Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 153
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Episode 153. Black Spider
To be honest, the power of the invincible Luca Empire and Datang was incomparable.
At that time, the population of the Lucca Empire was a little over 160 million, so it is not a small number if we look at it objectively. It is definitely not… … . The population of Datang at that time was close to 1.3 billion. Simply put, 2/3 of the world’s population are Datang people.
There, the average level of the Lucca Empire was far inferior to that of the Datang people. Culture, technology, science, mystery, economy. Everything.
Even if both sides draw out 100% of their national potential, they will be trampled by the qualitative difference. It’s not like they have any allies around them… … . They are all enemies.
But there was one thing in which the Luca Empire was clearly, overwhelmingly, absolutely ahead.
The Invincible Army led by the Invincible One is the most battle-experienced and powerful army in the world.
In the end, education, culture, technology, and economy are all unnecessary. If you have the upper hand in military power, you can turn around even the most unfavorable situation.
If you finish it in a short period of time, that is.
At one time in Datang, Giriwang meant the best general. Now, Liwaduwan is in charge of all military affairs, but that does not mean that Giriwang has no military responsibilities.
Rather, it is safe to say that the most important military task is to find excellent talent and send them to the military.
The second Giri King, unlike the first Giri King, did not have the experience of leading and commanding a large army, but at least he became a sports coach. And the best coach in Datang.
And in this day and age, sports coaches were not that different from generals.
“We will drag it out unconditionally until we receive support from our home country!”
“Yes! Your Majesty!”
The strategy chosen by King Giri was to unconditionally slow down the enemy’s advance.
The Invincible One is a madman who charges like a wild boar, single-handedly destroying walls and breaking formations. He is the strongest in this era, but he still moves like an army.
It is natural that even if the invincible destroys the enemy, they will not be able to achieve the most important ‘occupation’ if the follow-up force does not arrive.
And for an army to move, it must have supplies, and if the supplies are cut off, the army cannot move.
When King Giri hears that the invincible army is coming, he immediately evacuates all the residents of the castle to the rear, and then, with the fastest ostrich cavalry of the era and his direct martial arts masters, he attacks only the enemy’s follow-up supply units, delaying their advance as much as possible.
Datang’s proud secret, spirit magic, is used only to block enemy forces.
They warp the terrain to create swamps, hills, and forests, and then just run away naked.
They also mobilize other mystics to block only the path.
“I can’t defeat the invincible one anyway. Our army can’t win against the invincible one either. The Lord of the Wind will come and face the invincible one, so let’s just hold out until then!”
King Giri knew his place. So rather than winning, he went in the direction of minimizing his losses.
“There are only cowards in Datang! Is it natural for a woman to be in charge of the army?”
“What are you talking about, woman? Anyway, you want me to go out and fight and die? Then Datang will just pick the 3rd Giri King!”
You may call it a sissy tactic, but gender-based insults don’t really mean much. Not to Daton, where there is little gender difference. Especially not to Giriwang, who is a mixed race Bark, where women are stronger than men.
Anyway, King Giri’s strategy was successful and failed at the same time.
First of all, it was a success in that it conserved its strength by retreating instead of fighting forcefully, and slowed down the enemy’s advance.
On the other hand, it was a failure in that it greatly increased the enemy’s morale by avoiding fighting at all, and the enemy was able to easily take over key strongholds and redeploy their troops.
It’s the difference between a match and a war. A match is played in a fair environment, and even if the game ends in defeat, it can be reorganized, but in war, there is no ‘next time’.
It wasn’t even a proper evacuation.
“The Invincible Legion has already arrived!”
“What? Shit. Everyone run away!”
The ‘3rd Corps Commander’, who entered without bloodshed, laughs at Darida.
“Heh heh heh. I fell for such boasting.”
Because they ran away just by hearing the name of the Invincible Legion, the Invincible Legion planned to spread false propaganda and prevent the Invincible from appearing anywhere.
The invincible one is not just a strong boar. He knows how to plan. His head is only used for war, which is a bit strange… … The invincible one can read the enemy’s mind and come up with bold or bigger plans.
It wasn’t because he was stupid that he simply took the strategy of charging in from the front, it was because that was the only way he could win the war.
If there is a better strategy, of course we do it. Not only the bravery of the bear, but also the cunning of the snake are the virtues of a good general.
And King Giri was unable to respond to the measures taken by this invincible army.
Rather than taking a bold gamble, or else completely abandoning everything and retreating, they were unable to respond appropriately because of their ‘let’s minimize losses as much as possible’ mindset.
“This won’t work. Let’s just take everyone and evacuate. We just need to go to Daesurim… … .”
“Alert! The invincible one is coming!”
“what?!”
And the invincible ones follow the refugee procession. Naturally, the elderly and the weak are late because they are carrying a huge amount of supplies, so they follow the refugee procession with overwhelming mobility.
“Oh, how!”
King Giri made a mistake. It was right for the country to just withdraw without even fighting a proper battle, but he failed to convince the people.
The people of Dimanang are afraid of the invincible man, wondering if he is really that strong, and on the other hand, they are deeply dissatisfied with the fact that he is abandoning all of his accumulated wealth and base and running away, so they stick close to the invincible man.
Originally, it was a very remote and unpopular region, and people lived by trading, so there was no hesitation in accepting outside religions.
When traitors appear, the invincible one foolishly rejects those who want to join his side, but instead shows generosity and persuades them by offering them property and local government rights if they only convert.
Wow. Even that ignorant invincible man has learned diplomacy and politics… … Well, without that kind of distribution and virtue, you can’t lead a tribal confederation leader, a baseless slave rebel, or an imperial army.
“You bastards! How can you betray me overnight after all the help I gave you?”
“You were the one who told me to leave my hometown and all my property overnight! King Giri, get out of here!”
And Datang’s diplomatic skills can only be described as ‘godly’. He clearly ruled this region for a long time, but he was unable to win the hearts of the people over to his side at all, and he performed a miracle by offering up land and people to the enemy.
So, as a result, the entire refugee caravan is either captured or massacred.
King Giri and his army flee, saying that they cannot even die, but instead of killing all the refugees, the invincible man says, “You must have listened to that Daton, so I will let you off easy. If you do not convert, you will be killed.”
In fact, there are some loyalists of Datang who refuse to convert and die, but most of them stick together. In this way, the invincible one takes over the Dimanang region.
“You idiot… …. What if I just kick you out? You still have to fight and show that you have the will to resist.”
Osojoin Gulmyeong is attacking King Giri. King Giri can’t raise his head. In fact, it was her mistake that led to the loss of the main stronghold called Dimanang.
“The port was taken, the granary was blown away, and the river basin near the Great Forest was finally saved… … . This is just because the enemy’s army arrived late… … . This place will be taken away soon too. It’s not that the strategy of dragging it out was bad. We should have just thought of it as sacrificing a few legions and pushed forward.”
“Umm… … .”
Gulmung is making the right military judgment. Having spent all these years reigning as the ruler of the Great Forest, he has come to be able to read the minds of both sides to some extent, both in attack and defense.
“The biggest problem is that you’ve lost your position. How are you going to get out now? If the invincible one is blocking you, there’s no way out.”
“Ha, but there’s no way to get in.”
“I know. I’m not blaming you, it’s just that this is the problem. Bring the rest of the army. We’ll stop you here no matter what.”
Just because you’re a rookie doesn’t mean you’re truly invincible. If you use ‘human sea tactics’ with powers beyond superhuman, it’s quite effective.
Gulmung gathers his strength in the World Tree, puts Darida and her army in the battle line, and uses the tribes that have settled in the Great Forest, such as Gigard and Lulmo, to stop the Invincible One and the Invincible Army.
The Invincible Ones only try to blockade them by sending endless plants and monsters that are transformed into plants, and the legions that enter the Great Forest are trampled on by the Gigard and the Rulmo tribe.
No matter how elite the invincible legion is, they cannot defeat Erin’s Rulmo with their own strength. The Gigad tribe is even stronger. The Gulmoen also consistently maintains a defensive stance and blocks the invincibles.
Instead, King Giri, who had to face the invincible one head-on, literally had to get beaten up by the invincible one, but he was able to avoid the catastrophe of dying in one blow because he was a martial arts master…
“Paldin Koa-nim has arrived! Together with Gulmyeong and Giriwang-nim, we will face the invincible one!”
“Somehow, when I think about fighting with King Kiri, I feel like I’m reminiscing about the past.”
Paaaaah!
“Paldin Koa is dead!!!”
“It was exactly the same as before… … .”
Even though Paldin Koa died, he re-entered the body of the Quako tribe and was resurrected, attacked again, died again, was resurrected, and even though Darida was beaten, he stopped the invincible one, and Gulmyung continued to draw on the magic power of the Great Forest to stop the invincible one.
It dragged on like that for about four months. Oh, by the way, in this calendar, a year is 12 months.
“These kids, why don’t you call for the next round?”
The invincible one is troubled… … because he doesn’t quite understand.
In fact, the reason why the Invincible Ones are fighting in the Great Forest like this is not because they can’t burn down the entire Great Forest, but because they want to completely occupy it and make it their own.
I want to kill Daridana Gulmoon, but Paldin Koa keeps getting in the way as he dies instead of me… … Anyway, breaking the World Tree or breaking through the Great Forest wasn’t that difficult.
But that doesn’t mean you’ll win. If you really want to defeat the country of Datang, it’s important to defeat All Chaun yourself.
After fighting the Anraiers on the battlefield like this, I wanted to defeat All Chaun myself and take everything from Datang… … . No matter how big Datang is, isn’t it about time to come?
“It’s impossible to stop me with the army of the Great Forest. It will break through someday. But then why…? Is there some other strategy? What strategy…?”
The invincible one thinks together with his staff.
It is impossible to kill the invincible one with this force. It is even more impossible since you have the divine armor obtained by defeating the evil spirit.
Attack using the Baekkan or Iyakan. Impossible. Even if Seiwamuyu’s fleet wants to land on Dimanang, their own legions are firmly guarding it. The Baekkans are even greater enemies than Erin.
Using the forces of a thousand eons. It’s still impossible… … First of all, how do I contact a thousand eons?
Cross the Mediterranean Sea (the sea between the Orsozora continent and Eron) and strike at the Luca Empire’s main base. Impossible… … . Daton cannot cross the sea. It is an obvious fact.
“Wait a minute… …. Wouldn’t it be possible for one person to get through this? If they’ve shed their shell three times, it doesn’t seem like it would be impossible to sail. In fact, it doesn’t seem like it would be impossible for the Anlairs to sail either.”
“That may be true, but… … . Then the mainland would be reduced to ashes by now. However, supplies are still coming in normally.”
“I see… … .”
To my horror, a week later, the supplies that were supposed to arrive never arrived.
There is no contact from home either.
“Send a messenger! Find out if Olchaun has arrived!”
The invincible one who is trembling. Even if the level of power is slightly lower than his own, he will not be able to stop the coming storm with the troops stationed in his home country.
However, if he retreats right now, the front line here will be completely broken. The invincible one will wait for news from the home country… … .
“Excuse me, Mr. Invincible? The Saintess clearly sent you some supplies… …?”
“… … ?”
“Why didn’t the cold weather arrive?”
“Did you check it yourself?”
“Yes. I went to the capital and checked for myself… … The Luca Empire is safe.”
Anxiety is running high. Something strange is happening.
As the invincible one thought, Daton cannot sail. It would be extremely burdensome for Daton, who is weakened even in high-horsepower areas, to cross the sea, which is an ultra-low-horsepower area.
However, ‘Datun’ is not the only thing that lives in Datang. In particular, the creatures of Shujor, whose magical power pressure fluctuates, have naturally evolved to be able to withstand normal and low magical power to some extent.
In other words, pure-blooded Patchar are capable of sailing. This is a fact unknown in the North, where Patchar are simply thought of as ‘black Datons’.
“Liwaduwan. 1728 people from the 20th Engineering Division. All landed.”
“Good. You guys are last. Move.”
A special force consisting of Liwaduwan and pureblood Patchar has now landed in the Luca Empire.
Even the greatest empires cannot defend their entire coastlines. If they sneak across the desert and land on the coast where smugglers come and go, they will not be detected.
The invincible will see hell. It is the same hell that Liwaduwan, the commander of the Shujor Alliance, showed to Ol Chaun the previous day.
The Invincible One will receive supplies from the home country exactly three times over the next 65 years.
The Luca Empire sent supply ships to the Invincibles 5,000 times over 60 years, but for the last five years, they have lost the ability to actually send supplies.
The Patchar Special Forces dispatched by Liwaduwan to the Luca Empire over the past 65 years only numbered 34,560 at first. Counting the personnel replaced over time, the number was at most 100,000. This is far less than the number of troops dispatched to the previous Baekara quarantine war.
However, with just this number of troops, the Lucca Empire, with a population of 160 million, would be on the verge of collapse.