Western Continent, Clansia.
With flags flying, soldiers in uniform came from all directions and stepped into the chaotic battlefield.
Beneath those white banners fluttering in the wind stood an immaculately ordered silver-white military formation. Glittering stars were engraved on sturdy, massive shields, and metal gun muzzles poised in the cracks of these shields pointed far down at the black-and-red army below.
After months of fierce fighting, Crania's excellent mobilization mechanism began to demonstrate its power. Countless young men who had undergone military training were reorganized by the state, equipped with weapons and equipment, and sent into the battlefield.
The military factories in the rear were also operating at full capacity due to the high morale of the workers, and brand new muskets were produced and distributed to the soldiers on the front line.
Although smoothbore muskets could not completely suppress contemporary archers, compared with the high training time and physical requirements of archers, firearms had great advantages in ease of use and popularity.
A year passed quickly, and as the Crimson Empire's army entered the heart of Cranzia, it was like compressing a spring to its limit, encountering increasing resistance. Whereas in the past they could advance hundreds of miles per week, now even advancing a thousand meters became incredibly difficult.
November 1698
The army of the Crimson Empire once again fought a decisive battle with Clancy in the wilderness of Wind Howling Province. This time, both sides deployed a total of nearly 3 million soldiers, distributed on a battle line of dozens of kilometers, with smoke and artillery fire everywhere.
"The army advances!"
Under the blazing winter sun, the commander of the empire raised his sword high in his hand, facing the dazzling flash of the sword's edge, and the heavily armored bull-riding cavalry on the ground began to move forward slowly, and their speed was getting faster and faster.
These original Sequence 4 War Rhinos, hailing from the central empire, were Earl Gray Peak's elite private army. Each rhino was clad in heavy mountain copper armor several inches thick. Their heavy hooves left deep footprints wherever they trod. As they advanced, it was like thunder rolling across the earth, shaking and terrifying everyone.
Looking at the bronze rhinoceros cavalry in front of them, a short flash of fire lit up in the Clansia formation, and the sound of musket shooting became continuous.
Dense bullets hit the heavy bronze armor, splashing countless sparks and making noises, and leaving tiny scratches.
"Haha, it's useless, useless. Such an attack can't do anything to my war rhinoceros cavalry." A nobleman wearing a red and white velvet cloak laughed out loud. He was the Earl of Gray Peak who led these war rhinos.
Since the imperial army had won victory after victory at the front, the old nobles in the empire finally went out. Unlike the small nobles, many of these nobles were wealthy families who had risen to prominence along with the empire, and their families had always maintained powerful private armies.
This is the strength and power they are proud of, symbolizing the glory and strength of the family and maintaining the family's reputation.
Now that a war that occurs once in a thousand years has begun, they have also brought out this long-cultivated private army, ready to prove the glory of the family once again on the battlefield and gain the merit of opening up a new era.
"Oops."
Behind Clansia, the commanders watching the battle frowned. Although Clansia had received nearly 600,000 new troops, the Crimson Empire's additional 1 million troops had also arrived and joined the battlefield. The previously tilted balance had now leveled, and the battle had once again reached a stalemate.
"Let the mage team go up and change the terrain to stop those war rhinos."
"Yes, sir." The messenger answered loudly, then waved the command flag to convey orders to the phalanx in the rear.
"Looks like it's our turn to perform."
A graceful mage, observing the flags and flashes of light on the hilltop, understood the commander's intention. She wore a white, open-collared uniform with metallic gold trimmings at the cuffs and hem. Her long, flowing black hair draped over her shoulders fluttered slightly in the magical glow.
A white flower was worn on the hairband on her head, and black gloves on her wrists covered her palms, revealing her slender fingertips. As her palms were raised, a floating magical instrument also rose up, and blue magic light particles began to rotate and emit from it.
Tirela, Magic Sequence 7, Blue Gyro, a former Lurna mage and Emenas graduate, had long been in contact with the sage of Crancia, who had provided him with the key magical steam turbine. During the battle between the Frost Alliance and the Starlight Alliance, she was one of the few mages not to be drawn into the conflict.
After the war, this outstanding wizard genius joined Clansya and became the leader of the wizard department in Clansya today. With his diligent research, he was promoted to Magic Sequence 7 at the beginning of this year and is also the most advanced extraordinary person in the domestic magic sequence.
"Adjust the magic device, aim at the ground 200-500 meters in front of the formation, and cast the high-level Shaping: Steel Spike Earth spell!"
Her clear command echoed throughout the surroundings, and mages wearing similar uniforms responded immediately. Under the guidance of this group of hundreds of high-ranking mages, the floating magic device emitted azure light, sweeping the ground precisely along the set trajectory.
The originally empty land was suddenly covered with azure grid rays, and then dense metal elements gathered to form sharp spikes pointing straight to the sky.
The roots of these thorns are dark brown, and the color becomes darker as they go up, until the tips are pitch black and become sharper and more pointed.
When the war rhinos of the Crimson Empire stepped across the ground covered with steel thorns, many of them were tripped and some were even scratched by the steel thorns on their bellies that were not covered by armor, causing streaks of blood to flow.
Frightened by the pain, the rhinos began to howl in panic, and some began to disobey orders and refused to move forward. As a result, the Crimson Empire's advance was greatly disrupted and temporarily stopped midway.
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