Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 439 Outburst of Rage
As the fierce wind carried Su Mu to the broken city wall, Kenway strode over.

"Duke Kuraki is indeed a man of his word. You came as soon as the battle for Goat Horn began. Otherwise, with the number of troops Isildur has committed, it would probably have been a fierce battle."

Kenway's deployment was already very well done. Combined with the Demon Hunter units, it maximized the power of river warfare and limited the breakthrough of the fortified army.

Otherwise, if they fought on the plains, Isildur's entire army would have pressed in, and they would probably have been defeated long ago.

Even so, Dino's strength was somewhat beyond expectations. He moved like the wind and had a special bonus against fast units. Ordinary troops were no match for the Barrier.

Apart from the ships wrecked in the river, the remaining fortified troops vanished as soon as they landed. Dino was indeed adept at escaping and relocating; capturing him would be no easy feat.

Su Mu saw Dino on the battlefield. The other party was indeed wearing the Crown of Oracle. This strongest component of the Angel Alliance had very obvious characteristics and possessed powerful magical energy fluctuations, which made Su Mu's heart burn with desire.

However, there's no rush. Once it's confirmed that the Crown of Oracle is with Dino, he won't be able to escape. Even with the double boost from navigation and logistics spells, Kuraki's army will keep a close eye on him. In this great battle, they won't let anyone escape, but they won't let Dino get away.

In other words, if Su Mu had brought a full complement of his strongest swordsmen with him, the Gale Griffin would likely have followed and chased after them.

However, Ouling and his men are about to arrive. Once they have stabilized the defenses of Goat Horn Town, they will make sure he doesn't return!
"Marshal Kenway's defensive setup is very solid. Even without my support, it would be difficult for Bronx to be captured."

Kenway just smiled and didn't say much. After all, being praised by someone like Su Mu was quite pleasing.

Although he knew it was just flattery, and that Gieshorn might hold out a little longer, it would eventually fall under Isildur's continued pressure.

However, looking at it another way, Kenway knew that Sumu would definitely come to his aid, which is why he persisted. Otherwise, he would not have been fighting a war of attrition with Esidor here.

"Duke Sumu, although we lost some troops in the battle of the fortress, we were not crippled. The enemy must know that I was feigning a division of forces. It will probably be difficult to lure them to attack from the river again. What are your plans for the future?"

"Who says we should be passively attacked? Isildur's army is already arrayed in the southern hills. It's the perfect opportunity to settle scores with them and avenge our previous humiliation!"

Upon hearing Su Mu's bold words, Kenway froze on the spot, and the human generals who had survived the ordeal stood there dumbfounded. The greatest victory they could imagine was using the terrain to destroy Isildur's ships and then crushing the fleeing enemy. Without the river's advantage, how could they possibly win a direct confrontation with the enemy?
Kenway pondered for a moment, then reminded us, "Isildur has unsealed Dragoncliff, and now there are a large number of divine golden dragons. With our strength, we are already struggling to defend, and we probably won't have the initiative in attacking."

This is already a very euphemistic way of putting it. In fact, when facing a divine golden dragon, as soon as the army appears, the ranged units will become the dragon's food, and they won't even have time to make a move.

The battle at Goat's Horn only managed to kill the golden dragons thanks to Titan's Arrow, with only about ten dying. If the enemy had more golden dragons, annihilation would have been imminent.

Su Mu waved his hand: "Don't worry, I have a way to deal with the Golden Dragon. The Marshal only needs to build ships and send a large army to help me suppress the enemy."

"Of course I wouldn't risk Kuraki Jiro's life. I wouldn't attack rashly without being confident!"

Seeing Su Mu's confidence, Kenwei's self-assurance gradually increased. His words, though simple, were quite reasonable. Initially, he had thought Su Mu might become arrogant and underestimate the heroes of the world after the Battle of Silver Peak City.

But thinking about it carefully, if Kuraki wasn't confident, there was no need for him to actively invite the River Valley Army to launch a campaign. After all, the soldiers were recruited with real money, and who would complain about having too much money?

Kenway paced back and forth on the city wall a few times, gazing at the broken river and the sunken merchant ships, and suddenly made a tough decision.

Is it acceptable for Isildur to invade the kingdom, but not for humans to fight back? Treating refugees like animals to be consumed and arbitrarily slaughtering human citizens, is this really taking advantage of the kingdom's decline?

Now that a hero has finally stepped forward to fight the enemy, Kenway is no coward and will definitely stand up for him.

"Alright, I'll fight this battle! However, the rebellion in the heartland is indeed quite serious, and we need to mobilize 20,000 troops to return and suppress it. I will try to withdraw the lower-level troops back, and the remaining high-level troops will accompany me."

"I will attack Isildur with you. Unless you, Kuraki, withdraw your troops, I and the kingdom's soldiers will not retreat a single step, even if we are burned to ashes by the golden dragon!"

Kenway looked around at the heroes and said frankly, "I know you come from all over the world, and most of you are from the Highgarden family, which makes me a little hesitant, but you are first and foremost heroes of the kingdom."

This is a rare opportunity to reclaim lost ground. I will explain this to the Speaker and alleviate everyone's concerns.

I want to show those scum of the ramparts that there are no cowards among the heroes of the kingdom!

Hearing the marshal's words, the generals who had been hesitant began to raise their arms and shout, their eyes filled with anger.

They were terrified of being beaten. The kingdom had been at a disadvantage since the start of the war, and was even nearly driven to its capital and destroyed. It had almost no power to resist.

Given the chance, who would want to be a coward?
"Take up your sword, put on your armor, and fight Isildur!"

"The scum of the fortress are all just one person with one head. Who's afraid of whom? At worst, they'll die on the battlefield. The warriors of Highgarden will never back down!"

"Duke Sumu is right. It's always been the bulwark that's suppressing us. Why can't we fight back? I've wanted to go back to the Far Plains for ages and crush these sons of bitches!"

"Yes, fight them! When have humans ever feared anything? So what if they are golden dragons? Their dragon flames burn my blood, and my sword is no less powerful!"

The generals raised their weapons, responding to the call of the Witcher Marshal, and their morale soared to a new high.

The fall of Cloud City had initially dampened the morale of the entire kingdom, but this encouragement has restored their confidence.

They had witnessed Isildur's strength on the battlefield and seen the terrifying power of the golden dragons. But they no longer wanted to endure it, to live like reptiles, watching helplessly as their human people were sent to their deaths.

This is not the doctrine of knights; humans should not be so cowardly.

Kenway nodded in satisfaction and turned to look at Su Mu: "Although I am the marshal of the kingdom, Duke Su Mu is still better at fighting. You will be in full command of this battle, and I will lead the kingdom's generals to follow your command."

It's a shame that Dino, a mere nobody, is wearing the Crown of the Oracle. It's a pity the kingdom didn't give me the Sword of the Prophet this time, otherwise I would have given it to you directly, so you could rightfully lead everyone in a counterattack against Isildur.

The soldiers had only one hope: to drive out the fortifications and reclaim Elton territory!

"what!"

"May the Duke be victorious!"

"Victory for humanity!"

Throughout the battlefield, tens of thousands of human soldiers roared in unison. Long-suppressed anger erupted like a volcano, becoming uncontrollable.

(End of this chapter)