I don't know which hapless man Molodov snatched the cottage from, but the place where they now live is on the top of a half-step hill, and there is only one road up the mountain, and on the way up the mountain there is a canyon like a line of sky, which looks particularly easy to defend and difficult to attack. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The cottage at the top of the info hill is made of sturdy logs as thick as thighs. On both sides of the gate of the huge cottage, there were two small hills, which had been transformed into two large arrow towers, and when we came up, we saw at least ten brothers in each of them, holding bows and crossbows in their hands.

I can't help but admire Molodov's tactical ability, and he can defeat such a heavily guarded fortress. Molodov was very embarrassed by this, he said, at that time, the boss of the cottage was robbing outside, and they took advantage of the night to pretend to be a brother who went out to deceive the city gate, saying that at that time it was a heavy snow to close the mountain, and the bandits guarding the city gate did not expect that there would be other people besides their boss who would go up the mountain in the middle of the night, and opened the city gate in a daze. What followed was the battle of more than 300 of them against the more than fifty bandits left behind, and it was almost the end of the time for a cup of hot tea.

"So, we have this castle. Molodov said.

I said, "Very good, I don't think this castle can be taken even if a thousand people attack it, but you have been deceived so easily, which means that this is a New Year's gift from God." ”

Molodov nodded in agreement.

We sent the secret three times and entered the city gate. I'm glad of that, at least they're well prepared for their old tricks, and if anyone else tries to trick the gates in the same way, it's not as difficult as usual. Entering the city gates, I was confronted by a huge training ground, which occupied almost two-thirds of the interior of the castle, which was not enough to provide a training environment for thousands of people, but it was more than enough to sustain the daily training of a few hundred people. The castle was surrounded on three sides by slightly higher and steeper peaks, and only the side where it came in had a flat passage, and where the brothers had lodged and the mansion of the lord of the village were located under the steepest cliff, and the cliff was so slippery that there was not a single grass on it, so there was no possibility of being breached from that side. I can't help but have a strong curiosity about the original owner of this castle, which unlucky ghost owned such a wonderful castle, but did not know how to cherish it, neglected to take precautions, and was picked up by Molodov as a result?

"I heard that it was a bandit leader named Calf, who liked to build cities, but he didn't like to stay in the city, and I heard that he only spent more than a month a year in his own cottage, and the rest of the time he was either robbing outside or selling stolen goods outside," Molodov said. It is estimated that at this time, he didn't know that his cottage had been taken down by us. ”

I was stunned, and I felt as if I had heard a familiar name, and I said, "Calf?

Molodov looked at me curiously: "Boss, you also know this name?"

I smiled wryly and said, "I don't just know, I almost carried the black pot for him." But I guess this guy has already been repaired by Old G's master, and even his horse was given to me. We shouldn't have any worries. ”

Oguma suddenly spoke: "The Viper Calf was killed by Old G's master? I never heard the news, oh, where did you hear about it?"

I shook my head, pointed to my head and said, "Feeling." Otherwise, how could this guy's horse be tied to the door by Lao G's master and give it to me? Anyway, I carried a black pot for him, and he gave me a horse to take out a cottage, this deal is very cost-effective, haha......"

Then I heard Molodov's belly slander: "It's a good deal ......."

"Molodov?"

"Huh?"

"What were you talking about?"

"Oh no, I didn't say anything......"

As he spoke, the brothers in the cottage were all concentrated on the playground except for those who stood guard, and although they were carrying sticks and short guns, their spirits were extraordinarily high.

Molodov said: "These are the brothers we have recruited during this time, plus the guards outside, and now we have a total of three hundred and twenty-six men, almost a small team. A few of us had never participated in the training of other arms, so we all trained as infantry. At present, in addition to the seventy-six people who are still training in the queue, the other two hundred and fifty people have already entered the battle formation training. ”

I nodded, "Good job, let the brothers demonstrate it." ”

Molodov nodded, picked up a whistle made of elm and blew it, and in the shrill whistle, seventy-six people walked out of the performance procession, looking horizontally and vertically in a straight line. Then two hundred and fifty men formed an infantry battle formation, with sticks and oars in their hands, one hundred men in the middle in a spear formation, and seventy-five men on the left and right flanks in a long sword formation. Originally, when I only had 100 people in my hands, the formation was very deterrent, but now there are 250 people in the formation, not to mention how earth-shattering the momentum is, just to mention the density and depth of the battle line, which ensures the lethality and the ability to continue the battle. I'm very pleased with that.

Molodov improved my original design a little more, and instead of a rigid straight stab, the gun formation was replaced by a left stab and a right stab. Molodov's explanation is that the right stab is mainly aimed at shield-wielding infantry, and the right stab can bypass the shield of the opponent's left hand and penetrate from the right side where its defense is weak, while the left stab is aimed at the two-handed heavy infantry, which can be stabbed from the left side, which is difficult to juggle, and force away the right hand, which most people are good at. Molodov explained, and let the brothers demonstrate, and the effect was much better, the gun array moved like a hedgehog constantly rolling, and the faster the tempo, the more flexible the change of formation, and the more unpredictable it became.

As for the long knife formation, the general formation has not changed, what has changed is the long knife. Molodov took a long knife from his side and handed it to me. The long knife was a little heavier, about two pounds heavier than the broadblade used earlier, but it was also a foot longer than the broadblade, and the one foot that grew was all reflected in the blade. Previously, broadblades were roughly five and a half feet long, with the blade about a foot long. Now the total length of this knife is six and a half feet, the length of the blade is about three feet, the blade of the blade close to the handle of the knife is made of hideous serrations, the handle of the knife is three and a half feet, it is the style of a large chopping knife.

In this regard, Molodov's explanation is that he feels that the effect of the long knife formation against the cavalry is not very ideal, especially after the cavalry is close, the broad-edged knife with the long-handled short knife style cannot exert the combat effectiveness of the knife formation, and the use of the style of putting a large horse chopping broadsword can shorten the close killing range of the cavalry to the front distance, and the serrated blade can easily sawed the cavalry plate armor. The elongated blade can also force the opponent away from a distance when facing enemies with high-damage short weapons, such as Nord infantry. I closed my eyes and thought about it, and found that this was indeed the case.

But Molodov immediately poured cold water on me, and although this style of long knife is powerful, the materials and costs are also very high. He grabbed a knife specially made by several blacksmiths, and it took him five days and two iron ingots to be made. The cost of slashing out the wages due to the craftsmen would have cost at least two thousand dinars, which is unacceptably high for a standard weapon, and we now have enough money in our inventory to make five of these long knives.

I pouted, regretting that such a classic weapon could not be assembled in series. In fact, according to my ideal battle formation, at least one set of platemail per person is required, each person has a short-handled axe, a leather bag of short javelins, and the spearmen all use the Rhodok phalanx spear, and the long knifemen all use such elongated swords, so that would be perfect. But in the end, after all these lines are purchased, the cost of infantry is higher than that of ordinary light cavalry.

I was wandering as the demonstration of the battle formation below had ended, and then I saw a white shadow lingering in front of the formation, and I fixed my eyes to see that it was Oguma who was far away from before.

I followed, and before I could get closer, Oguma turned to me and shouted, "You trained all this?"

I said, "yes, what's wrong, not good training?"

Oguma was stunned and said, "You also invented such a murderous formation?"

I said, "It's okay, it's not particularly cruel." ”

Oguma let out a long sigh and said, "Even if you are only given the standard equipment of the regular armies of the five major countries, the combat effectiveness of your subordinates is enough to be comparable to the combat effectiveness of the first armed forces of Calradia and the Chandacheng management team." ”

I modestly said, "Not yet, not yet......"

Oguma suddenly turned his head and asked me, "What do you think you want such a powerful army for? Do you want to overthrow the five great powers and unify Calradia as emperor, or do you want to establish an immortal inheritance as huge as the Dark Order? Now the whole of Calradia is in chaos, and every more careerist will have more guilt for the common people." Why is it that everyone thinks about their own achievements and does not pay any attention to the people who are struggling with pain under their feet?" Okumar grew louder and more angry, and at last he was barely talking, but shouting. His hands clenched his bow and sword, like a beast to be devoured. "Do you know?" he said, "now almost all of Calradia, apart from the nobles, the careerists, is almost all reunited, and almost every family suffers the pain of losing their loved ones, because of desire!

I was stunned, I didn't know how to answer for a while, and a passion and impulse that came out of nowhere suddenly came up, as if a voice had entered my head and said to me, and I blurted out almost without thinking about it: "I have no desire, I only have a dream...... At this moment, despite all the difficulties and setbacks we have suffered, I still have a dream, and this dream is deeply rooted in the dream of Calradia. I dream that one day the whole of Calradia will stand up and truly realize the true meaning of the creed of its holy king, Lyon: 'We believe that the truth is self-evident, that all men are created equal, that there is no horror of killing'. I dream of a day when the sons of former slaves will be able to sit with the sons of former nobles and share brotherhood in every castle and town in Calradia. Today, I have a dream. I dream of a day when the valleys will rise and the mountains will fall, and the bumpy and winding road will become a smooth road, and the holy light will be revealed and the world will be full. For this dream, we will be able to work together, pray together, fight together, go to jail together, and defend our freedom together, knowing that one day we will be free and equal. You ask me what I am doing with such a strong army, because it will be the starting point and the cornerstone of our common dream, which will make freedom and equality sound from every hill of Calradia! from every city and every river!"

When I finished all this in one breath, the voice in my head was still buzzing, and before I knew it, I was so moved that my eyes were hazy, and a hot mist rose from my eyes, as if winter in Calradia was coming to an end. It's been three days since my speech, and for three days Okumar has locked himself in his room, not listening to anyone. What is the food that is brought in, and what is it when it is served? Sometimes I pass by his closed door and think...... How the hell is this old guy going to the toilet?

On the third day, Okumar finally opened the door, and it could be seen that he had thought about a lot of things in the past few days, and his whole body was much haggard, and many of his long silky white hair had dried up and adhered to it, and he had crumpled it into a ball by himself.

The first thing he did when he went out was to go straight to me and say, "I've been thinking about it for a long time, and you're right." Although everyone is very bitter, if they do not fight, there will be no end to this suffering. I believe that you are a person with great ideals, and like Lao G, your idea is to use violence to end the suffering that is pressing on everyone's head, although it will be painful in a short time, but everyone has hope. I now realize how wrong I was before, I just closed my eyes and plugged my ears, didn't do or listened, thinking that this way wouldn't make it worse, but I was wrong. I'm not worthy of being a hero, you are worthy, although you don't know how to work hard at all, but this does not hinder your chivalrous name. ”

I was flattered and said, "Okuma, you have rated me too highly, I will be embarrassed." ”

Okumar said, "You don't have to be embarrassed, you deserve it. You and your brother Lao G are the same kind of people, walking alone at the forefront of the whole world, not being accepted. It's only when you succeed that we know you've done so much. I don't wonder why someone would pay a million for your head. I was suddenly startled, and I said, "What are you kidding, isn't it 500,000, how did it become 1 million again?"

Okumar rubbed his red eyes and said, "Don't you know? Oh, you've done a terrible job of intelligence. Just yesterday, I got the news that another mysterious person has added 500,000 and wants to buy your head. Now your bounty has reached a million, and you are worth more than the kings of the five great powers. In general, in this case, your luck will also be carried to the extreme, such as choking to death by drinking water, choking to death by eating, walking by meteorites or something. ”

I touched my chest and said, "Don't scare me!"

Oguma said solemnly: "I didn't scare you, this is probably an objective law. Anyone with an assassination bounty of more than 1 million will have extremely bad luck. Usually in this case, the person will find a place to live in seclusion, and he will have to change places every few days, otherwise it is likely that the valley where he is living in seclusion will collapse, the cave will be earthquake, and the forest will catch fire. ”

As soon as Oguma finished speaking, the earth trembled a few times, and then the brothers immediately reported that there had been a small collapse in the canyon up the mountain, and although it did not seal the way out, it was still difficult to descend the mountain.