"Three thousand to five thousand, Stuart's words......" said Richard after a moment of silence, "it is likely to be an integrated army." ”

According to the Stuart, there are only about 4,000 people in a legion, which is not as many as the strikers of a Pompeii legion. The three of them exchanged glances silently, to be honest, they were all a little moved, and they didn't want to wait for the main force of the rear legion to directly eat the enemy in front of them, and get the credit and honor of the first battle.

And it's not a violation at all, after all, the point of setting up a striker is to clear the obstacles for the main team within the scope of his ability. But whether they can fight or not, we have to further examine the strength of both sides.

"This place is a more important military node?" Buster's face was full of confusion, although he was the wing captain in charge of 10,000 people, it was rarely his turn to make a decision on the critical question of whether to fight or not.

"It's not. Bederick shook his head, obviously having done his homework, "Judging from the map, this town is called Chakesh, and it is a very ordinary farmer's town, and the only specialty is pumpkins. ”

"And the other party must have discovered us a long time ago, whether it is attacking or waiting for the main force, we had better decide as soon as possible. ”

"Does the town have walls?" Richard was more worried about losing on the walls, but Bédrick's answer proved that this fear was completely unnecessary:

"A thin circle is less than three blades high, and the effect is limited. ”

"Maybe it's the enemy setting up the bait to attract us. Bust frowned, still more cautious in his heart, "They may pretend to retreat as soon as we fight, and if they pursue, they will fall into an ambush by the Stuartes." ”

Richard sneered, "Come on, do you know how difficult it is to implement this tactic?"

In order to prevent the deception from turning into a real rout, the organization requirements for ordinary soldiers are very strict, and it is definitely not something that any cat or dog can accomplish. But the paradox is that it is often the elite who can meet the requirements, and it is too late for the commander to treat them as treasures, so how can he be willing to let them out as bait.

Buster himself was wavering, and he felt that he had been too suspicious before, "You can try." ”

So a full 5,000 men began to form a battle formation as they advanced, and finally came to a halt three thousand yards from the walls of Chakesh. At this distance, it is basically guaranteed that they will not be threatened by any ranged weapons, or magic below the high level.

Richard stood on the back of the dragon, took out the telescope tube and put it in front of his eyes, his eyes passed through the two layers of crystal lenses in the iron tube, and carefully observed the wall in the distance.

Since the birth of the first telescope in Alpine Fort, the craftsmen have not been eating dry food for so long. Following the Lord's line of thought, they have conducted countless experiments and adjustments on the polishing and installation of the lenses, and it can be said that the results are remarkable.

The one in Richard's hand has been a product that has been iterated many times, and the image is far clearer than the original one, three thousand yards away, and even the white pus spots on the tip of the target pimple can be seen clearly.

Chakesh is what an agricultural town should look like, with low, one- and two-story buildings piling up in a cluttered manner, and cow dung and rotting cabbage leaves lining the streets. A chapel with a pointed arch is the highest striking landmark, with a cross standing on top.

The fence is rather shabby, made of mud and wood like the houses of ordinary villagers, and a glance at the glance can see a lot of wheat straw and straw stalks. This kind of wall is good for protection against robbers and wolves, and it is no tougher than straw paper in the face of siege engines.

The soldiers on the wall had apparently noticed the uninvited guests and were unhurriedly deploying their troops to the wall. Richard could see the shape of their mouths as they spoke to each other, but unfortunately he couldn't read lips and could only stare dryly. The back is blocked by a fence, and there are many people crowded.

The only equipment left to defend the city were two pendulum-bed crossbows, which were supposed to be the property of the town itself - if the regular Stuart army was still armed with such an old and outdated thing, they were not worthy of Pompeii.

The gates of Chakesh were closed, but outside them there were a few barefoot peasants pleading. Their faces were sad and distressed, but no commander would choose to open the door at this time.

If there were a few counts, it might be enough, but only civilians would be far behind.

The lord carefully observed the equipment and spirit of these soldiers, and finally came to the conclusion - it was okay, but it was only okay. It's stronger than Dracula's "Brown Bear Roaring Army", but it's not much stronger, and it's more capable, but I can't see the arrogance of Lao Tzu who is the best in the world that the trump card should have.

He lowered the barrel of the mirror and laid out his conclusion. After speaking, he found that Bédrik and Bust were staring at each other, and their saliva was about to come down. So the telescope tube passed around in the hands of a few people, and finally returned to Richard.

"You're a good thing, get me a pair when you go back. Béderick smacked his lips, and when he returned, he looked unsatisfied.

Granling reached out and scratched the top of his bare head, he also wanted it a little, but as a clergyman, he couldn't pull his face to speak.

"Turn around, one person, one pair. The lord waved his hand in a low-key manner.

"I just saw a griffin flag with gold stripes on a red background. Bust stretched out his hand and gestured roughly.

"I know of three legions with 'griffons' in their names. Bédrick replied faintly.

The number of individual Stuart clans is smaller, so the number of clans as a whole will naturally be larger. The same standing army of 600 to 800,000 men, Pompeii's side was divided into only twenty legions, and this number was a full two hundred on the Stuart side.

This, combined with the occasional change, makes it extremely difficult to identify the flag.

"Wait, I have a subordinate who used to be in the Stuart garrison, I'm going to ask him to come and see. Richard snapped his fingers.

After a while, Dracula ran over, pinched the telescope and looked at it for a long time, and said with certainty: "It's 'Griffon Ambition', the new legion, the bottom of the regular legion." I've also met their captain, named Capet. ”

"We're significantly stronger. The lord immediately made up his mind.

Although the number of people on both sides is not too much, the comparison of strength is never just about the number of people, and this Dragon's Claw striker is a group of heroes from any point of view.

Buster brought with him the best of the ten brigades he commanded, and Bédrick's side were all from the royal army, including even fifty tiger guards, whom Richard had seen during his walk after dinner, tall and full of three blades, and strong tendons and flesh, and carried two men with one hand as easily as drinking water. It's entirely conceivable what kind of meat grinder they will be once they join the melee in heavy armor.

The only drawback may be that the brain is not very bright, and the lord at that time was very kind to invite these big men to wrestle their wrists, and they actually agreed, and then the sprain was recuperated for five or six days before it was cured.

As for the people and horses of the mountain fort, not to mention, as long as you look at the sophistication of the powerful race and equipment of that water, the mentally handicapped know that it is not a good stubble.

This configuration is used against an ordinary Stuart regiment, which is almost extravagant.

"Why don't you hesitate!!Prepare to attack!" Richard snapped his fingers, "The archers cover the shots, the infantry raise their shields, Abu, you lead people to find their own positions and prepare." ”

The whole army began to advance slowly until it was a thousand yards away.

The pendulum crossbow on the city wall tried to fire a few shots at them, and the power was not bad, and it was able to penetrate deep into the ground, but the quasi-head was almost a complete joke, and not even a single hair could be fished. After a few rounds, the fire was extinguished and there was no movement, and I don't know if there were not enough arrows or it was simply abandoned.

They are not the only ones who have bed crossbows, but also mountain forts, and they are many times more sophisticated. The two all-steel crossbows were pushed out by the dwarf soldiers shouting a trumpet, and after each testing an arrow, they simply reduced the two pendulum bed crossbows to parts.