dognovel Chapter 100 Beneath the Carpathian Fortress
Chapter 100 Beneath the Carpathian Fortress
"They're charging in!"
"Run!"
Amidst the smoke and the black powder of battle, a streak of red light shot towards the Lasvia army like an arrow. A soldier looked closely and saw long white hair fluttering in the wind. In an instant, the red light sliced through the necks of two soldiers.
Alice was the first to charge into the Lasvia army trenches. Immediately afterward, the Amellansi soldiers rushed forward, gripping their rifles with both hands and thrusting them at the Lasvia soldiers in the trenches. Bayonets clashed, and the vampire loli, bathed in the scent of blood, became even more belligerent. Blades flashed, and red light mixed with blood splattered in all directions. With a turn, she swung down several heads, then raised her hand and pulled the trigger.
boom!
The Amerlansi army had already penetrated into the Carpathian fortress. They carried bayonets, shovels, pistols, shotguns, and rifle stocks. The Lasvian army's Minié rifles also had bayonets, but those were sleeve-type bayonets and were not the same as the 13-centimeter-long, double-edged dagger-type bayonets forged by Amerlansi Industries. They would not have any advantage in bayonet fighting.
"Ameliancée! Follow me!"
Alice raised her command sword high, its blade wreathed in red light, like a most conspicuous beacon. She looked towards the fortress, where enemy troops were retreating into the interior. She took a step forward, her small boots treading through the bloody mud.
High up, the unpowered glider landed on the mountainside and barely came to a stop. A squad of paratroopers quickly jumped out of the broken glider and immediately engaged in battle with the Lasvia Empire's army.
Despite the lack of automatic weapons, the Carcano carbines carried by the paratroopers had a decent rate of fire, and some even carried their own modified 1911 automatic pistols, with extended magazines, sears removed, and stocks and grips added, turning them into submachine guns.
FA1911, the internal code name for the paratroopers, was surprisingly effective in the cramped cabin of the aircraft. One soldier who jumped off the glider raised an FA1911 and another raised a double-barreled shotgun. The Minié rifles and flintlock pistols in the hands of the Lasvian soldiers were no match for the firepower, and the paratroopers immediately took over a position.
"grown ups......."
"I know! The demon army has stormed the fortress! Those damned, cunning demons! Who would have thought they'd come down from the sky?"
"My lord! The demon army has truly descended from the sky!"
"I'm not blind! You idiot! Of course I can see that cigar in the air!"
"No, sir, a squad of demon soldiers landed from that aircraft outside Bunker No. 13 halfway up the mountain."
"what?"
The idea of airborne combat was unheard of to them. Apart from vampires, no one could fly in the sky, but the demons had now accomplished this. Without relying on strange magic, half the troops could see the giant flying cigar that was pouring fire at them.
But the glider that separated from her body still caught them off guard. The large winged thing glided down from the sky, and demon soldiers jumped out of it. Who could have predicted that the war had spread from the ground to the sky?
"Send men to wipe them out! Damn it!"
After the legendary empire general Oc Lamarck betrayed the empire, powerful generals in the south also began to betray it one after another. Wherever the demon army went, heroes rose up. No one knew what tricks the demons used to make them betray the empire.
In short, the empire was left with only a few mediocre generals. These loyal generals were the empire's last hope. The empire's last few hundred thousand troops gathered here and launched attack after attack. Each attack sent 30,000 men. On this battlefield, which was more than ten kilometers wide, they launched five attacks, all of which were repelled by Amelansi.
Their weapons and ammunition seemed to be inexhaustible, and their armaments were more advanced than theirs. Even the dwarven arms dealers marveled at Amelansi's new weapons.
Moreover, their will was as firm as a mountain, and the soldiers fought to the death. Often, the Lasvia Empire's army was the first to collapse. Several times, when the attack was about to break through Amerlansi's position, the breakthrough was immediately filled in. No matter how the heavy artillery bombarded, Amerlansi's trenches stood firm like stubborn rocks.
Unbeknownst to him, a princess named Alice was leading her troops in a desperate counterattack. Blood streamed down her forehead, and her clothes were filthy and torn, yet she still led from the front, holding the line of battle.
"Sir! The south gate has been breached!"
"Sir! The west gate too..."
"Sir! The ground floor has been..."
One piece of bad news after another came in. He saw in the distance that the sun was sinking below the horizon, its light was fading, and darkness was returning.
"Is the Empire... the same?"
Major General Iken Locas of the Lasvia Empire, Marshal of the Salvation Legion, sighed. The sky grew darker and darker, the gunshots grew closer and closer, and bad news came one after another. The last glimmer of hope for this vast and ancient empire was extinguished today.
"My lord! The demons are not far away! Retreat with me immediately!"
"it's useless......."
Eken Locas let out a long sigh. Retreat? Where could they retreat to? Beyond the Carpath Mountains lay endless plains, offering no natural defenses. Whether the remnants of the National Salvation Army were here or in the capital, the outcome would be the same.
"Who on earth dared to provoke the demons' wrath...? I curse them to never rise again!"
Eiken Locas raised his pistol, the one that had replaced his sword last year. Had the war already moved toward a new form unknown to anyone?
"Ugh......"
boom!
"Put your hands up!"
Alice kicked the door open, raised her pistol, but there was no one alive inside. She put the pistol away and looked into the room in the dim light.
An old man in military uniform lay lifeless on the table. Alice looked at the bloody bullet hole in his head.
"You committed suicide. There are always people in the world who don't want to see their country fall. Unfortunately, there was nothing you could do to save it. Rest in peace, unknown adversary."
Alice walked to one side of the fortress, where she could see the entire Sofia Plain. On the horizon, twinkling lights stretched all the way to the foot of the mountains. The remnants of the Lasvia Empire were collapsing. Everything had become settled. By firmly occupying the Carpathian Fortress, Sofia would completely cut off the channels for transferring resources to the nearby provinces. Without all resources, the Sofia authorities would be in dire straits before they could even launch an attack.
Alice sheathed her sword, the body was properly disposed of, and she took over the chair, crossing her legs.
"The various units regrouped and reorganized."