The decisive battle between the two camps of light and darkness has officially arrived.

Under the leadership of Ello, Bartlett, Lilia, Agatannus, Suva, Leonard, and Parazallus, seven powerful men who are enough to dominate in any place, all the dark coalition forces lurking on the dark side of the Western Continent have finally gathered in an unprecedented posture and set off towards the Dawn Holy See!

As for the Dragon Flame Empire, the army of the Vola Empire was in charge, so the number was already a little tight, and a small part of the Dark Alliance Army that was taken away by Edie did not choose to divide troops to attack the Dragon Flame Empire again.

Although the vanguard units chosen by the Dark Alliance are all highly mobile troops, such as wolf cavalry and lizard cavalry, it still takes a lot of time to cross half of the western continent. By the time a full 30,000 light cavalry troops were stationed in the barracks of the Dark Race front, the offensive had already begun in some places.

Although the headquarters of the Holy See of Dawn, or the fortress outside the headquarters, is not very high, it looks extremely majestic because it is located on the plain.

It is also surrounded by a few small mountain ranges, forming a good strategic barrier, with only one road to the east and one road to the north for the horses. The Dawn Holy See has arranged a strict defensive formation on this basis, and the two passages leading to the headquarters of the Dawn Holy See are blocked by several large cities, hoarding heavy troops and various magic equipment, which have always used this means to resist the enemy's attack.

However, this time, under the leadership of Yan, the various dark races were determined to take down the most glorious human stronghold on the Western Continent, and they did not hesitate to mobilize more than three million troops!

Although this number is still a little less than the 8 million standing army of the Tadoya Empire, it should not be forgotten that Tadoya has just fought a war with the Havar Empire, and more than a million people have died in the battle, and the country is also under a kind of war-weariness.

This weakened not only the fighting power of the Tadoya Empire, but also its ability to mobilize.

And the two Mind Flayers UD-286 and 10902 also made the Mind Flayer community exert their power in a timely manner, taking advantage of the Holy See's preparations for war, and detonated the situation in the north of the Tadoya Empire in one fell swoop - they had already planted the seeds of spiritual corruption before, and at this moment they unveiled this hole card, making at least a million Tadoya Imperial troops defect, and at the same time, more than a million people turned into cannon fodder puppets!

Yan's decision was indeed correct, and with these two guys alone, the strength of the two sides was pulled to a similar level.

Next, the Dark Alliance's total of more than 5 million troops divided into four routes, attacking all the way from the east, but they were gathering momentum to divert the attention of the Holy See. The other three armies attacked from the north and advanced in a staggered manner. Most of the dark races have a physical body that is no less powerful than humans, and their strength and combat power continue to isolate several fortress cities of humans, either besieging them for reinforcements or forcibly breaking them.

After several major battles, the two great cities in the north of the Tadoya Empire have been swept away, along with seven fortresses.

The Tadoya Imperial Army was naturally defeated all the way, but fortunately, the Dawn Holy See contained a huge and endless power of light, and after hundreds of years of operation by the Holy See, it built temple altars all over the nearby mountains, and channeled its divine power like a water network to assist the defense of various city fortresses.

Whether it is a large magic defense array or a magic cannon, this power can be borrowed, and the closer it is to the Dawn Holy See, the stronger this force is, and the stronger and easier the city will naturally be, which greatly delays the advance of the Dark Alliance.

When Iroh arrived at the battlefield on the northern route with his temporarily transferred army, it was just as the Dark Coalition had captured the second city and was preparing to move forward. The cavalry units of the brigade naturally settled into the camp to rest, and Ayroh soon met the current head of the battle line, Bloody Agatans.

Not only him, but several other strong men in charge of this front were also there, only Palasalens could not be seen because he had to carry out special tasks.

Agatans nodded when he saw Iroh, although it was an undead, the appearance of this vampire dragon was extremely similar to that of an ordinary dragon, and if he didn't feel his breath, he couldn't see the difference at all. He said in a deep voice: "Since you have just arrived, then we will first summarize the battle reports from various places. Suva, tell me about it. ”

His student, Suva, who was also an adjutant, was a thief of life, and immediately said, "Yes." Let me start with the human side of the combat power. According to the latest information, there are about 8 million human beings living in this area of 1,000 kilometers, of which about 800,000 are well-organized armies, and the rest are about 2 million militias that can be mobilized at any time. ”

"Of course, it is impossible for the Tadoya Empire to have such a military-civilian ratio to bear the supply alone, and it has always been maintained by the materials transported by the kingdoms and principalities. Now that the situation in the Western Continent has changed greatly, the Vola Empire has a tendency to unify the continent under our arrangement, so those countries are too busy to take care of themselves, and even if Tadoya still has savings, it will not be able to support it for long. So there is no need to worry about the long-held war of attrition on the part of humanity. ”

"As for the composition of the human army, it is not perfect in our current situation. Broadly speaking, it should be divided into three parts: the first and most powerful is the direct force of the Dawn Holy See: including about 100,000 elites of the four Holy Knights, about 20,000 angel warriors, giant warriors, Templars, etc., which have been transformed through a large number of secret experiments, and about 30,000 catalytic troops that appeared not long ago seem to be specially designed to deal with us. ”

"The second is the remnants of the Tadoya Empire, mainly about half a million elite knights and warriors left behind by the original Royal Knights and Praetorian Guard Legion after being reorganized and refined, including many special warriors close to the legendary level. ”

"The third is the corps that the countries that believe in the God of Light have trained and supported the Holy See over the years, including the Magic Swordsman Regiment, the Warcraft Air Cavalry Regiment, the Magic Artillery Regiment, the Heavy Armored Cavalry Regiment and the Spell Wizard Legion, etc., about 150,000 or so. In addition to these three, it is also necessary to take into account the more than 10,000 light priests in the Dawn Holy See, as well as an unknown number of magicians, and it is said that some elves are still standing on the human side and acting as the main combat force of the magic legion. ”

Bartlett next to him asked, "So what is their level of combat effectiveness?"

Suva paused for a moment, and then said: "The troops directly under the Holy See are well-trained, well-equipped, and have many types of troops, and they cooperate tacitly. In addition, the proportion of high-level powerhouses is not low, and there is a huge amount of divine support, which can basically match the double number of coalition forces. ”

"Among them, the Modified Warrior Legion is more than enough to fight our elite troops. Although the remnants of the Tadoya Empire that were defeated were not so powerful, they had been baptized and eliminated by war, and now the rest were all elite soldiers of a hundred battles. Coupled with the special training and integration of the Holy See, we can basically achieve a three-to-one confrontation with our regular army. ”

Suva pondered for a moment and added, "If they defend the city, they will be a greater threat. As for the foreign reinforcements, they all have their own characteristics. For example, the magic guide artillery regiment is enough to resist dozens of times the dark coalition army in the battle of defending the city, and the small-scale combat ability of the magic swordsman regiment, the charging ability of the heavy armored cavalry regiment, the auxiliary ability of the spellmaster legion, and the air combat escort ability of the Warcraft air cavalry regiment are all quite impressive. How much strength can be wielded can only depend on the specific situation. ”

He thought for a moment and then said, "Regarding the evaluation of the Holy See's magical power, I have to say that the enemy's strength is quite strong. Although the Tadoya Empire lost a lot of strength in the recent war with the Havar Empire, the truly powerful Papal elite was mostly retained. ”

"Especially the large number of ascetics and retired old priests in the Holy See, these are all the forces that the other party has consciously preserved...... In total, at least half of the tens of thousands of divine officials currently owned by the other party are middle and high-level divine officials, and with the enhancement of the divine power of the Dawn Holy See itself, there are no less than 100 people who can perform high-level divine arts. Although there are not as many magicians as there are priests, with the help of the elves, the Holy See can also gather thousands of regular mages, and the threat of various magic props and equipment is also not small. ”

"In other words, all things considered, our army doesn't have much to spare, right?" Lilia asked.

"That's right. But that's the result of simply calculating the sum of combat power. After all, there are a lot of high-end combat power on our side, such as the legendary high-level powerhouses, which often can't be measured by the usual strategic significance......" Suva nodded, shook his head again, and replied seriously, "And this, that's the meaning of you being here! ”

He ordered his attendants to spread out several large maps and began to explain.

There are a total of eleven cities and thirty-seven large and small fortresses in the east and north passages at the foot of the fortress where the headquarters of the Holy See is located, and there are seven cities and nineteen fortresses on the north road of the main attack of the Dark Alliance, of which there are five cities and twelve fortresses in addition to those that have already been captured.

The cities are three large and two small, and two of them are not on the main route, as long as part of the troops are separated.

But the three big cities had to be fought hard.

As for the five fortresses, they are large military fortresses operated by the Holy See for many years, and the remaining seven have been rebuilt with the help of ordinary towns in recent years, mainly as a logistical transit role.

Among the two roads leading to the Dawn Church, the east road is steep and the north road is wide, and the general merchants and pilgrims mainly take the north road to enter and exit the Dawn Church, and many sections of the east road are sandwiched between the cliffs, although they are not as good as the really famous and steep sections on the mainland, but it is not conducive to the advance of the army.

In addition, several fortresses and cities built by the Holy See were in particularly difficult positions to attack, so Agatanns focused his attack on the north.

Humanity has also focused its defense on the north, and the three major cities here are garrisoned by more than 100,000 elite troops, which are enough to defend the city in three shifts day and night.

And the combined magic released by a large number of priests and magicians plus various magical offensive and defensive equipment often has the power to seriously injure legendary powerhouses, which can make the attacking troops pay a heavy price.

Even outside the city, there were a large number of armed mountain people and believers, who had set up countless traps in the mountains and forests, and no army could be sure to silently cross the mountains and outflank them.