Even if there is no way to directly help the Airansil Empire fight, the Storm Empire still has some uses.
At least, they can provide a sufficient amount of food for the current main force of the air force of the Airanthil Empire, that is, the dragon knights commanded by Ildor.
At least there are domestic animals on this planet. Those cattle, sheep, and even war horses can fill the belly of the Yalong.
And once Yalong fills his stomach, his combat effectiveness on Planet Hope 2 is simply terrifying to the extreme.
Seeing a sub-dragon tearing a trembling cattle in front of him into pieces, the great knight commander of the Storm Empire could only think of thanking all the heroes for not killing him.
It is not so much that the Ilancire Empire made a sneak attack and captured the Emperor of the Storm Empire and him, but it is better to say that the Ilancire Empire took into account the casualties and let the Storm Empire go.
If these dragon knights did not leave the city at that time, but went on a killing spree in the city, that city and everyone in the city, including the emperor of the Storm Empire, might have been reduced to ashes.
However, when these dragon knights became potential allies, the Grand Knight Commander's heart suddenly twitched.
It is a feeling of longing, but also a kind of loneliness. Such combat power becomes a solid and reliable ally, and war becomes a gorgeous pastime.
When several officers from the Airanhill Empire approached the Grand Knight Commander and another captured general from the Storm Empire and asked them to look at the map and express their opinions, the two of them looked confused.
state.
Because the two of them had never seen such an efficient and accurate map - the entire map was marked with contour lines and attached with real-life photos taken from various angles.
This is no joke. If they had such a detailed map, they might have defeated those idiots in the Rock Empire long ago.
Having said that, if the people from the Rock Empire had obtained such a detailed map first, they might have crushed their Storm Empire to the ground.
After carefully looking at the markings on the map, the two generals of the Storm Empire easily identified the city wall that the other party had been reinforcing, as well as the large number of heavy armored cavalry stationed behind the city wall.
The national treasure of the Rock Empire and the heavy armored cavalry known as the battlefield meat grinder have always been a force that the Storm Empire was very afraid of.
Once these cavalry are put into the battlefield and combined with other arms, the Storm Empire will often suffer some small losses.
If it weren't for the fact that this type of heavy armored cavalry was too expensive to maintain and their numbers were therefore very limited, the Rock Empire would have already overwhelmed the Storm Empire.
"The Rock Empire has been gathering its troops, and they are on guard against any form of invasion." The Grand Knight Commander pointed to a place marked as a city on the map and introduced.
Another general also added: "They have been reinforcing the walls of Sos City. It is estimated that there should be at least 10,000 troops stationed there now!"
"10,000 people? I'm not as optimistic as you. I think there should be at least 13,000 troops." The Grand Knight Commander corrected the analysis of his colleagues.
In his opinion, before the war begins, it should be a more correct choice to be more lenient when predicting the enemy. When estimating the enemy's strength, one should think more about the number of enemies, so that it is easier to arrange tactics.
"No need to guess." Burlison dismissed the analysis of the two people in front of him. The investigation intelligence in his hand was much more accurate than the two people squatting at home and making random guesses.
So he spoke out a shockingly accurate number: "The other party has gathered 11,700 people here. If they don't have tunnels or deliberately hide their troops, this number is very accurate."
"3,096 people are stationed in the camp in the east of the city, and 3,452 people are stationed in the camp in the west of the city." He said, while using his pointer to point to the two marked places on the map: "The rest are within the city wall!"
"The other side has deployed 26 ballistae on the city wall. The specific quality is not yet clear." The staff officer continued to add: "There are about 1,200 archers, 700 of them are in the city, and the rest are stationed near the city wall.
Camp area.”
As he spoke, he took out a line drawing of the city wall and circled four positions on it with a thick red pen.
Seeing this staff officer ruining a city defense map with precise proportions, the two generals of the Storm Empire could even feel their hearts bleeding.
I feel so distressed! A map of this level can definitely be said to be a treasure in their world! As a result, four red circles were drawn on it... How can people not feel distressed?
"According to a frontier city, it is already a very large garrison." Burlison said this.
It’s no wonder that he lamented, because the Airanthil Empire may not have so many regular troops stationed on a border planet.
After all, garrisoning troops requires money. Not only does it cost money, but it also consumes a lot of materials and fuel. These are non-renewable consumables. Therefore, the Airanhill Empire has only maintained a limited number of resources in a non-war state.
The size of the garrison.
Under normal circumstances, there are about 3,000 regular troops stationed on a border planet, and only a few planets have large-scale troops of more than 10,000.
Of course, the regular garrison here generally refers to human elves, or at least orcs or demon troops, and there are also about 20,000 combat puppet robot troops.
On Planet Hope 2, there are actually 12,000 infantry troops stationed in a border city. It is really an exaggerated number.
"Not only that, the opponent also hides a large-scale cavalry force behind the city. A large part of them are heavy-armored cavalry with very strong combat effectiveness." The Grand Knight Commander of the Storm Empire reminded: "If you attack the city directly, the opponent will
The cavalry may rush out from one side and attack our formation."
"This is almost a perfect arrangement. In previous conflicts between us and the Rock Empire, we would try to avoid this section of the defense line and contact the opponent in a field battle farther north." Another general said.
"Gentlemen, I don't need your advice at all! I just want to know one question now!" Burlison nodded, not paying attention to the nonsense these two people had to say, and just asked what he was most concerned about.
Question: "If we occupy this city called Soth, will the Rock Empire sit at the negotiation table honestly?"