Chapter 621 - The Expedition Continued
Chapter 621: The Expedition Continued
“Lord, all the troops have arrived at the Stone Pass!” a soldier reported to Kant.
Kant raised his head and looked at the sky. The sky was clear and the sun was shining. It was already ten in the morning. If they wanted to reach Drondheim before tomorrow, time would be very tight. After all, marching in the desert was much slower than marching on the well-paved roads in the Dukedom of Leo.
In the desert, it was hard to build a road. Even if it was built, after a sandstorm, the road might be buried under the sand or blown away.
Kant nodded at the soldier, “Return to your team!”
“Yes, Lord,” the soldier replied respectfully, before turning around and returning to his team.
Kant led his guards and returned to the Stone Pass. He organized his troops and prepared to set off.
There were many troops, and they came from all over the place. Aaron, Veluca, Jerkela, Sargoth, and the City of Lion’s Heart. In addition, most of the Swadian royal knights and Sarleon Lion Knight who were trained as administrators scattered in Kant’s estate were also transferred. There were also many troops that Kant would not use unless it was a critical moment. After all, his strength was too strong, and he did not need to put all his troops on the table. At this moment, they gathered at the Stone Pass, waiting for Kant’s follow-up orders.
Four generals were summoned by Kant — Rolf, Baheshtur, Firentis, and James.
At this moment, there were many troops gathered at the Stone Pass.
There were 1,500 Swadian royal knights, 1,500 Sarleon Lion Knights, a total of 3,000 6-level troop classes. These were equivalent to the troop class of the world’s peak Grand Knights and were personally led by Kant.
Next was the heavy cavalry. There were 3,000 Sarrandian Mamluk, 5,000 Swadian Knights, and 7,000 Sarleon Lion Knights. Each of them was a 5-level troop class. Just the 5-level troop class heavy cavalries alone had a total of 15,000 soldiers.
There was 10,000 Sarrandian Horseman from the 4-level troop class and 20,000 of them from the Swadian Heavy Calvary. There were 30,000 men in the 4-level troop class.
Finally, there was the light cavalry. There were 6,000 desert bandits in the 3-level troop class. There were 4,000 elite desert bandits in the 3-level to 4-level troop class. There were a total of 10,000 light cavalries.
For these 55,000 cavalries, Kant appointed Rolf as their commander-in-chief.
After appointing the commander-in-chief of the cavalry, it was followed by the commander-in-chief of the infantry. Kant appointed Firentis as the commander-in-chief of the infantry.
The number of infantrymen was much more than that of the cavalries.
Kant had two types of 5-level troop class infantrymen, the Swadian Sergeants, and Rhodok sergeants. Among them, there were 20,000 Swadian sergeants and only 10,000 Rhodok sergeants. However, Rhodok sergeants’ combat strength was much stronger than the Swadian Sergeants. In terms of cavalry, the strongest 6-level troop class in the continent of Caradia, the Nord Royal Guards, one of the Nord Royal Guards could deal with four Swadian sergeants, but two of Rhodok sergeants would definitely win against one of the Nord Royal Guards.
There were also two 4-level troop class infantrymen, the Swadian Infantry and Rhodok veteran spearman. Among them, there were 20,000 Swadian infantry and 10,000 Rhodok veteran spearman.
There were 30,000 Swadian Footman and 10,000 Rhodok Trained Spearman at the 3-level troop class.
A total of 100,000 infantry were gathered at the Stone Pass.
After the infantry were the archers. Kant had three types of archers.
The Vaegir Marksman, the Ravenstern Rangers, and the Rhodok sniper each had 3,000 level-5 archers.
There were 5,000 level-4 archers in each of the three categories, Virgil archers, Ravenstern wardens, and Rhodok veteran crossbowmen.
There were 5,000 level-3 archers in each of the three categories, Virgil Skirmisher, Ravenstern Archer, and Rhodok Trained Crossbowman.
There were a total of 39,000 long-range archers, and their long-range firepower was extremely terrifying. These long-range forces were assigned to Baheshtur by Kant, making him the commander of the crossbow unit.
Finally, it was Kant’s mage unit. There were 2,000 Enfath Empire Mages and 5,000 Enfath Empire Apprentice Mages. There were a total of 7,000 spell casters. Their power on the battlefield was absolutely terrifying.
These 7,000 spell casters were assigned by Kant to James, making him the commander of the spell caster army.
Kant looked at the orderly soldiers in the Stone Pass, and a sense of pride emerged in his heart. He had built these armies from scratch, slowly accumulating them bit by bit. It was not until more than a year ago when he settled down to develop his estate, and his wealth rapidly increased, that his troops exploded in numbers. The number and quality of the army showed a spurt of growth. It could be said that all of Kant’s resources had been invested into the cause of the violent soldiers. That was almost all of Kant’s current military strength.
Of course, the various large cities needed to leave a portion of their troops behind to defend themselves. As for the other troops that weren’t suitable for desert battles, Kant didn’t let them gather here. For example, the water bandits of Sargoth weren’t sent here.
After organizing the troops, Kant stood on the high platform and activated his extraordinary power. He said to all the generals and soldiers in a clear voice, “Generals! Commanders! Soldiers! I am Kant, your Lord! Hello!”
All the generals, commanders, and soldiers were immediately energized when they heard Kant’s voice. They revealed a respectful expression and replied loudly, “Hello, my Lord!”
Their voices shook the sky, and even the swaying white clouds were scattered.
Kant smiled, and his voice became gentle and it spread throughout the entire place. “I know that everyone received my urgent order yesterday. The starry night and the bumpy journey must have tire everyone. The soldiers who arrived at the Stone Pass earlier only rested for a few hours and have not fully recovered.”
Then, Kant’s voice became excited. “But our homeland, Drondheim, is about to be invaded by Jackalans and Lizardmen. They are a large and powerful force. Can we sit back and watch our homeland being invaded, our people being killed, and witness Drondheim being destroyed?”
“No!”
“No!”
“No!”
All the generals, commanders, and soldiers shouted at the same time.
“Then should we support Drondheim as soon as possible, protect our homeland, and kill those detestable invaders?”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
The emotions of the generals and soldiers were stirred up by Kant. Kant struck while the iron was hot and ordered loudly, “All soldiers, listen up. Set off now and head to Drondheim to support our fellow soldiers!”
The mighty army set off. From the Stone Pass, they entered the Nahrin Desert and headed straight for Drondheim’s large-scale fortress.
All the soldiers were riding horses, and there were mages constantly casting group acceleration, so their speed was very fast.