Chapter 661: Preparing for War (1)
"According to the information collected by our intelligence officers from the Holy Light City, the Divine Light Empire currently has a total of 120 legions with regimental numbers as a whole, which means that the number of regular first-line troops and second-line troops in the hands of the Holy Light Great Empire has reached more than 1.2 million."
"Go on." In the spacious city hall, at the huge round table, the high-ranking generals who never set the sun, including Sun Lin, all stood around the round table, listening to the military intelligence about the Divine Light Great Empire with solemn expressions.
"Yes! According to the intelligence, the front-line troops of the Holy Light Empire are actually the same as us, which are a mixed force of professional troops and elite troops, and they include the four major apologetic legions that people in the King Continent often talk about: the Cathar Warrior Regiment, the Cathar Knights, the Cathar Crossbow Corps and the Cathar Priest Corps. Each of these four legions has 100,000 soldiers, and has 20,000 people as reserve legions, and this includes the Cathar Warrior Regiment and the Knights Cathar that our Misharid warriors encountered in the Holy Light City before. ”
“………… Isn't that right? According to intelligence, both the Cathar Warriors and the Cathar Knights are equipped with the finest heavy plate armor of the Holy Light Empire, among which the Cathar Knights have excellent combat effectiveness in morale and breaking formations, but melee combat is not what these Cathar Knights are good at, and it is estimated that this is also the reason why the Cathar Knights are on foot and cannot fight back because they will be beaten by the Michar soldiers; According to the intelligence, the cathar warriors have completely opposite fighting styles and abilities to the cathar knights, and these guys armed with axes and halberds and warships are just as good at fighting the most taboo oil battles that are most taboo for the generals of the warring parties, because these cathar warriors are not as fanatical as the cathar knights, but instead have a cool head like a snake man. So that these apologists are often put into the battlefield, there will be a small number of people to drag a large number of enemy troops in one place for several hours of strange effects, but for what I look at from the intelligence of Holy Light City, the combat effectiveness of those apologetic warriors is not as miraculous as the intelligence shows, is it that these soldiers are the same as the previous fleet of the Atlanta Empire, because of the long absence of battle, their comprehensive ability has declined? Before reading the information in his hand, Andelt, who was next to Sun Lin's left side, was the first to ask questions.
In this regard, the spy who answered the generals present who had been collecting information in the Holy Light City before explained: "Your Excellency, General, do you remember what I just said that the four major legions of the Holy Light Empire each have two regiments of troops? In fact, the two back legions of the Knights of the Cathar and the Cathar Warriors of the Holy Light Empire who had fought with the Mishaal warriors before were at war. The regular legions of the two legions are currently on the same line as the regular legions of the other two legions, and they are all on the border between the Great Empire of Divine Light and the Great Griffin Empire. ”
"If that's the case, then it's reasonable that a semi-professional soldier like Mishaal's raid can stalemate with him for so long, but as the heavy infantry nemesis of our light infantry empire, it is actually so difficult to fight against the reserve legion of the cathar warrior regiment. Then the so-called heavy infantry nemesis is estimated to be no longer a nemesis when facing a regular apologetic warrior regiment. Andert said in a tone of regret.
In this regard, Sun Lin smiled: "After all, it is the four main legions of the Holy Light Empire, and it is a fact that the combat effectiveness can be so strong. The fighters of our Mishal raiders can behave like this. They've proven to be fantastic, number 5, you can go on now. ”
"Yes! And the Apologetic Crossbow Corps, which ranks third in the Guardian Legion, can also be regarded as our great empire on which the sun never sets. In other words, it is a strong enemy of the longbow troops of our great empire, and the reason why it is not said that it is a strong enemy of the crossbowmen of our great empire is because in essence, except for the weapons used by the two troops are crossbow long-range cold weapons, the two arms are not comparable at all in other aspects. For example, our Sunset Strength Crossbow belongs to the heavy shield crossbowman, equipped with tower shields, plate armor and other armor as much as possible, while the Apologetic Crossbow Corps is equipped with only a set of leather armor and a layer of chain mail, which can only be regarded as a light crossbowmen; For example, our Sunset Crossbowmen are good at fighting head-on with the enemy's original troops. The Cathar Crossbow Corps, on the other hand, excels at long-range support. ”
"Just like assault tanks and light tanks, the former has strong firepower and a strong front, but it is not mobile, and the attack method used is to find the weak point from the front of the enemy and then strike it, while the latter is good at roaming the theater of operations and attacking the enemy's .......... from the side and back, sorry sorry, you continue, you continue." After directing all the people around him to turn their suspicious gazes to him, Sun Lin immediately reacted and said to everyone with an embarrassed face.
"Ahem, but please don't be fooled by the superficial data of the Apologetic Crossbow Corps, although they seem to be a second-line unit, but in fact, the combat effectiveness of these guys is extremely terrifying, do you remember what I just thought about to compare this unit with the longbow troops of our Great Empire on which the sun never sets? The reason is very simple, because these triage crossbowmen of the Holy Light Empire armed with special crossbows called dragon crossbows have the same amazing archery skills as our longbow troops, which I think you should be able to see from the intelligence: in any war between the Holy Light Empire and the Griffin Empire, the number of griffon knights of the Griffon Empire who died in melee or air combat combined was not as large as the number of griffin knights who were shot down by the Divine Light Empire's cathar crossbowmen. ”
"Of course, when the time comes, who is strong and who falls, only on the battlefield can the victory be decided, after all, the three long-range troops of our Great Empire have their own characteristics, and in a certain case, our Reykya archers have the ability to defeat them." Sun Lin would never know that his joking words would actually become a fact in the future.
"As for the 100,000-strong legion called the Apologetic Priest Regiment, although this 100,000-strong legion is the same as our Mishaal Heavy Infantry Regiment of our Great Empire, it is a mixed force of heavy and light troops, and it is at the bottom of the ranking of the comprehensive combat effectiveness of the four army commanders, but from the perspective of a person who knows nothing about military affairs in my team, I can see from the intelligence that this legion is actually the most threatening legion for our empire on which the sun never sets, please take a look." As he spoke, the solemn spy, codenamed No. 5, pointed to the intelligence in his hand and said to everyone: "The so-called apologetic priest corps is divided into the field chaplain corps and the support chaplain corps, and the strength of the two regiments is 50,000 people each, and the position of the field chaplain corps and our field chaplain corps in the army is almost the same, that is, it can not only inspire our soldiers on the front line, but also charge into battle after wearing heavy plate armor and equipping sophisticated weapons, and its combat effectiveness is acceptable, but the 50,000 support chaplain corps is different, Although these guys who are only equipped with cloth armor or leather armor and only have wooden sticks and other weapons in their hands can't beat even a peasant, they can madly inspire the warriors of other troops, and make those warriors who believe in the Holy Light fall into a frenzied battle state, just like the shamans of the beast clan, of course, the difference is that the influence of these guys is great, and as the same cunning human race, they are different from those beast shamans who like to get together every time they go on an expedition, These guys know how to mingle with the crowd so that their identities are not revealed, so it is harder to kill a priest of a volunteer priesthood than it is to kill 100 shamans. ”
"You just said that these guys are in the same situation as the orc shamans? So, these support priests will also have a kind of hex like the totem of the orc shaman? Orso said with a frown.
"Yes, those support priests have a technique called 'prayer', which is said to be a trick left over from the human alliance in front of the face and used to deal with the undead army of the Dead Alliance, the effect is to make normal humans become the same as the undead army in a short period of time, not afraid of knife wounds and arrow wounds, of course, this trick has a negative effect, he will be blessed after the effect disappears, according to the blessed person's physical fitness, there will be 4 conditions of limb weakness, seven orifice bleeding, shock, and direct death, And it is worth mentioning that the weaker the body, the more likely they will survive, and the stronger the body, the more they will die directly. ”
"Wait? What exactly is the situation of your prayer? Sun Lin asked with a puzzled face, and in this regard, the No. 5 spy who was asked was also puzzled: "I don't know, it seems that those support priests gave the soldiers a kind of holy water called holy light illumination, and then let these soldiers silently recite the Holy Light Sect dogma in their mouths, and it won't take long for those soldiers of the Holy Light Great Empire to enter." 'Praying' mode, oh yes, it is said that some people are too strong to drink this holy water directly, and they must use a peculiar glass product to inject the holy water into the body before they can enter the 'praying' mode, it is worth mentioning that although this kind of people are physically strong, they will not die after using the holy water, but they must rely on the so-called holy water to survive from now on, if they are not replenished regularly, then these people who rely on the holy water to live will have extreme atrophy of their body muscles, and then die. ”
“……… Isn't this just fighting, no! Isn't that just drinking stimulants? After pondering for a moment, Sun Lin finally couldn't help but roar. (To be continued......)