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Chapter 960 - 960 113 Changes Brought about by War_3

960: Chapter 113: Changes Brought about by War_3 960: Chapter 113: Changes Brought about by War_3 “Your Majesty, the Elf Army is advancing very rapidly.

After the fall of the Canterloo Duchy, the capital of the Ustad Duchy has just fallen and they have now retreated to the mountains to resist.

The situation in the Fick Duchy is also very dangerous, and its fall is just a matter of time.

With the three duchies fallen, we will immediately have to face the Elf Army directly.

Dispatching a large number of forces to enter the Warhammer Kingdom at this moment might affect the upcoming battles.

Perhaps we should first consult Marshal Hudson’s opinion,”

Count Martins gently suggested.

The tense war situation was one aspect, but crucially, the elite forces of the Moxi Duchy had all been deployed to the Orton battlefield.

Without the support of Moxi reinforcements, the Orton Duchy would have collapsed long ago; it would have been impossible to hold out until now.

The armies remaining in the country are either newly mobilized recruits or allies’ defeated forces gathered from refugee groups.

These legions had only completed basic military training, sufficient for city defense but merely making up numbers when sent to the frontline to fight.

As the Minister of Defense, Count Martins could not bluntly state that his own army was ineffective, so he tactfully opposed sending troops to the Warhammer Kingdom.

Hesitating for a moment, George nodded.

Politically, sending troops to the Warhammer Kingdom was necessary, but military considerations could also not be ignored.

Sending troops was meant to capitalize on favorable battles in the process of reclaiming territory, not to make futile sacrifices to the enemy.

If due to insufficient strength, a defeat occurred at the front, it would be a severe loss.

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In the Elf Army’s camp, the swift and vigorous advance did not bring joy to the three Elf Queens; instead, it birthed endless worries.

“Eldest sister, those folks from the Ancient Heritage Alliance are really useless, having suffered another defeat.

If it weren’t for the fact that several human kingdoms on the Northern Continent all had their own agendas and did not send troops immediately, they would probably have been crushed by now!”

The Prairie Elf Queen could not help but complain.

The first loss could be attributed to a surprise attack by the enemy; however, the second defeat came from a direct assault on their camp during broad daylight.

With no excuses left, it meant that the Ancient Heritage Alliance forces were too weak, only capable of bullying the weaker sides and collapsing when facing elite human troops.

“Second sister, the force the Kingdom of Alpha sent—this army—is not any ordinary one.”

According to news from the Ancient Heritage Alliance, the attacking five thousand enemy troops were all Magical Beast Knights.

Over recent years, human nations have been heavily developing Magical Beast Legions, and this unit should be one of the results from the Kingdom of Alpha.

We have seen their combat strength—five thousand Magical Beast Knights directly charged into the camp of fifty thousand troops from the Ancient Remnant Allied Army and quickly achieved overwhelming victory.

Considering past intelligence, while the combat strength of the Ancient Remnant Allied Army isn’t bad, there are definite issues with internal command.

As the defending side, the command requirements are significantly reduced, yet they were still severely defeated.

This was certainly no accident.

From the current situation, the combat strength of Alpha People’s Magical Beast Legion is considered among the elite even within our race.”

This is just one of Alpha Kingdom’s forces; similar powers exist among several other human empires.”

Unlike Alpha Kingdom, which is constantly consumed in skirmishes with Orcs, these nations can invest more resources in their Magical Beast Legions.

The number of Magical Beast Knights they possess is surely only greater, not lesser.

Top human forces such as the Clergy, Frank Kingdom, and Iberia Kingdom might have tens of thousands of Magical Beast Knights.

This number was just the beginning.

Over time, several other emerging human empires would slowly catch up.

Even Canterloo, Ustad, and Fick, three small countries that were consistently suppressed by us, could muster over a thousand Magical Beast Knights.

If it wasn’t for their late start with the Magical Beast Legion, where most magical beasts were still in their growth phase, it definitely would not have been so easy for us to eliminate them.

Besides, the widespread use of Magic Crossbows was also very disadvantageous for us.

Even the most excellent Archer, when facing a group of foes armed with Magic Crossbows, would find it hard to gain an advantage.

The expansion of human strength was too fast, especially in the adoption of new equipment where they were at the forefront of the continent!”

The Forest Elf Queen couldn’t help but reflect.

Some things can’t be envied.

The human race could greatly develop the Magical Beast Legion and Magic Crossbows, primarily because, as overlords of the continent, they controlled ample resources.

Even if all races pushed with all their might, they would ultimately fall behind the human race due to insufficient resource investment.

War most easily transforms a person.

Originally thinking, “The Elf Race doesn’t need so many resources,” but as the war went on, they suddenly realized that the Elf Race also needs resources.

The Magical Beast Legion had formidable fighting power, but the cost of raising them was equally high; just the daily consumption of a single magical beast could match the upkeep of twenty to thirty ordinary soldiers.

Producing Magic Crossbows also required a vast amount of resources.

In the era of purely hand-crafted fabrication, high wastage during the manufacturing process was unavoidable.

“Big sister, do you mean that we should also develop a Magical Beast Legion and produce large quantities of Magic Crossbows?”

The Night Elf Queen asked uncertainly.

The longevity race has rich experience, but when faced with new affairs, their reaction is inevitably slow.

Established habits had become the biggest enemy of technological transformation.

Even when seeing the massive movements of the human race, the Elf Race did not immediately follow suit.

“Let’s discuss these issues after the war!

The immediate priority is to speed things up, we must take out the stumbling blocks in our path and inflict heavy damage on the Moxi Duchy before the defeat of the Ancient Heritage Alliance,

If possible, it would also be best to annihilate the expeditionary force sent by the Alpha Kingdom on the battlefield, clearing the way for us to head south!”

The Forest Elf Queen spoke fiercely,

The concerns were mutual.

The Alpha Kingdom was worried that after the Elf Army annihilated the countries of the Northern Continent, they might also be taken care of.

So the Elf Race was also worried that after their army headed south, the Alpha Kingdom might suddenly attack and cut off their army’s return path.

Eliminating the hidden dangers was quite simple, and that was to severely damage the Alpha Kingdom beforehand and choke the potential threat in its infancy.

If they could also take the Northern Continent into their fold while successfully rescuing their allies, it would be even more perfect.

If too much land was controlled, then they would abandon it for raising magical beasts.

In terms of harmonious coexistence between people and nature, the Elf Race was considered perfect.

If they really were to build a Magical Beast Legion, with their natural affinity, the Elves’ probability of gaining magical beast recognition would be much higher than that of humans.

There were not many Elves with magical beasts.

That was because these creatures were all exceedingly proud, uninterested in low-level magical beasts, and only had eyes for medium and high-level magical beasts.

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