Chapter 1805: Unstoppable

At this time, Egypt.

The Longyan Army led by Jiang Xuan practiced War-Nourished Warfare, launching an offensive from the southern end of the French Colonial Zone.

They broke through three cities in seven days.

Unstoppable, they struck the French troops until they had no power to fight back, leaving them only able to defend passively with no Method at all.

The main force of the French was currently still skirmishing with Britain, and they could not let Britain notice that something was wrong.

If Britain were to press their advantage at this time, the French Colonial Area would inevitably be carved up completely.

Dawn ostensibly commanded the French troops to continue fighting, but secretly, he had already begun to withdraw the army.

Originally, according to his planned deployment, it should have been at least a month before the Longyan Army attacked.

By that time, they would have possessed sufficient military strength.

But now...

"General, the Longyan Army has arrived at the city gates; I fear we cannot hold out for long."

A French Soldier said in despair.

"How could this be!"

Hearing these words, the defending general stood up abruptly and walked out to the city tower; he did not even need a Telescope to see the dust clouds kicked up by the charging Longyan Iron Cavalry, surging toward them like a blanket covering the sky and earth!

The defending commander was stunned; he gripped the city wall tightly with both hands, stared fixedly at the rapidly moving troops, and ordered in a deep voice: "Prepare for battle immediately."

"We absolutely cannot let the Longyan Army breach the city!"

The French army scrambled to equip themselves, and soon, crossbowmen, musketeers, and artillerymen were rapidly arrayed on the city gate.

The city gate opened, and the French troops quickly sortied; on both banks of the moat, the Longyan Army and the French troops stood in opposition.

Seeing that the Longyan Army had reached within range, the defending general shouted without hesitation: "Fire arrows!"

Arrows flew like meteors, falling rapidly.

The Shield Infantry of the Longyan Army acted as the vanguard, unfolding a shield formation; these arrows and meteors only left marks on the Shields.

They did not cause much damage to the Longyan Army.

Seeing this, the defending general frowned: "Artillerymen, prepare to destroy the enemy's defenses!"

"General, the Longyan Army is outside our range; we cannot hit them," a captain of the artillerymen reminded him.

The defending general grabbed him by the collar, pulled him over, and glared at him fixedly.

"This is an order; we absolutely cannot let the Longyan Army advance a single step!"

The artillerymen helplessly loaded ammunition and adjusted the positions of the Cannons, needing only to give the Longyan Army a round of artillery bombardment.

Even after experiencing

the Industrial Revolution, weapons like Cannons, with their high production costs, were already extremely expensive.

Even for city defense, they were only equipped with thirty small-caliber Cannons; logically, if the Longyan Army suffered a round of shelling, they would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

But now...

The true effective attack range of these Cannons was only one hundred and fifty meters.

Attacking downward from the city wall, the aiming precision required to hit the Longyan Army on the other side of the moat was almost entirely a matter of luck.

Jiang Xuan sat in command at the rear, watching as the French artillerymen on the city wall ignited their weapons to attack.

He sneered; it seemed the general of the French troops had panicked, forgetting even the most basic range of his Cannons.

Jiang Xuan ordered: "Longyan artillery, prepare to destroy the enemy's city wall!"

As the sound of drums spread, the Cannons towed behind the Longyan Cavalry came into use.

During the long march from the Nile River, Longyan did not choose to travel light; on the Longyan Supply Ships, everything that could not be manufactured on-site was brought along.

Siege Cannons were one such item.

Fighting a war is about fighting for supplies; Jiang Xuan understood this principle deeply, but he also knew that he was leading his troops to attack in this manner.

With the front line stretched so thin, it was difficult for the rear to provide support to the Longyan Army.

They needed to carry sufficient support themselves to avoid any accidents occurring midway.

This was one of the reasons why the Longyan Army needed to attack rapidly.

War-Nourished Warfare, catching the enemy off guard.

After the Longyan Cavalry moved aside, the Siege Cannons they were towing behind them numbered a full ninety; these Siege Cannons were specially designed by the Liangzhou Laboratory of Longyan.

The maximum range of these Cannons reached over two hundred meters, and their power was immense.

They could be equipped to use the Cannonballs of almost any country.

They were researched specifically to prevent such situations from happening.

Ninety Cannons bombarded in unison.

No matter how sturdy the French city wall was, it was blasted into a pitted mess, as if it were about to shatter.

The defending general struggled to stand firm.

If this continued, their city wall would surely be collapsed by the Longyan Army's Cannons.

Under these circumstances, their own Cannons had no way to attack at all.

But now that the drawbridge was lowered, the Longyan Army would very likely attack across the bridge.

After a moment of hesitation, the defending general gritted his teeth and ordered:

"Sortie

the army, obstruct the Longyan Army's artillery attack!"

"Annihilate the Longyan Army!"

Seeing the bridge lower, Jiang Xuan sneered: "Just as I intended."

In fact, for the Longyan Army, the risk of a forced crossing of the moat was very high; the moat built by the French was over thirty meters wide.

The water current is rapid, and the strength will definitely suffer serious losses.

Even if the Dragon Flame Army's Siege Cannon attacks continuously like this, it can breach their city walls, but to cross the river would consume a large portion of the Dragon Flame Army's strength.

"The defending army on the opposite side has truly panicked," Jiang Xuan murmured, continuing to order the attack.

The France troops launched an attack rapidly.

Their Cavalry served as the vanguard, charging toward the Dragon Flame Army.

Meanwhile, on the opposite bank of the bridge, the Dragon Flame Army pulled out ten Dragon Flame Cannons to guard both sides of the bridge.

As the France troops launched their attack here, the Dragon Flame Army on the other side fired their Cannons in a volley, directly bombarding the France troops.

The France troops could not dodge in time and suffered many casualties under the bombardment of the Dragon Flame Army's Cannons.

The city-defending general was in a state of confusion, watching the Dragon Flame Army's method of attack.

The use of Cannons in battle has always been for sieges, because the cost of such Cannons is high, and the same goes for the Cannonballs.

Therefore, few troops are willing to use them as weapons against other troops.

The defending general had not expected that the Dragon Flame Army, a force whose supplies were basically cut off, would actually be willing to use Cannons to attack on the battlefield.

Did they think their supply of Cannonballs was inexhaustible?

The city-defending general watched as more and more casualties appeared on the battlefield, but still did not order a retreat.

Now they absolutely cannot retreat; they must continue the attack.

If they retreat, all their previous efforts will be wasted.

The France troops suffered heavy casualties to reach the opposite bank of the river and engage the Dragon Flame Army in close-quarters combat.

At this moment, the Dragon Flame Army also launched a more intense attack, fighting together with the France troops.

The Dragon Flame Army's Cavalry launched a charge, directly slaughtering each other on the bridge.

However, the Dragon Flame Army fought while retreating, and the France troops did not notice anything at all, continuing their pursuit.

In the end, they fell into the Dragon Flame Army's trap.

What the Dragon Flame Army wanted to do was occupy this bridge, not go head-to-head with the France troops, as that would also be very uneconomical for them.

Now that the France troops have been counter-encircled by them, this battle will undoubtedly end with the victory of the Dragon Flame Army.