Because of this incident, the logistics unit of the Lassman Army lost more than 700 soldiers, and more than 1,000 were injured. After counting the corpses in the distance, Valard got another number that he did not want to face.
The Lassman Army killed 247 enemies by relying on their archery and the lives of their infantrymen.
On the other hand, the two air-dropped bombs from the Cullen Kingdom had caused 567 deaths on the spot and 670 people to lose the ability to move …
On this battlefield, "losing the ability to move" was equivalent to "death". In other words, the Kingdom of Karen killed nearly 1,000 elite cavalrymen without sacrificing a single soldier!
Valard lost almost 1,000 people on his side, which was less than half a bomb.
Valard felt that if he reported this to the Parliament, the Parliament would suspect him of making it up.
Riding on horseback, he went back to Rasia City. For a moment, he was in a trance. He picked up the fragments of the bombs and looked at them carefully in his hand.
At first, Valard wondered how the Kingdom of Karen could take back Rasia City with less than 2,000 soldiers. But now, he had no more doubts.
The only thing Valard could think of now was how to step down as a commander. He did not want to be humiliated here with these soldiers.
On the east wall of Rasia City, Roddy, who had witnessed everything, was explaining the tactical use of airplanes and bombs to Merinthra and Naifei as if nothing had happened.
Because they were far away, they did not understand it as well as Valard did. However, seeing that the enemy was directly destroyed by the two bombs, the two of them were curious about how this kind of thing was made.
"When you go back to the Kingdom of Karen, I will take you to the military factory to have a look. After the airport is completed, you won't need to take a boat to Lassman anymore. You can take a plane and arrive in one day. It will be much more stable than the Baby Shadow Dragon. Naifei, you don't need to worry about contacting your classmates anymore. Even if you write to them, they will be delivered within three days. You can even come to attend academic conferences every weekend. "
"Really? That's great! "
As expected, Naifei was beaming with joy. Rody looked at that familiar smile and his originally tense mood relaxed a lot.
As he spoke, Sodelor came to the bottom of the city wall and asked for an audience. It was obvious that he was here to report the military situation. Roddy gestured for them to come over. After everyone saluted each other, he said, "You used the bomb pretty well. I'll definitely give you credit for this."
"To be honest, it was quite a risk. I was afraid that the reconnaissance plane would make a mistake when pulling that thing."
Sodelor did not look happy, because "bombarding the cavalry" was an idea he came up with on the spur of the moment. Otherwise, the 40,000 reinforcements might not have arrived at La Xia City today.
The carrying capacity of the reconnaissance plane was limited. In order to load the bombs, most of the internal components were removed before takeoff in order to reduce the weight. Even so, the pilot still took a great risk in launching the bombs.
The only fortunate thing was that two out of the three bombs were successful, and the enemy was blown away. But Sodelor's face was still full of worry. "This situation is really my fault … I didn't expect Lacheman's troops to be so useless. If that Valade had even a tenth of the boldness of the opposing commander, he wouldn't have fallen into such a predicament. "
He knelt on one knee and asked for punishment. How could Roddy blame him? He directly helped him up. "Don't think too much about things that have already been resolved. We have generational weapons and air superiority. In this situation, try not to rely on that group of useless people in the future. In any case, we only let them defend the city for the sake of safety. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to them. "
The two stood on the city tower and looked into the distance. Sodelor sighed. "The reconnaissance plane reported that there are more than 5,000 people crossing the river over there, but there isn't enough cavalry to continue to pose a threat. As long as we can get them into the city tonight, the battle later will be much easier."
"How is the transport plane?"
"According to the plan, starting tonight, the infantry division and mobile armor division will arrive one after another. It is estimated that they will arrive in ten days. I just received news that the military factory has completed the production of a large transport plane. It is estimated that it will arrive here tomorrow afternoon. "
Sodelor had a clear grasp of this information, but he was also a little worried. "But I asked about the consumption of crystals for each round trip of the transport plane … This is a large number."
"I have considered this problem when making the plan. The initial consumption is still bearable, but … this means that we have to earn enough money to recoup our costs."
Sodelor frowned slightly. "Plunder?"
"To put it bluntly, it is plunder. To put it nicely, it should be called a transaction." Roddy pointed at the scattered shadows on the horizon. "The cavalry of Bindu made a deal with Lassman before. A large number of their weapons were bought from us. You probably didn't expect this, did you?"
Not only Sodelor, but Merinthra and Naifei also blinked. They never thought that the business of the Kingdom of Karen could reach here.
"Then they … were blown up by us?"
"War is war and business is business. After the infantry division pushes the frontline over, it's not like we are going to kill all of them or burn them down — — I should put it this way. What we bring over is not only death, but also peace … Everyone can only develop after peace. After development, everyone can make money together.
Rody's words were very smooth, but Sodelor understood a little after listening to him. "Is this considered … war wealth?"
"Tasman is still suffering from internal strife. Didn't we provide their armaments?"
This model was actually somewhat similar to that of the United States during World War I and World War II. However, Roddy was not a capitalist but the prime minister of the country. The profits from this huge trade surplus were astonishing. He had to keep it firmly in his hands to ensure that the army listened to him and thus the stability of his regime.
However, too much "trade surplus" was not necessarily a good thing. That was why he joined forces with the Dragons to print money to inflate the country. Otherwise, although the country would make money, the people would not be able to eat because of severe deflation. This had happened in Spain in history, and Roddy did not want to repeat the same mistake.
These things were related to economics. In fact, Roddy did not even know half a bucket of water, and Sodelor did not even know the slightest bit. He only knew that he was in charge of the military. After figuring out the strategic intentions of the prime minister, he did not ask anything else. He bowed and left to continue preparing for the defense of the city.
Thank you to all the readers who have been by my side. Thank you for your support! I have to attend a wedding in another city in the next two days, so I need to rest. However, I have written 30,000 words in one go. Asking for a leave should be a good sign.
(End of this chapter)
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