Empire of Shadows

Chapter 38: Deserted Stone City

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Chapter 38: Desolate Stone City

Just when I thought that another supply of magic could wipe out the enemy troops on the city wall, the gate of Huangshi City suddenly opened. The Senke Federation Black Wolf Corps light cavalry wearing black helmets and black armor swarmed out. They dispersed forward almost immediately after leaving the city gate and rushed madly towards the Empire Magician Corps.

At the same time, the Imperial Army also immediately dispatched two armies. An elite light cavalry unit of Carsont with thousands of people also rushed towards the released magician unit, while a light cavalry division and a medium cavalry division of the Flame Legion also rushed towards the Black Wolf Legion from both sides of the magician unit, trying to prevent the Black Wolf Legion from contacting their own magician unit.

At the same time, Murray's magician troops, which had become the focus of the battlefield, also responded. The magic that was originally intended to attack the city wall was now completely aimed at the Black Wolf Cavalry.

"What a shame! If they had come out a little later, one of the two magician armies of the Senke Federation would have suffered heavy losses today, cough..." Matthew beside me sighed.

I didn't care what he said next, I carefully observed the reactions of both sides. Both sides grasped the timing very well. Before the magicians on their side were about to be severely hit, the Black Wolf Legion suddenly attacked, attracting all the attacks that the Empire Magicians were going to give to their magicians. If the Empire Magicians still aimed their attacks at the magicians on the city wall, then the Empire Magicians would probably be involved in the cavalry battle between the two sides because of the untimely retreat. In that case, although they could greatly injure the weak magician force of the Senke Federation, they would inevitably suffer huge losses.

Finally, the last light spear formation of the Imperial Holy Light Magic Corps rushed towards the oncoming cavalry. Damn, when the light spears collided directly with the Black Wolf Corps, I finally understood why magicians were treated so highly and why so many soldiers risked their lives to rescue them, and even used their bodies to attract firepower for their own magician troops, just like the cavalry of the Black Wolf Corps in front of me.

When the first light spear collided with a cavalryman, I finally understood the true power of magic. If the fireballs fired by the Senke Federation magicians I saw in the Waste Stone Canyon were similar to the blasts used by Palestinian civilians, then the light spears fired by these Holy Light Magicians were large-caliber rocket launchers. The violent explosion not only blew the cavalryman who was the first to bear the brunt of the blast to pieces, but the power generated by the explosion of the light spear directly engulfed everyone within a diameter of nearly 20 meters, and hundreds of light spears directly caused the entire Black Wolf Legion's vanguard to disappear completely within a few seconds. . . . . .

******Terror, this is the only feeling in my heart. Wiping the cold sweat from my head, I thought about how to deal with those terrible magicians. If I can't find an effective way to deal with magicians, then my future military career will definitely not be very wonderful.

Because I now know that, except for a country in the west of this continent that has popularized magicians into ordinary legions, almost all countries on this continent have set up separate magician units and directly controlled them in the hands of emperors of various countries, and never allow anyone to interfere with this inhuman power.

Then one day, I will have to go to war with an army of magicians without any magical power. Then the first thing I need to consider will be the possible impact of magicians on the war and how I can eliminate this horrible existence.

After that round of magic was cast, many magicians in the magician unit that Murray belonged to fell to the ground due to exhaustion of magic power and mental strength. Facing the chaotic Black Wolf Army in front of them, as well as the friendly forces rushing madly behind and on both sides, the magicians immediately helped their companions on the ground and retreated back to their own direction. Several powerful magicians also occasionally launched a fireball or threw a transparent light curtain to attack the cavalry that was closer, or a small amount of magic attacks on the low-level city wall during the retreat.

At that time, thousands of light cavalrymen of Carson approached the magicians in two neat rows. The front row quickly dismounted and picked up or supported the magicians, and quickly sent them to the horses of the cavalrymen in the back row. Afterwards, the light cavalrymen with the magicians turned their horses and immediately returned to their own army at full speed. The light cavalrymen who remounted followed closely behind to escort the magicians. All the actions were not only effective, but the cooperation between the two sides was also very skillful and capable, without any sense of delay.

When the light cavalry led the magicians to retreat, the interception teams consisting of 5,000 heavy cavalry and light cavalry on both sides were about to meet and drew an arc to crash into the black wolf army that was reorganizing and rushing up. But what made me feel bored was that when the black wolf army saw that it was hopeless to attack the magician army, they all turned back and hid directly in the city.

The bugle sounded, and the infantry of the 223rd and 224th Legions began to push a cart with a shield on the front and rushed towards the city wall with a ladder more than ten meters high. When the cavalry chasing the Black Wolf Legion approached 500 meters outside the city wall, they quickly dispersed to both sides to prevent the four-legged ones from blocking the two-legged siege.

When the troops entered within 500 meters outside the city wall, the catapults on the city wall and the remaining magicians of the Senke Federation began to show their power. Rain-like stones mixed with fireballs or other indescribable magic began to massacre the imperial soldiers on a large scale.

After getting close again, the imperial soldiers began to fight back with bows and arrows relying on the fragile arrow deflectors, and pushed the ladders against the city wall. . . . .

Facing such an attack, in my eyes, it is simply suicide. Although I am an absolute layman in war, at least I know that in this situation, if there is no ability to suppress the defensive forces on the opponent's wall, it is simply a dream to rely on soldiers to attack a city with strong defenses. Not to mention that we only have 50,000 infantry now, even if we have 500,000, I don't think we can necessarily capture this strong city guarded by 100,000 infantry and nearly 40,000 light cavalry. What's more, the residents in the city will never side with us invaders. If they participate in the city defense, then our attack this time is simply a farce. Of course, this is when I am not showing my power.

Tens of thousands of infantrymen rushed to the 500-meter distance in front of the city wall. Judging from the bodies lying on the ground, there must be no less than 3,000 soldiers. Many of them were still alive and had lost their ability to move. They could only survive in the rain of arrows and rocks. Death was their inevitable fate. Under the city wall, tens of thousands of soldiers were still there, braving the rain of swords and arrows and large stones, risking their lives to climb to the top of the ladder. . . . . .

When the corpses piled up to half a person's height under the city wall, the imperial army finally sounded the signal to withdraw. A meaningless casualty in my eyes finally came to an end. At least tens of thousands of soldiers remained under the Huangshi City forever. In addition, there were thousands of wounded soldiers who were seriously injured or unable to move and were still wailing in pain. It was a horrible sight.

Looking at the leaders of the retreating legions, I tried hard not to rush up and scold them for being murderers. I slapped myself awake and cursed myself secretly. Damn, I am not a good person either. My hands are not clean. I have killed people before, and I only lied to expose myself. Who am I to say that about others? It's just a pot calling the kettle black!

But the following situation made me unable to bear the anger in my heart. Killing people is not the right thing to do. Both sides of the army were killed in the battle, that's fine. But this situation made me feel suffocated. ****** Even if there is no so-called Geneva Convention here, at least it is not so barbaric and cruel, right? **** Damn you... . . . . .