Chapter 19 Forced Buying and Forced Selling

The village sits on the south and faces north, with a gentle slope to the west, and the village is located on higher ground, which naturally allows you to take in all the scenery in the west, which is also the terrain that Steve chose at the beginning.

Slightly stunned, Steve was a little confused, those knights in gray robes should be the army of Khotan, and the embarrassed guy at the front was obviously Arthur Lun

It's just that Arthur didn't go to Khotan to look for reinforcements, looking at this picture now, it seems to be ...... It doesn't look like reinforcements!

On the other side, Xin Yi indifferently looked at the approaching team, and asked softly, "Xin Yi, can you stop it?" ”

Can you stop it?!

Xin Yi hesitated a little, she was better at fighting infantry, even if there were 3,000 infantry, she might not be able to kill through, but if it was cavalry, that kind of momentum like a mountain torrent, she didn't know if she could stop it.

No, when she didn't know if she could block it, she couldn't stop it, after all, no matter how powerful she was, she could kill seven or eight cavalrymen if she exerted her speed to the extreme in a moment, but the death of seven or eight cavalrymen was simply insignificant for the momentum of the cavalry charge!

"The subordinates are incompetent!" Xin Yi bowed his head.

Xin Ji chuckled, unconcerned, he turned to look at the girl named Sawa Palaiorog, and said, "They seem to be ...... It's for you! ”

The little girl nodded faintly, and the innocence was put away by her, since the general of the Eastern Soil was already talking to her, not to Steve, it meant that those disguises were no longer necessary!

After all, a lie is only meaningful when it is not revealed, and if it is revealed, admitting it frankly is obviously less likely to arouse the other party's disgust than denying it.

Then, the little girl turned her head to look at the white-robed Steve, and the momentum of the person who belonged to the superior rose from the little girl's body: "Steve, order, fight!" ”

is not as heroic and free as a man, but these few words also interpret the little girl's determination!

Steve bent slightly: "Obey!" ”

Then Steve looked at the three hundred Roman soldiers, and after a lot of muttering, the group of well-armored Roman soldiers, one by one, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, raised the short swords in their hands, and slammed them on the shields with heavy and rhythmic beatings, while shouting some words that Xin Xi did not understand.

Then, the three hundred men turned around and headed west, interspersed through the gaps between the houses, and on the gentle slope to the west of the village, slowly formed a round defensive formation, which was a unique way of fighting for the Romans, this was their offensive and defensive integration, this was born from the Colosseum's combat skills!

Then, they maintained their formation, and the Khotanese cavalry, which was rushing towards the west, slowly approached, and the further they went, the closer the formation of the Romans became, and the more compact they became.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard for Xin Xi to imagine that a team of 300 people could be tightly shrunk to such a tight level, only covering an area of about 30 square meters.

"Infantry vs. cavalry?! Do they think they are the Tang Mo Dao Battalion?! Xin Yi's face was full of disbelief.

It is very difficult for infantry to fight against cavalry, even with spearmen to resist horses! Because, when the horses charge quickly, the cavalry's original strength will also be added to three stones or even greater under that speed, and under that kind of strength, the cavalry can easily destroy the rejecting horses, and the horses can tear apart the spearmen's defenses in an instant.

Then, like the sharpest blade in the world, the cavalry can completely cut the infantry apart in an instant, and then, kill them one by one!

Until, the appearance of the Tang Mo knife battalion, the selection of the world's natural divine power, holding a zhang long (at this time, one zhang 2.31 meters, 3.33 meters that was restructured in the Ming Dynasty, and after the Manchu Qing Dynasty restructuring. The Mo knife with a width of one foot and a thickness of one inch and three minutes (about 5 centimeters thick) makes thousands of people form a defensive line and stand in front of the military formation.

This is the glory of the Tang Dynasty and the glory of the martial arts!

After the Tang Dynasty, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the country had few small soldiers, and it was difficult to gather large-scale divine powers, so it was natural to not be able to form a Modao battalion, and the Great Song Dynasty, under the emphasis on literature and light on martial arts, although there were many people in the world, there were fewer and fewer martial artists, and it was impossible to gather so many divine powers.

After all, the Shadow Guards are not divine powers, although they are strong, they are not strong in their own strength, if they really let the Shadow Guards play Mo Dao, it is estimated that there are few people who can lift Mo Dao, if there are at least seven or eight ups and downs in a battle like the Tang Mo Dao Battalion, it is estimated that many people will die of exhaustion.

And now, Xin Yi saw the infantry of a Fanbang country, and he was also ready to rely on the infantry to resist the charging cavalry, which ...... Is it possible?!

Xin Xi smiled slightly, if there are countries in this world that can resist cavalry with infantry, then there are only two countries in the whole world that can do it, one is the Tang Modao Battalion, and the other is the Roman Empire, this east and west, two overlord countries!

It's just that Datang relies on absolute divine power, while Rome relies on the teamwork and fighting for their lives that they have learned from the cruelty of the Colosseum!

"Yes, they can do it!" Xin Xi said indifferently: "This is the army of the Great Qin State in the West (in ancient times, the Chinese called Rome Great Qin, of course, not the Great Qin of Qin Shihuang)!" ”

Speaking of this, Xin Xi smiled lightly: "At most, the cavalry's charge will be blocked by them, at that time, you look for an opportunity to go up and fight quickly, we have more important things to do, we have to rely on this group of Great Qin people to do it!" ”

What's more important?!

Hehe......

Helping that Zhao Xueyu find medicinal materials is actually a more important matter than the current life and death crisis?! Do you know how many people will die on both sides after this battle?!

Xin Yi thought hatefully, but nodded in agreement.

Almost instantly, the group of white-robed men who preceded the gray-robed Khotanese cavalry took the lead, rushed past the Roman army, and ran into the village.

Almost three breaths later, the sound of the ground shaking became more intense.

Xin Xi watched quietly, and the Roman army suddenly expanded the formation a little, from a circle to a narrow oval, which made the defensive line lengthen a lot.

At the same time, all the people of the Roman legion cooperated with each other with an extremely tacit response, squatting in the front row and back row, kneeling in the second row, and standing in the middle.

At the same time as the tortoise shell was formed, the vanguard of the gray-robed cavalry collided, however, the horse collided with the round shield under the inertia of acceleration, but the round shield did not move, but the horse raised its front feet in pain and leaned back behind him.

The man flipped on his horse, and the cavalry did not stop, trampling on the man and horse who had tumbled on the ground in front of him and hit the tortoise shell again, like a replica of the previous round of collision, and the same man flipped on his horse.

With the defeat of the first two rounds, the subsequent cavalry, the horses automatically slowed down, and people were also surprised, but at this moment, the round shield spread out a little gap, and one short sword after another, like lightning, pierced out of the gap, pierced the body of the horse or knight, and returned to the round shield with blood.

"This ......" Xin Yi's face was full of horror, the combat methods of this group of Great Qin troops were simply incomprehensible!

Thinking of this, Xin Yi looked at Xin Yi worriedly, if it was...... One day, Great Qin and Great Song are hostile, so how should Great Song crack Great Qin's almost unsolvable battle array?!

Xin Yi seemed to understand Xin Yi's worries, and said in his own voice: "This turtle shell is very hard, but if you want to eat turtle meat, there is a way!" You go and help them, and you can solve it quickly! ”

"Whoa!" As soon as Xin agreed, the worry on his face disappeared, after all, Shi Lang said it so easily, as if breaking the battle formation of this group of Great Qin people was really as simple as cooking a Wang Ba soup.

The figure quickly disappeared in place, and Xin Yi rushed into the battlefield and began to slaughter!

The external pressure eased, the Roman soldiers quickly got up, spread their round shields, and took five people as a team, maintaining a distance that could be regrouped into a large team at any time, and slowly covered out!

On the battlefield, the result has long been doomed, after all, the effect of the Western Regions in Khotan, the army is actually not strong, and even their standing army is equivalent to nothing, and most of them still maintain the kind of conscription mode in the Spring and Autumn Period of China.

Moreover, the gray-robed cavalry who rushed over at this time were only about 800 people, and with Xin Yi, plus 300 Roman troops, it was only a matter of time before they won.

Xin Xi slowly withdrew his gaze to the battlefield, took Adam's hand, and slowly walked towards the little Roman girl.

"General Xinxi!" Steve smiled and spoke, stretching out his hand to the embarrassed white-robed man on the side: "This is my friend Arthur Lun!" ”

Then, Steve said to Arthur again: "This is General Xin Xi from the Eastern Tang Dynasty!" ”

"It's Da Song!" Xin Xi opened his mouth to correct, the Tang Dynasty is long gone, and the Great Song Dynasty has already had a caravan to Rome, is this person really deliberately responding to him? !

"Oh, okay, Arthurun, this is General Xin of the Great Song Dynasty of the Eastern Soil!" Steve solemnly introduced again.

"Hello, General Xinxi!" Arthur said hello in a non-standard Tang dialect.

Xin Zhen also nodded: "Hello, Mr. Arthurun!" ”

"This Xin Xi general needs us to help him go to the Tianshan Mountains to find something called Tianshan Snow Lotus, and afterwards, he will give us gold as a reward!" Steve explained to Arthur, but at the same time, he increased the tone of the word gold.

Arthur was slightly stunned, the perennial court minister, the tacit understanding between him and Steve was already very high, hearing Steve's meaningful words, Arthur Lun understood in an instant.

Gold?!

Are we short of gold?! As long as you can help Princess Eudocia regain the throne, Byzantium has no more gold!

"Oh, General Xinxi, we don't need gold, if you really need our help, I think, General Xinxi may be able to bring your subordinates to help us restore the country, as long as we can restore the country, gold, we will give you as much as you want!" Arthur said.

After all, in his cognition, the Eastern Tang Dynasty is a federal country, and every general is able to mobilize his own army independently, just like Wang Xuance, Gao Xianzhi and others in the Tang Dynasty.

Even if it is not the Tang Dynasty now, but it is replaced by the Great Song Dynasty, there is no change.

Xin Xi was slightly stunned, to be honest, in the entire Great Song Dynasty, he estimated that he was the only one who could still transfer and deploy independently, and the other generals would never have the freedom of the original Tang Dynasty.

You must know that the Jiedu envoy in the Tang Dynasty was the highest commander of both the military and the government, which was equivalent to the existence of the princes, so Arthurun's cognition was not wrong.

"I'm sorry, the Great Song Dynasty is different from the Tang Dynasty, the Great Song General, you can't use troops without authorization, and besides, just looking for a medicinal herb, these gold as a reward, I think it's enough!" Xin Zhen flatly refused.

Paralyzed, Da Song's own family affairs haven't been dealt with yet, how can Lao Tzu have time to go all the way to Europe to help you fight? !

He was also thinking about finding the Tianshan Snow Lotus as soon as possible, and then he should be able to rush back before the war between Tubo and Western Xia ended, so that he could also make some war money and prepare for the attack on Dali.

"In that case, we refuse to help Your Excellency! After all, it's a deal, and the deal has to be done to the satisfaction of both parties! Arthuren said indifferently, he was forcing Xin Zhen to make a choice.

And Steve and Eudosia on the side were watching, they didn't mind Arthur going to test it, it would be best if they could get the help of Dongtu because of this, especially since the woman who was comparable to the Inquisition had left.

And here, in addition to the three of them, there are eight guards next to them!

Xin Zhen smiled faintly, shook his head, and didn't bother to ask Steve and the little girl what their attitudes were, and said directly: "Then, I think Your Excellency should know that there is another way to trade......"

Xin Zhen's hand moved slightly, Adam understood, and in an instant, Adam left Xin Xi's side like a phantom, and eight screams came at the same time, and the eight guards lay on the ground at the same time in an instant, not dead, but also unable to move.

At the same time, Adam stood behind the Roman girl, and a dagger was placed across the Roman girl's neck.

Eudosia was slightly stunned, and after feeling the coldness on her neck, a trace of panic and consternation flashed in her eyes, and then, her eyes returned to calm, looking at the eight guards lying on the ground, and under the false calm, there were turbulent waves.

A little girl who also has the strength of the Inquisition?!

Steve and Arthur froze slightly, their breathing stopped, the two of them are also often in contact with sword fighting!

Actually...... A little girl captured Her Royal Highness the princess in front of her eyes?!

At this time, Xin Xi said the second half of the sentence indifferently: "...... It's called, buy strongly, sell strongly! ”