246 Springing the trap (1/2)
19th July 1574
As lethal and dangerous as word 'mine' sounded, in the current day and age, it was just a way for the sieging troops to undo the walls of the fortification, by detonating a huge explosion in the tunnel dug under the target.
On the other hand, what this soldier of mine was referring to right now, was nothing else but those small and funny packages that my soldiers dropped on the ground as soon as the retreat order was issued!
”Okay then, pass the news to everyone, when the first mine detonates, everyone is to aim for the other mines! Try to activate them with rifles, but if it's impossible, ask the reaper nests to do it for you!”
Not even bothering to look out from behind my cover, I just sat on the cold concrete roof of the building, allowing its roof wall to shield me from any potential harm. After all, I couldn't expect for commanding to be so draining!
BOOM!
Just a few moments later, an ear-shattering explosion shoot the air of the area, even going as far as making me feel as if the foundation of the building that I was sitting on somehow were shaken!
Yet just as planned, this first explosion was but a single occurrence of the incoming storm of death!
One by one, more and more mines of mine were set off, exploding into a majestic ball of violent flames that consumed anything that was in their direct sphere of influence, badly burning and repelling anyone unlucky to be close enough.
From what was continuously reported to me, while the frontline troops of the attackers belonged to the absolute elite, their main force still consisted of conscripts, that made the bulk of their troops. After all, it didn't take a hero to ravage the lands or shoot at the enemies, so I could guess that Ostros planned to break my defences and formation with their elite troops recruited from the Cossack lands, and then just swarm the survivors with their regular troops!
”How is this looking right now?”
Since the explosions were already going off, it was only a matter of time before the fight would enter the most desperate stage for both of the sides. After all, those mines were only aimed at breaking the spirit of the bulk of Ostros troops, so that the later moves of mine could completely cage them away from the safety of the forest, forcing them to either enter the shower of the bullets or charge at the perfectly fortified border of the marketplace!
”We are running out of the bombs, sir. Reaper guns are covering the hole in the enemy formation with their fire, stopping enemies from escaping!”