Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Under the cover of the Golden Eagle-class airship, the coalition forces of the two countries easily rushed to the Rakshasa Kingdom's position.

These soldiers from the Rakshasa Kingdom had been beaten to the point of losing their morale. They just handed their backs to the coalition forces of the two countries. However, the soldiers from the Sakura Kingdom and Fuso Kingdom could not be polite and just raised their guns. Start shooting.

But at this moment, a sharp sound broke from the sky. The next second, a huge fire broke out on the second line of defense.

In just an instant, hundreds of coalition soldiers were swallowed up by the fire.

Even the golden eagle in mid-air shook violently because of the explosion.

"What's going on!" Zhao Zhiyong, the captain of the airship numbered A[-], asked his first mate.

"I don't know, it's not clear yet, but it should be the fortress on the Rakshasa Kingdom that opened fire. If it was really the fortress that opened fire, looking at the scale of the explosion, it should be the main cannon of the other side's fortress." The adjutant thought for a while and said.

Before he could finish his words, a series of explosions sounded on the ground again.

The scale of this explosion was so large that even ten airships in mid-air were affected and began to shake violently.

At this time, the ground had become a scene of purgatory.

A large number of soldiers from Sakura Kingdom and Fuso Kingdom were wailing in pain, and there were stumps and broken arms everywhere.

The remaining coalition forces of the two countries hid directly in the trenches and gave up their pursuit of the Rakshasa soldiers.

But this time, the airship flying in mid-air also saw clearly that the shelling this time was from the Rakshasa fortress in front.

Moreover, this time the Rakshasa not only used the 305mm main gun, but also a large number of secondary guns to conduct a covering bombardment. Otherwise, there would be no way to achieve such a level of firepower.

Just when Zhao Zhiyong frowned at the miserable situation below and was still hesitating whether to continue the attack, the communications soldier next to him handed a message into Zhao Zhiyong's hands.

Zhao Zhiyong took a quick glance and found that this telegram was an order forwarded by Lu Jian to Li Jinji.

Li Jinji asked Zhao Zhiyong to continue to lead the airship attack, and the main target was the fortress behind the third line of defense. He asked the airship troops to delay the frequency of bombardment of the fortress and cooperate with the ground troops to seize the third line of defense.

After Zhao Zhiyong saw the order, he did not hesitate and led ten airships directly to the fortress group.

However, for his own safety, Zhao Zhiyong also required all airships to increase their altitude to ensure their own safety.

Therefore, under the leadership of Zhao Zhiyong, the Golden Eagle airship directly rose to an altitude of 2000 meters before flying towards the fortress group.

Speaking of ground attack, in fact, this order was not given casually by Li Jinji, but because he saw that with the help of airships, his side could easily capture the position.

As for the subsequent shelling, he actually knew that it was inevitable.

Because the second line of defense has always been within the fire coverage of the fortress, he knew that as long as he attacked, the opponent would definitely bombard the second line of defense. He was not afraid of casualties from Fuso and Sakura.

After all, this was a time of war, and casualties were normal. What he was afraid of was that even after paying the casualties, he still wouldn't be able to capture the enemy's position.

Now the airship has proven that it can bomb places without any scruples and can cause huge panic to the defenders on the ground, causing them to abandon their positions.

This means that even if Daxia pays the price of casualties, it can still win the position. This is enough.

That's why Li Jinji decided to launch a general offensive to capture the second line of defense. As for whether the ground attack would be covered by artillery again, this was no longer within his consideration.

Besides, he didn't have any concerns about these coalition soldiers. He also sent an airship to contain the fortress artillery attack.

On the way to the main body of the fortress, when the airship flew over the head of the third line of defense, Zhao Zhiyong was very kind and dropped a wave of bombs on the third line of defense, preparing for the attack on the coalition forces of the two countries below. A relatively safe channel.

The soldiers from both countries who had originally hid in the trenches due to the shelling also came out of the tunnels after hearing the whistle of the attack.

Seeing the reinforcements that were about to catch up with them, the first remaining soldiers also took courage and launched an attack on the third line of defense.

I have to say that these surviving soldiers from the two countries are quite good, at least they are the ones with rich combat experience.

When charging, they put distance between themselves and their companions, because in this way, they can reduce casualties even if they encounter artillery attacks. It won't be like it was in the beginning, where it will be a piece after one shot.

However, since the third line of defense was still a little far away from the second line of defense, during this period, they suffered another round of artillery fire.

A total of two rounds of artillery attacks directly reduced their number by half. Two divisions with 3.8 people, and now only less than 2 are able to move.

This means that under two rounds of artillery fire, the coalition forces of the two countries directly lost 1.8 people, the vast majority of which were lost in the first round of artillery fire.

The main reason for this was that no one expected at first that the Rakshasa Congress would suddenly fire artillery to cover the entire second line of position. Caught off guard, that artillery attack alone caused the two countries to lose nearly [-] yuan.

However, now the fortress can only fire one round of artillery fire, because before the third wave of artillery attacks, the first batch of Sakura Kingdom soldiers have already begun to fight with the Rakshasa Kingdom soldiers on the third line of defense. Hand-to-hand combat.

At the same time, the airship also flew over the main body of the fortress and began to drop bombs on the main body of the fortress.

Although there is a top layer above the main body of the fortress, ordinary bombs cannot do anything to this kind of fortress, but the smoke generated after intensive explosions can effectively block the view and delay the frequency of their cannon fire.

By the time the artillery inside the fortress group could be clearly seen, soldiers from both sides had already begun hand-to-hand combat.

At this time, firing artillery will definitely cause casualties to one's own side.

Therefore, in desperation, the Rakshasa Kingdom could only send soldiers to fight against the Sakura Kingdom soldiers in the trenches to seize the third line of defense.

Chikosov, the commander of the Rakshasa Kingdom, knew very well that after losing the first and second lines of defense, if he lost the third line of defense, the next moment it would be his main defensive position.

By that time, he will be absolutely passive.

Once it is besieged, it is only a matter of time before the fortress falls. Therefore, Chekosov sent reinforcements to the third position, preparing to drive away the people of Sakura Country and Fuso Country.

As a result, the hand-to-hand combat between the two sides suddenly became more brutal, with people dying on the battlefield every minute and every second.