161 – The River of No Return (2)
Those who were mobilized by the coup forces in the capital somehow to find a way out were not just the General Information Bureau of the Soviet Empire.
Eastern Corps.
The central corps, one of the main pillars of the coup, is a force that is very close to the real power of the country, but does not have many armed forces of its own.
However, the Eastern Legion is different.
Because of the geographical feature of being in contact with the Soviet Empire and the Reinhardt Empire.
The corps had quite a lot of troops and equipment as well as those in the north and south.
With the Quernen War, until Prince Orlando Ruth III intentionally set up a confrontation with the Soviet Empire.
The Eastern Corps was considered more elite than the Northern Corps.
So, in order to completely occupy the capital, the troops of the Eastern Corps are desperately needed.
But they were blocked by the Special Response Brigade and Northern Corps, which moved faster than expected.
“Joseph Lewandowski…… This damn fox…… !!”
The corps chief’s teeth were grinding. Following leaflets, broadcasts were being spread, instigating confusion among the troops under the corps.
It was like that even now.
“Nice to meet you, dear comrades. I am Joseph Lewandowski, chief of staff of the 8th Assault Magic Infantry Battalion and operational staff of the Landing Forces Command during the Second Quernen War.”
“Currently, in the capital, the eastern corps commander Oleg Stukov and the central corps officials led a rebellion.”
“However, the rebellion was unsuccessful, and the situation entered a lull. Citizens of the capital, Kayef, continue their protests against the coup forces.”
“You who have dedicated your sweat and passion for your country on the border of the East, you must not fall for their tricks.”
“Do what you think is right!! Protest without hesitation!! You are soldiers loyal to your country, not soldiers loyal to those who divide the country for their own self-interest!!”
Because they were talking like that, the morale of the soldiers hitting the floor was on the verge of breaking through the crust and crashing down to the mantle.
Some of the brigade commanders and division commanders who had not been recruited in advance refused to advance to the capital, claiming neutrality.
The chief of staff looked at the pistol lying on his desk.
The war situation has already turned.
The contact from the capital, Kayef, has been completely cut off since yesterday, and more and more people are protesting day by day.
In the meantime, the troops of the Special Response Brigade were blocking the gateway to the capital.
Even though he may have participated in a coup, it was already a game over, even in the eyes of the chief of staff, whose tactical vision was never inferior to others.
If they were really in a hurry, there’s no way they could be blocking all their paths.
In that case, you must be busy transferring troops and entering the capital.
Doesn’t the fact that they’re locking themselves in the east right now and holding the Legion in check means that the anti-coup forces have that much room to spare?
“f*ck! Seebaaal!!!”
The chief of staff violently hit the desk. The desk on which the tactical map was placed trembled and became a mess.
Anyway, the only future left to him is death.
Then at least I wanted to die with my own hands, not the gallows.
Sensing defeat in the end, he stretched out his hand for the pistol that was still in place.
“Chief of Staff!!”
An officer hurriedly ran into the tent.
“The air corps under direct control of the corps have arrived!! We are attacking the Special Response Brigade units deployed in the Lecasque area!”
“D-Are you finally here!!”
The chief of staff hurriedly withdrew his outstretched hand for his pistol and rose from his seat.
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After the special response brigade’s terrifying results in the 2nd Quernen War.
Excluding the Western Corps, which had relatively less importance on the front, the Northern, Eastern, and Southern Air Forces were created under direct control of the Corps.
The same model as the Diabola flying boat that I, Joseph Lewandowski, are on board.
No, since it was a recently launched model, it was equipped with more powerful armaments than enemy flying boats.
It was the appearance of a solver who would untie the hardened wires at once.
“To be able to put two infantry divisions into the offensive in that direction!! No, we are pushing all currently available troops into Lecasque!!”
“I will give you the order right away!”
At the command of the chief of staff, the young officer saluted and ran out at full speed.
“Yes, yes…… It’s still too early to give up Don’t come!”
It was the moment when a ray of hope rose up.
However.
The chief of staff did not dare to know.
The fact that they only shared the sky, not ruled it.
***
Kwaaang!!
An explosion erupted. One private house that was directly hit by an artillery shell turned into ashes and disappeared. Fortunately, no one hid in a private house, but I couldn’t help but feel chills running down my spine.
Even in the midst of that, the shelling showed no sign of ending.
Boom! Bang!!! An earthshaking vibration. The eardrum, which at first seemed to tear, did not hurt, perhaps because it had adapted to it.
“I think I know why those bastards went crazy in Portmork.”
“If you’ve been through something like this, you deserve it.”
The members of the 2nd Mobile Brigade under the command of the Special Response Brigade deployed in the Le Casque area spat out a word each.
Until now, I didn’t know that they were allies, but now that I’m in a position where I’m directly exposed to the bombardment, it’s so different that I’m going crazy and jumping.
“But…… Isn’t there something strange over there?”
“Hey you crazy bastard! Don’t stick your head out!”
“Puuugh!??”
When a relatively new soldier pouted out of the trenches, the sergeant hurriedly put his head down.
No matter how diabola you are, you can’t pour infinite shells.
As a result, they tended to approach to the point where the bullets couldn’t reach, and concentrated fire on the area where the soldier was sticking his head out for reconnaissance.
When you get hit by artillery fire like that, even the most heavily fortified trenches cause casualties.
“Pu-ha, tu-too!!”
The recruit with his face buried in the mud spat out the dirt in pain.
“Are you crazy?”
“Two, puhe…… !! Sergeant! No! Do I look like an asshole who doesn’t even know that!?”
“What?”
“There must have been a human figure beyond that trench!!!”
The time when the sun is gradually going down. Darkness was coming with their backs.
The moment the sergeant cautiously poked his head out at the recruit’s words.
“Waaa!!”
Calls of people, not shells, filled the wires.
All-in-one charge. The bullets of the enemy who shoot while running are raining. Was Diabola’s bombardment a preliminary bombardment?
“…… !!!”
“Bruce! Reagan! Install a machine gun! Jackson!! I’ll tell the company commander right away!!”
WHeee!!!
“Enemies!! They break through the front lines!!”
With a sharp whistle, the soldiers pulled the trigger all at once. Bang! Taang!! Some figures in the lead were knocked down.
The vacancy was quickly filled by another person.
To da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da dadada!!!
Like starlight beginning to embroider the sky, the muzzle flame embroiders the twilight that has settled on the ground.
“Eric, bullets! The bullets are out!!”
“Damn it! I will be back!”
At the time when a soldier named Eric was trying to get out of the machine gun seat.
Boom!!!
He rolled on the floor at the shock wave that surged from behind. When he instinctively turned his head, the place he had been in just a few seconds before had disappeared.
The body of the comrade who told you to bring the ammunition to him is also missing. It was hit by a direct hit, split into dozens of pieces and disappeared.
Nightmare.
They were obviously an elite force, but behind them was overwhelming firepower support.
Now that position is completely reversed.
Eric of the 2nd Mobile Battalion was feeling fear and helplessness.
What are they fighting for?
Why are those who should be united for the sake of their country pointing guns at each other?
Wobbling horizon.
The shouts of colleagues coming from everywhere.
Whistle sound.
The shell. Shot.
Screams, cries of pain, cries of a young soldier looking for his mother.
And mixed in between.
Wooooo.
A disparate mechanical sound coming from the other side.
What appeared in his field of vision as he gazed at the sky as if possessed.
Five planes flew past my eyes.
『This is the Assault Magic Infantry Battalion, Aviation Company, Sparrow Test Platoon. From now on, we will rule out enemy airships.』
The best flight mage of the Principality of Uk ran.
A squadron of Mannfred fighters led by Roxanna Elim has arrived on the front line.
***
The advancement of technology is a scary thing. Why is the majesty of the mage, who was feared just by its existence, fading away?
It was natural.
A weapon was invented that can produce destructive power equivalent to that of a 2nd-class red wizard, even if mana cannot be used. If only three people gathered, it was possible to pour red magic on the wires indefinitely as long as the shells did not run out.
Also, the warriors who had to dive into thick mana just to get close to the mage now aimed their lives with long sticks out of reach of magic.
A defense spell?
Unless it is yellow or blue magic that has some resistance to physical force, it cannot defend against flying bullets.
Third degree sorcery incidents, large sorcery incidents, and eventually becoming a corpse when shot in the head were all the same thing.
Mages were obviously still high-class personnel, but their positions were only shrinking as the years went by.
The era of mana destroyers who commanded the world is coming to an end.
In the end, the fact that the victory of battle now depends is not how many mages you have.
It wasn’t even how many troops the ally or the enemy mobilized.
How much ‘advanced’ technology you have.
It made the difference between success and failure in battle, and made winners and losers in wars.
Now this situation was all the same.
To da da da da da da da da da da da da! Bang!!!
“Right wing! Attack the bridge below!”
“Yes, company commander.”
With her pink hair fluttering in the open air, the gunner behind Roxanna fires her machine gun.
Diabola has only deterrence against ground forces.
In other words, they didn’t have a single weapon capable of holding Roxanna’s squadron in check.
Peeing, Peeing! Fight Dada!!
“Keah!!”
“I was right!! It hit me in the shoulder!!”
That said, the defense was good, but it wasn’t either. An air bag made to contain air is, at best, a cloth. The crew members inside were exposed to machine guns that could easily pierce through most wooden walls or thin steel plates.
The officer of the Eastern Corps Air Corps, who was trying hard to give instructions from the bridge, was also not safe.
“Platoon Leader!!”
“Who is the next conductor!! Grab the helm!!”
Weiyiing─
To da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da dadada!!
“Keah…… !!”
The airship that had brought hell to the ground just a few seconds ago began to slowly fall amid bullets pouring from all directions.
As if wolves gathered to hunt a large water buffalo.
The air power of the Eastern Corps was constantly being bitten by the secret weapon hidden by Enoch Levandel.
“Valkyrie.”
Looking at the pink hair passing by the distant sunset.
“Valkyrie is here… ….”
The soldier muttered as if possessed.