Under his command, the soldiers moved quickly and formed a stable formation, like an indestructible copper wall.
In addition, these monsters rushing out of the cave have different shapes, which are terrifying.
Some monsters are huge, wearing thick carapace and waving sharp claws.
Some monsters are thin and erratic like ghosts, with eyes shining with green light.
Other monsters have fangs and sharp teeth, and spit green venom from their mouths.
They pounced ferociously and attacked cunningly, trying to break through the soldiers' defense lines.
During the battle, some fences and other fortifications also played an important role.
Made of sturdy wood and iron bars, these fences stand high at the entrance to the cave.
When monsters try to rush through these fences, soldiers will throw thunderbolts at them from behind the fence, causing a lot of damage.
At the same time, the fence also played a role in slowing down the monster's attack speed, buying more preparation time for the soldiers.
But the pressure from the monsters pouring out from the front is actually quite good.
Because most of these monsters are at level 12 or 3, for Jiang Yu and the others, although there is a certain challenge, it is still within the acceptable range.
With their superb combat skills and tacit cooperation, the soldiers were able to deal with it relatively easily.
However, as time passed, the monsters emerging from the cave became stronger and stronger.
They seemed to sense the threat from the outside world, and began to gradually exert their strength, using stronger force to try to break through the soldiers' defense line.
Soon, the number of monsters emerging from the cave gradually increased over time, and the originally spacious battlefield became overcrowded.
Not only that, the levels of monsters also climbed rapidly, reaching level 14 soon!
This doubled the pressure on the soldiers and the defense line began to become shaky.
At this time, the defense line could no longer withstand it.
"Report, Cave No. 3 is asking for support!" A soldier hurried over, his face pale and his voice trembling.
"Report, General Cao Ding is injured!" Another bad news came, making Jiang Yu feel even heavier.
"Report, the turret of Cave No. 9 has been destroyed!" Immediately afterwards, another piece of bad news came, forcing Jiang Yu to make an immediate decision.
He knew that if no action was taken, the defense line would completely collapse.
So, he had to immediately send troops for reinforcements.
Originally, 20,000 people were assigned to defend each of the 8 caves he was responsible for defending.
However, now he had to make adjustments and increase the number of troops in each cave to 30,000.
In this way, a total of 240,000 people defended these 8 large caves, and they could barely stabilize the defense line.
The first day in the elite area has finally passed.
After a whole day of intense fighting, everyone felt physically and mentally exhausted.
But as night fell, the brief respite did not last long.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but this breath soon became tense again due to a new crisis.
Because, in the middle of the night, the originally calm situation suddenly took a turn for the worse, and the monster's offensive became even more fierce!
They seem to know that night is the weakest time for humans, and they wake up in the darkness one after another, making deafening roars and rushing towards the defense line like a tide.
During the day, although the soldiers had killed tens of thousands of monsters, those were just the tip of the iceberg.
At night, more monsters kept pouring out from the depths of the cave. They jumped, squirmed, or sprinted, trying every means to break through the cage set by humans.
Jiang Yu and others were well aware of the seriousness of the situation and did not dare to relax at all. They continue to personally supervise the scene and direct the soldiers to defend. Every detail is related to the direction of the battle.
Due to the fact that the abilities of certain monsters are strengthened at night, coupled with the absolute advantage in numbers, the 30,000 soldiers originally deployed in each cave seem to be stretched thin.
Although every soldier tried his best, the defense line was still crumbling.
Faced with this situation, Jiang Yu had to make a difficult decision to increase the number of soldiers guarding each cave again, from 30,000 to 40,000.
In this way, the combined strength of the eight caves reached 320,000!
This has reached more than half of the 600,000 troops he led.
Such a deployment of troops means that Jiang Yu's available troops are greatly reduced.
You must know that the daily development of the territory also requires troops, such as sending troops to investigate the surrounding areas, sending troops to garrison support points, sending troops to defend facilities such as quarries, etc.
These all require troops.
If he needs to lead troops on an expedition, then the territory also needs enough soldiers to defend it.
The reduction of available troops by more than half means that his daily development in the future will be greatly affected!
Jiang Yu finally understood why some people could no longer persist after holding on for half a year. It would really hurt if half of the troops he had on hand could not be used for a long time!
You must know that the lords in the elite area are basically above level 15.
Magic Feather is as high as level 17, with a territory population of over 100 million and tens of millions of mercenaries.
His mere hundreds of thousands of soldiers... can't compare with them at all, not to mention that these soldiers have to divide half of them to garrison the Ten Thousand Demons Cave.
But there is no other way. Now they can only find a way to gain a foothold in this crisis-ridden place.
Moreover, developing here can not only temporarily avoid the attention of the outside world, but also reduce one's own attention.
You can also use this time to slowly accumulate strength and prepare for future battles.
So, he made up his mind to gain a foothold in this area no matter what.
Then develop secretly here...
In the next few days, Jiang Yu continued to adjust the deployment of troops and gradually increased the number of soldiers guarding each cave.
In the end, the number of troops in each cave reached 50,000, and the total of the 8 caves was 400,000!
This is a huge number, and it is also the largest force Jiang Yu can deploy.
The reason why he made such a decision was that he found that only this number of troops could completely stabilize the impact of a large number of monsters in the Beast Demon's Cave.
Every time night falls, those monsters come like a tide, trying to break through the human defense line.
Jiang Yu's soldiers relied on their firm will and excellent fighting skills to repel them time and time again.
This process is indeed extremely difficult.
You must know that this was achieved when Jiang Yu's generals were strong enough.
His generals are not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also have high command, and can make correct decisions at critical moments.
If the generals were of average quality, Jiang Yu estimated that he would have to send more troops to defend in order to stabilize the defense.
In that case, even a 600,000-strong army would not be enough!
Once the 600,000 people are unable to guard against those monsters, his plan will be completely ruined.
At that time, not only will they not be able to gain a foothold in this area, they will also be forced to compete with other elite area lords for territory.
The risks involved were so huge that Jiang Yu couldn't even imagine it.
(End of this chapter)