Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 51 War
Year 1250 of the Astral Calendar.

The beginning of the month of winter qin.

Not long after the New Year, Shining City demanded that Black Stone City's lord, Key Anest, come to Shining City alone to confess his crime and accept punishment on the charge of colluding with the Spark Cult. After being rejected by Key Anest, Shining City brazenly sent troops to attack Black Stone City.

Click!Click!
The sound of metal armor rubbing against each other was heard.

Key led his men to the top of the city wall, took the brass telescope from Brad, and looked into the distance.

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

There were crowds of people around the campfire, and densely packed tents were connected together, spreading far across the plain.

"Owen has gone all out this time. Not only his own army, but also the armies of those three traitors, Devin, Zorf, and Norwood, have gone out. In addition, they have also recruited thousands of mercenaries!"

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

Owen's army alone has nearly four thousand people. With the addition of mercenaries, the number of troops has exceeded five thousand, which is almost four times that of Black Rock City. This war will not be easy to fight.

"There's no need to worry about the mercenaries. They have poor discipline and are just a mob. They can be useful in a frontal battle on a plain, but they'll just be a drag in a siege."

Key put down the brass telescope and said, but his brows were slightly frowned, and it was obvious that his heart was not as calm as he said.

Although he knew that after the assassination failed, Owen would most likely not have any scruples and would definitely go all out to attack Black Rock City, when it actually happened, Key still felt a heavy pressure.

Especially when he saw the densely packed army outside the city, the burden on his shoulders became even heavier.

Black Rock City has been expanding its military during this period, but to date, it only has an army of around 1,300 people.

Among them, three hundred are militiamen who have only received basic training and have never seen blood. It is still a question how much combat power they can exert on the battlefield.

Among the remaining one thousand people, eight hundred are city guards, and their combat effectiveness is pretty good.

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

This is the trump card that Key truly relies on!
"It's a pity that the time is too short. If I were given another year or two, I could turn the Black Rock Cavalry into a true all-knight army. Even if there are only two or three hundred people, it would be more than enough to flatten the entire Shining Territory!"

Kai sighed secretly.

It costs about fifty gold coins to train a Black Rock Cavalry.

Even with the cash cow of Black Rock Mines, the expansion of the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment has always been very slow.

So far, the scale is only 200 people.

"Have all the people from the Black Rock Mine area withdrawn?" Kai turned his head and asked.

Qiao Dun nodded and said, "They have all been safely withdrawn. According to the scouts' information, the enemy has now occupied that place."

Kai nodded slightly, looked at the army in the distance in silence, and pondered 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 at least weakened by half in a siege.

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 would be better to say that the fearless puppet creatures can display stronger combat effectiveness in the battle to defend the city.

As one gains, the other loses, which is more beneficial to Black Rock City.

Just defending the city will not work.

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

Furthermore, the Black Rock Mine is still in the hands of the enemy, and Key doesn't want the Black Rock Mine to become a cash cow for the enemy.

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 Black Rock Cavalry Regiment was established, relevant intelligence has been blocked, and outsiders have no way of knowing how powerful this army is.

The rebels are totally unprepared for this, and there is a high chance that the plan will succeed!
Thoughts raced through Key's mind, and he quickly came up with an idea.

Looking back, seeing all the generals with solemn expressions, Keyi said calmly: "The enemy is coming with great force, but we are not pushovers. 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!"

"Yes, your Excellency is right!"

"Let those rebels see how powerful our Black Rock City is!"

"I can't wait any longer!"

Encouraged by Key, the generals' fighting spirit quickly rose.

Brad and Jordan looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

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

Just talking about knights, there are more than 160 of them in Blackrock City.

Many viscounties don't even have so many knights!
Not to mention that Black Rock City also has two hundred Black Rock Leopards with knight-level combat power!

All in all, there are more than 300 knight-level fighters in Blackrock City.

To be honest, if Black Rock City was not limited to one city and its basic military strength was not too weak, with no other elite troops except the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment, Owen alone would not be enough for them to defeat.

And all this is thanks to His Excellency Sunan.

"I wonder where Lord Sunan is now?"

Jodon patted the long sword at his waist and said with a grin:
"If Lord Sunan were here, we wouldn't have to defend the city. We could just go out and kill those bastards!"

The surrounding knights nodded in agreement.

Even Brad, who is usually steady, is no exception.

If it were anyone else, even if a top knight came, they would not believe that one person could determine the outcome of a war involving five or six thousand people.

But southern Jiangsu is different.

They have all seen how mysterious and unpredictable the methods of wizards are, and therefore have extremely strong confidence.

If it is that person, maybe he can really create a jaw-dropping miracle!
Key didn't stay too long. After observing for a while on the city wall, he 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, a melodious and low horn sounded outside the city.

Key and a group of generals climbed up the city wall. Looking out, they saw the densely packed army in the distance beginning to form battle formations.

Before long, thousands of soldiers were pushing siege equipment and slowly advancing towards the city walls.

"I really can't wait."

A cold light flashed in Key's eyes. He raised his hand and shouted in a deep voice:
"Get ready to fight!"

"Yes, my lord!"

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

The defending troops took quick action.

(End of this chapter)