The next day, Li Huailin once again returned to the undead barracks, which was next to the Hailgaro River. The undead were now camped here. Although the number of undead troops wasn't large now, the Demons couldn't come over, so there was no need to worry about being attacked.
Within a day, the news that the demon army had defeated the main force of the undead army by relying on water attacks had spread to every corner of the continent. This battle could be said to be a complete victory for the Demons. They only lost 5,000 engineering troops, but they defeated the regular undead army that was several times larger than theirs. This was the biggest loss the undead had suffered since the start of the war. For a time, the confidence of the Demons in resisting the attack of the two armies was also beaten back. The pessimistic Demons seemed to have found a life-saving straw. Coupled with the vigorous propaganda of the Demons' government, the morale of the Demons soared in an instant.
At the same time, the human army also made a response. According to the current intelligence, the troops in the main city of the Nephilim Empire had already gathered nearly 100,000 troops, so it was impossible to conquer the main city of the Nephilim Empire with just more than 60,000 troops. Marshal Colin of the Fourth Legion also stopped advancing for the time being. He set up camp on the spot and waited for orders from the imperial palace. He also wanted to see what the undead would decide before making plans.
For a time, the wind of the war seemed to be tilting towards the Demons. On the surface, the Demons had a great chance of defending this attack. Although the Demons had suffered heavy losses because of losing a lot of cities, at least they wouldn't be in a situation like the Dwarves.
At this time, the reinforcements of the undead finally arrived and joined the troops in front. Hearing the news from the front, Sulu immediately accelerated his marching speed and met up with the remaining troops of the Soudeis. After resting for a night, the troops reorganized a little and then continued to build catapults according to Li Huailin's requirements. Because there were a lot more manpower, the progress was relatively fast. By noon, about six temporary catapults had been set up. However, the soldiers were still a little confused. After all, there was no target on the other side. Were they going to completely dismantle the wreckage of the bridge here?
This was a good idea. Although the middle of the bridge had been blown up, there were still a lot of finished products left on both ends. Therefore, after the war was over, it wouldn't be as troublesome as re-erecting it. It could probably be repaired in a few months. However, if they were to completely dismantle it, it would require a lot of effort. Just like before, they would need to spend the entire country's resources to build a new bridge here. The Demons would suffer a huge loss.
But why did they use catapults to dismantle the bridge? Why didn't they just use engineering bombs? Although it was slightly difficult to make, it wasn't impossible. The efficiency was obviously higher than the catapults.
Although they were doubtful, the undead soldiers didn't ask much. After all, this was an order from His Highness, and they were just ordinary soldiers. At most, they could complain to their superiors, but they didn't dare to ask.
Under such circumstances, Li Huailin finally returned. As soon as he arrived at the teleportation station, he saw a few catapults that had been set up and a few that were still being set up. It seemed like the progress was pretty good.
"Your Highness!" Sulu and Maxim had also just arrived. When they saw Li Huailin, they immediately came over to greet him.
"Oh, you're here." Li Huailin casually greeted them, then immediately turned his attention to the catapults. He asked Mattheson, who was beside him, "Are you ready?"
"According to the measurements, there are at most 12 catapults that can be placed here," Matthew reported. Matthew, who was on the other side, reported, "Six of them have been completed. As you can see, the other six are still in the process of production."
"Six." Li Huailin nodded. "Forget it. Let's not delay any further. Let's get to work."
"Wait, Your Highness." Soudeis suddenly came over and said, "The preparation work hasn't been completed yet. The ammunition for the catapults isn't ready yet. As you can see, the woods are very easy to obtain, but the large stones are a little more troublesome. We found a place with a lot of stones nearby, but it's still quite a distance from here. So, we need to make some transport vehicles to transport them back. The vehicles are still in production."
"Ammunition?" Li Huailin was a little surprised. "When did I say that I want to make ammunition?"
"Eh?" Soudeis was a little surprised. "But Your Highness, didn't you say that you want to make catapults? Without ammunition, how can the catapults operate? "
"…" Li Huailin was depressed for a long time. Then, he directly said to Soudeis, "Come, you come first."
"Oh, yes, Your Highness." Although he didn't know what to do, Soudeis followed Li Huailin.
Along the way, Li Huailin went directly to the first row of catapults. He then pointed to the catapult launcher and said to Soudeis, "Okay, you go first. Go up."
"Huh?" Soudeis was stunned. "Your Highness … This …"
"Just go up," Li Huailin said again.
"…" Soudeis hesitated a little, but he quickly stood on the catapult launcher. Since the catapult was very big, it could basically launch a one-ton stone. So, Soudeis was relatively spacious standing on it.
"Your Highness … this way …" Although it was quite spacious, it didn't feel good to stand on it. After all, it was very dangerous. If the launch lever was pulled, Soudeis would directly fly out.
"Stand properly." After Li Huailin said that, he looked at the opposite side. He didn't expect that the Demons that he had chopped into a human stick was still alive. Although he couldn't move, his blood had stopped flowing. He was just lying on the ground, unable to move. However, his name was still displayed, indicating that he was still alive and could be used as a teleportation point.
Li Huailin pointed to a soldier next to him and said to him, "When I say release, you pull this lever."
"Huh?" Soudeis was so scared that he almost peed his pants. This was a launch lever. If he pulled it, he would fly out.
"Yes, Your Highness." Without a doubt, the soldier on this side obeyed the order.
"No, Your Highness. Did I say something wrong?" Soudeis said quickly. Even so, he still didn't dare to get down from the launcher.
"No, I just want you to be the first to experience it and set an example for the people below." Li Huailin said. Because Li Huailin had arrived, all the soldiers gathered around to see what was going on. They were all looking at the situation here.
"Example? What example? "Soudeis asked.
"You can just stand there." Li Huailin waved his hand and teleported to the opposite side of the bridge. He pulled out his Dim Light and placed it on the bridge. "Okay, release."
"Attention! Release! " The soldier who received the order immediately put his hand on the lever. The soldiers around him immediately took a few steps back to avoid being affected.
"Wah!" Soudeis shouted. Before he could react, a huge force came from under his feet. In the next second, Soudeis suddenly accelerated and flew towards the other side of the river.
"Bang!" Soudeis directly hit the opposite bridge. Due to the huge force of the catapult, Soudeis bounced twice on the ground like a ball, and then slid a few meters on the ground before finally stopping. This was more than 20 meters away from where he landed.
Needless to say, the surrounding soldiers swallowed their saliva. The force of the fall was painful just by listening to it. Overlord Soudeis didn't know how he offended His Highness. He was actually sentenced to such a cruel punishment. This was too tragic.
However, while the soldiers were sighing, Soudeis on the ground moved a little and actually sat up. "Ouch, ouch, ouch … but … it doesn't seem that painful …"
"Eh?" All the soldiers were stunned. With such a force, he could actually stand up so quickly. Overlord Soudeis's strength was a little too strong.
"How is it?" Li Huailin also walked over and asked Soudeis, "Are you okay?"
"Ugh … I don't know why, but it doesn't seem to be very serious." Soudeis said as he stood up and then looked up and down his body. He didn't feel any injuries. Although it was really painful when he hit the ground, it seemed that the pain had disappeared in an instant. Now it seemed that he had completely recovered.
"Nonsense. With the halo's HP recovery, even if you were about to die for 20 seconds, you would be fully recovered. Not to mention that it was just a fall." Li Huailin said, "Alright, do you understand what to do?"
"This?" Soudeis thought for a moment and then understood. "Could it be … His Highness wants to launch all the soldiers here?"
"Of course. Otherwise, why would there be so many catapults?" Li Huailin said.
"This … Is this possible?" The idea of using soldiers as cannonballs to cross the river was unheard of. As expected, only Li Huailin, who was known as the God of War, could come up with this idea. However, it sounded too imaginative, but after thinking about it, it might really work. After all, didn't he come here?
"Alright, quickly get to work," Li Huailin said.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
