Suddenly, it was the center of the team's attention, and Ron also had a feeling of crying and laughing.

"Don't worry, I'll do my best, do my best. Ron touched the tip of his nose: "If this griffin falls from the sky, it will definitely be very troublesome for us to deal with it." ”

"Hmph, although the attack of this big beast falling from the sky is very powerful, once he lands quickly, it is not so easy to fly again. As long as we seize this opportunity, we can directly kill the griffon with a continuous attack. The white wolf smiled, "To deal with the griffin, just find a way to deal with its first attack." ”

It's simple, but everyone understands that the griffon's power lies in its powerful dive attacks.

"It's still woods, and our vision will be obstructed to a certain extent, so everyone should be vigilant. Jack took a deep breath: "I don't know where the owner of this truck is." ”

"Maybe it's already food for griffins, and I don't know what supplies are on this wagon, should we go over and take a look?"

The horses pulling the cart had died tragically, and the owner did not know where it had gone, and the griffin had apparently taken the carcass of the war horse as his own food, and had eaten quite a lot of flesh and blood on it, but there were some bulging sacks on the carriage, and the mouth of the sack was tightly tied with ropes, although it was stained with a lot of blood and dust, but the goods were still relatively intact.

Sefera directly cut the rope with the handle of her knife, and the contents of the sack suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

The contents of the bag had apparently been carefully divided, with food, water, and even a bag full of bottles, and Sephila had taken out a handle, and the cork was still tightly sealed, apparently the real liquor.

"It must be a parade merchant, this kind of merchant is not only popular in the Naga Islands, but also in the Death Fjords on the mainland, this man is also unlucky, just pulled the goods and has not yet sold them, he met a griffin. The white wolf sighed: "Boss, let's take these goods first, and if we meet the original owner in the back, we can return them." ”

"Well, bring them all, if you can use a lot of things as adventure materials, if you meet the original owner, the missing parts, we will use cash as collateral. Jack nodded: "From now on, our formation, I'm afraid it's going to change, Mr. Ron's safety must be guaranteed!"

......

After arranging the affairs of the blacksmith's shop, Meria also immediately convened a combat meeting in the Bol Territory, which was attended by all the officers except Planck, who was still not optimistic.

The conference room of the Lord's Mansion has actually been expanded, and there are more and more officers in the Boer Territory, and the original conference room is a little smaller, but after this war, the conference room seems to have become a little deserted.

Planck was seriously wounded, and Kiru died......

Kiru's matter is not a secret, and Meria did not intend to cover it up, but the specific identity was changed by Meria, and it was only said that Kiru was a traitor from the Roya Territory, after all, he was originally an officer who called himself the Roya Collar, which also increased the credibility.

With a slight sigh in her heart, Meria immediately began today's topic.

"The archers did well in this battle, but it wasn't enough, and they have to keep trying. Merial said straight to the point.

Indeed, in this kind of positional warfare, tug-of-war, archers are quite important combat strength, and the battle for the Rorschach Pass can last for such a long time, and the role of archers must not be ignored.

"But lethality is a problem, and if it weren't for the large number of crossbow arrows we had, combined with the gunpowder troops attacking the enemy, this battle would have been very difficult. Finn also said regretfully. Despite his victory, he arrived relatively late on the battlefield. In the early stage, he failed to participate in many more tragic battles.

Finn, who had been a high-ranking officer in the Second Legion, understood why Merial was holding this meeting. Ordinary soldiers and the masses, they may be able to start celebrating after the battle, but as officers, you have to summarize the problems that exist in the battle. Finn still has this bit of self-knowledge. This victory was completely tricky, and if it had been a face-to-face battle between the two armies, the Boer army might have been completely annihilated. Before the alchemy potion was born, the frontal battle had already been in decline.

The archers can't completely kill the opponent, the biggest problem is that the arrow's lethality is seriously insufficient, the kind of arrows made of pig iron, after piercing the body, if they encounter a slightly stronger bone, such as the shoulder blade, will break, and the piercing effect of the arrow will stop. In fact, the Boer army was seriously short of arrows made of pig iron, and many arrowheads simply did not have arrowheads. In addition, because the shaft of the arrow is made of wood, it is still light and fluttering despite being immersed in water, and both the range and lethality are greatly reduced. Such an arrow, not to mention piercing plate armor, even the most ordinary leather armor cannot be shot through.

The biggest advantage of the Boer army is that there are a large number of archers and a large number of crossbow arrows. But if the problem of arrows is not solved, the power of the archers will be greatly reduced. After Luo Ya suffered this loss, he would definitely be careful next time, and in the siege battle, the archers would also play a big role. It's impossible to win by tricks. However, where is it so easy to solve the problem of arrowheads? This involves difficult technical problems such as ironmaking and steelmaking, and even if Tyrannale solves the technical problems, where to get high-quality raw materials becomes a problem.

The original Boer Collar had always purchased materials from Luo Yaling, but after the war began, it was naturally impossible for this kind of transaction to continue. Some surrounding countries and lords will also collect quite high taxes from it. Ron had previously proposed the idea of doing business with the Westhele Empire, but after the Bonorton incident, Merial did not let Will continue to contact the Royal Auction.

However, in Meria's view, non-lethal weapons are not completely worthless, as long as they can make the opponent ineffective, they are good weapons. For example, those war knives with excellent casting technology are of course much more valuable than bamboo arrows, but they did not play a great role in this battle. In the case of hand-to-hand combat, although he was reluctant to bring it up, Meria still had to admit that the combat effectiveness of the Boer soldiers was indeed the first grade. Therefore, the use of weapons is, in the final analysis, a matter of people. How to give full play to the advantages of one's own weapons as much as possible, and at the same time block the advantages of the opponent's weapons, is a very critical link, but unfortunately, at present, it seems that except for himself, no one else has this awareness.

Talents, talents, I need talents!

Merial said meaningfully: "A practical weapon is a good weapon!"

Finn thought so.

"In this battle, I was very impressed by the Praetorian Guards led by Roya, what do you think, how are these warriors' combat effectiveness? Is there a way to deal with them at a small cost?" Meria's realization swept over the officers.

"I don't think these people are really good. Galen suddenly snorted.

Meria said solemnly: "Galen, whether it is you or your soldiers, don't despise them, their combat effectiveness is still very strong. Opposing angles aside, they are real warriors. I know that you are the commander of the most elite unit in our Boer Territory, but imagine if we were to replace the Marassa armor on your body with these enemies, would we still be able to win a great victory? I'm afraid we won't even be able to come back alive on that most dangerous night, right?"

Galen pursed his lips, unwilling to admit it, though he basically agreed in his heart.

The night in Meria's mouth was definitely a pain in the hearts of all the people of Bol, it was the deadliest battle, and it was in this battle that Planck almost died.

"My lord, our soldiers, the training time is really not enough, the original Boer City, because of the geographical environment, the city defense army is some old, weak, sick and disabled, even if you and Mr. Ron first recruited new soldiers, they have only been in the army for a few months, and they really have no combat experience. Nile was considered the old man of the Bol collar, and immediately put forward his own opinion.

"Time!

Merial certainly knows that, but that's the only problem that can't be solved!

Meria suddenly felt a little melancholy, and said slowly: "Actually, no matter how brave the warriors are, they can't decide the future of the world. They are just a pawn in someone else's hands, a dispensable pawn that can be sacrificed at any time. They only have today, never tomorrow. Only those who play chess are the masters of this world and can control their own tomorrow. ”

Finn gave Merial a deep look, "Who is the one who plays chess?"

Meria shook her head and said bitterly, "Actually, I don't know. I feel like I'm a chess player, but sometimes I don't, who knows I'm not a chess piece in someone else's hands?

Will touched his temple, feeling that Merial's words were too high-fathomable. The last person to speak to him in such a tone was none other than Ron,

Merial herself couldn't figure out why she was in a melancholy mood, and immediately woke up and made herself confident and calm again. However, the thoughts in her mind are sometimes not controlled, as long as she thinks of that fiasco night, her mind will come to mind the names of the Red Army of Wishal, and other elite troops, when she was still in Wishal, she often heard about the prestige of these armies, I don't know when, Boer Ling can also have such an army that shakes the entire continent?

The road ahead is still far away!

Meria stood up and walked straight to the window of the Lord's Palace, from where he could see most of the city. Merial looked in the direction of the Rorschach Pass and said thoughtfully, "We would like to build a fortress here." ”

Will said suspiciously, "Ah, how big is the fortress?"

Meria said casually, "Yes, the fortress. It doesn't have to be very big, as long as it can block the enemy from directly attacking the city through the Great Plains. ”

The officers looked at each other, and they all thought that Merial seemed to be mentally stimulated.

If there is a battle between two principalities, they will also fight each other with cavalry, and they can even directly carry out large-scale military operations, using large armies to directly attack the city, the fall of Hamp City, and the attack of the Second Army of Belu on Boer City are all like this, and it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to build such a fortress artificially.

Ujie shook his head and said, "My lord, my subordinates feel that it is completely unnecessary to build a fortress here, and besides, we don't have such manpower and funds now. It takes a lot of stone to build a fortress, a lot of timber, and there is no shortage of both of these things, but where can we find so much labor to carry it? Moreover, the construction of a fortress by concentrating labor also requires the consumption of funds, and the subordinates do not feel that such funds are wasted here. Moreover, the construction of the fortress took a long time and had little effect, and it felt as if he had drawn himself as a prison. We should be fighting out, not the trapped beasts here. ”

Shen Meng frowned and said: "Wujie, we must have a solid base in Huoshan County, we must not be disturbed by the Huaixi Army from time to time, this is the only way for Shengtang County to Huoshan County, as long as a fortress is built here, the Huaixi Army will not be able to advance, and Huoshan County will be safe and sound." If we allow the Huaixi Army to attack Huoshan County through here, we will be very passive. ”

Wu Jie shook his head and said: "Your idea is too idealistic, a fortress cannot stop the attack of the Huaixi army at all, but it may make the Huaixi army feel that it has a new offensive target, and constantly send troops to attack the fortress." We only have such a small place as Huoshan County, with a population of less than 5,000 people, and there is little room for maneuver, if we have to face the attack of the Huaixi Army all the time, even if it is delayed, we will be dragged to death. The real meaning of the existence of Zoumagang is to draw a line between us and the Huaixi Army, a line of mutual non-aggression, and everyone has enough room to turn around......"

Shen Meng** said: "Then what do you mean, let the commander of the Huaixi Army drive straight in?"

Wu Jie shook his head and said, "Of course not! In fact, as long as Zoumagang is still here, as long as Zoumagang is still so dangerous, the Huaixi army will not be able to drive straight in, especially after being severely knocked by us this time." The biggest target of the Huaixi Army now is Luzhou, and there is no need for us to stimulate them. The Huaixi Army is not stupid, they know where the real peaches are, and they also know where the hard bones are. ”

Shen Meng continued to argue, and Liu Ding had already said softly: "This issue, everyone will study it, and we will discuss it again at the military meeting tomorrow morning." ”

Only then did the two of them stop.

The funeral of the fallen soldier will be held soon, and Liu Ding will personally preside over it. The dry firewood collected from all around was densely piled up on the riverbank, and the soldiers of the Qinghuai Army who died in battle were temporarily cleaned up by their comrades-in-arms, changed into the most neat Qinghuai Army uniforms, and bid farewell to this world with the best faces. The spirits were spilled glass by glass, the air was filled with a rich smell of alcohol, and the raging fire quickly burst into flames, illuminating the entire Red River Beach and reflecting the faces of everyone around them.

Liu Ding announced the pension that each fallen soldier would receive: two taels of silver, three copper coins, and ten acres of land. No one knows whether this pension is high or low, because no one wants to think about it seriously, and for most soldiers, death in battle is almost their fate. In these turbulent times, the role of the soldier is to kill or be killed. Those soldiers of the Huaixi Army who died in the battle may have nothing, and they are only accompanied by flowing water. The reality is so cruel, life is so low, and the piles of fire are raging, and it looks like a demon is dancing.

In the second half of the night, the Red River Beach was quiet, and the Qinghuai army temporarily camped here for the night. It was about two or three o'clock in the morning, Liu Ding quietly came out to check the sentry, only to see the temporary military camp in Zoumagang quietly, only the sentry swaying in the distance. There were no stars in the sky, and it looked very gloomy, and it was possible that the starlight was obscured by the firelight. The summer night was still so sultry, and the slowly flowing water did not bring the slightest coolness. The only consolation is that the original blood-red river water has now completely returned to clear, but the residual smell of blood is still very strong. If you want to talk about "Shadow of Exile" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~