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His Majesty seemed to have rehearsed a long time ago, he stood up from the throne expressionlessly, and handed the crown held by the steward to Lao Yuan.The latter was extremely humble. He bent down and slowly took the crown, which symbolized dignity, and held it up high to show it to the officials, nobles and generals.His Majesty could even hear the sound of Lao Yuan's heart beating wildly. He wanted to ridicule, but thinking of Lao Yuan's horror, he could only endure it.

Lao Yuan took out his long-prepared crown from the box beside him, and solemnly put it on his head.At this moment, the emperor's aura finally fell on Lao Yuan. He slowly sat on the chair, and the five-color elemental flying snake appeared behind him, making the hall even more shining, and gradually changed from a flying snake to a four-clawed one. The appearance of the dragon shows its majesty.He looked at the officials, all of them bowed under his gaze, the officers stood at attention and saluted, and the nobles knelt on one knee to show their loyalty.Excited, trembling hands, after moving his lips, Lao Yuan finally said the sentence he always wanted to say, the sentence that can only be said after reaching the supreme position, that sentence is one of the ultimate goals of the ancient great ambitions.

"Received by the heavens, you can live forever!"

352 The Battle of the South

The eight-character mantra is the life goal of countless power ministers and treacherous heroes.From ancient times to the present, it is unknown how many people have been buried in this position, and how many people have become stepping stones on the way to this position.Throughout the ages, this has always been the meeting point of politics and power, and the core of the bloody struggle vortex.

But there is also an extraordinary charm here. Since Gaozu, the Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms and Song Dynasties, how many people have truly reborn and become supreme?Most of them are usurped by powerful officials, and there are few self-made people like Han Ming.This position is irresistible to countless people. Since the Sima family, there are very few powerful officials who can refuse to try this position.For Lao Yuan, this was a step he had to try and a step he had to take.

"The king's seal was lost, and the golden ring was held by Zhongnan thieves. I cast this scepter as a royal inheritance, so that it will be passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years!" Lao Yuan waved his hand and shouted excitedly.

The head of the palace immediately brought a delicately carved wooden box, and Lao Yuan reached out from the wooden box and took out a scepter inlaid with gold and jade about [-] centimeters long, and easily held it up to show others.The totem of a wingless dragon is engraved on the scepter, and at the other end there is a flying eagle that looks like it is about to fly.Whether it is the eyes of the dragon or the eagle, they are all carved out of the most precious magic crystals, the whole body of the scepter is gold-plated, and the inside is made of mithril to shape the whole.The reason why Mithril is used to shape the inside of the scepter is not just because Mithril is more precious, but because the gold that has been crossed is really beyond ordinary comment.

Fine gold, fine gold is the rarest magical metal on the Dawn Continent, and fine gold of the same quality is at least a hundred times heavier than gold.Moreover, fine gold is extremely difficult to smelt, without the assistance of a magician to melt it, it is simply impossible to melt it successfully.These peculiar characteristics combined with high-strength magic conductivity make adamantine extremely scarce, which is also one of the reasons why it has only passed through a thin layer.Of course, the main reason is that the fine gold is too heavy, and Lao Yuan's physical strength can be easily picked up, waved or nestled in his hands, but if it is passed on to the second generation, it is estimated that it will be difficult to lift this scepter. The reason is that with Yongdalim's current financial resources in the treasury, it is still possible to forge an adamantine scepter.

"Use this scepter as a letter to call on the world! Princess Aisha is the queen, and Emily is the concubine." Lao Yuan continued to hold the scepter and ordered.

"Your Majesty." Earl Browning raised in a low voice.

"Your Majesty was granted the title of Duke Alexander, and the fiefdom is set near the imperial capital, which will be passed down from generation to generation." Old Yuan continued with a sideways glance.

"Everyone, since the turmoil in Yongdalim four years ago, there have been natural and man-made disasters, and disasters have continued. First, Ropotia became independent, and then there was a rebel uprising. The two northern provinces are self-governing, and the three southern provinces are fighting each other. I want to emulate Yongda The story of His Majesty Limu, to rule the world and return to peace." Lao Yuan stood up and walked down and said.

"Now that the rear is stable, I plan to personally lead an army of 25 to attack the south, fight the rebels in the southeast, and rule Yongdalim!"

"Except for the 25 troops of General Roy and Bo Zhen who guarded the western and central-southern borders, as well as the garrison troops that have changed defenses, the remaining [-] troops, seven old legions, and four new legions, a total of eleven legions, all Push it to the southeast border, and prepare to go down with one drum and rule the southeast!" Lao Yuan ordered to the generals.

"Yes!" The generals immediately replied with another salute.

"The south will be in my hands sooner or later." Old Yuan said, looking outside the hall with confidence.

"Unifying the southeast, central and south is inevitable. The combined troops of the two places are not as many as our army, so what qualifications do we have to resist stubbornly?"

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The army immediately began to move in an orderly manner, and almost all the current troops of the Yongdalim Empire began to gather in the central province continuously, preparing to attack the southeast under the order of Lao Yuan.In addition to the [-] troops still defending the Central South and the West, and the [-] elite guards, legions gathered loyally near the imperial capital, and under the leadership of Lao Yuan, they began to rush towards the southeastern border aggressively. .

When the news of Lao Yuan's usurping the throne spread to all parties, both the three southern provinces and the two northern provinces expressed varying degrees of dissatisfaction and resistance. The two northern provinces pretended not to know about it and did not comment on it, but they did not criticize it either. Lao Yuan's behavior may be preparing to stab Lao Yuan.Grand Duke Nicholas opposed Lao Yuan's usurpation of the throne, but he also accepted Lao Yuan's canonization honestly.He was promoted from a grand duke to a prince, and became a veritable king of the Southwest.

The southeast, central and south provinces were the most criticized. Democotte in the southeast province vowed to overthrow Dizhi, rebuild the republic, and knock Lao Yuan to the ground.And Zhongnan also began to call on all the people with lofty ideals in Dalim to stand up against this unprecedented chariot, overthrow the feudalism and the empire, resolutely not compromise with Lao Yuan, and must let the people escape the suffering of feudalism.For these reactions, Lao Yuan had guessed right a long time ago, none of them were wrong, and they were all following his script.

Now, he only needs to concentrate on taking advantage of the advantages to defeat the rebel forces in the southeast province, regain the extremely important southeast land, and then attack both sides to attack the central south.But Zhongnan can't perish so quickly. He has to wait until Zhongnan captures half of the southwest. In this way, it will be easier for him to enter the southwest, and he won't have to suffer a third time.

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"Have you read the newspaper?" Commander Sherman asked Comrade Peigne on horseback.

"I've seen it." Penny looked at the scene where the army's changing formation spread out, changed again and continued to spread out, and then looked at the artillery unit behind.The artillerymen manipulated artillery of different calibers, and attacked the main gate of Tiger City non-stop in batches.The huge shells from the mortar hit the tall city wall one after another, stirring up clouds of dust, completely suppressing the opponent's artillery unit.Another cavalry troop headed diagonally to the north, and soon disappeared from Pene's sight. Those cavalry were supposed to stop the enemy's reinforcements. Now only Zhongzhen has not been taken down. As long as Zhongzhen is taken down, The first line of defense on the Tiger Plateau was basically bound to fall.

After the occupation of Dongzhen, [-] troops were left to defend and control the eastern front line.In addition, a large number of cavalry troops detoured between Dongfang Town and Zhongzhen, and between Zhongzhen and Tiger City, forcing the enemy troops to be unable to respond to each other and fight separately.Zhongzhen adopted a strategy of encircling and not attacking Sherman. The main task there was to keep an eye on the [-] troops in Zhongzhen and set up camp in this area. Once Zhongzhen sent troops to support other lines, or other directions supported Zhongzhen intercepted and knocked them out, and continued to keep Zhongzhen in a 'safe' state.

A total of [-] troops were deployed in the direction of Zhongzhen, plus cavalry troops in Dongzhen and detours, and small and medium troops attacking the fortresses.A total of about [-] troops have been deployed on this line, making this line extremely chaotic. The enemy has no way to break through this area, whether it is to reconnect with some strongholds or plan to attack Central South. Troops have become extremely difficult and difficult to implement.Of the remaining [-] troops, except for more than [-] troops still defending on the western front, most of the other troops are concentrated under Tiger City, ready to fight General Derek to the death.

And General Derek is also tit for tat, careful deployment to resist the attack of the Central South, the previous defeat on the Eastern Front, and later transferred [-] to assist the Jazz.Now General Derek can directly use only about [-] troops.The [-] troops sent by His Highness Nicholas are still on the way, and it will take at least seven days to reach the front line. If they are counted on to support the decisive battle, it is better to count on the defenders on the front line of Golden Mountain to assist in the battle.

The inferior force of more than 4000 people had to let General Derek take a defensive position to deal with the revolutionary army. He deployed 2000 troops on the second line in the east. , There are still 1 people in Zhongzhen, and 500 people are still standing in the fort camps around the front line, or plan to assist Zhongzhen to wait for an opportunity to meet up.The remaining [-] people all gathered in Taige City, leaving only a small number of troops to deploy on the western front, and together with the [-] people of the Revolutionary Army, they were on guard against each other's attacks.

The core of the war lies in the battle on the eastern front and the decisive battle in Tiger City. Both sides on the eastern front are doing their best to defend their own camps and wait for the opportunity to pull out the enemy's fortress camps.The situation here is chaotic, even the revolutionary army can't take care of the overall situation, and can only divide into several directions to fight independently.And what about the Southwest Army?It was even more difficult for them to communicate. The camps and fortresses could not communicate with each other, so they could only stick to it sporadically, or break through.

The decisive battle in Tiger City was extremely fierce. With the breakthrough of Dongzhen, the feint attack quickly turned into a general attack. Nearly half of the troops of both sides gathered here. As long as Tiger City defends or breaks through, the entire plateau defense line will quickly become It is a foregone conclusion, or the revolutionary army will occupy the plateau and go straight into the southwestern hinterland to deliver the most fatal blow.Or, after the Southwest Army was repelled, they would divide their forces to support the Eastern Front, recapture the Eastern Front, and then add [-] troops for follow-up support, completely counterattack the Revolutionary Army, and fight all the way to the front line of Qiangshan City, and then touch the Central South.

"The brave man has usurped the throne. I never expected that he would actually dare to do such a thing. This guy, who is ungrateful for profit, has been following fame and fortune since four years ago. Until today, he has finally climbed to this position." ’ said Comrade Sherman.

"I don't think this is a good thing." Penny said with her head turned.

"His behavior will not bring lasting advantages. If he is defeated by our comrades in the future, the empire that has lost its legitimacy will quickly fall apart, and our cause of liberation will be delayed a lot."

"But the reverse is also true." Sherman nodded and looked forward.

"Once the empire is scattered, although our pace will be much slower, it is always easier to win against a group of small warlords than against a large empire."

353 New Weapon Experiment

"He didn't think about how many people would continue to live in hardship and war with his actions. Although usurping the throne is beneficial to his status, as time goes by, he will be the emperor in his capacity, just because Our offensive collapsed, and sooner or later it will collapse due to other reasons. At that time, the country will be torn apart and attack each other, and I don’t know how many wars will break out, and how many people will die because of it.” Penny continued. .

"It is indeed the case, but how many people can really care about the people? How many people can really think about the workers and peasants, and the majority of people? They only care about their own position, not the people below. Feeling. In order to reach this position, 1, 10, or millions of people will die. As long as the person who dies is not themselves, they will be willing to let wars break out and create chaos.” Sherman He replied confidently.

"So it is still necessary to liberate the southwest as soon as possible, and then liberate the western and central provinces as soon as possible, so that the country can be stable." Comrade Sherman continued.

"Report, Comrade Chargot successfully blocked the reinforcements sent from Zhongzhen, continued to stabilize the encirclement network in the east, and firmly fixed the enemy on the east front." A comrade riding a horse came over to salute.

"Okay, order Comrade Shargo to continue to organize deterrent tactics on the eastern front, avoid a decisive battle with the main enemy forces on the eastern front, trap them to death in this place, and cannot support the front line of Tiger City. In addition, some troops can be sent to prepare Launch an attack on the fortress camps, if we can control these camps and limit the fighting on the eastern front to the second-line area and the middle town area, then even if Tiger City cannot be breached in a short time, we will definitely win." Sherman The commander ordered solemnly.

"Yes!" The orderly slapped the horse with the whip again, and left like lightning.The battle is urgent, and everyone is racing against time to increase their chances of winning.The sentiment in the Revolutionary Army was even worse. Every soldier wanted to contribute to the battle. The fighters waited for the commander's order, and eagerly wanted to confront the enemy's large forces head-on.The commanders are scrambling to take on the most important tasks, wanting to fight to the death with the sharp knives of the enemy.

Even if it is other arms, everyone will never delay to prepare for the liberation battle.The cooks even used all their free time to look for wild vegetables and edible wild fruits, trying to add more nutrition to the soldiers' meals.The breeders used their bloodshot eyes to stare at the stables. Once a cavalry comrade came back, he rushed to check the horses, and then found a rested horse for the cavalry comrades to fight.The breeders joked that horses are more comfortable than humans, but once a commander orders them to rest, they will change their rhetoric again, and use horses to fight the enemy while humans sit in the stables to dismiss the order to rest.

"Order the siege troops, prepare gunpowder barrels, and prepare to blow up the city walls. Order the magicians to support the troops, release the magic shield to cover the siege troops, and try our best to let the soldiers of the siege troops reach the enemy's walls!" Penne held the troops in his hand The uniformly distributed binoculars ordered the commanders that he and Commander Sherman are now commanding the front line of Tiger City, and he is also a veritable supreme commander.The fate of nearly ten thousand troops weighed on his shoulders, but Pene didn't show any panic at all.The several battles back then were much more important and dangerous than today. If he showed wavering now, it would be impossible for him to survive the several battles back then.

A siege force in armor marched towards Tiger City under the cover of various troops. Tiger City is seven meters high, which can be said to be the complete main city specification.Even if it is attacked with cannons, the main city will definitely not be blasted away by random bombardment.The revolutionary army has superior firepower, but now it is only the artillery on the top of the city that is firmly suppressed. They dare not fight back, but they are unable to decisively damage the city wall.The real siege troops still need those 'death squads' with the highest sacrifice rate to do it.

"Put on the armor. These armors are enchanted and can withstand several shock attacks. You'd better wear the armor properly. I don't want any of you to be reimbursed by the enemy for not wearing the armor properly!" The platoon committee of the troops shouted to boost morale.

"Where's the powder keg? Have you brought the powder keg?" The platoon leader fastened his helmet and asked the other troops.

"Here we come! There are five barrels in total, and one is not missing! We have checked the logistics of the fuze ten times, and there will never be any problems." Several comrades came here with a small wooden cart shouted.

"Okay, five people pull the cart, and the others cover them! Where's the magician army? Why haven't their magic shields arrived yet!" the platoon committee asked a few soldiers while fixing the powder kegs and pressing the handlebars.

As soon as the words fell, three magic shields of different colors enveloped these soldiers, and the platoon leader immediately waved his hand to signal everyone to go forward and go to the city of Tiger.Four troops have already responded in front, and they raised their guns and fired at the top of the city, attracting the firepower on the top of the city.The artillery unit concentrated on the top of the city wall and started shelling, instantly filling the place with smoke. Even so, the troops on the top of the city still found this siege unit and immediately started to block it, trying their best to avoid it. The troops pushing the powder kegs moved closer to this side.

The artillery position at the top of the city, which only dared to fire intermittently, began to shell desperately in an instant. Under the command of the chiefs, they concentrated on shelling the siege troops, trying to use this unadvanced artillery to attack the troops of more than 30 people. After being crushed and defeated, there was a burst of gunshots on the top of the city, and all of them fired at this army. Although the field of vision was limited and it was difficult to hit this army, it could not stop these soldiers from fighting back with all their strength. They wanted to intercept this most destructive army. Live, it's best to blow them all to death.

"Platoon leader! It's better not to have these magic shields, otherwise they probably wouldn't be able to find us!" A soldier said helplessly while raising his gun to fight back.

"Fart! Without these magic shields, we would have been killed by the enemy's cannon fodder on the way. It is all thanks to these enchanted armors and magic shields that we can reach this close place!" He politely glared at the soldier and said.

"Quicken your pace! Get under the city wall as soon as possible!" Comrade platoon committee said to the other soldiers while bending down and pressing the gunpowder barrel.

"Hurry up, hit them! Don't let them go to the bottom of the city!" An officer yelled at the other soldiers on the wall. The other soldiers also started shooting quickly when they heard the shout. Regardless of whether the gunpowder was filled or not, they shot first. Go out and talk about it.They all understand the horror of these troops pulling small carts, and they also have those powder kegs in the southwest, but they have been doing defense in this battle, and they have not come in handy at all.If these gunpowder kegs are really pushed under the city wall, even if they can't be blown up this time, if they repeat it a few times, Tiger City will definitely be finished no matter how big it is.

"Ann over there! Over there is the weak point!"

A dwarf comrade in the army pointed to one side of the city wall and shouted that the siege troops usually arrange a dwarf who is particularly keen on architecture as a guide. These dwarf fighters can always quickly find the weak points of the city wall, which is a pity. They are more traditional and conservative. They always only teach one apprentice student to learn this, and they are not willing to let everyone learn it.

"Okay, let's go there!" The platoon leader watched as the magic shield that had been blessed with three layers was broken layer by layer, and only a blue layer was born, which was crumbling and almost broken.He grabbed the handlebar with all his strength again, pulled the gunpowder cart in front with all his strength, and rushed down the city wall quickly.

"cover!"

On the left side of the siege troops, a line infantry company of about 30 people, under the organization of the company commander, started shooting at the city head again.The order they received was to attack the city and wait for the main attack of the follow-up troops.For this reason, even though they sacrificed more than [-] people, they still insisted on counterattacking here, waiting for the troops to send siege troops to launch a general attack.Not only here, but many troops have received such orders, either waiting for such siege troops to attack, or waiting for large troops to approach and open up a shooting point to entangle with the enemy.

"Blow him up! Blow him up!" the artillery officer on the top of the city shouted with red eyes as he slashed at the bricks of the city wall with his sword.

A cannonball hit again from the city wall, hit the center of the army, completely shattered the shields of the siege troops, and knocked down several soldiers. Several soldiers were unable to dodge, and were directly crushed by the solid cannonball. Hit fell to the ground.Comrade platoon leader pulling the cart at the front was also shot by the most bullets. The enchanted armor lost its magical luster after only a few bullets, and was pierced right after, causing the platoon leader wearing this armor to fall to the ground.

"Hahaha! Good, good!" the officer on the top of the city laughed wildly while holding his saber

"Leave me alone, you must liberate the Southwest!" The platoon leader lay on the ground and tried to stand up, but he could only lie down again in vain, and shouted to the other comrades who were not injured and could still fight with all their strength. .

"Go forward! Down with the imperial devil!" The platoon committee member rushed to the front again. He pulled the rope on the cart and ran forward with big strides.After less than a minute, he was shot and fell down with the platoon leader.Then came the squad leaders, the squad leaders rushed to the front to pull the cart one after another, leaving the sacrifice to themselves and giving the chance to live to others.The soldiers pushing the cart behind had tears in their eyes. They roared furiously, straddled their legs desperately, and rushed towards the city wall that was close at hand, wanting to sweep these imperial devils into their graves regardless of life or death.

"it's time."

Said a comrade with glasses to Commander Sherman.

"New weapons need experimentation, and now is a great opportunity for experimentation." He continued.

"I'm more reluctant than you to push such a precious experimental sample up like this." Comrade Sherman said with a smile.

"There is no reluctance. Weapons are used to fight, and they are used to reduce casualties of comrades. If these 'Fire Demon Lions' made of the best materials can't work, then this plan can also be cut off , let other plans proceed as soon as possible." The comrade wearing glasses said casually.

354 Use it or lose it

There are many departments under the Central South Military Reform Department, but the most important ones are these few organizations.They are the British (Turnassner) Revolutionary Council, which is responsible for formulating the direction of future unified liberation and the revolutionary form of the whole continent, and the Communications Department, which is responsible for coordinating the underground fighting at home and abroad.As well as the Reform Direction Wei Committee, which constitutes the core of the Military Reform Department and is responsible for the future development direction of the entire military.Finally, it is the most mysterious war research institute that produced one piece of advanced experimental equipment after another.

The War Research Institute has gathered countless great talents, scientists and inventors who are very sensitive to engineering and chemistry.They accepted invitations from all walks of life, and entered this mysterious department incognito to start researching new weapons.The best resources of the Revolutionary Army all come here, whether it is the best archers, the best artillery, or the best equestrian cavalry, they are all here to assist these inventors in their work.

The arsenal that produces weapons is ready to serve the research institute at any time, and some skilled workers are also eagerly waiting for their drawings and then start the actual design and assembly.The core resources of the entire army are working hard to provide assistance for the invention of the war research institute.The emergence of new weapons can tilt the balance of war. Every new weapon tested here can save the lives of many comrade soldiers, and can also prevent many soldiers from dying due to war.

"The most important thing that can promote the situation of world war is the continuous improvement of tactics and changes in production, and the most important thing is the development and application of new weapons." This is what Commander Rebio said.

"These experimental weapons must have been used on the battlefield before we can further formulate the transformation direction and submit it to the comrades in the reform party for approval. If their performance cannot be tested in actual warfare, they will be made out of empty teeth. , that is tantamount to wasting the money of the government and the government, and squandering the hope of the people at will." The comrade wearing glasses continued to explain.

"That's the reason. It's just that the city is being attacked now, and the danger is not low. If the 'Fire Demon Lion' is destroyed before it reaches the city wall, wouldn't it be a waste?" Commander Sherman asked again.

"That is also an experiment. If it is destroyed before reaching the city wall, it means that the speed is not enough, the armor is not enough, and it needs to be improved. On such a large battlefield, he is supported and covered by so many troops. If so, then we should give up mass production as soon as possible and prepare to develop other projects instead.” The comrade watched the experimental weapons being slowly pulled by the horses, and said to the Sherman uniform.

"The 'Fire Demon Lion' is quite dangerous. If it gets hit, it might cause an explosion, right?"

"That's not true. The enemy's artillery mostly uses solid shells, and ordinary bullets are hard to break through its armor. Comrade Sherman, you will be optimistic in a while. , will definitely not be ignored.” The comrade finally smiled and waved to the back, indicating that those experimental weapons and equipment are ready to go on the field.

"Order all units to prepare to support the special experimental unit, and ask the magicians to cover them." Sherman looked at the battle situation ahead and ordered to the herald again.

"Order a battalion to approach the city wall to attract firepower, stragglers to provide shooting support, and then send a company to seize a favorable position and block the enemy's firing direction." Comrade Sherman continued.

I don't know how many troops have been besieged outside the city of Taige one after another, including the Revolutionary Army and the Southwest Army.The troops at the battalion level and the regiment level camped separately, blocking the inside and outside of Tiger City.In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of Sir Shi Liyang, General Derek specially allocated [-] troops to station two camps behind Tiger City, ready to respond to the evacuation of Tiger City or support the crisis of Tiger City.The camp over there is still in contact with Tiger City, but several revolutionary army units have begun to attack these two camps. Whether Tiger City can persist has become an unknown that no one can predict.

"How's it going outside?" General Derek asked the officers on the wall as they patrolled down the wall with other senior officers.

"The enemy's attacks were repelled several times, and the city wall was still impregnable. However, the enemy army successfully established its position within 150 meters, and began to build fortifications to launch a counterattack against the city wall. Our army was unable to push the enemy beyond [-] meters. We can continue to block within this range and avoid the enemy's further advance." The officer reported with a disheartened salute.

"Damn it." General Derek couldn't help cursing as he held down the city wall and looked down. The revolutionary army had already started digging ditches at a distance of about [-] meters and [-] meters, and piled up rocks and sand for shelter.This distance is terrible. The muskets of the Revolutionary Army can still display high precision at this distance, but it is difficult for the muskets of the Southwest Army to hit here.Taking this as a position, the Revolutionary Army can easily hit the Southwest Army on the top of the city and play a firm role in suppression.

Not to mention that the enemy's artillery is even better, completely comparing with the artillery of one's own city.The enemy's artillery and muskets were double suppressed, and now the Southwest Army can only rely on the condescending and defensive advantages of the city wall to fight the Revolutionary Army.Both the Southwest Army and the Revolutionary Army have a very tenacious fighting spirit, and the commanders also rarely make mistakes in command.Now, only the quality and quantity of weapons can play a decisive role in victory.

"How about the other three walls? Can you still hold on? If you can, transfer all the cannons over there to this side, and they must not be suppressed by the artillery of the Revolutionary Army!" General Derek ordered.

"General, what do you think that is?" A senior military officer suddenly turned pale with shock.

"What?" General Derek quickly looked over there, and couldn't help being surprised together.He knew that the Revolutionary Army had a lot of new weapons, but he had never expected that the Revolutionary Army had so many weird things.

"What is that monster that is emitting black smoke and making loud noises? Is it an earth-type or fire-type beast?" General Derek asked the other officers.

"No, it shouldn't be a monster." An officer said hesitantly.

"But judging by the black smoke and the aura, it looks a lot like Ropotia's demon beast, the Fiery Demon Lion."

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"Are you all ready?"

In front of the experimental weapon called 'Fire Demon Lion', several soldiers in light military uniforms were putting on their own round protective caps, checking each other's clothing and equipment for their comrades.There are also several comrades lying under the fire demon lion to check whether the wheels are normal and whether the weapons are complete.They have to be nervous and have to be extra careful.Drills are different from actual combat. They will not be in the drill when testing defensive capabilities, and there will be no other interference when testing offensive capabilities.But this is a battlefield, and the Southwest Army's guns will hit them at any time, let them meet the god of the underworld with these three fire demon lions.

"It's been prepared a long time ago." A young comrade immediately said to the squad leader in charge, as if he was pulling one side of the fire demon lion into it.

"Comrades, don't be afraid, go forward. If we can live, we will make a great contribution to the cause of liberation. Even if we die, we will also help the development of weapons in the future. Most of us are arsenal workers, It is the supreme glory of the revolution to be selected by the organization to participate in this decisive battle to experiment with new weapons! If I die, you will send a word to my wife, and say that my son will also be a soldier in the future! Don’t be a coward !"

Comrade squad leader opened the door next to the 'Fire Demon Lion' first, and then he lowered his head and got in.Then the other three comrades also entered into this huge steel 'Warcraft' one after another.A comrade sat skillfully at the front of the weapon, and another comrade ran to the back to turn on the steam engine to let the steam engine start to warm up.The third comrade grabbed the big box in the middle of the interior, opened the box to check everything inside, and nodded to the squad leader after confirming that all the items needed were not missing.The magic fire lion began to make a loud rumbling sound as the steam engine warmed up. This big guy, not pulled by any horses or cows, was actually about to move!

"Open the magic circle!" The squad leader ordered the soldier sitting in front with the highest voice, the steam engine was roaring in the car now, and the comrade behind was already rolling up his sleeves to add fuel to the steam engine.The comrade who was fiddling with the middle box was also sweating profusely. He wiped the sweat on his legs from time to time and concentrated on pressing the box so that he would not shake with the operation of the steam engine.Seeing that all the parts were almost activated, the squad leader quickly shouted and gave orders.

"Yes!" The soldier in front immediately pressed the egg-sized green magic crystal standing beside him, and the magic crystal was pressed into the groove to activate the magic circle.As the magic circle emitting green light started, the squad leader and others seemed to feel that the machine was much lighter all of a sudden, and it jumped down lightly like a rebound, unlike just now when the wheels were pressed into the ground, unlike It's that heavy.

The machine started to move forward, and the three pairs of huge wheels slowly moved forward under the drive of the steam engine, driving the behemoth forward.The steam engine at the back made a loud noise that could cover the entire battlefield, and the billowing black smoke provided huge power for this steel monster to move forward.Three three-meter-high and seven-meter-long behemoths slowly moved towards the battlefield in an unstoppable posture.

Every time they took a step forward, countless revolutionary soldiers raised their muskets and cheered, and every time they moved forward, the Southwest Army on the city walls became more frightened.Although these three 'monsters' walked very slowly, the distance from where they started to the city wall was only 800 meters. Even if it was 800 meters, it would not take long to reach them.

"Use it or lose it, if you can't keep up with the times, there is only a dead end." General Derek said bitterly.

355 Fire of Victory

"If there is no magic circle to reduce their weight, these 'fire demon lions' will not be able to walk anyway. We have designed a thicker armor, plus a heavy steam engine and other devices. The power of the steam engine alone is not enough. It may motivate this big guy to walk. So we used the rare magic crystals given by Miss Adele, put those very precious magic crystals into the car, and carved a weight-reducing magic circle, so that they can walk Yes." The comrade wearing glasses said to Comrade Sherman not forgetting while writing with the other two comrades.

"It's amazing, it's amazing. I didn't expect that a steam engine could be used for this kind of thing." Comrade Sherman stroked his beard and said with a huge surprised expression on his face.

"This is also the idea put forward by Comrade Sun Boyang. He believes that if a kind of iron armored vehicle is designed that does not require horses to be exposed, only uses steam power to drive, and requires extremely thick armor to fight, it must be able to survive many deadlocks. It played a decisive role. If this kind of armored vehicle can still attack, for example, if there is a musket inside the vehicle, or a small cannon is directly pressed into the vehicle, it will make the enemy even more frightened and make the enemy flee." The comrade was very Said confidently.

"It is indeed a very novel idea. If our revolutionary army can deploy a large number of these things in the future, it will definitely be invincible, and no one dares to do so." Comrade Sherman looked at the three big guys slowly moving forward with black smoke. He nodded in agreement.

"However, these machines also have great defects. They are extremely heavy because they need to carry weapons, and they need to be armored enough to resist muskets and bounce off most shells. In addition, the weight of the steam engine itself is also a big problem. The steam engine itself The weight consumes half of the energy produced, which is why they need magic circles to activate them. Without the blessing of these weight reduction circles, these three guys would have stopped in place for a step and could not move .”

"Should be able to solve it? Whether it's the weight problem or the cost problem, it should be solved sooner or later to achieve mass production?" Commander Sherman asked.

"It's definitely possible. We have commissioned the comrades of the Steam Research Institute to design steam engines suitable for vehicles as soon as possible, so as to reduce the weight of the current steam engines and improve their useful efficiency. In addition, the armor can also be replaced by other metals in the future. We can according to The performance of this battle will determine the thickness of the armor and the manufacturing method to reduce the weight and cost of the vehicle, making it more suitable for the battlefield."

"If the weight is solved, then we can make these big guys run without the magic circle in the future. These big guys have to be made like this because of the size of the steam engine. If the size of the steam engine can be reduced, then The weight of the vehicle and the required armor can be further reduced. At that time, we can consider mass production and use these vehicles exclusively for attacking fortifications, providing soldiers with cover from the front.”

"It's really unexpected that such a thing can be designed. If we can really expand the production, then our unification industry can be just around the corner." Commander Sherman sighed.