Chapter 146 - 128: Mavericks and Academics!【Seeking Subscription!】

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Kai Long roared, his eyes wide in anger. As a seasoned veteran, every move he made was carefully considered. On the battlefield, such nonsense of ’I’m bound to win as long as I’m here’ indeed sounded nonsensical.

"Your arrogance is so great you could write a damn book about it!" Alec, despite wanting to ignore Long Yi, couldn’t hold it in any longer when it came to matters of warfare. Hailing from a reputable family, all previous generations were pillars of the Empire’s military command. Although Alec was still a Dragon Knight at the moment, his path certainly led to the Command College where he would certainly become a commander. The art of war strategy was child’s play to him. In such an uneven battle, it was undoubted in practical terms that the commander would order to give up the city and withdraw entirely. And certainly, the attacking side wouldn’t harm those inside the city. Not hurting civilians was one of the fundamental rules of warfare. There could be some casualties by accident, but no commander would ever issue an order for a massacre.

Of course, the occupying army would certainly seize a great amount of wealth and supplies - such was the nature of war.

Therefore, raw strength against a superior enemy led nowhere.

"Whoa! You scared me! Didn’t know we had company!" Long Yi suddenly exclaimed in feigned surprise.

General Kai Long couldn’t help but smile, feeling Alec’s unhidden hostility towards Long Yi. He didn’t expect Long Yi to dissipate any shred of nicety and directly call it out.

"It appears not only are you arrogant, but your vision seems to be poor," Alec commented.

"Exactly, how did you know? It must be from looking down at people all the time that has weakened the muscles in my eyes, it’s a real shame," Long Yi said, puffing out his chest and looking at Alec with a cheery smile. To be fair, Alec had a handsome and imposing stature among ordinary people. However, Long Yi was simply too tall, forcing Alec to look up at him.

"Alright! Long Yi, tell me. Why do you think you can win if that dragon is you? If you can’t give me a good reason, don’t blame me for kicking you out. The Iron Blood General’s Mansion does not welcome those who make empty boasts!" Kai Long wouldn’t allow their petty arguments to go on. He initially posed this problem to stump others. Now, hearing Long Yi’s confident response, he hoped to hear something insightful despite his disbelief.

"Like I said, I don’t know about winning wars, but no one’s better than me when it comes to killing all the enemies before me," Long Yi replied, picking up a wooden stick and pointing at the Dragon Knight figure.

"Look, the enemy has ten dragons, all of them Iron-armored Black Dragons. They’re a type of Black Dragons with large bodies, great weight, and high defense, but their speed is lacking. Our team consists of four Explosive Dragons and one Raging Fire Dragon. They are all types of Red Dragons, slightly lighter and more nimble."

"You’re not going to spout nonsense like using agility to approach them and then overwhelming them, are you?" Alec derided.

"Either listen, or get lost," Long Yi snapped, pointing at Alec’s nose.

"You!"

"Enough! Let Long Yi finish!" Kai Long disliked the act of interrupting others mid-sentence.

"The signature move of the Explosive Dragons, ’Explosive Dragon Breath’, is a spherical entity with a range of nearly one kilometer when fired straight. The area laid out by the enemy is surrounded by small hills, and the nearest hill is only three kilometers from the enemy’s ground forces. As it’s December now and the north wind is blowing, the wind speed is increased by the valley effect in this pass created by the hills. The Explosive Dragons hide here and launch their Explosive Dragon Breath at the enemy at the strongest wind hour late in the night, shooting at a 45-degree angle. Judging by the wind strength, a few dragon breaths are bound to land in the enemy’s camp. As there is no Earth Dragon Knight in the enemy’s formation, it would be impossible to organize an effective counter-attack in the shortest time. So initially, they would definitely be thrown into chaos. By the time they realize the attack, they would try to respond. By then, all we would need to do is wait."

"Alright, it’s your turn, attacker," Long Yi said.

Kai Long was listening intently when Long Yi suddenly changed the focus of the conversation. He then remembered that a ’war’ isn’t fought by just one side.

"I suddenly come under attack. The Dragon Knights rise into the air urgently and determine the attack’s origin from the northern hills. Given the Black Dragons’ historical advantage over the Red Dragons, I decide to dispatch six Black Dragons to investigate while leaving the remaining four dragons to defend," Kai Long said.

Being a Knight, Kai Long seemed to be taking advantage. Knowing that the enemy has only four Explosive Dragons, he kept four dragons for defense, effectively having a one-to-one defense strategy, ensuring that no dragon breath could land.

"Good, our side sees the enemy’s dragon knights ascending. Since we have no idea that the enemy has prepared a tight defense, we continue our dragon breath attacks and begin our retreat. We keep doing so until the enemy’s Black Dragons enter the alert range. Our four Red Dragons immediately retreat into the mountains for cover and disperse," Long Yi said, placing his side’s Dragon knight pieces onto the sections of the mountains on the sand table.

"Good, our Black Dragons spot the enemy dispersing into the mountains. They rise higher, preparing to locate targets from above," General Kai Long said, getting into the spirit.

"Our Red Dragons begin to advance at a low altitude and sneak back towards the battlefield after a reroute," Long Yi stated.