Chapter 535: The First Battle is the Decisive Battle
Regarding ground-based third-tier combat power, Lord Lin, you alone have provided four hundred, and with the addition of those from various countries, the total is a full five hundred and sixty.
Moreover, our second-tier combat power is numerically superior, so our chances of winning the decisive battle against the Nightmare Clan are already quite high.
Chu Huaice spoke in a deep voice from his seat: "But we speculate that the great battle with the Nightmare Clan will be a full-scale melee, with no proper rest or regrouping."
The first battle will be the decisive one, and it will only end when one side is completely annihilated. Even if we win, the losses will be beyond our imagination.
Lin Feng paused for a moment, then calmly said, "I was already mentally prepared for this."
He turned to Zhou Guosheng and asked, "Director Zhou, what are the specific battle plans?"
Zhou Guosheng picked up a document from the table and unfolded it in front of him: "Six demon kings, five of whom will be dealt with by me, Elder Chu, Shan Yue, Lord Lin, and Feng Xue respectively."
The remaining opponent was held back by a combined effort of Zhaoyue, Yelan, Raymond, and City Lord Isabella.
He glanced at Lin Feng and explained, "The reason we arranged for four people is that they would lose 50% of their health when they fought the Demon King, and the Demon King's three-dimensional attributes far exceeded theirs, plus they couldn't rest."
After analysis, we concluded that this configuration was barely enough to hold them off. In addition, we had a level 40 healer fighting alongside us against the six demon kings, responsible for restoring their health at crucial moments.
Lin Feng quickly went through the configuration in his mind.
Zhou Ju, Chu Lao, Lu Shanyue, and Feng Xue can all use the Heavenly Fate Awakening. Although I am only level 39, I can also use the Heavenly Fate Awakening for 20 minutes.
For one hour after fighting the Demon King, your maximum health will remain at 75%.
It's also a good opportunity to test if the clone is outside the scope of the wonder and use the Heavenly Beacon Fire once to see if there are any unexpected changes.
"I have no objection." Lin Feng raised his head. "This way, the six demon kings shouldn't be able to cause any trouble."
Zhou Guosheng continued, "The remaining third and fourth-tier combat forces are mainly responsible for fighting against the Nightmare Clan's advanced combat forces and supporting the ground battlefield. As for the specific deployment of the ground army, I will give you the deployment map later."
"Okay. Director Zhou can have someone tell Meng Yi the specific deployment location of the Beacon Guard."
Zhou Guosheng straightened up and softened his tone slightly: "The Nightmare Clan is expected to arrive at Kun'an City in three days. Everyone should rest well these next few days. Let's end the meeting here today."
One by one, the chair legs made a series of scraping sounds on the stone floor.
Raymond and Isabella left first, followed closely by Chu Huaice and Lu Shanyue.
Lin Feng, Jiang Yelan, and Jiang Zhaoyue were the last to leave the council hall.
The moment Lin Feng stepped out of the hall, he stopped in his tracks.
He gazed at the dark sky above Kun'an City, a strange feeling welling up inside him.
Is this the final wave of attacks in the Nightmare World?
Based on today's analysis, he believes that his side has a 90% chance of winning the final battle against the Nightmare Clan.
While this was partly due to his early capture of a Demon King-level dungeon, and also because the strength of the Beacon Fire Territory was far beyond his capabilities...
But something still feels off.
If I had to describe the feeling, it would be that there was no feeling of despair.
He shook his head, a bitter smile playing on his lips. Was he crazy? He actually felt that a war with potentially more than half the casualties wasn't desperate enough.
"Lord, what's wrong?" Jiang Zhaoyue noticed his unusual behavior and asked softly.
Lin Feng withdrew his gaze and shook his head: "It's nothing. Let's go back to our accommodation first."
Three figures descended the stone steps and headed towards their residence on the east side of Kun'an City.
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Two hours later.
Inside the residences on the east side of Kun'an City, the lights were on.
Lin Feng sat alone at his large desk, with a hand-drawn battle plan spread out in front of him.
According to intelligence compiled by the staff of various countries, the enemy's total strength is about 670,000, while our side has assembled a special forces army of 600,000.
Although their total troop strength is similar, their quality is not on the same level.
The Nightmare Clan has approximately three thousand Nightmare Cavalry, plus over two hundred and ninety level 35 rare bosses, Nightmare Shadowweavers.
These Shadowweavers are not only individually very powerful, but each of them can simultaneously command tens of thousands of low-level units through mental pulses, making their battlefield coordination capabilities far superior to those of human flag signalers and messengers.
In terms of high-end ground combat capabilities, the Nightmare Clan has the advantage.
However, the Kun'an Formation's "immovable as a mountain" advantage provided our side with a huge advantage in positional warfare.
The terrifying boost of +500 health points gives even level 10 special units a survivability close to that of a level 19 unit.
Lin Feng tapped the map lightly twice with his fingers and came to a final conclusion: this battle was feasible. There was no need for layers of obstruction; they could rely on Kun'an City to decide the outcome in one battle!
His gaze slowly moved along the formation on the map, the entire battle line was divided into three parts: the central army, the left wing, and the right wing.
The central army is the absolute core, consisting of 30,000 level 19 awakened special troops from the Great Xia, 70,000 level 15 special troops from various countries, and 150,000 elite Qin garrison soldiers from the Beacon Fire Guard, totaling 250,000 elite infantry.
They will stand firm like an unbreakable rock, directly resisting the main force of the enemy's attack.
Behind the infantry formation, lined up were 50,000 elite Qin soldiers and 50,000 ranged troops from various states, totaling 100,000 men.
Once the enemy enters their firing range, they will unleash devastating firepower.
At the very rear of the infantry formation, 200 white elephant and rhinoceros tank units were concealed and waiting, ready to launch a crushing charge from the front at the crucial moment of the decisive battle.
Shifting the gaze to the left reveals the left flank, responsible for the encirclement. 75,000 infantrymen are arrayed to support the central army in stabilizing the battle line, while 50,000 cavalrymen are poised to attack on the outer perimeter.
With 145 tank units and 5 level 35 mammoth war elephants as the vanguard, once the battle begins, they will flank the enemy's right flank and tear a gap in their path.
50,000 cavalry followed closely behind, attacking the enemy's flank and rear through the gap, disrupting their formation, while the infantry followed up to expand the gains.
The right flank was deployed in a completely symmetrical manner to the left flank. 75,000 infantry and 50,000 cavalry took advantage of the open terrain, with 145 tank troops and 5 mammoth war elephants leading the way to break through the enemy's left flank defenses.
When both flanks exert force simultaneously, they will eventually form a perfect pincer attack!
In terms of deploying high-level combat forces, there is only one strategic core: attrition warfare, not seeking quick victory, but only ensuring that the front line does not collapse.
Lin Feng mentally rehearsed the rhythm of the decisive battle. The entire army was in formation, and the Kun'an Formation covered the entire force.
The enemy's 670,000-strong army surged in from the south like a black tide. When the enemy's vanguard was only 300 meters away from the center, 100,000 ranged troops opened fire first.
Arrows, crossbow bolts, and spells rained down like a storm, covering the enemy's front lines.
Immediately afterwards, the enemy troops rammed into the infantry formation, and a full-scale meat grinder broke out.
Both flanks attack simultaneously until the enemy formation collapses, at which point the central army launches a full-scale counterattack, with the cavalry on the left and right flanks meeting behind the enemy to complete the final pincer movement.
The besieged Nightmare Army will be attacked from both sides, its formation will completely collapse, and it will face annihilation.
After reviewing the entire plan, Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction and looked away.
He stood up, walked to the window, and pushed open the wooden window.
The wind outside the window carried the unique chill of the night. He gazed at the unfathomable darkness outside Kun'an City and let out a silent sigh.
Hopefully, this is the final battle.