novelonline Chapter 2198: A Fortress Never Seen Before
Chapter 2198: A Fortress Never Seen Before
Chapter 2198: A Fortress Never Seen Before
"Commander, we are blocked here. Without supplies, the cavalry regiment will soon be unable to hold on," Deputy Commander Joseph came to Lin Jiu riding a sheep.
He had seen the strength of the Sheep Cavalry Regiment led by Lin Jiu, and Joseph's idea was to fight his way out of the encirclement of the Sand Flame Nation. Wandering aimlessly in the desert was nothing but a slow death.
You know, if the Sand Flame Nation knew about the existence of such a legion, the garrison would definitely guard all transit cities tightly. Their tens of thousands of cavalrymen were fighting in the wild and were not afraid of any legion, but it would be too difficult for them to attack the city.
During their siege, the surrounding defenders would certainly come back to surround them and capture them all. The Sand Flame Nation would naturally seize this weakness and no longer pursue them. Instead, they would gather their forces and block their retreat, hoping to exhaust them to death in the desert.
They are the most elite warriors of the Kingdom of Peru, and they need to consume a lot of food every day. They also have rams as mounts, and they need to eat raw meat every day. But in the current environment, let alone raw meat, even cacti are hard to find.
Lin Jiu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I've already prepared for it."
"Prepare?"
"Look..." Lin Jiu was about to arrive at the destination and motioned Joseph to look ahead.
Joseph picked up the telescope with doubt and looked over. He was shocked to see a fortress in his sight. There was no record of the fortress. Although it was not large, it was more than enough for a transit.
And judging from the architectural style, Joseph was sure that it was definitely not a new fortress built by Sand Flame Country. They in Peru were completely unaware of this.
"Commander, what is this?" Joseph knew that the only person who could tell him the answer was Lin Jiu.
"This is the place I had prepared before returning to Peru." Lin Jiu briefly explained that the real nest of the mechanical Zerg was built on the underground mineral veins, and the fortress on the ground was a foothold built specifically for Lin Jiu.
Given the Zerg's war potential, it is extremely easy to build a fortress in a short period of time, not to mention that they are mechanical Zerg who are good at mechanical construction.
"Hiss~" Looking at this fortress with a completely new architectural style, Joseph couldn't help but take a deep breath after approaching it. This kind of momentum had never been felt even in the Segona City Fortress in their Peruvian Kingdom. Moreover, this fortress seemed to be equipped with weapons and equipment that he had never seen before.
This was not the first time that Lin Jiu had seen a mechanical Zerg fortress, but the one he saw this time was more spectacular and complex than before. It was probably because of the extremely rich mineral resources under the desert that gave Anna ample potential for development.
This fortress stands like an impregnable fortress in the vast desert. Its overall structure is made of solid steel, presenting a cold and majestic temperament. The appearance of the fortress presents a unique geometric beauty, with clear lines and prominent edges, as if it was carved with the most precise tools.
The fortress's walls were thick and solid, with each piece of steel tightly connected and seamlessly connected, forming an indestructible line of defense. On the walls, countless radars and antennas were densely packed, acting like the eyes and ears of the fortress, constantly monitoring everything around them.
On the top of the fortress, towering towers and turrets are arranged in an orderly manner, like the sharp swords of the fortress, pointing straight to the sky. On the towers and turrets, cannons of various calibers and anti-aircraft machine guns are densely distributed.
Under the same conditions, hot weapons are definitely more powerful than cold weapons. In the feudal dynasty, cavalry dominated the cold weapon era for thousands of years, but when hot weapons appeared, they were almost eliminated soon.
The cold weapon battles in this world were not simple, and the strength lay in the fact that all the warriors had gray souls in their bodies, which gave them great power. The power of ordinary hot weapons was not enough to change everything, but the mechanical Zerg were different, as their hot weapons came from the void, and with the right energy source, it was not a problem for them to suppress the cavalry.
However, Lin Jiu knew that only his fortress was equipped with these thermal weapons. The mechanical Zerg, apart from the laser mechanical worms with long-range attack capabilities, mainly used the swarm tactics.
This involves the relationship of rate of return. With the same resources, the benefits of making thermal weapons and mechanical Zerg are naturally greater. Therefore, only some weapons were made in this fortress for defense, and the mechanical Zerg itself was the sharpest "weapon".
After the fort scanned and identified Lin Jiu, it automatically opened the door and let him in. This was a completely new device that Joseph had never seen before, and it opened his eyes. Entering the fort, he could see that the external defense facilities were very complete, but the internal construction was very simple because of the limited time.
It was a fortress surrounded by a circle of land, and above the ground was a simple military camp. However, there was no shortage of supplies, especially food, which were all extraordinary creatures hunted by the mechanical insects in the desert. At the same time, when they mined minerals, they would also encounter many extraordinary creatures underground, and now they were all sent here as food for Lin Jiu's army.
The cavalry regiment, which had experienced many battles, could finally take a breath and rest here. Joseph had a lot of doubts in his heart at this time, but he kept them to himself and did not ask. His feelings were shared by most cavalry soldiers.
However, these people are more loyal to Lin Jiu, otherwise they would not be assigned to Lin Jiu by Spring Steel Sheep and then sent to the border battlefield. This is to prevent them from being scattered outside and causing any trouble.
While Lin Jiu was resting, Su Xiao had already set his sights on Segon City, after all, the deadline was approaching. The previous Rongsha Battle had made Su Xiao famous in the Central Battlefield. If he could take Segon City, he would become famous. Su Xiao didn't care about fame, but he should be able to get a lot of support from the Tsar.
The city of Segona is located behind the central battlefield, very close to the Kingdom of Peru. In fact, the nature of the city of Segona is similar to the Rongcha Fortress, which is one of the important defense lines of the Peruvian side. Capturing this fortress and defending it is equivalent to kicking open the door of the Kingdom of Peru and stationing troops at the opponent's doorstep.
From a distance, Segona looked like a majestic queen. The yellow-brown walls were nearly a hundred meters high, with rows of armor plates inlaid on them. The iron-black armor plates were covered with downward barbs, each half a meter long, to prevent enemy soldiers from climbing up the walls. The construction of this fortress was even better than that of the royal city Gaoshan City.
The sound of shields knocking in unison came from the city of Segona, and a large ball of fire was still in the sky. This was a signal of an attack, and it would not be long before other dwarf troops stationed in the surrounding area would come to reinforce.
On the city wall, huge metal crossbows were placed side by side, and behind the wall, hundreds of catapults were ready, with the black oil barrels on them ready to be ignited at any time.
The tips of the metal crossbow arrows protruding from the city wall gleamed coldly in the sun. These giant crossbow arrows, more than five meters long, put great psychological pressure on the soldiers.
If they rushed forward directly, the dwarves' weapons would bombard them one after another, and by the time they reached the bottom of the city wall, it would be great if 7 of Su Xiao's 3 soldiers could survive. Originally, he was going to use Apollo to clear the way, but that was an option after the alchemy dragon-making plan failed, and it was no longer necessary.
It's you, go ahead! Black Dragon!
(End of this chapter)