Chapter 43: Karl's Madness

  Karu's heavy infantry phalanx had a total of one thousand people, which was already extremely rare for a territory, because heavy infantry were very expensive, although not as bad as heavy cavalry, but also absolute money burners.

  After a wave of moon blade plus trebuchet's fierce attack, Karu's heavy infantry phalanx has already killed more than 300 people, but this number is still expanding.

  Because the heavy infantry armor is extremely heavy, their walking speed is very slow. Moreover, they retreat in an orderly manner, otherwise, once dispersed, it would be difficult to reassemble, which undoubtedly makes their speed even slower. The range of the catapults is also extremely far, and they can keep chasing them, so their casualties will naturally continue.

  Xiao Yu didn't even need to use the catapults to deal with those lightly armored infantry, just let them climb up the city walls and have the Elf archers and the Beastmen infantry on the city walls take care of them.

  The right weapon must be used in the right place.

  "Disperse, all disperse, abandon formation." Seeing the heavy casualties of the heavy infantry and at this rate, soon a thousand people would be wiped out, so the commander had to issue an order, letting these heavy infantry not maintain their formation, dispersing them. In this way, the range of the catapult's attack was limited after all, and the damage would definitely be smaller. If they kept shoulder to shoulder in a dense formation, it was simply being a target for shooting.

  Having received the commander's order, the heavy infantry immediately dispersed in all directions and no longer maintained their formation. In fact, those heavy infantrymen who had been spiritually crushed by the chariots at the beginning had long since lost their formation, and only the heavy infantrymen behind them could maintain their formation because they had not been affected by the chariots.

  Although the commander quickly issued scattered orders, relying on this period of continuous pursuit, more than 400 heavy infantrymen were still killed.

  At this time, Karu's face had turned iron green. Originally, he thought that the heavy infantry would attack the city gate and it was a sure thing to occupy the Lion King City quickly.

  But who would have thought that they were counterattacked again, suffering heavy casualties and losses, and nearly half of the hard-won heavy infantry was lost.

  "What's going on? Are those heavy infantry just eating dry rice? I spent so much money training them, and they can't even beat the beastmen. What am I supposed to do with them? Each of them should go back and be a slave mining for me." Karu was completely unrecognizable at this point, shouting at the top of his lungs.

  "Report to the young master, they have a strange weapon, it's a cart with two large wings, can launch nearly two meters long crescent-shaped spinning blades, in an instant can cut heavy infantry directly in half, heavy shields and heavy armor are no match, just one encounter, we lost dozens of men, the back rows couldn't even charge forward, otherwise they would all be cut in half."

  At this time, there were immediately frontline commanders who came to report the situation to Kalu and ask for instructions on what to do next.

  "What? Something that can launch a blade over two meters long? Something that can cut heavy infantry in half with one blow, what is this thing?" Karu also heard and was shocked, he had never heard of such a weapon.

  "Master, this seems to be the ancient Elf tribe's Moon Blade Chariot. I saw a picture of it in a book once. It has two huge wings that open and close, shooting out a rotating moon blade that can cut through any armor. When humans were exterminating the Elves back then, our soldiers suffered greatly at the hands of this weapon. Later on, some human kingdoms also collected these weapons, but because they were difficult to manufacture without the Elves' craftsmanship, they eventually became lost arts." The dog-headed military strategist next to him leaned over and explained to Karu.

  "What? The Elf tribe's Blade Chariot? I've also heard of it, but never seen it. It's said that this weapon is extremely terrifying on the battlefield, everything it cuts is a large piece, the denser the formation, the more severe the casualties. This weapon is the nemesis of heavy infantry with dense formations." Kalu listened and was also shocked, his facial expression changing unpredictably.

  At this time, because of the prolonged attack without success, even the heavy infantry suffered heavy casualties, Carus' army had already independently stopped its attack and retreated.

  But in just this period of time, they lost more than 6,000 people.

  Ouch...

  The first wave of Karu's army was repelled, and so many of them were killed. Cheers immediately erupted on the city walls of Lion King City, celebrating this great victory.

  On the other hand, the casualties on Xiao Yu's side were almost negligible. Although several beastman infantrymen were seriously injured, none of them died and were directly pulled down by Xiao Yu to be treated with healing potions.

  This healing potion is just fine, as long as you don't die, it can be saved. Although it's only a first-level potion, the treatment effect isn't that good, and it still needs to be slowly nurtured for a period of time to recover, but it's already enough to be magical.

  Xiao Yu estimated that if he had this medicine in his previous life, it would be worth a fortune. Unfortunately, the amount of this healing potion was extremely limited, depressing.

  Although Xiao Yu's troops did not have any deaths, Long Hui's soldiers suffered dozens of casualties and were all carried away.

  Whether it was the heavy casualties of the beastmen or the deaths of ordinary human soldiers on Long Hui's side, the vast majority of the damage came from the military crossbows equipped by Karu this time.

  The ballista fired at a distance of over ten meters, posing a huge threat. In close combat, the orc infantry were fearless, and now that they had reached level 3, with their armor protecting them, it was hard for them to die. However, the powerful ballista was a massive threat.

  Xiao Yu was also thinking hard about it, trying to come up with a good way to defend against the enemy's crossbows, but after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't think of anything particularly good.

  The first wave of attack was over, and the Lion King City won a great victory. The Karu army retreated to a safe area, preparing for the second wave of attack.

  "Young master, this Xiao Yu is able to get so much help from the spirits and beastmen, there must be some ulterior motive. As the saying goes, 'when things go against the norm, there must be a demon at work'. I think we can't rush into this, we should carefully investigate the internal situation of Lion King City before making a decision." Dog Head Military Advisor suggested from the side.

  "Are you kidding me? What do you mean by 'retreat'? Are you telling me to just give up like this? I brought so many people, attacking a territory with less than 2,000 soldiers, and we still lost 6,000 men. How am I supposed to face my father if I go back now? After what happened last time, my brothers have already started badmouthing me in front of him. If I fail again this time, he'll definitely punish me severely. It's not just about taking over the territory in the future, it's even a question of whether I can stay alive." Karl said, his eyes red with anger.

  Karu himself knew that it was difficult to take down the Lion King's territory now. Originally, he thought that with an army of 20,000, taking down the Lion King's territory would be a sure thing, but unexpectedly, by the time he had assembled the 20,000-strong army and conducted drills and training, Xiao Yu's side had also grown stronger during this period.

  "But young master..." Dog Head Military Advisor was about to say something, but was cut off by Kalu.

  "I must win this time, or I will lose favor and be worse off than dead. And they have the powerful Blade Carriage weapon, if I can bring it back, even if 20,000 people die, I'll have something to say for myself. This is a lost treasure of the Spirit Tribe, once we replicate it, our army will become incredibly strong, taking down the Wei Kingdom will be no problem. And who knows, Xiao Yu might have other secrets, if I can get my hands on them, with these beastman soldiers, I'll be able to conquer the world." Kalu's eyes were filled with a crazed glint at this moment.

  That was a kind of desperation-driven madness, and now Karu was in that state.

  He must win, he must defeat Xiao Yu, he must take down the Lion King's territory, he must obtain the secret of the Bladed Chariot, he must obtain the secret of how Xiao Yu has these beastmen and elf troops, he must capture those elves as slaves, with these, even if 20,000 people die, it will be worth it, he can also regain his position as heir in front of his father.

  "Tell the entire army, in half an hour, launch a general attack. This time, don't leave any reserve troops. Heavy infantry, mages, warriors, ballistae, catapults, all units charge together. Even if it means piling up corpses, I will pile them up to take down Lion King's territory."

  Karu clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles cracking with a loud crackle. His eyes were filled with a crazy determination at this moment.

  ………

  The third update is here. Today was actually very tiring, and I didn't want to update the third chapter, but seeing so many brothers' rewards, Xiao Sa really had no reason to slack off, especially with fellow bookworms like you who reward me every day, making Xiao Sa feel honored and surprised. This third update is dedicated to you. It's your reward that makes Xiao Sa feel uneasy about being lazy.