After the pirates left, Rex ordered all the Mages to meditate and prepare for the battle at night. She brought a lot of Mages this time: two 5th-level Mages, more than twenty 4th-level Mages, and more than a hundred Mages below 3rd-level. There were also more than three hundred magic apprentices.
These Mages were not going to participate in the battle. They were going to the city that Salin had built to expand the city's power. However, they were going to attack the city now, so the Mages had to help the soldiers. No matter how strong an army was, there would always be casualties during a siege. Without the Mages, the casualty rate would be very high, and morale would be severely affected.
Salin was always restricted in battle, and had to think of a solution. In the end, he had to rely on the three Undead Lords. Rex only needed to make up her mind. There were many people around her that could be used.
After all, Rex had accumulated for more than ten years, and had been privately gifted by Emperor Chanak. She did not lack manpower or money. Rex and Salin had looted Dragon Tooth Town, and obtained a lot of weapons and armor, which had all been soaked in dragon blood.
Dragon blood was very rare, and no one could find it even if they wanted to.
Rex's letter was shot into the city by an arrow. A soldier picked it up and gave it to General Nash in the city. Nash's father was originally a noble in the House of Lords. Speaking of which, he should be closer to Rex. However, after Emperor Chanak passed away, the House of Lords was without a leader. The emperor himself didn't have much ability. Although he still didn't really listen to Prince Sephiroth's arrangements, the House of Lords completely let go of Rex's matter.
If they did not believe in Master Merlin's prophecy before, all the nobles in the Senate were shaken after Emperor Chanak's death. Now, as long as Sephiroth did not order to kill Rex, everyone would tacitly agree with the prince's suppression of Bitterwater Prefecture.
However, Rex was Emperor Chanak's daughter, after all. Legally speaking, she even had the right to inherit the throne of the empire, so it was difficult for the Senate to do anything.
Sephiroth's method was indeed sinister. He blocked Rex and did not attack. It would be his fault if he attacked the empire's city. However, there were only two ways to cross Phoenix from the empire. Even if Rex changed to another route, she would still encounter an impregnable pass.
In the past, Rex could still travel by sea. The nobles in Lianyun City weren't under Sephiroth's control. However, now that Lianyun City was occupied by the enemy, Rex had no other choice but to go through Phoenix.
Sephiroth had calculated everything, but he didn't expect that Rex would really dare to attack Strandburg. Even if he knew that Rex dared to attack, he couldn't spare any more troops. The north was in chaos. Hundreds of nobles near Lianyun City died in battle. They were very strong, but because of the sudden attack, the small nobles didn't have a chance to unite. In an instant, thousands of square kilometers of land were occupied by the invaders.
Several cities in the center of the empire had already gathered their troops and formed a circular line of defense to control the invaders on the northern coast. However, it was not enough to just control them. Sephiroth had to gather more troops and attack. Otherwise, once these invaders had rested, this loose defensive line would be easily broken through.
The north was in chaos, and so was Jia Loulan. About a tenth of the army was made up of northern nobles. Their homes were in danger, and some had even been lost. How could these soldiers be in the mood to fight? The withdrawal of one-tenth of the troops would also affect the remaining troops. After all, the land taken from Jia Loulan hadn't been recognized by the House of Lords and Commons. These nobles could only give up what they had and quickly withdraw their troops back to Qin Yin.
Fortunately, the Tanggulas Empire seemed to be in trouble and didn't chase after them. Otherwise, Qin Yin's army would face another huge defeat.
To stabilize Jia Loulan, Sephiroth had to send the elites of the empire, the royal swordsmen. These troops were the foundation of the empire and wouldn't be affected by anything. Holy Rock City had to maintain a certain number of troops. After sending some to Jia Loulan, he had to deal with the allied forces of the East Sea countries in Lianyun City. Sephiroth really didn't have anyone to send to Phoenix.
At this time, Sephiroth realized how difficult it was to manage an empire. His brother, Emperor Chanak, was much more powerful than him. The only thing he could control was Holy Rock City. Outside of Holy Rock City, his influence would definitely not exceed a thousand square kilometers.
For example, Pang Peicheng in the south was colluding with the Cloud Flow Empire. Sephiroth saw this and was anxious, but there was nothing he could do. If the empire was peaceful, he could naturally scold Duke Pang Peicheng with a letter. If the duke didn't listen, he could send troops to attack. But now, he could only watch as the southern nobles messed around. In the past two years, taxes had plummeted, and some nobles didn't even pay taxes to Holy Rock City.
Nash, who was sent to Stranburg, was stubborn. Sephiroth used a magic formation to send a letter to him, asking him to guard this place and not let Rex pass through. So, Nash seriously armed Stranburg, ready to fight at any time.
The soldier handed him Rex's letter. He didn't even look at it, and just tore it. As a result, when he tore it, the letter emitted a magical radiance and directly burned in his hand. He was so scared that he hurriedly threw it away.
"Rex! She wants to kill me! "Nash was furious.
The magician beside him quickly stopped him. "General, that's a magical feedback. This letter has been copied by Rex with a magical image. Rex already knows what you're doing."
"So what?!" Although Nash said that, he still held back. He suddenly remembered that if he went out of the city to find trouble with Rex, he might not be able to defeat Rex's swordsman battalion.
He had long heard that Rex had 20,000 elites. Although he didn't quite believe that a woman could manage the army well, the number of magicians in this army was several times that of a regular army.
He looked at Rex's camp. There were at least 10,000 elites and a considerable number of support soldiers. If he really went out to fight, he wasn't confident. Although he also had a level-six magician with him, he heard that Rex himself was already a level-six magician, and he had many magicians under him.
So even if Rex scolded his ancestors outside the city, he could only endure it. Anyway, it was a world of ice and snow, and the consumption of the enemy's camp was much more serious than his. To keep the soldiers from freezing, the magic materials used to keep them warm would cost thousands of gold coins every day.
Qin Yin was known as the Magic Empire, and its army was stronger than the other three empires. This was because there were many magicians in the army, and they also used a lot of magic materials. In the cold winter in the north, some soldiers would get frostbite unless they were on the march. When setting up camp, all the soldiers used magic powder to keep them warm.
If they were fighting in the south, there would be magic materials to kill insects, prevent moisture, and cool down. It could be said that Qin Yin's soldiers could exert their normal combat power in any environment. The only price was that these materials were very expensive.
"Magician Sauron, do you think Rex will attack the city?" Nash thought of the enemy being stronger than him, and suddenly became worried. He also thought that Rex wouldn't attack the city, but this letter reminded him. If Rex didn't attack the city, would he return to the Kushui Commandery? This time, Rex brought more than 20,000 people, of which 10,000 were elites, as well as various support soldiers and craftsmen. The cost of marching from the Kushui Commandery to here was a horrifying figure. Rex couldn't just endure it.
The gray-robed magician sighed and said, "I'm a magician. I don't plan to understand the affairs of the nobles."
Nash wasn't stupid. Although he was stubborn, he also understood the magician's meaning. Anyway, he couldn't go against Prince Sephiroth's order. Regardless of whether Rex was determined to attack the city or not, he could only defend with his life. He couldn't let Rex go.
"General!" A bodyguard hurried into Nash's room.
"What's the matter?"
"We lost a small team of scouts."
Nash was stunned, and then reacted. He didn't send scouts out of the city in the west. Something had happened in the east.
"Who did it?"
"General, the scouts didn't release the flying puppets. We don't know what happened."
"Send two companies of cavalry … and two companies of infantry to search." Nash was a little flustered because of Rex's letter. He gave an order that he would regret.
Four companies meant a total of 800 people. He only had 5,000 soldiers in his hands. If it wasn't for the current situation, it wouldn't be a big deal. However, these 800 people might not be able to return.
According to Qin Yin's organization, a battalion had 10 flag regiments. Each flag regiment had five companies, and each had 200 people. Each company was divided into five teams, and each team had 40 people. The 40 scouts would be divided into five patrolling teams. Each team would be assigned a flying puppet. If there was a crisis, the flying puppet would be released and fly back to the city or the main camp to report the situation.
These scouts all had the best warhorses and were good at archery. The leader of the scouts was at least a mid-level swordsman. The 40 scouts were divided into five teams, and all went missing. Of course, they had encountered Salin's army.
Salin's five hundred men were all riding skeleton warhorses. The barbarians had hard bows, and the pirates had hard crossbows. Daniel was on the magic chariot, giving orders to the soldiers. How could the scouts hide from the necromancers? In less than half an hour, the battle was over.
Salin's soldiers had been healed after being hit by a few arrows. Only two of the 40 scouts survived. The rest were shot to death. The scouts couldn't be blamed for being useless. They weren't wearing armor, and facing the rain of arrows was basically suicide. Salin's soldiers, on the other hand, were all wearing magic armor. Before the battle, they had been enchanted to defend against arrows. What made the scouts vomit blood was that these soldiers' warhorses weren't afraid of arrows at all.
The two captives were brought to Daniel. The necromancer flames behind Daniel floated and glowed green. He made the two scouts surrender with one sentence.
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