Inside the Château de Prailly.

A cavalry contingent of about two hundred was ready to go, led by Lord Neo Noalok.

"Then Lord Earl, my subordinates will lead the team to set off now." At this time, Neo was dressed in a military uniform, and said solemnly to Kasha, who was also wearing a military uniform.

"Be careful." Kashya also said solemnly: "According to the information recorded by the carrier pigeon released by Luna, the centaur tribe that attacked Dink Village is now poor, but after all, there are still more than three hundred of them. There are not many troops in the territory, and many teams have been divided to focus on the routes where the centaurs have come the longest in previous years, and now there are only more than 200 mobile troops that can be dispatched. ”

"I understand." Neo nodded in response, then returned to his horse and greeted him, leading the cavalry out of the castle and towards the location of Dink.

Looking at the departing team, Kashya frowned and was worried. This year's centaur incursions were far more numerous and intense than in previous years, and the 1,500 standing forces in the territory alone were somewhat stretched. Fortunately, the Xuanyuan Adventure Regiment was able to calmly dispatch a small garrison force to focus on garrisoning, which was more or less able to deal with it.

Thinking of the contents of the letter, Kasha couldn't help but secretly praise that it was a very wise decision for him to befriend the people of the Xuanyuan Adventure Group. According to the previous situation, a medium-sized village with a population of just over 500 people like Dink Village, even with the support of more than 100 knight sergeants, relying on the wall to resist the invasion of centaurs, would only be a disastrous victory. Now because of the four people of the Xuanyuan Adventure Group to assist in the defense, there is a faint tendency to have the upper hand, which shows that although the allies he has recruited are not many in number, their strength is really strong.

"There are also members of the Xuanyuan Adventure Regiment stationed in the path villages that the centaurs invaded most often in previous years, maybe this territorial defense battle is much easier than before, right?" Kasha thought.

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Meanwhile, the village of Dink.

Several centaur warriors took advantage of the fact that the human archers at the head of the wall were briefly suppressed by the javelin throws of their clansmen, and desperately put the lasso on a wall that had become crumbling after several beatings and bombardments by the centaur warriors, and pulled them back desperately. Pulling down the wall with all his might, he was finally overwhelmed, and was dragged down with a "boom", vacating a space about three or four meters wide. The centaur warriors who rushed in front of them rushed into the village from the gap with the big axe in their hands, and began to slash and kill the militia who came forward to intercept them, and then a large number of centaurs saw the gap in the wall, and quickly gathered, forming a force of more than twenty horsemen. Shi Jinxin saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly rushed towards the gap in person, if these centaurs were allowed to rush into the village to gain a foothold, things would be in trouble.

I saw Shi Jinxin shouting, the mental skill 'fatal blow' was activated, the long sword in his hand was stabbed, and the centaur warrior who took the lead stepped forward to resist with armor, and at the same time swung the big axe and smashed down Shi Jinxin head-on. With a muffled thud, the centaur warrior's axe-wielding arm froze in mid-air, and he looked down incredulously at his own fully pierced armor - this armor was the high-end armor he had stolen from a human hoplite he had killed before, and with this armor for self-defense, the centaur warrior had barely been injured in any of the battles. Unexpectedly, under the stab of a thin sword that was less than three fingers wide, his armor was pierced like soft parchment.

'Critical Strike - Mind Skill, which increases the power of attacks in fifteen seconds, ignoring any obstacles from armor or defensive skills. Current Level Lv1, Damage Increase by 200%'

Shi Jinxin, who stabbed his opponent to death with a sword, drew his sword and slashed the opponent's head in the neck of the centaur warrior, and then raised his sword and roared in the direction of the other centaur warriors. "There is no advance or retreat! Kill!! ”

"Kill!" "Kill!!" "Kill !!" The militiamen in the front row held thick wooden shields to block the centaurs' advance and attack, while the militiamen in the back row, with their spears with wooden poles and iron spears, stabbed at the opposite side from the gap between the shields. The two sides fought to the death in the narrow gap, and life kept flowing.

In addition to the sergeants and militia of the Rogge Knights who were used for battle, there were about three or four hundred villagers in the fortress. More than thirty percent of them are young farmers, who have only undergone a short period of training, and their level is not up to the standard among the lower ranks, but they are better than the strong and strong. While the sergeants were desperately resisting the gap, these young men carried spare timber and sacks full of dirt to build a low wall more than one person high at the gap in the wall to block the gap. Although the low wall, which is about two meters high, is a bit low compared to the walls on both sides, which are about four or five meters high, it is not the height that centaurs can cross.

After the breach was closed and blocked, the dozen or so centaur warriors who rushed into the wall were suddenly isolated. The space in the village is narrow, and the tall centaurs cannot maneuver and fight, so they can only fight the defenders. Coupled with the numerical disadvantage, the centaur warriors who took the lead were killed by Shi Jinxin's sword, and their morale was greatly reduced, and they were quickly killed in the face of the combined attack of dozens of sergeants and militiamen.

Outside the village, the centaur khan was very angry, but he had to give the order to withdraw his troops, and the seemingly successful breakthrough of the wall was in fact a complete failure, which made the opponent's morale high, and the strong attack was no longer effective. Glancing at the wooden wall stained red and black by the blood flowing from both sides, the corner of the centaur Khan's eyes twitched suddenly, and then he blew the horn hanging around his neck.

The location of Dink Village is right at one of the points where the centaur tribe must enter Prairly Territory. Although the plains in the southern part of the kingdom are generally gentle, there is still a lot of woodland. Although the centaurs can also march through the woodland, it is not conducive to transportation when the loot reaches the retreat of the supplies, so they can only take the main road. Therefore, even if it is not for looting, even if it is to ensure the smooth retreat, the Dink Village on the main road must be destroyed.

The Centaur Khan's previous plan was to capture the village of Lower Dink, but it backfired, and the defenders in the village were not as vulnerable as they had imagined. However, the centaur khan did not dare to let Dink Village go and break directly into the hinterland of Prari's territory. In that case, you would be in a cage yourself.

As a result, the centaur khan could only temporarily retreat and confront the defenders of Dink Village. Anyway, before coming to Dink Village, his tribe had already looted a lot of supplies in Linjun, which was enough for his people to consume for a while. Take this opportunity to rest and recuperate, and when the clansmen have recovered, they will try to capture the village.

"Look at the centaurs."

Standing on the village's watchtower, Luna Maria could see the centaurs in their movements.

"They're encamped." Meiling said.

"Let's set up camp, just let them stop here." Shi Jinxin said in a deep voice. "A bunch of unrelenting guys, is it true that we can only defend and fight back? Well, since you're here, let's stay and don't leave. Boss, they'll entertain these wicked guests. ”