Chapter 263: Landuo Sword and Shield Hand

When this side was completely started, Lao Wang couldn't help but be completely taken aback, if nothing else, because Fernandez was not only scheming and courageous, but also his kung fu was so strong.

After he burst into a charge at Zubita, the Rama tribe was surrounded by the water ghost warriors and hid behind the crowd, probably because he was not good at close combat, and then a dozen Rama water demons surrounded him, enveloping Fernandez, who had a few sudden advances, and prepared to attack him.

And Fernandez didn't panic at all, the inconspicuous stabbing sword and small round shield in his hand were flexible and ruthless under his use, and exerted great power, it seems that this guy said that he had just killed another team, which is true, the name of the Lando sword and shield hand is still a bit golden.

The Rando Sword and Shield Arm is actually a transliteration of the Spanish word Rodeleros.

In Spanish, the word means shield bearer, and more colloquially, they are called sword and shield bearers.

In the early 16th century, the concept of armament was first proposed by the Italians in the Apennine Peninsula as a way to revive the Roman legions.

However, it turned out that the weak Italians did not have enough strength to control this tactical idea, and this idea was taken advantage of by the Spaniards.

Ironically, the Spaniards received the Lando warriors from Italy, and they were well trained, and finally used in the Spanish phalanx, but what really made the Lando warriors and phalanx tactics famous all over the world was actually the Spanish-Italian war between about 1510 and 1520.

Subsequently, the glorious era of the Rando sword and shield bearers came, and in the invasion of the Aztecs by Cortés, a Spanish military strategist and known as the shameless conqueror, the Rando sword and shield bearers once again shone brightly, defeating enemies several times their size many times, creating many classic battle examples.

In 1520, more than 1,000 of Cortés' 1,300 men were sword and shield bearers, and by 1521, when he officially conquered the Aztec Empire, the Spanish conquistadors had 700 sword and shield men, but the trend of the same period was only 118 musketeers.

It can be seen that the European conquerors at that time did not rely not only on the strength of ships and guns, but also on the crushing of science and technology, but also on their superior military quality and excellent military collocation.

At that time, the Spanish phalanx and the Spanish galleon, known as the Spanish heroes on land and sea, helped this powerful empire become the world's first powerful empire in the Age of Maritime Discoveries.

In actual combat, the Spaniards used squads of sword and shield men in large formations to break up the situation and connect the gaps in the large corps, in addition to charging and disrupting the flanks.

It can be said that the role of the Lando sword and shield man on the battlefield is similar to that of the double-paid mercenaries of the same period.

And the selection of Landuo sword and shield bearers is also very strict, if you want to become a sword and shield hand, you can't just come up at all.

First of all, soldiers who join the army must serve in the army for more than two years, and only after becoming a veteran of the army are allowed to undergo rigorous swordsmanship training, weight-bearing training, etc., not to mention basic combat, and even simple tactical training, they must master.

Later, it was not until the stabbing sword became their "lover", the whole body plate armor became their skin, and the small round shield became their limbs, so that they could be regarded as a newcomer Lando sword and shield bearer.

Afterwards, they would change their outfits, using a Toledo's one-handed thin-edged steel sword from the Spanish sword-making center in the city of Toledo, and a Spanish shield riveted from steel plates and timber weighing only two kilograms, with full-body light plate armor, which would follow them until they were discharged from the army if they were lucky, and if they were lucky, they could accompany them to die on the battlefield.

This is the Spanish Rando warriors, who involuntarily miss even the most skilled musketeers as they run and swing their swords and shields.

Unfortunately, with the evolution of battlefield tactics in the 17th century, the financial resources of the Spaniards were slowly declining.

Eventually, they realized that because of the great development of firearms, the damage of the sword and shield hand in the battlefield began to increase, and the damage caused was also decreasing, coupled with the shortcomings of complicated training, low success rate, and difficulty in replenishment, so that the war gains of the Lando sword and shield hand could not be equal to the losses suffered.

Around 1530, the Spanish phalanx, which had been seen as stable as the rule of the Kingdom of Spain, was broken up and reorganized, and the sword and shield bearers were completely abandoned as a formed type of troops.

As the background of the trial world, the trial world of the Age of Sail naturally retains the history of the Landuo sword and shield hand, but at this time, the Landuo sword and shield hand in the trial world has also declined, and now, only a few folk adventurers and privateer warriors will use the Landuo sword and shield technique that has been out of gas for a long time to fight the enemy, after all, as long as it is a seaman, who will not have one or two flintlock pistols on his body?

However, there are some things, as beliefs, as long as they exist, there are reasons why they must be persevered, such as rock music, well-crafted film and television works, non-novice online articles, and Spanish Lando Sword and Shield!

Maybe they have no market, maybe they may be forced to die soon, but the meaning of dreams is not to never bow down in the process of perseverance?

And today, Fernandez, the sword and shield bearer of Lando, is not an antique abandoned by the times, he is definitely the protagonist of today's battle, and his light even overshadows the equally amazing old king with his axe skills.

Fernandez was surrounded, but instead of retreating, he rubbed himself and rushed into the crowd of Rama water ghost warriors, he didn't even use his shield at first, he simply slashed, and his sword was as fast as lightning.

The sword itself looked a little thin, and the body of the sword was far more lethal than its appearance because it was made of Spanish Toledo steel, and the two Rama water ghosts were cut open by the carotid artery without even saying a word, and their bodies fell heavily into the dust while the blood rushed to the sky.

The reaction of the water ghost warriors is also first-class, after being killed by Fernandez, they immediately woke up, and surrounded three or four more from all angles, although the narrow-bladed short knife in their hands is a sharp weapon for underwater combat, but in fact, it is not bad when fighting on land, and even, this short knife is a bit similar to Fernandez's stabbing sword, taking a small and fast route, in the stabbing and light slashing, it is very sharp.

However, they obviously didn't expect that this little round shield, which looked like a toy, could still play like this.

The small round shield of the Lando Sword and Shield Keeper itself is not designed to directly parry the slashing and smashing of heavy weapons, or to defend against stabbing in the front, and its combat concept is actually a more skillful means of combat, that is, deflection.

In most cases, the small round shield is used by the Landuo sword shield hand close to the body, and it is more appropriate to call it a round shield, but in fact it is a layer of skin.

When the enemy's weapon attacks, the sword and shield hand uses the body covered by the round shield to receive the enemy's attack, and turns his body at the moment of contact with the attack, deflecting the enemy's weapon, not only successfully defending, but also creating the enemy's stumbling.

At this time, the enemy's body loses its balance and rushes straight to the side of the sword and shield hand, and the slashing sword, an extremely fast weapon, comes into play.

Generally speaking, the sides and back of the human body are the areas that are most likely to leave scars after fighting with the Landuo sword and shield hand, and the rib seams, the back of the heart, the back of the neck, and other places in this area are the places where the stabbing sword likes to wreak havoc.

This very familiar-sounding tactic, and the fact that Lao Wang uses his skull to make contact with the tip of the enemy's weapon, and then shakes his head and deviates, is a principle, but it is obviously the Spaniard's small round shield that is much more elegant.

The water ghosts obviously suffered a big loss under Fernandez's combat methods, and the Spaniards turned around left and right at will, and some water ghosts were deflected by the round shield because of the short knife stab, and then their bodies rushed to Fernandez's side uncontrollably, and they were easily pierced into the heart and back of the head by the stabbing sword, and died on the spot.

The rest of the water ghosts did not dare to slack off, and divided into two people to come up and pester Fernandez, while two others pulled out flintlock pistols from their belts and began to aim at Fernandez.

We can't underestimate them, the Rama are a race that can blow up ships underwater, how can they lack an understanding of the use of gunpowder? Could it be that when they come ashore, they can only stab the enemy with short knives? The Rama are not so superficial!

However, Fernandez also has depth, not that he is invulnerable like Lao Wang, but in this kind of small-scale battle, the Landor warrior will definitely not fight like he did in the large phalanx, in fact, the Landor sword and shield hand is more suitable for small-scale conflicts because of its dexterous combat style!

Fernandez saw the two water ghosts on the other side pressing up but did not attack, obviously trying to entangle himself so that the shooter behind him could be surprised.

Ridiculous barbarians, are you too naïve to be naïve!

Fernandez's footsteps floated, and he tossed drunkenly a few times, and actually went directly to a water ghost who was sealing his perspective.

That's it, in addition to the sword and shield in his hand, if he doesn't have a pair of legs with flexible steps, he is not worthy of being called a sword and shield hand.

Fernandez swung his stabbing sword, the Narama water ghost had seen the Spaniard slaughter his companion many times before, and he held his breath and took it with the short knife in his hand.

I only heard "click." With a bang, he actually caught Fernandez's slash and parried the opponent's slashing sword, and at this moment, the opponent's dynamic advantage was lost.

The Rama water ghost who cooperated with him was the closest, how could he not see this kind of thing that had an advantage, I saw that the black buddy was happy to grin, and immediately cooperated with his companion to bump into it, and the short knife in his hand was about to steal Fernandez's heart.

But who knew that the corners of the Spaniard's mouth flashed a mocking smile, and the left arm attached to the small round shield waved violently, and the small round shield hung and the wind whistled, and the round raised metal nails on the shield surface smashed into the face of the sneak attack water ghost, and he flew out upside down, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

And the water ghost who blocked Fernandez saw that it was not good and wanted to put away the knife, but he found that he couldn't move, I don't know when, the short knife in his hand had been locked by the sword of the stabbing sword, and in a hurry, it was clamped by Fernandez to death, and he couldn't pull it back at all.

Then, under his horrified gaze, the metal spikes of his shield struck him and slammed them into his temples, smashing his head into a crooked gourd, ending the brief joy he had brought to the success of the parry.

This is the battle stunt of the Landuo sword and shield hand, the small round shield and the stabbing sword are both light and flexible things, so can the two swap places?

The Spaniards, who had never lacked imagination, creatively added a sword mace to the stabbing sword, which was unique to the crosssword, so that the skilled Landau sword and shield men could use the sword to lock the enemy's weapons, and at the same time, they added shield nails to the small round shield to enhance the lethality.

In this way, the attack and defense in battle can be switched at any time, the stabbing sword can parry and lock, and the small round shield can also hit and kill, such a changeable combat style is undoubtedly a nightmare for the enemy, at least, for the time being, it is a nightmare for the Rama people.

Fernández did not pause, the enemy gunner did not shoot just now, because he was mixed with two melee combat, and they were afraid of the comfort of their people, and they did not shoot rashly.

But now that the empty door was open, they had nothing to worry about, and the flintlock pistol in their hands was aimed and ready to fire.

"Bang, bang!" Two gunshots rang out, and the Rama Clan's water ghost gunners fell to the ground with blood spurting from their foreheads, apparently receiving their own guns before they could shoot Fernandez.

The Spaniard shook off the blood on his sword and shield, looked at the two corpses on the ground with contempt, nodded to the smoke of the bushes in the distance, and said to himself: "Who told you that the Spanish Lando sword and shield bearers are going to fight alone, there are always the best musketeers behind us!"

Fernández looked up at the Rama water ghost who was already a little frightened of him not far away, raised the stabbing sword in his hand into the air, and shouted: "Charge!

I saw a rustling of the bushes, and more than a dozen Lando sword and shield men dressed like Fernandez roared out, and behind them, there were five or six Spanish pikemen, who seemed to run out at random, but on the route of attacking the enemy, they naturally adjusted their pace, and the chaotic formation instantly turned into a miniature Spanish phalanx, attacking the water ghosts of the Rama tribe.