Chapter 188: Arm Wrestling

  Adam Smith was the st to ehe war meeting room after handling the cargements.

  He was seated o Old John, who gestured for him to stay quiet.

  Adam Smith simply nodded in silence, but a feeling of nervousness crept over him.

  He took the opportunity to observe the new faces of Elio and Felicia.

  Leon, far away in Troll Valley, Captain Sean, who had just cleared a rge area of wastend, and several newly promoted squad leaders were quietly reviewing the information in their hands.

  Two hundred elite knights, each with mid-level her bat power!

  Two thousae soldiers, each a professional!

  This is the foundation of a family that has beeablished for hundreds of years.

  They possess mahods and resources for training professionals, with the ability to field a bat force of several thousand at any time.

  Bay Territory, however, had a pletely different development model.

  Thanks to Matthew’s vish aless financial iment.

  Bay Territory’s military strength has also groidly.

  The military details are as follows:

  ander-in-chief: Ange, Level 5 Knight.

  Deputy ander: Old John Carls, Level 5 Warrior.

  Chief Instructor: Arnold, Level 13 Warrior.

  Total number: 2,000 people.

  Troll Valley: 250 people, Level 5 Warrior Leon, Logging Camp, 50 people.

  Frontier Patrol: 200 people, Level 4 Warrior, Captain Sean.

  Murloc Camp: 500 people, Level 9 Ranger, Vilge Chief Field.

  bat Troops: 800 people.

  200 Heavy Infantry, led by Beelzebub, Level 11 High-Ranking Warrior.

  200 Shield Bearers.

  200 Spearmen.

  200 Archers and Crossbowmen, led by Hall, Level 7 Rogue.

  Iorate: 200 people (50 cavalry), Level 8 Swordsman Elio, Level 4 Ranger Felicia (intelligence, iigation, surveilnce).

  On the surface, Bay Territory appeared to have bat forces parable to the enemy.

  But everyone was well aware that Bay Territory couldn’t deploy all of its bat power.

  The only forces capable of engaging in direbat were likely the 800 front-line soldiers and the 200 iors.

  1,000 vs. 2,200!

  The pressure was immense!

  The reputation of the Carlisle Family loomed rge.

  The Carlisle family’s private army was renowned even iire Eastern Province.

  They had once faced orc forces rger in Blood Fortress and won a direct battle.

  That victory earhem great merit, allowing their army to grorosper.

  Even though they hadn’t participated in the orc wars at Blood Fortress i years, news of their “activities” still surfaced from time to time.

  In the noble circles of Bloodmoon City, there were many rumors about the Carlisle family, the most widely spread and believed being:

  “They have special teiques for training soldiers!”

  Everyohe pressure upon hearing this.

  After all, in the nds of the heril Empire, it wasn’t the high-ranking Arists but the nobles who held most of the power and resources.

  Most people, when fag nobles and their armies, would feel a vague sense of panic.

  Especially when seeing the enemy’s bat power.

  Everyone remained silent, waiting for their lord to speak.

  Matthew gently tapped the table, drawing everyone’s attention.

  His expression calm and fident, he poio the detailed map oable and pced his finger on the spot where Bobo had ambushed the transport team earlier today, speaking meaningfully:

  "I’m sure everyone now knows that we currently have a murloit capable of operating in the Misty S."

  "Their individual bat strength is weak, and they’re not suitable fhting regur soldiers."

  "But against scripted farmers or transport teams, they’re quite effective."

  Hearing the lord’s words, they instinctively recalled his ret orders, and their fears and s eased slightly.

  Sensing the shift imosphere, Old John quickly chimed in:

  "This is a great advantage. With this murloit, it’s like we’ve pnted eyes and spikes in the Misty S."

  "Not only we free up some of our oower, but we also threaten their supply lines!"

  Ange, having grasped Matthew’s tactical i, added more carefully:

  "The Carlisle family’s elite forces indeed have the advantage in both bat strength and numbers."

  "But they ’t carry rge amounts of food and supplies with them!"

  "Even we in Bay Territory ’t hahe massive logistics required to transpe quantities of supplies."

  "So, as long as we withstand the first wave of the Carlisle family’s attad keep them bogged down in the Misty S,"

  "Their long supply lines and the stant loss of transport teams will eventually wear them down!"

  Hearing Ange’s pn, everyone’s eyes lit up.

  That’s right!

  The Misty S is their territory.

  The Carlisle family won’t receive any reinforts here.

  No matter how strong or numerous their forces are, they ’t jure food out of thin air!

  Then everyone realized that what they had thought of, the Carlisle family likely had as well.

  If the Carlisle family dared to send their troops, they must be absolutely fident of a decisive victory!

  In a way, it also showed their disdain for Bay Territory.

  "You do have the advantage of terrain, but we’re still ing!"

  "Let’s see if you beat us!"

  As everyone was deep in thought, trying to ect the dots, Elio, having sensed something, turned her head to look at their calm lord, then at the Carlisle family’s military intelligence, and suddenly excimed:

  "Cavalry!"

  Seeing everyourn to her, Elio couldn’t help but blurt out:

  "Yes, cavalry! If we eutralize the cavalry, which poses the greatest threat to us, we trap them in the s!"

  The others thought about Elio’s words, then saw the smile on their lord’s fad suddenly uood.

  Matthew, pleased with their thinking, smiled and said:

  "That’s right. Ange’s pn is the most reliable, and Elio’s insight has helped us pinpoint the key!"

  "Once we deal with the Carlisle family’s 200 elite cavalry."

  "No matter how strong the remaining soldiers are, they won’t be able to breach the gates of Murloc Castle!"

  "Therefore, we’ll have to wrestle with the Carlisle family in the Misty S."

  "Let’s see whether we break their cavalry’s legs or if they break through our defenses!"

  Ange quickly grasped the full meaning of Matthew’s strategy and silently itted it to memory.

  Oher side, Elio seemed to realize that her analysis and use of information needed further improvement.

  Everyone else also had their own realizations, vaguely uanding why the lord had called them together.

  Their lord had put great thought into this!

  As discussions tinued in the Murloc Castle war room.

  Two kilometers away, in the Carlisle camp, fully armed soldiers were rapidly assembling.

  War was on the verge of breaking out!

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