Chapter 549: Chapter 433: Start a War at This Time?
However, there were two conflicting voices within the war committee regarding the current plan.
One side leaned towards not initiating war at this time. The thorough defeat in the previous battle with the Black Dragon had significantly impacted the confidence of the White Dragon Empire’s Dragon Knights. This was what had brought about Long Yi’s White Dragon Knight plan. Although the White Dragon Knights’ power rose rapidly, their actual strength did not necessarily correlate directly with their power and would require more training.
The other side was inclined to go to war. The previous setback had undercut their confidence but lit a fire in every Dragon Knight’s heart. If they could seize this opportunity to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, the morale of the White Dragon Knights would soar! Besides, the impact of training ten times on the training ground would not compare to the experience gained in a real battlefield.
There were valid arguments from both sides, and as the issue also involved the infantry, the Army Generals had obtained full rights to voice their opinions. For a while, no one could convince anyone else.
Eventually, the Emperor played his trump card.
"This proposal was put forth by Long Yi," Kirei said.
Immediately, the previously opposed Iron Blood General Kai Long changed his stance: "If that’s the case, actually, I think it’s worth a shot."
"Hey, hey, you sure changed your tune fast. Even if this Long Yi is your son-in-law, we can’t be so blatant," said Iron Hand General Kari, his expression full of mockery.
"What, are you not convinced that you have a beautiful granddaughter too!" Kai Long retorted without showing any sign of weakness.
"Damn, you’re shameless enough to admit that?" Kari retorted, rolling his eyes.
"I admitted it, what can you do to me! Humph, I can’t be bothered to explain to an idiot who has lost to me three times in sand table exercises, you wouldn’t understand anyway," Kai Long said.
"You, you! Alright! Just you wait! I’ll set up a situation you can’t solve!" Kari shouted in anger, yet he had no way to act against Kai Long.
Although Long Yi was not a member of the war committee, it was evident that he was playing a crucial role in any decision-making. No one could ignore his suggestions.
Moreover, in all past battles, whenever Long Yi had said they could fight, they could indeed fight. Everyone trusted this miraculous Long Yi.
Soon, the entire White Dragon Empire had completed war mobilization, and all soldiers ceased their leave and entered a state of readiness. Meanwhile, the Red Dragon Empire also completed its war preparations.
This sudden change left the Black Dragon Empire incredulous.
"Not only have the Dragon Knights been mobilized, but the army has also ended their training and entered a transfer state. Have they gone mad?" Yake, looking at the report in front of him, had a genuine look of confusion on his half-human face.
"No, they’re not mad, they are indeed preparing for war," Tilian said seriously.
"Do they think that by joining forces, they can match us?" Yake still had a look of disbelief on his face.
"That’s hard to say, this move is so out of the ordinary, I can’t make a judgement," Tilian said.
"Whether we can judge it or not doesn’t matter. Since they want to start a war, let’s give them a war! Have the Blue Dragon and Green Dragon armies switch to a state of war. Once a border conflict breaks out, I want them to immediately appear on the battlefield on the White Dragon Empire’s flank!" Yake said.
"I’ve already sent someone to inform them... but I still can’t figure out what Kirei and Long Yi are thinking. This war is meaningless for the White Dragon Empire," Tilian said, his brows furrowed.
"Hahaha, stop thinking! We’ll find out once they come for their deaths!" Yake said jubilantly.
The Black Dragon Empire also quickly completed war preparations, and their army was dispatched to their border that was closest to the White Dragon Empire.
But before long, everyone around the world was dumbfounded.
The White Dragon Empire’s White Dragon Knights had unexpectedly made a beeline for the Gentle Wind Plains!
At the same time, the Emperor of the White Dragon Empire, Kirei, announced that the Gentle Wind Plain posed a threat to the world. As a responsible nation, the White Dragon Empire decided to single-handedly resist the monsters that might emerge from the spacetime wounds.
They must be mad, almost everyone thought.
But this did not include Yake and Tilian, because they were considering another possibility!
Could it be that Long Yi had figured out how to seal the spacetime wounds or how to dispel the monsters?
No matter which, the White Dragon Empire would only dare to do this if they fulfilled at least one of these two points. Given that Long Yi had passed through the wounds here to the Crazy Demon Plane several times in the recent past, the probability of these two points was immense!
As it turned out, their target was the Gentle Wind Plain!
The Gentle Wind Plain was a large open plain with a great field of vision. It was the perfect place for large-scale army operations. Most importantly, it was far from the capital of the White Dragon Empire but even closer to the capital of the Black Dragon Empire!
Almost overnight, the Dragon Knights of the White Dragon Empire and the Red Dragon Empire occupied more than half of the Gentle Wind Plain. The ground troops advanced simultaneously, and the slower Black Dragon Empire only managed to claim less than one-fifth of the land.
"These bastards!" Yake shouted in his study. He’d been completely played! He couldn’t stand it. He had always been the one manipulating others, but now someone had dared to manipulate him!
"Your Majesty! The entirety of White Dragon Empire’s Air and Ground forces have been mobilized, it seems they’re intent on forcefully occupying the Gentle Wind Plain. Do we let them, or do we fight?"
"Fight! Kill them all! Leave none alive!"
"However, we should be careful with those White Dragon Knights. Although they are not as powerful as our Black Dragon Knights, it seems that Long Yi has found a way to solve the problem of transformed Dragon Knights’ low intelligence," Tilian said.
"What, does my chief scientist have times he’s afraid?" Yake looked at Tilian, coldly laughing as he said this.
"No, I’m not afraid, I’m just reminding you, Your Majesty. The ones we are fighting against now are not the weak Dragon Knights from not too long ago," Tilian said.
"After they’re dead, don’t forget to remind Long Yi to inscribe that sentence on their gravestones!"
As everyone anticipated, Emperor Yake Black of the Black Dragon Empire would never allow the White Dragon Empire to blatantly place their troops right under his nose.
And so, the war immediately began.
The first to take the stage were the Black Dragon Knights, the pride of the Black Dragon Empire. In the last conflict between the White and Black Dragon Empires, the Black Dragon Knights nearly bloodlessly crushed the Dragon Knights of the White Dragon Empire. Now, not much time has passed, and all the Dragon Knights of the White Dragon Empire have surprisingly turned into White Dragon Knights!
Will anything change?
On the Gentle Wind Plain, the Red Dragon Knights curiously watched their familiar yet strange allies.
Not long ago, these White Dragon Knights were just ordinary people. But now, they have all become tall and strong, most importantly, they have grown a pair of dragon horns on their foreheads. If you say they’re ugly, the Red Dragon Empire, deeply influenced by the Fairy Dragon culture, didn’t inherently oppose having dragon horns on their forehead. It was just unusual and it would probably take some time for them to get used to the new changes of their allies.
However, when the White Dragon Knights summoned their Mount Dragons and ascended together, that discomfort immediately turned to envy!
No one could feel it when those white dragons hadn’t transformed into their battle forms. But when the White Dragon Knights mounted their dragons, enormous fighting auras surged!
Sitting on their dragons, the White Dragon Knights looked at the envy in the eyes of their Red Dragon Knight allies and felt a sense of pride swelling within.
"Everyone up!" Long Yi, acting as the on-scene commander, yelled in a loud voice.
Long Yi actually didn’t want to command, but the leaders of all five Dragon Knight legions insisted that Long Yi takes up the command. Left with no choice, he had to give up the exciting thought of charging into enemy lines and stayed behind.
Giant White Dragons shot into the sky.
In the distance, countless black dots were getting closer. Those were the Dragon Knights of Black Dragon Empire. On the other side, the allied forces of the Blue Dragon and Green Dragon Empires started to appear. The Red Dragon Knights also ascended at the same time, their targets being the Blue and Green Dragon Knights!
"One thousand meters left!"
In mid-air, Wesley shouted loudly.
"Good! Prepare Dragon Breath! Sweep!"
Long Yi roared.
Almost simultaneously, all the White Dragons took a deep breath.
Boom!
The massive white light beam instantly turned the newly summer clear sky too bright to look at directly.
The Black Dragon Knights that were flying from afar had just clearly seen the opposite side, when they were greeted by a round of Dragon Breath attacks.
To tell the truth, the Dragon Breath of the White Dragons has the longest range among all Dragon Clans, but also has the lowest damage. After all, the world is fair, you can’t have the longest range and expect to have the highest power at the same time.
But despite its low power, the quantity was massive! At this time, there were a thousand and five hundred White Dragon Knights in the battle lines. Every White Dragon almost simultaneously emitted a beam of light.
Dragon Breath sweep, it’s a tactic Long Yi specifically invented. Hit the enemy hard before the battle starts.
You should know, the characteristic of White Dragon’s Dragon Breath and the fighting aura technique of the White Dragon Knights is the ability to inflict additional damage. After being hit by White Dragon’s Dragon Breath or the White Dragon Knights’ fighting aura technique, any subsequent attacks from White Dragon or White Dragon Knights would inflict more damage.
And a thousand and five hundred White Dragons breathing together, theoretically, could cause a stacking effect of a thousand and five hundred layers of additional damage! Of course, the enemies wouldn’t just sit there and let you breathe on them, but with this initial move, there must be one or two unlucky ones, right?
This meant that a Black Dragon was about to be killed directly from the distance!
"One! Two! Two Black Dragons have exploded in mid-air!" Wesley shouted loudly. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation votes, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com).
