it will terrify the soldiers.

No one wants to go to the battlefield hungry.

In addition, there are artillery... For this battle, Chris prepared nearly a hundred field artillery pieces. It is not an easy task to push these artillery pieces out of the mountain.

If they were attacked during this process, Chris was sure that his army would be in chaos, which would have the same consequence as being attacked by the enemy halfway across the river.

So, Chris issued an order to the Ultramarines, asking them to lead a thousand-man infantry regiment to guard another mountain pass and pretend that their own army would attack from there.

Then, he led his troops to "land" at another place twenty kilometers away.

A very simple strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. As long as the opponent is not a fool, he will basically be able to sense that something is wrong.

But so what? The enemy, having lost all their scouts, was now shrouded in the fog of war. No matter what they chose, Chris could handle it with ease. Even if they didn't fall for his trick, or even guessed his location correctly and headed straight for him, Chris wasn't afraid.

Just because there was a place that was very suitable for defense ahead, he had already arranged in advance for the Mountain Tiger Regiment, the Han and Tang Warriors, and several unknown player groups, a total of 1,500 light infantrymen, to occupy it in the middle of the night.

The players' fighting spirit is obviously unquestionable. As long as the rewards are in place, fighting to the death is not a problem.

Therefore, Chris has great trust in the players who are holding on. Even if the enemy army attacks, they can hold on until their own troops complete their deployment.

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On the other hand, Chris was relaxed and no one disturbed him, but the Ultramarines on the other side were in trouble.

"Attention, artillery shells are coming!"

The player "Hawkeye" on the makeshift watchtower screamed and pulled the warning bell.

After hearing the alarm, all the sword and shield soldiers behind the shield vehicles quickly squatted down. The next second, five solid bullets whizzed over, and three of them hit the surface of the shield vehicle. Wood debris, dirt and sand flew everywhere, and the steel skin surface was deformed and detached.

The remaining two leaping shield cars fell a little and landed on the open ground. They bounced several times and then stopped, but they didn't hit anyone.

Lin Ruoyu, who was squatting behind a shield car, looked back at the two shells. They failed to hit anyone because the former had learned from the combat experience this morning and deliberately let the soldiers hide close to the shield car, shortening the width of the formation and lengthening it, hiding behind the temporary sandbag bunkers.

As long as the shield car in front is not destroyed, the soldiers hiding behind it will not be hit by the shells. "How far away is the enemy's artillery from us!?"

Lin Ruoyu shouted and asked the players on the watchtower. The player with the ID Hawkeye tested it with a rangefinder.

"Around 600 meters, they're hiding behind a mound... A double-charged Tiger Crouching Cannon firing live ammunition should be able to reach them."

"Then leave it alone."

When Lin Ruoyu heard this, he ignored Hawkeye's advice.

The steel used in the Tiger Crouching Cannon is very good, and there is actually no pressure to fire double-charged guns. However, because the barrel is too thick and short, when it fires solid shells at a target at a distance of 600 meters, the accuracy is basically calibrated by faith.

There is definitely no problem in attacking infantry clusters, but if you want to attack artillery with cover, it depends on luck.

In this case, there is no need to fire back at the artillery. The enemy infantry is coming up, and these three cannons must be kept to deal with them.

Fifteen minutes ago, the dragoons on the opposite side received reinforcements, and an infantry team of about three thousand people quickly approached the battlefield in a marching column.

Then the five bronze cannons carried by the dragoons began to bombard the shield formation.

The dragoon artillery's firing position was 600 meters. Apparently, after analyzing the lead bullets fired by the Tiger Crouching Cannon, they guessed the caliber of the enemy's artillery.

Therefore, they deliberately placed artillery at this distance to bombard the shield formation.

During the enemy's continuous bombardment, Lin Ruoyu could see that the infantry on the opposite side were lining up and preparing something. Amid the sound of artillery fire, the players behind the shield vehicles were so bored that they wanted to bet on when the enemy would attack, but Hawkeye on the watchtower shouted.

"Holy crap, they rolled out more artillery...and the muzzles are huge!"

Just as he finished speaking, a muffled sound was heard in the distance, and then, amid the unique whistling sound of a cannonball breaking through the air, it was hit directly, wood chips and soil flew everywhere, and the upper part of the watchtower was shaking in the violent vibration.

"Everyone, take cover!"

Lin Ruoyu shouted, his voice echoing across the battlefield.

The soldiers reacted quickly, and the sword and shield soldiers and flintlock soldiers behind the shield carts quickly squatted down and looked for cover.

The gunner players of the three-door tiger squat cannon pushed the cannon forward, exposing the muzzle from the shield chamber, ready to fight back.

"How far away is the enemy's artillery?"

Lin Ruoyu asked the players on the watchtower again. Although the watchtower was damaged, Hawkeye still stayed at his post.

"Around 800 meters, they added three long-barreled cannons that looked a little different. Their firepower is even stronger!"

"Boss, isn't it time to show off our secret weapon?"

A player squatting next to Lin Ruoyu asked this while covering his ears.

"It's not a solution to passively take a beating like this."

"Playing our cards right now isn't an option... Hawkeye, what's the enemy infantry doing?"

"They're advancing, there are about 500 of them, they should be attacking soon!"

(End of this chapter)