Shen Lang frowned, silent for a long time, and then slowly asked:

"How many troops will the Storm Kingdom send in total?"

"It's not clear."

Asharia spreads her hands:

"The countries of the Western Continent are different from the Eastern Continent, they are not centralized, but feudal lords. The strength of each lord is different, and the strength of the lord under his command is not only related to the size of the territory, but also related to the degree of wealth.

"Wealthy lords like me who have a vast territory and are good at business, have a large number of knights and wizards, and also have a force of forest elf archers, and a small fleet.

"And the lord of the ruined family, who has a small and barren territory, or a vast territory, but is not good at running it, and only knows pleasure, cannot even make up a squad of fifty armored infantry.

"So I don't know how many lords in the kingdom have received a conscription order this time, how many troops each lord is required to send, and how many real elite soldiers can each bring out. I have to wait until I assemble in Beifeng Harbor to slowly calculate it.

"However, this time it is an expedition of the alliance of the four major god systems, and the nine powerful countries of the Western Continent, as well as other small countries, are all governed by the four major god systems. If all countries are required to send troops, the first wave of troops of the expeditionary force is conservatively estimated to be at least 100,000. ”

Shen Lang was a little speechless.

It is simply impossible for an army of 100,000 to cross the ocean and go on an expedition of 10,000 miles, analogous to the era when the productivity of the earth is about the same.

There are not even steamships, and the sea journey depends entirely on the waves, so why cross thousands of miles of ocean and put 100,000 troops?

Replenishment is a deadly problem.

But in this world of extraordinary powers, the impossible can really be done.

Essaria continued:

"100,000 troops is nothing, after all, the lord's army is uneven, and it can't guarantee that all the troops are elite. But among the coalition forces, there will inevitably be strong ones.

"I estimate that each of the nine powerful countries will have to dispatch a ninth-order, and I don't know how many of the eighth-order and seventh-order below it will be dispatched.

"And this crusade, since the Church of the Gods jointly issued an oracle, then the high-ranking powerhouses of the Church of the Gods will also respond in groups......"

Speaking of this, she looked at Shen Lang with burning eyes, and there was a hint of excitement in her eyes:

"If you can kill all the elites of the Church of the Gods, then the gods' rule over the Western Continent will inevitably be shaken! This is a great opportunity! ”

Esaria has long hated the rule of the gods, believing that the gods are the source of all wars and disasters in the Western Continent.

The poverty and ignorance of the Western Continent also stems from the gods' clamping on thoughts.

She had long had the ambition to break the rule of the gods, and this expedition was, in her opinion, a perfect opportunity.

Shen Lang's expression was a little solemn.

If it is only 100,000 troops, even if they are all the elites of Western countries, it is nothing.

With the strength of the eastern soil, the 100,000 troops who are far away from the mainland and go on an expedition across the ocean are just delivering food.

But the problem is that this first wave of expeditionary legions will inevitably gather strong people.

Even if each of the nine powerhouses only has one Ninth Order, then there are nine Ninth Order.

Coupled with the ninth-order powerhouses of the Church of the Gods, the ninth-order powerhouses alone are conservatively estimated to be more than ten people.

As for the eighth-order and seventh-order powerhouses, the number is even more difficult to estimate.

Even if the Western Ninth Order is weaker than the Eastern Earth First Rank, the lower levels are also weaker than the Eastern Earth Ninth Rank of the same rank, but this quantitative gap is too big.

"Lord Yan flew into the sky, the Great Power Bodhisattva fell into the abyss, the white dragon was beheaded by me, the Dragon King of the Seven Seas went overseas, and there were only five Yipin left in the Eastern Territory, and it was divided into two camps......

"The third-grade martial artist was cut off by me by one-tenth, and the second-grade martial artist was also slaughtered by me, and now the first grade of the eastern soil is not accepted, it is the weakest time, the Western gods have really picked a good time for this expedition!"

Shen Lang said softly.

But then again, although he slashed the high-grade powerhouses of Dongtu by a wave, the weakness of Dongtu really has little to do with him.

Yan Tianying was not forced to soar by him, and the rest of the Yipin split was not operated by him, the culprits were Qiankun and Bailong, and there was no need for Shen Lang to take the pot.

Despite this, the gods are on an expedition, but Shen Lang can't stay out of it.

No matter how the Great Chu royal family and the powerful and wealthy families are not people, when the war is chaotic, it is the people who suffer first.

On the contrary, the powerful and wealthy can have all kinds of retreats, that is, they will suffer and suffer in the end, and they can sell the country to seek glory if they are not good - what the gods want is faith, and it is difficult to quickly stabilize the rule and promote faith by relying on the alliance of the gods who are not familiar with the place and do not understand the language.

The Eastern magnates could convert to help the invading army maintain order, consolidate their rule, and promote their faith. For such knowledgeable and interesting guys, the Western gods who only care about faith must be willing to accept their service.

And with Mu Qingxue's temperament, in the face of the invasion of the alliance of the gods, he will definitely not stand idly by, and will inevitably join the front line to resist the invasion.

Mu Qingxue is on it, how can Shen Lang retreat?

Besides, his sword path does not allow him to retreat.

After pondering for a long time, Shen Lang asked:

"When will the coalition go on the march?"

Aisariya said:

"It's hard to say about other countries. I estimate that it will take at least a month for the armies of the lords of the Storm Kingdom to assemble in Beifeng Harbor alone. After the assembly, it will take at least a month to train the army, prepare grain and grass, and prepare sea ships. In the end, the coalition forces are assembled, and I am afraid it will take another month. ”

"In other words, will you go on the expedition in three months at the earliest?"

Esaria looked serious:

"This is just a conservative estimate I have made based on the timeline of the Storm Kingdom's previous cross-sea operations. This time it is the general mobilization of the four major gods, and the Church of the Gods will also participate in it. With the manpower and materials of the church, the training and preparation may be faster.

"Of course, because of the large size of the expeditionary corps and the fact that many countries have feuds with each other, there may be friction and conflict when they come together, and it will take more time to mediate and integrate, so the dispatch of troops may also be slower."

Shen Lang said: "What about the sailing time of the expeditionary legion?" How long does it take to get to Dongtu? ”

Essaria thought for a moment and said:

"The four major gods all have gods who hold the authority of the sea and storms, and the priests of each church can borrow the power of the gods, and the expeditionary legions may sail faster than they imagined.

"At the beginning, the envoy group sailed to the East, which took nearly four months. Although the legion has a large number of ships, it may take less time, maybe it will only take two months to arrive.

"However, the Expeditionary Legion will not attack the East Soil in the first place. The legion will first build several military bases in Nanyang to serve as a supply depot for subsequent reinforcements and expeditionary legions.

"Some of these bases are ready-made colonial ports of various countries, but there are also some planned bases that are still under the control of the Nanyang forces, and the legion will take down those planned bases first.

"But the siege of the city will not be delayed much. With the strength of the expeditionary corps, none of the Nanyang countries could resist. Even the Broken Leaf Island of the Dragon King of the Seven Seas can't resist the expeditionary legion.

"So I estimate that if everything goes well, the expeditionary corps will appear at the port of Yingzhou Mansion in half a year at the earliest, eight or nine months sooner or later."

Shen Lang bowed his head silently, agreeing with Esaria's statement.

There are many small countries in Nanyang, although the population is large, there is also extraordinary power with Nanyang characteristics, but the extraordinary power is not systematic, and there are few high-grade and strong people.

With the strength of the countries of the South Seas, it is impossible to stop the expeditionary corps.

And although the Dragon King of the Seven Seas is a first-rank great grandmaster, there is also a follower of the second-rank martial arts under his command, as well as an unknown number of third-grade martial artists, a small number of Taoist monks, and indigenous wizards, but this power is enough to dominate in the South Seas, and in the face of the expeditionary force of the strong clouds, it is still not enough to resist.

The Crusade of the Gods can destroy any Nanyang forces that try to resist, and can capture any location they want to capture and build military bases.

Even if it is the Broken Leaf Island of the Dragon King of the Seven Seas, the Gods Alliance has the ability to occupy it.

"This battle is not easy to fight......"

Shen Lang sighed: "In the Western Regions, the desert god system is ready to move, and in the north of the desert, the barbarians are also fierce soldiers and horses, and they can invade the south at any time. Plus the alliance of the gods came across the sea......

"If the alliance of the gods attacks at the same time as the Western Regions and the Desert North, even if it is impossible to accurately time to the same day, as long as it is within a month or two, the west, north, and south will launch attacks one after another, and the eastern soil will be ......overwhelmed."

After a pause, he asked Esaria again:

"What do the other secular lords think about this expedition?"

Aisariya said:

"There must be many secular lords like me, who are unwilling to go on expeditions for no reason and die for the gods.

"After all, the salaries of the army have to be paid by us lords, and even the supplies we have to prepare half of the supplies ourselves, and the church is only responsible for providing us with the other half of the supplies. This time, it can be said that he is completely working for the church and paying blood taxes.

"But there must also be many lords who covet the wealth of the eastern land. They must be looking forward to going to the east to loot on a large scale, recoup the cost of sending troops, and even make a fortune with it. However, whether the secular lords were willing or not, they did not dare to disobey the orders of the Church of the Gods. ”

Shen Lang touched his chin and said slowly:

"If the expeditionary force is allowed to land successfully...... Seeing the wealth of the Eastern Lands, even the secular lords who are now reluctant to go on expeditions and invade will happily join in the raid. ”

Essaria sighed:

"You're not wrong. If I do land in the East Lands, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to restrain my knights from participating in the robbery. Even if they listen to me on the surface, they will definitely participate in the looting in private when they carry me behind my back. ”

Shen Lang says:

"Therefore, the expeditionary force must not be allowed to land."

"Don't let the expeditionary force land?"

Essaria blinked:

"You mean, launch a naval initiative to intercept? This is possible, as long as the coalition fleet can be defeated, it is impossible for the troop carriers to land. However, the problem is that although the East Turkish Navy has been well built in recent years, its overall strength is far inferior to that of the Western Continent. ”

Dongtu was originally a land power, but in the past, because the enemy always came from the Western Regions and Mobei, it only focused on army construction. It was not until the opening of the sea in Yingzhou that the navy began to be valued.

However, Yingzhou has only been open to the sea for more than 20 years, and the western regions and northern Xinjiang have not been stable, and there will be a big war every few years, and it is still necessary to station heavy troops and constantly invest resources, and the resources that can be invested in the navy are quite limited, and the construction of the navy is relatively slow after only more than 20 years.

Of course, because the Eastern Territory is strong and rich enough, in the past 20 years, the navy has been able to compete with the colonial fleets of Western countries in the South Seas, but it can only suppress the colonial fleets.

This expedition of the alliance of the gods to the eastern lands, and the sea powers of the Western Ocean will send the main fleet over. It is impossible for the East Turkish Navy to resist that kind of military situation.

On the other hand, if there were not so many strong men, the 100,000 troops of the Labor Division Expedition would be like delivering food. It's a pity that in the expeditionary force of the gods, the partial and strong are like clouds. If the strong of the expeditionary force cannot be stopped, the land combat advantage of Dongtu will be gone.

"Of course, you can't rely on the navy." Shen Lang said with a smile: "My idea is that the master will take the initiative to intercept the expeditionary fleet on the ocean far from the port. ”

Esaria's eyes widened:

"The master takes the initiative? Or a volley over the ocean? How is this possible? That's hundreds of capital warships, plus 100,000 troops! ”

Shen Lang smiled: "How is it impossible? There was once a general surnamed Zhang, with only 800 soldiers, who defeated an army of 100,000 led by a monarch surnamed Sun. He almost left the monarch surnamed Sun behind. ”

Aisariya also thought that he was talking about the history of the East - the history of the East has a long history, and there are tens of thousands of years of history recorded in the history of letters, and even the people of the East do not know that in these tens of thousands of years of history, there have been those famous battles and famous generals, not to mention foreigners.

Therefore, Aisariya did not question the record of 800 and 100,000, but said:

"The general surnamed Sun must be a first-class powerhouse, and the eight hundred soldiers under his command must all be elites of not low grade. And the 100,000 army he faced should have been broken by him because of the lack of strong men.

"But the expeditionary force is different, the expeditionary force is full of strong people, whether it is air or naval warfare, or even underwater combat, there is no problem. A few strong people intercept at sea, and they will only be sent to death. ”

Shen Lang shook his head and smiled:

"It doesn't have to be a death. An army of 100,000 cannot be deployed at sea, and only a few strong people can participate in the battle. ”

"The strong are not a few! Not to mention, there are more than a dozen ninth-order, and there are probably one or two hundred eighth-order and seventh-order powerhouses. ”

"But with so many strong people, it's impossible to always gather hedgehogs, right? They were scattered throughout the fleet. ”

Shen Lang smiled:

"In addition, if you only focus on attacking the church fleet, then in addition to the worldly powerhouses and lords who are die-hard members of the church, other worldly lords and powerhouses like you who are not willing to work for the gods may not be so active in the battle."

"That's right."

Aisariya said:

"The secular lords and powerful who do not want to work for the church are afraid that they will stay on their ships and watch under the pretext of protecting their fleets and soldiers......

"But your idea is still too dangerous. Without a strong enough fleet to support them, they can only dispatch a very small number of strong men, and it is easy to fall into encirclement if the number is small, and when the battle is unfavorable, there are not even dead soldiers to cover the retreat. ”

Shen Lang sighed lightly:

"You're right, taking the initiative to attack and intercept the enemy at sea is indeed a great risk. But this risk had to be taken. Otherwise, if the 100,000-strong army is allowed to land successfully, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Smiled again when it was over:

"But we don't need to wipe out the entire expeditionary legion. As long as most of the ships of the Church of the Gods can be sunk and most of the church elite can be killed, the church will inevitably lose control of the expeditionary legions.

"And without the harmony and suppression of the Church of the Gods, among the expeditionary legions, those countries that have a deep hatred for each other are afraid that they will immediately friction and conflict and fight each other. It would be impossible for a divided expeditionary corps to continue to cross the sea and expedition to the east. ”

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