Chapter 1089 How to Lose when Flying Dragon Rides on the Face!

"Hasn't that idiot Palmer made his decision yet?"

Henry, who was sitting in the center of the army, tapped Erlang's legs and shook gently with a glass of luscious red wine. The blood-like color made him very intoxicated. He took a sip lightly. After being intoxicated for a long time, he drank up the contents of the glass in one gulp. Red wine, drink it and drink it: "Hmm... I still can't imitate their elegance. I don't know what's so good about it. Sure enough, the Thunder Beer brewed by the dwarves is more in line with 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 guy Palmer has forced all the men to join the army."

"Hmph, so what if those people are forcibly recruited? Does that idiot really think that a mere steel city gate can stop us Grays warriors? He is so naive. Once the city is broken, everyone will be us. The souls dead under the sword of the warrior Grace!"

Henry wiped the wine on his hands on his cloak, then put on his helmet, opened the tent and walked out. He looked at the city gate not far ahead and sneered: "I just don't want to waste my energy, open the city gate." If you take the initiative to offer food and treasure, you may be able to leave a way for them to survive. Since they are so stubborn, let's show them some color."

A cold smile flashed across Henry's face: "The city of Silla must be crowded with refugees now. Send the order, and the archers are ready to launch! I think a round of arrow rain may make that old guy Palmer change his mind?"

Siege war, ready to go!

"Archers prepare—"

Just when Henry was about to let King Palmer know his mistake with a hail of arrows, a fast horse suddenly rushed from the flank.

The cavalry on horseback shouted: "General Henry! Urgent military situation!"

The sword raised high was slowly lowered, and he stared at the approaching cavalry: "Report the situation."

"Our team was scanning the villages to the east, but suddenly we discovered a strange army heading this way! Their speed is extremely fast! And they are very weird!"

"An army from the east?"

Henry frowned: "Could it be the army of the Illus Empire? They actually came to support the Principality of Silla?"

"Judging from the flags outside, it is indeed the army of the Illus Empire, but..."

The expression of the cavalryman was very strange: "That army is really strange. There are not many soldiers that can be seen, but it drives a large number of steel puppets! It is suspected that a large number of soldiers are hiding inside the steel puppets!"

"Steel Golem!?"

Henry's expression changed: "Are you sure it's a steel puppet?! That kind of war machine created by alchemy!?"

"I'm not sure, but..."

The cavalryman said helplessly: "That thing is really made of steel, and the speed of that thing is very fast, much faster than a war horse, and it is easy to cross mountains and ridges. Let's see it with our own eyes." The steel puppet rushed directly into the forest, and then forced its way out of the way!"

"hiss!"

Henry took a breath of cold air and thought quickly: "How long will it take for them to get here?"

The cavalryman looked bitter: "Our activities in the villages and towns to the east have slowed down their progress, but I'm afraid... it will not exceed twenty seconds."

"Estimate how many people there are on the other side? Are there any Apocalypse?"

"You can't see it, but the size of the team is very large, even comparable to our army. As for the Apocalypse... we have never fought against each other, so we have no way of knowing."

"Ten thousand people..."

Henry's expression was quite strange: "The Illus Empire would actually send 10,000 soldiers to support a principality... It seems that we have all underestimated Tang En's decisiveness. He really wants to protect his reputation. "

Originally, the Kingdom of Grace's invasion of Sira and the plundering were already agreed upon with Solant, and the Principality of Sira was just an unlucky principality that originally acted as a buffer zone and the two sides had no influence on each other.

Although Solant is now recovered by the Illrus Empire, the tacit understanding maintained with Solant should not change. After all, the Principality of Silla is just a buffer zone.

However, that Tang En of the Illrus Empire was probably a regent who cherished his reputation very much. He even did not hesitate to send 10,000 troops to support the Principality of Silla...

Hum.

Ten thousand versus ten thousand, it seems evenly matched, but what is the real situation?

Henry sneered, there are only ten thousand people, so what if there are steel puppets? One of us Grays warriors can fight ten!

Henry began to calculate in his mind. This time, among the ten thousand troops he led, in addition to eight thousand ordinary soldiers, two thousand of them were Apocalypse, and among these two thousand Apocalypse, another thousand There are 500 peak black iron level, 450 silver level, and 50 gold level apocalypse, and he himself is a peak master level master.

Such a powerful army is definitely not common even if you look at the entire Purandal.

What's more, even if they are ordinary soldiers, the Gris people have to undergo cruel training since they were young. They are physically strong and have amazing fighting power. Compared with the Illus people, it is not an exaggeration to say that one can defeat ten of them!

We have an advantage in terms of individual combat capabilities!

On their own side, through plundering the Principality of Sila these days, in addition to the food and grass sent back to the Kingdom of Grace, they have accumulated a large amount of food and grass in the rear. The supply is not a problem at all. Even if there is a shortage, they can still Get supplies by raiding other villages.

On the other hand, the army of the Ilrus Empire traveled long distances to support, and the food and grass consumed by the 10,000-strong army was not a small amount, and they came to support, so they would not be able to replenish the food and grass through looting, while they surrounded the city of Sila. , they are also unable to obtain supplies from Sila City, which means that they will become weaker and weaker as they fight.

Our side has the advantage in terms of supplies!

Looking at the weather, it is now the end of the Sleeping Moon, the temperature has dropped further, and it is already very cold.

But compared with the cruel Kingdom of Grace, this climate is so docile that it makes people want to take a nap, and it will not affect the combat effectiveness at all.

However, the Ilrus Empire is located in the eastern plain area, and the climate is usually warm. Their cold resistance is definitely not as good as ours, which means that their combat capabilities will be severely affected by the climate, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

We also have the advantage in terms of environment!

No matter how you compare it, the right time, the right place and the right people already account for two of them. Tell me how to lose this battle?

The only unstable factor is the opponent's steel puppet.

However, as far as Henry knows, the mobility of the steel puppet is also affected by the temperature. The colder the temperature, the worse the mobility of the steel puppet. Under the current temperature, even the steel puppet cannot exert much combat effectiveness.

What's more, if you implement a conservative strategy and fight a war of attrition, the opponent will lose supplies. Even if there are steel puppets, they will eventually become just an iron box to imprison them. Don't worry about it at all.

The only uncertain factor is the number of Apocalypse in the opponent's army...

According to past experience, most of the Apocalypse in the Illrus Empire are accustomed to becoming adventurers or mercenaries, and few are willing to join the army. This is different from the Kingdom of Grace. Once the citizens of the Kingdom of Grace awaken, they become The first choice of the Apocalypse is to join the army and contribute their strength to His Majesty Stanley. Therefore, the proportion of the Apocalypse in the army of the Kingdom of Grace is extremely high.

Henry is at least 80% sure that their number of Apocalypse must be greater than this reinforcement!

Want to fight?

Our victory rate is very high. If this reinforcement is completely wiped out, it will definitely cause huge losses to the Ilrus Empire. Maybe your Majesty will take this opportunity to directly launch a war and unify the Ilrus Empire...

Henry said nothing, and after pondering for a moment, he suddenly woke up and cursed secretly for being confused.

What did they come out for this time?

It’s to steal money and food for the Grace Kingdom!

Now His Majesty Stanley's plan is at a critical moment, and he has no interest in doing anything else!

In other words, there is absolutely no need for him to go to war with this reinforcement!

Will the reinforcements reach Sila City in twenty quarters at the latest?

Henry made a decision quickly and decisively ordered: "Send the order! Start attacking the city immediately! We must capture the city gate within two quarters. We still have ten quarters to grab the food and grass as soon as possible, and then withdraw immediately!"

He decided to take a risk and create a time difference with the opponent. Twenty quarters left a margin of ten quarters. Two quarters was more than enough to attack the city. The remaining eight quarters were enough to loot the city of Xila and then evacuate from here.

Even if the reinforcements discovered their evacuation route, Henry was not worried that they would catch up. Since they were reinforcements, their primary goal was to support and protect the city of Silla. No commander would be stupid enough to continue just to support a principality. Chase the opponent and waste your own soldiers.

If so, then he must be the stupidest commander in the world.

Henry's order was conveyed immediately. After receiving the order, the archers who were already ready to go immediately strung their arrows and started the first round of shooting!

A dense rain of arrows roared into the sky, crossed the city wall, and fell into the city of Sira——

"Pity!"

Henry sighed. Because it was a robbery mission, he did not carry siege weapons such as catapults on this trip. Otherwise, just this round of attacks would be enough to destroy Silla.

After all, the small principality of Xila has no magicians stationed here, and there are no well-known powerful people. It is just an inconspicuous principality.

Henry had even closed his eyes and pricked up his ears, waiting to hear the beautiful sounds coming from the city of Silla after the arrow rain fell.

"ah!!!"

The heartbreaking screams came as expected, and Henry had a smile on his face, but suddenly, the smile froze on his face.

Why are these screams so close?

And why do these voices sound so familiar?

"...!!!"

When Henry opened his eyes, he suddenly stayed there, took a breath of cold air, and exclaimed: "What's going on!?"