Chapter 2149: Destroying the Corpse

So as long as they keep enough distance, the catapults and crossbows of those forces will definitely not be able to hit the Merchant Alliance's sky island, but the Merchant Alliance's catapults and crossbows can easily hit the other side.

This means that if the distance between the two sky islands cannot be shortened, they will not be able to cause damage to the Merchant Alliance within the effective range.

Even if they can hit it, they cannot hit the target completely, at most they can hit the edge of the sky island. Such damage can be ignored by the defense facilities of ordinary forces, let alone the pure metal wall made of iron ore like the Merchant Alliance.

So again, no matter how powerful your siege weapon is, as long as it can't hit, it is equivalent to a pile of broken copper and iron, and it can only be placed there to rust like a decoration.

But to put it bluntly, even if they can really increase the speed and make their windmills move as fast as the steam engine used by the Merchant Alliance.

That is, by doing this, they can keep the distance between the two sides within the effective range, and at such a distance, they can cause effective damage to the Merchant Alliance.

But the same thing, even if they can hit the Merchant Alliance and cause damage, it does not mean that they will definitely be able to take down the Merchant Alliance.

Because as mentioned before, long-distance siege warfare is just one of the ways for the two major forces to fight.

Generally, this method is the first stage of the battle. This stage is mostly based on probing, and it is also a way of fighting to reduce personnel losses.

After all, at a certain distance, as long as the defense is strong enough, the opponent will naturally not cause too much damage.

In this way, the safety of the members of the force can also be well protected, and there will not be a large number of casualties as soon as the battle begins, just like in land battles.

Only after all the defensive facilities such as the opponent's city walls are destroyed, will they enter the second stage of the battle, that is, the landing battle. At this time, it is no longer about the strength of the siege weapons of both sides.

At this time, it depends on the number of personnel of both forces, as well as their equipment. Of course, the most important thing is their personal combat effectiveness. These three points are indispensable, and this is also the key to the real victory or defeat.

Under normal circumstances, even if one of the siege weapons is relatively weak, they will be defeated by the opponent in the first stage.

But if their combatants were stronger, more numerous, and equipped with sophisticated weapons and armor, then they would not necessarily lose to the other side.

After all, they only lost their buildings before, but these things were more than the other side, but in terms of personnel, because the distance was far enough, they would not suffer too many casualties from siege weapons.

So as long as their combatants were strong enough, then in the second stage of the landing battle, they might be able to turn the tide and take down the enemy in one fell swoop.

So if the two major forces go to war, the real decision of the outcome is generally the second stage.

It can only be said that the first stage is the destruction of the buildings of the entire force, which is a blow to their economy.

As for the second stage of the battle, it is to cause damage to the foundation of the entire force.

Because no matter how powerful a force is, their members are the foundation of the entire force.

Buildings can be rebuilt if they are gone, and even if the sky island is robbed, it cannot be considered the real demise of this force.

As long as they can still move, as long as their members are still alive, they still have a chance.

Just like when they first traveled to this world, they were all alone, and there was only one square meter of empty island.

Then, as time went on, they slowly fished up all kinds of supplies and subordinates with fishing rods.

Since they could do it at the beginning, they could do it later.

Of course, there is a premise that they can survive.

However, under normal circumstances, if the two forces go to war, if they do not stop fighting after the first stage and continue to develop towards the second stage, then it is generally a fight to the death.

After all, no matter who wins or loses in the first stage, their buildings must have suffered considerable damage.

At this time, since they chose the second stage of the landing battle, they certainly did not think of letting the other party go, and they must have made up for the previous losses from the other party.

So in this situation, with the victory of one side, the other side is basically wiped out, which is what people often say.

Even if they really leave a survivor, they often do not choose their leader.

Because the leader is a real human being, not an NPC character like those generals and experts who are fished up.

He has independent thinking and can control those NPCs who recognize him as their master.

As long as he is alive, unless all his subordinates are killed, they will not be captured and become the subordinates of others.

Even if they become, they must be false and may rebel and kill their new master one day.

After all, for them, this new master is the enemy of his previous master. If this so-called new master had not appeared, attacked their forces, made his master a prisoner, and forced them to do such a thing of recognizing the thief as their father, how could they recognize the other party as their master.

So they have no chance, and once the opportunity comes, they will definitely rebel and kill this so-called new master as soon as possible to avenge the previous master.

This kind of thing has happened before in the Sky Island World.

So for the sake of safety, when the two forces go to war, the leaders and other humans basically won't stay. Even if they really want to stay, they will be sold on the trading platform.

Once they are sold, their identities will change, from humans to NPC-like existences, and their previous memories will be completely cleared.

At the same time, the NPCs related to them will become ownerless.

At this time, if someone else asks them to recognize the master, they will not show the same rebellious behavior as before, and will definitely be completely loyal like the first director.

Saying this is just to let everyone know that if the two major forces go to war, if you want to really decide the winner and make one side disappear completely, you can only rely on the second stage of the battle.

Generally speaking, the first stage of the battle is completely a war of attrition. Whoever has more resources will generally win.

But whether you can really take down the other side depends on the landing battle, the equipment of the combatants on both sides, and the strength of their personal strength.