The Fourth Calamity never believed in the steel torrent!

Chapter 67: The Arc of Artillery Fire!

Whoosh—! Boom!
As the shells sliced ​​through the air with a sharp, screeching sound, the experienced Black Hawk veterans' expressions changed drastically, and they quickly dove to the side.

Although they didn't realize where the shell was coming from, they instinctively knew from the sound that it was aimed at them!

Two infantry gun shells landed in the Black Hawk Army's ranks, instantly knocking several unlucky men to the ground. One of them, who was hit directly by the shell, was torn to pieces, his entire body blasted into fragments.

In their panic, the Black Hawk soldiers, who had just raised their heads again, looked at each other in disbelief, then turned to the opposite bank of the river and shouted:
"This is unbelievable! What's going on? That's our artillery position over there!"

"You idiots, you bunch of fools! You've attacked the wrong people! The enemy is ahead!"

One of the Black Hawk soldiers roared at the artillerymen on the other side of the river, unaware that his out-of-the-group behavior had just caught the attention of the players.

In the next round, two infantry gun shells once again flew in an arc and landed heavily in the ranks, right next to the soldier, blowing him to pieces.

"Damn it, our artillery positions have been stolen! When exactly?"

Seeing the artillery barrage on the other side, Lieutenant Colonel August quickly hid in his Command-type Dreadnought mech, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

He never expected that he had only left for a short while and that two infantry platoons had been left to guard the artillery position.

In such a short time, their artillery positions were actually captured by the enemy!
"Major, are there any other Cambrian troops stationed here? Or does the enemy have some unknown crossing point?"

The bewildered Lieutenant Colonel August asked his staff officer, but his staff officer was also completely confused. He gestured on the map for a long time but still couldn't figure out what was going on.

Based on their previous reconnaissance, at least the Cambrian armies in the vicinity should have been wiped out by them, leaving only this small town and another place they had completely isolated where the enemy was still fighting.

Clearly, these people should not have the ability to steal their cannons.

As for the ferry crossing, if there were really any convenient place to cross the river, they wouldn't be worried about the bridge being destroyed.

The river in front of us is flowing rapidly. Due to the rain the day before yesterday, it is now in the flood season. It is not easy for soldiers to swim across, let alone cross it in a kayak.

Moreover, they have patrols along the riverbank. If the enemy really had a ferry to cross the river, the patrolling soldiers would have spotted it immediately!

In reality, the player simply swam across.

Compared to normal humans, battlefield soldiers have outrageously strong swimming abilities. After all, in some special maps, there are even operations where soldiers swim to the bottom of a dreadnought and then smash the dreadnought to pieces with a wrench!
It can swim even in the turbulent ocean and manage to swim all the way to the bottom of the dreadnought to cause damage, not to mention its ability to cross rivers in reality.

It can only be said that these guys' swimming ability is completely unscientific. Neither their swimming speed nor their breathing ability is up to the level that normal humans can achieve.

Due to the previous chaotic fighting, the soldiers guarding the artillery positions were all focused on the town on the opposite bank that was being shelled.

This made them completely unaware of the players who sneaked up and quickly launched an attack.

By the time they came to their senses, the players behind them had already unleashed several bursts of submachine gun fire. None of the surviving artillerymen and the defending infantry on the artillery position managed to send a message over the radio in time. Meanwhile, the gunfire that erupted was ignored by the Black Hawk soldiers due to the surprise attack on the necromancer, the mortar bombardment by the players, and the fierce cavalry charge.

Although, in theory, as veterans, they shouldn't have ignored these faint gunshots.

But there's no way around it; the sheer number of players who all seem to be Zhao Zilong is incredibly eye-catching.

Anyone would be afraid of being suddenly attacked by such cavalry. They were too busy dealing with the cavalry to pay attention to the sounds coming from the other side of the river. Were the grenades thrown by these cavalry not explosive enough?
"Quickly, retreat! Recapture our cannons!"

Lieutenant Colonel August roared angrily, ordering the Dauntless mechs that were originally preparing to provide fire support to retreat.

However, at the same time, the attacking infantry and the Hunter mechs supporting the infantry were not recalled by the lieutenant colonel.

He knew that recalling these troops would be useless.

By the time the slow-moving infantry and support mechs returned, he would have already taken care of the enemy with his Dauntless mechs.

Just as he gave the order, two more shells were fired back.

Using the unique overhead view of artillery fire, the player located Lieutenant Colonel August's rear command post, where two shells struck in quick succession.

The lieutenant colonel, who was inside the Dauntless mech, managed to escape in time, but the officers still standing outside were in trouble.

Several officers were inexplicably killed or injured by the sudden artillery fire, and the remaining officers quickly took cover, fearing that more shells would fall on their heads.

Led by the lieutenant colonel, the entire squad of eight Fearless mechs raced across the narrow bridge at top speed.

Although the bridge erected by this armored vehicle is extremely narrow, only wide enough for one mech to barely cross, it would fall off if it deviated even slightly.

But they had already trained countless times on this kind of bridge, and they were confident that they could cross it easily and quickly even with their eyes closed.

From an overhead perspective, the players who had captured the enemy's artillery position and were operating the cannons immediately noticed the eight Fearless Guns that had just run across the bridge and were rushing toward them.

"Wow, that was a quick reaction! Get the anti-tank weapon set up right away!"

"Infantry guns and mortars, all aimed at their mechs! Let them see the arc of our artillery fire!"

If it were ordinary infantry, seeing eight large iron canisters rushing towards them, they would have been terrified and scattered long ago.

However, for the players, the stronger the enemy, the more excited they become, especially since they have upgraded their weapons and have ample anti-tank firepower!
Under the players' control, the two infantry guns adjusted their angles at an extremely fast speed, while the other players took out their own mortars, loaded them with high-explosive shells, and began bombarding.

In an instant, more than ten shells were launched one after another from this small position. Faced with the continuous artillery fire coming at him, Lieutenant Colonel August even thought that he was attacking an entire artillery battery!
(End of this chapter)