LOL: Summoner of Goddess Janna

One month later, the province of Balu'e.

The 100,000 troops of the Noxus Empire have now gathered in Tevasse, a small coastal city located outside Wuji Mountain.

The tranquility of the small town was completely trampled to pieces by the empire's iron hoofs. Amidst the noise of people, horses, drums and horns, there were sub-dragon dogs, bloodthirsty dragon lizards, flying demon birds, and the roars of countless monsters and ferocious beasts resounded throughout the countryside. .

Steel ballistas, city-breaking catapults, mortars, cannons, alchemy rocket launchers, and all kinds of horrific war weapons were displayed in front of the array, aiming at the Wuji Mountains that was already a wasteland.

And outside the port, on the calm sea, there were more than a dozen steam-armored battleships that were as huge as mountains, with turrets like forests, and flying the Noxian Empire's flag. They were domineering, powerful, terrifying and ferocious.

This was the main fleet of the Noxian Navy, led by Admiral Dugall.

The land army surrounded and the sea fleet blocked it.

The Wuji Mountain Area, no, it can be said that the entire Balu'e Province has now become a desert.

The Wind Leader was trapped in a desperate situation, and the location of the base was completely exposed. In the eyes of the Noxian generals, they would not be able to last long unless the goddess Janna took action herself.

Either they were quickly bulldozed by the army, or they fled hastily in front of the soldiers. There was no third possibility.

But the reality is exactly the opposite.

"The specific location of the Wind Leader's base was discovered by scouts a month ago."

"The empire's army has 100,000 people, but the total strength of Zaun's leader is only 10,000. Even if they abandon Zaun and move all their soldiers to Ionia, including the soldiers they recruited in Ionia, With new recruits, the enemy’s total strength cannot exceed 20,000.”

100,000 vs. 20,000, the advantage should be mine.

But now:

"One hundred thousand troops of the empire have gathered in Balu'e and attacked the mountains with all their strength for a month. Why have they only flattened a few hills and not even penetrated the mountain gate of Wuji Village?!"

"General Lester——"

"Please also explain, how have you been giving orders in the past month?"

At the battle meeting where all the generals gathered, a middle-aged man took the chair and questioned Lester in a stern tone.

It can be seen from his handsome face with sword scars and white temples that still retains his charm, as well as his elegant temperament that cannot be concealed even by the military aura revealed in his movements:

This general was most likely born into a noble family in the empire, and was a serious member of the Red and Black Banners of the Immortal Fortress.

And that's exactly what happened.

"General Du Cacao." Lester called out the general's name respectfully with a smile on his face.

The ancestors of Du Kecao have been noble for generations, and what is even more commendable is that the Kecao family has adhered to the spirit of supremacy of the strong in the Noxus Empire for generations, and has not relaxed the education and education of future generations just because of the power of the family. Grind.

Therefore, every generation of heads of the Kecao family are almost the elites of the empire, deadly assassins, heroic warriors, respected heroes, and generals who guard one side.

Du Kecao also did not insult his ancestors.

He is the leading assassin master in the empire, and one of the few among the old aristocrats who can rival Darius in terms of qualifications, military exploits, and abilities, and is a general who commands the heart of all soldiers.

This time, Darkwill traveled thousands of miles to transfer Du Cacao from the western battlefield of Demacia to the easternmost battlefield of Ionia, in order to allow him to personally command as a representative of the old aristocracy. The war between the Noxian Empire and the Windlords.

After all, the Ionia Front was originally under the full command of Swain.

The former generals of the Ionian Front, such as Lester, were basically Swain's former disciples.

Now the Empire is at war with the Windleader in Ionia, but Swain has always maintained a strange peace with the Windleader in Piltover.

Of course the old aristocracy would not be able to rest assured if one of their own, Du Cacao, was not sent as a general to supervise the army.

As soon as Du Cecao arrived in Ionia and saw the embarrassing scene of the empire's 100,000-strong army attacking the mountain for a month without making any progress, he immediately had opinions on his former commander, General Lester.

Not just opinions, but doubts.

One hundred thousand elites spent ten months and could not capture a small Wuji Village. Lester's command performance cannot be described as incompetent.

This makes people have to wonder whether he received remote control instructions from his teacher Swain, just like Swain who is currently hanging up in Piltover, deliberately not working hard.

"General Du Kecao, I have really tried my best." Lester was also helpless.

Swain did tell him to preserve his strength as much as possible if possible, but he didn't tell him to fish in the water. He really didn't give up during this month's mountain attack.

"It's not because our army doesn't work hard, but the enemy army has technology!" Lester complained while explaining: "You will know after two more days of observation on the front line... The firepower of those leaders is too strong. Not to mention an army of 100,000, even if another 100,000 come, we won’t be able to get in!”

"Oh?" Du Cacao frowned slightly.

One hundred thousand Imperial troops are no match for the Firepower of the Wind Leader...

Not only did this sound unbelievable, but it also seriously violated his military common sense as a Noxian general.

"Firepower? General Lester, you mean...the leaders were able to keep the empire's 100,000-strong army at bay with only long-range technological weapons?"

Du Couture couldn't understand.

In his opinion, although these technological weapons, such as firearms, artillery, and rockets, have a certain power, they are ultimately just foils on the battlefield.

What really played a decisive role in the war was the swords, spears, bows, horses, and archery left behind by our ancestors. They were the empire's invincible legion of extraordinary beings.

"General, we have to analyze the specific issue in detail." Leicester said: "If the two armies are facing each other in the plains, then Zaun's firearms troops will definitely not be able to stop a group charge of our dragon lizard knights. "

"But this is the Wuji Mountains."

"In the rugged terrain of the mountainous area, not only the cavalry cannot be effective, but also the army is difficult to deploy. Although the army of 100,000 is large, the number of people who can participate in the mountain attack at any time is only a few thousand at most."

"What?" Du Cacao frowned when he heard this: "General Leicester, don't I know how to fight?"

As a veteran who has been honed in actual combat, he certainly knows that the mountainous terrain is not conducive to cavalry and warcraft combat, and the limited width of the battle line is not conducive to the deployment of large armies.

This will indeed seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the imperial army.

"The mountainous terrain in the Keqi District will also seriously affect the firing range of the Wind Leader's firearms troops."

"How could they possibly stop the empire's 100,000-strong army with just a few technological weapons?"

Artillery and other powerful firearms are blocked in the mountains, making it difficult to use them flexibly.

And if you adopt guerrilla tactics and use gadgets such as small-caliber mortars and rocket launchers to carry out sneak attacks at close range...

Sorry about that.

When you are far enough away to sneak attack the imperial soldiers, these muscular men can already shoot you through with their bows and arrows.

Moreover, it is still a question whether the pitiful power of small rocket launchers and mortars can defeat the extraordinary warriors of the defending empire.

"General Du Couture, you don't know something."

"The firearms used by those leaders are not artillery at all, nor are they rocket launchers, rocket launchers-"

"Those bastards." Lester showed his true feelings and cursed aggrievedly: "Those bastards are using drones!"

"This..." Du Quecao said thoughtfully: "You mean, airplane?"

Yes, the "Blue Bird 1 UAV" that originally suppressed Amistan has now been widely used on the Baru'e battlefield.

The navigation of this kind of drone relies entirely on the blue bird incarnation of the goddess Janna. The craftsmanship requirement is that it can fly, and the cost is extremely low.

And although it is cheap, it is surprisingly powerful.

The maximum bomb load of this drone can reach two tons, and in the current close combat situation, it can also free up the load and install more explosives by sacrificing range and reducing fuel.

More than two tons of explosives were smashed down on the head. Not to mention those elite soldiers who were still in the realm of mortals, even those rough-skinned and fleshy extraordinary warriors would probably die on the spot.

The key is...

"This thing is not only powerful and accurate, but it also doesn't require anyone to drive it."

"The army attacked the mountain several times, but each time they didn't even see the shadow of the enemy. They didn't even capture a single mountain, but they were bombed to death by suicide drones raining down from the sky."

"Besides, the attack range of this damn drone is extremely far."

"Taking off from Wuji Village, even the city of Tiwase, which is more than ten kilometers away, and the military camp where we are now are completely within their attack range."

As soon as I finished speaking...

boom!

!

There were bursts of thunder and loud noises above everyone's heads.

Du Cacao was shocked, thinking that the leader had already attacked his camp.

Lester and others were very calm: "It's okay, General Kecao."

"This is the news that the drone was intercepted by our army's air defense mage."

"Those leaders fire several of them into our military camp every day. We are all used to it."

Kecao: "......"

As if being clocked in by the enemy, he directly attacked the military camp in front of a hundred thousand troops.

Not only were the imperial armies unable to fight back, they even got used to being beaten, giving birth to new units such as "Air Defense Mages".

Who is hitting whom?

"I see..." Du Cacao sighed.

Although he was very dissatisfied with the situation of the battle, after this understanding, he also understood that the army's setback was indeed not a crime of war.

Du Kecao is also keenly aware that Leader's "Bluebird-guided suicide drone" has completely changed the traditional war model.

The war mode in Runeterra has suddenly progressed from a cold weapon battle that has lasted hundreds of years, to the threshold of beyond-visual-range information warfare.

The enemy has the advantage of geographical location and weapons. Under such circumstances, attacking the mountain without thinking would only cost human lives to consume the opponent's ammunition and steel.

Noxian lives were worthless, but the lives of soldiers were.

It's a matter of whether the lives of these elite soldiers were exchanged for a bunch of cheap junk. Even if they were exchanged, the Noxus Empire would suffer until it vomited blood.

"What about us? Where are our firearms?"

Du Couture tried to find a way to deal with it.

The Wind Leader has firearms, doesn’t Noxus have firearms?

Not only did Noxus have them, they outnumbered them. Even many of the artillery and rockets of the Noxian army were originally imported from Zaun.

In terms of firepower, Noxus should be stronger than Wind Leader.

"If attacking the mountain directly doesn't work, then use cannon to clear the way first." Du Quecao said.

"General." Lester immediately questioned: "Cannons can't deal with drones!"

"I didn't ask you to use cannons to deal with drones." Du Kecao said coldly: "I asked you to use cannons to set fire to the mountains and level the entire mountains to the ground."

"Wuji Village is deep in the mountains and surrounded by dense trees. The fire will destroy all life, which will cause the balance to break and the evil spirits to invade. When the fire spreads, I don't believe that the leader can still stay inside."

Du Cacao's move is very vicious, and it sounds feasible.

But Leicester said, "No, General Cecao."

He had already tried this trick.

result...

"As soon as our incendiary bombs were launched, they were blown back by a gust of wind. Not a single tree was lit, but many of our soldiers were injured and a lot of artillery equipment was lost."

In front of the Wind Leader, Noxus' long-range weapons are equivalent to useless products.

"Even if we don't use artillery and send soldiers into the mountains to set fires, the flames will be quickly extinguished by the strong wind."

"Even because the wind direction reversed, the fire would sometimes change its intensity and burn the soldiers we sent to set the fire to death on the spot..."

Lester poured out the bitter water one after another, and he did use all the tricks he could:

“I originally wanted to assemble a group of wind elemental mages to seize control of the wind on the battlefield from the wind leader.

"

There are hundreds of thousands of elites, and there are hundreds of wind elemental mages that Lester can gather.

However, it was such a group of powerful extraordinary forces that came before the leader...

"Our mages are no match for the Wind Leader."

The goddess who leads the wind is the embodiment of wind.

How could these humans who control the wind element defeat the god of the wind element?

Wanting to rely on the wind elemental mage to break the situation head-on is really a bit of a trick.

"..." Then, Du Kecao also fell silent.

He could tell that General Lester had indeed tried his best.

Conventional combat methods seemed to have lost their effect in front of this group of leaders.

The 100,000-strong army was of no use at all. Instead, it became a burden that made the logistics shed tears, the finance department scolded, and wasted money and food.

It seems that the only last resort can be used.

The simplest, most practical and efficient move in the extraordinary world——

Gather all elite warriors and high-level mages to form an assault force composed entirely of extraordinary warriors, and then F2A.

Extraordinary strong men have always been the armor-piercing cones of the imperial army. As long as the cone head is heavy and hard enough, it can pierce through anything.

Rugged terrain?

Our mages can fly, our warriors can jump a hundred meters, and we have flying mounts.

Sharp firearms?

Our mage has a shield and our warrior has a thick health bar.

As long as the extraordinary warriors of the entire army are assembled to launch a charge, it is only a short ten kilometers of mountain road. Are you afraid that you will not be able to attack it?

Du Cacao was talking about his thoughts.

"Can't attack!" Unexpectedly, Lester sighed again.

But this time, he even looked a little scared and a little shocked.

"A few days ago, I already tried the method you mentioned."

"I gathered 500 elite warriors and 300 high-level mages to launch the assault. They are all battle-hardened and powerful warriors who are not afraid of enemy drone interceptions."

"At first, the attack went smoothly. But then..."

"What's wrong?" Du Kecao frowned.

"Later..." Lester replied helplessly: "We discovered that we were facing far more than just the leader."

As he spoke, the image of a girl flashed in his mind.

That girl had already left a huge psychological shadow on Leicester in Presidence more than a year ago.

When the opponent entered the battlefield for the first time, he and his teacher Swain's tens of thousands of troops were severely defeated.

And now, he actually saw her again in Wuji Mountain.

"We are facing Irelia, the Placidian Resistance."

"There are also the Shadow Stream Sect, the Kinkou Sect, the Vastayans..."

Almost all the reputable resistance forces in Ionia came to help.

So even in terms of high-end combat power, the leader is not inferior to the imperial army now.

"This..." Du Kecao suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem.

It turned out that unknowingly, the leader had hooked up with the local forces in Ionia and invited such heavyweight reinforcements.

From this point of view, Noxus' 100,000-strong army really has nothing to do with these leaders hiding in the mountains.

"If you have to say it..." Suddenly, Lester whispered in a low voice: "It's not like we have nothing to do."

"Oh?" Du Cacao looked over.

"The method used by General Urgot." Leicester said carefully.

"You..." Du Cacao's face darkened.

There was no need for Lester to remind him of this method, he had already thought of it.

The leaders are just a bunch of bad guys. As long as Noxus continues to slaughter the city, they will come down to rescue people.

As a result, Noxus switched from the attacking side to the defensive side, completely negating the geographical advantage of the leader.

Lester knew that this trick was effective, but Urgot's death was a reminder. He knew that whoever continued to massacre the city would be the Wind Leader's number one enemy.

In order to preserve his strength, he was unwilling to make such a show.

But...

"General Croqueau, please consider..." Lester encouraged Du Croqueau without hesitation.

He didn't have the guts to stand out, but he had the guts to encourage Du Quecao to do the dirty work.

Not only that, but it's huge.

He wished that Du Cecao of the old aristocracy would be targeted by the enemy now, and fight the Wind Leader and Irelia to the detriment of both sides.

Lester thought so, but...

"That's enough!" Du Couture just replied with an unpleasant look on his face: "I'm not Urgot, and I'm not you either."

Although he is a master assassin and an imperial general who has killed countless people, massacring civilians is not his fighting style.

Many Noxian generals had records of massacres, but never his.

"Then how do you plan to deal with these leaders?" Lester asked.

Du Couture fell into deep thought and remained silent.

"General?" Lester probed.

"..." Du Kecao was still thinking.

"This..." Lester wanted to ask again.

At this time, Du Kecao replied: "I have my own way."

After saying that, he did not explain too much to Leicester. He just hurriedly ended the meeting after some small talk.

After the meeting, Du Quecao avoided everyone and returned to the camp.

At this time, I heard him give instructions to the adjutant beside him:

"Call Catalina and Tyrone to come - I have a secret mission that needs to be completed by them."