Chapter 567 (1/2)
When lorenthal returned to clancia, it was the end of July, and then the whole country began to mobilize for war.
At the beginning of September, the weather turned a little cooler. Frost Rose's army crossed the border of new Vilga and moved westward. Hoplaner was in a hurry.
Caritas headquarters, conference hall.
Black petals and purple stamens of lacquer night flowers are printed in the center of the hall wall, below which is a large oval table.
A representative read the report for the first time.
”According to the information we have, there are about 200000 vanguard troops of the other side this time, of which 30000 are cavalry. And there are also five legions of about 800 statues with the army. The fighting power of the statues ranges from 4 to 6. ”
”The army was led by Jenkins, a 57 year old general of ruhrna. He graduated from ruhrna National Military Academy. He served as a border defense officer and head of the mopping up army. Now he is promoted to the rank of major general.”
”Today, our standing army in new Vega is no more than 50000 people, plus the private soldiers and temporary mercenaries of the major chambers of Commerce, we can probably make up 100000 people. Thanks to the perennial trade needs, our horse reserve is still sufficient. If we collect horses temporarily, we can gather 50000 cavalry. ”
After listening to the analysis, the people below began to discuss in a low voice, and then a representative asked.
”That is to say, there are only 150000 soldiers with adequate military training on our side, and 50000 of them are cavalry at most, right?”
”Yes, but in terms of the equipment of ordinary soldiers, there is no obvious difference between the two sides.”
”Because of our trade with ruerna in the early years, the armor, swords and so on we obtained were all made of fine steel, which is better than other countries in Xuehua's seven countries.”
”Now, in terms of ordinary soldiers alone, we are not far behind the other side, and we have the advantage of local operations. 150000 is equal to 200000.”
”However, the other side has obvious advantages in the aspects of the supernatural, the magic statue and the airship.”
”In normal combat, the opponent can rely on the magic statue to resist long-range shooting, such as bows and arrows, and then advance the front to destroy walls and towers. At the same time, the bombing of mages and airships can also kill the dense army on a large scale. Once there is no equal means of confrontation, our army will collapse rapidly after the war. ”
After listening to this analysis, someone asked, ”are there any additional aid from the clancia and Chuyue councils?”
”Clancia has been mobilized. It is said that the army has moved to the border. On the other side of the little moon Council, frost rose has sent naval warships and cruise airships to patrol and intercept the Jingyue Strait to stop the aid from us.”
”Considering the size of the frost rose, the little moon Council may not make a decision to stand with us in full resistance. Because the other side is an archipelago country, it is difficult to completely unify domestic opinions. It will be very difficult to stand with us completely without being attacked by the other side. ”
”In the past, assistance could be achieved only by a small number of extraordinary people, but now frost rose is a war against our country. If we continue to help us, it means that we will become enemies with frost rose, which is what their domestic nobles don't want to see.”
”Although the mages of the little moon Council occupied a lot of seats, the nobles of the red berry duchy still retained a lot of power. They would not make decisions with great risks and little benefits.”
”In the past, the support was easy to achieve only because the mages of the little moon Council were the majority and the scale was not large. Now, it is not so easy.”
”It seems that this time we've been holding out on our own for some time.” A representative said with a sigh.
”Yes, it will be at least two weeks before the reinforcements of clancia arrive, and even if they do, our difficulties will not be solved immediately, because the follow-up troops of frost rose will gradually enter the battlefield.”
”Airships and demons are still the problems we have to face.”
”But now it's the only way. Fortunately, the little moon Council secretly left many mages on our side, which can help us resist the attack of the other side. ”