The so-called poor means interspersed tactics, and rich means fire coverage.
Xu Lai didn't know if he was rich, but he could loot a lot from every city he destroyed.
In a certain respect, the devil was working for Xu Lai.
The first thing they have to do when they conquer a human city is to burn, kill, humiliate and loot.
The large amount of resources plundered will be spent on building the city, but most of them will not have time to spend.
The bulk of their money would have to be to completely transform the terrain into a hellish terrain, and convert human cities into hellish cities.
Then they can spend a lot of resources to build hell buildings in the hell city and recruit hell troops.
In order to build a large number of birth pools and lava bathhouses outside the city, they can provide basic food like human farmers.
Xu Lai hurried quickly, so the large amount of resources that the hell demons had just snatched from the hands of the human nobles were basically still piled in various warehouses.
It is difficult for demons to transfer these money and resources, but Xu Lai can transfer them directly to Qingfeng City through the warehouse ring.
That is to say, the demons hunted humans too hard, causing the entire Western Empire to be empty, and the population to be reduced to a hundred.
Otherwise, Xu Lai is capable of digesting these supplies nearby.
Countless resources have gathered in Qingfeng City, and coupled with Xu Lai's policy of encouraging trade, it is still the capital of the Eagle Kingdom.
Now all over the world, everyone with some information channels knows that the Eagle Kingdom should be the safest in the entire world.
There is a statue of the God of War, a city blessed by the God of War.
Nobles and businessmen rushed to flock to the cities of the Eagle Kingdom, and Qingfeng City undoubtedly had the largest number.
Their arrival also brought a large number of craftsmen, various blacksmiths, carpenters and other craftsmen, as well as scholars, priests, mages and other talented people.
When Xu Lai has needs, Su Ya can always satisfy him.
The catapults built during the day were not enough, so magic lamps were lit throughout the city and the bishops were asked to release large-scale light spells to illuminate the entire city.
Therefore, the demons could only watch in despair as more and more catapults appeared on the opposite side.
The fire demon towers, turrets, arrow towers, etc. that were spared during the day were cleared one by one at night.
Not only the city walls and arrow towers, but also the demon army gathered at the city gate did not escape the fate of being covered by fire.
Although the hit rate of the catapult is not ideal because the distance is too far and the sky is too dark.
But there were too many catapults. By dawn, there were close to more than 200.
And among the more than 200 catapults, none of them are low-level goods with a launch distance of less than one kilometer.
In addition to the large number of catapults, there are also large numbers of demon troops, and most of them are concentrated together.
Being smashed by so many catapults all night long, and harassed by bone dragon troops, the demons can be said to have suffered heavy losses.
But this is not the end yet.
The demons originally thought that after standing firm until daylight, and without the city walls and arrow towers, it would be time for humans to attack anyway.
But unexpectedly, Xu Lai still had no plans to launch a general attack.
Moreover, because it was already bright, the hit rate of the catapult was significantly improved.
Before, the purpose was to smash the city wall, so solid stone bullets would do the most damage, but now Xu Lai's purpose is to kill those demons from a super long range.
Therefore, after the hit rate increased during the day, Xu Lai decisively took out all the magic ammunition in his collection.
In fact, even the explosive fire bombs can cause quite a lot of damage to demons. After all, not all demons are immune to fire damage.
Others, such as ground spike bombs, ice pick bombs, etc., are all advanced ammunition that can cause damage in a wide range.
Of course, this kind of high-end ammunition was not cheap, and even Xu Lai couldn't afford it.
Waiting until daytime to use it can be regarded as a compromise with reality.
Give him another half year, and he can use this advanced magic ammunition to level an entire city.
The joy of fire coverage can only be understood by those who use this tactic.
Anyway, as the party being bombed, the demons were so angry that their livers ached.
If Barton hadn't closed the Gate of the Abyss early, the devil might have deserted at this moment.
Unless you are recruiting troops, morale effects will be strictly adhered to.
Normal people, even if they are following the wind and picking up heads, may take the opportunity to escape.
Just because noble gentlemen never pay military salaries when recruiting soldiers for war.
So they usually need high-level leadership skills, otherwise they cannot even maintain the morale of the troops.
There is no escape for the devil. Although you cannot escape, you can still collapse.
Seeing that humans seemed to have no intention of launching a general attack, Barton finally couldn't hold back.
Seeing the movement of the devil, Xu Lai excitedly gave orders to the Qingfeng Legion and the Cavalry Legion.
If the devil doesn't come out, his cavalry won't be able to take advantage of it.
If you fight a street fight with a demon, not only do you not know how long it will last, but the key is that the casualties will also increase a lot.
There are buildings and houses everywhere, making it easy to divide the infantry into countless separate individuals and squads.
Neither the shooter's remote assistance nor the priest's treatment can be obtained.
Of course, Xu Lai could also choose to flatten the building directly, but that would take too long.
And the city obtained in this way has no recycling value.
Last night, the Qingfeng Legion and the Cavalry Legion, except for the crossbowmen, all got a full night's rest.
At this time, they were all full of energy, full of physical strength, and full of morale. They were just waiting for a hearty fight with the devil.
Unexpectedly, before they were ready, they saw the demons retreating like a tide.
It turned out that the Flame Demon Barton, who couldn't bear it anymore, did not choose to go out of the city to fight Xu Lai, but directly abandoned the city gates, walls, and even the moat, and retreated directly to the inner city.
Xu Lai laughed angrily, but there was nothing he could do.
If he continued to smash, he would not be able to achieve any results other than smashing open spaces and houses. He could only wave his hand.
This time, the soldiers who were at the forefront were still the soldiers who entered the camp first.
It's just different from before. He was temporarily incorporated into the Qingfeng Legion's Xianden Camp, and now he has Lena's special defense blessing.
The Xiandenying warrior without the blessing of defensive specialties has been able to defeat the 8th level big demon with the blessing of high-level demon generals.
At this time, with the blessing of a defensive specialty, coupled with god-level offensive skills, each of them is like a little superman.
Before launching a strong attack, Xu Lai still released a fire-bending magic technique to everyone, and at the same time raised the Prophet Sword, releasing the power of ultimate prayer.
With various blessings and auras, the warriors who arrived at the camp first carried large wooden boards and rushed across the magma river first.
The arrow tower and city wall collapsed, and the city gate drawbridge was unguarded, but Xu Lai still couldn't put all his infantry forces into it at once.
One is that I am afraid that I will fall into the devil's trick. There will be ambushes and other devils who will jump out and cause trouble. The other is to let the strongest ones enter the camp first and try out the street fighting pool first.
The entire Xianden camp may not be as good as the top infantry of the Qingfeng Legion.
But none of them recruit soldiers. Their advantage is that everyone is a professional, and almost everyone has several skills.
No matter what kind of ambush the devil has, by the time the pioneers of the camp cross the magma river, the outer city will have been completely captured by Xu Lai.
The next step is the more intense and bloody street fighting.
The two siege towers finally started slowly.
Xu Lai and Giselle led thousands of phantom shooters and each climbed onto a siege tower.
The city walls were all smashed down by Xu Lai, and there was no place for our own shooters to stand.
The only two siege towers will naturally be given to the phantom shooter with the longest range and the strongest output ability.
The siege tower more than 30 meters high allows the phantom shooters to take care of almost any corner.
Xu Lai could also roughly see the situation clearly with the help of the high platform.
The number of demons far exceeds that of humans, with a ratio of almost ten to one.
However, what is often left on the battlefield in every corner are the corpses of demons.
Ignoring the demons near the city gate who were killed by magic ammunition, the demons in other corners were basically at a disadvantage.
Although Xianden can't beat four hands with two fists, even if the demons surround Xianden tightly, they can't break the defense no matter how they attack, so what's the use of having more numbers.
And with a casual counterattack by the pioneers, with the blessing of god-level offensive skills, demons below high level were instantly killed, and demons above high level were seriously injured.
However, the ants kill the elephant. After all, the demons also have ultimate offensive skills, and they are not really unable to break through the defense.
After being scattered to every corner, no one saw the flags of officers at all levels.
The officers need to roar at the top of their lungs before they can pass on the orders.
Eric flew into the sky, but attracted countless winged demons and fire elves.
Fortunately for the Winged Demon, the black dragon can drop a large area with just one breath.
Those like the fire elves can only use spears and dragon claws to clean them one by one.
The dragon spear was long and powerful enough, but even after being enchanted, it was still not light.
With the strength and physique of Eric's ninth-level dragon knight, with the blessing of the God of War statue, he can fight for at most one or two hours.
Of course, by this time he had already put down his dragon spear and was fighting with his knight sword.
It was just that the dense fire elves had already blocked all his sight.
The battle has begun. Even the Seraph Legion cannot leave and must be guarded on both sides of the siege tower.
Even so, there were still a steady stream of winged demons and fire elves flying over, trying to kill the shooters on the siege tower.
The two siege towers were originally used to help those who entered the city first, but now they can only save themselves.
Once the arrow rain stops, demons will immediately come in.
Even Xu Lai, who originally wanted to come up to observe the situation, had no choice but to pick up the Prophet's Sword to protect Giselle from the demon's harassment.
The thousands of royal griffons led by Reina did not move. The number of these griffins was not large.
Moreover, after being dispelled of the fire-bending magic, fighting the fire elves in close combat will be rebounded by the fire shield.
Soon, the phantom archers on the siege tower ran out of arrows in their hands and needed to replenish them.
On the ground, the master shooters and sky shooters have occupied various rooftops and begun to occupy favorable terrain to support the infantry.
The regular troops of the Qingfeng Legion rushed towards the main road in Bristone. The terrain here is slightly more open and can accommodate the Qingfeng Legion to deploy more troops.
The royal guard's shield is in front of him, and the golden-armored warrior holds his halberd high and rests it on the big shield of the guard.
The demons along the way, whether they are the Horned Warlord or the Evil God King, are unable to resist the powerful damage caused by the tactical formation.
Some lava trolls in the inner city were finally able to use their vantage point to launch long-range attacks on humans.
But under the healing skills of priests and priests, the human phalanx is still moving forward.
In the rest of the streets, the number of people who arrived first will definitely not be able to clear out the unknown number of demons.
Emilia brought the Naga Guards and joined in time.
The Nagas, like the Xianden camp, were all organized under Rena's command.
Defensive specialties and god-level offensive skills make these multi-armed Nagas like gods descending to earth.
The soldiers who enter the camp first will be restrained by a large number of demons.
But Naga won’t. Naga alone is equivalent to a team.
Especially the Naga Sword Master, a terrifying existence like the eight-armed Naga, whose eight arms can clear out all nearby demons with just a random dance.
The human coalition was victorious one after another, and Ruhong's morale never dropped.
On the other hand, the demon side, even though they had the numerical advantage, retreated all the way, and their morale dropped like water, which quickly triggered the negative effect of morale.
At this time, Xu Lai ordered the troops on the other three sides to open an escape channel.
The devil, who was originally fighting with his last resort, had no way out, so he was still fighting tenaciously even though his morale had dropped to rock bottom.
As soon as the three city walls were opened, countless demons poured out of the city like a tide.
Xu Lai actually wanted to surround and annihilate this demon.
But he really couldn't do it. The other three walls were only surrounded by some cavalry, with only about 5,000 cavalry on each side.
Not many demons escaped, and they could still block the gap, but if they escaped in droves, they wouldn't be able to block it in time.
Since it can't be blocked, but it makes the devil want to fight to the death, why not just make way for the passage.
In any case, it will be easier for Xu Lai to lead the cavalry troops to chase down the fleeing demons who are unwilling to fight.
But ordinary demons can escape, but Barton, Mendis and the others are unable to retreat or escape.
As the strongest fighting force on the demon side, they did not dare to show their faces at this time, and they all hid in the inner city.
But Xu Lai had no interest in attacking the inner city. Instead, he climbed down from the siege tower himself and led the Holy Light Knights to attack the big demons defending the Gate of the Abyss.
Today's big demon's combat effectiveness is much higher than that of the previous two days. The blessings of ultimate offensive and ultimate defensive techniques are not in vain.
However, the level of the Holy Light Knight is no less than them, and they are also blessed by the Angel Alliance and the God of War Statue.
On the other hand, the morale of the demons has almost dropped to zero, and all the big demons are burdened with at least a 10% attack and defense weakening.
After increasing and decreasing, the hundreds of demons and thousands of lava trolls stationed here only lasted for more than an hour.
More than an hour later, it had not yet gotten dark.
The most important building in the hell camp, the Gate of the Abyss, has been completely destroyed by Xu Lai. (End of this chapter)