Although the battle is over, it is difficult to deal with these more than 1,000 captives. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info If they reconcile with Marrakech afterwards, they should have released the captives, right? But they have all seen the true face of the kobold, what should they do?

Liu Jingtian thought about it and felt that it was better to send them to Agadir for labor reform, anyway, for the sake of safety, they could not be allowed to be free for a few years, and it was always a good thing to have more than a thousand coolies, and they could also help move bricks.

So a thousand kobolds, riding on landers, turned around and headed south with a long line of captives. The rest of the kobolds buried their heads in their sleep, and the 'castle tower' in front of them was carried by Hassan anyway.

In the evening, a kobold who slept during the day climbed up comfortably. The next step was to travel overnight. A huge procession without even having to beat torches sailed to the oasis of Tehenaut.

Liu Jingtian, who led the team, was still pondering the previous battle.

He discovered a problem: The straggler tactics, which had been neglected before, were also a matter of learning when they were used well: "I never expected that the stragglers would sometimes be able to restrain the line infantry! What is the principle behind this? Could it be that the targets of the line infantry are too big and clumsy, while the targets of the skirmishers are small and the tactics are also flexible?"

After carefully recalling the history books, it seems that skirmishers are not a new type of troops: in the era of cold weapons, those long-range soldiers who often wandered in the middle of the phalanx seemed to be all stragglers.

It's just that before the advent of gunpowder weapons, the killing efficiency of weapons was relatively low, and dense formations were big killers, so loose formations of skirmishers did not play a big role.

But in the age when the musket craft was mature, a farmer who had been trained in marksmanship for a short time could kill a noble man fifty meters away: even if he was wearing Maximi heavy armor, trained in sword and horse kung fu for decades, and ate lead, he still had to hang.

"I seem to get a little bit of it...... The shortcomings of the skirmishers are, first, that they cannot withstand the onslaught of cavalry, and second, that the killing speed of the enemy is slower than that of the line infantry, and that harassment is easy to use, and they will not be able to withstand it if they encounter it head-on! When the personal weapon is upgraded to an automatic rifle, the above two items should not be a problem...... It's not too late to make amends, it's time to add a set of skirmishers to the kobolds!"

Tehenaut Oasis, where the wind blows eggshells, and wealth goes to people's happiness. Except for the 10,000 wolf-like coalition troops and the 'Portuguese arms dealers' who cowered in the caves, almost all the others have run away, leaving only a mess.

In the dog-hole-like 'castle tower', there is a lot of things inside. In the continuous expansion of the tunnels in all directions, in addition to the 2,000 kobold musketeers and gunners, the defenders now have more than 1,500 miscellaneous mercenaries.

Perez, who served as the 'chengguan', did a great thing when the army was pressing: he ran around, relying on a bunch of clearance and sale rags, and even things like 'right of first refusal' and 'discount coupons' on paper, in exchange for a miscellaneous army.

A few were local mercenaries who were reluctant to pay and stayed behind, and some were bought slaves. But more than that, it's basically a broken settlement: a traitor who owes a lot of debt, a fugitive slave, a pirate abandoned by his peers, an apprentice who has been sold by a master, a bully eater, all kinds of criminals, in short, some rare talents.

However, these rare talents are all young and strong, and the 'business representatives' can only pinch their noses to train them, at the very least, they can be used as backs when they escape.

However, having occupied the oasis, the seemingly powerful coalition forces actually have their own troubles, and now there is a mess inside.

If Marrakech mobilizes, it will be a small idea of 108,000 horses. But the Saad dynasty was a trick, imitating the European system of feudalism - each tribe was equivalent to vassals, basically exempt from tax and servitude, and only had the obligation to provide soldiers for the sultan.

Even when it comes to implementation, it has to be discounted.

However, this is also stronger than the Ming Dynasty -- the local Haoqiang represented by the Donglin Party is not only exempt from tax and labor, but also exempted from military service, and can often control the court.

In a military operation like the attack on the Oasis of Tehenaut, the small vassals of Marrakech belong to those whose commercial interests have been damaged, and a hundred are not happy, so naturally they will not send troops to support. This coalition of 10,000 people is led by the 'Sultan' and the private soldiers of the three major families in the city.

Then, the 'Portuguese arms dealers' refused to cooperate at all, and retreated into a fortress in the mountains, which was difficult to defend and difficult to attack.

The wandering 'Hassan clan' - well, now they call themselves Tafilales, suddenly send 3,000 troops to support the Portuguese, and are currently confronting the coalition forces, pinning down many troops.

Next, there was terrible news: the whole army of 3,000 volts was exhausted, and more than 1,000 muskets were lost!

Under the triple bad news, the coalition command system was suspended, and the representatives of the 'Sultan', the general, and the imam were left with only quarrels throughout the day.

A day later, Liu Jingtian's army staggered to the 'castle tower' and saw this scene.

The person in charge of the camp, 018 Wang Qinian, and Li Dewan's messenger, greeted the caravan of the Great Demon King together.

Liu Jingtian: "Are you saying that these indigenous coalition troops, except for smashing our stalls and driving away those big fat sheep who bought arms, have not done anything else, and they are spending all day here?"

This is troublesome, the confrontation between the two armies is very annoying, delaying the making of money. But it's not good for the kobolds to take the initiative to attack, not only are they not sure to win, but they also want to do ore and timber business with the big financiers of Marrakech, and the last few ships don't know how much wood is still missing.

"By the way, isn't this Ali Baba? Why is Hassan's messenger still you?"

Liu Jingtian noticed the Erwuzai in front of him.

'I remember I sent him back early, and told Hassan that this product is unreliable and should be replaced by another person!'

Alibaba is also in a bad mood: Don't let me know that neither of you is happy to keep me, but you are actually kicking me like a ball! Hassan is so murderous that he doesn't dare to provoke, the leader of the little devil has occupied his hometown again, and his sweetheart Ma Rong Nina is in the hands of others.

The smile on his face was still full of folds: "Rich and wise lord, I am your loyal servant Ali Baba! My master wants me to serve you, and he also brings news that he has sent troops to the vicinity and can protect your lord's property at any time......"

Li Dewan has been training those 'city defense troops' these days, and the results are good. In the face of a killing god like him, those cowards trained very hard, and they didn't dare to be lazy at all.

According to Li Dewan's estimate, these city defense troops will be able to go back in another month. Next, as long as you practice according to the routine he taught, you will be a qualified line infantry team, and you will have a certain ability to fight bayonets.