Chapter 128, Analysis of Friend or Foe
After going back to see the situation on Rock Island, discussing the development plan, and then looking at the operation of the factory, guns, gunpowder, trains, warships, etc., and setting the pace of expansion, Langton also hurried back to the west.
"Gabry, have you heard?, Reinaldo Reyes of the West, went out with scouts and spotted the barbarian forces. ”
Outside the Grey Serpent Castle, in the barracks of the Northland and the Snowy Lands, Chris hurried to the Langton tent.
"The marshal has confirmed the news, and the generals have been summoned to discuss sending troops!"
Lan Dunfu flew back, because the clone stayed in the camp tent and pretended to cultivate, so he didn't inquire much recently.
"War again so soon?"
"Hurry?" Chris: "We've been going south for almost half a year, and we haven't finished the battle yet, not to mention us northerners, southerners want to go home." ”
Langton shook his head: "But it's freezing now, it's not the time to go to war." ”
Chris grinned, "Don't forget that we Northlanders are the best at fighting in this kind of weather!"
Langton was a little speechless: "But we don't have many soldiers from the Northland and the Snowy Lands. ”
"Uh......" Chris found himself getting a little carried away.
"By the way, Jaime, are you still comfortable here?" Ranton set his eyes on the handsome blonde man of the Lion family who had followed Chris, Tywin's precious son, and Jaime Lannister, the monarch killer with intact hands.
"If you don't fit in, you have to get used to it, don't you?"
Jaime's expression was a little complicated: "Besides, my hand has returned, I have learned the exercise methods of this world, and I have also broken through the limit to become a Black Iron Rank Transcendent and become stronger." ”
"That's good. Langton touched his chin: "Maybe you can become the dawn sword of this world." ”
"Dawn Excalibur?"
After experiencing the scenery and downfall in his previous life, Jaime really didn't expect that he would have this day.
"Then I need a good sword like Dawn. ”
Langton: "It's not difficult, even better swords than Dawn will be available, but you'll have to coach Chris's swordsmanship to make his swordsmanship stronger." ”
"Teach me swordsmanship?" Chris suddenly cried and laughed when he heard this: "I am already bronze, I don't know how many times more powerful than James." ”
"Let me guide him pretty much the same. ”
Langton: "Your swordsmanship can't even beat me now, and you dare to teach him?"
"You know that Jaime is one of the best in his world?"
"So powerful?"
Chris hurriedly looked at the son of Tywin, who had been low-key since he came to the barracks, but had worked very hard: "I can't see it." ”
"You'll play Jaime when you have time. Langton said: "After all, the war is fought. ”
"It is difficult for the weak to skyrocket their lives. ”
Chris nodded, ready to go out to see Jaime's swordsmanship, but instead of leaving, Jaime drew his sword and knelt down on one knee at Lanton.
"Father asked me to follow you. ”
Hearing this, Chris immediately remembered that Jaime did not have the status of a knight yet.
Langton frowned, "I know you're a knight with a sense of justice, but I'm not the monarch you idealize. ”
Jaime: "As a knight, I'm not ashamed. ”
"All I owe is the Lannisters. ”
Langton: "Oh, I see, you can follow me, but for now, you'd better follow your father." ”
"After all, I'm just a pioneer knight, and my territory is only a small island. ”
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In winter, the clouds are misty, and the grassland is cold and windy.
After receiving the news of the barbarian tribe, Bruce Medici, as the marshal of the whole army, in order to prevent the emperor and the landless nobles in the middle of the country from continuing to make trouble, decisively mobilized the army to attack, preparing to use this opportunity to let the soldiers regain their fighting spirit, and also to test the combat power of the barbarians.
Because of his performance in the counterinsurgency battle, Langton became a scout again, flying in the sky to observe the small barbarian tribes found by Reinado, and by the way, alerting the army.
Everyone knew how powerful the cavalry was.
There is no shortage of war horses in the steppe.
But the lack of iron did not allow him to form the most destructive heavy cavalry.
But that's all from the past.
After many raids on the western border, breaking through the snowy regions, and defeating the northland, the barbarians of the steppe are not poor at all, and they are not short of equipment and weapons, and it is not difficult to organize heavy iron cavalry.
So.
Bruce Medici was more cautious in this battle than against the rebels.
Letting Langton release his clone to patrol in all directions, to make sure that there was no ambush and no trace of other barbarian tribes, Bruce Medici arranged a large army and quietly surrounded the tribe.
Banners were unfurled, infantry formed formations, and then slowly advanced towards the barbarian tribes.
"Stepping~"
There were no drums, no trumpets, no roars and roars, and the warriors moved in silence and in unison.
It was found that the battle formation formed by the imperial soldiers, and there was no panic and chaos in the small tribe.
Barbarians, tall and short, but with strong physiques and bloated skins, mounted their horses armed with scimitars, spears, and bows and arrows.
Men and women of all ages alike!
Fierce spirit.
It's awe-inspiring to look at from afar!
"Pedal Pedal ~"
After assembling in the tribe, the barbarian cavalry, who were not wearing any armor, came out on horseback, and in the blink of an eye, they all accelerated in unison, brandishing scimitars and screaming.
"Woohoohoo~" "Rush wow!" "Kill, ahhhh
"Tear these two-legged sheep apart!"
Because all the soldiers were wiped out in the counterinsurgency battle, the two duchesses, Isabella and Elena, as well as Tywin, Chris, Dowling, Jaime, Artemisia, Talia and others, all rode horses to follow the marshal's Chinese army.
Watch the barbarian cavalry rush towards the private soldiers of the imperial territory and the landless nobles in the center, as well as the first army in the east, and the soldiers of the princes in the south form a battle formation.
I had the experience of fighting them.
Yelena looked solemn and reminded Bruce Medici next to her: "Marshal, the battle formation has no advantage against them, it's time to stop advancing and attack with crossbow arrows." ”
Bruce Medici shook his head: "Don't worry, they can't break through the battle formation." ”
The way the barbarians fight, Yelena has said many times.
But Bruce Medici, as the commander of the whole army, didn't take it seriously, and still had to test it with a battle formation.
As the barbarians rode their horses and approached the battle formation.
As they came into range, they drew their bows and arrows, and hurled them at the soldiers who had formed a war.
"Woo Woo Woo ~ "
"Whoosh~"
In battle, the commander immediately asked the crossbowmen to fight back.
But after the barbarian cavalry shot a round of arrows, they had no intention of playing with them at all, pulled their horses and turned sharply, and waved their spears and scimitars to block the flying feather arrows.
Then exit the range of the bow and crossbow.
Walk around the battle formation!
"Turn!" the commander hurriedly regrouped, ordering the door shieldmen, spearmen, and crossbowmen to change positions.
Seeing this, Yelena sighed: "Marshal, our infantry in the snowy region used to form a formation to meet the enemy in this way, and were finally dragged down by the light cavalry of the barbarians. ”
"They will always go around the battle formation, relying on the speed of light horses to enter the range and fire arrows. ”
"We shoot arrows at us and quickly get out of range. ”
"Until the soldiers can't hold on to ......"
Bruce Medici was expressionless: "I know the barbarians' methods of fighting, so we must find a way to restrain them." ”
"After all, we don't have enough horses, so we have to bring infantry. ”
Yelena raised her eyebrows: "Has the marshal thought of a way?"
"There you go. Bruce nodded slowly and said, "Let the infantry bring mechanical repeaters." ”
"Gabry, I remember your repeater could be loaded on wheels and pushed. ”
After inspecting the surrounding situation, Lan Dun, who returned to the Chinese army, scratched his head and said, "It can be pushed and moved, not pushed, and it must be fixed when used." ”
"Otherwise, the vibration of the bowstring will make the wheels move. ”
Bruce: "You just said you could bring it." ”
"Uh......" Langton: "You can bring it directly!"
Sure of this, Bruce turned back to one of his subordinates and said, "The logistics officer will write this down and bring the mechanical repeater with him when he actually goes out on the expedition." ”
The logistics manager asked more: "Marshal, do you want to bring the catapult?"
"Are you stupid?" Bruce immediately glared at him, "The catapult is so heavy, and there are no moving wheels, are you carrying the march?"
The phalanx of infantry in battle still could not defeat the barbarian light cavalry.
Barbarians, young and old, were good at fighting, riding their horses outside the range of bows and crossbows, constantly running around the battle array, shooting arrows and killing people when they found the opportunity.
As the soldiers fell one by one, the transcendents in the battle array finally couldn't help but rush out.
However.
The transcendents of the barbarian light cavalry have long been guarding against them.
Spear Throw!
"Whoosh~"
"Poof~"
Before a bronze-level nobleman could slash his two-handed sword in his hand, he pierced his heart with a sharp spear, and his eyes widened and his face was full of disbelief.
The scimitar flashed, and another Black Iron knight was beheaded.
As the barbarian powerhouse with a small stature jumped up from his horseback, the transcendent who killed several barbarians fell down another.
"Our ancestors will give us shelter!"
"Let's be invincible!"
"Weak southerners!"
"Die!"
The barbarian transcendents are fierce and brutal, and the strength of the bronze rank can crush the same rank, and none of the nobles and knights who come out of the battle are his opponents.
Seeing his transcendents being killed one after another, Bruce Medici's face suddenly became solemn.
Yelena said: "Marshal, because the transcendent beings of the barbarian clan have the blessing of the shaman's spells, after the fight, the actual combat power is several times stronger than ours. ”
"Bronze-level barbarians who have been blessed with shamanic spells can even tie with me. ”
"And they also have the Forbidden Badge to restrain our spellcasters. ”
Bruce asked in a deep voice, "Will they have more transcendents than we do?"
Elena: "Not really. ”
"Then kill their shaman first. Bruce said.
"But..."Elena: "The transcendents of the barbarians are basically shamans, and now they are also killing our transcendents. ”
Hearing this, Bruce felt even more tricky: "Same as those paladins of the Holy Light Sect?"
Yelena nodded: "That's right. ”
Although the rebellion set off by the three Alexander brothers was behind the Holy Light Cult, the Augustan Empire belonged to the God of Creation, and even if the Supreme Father God did not care about faith, the Lord of the Holy Light did not dare to let the believers go too far.
Therefore, the number and strength of the rebel paladins and priests are limited.
Otherwise they can't win easily.
In the face of these powerful enemies that can increase their own strength without being affected by the Forbidden Demon Emblem, the Empire's transcendents can only face it hard.
But it's too much of a loss to fight like this!
Bruce: "What are the effects of shamanic spells other than strength?"
"No worse than a mage's spells. Yelena said.
Hearing the words of the two, Lan Dun suddenly felt that in this world, the Fa Ye was the most unpromising profession......
Bruce: "Let the cavalry go up." ”
With the marshal's order, the command flag was waved vigorously by the soldiers, and the signal bullets that also notified the cavalry were sent into the sky with a scream.
After receiving the signal, on the other side of the tribe, the cavalry that had been preparing for a long time immediately rushed to the field.
"Rumble~"
The light cavalry of different barbarian tribes, they were heavily armed war horses, men and horses in armor, armed with mounted spears, swords at the waist, equipped with iris shields and crossbows.
Armed!
But.
The Heavy Horse can charge at short distances and gallop at medium distances, but it is difficult to maintain full speed all the time.
And the light cavalry did not have too heavy a load.
Running is more agile than riding.
Single-mindedly avoiding war, even if the heavy cavalry is lethal, it can't play a role if it can't hit people.
"Heavy riders can't catch up with ......"
Seeing this, everyone was filled with helplessness, and Bruce also ordered again: "Let the light cavalry troops get on." ”
"I can only look at the light cavalry. ”
Two alchemy signals of different colors flew into the sky.
After receiving the order, the hoplites were very angry, but they still helplessly obeyed the order to stop, and turned to continue to resume the siege.
The hussars hidden on the other side are slowly appearing!
Reinado, who was the light cavalry and commander, did not rashly lead his troops to chase down the barbarian cavalry, but slowly moved towards the barbarian tribe's tent.
"Look for death!"
The barbarians' homes are tents.
Seeing the direction of the enemy's advance, accustomed to living a poor life, the barbarian light cavalry who was reluctant to make money suddenly stopped retreating, and prepared to go back to take away the wealth they had accumulated with great difficulty.
Anyway, the infantry and heavy cavalry were not as fast as theirs.
Watching coldly as the barbarian light horsemen returned to the tribe, Reinado, as the commander, began to send orders to prepare his soldiers.
When the brute rode almost back to the tribe, he gave the order to charge!
"Pedal Pedal ~"
When it comes to imperial light cavalry, the barbarians have never been in sight.
For the light cavalry had no heavy armor, and the horses had no armor, nor shields or crossbows, but only spears and swords.
There is no gap in equipping weapons.
The barbarians have crushed the light cavalry forces of the West, the Snowy Lands, and the Northlands many times!
"Ancestral spirits, revive us, protect us from invincibility!"
"Rush over and shred them!"
The barbarian powerhouse who casts the shamanic spell buff takes the lead, and the spear in his hand is like a cloud-piercing poisonous dragon.
Facing the black light, Reinado sneered and waved his halberd.
The hollow axe blade swept by.
The spear was immediately cut in two.
The tip of the halberd turned, and the cold light flashed towards the heart of the barbarian powerhouse!
Seeing this, the barbarian powerhouse was horrified, and hurriedly drew his knife to slash, but he didn't expect that half of his body would be weightless and backwards when the knife came out.
It turned out that his chest was pierced by the tip of a sword-shaped halberd!
The whole person hangs on the halberd!
"But that's it!"
Throwing off the corpse of the barbarian powerhouse, Reinado coldly danced his halberd, and the barbarian warriors who had crushed the soldiers of the West, the Snowy Lands and the Northland in the past were slaughtered like mowing grass!
It's a pity that ordinary light cavalry is against the barbarians.
Still not an opponent.
In the team, Jackson Agas, William Wilson, and David Davis, who were transcendents, performed brilliantly, slashing barbarian enemies one after another.
Because there are more advantages of the transcendent.
After paying a thirteenth of casualties, the light cavalry finally destroyed the barbarian cavalry.
On the side of the barbarian tribes, a small number of old and weak women and children went back to pack up their belongings, and when they saw that the main force was destroyed, they immediately fled towards the depths of the grassland.
After arrangement, this small tribe was heavily surrounded.
They simply couldn't escape.
"Stay alive! we need to ask for the location of the barbarian king's tent!"
"None of the old men and children of those barbarians will be left!".
"Even a woman has to plan her hands!"
...... To be continued......