Valkyrie Europa

Chapter 289 The Burning Rhine River
On the banks of the Rhine, the two armies faced each other across the river.

The long night is about to pass, and now is the darkest hour before dawn. Whether it is the south bank or the north bank, whether it is the military camp or the forest, it is extraordinarily quiet.There are no loud voices, no bursts of horseshoes, there are only big rivers flowing, the sound of water rushing, just the breeze blowing and the leaves rustling.

It was quieter and more depressing than usual.
In the countless silences and depressions, in the boundless tension and waiting, the light suddenly broke, and the sunlight began to break through the darkness.

"Attack!" With the appearance of the sun, an extremely majestic voice exploded on the north bank.

"Cross the river!"

"Kill the past!"

"Give it to me!"

"Rush! Rush! Rush!"

Followed by countless shouts, roars, orders... and long, rapid horns.

That is the clarion call of war!
Immediately, countless figures surged out from the forest, barracks, and rocks by the river bank, densely covering the long river bank.

They gathered into three strands, like three black blades, rushing towards the Rhine River in the south.

The battle of crossing the river officially began.

The German army marched, and started crossing the river at Daying, Yingzui Gorge, and Huisu Bend at the same time.

"Wow" "Wow" "Wow" "Wow".
Numerous planks nailed into squares were pushed into the river, and there were more and more of them, covering a small part of the river in a short time.

"Wow" "Wow" "Wow" "Wow".
Then came the raft. The people in the front row of the raft were wearing big shields, and the people in the back row were paddling frantically. Thousands of boats set off and rushed towards the south bank.

"Wow" "Wow" "Wow" "Wow".
Those who jumped into the water were all strong and strong men. They took off their heavy metal armor, carried only light weapons, and swam towards the south bank at high speed.

The horn kept blowing, and more and more people rushed into the water towards the south bank. There were more and more pontoon boards in the river, more and more rafts, and more and more people swimming.The most outstanding group has even reached halfway, approaching the middle of the river.

No tricks or tricks were used, just an upright attack!It is a forced crossing at the expense of sacrifice!With an absolute superior force, they were divided into three groups and crushed towards the south bank in three directions at the same time!

Of course, the French Revolutionary Army on the south bank would not sit still and launched a counterattack immediately!
Whether it was the big camp, or Yingzui Gorge, the two sub-battalions of Huisuwan, countless soldiers began to pour out to form formations.

When the German army was crossing the river with all its strength, the formation of the French Revolutionary Army also began to form. The phalanx of spears, the phalanx of swords and shields, the phalanx of archers, the phalanx of crossbowmen, the brigade of light cavalry, the brigade of heavy cavalry, and the brigade of ordnance were arranged in turn. Open, press towards the river bank.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom".
Thousands of people marched together, neatly like a drumbeat, and the phalanx also strode forward, reached the predetermined position, and began to counterattack and obstruct.

"Buzz".
With a buzzing sound, countless arrows shot out from the longbowmen's phalanx, and the countless black spots covering the sky and the sun were scattered towards the frontmost raft in the middle of the river and the swimmers like pouring rain.

"Pfft" This is the sound of an arrow shooting into a human body, followed by bright red blood.

"Dang" This is the sound of the arrow being blocked by the large shield, then being bounced aside and falling into the water.

"Dole" This is the sound of the arrow shooting on the raft, and then it penetrates deeply into the wood, forming a "fence" around it.

The big shield is held high, whether it is a carefully crafted iron shield or a hastily made wooden shield, they are constantly waving to block the arrows coming from the sky.

"Om" "Om" "Om".
One after another, arrows fell like raindrops, without stopping for a moment.

People on the raft kept getting arrows and falling into the water, but the paddling of the oars never stopped for a moment.

The swimmers in the water were either diving deeply, or using the raft next to them, and the corpses of those who fell into the water blocked the arrows, and they also struggled to swim forward.

As they approached, the shortbow phalanx and crossbow phalanx of the French Revolutionary Army also joined in the rain of arrows, and the rain became more and more dense.

Not long after, the first batch of rafts and swimmers were lost in this endless arrow rain.

However, the subsequent rafts and swimmers continued to come and rush towards the south bank.There are more and more pontoon blocks in the river, intersecting and pushing each other, approaching the south bank.

As the battle progressed, the water of the Rhine River was gradually dyed red, and the number of corpses floating on the river surface continued to increase, some were washed away, and some became the reliance for the swimmers to cover their bodies.

More and more people died, but the distance between the German army crossing the river and the south bank became shorter and shorter, and even some lucky swimmers were about to touch the other bank, but they were forced to be alone and unable to fight against France. The infantry phalanx did not dare to show their heads and go ashore.

Facing the approaching German army, the French Revolutionary Army also began to change its tactics, and an equipment battalion composed of bed crossbows and stone cannons began to appear.

"chirp"

The giant arrows shot straight out like spears, and shot towards the densely packed rafts on the river.Shields block, shields break, people block, people wear, even a well-forged martial arts master, the moment he touches this giant arrow, he will be pierced through!

"whoosh"

The round stone bullet, which was a circle larger than a human head, was shot out fiercely, cutting a bloody path through the extremely dense crowd, and even smashing the entire raft to pieces!
France's interception was like a rock, and Germany's attack was like a wave. The waves shot out layer by layer, hitting the rock continuously, but did not shake it by half.

But the attack is still going on, the operation of crossing the river is still going on, the river is already full of dead bodies, the German follow-up troops are still replenishing, going down the river, and trying to attack the south bank
As time went on, the battle became more intense, but the balance of victory was tilting towards the German side, and the pontoon bridge composed of large square planks and rafts was about to be docked to the south bank of the river!

After all, the advantage in numbers is not so easy to offset. The German army has a large army, which is twice as large as the French Revolutionary Army who crossed over!
Looking at the pontoon bridge that was about to be successfully built, Marshal Lista, the supreme commander of the German army, issued an order for the general attack: "The three major armies obey the order! The whole army marches immediately! Go straight to the north bank! Advance and not retreat! With one effort, completely tear their defense line !"

On the south bank, the German army rushing up the river bank crossed the wooden piles arranged on the river bank, and ran into the French infantry phalanx waiting in full force!
Of course, they didn't take advantage of it. The phalanx of the French Revolutionary Army was well-trained, and they waited for work with ease.When they collided on the first day of the lunar new year, they blocked the motley army composed of serf army, noble army, and city defense army.Immediately after, they slashed with long knives, stabbed with long spears, and pushed forward layer by layer, smashing their offensive to pieces.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom".
Knowing that the mob army could not break through the French defense line, the three most elite armies of Germany began to enter the arena, stepping on the chaotic but extremely stable pontoon bridge on the river, marching in neat steps, with a fierce and huge army, pressing towards the south bank !

However, the French Revolutionary Army on the opposite side did not panic, and was still mechanically slaughtering the miscellaneous troops that came ashore, driving them into the river.

The three regular legions of the German Empire marched very fast. After a while, they crossed more than half of the river, and began to carry their shields, facing the dense arrow rain, and culled them.

Suddenly, behind the French infantry phalanx, among the guards of the light and heavy cavalry, the ordnance brigade that had been shooting huge arrows and throwing stones separated, stopped archery and throwing stones, and put out another kind of equipment.

It was dozens of hundreds of trebuchets lined up!
"Boom". "Whoosh".
Following an order, black objects were thrown out by the catapults and smashed towards the three major armies on the river.

Even though they knew that they might not be able to stop them, the soldiers of the three legions reacted quickly, overlapping layers of large shields, covering the top of the team at once!
"Boom"

The black shadow hit the big shield all of a sudden, flying in all directions.

Huh?Blocked it?Isn't it a stone?What is this black liquid?Poisoned water?It seems to be of no use.

Regardless of the opponent's doubts, the trebuchet was activated non-stop, throwing countless black shadows at the soldiers crossing the river.

Next came the French longbowmen.

"buzz"

Another row of arrows rained down, but they were different from the previous ones.

Huh?Why is this wave a rocket?It's daytime now!Just light it like that, like burning our pontoon?so possible?Now it's on the river!That small fire is extinguished in a flip of a hand!

I thought so, but the three major armies were elite after all, so they still struggled to raise their large shields, trying to minimize the losses caused by the arrows themselves.

"When" the flaming arrow hit the large steel shield, was blocked, and fell down.

But this is not the end, the flames of the arrows fell on the thick black liquid thrown by the catapult.

"boom!"

In an instant, fierce flames soared into the sky, forming a single piece on the river surface, and endless flames swept all directions at once.

The entire Rhine River was set on fire, and the entire river was burning crazily!

(End of this chapter)