Winterfell City had appeared three kilometers away. The Holy Emblem Knights charged ahead, just as agreed beforehand: the Holy Emblem Knights would attack the city, while the Wolf Cavalry would hold back the enemy reinforcements.
Su Xiao ordered the Wolf Cavalry Legion to split into five groups, each numbering around 100,000 troops. They formed a semi-encircling defensive formation and blocked the area directly in front of Winterfell City.
Boom, boom, boom...
A series of muffled bangs came from atop Winterfell City's walls. More than a thousand ballistae were pushed out to the very front of the wall's summit.
At the sight of the ballistae, Commander Turt's eyelids twitched uncontrollably. As the capital of the North, Winterfell City's defenses were ridiculously formidable.
The Heavy Hammer Troops had originally been responsible for guarding Winterfell City, but they had been transferred to the Icewind Belt. As a result, the army of the eldest daughter of the Lord of Extreme Ice had been left to guard the capital—in other words, Eldest Daughter Ayana's army.
This force was called the Ironwall Legion. It was a heavy-shield infantry unit that claimed to be as famous as the Heavy Hammer Troops, though in truth, it was not.
The Wolf Cavalry and the Holy Emblem Knights both acknowledged the Heavy Hammer Troops' strength. Aside from their questionable intelligence, they were unquestionably the strongest army on the Azure Dragon Continent. As for the Ironwall Legion, it was stronger than a regular army but weaker than an elite one.
The Ironwall Legion numbered around 400,000 troops, all stationed on the walls and inside the city. Clearly, Eldest Daughter Ayana still knew her limits.
They could boast all they wanted normally, but when it mattered, they still had to back down a little, lest the Wolf Cavalry and the Holy Emblem