Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Centaur Clan
Centaurs, a magical species derived from ancient Greek mythology, possess human intelligence, horse agility, and far superior strength.
And in Middle-earth, long before the rise of the Terrans, the world of Middle-earth was the world of centaurs, with dwarves shrinking into mountains, elves hiding in dense forests, humans living in a corner, and as for the orcs, they were still busy fighting civil wars.
The Centaur Empire was the first super empire in the land of Middle-earth, and their power radiated to every corner of Middle-earth, it can almost be said that where there is sunshine, there will definitely be the footprints of centaurs, they are fierce predators, nomads, and the terrifying riding tide that shocks the earth is deeply engraved in the hearts of every race.
But those are the yellow flowers of yesterday, in the human race relying on the gift of the heaven-given land and rise strongly, the centaur and the human race, elves, dwarves of the three tribes of the alliance fought more than a dozen battles, with the defeat of the final battle outside the city of Qiha, the centaurs completely entered the dust of history, and the three alliances of the human race, elves, and dwarves were also established at that time.
There seems to be infinite hatred between the Terrans and the Centaurs, but the heavens often like to joke the most, the strength of the Terrans with the rise of Mordor, three consecutive defeats and into the footsteps of the Centaurs, and the Centaurs, as the force between the Terrans and Mordor, are the first to be beaten by the dead, the Centaur royal family fled to the White City, looking forward to the slim chance of recovering the country in the future.
Qi Yan looked at the magnificent fortress in front of him with complicated eyes, and the person he was about to meet sitting in the fortress, who could believe that a small border nobleman who once had only a few hundred people could become the master of Horn Fort?
It seems that only after knowing this person Lelouch himself, he is constantly creating miracles, he has an extremely terrifying appeal and prestige among the people, how can those fools who are fools in the white city understand the horror of this appeal, only the centaur clan will understand the root of their rising power, not the physique and specialty of the centaurs, but the absolute appeal of the Golden Khan King under the clan system.
Centaurs can fight more than ten times in a row, while Terrans can only fight three times in a row, this is the difference in strength.
So as early as when Lelouch first came to Baicheng, Qiyan began to deliberately befriend Leluxiu, because Qiyan knew that people who created such a reputation for themselves would not be satisfied with just the little bit of territory and rights at the moment, but Qiyan could not have imagined that Lelouxiu would have such a vast land in just two or three years, although the current territory is sparsely populated. The battle clouds are thick, but for the population, only from the time it was learned that Lelouch occupied the garrison of Fort Clarion and began to gather orders, it can be said that there are countless human beings who are ready to move, and I believe that it will not be long before this land will be filled by humans.
And as for the latter...
Beggar smiled, isn't that why I was called?
"Welcome, my friend!"
Lelouch didn't know when he came out, and the tunic robe made Lelouch look extremely self-cultivation and spirit.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, my friend!"
Begging Yan's words made Lelouch smile slightly:
"Come on, don't stand here, I've asked my chef to prepare a sumptuous lunch, and we can feast on it today. ”
Lelouch warmly invited the beggar to go to the inner sanctum, standing beside the centaurs, Lelouch felt like a little man.
At this time, in the hall, except for an ordinary long table, there was no other superfluous things, and the attendants were busy passing the food, and the large pieces of pork were sorted into various delicacies, and one by one appeared in front of the beggars, and the whole hall was filled with an attractive smell of meat.
Although Qi Yan came with a different mood, he still swallowed a mouthful of saliva fiercely, I have to say that in addition to governing the territory and developing the people's hearts, Lu Luxiu is also an extremely good cook.
"Looks like this human is going to cool me down first, and then wait for me to speak first. ”
Qi Yan thought silently in his heart, although he felt bored, but he was still ready to cooperate, aren't all human races like this?
"Your Highness Qiyan, I am ready to support your recovery!"
“...”
Didn't play the cards according to the routine~
Lelouch spoke directly after he sat down, he clearly expressed his purpose, in fact, Lelouch was also very annoying, it was obviously a very simple thing, why did it have to be so complicated?
And Qi Yan just lost his mind slightly and asked:
"What do you want?"
Qi Yan didn't ask Lelouch why he thought he could do this seemingly incredible thing, but directly asked him what he wanted, because in Qi Yan's opinion, it seemed that no one else could provide him with any practical assistance except Lelu Xiu at the moment, and the Centaur royal family had been waiting in White City for too long, until his grandfather died, and his father was also dead, and the centaur couldn't wait any longer.
Satisfied with his begging attitude, Lelouch continued:
"Listen to my offer first: I'll provide you with those things as a help to get your centaurs back into the country!"
Lelouch took a slow drink of wine and asked:
"If I can guarantee that you have no food problems at all, how many centaur troops will you be able to mobilize?"
Qi Yan pondered slightly and said:
"If we can secure all my logistical supplies, we can mobilize nearly 10,000 centaur soldiers. ”
Qi Yan said with a little excitement in his tone, and in this words, there was a slight hint of pride, after all, the centaur has been in decline for much longer than the human race, but even so, the centaur can still mobilize 10,000 soldiers, this is not a half-orc, a goblin, such a soldier, but a powerful centaur soldier, in other words, as long as the equipment keeps up, this is not 10,000 soldiers, but 10,000 knights.
Right now, even in the entire heaven-sent land, it may be difficult for the Terrans to mobilize so many knights.
After hearing the data of 10,000 people, Lelouch felt the sincerity of begging Yan, and at the same time was slightly surprised by the firmness and appeal of the centaur, but Lelouch was not prepared to detour about it.
"Okay, I'll be blunt, as a support, I'll take on the logistics of the largest army you can mobilize, and as long as your men can come to Fort Horn, you can take as much supplies as you can. ”
Leluxiu's words made Qiyan ecstatic, what limited the centaur was not the strength of the land and the enemy, but the lack of materials, if Lelouxiu could really solve the problem of logistics and materials, Qiyan believed that with the flexibility of the centaur, it would definitely make Modo feel a big headache, and maybe Modo would compromise and choose to appease himself, and then, maybe he could also take refuge in Modo to counterattack the heaven-given land.
Qi Yan's thoughts are understandable, and Lu Luxiu also looked at Qi Yan with a smile, and then continued:
"I'm going to give you a few more things besides supplies!"
Lelouch clapped his hands, the door of the hall opened, and the attendants walked in pushing two puppets, and the beggar turned his head to look, his eyes straight!
The two puppets were made in the image of a centaur, and their body shape was almost indistinguishable from that of a centaur, and it was not the two puppets that shocked Qiyan, of course, but the things on the puppets.
Lelouch firmly believes that the condition for determining the victory of the war is the fighting spirit of the grassroots soldiers, but equipment is an absolute means to win, so Lelouch has been vigorously developing new equipment, or improving the quality of equipment, don't look at Lelouch easily made plate armor, and can perfectly adapt to all the needs of the battlefield and logistics production needs, it is all because Lelouch stole the creativity and development of the earth.
This small piece of plate armor is the experience that the earth has exchanged for thousands of lives, but even so, Lelouch still insists on upgrading and developing equipment, and the two pieces of equipment in front of him are the results of Lelouch's research and development.
An iron scale armor, as well as a stainless steel plate armor, the scrap iron forging used in the scale armor, although the protection is not as good as the steel frame, but it is better in terms of cheapness, can solve the waste utilization, etc., and to be honest, this scale armor is ordinary nomadic style, Lelouch also carefully added a **scarf to this sample, compared to the stainless steel armor next to it, Qiyan prefers the roughness brought by this scale armor, but after thinking of practicality, Qiyan can only make a little regretful look at the stainless steel armor.
Stainless steel armor is completely in accordance with the style of plate armor, close-fitting, flexible, exquisite, high practicality, if the black iron scale armor is rough and beautiful, then the stainless steel plate armor is the beauty of the fine.
Both pieces of armor covered the bodies of the two centaur puppets, making them look extremely powerful, and what really interested Qi Yan was the two different weapons that the armor flew with, the steel centaur was armed with a shield and a spear, and a sword at his waist, if not his size, this was a human knight.
Qi Yan is very satisfied with this, who said that centaurs can't have heavy knights, in fact, centaurs not only have heavy knights, but in their heyday, centaur heavy knights can make the whole Middle Earth frightened, after looking at the equipment of the steel knight, Qi Yan noticed the black iron knight again.
The equipment of the Black Iron Knight made Qi Yan slightly silent, what a standard centaur soldier, black iron scale armor, thick coat, and a full quiver behind his back, holding a horned bow in his left hand, holding a small shield in his right hand, and at his waist, the sharp scimitar showed a little cold.
Centaur Nomad Knight!
Qiyan seemed to see the picture of countless nomadic knights roaring past on the prairie, one after another tribal flags gathered under the king's flag, and the vast prairie was full of the sound of the wind blowing the flags.
"Whatever you want, I promise you!"
Qi Yan gritted his teeth, looked directly at Lu Luxiu solemnly, and said his promise.
Lelouch smiled, then stretched out his index finger:
"I only have one request!"