Chapter 120: Penetration

  Actually, people with discerning eyes can see that although the name is Long Gun Formation, the ones who kill enemies the most fiercely are also the long gun soldiers. However, the essence of the Black Flame Army's banner, its cornerstone, lies in those low-key and unobtrusive giant shield-bearing soldiers at the very front.

  Without these three-man formations of bronze walls and iron shields, the long spears and javelins behind them would not only fail to exert their powerful force, but even struggle to defend themselves, and might not be as effective against cavalry as the roaming gunners and cannoneers.

  So, in order to break through a long spear formation, the key is to break through the giant shield soldiers.

  But this is an extremely difficult task, because behind that giant shield with magical resistance, there are three people, not one. Even in the face of a heavy cavalry charge at full speed, this combination has enough toughness and resistance.

  But now, Mideba struck down with a whip, and the giant shield array was broken.

  And it's broken very thoroughly.

  Because this blow completely ignored the opponent's proud defense and directly penetrated the steel to hit the fragile human body behind the giant shield.

  This is what's called skill suppression.

  Another deafening crash, the second whip struck heavily on the giant shield. Under the special power of the Breaking Army Dragon Whip, behind the shield, dozens of people were crushed into meatballs by the incoming force in an instant. In just a flash, the formation of the long gun array was torn open with a huge gap, enough for the cavalry to swarm in and start a massacre.

  But at this moment, a burly man over two meters tall suddenly rushed out of the phalanx formation. He held up his tower shield, which was also over two meters high, and slammed it fiercely onto the ground. The bottom of the shield immediately sank deep into the earth, and countless spikes protruded from around it, nailing the shield directly to the ground.

  This sturdy man is the commander of the 5,000-man long spear corps of the Black Flame Army's five branches. He is a 40-level Five Thousand Man, and can be said to be the strongest defensive force in the entire Black Flame Army.

  "Come on, I'm here, you little rabbits don't think about passing through the North Gate!" The burly man bellowed loudly, staring fixedly at the black-haired youth on the back of the Blood Tooth Leopard, his eyes full of arrogance and recklessness. "You little brat, actually launching a surprise attack on the Black Flame Army, have the guts to report your name!"

  Mi Di frowned, his whole body surging with energy, and then he exerted his strength to pull out a whip.

  A loud "crack" sound, and the 5,000-year-old Longwang directly flew out.

  In mid-air, he stared at Middy with an unbelievable gaze, involuntarily waving his hands and feet, trying to grasp something. However, the next moment, Middy's attack came again, this time not passing on power but a dense, raindrop-like continuous attack.

  Whip-like shadows wove together, and in an instant, the robust man in mid-air seemed to be bitten by countless snakes, his armor shattered along with him into a bloody mist that poured down in large quantities of warm red liquid, mixed with numerous metal fragments.

  Facing the extremely powerful Meddy, and adding that defense is meaningless in front of whip technique, the strong man's 40th level at this moment is just a meaningless number, at most it only means strong physical quality and vigorous vitality.

  However, under the continuous whipping, how many more seconds can the physical body hold on?

  It was a foregone conclusion.

  "What right does a dead man have to know my name?" Midei said calmly, shaking off the fresh blood from his whip.

  Watching the commander being shot dead in front of him, and it was truly crushed, the long gun team with a heart like a rock finally produced an unstoppable shake. And at the same time, after this short episode, the Golden Branch Cavalry seized the opportunity to swarm into the gap drawn by Middy's long whip.

  With a breach in the phalanx formation, it's like opening a gap in a dam, and it can't stop the impact of the flood at all.

  Without the protection of the hoplites, those soldiers holding heavy long spears could hardly move, and for the cavalry charging at high speed, they were simply the best targets.

  The heavy javelin throwers in the back row also found it difficult to accurately hit their targets. Moreover, when faced with the roaming gunners and ice mages among the adventurers, the slow-firing heavy javelin throwers had no way to counterattack.

  Facing the cavalry's unstoppable charge, the long spear formation fell like harvested wheat, falling in batches.

  At last all enemies were left behind, and before Mitya there remained only the closed castle gates.

  "Right behind me"

  Mi Di's hand shook slightly, and he quickly rolled up the whip. The next moment, the heavy giant sword was unsheathed again.

  The giant sword's body began to tremble constantly, more and more magic power surged towards the icy metal surface, like a stream gathering, finally condensing on the sword tip, then transforming into a cold beam of light that flashed in the air for an instant.

  Jianhun Skill, Poji Bingsuo.

  The iron gate was pierced like a piece of paper the moment it was struck by the giant sword. The twisted steel let out a sharp whistling sound as the shockwave from the impact radiated outward in all directions. Middie grasped both hands tightly and shook them violently, causing the great sword to slash through the air in a huge arc, striking the twisted gates on either side like a steel whip and sending them flying.

  Due to the sword's overwhelming power, even Mide's large sword could not withstand it. As it blew away the castle gate fragments, it also cracked and deformed, finally turning into a pile of iron ash that scattered from Mide's grasp in the wind.

  But it doesn't matter anymore, because at this moment, nothing can stop Midie's breakthrough.

  Two thousand cavalry special mixed troops launched a surprise attack on Liushui County at night, destroying more than half of the materials carefully prepared by the Sai family, causing the Black Flame Army to be in an uproar. They also annihilated a long gun squad and a five-thousand-man-long team, and then rushed out of the completely destroyed city gate like an unstoppable giant wave.

  All that's left is endless flames and a wasteland, for that invincible scar-faced general.

  "This is the power of a genius commander, and wisdom..." Odette finally couldn't help but feel moved.

  "Yes, this command and this way of fighting." Kael also sighed on the side, "I never thought that I would have the luck to participate in such a battle."

  It's not just these adventurers who are experiencing real military combat for the first time, but even those Golden Branch Knights who claim to have been through a hundred battles have finally come back to their senses from their previous numbness, one after another, and can't help but express similar emotions.

  After all, two thousand against twenty thousand, and it's a siege, this is quite rare in the military history of Bellmare.

  But at this moment, under the leadership of that black-haired youth, they have achieved this. And it was done with almost no significant loss.

  They raided the enemy's county town with ease, traversed it with composure, and finally broke through the pursuing troops with an unstoppable momentum, withdrawing completely.

  Can be considered a brilliant victory?

  However, for the young man riding the Bloodtooth Jaguar at the forefront, all of this seemed perfectly natural.

  And so, compared to the miraculous victory in front of them, Midea's calm expression, steady back, and natural demeanor were even more shocking to everyone.

  Is this kid the type who eats victory for breakfast?

  The Golden Branch Knights couldn't help but have this thought in their minds about their commander.

  But just as everyone was sighing with emotion, a slightly childish voice suddenly rang out.

  "Brother Mǐ, didn't you say we were going to conquer Liúshuǐ Prefecture? Is it enough to just launch a surprise attack once?"

  The speaker was half-elf gunslinger Aileen, a girl who had gradually become more feminine and was now blinking her bright, shining eyes with an innocent yet slightly puzzled expression as she looked at Middy.

  The people around burst out laughing, and even Odelle couldn't help but laugh.

  Indeed, Mi Di's words in front of the generals at Fulong Fortress were "Take down Liushui County within two days".

  And now, the Black Flame Legion is still stationed in Liushui County, unmoved and unresponsive, even though the surprise attack made them very embarrassed and lost face, and they even lost half of their supplies, but it did not affect their strength at all, let alone make them retreat from Liushui County.

  From this perspective, Modi indeed broke his promise.

  But will anyone pursue it? Of course not.

  With two thousand against twenty thousand, and still having to attack the city, this is simply an unachievable task. At this moment, Mi Di's surprise attack has already reached the extreme of what two thousand troops can achieve, and it can even be said that they have broken through the extreme.

  Not only that, from a strategic perspective, this raid not only dealt a heavy blow to the Black Flame Legion, but also greatly delayed the advance of the Seth family's main force. Just this alone can be said to have turned the entire situation around.

  Having achieved this much and established such great merit in one battle, who would dare to use the phrase "not having taken Ryūsui County within two days" to find fault?

  This little girl is too naive, too innocent.

  Everyone thought so in their hearts and laughed with good intentions. Even Odette, who was most familiar with Irene, just smiled slightly - it seemed that the teachings on human relationships for Irene were still not enough.

  It's as they say on the continent of Alrade: "Get serious and you've already lost."

  However, when everyone else shook their heads, Middy nodded instead, and with a gentle gaze that seemed to say "you're the only one who understands me", he gazed at Aileen, then leaned in, bent down, and affectionately rubbed the half-elf girl's head.

  "Rice, Lord Miti?" Eileen's face turned red, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

  "What you said is right, this raid is just the beginning." Midei swept his gaze over the crowd, then slowly continued, "Although it can't be accomplished in two days, our goal for this trip remains to thoroughly capture Liushui County, just like I said at Fulong Fortress a few days ago"

  Do you really want to go and conquer Liushui County?

  Is it just these two thousand people?

  Before the main force of the Golden Branch Army arrived?

  In an instant, the relaxed smiles on everyone's faces froze. They instinctively wanted to refute, instinctively wanting to say that this was an impossible goal to achieve.

  However, looking at the black-haired youth's piercing eyes, recalling his figure like a god of war sweeping across the battlefield, for a moment, people's minds involuntarily produced thoughts that were completely contrary to reason and logic.

  Perhaps, if it were this person, could such a miracle really be achieved?

  They didn't know what made this young commander dare to say so.

  They also don't know what other trump cards and reliance Mide has hidden.

  However, they couldn't help but start looking forward to it.