Chapter 313: Going to battle (1/2)
Chapter 313: Going to battle
The War Hounds invaders were confirmed to have come in large scale and the scale surpassed everyone’s expectations.There were around four hundred thousand War Hounds cavalry currently riding over the War Hound Plains, heading towards Cang State like a giant wave.
Now they could be sure.
The War Hounds were preparing to attack Cang State!
Four hundred thousand War Hounds cavalry, this was an absolutely terrifying number!
The War Hound Plains were very vast and the Spirit Beast Race had strong reproductive strength, but the War Hounds did not have a high population.It was around a third of the Southern Summer’s population and there were three main reasons for this.
First, they had a low degree of technology, mainly depending on hunting for food.If a large disaster were to erupt, there would be a major decrease in population.
Second, they had brutal living conditions, so each Spirit Beast had to endure these brutal living conditions.They had to fight each other for resources and had to hunt demon beasts for food. Out of ten War Hounds children, usually only one could live to become an adult.
Third, there were many internal struggles.The War Hound Plains had several hundred tribes with several dozen large tribes.These tribes constantly fought with large tribes swallowing smaller tribes. The small tribes fought for food and water, the large tribes fought for the title of “Fang King”.For various reasons, there were many fights that occurred between each other.
These brutal conditions made the War Hounds have a small population, but the ones that did survive were all strong experts.When normal Southern Summer cavalry faced the War Hounds cavalry, they were as weak as meat being eaten. Only the elite cavalry soldiers could fight with the War Hounds cavalry.
An army of four hundred thousand soldiers, this was not very big!
But their strength was incredibly terrifying!
The fact that they chose to attack Cang State instead of the Imperial Region meant that the War Hounds commander had a clear head, or at least he understood the logic of avoiding the strong and attacking the weak.This army could not break the defenses of the Imperial Region, but it was more than enough to break Cang State’s defenses. Even if the Imperial Region troops rush over to help, it was better than directly confronting the Imperial Region troops.
The Southern Summer King did not hide the news from the citizens.Once the War Hounds army was confirmed, the Southern Summer King immediately announced it to the city.
Imperial City was filled with shock.
Four hundred thousand War Hounds cavalry was a large lineup!
This was because the War Hounds did not grow or store wheat and they had been fighting each other for several dozen years, so it was very hard to support this kind of large scale expedition.
Four hundred thousand cavalry soldiers!
How much would the riders and horses eat each day?
The War Hounds Tribe lacked provisions, but they still sent a four hundred thousand soldier army to sneak attack Southern Summer, this was too hard to understand.Could the tribe chiefs of the War Hounds Tribe gone crazy? They were about to starve to death and they still wanted to fight the Southern Summer Country?
The people of Imperial City were used to attacks from the War Hounds Tribe.Although the numbers were a bit big, they were just a bit surprised and were not worried at all.
Imperial City had the Three Rulers, it was as steady as a rock.
Even Cang State was not weak.Cang State’s army was the head of the eight states and if Imperial City sent out reinforcements, with this ruthless combined attack, no matter what target the War Hounds had, they would be chased back in the end.
Grain was abundant in the Southern Summer Country and it was very convenient to supply aid, so how could they fear the nomadic War Hounds cavalry?
The Southern Summer King had already sent several royal proclamations.
The first one was that the elite troops that had been withdrawn two days ago were all sent back to the frontlines, preparing to fight.They were to prevent any sneak attacks the War Hounds Tribe sent to the Imperial Region.
The second one was for the Calm Martial Ruler to personally lead the army, bringing two hundred thousand Storm Cavalry to intercept the War Hounds attacking Cang State.They were to coordinate with the two hundred thousand elites of Cang State and annihilate all of the War Hounds.
The third one was to have the entire country prepare.Purchasing large amounts of grains and metals, large recruitment of mercenaries, and for the southern armies to march northward, preparing to give aid.
With these three royal proclamations, everyone felt more confident.
The Southern Summer King reacted so quickly and had made perfect countermeasures, it was impossible for the War Hounds to obtain any advantages.Now they were just waiting for the Calm Martial Ruler to enter Cang State and teach the War Hounds cavalry a fierce lesson.
On the same day, the large army left and over a million citizens came out to send them off.
“Sure victory!”
“Sure victory!”
“Sure victory!”
In the fields outside the city, countless cavalry soldiers were waiting.Looking at this dense crowd, with this quantity, it was enough to completely shock anyone that saw it.They were all wearing the same blue armour, riding the same Azure Storm Colts, and holding up sharp and cold glowing long spears, standing together like a dense crowd of weeds.The pressure they exuded was like a landslide and a tsunami combined.
The Storm Cavalry, the main cavalry force of the Southern Summer Country!
Each state had Storm Cavalry stationed there, but each state only had less than three thousand troops.Chu Tian and the others had already experienced the might of the Storm Cavalry back in Thunder State. With over a hundred thousand Storm Cavalry charging together, it would surely be able to create a hurricane on the Cang State plains.Wherever it goes, it would wipe out all foes and all the strong enemies would be smashed apart!
The Southern Summer King personally performed the sending off ceremony.
It had been many years since this kind of scene had appeared in the Southern Summer Country.
The commander this time was the protective god of the Southern Summer Citizens, the head of the Three Rulers, the Calm Martial Ruler!
The Calm Martial Ruler has always been invincible, having guarded the Southern Summer Country for dozens of years.The War Hounds raiders have never broken through the defenses of the Imperial Region. There was not a single person more suited for commanding this army in the entire nation.