The Synthesis Wizard

Chapter 51 War

The astral calendar is 1250 years.

At the beginning of the month of Winter Qin.

Not long after the New Year, Glitter City demanded that the Lord of Blackstone City, Key Yarnest, come to Glitter City alone to plead guilty and be punished for colluding with the Spark Cult. After Kyi Yarnest refused, they brazenly sent out troops. Attack Blackstone City.

Click! Click!

The sound of metal armor scraping together sounded.

Key led people to climb the city wall, took the brass telescope from Brad, and looked into the distance.

At night, the entire plain outside the city was dotted with the light of bonfires.

There were longing figures beside the campfire, and the densely packed tents spread far across the plain.

"Irving went out in full force this time. Not only his troops, but also the armies of the three traitors Devin, Zolph, and Norwood. In addition, they also recruited thousands of mercenaries. Soldier!"

Brad looked at the army in the distance with a heavy expression.

Owen's army alone has nearly 4,000 troops. Adding in the mercenaries, the number of troops has exceeded 5,000, which is almost four times that of Black Rock City. This war is not easy to fight.

"There is no need to worry about mercenaries. These guys are undisciplined and just a ragtag group. They can be useful in frontal battles on plain terrain, but they will be a hindrance in siege battles."

Key put down the brass telescope and said, but frowned slightly, obviously his heart was not as calm as he said.

Although he had known that after the assassination failed, Owen would most likely not have any worries anymore and would definitely send troops to attack Black Rock City, but when the incident actually happened, Key still felt heavy pressure.

Especially looking at the densely packed troops outside the city made the burden on his shoulders even heavier.

Blackstone City has been expanding its military equipment during this period, but as of today, it barely has an army of about 1,300 people.

Three hundred of them are still militiamen who have only undergone basic training and have never seen blood. When they go to the battlefield, there is still a question mark as to how much combat power they can exert.

Of the remaining 1,000 people, 800 were city guards, and their combat power was pretty good.

The remaining two hundred men belonged to the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment.

This is the trump card that Key really relies on!

"It's a pity that the time is too short. If you give me another year or two, I can turn the Black Rock Cavalry into a true all-cavalry army. Even if there are only two or three hundred people, it will be more than enough to flatten the entire Shining Collar!"

Key sighed secretly.

The cost of training a Black Rock Cavalry is almost fifty gold coins.

Even with the cash cow of the Black Rock Mining Area, the expansion rate of the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment has been very slow.

So far it only has 200 people.

"Have all the people over at the Black Stone Mining Area withdrawn?" Key turned around and asked.

Qiao Dun nodded and said: "Everyone has withdrawn safely. According to the scout report, the enemy has now occupied the place."

Key nodded slightly and looked at the army in the distance in silence, thinking about the next strategy.

For them, defending the city is more advantageous.

The elite cavalry regiment under Owen's command is more suitable for fighting on plain terrain, and its combat effectiveness will be reduced by at least half in a city defense battle.

After all, horses can't fight on the city wall.

But the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment is different. The Black Rock Leopard has no problem using it to defend the city.

It is better to say that the puppet creations who are not afraid of death can exert stronger combat effectiveness in the battle to defend the city.

One is ebbing and the other is ebbing, which is more beneficial to Blackstone City.

Just defending the city will not work.

Once the war drags on for too long, supplies become a fatal weakness.

Furthermore, the Black Stone Mining Area is still in the hands of the enemy, and Key does not want the Black Stone Mining Area to become a cash cow for the enemy.

The best way is to defend the city for a period of time to wear down the enemy's strength, and then send the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment to directly attack the core of the enemy's camp after the enemy relaxes. If they can directly kill the enemy's command post, this war will be their victory.

Since the formation of the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment, relevant information has been blocked, and outsiders have no way of knowing how powerful this army is.

The rebels are unprepared for this, and the plan has a high probability of success!

Thoughts were racing in his mind, and Keyi quickly had a plan in his mind.

Looking back, seeing all the generals with solemn expressions, Keyi said calmly: "The enemy is coming fiercely, but we are not vegetarians. In the past two years, we have worked hard to accumulate strength. Isn't it just for today?" Come down and let those rebels see our power!"

"Yes, your Excellency is right!"

"Let those rebels see the power of our Black Rock City!"

"I can't wait!"

Encouraged by Key, the generals' fighting spirit quickly became high.

Brad and Jordan looked at each other with smiles on their faces.

Outsiders don't know what's going on, but as members of Black Rock City, they know very well how exaggerated the changes in Black Rock City have been in the past two years.

In terms of knights alone, there are already more than 160 people in Black Rock City.

Many viscounties don't even have that many knights!

Not to mention there are two hundred black rock leopards with knight-level combat power in Black Rock City!

After all, Blackstone City has more than 300 knight-level combat forces.

To be honest, if Black Rock City was not limited to one city, its basic military strength was too poor, and there were no other capable elite troops except the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment, a mere Owen would not be enough for them to fight.

And all of this is thanks to His Excellency Sunan.

"I wonder where your Excellency Su Nan is now?"

Qiao Dun patted the long sword on his waist and said with a grin:

"If Your Excellency Su Nan is here, we don't have to defend the city, we can just go out of the city to kill those grandsons!"

All the knights around nodded in agreement.

Even Brad, who has always been steady, is no exception.

If it were others, even if the peak knights came, they would not believe that one person could influence the outcome of a war involving five to six thousand people.

But Sunan is different.

They have all seen how unpredictable the wizard's methods are, and they have extremely strong confidence because of this.

If it were that person, he might really be able to create jaw-dropping miracles!

After not staying too long, Key observed the city wall for a while, then turned and left.

The preparations before the war were extremely complicated, and there were still many things waiting for him to arrange.

the next day.

Not long after dawn, the melodious and low sound of horns came from outside the city.

Key led a group of generals to climb the city wall and looked around, seeing densely packed troops starting to form formations in the distance.

Not long after, thousands of soldiers pushed siege equipment and slowly advanced towards the city wall.

"I really can't wait."

A cold light flashed in Keyi's eyes, he raised his hand and shouted in a deep voice:

"Get ready to fight!"

"Yes, sir!"

All the generals responded in unison, then turned around and loudly ordered the soldiers to prepare for battle.

The defending army took action quickly.

(End of chapter)