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Chapter 615 - 47: War Burns Money

Chapter 615: Chapter 47: War Burns Money

Li Yu had established the next battle plan with Ireya, Duren, and others, but there was still much to be done.

Night battle is a magical tactic that can allow the weaker to defeat the stronger.

The attacking side can maximize the minimization of their own disadvantages in numbers or equipment by using the darkness of night.

Throughout history, there have been numerous classic examples of night battles. In the Korean War, the Volunteer Army caused great trouble for the US Army with their ghost-like night raids, making it difficult for American artillery and air superiority to be effective.

However, organizing a successful night battle is not an easy task.

Compared to those victorious cases, there have likely been more failures.

The greatest difficulty comes from commanding, especially for medieval armies that are inherently undisciplined and cobbled together from various noble families, where just ensuring orders are strictly followed is not an easy feat.

For instance, previously Hugo unwilling to follow the orders of Marquis Kuren, leading his men alone into the Dragon Ridge Mountain Range, was certainly a conspiracy with those Dwarves, but it was not something too surprising for nobles on the Bratis Continent.

As vassals, they have an obligation to respond to the call of their lord, fight for their lord, and often have to provide their own provisions; thus, taking a slight detour to loot a little for extra gain to mitigate losses was within reason.

Many times even the monarchs have difficulty preventing such behavior.

This was also why Kuren and others had not been too suspicious of Hugo previously.

And at Miss Rabbit’s command, this situation still existed. Except for the two thousand people she brought herself, the rest were warriors from other noble families.

In name, these individuals would follow her, the Commander’s orders, but in reality, according to the long-standing traditions of the Continent, Ireya would have to relay her commands to the nobles leading the troops first.

Then those nobles would convey the commands to their knights, who would in turn lead their own warriors in carrying out the orders. There were many intermediate steps involved, but the main issue was that these individuals also had certain autonomy.

Although they wouldn’t openly defy the commands of Ireya, the Commander, it would inevitably create confusion in communication.

In daylight, it might be fine, "I’m confused, you’re confused, we all can just fight in this confusion."

But in a night battle, that definitely wouldn’t work. If troops got scattered before even reaching the battlefield, followed by chaotic charging that led to in-fighting, jostling, trampling, not to mention falling into ditches... the battle would be lost without a fight, and surrender would be the only option.

To avoid such circumstances, the first thing Ireya needed to do was to reorganize the troops to achieve unified command and coordination.

However, for thousands of years, everyone has been accustomed to the previous military organization and combat methods.

Persuading other noble families’ leaders to temporarily cede command of their troops was not an easy task for Ireya.

Fortunately, she had the title of Champion, and when the Black Dragon had ravaged the West, it was she who courageously stepped forward and successfully became a Dragon Slayer, owing the nobility of the Western territories a favor.

But the most important reason was that in the recent battles, the Lady had demonstrated her command abilities by using the Double Rest Sect’s Sound Transmission Holy Artifact.

She had already led everyone to several victories, defeating the Dwarves near Gravel Valley and leaving them in disarray, while the name of the Empire Valkyrie grew ever more illustrious.

Moreover, with a formidable enemy at hand and although they had temporarily resolved the food crisis by plundering those wild tribes, as long as they couldn’t defeat those road-blocking Dwarves, they would not be able to leave the valley, remaining constantly in danger.

Therefore, everyone eventually agreed to the Lady’s proposal.

So, the young lady would then reorganize the eight thousand people at her disposal into sixteen squads, with five hundred people each, equipped with a walkie-talkie.

With this, they could command in real time as before, while also enabling communication between teams, coordinating their efforts with each other.

In addition, Lady had prearranged secret signals to distinguish friend from foe.

Those who could respond to the signals were allies; those who couldn’t were enemies, and they would simply chop them down when the time came.

Of course, it wasn’t enough to just flail about in the dark, there had to be light.

But light in night battles is a double-edged sword, which can help identify targets and psychologically oppress the enemy, but also exposes one’s own forces, making them a target for concentrated enemy fire.

However, Lady had drones at her disposal, and Li Yu planned to equip them with searchlights to provide illumination for the army.

Since the drones would be airborne, as long as they ascended to a certain height, they would be safe from attacks and could leisurely search for attack targets amidst the enemy forces.

They could pour light beams on targets, turning them into targets for their own archers.

The bright light beams also had a certain blinding effect, and the sudden appearance of white pillars of light overhead could strike deep fear into the hearts of the enemy.

The drones could also aid in command, showing the direction of attack to the warriors who had not heard the orders clearly.

However, considering that civilian drones needed to return for charging after about thirty to forty minutes, Li Yu had to bring extra batteries.

Besides, Li Yu had also purchased a batch of glow-in-the-dark paint, which the warriors could apply to their faces, both to further intimidate the Dwarfs and to serve as a means of identification.

And of course, there was the old friend—the Molotov Cocktail.

Once Jacob died, no one in the sky was a match for Zhu Zhigang any longer.

Li Yu also planned to push their aerial superiority to the limit.

He equipped Zhu Zhigang with a pair of night vision goggles so he could operate without any light source, maximizing his safety.

Armed with Molotov Cocktails, he could then fully transform into an invisible bomber.

He would then go on to burn the Dwarfs’ supplies and further create chaos within their ranks.

Li Yu made a list of everything he needed to buy and, after calculating the cost, realized that even next month’s reimbursement limit wouldn’t be enough.

Luckily, his short video accounts on several platforms were showing some promise; apart from some income from views, there were also businesses reaching out for collaborations, which Zhang Yanlin was actively engaging with.

He estimated that new income would soon be forthcoming, so Li Yu continued to cover the expenses himself.

And he didn’t stop there; he purchased thirteen more drones and planned to deploy them all into the forthcoming major conflict, ensuring that at least each squad had one drone to coordinate with in battle.

In the end, the total expenditure had exceeded eighty thousand yuan, and Li Yu had indeed made a massive outlay for the upcoming battle.

Over the following days, he brought these items back to Green Field in batches.

Meanwhile, in another dimension, Lady continued to clear out those tribal savages, meanwhile also taking the opportunity to actively train the newly reorganized army.