Chapter 618

Chapter 619: Go Give Them a Reminder

A new day dawned, and Luo Ji leaned back in his office chair, his brows tightly furrowed.

He was troubled by the issue of troop deployment.

At present, the border cities guarding the four cardinal directions of his Myriad Worlds Civilization each had a garrison force of 1,500 soldiers.

As for the internal cities, depending on their size and specific circumstances, each was stationed with anywhere from 500 to 1,000 troops.

Originally, this configuration hadn’t posed any real problems.

However, after that previous battle in the Black Iron tier, Luo Ji had been thoroughly shaken awake.

On the World Battlefield, when dealing with foreign players, some opponents would mobilize armies numbering close to ten thousand—or even well over that—without hesitation.

There was no way he wouldn’t feel tense in the face of that kind of threat.

If he were to encounter such an enemy, his 1,500 border troops, even with emergency reinforcements rushing in from nearby rear cities, could only scrape together roughly 3,000 soldiers for border defense.

That realization made him feel distinctly uneasy…

After enduring the earlier period of manpower shortages, the number of new recruits willing to enlist within the Myriad Worlds Civilization had gradually begun to rise.

Of course, the more significant reason was that he had seized two cities from Long Taojia earlier on.

In those two cities, the vast majority of young and able-bodied men had been conscripted into the army.

This move had clearly boosted the total military strength of his civilization.

It was also one of the main reasons Luo Ji now wanted to redeploy his forces.

After some careful thought, he ultimately decided to increase the garrison strength of all four border cities to 3,000 troops each.

That way, if an enemy army came pressing in, emergency reinforcements from the rear cities could quickly bring the total defending force to four or five thousand.

With that level of manpower, even if they couldn’t defeat the enemy outright, holding the city walls should at least buy enough time for further reinforcements to arrive.

Once the detailed deployment plan was finalized, Luo Ji immediately sent the written order to the Military Department, handing it over to Guo Jia.

What came next would be Guo Jia’s responsibility.

As for Luo Ji himself, he still had other matters to attend to.

With winter drawing near, the grassland tribes—seeking enough food to survive the cold season—had clearly begun to grow restless again.

Recently, quite a few horse bandits had been spotted lurking around the three grassland cities of the Myriad Worlds Civilization.

Some herders who went out to graze their livestock had also been attacked multiple times.

That said, since this was something that happened every year, Bai Ze and Burigude had already strengthened patrols in advance.

So far, there hadn’t been any serious losses.

But just because no major losses had occurred didn’t mean the issue could be ignored.

Especially since last winter, there had even been incidents of major tribes migrating out from deep within the grasslands.

In terms of cavalry numbers alone, that represented a force that could not be underestimated.

It had to be taken seriously.

Luo Ji immediately wrote a dispatch and waved his hand.

Perched nearby on its stand, Shadow instantly leapt onto his arm.

Gently stroking Shadow’s glossy black feathers, Luo Ji tied the bamboo tube containing the order to the hawk’s talon.

“Go, Shadow. Go find Snow Feather and Gege!”

At the same time, out on the grasslands…

Two groups were locked in a fierce chase.

An eagle struck through the vast sky!

With a piercing cry, a pure-white eagle swept across the heavens.

The group of horse bandits fleeing ahead immediately turned grim-faced.

That white eagle was constantly locking onto their position!

An eagle soaring high above the plains was practically the most powerful tracking system on the grasslands.

They had no way of shaking off the pursuing Central Plains cavalry behind them.

One particularly irritated bandit bent his bow, nocked an arrow, and fired straight into the sky.

But how fast was Snow Feather?

With a single spread of its wings, the arrow posed not the slightest threat.

Its altitude instantly rose by dozens of meters, making it even harder for the bandits below to endanger it.

And in that brief instant—

Wolf howls rang out simultaneously from both the left and right.

The bandit leader’s expression darkened.

“Everyone be careful! It’s the Central Plains’ Wolf Cavalry—they’ve caught up!”

By now, the Wolf Cavalry had been roaming the grasslands for more than half a year.

During that time, who knew how many bandits had died beneath their long blades.

There was no way the horse bandits operating on the outer grasslands hadn’t heard of Li Yin and his unit.

But sometimes, knowing wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

Who could understand why those monsters riding giant wolves would serve the people of the Central Plains?!

As thoughts raced through his mind, the silhouettes of the Wolf Cavalry appeared on both flanks.

Unlike conventional cavalry, the Wolf Cavalry preferred attacking from the enemy’s sides.

That angle made it far easier for them to reap lives!

Those ferocious figures tugged at every nerve of the bandit leader.

As the threat of death rapidly closed in, the pressure finally broke him.

“Release the arrows! Fire! Fire now!!”

At the command, the bandits displayed the mounted archery skills they prided themselves on.

Wave after wave of arrows swept forward, trying to halt the Wolf Cavalry’s advance.

But the actual results were so poor they filled the bandits with despair.

Facing the arrow storm, the Wolf Cavalry—still charging at full speed—calmly raised the shields in their free hands.

Every incoming arrow was blocked.

The sight made the muscles at the corner of the bandit leader’s eye twitch uncontrollably.

This unit felt like it had been created specifically to counter them.

How could these Wolf Cavalry maintain such terrifying speed while holding a shield in one hand and a blade in the other?

It completely defied common sense!

There was no time to think further—the Wolf Cavalry on both flanks were already closing in rapidly.

Without needing to be told, the mounted bandits hurried to draw their melee weapons.

But the Wolf Cavalry were faster.

The moment the distance closed, the giant wolves suddenly burst forward!

In the blink of an eye, they were right in front of their enemies.

Long blades swung without mercy, harvesting lives as they raced past, cutting down a swath of bandits in an instant!

The screams of dying comrades echoed in their ears.

An overwhelming sense of oppression steadily crushed their will.

There was no doubt—the suspense of this battle had already been extinguished.

These bandits had absolutely no power to resist in front of the Wolf Cavalry.

Lowering the binoculars in his hands, Bai Ze frowned slightly and asked Liu Kai beside him, “I remember telling Li Yin to let a few bandits escape so we could follow the trail back to their hideout, right?”

Hearing that, Liu Kai helplessly spread his hands.

“Li Yin’s still young. Once he starts killing, he might forget a thing or two.”

“Then go give him a reminder.”

“This subordinate obeys.”

With that, Liu Kai—who had been observing from outside the battlefield—led a unit of light cavalry straight into the fray!