Firearms vs. Longbows

Giles had waited at Illusion Wing Fort for days, constantly sending scouts north to investigate the Kingdom Army's movements.

Based on all the information they had gathered, it seemed that the Kingdom Army was resting in Firewood Land. Giles finally let out a sigh of relief.

The vassals who had received his warning led their own troops, arriving at Illusion Wing Fort in fits and starts to join Giles.

They had come in great haste, and the number of soldiers they brought was far from ideal. Still, Giles had managed to gather an army of more than twenty thousand men, and he felt that he now had the strength to fight.

Just then, the scouts returned with a report: the Kingdom Army had continued marching south.

Giles immediately led his troops out of Illusion Wing Fort to meet the enemy head-on. He had decided to crush the Royal Army in a field battle, securing a decisive victory that would completely turn the tide of the war.

The reason he had not chosen to defend Illusion Wing Fort was that it was not the only route south, and his own army of twenty thousand would be unable to maneuver inside the fortress. Giles hoped to defeat the enemy quickly rather than slowly wear them down.

The two armies advancing toward each other finally met on an open plain, and both sides immediately formed ranks and began fighting! Giles had laid out his strategy: first use miscellaneous troops to probe and deplete the enemy's strength, then have the elite Undead Army deliver a crushing blow.

At his command, large numbers of soldiers began charging the Royal Army's front in a disorderly mass. Most of them had been brought by vassals from various regions, their equipment varied wildly and their combat ability uneven.