"My lord!" With the sound of dense horses' hooves, two centaurs galloped towards Richard like a wind, and the sweat from the lower half of their bodies had turned their fur into a dark brown, and they said loudly and panting: "Fifteen miles to the northwest, a large number of enemies are coming, and there are cavalry!"

"It's finally here, I can't wait. ”

Richard waved them home. These centaur recruits are very good as scouts, and the value of the information they bring back is limited. How many cavalry, how many infantry, whether there are strong units or not, it is not clear.

A desolate and muffled trumpet sounded from the wooden tower, and the mountain fort began to mobilize urgently.

The knives and guns were unsheathed, the armor was on, the heavy footsteps were noisy, and there seemed to be a solemn chill in the warm wind.

With the help of the caravan servants, Richard was wearing three layers of heavy armor, the innermost layer was wrapped in chain mail, the middle was a plate chain mail produced by the system, and the outer layer was covered with large piercing armor, completely armed to the teeth.

"Lord Richard, I have studied systematic military courses, what is your battle plan, do you need mercenaries to cooperate. The solemn atmosphere of Alpine Fort also infected Anne somewhat, and she was worried about the coming big war.

"Put two rounds of arrows first, and kill a dozen. Then lead people to rush in a wave, kill seventy or eighty, and the rest of the people will naturally collapse, and then follow and kill. Richard said as he adjusted his armor.

"Is this the plan?" Anne's eyes looked like she was looking at a madman.

"Or else?" Richard tightened the belt around his waist and strode out of the wooden building.

The three layers of armor combined weighed at least three hundred pounds, enough to break the pack horse's spine, but his legs and feet were as nimble as anybody.

"Boss. Gunther grinned in a giant horned helmet, and behind him was a stubborn and murderous barbarian warrior.

"Your Excellency. Hurt stroked his chest, and the centaurs next to him each had a longbow in their hands and two pots of arrows hanging from their waists.

The difference between the recruits and the veterans was evident at this moment - the barbarians were all looking long and composed, and a few centaur herders had been taking turns kicking their hooves, visibly nervous.

Richard looked around, silent, and nodded.

"Lined up right here. ”

The hills have a slight slope to a large area around them, and it would be foolish not to take advantage of this terrain. The effect of gravity is very advantageous for the defender,

The waiting time before the battle was always extraordinarily long, and Richard sat on his horse and waited for nearly two hours on his feet before the bandits slowly emerged from the horizon.

"There were more than five hundred, almost six hundred. Anne whispered that her elven blood gave her a vision far beyond anyone else's.

The total strength of the mountain fort was only seventy men, and even if you added the mercenaries with combat effectiveness, it was less than ninety. A simple calculation shows that the other side has a full six-fold numerical advantage!

In such an extremely disadvantageous situation, Richard also planned to detain the mercenaries as a reserve, and only use the descendants of Alpine Fort to attack. The ratio of forces between the two sides was essentially 70 to 500, and the gap was further widened to eight times.

Anne couldn't help but grasp the corners of her clothes, her palms covered with sweat. According to her understanding of military affairs, such a huge gap is even enough to support a tragic siege battle, and I don't know where the lord of Gaoshan Fort got the confidence to be so indifferent.

"Hmm. Richard squinted as he watched the approaching enemy forces.

Frankly, he was a little surprised, not simply because of the large number of people.

Unlike the typical wilderness brawl style of the previous one, where everyone swarmed together and what guys used what, the gang of bandits in front of them was actually roughly divided by class.

On the left and right fronts were seven or eight werewolf cavalry riding wolves, running back and forth in the direction of the large army.

Werewolves are a very aggressive race, and are accustomed to domesticating the wolf as a companion and mount. The connection of blood makes the werewolf and the wolf often have a very high tacit understanding, and the nature of the alert and sharp sense of smell, is the best candidate for scouts.

In the center was a large bloated infantry group, and among the large number of gnolls, werewolves, and savages, there were also a large number of goblin warriors who were responsible for maintaining discipline on a full-time basis, so that the entire formation would not disintegrate in the process of advancing.

What is even more surprising is that the front row of infantry actually holds a variety of shields.

Although it is not difficult to see that these shields are made of door panels, and the defense is very worrying, Richard still wiped his eyes twice before he dared to believe it.

At this time, even if a few more archers were drilled out after the battle, it would not be strange for him to prepare for two rounds of fire in a decent manner, because there must be someone knowledgeable among the robbers.

Although it is very shabby, this is already the prototype of an army.

"What shall we do?" Anne found that the barbarians who stood in front of him also looked the most indifferent, and the mercenaries hiding in the back turned the most pale.

"Prepare to engage the enemy. Richard left the next sentence and trotted towards the wind-chasing beast.

His movements were light, but the weight of the three layers of armor was not for nothing, and every step left a lot of footprints behind him.

The bandit procession, which was advancing aggressively, clearly paused.

On the back of the black iron-eating armadillo sat a knight in three layers of armor, as if it was made of steel, and the slightest movement was the sound of iron pieces rubbing against people's teeth.

The mountain-like beast slowly turned, and the Iron Knight on his back grabbed a giant four-bladed mounted spear. The bulky lance was no more difficult to control in his hand than a single sword, and the knight swung it twice casually, and the dull whistle of breaking through the air was terrifying.

Just standing there and not moving, one can't help but imagine what a landslide will be if you launch a charge.

Anne didn't understand why the mountain fort was able to maintain morale despite a huge disadvantage, but now she vaguely understood that this heavy cavalry could withstand a hundred infantry according to the most conservative estimates.

The goblins who maintained military discipline struck the bandits who had stopped with their sticks, causing the entire army to slowly begin to advance again.

"God has given them a good chance to live, but it's a pity that they don't know how to cherish it. Richard buckled his helmet and his face was obscured by a hideous iron plate. With a clamp between his legs, the heavy armadillo took a stride.

He was flanked by the barbarian warriors who followed closely, forming a V-shaped assault arrow, and Richard was the sharpest sharp edge of this V-shape.

Coming before them were the arrows.

The centaurs gathered in the rear, raised their arms and threw arrows into the bandits. They didn't shoot very quickly, but the pace was very steady, and each time the longbow shook in unison, it would cause a miserable howl.

The robbers could never have imagined that they had prepared shields to defend against long-range attacks, but there was no way to use the arc of the centaurs.

The rain of arrows skimmed over the shieldman's head, but swooped into the array like a falcon, knocking down a dozen robbers who thought they were safe in an instant!