I know that our journey will become more and more difficult.
Around Ulais, there are mostly plains with few mountains.
We have set up camp several kilometers away from Ulais with 80,000 soldiers, and we will supplement them if necessary.
Generally speaking, if the soldiers in Ulais are not a special force, it is certain that we can capture Ulais.
I also think that capturing such an ordinary city should not be difficult.
However, let's analyze the geographical situation of Ulais City. Although Ulais City is surrounded by plains, it is like a mountain erected in the middle of the flatland.
Located at a high place, it is easy to defend and hard to attack.
However, with me, the advantage of the human race will no longer be an advantage, and I can work with the soldiers of the demon race to break through the impregnable city gates.
Yes, there is no problem capturing Ulais City.
What the master is worried about is that our camp near Ulais City will be attacked by the human race, and we will be surrounded when that happens.
At night, I guard the high platform in the camp and observe the surroundings.
The dark sky is dimly lit with stars, and the evening breeze blows lightly.
Countless insect sounds intertwine, and leaves rustle.
Our entire demon camp is very quiet because everyone is asleep.
Even if I don't sleep, I won't feel tired. For me, sleeping is just a way to kill the time and a habit from my past life.
I cannot relax my vigilance. I have to be diligent in my surveillance duties.
I look down and see a red figure below the high platform. The master has come to see me. Shouldn't she be sleeping at this time?
Suppressing my excitement, I wait for her to come up and hug her, but only for a moment before releasing my hands.
"Is the master here to see me?"
"Yeah. Did you find anything?"
"For now, nothing. Just like the city we attacked before, soldiers throughout Ulais City are being mobilized for defense. There are probably 120,000 soldiers in the city."
If it were a face-to-face battle on a spacious battlefield, these 120,000 human soldiers facing our 80,000 demon soldiers would surely lose. However, they are now on the defensive and cannot be easily compared in terms of physical fitness.
In ancient China, generally speaking, it was impossible to capture a city without several times the enemy's military strength, so our previous victories with fewer soldiers were already abnormal.
"News has come from Solz that they captured a city three days ago unexpectedly easily, with only 50,000 soldiers stationed in the city."
"What's next?"
I looked at the master with confusion.
"Capture Ulais City as soon as possible, and then prepare for defense as the human army comes to attack.”
I nodded stupidly and didn’t know what was going on.
The master showed a helpless smile and then she continued to explain to me.
“The greatest advantage of humans is their army size. I think they have already begun to gather and prepare to surround Ulais City. Our main force cannot be wiped out, but humans want to take a chance and gather the army forces of three routes to surround us. Even with the Sirene City's defenders, we only have a total of 140,000 troops. If the three routes of human forces gather, there will be at least 800,000 troops. If they can destroy our main force of only tens of thousands of troops, our invasion will end here. Conversely, the human race will suffer significant losses."
I stared at the master's serious expression, unconsciously swallowing my saliva. Although her tone of voice when talking to me was gentle, the glow in her red eyes was very serious.
It sounded very thrilling. 100,000 versus 800,000.
In my impression, the Battle of Feishui between the Eastern Jin dynasty and the former Qin dynasty in ancient China was won with only 80,000 troops against more than 800,000 enemy soldiers. Now I also want to create glory in this world.
The master tapped my head and I touched my head, seeing no playful emotions on her face. I also sensibly put away my playful thoughts.
"This is not your original world. The human kingdom can easily gather millions of troops, while our demon race only has over 400,000 under my forced conscription. The human emperor is also relatively wise, and each emperor's rule is favored by the people. It is impossible for them to surrender to the demon race. In comparison, the military of our demon race kingdom has long been emptied by me, and I haven't gathered as much support as the human race... Compared with military morale, humans are no worse than our demon race."
It turned out that the master also knew how she was over-exhausting her own country. However, it's true that the master had lost the hearts of the people in the Demon Kingdom. All she had left was an icy, arrogant and cruel authority that nobody dared to disobey.
"Besides, war isn't just about physical strength. Even though theoretically our demon race has a much stronger physique than humans..." The master shook her head and sighed, reaching out to pat my head. "Well, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Anyway, we must win."
I wanted to say that I understood, but seeing the tired expression on her face, it seemed that she didn't have the desire to continue. So I swallowed my words.
Then I watched as the master turned and walked away. I leaned against the railing under the high platform, watching her red dress fluttering in the evening breeze. Her thin figure looked slightly pitiful.
I had also learned about the election system of the human kingdom's emperor, which was not like the ancient Chinese system where the eldest son would inherit the throne.
In this world, there was no gender discrimination for both the demon and human races, and everyone was equal.
Therefore, even a princess was eligible to contend for the position of emperor.
On the contrary, human king would have many children, not to let them fight each other, but to compete with each other.
The position of emperor was related to the survival of humanity. So when the previous emperor abdicated, the prince or princess with the most achievements or support from the people would be eligible to succeed.
In short, the new emperor was not appointed by the old emperor, but elected from the emperor's own family. It was like an election, but limited to the emperor's family.
The Demon Kingdom was completely different, with a single bloodline passed down for thousands of years.
From a god's point of view, the demons were considered evil, and humans were on the side of justice.
If this were a game like the Three Kingdoms, and I had the right to choose a side, I think I would choose the human side without hesitation, just as players generally lean towards Liu Bei. However, I had no choice and no way out. This world was not a game, and I only had to move forward.
