Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2010 Military Elimination
As it turns out, the Ancient Elf Tree's abilities were indeed sound; even when conducting trials for one hundred Wood Elf mages simultaneously, it still radiated abundant energy.

Meanwhile, as the Wood Elf mages underwent trials at the Ancient Elf Tree, the Dark Elf forces, already assembled on the border of the Great Zhou New District, also faced a new round of tests.

It has been almost two months since I joined the Great Zhou army and started training.

Thanks to their innate advantages, the dark elves were able to keep up with the training intensity of the Great Zhou army. In fact, many dark elf soldiers felt that their physical fitness and even their martial arts skills had improved significantly during this period.

This made them completely convinced of Da Zhou's training methods.

In fact, the Dark Elves have been conducting basic training for the past two months, while the Great Zhou army generally conducts specialized training based on the roles of each unit.

The specialized training for the Dark Elf forces has been delayed for an obvious reason: some of the existing Dark Elf forces will be phased out.

Their Great Zhou was a multi-ethnic nation, and the composition of their military forces often incorporated the strengths of various ethnic groups.

Just like before, having acquired dwarven steam tanks, they also obtained goblin mechs.

After weighing the two options, the higher authorities ultimately decided to halt production of the dwarven steam tanks and shift their focus to the research and development of goblin mechs.

The same applies to the Dark Elves; some units are unnecessary for their Great Zhou.

As the commander-in-chief of this military region, Wei Qing also summoned Jarvet and had a special talk with Ereda about this matter.

While Ereda felt some resistance to this matter, she couldn't completely misunderstand it.

After all, he had been in the Great Zhou army for two months, so it was impossible for him to be completely unaware of the situation of the Great Zhou army.

The reality is that some of their Dark Elf units are simply no match for the same type of units in the Great Zhou, or some units are simply unnecessary to exist within the Great Zhou's system.

Of course, if the Eredars had this need, they could have the various unit types compete internally, making sure they lost clearly and decisively.

Ereda felt the suggestion was unnecessary. After two months, he could see the difference just by looking at it. He already knew the result without even comparing them.

However, since he made such a unilateral decision, some of the dark elf infantry under him might not be convinced, and if they caused trouble, it would only add to his problems.

With that thought in mind, Eredar nodded, though it was clear he was in a bad mood.

Wei Qing had no way to deal with this.

Their Great Zhou Dynasty certainly wouldn't invest a lot of money to maintain an unnecessary army, but...

"Captain, you don't need to worry. The dark elf soldiers who were disbanded can be incorporated into the other units that are retained. In other words, they are just a different type of soldier."

Upon hearing this, Ereda's expression immediately softened considerably.

"Thank you for your trouble."

The specific operation is not complicated. Just send Eredar back and select the best soldiers from each of his units for a competition.

It didn't take much time; basically, as soon as Eredar went back and asked, dark elf soldiers immediately volunteered to step forward.

The Dark Elf forces quickly selected their representatives, while the Great Zhou forces were simpler, as they could just choose from the elite Trapped Camp.

Because every soldier in the Trapped Camp is an all-around soldier, basically, all the skills that the Great Zhou army soldiers possess, the Trapped Camp soldiers also possess, and their abilities are only higher or higher.

When things are so easily understood, there's no need to expend any more effort. The first thing to be compared is the Great Zhou infantry versus the Dark Elf crossbowmen.

Within their Great Zhou, excluding the newly joined Dark Elf troops, the only units still using crossbows are the Giant Eagle Knights and Elf Knights.

For elven knights, bows and arrows are not their primary weapons. The reason they are equipped with bows and arrows is because of the functionality of arrows. Both types of units are special units that can use 'homing arrows'.

Given this premise, the Giant Eagle Knights themselves possess certain unique characteristics, making them well-suited to archery weapons. Switching to the new rifles, on the contrary, makes them less comfortable to use.

The comparative test was quickly launched, and in order to make the dark elves accept their defeat convincingly, the test was arranged in three rounds.

Since it's a long-range weapon, let's compare it to fixed-point shooting.

They can choose the distance to the target themselves; the farther the target is set, the higher the hit rate and the higher the score.

Needless to say, the Dark Elf crossbowmen were completely annihilated.

Both in terms of range and stability, they were easily outmatched by the Thunder Rifles of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Under this premise, their Great Zhou's Thunder Rifle, through rapid bolt-action loading, can fire five shots in a short time, and the magazine replacement is also very quick.

However, the time it takes for the Dark Elf crossbowmen to reload their crossbows is enough for the Trapped Army soldiers to empty their magazines.

Of course, as crossbowmen of the dark elves, they naturally possess certain special abilities.

Their weapons are all made by mixing in dark crystals, giving them inherent attribute abilities; their crossbow bolts have a corrosive effect after hitting an enemy.

In the era of cold weapons, everyone used cold weapons, which was indeed powerful, but the firearms of the Great Zhou Dynasty had also developed to a very high level.

For long-range weapons, range is extremely important.

Everyone uses long-range weapons, so the one with the longer range can easily defeat the one with the shorter range, like beating a grandson.

The slight corrosive effect is utterly negligible compared to the superior performance of the Thunder Rifle.

The Dark Elf ballista tested later showed a similar result, being completely outmatched by the Dwarf Thunderclap Cannon.

Having suffered two crushing defeats right from the start, and in such a dismal way, even Ereda, who had been mentally prepared, couldn't help but feel uneasy. She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, as if she were sitting on pins and needles, as if she had a thorn in her side, as if she had a fishbone stuck in her throat...

Many of the dark elf soldiers watching the scene also showed displeasure.

In response to this situation, Wei Qing and Eredar had already made arrangements during their discussions, to help the dark elves calm down.

Therefore, after eliminating the Dark Elf crossbowmen and ballistae units, the Eredar acted as previously agreed...

"Next, let's switch to a mage."

Dark elves benefit from their superior physical abilities compared to other elves, and the entire race is primarily composed of warriors, although there are a few dark elves with higher magical aptitude.

The mage units are mostly special forces, and Wei Qing and his team had already decided to retain them after confirming the intelligence. This is just a formality to make the dark elves look better.

(End of this chapter)