278 scattered soldiers and brave warriors

"Boom!" Compared to the artillery preparations of the Kingdom of Gemalin, the firepower of the Northern Ridge Troops was obviously far more intense.

The terrifying artillery fire engulfed the entire position, with black smoke billowing everywhere. There were craters seething with heat and trenches that had been blown apart.

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Germelin thought that the firepower they used when they attacked the Leite Kingdom's border defense line was the strongest in the world, but only now did they realize their ignorance.

It turned out they severely lacked imagination—the ferocious artillery barrage in front of them completely overturned their expectations.

The Northern Ridge Troops had 30 cannons, all of which were new-model artillery with higher rates of fire, better accuracy, farther ranges, and more powerful shells.