Chapter 420: The Pit of Publicity
The infantry advances, the cavalry divides, and the flamboyant circles to intercept.
The various arms of the Agni Mercenary Regiment cooperated tacitly, and after the four rogue knights who took the position of leader on the opposite side were killed, the morale of the rest quickly dropped to freezing point, and they were vulnerable.
Especially when Zhang Yang intercepted and killed the two rogue henchmen one step in advance, and after the old Alec led the team to outflank them in the rear, they finally chose to surrender.
In this battle, they killed 19 people, seriously wounded 7 people, and captured 6 people, while their own side only paid the price of one dead and three wounded.
Quickly clean up the battlefield, and everyone changes weapons and equipment and war horses in order according to their ranks, which is a must, because after a battle, the wear and tear is very large, such as the sword is broken by the blade, the horse is broken, the war horse is injured, the armor is collapsed and broken, and so on.
Zhang Yang had to think about whether to hire a blacksmith with the army?
Among these many weapons, there is only one weapon that is difficult to break, that is, runes, inscription weapons, such as the flamboyant sapphire rune throwing knife, the rune long knife, and the ancient inscription shield in the hands of Old Alec, Robert, and Norton, because it is attached to the power of magic.
It's a pity that there is no Ancient Inscription Shield in the rogue knight squad destroyed this time, after all, this thing is a scarce commodity, according to the veteran Robert, even in the Royal Court of Salion, there will be no more than two hundred Ancient Inscription Shields that can be created every year.
This made Zhang Yang also consider whether he could use the magic of the dragon in the Nudal Ridge to make such a powerful shield, after all, no matter how powerful the infantry was, the cavalry with a high-speed charge would also suffer in the face of a cavalry with a rifle.
As far as this battle is concerned, if Zhang Yang hadn't killed the three most powerful rogue knights with the Spear of Imprisonment first, and Old Alec had also shot one to death, then the next battle would have been a crushing victory, even if it had been won.
Moreover, his three imprisoned wooden spears had consumed all the spiritual light, and they were no longer magical.
But for the time being, he can't get the Demon Gold, and he can't remake the Spear of Imprisonment.
"My lord, the battlefield has been cleared, and there are no rogue spies nearby, and if we leave here, they will definitely not be able to catch up. ”
Old Alec urged the horse to come over and ask, interrupting Zhang Yang's thoughts.
"Of course, it's to go to Marions City, the so-called wealth does not return to the hometown, just like a night walk in brocade. ”
Zhang Yang laughed, he came back this time, just to find these rogue knights to make a fortune, don't alarm them, how to brush up experience.
Of course, how to brush this experience also requires skills, and in this regard, he has already thought of several plans, and even this battle is also in the plan.
"Alec, let's rest until the afternoon, and then you take all the rangers for me to kill or disperse all the rogue spies along the way, and then, we must arrive in Marions City before dark, and at least appear in the patrol range of the city guards, well, let me ask again, do these rogue knights really dare not do anything in Marions City?"
Zhang Yang asked again, for the goal of this time, he spent a lot of brains.
"Yes, my lord, I can guarantee that they will not even dare to do anything as long as there is a city guard patrolling, after all, they are a bunch of bastards who are afraid of the hard. ”
Old Alec replied in the affirmative, he also knew the plan, but even if he thought about it now, he still felt too bold.
"Very well, let's execute the plan. ”
Zhang Yang smiled slightly, extremely confident, because he now had a powerful killing weapon in his hand that was even more powerful than the dragon-blooded warrior Bob.
In the Nudal Ridge before, he found that the veteran Robert was only some distance away from breaking through to become a Praetorian Guard, so he immediately and decisively wooed him, and even did not hesitate to pull in Old Alec to persuade him, and finally let Robert take 6 pseudodragon tears, which is second only to Bob among all people.
These six pseudo-dragon tears increased veteran Robert by 6 strength and 6 agility.
That doesn't sound like much, but as a veteran who has been fighting on the battlefield for more than ten years, growing from a recruit to an assault swordsman, Robert is now struggling with every little bit of improvement, let alone so much.
The reason why he didn't let Robert take more pseudo-dragon tears was that Zhang Yang was afraid that Robert's intelligence attributes were not high enough and something would go wrong, after all, he was not Bob, and his loyalty to Zhang Yang was incomparable.
But even so, Robert is actually only a little bit away from being upgraded.
In the battle just now, Robert easily killed two rogue servants, and then he was successfully promoted and transferred, and then he only needs to be equipped with the right equipment, he is the strongest human civilian infantry in the continent, and he is also one of the signboards of the Kingdom of Sarion, the Prietorian Guard!
On the battlefield that Zhang Yang had experienced, only a dozen Salion Praetorian Guards could confront dozens of Daxia Sword Saints head-on.
So now, is it possible for Robert, who already has an ancient inscription shield and is heavily armoured, to teach those rogue knights a lesson of a lifetime in a specific terrain?
Zhang Yang is looking forward to it.
Next, the elder Alec and the rangers set out first to kill and drive out the rogue spies, and they caught up with them, and planted three hundred repulsive horses fifteen and twelve miles from Marions according to the terrain.
This was originally used to deal with the Cato people, but now that Zhang Yang is no longer interested in passing through the Cato steppes, then it is not bad to use it on those rogue knights.
Then, after dark, they paused several times until after dark, and then they paid their fees to enter the city of Marions.
At the moment of entering the city, those hateful eyes from all sides could not even hide the night, and even a few big men openly issued threats and intimidation on the streets, but in the official territory, the rogue knights did not dare to make a mistake.
Zhang Yang first asked the old Alec to take it, and sold all the loot and surplus war horses, thanks to the old guy's identity as a local snake, this time he actually got a high price of 2,400 silver dinars.
"My lord, should we hire some mercenaries, those rogue knights have already begun to assemble, maybe tomorrow morning, we will have to face at least three or more rogue squads, even if we have a calculation, I am afraid we will not be able to eat. ”
Old Alec said worriedly, although he took six pseudo-dragon tears in a row to bring his physical condition back to the peak, but after all, he was only one person, and the two Gatu raiders and the five nobles' second sons would need at least two or three battles to level up again, so if more than three rogue knight squads converged, it would be a catastrophe for their mercenary group.
"Alec, do you think it's possible for you to hire a powerful mercenary in your current situation? ”
Zhang Yang smiled, unmoved by the looming crisis.
He then went on to buy 1,000 dinars of grain, forage, and wine, and with the remaining silver dinars, he bought iron ingots, forging tools, charcoal, etc.
"Inform everyone and get some rest. ”
Zhang Yang gave an order, and went to rest, those rogue knights still have some power in the city, and it is estimated that their list of sales and purchases will soon be known to them, but this is the fog released to them.
Early the next morning, Zhang Yang and the others had breakfast, ate and drank enough before leaving Marions City, a total of four large cars, but the load was different, but those who followed the tail would not notice such details.
Less than five miles out of the city, some riders began to gallop past the convoy arrogantly, which was the gaze of the wolves looking at their prey.
He traveled five miles again, and from here, he left the patrol range of the Marions City Guard, and he didn't care about killing people.
But the rogue knight squad still didn't show up, after all, this time they had gathered at least eighty cavalry, and the movement was too great to attract the Marions city guards, so they didn't mind letting their prey survive for a few more moments, and this was also in the flamboyant calculations.
"My lord, at most five miles ahead, trees begin to appear on both sides of the road, and I suppose they will attack there. ”
Old Alec whispered.
"We can't bet on the psychology of these scoundrels, and when we get twelve miles, we immediately stop and pretend to set up our positions. Zhang Yang said decisively, this is also the reason why he planted a trap to reject horses in the twelfth and fifteenth miles yesterday, along the way, those scoundrels who flaunted their might were very arrogant, and even the spies were pulled out more than a dozen times.
"Yes, sir. ”
"Everybody get in the car and pick up the pace. ”
"Ranger, come with me!"
Old Alec immediately set off, leading the rangers to rush ahead, and when they moved, the rogue spies who were watching from front to back and left also moved, and the shouts kept ringing, these guys were too blatant.
"Quick! speed up the carriage!"
Zhang Yang also shouted, he had a hunch that those rogue knight squads might be ambushed miles away, as long as they were vigilant, the opposing cavalry would definitely rush up like a tide.
In fact, in just ten minutes, as soon as the four large carts of Zhang Yang arrived at the intended ambush site, smoke and dust rolled up on the left and right sides, and then behind them, the sound of horses' hooves also sounded, which was not much, but it was to cut off their way.
"Get out of the car, arrange the rejection horse, and pull up half of last night's rejection!"
Everyone worked together, even the rangers dismounted, and quickly smashed the horses into the dirt with four carts as the center, and there were a hundred horses in the carts, which were also to confuse the rogue knights.
In addition to this, thirty large wooden shields were also taken out and laid flat on the ground, and if the enemy did not have a crossbowman, it would be fine, and if there were, then immediately set up a shield array.
In short, all this is clearly arranged.
There was not much time, and Zhang Yang sparsely smashed a hundred rejection horses to the ground, and the two horse teams of the rogue knights had already charged over.
Their horse team was not too tightly formed, it was like a mass of loose sand.
But this is as many as 60+ cavalry, in such a plain area, it is enough to crush their squad many times.
So these rogue knights are really hyenas-like madmen, how boring are they, and the scale of dispatching more than eighty people at one time?
No, even more, because they still have infantry.
What a grudge!
At this time, as those rogue horse teams approached, they were obviously surprised, after all, the most hated thing for the cavalry was the terrain, and the second was the thing that rejected the horses, but fortunately, those rejected horses were very sparse, as long as they rushed over.
Therefore, there was no command at all, there was no leader, and the horse team formed by a few rogue squads did not even have the patience to wait for the follow-up infantry, so they rushed up.
The iron cavalry is invincible, and the momentum is probably very intoxicating.
It wasn't until the two rogue horse teams had rushed thirty meters that with a trumpet, the rows of rejected horses in the dirt were suddenly pulled up, like demons in hell opening their sharp fangs.
Caught off guard, or rather, at the highest speed of the charge, even if the horse is frightened, it will be too late.
There was a hissing sound, and then there was a snap, a snap!
In a cloud of smoke, at least half of the rogue horse team folded here, but the rogue knights and rogue servants on horseback did not suffer too many casualties.
However, the most obvious fact is that they have become infantry!
"Kill!"
With a lion-like roar, Robert rushed out first, then veteran Norton, veteran Iggy and old Alec, and everyone rushed forward and began a one-sided killing, well, mainly Robert's own performance.
These rogue knights are not regular troops, and they are completely crushed in terms of attributes and skills, except that their equipment is relatively good, but they are basically useless.
Zhang Yang stayed behind, watching Robert use the ancient inscription shield to blast the two rogue knights away, and stabbed with a sword, strangling the third rogue knight.
Watching the veteran Norton and the veteran Iggy accompany Robert, like an iron triangle, people turn on their backs wherever they pass.
Looking at the sword and shield infantry Tony, the armed infantry Luger followed the iron triangle with a group of low-level soldiers, fought together, and strangled them in groups.
Look at old Alec, leading the rangers, forming a group of horseback shots, constantly covering the shooting with feathered arrows.
Of course, whenever he noticed that a soldier was in danger or stalemate, he immediately threw a javelin, which was instantly dissolved, and those who wanted to retreat and were still on their horses were also killed by him.
In a short time, more than 30 rogue knights who had fallen from their horses were killed and wounded, and the rest hurriedly retreated, while the people who had been killed quickly also quickly withdrew and did not pursue and kill.
"Shield!"
Boom, one side of the big wooden shield is erected by the cart, and these wooden shields are installed behind the legs, so although they are heavy, they are very convenient to use.
The scoundrels who had withdrawn shouted loudly, and some of them were rogue knights who opened their bows and flew away, and soon, a team of 20 mercenary armored crossbowmen arrived, which were also mercenaries, but mercenaries who had taken refuge in these rogue knights.
They began to shoot incessantly, and when they suppressed, the rogue horses wanted to take the opportunity to rush up and pull away the rejection horses one by one.
That's a pretty good routine.
But there are ways to do it.
"Alec, give your Ancient Inscription Shield to Ig, and then take the Rangers with you, and prepare a salvo!"
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, after the wooden shield, Robert, Iggy, and Norton suddenly rushed out with an ancient inscription shield in their hands, and they were naturally greeted by a rain of arrows, because of this effort, those rogue knights had already gathered nearly thirty crossbowmen on the opposite side.
It's a pity that although this rain of arrows is ferocious, it is still not enough in the face of the ancient inscription shield.
At this moment, Alec, Carly, Anderson, and the two Cato raiders, the five rangers immediately leaned in and locked onto the target, which was a round of rapid fire.
Screams rang out immediately, and two mercenary armored crossbowmen were shot dead and two wounded, which worked well, at least they no longer dared to suppress their feathered arrows with impunity.
Then, under the cover of Robert and the three, even though the crossbowmen on the opposite side quickly changed their tactics, the old Alec five still seized the opportunity to shoot and wound several enemies who were dragging their horses.
The two sides entered a stalemate.
But Zhang Yang is not in a hurry, he has a rejection horse outside, a shield array in the middle, and a carriage inside, which is loaded with enough food, water, and consumption, who is afraid of whom.
This was near the trade road, and he didn't believe that these rogue knights really dared to besiege them with such fanfare.
And in this wave, he has already made a steady profit, 17 rogue knights, 12 rogue servants, and 2 hired armored crossbowmen, which is a lot of experience.
At least in the ranks, armed infantry Ruger has been successfully promoted to Assault Swordsman, which is the fourth veteran in the team.
Then three militiamen were promoted to infantry, and two to armed infantry.
Even Carly and Tony have each moved up a level.
As for the five nobles' second sons, one of them is about to be upgraded to a rogue knight or an adventurer, which is also a well-known profession, because if the adventurer continues to level up, he will be an adventure hero who is famous all over the continent.
Of course, this is too far away for the five noble second sons, but the old Alec is more than qualified to break through his own shackles and become an expedition hero.
"Shoot!"
When the infantry and cavalry on both sides are deadlocked, the one who can still be active is the archer.
Old Alec personally commanded and formulated tactics personally, this old guy was so experienced that it made people desperate, all kinds of hat tricks, with Robert, Norton, and Iggy, the three powerful meat shields, just a dozen rounds of shooting, stunned to shoot out of the heart-pounding feeling.
Of course, this is the feeling of the enemy on the other side, even if those rogue knights dismount and line up to protect these crossbowmen, twelve mercenary armored crossbowmen were shot, four were wounded, and four rogues with bows were shot to death.
Even the two Cato raiders who had been low-key and didn't seem to exist, because of the accumulation along the way, finally ushered in a bumper harvest at this moment, and both were upgraded to the Cato Hussars.
Even Anderson, who has been lagging behind, has a head in the account.
And old Alec, from the beginning of the battle to this moment, has shot and wounded as many as 13 people, not to mention a brave and ferocious can be described.
In this way, after an hour, the scoundrels finally retreated, for they had never met such a hedgehog-like opponent, and there was simply no way to fight against them, and if they continued, they had nothing to do but add their lives in vain.
But the grudge was settled.
But how can Zhang Yang care?
After this battle, Zhang Yang's harvest was enough to make the mercenary group grow rapidly.