Chapter 2133 - 2126: I Can Make Them Fly
"Well said!"
Swallowing their anger, the Hongteng Kingdom would only think that we, the Mansha Kingdom, are spineless cowards, and then the surrounding kingdoms would see us as easy targets and plunder even more of our land and resources!
The situation around the Mansha Kingdom has never been very peaceful, frequently encountering conflicts of various sizes with neighboring countries. Due to the time of its development, the Mansha Kingdom is relatively backward and weak, often suffering losses in those skirmishes.
However, because of their indomitable spirit, even when defeated, the enemy could not gain much advantage.
Due to the presence of the Qinglan Empire, they dare not act too blatantly for the time being, but this situation still greatly troubles them.
Seven of the eight second-tier Transcenders are almost always defending the borderlands; their entanglement does not cause the Mansha Kingdom much loss, but it does exhaust their mental energy.
Now, the Mansha Kingdom desperately needs a decisive war to establish their current status!
If this time they can defeat the Hongteng Kingdom, reclaim the lost lands, and retrieve their national treasures, they will undoubtedly gain a great reputation among neighboring countries, which would then show restraint.
So the question now is how to fight this battle.
"What is the current situation?" Zhang Menglong asked.
"We were once plundered of eight cities by the Hongteng Kingdom. After spending countless resources and negotiating extensively, we managed to reclaim six of them, but the last two cities remain in their hands," Xiwat said.
"Can’t we reclaim them the same way?"
"Almost impossible," Xiwat said, "The six cities we reclaimed did not contain particularly important resources, but the remaining two are different. Not only are they rich in resources, but they are also located at a strategic transportation hub. Their value exceeds that of the other six cities by more than fivefold. Asking them to surrender them is out of the question."
"This is where we currently stand," Xiwat walked to the large map, "Behind us are the six cities we’ve reclaimed. After more than 20 years of development, they now have some basic military capabilities. This grand canyon is now the largest natural barrier between the Mansha Kingdom and the two cities!"
The map depicted a very deep rift, and the two lost cities of the Mansha Kingdom were just beyond it.
This rift almost forcibly separated these two cities from the Mansha Kingdom. To conquer them, one must first cross this rift!
However, the rift is 200 kilometers wide, and below it lies an abyss without a visible bottom. It is said that countless Warcraft reside in that abyss, and falling in means almost certain death.
"So, if we want to capture Manzhu City and Duankeng City, we must find a way to cross this canyon."
"Exactly," Xiwat said, "This battleground is their second-to-last line of defense. We’ve mobilized the entire nation’s power to push them back, and now they’ve probably retreated to Manzhu City, relying on that canyon’s geographical advantage to make our attack very difficult."
"How are the city’s defenses?" Zhang Menglong asked.
"The terrain itself is easy to defend and hard to attack," Xiwat said, "They have installed numerous weapons on the city walls, and coupled with air support from their warships, it’s too challenging to penetrate their defenses with our warships."
Xiwat and his team have conducted hundreds of simulated drills, but only twice have they won the battle.
Ordinary soldiers cannot fly, and they must rely on transportation to enter the city.
However, large troop carriers are too big, making them easy targets. Once hit, the vessel would explode, killing everyone aboard.
Even if our ships manage to land, the remaining warriors would likely be too few to significantly impact their defenses.
"Don’t you have any single-soldier flying equipment?" Zhang Menglong asked.
"We do, but in very limited numbers," Xiwat said. Suddenly, images of Mobile Warriors resembling Gundams appeared on the screen.
These single-soldier mechas are about 15 to 20 meters tall, but the piloting conditions are stringent, requiring warriors of Elite Soldier rank from the Beginners to operate. In Xiwat’s entire army, there are only about ten thousand such individuals.
Ten thousand warriors might sound like a lot, but the enemy city contains many warships, and the abundance of weapons on the walls makes breaching such a blockade immensely difficult.
"No, it’s far too few. What about our warships?"
"After all, we are defending on our home turf. Our warships outnumber theirs by a factor of two, but their anti-air defenses are so dense that even with these odds, breaking through their blockade remains tough."
Xiwat played a video, "These are their air mines."
The video showed air mines floating in mid-air, ready to explode upon contact.
These air mines are tiny, about the size of peanuts, but they are densely distributed. The distance between each pair of air mines is often less than 20 meters!
To defend against attacks from the Mansha Kingdom, they’ve filled the sky around Manzhu City with these air mines. To break through, they first need to pass through them!
Even the smallest ship would struggle in these air mines.
"How powerful are these devices?" Zhang Menglong asked.
"Very powerful," Xiwat replied, "their power is enough to penetrate our strongest battleship’s defenses. Some types of air mines even emit radiation upon triggering, harming the soldiers inside through the ship’s shell. Forcing through is near impossible, and even if we do, the cost will be immense!"
"Over that distance, people might easily weave through," Zhang Menglong pondered.
"We’ve certainly considered this," Xiwat said, "but only Transcenders can freely fly. Ordinary warriors must rely on external means. Our few victories in simulation came from Transcender-led assaults, capturing their command room and defeating them from within. Frontally defeating them is too challenging."
"Actually, it’s not so absolute," Zhang Menglong smiled, "A Battle King can fly, but Xiao Yan was able to fly at the Battle Master level. Also, Iron Man can match Deities with human power. The world’s technology and materials can surely produce even stronger armor."
"Battle King? Anti-inflammatory medicine? Iron Man?" Xiwat muttered these strange terms, unable to comprehend them.
"Menglong, what do you mean?" The other deputy generals curiously asked.
"Well, what I mean is, I have a way to make warriors who are not Transcenders fly, and not just one way either."