The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

The battle began quickly. A demon god's offspring spewed lightning, but as expected, it was blocked by the enchanted coating on the tank. Then, just like the siege of the capital, holy water bombs suppressed the attack, and artillery bombarded the area. Everything was developing in the direction that both sides had anticipated.

But at that moment, the demon cavalry, who had been lying in ambush for a long time, rushed out and used the most ancient method of physical anti-vehicle combat.

"Long live the Demon King!"

These demons, fearless in the face of death, launched a suicide attack on the tank from a blind spot at its side and rear.

However, the sharp-eyed demon soldiers spotted the soldiers crouching behind the tanks, as well as the soldiers jogging alongside the tanks.

The human soldiers smiled broadly as they saw the demons charging towards them shouting "Long live the demons!" as if to say, "Hello."

Immediately afterwards, the demon cavalry saw the soldiers who were advancing alongside the tanks unload a large tube from their backs.

Even more terrifying was the fact that the large cannon seemed to be equipped with a long ammunition belt, and some demons familiar with human artillery immediately realized what was going to happen.

The demon cavalry at the forefront, after shouting "Long live!" at the top of their lungs, suddenly felt themselves being blasted away.

"boom!"

Good news, the enemy's weapon is not very accurate and cannot hit the charging demon cavalry head-on.

The bad news is that although the accuracy is terrible, each shell has a kill radius of at least six meters and can be fired in rapid succession.

In reality, the soldiers of the Northern Army didn't even aim; they simply operated their grenade launchers mechanically, firing at the charging demon army.

This was the first time the demons had experienced what it meant to be covered by fire. No one could have imagined that the firepower carried by the Northern infantry was even more exaggerated than that of artillery, or even the steel monsters that were clearing the way for the infantry. They launched a saturation attack.

Watching the demon cavalry fall one after another, Monroe swallowed hard. Where did this come from? Is this still a human army?

Amidst the roar, grenades rained down on the demon cavalry's charging charge. Huge plumes of smoke and shrapnel caused the horses to neigh in terror as they were blasted away by the shockwaves. However, this was already considered relatively good; the cavalry within the blast radius were already shattered, just like the demon cavalry's current formation.

The demon cavalry in the middle and rear ranks tried to regroup and break through the impenetrable barrage of fire. But even if some demon cavalry managed to break through the fire blockade with the help of good fortune, the automatic weapons spitting fire from the human infantry who had been waiting for a long time extinguished the demons' last hope.

The suicide attack has become a simple suicide.

Although the magical coating of tanks has its limits, under the constant attacks of those chosen ones, some tanks chose to maneuver and temporarily retreat. Tanks are not invincible, but given this battle loss ratio, Antipa could only shake his head.

Antipa didn't initially expect these cavalry to destroy the tanks, but as long as they could alleviate some of the pressure on the front line, he could let the demons charge and use their size advantage to crush and shatter the tanks. Even if the enchanted coating could withstand ranged magical attacks, the purest and most straightforward physical attacks couldn't stop them, right?

But given the enemy's firepower, Antipa couldn't imagine how many demon offspring would be needed to flatten these tanks.

It seems that although the North came in a hurry this time, just as Daniel said, the North governor could not have been unprepared for such an obvious weakness. The enemy's infantry and tank tactics look quite sophisticated and were obviously not something they came up with on the spot.

Daniel, watching the demon cavalry being blown away, cried out, "It's over, it's all over."

Then, Daniel rushed up to Monroe, grabbed him by the neck, and said, "It's all your fault! You caused our demon warriors to die in vain again! You're the spy sent by the North! There's not a single good one among you humans!"

Munro was choked by Daniel until he foamed at the mouth and his eyes rolled back, but Antipas's men quickly stopped the deranged Daniel. Munro, still shaken, retreated, and the human nobles scrambled to support him.

It has to be said that these human nobles are really useful. Even if Antipa makes a mistake in his decision, these human nobles can take the blame. Antipa only needs to continue to act as a peacemaker and protect these human nobles.

"Don't panic, we might not lose!"

Antipas quickly adjusted his strategy, and the demon's offspring began to retreat rapidly.

The demons also learned from Doug's experience and built trenches. Although the local steel monsters effectively suppressed the huge demon god offspring, the demon soldiers, relying on the trenches, were not greatly affected.

Part of the reason was that local artillery fire was aimed at the demon god's offspring, but the trenches did help the demon soldiers avoid some direct damage.

The retreating demon offspring and the demons remaining in the trenches formed an encirclement. As long as the enemy's tank units dared to step into this area, the demons could organize an effective counterattack.

Not only that, the human nobles who escaped were not all useless. They quickly realized the role of trenches in hindering tanks. Tanks are large and have low chassis. Once they encounter trenches that are too wide, they will lose their balance.

Monroe seized the opportunity to praise Antipas's foresight in digging trenches.

However, trenches were first used by the Northern Resistance, and the Daedrics learned them from Doug. Obviously, tank crews wouldn't just stupidly drive their tanks into trenches.

At this moment, the value of the surrounding infantry was once again demonstrated. Under the cover of tank fire, they began to systematically clear the demons from the trenches. The demons were like French fries in a pot, being picked off wave after wave by human soldiers using fully automatic weapons.

Although some elite demons stepped forward, several special crimson figures soon emerged from the tanks, accompanied by the roar of melting chainsaws.

This triggered Daniel's PTSD once again, causing Daniel, whose bloodline is detection magic, to retreat in fear.

"They're here! They're here!"

The trenches turned into a blood-soaked B-movie scene. The demons had no idea which corner of the trench would lead to the nuns wielding chainsaw swords. The tanks outside the trenches even drowned out the demons' cries of agony. The so-called elite forces were utterly helpless against the fully armed nuns.

"Prepare to retreat!"

Although the demon race also had their chosen demon gods' offspring providing continuous magical support, Antipa knew that morale had collapsed, and if they continued fighting, they would all be left here to perish.

The strength of the North exceeded Antipa's expectations. Antipa decided to follow Daniel's advice and retreat into the Black Mist to stabilize the situation in the East.

But at that moment, the sound of a massive earthquake tremor came from behind the headquarters.

A northern army appeared behind the demon army.

"Where did this northern army come from?"

Antipas was practically cursing; how come there were people from the North everywhere?

"Sir, it seems they came from the Northern Railway."

"Damn it, what a coincidence!"

Antipas had already sent people to bomb the Northern Railway, but the section that could be destroyed was limited and could not be completely destroyed. Clearly, the Northern reinforcements were following the railway and timing their attack to intercept the demon army.

The northern reinforcements also drove the same steel monsters, and it seemed that it was these steel monsters that allowed the northern army to reach the battlefield even after a large section of the railway had been destroyed.

Although the number was small, Antipa dared not gamble under these circumstances. Who knew how strong the firepower of these humans was? If they were tied up, everything would be over.

The demon race's great retreat has begun.