Only then did the commander of the 6th Battalion order his bodyguards to leave Pijacques. The battle was over, but the viscount's face was still a little pale. He couldn't have fought a battle of this level even if he wanted to. During the defensive battle of Metatlin, he'd only paid some money to hire a few men to defend the walls while he hid in his mansion.
The cavalrymen took off their armor and began to take out items from the leather pouches on their warhorses. They were metal bottles filled with Recovery Water. This was specially used by Salin for the heavy cavalry to recover their strength. The heavy infantry had it too.
However, the heavy infantry didn't take off their armor. They didn't use much of their stamina and didn't have warhorses, so they had to be on guard at all times.
The infantry of the two flag regiments began to clean up the battlefield. This so-called cleaning up meant making sure that the enemies were completely dead and removing their valuable equipment.
The soldiers of the 6th Battalion were like ants. They moved orderly and didn't make any unnecessary sounds.
The cavalry of Sacred Rock City dismounted and rested on the spot. The two Magic Shooters didn't say a word and looked pensive. No one knew what Duke Valde was thinking. The commander of the 6th Battalion sent someone over and asked for an hour of rest, which he casually agreed to.
Cleaning up the battlefield normally took more than an hour, but the 6th Battalion didn't need captives. They only needed equipment. The alchemy crossbow bolts and heavy crossbow bolts had to be retracted. The soldiers had to check the damage to their armor and report to their officers as soon as possible if any parts needed to be replaced.
Soon, the 6th Battalion's losses were tallied up. 175 dead, 950 injured.
More than a hundred light infantry had died, followed by a few dozen cavalry who were too heavily injured to be treated. Even the mages couldn't save them. None of the heavy infantry died. Only a few were lightly injured.
The wounded numbered close to a thousand, and less than a hundred were heavily injured. The 6th Battalion's formation kept them in a state of outnumbering the enemy. The moment someone was injured, they would immediately retreat.
"Have the lightly injured take the heavily injured back to Metatlin. Send 500 men to protect them." The commander quickly ordered. His 6th Battalion was highly valued by Salin, and he was just a newcomer to Salin's camp. He was very concerned about the casualties of his soldiers. The battle this time could have been even better.
The injured soldiers were gathered together, the seriously injured were put on the carriages, and the lightly injured were simply bandaged. Then, under the protection of five hundred soldiers, they rode on the infantry horses and returned to where they came from.
When this group of soldiers returned to Metatlin City, Salin was still busy with the matters of the mercenary corps. When he heard that the Sixth Battalion had been ambushed within Phoenix's borders and lost a thousand men, Salin felt mixed feelings.
What he was worried about was that he did not have many generals on hand. The country had just been established and did not have much savings. If he had to start a war, it would be detrimental to his development. He was glad that he had a reason to get involved in the turmoil in Phoenix.
The envoy group being attacked was no small matter.
Salin immediately came to the palace from the alchemy factory in the south of the city and summoned all the nobles he had conferred.
"Your Majesty, congratulations," Duke Reyne said first. She was from the Tiffany family, and the Tiffany archmage who came to Metatlin was also from her family. In this family, many talented people have left, but they have never declined.
In the words of the archmages, the bloodline of this family was naturally very powerful.
Reyne was also a very intelligent person. When she decided to invest in Metatlin, she was the most low-key, but the wealth she brought was the most.
Now that Salin was building a country, she began to plan wholeheartedly.
"What are you congratulating me for?" Salin glanced at the other nobles and saw that most of them looked happy.
"The people of Phoenix have rebelled. It was definitely not an accidental attack. What's there to rob the envoy group? They did it on the orders of Sun City. I think Rex's Mars City is also in danger. My king, you have to contact Rex as soon as possible. The two countries must sign an agreement and work together to attack the rebels in Phoenix! " Just by guessing, Rainy was able to know what was happening in Phoenix. Her political sense could be said to be very strong.
"My king, Reyne is right," Helene added. Helene added on from the side, "Together with Rex, we will be able to enter Phoenix legitimately. The North only has enough food to feed itself. Once my king wants to expand and feed the army, we will need a granary like Phoenix. The same goes for Kushui Prefecture. My king, make up your mind. Don't wait for Holy Rock City's attitude! "
"What do you all think?" Salin looked around at the other nobles.
Ainphent said, "I am willing to build the new city for you. Leave everything there to me."
Immediately, Sarlin felt half at ease. With Ainphent building the new city, the construction speed would be many times faster. Ainphent could summon large numbers of undead and save a lot of soldiers. These soldiers could all join the war in Phoenix immediately.
"I can send five thousand soldiers!" Guya said happily.
"I'll pay a thousand!"
"I'll pay seven hundred!"
"Five hundred …"
"Two thousand!"
The nobles generously helped. In the blink of an eye, Salin had more than twenty thousand soldiers. He didn't need to be in charge of the equipment for these troops. He only needed to be in charge of logistics and reward them for conquering the land.
Salin didn't expect the nobles to be so enthusiastic. The one who shouted for five hundred soldiers was just a third-rank baron, the lowest among the nobles. Because Salin didn't reward many nobles, he had the right to enter the palace for a meeting. For a Third Rank Baron to fork out these 500 soldiers, he would have to go bankrupt.
But this baron had good foresight. If he could follow the king's army on his first expedition, he would soon be promoted to a viscount. This kind of opportunity didn't come by often. Only the nobles who followed the king the earliest would receive generous rewards.
Salin was cohesive because he had enough Mages and external help like Rex. Also, he was never stingy with benefits. Salin would definitely share what he could with the nobles he was close to.
Using Guya as an example, the power she brought with her family was enough for her to stand on her own. But she still couldn't compare to Salin. Salin had dozens of times more Mages around him.
Salin calculated in his mind. These nobles could send more than twenty-five thousand soldiers. If he sent another ten thousand, plus some mercenaries and support troops, it would be an army of more than fifty thousand. If he wasn't greedy, it wouldn't be a problem to defend Mars City.
There were only two cities near Mars City. If the three cities were connected, it would be a barrier. Mars City also had Rex's five thousand elite troops. Defense wouldn't be a problem.
This time, it was perfectly justifiable. It would be impossible to chase him away in the future.
Salin immediately asked Daniel to calculate the number of soldiers and the corresponding amount of supplies. He immediately contacted Kushui Prefecture and thought of a way to get Rex's ten thousand troops at the border of Jialoulan to move over.
The border of Jialoulan would have its own new city. Salin guessed that Rex wouldn't want to attack from this direction. Otherwise, she wouldn't have attacked Jialoulan from the small path behind Kushui Prefecture.
At this time, Salin also understood the importance of the nobles. He was alone, after all. With many nobles following him, he could form an army at any time. He provided resources, Mages, and the nobles fought for him. This was also the power structure of the empires. The royal family had the strongest power, but they wouldn't take all the benefits.
But Salin's situation was still tight. Because of the construction of the new city, resources couldn't be discounted. The army sent to Phoenix would not be a patchwork. Salin had to be responsible for at least part of the equipment of the nobles. He decided to send troops himself, but he couldn't take up the resources of the mercenary corps.
Salin had even distributed the equipment left behind by Rex. Many of the nobles' soldiers were newly recruited. If they didn't have good equipment, the number of casualties would be staggering.
The alchemy factory was operating at full capacity, preparing for the war in Phoenix. Salin wouldn't go deep into Phoenix, nor would he really attack Sun City. Sun City was also a majestic city, the core of Phoenix. This kind of thing was better left to the people of Guderian City. Therefore, Salin's equipment was still mainly for defense. He didn't have many offensive weapons.
Rex's five thousand people guarding Mars City wouldn't fall so quickly. When his sixth battalion arrived, plus the soldiers of the envoy group, more than ten thousand people would be enough to form a strong defense. They could temporarily defend Mars City. Once his army arrived, Rex's army would be completely safe.
Salin still had more than a hundred thousand level-four magic cores in his hands. These magic cores were also being cut. The cut pieces were all given to Eleanor. Eleanor was now in the South Yard, doing her best to cultivate magic plants.
Salin didn't know how she stored the magic seeds. In any case, Salin hadn't discovered it when he captured Eleanor. Now that Eleanor had taken out the magic seeds, terrifying plants were growing everywhere in the South Yard.
They were said to be terrifying because the consumption of these plants was even greater than that of magical beasts. Every day, they were watered with nutrients made from the Restoration Water and powdered magic cores.
What Eleanor cultivated the most was the Painted Vine. This type of magical plant grew the fastest and was used to weave elven armor. Every day, Salin would give the organs of magical beasts from the warehouse to Eleanor as nutrients. Then, at night, she would send soldiers to harvest.
The elven armor for soldiers was obviously not like the one Shika was wearing, but it was still very convenient to wear. The lightweight elven armor could be covered with a layer of metal armor. That would be the equipment of heavy infantry.
Chariots to transport food and equipment were also being manufactured in large quantities. Qin Yin's supply wagons could be arranged into chariot formations in the field to deal with cavalry. Therefore, the cost of such vehicles wasn't cheap. The structure of the vehicle had to be able to withstand the recoil of heavy crossbows.
Salin distributed his own armor and equipment. Then, he filled up the ranks of the soldiers in the second battalion and equipped them with elven armor. Fortunately, Eleanor had been doing this for a long time. Otherwise, Salin wouldn't have been able to send the army out of Metatlin City within a week.
What made Salin dumbfounded was that many nobles who hadn't been rewarded by him also sent out soldiers of varying numbers under their own names, asking Salin to incorporate them into the army. Salin didn't bring any mercenaries. The army was made up entirely of nobles and the second battalion. There were a total of fifty-two thousand people.
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