Emperor of Steel - Chapter 609

Chapter 609: 609

Chapter 609: Towards Yu-dong Castle 3

Du Du Du Du!

A vast plain located between the Phoenix Castle and the Yu-dong Castle .

Ten thousand cavalry and hundred trailers were all moving at once .

Whenever the horse put their feet on the ground, dust rose around the plains . It seemed like a grandeur scene one would witness in an ending war .

“Woah! This is the first time I have ever seen such a spectacular sight!”

Luke smiled after hearing Shirley’s words .

“Well, we don’t see anything like this in the Rhodesia Continent anymore . ”

The tactics of operating thousands of cavalry at once had long disappeared from the continent of Rhodesia .

It was because, with the advent of time, a much powerful weapon had been produced, the Gigant, which had the intensity to operate as efficiently as the cavalry .

And considerable effort and time had to be placed to grow horses into excellent partners for war .

Surely, horses were a lot cheaper than making Gigants, but unlike Gigants that had similar making techniques and blueprints, horses were different from the other, and they were hard to train .

In addition, unlike the horses, which had to be fed daily and given considerate attention, Gigants only needed to be looked after at one time .

As a result, many lords of the Rhodesia Continent began to foster Gigants instead of cavalry .

Of course, there still were cavalry units, but they were resigned to the role of assisting the Gigant troops .

It was a rare sight to see . 10,000 cavalry running around at the same time .

However, the situation of the Southern Continent seemed different .

Although they had the wooden Puppet, which was similar to Gigants, only a few warriors of the Moorim clans used them .

Accordingly, many nations still depended on the large cavalry units .

The nations of the Katai Empire and Yemaek were made up of nomads .

While the main power of the Katai Empire was with light cavalry armed with bows, Yemaek’s main power was medium cavalry with heavy armor .

In particular, Yemaek’s heavy-duty cavalry was famous for its tough armor that had magic .

The magic on the armor lightened its weight and increased the stamina of the horses and the cavalry .

In particular, when the heavy and long cavalry was charged and turned black, the appearance of it was spectacular to see .

The sight installed fear in their enemies and courage in their allies .

“So the horses of Yemaek are called the ‘Black Demon Horse Units’?”

Hwang Bo-sung, who was riding in the trailer with Luke, nodded at the question .

“Yes, Master . This is the one reason that the Song Empire hasn’t been able to occupy Yemaek till now . ”

Whenever the Black Demon Horse Units appeared, the Song Imperial Army would always run away .

“That is why the Black Demon Unit is called as a rising group . This means every time it steps into battle, they always win . ”

“Uh, that is why it’s considered to be a strong unit only when together . Well, no matter how much magic is engraved on their armors, if they’re up against 100 Gigants, they will end up getting annihilated . ”

At Shirley’s words, Luke smiled and asked, “Why would you think so?”

“Well… no matter how much help they have from their Zen skill magic, a Gigant is made of iron and is a mechanical mass, which means it will have an advantage over the horse . ”

If a fight would break out on a plain, the Black Demon Units would be very active for a while in the beginning but will eventually be defeated by Gigant units .

It was because their endurance and physical strength had a limit .

In addition, in terms of attack power and defense, Gigants, which were made of huge iron blocks and high defense magic circles, would work more efficiently .

“In the end, the Gigant units will win . ”

At Shirley’s words, Luke nodded as he found it reasonable . However, he raised an objection .

“But what if there was a person who was skilled enough to take down a Gigant with only his or her bare hands in the Black Demon Unit?”

“A Destroyer level person? Like Your Majesty?”

Luke’s question changed the expression of Shirley . It was because a variable had occurred .

“And it was said that during Volga’s republican war, the cavalry of the republican army lured the Gigants to a place were gunpower was buried and defeated the entire unit . After luring them into an alley where the movement of Gigants turned difficult, they shot cannons over their heads and smashed the hatch on the Gigants and killed every rider . ”

“Well, if such things…”

“No matter how great Gigants are as weapons, it can still be defeated by someone if we get too cocky”

No matter how good a weapon was, if the person using it couldn’t understand it, it was nothing more than a loss .

“So don’t get too confident when entering the war . ”

“Yes, I will keep that in mind, Master . ”

“Fine, fine, I won’t act arrogant at all . ”

At Luke’s words, Hwang Bo-sung and Shirley, as well as the other commander level people nodded their heads .

How many more hours would they have to move?

Two days after their departure from Phoenix Castle, the plains ended and mountain ranges began to be seen .

At that time, King Biryu from the side of the Black Demon Unit and his Gold Warriors opened his mouth .

“There is a small fort called Ung-seong near here . It is getting dark, so how about we all take a break?”

Ung-seong was a fort located to the northern end of the border like Yemaek .

They needed to go there because his men needed rest . However, King Biryu had another reason .

“Firstly, we need to find out the situation of the other forts, excluding Yu-dong . We lost contact with all of them at once . Going in is important, but if we enter the war without knowing what is going on, we might not be able to go out alive . ”

“That is true . ”

Luke nodded and agreed .

Even since he left Phoenix Castle, they had been able to hear about the war on a regular basis through telegram .

The problem was that there were no reports from other regions other than Yu-dong .

They didn’t know what was wrong in the forts in front of Yu-dong . They estimated for them to have already collapsed, but the castles and forts behind Yu-dong couldn’t be contacted, which made it even more puzzling .

‘I hope nothing bad happens…’

It would be difficult if something happened even before they could reach the place, which was why Luke was hoping nothing unfortunate happened .

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