"That idiot Palmer still hasn't made his decision?"
Henry, who was sitting in the middle of the army, sat with his legs crossed. He held a glass of sweet red wine and gently swirled it. The blood-like color made him very intoxicated. He gently took a sip. After being intoxicated for a long time, he drank all the red wine in the glass and smacked his lips. "Hmm … … I really can't learn their culture. I don't know what's so good about this stuff. Sure enough, the Thunder Beer brewed by the dwarves is more to my taste."
"General, the gate is still not open, but … … we found that there are many more people on the wall. I'm afraid that Palmer has forcibly conscripted all the men."
"Hmph, so what if he forcibly conscripted those men? Did that idiot really think that a mere steel gate would be able to stop the warriors of the Grace Army? He's too naive. Once the city is breached, everyone will be dead under the swords of our warriors! "
Henry wiped the wine on his cloak, then put on his helmet. He opened the tent flap and walked out. He looked at the gate not far away and sneered. "I just don't want to waste my energy. Open the gate and take the initiative to offer food and treasures. Maybe we can leave them a way out. Since they are so stubborn, then let's show them who's boss."
A cold smile flashed across Henry's face. "Now Sila City must be full of refugees. Pass down the order. Archers, prepare to shoot! I think a round of arrows might make that old bastard Palmer change his mind? "
The siege was ready to begin!
"Archers, prepare —"
Just as Henry was about to use a round of arrows to let King Palmer know that he was wrong, a fast horse suddenly rushed in from the flank.
The rider on the horse shouted, "General Henry! Urgent military situation! "
He slowly lowered his sword and stared at the approaching cavalryman. "Report the situation."
"Our team was sweeping through the villages in the east when we suddenly found a strange army advancing towards us! They are extremely fast! And very strange! "
"An army from the east?"
Henry frowned. "Could it be the army of the Irus Empire? They actually came to support the Sila Duchy? "
"From the flags outside, it is indeed the army of the Irus Empire, but …"
The cavalryman's expression was very strange. "That army is too strange. There aren't many soldiers in sight, but they are driving a large number of steel puppets! I suspect that a large number of soldiers are hiding inside the steel puppets! "
"Steel puppets?!"
Harry's expression changed. "Are you sure it's a steel puppet?! That kind of alchemy war machine?! "
"I'm not sure, but …"
The cavalryman said helplessly, "That thing is really made of steel, and it's very fast. It's much faster than a warhorse, and it can easily cross mountains. We saw it rush into the forest and create a path!"
"Hiss!"
Henry sucked in a breath of cold air and thought quickly, How long will it take for them to get here?
The cavalryman's face was full of bitterness. "Our activities in the eastern villages have slowed down their advance, but I'm afraid … it won't take more than twenty minutes."
"How many people do you think they have? Is there a Heaven's Bearer? "
"I can't see, but the size of the army is very large, even comparable to our army. As for the Heaven's Bearer … we haven't fought with them, so we don't know. "
"Ten thousand people …"
Harry's expression was very strange. "The Irus Empire actually sent ten thousand soldiers to support a duchy … It seems that we have underestimated Tang En's decisiveness. He really wants to protect his reputation."
Originally, the Gris Kingdom's invasion of Sila and plundering was already an agreement with Solant, and Sila Duchy was just an unlucky one. It was supposed to act as a buffer zone, so the two sides didn't affect each other.
Although Solant had been taken back by the Irus Empire, the tacit agreement with Solant shouldn't have changed. After all, Sila Duchy was just a buffer zone.
However, that Irus Empire's Tang En was probably a regent who cherished his reputation. He actually didn't hesitate to send ten thousand soldiers to support Sila Duchy …
Hmph.
Ten thousand against ten thousand, it looked like they were evenly matched, but what was the real situation?
Harry sneered. It's just ten thousand people, so what if they have steel puppets? Our Gris Kingdom's warriors can fight against ten!
Harry started to calculate in his heart. This time, he was leading an army of ten thousand. Apart from the eight thousand ordinary soldiers, there were two thousand Heaven's Bearers. Among these two thousand Heaven's Bearers, there were one thousand five hundred peak Iron rank, four hundred fifty Silver rank, and fifty Gold rank Heaven's Bearers. He himself was a peak Guru rank expert.
Such a powerful army was definitely rare even in the whole of Prandal.
Moreover, even if they were ordinary soldiers, the Gris Kingdom's people had to go through cruel training since young. Their bodies were strong and their fighting strength was astonishing. Compared to the Irus, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that one could fight against ten!
We have the advantage in terms of individual combat strength!
On his side, after plundering the Sila Duchy these days, other than the provisions sent back to the Gris Kingdom, they had already accumulated a large amount of provisions in the rear. Resupply wasn't a problem at all. Even if there was a shortage, they could still split up and attack, plundering other villages to obtain supplies.
On the other hand, the Irus Empire's army had travelled a long way to support them. The amount of provisions consumed by the army of ten thousand wasn't small. Since they had come to support them, it was impossible for them to replenish their provisions through plundering. Furthermore, they had surrounded Sila City, so they couldn't obtain any supplies from Sila City. This meant that they would become weaker as they fought.
Their side had the advantage in terms of supplies!
Looking at the weather, it was already the latter half of the Month of Sleep. The temperature had dropped further, and it was already very cold.
However, compared to the cruel Gris Kingdom, the climate was so gentle that it made people want to doze off. It wouldn't affect their fighting strength at all.
However, the Irus Empire was located in the eastern plains region. The climate was usually warm, so their ability to withstand the cold was definitely not as good as theirs. This meant that their fighting strength would be severely affected by the climate, and their fighting strength would greatly decrease.
Their side also had the advantage in terms of the environment!
No matter how one looked at it, they had the advantage of time, place, and people. How could they lose this battle?
The only uncertain factor was the other side's steel puppets.
But from what Harry knew, the steel puppets' ability to move was also affected by the temperature. The colder the temperature, the weaker the steel puppets' ability to move. In this kind of temperature, even the steel puppets wouldn't be able to display much fighting strength.
Moreover, if they adopted a conservative strategy and fought a war of attrition, the other side would lose their supplies. Even if they had steel puppets, in the end, they would only be able to imprison them.
The only uncertain factor was the number of Heaven's Revelations in the other side's army.
According to past experience, most of the Irus Empire's Revelations were used to being adventurers or mercenaries. Very few people were willing to join the army. This was different from the Gris Kingdom. Once the citizens of the Gris Kingdom awakened as Heaven's Revelations, their first choice would be to join the army and contribute their strength to Emperor Stanley. Thus, the number of Heaven's Revelations in the Gris Kingdom's army was very high.
Harry was at least 80% sure that the number of Heaven's Revelations was greater than the number of reinforcements!
Should he fight?
His side's chances of victory were very high. If he completely annihilated the reinforcements, it would definitely cause a huge loss to the Irus Empire. His Majesty might even take this opportunity to start a war and unify the Irus Empire.
Harry didn't say anything. After muttering to himself for a moment, he suddenly realized something and inwardly cursed himself for being muddle-headed.
Why did they come out this time?
It was to steal food and money for the Gris Kingdom!
Right now, His Majesty Stanley's plan was at a critical juncture. He simply had no interest in doing anything else!
In other words, he didn't need to start a war with the reinforcements!
The reinforcements would take at least twenty minutes to reach Sila City?
Harry quickly made a decision and decisively ordered, "Pass down the order! Immediately start attacking the city! We must take the city gates within twenty minutes. We still have ten minutes. Quickly finish stealing the supplies and immediately withdraw! "
He decided to take a risk and make use of the time difference with the enemy. Twenty minutes, leaving ten minutes to spare. Twenty minutes would be more than enough to attack the city, and the remaining eight minutes would be enough for him to loot Sila City and then retreat.
Even if the reinforcements discovered their retreat route, Harry wasn't worried that they would chase after them. Since they were reinforcements, their main goal was to protect Sila City. No commander would be stupid enough to continue chasing after the enemy just to support a duchy and waste his own soldiers.
If there was, then he would definitely be the stupidest commander in the world.
Harry's order was immediately passed down. The archers who were already ready received the order and immediately nocked their arrows, starting the first round of shooting!
The dense rain of arrows whistled as they flew into the sky, passing over the city walls and falling into Sila City.
"What a pity!"
Harry sighed. Because it was a plundering mission, he didn't bring any siege weapons like catapults on this trip. Otherwise, just this round of attack would be enough to destroy Sila City.
After all, this small duchy of Sila didn't have any magicians stationed here, nor did it have any famous powerhouses. It was just an inconspicuous duchy.
Harry even closed his eyes and pricked up his ears, waiting to hear the beautiful sounds coming from Sila City after the rain of arrows fell.
"Ah!!!"
The heart-wrenching screams came as expected. Harry's face showed a smile, but suddenly, the smile froze on his face.
These screams, why were they so close to him?
And why did these sounds sound so familiar?
"…!!!"
When Harry opened his eyes, he was suddenly stunned. Then he sucked in a breath of cold air and exclaimed, "What's going on!?"
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