The nobles of the Northlands have calculated a lot, but they can't count Victor. Hugo's main force was hoplites. And his family's infantry is not the same as others.

After the elimination of the nobles and the lifting of personal attachment, the military base of Coldwind City suddenly increased. Others used slaves as infantry, and Coldwind City used freedmen as infantry.

Other people's freedmen need to bring their own dry rations, bring their own weapons, and make money by looting on the battlefield. All the food, drink and Lazar of the infantry in Coldwind City are counted as lords, and there is a monthly allowance, and they climb up by virtue of their military exploits.

In exchange for this, the infantry regiment of Coldwind City has a strong enthusiasm for fighting. As long as you can get military merits, you can not only make money, but also change your fate.

Even if he dies, the lord will give him a pension.

From a system point of view, Cold Wind City can explode ten streets of other Northland Lords.

In addition, in Coldwind, the price of iron is only one-tenth of that elsewhere. But the price of horses is hard to come down. The cost of raising one cavalry can support five infantrymen, and the difference between the two consumption ratios is too great.

War is fighting for attrition, and the soldiers of Cold Wind City are fighting. Zhou Qingfeng fought five hundred infantry, and he could easily train another five hundred, five thousand.

It's not easy to do horses, and you can't give birth to a dozen in a litter like a sow. If you don't have two or three years, you can't train a war horse well.

But on the battlefield, just a shallow pit is enough for the horse to lose its front hooves and scrap a hard-won war horse. The horses of Coldwind City are generally used for light cavalry and logistics transportation for reconnaissance and harassment, and will never be used to charge into battle.

Hearing the sound of snare drums in the night wind, the nobles of Broken Bridge City who were trapped in the wild village were all shocked. Humans lack night vision, and night raids are a very difficult combat mode.

But if the night raid is played well, it is simply invincible - when this dynasty started, if you want a gun or a gun, you want a cannon or not, and you rely on resolute and brave melee night combat to develop and grow.

The fast-paced snare drum is getting clearer and clearer, Kyle. Horton took a breath instead. He summoned several of his cronies and asked him to go outside the village to check on the situation, while ordering the others to build barricades to defend against the impending attack.

"Don't be afraid, this may be harassment." The city lord of Horton still insisted on his opinion, "The enemy only has more than a hundred cavalry, and they don't want to take any advantage from us. ”

It is indeed a good thing to have more troops, and it is naturally more comfortable to deal with it. More than 200 knights of Broken Bridge City can fight on foot even if they don't ride horses, and it should be no problem to defend a small village.

But 500 meters outside the village, heavy carriages drove into the battlefield. A horse-drawn carriage carried six infantrymen, including their equipment and supplies.

In the carriage, the soldiers cooperated with each other to put on armor, put on helmets and check their equipment. They were armed with three-meter spears. Steel head, half-meter holster, three-meter hardwood rod.

Each spear was heavy, about five kilograms, and it was very weighty.

It was already difficult for this weight to play any tricks, but Zhou Qingfeng never expected his infantry to engage in any fancy tactics. In fact, they practiced one trick - lined up in a dense formation and stabbed.

At present, the infantry regiment of Coldwind City is small, with only 500 people in the whole regiment. There were only more than four hundred fighters, and the rest of the personnel, in addition to logistics and transport personnel, the most important thing was the military band.

Before entering the battlefield, the armored soldiers are filled with stamina potions and night vision potions. The officer commanded the marching band, and everyone marched slowly forward to the beat of the drum.

Outside the village in the dark night, Mahan, who commanded the infantry, took the initiative to stand at the forefront of the team with his iconic aluminum alloy shield on his back.

Zhou Qingfeng led the cavalry to press the infantry in formation, covering the enemy's small-scale temptation and preventing the enemy from possible attacks on his side.

Seeing Mahan's actions, he had to shout to the heralds: "Go and tell Mahan that I want a commander, not a big soldier." He was the commander-in-chief of the whole regiment and stayed where he should be. ”

The previous time to capture the city of Coldwind, the infantry regiment hurried and hurried to make no difference. Tonight against a formidable enemy, it is its light that flashes and announces its arrival to the world.

As long as he thought that he could lead this powerful infantry into the enemy formation, kill the general, capture the flag, and add glory, Mahan was excited and every muscle was shaking with excitement.

But Uncle Zhou was stunned and sent someone to scold Ma Han, forcing him to return to the hoplite queue in despair. The bloody rush has nothing to do with the senior commander.

In the nameless village, the knights of Broken Bridge City drove hungry villagers to strengthen their defenses. The only stone mill in the village was pushed to the intersection and stacked with the wooden planks of the demolished houses.

The old men whipped with horsewhips, kicked with riding boots, and cursed loudly that the villagers were too lazy.

Torches, Kyle. Ignoring the atrocities of his subordinates, Lord Halton stared at the darkness of the night with a cold face.

The wizard who accompanied the army released the Arcane Eye, and the sentry guards guarding the perimeter were fleeing back in a hurry, and the cronies who went to investigate were reporting with relish.

All the information is put together, and there is no one to be happy about. In particular, the knights who went to the field to investigate almost came back, "Your Excellency, there is an army of hundreds of people outside. ”

Hundreds?

Two hundred is also counted as 'hundreds', and nine hundred is even more regarded as 'hundreds'. There is a big difference between 200 and 900!

How many hundreds are there to probe?

The snare drum beat louder and closer in the night. In the darkness there is indeed an army to be reckoned with.

Under the tension, the simple but neat drum sound sounds like the earth is shaking. Gradually, you can still hear the sonorous sound and command to start and stop, which makes people's hearts beat and flutter.

It's not easy to get out of such a gait!

"Your Excellency Halton, there is a group of infantry outside, at least three hundred in number." The wizard's arcane eye floats in mid-air, allowing for a calmer and clearer view.

The image cast by the Arcane Eye was black and dimly lit, and only hordes of enemies could be faintly seen. They are in good formations and act in unison, which represents long hours of training and extremely high command ability.

Infantry?

Kyle. Halton's head rumbled, and he realized that he had indeed fallen into a trap. The opponent seized the fleeting opportunity, lured him out with cavalry, and attacked him with infantry.

It's coming so fast!

The knights of Broken Bridge City were maneuvering all day, and it was impossible to be caught by a group of infantry. If you find out that the battlefield is not right, Kyle. Horton desperately lost a number of horses and his subordinates, and fled back to the city quickly.

This infantry must have been hiding in the town of Green Valley, and they set off after dark, and forcibly marched and killed them in a short time. This is not only a matter of fast marching speed, but also extremely high requirements for the morale of the command and liaison.

"Zac, Zac." His Excellency shouted loudly.

A tall man stood up with an axe, his face covered in scars was terrifying in the unlit night. Hearing the call, he replied angrily: "Master, what do you need me to do?" ”

"Take my guards out and drive away the infantry outside, and don't let them spread out easily." Kyle. Horton felt his mouth dry, and he was really anxious.

Ordinary serfs could not march at night, and did not even have the courage to go out at night. The hundreds of infantry who can suddenly kill are not too much to overestimate their strength.

The strong man with the scar answered again, and after a while, he pulled out more than twenty elite guards. All of them are heavily armored and heavily armed, and even the mounts are tall and powerful, which is a typical heavy cavalry in the battle.

The task of this heavy cavalry is to force the charge!