Chapter 34: Chapter 34 Preparations on Both Sides
Origin Village: Level 4
Territory Talent: Undead Splitting Level 1 (Unique)
Functional Building: Skeleton Conversion Field Level 3×10, Material Warehouse×10, Grave (Black Iron) Level 1, Wooden Wall
Army: Skeleton Labor: Level 3 50000, Skull Soldier: Level 3 1226865, Iron Armor Zombie: Level 1 78
Spirit Points: 1089879
After glancing at his Territory panel, Fang Jie knew that his Skull Soldiers had surpassed 1.2 million, but he still found it unreliable, even though the enemy might have a force of only a hundred thousand or so.
But it could also be three hundred thousand or four hundred thousand; all these figures were uncertain.
The main issue was that among the many types of troops, the Undead were famously fragile.
They were inherently weak, merely fearless of death; their equipment was also far from sophisticated, basically just weapons made of bone. In a real fight, even outnumbering the enemy several times over might not guarantee victory against them.
"It seems that I'll have to stay busy for the next two days."
At this moment, Fang Hao ran back. Although Fang Hao was also a Skull Soldier, he was different from the others, and Fang Jie could tell at a glance.
"You're back. What's the exact situation with the enemy's forces? Can we handle them?"
"We can definitely handle them. Based on my estimations, the Beastmen will at most deploy no more than three hundred thousand troops. With our current forces, stopping them will be more than enough, and they wouldn't dare to wear us down to the last."
This was where the difference between the living and the Undead lay—the Undead were already dead, so they had no fear of death nor the concept of it.
Even sending them to their doom wouldn't matter, whereas those Beastmen wouldn't just stand by and watch themselves be entirely depleted. Once the losses were too great, they would definitely flee at the first chance.
"If they run, then we'll only get some corpses, which wouldn't be worth it."
With Undead Splitting, he still had the potential to profit, but anyone else would suffer a great loss.
"What should we do if I want to keep them all here?"
Without a second thought, Fang Hao said, "Leverage the advantage of our troop numbers, surround them completely. As long as they can't escape and wear down in the end, we will surely win." A typical Undead battle style.
"How do we surround them, then?"
"At first, we create a pretense, letting them run towards us through the forest. We have two hills on this side, and if we trap them between them, that should do it." Fang Jie hadn't really taken the time to understand the surrounding terrain.
Now that he looked, the two hills weren't very high, but they were steep.
Using a large force to surround them, escaping wouldn't be easy. A small number might manage, but with an army size reaching hundreds of thousands, escape was out of the question.
"It's a good idea, but we must make sure they don't notice our troops moving into position. What if we climb over from both sides? Normal living creatures couldn't do it, but for the Undead, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Indeed, it wouldn't be a problem. I'll arrange it right away."
Suddenly, Fang Jie slapped his forehead, "Wait, hold on, I've fallen into a pattern of thinking myself. Why climb when falling would still be seen? We can straightforwardly move across."
Fang Hao looked at Fang Jie curiously; his knowledge was instilled by the world after he leveled up as a hero.
Perhaps in professionalism, Fang Hao couldn't compare to Fang Jie, but in terms of adaptability, he lacked experience. His awareness had been born too recently, without enough concepts formed through experience.
Fang Jie proposed, "How about this: we transport the Skull Soldiers to both sides of the opposing forest and then bury them. We can have them emerge and attack when needed."
At this, Fang Hao's eyes brightened slightly, "Lord, you are absolutely right. I'll be there to command."
In that moment, Fang Hao's typically mechanical voice seemed to carry a bit of warmth.
"And if you're over there, who will handle the command here?"
"That will have to trouble you, Lord. Although lacking in professional skills, having those Skull Soldiers pile up will suffice; those Beastmen won't possibly be able to charge through."
After some thought, Fang Hao added, "I've noticed they have someone of the Bronze level among them; be sure not to reveal your position." In this world, it wasn't uncommon for lone warriors to cut down enemy leaders.
Fang Jie, with his current strength, faced with a Bronze level, practically had no chance of resistance.
"A Bronze level? That high? Then you should be careful as well."
Against a Bronze level, a few Iron Armor Zombies wouldn't be enough to ensure their safety.
If breaking through to Black Iron required a single attribute to surpass 9 points, then reaching Bronze level meant surpassing 29 points. Just looking at attributes alone, someone who had just broken through was two to three times stronger than an Iron Armor Zombie.
After the plan was set, Fang Hao started to get busy.
Every day, under the guise of patrolling, a large number of Skull Soldiers walked to the respective sides and were secretly buried. Some were simply covered with a bit of grass or earth, as long as they weren't detectable.
The direction of the Beastmen's scouts was mainly not towards that area, and with a little caution, they wouldn't be discovered.
As required by Fang Jie, nearly one million Skull Soldiers were hidden on the opposite side. Fang Hao also covertly went into hiding and was not detected.
Fang Jie at the rear frenziedly produced more Skull Soldiers, constantly undergoing Fission.
The Beastmen were also preparing continuously, unlike the Undead, the living needed to prepare many things for war.
Not to mention the food, which wasn't a trivial number. Even if the battle might not last long, each Beastman had to carry several days' worth of food, just in case.
Even with the nation of Beastmen mobilized, it took two full days to complete preparations.
On the plains, the massive Beastman Army formed into three parts, eyeing the forest opposite with covetous intent. From this angle, one could see a vast number of white bones still moving about.
"It seems they haven't noticed our assembly yet, but once we engage, it will surely be detected. Let's finish this quickly and not give them a chance. If we let the Undead creatures escape, it would pose a huge threat."
"Muras, we all know this, let's begin the attack."
This battle was proposed by Muras, thus he needed to lead the charge. A large number of Wolf Riders swiftly charged toward the forest. The distraction force moved from the sides, with Arrow Pigmen hidden behind.
But the first to attack was the Arrow Pigman.
These Arrow Pigmen pulled out one of their spikes and shot it with their thick bows. One by one, arrows flew forward with terrifying force, an imposing sight to behold.