250 Episode 8 Battle of Ilms Introduction (1/2)
Your Majesty. The Foulds are on the move.
”Hmm, ......, looks like we're just in time.
When the Phallus Army established a supply line and joined with 100,000 reinforcements, they became 300,000 and began their invasion of Lemuria once again.
The Lemurian Empire had succeeded in rebuilding its forces.
In the city of Orontia, the capital of the province of Suria, all the troops that Hercule had at his disposal were now assembled.
Four legions of infantry
One legion of longbowmen
One legion of heavy cavalry (cribanarius)
1 legion of medium cavalry (cataphracts)
Three near battalions of rangers
Three battalions of Sonia's Red Wolves
Three battalions of Jebe rangers
Four legions of Tunisians
One corps of Khayastan infantry
Three legions of Chelda infantry
Two corps of Bulgarson's cavalry.
Infantry: 156,000, cavalry: 588,000.
Total military strength 2,148,000.
This was the maximum number of troops that the Lemurian Empire could muster from its national power.
In contrast, the total strength of the Phallus Army is 300,000.
The difference in strength is about 9,000.
This difference is far from small, even to say the least.
But ......
I've done all I can do.
Hercule said, looking around at his subjects.
No need for so many words.
He had faith in his generals, and they had faith in him.
”Let's go!
”Yes!
The Lemurian army, about two hundred and ten strong, began to move.
”The Lemurian army appears to be on the move.
”Hmm.
Hearing the report from the scouting party, Sasan VIII smiled grimly.
He then summoned the eight loyal generals and three glittering generals under his command.
The first to arrive were the eight loyal generals.
All of them were elves and had made contracts with high-ranking spirits.
”Behnam Behferad, the Wand. An aging elf. Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Foulds. His contracted spirit is Buell, the Spirit of Wisdom.
”Coward Kaldintina, the Spear. A middle-aged Elf of long ears. One of the generals who were once defeated by Hercule. His contracted spirit is Fulkas, the spear spirit.
”Shaheen Sharrukan, the Sword. He is a middle-aged elf. One of the generals who were defeated by Hercule. His contracted spirit is Krosel, a spirit of ice.
”Helena Uarelius Cog, the Shield. A native of the Lemurian Empire, queen of King Fahls. Her contracted spirit is Subnak, the spirit of decay.
”Darius Dalmares, the Hammer. Middle-aged, long-eared elf. Contracted with Agares, the spirit of earthquakes.
”Cyrus Curaines, the Bow. Young elven long-eared. The contracted spirit is Barbatos, the spirit of future and foresight.
”Artaxerxes Artaxerxes, the Axe. A young elf with long ears. The contracted spirit is Halphus, the spirit of war and logistics.
”Smerdis Skuldis the Flute. Young Elf. The contracted spirit is Amduschias, the spirit of music.
One by one, they kneel before Sasan VIII.
At the same time as the eight generals were assembled, the three glittering generals also appeared before Sasan VIII.
One of them was a man with an oriental face.
His name was Li Huang.
He was a former member of the royal family of the Silk Kingdom who had defected to the Kingdom of Fars after the political uprising.
He is skilled in the art of war and in the use of crossbow.
The other is a half-breed elf with a vaguely oriental appearance.
His name is Kublai.
He is a former member of the royal family of the Kuro Tongue, who also defected to the Kingdom of Farus.
He controls a force of northern nomads.
...... is actually Jebe's cousin.
The last one is a dark-skinned elf woman.
The last one is a dark-skinned, long-eared Elf woman. ...... A Dark Elf girl, not seen in Lemuria or Farus.
Her name is Carly Marr.
She is skilled with certain animals.
”Are we there?
I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not.
Sasan VIII nodded his head in satisfaction before a total of eleven generals under his command.
”Let me assure you. In my reign, no! I assure you, this is the pinnacle of military prowess in the history of Fars!
The eleven generals are all extremely capable commanders.
All eleven generals are extremely capable commanders, and I am a man worthy of holding them together, a general of generals.
Sasan VIII was convinced of this.
”In addition to an excellent general, ...... there are about 300,000 elites! You can't win a battle with this many soldiers!
200,000 infantry.
200,000 infantry. 100,000 cavalry.
And ...... four hundred war elephants brought from Sindhira!
This was the greatest force the Kingdom of Foulds could muster for a foreign campaign.
”We will crush Lemuria in this war! Let's go!