Chapter 51 War
Chapter 51 War
Starlight calendar year 1250.
The beginning of the winter harp month.
Not long after the New Year, Glitter City demanded that the Lord of Blackstone City, Key Yarnest, come to Glitter City alone to plead guilty and be punished for colluding with the Spark Cult. After Kyi Yarnest refused, they brazenly sent out troops. Attack Blackstone City.
Click! click！
The sound of metal armor scraping together sounded.
Key led people to climb the city wall, took the brass telescope from Brad, and looked into the distance.
At night, the entire plain outside the city was dotted with light from bonfires..
There were longing figures beside the campfire, and the densely packed tents spread far across the plain..
Brad looked at the army in the distance with a heavy expression..
Owen's army alone has nearly 4,000 people. Including mercenaries, the number of troops has exceeded 5,000, which is almost four times that of Black Rock City. This war is not easy to fight..
“Mercenaries are nothing to worry about. These guys are undisciplined and just a ragtag group. They can be useful in frontal battles on plain terrain, but they are just a hindrance in siege battles..”
Key put down the brass telescope and said, but frowned slightly, obviously his heart was not as calm as he said..
Although he had known that after the assassination failed, Owen would most likely not have any worries anymore and would definitely send troops to attack Black Rock City, but when the incident actually happened, Key still felt heavy pressure..
Especially looking at the densely packed troops outside the city made the burden on his shoulders even heavier..
Blackstone City has been expanding its military equipment during this period, but as of today, it barely has an army of about 1,300 people..
Three hundred of them are still militiamen who have only received basic training and have never seen blood. When they go to the battlefield, there is still a question mark as to how much combat power they can exert..
Of the remaining 1,000 people, 800 are city guards, and their combat power is pretty good..
The remaining two hundred men belong to the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment.
This is the trump card that Key really relies on.！
“It's a pity that the time is too short. If you give me another year or two, I can turn the Black Rock Cavalry into a true all-cavalry army. Even if there are only two or three hundred people, it will be more than enough to flatten the entire Shining Collar.！”
Key sighed secretly.
Training a Black Rock Cavalry costs almost fifty gold coins..
Even with the cash cow of the Black Rock Mining Area, the expansion rate of the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment has been very slow..
So far there are only 200 people.
“Have all the people from the Black Rock Mining Area withdrawn? "Ke Yi turned around and asked.
Qiao Dun nodded and said: "Everyone has withdrawn safely. According to the scout report, the enemy has now occupied that place..”
Key nodded slightly and looked at the army in the distance in silence, thinking about the next strategy..
For them, defending the city is more advantageous.
The elite cavalry regiment under Owen's command is more suitable for fighting on plain terrain, and its combat effectiveness will be reduced by at least half in a city defense battle..
After all, horses can't fight on the city walls..
But the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment is different. The Black Rock Leopards can be used to defend the city without any problem..
It would be better to say that the puppet creations who are not afraid of death can exert stronger combat effectiveness in the battle to defend the city..
This is a trade-off, which is more beneficial to Blackstone City..
It’s not enough to just defend the city blindly..
Once the war drags on for too long, supplies become a fatal weakness.
Furthermore, the Black Stone Mining Area is still in the hands of the enemy, and Key does not want the Black Stone Mining Area to become a cash cow for the enemy..
The best way is to defend the city for a period of time to wear down the enemy's strength, wait until the enemy relaxes, and then send the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment to directly attack the core of the enemy's camp..
If they can directly kill the enemy's command post, this war will be their victory..Since the formation of the Black Rock Cavalry, relevant information has been blocked, and outsiders have no way of knowing how powerful this army is..
The rebels were unprepared for this and the plan had a high chance of success！
Thoughts were racing in his mind, and Keyi soon had a plan in his mind..
Looking back, seeing all the generals with solemn expressions, Keyi said calmly: "The enemy is coming fiercely, but we are not vegetarians. In the past two years, we have worked hard to accumulate strength. Isn't it just for today?" Come down and let those rebels have a good look at our power.！”
“Yes, your Excellency is right.！”
“Let those rebels see how powerful our Black Rock City is.！”
“I can't wait anymore！”
Encouraged by Key, the generals' fighting spirit quickly increased..
Brad and Jordan looked at each other with smiles on their faces..
Outsiders don't know what's going on, but as members of Black Rock City, they know very well how exaggerated the changes in Black Rock City have been in the past two years..
Just talking about knights, there are more than 160 people in Blackstone City..
Many viscounties don't even have that many knights！
Not to mention that there are two hundred black rock leopards with knight-level combat power in Black Rock City.！
After all, there are more than 300 knight-level combat forces in Black Rock City..
To be honest, if Black Rock City was not limited to one city and its basic military strength was too poor, except for the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment, there was no other capable elite army. A mere Owen would not be enough for them to fight..
And all this is thanks to Mr. Sunan.
“I don’t know where Mr. Sunan is now.？”
Qiao Dun patted the long sword on his waist and said with a grin.：
“If Mr. Sunan is here, we don't have to defend the city, we can just go out of the city to kill those grandsons！”
All the knights around nodded in agreement..
Even Brad, who has always been steady, is no exception..
If it were others, even if the peak knight came, they would not believe that one person could influence the outcome of a war involving five to six thousand people..
But Sunan is different.
They have all seen how unpredictable the wizard's methods are, and they have extremely strong confidence because of this..
If it were that person, he might really be able to create jaw-dropping miracles！
After not staying too long, Key observed the city wall for a while, then turned and left..
The preparations before the war were extremely complicated, and there were still many things waiting for him to arrange..
the next day.
Not long after dawn, the melodious and low sound of horns came from outside the city..
Key led a group of generals to climb up the city wall. Looking out, he saw densely packed troops starting to form formations in the distance..
It didn't take long for thousands of soldiers to push siege equipment and slowly advance towards the city wall..
“Really can’t wait.”
A cold light flashed in Keyi's eyes, he raised his hand and shouted in a deep voice：
“Prepare to fight！”
“Yes, my lord！”
All the generals responded in unison, then turned around and loudly ordered the soldiers to prepare for battle..
The defenders quickly took action.
Comments