Chapter 49: The Passion of the Red Dragon:
Goblin intelligence personnel have been exploring the wetland and the nearby highlands for a long time, looking for the Dragonmaw Clan’s red dragon training base.
However, whether in wetlands or highlands, the terrain is quite complex and the vegetation is very lush.
If you want to successfully find the Red Dragon training base, it is completely testing the strength of the intelligence personnel.
The Dragonmaw clan should be based in Grim Batol, the abandoned main city of the Wildhammer dwarves, just like in the game.
But getting to Grim Batol is a big problem!
Even if the red dragon is seen flying down from the high ground, it is still difficult for intelligence personnel to get close.
The harsh terrain, the orcs patrolling along the way, and the occasional red dragon flying in the sky all delayed the intelligence personnel's exploration progress.
As time goes by, the number of red dragons that the Dragonmaw clan can produce is increasing.
At first, twelve red dragons were training in the wetland.
Within a few days, six more red dragons were added, making up a very auspicious number.
These quick-made red dragons are definitely the most heaven-defying troops!
The training cost is almost zero, but the combat power can crush most combat units in the world.
Even powerful artillery may not be able to kill them successfully.
After all, they are not fighter planes or tanks, and they will not die if they are penetrated by artillery shells.
Dragons have strong vitality.
They're probably as durable as the immortal villains in the movies.
Facing the ever-increasing number of red dragons, Herard also felt a lot of pressure.
Fortunately, the orcs were not very patient.
When the number of red dragons reached twenty-four, Orgrim felt that his team was ready again.
It couldn't wait to cross the sea again with its army, and confidently issued a pre-war declaration.
"The fleet will definitely be able to land smoothly this time! We will definitely win the glory that belongs to the tribe!"
The other orcs had no doubt about this.
There are twenty-four red dragons in the team, how could they lose this time?
Faced with such a luxurious configuration of the orc fleet, the coalition forces did not dare to use warships to attack with gryphon knights.
If you lose it, you won't be able to escape even if you run on the sea.
If a warship is burned by the red dragon, two to three hundred lives will be lost.
The staffing on the flagship is more than a thousand people!
Regardless of whether it is a flagship or an ordinary warship, if it is really lit by the red dragon, it will be burned to ashes.
It is impossible for the fleet to dispatch without ensuring the safety of the airspace.
Tank landing ships and iron-clad ships equipped with advanced artillery are confident that they can compete with the red dragon of the orc fleet.
But they are on their way south, and they will probably catch up to the tail end of the battle in Nanhai Town at most.
In order to increase his leverage against the Red Dragon, Herard drew on the bizarre anti-tank weapons developed by the Japanese army at the end of World War II and created a batch of simple dragon-slaying weapons.
These dragon-slaying weapons are piercing thunderbolts called the Emperor's Happy Sticks.
The structure of the thrust mine is very simple.
A conical mine body is installed at the front end of a long pole, and a spike used to trigger the explosion is installed at the front end.
The user holds a long pole and stabs the enemy, and the spikes detonate the thunder body to produce a terrifying metal jet.
This weird anti-tank weapon is definitely more effective than the Griffin Knight's magic hammer!
Falstad rushed towards the thick steel plate target with a thrust blaster in his hand. The metal jet produced by the directional blast spurted out and burned through the thick steel plate target easily.
Looking at the burned, melted and broken thick steel plate target, Falstad was very satisfied with the power of this weapon.
"Oh, this thing is so powerful! Those red dragons are in trouble!"
The power displayed by this anti-tank weapon made all the soldiers of the coalition very excited.
However, due to the temporary rush production, after equipping the Griffin Knights, there was not much left in stock.
The knights have perfected this anti-tank weapon, which is similar to a lance.
The next step is to fight a tough battle with the orcs in Nanhai Town!
Nanhai Town has an excellent port comparable to that of a large city.
Thanks to the benefits of developed maritime trade, the population settled here exceeds 30,000, far exceeding the standards of a town.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is a port city.
As the war approached, most of the residents here had left.
The remaining residents chose to join the coalition to defend their country very early on.
The buildings in the town have been reinforced and turned into strong fortifications. Musketeers stationed inside these fortifications can perfectly utilize their firepower advantage.
If the Orc fleet wants to land from Nanhai Town, it will need to fight a fierce street battle.
But Orgrim is different from other orcs.
He is a commander who is very good at calculating the advantages of both the enemy and ourselves.
Under Orgrim's careful planning, the orc fleet used the cover of morning fog to quietly approach the sleeping Nanhai Town.
The sound of the water caused by the oars blended perfectly with the sound of the waves, and the difference was almost indiscernible.
In this situation where you can't see or hear, a sneak attack is easy to succeed.
Fortunately, the coalition forces have professional intelligence support and are unlikely to be successfully attacked by the orc fleet.
It was calculated that the orc fleet would arrive today, and the soldiers had been preparing before dawn.
The high elf ranger approaching the port heard a slight abnormal noise coming from the morning fog. He immediately set up a large-caliber sniper rifle and pulled the trigger in the direction of the sound.
This round of standard probing shots quickly took effect.
Although it was a test shot in a general direction, the bullet had no accuracy at all.
But with such a big ship placed there, bullets would inevitably hit the hull.
Hearing the very clear sound of bullets hitting the wooden board, the high elf ranger quickly sounded the alarm.
"A ship is coming, it must be the orcs!"
Hearing the alarm bell ringing, the gryphon knights took off one after another.
Although the morning fog is now thick, it is impossible to see the scene in the distance.
But there is no fog at a certain height above the ground.
When they broke through the morning fog covering the ground, they found that a group of red dragons were already lingering in the sky.
Fortunately, we can't see clearly what's going on on the ground right now.
Otherwise these guys would have launched an attack long ago!
The orc driver saw the gryphon knights rushing up from below, and controlled the red dragons to rush towards them menacingly.
The Griffin Knights have extensive experience in air combat.
Before the red dragon group could get closer, they quickly distanced themselves and then surrounded the red dragon group from a distance.
The red dragon's breath was less than a hundred meters away.
The bows and spears used by the orc drivers are even more weak means that are not worth mentioning.
The gryphon knights took advantage of long range and continuously threw magic hammers to attack the red dragons.
Although it cannot cause effective damage to the red dragon, the suppressive effect is quite strong.
As long as the red dragon group shows a little gap, the life of the orc driver will be in danger.
The magic hammer is controlled by wind spells, and its hit rate is close to 100%.
As long as the orc drivers dare to show their heads, the magic hammer will kill them.
The gryphon knights, with full firepower, showed an extremely powerful offensive.
If their opponent was not the red dragon, they would have ended the battle with a wave of attacks!
Magic immunity, dragon scale protection.
These two characteristics of the red dragon make it impossible for the griffin knight who is good at magic attacks to start.
Facing these guys with invincible defenses, the only effective method the Griffin Knights had was those thrusts that exploded with thunder.
Several griffin knights, under the cover of fire from their teammates, quickly approached the defensive red dragon group.
Seeing an enemy approaching, the orc driver controlled the red dragon on the periphery to exhale dragon breath to drive them away.
The gryphon knight who launched the surprise attack deftly avoided the incoming dragon's breath and struck the red dragon with a sudden burst of lightning.
Accompanied by explosions and dazzling fire, there was the angry roar of the red dragon.
The metal jet capable of melting steel burned through the invincible dragon scales!
With this result, the Griffin Knights were not surprised at all.
Dragon scales are highly resistant to magical fire.
This kind of ordinary flame with extremely high temperature is not within the range that dragon scales can withstand.
Falstad's earlier assessment was spot on.
The red dragons are indeed in trouble!
A weird weapon like the Emperor's Happy Stick will make them ecstasy with joy!
(End of chapter)