War seemed to be the only theme in human history that couldn't be eliminated. And as the era changed, the main forces and combat methods of war would always change.
In the ancient Divine Wars, although both sides would have incredibly high levels of power, not only would they use their power in simple and crude ways, most of the existences on both sides would fight bare-handed on the battlefield. The most direct way to describe how the Divine Wars fought was with punches and kicks.
After the eternal Holy War became the main theme of this era, as the warring species constantly changed, the methods of war would also constantly change. Infantry, spear throwers, shield warriors, mages, curses, chariots, cavalry charges, and the age of cold weapons and magic caused the main forces of war to constantly change as well.
During "peacetime", the changes in the various species wouldn't be obvious. The main forces on the battlefield would still be the same. The only amazing thing would be that their steel armor would be thicker, and their weapons would be improved so that archers' shooting range would be increased by another 10%. But during the Holy War, all sorts of new weapons would appear, directly changing the quantity to the quality. The main forces that were supposed to be the country's strongest weapons one day would be proven useless by the cruel battlefield the next day, and would be immediately eliminated or thrown into the second line. The tremendous changes on the battlefield would make people feel that all the previous battles were nothing more than fake matches.
During the World War, there would be changes every year. New troop types, new combat methods, and new strategies would be introduced. Falling behind would mean getting beaten up. When all the chips, no matter if they were resources or intelligence, were thrown into the cradle of war, and when thousands of years of accumulation were forcefully converted into combat strength, anything was possible.
And now, the Holy War had officially broken out. Magical engineering technology had greatly developed and changed many things. There were countless highlights, with new troop types and equipment attracting countless gazes. However, the most obvious difference between the Holy War and the Holy War in the olden days, and the brightest among all the stars, was the widespread and commoner use of aerial units.
In the past, only a single human kingdom would be able to raise a single griffin squadron. Small and medium-sized countries that could raise aerial Knights would be incredibly wealthy. However, these precious Aerial Knights wouldn't be used on the battlefield to kill enemies. When considering how precious they were and the cost of maintaining them, even if the price was 1: 100, they would still feel like it was a loss.
In that era, these precious Empty Knight Knights were often carried by the sons of nobles. Their main job was to investigate and act as messengers. At most, they could suppress the enemy to a certain extent under absolutely safe circumstances. They could be considered a type of scout unit.
Even if he really wanted the Griffin Knight to attack the ground, how could he expect the Aerial Knight to shoot the crossbow from the sky? That pitiful accuracy and range would be worse than spitting on the ground. At the very least, it would disgust the enemy and damage their morale.
At the very least, in the Yongye era, the expensive Aerial Knight was either a guard of honor or a scout. It was impossible for the bone dragons to find a decent opponent in the sky. Back when the Mist Kingdom was still around, the Aurora Knight was a top-level military unit that shook the entire world.
And now, only a dozen or so years had passed. Bardi's Dragon Knight squadron, which had expanded by at least ten times, was now a familiar sight to everyone. Everyone was already used to the airships and airships flying overhead. If anyone still viewed the Dragon Knight squadron as nothing more than a decoration, they would obviously be behind the times.
"Donglan's magical engineering technology is the best in the entire world. The Mist Kingdom's technology is the best in the world!"
Cough, I ignored this great engineer who said something so subtle. At the very least, they had completed the mission I had given them.
Our scout airships had never stopped patrolling. Our scouts had already discovered the enemy beasts' tracks before they could even see the enemy beasts. And even if the scouts' aerial knights made a mistake, our large magical radar had already locked onto the illusion face devils' amulets with the assistance of our engineers.
Yes, the enemy beasts could use their monkey claw amulets to block out the enemy's tracking. But now that we had a sample of the amulets, those amulets actually became tracking devices. It was quite easy for us to use magical radar and mage detection magic items to find the enemy beasts' location.
The scout's memory ball transformed into an illusory scene that allowed us to see the enemy beasts' battlefield.
The enemy beasts' battlefield was a flat road between valleys. It seemed wide, but there were tall mountains on both sides. This road was also a slightly higher mountain road. The rugged terrain forced the Knight knights to slow down. As long as the enemy beasts blocked the path in front of them and suddenly attacked from both sides of the mountain, it would indeed be possible to completely wipe out all the Knight knights gathered together.
Our radar also discovered the illusion face devils' tracks from both sides of the mountain, which allowed us to indirectly piece together the enemy beasts' attack plan.
"Spread out, Senbon … I mean the Phoenix airships and Aurora Knight. Little Red, stop slacking off. Have your dragons cooperate with us. "
The Borealis hovered in midair as its cabin doors slowly opened. More than forty gnome Phoenix airships and nearly a hundred Aurora Knight airships swarmed out. The dragons that were protecting the airship also began moving out.
Another order had been given. All the Knight knights on the ground were to stay where they were. The upcoming battle would have nothing to do with ground troops.
"Eight years ago, in a country war, if a dragon appeared on one side, even if it was a young dragon that hadn't even grown a single wing, the enemy's morale would probably collapse. But now, it would be strange if more than a dozen dragons didn't appear on that battlefield. Dragons are basically the most common troop type …"
On the radar, the dragon head symbol representing the Dragons was slowly glowing. Four red dragons were flying rather quickly and had already reached the very front of the group.
Red dragons were experts in aerial combat, as well as the vanguard of ambushes. Their dragonbreath flames that swept across the ground were classic and practical. The warlike red dragons also used their actions to express their desire for battle … Of course, they also desired gold coins. The payment for hiring Dragons was directly related to their combat results. Young Dragons would naturally desire a carpet of gold coins in their nests, as that would be the prerequisite for them to obtain the love of a female dragon … How were they supposed to get married if they didn't have a marriage room? Young male dragons actually had the same problem as humans.
Meanwhile, the six black dragon heads flew much slower. They were quite scattered and guarded the sides and front of the group, faintly acting as guards for the "weak" Phoenix airships in the middle of the group. This wasn't a coincidence. Rather, it was a tactical arrangement that we had made for the Phoenix airships.
Black dragons' flying and aerial combat abilities couldn't compare to red dragons'. Their melee combat abilities were only slightly stronger than the Shame of Dragons, the White Dragons. Their corrosive dragon breath had a limited range, and its effects were slow. However, they were still viewed as a powerful dragon species. The only reason for that was because their species' natural talents were far too powerful.
Of course, true magic immunity. Black dragons were immune to magic. Of course, it was impossible for anyone to truly be immune to magic. Black dragons' magic immunity was only said to be frightening. Actually, black dragons' natural talents were quite similar to the Dark Elves' natural talents. They simply had a powerful magic resistance. However, when facing off against novice human mages, this was no different from being immune to magic.
The older a black dragon was, the stronger their magic resistance would be. Although we had only hired young and middle-aged dragons, they were still immune to all magic spells below the Seventh Circle, and would greatly reduce the damage of all magic spells below the Ninth Circle.
Their task was quite simple. They were to protect other aerial units and act as meat shields when necessary. Heavy crossbows, instant cast spells, and magic scrolls were the main weapons of aerial combat. Since speed was the most important aspect of aerial combat, these young black dragons wouldn't have too many magic circles. These young black dragons could barely be described as an impregnable flying fortress against ordinary mages and aerial combat mages.
When they arrived, just the Dragon's Might of the Crimson Dragon that seeped out immediately attracted the opponent's attention.
In the midst of the chaos, the aerial units in the beast wave began to fight. However, the red dragons' dragon breath arrived first. The dragon's might, which was at the top of the food chain, was fatal to the beast wave. In front of the dragons, the low-level flying magical beasts could only tremble. They didn't even dare to fly up and fight back.
Meanwhile, the magic vultures, thunder rocs, wyverns, manticores, and other mid-level and high-level magical beasts that were barely able to fly weren't greeted by the angry roars of the dragons. Instead, they were greeted by the Aurora Knight's assault.
Countless ice shards flew everywhere. In the instant that the magical beasts' vision became hazy, the Aurora Knight's ice dragon spears viciously stabbed into the flying magical beasts' bodies. The exploding ice magic stole the victims' life force and body temperature. This was the Aurora Knight's most commonly used aerial combat combo.
In just a single exchange, the powerful mid-level and high-level magical beasts all fell to the ground like dumplings.
Using the Aurora Knight in the past was actually a mistake. Rather than using them on land attacks, it would be better to make use of their advantages as instant cast ice magic and aerial heavy armor units, allowing them to have a tremendous advantage in aerial combat.
Unlike the aerial magical beasts that relied on their instincts to fight, the Aurora Knight Knight, who were already used to battle tactics, always maintained a formation of several riders. They maintained the advantage of having more than one rider in a small area. When they encountered top-level magical beasts that were difficult to deal with, they would directly go around them and let the thick-skinned Dragons deal with them.
During battle tactics, using the Dragons in the same team as meat shields to avoid attacks was a very important tactical point. As aerial combat units, the Dragons were also thick-skinned enough to ignore ordinary arrows and magic. This was the most shameless part about them.
At this moment, around each dragon, there were two teams of eight to ten Aurora Knight flying around. This was a basic aerial combat unit.
The Aurora Knight Knight's cooperation with each other was also quite skilled. They created large AOE blizzards to affect their opponents, created ice armor and ice walls to defend against their opponents' attacks, suddenly attacked from the sides or behind the Dragons, and ambushed them. A single team of Aurora Knights charged forward, and magical beasts constantly fell to the ground. The sky was completely cleared.
It was quite obvious that in the Red Dragon team, the Red Dragons were the vanguard and would charge forward. Meanwhile, the Black Dragons were much slower. The Black Dragons were mostly used as meat shields for the aerial Knight Knights.
This was a battle of tactics and instincts. Perhaps it could also be said that it was a one-sided battle.
The magical beasts that were only relying on their instincts to fight were completely stunned. Faced with an unstoppable opponent, the beasts' survival instincts swiftly gained the upper hand amidst the dragons' roars, draconic might, and pitiful screams of their own. No matter how the illusion face demons urged them, a large number of aerial magical beasts began to desert, even though they outnumbered their opponents by more than ten times.
At this moment, the fragile Phoenix aircrafts finally arrived on the battlefield after their aerial dominance was guaranteed. They began their work.
This time, their mission was exactly the same as the previous demon wave. Numerous bottles and barrels of magical potions were tossed down. The improved "special potions" were even more effective than the previous demon wave. Soon, the beasts began to riot due to the effects of hormones and special potions.
This was the foundational difference between the two sides when it came to combat, as well as the difference between intelligent creatures and wild beasts. Targeted potions, advanced combat tools, and combat methods would determine the victor from the very start.
The improved potions were very effective. The wild beasts' ferocity and reproductive instincts were stimulated, and the only targets they could vent on were their own kind. The entire beast horde became a sea of infighting.
Once the aerial dominance was secured, the Aurora Knight and dragons began their next round of aerial attacks. However, they discovered that the damage they were causing was far inferior to the beast horde that was self-harming due to the "potions". Thus, they focused on protecting the aircrafts, replenishing their "ammunition", and continuing to scatter potions.
The Phoenix aircrafts replenished their potions four or five times before the ambushers were almost completely wiped out. Even though it was winter, the smell of blood still wafted through the air. Corpses of magical beasts could be seen everywhere. It was likely that we wouldn't even be able to find the remnants of illusion face demons in the chaotic mountains.
After the illusion face demon died, the beast horde began to flee in all directions due to the threat of the Dragons and powerful enemies. We had obtained victory, and our own losses were negligible. However, I was unable to feel happy at all.
"… We wasted an entire afternoon, and even used up more than half of our special potions. Those bastards don't know how to treasure their ammunition at all. The most troublesome part is that the enemy managed to predict our path of reinforcements. In that case, they definitely have a backup plan. "
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