Chapter 630 Activating the Massive Weapon
This Nether Division is none other than the city defense army that Dawson, the deputy captain of the Wells Legion Task Force, brought from Lavati City to support Santia City and surround and annihilate the Lombard mercenaries.
It is said to be an army, but in fact most of these people are mercenaries, and the rest are caravan guards, plus a small number of young men and free people in the city. But thanks to the wealth of the Lavati lords, the equipment of this army is no less than that of the Lombard regular army. The fifty heavy cavalrymen all wore bright armor, including bucket helmets, gorgets, shoulder pads, and greaves. The spear, halberd, and leather buckler he holds are of excellent workmanship.
Last night, after being separated from the troops led by Dawson to support the northern palace guard regiment, this team of more than 400 people, led by the commander of the Lavati City garrison, divided their forces and quietly advanced towards Santia City.
It is worth mentioning that although the composition of the army in Lavati City is complex, it has a clear organizational structure and strict discipline. Like most regular legions, it has cavalry, heavy armored infantry, crossbowmen, light armored infantry, sentries, and heavy radial troops. Legions are organized into squads, squadrons, and companies.
The backbone of the army is mostly the caravan guard leaders under the merchants, but there are also many powerful mercenaries who have obtained military positions by virtue of their abilities.
On the way to Santia City, the commander continuously sent out secret sentries to detect the movements of mercenaries outside the city, and targeted clearing out enemy scouts shielding the battlefield.
In the middle of the night, after careful marching, the army finally arrived at a dense forest on a gentle slope less than a mile outside the city of Santia.
Taking advantage of the cover of darkness, a team of five sentinels was sent out. The few people moved separately and soon arrived at a place less than 500 steps away from the outside of the city wall.
Three of them headed west, straight to the mercenary camp. Their mission was to find out the enemy's military deployment. Since the food and grass were heavy, the other two crawled half-prone towards the city wall, trying to get in touch with the city. However, the dense patrols of mercenaries outside the city wall forced the two to give up.
While a sentinel soldier near the mercenary camp was returning to resume his duties, the sudden fire coming from the mercenary camp suddenly attracted his attention. After careful observation, it turned out that the enemy's radiation was heavily burned. But after rescue efforts, the fire was quickly put out.
The commander of the Lavati garrison who learned the news concluded that the mercenaries outside the city would definitely retaliate wildly against the Santia city garrison. So he immediately ordered that the drinking water rations carried by the army be distributed so that the soldiers could replenish their strength.
Since Naihe was unable to contact the defenders in the city, the commander could only order the outposts to pay close attention. Once the mercenaries attacked the city, he would lead his men to reinforce them immediately, catching the enemy by surprise.
In the early hours of the morning, as it was getting dark, three urgent attack horns reached the ears of Commander Lavati who was repairing. After waiting anxiously for a moment, the sentry came to report that all Santia City defenders were dispatched and had launched an attack on the mercenaries outside the city.
The commander immediately gave the order and rushed towards Santia City.
By the time they arrived outside the city, the two sides were already at war. After looking at the passive defenders of Santia City and thinking for a while, Commander Lavati gave an order, and the fifty-heavy cavalry dived and rushed towards the enemy cavalry on the periphery, killing more than twenty Lombard cavalry on the spot.
The commander personally led more than 400 of his men with swords and followed closely behind the cavalry, roaring down the hillside, "...-Quick, don't let these bastards escape. The 1st, 3rd and 4th squadrons blocked the gap on the west and drove them north. The 6th and 7th squadrons cooperated with the brothers in the city to kill the group of mercenaries. The rest of the people followed I'm coming -"
Commander Lavati, who had fought with the mercenaries for several rounds and killed five infantrymen and one cavalry, took a few deep breaths, once again pulled out the long sword stuck in the soil, roared and charged towards another Lombard cavalry who hurriedly turned his horse."
"Ah!"
A cry of mourning came from the horseback.
The Lombard cavalryman, who was suffering from pain in his foot, turned around and saw that half of his calf had been cut off, and blood was constantly spewing out.
When he raised his sword and slashed at the guy with blood-stained hands in front of him, a long sword had already pierced his chest from the other side.
Commander Lavati pulled hard and pulled out the internal organs of the Lombard cavalry, scattering them all over the ground.
"Good swordsmanship!"
Commander Lavati looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a familiar figure moving flexibly, stabbing the two mercenaries to the ground, and then raised the sword in his hand to make two more swords.
This person is Colin, the captain of the Welsh Legion.
After receiving Odo's order, Colin hurriedly mobilized a flag team and rushed to the western battlefield. At that time, Hans and Bury were leading a fierce battle with the Lombard mercenaries. Seeing that Hans and others were once again surrounded, with their lives at stake, Colin was extremely anxious. Fortunately, the crossbow team arrived in time, and the rain of arrows caused a lot of panic to the mercenaries. Colin seized the opportunity and led his men to attack all the way, finally tearing apart the Lombard encirclement.
With the addition of Lavati's army, the pressure on the defenders of Santia City was greatly reduced. Gradually, the battle line began to move forward "Brother Colin!"
Commander Lavati recognized Colin in the crowd and was very excited.
A few days ago, the Welsh Army entered Lavati. As the commander of Lavati City, he often had the opportunity to come into contact with officers at all levels of the Welsh Army. Colin had a great reputation in the legion, so Commander Lavati naturally paid a three-point salute to the company captain. After going back and forth, the two parties began to get acquainted with each other. If the Welsh Legion had not withdrawn in a hurry, the relationship between the two would have definitely gotten closer.
Commander Lavati was very excited to see each other on the battlefield. Especially seeing Colin's flexible steps and superb swordsmanship opened the commander's eyes.
Just before Commander Lavati realized what he was doing, the mercenary behind him had already raised his hammer and hit him on the head.
It was too late, and before the commander could react, Colin had already raised his sword and threw it at the mercenary's chest.
With a stabbing sound, the sword cut through the guy's leather armor and plunged straight into his body. After rolling a few times, the mercenary's whole body twitched.
Commander Lavati, who was not sure why, turned around and saw the mercenary lying on the ground vomiting blood, and felt frightened.
".. Really hanging~"
Looking at Colin and his men tearing open the gap, the Lavati reinforcements appeared in time, forcing the Lombard mercenaries back step by step. Otto's hanging heart was finally relieved.
The time to fight back has finally arrived.
Odo turned his head slightly and said to the orderly behind him: "Immediately send an order to each combat company. After stabilizing the line, immediately compress the Lombards' space for movement and suppress them to death."
“Yes, Lord Odo.”
The messenger took the order and rode away.
"Rogg, Smith, you two each take ten chariots to the east and west battlefields respectively, and find the right time. It's time to show those bastards to the world."
"Yes, Lord Odo!" The two men immediately took the order.
Odo looked at the iron boxes on dozens of tanks behind him, and then said to the soldiers on the tanks: "Guys, aim and throw them. Raising troops for a thousand days, using them for a while, it's time for your grenadier company to take the field. ! According to my signal, as soon as I hear an explosion, they will move to the two wings. At that time, you will call those bastards hard!"
"Yes!"
The people in the grenadier company who had been watching for a long time were in high spirits, and everyone was gearing up to give this group of mercenaries a fatal blow.
"Grenadier company, attack!"
"Take the order!"
Then, dozens of tanks, led by company captain Rogge and deputy commander Smith, flew towards the east and west sides, the wheels roaring and kicking up dust all over the sky.
Those mercenaries who are still resisting at this moment will not know what will happen next.
Looking at the chariot companies lined up every fifty steps, Odo calmed down and took a deep breath. He took the bomb that the soldier had just taken out from the iron box with the skull painted on it, and looked at it carefully.
「What a good thing!」
Then, he twisted the fuse as long as his hand, slowly opened the fuse, and blew lightly on the burning end.
The ashes covering it fell instantly, and a puff of green smoke slowly rose.
Breaking in another breath, the fire that had absorbed enough oxygen burst into flames, and the ash on the surface slowly fell on Odo's thigh.
Hold the reddish fire folding piece with his left hand, and pinch the cold iron egg with his right hand. Otto's hand actually trembled a little.
As a high-ranking officer of the legion, Odo certainly knew what the thing in his hand was. He had also witnessed with his own eyes the screams of the enemy and the tragic scene of mutilated bodies flying all over the sky when the thing in his hand exploded.
However, he never lit even a bomb himself.
He raised his head and looked at the distance from the enemy's position.
Thirty steps is enough.
Odo picked up the fuse and slowly moved the fuse held in his right hand closer to the smoking place.
Get closer, get closer.
Odo felt a coolness in the palm of his hand, and his heart rose to his throat.
Tick tock!
A drop of sweat fell just on the edge of the flame.
Poof!
The fuse was suddenly ignited under the high temperature, and a wisp of pungent green smoke quickly rose up, making Otto cough twice. Watching the fiercely burning fuse getting shorter and shorter, Otto's eyes opened wider and wider. Then he took a deep breath, suddenly raised his right hand, turned his body sideways, gathered strength in his arms, and gritted his teeth——
With a loud roar, the bomb in his hand was like a stone in the trebuchet bag, drawing a long arc in the air and flying straight towards the Lombard camp!
A dull knocking sound came from the head of a mercenary who was about to retreat. The mercenary glanced up, then touched the round helmet worn by Dai Kan, but found nothing unusual.
However, a pungent smell came from under the feet. The mercenary looked down curiously and saw something that looked like an iron ball and rolled his eyes, emitting a pungent smell.
Curiosity prompted the mercenary to pick up the iron ball and take a look, but as soon as he bent down, the iron ball suddenly exploded. With a deafening sound, the mercenary was blown away by a wave of air.