Chapter 365: Continental General Spender

The other two empires were unwilling to help, and the Holy Lion Empire had no choice. Moreover, they did not think that they, who had always been the strongest country of the human race, would be defeated by the army of the Dark Night Empire, so they did not engage in meaningless verbal battles, but instead gathered their strength to fight Illidan.

Several small countries in the west of the Holy Lion Empire have always been secretly controlled by them. Therefore, they did not deploy many troops in this direction. Before, they did not expect Illidan's attack speed to be so fast, and for a time, Illidan led 70,000 night elves to attack their territory.

However, in the Holy Lion Empire, the offensive momentum of the night elves was not as swift as when they attacked those kingdoms and principalities. Although they did not react in time, the resistance of each city in the Holy Lion Empire was relatively strong, and there had never been a city that surrendered.

This slowed down Illidan's advancement a lot, giving the Holy Lion Empire enough time to mobilize its troops.

In fact, Yu Fei did not know to what extent he could make the Holy Lion Empire hand over the crown. If the Holy Lion Empire was always unwilling to cooperate, he would not mind destroying the Holy Lion Empire in advance. The Heart of Light is related to the evolution of the body, and it is what he is determined to obtain.

While the Holy Lion Empire was still mobilizing troops, Illidan's advancement speed suddenly increased a lot. The imperial cities that had never surrendered before also surrendered after the enemy arrived at the city.

All this was because of Maiev's appearance. When she summoned two vengeful gods under a city of the Holy Lion Empire, the city immediately chose not to resist.

Just kidding, this person slaughtered the capital of the Kingdom of Lindon alone. Anyway, it seems that he can't resist the army of the Dark Night Empire, so he should surrender first and wait for the Empire's army to recover. Otherwise, if he accidentally angered the God of Death, I'm afraid no one in the entire city will survive.

With Maiev's "reputation", the night elf troops occupied several cities very smoothly. Then Illidan ordered the troops to temporarily stop advancing and stay in the occupied areas, waiting for the arrival of the first wave of counterattacks from the Holy Lion Empire.

Illidan didn't have to wait for long. After all, they had been bullied into the territory, and the Holy Lion Empire's reaction was relatively quick.

The first wave of troops of the Holy Lion Empire was not large, only 200,000. This number is really unworthy of the name of the empire. You must know that when the Kingdom of Severn fought against the Night Elves, a total of more than one million troops were deployed.

However, these 200,000 troops should not be underestimated.

Regarding the rise of the Dark Night Empire, all the major human powers have tried their best to understand it, and the Holy Lion Empire is no exception.

According to their understanding, the combat troops of the Dark Night Empire or the Dark Night Tribe of the Elf are known for their elite. Although the number is not large, they can often defeat enemies that are several times or even dozens of times larger than themselves.

This does not mean that the human wave tactics have no effect. I believe that when the number reaches a certain level, even the Night Elf troops cannot resist. It's just that such a large empire needs troops everywhere to consolidate the border defense or maintain stability. It is impossible to mobilize too many troops at once, so only 200,000 can be sent first.

However, these 200,000 troops are not ordinary troops. If it were an ordinary army, according to the information the Holy Lion Empire had learned before, it would probably be slaughtered in less than half an hour before the invaders from the Dark Night Empire.

The 200,000 Holy Lion Empire troops sent to meet the Dark Night Empire's invasion force were directly mobilized from the Imperial Army Camp near the Imperial Capital, and they were the most elite part.

In the eyes of the decision-makers of the Holy Lion Empire, since there is no overwhelming numerical advantage for the time being, it is better to use elites against elites to delay the Dark Night Empire's troops.

It is thought that the 200,000 elite Imperial Army, whose average strength can barely reach the bronze level, will not be easily defeated by the Dark Night Empire's troops, which are equivalent to one-third of their own number.

As long as the stalemate can be maintained, the situation will naturally develop in favor of the Holy Lion Empire. The Holy Lion Empire, whose battlefield is in its own country, and the Dark Night Empire, which is on a long-distance raid, have very different speeds in supporting the battlefield.

After blocking the advance of the Dark Night Empire's troops, the Holy Lion Empire will have enough time to draw troops from all over the country to encircle and suppress Illidan's troops. It is not a problem for an empire to draw out two or three million troops.

I believe that with a gap of thirty times or more in numbers, even if those abominable elves have three heads and six arms, they cannot compete with the empire. This is the general idea of ​​the decision-makers of the Holy Lion Empire.

After all, the strength of the imperial army is different from that of ordinary kingdoms and duchies. Whether in terms of personal strength or command, the empire can be called an empire naturally has its own advantages.

Maybe, 200,000 elite imperial guards can defeat and drive away the troops of the Dark Night Empire or even destroy them - some optimistic people even think so. It's a pity that they have never really understood the strength of the Dark Night Elves, and still use the perspective of wars between human countries to measure the war with the elves.

The Imperial Guards are nominally the army that guards the imperial capital and intimidates the nobles in various parts of the empire. Their strength ranks first among the major legions of the Holy Lion Empire. Such an important army will naturally not be led by some unknown person. Under the decision of the top leaders, Marshal Spindu, a famous general on the continent, took on the important task and led 200,000 elite imperial guards to fight back against the invasion of the Dark Night Empire.

Speaking of which, there have been no major wars in the human-occupied areas of Eslaze since the establishment of the Canaan Empire and the formation of a three-legged power. Therefore, the so-called famous mainland generals are actually mixed with a lot of water. Generally speaking, they are the marshals and generals with the most military power in each empire.

But this Marshal Spindu is different. Marshal Spindu, who is already 120 years old, not only possesses the early stage strength of an epic level, which is enough to conquer the country, but he is also a veteran who is skilled in warfare.

After all, one hundred and twenty years were not in vain. In addition to studying war on paper, Marshal Spindu also commanded an army to launch a war more than fifty years ago.

At that time, a kingdom under the control of the Holy Lion Empire gradually became stronger and stronger, but was dissatisfied with the situation in which it was being hijacked, and secretly became disobedient. At that time, in order to scare other small countries by killing chickens and monkeys, the Holy Lion Empire dispatched millions of troops to attack that kingdom resolutely.

But since that kingdom dares to show disobedience, it must have accumulated enough strength and has two brushes. The million-strong army of the Holy Lion Empire was actually beaten to pieces by that kingdom, leaving only 400,000 remnant soldiers who fled back in defeat.

This caused the Holy Lion Empire to lose face greatly, and also aroused the anger of Spindu, who was still a general at the time. Spindu's family is second only to the Four Holy Families in the Holy Lion Empire. After many requests for battle, Spindu was able to obtain the position of marshal of the army, and also established a country that would never be destroyed or subject to submission. See the emperor's military order for the first time.

Afterwards, Spindu did not disappoint the empire and led an army of 800,000 to pacify the kingdom. Although there is a reason why the family spared no effort to support him, it also reflects Spindu's ability. As a result, he officially became a marshal of the Holy Lion Empire.

It was after this battle that Spindu became one of the truly famous mainland generals among the human nations of Eslaze.

Now fifty years have passed, and Marshal Spindu, who is already 120 years old, is not very old. His early epic level strength is enough to extend his lifespan to more than two hundred years. Fifty years of accumulation will surely make this famous mainland general stronger in terms of personal strength and command ability, and he will become the best leader for the Holy Lion Empire to face the Dark Night Empire.

Marshal Spindu, who had not fought on the battlefield for a long time, happily accepted the empire's appointment and led 200,000 elite imperial troops to expel enemies who dared to offend the empire's power.