Chapter Twenty-Four: The Battle of Fangneng City
"You really know how to learn and use it now, this is not how the strength of the army is counted, if they say that they have a lot of people, it can be counted, then can a saint-level magician be counted as a person?" Kong Ming asked rhetorically, this is something that everyone knows, the combat power of a saint-level magician is very terrifying, one of his eighth-level magic can make thousands of people lose their lives, but he may be killed by a small assassin at the same time, so these things are not an accurate calculation method, and due to the advantages and disadvantages of various professions, coupled with the ever-changing shape of the battlefield, this is just a general calculation, and even if it is a completely scientific calculation, it will make a battle go to the ranks of failure, because there are too many accidents in war, so only a rough calculation is enoughThe pursuit of accurate calculations is nothing but a very luxurious and ineffective act.
"Based on our military strength, if a third-level swordsman is counted as a standard combat unit, and a third-level swordsman is counted as a combat strength, then a third-level magician can be counted as three combat strength, and a fourth-level swordsman can be counted as three combat units, hehe, these are too complicated to say, I will make a simple calculation of the people we are facing in front of us and our people, just listen to it, don't take it too seriously. Kong Ming said, although Kong Ming said not to take it too seriously, but out of love and curiosity for their own lives, they also listened carefully, and Yi Yiyi looked at Kong Ming even more strangely, wanting to see how Kong Ming calculated a reason.
"Based on the current strength of the enemy, the entire army under the leadership of the third prince is 300,000, including 50,000 cavalry. The infantry is 250,000, which is the more accurate number we get. There were thirty cities in his defense, six of which were in the first line. And our Fang Neng City is also counted in his defense area, so now his total strength should be 270,000, if you count the 20,000 left in each main city, then 60,000 people are removed, then they will be left with 210,000, if each small city, for the most basic stability, there are 5,000 more people, then if you remove 120,000 people, then there will be 90,000 people left. "Hearing Kong Ming do this. It seems that 90,000 people is not much, but why do you look so many in front of you?
"Commander, listening to what you said, we really don't have a lot of enemies, but why do we seem to have so many enemies?" Wei Qian asked.
"Hehe, if you put all our soldiers under the city, you will get this effect from here, 10,000 people. Obscuring the sky. ”
Hearing Kong Ming's calculation, everyone suddenly returned to a lot of anger.
"Really, you said it earlier, otherwise it will scare people to be careful and their livers will pop and pop. Yi Yiyi patted her chest as she spoke. The others laughed too.
"Alright, good news. It's time to say some bad news, the enemy has 50,000 cavalry, but we only see one cavalry out of the camp now. That is, more than 10,000 people, then it means that their other 40,000 people may be waiting for us somewhere. And after removing the 40,000, there are only 50,000 left in front of us. So the same is true if we put our forces below. And among the remaining 50,000 people, they have a team of more than 10,000 magicians, all of whom are composed of magicians above the third level, so once the fight starts, we must focus on taking care of their 10,000 magicians, otherwise, our losses will inevitably be very severe. ”
"The horror of magicians is well known, and one of the main ways to deal with magicians is direct melee attacks, and more than 10,000 magicians, if coordinated well, are a nightmare for all personnel. In terms of a standard mage, there is a saint-level mage, dozens of great mages, and so on, such a team can be one enemy five, that is to say, they can 10,000 people can withstand all of us, and the other side has 40,000 other troops of the team, in this way, there is a fatal threat to our city defense, the enemy only needs a few attacks to break through our city defense, so the first wave of defense is the most important, fortunately, so many mage's attacks must be close to our city walls to exert their power, and this is our only chancePresumably, the enemy will also know this, so in the first time, the enemy may send a part of the infantry to stay in front of the mage division to prevent us from attacking the enemy's mage, which is the most difficult to defend. Kong Ming said solemnly.
Hearing Kong Ming's analysis, everyone's mood that had just been released suddenly fell into the abyss again.
"Our mercenary's argument is to let the magician deal with the magician, so that it makes sense, otherwise, we may be very passive. Li Yao said, this is a consensus in the mercenary world, and when dealing with magicians, magicians are generally used to deal with them, because only magicians are the ones who know magicians best.
"Deputy Commander Yi, are there any Holy Magisters among our five Sages?" Kong Ming looked at Yi Yiyi.
"No, there are no Holy Magisters among these five. Yi Yiyi replied, hearing this answer, everyone, including Kong Ming, was in their hearts, and their faces were not very good-looking. Without a holy demon master, it is indeed difficult to fight against a holy demon master, but that is just from the area of the battlefield in terms of killing, of course, if it is one-on-one, then there is no problem, because they are all saint-level, so the comparison is personal combat effectiveness and experience, but at this time, Kong Ming's question is nothing more than trying to figure out how to kill and injure a large number of other magicians to avoid a large number of deaths in the future. And for so long, Kong Ming has not asked what sages these five sages are, because this is also out of respect for the five sages, you know, to this level of powerhouse, ordinary people can't drive, but the other party will inevitably have a holy demon master this time, the most terrifying thing about this kind of player is not his level, but his killing ability and killing efficiency. Seeing that Kong Ming's face was not good, Yi Yiyi was also helpless, of course she knew what Kong Ming thought. At this time, she didn't want to embarrass Kongming, and continued: "Among the five saints of us. There are two Sword Masters, an Arrow Master and two Martial Saints. I wonder if they help you?"
"Arrowmaster. This is a very high title of a marksman, I don't know which one is the predecessor of the Arrow Saint, oh it's the arrow of the bow and arrow!" Kong Ming sighed, looked at the five sages, and when he saw that the three of them were staring at him, he felt as if he was being pressed by an invisible pressure, although Kong Ming had used an unknown means to shamelessly kill the two sages, but he didn't dare to have any disrespect for these sages. Because it was not a wise choice for anyone to offend a saint, he hurriedly explained, and only after seeing the reaction of the three of them was relieved. Kong Ming's reaction fell into Yi Yiyi's eyes, and he couldn't help but turn his eyes on Kong Ming.
"I am. One of the old men dressed in light green said, there was a shocking momentum in it, and after Kong Ming saw it, he asked: "I don't know how far the Sage can shoot, and what is the attack power?"
"There should be no problem within three thousand meters, and it can be guaranteed that there will be 100 shots within three thousand meters. And the attack power can shoot through the shield of a Holy Magister without any problem. The Arrow Saint replied, in fact, as an Arrow Saint, his answer was still a little conservative, after all, at this age and level, he was no longer as competitive as he was when he was young. But he underestimated Kong Ming, as a soldier. How could a man who had been in the highest academies of the two empires be familiar with these most basic things, which could change a battle in a war. Or in a way, it can decide a battle. The number of countless human lives is something that must be familiarized. And definitely familiar. The range of the general Arrow Saint is three thousand meters, which is recognized as the most basic number jù, and this kind of Arrow Saint is achieved by people who have just entered the Arrow Saint level, with the growth of ability, this number can also be increased further, and when it reaches the peak of a Sage, an Arrow Saint of the wind system can reach a range of ten thousand meters, once it breaks through this number, it can almost make this person reach the Cheng dù of the Sword God. And the maximum magic distance of a Holy Magician is one thousand meters, which is the distance reached by a strong person at the peak of a Holy Magician, so in a certain sense, the archer is the natural enemy of the magician. This is the basic common sense recognized by Huatian Continent. And the most basic configuration in the battle is the front swordsman, magician, and then archer, which is also the most basic common sense.
"If that is the case, then there is still a glimmer of hope that we can escape from this crisis today. Kong Ming said.
"What do you think of?" Yi Yiyi looked at Kong Ming, with a hint of eagerness in her eyes, even she didn't know why this happened, and the other people also had a glimmer of hope when they saw Kong Ming's appearance, you know, although they don't know much about Kong Ming, but from the past few months, Kong Ming is not an arbitrary person, and he usually thinks carefully when he does something, and this kind of thing that puts the army to death is very incredible.
"Hehe, this qiē can't be said yet, otherwise it won't work, and it's all unknown, I just hope that the enemy will attack quickly, so we still have a glimmer of hope. Kong Ming muttered, as if he was talking to himself, and seemed to be saying to everyone, "Okay, come as planned." ”
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Maybe the three princes have a very high level of confidence in this battle, or Kong Ming's prayers have an effect, the Harvey army finally began to attack after resting for an hour, and the focus of this attack is the west gate where Kong Ming is located, Kong Ming stands on top of the tallest building in the city, watching the enemy's actions, at this time, Kong Ming did not open the magic shield of the city defense, because this is useless at all, because once the enemy's magician approaches, then this shield is just a target, and the enemy does not need too long to open it, and at this time, it is very critical for the snow wolf mercenary army, because the most important thing is the first blow, this first blow, once played well, can bury the enemy in the abyss of defeat, and if it is not good, you can make yourself fall into passivity. I saw that the Harvey army was in a standard siege formation, with archers walking in front, then magicians, and then infantry. This is also the most standard siege formation in Huatian Continent for a long time, the archers are used to suppress the archers in the city, and the magicians are after a certain distance. Use magic to blast the walls open, and then. The infantry followed the blast directly into the city and tore the enemy apart. That's standard procedure. Kong Ming looked at the enemy's formation, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, it seems that what the people in the imperial capital said is not wrong, and this third prince, Yiqiē is a person who comes according to the rules, and he wants to get the throne because his work has always been a standard, not that he has set the standard, but he has always acted according to the standard, only like this. He will get a stable title in the imperial capital. It's a pity that what he doesn't know is that Kong Ming himself is a guy who doesn't play cards according to the rules.
"Open the magic shield. Kong Ming said.
Kong Ming's order directly let a magician next to him pass to the center of the city defense and control, and the magic cover was opened at once, if it is not opened now, the enemy's archers are more than Kong Ming's, and Kong Ming can't afford to lose. At this time, above the gate of Fangneng City, there was a row of archers. Behind the archers stood a row of magicians, which was visible to the enemy, because the moment the magic shield was opened, the enemy's vision of the enemy's Noh City was cut off. That's where the magic hood comes in. Under the cover of this effect, the 20,000-strong Snow Wolf cavalry quickly approached the city of Ximen and attacked at any time.
The enemy is getting closer. And the snow wolf is also in place step by step, and the coaches of both sides are nervously watching the battle. I hope that my intentions can be realized, you know. The fulfillment of the intention of one manager means the defeat of the other's intention, and in a certain sense, this defeat can evolve into the defeat of a battle. The enemy archers were getting closer and closer, and soon, they were within range of the archers, but seeing that the magic cover of Fang Neng City did not open, they did not attack, but walked forward intermittently. As long as they go another thirty meters, they can stop, because the next thing is the performance of the magician and the infantry, which has nothing to do with them, and this is the standard of siege, the archer guards the magician to the range of the magic attack, and then shoots an enemy within the range of the magic with a bow and arrow, and once the magician reaches the range of the magic, it seems that the end of the qiē will be doomed. The third prince saw that Fang Neng City's magic shield didn't seem to have been opened, and sneered: "Who gave the information that this Kong Ming is a winning commander, since his debut, he has lost less and won more, and he has won more with less, I don't think so, he doesn't know, at this time, if we can delay our attack time with a bow and arrow, what are you doing with that stupid magic cover?"
"What the general said is, I think this empty light is just a false appearance, the name is not true, the name is not true!" someone next to him chimed in. But just as this sound fell, a thrilling scene appeared to them, only to see that just after the magician entered the attack area, the magic cover on the city wall suddenly opened, and at this moment, suddenly a light magic shone out on the city, this flash magic scroll is just a simple first-level magic, any light magician can make a lot, can release a violent light in an instant, blinding people's eyes. These magic appeared too suddenly, and all the Harvey troops were paying attention to every move above the city head of Fang Neng City, and all the people were hit, and in an instant, all the Harvey troops who were staring at the city head were blinded for a short time, and under normal circumstances, this feeling would take at least three or four seconds to disappear, even if the strongest people would not be less than three seconds. In those three seconds, a battle began.
In the moment of the flash of magic, the three thousand magicians above the city began to cast magic scrolls, you know, within the casting distance of Harvey's magicians, it is also within the magic distance of the snow wolf mercenaries, and since the city wall is thirty meters high, many range magics can be placed even further. Under the city wall, one by one magic raised the land in front of the city wall twenty meters, and at the same time, one by one the snow wolf cavalry descended from the city wall and rushed to the enemy's camp, and in front of the archers and magicians of the Harvey Army, pieces of magic were covered, and in order to form a ladder assault, and make the attack continuous, the head of the magic group did not let all the people release all the magic scrolls at once, but divided into two waves, after the first wave was released, the next wave was released, and then the previous wave was released, so in turn, only in this way can when the snow wolf demon cavalry assaulted in front of the enemy, it was ensured that in the opponent's camp, there was still magic attackingIn this way, you can achieve the most original combat power, this is the cooperation of all arms, in this magical world, if you follow the original offensive and defensive mode in Kong Ming's opinion, this is an insult to magic. Once close to the magician, then for the swordsman, although it is not a kind of slaughter of the magician, it can also cause a lot of losses to the magician, and because the two sides are together, those high-level magic generally will not be placed in the place where the two sides are fighting, invisibly, this is the advantage that can infinitely limit the magician. And in order to prevent the assault from being interfered by the Holy Magister, as soon as the magic cover was opened, the Arrow Saint began to focus on taking care of the enemy's Holy Magister, so that he could not take care of the situation of those mages in front of him, and due to the attack of the Arrow Master, it also caused the direct fall of many Magisters.
It was in this situation that the great war began, and it was destined to be a gambling attack, and the war itself was a gamble. The Harvey army at the rear, after the flash in his eyes disappeared, was surprised to find that on the long wall of the city, there was a scene of snow wolves jumping down and rushing towards the Harvey army, but at this time, the Harvey army in front had not yet reacted, and the front were all long-range attack troops, and the melee combat of the snow wolf mercenary army was undoubtedly a great disaster for them. When they were fifty meters close to the Harvey army, all the snow wolves spit out a wind blade from their mouths, and all the wind blades rushed towards Harvey's front army, accompanied by the magic of people and monsters, the snow wolf cavalry rushed into the camp of the Harvey army.
In the archer array, they have already been under the repeated attacks of magic, most of the dead and wounded, and the rest of the people are still immersed in the surprise of the magic attack, and before they come to their senses, the snow wolf magic cavalry has rushed to the front, watching the long sword from the sky, and a group of archers died, and those remaining archers drew the long sword at their waists and began, the first counterattack of the Harvey army, however, their counterattack was almost ineffective, because they were not facing one person, but a group of snow wolf mercenaries, after avoiding the attack of the first, second, or even the third person, they no longer had the strength to avoid the attack of the fourth, not to mentionIn order to achieve the maximum assault effect, Kong Ming ordered to put the high-level cavalry in front as much as possible to ensure the energy efficiency of the first assault, otherwise, the front battle is not effective, and the rear attack will be dragged down. Some of the snow wolf cavalry rushed straight into the magician's camp after jumping over the archers of the Harvey army, and the magician camp of the Harvey army, those in front of them have been patronized by the mercenary magicians, and the rest are high-level magicians, and the magicians behind can only watch the snow wolf demon cavalry rush in. In an instant, they began to fight back, and the magicians in the rear continued to tear the magic scrolls, and put them on the snow wolf mercenaries in front, some of the magicians were nervous, and even placed them not far from themselves, drowning the snow wolf mercenaries and Harvey's magicians in the magic attack. The battlefield is a chaotic situation, the snow wolf mercenaries continue to attack the closest enemy to themselves, and Harvey's archers have already been killed and wounded, and the magician can only use the poor magic wand to wave up to attack those mercenaries holding long swords, only to see the long sword slashed, a magician was surprised to see his staff broken in two, and then, he fell weakly, life flew away, the magicians behind saw this situation, and kept retreating, and even fled from the camp, but they could only impact Harvey's neat infantry phalanx, and this impact disrupted Harvey's infantry formation, making them all chaotic, and thenSome of the infantry also fled with the magicians, and they charged the infantry further behind. Ten minutes, less than ten minutes, the attack of the entire Harvey people was over, and all the Harvey soldiers were running back, all of them were chaotic, and the third prince looked so incredible. (To be continued......)
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