Chapter 321 (1/2)
At the beginning of the establishment of the brotherhood port, the defense function on the river was naturally fully considered.
That kind of huge stone throwing machine as tall as the city wall, the number of which is frightening.
The location of brother harbor is also carefully selected. It is at the intersection of Shuanghe river. After the diversion, some shoals where the water flow is relatively narrow have been filled and leveled by Yongye Army leaders, forming a relatively narrow water portal.
How narrow is it?
As narrow as Yongye army leader, the customized giant stone throwing machine can blast from this end of the river to the other side of the river.
No matter how strong the Cummins family's sea ships were, they could not withstand the bombardment of boulders weighing hundreds of kilograms.
The Commons family had not tried this place before, but after seeing the power of the giant stone throwing machine led by Yongye army, they turned around and ran away without saying a word.
This kind of fixed catapult must have been specially corrected for its attack range. Its accuracy is terrible. Before it is fully prepared, the Commons family does not dare to break into it.
In other words, if you want to win the brotherhood port, you can't rely on the fleet of the Commons family. You must cooperate with the infantry. After the successful beach grabbing, push down the huge stone throwing machine of the brother port, and then the Commons family's warships can really dominate on the Danube River.
Other crocodile people who haven't had time to go to brotherhood harbor, with the cooperation and publicity of Yongye army leader, try to keep them away from the fire as far as possible.
The Kingsley family should not launch a full-scale attack on the East Bank of the desperate swamp until the strategic goal of brotherhood is taken down.
Because it is not of great significance, the crisscross waterways will become a convenient channel for the night Army leaders and crocodile people to harass them constantly. However, the armada of the Commons family can't get in and have powerful force, but they can't help.
Both Duke buck and Aker mather are smart men. Even stubin, commander of the third fleet of the Cummings family, who seems to act rashly, has a certain taste of being a fool.
When these people get together, they naturally distinguish which one is more important, and know what kind of choice is the best.
For a while, both sides worked for the same goal.
After transporting all the crocodile people stranded in brotherhood port to Andes mountain, the Yongye army leader sent a continuous flow of materials from Yongye army leader to brother port.
Not only does the arrow support the grain, but also there are countless huge trees that flow down the river.
They are not only substitutes for giant catapults. Many of them will be tethered to the Danube River and become obstacles on the water, making up for the lack of water fighting power of the Yongye army.
Even the relatively rare boulders in the swamp of despair are being transported here.
However, the number is relatively small, and most of them come from manyujun's coal mine.
Compared with the time-consuming and laborious transportation of stones, it is better to directly open the furnace and burn bricks. When they are put together, they are not much less lethal than boulders. After severe impact, they will directly turn into loose ammunition.
As for black kerosene and gunpowder, not to mention that these weapons of war are indispensable.
On the side of the Kingsley family, after signing a formal treaty with the Cummings family, they began to formally train on the water. At the same time, the grain and wood of the Kingsley family were constantly transported up and turned into rafts.
Although the kangmans family's big sea ships have strong combat effectiveness, in order to adapt to the sea's big wind and waves, their shape is much smaller than that of river ships, and the transportation volume is obviously much smaller.
All 18 ships will be able to transport 5000 or 6000 people at a time. They can't get close to the shoal. They can't land on the beach. They can't expect them. At that time, they will have to rely on the small boats built by the Kingsley family.
For a moment, the whole swamp of despair fell into a state of unprecedented silence.
But as everyone knows, this is the last quiet before the storm.
382 years of Byron calendar, late summer.
This is the third summer in which the desperate swamp has fallen into an abnormal climate. It is also the most chaotic and turbulent summer.
The situation of the war here has undergone several twists and turns.
First, the steady push of the Kingsley family seemed to take the swamp of despair in one fell swoop.
To crocodile people use the trap formed by the despair swamp itself, a fire will burn the Kingsley family, almost did not destroy them.
Then the third fleet of the Commons family suddenly intervened without warning, which led to the crocodile people's failure and rout.
Now it is the Yongye army leader, who has just become a part of Byron alliance, to formally intervene, and the two sides face off in the swamp of despair.
The speed of change and the complexity of the situation are dazzling.
However, this is only the forces involved in the war on the surface, and there are countless hidden forces behind it.
For example, the Blake family, which provided a large amount of food and grass for the Kingsley family, for example, cut off the food supply in order to stop the Kingsley family, but instead opened up the unlimited supply of food to the eternal night army leader.
Even the Holy See and the sorceress, who seemed to be motionless, were watching the war in their own way.
No matter which side wins the swamp of despair, it will have an impact on the existing pattern of Byron alliance.If the Kingsley family won the swamp of despair, they would break free of the lanslote Royal control over them. According to the nature of Duke buck, the royal name of Byron League would be changed.
The eight big families of Byron League have no direct loyalty, and no one has stipulated that the royal family is unchangeable, right?
If the Yongye army leader takes the swamp of despair, Byron alliance will no longer be the eight leaders, but the nine leaders.
Whether other big families like it or not, the rise of a new big Gong family is inevitable.
The decisive battle, which will have a profound impact on the pattern of Byron League, started on the last day of this summer.
The reason why the attack was launched on this day was that three days of extensive rainfall in the desperate swamp caused the water level of the Danao River to rise sharply, which was most suitable for the operation of the Commons family fleet.
Under the cover of the third fleet of the Commons family, thousands of Kingsley's raft warships rushed to the East Bank of the Donau River, 20 kilometers downstream of brother port, a large area of shallow horizontal beach.
This is not a natural port, but it is most conducive to the spread of the Kingsley family's army. The Kingsley soldiers in heavy armour need not worry even if they fall into the water here. The deepest position of the water here is only to the chest, and they can struggle out by themselves.
”Formation, formation, with the flag as the center, the eighth Squadron, reloaded in front, archers in the back, forms a defensive formation.” After climbing ashore, the junior officers of the Kingsley family immediately raised their squadron command flag and called out to their soldiers.
In this joint operation of Kingsley family and Cummings family, all the troops will come out. Let alone the unknown air force of Yongye army leader, even under normal circumstances, it is impossible to hide the enemy's eyes.
The half crossing is the weakest moment for an army. They have to race against the clock to get a foothold before the Yongye army leader and the alligator's allied forces launch an attack.
In order to seize the beach, the Kingsley family's army is based on squadrons.
A squadron of 30 or 40 people is the most suitable. Even if it is reloaded, three or four rafts can be installed.
The smaller the number of people, the more convenient it is to assemble. After rushing ashore and forming a team, a certain combat effectiveness can be formed.
When hundreds of squadrons were formed, they were the vanguard of the Kingsley family.
Although this shoal is not small in area, it is also relatively large. It can accommodate two or three hundred raft warships at one time, which is the limit.