Yi Shanlin's tactics were not considered life-saving. As long as the enemy was a straight Liu without heavy armor or iron shield, the Caucasian's iron arrows would be fatal. wWw.QuANbEn-XiAoShUo.CoM He learned a lot about marching from Rex and knew that many precious weapons must be sealed up when there is no battle.
This tactic of cavalry attacking with bows and arrows is not very effective against strict heavy armored infantry, unless expensive magic arrows are used to break through the heavy armor. The problem is that magic arrows are disposable, and the cost of making a magic arrow is higher than training an infantryman, so no one will do this. Moreover, alchemical arrows are not the same as magic arrows. Alchemical arrows are arrows refined with magic. They do not have special magical abilities. However, the magic array on the magic arrow can be run with magic core and has the lethality of magic. It's not something ordinary armor can withstand.
The iron arrows that Salin gave to the Caucasus warriors were refined with alchemy and were extremely sharp. When shot with a long bow, they could break through iron armor, wooden shields, or even the lowest level invisible shields. This kind of iron arrow is useless against higher-level magic shields. Unless it is at a particularly close distance, it is possible to cause harm to low-level magicians.
Salin did not have so many resources to make magic arrows, but the enemy also did not have that much money to make magic armors for ordinary soldiers to wear. Therefore, in this attack, the coalition forces of the East China Sea island country could only watch as the Caucasus warriors fired empty arrows into their quivers. The iron arrow retreated calmly.
A total of more than 28,000 iron arrows killed more than 4,000 enemies, and more than 1,000 of them were killed directly. On average, twenty iron arrows can kill an enemy. In this harsh weather, the injured target will suffer the same fate if it does not receive good treatment.
Only Caucasian warriors are extremely powerful and can shoot so many iron arrows. An ordinary soldier can be considered a great warrior if he can draw a long bow ten times.
The role of equipment is vividly reflected here, each. Caucasian warriors had magic finger cots on their hands to control the strings. There are only so many soldiers in Salin's hands. Without sophisticated equipment, the coalition forces of the East China Sea island countries can cause huge losses to them by harassing and attacking them for a long time.
Saleen was not satisfied with the equipment of his soldiers, but he did not know that Rex's soldiers were among the best in the Qin Empire. He built his own team according to Rex's army-building model, and his investment was dozens of times that of ordinary nobles.
It was a good thing that Salin was messing around like this, otherwise with his current number of soldiers, he would have suffered heavy losses against these powerful enemies coming from a long way.
This result was also caused by terrain factors. The ice surface was all flat and there was nothing that could block the bow and arrow. Demonic wolves are much more stable when running on this kind of ice than war horses. These demonic wolves are originally magical beasts that live in alpine areas, and they will not slip when running on the ice.
Even if the coalition forces have cavalry, they cannot catch up with these demon wolves.
Credian's defensive strategy went wrong, which made the coalition have some scruples. They have been refining and assembling magic chariots, and did not arrange the camp on the ground; as soon as Saleen returned. They attacked the battleship. Let those magic chariots sink to the bottom of the sea before they can take effect.
There are many reasons for the failure of a war. If the coalition forces divide their forces and arrange for thousands of people to board 6 in the north, with the cooperation of magic chariots, Salin's army will suffer a lot of casualties when faced with an unrepaired city wall.
Or if the coalition forces use large-scale flying puppets to harass, Credian may not be able to keep his composure and may very well send troops to counterattack on the ice. In that case, the comparison between the two sides will be in terms of numbers.
If Creopa wanted to fight a decisive battle on the ice, he could not approach the battleship. There was also a magic trebuchet on the battleship, which would cause huge damage to his infantry.
All in all, the failure of the coalition forces was not destined, and everything could be said to be a coincidence. The strangest thing is that Sika's divination turned out to be effective, and Salin believed Sika's feeling. If Saleen hadn't rushed back and the coalition's magic chariot had been modified, even with the help of the undead army, Credian wouldn't be able to defend the harbor
Panchagana was not around at that time, and the remaining two undead kings were no match for the mage group. At least if they took the initiative to attack, they would suffer a big loss.
However, there are also inherent factors in this situation. The armies of the island countries in the East China Sea have no experience in large-scale combat. The so-called king of the East China Sea may only have a small island with only tens of thousands of people. It would be extremely difficult for such an army to occupy the continent of Mels.
The legions fighting on the continent of Myers often numbered more than one hundred thousand soldiers. The nobles supported the royal family at least several hundred soldiers at a time. When put together, it was a huge number.
When Emperor Chanak went on an expedition, thousands of low-level mages defected to the army. Emperor Chanak was defeated, and many of these mages escaped. If it were the army of the island country in the East China Sea, they would probably be completely wiped out.
Salin received the news from the front and immediately ordered the second one. Order. The pirates who had followed him into the Chaos Swamp organized more than two hundred people, brought along barbarian soldiers, mounted skeleton horses, and came to the edge of the ice to start the second round of attacks.
"Your Majesty General, we must fight back, otherwise"
At the seaside, the coalition generals almost went crazy when faced with this situation.
The enemy only uses powerful crossbows to harass. If the opponent's crossbows are enough, after a few days of tossing, the remaining troops will collapse completely. In fact, within a few days, due to the sinking of the battleship, the old soldiers' capital was gone, and these soldiers would soon be hungry and cold. If they couldn't find food, everyone would die on this ice.
The pirates did not have the archery skills of the Caucasians. They used heavy crossbows, and the attack range was only about 400 meters. However, their skeleton war horses ran quite steadily on the ice. The coalition organized several counterattacks, but they were all chopped back by the barbarians' flying axes.
The pirates laughed without mercy, and when they were tired of shooting, they pointed in the distance and did not go back. It takes at least half a minute to reload the crossbow, and they are not in a hurry to kill the enemy. The barbarian warriors looked at the soldiers wearing strange armors in the distance with some disdain. These wimps have reached this point and yet they don't even try their best.
After all, the number of pirates is too small. Including the barbarians, it is only more than 500. There are tens of thousands of people on the other side. As long as they gather together and advance, the pirates will inevitably retreat.
From time to time, small puppets fly up in the sky and fly back to the city base. Under the protection of the barbarians, the accompanying low-level mages do not have to do anything. They only need to report the battle situation regularly and let the flying puppets take them back to the city.
Salin was in the temple, reading the battle reports one after another, and his anger gradually calmed down. The number of enemy deaths was already ten times that of the swordsmen we lost, not counting those who sank with the ship.
"How was the battle between Zhu Po Keke and the others?"
"There is no news yet, sir, a magician from Sreig Island replied.
"Well, if the three kings join forces, at least it will be a draw. Losing is impossible. I'm just afraid that the magician will give up the duel and come back to cause trouble for us." Saleen pondered for a moment. Said: "It's better to fight to the death, so that the enemy loses hope, so that the magician will not fight hard. If he brings some powerful scroll, the soldiers will not be able to bear it.
"Sir, the magician will not attack an ordinary soldier, the magician reminded Salin.
"Those are the rules on the continent. These people come from the East China Sea, and I'm not sure about the habits there. How is Kridian's arrangement going?"
"There's about an hour left and it can be set up.
"Well, let Daniel organize the undead army, and let the others withdraw."
At the harbor, Daniel's three thousand skeleton warriors were already lined up, holding bone spears and facing the sea, waiting for the Necromancer's order. Behind the skeleton is a barbarian holding a hunting bow and riding a skeleton horse. This formation is very strange, and Salin has no choice. He has too few real soldiers, and it is difficult for Aini and Elaine to take the lead.
Daniel's summoned undead was in the center of the team, and Daniel stood above Pichus, his heart racing.
It turns out that the feeling on the battlefield is so pleasant. After experiencing several battles, I feel that my mental power has increased a lot, and I have absorbed the aura of the undead on the battlefield. My rank has finally been consolidated and I will never go back again. No wonder so many necromancers followed the Glycos family when the Qin Empire was established. Necromancers can also practice on the battlefield, and the speed is much faster.
Pixius, who was under Daniel's feet, was also satisfied. Although the lives of the undead in other planes were guaranteed, it was still troublesome to practice. If this master can take him to the battlefield, sooner or later he will become a true eighth-level undead. The taste of the soul is so beautiful! The three huge heads of Picius looked left and right, feeling that they had infinite scenery.
On the ice in the distance, Kersidian and the mages from Sreig Island were setting up a magic array. The magic array had very high requirements for the environment. This kind of magic array carved on the ice needed to be spread. It contains magic powder, which lasts only a short time and is expensive to fake.
"Salin, do you think they will fight back?" Shikar had already arrived at the temple and sat next to Salin.
"Of course, they have no food and no fuel. If they wait on the ice, they will all die without us taking action. I will let the undead army attack, and they will soon make up their minds.
"Salin, why don't we kill all these people?" Aini suddenly spoke. He had handed over all the family swordsmen to Salin to take charge of the defense line behind him. He also knew that according to the situation at hand, although there are many enemies , they may not be able to break through the first layer of defense, and their own people will not become cannon fodder.
"Merciful Necromancer, tell me, how should I deal with these people?" Salin smiled.
"Well, we still need a lot of manpower for mining. The Qin Empire is not allowed to buy and sell slaves, but it has never said that it is not allowed to use prisoners of war. These people only need to be sent to those who stutter." We have saved a lot of costs.
"This is a good idea, but if they kill my swordsmen, whether they can survive depends on their luck. If there is any concern, I will consider your suggestion. Salin will kill more than a hundred dead soldiers. The swordsman of Gejima couldn't forget that those people who were loyal enough died so worthlessly, which made him not angry.
Aini smiled helplessly. Salin asked Crean to set up the magic circle. He was determined to kill everyone on the other side. As a businessman, this is not a good choice.