After successfully locking onto the target, the Giant Eagle Knight brought the intelligence back without incident. As for how many soldiers the enemy had, it was difficult to arrive at an accurate figure through visual estimation alone. All he could say was that the main force did indeed number more than ten thousand.
Given that, what Wei Qing cared about most was undoubtedly how many large-scale military weapons this main force had.
As a technology-based army, numbers were no longer the key factor. The Jackalmen's military strength was mainly reflected in their weaponry.
"Reporting, Major. According to our confirmation, the main force has a full thirty Ripper mecha, along with a large number of weapons similar to our light artillery. There are probably two or three hundred of them, as well as eight airships."
The Ripper mecha were conspicuous among the main force, and their numbers were relatively limited, so counting them was fairly easy. But when it came to other weapons and equipment that were larger in scale and more numerous, it was difficult to give an accurate figure.
Given the Jackalmen's technological capabilities, having cannon weapons was nothing unusual. In fact, it would have been strange if they did not.
The previous force had been a scouting unit, and bringing cannons along would have made movement inconvenient, which was why they had not been equipped with any. By the Jackalmen's reasoning, Ripper mecha paired with rifle-wielding infantry, plus airships—that combination should have been more than sufficient for a scouting force.
Who could have expected them to suffer defeat after defeat...
For this expedition of a massive army, cannons were naturally essential as important long-range weapons.
These days, within Great Zhou, a light artillery piece had also been developed over the past few years for different applications.
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