Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 205 - 201: Cavalry Raid

Chapter 205: Chapter 201: Cavalry Raid

"Enemy closing in at one o’clock!"

"Enemy approaching at three o’clock!"

Like they had prearranged it, the Otherworld Allied Army sprouted from all sides like mushrooms after the rain. Completely disregarding the terrifying power of the artillery, they regrouped and prepared to attack again.

The sight of the dense crowd in the distance sent chills down Luo Chuan’s spine. Just the number of people he could see visually was in the tens of thousands, whereas they only had a few thousand. Even including the Russian troops nearby, they had less than ten thousand. Despite their superior weaponry, dealing with such numbers seemed an impossible task.

Clearly, this had to be the main force of the Otherworld Allied Army. Cleverly avoiding the multinational forces’ vanguard, they launched an attack on their relatively weaker rear lines.

All the military experts who had predicted the war swore emphatically that the multinational forces would definitely win because not only was the Otherworld Army’s equipment outdated, their tactical ideas were also outdated.

A series of intense cannon bombards resounded. Even the neighboring Russian front lines had opened fire. Although the colossal power from the explosions could easily obliterate the densely grouped Allied Army positions, with the overwhelming number of the Otherworld Allied Army, the firepower of these few dozen cannons seemed to be pouring water into a bucket with a hole.

Soon, the Otherworld Army became aware of the significant threat posed by the cannon positions. They did not wait for their allies to regroup and attacked simultaneously instead.

These Otherworld soldiers were primarily composed of heavy cavalry, whose bodies and even their horses’ armors were carved with delicate, complex patterns. At first glance, the earthmen thought these were merely decorative, but what happened next left everyone aghast.

The heavy cavalry of the Otherworld Allied Army charged towards their positions like a roaring current, even though the cannons behind them kept firing ceaselessly. However, it seemed to have little effect against the now dispersed cavalry.

Some cavalry got hit directly by the cannon shells, ripping both man and horse into pieces, scattering them in all directions. With the cavalry’s assault, they quickly entered the blind spot of the cannon’s range. The artillerymen had no choice but to use backup mortars to counterattack.

The mortars, naturally, were not as powerful as the large cannons. The soldiers were stunned to find that even if the shells exploded close to the heavy cavalry, they couldn’t completely shred their armor. Some knights were thrown high into the air by the shockwave, then crashed heavily onto the ground, finally losing their breath.

"Everyone, check your ammo. Prepare for combat!" The captain of the guard company yelled out, simultaneously checking the rifle in his hand.

The Otherworld’s Allied Army’s determination to attack seemed to exceed their expectations. Despite being heavily bombarded by the large cannons, they did not retreat but launched an attack on the positions instead.

Luo Chuan picked up the rifle placed on the trench, positioned it, and switched off its safety. He turned to Lin Wei by his side and found him staring intensely at the enemy in the distance, trembling uncontrollably.

"What are you doing, check your weapon and prepare for battle!" Luo Chuan urged.

"Oh, right!" Hearing his words, Lin Wei snapped back to reality, frantically checking his weapon even though his body trembles wouldn’t stop.

"Excitement or fear?" Looking at him, Luo Chuan asked with a smile.

"What?" Lin Wei turned his head to look at him.

"Why are you trembling?" Luo Chuan asked.

"N-nothing." Lin Wei licked his lips, then set up his rifle and aimed at the enemy in the distance.

The massive cannons were still firing relentlessly, but they focused only on bombarding the enemy’s attack path out of their blind spot, aiming to disrupt the follow-up forces of the Otherworld Allied Army from converging with cavalry, then using artillery in coordination with the defensive forces to wipe out all the incoming cavalry.

"Five hundred meters, suppress fire!" The captain cried out loud. Following his command, machine-gunners in various fire positions opened fire almost simultaneously.

In just under ten minutes, the Otherworld Allied Army had finished regrouping, and their heavy cavalry vanguard was getting closer and closer to the positions. Luo Chuan noticed that many of these knights were holding bows and arrows, evidently planning to launch a rain of arrows at the positions, aiming to injure the soldiers, upon reaching within a hundred meters.

"Da-da-da-da!!!"

The concentrated rain of bullets from the machine guns showered on the heavy cavalry like rain droplets. Luo Chuan could even see the dazzling luminous trails of the tracer bullets. As the bullets hit the front row of the heavy cavalry, they all fell off their horses, and the whole formation was thrown into chaos.

But just after a moment of confusion, a shocking scene unfolded. The knights who were swept by the machine gun struggled back on their feet and then back onto their horses, continuously mounting their attack.

Everyone was taken aback. They had originally thought the machine guns would effectively suppress and injure the cavalry. But to their surprise, the machine gun bullets could only knock them off their horses. And they were just like invincible, getting up and back on the horses to charge, again and again.

"Are all these people like Iron Man?" Witnessing such a scene, even the usually calm Luo Chuan became uneasy. He noticed that when bullets hit the knights’ armor, the armor would emit dazzling sparks, and then the knights would continue to get up and charge as if nothing had happened.

Seeing all this, the battalion commander was also shocked. He had originally thought that he could rely on the advantage of firepower to eradicate this sneak attack force in one fell swoop. But he had not expected that their armor would have such incredible defensive power, being able to resist direct fire from heavy machine guns. He had originally planned to rely solely on the defense troops, supplemented by artillery, to annihilate all the Otherworld troops, and didn’t even need the help of the Russian troops nearby. But now, it seemed that things were not going as planned.

The Otherworld Allied Army in front of them was increasing in number. Even the heavily armed cavalry that had rushed into the blind spot of the artillery fire numbered over two thousand. Together with their abnormally defensive armor, these defense troops could not possibly hold them off. Not to mention them, even if the Russian troops next door came to support, it would likely be to no avail.

Thinking of this, the battalion commander shouted, "Who are the friendly forces closest to us?"

"It’s the Indian army, commander!" the communications soldier answered loudly.

"Tell them to come support us!" The battalion commander ordered loudly.

"Commander, they say they can’t leave their position without orders from their superiors!" the communications soldier said hesitantly.

"What does it matter who their superiors are? Aren’t we all under the command of the unified command department now?" The battalion commander could not help but curse in frustration.

"The German army has been notified and is moving towards us, but they are still at the Otherworld Gate. If they come now, I’m afraid..." the communications soldier said and then stopped.

"There’s not a single reliable one," the battalion commander said through gritted teeth.

He picked up the binoculars and took a look. Although the artillery was still whistling, a large number of the cavalry had charged into the blind spot and were now launching a charge at the position. He could only pin his hopes on the defense troops now. If they could not stop these heavy cavalry, then he would have to order a retreat.

"Two hundred meters, fire!!"

Upon the commander’s order, the defense troops relying on the positions attacked the charging heavy cavalry. Two hundred meters might not be near, but a cavalry charge only takes tens of seconds. If they did not stop them now, they would probably have to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

The defense troops began to open fire on the charging heavy cavalry. The dense bullets seemed to have little effect on them. The rifle bullets hit their armor, only making a few sparks, and could hardly even knock them off their horses.

The machine guns in the fire points never stopped firing. A heavy cavalryman leading the attack was catered to by several machine guns at once, and a dense barrage of bullets hit him. His prideful armor could no longer hold up and a row of bullets punched a large hole in his chest. The cavalier was knocked off his horse by the impact and could no longer get up.

The achievement of the machine guns bolstered everyone’s spirits. It seemed that these knights were not unkillable; continuous shooting could make their armor unable to withstand the concentrated bullet attacks.

However, the achievement of the machine guns in the dozen or so fire points was quite limited, and they were facing an endless stream of enemies. For these defense troops, the ordinary soldiers’ rifles were completely ineffective against them.

Watching the approaching knights, the battalion commander’s face grew grimmer and grimmer. After a long period of hesitation, he finally had to make a difficult decision: "Abandon the positions, all troops retreat and regroup with the friendly forces in the rear!"

"Commander!" The communications soldier looked at him incredulously.

"Didn’t you hear me clearly, tell everyone to retreat. The defense troops should cover each other in shifts as they retreat," the battalion commander shouted with red eyes.

"Yes!" The communications soldier nodded and said.

"And tell the Russian side to prepare to retreat, so their defense troops can receive our retreating defense troops," the battalion commander also instructed.

"Yes!" The communications soldier nodded and then ran towards the Russian positions.

With the withdrawal of the artillery, the artillery support also ceased. The Otherworld Allied Army that was blocked by the artillery fire instantly charged towards the position like a swarm of ants.

"Full attack, cover the artillery retreat!"The company commander shouted, and the positions again echoed with the sound of intensive gunfire.

The soldiers of the defense troops were doing their utmost to hold off the knights’ attack. Although they effectively slowed down the enemy’s charge, they still couldn’t effectively harm them. These heavy knights, tough as iron bumps, were still charging at them under the rain of bullets, and more troops behind them were joining the heavy cavalry in full force.

Even though he was using the single-shot mode, Luo Chuan had already used up three magazines. If it weren’t for the fact he had stockpiled ten magazines of ammunition in his position, he would have run out of all his ammunition by now.

"First and Third squads stay and cover, everyone else retreat to the Russian position!" After receiving the communications soldier’s message, the company commander stood up and shouted.