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The explosion interrupted his words and froze the smile that had just appeared on his face.
He saw the monster's round tube shrink back, and thick smoke that quickly dissipated came out. Then one of the three cavalry squads seemed to be hit right in the center by the magic crystal cannon, and the cavalry and rhinos were blown away.
"Magic...magic crystal cannon?" the team members said in surprise.
The stunned knight captain came to his senses: "The range of the magic crystal cannon is not that far."
The team member next to him forced a smile and said, "Whatever it is, look, the other two teams are already approaching it. The Iron Hoof of the Rhinoceros will..."
Before he could finish his words, four identical monsters climbed up from the top of the slope on both sides of the monster, and then the round tube retracted.
"boom--"
The two cavalry squads were wiped out in an instant.
The team members had dazed expressions: "Captain, should we... escape?"
"Escape..." The knight captain looked at the round tube turned towards him and smiled sadly, "I can't escape..."
"boom--"
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Tank driver's seat.
"Bar, there seems to be a patrol over there," said the observer.
"It's been solved." Bal responded with a smile after firing the shot.
"Well done." the conductor shouted.
Bal did not pay attention to the captain's compliments. He looked around the cab with a fiery gaze as if he was treating his lover.
Although it was not his first time sitting in the tank cab.
The driver next to him looked at him and wondered who Bal was.
The personnel of the armored corps had been determined half a year ago, and no new recruits were added in the middle. However, this guy was sent here personally by the Field Marshal on the eve of the war, and he was specifically instructed to select the best gunners to train him day and night to ensure that he could become a qualified gunner before the war.
Bal seemed to notice it, turned around, and his eyes met the commander's.
The captain looked away awkwardly, and Bal sighed helplessly.
He knew that there were some rumors about him circulating in the Armored Corps recently.
For example, he was a secret member of the royal family, or the eldest son of a prominent magic family in Lake. The most absurd rumor even said that he was the illegitimate son of the Marshal.
What drives Bar crazy is that this view has the most supporters!
Please, the Marshal is younger than me, okay?
Have you ever seen a biological father who is younger than his child?
At first, Barr tried to clarify that he was not the child of any important person, but just a soldier guarding the border.
Although he was a small captain and not at the lowest level, he had nothing to do with the nobility.
His words were sincere and seemed credible, but one word from his comrade made all his excuses pale and powerless.
"If it's really like what you said, why did the Marshal personally send you here?"
So far, they have never seen anyone being valued so much by the Marshal.
At this moment, Bal knew that the commander would not believe his explanation, but he still said: "Captain, I am really not the Marshal's illegitimate son."
The commander showed a smug look as if he had seen through everything: "I didn't ask you if you were the Marshal's illegitimate son?"
"Uh, I..."
Forget it.
Bal gave up and asked, "All enemies within the visible range have been eliminated. Please give me the next instructions."
Talking about business, the commander suppressed his teasing smile and turned on the wireless communication switch on the dashboard: "The enemy and the reinforcements that arrived have been eliminated. Requesting further instructions."
A voice came from the hollow speaker on the dashboard: "A lot of our snipers have been killed recently."
"understand!"
The tank engines roared again, and five jungle-camouflaged M1A2s moved down the slope.
As they reached the top of the hill, more tanks came up and followed the ruts.
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A command center hidden deep in the mountains.
After Domit delivered the order, he turned and walked to Zhang Mu who was sitting in the corner: "Marshal, our tank group encountered the enemy's cavalry squad in the hilly area. The two sides fought for five minutes and the enemy was completely wiped out.
It seems that the rhinoceros's defense cannot withstand 120mm shells."
After hearing the good news, Zhang Mu asked, "How many tanks did you send?"
"Twenty-five."
Zhang Mu raised his eyebrows: "You should have read the war theory I gave you."
"This would be a real failure if the coalition had missiles, but they clearly don't."
"Yes." Zhang Mu nodded. "What do you think the coalition forces will do after receiving the news?"
“If the armored corps is not deployed, they will launch an attack soon.
Now... I will definitely not do anything."
"how long?"
"Until the initial understanding of the tank."
"Then I won't wait." Zhang Mu stood up, "If you don't move, I'll have to move.
Domit."
"exist!"
"We have already figured out the details of the coalition forces. Don't waste time. Drive them out and then counterattack."
Domit heard the latter words and asked in confusion: "Counterattack?
We may be slightly undermanned.”
Heavy weapons do have a crushing effect on low-level professionals and ordinary legions, and heavy weapons are used on a large scale in the early stages.
If the gap in troop strength is too great, the enemy will inevitably run out of ammunition and then be surrounded and destroyed.
Zhang Mu did not explain: "Don't worry, make a battle plan."
"Yes!"
Zhang Mu then left the command center, opened the light gate and entered the "world", and came to Joffrey's research institute to inquire about the development progress.
Joffrey reported, his chest puffed out.
The magic radar has been successfully developed and has begun mass production, but its output is limited due to the fact that some technologies have not yet been broken through.
The magicization of other firearms is also progressing steadily.
Unlike what the two discussed before, Joffrey did not use cannonballs as a supplement, but magic as the main method.
On the contrary, he decided to keep it as it was, using shells primarily for killing, and magic to amplify their power.
The reason for this consideration is the magician's magic shield.
After testing, it was found that the magic shield mainly defends against magic and performs mediocrely against physical attacks.
Although the swing of a knight can be blocked, that is because the knight himself does not rely on pure strength to break the defense, but the magic attached to the weapon.
So the two are essentially the same.
Joffrey pondered, knowing full well that the magic shield could effectively defend against magic, and that he had an attack method that could circumvent its strong point, but he didn't use it and instead insisted on using magic to fight the opponent head-on, wasn't that something wrong with his brain?
After hearing this, Zhang Mu became interested and asked him if he had any samples.
Joffrey immediately led him to the testing area.
In the pure white space, a tank stood quietly.
The tank had obviously undergone a lot of modifications, and Zhang Mu could barely recognize it as an M1A2 from its outline.
Its body paint is outlined with intricate patterns, which are the lines that make up the magic circle.
Zhang Mu walked around and said, "Start it and see."
Joffrey turned around and called the tester to get in the car.
Soon after the tester entered, the patterns on the tank's hull lit up with a dim blue light and it slowly moved forward.
Zhang Mu didn't hear the roar of the engine turning: "The power system has been changed?"
"Yes, I think it is more convenient to drive the magic core. This is not only reflected in the replenishment of energy, but also in the carrying of backup energy."
indeed so.
The interior of the tank is already very crowded, and if you load in shells, how much space is left for gasoline?
The magic crystal is very convenient. It is the size of a palm and can be put in your pocket or under your buttocks when you sit down.
"Fire one shot."
"Well..." Joffrey looked embarrassed, "The fire control system is still being improved."
Zhang Mu was surprised and asked, "Are you going to modify the fire control system as well?"
"It's not preparation, it's already started to change."
"how long?"
"Uh... Lord City Lord, you know that when it comes to scientific research, there is no such thing as a definite deadline."
Well, even though I haven’t been to Blue Star yet, I know a lot about the local culture.
Zhang Mu laughed dumbly and shook his head: "Okay, hurry up as much as possible. Lake will counterattack the coalition forces soon, and then the magic weapons will have to appear."
"Are you planning to unify the Thor continent?" Joffrey had been staying in the "world" all the time and had heard about things in the outside world, but he didn't know much. After all, he only mentioned a few words when Zhang Mu came.
"It's not that I want to unify the Sol Continent, it's that the entire continent wants to be my enemy."
"Well... there are a lot of things that need to be prepared." Joffrey knew nothing about governing a country, but he knew a little bit, "such as officials who will take over the city lord after conquering the enemy country."