Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 371
◈ 371. [STAGE 15] March
next day.
Dawn of the second day of the war.
Thump- Thump- Thung-
Amid the sound of drums, a ceremony was being held at the head of the goblin army lined up in front of the forward base..
Seven selected Goblin Janissaries knelt in front of the Goblin God King, and the Goblin God King hand-painted special patterns on the faces of the Janissaries with red pigment..
《Now you are ‘Amir’.》
The Goblin God-King, who drew the symbols on the faces of all seven Janissaries, declared.
OK,
Wow!-!
A dark green light emanated from the bodies of the seven Janissaries, and little by little their muscles grew bigger and their eyes became clearer..
The Goblin God King nodded and approached the five hundred goblin soldiers lined up behind him..
In front of the five hundred soldiers was the armor worn by the Janissaries. It was taken from the bodies of dead Janissaries..
《Wear it.》
Then the goblin soldiers immediately put on their armor..
After a while, the Goblin God King declared as he saw the five hundred goblins who had finished wearing their armor..
《Now you are ‘Janniserry’.》
The pattern engraved on the Janissaries' armor emitted green light, and the goblins who had become Janissaries roared in unison..
This is the power of the Goblin God King and the special ability of the Goblin Legion. It was a ‘promotion’.
Due to the nature of the corps, which converts lives into bullets, the consumption of officer units is also extreme. It was the ability to withstand that consumption..
Just by having the Goblin God King draw a symbol filled with magical power, the goblin is forcibly promoted to the next tier unit..
From ordinary soldiers to Janissaries, from Janissaries to Amirs…….
Units that have been forcibly promoted in this way are clearly weaker than existing units of the same class, with limitations in various abilities, but who cares?.
You're going to die on the battlefield anyway, and all you have to do is promote another guy anyway..
This was the goblin's way.
《let's go.》
After looking back at the snow-covered road all night, the Goblin God King breathed out through his mask..
《There's a long way to go.》
As the God King mounted his mountain goat, flapping his cloak, the lead soldier blew his horn for a long time..
Boooooooo-
Thump-thump-thump-
The goblin army's advance has resumed..
And now, there was never going to be any stopping again..
***
“Phew-…….”
As I watched their advance through a telescope, I let out a long white breath..
Winter was in its final stages of cold weather, and the snow that fell overnight was still sprinkling white powder into the air in the morning..
And the goblin army was passing calmly through this bad weather. He doesn't seem to be struggling at all..
The snow-soaked road was frozen solid in the sub-zero weather..
If it had been muddy, the pace of advance would have been a little slower, but unfortunately, it wasn't that kind of soil and they are still extremely fast..
‘It would be nice if you could at least kill me.…….’
The ecology of monsters is far from that of normal creatures..
You will receive some buffs or debuffs from the weather, but you won't freeze to death as much as it snows..
And since they are not normal creatures, there is another aspect that is different from existing wars. That's right,
‘It is supply..’
Supply can be said to be the basis of war. Replenishment of food, equipment and ammunition is essential..
Soldiers cannot fight unless they sleep, eat, and drink. So, I am also paying special attention to logistics..
But monsters are different.
They are not naturally occurring creatures, but nightmare creatures conceived under the darkness of the Lake Kingdom..
Does not require supplementation such as meals or sleep.
Well, there are some special ones, like the clan legions, that need to eat meat or blood to survive..
That's because the most efficient means of replenishing magical power for them is cannibalism..
I spoke at length, but… … In the end, it is said that tactics such as 'attacking supply lines', which can be said to be one of the most efficient means in war, do not work well against monsters..
“But, it’s relatively ineffective… … That doesn't mean it won't work at all..”
As I grinned and muttered, Lucas and Evangeline standing on either side of me also grinned..
“puetchi!”
Perhaps because the falling snow was cold, Kuilan, who was rubbing his muscular forearms with both hands, belatedly opened his eyes..
“uh? What are you doing, why are you smiling? Let’s laugh a little too!”
“Look over there, Kuilan..”
I stretched out my hand and pointed to the rear of the goblin army..
“Our prey is coming, right?.”
At the tail end of the tens of thousands of greenskin hordes stretching out in winding motions, a force could be seen pulling dozens of carts covered in white cloth..
supply unit.
Even if the monster army is a being that does not need food or sleep - other elements need to be supplied..
For example, equipment.
From arrows to bows, swords, spears, saddles for horses, and even replacement wheels for chariots..
Here are the mountain goats ridden by the cavalry, the huge oxen operated by the tank corps, etc.…….
Other monster legions so far were legions that fought with their own bodies and abilities..
Therefore, there was no need to operate a supply unit and bring equipment..
But the goblin army is different..
They overcome the weak goblin body using tools and fight using tactics according to the God King's instructions. Their strength is their strength as an army..
That's why there is a supply unit..
“Of course, guerrillas tend to give priority to attacking the enemy's supply units..”
I raised my eyebrows as I looked at the goblin army's supply unit..
Supply units have relatively weak combat power, but the damage they can inflict when defeated is large..
Maximum effect can be achieved with minimal power. It can be said to be the most suitable prey for those of us who went out with a guerrilla concept..
I looked to the side. The ones who went out this time are the heroes of the vanguard unit..
Lucas Party, Evangeline Party, Punishment Unit, and Dusk Bringer's Dragon Blood Knights. There are four.
We only brought in strong fighters who could enter the enemy lines and fight their way out..
Here,
“Please, Junior..”
Only Junior is there to cast a simple wind buff spell..
Junior had a bad complexion due to overexerting himself yesterday, but he smiled as if nothing was wrong and held up his magic wand..
“This is easy.!”
Junior swung his staff, and the blessings of the wind fell upon our steeds..
This will prevent the hooves from falling into the snow, and the horse's speed will increase, making it easier to hit and run..
“Thank you, Junior. Go back first.”
“yes. See you later.”
Junior returned through the teleport gate first, and I looked around at the remaining heroes and nodded..
“Let's make a big mess..”
Meanwhile, the vanguard heroes have not been able to fight properly..
They either just stood there in charge of the forward base defense line, or yesterday they were used as a decoy unit and were mobilized only for the defense of the entire unit..
But today is an attack.
It's time to vent out all the anger you've built up on them..
All my heroes drew their weapons and smiled evilly..
I took the lead and spurred the lead..
“charge! Destroy their supply unit.-!”
***
Leader of the Goblin Army.
A goblin, Amir, came running towards Kali-Alexandr, who was taking the lead in herding the mountain goat, pretending to be fine, holding on to the injury on his left arm that was burning even in the mid-winter cold..
《Kirik, the great Kali-Alexandr!》
《What's going on??》
《It's an enemy attack, Kirik! Humans have appeared!》
A look flashed in Carly-Alexandre's eyes..
《I see, are you here?.》
《Twenty men on horseback! Kirik, there are no wizards.!》
《twenty…….》
《What should I do? Shall we immediately turn our army around and surround them??》
Kali-Alexandr immediately shook her head..
《No, never mind..》
《yes?》
How can you run into thirty thousand with only twenty?.
It will undoubtedly be a unit made up of the humans' most elite heroes..
It will only be made up of people who are confident in hitting and running. There was no need to get caught up in their pace..
《Do not slow down your march north. Surrounding units counterattack, but do not pursue deeply..》
Goblin Amir blinked as if he didn't understand..
Kali- Alexandr chuckled. His own people seemed to have a hard time understanding why he didn't immediately slaughter the enemy in front of him..
《Our purpose is the walls of man. And man's purpose is also his walls.》
Goblins cause destruction.
Humans protect.
Different purposes, but the target is the same.
In the end, it's a battle to overcome or block the crossroads walls..
《What they fear is that we get to the walls as quickly as possible, with as many troops as possible..》
There was no way the humans wouldn't attack during the three days leading to the castle wall..
Kali-Alexandre, of course, predicted it. And the answer he gave was simple.
《Let them attack. The humans will continue to attack us throughout the march anyway. Take the damage. Make the advance a top priority.》
If the damage is going to be incurred anyway, it is better to maintain a rapid advance than to get caught up in the guerrilla's deception tactics and delay without seeing much gain..
No matter how rampant the human heroes are, the size of the guerrillas is only a few dozen units..
There is a limit to the maximum amount of damage this side can sustain..
Kali-Alexandr was willing to give up thousands of his legion's lives if he could reach the walls in time..
Goblins use their lives as resources to wage war..
If there was a cost to maintaining the pace of advance, there was no reason not to pay it..
《Of course, you can't just suffer for nothing... … Tell the cavalry. Have them search the area around where they appeared. If you find a teleportation gate, destroy it and return..》
《yes!》
At that time, another goblin, Amir, appeared. Amir came running in a hurry and reported to Kali-Alexandr..
《Kirik, the great Kali-Alexandr! Here's a report! The humans have begun to attack the last lines of our legions.!》
《Last taste ramen…….》
《This is the supply unit, Kirik.!》
《indeed.》
Underneath the mask, a faint smile appeared on the lips of the old Goblin God King..
《You're following the rules, Ash..》
***
We destroyed the last supply unit..
As expected from a legion led directly by the Goblin God King, the troops guarding the supply unit were well trained. They persevered..
So it took some time to process it all. But in the end, they were crushed by the attack of my elite hero, Twenty..
After killing all the hundreds of guards guarding the supply unit,.
“…….”
I glared dissatisfiedly at the enemy's main force moving away..
The goblin army didn't care whether the supply unit at the rear was torn to pieces or not..
They were still heading north, as if they didn't know how to look back..
I was a little embarrassed as I was thinking of running away when they attacked us..
‘why?’
No matter how important the advance is, is there any reason to advance while abandoning the supply unit?……?
“lord!”
Then Lucas called me. I suddenly looked there.
Lucas was peeling off the fabric of one of the carts they were pulling and looking inside. I rode next to him and opened my mouth slightly..
“This…….”
“……yes.”
slap-
Lucas gritted his teeth as he completely removed the cloth covering the cart..
“It's an empty cart, my lord..”
“…….”
The cart was empty..
“Open the other cart too.!”
“yep.”
While dealing with the remnants of goblins, my heroes urgently checked all the carts..
Everything was empty, or even if it was loaded, there was only a little bit of miscellaneous stuff..
“……It was bait?”
I placed my hand on my dizzy forehead..
“Are you expecting us to launch a guerrilla campaign? So, are you saying that a decoy unit disguised as a supply unit was placed at the very end on purpose?……?”
“…….”
All the heroes looked around with puzzled faces..
The corpses of hundreds of goblin soldiers we had fought and killed were rolling miserably on the snow..
“This number... … They're all throwaways?”
As I watched the goblins calmly walking away, like a lizard cutting off its tail and running away leisurely, I felt it again..
The opponent in this defense battle is truly formidable.…….
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