Chapter 520: Player Form Rand

The commander of the Sea Snake Family looked at several large ships that had already rushed onto the coastline.

The eyes are cold.

He was well aware of Rand's formidable power, but he was also well aware of his own advantages.

The king did not ask him to limit casualties, but only ordered him, as the fleet commander, to deliver a victory.

Now the entire Kingdom of Bolen urgently needs such a victory to reverse the decline of recent years.

If more than seventy ships came over, not counting the casualties, it would be completely beyond the ability of a dukedom to cope with.

A fleet of this size could even inflict a devastating blow on a small coastal country.

Now it seems that they have lost a lot of ships and soldiers without even touching the vanguard of Rand's army.

But in the eyes of the fleet commander, these were normal sacrifices.

War is all about losing lives. It is extremely abnormal that Rand, which rarely suffered heavy casualties, still won.

And as the scale of the war expanded, the fleet commander knew very well that sooner or later Rand would embark on a war path that would cost lives.

but……

"Where is their fleet?" The fleet commander of the Sea Snake Family muttered to himself.

Rand's fleet must be vulnerable to the Kingdom of Boren now.

How many years has it been since Rand Crescent Harbor was built?

It was obvious that Rand had no technical accumulation in the past.

Building a ship from scratch...

He thought Rand was amazing for having more than a dozen ships.

But it is definitely not to the point where they have no fighting ability at all.

On the way here, they did not encounter any obstruction from the Rand fleet.

When we arrived at the port, we did not encounter Rand's fleet.

The fleet commander was an experienced man and he had always been wary of Rand's fleet.

But he hasn’t appeared yet - is he going to be a surprise force?

But what can that small army do even if it can serve as a surprise attack?

The commander of the Sea Snake Family's fleet ordered the captains of some of the fleet's ships to keep a close eye on the sea to prevent the sudden appearance of Rand's fleet. Then he stopped paying too much attention and turned his attention back to the front battlefield.

There are many war strategies for fleet attacks on land.

But the Crescent Port of Rand is not very big, and their fleet is far larger than that of Crescent Port, so there is no need for any fancy tactics, and a frontal attack is the best option.

And Rand is still paying attention to the battlefield.

To be precise, it is still waving, in short, it is still playing cards.

After the Archer comes the Magician.

The church school in Rand has been under construction for many years.

The Demon Court has also been open for a long time.

To be honest, I didn't learn anything useful. Learning magic requires talent, and there are not many people in Rand who can serve as magic teachers. Even if someone's magic talent is detected, not everyone is willing to spend five or six years or even longer to learn a magic ball spell.

but!

Although there are not many talented students available at present, Rand still recruited many magic teachers in order to run the school.

These teachers are regular staff members of the Dukedom of the Moon. In other words, Rand has the right to recruit them to participate in the war.

Many mages in the Adventurer's Guild were also willing to accept Rand's command and join the war.

And this time Rand also invited the elves to participate in the war.

The only bad thing is that the Torch Church cannot participate in this war. The Torch Church cannot help Rand join the war without a reason. Now the Torch Church is still accepting donations from the Kingdom of Boren.

If it is a life-and-death battle, then Karin and Bishop Kahn will join the battle without hesitation, because if the master of the Duchy of the Moon is not Rand, the ideals that the Torch Church wants to achieve will inevitably lose their soil for survival.

Bishop Kahn actually came today, but Rand told him not to worry, so he never took the people from the Torch Church to take action.

When magicians gather together to cast spells, they can unleash the power of modern mortars.

What is the power of a mortar? A light mortar can have a killing radius of 13 meters.

It can create a crater of 3 to 5 meters and produce a shock wave with a radius of 20 to 30 meters.

Perhaps only Rand's artifact, the Eternal Barrier, could withstand such power. As for the armor of ordinary knights, it would be torn apart easily.

As for the flesh and blood inside the armor, it will only be easier to break than the armor.

And magicians are not limited to collectively casting spells to enlarge the magic ball. They can also gather together to cast a single spell for a covering bombardment when they get close.

The small magic ball has little power, but it can easily tear an ordinary knight apart.

Countless magic balls covered the flesh and blood body.

Countless soldiers from the Kingdom of Bolun died again.

Finally, close combat occurred.

The shiny white metal reflected light under the already hot sun.

Their bones, meridians, and internal organs are ready to be exposed in broad daylight.

Strictly speaking, the Sanctuary Force does not have cannon fodder troops.

Facing the charging soldiers of the Kingdom of Borun, Rand had armored shieldmen and spearmen as his partners.

Not all soldiers wear iron armor. Archers, who need to reduce their weight, will only wear leather armor.

But the big shield man in the front row is naturally as tough as can be.

Ordinary swords and knives could only make shallow dents when chopped on a large shield covered with iron sheets, and some weapons of poor quality would even break the blade directly.

This means that the spearmen behind the shieldmen will have to thrust their spears into their flesh.

Rand stood on such a high place that he could almost hear the sharp sound of the blade tearing through the skin and cutting through the flesh.

A large shield formation. To break this kind of shield formation, one must either consume the enemy's resources, or use cavalry to find an opportunity, or use siege equipment or magic.

Now the Kingdom of Bolun does not have the first two conditions...

Since arriving at the upper level, Rand's vision has also been enhanced. Without relying on Crow Coke, he can see from a high place that the opposing fleet has lowered some unknown things into the sea.

If we get closer, we can basically confirm that it is a siege weapon.

The location of the shield array is out of the range of these ships.

And those large ships that could not go ashore did not just sit there and watch.

These large ships were bombarding the port buildings with firepower.

This is to force Rand to come over for a decisive battle.

The shipyards, ports, markets and roads were all built by Rand at great expense.

And all of these will be exposed to the attack range of the enemy fleet.

Originally, the commander of the Sea Serpent Family had no intention of destroying it. After all, if they won, all the property would belong to the Kingdom of Bolen.

But if Rand uses a defensive tactic, then we must try to force Rand to come out for a decisive battle.

Rand looked indifferent.

This is an expected loss, but it is still painful if the Kingdom of Bolen really does this.

Fortunately, these were not built by Rand alone. I believe that the nobles of the countries that invested would feel very distressed about this.

The local engineering equipment was pushed forward.

A stone had already landed not far in front of Rand.

The huge rock fell to the ground, splashing up a large amount of dust, and then rolled forward with the dust and sand, crushing some large shieldmen who were defending their positions.

From a distance, the beach was already filled with soldiers from the Kingdom of Bolen.

Rand does not have many troops.

The main reason is that the port is not a very wide place. The beach is very wide, but standing on the beach makes it easy to be bombed by the fleet's weapons.

It would be difficult to station too many troops in port cities.

So Rand didn't even summon his vassals on a large scale, he just summoned some knights.

And now, it's time for the knights to charge.

The large shields moved aside and the cavalry charged.

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The torrent of steel overwhelmed countless soldiers of the Kingdom of Borun.

The enemy has only a very small number of cavalry, and generally speaking they would not use ships to transport war horses because war horses would also get seasick.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Bolen now only has a dozen or so cavalrymen to provide support.

Unfortunately, when they reached the coast, the large ships docked there rained down arrows and magic, forcing the knights to make a detour and return.

The beach is not suitable for horses.

But it doesn't matter.

The follow-up troops that had barely formed a formation after getting off the boat were dispersed, and many of the siege equipment that had just been pushed over were also ignited by the alchemical kerosene thrown by the cavalry.

The cavalry returned.

As for coming out to stop the enemy from destroying the port facilities, that is impossible. Rand will never advance rashly.

Rand continued to watch the battlefield.

The other side has continued to charge.

This level of loss cannot frustrate the enemy's determination to attack.

The shouts of killing never left the battlefield.

This went on until the afternoon.

The offensive from the opposite side stopped, and the opposite side began to rest under the shelter of the large ships on the seashore. Some returned to the large ships, while others just rested on the swaying small boats.

It was not far from dusk, and fighting at night was highly undesirable.

Rand did not fight back.

There were really a lot of ships on the opposite side, and if we rushed over, we would probably not get any good results, so we ordered people to make a fire, cook, and rest.

At night, with the evening breeze blowing, Rand sat on his exclusive observation deck and gazed at the direction of the ocean.

"It looks like we're stuck in a stalemate," Rand said with a smile.

Olenna came over and half leaned on Rand: "This means we are going to win."

"It's still hard to say." Rand was reluctant to open the champagne at halftime.

Olenna glanced sideways, her usual green eyes looking soft and beautiful under the night sky. Olenna lifted her hair, then stood on tiptoe slightly and touched Rand's forehead with her own.

Rand bit Olenna's lips without hesitation and tasted her red lips, then let go and continued to look down.

In the military camp on Rand's side, the soldiers were chatting in whispers.

Some of the soldiers are residents of Crescent Moon Port, or have family members living in Crescent Moon Port.

These soldiers are basically professional soldiers and are basically fully full-time, but this does not prevent them from taking care of their families' livelihoods.

"Shit, my house was smashed." A soldier said angrily, "Those bastards from the Bolen Kingdom."

"The port has also been destroyed," said another soldier. "It will be difficult to eat fish in the future."

"Damn Bolen people." The soldiers were all very angry. They occasionally had fish in their army meals, but now that the buildings at the port had been smashed, it was obvious that they would not be able to eat delicious fish in the short term.

"My house seems to have been smashed, and we are a fishing family." Another soldier was a little anxious. "Lord Rand arranged for evacuation in advance, but the port was smashed, so I guess we will have a hard time this year."

"Damn, my family runs a shop at the port." A soldier who looked very young shook his head.

There are a lot of complaints in the military camp.

But no soldier looked desperate.

In many cases, houses were destroyed and the main livelihood was cut off, which meant the death of the entire family for an ordinary person in that era who had no ability to resist risks.

But these soldiers just complained and worried, but no one despaired.

Because in Rand, being a soldier can support the whole family, and everyone believes that Rand will quickly lead everyone to repel the enemy, and then they can rebuild their homes and resume their livelihoods.

"Damn it, the shipyard was destroyed." Rand said with heartache.

Rand was complaining, too.

However, Rand still hugged Olenna, then walked down the platform and came to the military camp.

"It's time to go to bed," Rand said.

The originally noisy military camp immediately became quiet due to Rand's appearance, and all the soldiers looked at their trusted lord.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Rand was about to say a few more words: "Don't worry about the destroyed houses and damaged buildings. Defeat them, and then I will help you build them back!"

Rand's voice was not too loud, but it could be heard far away in the quiet night.

"Glory to Lord Rand! May Lord Rand live long!" Soon cheers broke out in the military camp. The cheers were a bit messy and not uniform, but the enthusiastic mood was the same.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing!" Rand waved his hand. "Commanders at all levels, arrange for rest and patrol!"

Soon the military camp returned to silence.

Rand returned to the platform and said, "Wait a little longer, the time is almost up."

Olenna nodded.

Rand has a lot of cards to play.

RAND has troops that can fight at night. The problem of night blindness can be solved through a balanced diet. RAND began to distribute reasonable meals to soldiers very early on.

The tension of night combat and the difficulty of conveying orders can be solved by cultivating confidence, improving morale, and allowing each combat squad leader to develop comprehensive capabilities.

A night raid in this era would be extremely stupid and ridiculous.

But Rand already has a force that can do it.

but……

Rand did not intend to attack directly, after all, the number of night troops was not large.

All it takes is harassment.

So that the other party can't sleep well.

Rand grinned, and when the sky darkened completely, the night troops set out.

Rand continued chatting with Olenna: "If we win this time, how long will it take to rebuild the port buildings?"

"Our human and material resources are no longer what they used to be, our technology has also been accumulated, and the enemy's destruction is not thorough, so it won't take a long time to rebuild." Olenna is very qualified as a clerk, or to be more precise, far beyond the qualified standard.

"Even if the damage is more serious, we can rebuild it in about half a year and restore the port to normal operation." Olenna thought for a while and replied to Rand, "If you can capture some of the enemy's sailors and craftsmen and keep some ships forever, then we won't lose too much in this war. We may even make some money."

(End of this chapter)