Chapter 286: The So-Called "Calm""
White Oak City, which had become an important battlefield for control of the Subic Kingdom, was supposed to be the place where the kingdom and the Freedom Alliance were engaged in a large-scale war, but at this time spent two days in extreme silence, and today, it seems to be the same. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In the battle two days ago, under the blow of the powerful area attack of the powerful and expensive Elemental Matrix Tower in White Oak City, the enemy's first attack suffered heavy losses, and White Oak City was unexpectedly unharmed, which can be said to be an incomparable record. When the news spread, the people of the city and the troops in reserve cheered, shouting loudly that the White Oak City was impenetrable, and full of confidence in the victory of the war. And then the other party's avoidance of war also made them more combative.
However, for the command of the kingdom and the troops at the front, they did not mean much joy. The officers knew the truth about their own side and probably the strength of the other side, so they knew that this victory was just a small battle in a big battle, and it did not have much impact on the situation of the whole battle. And for those soldiers defending the city wall, although they could not fully see the expressions of the enemy soldiers under the city wall dozens of meters high, the fearless and unswerving courage to the death shocked them greatly, and even scared many nervous soldiers into a cold sweat.
Although Seon Horner made impassioned remarks in front of the army in order to calm the morale of the army, and also distributed additional supplies to the citizens for half a day, this did not dispel the concerns of the soldiers and some residents. And in the next two days, the terrifying calm of the other party made many uneasy soldiers in the city become anxious.
And for Saon Horner, the two days of calm were not a good thing.
As an experienced military strategist, he carefully studied the comparison of the strength of the two sides, and quickly judged that the other side was a tentative attack that day, and he guessed it as soon as the horn sounded. And what happened next was also expected by him. He once deliberately hid his identity and went to the front line to observe the power of the opponent's artillery, and finally came to a conclusion that the opponent's artillery is numerous and strong, and it can play a very good firepower output effect in war. However, although the opponent's artillery is more advanced in terms of usage and structure, it is not as powerful as the giant cannon that Leon used to siege the city, so with the walls of the white oak tree and the magic barrier, it is not much of a problem to block them for a while.
As for the Elemental Matrix Tower, Saon Horner is also very confident, because when he summarized the previous battle reports, he found that the other party completely lacked the necessary cognitive understanding of the various popular magic weapons on the continent, and there was no corresponding way to deal with it. Even if they have made progress now, they may not have an understanding of this powerful magic weapon of city defense. The previous use was to prove this point in its entirety. Sure enough, the other party fell for their trick and still maintained the standard attack method to attack the city, but suffered a big loss and suffered heavy losses. But even so, Seon Horner was not happy at all, because he found that he still underestimated the elite and morale of the opposing soldiers. From these two perspectives, the kingdom's army is simply not comparable to them.
Seon Horner knows very well that the opponent is very strong and will never give up the attack because a force that is itself used to test is disabled. In the same way, he is well aware that the current White Oak City also has a lot of problems. The food consumed and the military salaries used by the 100,000 army are a very big burden for the country, especially now that the government is in a debt crisis, it has to solve a lot of headaches while owing money, and constantly relying on exploitative means to get money. For them, a protracted stalemate may be advantageous, but looking at the appearance of the other party, the other party has already considered the supply very well, and the two sides will not be able to tell the winner for a month or two. However, the kingdom had doubled its standing army for the war, and its income had fallen badly. If it continues like this, I am afraid that if the front line does not distinguish the winner and loser, the country will already be in turmoil.
Similarly, White Oak City has strong walls and a vast magical defense system, but they still lack the right means of defense. The opposing army's army is simply too large, and it is increasing every day by means of reinforcements and graves. The two sides were as calm as a pool of stagnant water for the past two days, but the damage suffered by White Oak City was much smaller than that of the other party, and in terms of replenishing the losses, the other party was several times more than them. In two days, Seon Horner noticed an increase in the opposing force, which had returned to its previous number. This rapid expansion of the army will wear down the defense system sooner or later.
While the Elemental Matrix Towers are very effective, Theon Horner is also well aware of its shortcomings, as these Elemental Towers are interconnected and the effect of missing one is greatly diminished. And these things are expensive to build, and even more expensive to maintain. With such a huge high-grade magic crystal, the market price is at least tens of thousands of gold coins. However, if this thing is activated once, it will consume nearly half of the energy of the magic crystal, and as long as it is at most three times, the energy will be consumed, and it will need to be replaced again. And every time this thing is used, there is a period of time to re-prepare, although this time the other party left directly, but sooner or later they will find out about this. Even if the Elemental Matrix Tower can destroy tens of thousands of enemies gathered together at once, as long as the other party is not stupid, they will definitely find a corresponding solution, and the Elemental Matrix will not be able to exert its current power at that time.
As the commander-in-chief of the kingdom side of this war, Seon Horner deeply felt the difficulty of this battle, but for a general who is always victorious and does not take credit, this level of war is also the most exciting for them, even if they have long since retired.
"We have a lot to think about and do, and we don't have a moment of idleness because the other side is always preparing to break us." For the past two days, Seon Horner has been telling the people around him this sentence, and in his opinion, the other party is now researching a way to crack the magic barrier or the elemental matrix, and it is even possible to ask the War Saint, and that War Saint is the biggest enemy of the city's defense for him.
Regarding his point of view, some newcomers secretly discussed whether the general was cautious in the military all the year round, or respected them too much. And for those around Cyon, they are not happy at all, because they think the same thing as Cyon Horner thinks.
The battlefield was still very calm, and the third day passed like this.......