Summoning the German Army! 〜The Former Strongest Dragon Summoner, Who Lost Everything to the Heroes,

Chapter 41

Clash

Translated by SoundDestiny
Edited by Klepon

“──Catapult …..fire!”

Gakyun……! 

Gakyun, gakyun, gakyun! !

A series of sounds like a hard object being struck with all one’s might on the other side of the ramparts.

‘This sound is ────!’

Chiiii!

“Shit! ──── All units, look out! Incoming stones!”

Even Nasser used to be a soldier. He knew well the attack that would follow.

“『!?』”

Here, for the first time, the 『Company Commander』 showed surprise.

He hurriedly retreated his troops, perhaps realising the meaning of what Nasser had said.

“『Retreat! Retreat!!』”

At these words, all infantrymen slowly retreated and abandoned their heavy equipment, especially the MG42 machine gun.

But in the meantime, stone bullets with curved trajectories were raining down on them in droves.

“Guhahaha! This is how we fight, you heretic.”

Apparently, he was not an idiot. This was what a king should be.

It seemed they were using such weapons other than the defensive magic and they were not going to charge in without a plan.

“Tanks, get back! All troops fall back into the vehicles!”

‘Can we make it in time….!?’

“『All aboard! Protect the half-track!』”

Gyarara……

Even tanks that were fast when moving forward took a bit of time to start moving once they came to a halt.

When it finally started to move, a spray of stones began to rain down overhead.

Hiyurururururu……──.

An unpleasant sound that cuts the air.

Followed by the sound of rain falling. ────

Zaaaaa……!!

The 『Company Commander』’s shrill order echoed.

“『Enemy Mortar Incoming!!!!!』”

‘Damn it ──!!!’

“『Get down! Get down!』”

Stones from the catapult  rained down on the deployed German troops.

“『We’ll never make it! All hands retreat to the shadows of the half-tracks!』”

“『『Roger』』”

“Damn it…..closing the hatch!”

Seeing that he would not make it in time, Nasser hurriedly closed the hatch.

A large number of stones rained down on its head. ────

Gagagan. 

Gan! Gan!!

Continuous crashing sound.

The loudness of the sound suggested that they were raining stone projectiles, like small shotgun shells in a net.

The effect of the stone projectiles was limited, but even the Germans could not resist a surface attack.

“『Gyaahah!!!』”

Outside the tanks, the infantry screamed. A stone of that size would not have killed anyone unless it hit very hard. 

From the screams that were heard, they might have caused a lot of damage.

The weakness of the German army was that its own weapons were so strong that it had given up defending itself against the enemies.

Apart from tanks, the only protection for the infantry class was helmets.

Because the guns were too strong to be protected by half-hearted armour, the infantry class only wore military uniforms, hoping that they would fasten up their movements.

Armour was still effective in this world.

“Shit! Give me the damage report!”

“『Roger!!!』”

The radio operator replied to Nasser’s instructions with a burst of energy and immediately started operating the radio.

Damage reports came in one after another.

Although there were no casualties, the infantry seemed to have suffered considerable damage.

At this point, he finally realised that he had pushed his summons too much in this battle.

It was undeniable that Nasser was overconfident in the firepower of the German army.

As one might expect, the tank’s armour was tough that even a stone seemed incapable of damaging it, but even so, a stone thrown at this point in time was exquisite and powerful.

After all, the infantry suffered heavy casualties.

“Chi! They’re really doing it!”

After the stone bullets had finished────.

“『Front! Enemy cavalry coming!』”

─They were coming for Nasser.

“Get rid of it!!!”

Infantry firepower was temporarily paralysed.

But war was not fought by infantry alone!

Tanks were not so naive!

Some external equipment might have been broken, but that was not enough to destroy a tank.

“『Target front, enemy cavalry…approximately 50 cavalry!』”

“Do it!”

The cavalry used the absence of a German attack as a cover to move into the assault.

And the infantry of the Kingsguard Corps were behind it.

Dodoka, Dodoka, Dodoka!

The cavalrymen with their flags ahead of the advance were crossing the drawbridges.

“Follow me!”

The horseshoes crossed the drawbridge and a group of cavalrymen rushed forward at a tremendous speed.

The earth trembled as 50 cavalrymen moved in unison.

Zudododododododododododododododododo! 

Uooooooooooo! 

“Don’t be frightened! Fire!”

It was a reckless move to challenge a tank with cavalry.

Three Panzer IV, Type H fire at them with its coaxial machine guns and forward machine guns.

Zudadadadadadadadadadadada! The flag-bearer of the advance line was torn to shreds and fell down by the MG34, which fired without any malfunction. 

The lead rider was overtaken by the following firing and disappeared.

The heavily-armed cavalrymen of the Kingsguard Corps were slammed to the ground by the relentless fire of the machine guns.

Cavalry without defensive warding was a good target.

No matter how many breastplates were fitted, no matter how much armour was applied to the cavalry, the power of the 7.92 mm round penetrated the thin steel like paper.

Pakaan! …..The cavalry who was pierced by the bullet completely fell down.

Even their horses were torn to pieces by the bullets, and a mournful neighing sound echoed through the air.

But their numbers.

Their numbers were different.　The cavalry of the Kings Guards, with the violence of their numbers and the momentum of their charge intact, rushed in uncaringly, no matter whether their comrades in arms died, cried or screamed.

“Charge!”

“Charge!”

“Chargeeeee!!!!”

A total assault.

‘Brave. They are brave soldiers. It’s a shame, really.’

Nasser once fought shoulder-to-shoulder with them against the Demon Lord’s army. 

‘But I will show no mercy. We will not….’

“Kill them all!”

As Nasser yelled savagely, glaring at the periscope, [Roger!] was answered by a soldier manning the MG34 machine gun.

It continued to send a staggering number of bullets forward.

Zadadadadadadadadadada!

Zadadadadadadadadadada!

“Gyaaaaaaaa!!”

A mountain of corpses was built up. ……

And those that didn’t die instantly screamed in pain and despair.

“My arm! My arm aaaaah!!!!”

“Geeaaaahhhh!”

One horseman after another crossed the bridge and beyond that Zadadadadadadadadadada!……

The cavalry, unable to break through the tank fire, built up a mountain of corpses.

The coaxial machine gun and forward machine gun of Panzer IV, Type H continued to send bullets mercilessly.

Zadadadadadadadadadada!

Zadadadadadadadadadada!

There was no point in a cavalry charge in front of machine-gun fire, and they fell.

Falling down….

And continued to fall.

Still, they creeped over the corpses of their comrade, with swords, mounted spears and horse bodies, they continued their charge.

They plunged, even though where they plunged, they could not bring down the chariot!

They could not destroy the tank but they could ram it. 

“Long live the Kingdom!!!”

“「「「Banzaiiiiii!」」」”

“「「「Uooooooooo!!!」」」”

──Dadadadadadadadada! !!

“「「「Uooooooooo!!!」」」”

──Dadadadadadadadada! !!

The roar of the heavily-armed cavalry was overlaid by the sound of machine guns. ──────

On this day, the cavalry of the Kingsguard Corps was devastated to the point of being impossible to rebuild.