Boiling Beast Bloodline-Chapter 2188 - 673: Two Against One [Final - of Part III]

The focus of the General’s attack is "Sword Peak," the stronghold of the Flying Camel Army, a typical "Skyline" terrain. As the attacking force, they must first traverse a valley more than ten miles long and four cars wide to enter the mountain region. If their numbers are too few, attempting to capture such an easily defensible terrain is nothing short of a fool’s dream.

General Sharlonbas has amassed an army of eight hundred thousand, the maximum force he could muster after accounting for essential defensive troops. To annihilate the Flying Camel Army, he was fully prepared to pave a bloody path with human lives. As long as he could accomplish the task in one stroke, there would be no large-scale insurgents in Eastern Aegean for at least six months, so some losses were inevitable.

The Sea Clan’s headquarters also appreciated the General’s operation plan. After conducting an extensive study of the topographical map around "Sword Peak," many senior staff members believed the Flying Camel Army’s commander committed a mistake—this peak is located within the borders of the Duchy of Saint Mordan, where the terrain is very flat. Once the Sea Clan successfully passes through the "Skyline," it effectively traps the Flying Camel Army in a dead-end alley.

However, it is understandable why the enemy would base themselves here. The Duchy of Saint Mordan, and indeed the whole of Kalimdo, is generally flatland. Establishing a lair in the mountain, relying on the natural barriers, is much more suitable than setting up camp on a defenseless plain.

The Beamon and humans were unaware that the Sea Clan was assembling a large force to launch a dragnet-like encirclement against the Flying Camel Army. One was busy dealing with Lucian’s fallen elves, and the other was busy creating carbon training the air force, with no prior attention given to this intelligence.

After about half a month of intense preparation, as military operations began, General Sharlonbas was pleased to find that his tactical plan got off to a good start. In his conception, when faced with the Sea Clan’s large-scale, net-like pursuit, the Flying Camel Army had two choices: First, abandon their base and engage in mobile warfare afterward. Second, defend the "Sword Peak" in Skyline Valley to the end, fighting like trapped beasts—if the Flying Camel Army chose the former to deal with the Sea Clan’s encirclement, General Sharlonbas would welcome it. Without a base, the guerrilla forces would have no room for respite on Kalimdo’s vast plains. If the Flying Camel Army did so, General Sharlonbas was confident he could gradually wipe them out within three months.

If the Flying Camel Army chose the latter, the defensive strategy against the Sea Clan’s encirclement, General Sharlonbas would desire it even more. Although the terrain of "Sword Edge" is rugged, defensive warfare relies not on tactics but on resources and human lives for consumptive support. Compared with the well-resourced Sea Clan, the Flying Camel Army in a dead-end alley, even if they achieve good results initially, would find it increasingly difficult to sustain a war of attrition in the later stage, until they are thoroughly crushed by the Sea Clan’s army—this army is not a nation like the Beamon, after all, their foundations are ultimately limited.

Rommel’s choice allowed General Sharlonbas to see the dawn of a lasting victory. After a few days of confrontation with the advancing Sea Clan’s army, the Flying Camel Army gradually retreated to their "Sword Edge" base in the Duchy of Saint Mordan. Although one hundred thousand colorful Camel Cavalry broke through before the Sea Clan’s encirclement formed, another one hundred sixty to seventy thousand human soldiers were firmly trapped in the mountainous base by the Sea Clan’s forces.

General Sharlonbas was very satisfied with this outcome, which almost perfectly matched his prior expectations. It was evident that the opponent had been forced into the Sea Clan’s military rhythm. Next, by breaking through the Skyline, he could first resolve the human forces in the mountains, crippling the Flying Camel Army. As for those odd Light Cavalry, without a base, they are like a bunch of stray dogs and can be dealt with sooner or later!

At noon on October 21st, before the Beamon Air Force had launched a large-scale air raid on the Hai Mu coalition, the Sword Peak battle had already commenced with the scene of flesh and blood flying.

Approximately two hundred thousand Sea Clan warriors formed a single long serpent line, entering the Skyline Valley.

The Flying Camel Army’s more than one hundred thousand human soldiers relied on the tops of both valley walls, defending tenaciously from the high ground using heavy crossbows, battering rams, rolling stones, boiling oil, and other defensive apparatus.

Although the Sea Clan’s forces also brought many heavy crossbows and bows and arrows captured from the humans, they were unable to deploy them effectively due to the serpentine valley terrain, and they didn’t quite know how to use them, making them largely ineffective. Seven consecutive attacks were repelled, with three generals commanding ten thousand each falling within just two hours.

"General, didn’t the communications officer just say that a war also broke out at Sabak? I wonder how it is going now?" The Sea Clan’s military advisors ignored the casualties on their side and rather started chatting with General Sharlonbas about unrelated matters.

"What’s it got to do with us? How can the Beamon’s paltry numbers trouble the Hai Mu coalition? The key is to mind our own business. I told the communications officer not to bother me for this reason."

"Haha, what’s there to worry about ourselves? The Flying Camel Army is obviously doomed."

"Don’t brag!" General Sharlonbas frowned, initially wanting to reprimand these staff members, but failed to control his expression, breaking into the same satisfied smile.

General Sharlonbas and the Sea Clan advisors, smug and arrogant in their triumph, had very convincing reasons. Through two hours of continuous observation, they discovered and grasped a crucial piece of information: the Flying Camel Army’s defensive equipment was all Universal Brand!