The next day, the attack of the Beastmen suddenly became fierce. The Beast King also knew that if the Beastmen were to attack slowly, the Humans would be suspicious. Therefore, he simply had the Beastmen increase the intensity of their attacks. This way, they would be able to better cover the actions of the other group.
Sure enough, the Beast King's actions attracted the attention of all the people in the continent towards Iron Wall Fortress. The Humans also had a good understanding of the Beastmen. They also knew that the fighting strength of the Beastmen was much higher than the Humans. Moreover, the Beastmen didn't just kill without thinking, they would also scout the Humans first. This was especially true for the Hawks and the Beastmen. Their scouting abilities were much stronger than the Humans.
Because of this, the Radiant Church decided to send a large number of troops to the Iksa Family's territory while letting the Purcell Family face the Beastmen alone. This way, the Beastmen would know that the Iksa Family's territory had a large number of troops. If they were to attack there, they might not be able to find the Iksa Family. This was the script that the Radiant Church had written for the Beastmen.
Moreover, the Beastmen were now fully cooperating with the Radiant Church. They launched a frenzied attack towards Iron Wall Fortress. The Purcell Family's casualties were very high. Naturally, the Beastmen's casualties weren't small either. However, this was also the characteristic of the Beastmen's attacks. They would attack crazily, sparing no effort to break through the defensive line.
The crazy attacks of the Beastmen were something that very few Human armies could stop. Because of this, most Human armies wouldn't engage in field battles with the Beastmen. This was because doing so would only allow the Beastmen's cavalry to display their superiority to the fullest.
Although the Heavy Armored Infantry of the continent could deal with the Beastmen's cavalry, it also depended on what kind of Beastman cavalry they were dealing with. If it was an ordinary Beastman cavalry, then it would be fine. However, when facing the cavalry of the Great Warring Tribes, the Heavy Armored Infantry would be helpless.
Naturally, the Human Continent also had ways to deal with the Beastmen. The Beastmen generally didn't have any armor, but the Humans had heavy cavalry. These heavy cavalry could also cause a lot of damage to the Beastmen. However, the cost of these heavy cavalry was too high. Because of this, even the Aksu Empire didn't have a lot of heavy cavalry.
However, the Beastmen weren't very good at attacking. The Beastmen didn't have any cities, so their battles were mostly fought on the prairie. Because of this, they weren't very good at sieging cities.
On the other hand, the Humans were very good at defending cities. Because of this, Humans were very familiar with defending cities. Because of this, they were very familiar with defending and attacking. Because of this, in the war between the Beastmen and the Humans, the most important thing for the Humans to do was to use the cities as support to establish a line of defense. This way, they could block the Beastmen's attack.
Everyone was watching, waiting to see when the Beastmen would break through the Iron Wall Fortress. One must know that the Iron Wall Fortress was very famous in the continent. This was because it was able to block an attack from the Beastmen in the past. Now, everyone wanted to see if the Purcell Family would be able to create another miracle.
The Beastmen had already been attacking Iron Wall Fortress for seven days. Although these seven days weren't long, it wasn't short. One must know that the number of Beastmen that the Beastmen sent was more than a million. However, Iron Wall Fortress only had less than a hundred thousand people defending it.
However, these hundred thousand soldiers were all that the Purcell Family could send. Moreover, each and every one of them was prepared to die. Because of this, the battle was very fierce.
In these seven days, the Purcell Family had lost nearly fifty thousand soldiers while the Beastmen had lost nearly a hundred thousand soldiers. This was a loss ratio of one to two. This was a very rare occurrence in a war between the Beastmen and the Humans. Because of this, the Humans were at an innate disadvantage compared to the Beastmen. Because of this, the Humans would usually suffer more losses compared to the Beastmen. It was very rare for the Beastmen to suffer more losses compared to the Humans.
However, only the Purcell Family knew that the army that was attacking Iron Wall Fortress these days weren't the main forces of the Beastmen. They were all tribes with good fighting strength. Because of this, there was a high loss ratio. If the Beastmen sent their main forces to attack, then the Purcell Family might not have been able to hold on.
Evan and the others had dealt with the Beastmen before, so they couldn't help but feel strange. In the past, the Beastmen would send their Warring Tribes out every two or three days. But this time, after seven days, the Warring Tribes still hadn't shown up. Why was this so?
At this time, something that shocked the entire continent happened. On the seventh night of the Beastmen's attack on Iron Wall Fortress, the Iksa Family was suddenly attacked by several Beastman Warring Tribes. Although the Radiant Church had stationed a large number of troops in the Iksa Family, they were still caught unprepared by the Beastmen. Their defensive line was pierced through and the Beastman Cavalry managed to cut through the Iksa Family's army of 300 thousand. The Iksa Family's army was completely routed.
This time, the ones attacking the Iksa Family were the main forces of the Beastman Race. They were the elites of the elites. Their fighting experience was very rich. With an army of 100 thousand against 300 thousand, this was a battle that could be written into the textbooks of history books.
Whether it was the other Human forces or the Radiant Church, nobody thought that the Beastmen would make such a move. This caused an uproar in the continent. They didn't think that the Beastmen would go all out to attack Iron Wall Fortress in order to provide cover for the Beastmen.
Using a hundred thousand casualties to provide cover was a big price to pay, but it was also very worthwhile. This time, the Beastmen defeated an army of three hundred thousand soldiers. Moreover, they managed to occupy a large part of the Human territory.
One must know that almost all the civilians of the Purcell Duchy had evacuated, but the civilians of the Iksa Family didn't. Moreover, because the army was stationed here, they had accumulated a lot of supplies. Now that these supplies had fallen into the hands of the Beastmen, the food crisis of the Beastmen had been greatly alleviated.
The Radiant Church didn't think that the Beastmen would make such a move, so they were caught unprepared. This caused their previous plans to fail. Fortunately, they still had room to maneuver. The Radiant Church immediately withdrew their troops from the Purcell Duchy and prepared to encircle the Iksa Family's territory.
However, just as the Radiant Church's troops were mobilized, the Beastmen continued to attack Iron Wall Fortress for a day and a night. Although the Purcell Family made a heroic resistance, they still couldn't stop the Beastmen's attack. At the last moment, Evan and the others were taken away by the loyal warriors of the Purcell Family. Moreover, these people were retreating towards Stony Mountain.
This was Zhao Hai's hidden move. After sending Ruyen and the others to Golden Island, he asked Origin Sword Saint to come forward and secretly gather a few 8th ranks who were absolutely loyal to the Purcell Family. He wanted them to protect the important people of the Purcell Family as they retreated towards Stony Mountain. As long as they reached Stony Mountain as quickly as possible, these people's lives would be saved.
With Origin Sword Saint coming forward, his words carried more weight than Evan's. Because of this, when the 8th ranks saw that they couldn't do anything, they immediately took Evan and left. They had already arranged for Magic Horses as well as food and water. Then they flew all the way towards Stony Mountain.
This time, there were less than two hundred Purcell clan members who managed to escape. Most of these people were the clan's consecrated experts. Almost all of these two hundred people were 8th rank experts.
At the same time, the Beastmen didn't chase after them. They didn't put these 200 people in their eyes. Instead, they were eyeing the army that was sent to the Iksa Family's territory to besiege the 100 thousand people.
The Radiant Church didn't expect that the Beastmen would break through Iron Wall Fortress just as they were mobilized. Now, the army that the Radiant Church sent was facing the fate of being pincered by the Beastmen.
The Radiant Church originally thought that the army that the Beastmen placed in Iron Wall Fortress was just a feint. Their fighting strength shouldn't be too strong, and the main force should be the 100 thousand soldiers of the Iksa Family. However, the Radiant Church didn't expect that the Beastmen in Iron Wall Fortress would immediately change from a feint to a main attack. They broke through the enemy in one fell swoop and then attacked from behind.
Passive! At this time, the Radiant Church was in a passive position. One must know that the Beastmen were the main fighting force in the Iksa Territory. Moreover, with the cooperation of various countries, their numbers had exceeded 100 thousand. And behind them, there was an army of a million Beastmen. This caused the Radiant Church's army to be in a passive position.
However, the Radiant Church didn't give up hope. They still had their trump card, which was the poison that they had prepared. Although Ironwall Fortress had been breached, the people that the Radiant Church had sent to lurk in the Purcell Duchy had yet to return.
These people had been lurking in the Purcell Duchy, waiting for Iron Wall Fortress to be breached. As long as the Beastmen enter the Duchy, they would immediately poison them and then clean up the Beastmen's army.
In the Radiant Church's view, although the current situation was different from what they had planned, it was still developing in the direction of their plan. It's just that the Iksa Family's losses weren't part of their plan. However, in the Radiant Church's view, this wasn't a big deal. Losing some of the Iksa Territory's supplies would only reduce the Beastmen's vigilance, making their plan easier to carry out.
On the other hand, the Beastmen's two-pronged attack caused the Radiant Church's losses to be not small. However, this was also what they needed. They wanted the Beastmen to enter the Aksu Empire and then clean up the Beastmen in one fell swoop. This way, the Beastmen wouldn't be able to escape.
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