MM Racing Chapter 51 The Army Presses In
Chapter 51 The Army Presses In
Caution is Kevin's strength; in military matters, he excels at gradually expanding his advantage or prolonging a disadvantageous situation as much as possible.
Karl also had a high opinion of this personality. In his previous life, the Han Dynasty had two pillars of the empire, who were powerful and influential throughout China. But who knew that one of these two pillars was good at surprise attacks? If he won, he would be ennobled and appointed as a prime minister, but if he lost, he would drag down the entire battlefield.
While such surprise attacks can expand battlefield advantages, they are also a double-edged sword.
While cities have the advantage of being defensive, the Chaotic Territory is not a unified empire, and there are still many vacant areas between cities. This has led to many members of the Dark Church planning to launch surprise attacks on other cities, since there is no need to fight to the death in one city.
Kevin had already devised a plan to deal with this. The reason why the Heavenly Wind Kingdom was able to be attacked by the Dark Church was precisely because it possessed a large number of magic crystals.
The next day.
Centered on Kairo City, within a hundred miles of the Tianfeng Kingdom, there are only three cities that are relatively close. These three cities each have an army of over three to four hundred thousand in just one day.
With Kevin and William anchoring the rear, William, in particular, possessed peak level nine strength. Ordinary level nine early and mid-level experts were no match for him. Even level nine late-level experts would need three to five people working together to hold William back.
At this time, the city where Kevin and William were located had become a huge military city. The original residents had long been evacuated, and a large number of houses had been modified, such as with tunnels and traps. Although these were of little use to the strong, the soldiers at the lower levels still needed them.
On the southern city wall, a large number of soldiers were gathered, while there were far fewer soldiers on the other three sides.
Various tools and equipment were transported to the city wall, and Kevin and his companions, all dressed in armor, were responsible for checking and repairing any deficiencies on the city wall.
There were many people on the city wall, numbering no less than 50,000, while even more soldiers were behind the city.
"So many people."
Kevin looked into the distance and saw countless soldiers, like locusts, covering the earth and surging toward him.
"It's around 1.2 million." William looked around and quickly came up with a figure.
"One million two hundred thousand!" Kevin was shocked.
Although the Tianfeng Kingdom has a large number of soldiers, totaling several million, this is only for the entire Tianfeng Kingdom. Each of the dozens of cities has to take some, ranging from five or six thousand to tens of thousands. This time, only half of them can be conscripted, and the rest will be used for defense.
"The Dark Church seems determined to mobilize an army of 1.2 million at once."
William naturally knew about the magic crystals, but he didn't choose to betray them like Kasa did. As a former high-ranking official of the empire, William naturally had his own set of life principles, and his family had already moved here long ago. The cost of betrayal was too high, and more importantly, the benefits were still unknown.
"I wonder how many people will die after this battle," Kevin sighed softly.
War is a frequent occurrence for the people of the Chaotic Realm; even within the Holy Alliance, each noble's fiefdom has a quota for military service.
The continent of Yulan has never been peaceful; since the beginning of human society, war has never ceased.
Although Kevin and his companions saw the Dark Church's army from the city walls, the two sides were actually still quite far apart.
However, the enemy's army was too large, and even from a great distance, the soldiers on the city wall could still see it.
"Let's pull the stuff out and calm everyone down," William said.
Kevin nodded, signaling his guards to relay the order.
Soon, one after another, magic crystal cannons were dragged onto the city wall, their cold muzzles aimed directly at the swarms of Dark Church soldiers.
"I estimate the first wave will mainly be a probing attack, so I'm prepared to settle things in one decisive battle, first break their morale, and then the rest will be much easier," Kevin said with a smile.
After all, they were the defenders of the city, while the Dark Church was the attackers. Even though the Dark Church outnumbered them several times over, their positions were not equal.
As the attacking side, their main forces are on the plains, and the best way to form an air force is to contract flying magical beasts such as griffins. These magical beast forces are the foundation of every party, and they are rarely seen in battles of annihilation.
One was on a city wall tens of meters high, and the other was on a vast plain. In Kevin's eyes, the people below were just targets, and he didn't even need to aim.
"Sir, the enemy has two legions, each with 20,000 men, attacking our city gate directly," an officer immediately reported.
Although the city wall stretches for dozens of miles, the core of a siege usually lies at the city gate.
Only by capturing the city gates can the main army enter the city smoothly, at which point the defending side will lose the protection of the city walls.
"Then let's stick to the original plan. Get ten magic crystal cannons ready and give them a little greeting gift first," Kevin grinned maliciously.
"Yes, sir!" The officer had never used a magic crystal cannon before, and now there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.
Forty thousand people may not seem like a lot in the grand scheme of things, but it's a considerable number when you look at the local population. It felt like a sea of people, a dark mass stretching out in front of you.
Especially the group at the very front, each of them was wearing leather armor or bamboo armor. Although their defense was not high, it was enough to deal with many attacks.
The continent of Yulan is a magical world, but it has not escaped the medieval norms, with warriors and mages, soldiers and knights.
No matter how powerful the battle qi and magic are, they are ultimately just illusions to those at the bottom. Even these warriors are not that strong.
The most defensive armor is worn by the elite soldiers, and the next level of armor is worn by officers.
For lower-ranking soldiers, having leather armor or bamboo armor made of strung bamboo strips was already considered quite good.
After all, the individual strength of the lower-ranking soldiers on both sides is roughly the same, and more defense means a greater chance of survival.
As for the middle of this huge crowd, they were only wearing cloth armor, which was actually just thick clothing.
With an army of millions, the cost of feeding the soldiers and horses alone would be a huge, ongoing expense, not to mention that the value of a set of iron armor far exceeds that of the soldiers themselves.
The 40,000-strong army had men in front carrying shields, but those behind them, instead of carrying weapons, were carrying massive siege ladders.
"They want to climb up!"