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Chapter 718: The Mad Masses!
Chapter 718: The Mad Masses!
Eighty kilometers away from the Skyguard Tower, a formidable line of defense was formed by a series of reinforced concrete bastions.
Boom! Boom!
Explosions occasionally erupted into the sky, accompanied by a constant stream of flying ninja tools. Ninjas fell one after another.
This was the central battlefield.
The allied forces had pushed all the way to this last line of defense.
Once they broke through this line, there would be no more well-prepared defenses ahead.
However, breaching it was no easy task!
Anticipating the inevitable siege, the Skyguard Tower had prepared for the battle, constructing defenses at all costs.
While this type of construction wasn't ideal for the Terracotta Army, the Skyguard Tower's manpower and resources made such projects a breeze.
As for the high consumption?
Please, this was a blessing in disguise.
The wealth was redistributed through these projects, directly benefiting the masses.
The Skyguard Tower's wealth was overflowing, and it was a good idea to allocate some of it to the people through these projects.
Dozens of heavy bastions stood tall, and even if hit by the Great Fireball Technique or explosive tags, they could only be damaged on the surface, unable to cause significant destruction.
Reinforced concrete fortifications were the key.
The defense line consisted of these bastions, connected by moats and tunnels, ensuring the smooth movement of supplies and personnel.
Additionally, there were firing ports equipped with kunai rifles.
With a pull of the trigger, kunai could be fired hundreds of meters away, causing devastating damage.
Even the central bastion, standing several dozen meters tall, had multiple cannons that could launch fragmentation shells in critical moments.
Combined with black oil and explosive tags, the defense line became a death zone.
It could be said that capturing a single bastion would require countless lives to be sacrificed.
The horrendous casualties directly made the once-spirited allied forces understand the true meaning of brutality.
It was this unbearable casualty rate that forced the Shadow-rank powerhouses on the allied side to take action prematurely.
They knew that relying solely on regular ninjas and troops would never breach this defense line.
In the sky, a one-sided slaughter ensued between the air forces.
No, it was more like a massacre.
The Skyguard Tower's aircraft outclassed the allied forces in both agility and speed.
It was as if the allied forces used gliders as suicide bombers, determined to trade their lives with the Skyguard Tower's forces.
As soon as they got close, they disregarded their lives and attacked.
The most common tactic was the use of explosive tags.
Thus, despite their overwhelming advantages, the Skyguard Tower's forces did not completely dominate the skies.
At least, not until the allied air forces were wiped out.
As for why they didn't directly attack the allied forces' rear... take a guess.
Of course, it was because they were not allowed to!
If the air forces were fully utilized to sweep through the allied forces' logistics, the battle would have ended long ago.
Speaking of the allied forces, they employed a brutal tactic.
They sent ordinary people with black oil.
Using human lives to deplete the Skyguard Tower's ninja tools, ammunition, and the like.
The bodies of footmen, samurai, and other commoners were almost covering the battlefield.
However, no matter how heavy the casualties among the commoners, it was of no concern to the nobles and daimyos.
If using regular troops could increase their chances of victory in this great war, even by the slightest margin, the daimyos and nobles would not hesitate for a moment.
When it came to disregarding human lives, they had always done so.
On the Skyguard Tower's side, ordinary people also participated in the battle, operating cannons, kunai rifles, and throwing black oil.
Moreover, they had to compete for the opportunity to fight on the battlefield.
Because they could earn 'contribution' points.
For ordinary people, this was a chance to change their destiny.
As for sacrifices?
In the ninja world, where natural disasters and man-made calamities were commonplace, and the average lifespan of commoners was less than a few decades, who feared death?
Sometimes, a bag of rice was enough to buy a life.
Therefore, these opportunities to change one's destiny were worth fighting for.
Especially land! It was the most coveted possession among ordinary people.
With a certain amount of contribution points, they could exchange them for fertile, cultivated land from the Skyguard Tower.
Land!
This was something ordinary people could only dream of, and the reward alone was enough to drive them crazy.
So now, ordinary people had to queue up to apply to go to the frontlines.
People from the River Country and Tea Country were also among those applying.
Fortunately, there was a rule that required them to leave the battlefield once they had earned a certain number of contribution points, otherwise, they would never want to leave.
If the casualty rate among the ordinary people on the Allied Forces' side was 100%, and they never intended to let the enemy leave the battlefield alive, then the casualty rate on the Skyguard Tower's side was around 20%.
After all, there were countless ways for ninjas to target ordinary people, and even staying within the defensive lines didn't guarantee safety.
A 20% casualty rate would have been terrifying data in the world before the crossing.
But in the ninja world, such a casualty rate was nothing. Countless people only needed a good meal before going into battle.
Moreover, the Skyguard Tower offered incredibly generous rewards, so it was no wonder that countless people were fighting for the chance to go to the battlefield.
In fact, this was an opportunity deliberately given by the Skyguard Tower.
Those willing to fight for them were still their own people, so they were given a chance to change their fate.
Otherwise, how could those lands be distributed unconditionally?
Examples of 'rising rice, rising gratitude' were not uncommon.
So, even though the Skyguard Tower had developed a lot of land, the amount distributed to ordinary people was still limited.
They had to make contributions first to earn the right to claim the land.
Craftsmen, members of the Air Corps, and security personnel from the civilian population could earn enough contribution points to exchange for land after working hard for a few years.
Ordinary people, on the other hand, would need at least a decade or more of contribution points to exchange for a few acres of land.
But if they went to the battlefield now, they could earn enough points to exchange for land in just about a week.
It was like receiving a welfare package.
Therefore, the people of the Skyguard Tower were even more enthusiastic than the Allied Forces.
They didn't want to scare the Allied Forces, otherwise, if they employed the same 'self-destruct' tactics, they would undoubtedly cause the Allied Forces immense trouble.
On the main fortress wall!
"Have those toads finally taken action?"
Yuchiha Yaya watched the giant toads approaching in the distance, a slight smile on her lips.
This was what the Skyguard Tower had been waiting for—for these guys to show themselves!
"Yaya, what should we do next?"
Yuchiha Inabi was about to call out to the clan leader but was met with a glare, quickly correcting himself.
This wasn't within the clan, so it was inappropriate to call the leader by that title.
"Inform everyone to prepare for battle and bring the summoning flutes. Let's give those toads a surprise!"
After Yuchiha Yaya finished speaking, she jumped down from the wall, which was several dozen meters high.
The construction of this sturdy defensive line was not only due to the generous investment but also because of the ninjas and the Wooden Oxen. Otherwise, it would have been possible to build it, but the time and effort required would have been immense.
"Yes!"
The crowd of Yuchiha ninjas responded loudly.
On the main battlefield, Yuchiha Yaya had brought along a large number of elite Yuchiha ninjas.
There was no other choice; this was the Leaf Village's main offensive, and even with her Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, there was still a chance of unexpected events. So, bringing a Yuchiha-led force was the safest option.
Whoosh!
One by one, ninjas leaped from the main fortress, following the figure in front, rushing towards the battlefield.
As long as Yuchiha Yaya was there, they believed they would not be defeated.
Two thousand ninjas!
This was the number of ninjas in the Skyguard Tower's central defense line, and the rest were Air Corps, support personnel, and the like, totaling nearly ten thousand people.
On the Allied Forces' central battlefield, the number of ninjas alone exceeded ten thousand, not to mention the Air Corps, footmen, samurai, and civilian workers, bringing the total to nearly one hundred thousand.
The only reason the Skyguard Tower wasn't overwhelmed was that they had enough airships. Otherwise, the sheer number of logistics personnel would have been a significant burden.
It could be said that the Skyguard Tower's powerful ninjas were barely holding back the Allied Forces.
The air between the two sides became icy cold under the weight of their killing intent.
(End of Chapter)
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