Chapter 453: Canyon 2

"Lord Meng, there is an ambush by the Demon Race above the canyon ahead. I've observed it roughly and feel there are at least one thousand Third-grade Demon Race, one hundred Fourth-grade Demon Race, and four Fifth-grade Demon Race." Kong Sanqiang came to Meng Yifan's side and said in a low voice.

"Well done." Meng Yifan patted Kong Sanqiang on the shoulder in praise. He hadn't expected the vampires to be so useful as scouts; they didn't need to look with their eyes, as they could discover the Demon Race's hiding spots just by sniffing with their noses. This was even more useful than infrared radar.

Based on Kong Sanqiang's description, Meng Yifan observed the canyon's terrain and discovered that the Demon Race's ambush position was quite cunning; both sides of that canyon were mountains over a thousand meters high.

The position where the Demon Race was hiding was one meter away from the canyon edge. When Meng Yifan's army passed through that canyon, the Demon Race only needed to throw stones downward. It was very easy to throw them over a meter, and then, through free fall, smash Meng Yifan's entire army to death.

And since Meng Yifan's army was inside the canyon, even if they wanted to use weapons to fight back, they couldn't see the Demon Race's position. Ordinary firearms were direct-fire weapons and couldn't hit the Demon Race hiding a meter behind the mountain peaks at all.

Kong Sanqiang and the other vampires could fly up to the canyon, but there were a large number of avian Demon Beasts among the Demon Race, as well as many Fourth-grade Experts.

Although Kong Sanqiang and his men had sharp weapons and equipment, their numbers were too few; charging up there would be suicide.

One must know that the Demon Race also had archers and crossbowmen, and Demon Race of Third-grade and above could all cast demon arts, possessing long-range strike capabilities as well.

"Haha, the Great Martial Heavenly Dynasty World doesn't have mortars yet, right? Old Dragon King and the other Demon Race haven't seen curved trajectories either, have they? This time, I'll let them open their eyes," Meng Yifan laughed.

"Zhang Shagen, have the brothers of the Salvation Army learned how to use the PP87-style 82mm mortar?" Meng Yifan asked.

"Rest assured, Lord Meng, everyone has learned how to fire it. Even if I don't say it hits the mark every single time, at least eight out of ten shells can hit the target," Zhang Shagen said.

"That's enough. Just watch your performance in a moment," Meng Yifan said.

Meng Yifan's army continued to move forward. The Demon Race army at the top of that canyon was rubbing their hands, preparing to throw stones down in a moment.

The ones preparing to act were the warriors of the Giant Stone Bear Race. After reaching adulthood, they were at least three meters tall, broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, with boundless strength. A Third-grade Giant Stone Bear Race member could easily lift a thousand-jin giant rock, and a Fourth-grade Giant Stone Bear Race member could lift a ten-thousand-jin giant rock.

A giant rock weighing over a thousand jin, thrown down from a mountain peak over a thousand meters high—the power was astonishing. Even a Third-grade Expert in the canyon, facing such a giant rock falling from Heaven, would be smashed into a meat patty.

However, what left the Demon Race puzzled was that the Luolong County troops suddenly stopped after approaching to a distance of two thousand meters from the canyon.

"Set up the cannons!" Zhang Shagen ordered.

The soldiers of the Salvation Army took out the entrenching tools they carried with them, quickly digging baseplate pits, setting up firing positions, and constructing ammunition shelters and personnel bunkers.

The size and depth of the baseplate pits were very particular; they had to be suitable for the baseplate to be placed in, so as to ensure stability during firing;

The firing position had to be convenient for operating the cannons and aiming; the ammunition shelter had to be able to store a certain amount of ammunition and possess a certain level of protective capability.

After the pits were dug, the next step was to place the baseplate into the baseplate pit and fix it, then install the cannon body onto the baseplate, connect the bipod, adjust the position and height of the bipod to make the cannon body level, and finally install the aiming sight and other auxiliary equipment.

"Target, one meter behind the canyon top ahead, one trial shot, prepare, fire!" Zhang Shagen shouted loudly.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Mortar shells flew out, tracing beautiful curves in the sky and flying above the canyon.

The maximum range of the PP87-style 82mm mortar was 5700 meters; the top of the thousand-meter-high canyon was completely within the effective range of the mortar.

The Giant Stone Bear Race at the top of the canyon saw the shells flying up and were all stunned. What was this situation? How could human shells turn corners? This wasn't how the game was played.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The mortar shells exploded ten meters away from the Giant Stone Bear Race. Except for a few unlucky ones who were grazed by stone fragments, the other Demon Race were completely unharmed.

Kong Sanqiang and the other vampires were flying in the sky, acting as observers. Based on the position of the mortar shells, they said to Zhang Shagen: "The shells are off, they drifted ten meters too far back."

Zhang Shagen and the other Salvation Army officers and soldiers adjusted the tilt angle of the mortars and then fired again.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" The mortar shells once again traced beautiful parabolas and flew to the top of the canyon. This time, the impact points of the shells basically hit the Demon Race.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Many mortar shells exploded inside the Demon Race's bunkers. In an instant, many Giant Stone Bear Race members were blown directly into fragments; others were blown into scrap. Blood splattered and severed limbs were everywhere. Many bunkers were blown down, burying the Demon Race directly inside them.

On the battlefield, the sound of mortar shell explosions and the screams of injured Demon Race alternated.

"Number three mortar, impact point is two meters to the left."

"Number six mortar, impact point is four meters to the right."

"Number eight mortar, impact point is half a meter too far back."

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Kong Sanqiang and the other vampires flew in the sky, correcting the mortars for Zhang Shagen and the other officers and soldiers in a timely manner based on the explosions at the top of the canyon.

Just like that, Zhang Shagen and the other Salvation Army officers and soldiers became more and more proficient. The mortar shells seemed to have grown eyes, precisely hitting the Demon Race's bunkers, blowing the Demon Race into a state of Ghost Crying Wolf Howling, miserable beyond words.

The Demon Race wanted to fight back, but Meng Yifan's army hadn't entered the canyon at all. To throw a giant rock over a thousand meters away, other than Fourth-grade Experts and above, the other Demon Race couldn't do it.

Only being able to take a beating without being able to fight back made the Giant Stone Bear Race furious, yet they were helpless. They wanted to change positions, but with Kong Sanqiang and the other vampires acting as observers, no matter where the Demon Race fled, the mortar shells always followed like a shadow, chasing their butts to blow them up.

"We must take down those flying alien-species humans, otherwise we can only passively take the shelling," the wise man of the Giant Stone Bear Race said.

The leader of the Giant Stone Bear Race nodded and ordered: "Avian Demon Beasts, set out, eliminate those flying alien-species humans."

Several hundred avian Demon Race hiding nearby took to the air and killed their way toward Kong Sanqiang and the other vampires.

These three or four hundred avian Demon Beasts were at least Third-grade in strength, and there were over a dozen Fourth-grade ones. The leading avian Demon Beast had even reached Fifth Grade Lower Tier. They flew over aggressively, wanting to have an aerial decisive battle with the Vampire Flight Formation.

But Kong Sanqiang and the others had long been prepared. Seeing the avian Demon Beasts wanting to fight them to the death, these vampires turned around and flew backward.

"Despicable and shameless humans, weren't you challenging us just now? Why are you turning around and fleeing now?" the avian Demon Beast leader cursed loudly, leading over three hundred avian Demon Beasts in hot pursuit.