402 A wolf’s fighting technique Part 2 (2/2)

It must be noted that once a wooden shield was wrapped in beast skin, it could withstand a hit from a heavy weapon, even though it remained vulnerable against an alchemical crossbow. Those flying axes were not even heavy weapons. They weighed only a few catties, almost as heavy as a normal war blade. It was still these exact flying axes, which after two rounds of barrage, had caused his soldiers to collapse.

Saleen got pretty lucky. The allied army's ships had carried quite a sizeable quantity of heavy equipment, sufficient to form genuine heavy infantrymen already. Due to the rapid assault from the alchemical boat, these things had sunk with the warships even before they could be unpacked.

Items such as the magic chariots, heavy crossbows, various war puppets, and the large flying puppets had sunk together with the warships. Each of these items could easily solve the problems the soldiers were facing. They did not have the time to salvage all this equipment though.

If only the black-robed mage was present. The black-robed mage, together with four grade-6 grand mages from the mage's platoon, had been lured away by the three kings.

Without the black-robed mage, the mage's platoon still contained forty people. Four grade-6 mages, eight grade-5 mages, twelve grade-4 mages and sixteen grade-3 mages.

This platoon could adequately deal with a team of only twenty-thousand people. On the other hand, the other mages who were below grade-3 could steer the magic chariots. That way, every brigade would enjoy the assistance of a mage.

The allied army should have come ashore long ago, but the climate on the frozen layer was too terrible. The magic chariots could not be assembled yet, they could only stay in the cabin. If the alchemical boat did not launch that attack, then the soldiers would have an additional day to assemble all the magic chariots.

A magic chariot was not some rare toy. This thing was like a portable magic tower, it could provide a stable elemental environment for mages. It also boosted their magic power. A magic chariot also carried an unspecified number of magic arrays. Once a few magic chariots were merged, a large-scale spell could be cast.

The Qin Empire had a number of magic chariots. It was tough assembling these machines, however, and it was very challenging to deploy them in a field battle. After assembly, a magic chariot was very prone to wear-and-tear, its consumption was also immense. As a result, a magic chariot would only make its appearance in the event of a decisive battle or a siege.

In some sense, the function of a magic chariot was similar to that of a portable battlement, though it was extremely difficult to transport them around. With that being said, their prices were poles apart.

In order to ensure the capabilities of a magic chariot, it would be sealed in a special crate, and only be unpacked upon arrival at the destination. The cost of protecting the magic chariots would bring many headaches to the commanders, otherwise.

The retreated allied soldiers witnessed a scene which sent chills down their spine. Those wolf-riding people had walked to their original position and picked up the axes calmly. Their magic wolves chewed at the necks of those soldiers who were not dead yet.

At this moment, the allied army still had dozens of grand mages on their team. They actually had twenty grand mages. Four had left with the black-robed mage, while there were two unlucky ones who were trapped in the bottom cabin and did not manage to escape. Their cabin was directly hit, causing large amounts of seawater to gush in in that instant.

The Caucasus people picked up their axes and wiped off the blood, then they hung them back at the side of their magic wolves. Even though this short ax was only a few catties heavy, it was impossible to bring too many along. On this trip, Saleen only allowed each person to bring two axes.

After putting away the axes, the Caucasus people took out their longbows once more. They then fired the remaining arrows in their quivers.

Saleen's warring technique was very palatable to the Caucasus people. It was no wonder then that the great priestess was full of praises for this mage. A simple warring technique had caused the enemy to suffer huge losses.

Had it been a head-on battle, the Caucasus people were confident of killing over two-hundred enemies. They would definitely suffer casualties in the process. On the battlefield, even the weakest enemy would have a chance of killing a person unless one was a high grade grand swordmaster. It was also impossible for a grand swordmaster to remain unharmed in a large-scale war. In a situation whereby the enemies were in the surrounding, the function of swordsmanship would be limited. When tens of thousands of people clashed with one another, a soldier required some luck, other than his skills which were honed daily.

The four-hundred Caucasus people emptied their quivers. Thereafter, they rode on their magic wolves and patrolled the grounds a few times in a provocative manner before turning to leave. By this time, the surviving soldiers from the warships had gathered. The commanders had also converged in front of the general to receive further orders.

In front of more than a thousand bodies and many more injured soldiers, the general was beyond distressed. He did not expect his expedition to wind up like this. All of the warships in his possession had sunk, while there were two other seized warships floating on the sea. Those ships were operated differently from his, so it was impossible for him to use them to escape.