Chapter 352
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Chapter 352: The Precautionary Measure
At this moment, Li Yuanjie, who had taken over Iron Wall City’s Lord’s Mansion, was listening grim-faced to a report from a wolfman warrior under his command.
After hearing it, he slammed his fist onto the desk in front of him, letting out a disgruntled snort.
He was somewhat aware of Li Ke’s actions.
After their previous falling out, he had already decided to turn a blind eye to this matter, considering it a concession.
However, when it actually happened, and Li Ke indeed took it upon himself to return those human corpses, his mood inevitably became irritable and unpleasant.
His displeasure stemmed from Li Ke’s unauthorized actions.
Although he had tacitly approved it, and knew that if Li Ke had asked him, it would have angered him and possibly led to another conflict, his displeasure was still his displeasure!
Forcing down his anger, Li Yuanjie glanced at the wolfman warrior standing there and said.
“You may leave. But remember, don’t speak of this matter outside.”
“Yes.”
The wolfman warrior quickly replied, then swiftly retreated.
As soon as the door closed, violent crashing sounds erupted from within.
This office in the Lord’s Mansion was destined to suffer today.
Now, turning to Shangyuan City, after the cremation, Zhao Pan, whose emotions had also calmed, was utterly surprised by Li Ke’s actions.
However, in a confrontation between two armies, when it’s time to fight, they still had to fight.
After all, they weren’t entirely clear about the specific situation, so there was no need to dwell on it.
The immediate priority was to study the entire battle situation and analyze the unfamiliar beastman troop types they faced.
The current general’s camp had clearly become Luo Ji’s war room.
In the center was a large sandbox used to simulate terrain and battlefields, which Luo Ji had previously created and placed one in the military camp of each city.
After all, a flat map couldn’t accurately depict the undulating terrain of hilly areas.
Creating this sandbox also facilitated the defending generals of each city in strategizing and analyzing the situation.
Currently, in Shangyuan City’s war room, generals of all ranks, including Luo Yong, Guo Zhen, Guo Jia, Liu Meng, Zhao Pan, Zhou Yi, and Zhou Ming, had all gathered.
Exhaling a long breath, Luo Ji calmly said, “Let’s begin.”
As his words fell, all eyes simultaneously turned to Zhao Pan, Zhou Yi, and others on the left side of the sandbox.
After all, among the generals present, only Zhao Pan and Zhou Yi, who had previously served as Iron Wall City’s defending generals, had direct combat experience against the monstrous army.
As one of the most senior generals present, unlike the somewhat nervous Zhou Yi, Zhao Pan stepped forward, proactively picking up several pieces symbolizing the forces of both sides, and began to reenact the previous Iron Wall City battle.
As soon as he began, the 10 meter tall giant troop type immediately caught everyone’s attention.
After all, for the generals present, such monsters were truly unheard of and unseen.
Even Luo Ji, who already had some idea, showed a curious expression.
He picked up a charcoal pencil, quickly sketched a rough drawing on a piece of paper, and then asked Zhao Pan.
“Is the giant troop type you mentioned shaped like this?”
For a moment, everyone’s attention focused on the drawing in Luo Ji’s hand.
To be honest, Luo Ji’s drawing skills were average, but the features of an elephant were clearly drawn.
Zhao Pan immediately nodded repeatedly after seeing it.
“Yes, Your Majesty, that’s the monster! Has Your Majesty seen it before?”
Feeling everyone’s gaze, Luo Ji pondered for a moment, then quite frankly nodded.
Unknown monsters were the most terrifying.
At such a time, even to build confidence among his soldiers, he should clearly state his position and inform his subordinate generals that these were not mysterious monsters, but known creatures, like wild beasts.
As long as they were successfully labeled ‘known,’ the fear of unknown monsters in the hearts of the soldiers would immediately diminish significantly.
At the same time, to be safe, Luo Ji naturally had to make this story more complete.
He directly told his subordinate generals that this world was incredibly vast, and their location occupied only a small part of this entire world.
And on this immensely vast land, various races lived, and the Orc race was one of them.
If he were to truly weave a story, he could probably create an entire series.
He would hand this task over to storytellers later and have them spread it throughout the civilization.
By administering this precautionary measure first, and establishing the concept of “the world is vast and full of wonders,” his civilization’s citizens would likely have a certain degree of acceptance no matter what monsters they encountered in the future.
As for now, Luo Ji simply spread this concept and then quickly drew the generals’ attention back to the current battle analysis.
“This is an Elephant man, similar to an animal called an elephant. It’s massive in size and incredibly strong…”
After saying a little, Luo Ji raised his hand, signaling Zhao Pan to continue reenacting the battle.
Then, when Zhao Pan mentioned the Elephant men throwing huge stones and destroying the city walls, it inevitably caused another gasp of surprise.
Even Luo Ji secretly clicked his tongue.
“Good heavens, judging by that power, it feels even stronger than a crossbow?”
Of course, powerful as they were, Luo Ji didn’t believe these Elephant man slingers were invincible.
Every troop type had strengths and weaknesses, such as sustained long-term attacks.
In this regard, Elephant men certainly couldn’t compare to crossbows.
Military equipment driven by mechanical force had very stable output power, as machinery didn’t get tired, whereas Elephant men would tire because each attack consumed their stamina.
However, conversely, Elephant men also had advantages over crossbows.
For example, they were certainly more agile in terms of movement than crossbows.
Moreover, even if they ran out of stone bullets, they could immediately become a super-strong infantry warrior bare-handed or by wielding some weapon.
At the same time, their massive size and thick hide could, to some extent, serve as a frontline tank, drawing fire.
Elephant men, Minotaurs, Kobolds, and Wolfmen, the enemy’s beastman troop types weren’t too numerous.
And, judging by the situation, they seemed to be primarily tough, melee infantry, with few ranged units.
In other words, this was a player who excelled at direct frontal assaults.
At the same time, when Zhao Pan mentioned the enemy’s night raid on Iron Wall City, this piece of information undoubtedly reminded Luo Ji.
That’s right, animals like wolves and dogs have night vision! Wolfmen and Kobolds clearly possessed the same trait.
In this era, humans struggled with night raids due to impaired vision, but that didn’t mean beastmen were the same.
Fortunately, Elephant men and Minotaurs didn’t have night vision.
Otherwise, wouldn’t the enemy do whatever they pleased after nightfall?
