Chapter 40: The Throne
"Do you think it's worth exchanging the lives of 200,000 soldiers and civilians in a city for a chance to survive?" Seeing that Rakshasa seemed to be in a state of ecstasy, Pache couldn't help but think that Rakshasa couldn't accept his approach, after all, the slaughter of soldiers and civilians in Rock Gravel City was tens of thousands, and those who survived would also face the miserable situation of being enslaved. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Ten years ago, I had a desire to free Blackland from the slavery of Condon's old fox, but I failed...... Failed! Rakshasa grabbed his hair with both hands and said in pain, then let go of his hands, his eyes fluttering from side to side. At the beginning, those lords who followed me even decided to tear up the hegemony treaty at the expense of fighting with Conden, but I didn't expect that in the end, the Luo clan was not only killed and I was left alone, but even the lords who followed me were assassinated by the ghost knights one by one, do you know how unwilling I was at that time! ”
"I told you at the beginning that the independence movement can't be launched yet, because you are too anxious!" Patch was heartbroken, many nights he could dream of those lords who were killed by Condon, they followed Luo Tianqi to fight in the north and south like himself, and they were all comrades in arms who were born and died, but at this moment they were separated by yin and yang.
Many times, the living are not much happier than the dead.
Rakshasa walked up to Packy, put his hands on his shoulders, looked him in the eye and said, "No, the independence movement failed because of that traitor!" Who would have thought that one of the doormen who had been with me for five years would be a ghost knight...... Maybe it's providence, just like when I escaped from the palace and swore to quit the game, it's all providence! ”
"No, I'm the one who wants to quit this game, and even if the Viper doesn't ask me to give you back the throne, I'll do it." Patch said in a deep voice.
Rakshasa was not at all surprised to hear that Pache was going to return the throne to him.
Although he knew very well that Patchy was willing to act as a puppet king controlled by Condon for the sake of the Black Land, the Viper did not dare to guarantee that Patchy would not defect, although a series of intelligence proved that as Condon's dog, Patch was very disobedient, but the Viper did not dare to put the bet on Patch, to be precise, Catwan did not trust Patch.
Once the Rakshasa becomes the ruler of the Black Land, Katwan will completely cut off Condon's hand to the Black Land, because the Rakshasa will never be in cahoots with Condon, who has a deep blood feud, so that the materials of the Black Land will flow to Long Island through land and sea, and Condon's territory Tandong County will also fall into a state of stagnation, and Katwan will be able to realize his plan to cut Pan, which has to be said to be a clever strategy!
"My father said that the king is not benevolent, and I am not a qualified king." The light in Rakshasa's eyes gradually dimmed, and he was like a lost lamb who could not see the road ahead.
Patch took a deep breath and said, "I know that this matter cannot be forced, and when you figure it out one day, I will not hesitate to return the throne to you." ”
"I'm not unfamiliar with any thrones, you can keep it for yourself, I hope you can sleep well every day."
Rakshasa pulled Jing Ling and was about to leave, but Patchy hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?" ”
Rakshasa stopped and turned around and said, "I'm going to save Yan Zhi and Asu, Condon captured them because he wanted to threaten me, so they definitely didn't die." Rakshasa looked at Jing Ling and continued, "Before we can save them, we have to save a group of people. ”
"Who?" Patch asked, frowning.
"You're not my father, what do you care so much about me?" Rakshasa glanced at Packy, and after finishing speaking, he pulled Jing Ling out of the military tent, leaving Packy with a sad face.
"Rakshasa ...... How nice it would be if you were really my son. Patch tried to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, but his eyes turned red. If I die one day, what will happen to my two daughters who are in the middle of their flowering season? ”
Patch shook his head and sighed, then summoned the guards, and soon the Janissary Captain entered the tent and knelt in front of him.
"Go, find two fine horses, and two well-armoured swords, and give them to the two men who have just left."
The Captain of the Praetorian Guard replied and was about to leave, but Patch stopped him again.
"Send out the Harriers to track them, and you have to forget everything that just happened, and those two people, understand!"
Patch's abrupt tone made the Janissary Captain startle, and he could already guess that the man named the little devil was the king who had been 'dead' for ten years. Chu Rakshasa
But he knew not to be vague when he should pretend to be confused, otherwise he would only invite death for himself.
He answered again, and then left the tent to carry out Patch's orders......
Rakshasa and Jing Ling, led by two guards, walked through the military tents and walked to the perimeter of the wooden wall of the barracks.
At this time, two sturdy war horses came to the camp, one of them was white, and the other was jujube.
Looking at the familiar dark face on horseback, Jing Ling couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, what was he going to do when he caught up...... Mo Fei Pache doesn't want us to leave?
I saw the commander of the Praetorian Guard holding the reins of the white horse under his crotch in one hand, and holding the red horse with the other hand, and in a blink of an eye, he came to Jing Ling and Rakshasa in front of him.
After the white horse stopped, the commander of the Praetorian Guard turned over and dismounted, and said to Rakshasa and Jingling: "Two gentlemen, Your Majesty has ordered me to send two high-quality Kukliang horses....... ”
The Captain of the Praetorian Guard set his eyes on the armor and sword hanging from his horse, and continued, "There are also leather armor and boots made by Nolan's craftsmen, and swords made by Albertan blacksmiths. ”
Rakshasa stepped forward and stroked the two horses, their delicate muscles silently showing their explosive power, ordinary steppe horses were definitely slightly inferior to them, and then he looked at the armor and sword on the horse's back.
The pliable leather armor and boots are the work of Nolan's craftsmen, and the leather is cut from the cow and soaked in a special potion, soaked overnight and then dried, and then needs to go through multiple processes to make a pair of leather armor from the leather of the two cows.
Although leather armor is not as hard as metal armor, it can give the wearer a more superior space to move around than metal armor, and it is lighter. Therefore, most of the cavalry in various countries are basically equipped with leather armor, after all, the equipment on a heavy armored cavalry alone requires a gold coin.
If anyone can form a heavy cavalry regiment of 300,000 people, then he definitely has the ability to gallop across the continent, but just counting the equipment, it will cost 300,000 gold coins, once you add the military salary and baggage, as well as the depreciation and replacement of the equipment, it is really a huge amount.
So not anyone can afford to play the heavy armored cavalry regiment, and Nolan has a vast territory, and the horn of the uprising has to be sounded more than a dozen times a year, in order to pacify the domestic ****, Nolan's army needs strong mobility capabilities.
Cavalry is undoubtedly the best suppression of troops, but since the heavy armored cavalry can't afford to play, it is natural to spend more thought on the equipment of the light armored cavalry, which also leads to Nolan's leather armor being a must on the mainland.
Speaking of the most widely used weapon - the sword
In the entire Boundless Continent, only Albertan's blacksmiths can forge the most powerful swords in the world, whether it is a broadsword, a short sword, a long sword, a cross sword, a single-edged sword, etc., the sturdy body of the Zeraj people can always wield a big iron fist to strike out the sword you want.
After years of war, Lao Maozi summed up a set of experience in forging swords, what shape of sword is suitable for what type of person, how to temper and configure the mixing degree of various metals, all these experiences are deeply engraved in Lao Maozi's mind through war.
Rakshasa smiled happily and said to the Janissary Captain, "Thank you for me, your king. ”
"I'll pass it on for you." The Captain of the Praetorian Guard responded.
"Jing Ling, there are two horses here, which one do you want?" Rakshasa asked Jing Ling beside him.
"Hmm...... I want this maroon, white horse as a symbol of some kind of special person. Jing Ling thought about it, and then said with a voice.
Prince Charming?
Rakshasa shook his head and smiled, and then he stepped on the sturdy white horse, and Jing Ling also followed his example and stepped on the jujube red horse, but he didn't know if it hurt the other party, but he saw that the jujube red horse's pupils shrank suddenly, and he twisted his ass violently, trying to throw Jing Ling off.
"Hey, hey, hey...... Be obedient, I'll take you to a big dinner. Jing Ling wanted to comfort his mount, but he had never ridden a horse in his previous life, and he saw him sway on horseback, and the Rakshasa let out a hearty laugh.
"I said, brother, hold the reins like this, and don't hold the horse's belly tightly between your legs." Rakshasa demonstrated it to Jing Ling, and soon Jing Ling found some ways to control horses.
When the jujube red horse under him gradually settled down, Jing Ling bent down and stroked the horse's head, and whispered to him: "Since I have tamed you, then I have to give you a name, and you will be called Hualong in the future." ”
Hualong ?
The rakshasa and several of the guards couldn't help but wonder for a moment, dragons were creatures of ancient legends, and their shapes were even more varied, some resembling snakes, others resembling winged lizards.
Why did Jing Ling call the horse a dragon, and add a Chinese character in front of it?
Obviously, the people of this world didn't know the meaning of the dragon to the Chinese people, and Jing Ling didn't want to explain anything, so he looked at the Li River not far away, and said to the rakshasas: "Brother, let's find a place to take a bath and put on this equipment." ”
"That's what I'm going to do."
Jing Ling and Rakshasa said goodbye to the guards, and then rode their horses away from the camp with a puff of smoke......