Chapter 986: The Daimyo Allied Forces!
Chapter 986: The Daimyo Allied Forces!
"Look over there!"
"What is it?"
"So many of them!"
...
Suddenly, the ninjas on the battlefield spotted an immense number of black dots in the moonlit distance, rapidly approaching their location.
Ordinary ninjas, of course, couldn't make out the details.
But for Hyuga Tsukuyomi's Reincarnation Eye, these black dots were crystal clear.
"They're the Daimyo's airships!"
She whispered, and with that, Dang Ping understood that this was Rikudo's backup plan.
In the original storyline of the Fourth Shinobi World War, no matter how intense the battles were, the protagonists were always ninjas, leaving no room for anyone else to shine.
In other words, for the daimyo and nobles, the life-and-death struggles were solely the ninjas' concern, having nothing to do with them.
However, the situation was different now.
If the Ryoyo Army were to win, the daimyo and nobles would face dire consequences.
After all, within the borders of the Lander of the Ryoyo, the daimyo and nobles, except for those with exceptional reputations among the commoners, had all become corpses.
Note that nobles with good reputations are rare, so one can imagine how many nobles survived in the end.
Not even one in a hundred or a thousand.
Therefore, it wasn't surprising that the nobles had prepared a backup plan.
In fact, the daimyo's most desired outcome might be the annihilation of Akatsuki, followed by the mutual destruction of the Ryoyo Country and the Allied Forces.
But this was completely impossible!
Hence, they had gathered this formidable force.
A force specifically intended to stop the Ryoyo Army.
No matter what, they didn't want to see the existence of the Ryoyo Country.
Even if it meant helping the Shinobi Allied Forces, they couldn't afford to let these ninja villages potentially target them later.
Because the various ninja villages, nobles, and daimyo were interconnected in countless ways, even if they tried to emulate the Ryoyo Country's actions, they couldn't be as ruthless.
They had to prioritize the present first and deal with future matters later.
That was more or less the feeling.
So, when they realized the situation was unfavorable, the massive army that had been hiding near the battlefield, concealed by secret techniques, sprang into action.
The sheer number of them could only be described as overwhelming.
While the ninjas from the various villages were indeed stronger, when it came to manpower and resources, how could they possibly compete with the daimyo?
The number of transport airships was in the thousands.
It's important to understand that while the airships manufactured by the various countries were indeed inferior to those of the Ryoyo Country, even their sales quality fell short.
But when it came to quantity, the combined forces of the countries easily overwhelmed everything.
If quality was lacking, quantity made up for it! Even if their homemade airships were several times less capable than those of the Ryoyo Country, they could achieve the same effect with a few times or even tens of times more.
After witnessing the tragic deaths of the nobles and daimyo, even the most greedy among them had to consider their own fate if the Shinobi Allied Forces lost. So, this time, no one refused to lend a hand, and they united to execute this astonishing plan.
Even the Allied Forces were unaware of this! Of course, this was also because the Allied Forces never expected them to take action, but for such an effect to occur without 'someone' intervening would be strange.
In any case, Dang Ping's first thought was that Rikudo LYB was causing trouble.
If the Allied Forces knew about this unit, the highest-ranking leaders, Yotsuki Kaguya and Terumi Mei, would surely be informed.
The fact that they knew nothing indicated that Rikudo was also preventing information from leaking through the Allied Forces, hence the secrecy.
Rikudo had plenty of ways to keep things confidential, which led to this current situation.
The airships, aided by favorable winds, weren't slow, and they were at least much faster than ordinary people on the ground, not to mention their ability to fly in a straight line without detours.
And it wasn't just the airship unit that arrived.
As they drew closer, people could see the smaller black dots.
Gliders! It was the flight unit.
Due to technical limitations, the gliders lacked Chakra Cores, and ordinary people could only glide using the air.
But their speed far exceeded that of the airships, and among them were numerous Wind Style ninjas.
The number was even more astonishing!
They were like a swarm of locusts, and their numbers continued to grow.
At that moment, countless flight units, numbering in the tens of thousands, were being released from the airships.
Indeed, a ninja village might have a population of several hundred thousand, but even a small country would have a population of several million, and larger countries started at over a hundred million.
The Fire Country alone has a population of several hundred million! One can only imagine the disparity in numbers.
Thousands of transport airships, hundreds of thousands of air combat units, and the accompanying ninjas, monks, warriors, and more—it's undoubtedly a staggering figure.
Even if it were just one Daimyo, not even the Fire Country's Daimyo could gather such a massive army.
However, when it comes to the Daimyos and nobles of the three great countries and over a hundred smaller countries, assembling such a large force is not an impossible feat.
The most challenging part is maintaining secrecy.
But with the help of 'Heaven,' this is not an issue.
First, the flight unit, equipped with gliders, takes the lead and rushes to the battlefield.
Consequently, the Ryoyo Army's flight unit has no choice but to turn around and engage.
Although the Ten-Tails' Biju Dama earlier destroyed all the transport airships and damaged over a dozen Kirov airships, it didn't significantly impact the fighting flight units at the front.
An entire book couldn't contain the details of the battle.
At the very least, there are still over six thousand flight units continuing the fight.
Among those lost, only over a thousand were sacrificed in combat.
The casualties in air combat were minimal, but the losses during the ground suppression were significant, resulting in such a high number of casualties.
Nevertheless, the flight unit's achievements are impressive.
Not only did they eliminate the Allied Shinobi Forces' air units and gain air superiority, but they also inflicted considerable damage on the ground forces.
Now, the priority is to hold off these combined flight forces from various countries as much as possible.
In terms of combat power, no one fears them.
The problem is... the numerical disadvantage is overwhelming.
It's evident that they are employing a strategy of overwhelming the Ryoyo Army with sheer numbers.
Perhaps the previous great war taught these Daimyos that they could never match the quality of the Ryoyo Army.
So, they opted for a 'quantity over quality' approach, sacrificing quality for numbers.
After all, for them, nothing is in abundance except for the commoners, who are readily expendable.
It's only the limitations of the gliders and logistics that prevent them from fielding not just hundreds of thousands but even millions of flight units.
Only a battle of this magnitude deserves the title of the 'Shinobi World War.'
The original storyline, with its paltry numbers of less than a hundred thousand, falls short of this grand title.
"Kill!"
A Ryoyo Army ace pilot, maneuvering his glider with precision, performs a deadly aerial maneuver, spinning like a meat grinder and charging forward at high speed, shredding several enemy flight units and their gliders to pieces.
Deadly Roll!
This is an aerial combat technique mastered by all ace pilots.
Of course, only the Ryoyo Army's gliders can withstand such a move; attempting this with the Daimyo Allied Forces' gliders would be suicidal. They might not even get a chance to execute the maneuver before perishing.
Over a hundred ace pilots use this technique, causing the enemy to suffer over a thousand casualties.
Blood and broken gliders rain from the sky.
The brutality of aerial combat is on full display.
In ground battles, there's a chance to escape, and even when outnumbered, there are ways to stall.
But in the sky, there's no room for delay; victory and defeat are decided in an instant.
Whoosh!
Kunai rain down in a barrage.
While the gliders cannot be improved, mounting simple 'Kunai Lances' on them is feasible.
It's evident that the Daimyo Allied Forces have put in considerable effort.
Ordinary people without chakra likely have limited combat capabilities, so they might as well serve as support.
Unlike ground enemies, aerial foes are less agile, making it easier to hit them.
With their numerical advantage, the Daimyo Allied Forces form a 'web of fire' with their Kunai Lances, a tactic devised after careful research.
The results are impressive.
Facing the dense web of fire, only Wind Release ninjas can protect themselves and their aircraft by creating a spinning whirlwind to break through, while others must resort to guerrilla tactics, seeking opportunities from the edges.
Charging recklessly into the enemy's dense formation is futile, no matter how fast one is; the omnipresent attacks can easily prove fatal.
(End of Chapter)
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