Chapter 194: Heavy Cavalry

The tunnel from Thumb City to the Sheep's Head Basin was built in the index finger area and lasted 20 days, six miles long, eight meters wide, and four meters high, enough for two horse-drawn carriages to pass in parallel. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The appearance of the Grey Goblin Tunnel has given Thumb City an additional gate, opening the door to the inland, and at the same time giving the Sheep's Head Basin a natural outlet to the sea, which will undoubtedly greatly enhance the trade capacity of the entire Sheep's Head Basin!

There is a hundred mile canyon in the northeast and southeast of the Sheep's Head Basin, and two passes, which are no less than Thumb City, are located on the two canyons - the Wing Demon City in the northeast and the Niujiao City in the southeast. To enter the Sheep's Head Basin, you have to pass through these two portals.

The city lord of Winged Demon City is a Winged Demon at the level of a demon general (fourth-order), and the defenders in the city are also dominated by Winged Demons, with a number of about 1,000 people. The Winged Demon has a pair of bat-shaped wings, and although it can't fly for as long as a bird, it is quite outstanding in terms of maneuverability and long-range projection ability, and it is a flying class that is loved by many demon lords.

The situation of Oxhorn City is similar to that of Winged Demon City, and the city lord is also at the level of a demon general, a Bullhorn Demon, and the number of defenders in the city is roughly about a thousand. Compared to the thin-looking Winged Demons, the Horned Demons are known for their strength among many demon races! They have a pair of horns on their heads, which look similar to the Minotaur among the Orcs, but compared to the latter, the Horned Demon's head features are closer to a bull's head, and the Horned Demons have iron-solid scales and spikes in many places, and their defense is quite amazing, and they are the most famous heavy infantry in the abyss!

This expedition sent out 2,500 people, including 500 human warriors and 2,000 demon warriors -- after quelling the rebellion in Thumb City, Leitch expanded the size of the Thumb Knights to 3,000 in one fell swoop! Because of his performance in quelling the rebellion, Leitch gained a lot of prestige and popularity, so the expansion of the army went quite smoothly, and the amount was fully completed in less than a week.

Of course, there is a reason why Leitch wants to expand his army on such a large scale - mainly to prepare for the defense after conquering the two cities of Winged Demon City and Oxhorn City. Leitch estimated that it would not be long before Princeton sent a rally order for him to go to the battle, so he didn't have much time left. The Winged Demon Flying Force in Winged Demon City and the heavy infantry in Oxhorn City are both quite excellent troops, but Leitch has no time to train, and he is not at ease to hand over the newly conquered two cities to these newly descended demons to defend - even if he leaves on the front foot, there is a possibility of mutiny in the two cities on the back foot!

But these demons from Thumb City are different, Luck has now built up a lot of prestige in Thumb City, and these reputations will undoubtedly strengthen the loyalty of the soldiers, and the roots of these soldiers are still in Thumb City, so the chances of a possible rebellion are far smaller.

Of course, the two cities of Winged Demon City and Oxhorn City have not yet been conquered, and these can only be regarded as precautionary measures at best......

"Bang-"

"Da-da-"

As the heavy metal gate was lifted, a large number of heavily armored cavalry rushed out of the tunnel, like a torrent of black steel, as if it had the potential to destroy and decay!

In order to equip this heavily armored cavalry, it can be said that it took a lot of effort for Leitch to put a lot of thought into the weapons and armor, and among the belongings looted from the Turner clan at the beginning, there were 3,000 sets of weapons and armor alone, and all of them were produced by gray goblins, and the quality was good, but these 3,000 sets of weapons and armor were taken out, which was 1.2 million gold coins, which can be said to make Leitch's heart bleed......

As for the mounts, they are all magic fire horses. The Demon Fire Pony is a kind of magical beast unique to the abyss, and its shape is almost the same as that of ordinary horses, but its four hooves will have red flames when they gallop up, so it has the name of the Demon Fire Pony, and in addition, the Demon Fire Pony has strong black scale armor in many places, which makes their defense much stronger than that of the strong beast horses of the same level in the Blanca Continent! And because the vegetation of the Demon Continent is much sparser than that of the Blanca Continent, and the Demon Fire Pony can still breed in large numbers on the Demon Hu Continent, so in terms of hardship and hard work, the Demon Fire Pony is also much stronger than the strong beast horse!

This time, Lei Qi bought 3,100 Demon Fire Horses at one time, including 2,000 Black Iron Rank Horses, 1,000 Bronze Rank Horses, and 100 Silver Rank Horses! According to the market price, these Demon Fire Horses are worth at least 220,000 gold coins! After the news that Lei Qi was going to buy a large number of war horses at one time spread, it immediately made those chambers of commerce residing in Thumb City boil, and large and small chambers of commerce rushed to the door, wanting to swallow this big cake, and for a while, the threshold of the main room in the Thumb District was almost broken!

After some selection, Leitch finally chose to cooperate with a chamber of commerce called "Blackwater". Lei Qi has been in the Succubus Sea for nearly a month now, and he has a little understanding of the power of the Demon Continent, even if he is not clear, he can still understand it through various channels - the Blackwater Chamber of Commerce is a super-large Chamber of Commerce with shops all over the Demon Continent, and the Blackwater Chamber of Commerce has always been taboo in meat and vegetarians, weapons and armor, alchemy potions, food daily use, and even slaves...... It can be said that the background of the Blackwater Chamber of Commerce is undoubtedly quite complicated. But there is one thing, the reputation of the Blackwater Chamber of Commerce is very good, at least there has never been a bad record of forced buying and selling, and cheating partners, which is also one of the important reasons why Leitch will meet it.

The head of the Blackwater Chamber of Commerce in Thumb City is a kobold Eugene. The kobold, like the kobold, has a dog's head, but the former is undoubtedly more intelligent than the latter, and the kobold is known for being cunning and cunning in the abyss, so in the indigenous chambers of commerce of various planes of the abyss, the kobold can often be seen.

Eugene's height is only less than one and a half meters, and he looks thin and has a few taels of meat, and it is estimated that he will lose his appetite if he is bumped into by an ogre. He was dressed in a gorgeous black cotton robe, and his ten fingers were full of golden rings, and he looked quite funny in the dress of a nouveau riche. However, Eugene's eyes were extremely bright, and the light that passed by from time to time always gave people a sense of cunning.

At that time, in order to grab this order, Eugene can be said to have invested a lot of money, and directly discounted the order worth at least 220,000 gold coins to 180,000 gold coins, which is equivalent to giving a discount of 10% off, and even the competitors around him couldn't help but be taken aback. Especially when Leitch really chose the Blackwater Chamber of Commerce in the end, these chamber of commerce representatives gritted their teeth with hatred for this hateful kobold, and they almost wanted to eat him alive! However, Eugene turned a blind eye to these eyes, and instead looked proud—this thing was purely disgusted that the hatred value was not high enough......

However, to Eugene's surprise, when the two of them were privately preparing to further confirm the deal, Leitch expressed his willingness to buy the war horse at the normal market price, and at the same time gave Eugene a large bag of souvenirs in his personal name -- golden souvenirs......

And Eugene did not disappoint Leitch, and within a week he had 3,100 horses together, and even gave Leitch an additional 100 well-trained grooms.

The reason why Leitch spared no expense to build such a heavy armored cavalry was that he first valued the combat effectiveness of the cavalry - even in this alien world where the magical civilization was at its peak, the cavalry also had the title of land soldier king! In battles on the plains, well-trained cavalry could even tear apart infantry with more than ten times the strength!

The second is the issue of mobility. Although Leitch has the Black Wind, which can project troops from a long distance, after all, the Black Wind can only sail on the sea, which is quite restricted, and the real battlefield is mainly on land. Even if the Thumb Knights are now expanded to three thousand, Leqi's current strength in the Succubus Sea is only about four thousand, and except for those who defend the city, there are only one or two thousand who can really be pulled out to fight. With a strength of one or two thousand, it is not a small number of medium-sized cities such as Thumb City and Winged Demon City, but once they encounter a large demon army, this person can also bubble!

Moreover, this group of subordinates has only been in the army for a short time, although it is not that they have not seen blood before enlistment, but seeing blood and military literacy are completely different things. For a new army, what Reich requires is not to build up a miracle of merit, but to be able to protect itself! Because in Leitch's eyes, this is not only the number of people, but also represents the massive amount of gold coins spent, an important component of his assets, and an important reserve of manpower under his rule! If the army is defeated, it will greatly weaken his strength. So as long as he can protect himself at present, Leitch will be satisfied, and as for combat effectiveness, if he fights a few more battles, his combat effectiveness will naturally go up......

When it comes to escaping, there is certainly no class of troops on land that can match the cavalry -- if I can't beat it, can't I run?

Lei Qi did not hide the whereabouts of their group, and drove directly to the Winged Demon City, along the way with smoke and dust, mountains and rivers!

Those who suddenly saw this steel army that inexplicably appeared from the depths of the mountains were all shocked, crying for their fathers and mothers, and fled in panic. But the torrent of steel ignored them, and rushed past them, and after a moment it regained its former tranquility, except for the smoke and dust of the sky and the confusion of horseshoe prints......

This can't help but make these demons stunned -- where did this army come from? Looking at the direction they are heading, it seems to be the Winged Demon City? But when did such a large-scale cavalry appear in the Winged Demon City? Hey, I don't understand, I better go home and discuss with the girls to discuss driving techniques to suppress the shock......

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