Chapter 253: Sharp Spirit
Lan City, in front of the Chaoge Mercenary Meeting, there is already a crowd of people at this moment. [Ran^Text^Library] The first mercenaries who have successfully hunted have already come to claim their rewards.
Under the deliberate rendering, the mercenaries were simply received by the "epic" heroes. Long red carpet, high stands. The rest of the city was full of civilians who had heard the news, or were registering as mercenaries.
"Ladies and gentlemen, great mercenaries of the future. Today, I'm honored to offer a bounty for our Hero Method. They are not just for the gold coin, but for the protection of us, for the protection of our land, for our descendants. He is our hero. Come, invite our heroes to the stage. ”
A thousand calls, applause and screams, and several hunters who had never seen a big scene before were invited. Their faces were both happy and scared, as if they would rather face a few teams of orcs than face this scene. But when they stood on the stage and looked at the mountains and seas of shouts below, they couldn't help but boil their blood and gush out thousands of pride. It seems that he really is not for money, but just a great hero who is bent on serving the empire and driving out the orcs.
The mercenaries will do enough scenes, give enough face, and there is no shortage of honor and gold coins. Let the civilians below drool with envy.
"Come on, we've counted it. These heroes killed a total of six orcs, three fishermen, and three minotaurs. According to our bounty, they will get a total of 750 gold coins! Someone comes, and the bounty is distributed immediately. ”
When the golden coins were distributed, the mercenaries even trembled.
"Everybody's optimistic. We are all real money, and we have definitely not deceived everyone, and Chao Gejun will definitely be able to do it if he can say it. We want to protect future generations, protect our hometown, and earn gold coins to support our families. So, go ahead and sign up now. Become a mercenary and receive a bounty. Make a difference! ”
This is the first time to receive a bounty. Overnight, it seems that there is a frenzy of mercenaries, and you are embarrassed to say that you are not a mercenary. Moreover, this mercenary club was established by the Song Army, and his membership fee is not high, and he can also pay on credit. What can refugees do this winter? Are you hiding in your house and starving or are you thinking about how to escape? Or, call a few friends and pick up a kitchen knife. He strokes.
The benefits of mercenaries don't stop there. It is relatively free, and the mercenary club is a rule: you can't steal the fruits of other mercenary clubs, and it's a felony to violate it. In addition to this, the task bounty is high, there is no time limit, and some sneak attack methods are taught to everyone for free. The Mercenaries will also take the opportunity to sell all kinds of poisons, maps, low-level weapons, and so on.
The civilians who had been hiding in the mountains began to come out, and the refugees who fled in panic quieted down, and they ran to tell each other, and they all "went to the sea to do business" to join the mercenary club, kill the beast soldiers, and receive rewards. The civilians of the entire province of Muma were like crazy, and they flocked to Liteton City in large numbers, getting up early and greedy for darkness, just to get there quickly. lest it be robbed by other mercenaries and you won't be able to share it.
These mercenaries are like a people's tide, because of their passing, the grain along the way is also harvested. It is also good to earn some food without the heads of orcs. The mercenary club seems to be very supportive of this, and deliberately "inadvertently" gives a guide. In this season, the fruit from the hills, the grain from the rice fields, there should be crops in those places. You can find this herb at the foot of the mountain, as long as you combine it with my pack of medicinal powder, you can stun the fish, shrimp and crab in the mountain stream and stream......
A large number of mercenaries formed a powerful harvesting storm, and everywhere they passed, everything that could be eaten was scavenged, even the frogs were spared.
In the face of more and more mercenaries, the orcs also began to get nervous, and at the same time, they began to secretly rejoice in their hearts.
"Haha, I finally met the Asagaku. However, they are also too rudimentary. And it's timid, worse than sheep. Hmph, I really can't think of how Tujisha's fox clan was wiped out by this group of people. ”
As the number of mercenaries increases, so do they. One or two "night uriners" are no longer worth it. They began to fight patrols, pathfinder ideas. Interested people also summed up a characteristic. A beast soldier, then take it by the way, it's not a loss today. Five rotational orcs can be beaten and noticed. The patrol of twelve orcs is a big hit in this issue, and many of the mercenary teams start to pounce as soon as they meet. As for the thirty or forty ones, then discuss with the real mercenary team, you can divide the account in four or six, or three or seven points. However, as soon as you see hundreds of beast soldiers, you must run quickly.
Because it had appeared several times, the twenty mercenary teams had a total of four or five hundred people, and they began to fight the idea of a hundred beast soldiers. When they first charged, they did startle the beast soldiers, but as soon as they made contact, the strength and weakness were immediately separated. A hundred orcs rushed the mercenaries to the ground like chickens.
A lot of things happened, and the experienced mercenaries began to sum it up. It is still okay to bully the lonely, and the tactics of crowds are still swarmed up. But when it comes to dozens, hundreds, it's a test of training, tactics, orders and other factors. Don't mess with it. With a quality like a mercenary, and no one to give orders, 10,000 people can't defeat a thousand beast soldiers.
The orcs finally won back a little bit of the situation, and immediately adjusted the number of teams, and in the future, if they were to patrol, they had to be a team of 100 people. The effect is still very significant, at least there are many fewer cases of "missing persons". But these mercenaries did not give up because of this, on the contrary, they came in large numbers, and they would never give up if they couldn't get a single orc head.
The situation changed with the arrival of a team of only 300 "Chaoge special forces". The team was well-equipped and agile, and each of them looked solemn, like leopards with fierce eyes. They like to follow the mercenaries and drown in the mercenaries as a cover. These hundred-man beast soldiers are beginning to usher in disaster again. Not only is this special forces top-notch in combat, but they are also surprisingly prowess in martial arts, and they can even defeat a patrol of 100 men with only 50 men.
The special forces of 300 people are out of nowhere. They never stalk and retreat as soon as they miss. So much so that after being around for so long, there were zero casualties. The mercenaries also often get sweet, because this special forces do not want the heads of the orcs, so the mercenaries habitually follow.
Only three hundred people united thousands of headless mercenaries in an instant, and they were no longer a plate of scattered sand. Slowly, they began to fight in an organized manner.
It took the orcs several days to leave Lipitun, and just after arriving in Huiban City, they were attacked again. The mercenaries' methods were still used, still poisoning the water and digging pits on the ground, and the orcs faced the same trick and scolded: "This group of damn Chaoge soldiers, will I be fooled for the third time?" ”
Those who patrol still patrol, those who guard will still be sentry, and those who explore the way will still explore the way. But their momentum has faded unconsciously, and they are not as arrogant and domineering as they were at the beginning. They are cautious and treading on thin ice. The orcs who kept vigil did not dare to sleep lazily, and the orcs who went out in search of food did not dare to wander around. Their eyes were fixed on every place around them, especially at night, as if there were enemies lurking around every corner.
The crowd tactics that they had always relied on to survive and rely on to survive were completely ineffective today, and not only that, but this time they were also used by the mercenaries. Thousands of mercenaries, who keep coming every day and every night, are like thousands of streams, slowly gathering into a big river.
The orcs have also achieved a lot of results, killing a group of mercenaries in Litidon City, and also killing a group in Huiban City, if you talk about the results, they are proud enough. Even the Gale Saintess said in appreciation: "This time I actually killed tens of thousands of enemies, it's not bad!" ”
The huge price comes with a significant effect. The orcs couldn't sleep at night, and they were like lonely ghosts during the day. They had to gather dozens of people to go to the toilet again, and when they went out to look for food, they couldn't walk enough for three miles, looked at each other, and immediately turned back: "My lord, there is no food here." ”
They are tired, sluggish, drowsy, yellow-skinned, hungry and afraid to go out to find food, a pancake is divided into two days, and when they are thirsty, they get up early and fill it with a little dew to drink. What the? Do you dare to drink the water from that well? I'd rather go to the mountains and pick leaves to eat.
The orcs are going crazy, and they have formed hundreds, thousands of teams, all the way through the mountains in search of enemies. But these enemies run faster than rabbits. What they feared most was when the commander said to them, "Tonight you men are keeping vigil!" "Tomorrow night, a few of you patrolling!" Hearing these words, the orc soldiers almost cried. "My lord, can you move me to daylight?"
Finding food has also become a major problem for the orcs. They are accustomed to giving only half or even one-third of the food, and you will find the rest for yourselves. If it had been replaced, this would have been no problem, because there was enough food left behind by the refugees who had fled in a hurry. The orcs are not picky eaters, whether it expires or not, hey, this can has just expired for two years, and it is delicious. But now it's different, such a group of mercenaries rushed over, and they ate up everything they could eat. What you can't eat, it's still there - but, don't look at it, it's definitely poisonous.
The army of 250,000 is indeed a lot, densely packed, and even a city can be filled. If they were all of the same race, the situation might be more optimistic. But there is also a gap between the six races of the army.
Patrolmen often think like this: "It's not our clan over there, so let's patrol here." Such an idea was born in six races at the same time. The areas they patrol are getting smaller and smaller, and they only care about their own people. The mercenaries have a better chance.
According to the expected itinerary, the invasion began on January 20, and the trip took eight days to reach Lan City. But now it's February 12th, and it's going to be a month. Even one-third of the distance has not been completed.
The Holy Maiden of the Great Wind looked at the "gratifying number of enemies killed" every day and suddenly realized that something was wrong, and she finally wanted to summon the captains of all clans to ask about the situation.
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