Chapter 51 War
Year 1250 of the Starlight Calendar.
The beginning of the month of Dongqin.
Not long after the New Year, the Flash City demanded that the Lord of Black Stone City, Key Anest, come to Flash City alone to confess his crime and accept punishment on the charge of colluding with the Spark Cult. After being rejected by Key Anest, they brazenly sent troops to attack Black Stone City.
Click! Click!
The sound of metal armor plates rubbing against each other rang out.
Key led his men to the city wall, took the brass telescope from Brad, and looked into the distance.
Under the night sky, the entire plain outside the city was dotted with the light of the bonfire.
There were shadows around the bonfire, and dense tents were connected together, spreading far across the plain.
"Owen has come out in full force this time. Not only his army, but also the armies of the three traitors, Daven, Zorf and Norwood, have also been dispatched. In addition, they have also recruited thousands of mercenaries!"
Brad looked at the army in the distance, his expression a little heavy.
Owen's army alone has nearly 4,000 people. With the addition of mercenaries, the number of troops has exceeded 5,000, which is almost four times that of Black Stone City. This war is not easy to fight.
"Mercenaries are not a concern. These guys are undisciplined and are just a mob. They can still play a role in frontal battles on plains, but they are a drag in siege battles."
Key put down the brass telescope and said, but his brows were slightly frowned. Obviously, his heart was not as calm as he said.
Although he knew that after the assassination failed, Owen would most likely not care about it anymore and would definitely tear his face and attack Black Stone City directly, when things really happened, Key still felt heavy pressure.
Especially looking at the dense army outside the city, the burden on his shoulders became even heavier.
Black Stone City has been expanding its armaments during this period, but to this day, it only has an army of about 1,300 people.
Among them, 300 people are militiamen who have only received basic training and have never seen blood. It is still questionable how much combat power they can exert on the battlefield.
Among the remaining 1,000 people, 800 are city guards, and their combat power is still good.
The remaining 200 people belong 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 I have another year or two, I can make the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment a real full-knight army. Even if there are only two or three hundred people, it will be more than enough to flatten the entire Flash Territory!"
Key sighed secretly.
It costs about 50 gold coins to train a Black Rock Cavalry.
Even with the cash cow of the Black Rock Mining Area, the expansion speed of the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment has always been very slow.
So far, there are only 200 people.
"Have all the people from the Black Rock Mining Area withdrawn?" Key turned his head and asked.
Joton nodded and said, "They have all been safely withdrawn. According to the scouts' intelligence, the enemy has now occupied the place."
Key nodded slightly, looking at the army in the distance, thinking silently, and thinking about the next strategy.
For them, defending the city is more advantageous.
The elite cavalry regiment under Owen is more suitable for fighting on plain terrain, and its combat effectiveness will be at least reduced by half in the battle of defending the city.
After all, horses cannot fight on the city walls.
But the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment is different. The Black Rock Leopard can be used to defend the city without any problem.
It is better to say that the puppet creations that are fearless of death can exert stronger combat effectiveness in the battle of defending the city.
This is more beneficial to Black Rock City.
Just defending the city blindly is not enough.
Once the war is delayed for too long, supply will become a fatal weakness.
In addition, the Black Rock Mine is still in the hands of the enemy, and Key does not want the Black Rock Mine to become the enemy's cash cow in turn.
The best way is to defend the city for a while, wear down the enemy's strength, and then send the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment to directly attack the core of the enemy camp when the enemy relaxes.
If they can directly kill the enemy's command center, this war will be their victory.
Since the establishment 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 is likely to succeed!
With thoughts flying in his mind, Key quickly made a plan in his mind.
Looking back, seeing that all the generals had a solemn expression on their faces, Key said calmly: "The enemy is coming fiercely, but we are not vegetarians. We have been working hard to accumulate strength in the past two years. Isn't it for today? Next, let those rebels see our strength!"
"That's right, your Excellency is right!"
"Let those rebels see how powerful our Black Rock City is!"
"I can't wait!"
Encouraged by Key, the generals' fighting spirit quickly rose.
Brad and Joton looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
Outsiders don't know the secret, 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, Black Rock City already has more than 160 people.
Many viscounts don't even have so many knights!
Not to mention that Black Rock City also has 200 Black Rock Leopards with knight-level combat power!
In total, Black Rock City has more than 300 knight-level combat power.
To be honest, if Black Rock City was not limited to one city, the basic military strength was too poor, and there was no other elite army to show except the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment, Owen alone would not be enough for them to fight.
And all this is thanks to His Excellency Sunan.
"I wonder where His Excellency Sunan is now?"
Joton patted the long sword at his waist and grinned:
"If Lord Sunan is here, we don't have to defend the city, we can just go out and fight those bastards!"
The surrounding knights nodded in agreement.
Even Brad, who is always steady, is no exception.
If it were someone else, even if a peak knight came, they would not believe that one person could influence the outcome of a war of five or six thousand people.
But Sunan is different.
They have seen how mysterious the wizard's methods are, and therefore have extremely strong confidence.
If it is that person, maybe he can really create a jaw-dropping miracle!
Not staying for too long, Key observed on the city wall for a while, then turned and left.
The preparations before the war were extremely cumbersome, and there were still many things waiting for him to arrange.
The next day.
Not long after dawn, a melodious and low horn sounded outside the city.
Key led a group of generals to the city wall, and looking out, he saw that the dense army in the distance began to form a battle array.
Before long, thousands of soldiers pushed siege equipment and slowly advanced towards the city wall.
"You are really impatient."
A cold light flashed in Key's eyes, he raised his hand and shouted in a deep voice:
"Prepare for battle!"
"Yes, sir!"
All the generals responded in unison, then turned around and loudly ordered the soldiers to prepare for battle.
The defending army acted quickly.
