The Fourth Calamity never believed in the steel torrent!

Chapter 236 Can anyone tell me what the hell the Tsar Cannon is?

"Cavalry company, charge! Hurrah!"

"A player with 2000 hours of experience in Mount & Blade is here. Who dares to fight me to the death?"

"Hey bro, you're a Mount & Blade player too? I play Mount & Blade: Warband, what about you?"

After asking around carefully, the group of players were surprised to find that more than two-thirds of the players with white scars were veteran Mount & Blade players, and many of them were Battlefield Cavalry experts.

No wonder everyone's rushing to play cavalry; they've got experience!

A large cavalry charge began, and the players' warhorses instantly reached their maximum speed. A group of players leaped over the small hill at an astonishing speed, charging menacingly towards the enemy armored forces in the distance.

The armored soldiers, who were busy using machine guns to clear out the last few cavalrymen around them, did not initially notice the cavalry that suddenly charged over from a distance.

It has to be said that these cavalrymen around us, who were incredibly agile and seemed to never stop moving, and who also loved to throw grenades, were really annoying.

In their past experience, whenever their troops encountered Cambrian Empire cavalry, the scene would be a complete massacre, and no Cambrian Empire cavalryman could stand against them in a head-on battle.

But this time, they felt like a muscular strongman who had encountered a thin but agile martial arts master.

Although they all knew that they could kill their opponent with a single punch, the martial arts master was so agile and unpredictable that they just couldn't land a hit on him.

Moreover, they must be on guard; if they are not careful and their vital parts are hit, their mechs will also be destroyed!

So far, several mechs have been destroyed by the cavalry's grenades. I don't know how these Cambrian cavalrymen have such good arm strength. They don't seem to be struggling at all when throwing cluster grenades.

Just then, an armored soldier noticed a large contingent of player cavalry in the distance and quickly notified the others over the radio:
"Watch out at one o'clock! A large cavalry force is approaching us!"

"Damn it, they're relentless! How come more cavalry are charging up?"

One of the Black Hawk armored soldiers couldn't help but curse, then maneuvered his Dreadnought mech, aimed the machine gun forward, and fired fiercely.

He suddenly felt a little regretful that he hadn't piloted a Peacemaker mech. Otherwise, the four machine guns on the Peacemaker mech would have inflicted heavy damage on the enemy cavalry.

But it doesn't matter, it's the same as the Fearless Mech!
Especially the cannons of the Fearless mechs, if they hit their mark, can kill the enemy cavalry in one shot!

"Damn it, before encountering these monsters, I never even considered using cannons against cavalry. This is really weird!"

Thinking about this, the armored soldier couldn't help but complain.

What serious cavalryman can't be killed by machine gun fire and has to be bombarded by cannons?

He didn't know whether the Cambrian cavalry had been modified or were simply some kind of evil chosen ones.

Honestly, he's starting to hope he can become a chosen one; these guys are just insane in some ways.

More and more mechs aimed their machine guns at the cavalry, and every now and then, cavalry players would be hit by enemy machine gun fire and fall down.

Unfortunately, they were riding warhorses, so most of their weapons were unusable. Otherwise, each of them would have an AT gun and could have taken down all those mechs by firing at each other as they rode.

But there's no way around it; as cavalry, they can only use a limited number of weapons. If it weren't for the fact that this game allows cavalry to use the spiked mine from Battlefield V, their anti-armor capabilities would be further reduced.

Of course, cavalry actually have a strong anti-armor capability. Whether it's piercing mines or hand grenades with excellent anti-armor effects, they are very effective at killing armored units.

Unfortunately, all of this can only be achieved by closing the distance!

Players don't seem to have any intention of maintaining formation when they charge.

Although they initially maintained a formation to look cool, they quickly scattered when the machine guns from the other side swept in.

A group of cavalrymen scattered like stars in the sky, and in the blink of an eye, they were scattered everywhere, constantly weaving through the ranks.

Black Hawk infantrymen attempted to attack the cavalry with mortars and rifle grenades, but the cavalrymen were all incredibly accurate marksmen, and infantrymen hiding on their vehicles were frequently shot in the head.

After fighting for a long time, the Black Hawk infantry failed to kill many cavalrymen, while the cavalrymen killed quite a few of them.

"For His Majesty the Emperor, charge with me!"

Just then, one of the armored soldiers piloting the Dauntless mech suddenly became enraged. It was unclear whether he was provoked by the sight of the cavalry charging with strange spears or something else.
He actually charged towards the opposing cavalry, brandishing the oversized bayonet from his mech!
Perhaps because they thought that driving this bunch of metal cans would easily crush a group of cavalry, more than ten mechs followed this guy in the charge.

The sight of a large group of fearless mechs charging towards them with bayonets in hand gave the players quite a fright.

Many players who have just joined the game are seeing for the first time what it looks like for enemies to launch a bayonet charge with mechs.

"Wow, what kind of mecha is this? Are Black Hawk Empire's mecha designs this abstract?"

One Krieg player, while charging forward with a molten spear, couldn't help but complain in the chat, but soon he received several replies.

"Just get used to it, bro. The armored units in this world are all pretty weird!"

"Compared to Black Hawk, Cambrian's mech design is truly abstract. You could say that the designers on both sides have some kind of brain, but Cambrian's designers have grown a brain from a bubble!"

Faced with the enemy's mech charge, the player felt no fear, but rather a surge of excitement.

In real life, seeing such a massive steel construct charging towards them with a nearly 3-meter-long bayonet would certainly be frightening, but this is a game.

What kind of enemies haven't they seen in the game?

Compared to enemies in Dark Souls and other series, players commented that Black Hawk's armored soldiers still need more training!
The Krieg cavalryman at the forefront of the charge quickly moved to the side, narrowly avoiding the bayonet that was thrust at him.

To be honest, in his opinion, dodging the bayonets of a mech charging into battle wasn't that difficult.

As long as he doesn't just charge forward relentlessly, but instead makes sure his warhorse turns around in time and circles slightly, he can easily dodge the enemy's bayonet charge.

Of course, this is also because the player's warhorse has such abnormal performance that they are able to perform such incredible maneuvers. After all, the movement of warhorses in the game is quite stylish.

If it weren't for this, a normal warhorse would have charged to this extent and wouldn't have suddenly turned around so easily.
As he turned to the side, the Krieg cavalryman thrust his molten spear hard into the side of the Dreadnought mech.

When the pressure of the molten metal bomb was triggered, a large burst of molten flames shot out instantly, and a scorching jet pierced through the side armor of the mech and sprayed onto the armored soldiers inside.

From the very beginning, the two armored soldiers inside paid no attention to the enemy's spears, never expecting that the spears were actually loaded with bombs.

By the time the metal jet entered, it was too late.

From the perspective of the other Black Hawk mechs, they watched helplessly as their comrade charging at the forefront was inexplicably stabbed by the enemy cavalry, and then the head of the spear exploded!
The flames bursting from the spearheads pierced through their mechs, causing them to collapse amidst black smoke.

What the hell is this?
Because the Black Hawk armored unit that is currently launching the attack has never dealt with Andrei's forces before, they have no idea that Andrei's forces possess such an abstract weapon as the spike mine.

They were even less aware that after Andrei's piercing lightning was reskinned, it could transform into Krieg's molten spear.

"Quick! Retreat! Don't engage these cavalry in close combat! Their spears are dangerous!"

Black Hawk armored soldiers quickly braked their mechs and desperately retreated, but it was too late.

Their machine guns fired frantically in all directions, but the cavalry were far more agile than the mechs, and their machine guns couldn't hit the cavalrymen circling around the mechs no matter how long they fired.

Once the opportunity was right, the cavalry charged and thrust their spears directly into the mech. The molten spears instantly burned through the mech, killing the armored soldiers inside.

After a wave of attacks, the dozen or so Fearless mechs were wiped out, while the remaining cavalry continued to charge forward, their eyes gleaming with excitement.

Seeing the opposing cavalry charge out of the flames, despite seemingly being injured, they continued their fearless charge, leaving the remaining Black Hawk armored soldiers completely stunned.

"Damn it, now I believe these cavalrymen are chosen by God! If they weren't chosen by God, how could they have become so arrogant? They've clearly been brainwashed by the Cambrian Empire's cult!"

One of the armored soldiers cursed and quickly operated the machine gun to fire continuously, but the cavalrymen were extremely resilient. Even though he saw several cavalrymen being hit by the machine gun, none of them fell.

Seeing this, he could no longer control his fear and quickly maneuvered his mech to turn around and run away.

"Soldier, come back here! You are deserting your post!"

Upon seeing this, the commander of the armored unit quickly shouted and pointed the mech's cannon at him.

"Damn it, let's run for our lives! We didn't come here to fight these monsters!"

However, the armored soldiers over there seemed to be completely terrified. Clearly, these incredibly powerful cavalrymen had left them with severe psychological trauma.

Without any hesitation, the commander in the ranks executed the man with a single shot, and then continued firing at the other cavalrymen.

During this period, the Black Hawk Empire's army was rife with fanatical personality cults, and they were madly infatuated with their emperor.

Therefore, they all believed that fighting for the emperor was the highest honor, and deserting in the face of battle at such a time would clearly be a disgrace to the honor of the emperor and the army!
However, their execution of deserters could not change their fate of defeat. When the opposing cavalry charged forward in one go, it was already too late.

One Black Hawk mech after another was destroyed by the cavalry. The spiked grenades in the cavalry's hands had extremely terrifying destructive power, especially effective against armored units.

Although these weapons didn't perform very well in actual armor-piercing during World War II, in the game, their destructive power is still quite considerable.

Of course, compared to the weapon's inherent destructive power, players use it more for fun.

However, when this thing was combined with the cavalry's rapid charge, it became an anti-armor wonder!

With the last Black Hawk armored infantry mech destroyed, the remaining Black Hawk mech infantry were completely paralyzed.

Their previous training involved accompanying armored forces in rapid advances, providing cover for the armored forces as much as possible, and using the armored forces as cover for themselves.

The two complement each other; they need to eliminate the enemy's anti-armor troops while using their own armored units as cover.

But now, all that's left are a group of infantrymen surrounding the military vehicle. How are they going to fight these cavalrymen?
Looking at the group of trembling Black Hawk infantrymen, Khan's face broke into an excited smile.

"Hehehe, little thing, I'm here! Ouch!!!"

A group of cavalrymen quickly switched to lances and launched a fierce charge at the infantry from different directions.

One after another, the infantrymen didn't even have time to turn around; they could only watch helplessly as the cavalry charged out from the sides and impaled them like meat skewers.

When they watched helplessly as their comrades were pierced by enemy spears, hanging on like skewers of meat, and then casually tossed aside by the enemy cavalry, these infantrymen truly broke down.

What drove them almost mad was that they didn't know how much hatred these cavalrymen had for them; some even used spiking grenades meant for stabbing mechs to stab them!

With a bang, the opposing cavalry were not only badly injured, but they were also blown to pieces on the spot, their deaths extremely gruesome.

Some cavalry players did not stay here to continue hunting infantry, but continued to charge into the distance!
The air force comrades above them had already given them their positions. Not far ahead, the enemy had set up 88mm anti-aircraft guns on the hilltop, seemingly preparing to lure their armored units over to be shelled!

One after another, the 88mm anti-aircraft guns were all pointed at the sky, relentlessly bombarding the aircraft overhead.

Although these 88mm anti-aircraft guns don't have a very high hit rate against aircraft, especially player-controlled aircraft whose flight trajectories are unpredictable, making aiming very difficult for them.

Even so, it's not so easy for the player-controlled aircraft to take down these 88mm anti-aircraft guns.

Because no matter what kind of aircraft it is, almost none of them can withstand a single shot from this kind of artillery. If they are hit directly, one shot can destroy their aircraft on the spot.

Some skilled and daring bomber pilots attempted to fly directly over the enemy aircraft for a horizontal bombing run, only to be instantly blown up by an 88mm cannon.

The other bombers also tried to bomb from different angles, but they found that no matter which direction they flew from, these 88mm anti-aircraft guns would lock onto them first and then launch a fierce attack.

If they fly too low, they'll be easy targets in mid-air, making them easy targets for the enemy.

While their survival rate would indeed increase significantly if they were flying at high altitudes, their bombing accuracy would drop considerably. The situation would be similar for fighter jet players, making it difficult for them to deal effective damage to the enemy.

It wasn't until a large group of cavalry suddenly charged towards them from the side that the Black Hawk artillerymen operating the 88mm guns were completely overwhelmed.

"Damn it, what the hell is that? What are those armored units up ahead doing?"

The officer on the artillery position looked at a group of cavalry running towards them in the distance and couldn't help but curse.

First, they were attacked by an air raid from above. When they turned around, they didn't see the enemy armored troops that the armored units had led over, but instead they saw a group of cavalry.

This completely stumped him. How was he supposed to fight these cavalrymen? He couldn't very well use his 88mm anti-aircraft guns against them, could he?

A machine gun set up near the artillery position opened fire on the cavalry in the distance, but the cavalrymen were unusually resilient. After a volley of machine gun fire, not a single one of them died!

A cavalryman on horseback drew his rifle and shot the machine gunner dead with a single shot. He then continued galloping at high speed and soon reached the gentle slope.

A group of cavalrymen, armed with spears or sabers, kept hacking at the Black Hawk artillerymen on the position, giving them a real taste of a World War II version of Mount & Blade.

Faced with this cavalry, the artillery had almost no ability to retaliate.

Although they had Luger pistols specifically for artillerymen, which were exquisitely crafted, they couldn't kill a charging cavalryman even if they emptied an entire magazine!
While the artillerymen were busy fleeing for their lives, there was no one left to operate these anti-aircraft guns.

Seeing this, the players piloting fighter jets in the sky couldn't resist the urge to swoop down towards the ground.

"Holy crap, what are you doing? I'm still down there!"

Some cavalrymen saw their teammates suddenly swooping down from the sky and ran to the side without thinking.

How could he not guess what the other party was planning? They were clearly preparing to attack him as well!

Putting yourself in his shoes, if he were piloting a fighter jet, he probably wouldn't care much about his comrades on the ground!

A burst of machine gun fire followed by a series of rockets, and a large number of artillerymen who were fleeing fell on the spot.

However, because his firing accidentally damaged friendly cavalry, he immediately received a warning, which brought the player back to his senses, and he quickly pulled his fighter jet back up.

After this chaotic battle, the vanguard of the Black Hawk Army was basically wiped out. After all that trouble, they only managed to inflict some losses on the cavalry players under Andrei's command.

Considering the significant gains these cavalry players achieved in this battle, their losses are insignificant!
It's just a little bit of hardship; how can it compare to the rewards they get for killing the enemy?

Upon learning of the great victory at the front, Andrei also praised the players highly in the command post.

Although he knew that players didn't really care about his praise, and that to them, this famous and ever-victorious general was no different from any other NPC.

However, Andrei also knew that while players might not care who praised them, they would definitely care about NPCs who remained silent! If an NPC's attitude was bad and made the player unhappy, the player might find an opportunity to retaliate behind their back!
After giving these players a token compliment, Andrei then added a batch of power armor he had brought with him as a reward to the guild's exchange list.

The White Scar Guild, which contributed greatly to this battle, received five sets of power armor from Andrei for free, but they were the ones without the flight packs, namely the Armored Cavalry type power armor.

To be honest, in Andrei's opinion, although this thing is called armored cavalry, it doesn't really have much to do with cavalry.

After all, this power armor is indeed quite thick, but its mobility is not very strong. Instead, it focuses on firepower output, with two machine guns and a set of rocket launchers as its main firepower.

While this configuration was decent, Andrei studied it for a long time and felt that it didn't quite fit with White Scar's tactics.

However, he quickly stopped thinking about it. He was already lucky to have power armor at hand, so why worry about so many things?

He also wanted to develop a set of powered armor that could be fitted to cavalry, so that his cavalry could truly become heavy cavalry.

Unfortunately, he hadn't even seen a glimpse of it, nor had he heard of any place planning to develop powered armor for cavalry.

Clearly, developing powered armor for cavalry is a very uneconomical endeavor.

If infantry were equipped with powered armor, they could wreak havoc in complex terrain, making them more agile than armored units.

However, equipping cavalry with power armor would be too heavy and not only uneconomical, but also impair their mobility, making it less effective than simply using mechs.

If this thing is relatively lightweight, then there's no need for it. After all that trouble, it's not even as good as medieval heavy cavalry!

At least the armor worn by those heavy cavalrymen was not as expensive as powered armor, and its defensive performance was just as good.

When Andre's reward was given to the White Scar guild, the members of White Scar cheered with joy.

While this thing doesn't really fit well with cavalry tactics, players obviously won't care about such a minor issue.

The group with white scars wore all five sets of power armor in turn, and each of them had a great time.

Next, they started a power armor rental business, renting these power armors to other guilds so that they could experience what it felt like to wear power armor!
There's no way around it, it's powered armor!

This is the first time they've had the chance to experience wearing power armor in the game so far. Who wouldn't be curious about that kind of experience?
Especially when they put on these power armors, the realistic feeling is truly mesmerizing.

From the players' perspective, it's realistic enough, which is a major advantage of this game.

"Holy crap! This is the feeling! I'm dying of excitement!"

"As long as the game is awesome enough, Awei will sleep in his grave every day!"

"Speaking of which, I wonder if Astartes even exist in this world? I see that this world has both cyborg technology and power armor, so has anyone combined the two and created an Astartes?"

"Great idea! It's time we officially renamed the guild Warband. Nobody should try to steal Ultramarines from me!"

"In that case, I'm going to name the guild the Black Legion, and I'm going to become the invincible Abaddon!"

"Wow, that's pretty much invincible! Now let me ask you..."

Andrei looked at the players chatting nonsense in the chat area, shook his head, and a smile appeared on his face.

To be honest, he usually has these players not only to help him fight, but also to liven up the atmosphere.

Every time Andrei sees the players' silly chat content, he can't help but recall the days when he used to chat in groups on Earth, even though he could only participate in the players' chat groups by posting announcements.

But it must be said that looking at these players' chat content did relieve his stress a lot.

"Reporting to the general, we have captured a batch of enemy 88mm guns! After screening, six of these guns are still usable!"

Just then, a voice suddenly came from beside Andrei. A messenger said to him excitedly.

"Very good, I understand. First, position these artillery pieces on the anti-armor positions and have them cooperate with the moose mechs to launch ambushes!"

"By the way, does anyone on our team know how to operate this kind of artillery?"

Andrei suddenly thought of something and asked the soldiers, only to be met with a chorus of shakes of the head.

Well, it seems we can't rely on our own soldiers in this regard. He thought that the operation of these cannons was similar, and perhaps there were soldiers who knew how to operate anti-aircraft guns who could also quickly get the hang of the enemy's 88mm anti-aircraft guns?
Although this thing is quite different from the anti-aircraft guns inside the Cambrian Empire, it is even more ridiculously different from the bang-bang cannons built by players.

After some deliberation, Andrei decided to set aside the artillery for now and issue orders to operate the artillery when the enemy's armored forces arrived.

Alternatively, you don't need to post any tasks.

Given the players' personalities, if they suddenly find several can openers on the battlefield that are suitable for anti-armor attacks, it would be a disservice to their game sense not to use them against the enemy's canned mechs!

While Andrei was celebrating his victory and rearranging his position,

On the other side, after learning that a composite armored battalion had been completely wiped out, General Clem was furious.

"Damn it, these idiots, how are they even fighting? Don't they know to retreat when they can't win?"

"Damn it! Could these guys have really gotten so arrogant that a single battalion is attacking the positions of an entire enemy division?"

Located in the command post, General Clem was somewhat bewildered.

He simply couldn't understand how the battle had been fought, or how his troops had been wiped out so inexplicably.

According to his original plan, their main objective was to lure the enemy into a trap, launch a brilliant ambush with the 88mm gun, weaken the enemy's armored forces, and then quickly retreat.

This wave should have been considered an armed reconnaissance mission, but unexpectedly, the entire force was wiped out.

This truly baffled him!
Beside him, General Ron's expression was solemn, but a hint of a smile appeared in his eyes.

General Ron had previously humiliated Andrei's troops by defeating them, a great disgrace to him.

Now that everyone has suffered losses at Andrei's hands, it's a draw, at least it doesn't make him seem too bad.

Otherwise, he would have heard people gossiping these days that he had lost his talent since the battle against the Iris Empire!
“Clem, I warned you long ago that this invincible general of the Cambrian Empire is not so easy to deal with!”

"You must remember, you can't use the traditional, old-fashioned way of thinking to deal with this guy. His fighting style on the battlefield is very complex, and I can't quite describe it well right now, but in short, his fighting style is completely different from that of the generals of the Cambrian Empire!"

General Clem, somewhat annoyed, nodded casually and said nonchalantly:
"I understand, I'll be more careful from now on!"

"I absolutely do not believe that the Cambrian Empire would produce a savior at this time. At best, he is just a commander with a little bit of ability!"

"Once I concentrate my main forces and artillery superiority, I don't believe he can come up with any new tricks. With absolute superiority, all his empty threats are just paper tigers!"

Upon seeing Admiral Clem's appearance, Admiral Ron shook his head.

This guy is still too arrogant.

Clearly, the Central Army Group's previous breakthroughs had made them overly optimistic about the situation in this war.

He had always felt that the war against the Cambrian Empire was unlikely to end within a few months.

However, the fervent sentiment within the country led most generals to believe that even if the Cambrian Empire was large, they were capable of tearing it apart in one fell swoop.

If this setback can help them calm down a bit, it might not be such a bad thing.

Of course, despite the setbacks, there is no doubt that they must take Andrei's position.

After some effort, the Black Hawk Empire's artillery was basically in place.

A barrage of artillery fire rained down on Andrei's position, with wave after wave of artillery fire pounding on the player's carefully constructed position and occasionally detonating landmines.

Fortunately, the player's fortifications were quite sturdy and had many anti-artillery holes, so Andrei's soldiers, hiding in these holes, did not suffer too many serious losses.

As long as they are not directly hit by enemy heavy artillery, these soldiers will basically be fine.

Meanwhile, Andrei's artillery was also firing at the enemy positions. A bunch of modified siege cannons that the player had brought over, the famous Andrei's Fist, were constantly firing heavy shells at the enemy's positions.

Under such bombardment, the Black Hawk Empire's artillery also suffered continuous losses, and for a time the two sides were evenly matched, trading blows.

However, to Andrei's surprise, according to the merit points he had compiled, the accuracy of the players' artillery fire seemed to be declining!
Unlike other artillery battles, players can see an overhead view when using these curved-fire cannons to bombard the enemy.

This means that even if players' initial shots aren't very accurate, this new perspective allows them to quickly spot the enemy's location and adjust their trajectory accordingly.

In this mode, which is almost like having a third eye, it's impossible for a player's cannon to miss!
Thinking about this, Andrei was a little puzzled. He suspected that the Black Hawk Empire on the other side had come up with some new technology and ruthless tricks.

On the other side, the Black Hawk position was in ruins after a fierce bombardment by Cambrian artillery.

A mage, dressed oddly and adorned with strange runes, whose staff extended from which writhing tentacles, was desperately trying to replicate the projection of the distant artillery position onto this side, while simultaneously cursing with some dissatisfaction:

"Damn it, I can't hold on much longer!"

"The Cambrian army on the other side is simply toxic. Do they have an unlimited supply of artillery shells? Where do they get so many shells?"

Using large-scale illusion spells, he and other mages could create a projection of a distant artillery position here, while a mage on the other side could hide the artillery position.

These ancient god-type mages are more adept at manipulating mental matters, and many of their spells appear quite bizarre. However, this does not mean that the projections they create can withstand much firepower.

Every time an enemy shell hits, their projections are impacted by the energy.

In order to keep it going, they had to keep injecting magic into it. After a lot of work, the group of mages felt like they were being drained dry!

"Everyone, hang in there a little longer! The Empire needs you!"

Upon hearing this, the group of battle mages could only grit their teeth and maintain the projection, while also taking out a new magic core.

They had almost exhausted their previous magic cores and now they had to replace them. If it weren't for this thing, they would have been unable to maintain the projection long ago.

"To be honest, I'm starting to doubt whether the troops on the other side are really led by General Vorontsov. I clearly remember that last time, his troops were quite lacking in artillery."

In the command post at the rear, after hearing the latest news reported from the front, General Ron said with some puzzlement.

"I'm not entirely sure, but the artillery on the other side is something that a division shouldn't have. I wonder where the Cambrian Empire got so many heavy artillery pieces!"

"Damn it, could it be that we actually have a heavy artillery division on the other side?"

General Clem's expression darkened further; he felt that ever since he led his troops here, he had been constantly encountering all sorts of messy troubles.

Even this artillery preparation went quite poorly for him; the firepower unleashed by the enemy was beyond his expectations.

Just then, their headquarters suddenly received a phone call.

"Hello, this is Admiral Clem! Wait, what did you say?"

"Okay, I understand. I'll keep that in mind!"

Just after hanging up the phone, General Ron asked from behind:

"What's wrong? You seem a little surprised?"

General Clem shook his head, his expression not very good.

"I just received orders that the upcoming attack needs to be brought forward. The Cambrian Empire has moved a Tsar Cannon from Moscow here and is currently transporting it by rail!"

"If we don't want to be attacked by the Tsar's cannons during our attack on Petrograd, we need to act quickly!"

General Ron raised an eyebrow and said somewhat uncertainly:
"What's going on? Does the Cambrian Empire really think they can turn the tide with that thing?"

"Honestly, I feel that instead of sending a giant cannon over here, they should send more food. I believe that Petrograd is definitely lacking food right now compared to heavy artillery!"

General Clem shrugged and said somewhat impatiently:
"Who knows? Those people in the Cambrian Empire are all mentally unstable. Who knows what those idiots are thinking on a daily basis?"

"But all in all, I don't want the enemy to set up this cannon in the city and bombard us. We'd better act quickly and cut off the railway!"

"The Air Force is unreliable. I don't believe the Air Force can intercept that cannon. To be honest, the Air Force has disappointed me more than once!"

After saying this, General Clem ordered a final artillery barrage at the front before preparing to launch the attack.

It's not just about attacking Andrei's line; they need to launch simultaneous attacks on several other lines as well. They need to completely surround Petrograd and turn the city into an isolated city!
Meanwhile, Andrei was receiving a phone call from General Constantine at headquarters.

"...Wait a minute, sir, could you please explain to me what exactly the Tsar Cannon is?"

When Andrei heard this strange term on the phone, he raised an eyebrow and inexplicably thought of that famous bronze cannon covered in carvings.

No way, could it be that the Cambrian Empire brought that thing over here?
To be honest, this cannon would be considered outdated even in Napoleon's era!
"Damn it, why isn't your amnesia better yet?"

General Constantine couldn't help but curse, then explained to Andrei:

"In short, it was a super cannon with a caliber of 1000 millimeters, a height of 12 stories, and a huge sculpture of the Tsar standing on the front of the vehicle!"

"The Empire only produced four cannons like these in total, and employed a large number of foreign engineers and alchemists, resulting in these few wonders!"

"Now, one of the cannons is being moved towards Petrograd, and you must control the railway and transportation hubs at all costs. You must not let this cannon fall into enemy hands, because it is a symbol of His Majesty the Tsar!"

After hearing this introduction, Andrei was a little confused and couldn't help but mutter a complaint under his breath:

"I'm stunned, what kind of Cambrian version of Gustav is this?"

"So, what were His Majesty and the marshals of the Supreme Command thinking that they would transfer such a cannon over here?"

"With that kind of effort, couldn't they have brought me a whole truckload of armored troops?"

(End of this chapter)