Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

Chapter 325 324, The Strength of the Expeditionary Legion!

Shen Lang frowned and remained silent for a long time before slowly asking:

"How many troops will the Storm Kingdom send in total?"

"That's not clear."

Azalia spread her hands:

"The countries in the Western Continent are different from the Eastern Land. They are not centralized, but feudal. Each lord has different troops. The strength of the lords, large and small, depends not only on the size of the territory, but also on the size of the territory. related to wealth.

"A wealthy lord with a vast territory and good management skills, like me, has a lot of knights and wizards, and also has a forest elf archer army and a small fleet.

"And the territory is small and barren, or there is a vast territory, but is not good at management, and the prodigal lord who only cares about pleasure can't even gather a 50-man armored infantry squad.

"So this time, how many lords in the kingdom have received the call-up order, how many troops each lord is required to send, and how many real elite soldiers each can bring out. Slow calculations are clear.

"However, this time it is an expedition by the Allied Forces of the Four Gods. The nine powerful countries in the Western Continent, as well as other small countries, are all governed by the Four Gods. If all countries are required to send troops, the first wave of troops sent by the Expeditionary Army may be conservatively estimated to be at least One hundred thousand."

Shen Lang was a little speechless.

It is simply impossible for an army of [-] to cross the ocean and travel thousands of miles. It is impossible to compare the era of the earth with similar productivity.

There is not even a steamship, and the sea travel depends entirely on waves, so why send a hundred thousand troops across thousands of miles of ocean?

Supplies are a fatal problem.

But in this world with extraordinary power, such impossible things can really be done.

Azalia continued to say:

"One hundred thousand soldiers is nothing. After all, the lord's army varies from good to bad, and there is no guarantee that all of them are elite. But among the coalition forces, there must be strong people.

"I estimate that each of the nine major powers will dispatch a ninth rank, and I don't know how many lower eighth ranks and seventh ranks will be dispatched.

"And this Eastern Expedition, since the church of the gods jointly issued an oracle, then the high-ranking powerhouses of the church of the gods will definitely respond..."

Having said that, she looked at Shen Lang with burning eyes, with a touch of excitement in her eyes:
"If all the elites of the Church of the Gods can be killed, then the rule of the gods over the Western Continent will definitely be shaken! This is a good opportunity!"

Azalia has long hated the rule of the gods, and believes that the gods are the root of all wars and disasters in the Western Continent.

The poverty and ignorance of the Western Continent also stems from the suppression of thoughts by the gods.

She has long been determined to break the rule of the gods, and this expedition, in her opinion, is an excellent opportunity.

Shen Lang's expression was somewhat dignified.

If it's just one hundred thousand troops, even if they are all elites from Western countries, it's nothing.

With the strength of Edongtu, far away from the mainland, the [-] troops on the overseas expedition are just delivering food.

But the problem is that this first wave of expeditionary corps will inevitably gather strong people.

Even if each of the nine great powers produced only one ninth rank, there would still be nine ninth ranks.

In addition to the ninth-level powerhouses of the Church of the Gods, it is conservatively estimated that there are more than ten people in the ninth-level powerhouses alone.

As for the powerhouses of the eighth and seventh ranks, the number is even more difficult to estimate.

Even if the ninth rank of Xiyang is weaker than the first rank of Dongtu, the lower ranks are also weaker than the strong ones of the same rank in Dongtu, but the difference in numbers is too great.

"Master Yan ascended to the sky, Bodhisattva Dawei fell into the abyss of stars, the white dragon was killed by me, and the dragon king of the seven seas went overseas. There were only five first-ranks left in the Eastern Land, and they were split into two camps...

"I cut off one-tenth of the third-rank warrior, and I also slaughtered one of the second-rank warriors. Now that the first-rank warriors in the east are still weak, it is the weakest time. The western gods really chose a good one for this expedition. Time!"

Shen Lang said softly.

But having said that, although he has slashed Dongtu's high-grade powerhouses severely, the weakening of Dongtu's strength really has nothing to do with him.

Yan Tianying was not forced to ascend by him, and he did not manipulate the remaining first-rank divisions. The culprits were Qiankun and Bailong, and Shen Lang didn't need to take the blame.

Even so, Shen Lang couldn't stay out of the matter of the expedition of the gods.

No matter how unreasonable the great Chu royal family, powerful and wealthy families are, if there is a war, the people will suffer first.

On the contrary, the rich and powerful can have all kinds of retreats, even if they suffer disaster, they will suffer disaster in the end, and at worst, they can betray their country and seek glory-what the gods want is faith, and it is difficult for them to join forces with an army of gods who are not familiar with the place and language alone. Stable rule and promote faith.

The dignitaries of the eastern lands can convert to help the invading army maintain order, consolidate rule, and promote faith.For this kind of knowledgeable guy, the western gods who only care about their beliefs must be happy to accept their contribution.

And with Mu Qingxue's temperament, facing the invasion of the coalition of gods, he would definitely not stand idly by, and must devote himself to the front line to fight against the aggression.

Mu Qingxue is already on, how can Shen Lang retreat?
Besides, his kendo doesn't allow him to evade.

After pondering for a long time, Shen Lang asked:
"When will the coalition forces go out?"

Azalia said:
"It's hard to say about other countries. I estimate that it will take at least a month for the armies of the lords of the Storm Kingdom to assemble in Beifeng Port. It took one month. It may take another month for the coalition forces to gather."

"That is to say, is it going to go out in three months at the earliest?"

Aishaliya looked serious:
"This is just a conservative estimate based on the timetable of the Storm Kingdom's previous cross-sea battles. This time it is the mobilization of the four major gods, and the church of the gods will also participate. With the manpower and materials of the church, the training and preparation work may be even faster. quick.

"Of course, because of the large scale of the expeditionary corps, and many countries are feuds with each other, there may be friction and conflicts when they gather together, and more time is needed to mediate and integrate, so the dispatch of troops may also be slower."

Shen Lang said: "What about the sailing time of the Expeditionary Corps? How long will it take to reach the Eastern Land?"

Aishaliya thought for a while and said:

"The four major gods all have gods in charge of the power of the sea and storms. The priests of each church can borrow the power of the gods. The speed of the expeditionary legion may be faster than imagined.

"It took nearly four months for the envoys to sail to the east. Although the legion has a large number of ships, it may take even less time. It may only take two months to arrive.

"However, the Expeditionary Corps will not attack the Eastern Land immediately. The Corps will first build several military bases in Nanyang as supply stations for the follow-up reinforcements and the Expeditionary Corps.

"Some of these bases are ready-made colonial ports in various countries, but there are also some planned bases that are still under the control of the Nanyang forces. The Legion will take down those planned bases first.

"But the siege of the city won't take much time. With the strength of the expeditionary army, none of the countries in Southeast Asia can resist it. Even the Suiye Island of the Dragon King of the Seven Seas cannot resist the expeditionary army.

"So I estimate that if all goes well, the expeditionary army will appear at the port of Yingzhou Prefecture in half a year at the earliest, eight or nine months sooner or later."

Shen Lang nodded silently, agreeing with Azalia's statement.

There are many small countries in Nanyang. Although they have a large population, they also have extraordinary power with Nanyang characteristics, but the supernatural power is not organized into a system.

With the strength of the countries in Southeast Asia, it is impossible to stop the expeditionary army.

Although the Qihai Dragon King is a first-rank grand master, he also has a follower of second-rank martial arts under his command, as well as an unknown number of third-rank warriors, a few Taoist monks, and indigenous wizards, but this power is enough to dominate in Nanyang. The expeditionary force is still not enough to resist.

The Gods Expeditionary Army can destroy any Nanyang forces that try to resist, and can capture any place they want to capture and build a military base.

Even if it is the Broken Leaf Island of the Dragon King of the Seven Seas, the allied forces of the gods are capable of occupying it.

"This battle is not easy to fight..."

Shen Lang sighed with emotion: "In the Western Regions, the desert gods are about to move, and in the north of the Mobei, the barbarians are also ready to invade the south at any time. In addition, the coalition forces of the gods are coming across the sea...

"If the Allied Forces of the Gods make an appointment with the Western Regions and Mobei to attack at the same time, even if it is impossible to accurately time the time to the same day, as long as the West, North, and South attack successively within a month or two, the East will be overwhelmed... "

After a pause, he asked Azalia again:

"For this expedition, what do other secular lords think?"

Azalia said:
"There must be many secular lords who, like me, are unwilling to work for the gods without reason and expedition.

"After all, the salaries of the army have to be paid by us lords. Even the supplies, we have to prepare half of them ourselves. The church is only responsible for the other half of the supplies for us. This time it can be said that we are doing nothing for the church. blood tax.

"But there must be many lords who covet the wealth of the eastern land. They must be looking forward to plundering the eastern land, recouping the cost of sending troops, and even making a fortune. But whether the secular lords are willing or not, the Church of the Gods They dare not disobey the order."

Shen Lang stroked his chin and said slowly:
"If the expeditionary army is allowed to land successfully...seeing the richness of the Eastern Land, even the secular lords who are unwilling to make an expeditionary invasion today will happily join in the plundering."

Azalea sighed:

"You are right. If you really land in the east, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to restrain my knights from participating in the robbery. Even if they listen to me on the surface and carry me behind their backs, they will definitely participate in the robbery in private. .”

Shen Lang said:

"So, the expeditionary force must not be allowed to land."

"Don't let the expeditionary force land?"

Azalia blinked:
"You mean to launch the navy to actively intercept? This is feasible. As long as the coalition fleet can be defeated, it is impossible for the troop carrier to land. But the problem is that although the eastern navy has been well established in recent years, its overall strength is far inferior to that of the western continent."

The Eastern Land was originally a powerful country with land power. In the past, because the enemies always came from the Western Regions and Mobei, they only focused on army building.It was not until Yingzhou opened the sea that it began to pay attention to the navy.

However, it has only been more than 20 years since Yingzhou opened the sea, and the western regions and northern borders have not been stable. There will be a big war every few years. It still needs to garrison heavy troops and continuously invest resources. The resources that can be invested in the navy are quite limited, and only for more than 20 years. , naval construction is relatively slow.

Of course, because the eastern land is strong and rich enough, over the past 20 years, the navy has been able to compete with the colonial fleets of Western countries in Southeast Asia, but it has only been able to suppress the colonial fleets.

On this expedition of the Allied Forces of the Gods to the East, all the sea powers in the West will send their main fleets there.It is impossible for the Eastern Turkine Navy to resist that kind of military power.

As for land warfare, if there were not so many strong men, the [-] troops of Lao Shi's expedition would be like delivering food.It's a pity that in the expeditionary army of the gods, there are as many strong as clouds.If you can't stop the strong expeditionary army, Dongtu's land battle advantage will be gone.

"Of course relying on the navy is impossible." Shen Lang said with a smile: "My idea is that the masters will take the initiative to attack and intercept the expeditionary fleet on the ocean far away from the port."

Azalia stared round her eyes:

"A master takes the initiative to attack? Or intercept on the ocean? How is this possible? That is hundreds of main battleships, plus a hundred thousand troops!"

Shen Lang smiled and said: "How is it impossible? Once there was a general surnamed Zhang, who with only [-] soldiers, defeated a [-] army led by a monarch surnamed Sun. He almost left the monarch surnamed Sun behind. "

Azalia thought he was talking about the history of Dongtu—Dongtu has a long history, and there are tens of thousands of years of recorded history alone. Even the people of Dongtu don't know that in the tens of thousands of years of history, all the There have been those famous battles and those famous generals, not to mention foreigners.

Therefore, Azalia did not question the record of [-] million breaking [-], and only said:

"The general surnamed Sun must be a first-rank strong man, and the [-] strong soldiers under his command must also be elites of high rank. And the [-] army he faced should be defeated by the lack of strong men. .

"But the expeditionary force is different. There are strong people in the expeditionary force. Whether it is air combat, sea battle, or even underwater combat, there is no problem. A small number of strong people intercepting at sea will only lead to death."

Shen Lang shook his head and said with a smile:

"It's not necessarily about dying. An army of [-] can't be deployed at sea, and only a few strong ones can participate in the battle."

"The strong ones are not in the minority! At least there are a dozen ninth-level powerhouses, and there may be one or two hundred eighth-level and seventh-level powerhouses."

"But with so many strong men, it's impossible to gather together all the time, right? They are scattered throughout the fleet."

Shen Lang smiled and said:
"In addition, if you only focus on attacking the church fleet, then apart from the secular powerhouses and lords who are loyal to the church, other secular lords and powerhouses who are not willing to sacrifice their lives for the gods like you may not be so active in the fight."

"It is."

Azalia said:
"Secular lords and strong men who are unwilling to work for the church may use excuses to protect their fleets and soldiers, and stay on their own boats to watch...

"But your idea is still too dangerous. Without a strong enough fleet backup, you can only dispatch a very small number of strong men. With a small number, it is easy to fall into siege. When the battle is unfavorable, there are not even dead soldiers to cover the retreat."

Shen Lang sighed lightly:
"You are right. Taking the initiative to attack and intercept the enemy at sea is indeed a great risk. But the risk has to be taken. Otherwise, if a [-] army is successfully landed, the consequences will be disastrous."

When it was over, he smiled again:

"However, we don't need to destroy the entire expeditionary army. As long as we can sink most of the ships of the Church of the Gods and kill most of the church's elites, the church will definitely lose control of the expeditionary army.

"Without the coordination and suppression of the Church of the Gods, among the expeditionary corps, those countries that hate each other as deeply as the sea may immediately clash and fight each other. It is impossible for a divided expeditionary corps to continue crossing the sea. East soil."

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(End of this chapter)