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Chapter 1649: The Powerful Card Master! (Bonus chapter for Spring Autumn Cicada Sequence Alliance Leader)
Perhaps because England is part of the British Mainland's heartland.
This led to most of the attention from both sides being focused on King Bradley's Fourth Heavy Combined Brigade.
However.
Lieutenant Colonel Konev's First Heavy Combined Brigade was also sweeping through Scotland like a hot knife through butter, forcing the British Army there into continuous retreat.
Despite having only five thousand troops.
But with the help of Star Genesis tanks, Star Bear tanks, Star Lion armored vehicles, Blazing Fire Attack Helicopters, Lightning Fighter Jets, and Blizzard Bombers, they easily routed the British Army's tens of thousands of troops, capturing Glasgow along the way.
Now their gaze was already set on Edinburgh.
This night.
Originally, Lieutenant Colonel Konev wanted the troops to rest well for a night.
Unexpectedly, he suddenly received a report that Edinburgh had launched a large-scale night raid.
This caused Lieutenant Colonel Konev great astonishment.
Hadn't the enemy's morale almost collapsed?
And it was at night.
It was important to know that most British Army soldiers were not equipped with tactical goggles that provided night vision function.
This equipment was mainly issued to special forces.
Therefore, fighting night combat against the Star Realm Army, which had tactical goggles for every person, was purely seeking death.
But Lieutenant Colonel Konev immediately knew the reason.
Yuri told him that the two battalions stationed in Cumbernauld and Bellshill had been attacked by a group of Vampire Soldiers mixed in with the British Army.
He then stated that King Bradley's Fourth Heavy Combined Brigade had also encountered the same situation.
And suggested that he also quickly send silver bullets to the battlefield via transport plane and drone swarm.
Lieutenant Colonel Konev did not hesitate after hearing this and immediately gave the order.
As a Soviet Marshal known as the 'King of Offense' in 'Original History'.
He would not be ashamed to imitate someone else's idea just because it was theirs.
Any good method that could reduce casualties and increase the win rate was acceptable.
Cumbernauld.
It was a new town whose construction began in 1956.
That was only forty-four years ago.
At that time, the planned population was seventy thousand, but even now it was only fifty thousand.
After the First Heavy Combined Brigade occupied Glasgow, its subordinate First Regiment sent the Second Battalion here to be responsible for the outer defense line stronghold facing Edinburgh.
The force was neither too many nor too few, just around a thousand people.
But they had ten Star Bear tanks, ten Star Lion armored vehicles, two Star Frog anti-aircraft guns, and two Blazing Fire Attack Helicopters.
Enough to deal with conventional attacks from the British Army by land and air.
So when the night sentry discovered a large number of British Army attacking through the battlefield reconnaissance radar.
The Second Battalion quickly got up but weren't overly nervous.
They even teased each other, saying they had lost their minds.
At first, it was exactly as everyone expected.
Under the bombardment of the Star Bear, Star Lion, and Blazing Fire.
The seemingly aggressive British Army troops fell batch after batch on the path of the charge.
The tanks and armored vehicles they brought turned into scrap metal in the firelight.
The era had long changed.
Numbers were merely cannon fodder in front of more advanced heavy machine guns, cannons, and rockets.
Not to mention the gap in individual soldier quality was also visible to the naked eye.
But as the battle went on, they also noticed something unusual.
Among the British Army's ranks were some figures with very swift movements, crimson eyes, and indifferent figures.
In the front, comrades-in-arms from the Infantry Company began dying by their hands.
Vampires!
Fortunately, drones timely delivered silver magazines, allowing them to counter-suppress the enemy.
"Come on! Come again! You monsters, scum, weren't you quite arrogant just now?!"
A Star Realm Army private named Nero, watching the vampire scrambling to dodge his muzzle, cursed loudly, his eyes filled with hatred.
Because a buddy he was usually very close with was one of those killed when caught off guard.
At this moment.
Including Nero, five Star Realm soldiers were advancing on the street around a Star Lion armored vehicle, mercilessly shooting and killing every British Army soldier and Vampire Soldier within their line of sight.
Just as Nero was shouting.
A flash of cold light attacked through the air from the darkness.
Immediately, an afterimage slashed across a throat, blood spurted, and the sound came to an abrupt halt.
As he began to feel the pain, he subconsciously covered his neck, his violently trembling pupils filled with disbelief.
What happened?
As he fell powerlessly to the ground, Nero witnessed the scene of his comrade-in-arms beside him having his right arm instantly severed by a shadow difficult for the naked eye to catch, blood splattering everywhere, his hand and gun falling to the ground together.
"Ahhhhhh————"
"My hand!"
Screams were unavoidable, but Nero felt a bit envious.
Major Montana was right.
In war, since you can kill others, you must also be prepared to be killed.
In the blink of an eye.
The soldiers of a squad around the Star Lion armored vehicle died amidst whistling sounds.
Looking closely at their corpses and the nearby ground, they were actually playing cards.
These thin paper pieces even left deep scratches on the armored vehicle.
"Oh?"
"Although I didn't use my full strength, a mere armored vehicle shouldn't be able to escape the fate of being cut. I can only say... As expected of creations from another world."
The figure hadn't been seen yet, but a voice echoed.
Just as the soldiers inside the Star Lion armored vehicle were still searching for targets.
Directly in front, a high-speed spinning playing card attacked again.
But from the road surface below it, which was cut open in mid-air by an energy blade, one could tell its power was much more terrifying than before.
In the blink of an eye.
This card, which had almost spun into a white blur, carried with it an extremely powerful force.
It struck directly on the Star Lion armored vehicle's armor and penetrated nearly half the card surface.
Although it didn't completely penetrate, it successfully broke defense.
[Boom!]
The next second.
Unbelievably, the card exploded, fierce flames devoured the front of the 'Star Lion'.
But this was just the first one.
Subsequent second and third cards whistled through the air, inserted themselves into the vehicle body one after another, exploding—
At the same time.
A Blazing Fire Attack Helicopter flying in the night sky discovered the situation.
It immediately aimed its autocannon at the mysterious figure standing on the grand avenue, who had appeared at some unknown time.
In an instant, muzzle flashes spat out, and gunfire roared.
A bullet rain that could be called a storm of metal poured down.
But the man, wearing a brown suit, blue tie, and a wide-brimmed felt hat, in a typical London gentleman attire, stood motionless with one hand in his pocket.
But beside him, a large number of scattered flying playing cards emerged from thin air.
[Rustle————]
These playing cards were actually blocking all incoming bullets.
For a moment, countless sparks splattered in the air.
"Hmm?!"
However, the man's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he hurriedly flashed away from the original spot.
As expected.
His cards immediately collapsed, blown into countless fragments by the autocannon, and the ground where he had been standing before also kicked up a large amount of smoke and dust.
"The power of this autocannon is abnormal!" the man exclaimed in surprise.
Indeed.
The gunpowder currently used by the Star Realm Army was further improved by Buggy based on Uzui Explosives.
Its power with the same amount of charge was far greater than ordinary gunpowder.
Therefore, his cards might be able to defend against a normal 30mm autocannon.
But they couldn't defend against the 'Blazing Fire's' 30mm autocannon.
Just as two sharp cards tore through the air along the way and flew upwards.
The 'Blazing Fire' instantly exploded, turning into a real ball of fire and falling.
"Tsk, nothing special..." The man sneered, then waved forward.
"Go!"
Instantly, Vampire Soldiers quickly swept past him from both sides.
Behind them were the British Army soldiers following reluctantly.
[Swish!]
Unexpectedly, the next second, the two Vampire Soldiers charging at the very front were suddenly cut in half at the waist by a flash of dark purple blade light.
A large amount of blood gushed out from the wounds.
This startled the Vampire Soldiers behind, who hurriedly stopped.
"Indeed nothing special. So these are vampires? A bit boring, hehehehe..."
Pleasant, delicate laughter rang out.
The noisy gunfire could not affect its clarity in everyone's ears in the slightest.
Thank you Reader Yan Zuohua for the 500 Qidian Coin Tip! Bow! Thank you for your Support and Encouragement!
Thank you Reader Peiban for the 100 Qidian Coin Tip! Bow! Thank you for your Support and Encouragement!
(End of Chapter)
Perhaps because England is part of the British Mainland's heartland.
This led to most of the attention from both sides being focused on King Bradley's Fourth Heavy Combined Brigade.
However.
Lieutenant Colonel Konev's First Heavy Combined Brigade was also sweeping through Scotland like a hot knife through butter, forcing the British Army there into continuous retreat.
Despite having only five thousand troops.
But with the help of Star Genesis tanks, Star Bear tanks, Star Lion armored vehicles, Blazing Fire Attack Helicopters, Lightning Fighter Jets, and Blizzard Bombers, they easily routed the British Army's tens of thousands of troops, capturing Glasgow along the way.
Now their gaze was already set on Edinburgh.
This night.
Originally, Lieutenant Colonel Konev wanted the troops to rest well for a night.
Unexpectedly, he suddenly received a report that Edinburgh had launched a large-scale night raid.
This caused Lieutenant Colonel Konev great astonishment.
Hadn't the enemy's morale almost collapsed?
And it was at night.
It was important to know that most British Army soldiers were not equipped with tactical goggles that provided night vision function.
This equipment was mainly issued to special forces.
Therefore, fighting night combat against the Star Realm Army, which had tactical goggles for every person, was purely seeking death.
But Lieutenant Colonel Konev immediately knew the reason.
Yuri told him that the two battalions stationed in Cumbernauld and Bellshill had been attacked by a group of Vampire Soldiers mixed in with the British Army.
He then stated that King Bradley's Fourth Heavy Combined Brigade had also encountered the same situation.
And suggested that he also quickly send silver bullets to the battlefield via transport plane and drone swarm.
Lieutenant Colonel Konev did not hesitate after hearing this and immediately gave the order.
As a Soviet Marshal known as the 'King of Offense' in 'Original History'.
He would not be ashamed to imitate someone else's idea just because it was theirs.
Any good method that could reduce casualties and increase the win rate was acceptable.
Cumbernauld.
It was a new town whose construction began in 1956.
That was only forty-four years ago.
At that time, the planned population was seventy thousand, but even now it was only fifty thousand.
After the First Heavy Combined Brigade occupied Glasgow, its subordinate First Regiment sent the Second Battalion here to be responsible for the outer defense line stronghold facing Edinburgh.
The force was neither too many nor too few, just around a thousand people.
But they had ten Star Bear tanks, ten Star Lion armored vehicles, two Star Frog anti-aircraft guns, and two Blazing Fire Attack Helicopters.
Enough to deal with conventional attacks from the British Army by land and air.
So when the night sentry discovered a large number of British Army attacking through the battlefield reconnaissance radar.
The Second Battalion quickly got up but weren't overly nervous.
They even teased each other, saying they had lost their minds.
At first, it was exactly as everyone expected.
Under the bombardment of the Star Bear, Star Lion, and Blazing Fire.
The seemingly aggressive British Army troops fell batch after batch on the path of the charge.
The tanks and armored vehicles they brought turned into scrap metal in the firelight.
The era had long changed.
Numbers were merely cannon fodder in front of more advanced heavy machine guns, cannons, and rockets.
Not to mention the gap in individual soldier quality was also visible to the naked eye.
But as the battle went on, they also noticed something unusual.
Among the British Army's ranks were some figures with very swift movements, crimson eyes, and indifferent figures.
In the front, comrades-in-arms from the Infantry Company began dying by their hands.
Vampires!
Fortunately, drones timely delivered silver magazines, allowing them to counter-suppress the enemy.
"Come on! Come again! You monsters, scum, weren't you quite arrogant just now?!"
A Star Realm Army private named Nero, watching the vampire scrambling to dodge his muzzle, cursed loudly, his eyes filled with hatred.
Because a buddy he was usually very close with was one of those killed when caught off guard.
At this moment.
Including Nero, five Star Realm soldiers were advancing on the street around a Star Lion armored vehicle, mercilessly shooting and killing every British Army soldier and Vampire Soldier within their line of sight.
Just as Nero was shouting.
A flash of cold light attacked through the air from the darkness.
Immediately, an afterimage slashed across a throat, blood spurted, and the sound came to an abrupt halt.
As he began to feel the pain, he subconsciously covered his neck, his violently trembling pupils filled with disbelief.
What happened?
As he fell powerlessly to the ground, Nero witnessed the scene of his comrade-in-arms beside him having his right arm instantly severed by a shadow difficult for the naked eye to catch, blood splattering everywhere, his hand and gun falling to the ground together.
"Ahhhhhh————"
"My hand!"
Screams were unavoidable, but Nero felt a bit envious.
Major Montana was right.
In war, since you can kill others, you must also be prepared to be killed.
In the blink of an eye.
The soldiers of a squad around the Star Lion armored vehicle died amidst whistling sounds.
Looking closely at their corpses and the nearby ground, they were actually playing cards.
These thin paper pieces even left deep scratches on the armored vehicle.
"Oh?"
"Although I didn't use my full strength, a mere armored vehicle shouldn't be able to escape the fate of being cut. I can only say... As expected of creations from another world."
The figure hadn't been seen yet, but a voice echoed.
Just as the soldiers inside the Star Lion armored vehicle were still searching for targets.
Directly in front, a high-speed spinning playing card attacked again.
But from the road surface below it, which was cut open in mid-air by an energy blade, one could tell its power was much more terrifying than before.
In the blink of an eye.
This card, which had almost spun into a white blur, carried with it an extremely powerful force.
It struck directly on the Star Lion armored vehicle's armor and penetrated nearly half the card surface.
Although it didn't completely penetrate, it successfully broke defense.
[Boom!]
The next second.
Unbelievably, the card exploded, fierce flames devoured the front of the 'Star Lion'.
But this was just the first one.
Subsequent second and third cards whistled through the air, inserted themselves into the vehicle body one after another, exploding—
At the same time.
A Blazing Fire Attack Helicopter flying in the night sky discovered the situation.
It immediately aimed its autocannon at the mysterious figure standing on the grand avenue, who had appeared at some unknown time.
In an instant, muzzle flashes spat out, and gunfire roared.
A bullet rain that could be called a storm of metal poured down.
But the man, wearing a brown suit, blue tie, and a wide-brimmed felt hat, in a typical London gentleman attire, stood motionless with one hand in his pocket.
But beside him, a large number of scattered flying playing cards emerged from thin air.
[Rustle————]
These playing cards were actually blocking all incoming bullets.
For a moment, countless sparks splattered in the air.
"Hmm?!"
However, the man's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he hurriedly flashed away from the original spot.
As expected.
His cards immediately collapsed, blown into countless fragments by the autocannon, and the ground where he had been standing before also kicked up a large amount of smoke and dust.
"The power of this autocannon is abnormal!" the man exclaimed in surprise.
Indeed.
The gunpowder currently used by the Star Realm Army was further improved by Buggy based on Uzui Explosives.
Its power with the same amount of charge was far greater than ordinary gunpowder.
Therefore, his cards might be able to defend against a normal 30mm autocannon.
But they couldn't defend against the 'Blazing Fire's' 30mm autocannon.
Just as two sharp cards tore through the air along the way and flew upwards.
The 'Blazing Fire' instantly exploded, turning into a real ball of fire and falling.
"Tsk, nothing special..." The man sneered, then waved forward.
"Go!"
Instantly, Vampire Soldiers quickly swept past him from both sides.
Behind them were the British Army soldiers following reluctantly.
[Swish!]
Unexpectedly, the next second, the two Vampire Soldiers charging at the very front were suddenly cut in half at the waist by a flash of dark purple blade light.
A large amount of blood gushed out from the wounds.
This startled the Vampire Soldiers behind, who hurriedly stopped.
"Indeed nothing special. So these are vampires? A bit boring, hehehehe..."
Pleasant, delicate laughter rang out.
The noisy gunfire could not affect its clarity in everyone's ears in the slightest.
Thank you Reader Yan Zuohua for the 500 Qidian Coin Tip! Bow! Thank you for your Support and Encouragement!
Thank you Reader Peiban for the 100 Qidian Coin Tip! Bow! Thank you for your Support and Encouragement!
(End of Chapter)
