Zhou Zhuo's eyes widened, filled with shock and fear. He couldn't believe what he was seeing—the distant torrent of steel, like a ferocious tornado, was crashing towards the territory of Canaan's right wing with boundless pressure and destructive power. This torrent of steel seemed capable of tearing through the darkness, scattering the night dust in all directions. Its speed was incredible, streaking across the sky like lightning, leaving no time to react. Each metal body gleamed with a cold light, radiating a suffocating sense of oppression.
"It's an Imperial troop transport!!"
"They're going to launch a surprise attack on us!"
—"Whoa!!"
Beads of cold sweat trickled down Zhou Zhuo's neck. "They're Tier 5 heavy cavalry from the Empire, and they seem to have used invisibility magic! Fear javelin throwers, throw your javelins!"
The spears were thrown, but deflected by the cold steel, causing only a few casualties.
Looking at the troops from the side, Zhou Zhuo saw that the Dark Elf forces were inconspicuous among the Canaan's 'ragtag army' because after one war, the soldiers in the Canaan territory had developed an extremely large number of second- and third-tier units.
"emission!!"
Another wave of catapult flames swept across the sky.
As Zhou Zhuo breathed in the cold forest air of the night, he felt that the ragtag army around him was emanating streams of black power, like black pythons spreading out along the city wall.
"Boom! Boom!"
"The enemy's catapults have started moving."
Zhou Zhuo could clearly see in the distance that over 400 Imperial cavalrymen were transporting those monsters made of steel and wood on the right flank, about 800 meters away...
Sun Zhao: "Can our 1,400+ ragtag troops withstand such a terrifying right-wing imperialist rebel army?"
Eliz: "Enough talk, hurry up and prepare the supplies and oil! We need lighting at night, are all the torches ready?"
A smile appeared in Gu Yu's eyes as she led the elven army, standing on the city wall, her emotions extremely tense!
"The Empire's troop transports have started laying eggs. Their right flank has at least 3,000 troops, and siege engines and ladders are also approaching. What should we do?"
Gu Yu's question was also relayed to Su Yue by Ragnar.
Lord's Log: "Legions spotted ahead: 3000+ Imperial Expeditionary Heretic Rebel Legions, including 225 Imperial Tier 4 Cavalry, 520 Imperial Tier 4 Nun Ironclad Legions, 522 Tier 2 Imperial Hunters, and 422 Tier 2 Imperial Hunters..."
"This is an entire imperial legion! It has ranged, defensive, and offensive capabilities."
Su Yue peered through the night sky at the massive, organized left-wing force of the Empire, its ranged and melee units neatly separated, demonstrating the commander's exceptional tactical proficiency.
Even during the night battle, they remained unwavering.
It moved forward steadily and slowly.
This contrasted sharply with the actions of the right wing, where ten Imperial troop carriers and engineering vehicles arrived swiftly, while the left wing appeared rather sluggish.
In the distance, Su Yue watched as the black military formation, divided into more than 20 tofu-like blocks, spread out, almost larger than the city walls of their territory, and looked extremely oppressive.
"A right-wing attack?"
In the darkness, Su Yue's vision was unaffected by the power of the Cthulhu pantheon. "Boom!!"
He heard explosions and the sound of the city walls shattering in his ears!
The flames of the Empire's ranged attack swept across the sky, accompanied by a tremendous roar and heat wave, blasting apart the area 200 meters away from Su Yue. Ignoring the flames around him, Su Yue said, "The left flank is full of slow-moving infantry; it's probably a deception."
"The catapults are all on the right wing."
If it were an ordinary commander or lord, they would have already mobilized all troops to support the right flank by now, but Su Yue did not.
"Most of my troops are Imperial troops and other miscellaneous units, so there should be no problem in holding off the first wave of attacks."
"No rush to change tactics."
"yes."
Ragnar immediately relayed the message to Su Yue, which was then transmitted to the right wing, center, and left wing of the entire army. This would take some time, and Su Yue's relay speed would likely become slower as the number of soldiers increased.
“Send Gregory to make a detour from the north to carry out a counter-attack plan. It does not need to succeed. After a probing attack, turn around and withdraw immediately.”
Su Yue calmly gave instructions and asked, "How long will it take for my 17 Tier 5 artillery warriors of the Empire to reach the 'Balayamakan' mudflats?"
Ragnar said, "It should take about five more minutes."
"Archers, fire!"
The 700+ Imperial peasant archers on the right flank of the Canaan Territory, blocking the firing ports of the city wall, looked like an elongated eel from Su Yue's perspective. The 'whoosh whoosh whoosh' sound of their weapons cutting through the air was incessant. He rode his horse on the wide city wall. In the distance, the Tier 3 Imperial spearmen on the left flank, an elite Tier 3 Imperial infantry regiment, began to be continuously attacked from a distance. Nearly 1,000+ Imperial shield vanguard soldiers, as the vanguard of the Empire's 3,000+ left-wing headquarters force, began to approach the city wall.
It was as if a massive, dark imperial steel legion of over 3,000 had formed dozens of square formations of varying sizes. Abraham stood beside Su Yue, sniffing the smelling bottle in his hand. But Su Yue knew that the smelling bottle didn't contain smelling salts, but rather souls.
"David Felesev...and Schwartz, you resurrected them and sent them to the abyss?"
"Yes, they are helping us mine minerals; there is an interdimensional portal on a lake near the Canaanite territory, which allows us to build a multi-layered structure for the multiverse."
Su Yue laughed. Even in this setting, he could still chat and laugh with Abraham, saying:
"Don't the followers of the Devil Cult participate in the war?"
"Until the very last moment."
"clear."
The conversation between the master and servant did not slow down the offensive of the imperial rebels outside. As the defender, Su Yue felt that the strength of his ranged troops was indeed too limited. So much so that above and below the city walls, he could only watch his limited second-tier imperial peasant archer legion and only 245 third-tier fear spearmen (dark elves) throw spears at the enemy!
The 150 Tier 3 Imperial crossbowmen are a newly recruited ranged unit, mainly deployed inside the towers on the city walls, heavily armed and ready to inflict casualties on the Empire.
Thanks to the Soldier King's +35% damage bonus, the Imperial's ranged units are incredibly lethal! In a short time, they caused the collapse of two small vanguard units of the enemy.
Lord's Log: "Your ranged units have dealt a blow to the Imperial Left Wing forces. Enemy casualties: 163."
"Too slow!"
Looking at the screen filled with arrows, Su Yue said, "Abraham."
Do you know any large-scale, campaign-level spells?
As the commander of the night battle to defend the city, Su Yue was already getting impatient with the slow advance of the imperial forces on the left wing. He seemed to be born to traverse through war and death, and the divine sword "Arachni" in his hand emitted a green obsidian-like glow.
Abraham asked, "Would you like some abyssal magic, like a rain of fire or a meteor shower?"
"What level?"
"Sixth Rank".
Now that Su Yue has mastered meditation and his intelligence has exceeded 40 points, his perception of magical fluctuations is very strong. He asked, "How many people do you estimate will be killed?"
"More than 1,000 Imperial troops should not be a problem."
Abraham smiled as he prepared to wipe out one-tenth of the enemy's forces, even though the total number of rebel soldiers in front of him was only a little over 9,400!
The right flank had a surprise attack of 3,000, while the left flank had nearly 4,000 rebel troops. Adding the Shepherds and the 2,000+ troops in the middle, along with the Pegasus and Griffin Legions, this constituted the entire force of the attack.
"Release them. I need to tell them that the left will be in more trouble than the right."
The Empire's main force has already launched an attack on the outer walls of Su Yue's Canaanite territory, carrying a large number of siege ladders.
Behind the Canaanite territory, farmers are working frantically!
"My lord, you will surely win!"
"Damn Imperial rebel scum!! We Canaan soldiers are invincible."
"When I get back, I'm going to treat those old soldiers to a good drink!!"
What is that?
Suddenly, Elie, standing on the city wall, looked up at the sky!
"Holy shit!! Holy shit!!!!"
Zhou Zhuo bravely blocked an attack from a pegasus, nearly losing his head in the process. Had it not been for the timely protection of the fifth-tier Halganxi executioner beside him, he might already be dead...
"This is too damn dangerous! It's a dangerous battlefield!!"
"What the hell is that?"
Gu Yu, Elie, Zhou Zhuo, the ratman player Zhan Ji, and many other players from the Dragon Kingdom looked up at the sky in horror, only to see the darkness of the night suddenly illuminated by some eerie firelight.
A large mass of dark clouds formed a swirling, fiery cloud!
"Quickly, check the lord's log!"
"What?"
Lord's Log: "The surrounding area has been drained of magic by high-level creatures. Your magic power -3, your magic power -2..."
"Damn it, my soldiers can't cast spells anymore!"
Janji had ratman warlocks under his command... At this moment, the warlocks' mana was being continuously drained, and even his expression was somewhat pale!
"What the hell is that thing in the sky?"
"Fire rain!?"
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