The centaurs' arrows were capable of piercing the armor of the Sassan cavalry, and Carmon was only slightly wounded. Pastor Carlomon honored his bravery and ordered his assistant priest to take him down to heal his wounds. Victor took the heavy arrows, bows, and spears handed over by his squire, and examined the centaurs' armaments with interest.

The centaur's arrows are the thickness of a normal person's little finger, about 1.3 meters long, the body of the arrow is not straight enough, and the arrows are made of a variety of materials, including polished bone or obsidian, and some metal arrows. They are heavier than the arrows commonly used by humans, but have an overall light and fluttering feel.

The craftsmanship of the other armaments is rude, as the traders often say: Are your things made of goblins?

The arrows are irregular, the light is light, the heavy is heavy, and for the shooter, such an arrow seriously affects the accuracy of shooting. Centaurs use crude arrows, demonstrating poor logistics and a natural talent for maneuvering and shooting that surpasses that of humans.

"My lord, come and see, the centaur is so ugly. Charlotte beckoned not far away.

Most of the Cambyss had never seen a living centaur, and Randall's Guards went to watch the captured monster, and even Nelson, like Caligula, groped his hands around the centaur and screamed in fright.

Victor stepped forward, and the crowd automatically split the gap and let the owner enter the onlookers. Charlotte took him by the arm and said in a coquettish voice, "Centaurs don't look like people at all, they don't look like horses. ”

The front half of the monster lying on the ground is close to a human, and the back half of the lower body resembles a horse, but its facial features are flat and ugly, the position of the head and ears is a pair of curved and circling horns, and the forelimbs are not horses' hooves, but four-toed claws, and the tail is like a snake's tail, which looks strange.

Curious, Nelson broke the centaur's hind legs, including the two Rose Knights, and everyone craned their necks to see what was going on.

Marcy and the two Rose Manor Cadet Knight Maids ate and snickered, and Charlotte sneered, "Lord, you are so rude. ”

Nelson let go of his hand and said, "I heard that the centaur is the size of a horse, and this monster is a little smaller, and I thought it was a female ......"

Priest Carlomon explained with a smile, "Centaurs the size of horses are ferocious monsters, and only one centaur out of 120 centaurs will have a ferocious centaur on average. This is just the average young centaur hunter...... Don't look at it as smaller than a horse, weighing only 1,300 pounds, and its strength is stronger than that of a trainee knight, 5 to 6 times that of an ordinary person. ”

He looked at the alchemy soldier who had captured the centaur alive with his bare hands, and said in admiration, "Of course, it is far from the arcane warrior of His Highness Randall. ”

The ratio of ferocity to ferocity in swamp half-dragons is 30 to 1, the ratio of ferocity to human ferocity is 7,000 to 1, and the ratio of centaurs to brutality is actually quite impressive at 120 to 1. But ordinary ferocious centaurs are still not enough to look at in front of the alchemy soldiers. The Autonomous Adaptation talent allows the Alchemist Soldier's perception stat to be adjusted to 21 points. With this level of agility, there are very few ferocious people who can crush alchemy soldiers. On the other hand, there are not many centaurs who can escape from the hands of alchemy soldiers.

Nelson picked up the centaur's war bow, pulled it, pursed his lips disdainfully, and said, "The strength of the front half of the centaur is very poor, that is, two or three times that of the average farmer. ”

Pastor Carlomon bowed his head and said, "That's right, not only are there differences in strength, but also in defense. He crouched down, fiddled with the centaur captive, and pointed to its back, saying, "You see, the skin of the back half of the body is tough and rough, keratinized, and pain-dulled, and it is a natural armor that protects against the bite of poisonous insects, and also against strong bows and crossbows. The Sarsan cavalry was particularly fond of armor made of centaur skins. ”

Nelson rubbed his short beard and said, "I didn't feel any pain...... I mean, if a centaur is bitten by a bug on the back, they won't be able to tickle it. ”

Kalomon laughed, scratched the waist of the centaur in his palm, and said, "The centaur sweats in front of the half, and the decapitating sword cuts through here, and they will be separated." The front half of the body is the weakness of the centaurs, so they like to grab the armor of the human soldier to put the front half of the body. ”

Victor nodded and said, "The strange size of the centaurs limits their fighting skills, and there is no other way to kick and kick back. As long as they cut into the flank of the centaurs, they can't even beat the average elite soldier in one-on-one melee combat. ”

Carlomon exclaimed, "Your Highness, your eyes are as wise as a torch. ”

Any seasoned soldier could see the weakness of the centaurs, and Carlomon's flattery was too blunt and unskillful, and Victor himself found it embarrassing and uninteresting.

"Your Excellency is extraordinary. Charlotte smiled like a flower, her eyes were full of admiration, and she said tenderly.

Victor was in a good mood and smiled, "No one knows their weaknesses better than centaurs, and that's why they have developed their mobile shooting and swarm charge to the extreme, making them the most difficult orc race. ”

The little knight Klaus silently wrote down his master's opinion, and Brandon asked expectantly, "My lord, can we defeat the army of 400,000 centaurs?"

Victor looked around at his attendants and said affirmatively, "Humans are the most adaptable and intelligent species. The only orcs who can compete with us are goblins. They have to unite centaurs, ogres, gnolls, bear monsters, and other orcs to have a chance to invade our land, but the orc armies have never and will not completely defeat humans. Soldier Karui was chased by a small group of centaur scouts, and was able to shoot a centaur to death, which is a testament to the malleability of human beings, as well as their great potential. ”

"We have an innate advantage, but we have to be cautious strategically and tactically. If we had to crush the 400,000 centaurs head-on, something was wrong with our tactical decisions. Even if we have the ability, we should try to weaken the opponent and reduce our own losses. ”

At this time, Pastor Carlomon's deputy came over with the cavalryman Karui and said respectfully, "Your Highness, Karui has recovered. ”

"Praise be to the Supreme Lord of Light. ”

Victor's gaze turned to the Sassanian cavalry who bowed his head and chanted, he was about 30 years old, in the prime of life, with deep facial features, a beard, a tall and burly figure, thick arms and muscles, a pair of gray and green eyes sharp and alert, and the whole person exuded a fierce taste.

The abilities of ordinary soldiers should not be underestimated. Caught in a desperate situation, Camon was able to counter a centaur hunter for his mastery of archery and resourcefulness in taking advantage of the enemy's changing mentality, and his unwavering will to fight was even more valuable.

Victor rescued the Sarsanian cavalryman, and his wonderful performance also taught the Silvermoon attendants a lesson.

"Someone, pick a crocodile armor and put it on this warrior. Victor commanded.

The spirit monkey militia in the pro-guard team immediately looked at Camon's figure, and chose a dark red leather armor from the pack horse's backpack to help him dress it neatly.

Leather armor is light and flexible, making it the go-to protective gear for ordinary soldiers. The crocodile leather armor of the Randall family is made of the plate-like leather of a six-legged crocodile and the scale skin of a giant dragon, with a fine rattan woven of mountain vine sandwiched in the middle. It is slightly heavier than ordinary double leather armor, but its defensive performance is comparable to that of metal scale armor, which can be called the top ordinary leather armor at present.

Kamon was pleasantly surprised and saluted respectfully, "Thank you, Lord for the reward." ”

"This is a compliment for you, the centaur is also your trophy, my men will peel its skin for you, and as for its flesh, I bought it for 10 gold soles. ”

Victor nodded, and instead asked, "Carmon of the Toctor family, why are you being chased by centaur hunters?"

Camon leaned slightly and replied, "Your Excellency, my companion and I have been ordered to reconnoiter the movements of the centaurs, and we have encountered a team of centaur hunters in front of us. Since we were few in number, and our mounts could not outrun the centaurs, we fled according to the scout regulations, and each of them escaped one by one, as long as a companion could bring the information back to the garrison castle or fort of the City of Light, the mission was completed. I was unlucky enough to be targeted by dozens of centaur hunters. ”

"Praise the Lord Sovereign, fortunately I was rescued by an adult and a priest, otherwise I would have gone to the kingdom of God. Carmon was silent for a moment, then said hesitantly, "I don't know what happened to the other brothers?"

Most of the lord's vassal soldiers were brothers who had grown up together, and they had a deep affection, tacit cooperation, and much more initiative than mercenary soldiers who relied on strict military discipline. Cultivating elite cavalry like Carmon costs a lot of money, and the lord should not send them on a mortal reconnaissance mission. The reason is simple, if the scouts can't bring back the reconnaissance information, then their sacrifice will be meaningless.

Centaurs are more mobile than ordinary cavalry, in a fixed area, the number of centaurs is superior, and the activity is frequent, the lord sent 100 cavalry scouts out of the city to reconnoitre, and maybe 10 people will come back alive.

The task of scouting centaurs is usually carried out by powerful beast knights. There are quite a few Horned Wolf Knights, Moon Bear Knights, and Horned Wolf Paladins on the Eastern Frontier Front. When ordinary centaurs encounter them, they can only follow behind and eat ashes, while the ferocious centaurs chase them out alone, which is like sending them to death.

Victor's encounter with the Scout cavalry of the Sassanian Empire on the outskirts of the City of Light shows that the situation on the battlefield has quietly changed. The centaur army is shrinking its front, and the human army is waiting for an opportunity.

"Since when did the centaur hunters move less around the perimeter?" asked Victor.

Carmon thought for a moment and said, "A month ago, after the goblins finished harvesting the nearby green barley, the centaur scouts gradually withdrew from the vicinity of the Bright City garrison castle. Tocket's master ordered 200 scouts to leave the castle and go west to scout the centaurs. We found that the centaur hunters of the Eastern Frontier were gathering in their camps, and almost no bands of centaurs were heading west. The centaur hunters I encountered earlier were all brought back from the Eastern Frontier. ”

There were two military lines in the eastern part of the Sassangian Empire, the original Eastern Frontier and the newly built Frontier Front. Hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of the Eastern Development Territory are sandwiched between these two lines of defense. Carmon said that the centaur procession was constantly moving from west to east, and that these centaurs were actually scout hunters sent by the orc army to the eastern frontier to gather food supplies. Their shift from west to east meant that the eastern frontier had no more food to collect.

Whether the army of 400,000 centaurs has fallen into a food shortage, Victor is not sure. However, the Centaur army now needed food supplies that were apparently dependent on the goblin slaves of the Sidon Khanate.

They currently only have one supply line left, and the supply line from the Lair is just west of the City of Light!

The fields were bare, and the endless green wheat had been cut away by the goblins, revealing the black and red soil. Ripe barley, like southern wheat, is also golden yellow, but green barley does not need to wait for maturity, the ears are full and can be eaten, and can be planted and harvested twice a year, while green wheat straw is the best green fodder for cattle, sheep and horses.

The centaurs' main food is also barley, which is grown for them by goblin slaves. The orcs of the Sidon Khanate had eaten up the barley of the Eastern Frontier Territory, but there was still a lot of barley waiting to be harvested in their territory.

However, the centaurs lost hundreds of thousands of goblin slaves in the eastern frontier, and it was almost impossible to rely on the hundreds of thousands of goblins in the rear to transport the green wheat to the front line to supply 400,000 centaurs for food. The centaurs had to withdraw part of their troops and return to their hometowns to eat, and by the way, they undertook the task of transporting food.

Once the centaurs divided their troops, the pressure on the human coalition on the front line of the Eastern Frontier was sharply reduced. Can Grand Master Testir make a centaur get out of the way?

Armageddon is imminent.

Victor looked to the east, which was the direction of the City of Light and the Centaur barracks. After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and said to the Sassan cavalry, "Kamon, do you know the way to the City of Light?"

"My lord, I have been to the City of Light, and I know the way. Pointing in the direction to the east, Carmon added, "From here, it will take two days to travel on horseback, and half a day to march on two horses." ”

"Alright, you take us to the City of Light. ”

Victor nodded, and then instructed Nelson: "Clean up the battlefield as soon as possible, we will march in a hurry, and before evening, we will rush to the City of Light." ”

Nelson coughed dryly, pointed to the paralyzed centaur captive, and whispered, "My lord, what about this thing?"

Pastor Carlomon and the clergy did not hear it, and one by one they turned away as if nothing had happened.

Victor said lightly: "I asked the elite guards to capture the centaur alive, of course, to bring it to the City of Light. ”

The Sarsan Empire is vast and populous, and Victor does not believe that the Sarsan Lord's men do not have wizards who know the language of beasts. Even if they really don't have it, the Knights of Radiance will have to find a way.

Wizards have a myriad of talents, generated randomly, and no one knows for sure when there will be a wizard who knows the language.

What can a paladin do to torture a centaur for information?

The Council of the Chosen One, the Council of Shadows, the Speaker of the Shadows, Trigovar's Inquisition, the Knights of Radiance, these are all clues that Victor can think of.

He wanted to find Grand Master Testiel to figure out a problem before the Armageddon began.