389 Invaders from the east Part 1 (2/2)
On the crescent-shaped island, Daniel had positioned more than three-thousand skeleton soldiers for an ambush. There were also another less than two-thousand skeleton soldiers waiting behind him. With the three grand mages, the skeleton soldiers would be rendered totally insignificant.
These five-thousand skeleton soldiers were summoned by the three kings. If any of them got killed, there would not be any replenishment available. This was because Saleen had taken Banchajanna with him, so it would be impossible to summon so many skeleton soldiers again. When each king summoned spirits on their own, they could only summon six-hundred skeletons at most. The three kings would need to coordinate in order to possess huge powers.
Even if the enemies retreated and Daniel secured a victory, the construction of the city would also be delayed as the skeletons were deployed into battle. Daniel got so depressed. As he stared furiously at the three grand mages, he thought, ”Where did these people come from?”
These grand mages were obviously not from Alchemy City, because their magic robes looked a little shabby. The dozens of swordsmen protecting the mages were all high-spirited. Had they been swordsmen from Alchemy City, they would surely be very low-profile, and would not put on such expressions.
When this six-hundred man team was only twelve-hundred meters away, they stopped advancing. Instead, they got into a formation. The three grand mages began blessing the swordsmen at the front with the Potence Spell and the grade-2 Windspeed Skill. To the grand mages, these spells only had a wee bit of depletion. After blessing forty swordsmen with the spells, the grand mages then fell back, all the while being protected by those arrogant swordsmen.
At a distance of twelve-hundred meters, it would be hard to strike a target unless a large alchemical crossbow was used. The enemy was clearly well-versed in the workings of military equipment. The mages did not advance recklessly, for fear that they would meet with a sneak attack and consume their magic chords incessantly.
On the sea two-hundred miles out, twenty warships were dragging the two war trophies along, as anchors were dropped just outside the frozen layer. The flagship was four stories tall. A pair of alchemical binoculars over three meters long was installed on its uppermost story. Such huge alchemical binoculars could spot a target from over thirty miles away. Any farther and the target would disappear off the horizon, and the alchemical binoculars would lose sight of the target.
In the captain's cabin, a man clad in an enormous armor was seated in the middle, surrounded by more than forty people. These people wore armor which contained a myriad of colors, and the armor was styled extravagantly. According to the standards of Qin, this aggressive-looking armor was too flashy and impractical. In fact, many components on this armor would affect its defensive ability.
”General, why didn't you send the main body to mount a direct attack from the shore?” a mage could not stand the silence and asked his leader who was seated in the center.
”Mage Youxi Maso, our fleet has met with a storm, causing us to lose four ships. The remaining ships have to go through maintenance in order to regain their speed. If the enemy has more warships, our fleet will be in grave danger if we launch an all-out land attack.”
The man who was addressed as ”General” gave due respect to the mage who was clad in a black magic robe. A black-robed mage was an honored guest in any country. Even though the general spoke respectfully, he behaved in a condescending manner, unlike any other nobles on the mainland.
”We have twenty-thousand men, sufficient to wreck the Lianyun City's fortress. General, please allow me to go forth using my magic chariot. In at most three days, we will be able to conquer this place.”
”It's better to be safe than sorry. This time round, the eighteen countries have merged their soldiers to invade the Myers mainland. It was a bad omen when we ran into that storm. This is obviously a warning from the God of Wind.” The general, clad in a colorful piece of armor, spoke domineeringly. His words were full of madness. If the Holy See's people were here, he would be labeled as a heretic. God of Wind? On the plane of the Myers mainland, there were no other gods other than the Lord of Glory.
”General, the spies have reported that Qin is in internal turmoil while Phoenix is in an absolute mess. Since we have been blown to the northern region by the storm, we can consider occupying Phoenix from the north first.”
”Of course. We have over twenty-thousand elite warriors among many other magic chariots and magic cannons. It will not be a problem for us to conquer such a small town. I am just worried that there are still remnants of Alchemy City here. Look at those two warships, they are obviously designed like those ships found in Alchemy City. In a real head-on battle, these two warships will give us a headache. Don't be complacent, now that the eighteen state Allied Army is separated, we should not alarm the Qin Empire. When we go ashore this time around, we cannot let a single enemy get away.”
”Yes, General!” The rest of the generals got up and bowed, as they responded boisterously. In the eyes of these people, their fleet had the ability to destroy this small town which was located near the shore. Naturally, they should not even let one enemy escape. By using six-hundred people for the first assault, they wanted to frighten the enemy first, so that the flying puppets overhead would be able to locate the enemy's hideout swiftly. If the enemy did not own any other ships, then they would mount a full offensive.
The large alchemical binoculars, the flying puppets, and the magic compass on the flagship were used to scan the nearby waters to prevent other warships from approaching. The armed merchant ships had tossed dozens of metallic pontoons into the sea, as a temporary dock used for mounting the frozen layer was being built.
The edge of the frozen layer was not stable. In order to transport the siege equipment, the frozen layer had to be further reinforced. The eight armed merchant ships were not even carrying any cargo. Each one of them was filled with two-thousand fully-equipped warriors and various kinds of military appliances such as catapults, siege hammers, flying puppets, magic cannons, and war puppets.
These items were gathered from eighteen different coastal states. Hundreds of coastal states had been planning for this day for the past thousand years. The eighteen state Allied Army was just the beginning. The moment war broke out on the Myers mainland, these hundreds of island states located in the eastern waters would come forth and divide the mainland into smaller pieces.