Chapter 087

Meanwhile, in Uxhall, the knight Dre is sitting in Gruenward's usual office seat, enjoying the thrill of taking control of a city. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info his men were standing respectfully on the sidelines, reporting to him as he usually did with the Count.

"Well, that's good. He took a sip of warm cider and asked, "How's the mercenary going?"

"The mercenaries have been hired. The subordinate smiled flatteringly, "We have hired the Otlanji Brigade, the Clippers, the Beacon Mercenary Regiment, and the Great Sword Regiment, which are the four most powerful of the mercenaries outside the city, and the most famous mercenary group on the mainland. ”

"Well, how do they compare to Bloodfront?"

"It's strong, not weak, sir. The subordinate smiled and said, "Blood Blade's fame is not because of the knight's gimmick, to be honest, the strength is just like that." If they do dare to come, it will at best make our walls a little redder. ”

"Not bad," the knight nodded, "and what about the price?"

"Originally, the price was quite high, but after I reported your and the Earl's names, they immediately lowered the price honestly," the subordinate laughed even more flatteringly, "Your Excellency, you are really famous!"

"Haha, very good," the knight laughed, gladly accepting the sycophant, "When the Earl comes back in a few days, I will definitely give you credit!"

"Thank you, sir. ”

"Alright," the knight looked out the window, and the pitiful light and smoke in the cold and snow in the distance made his heart even more comfortable. So, he drew the long sword from his waist and carefully wiped it. "Now, see if any fool hits my sword. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the thick bell of Uxhall rang out rapidly, and rows of battle flags appeared at the end of the mountain road as far as the eye could see.

When the Dre Knight heard the bell, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly, as if the enviable title and honor were within reach. It's been two weeks since Mu and a group of Nords attacked Harlaus's fleet. These two weeks have been a carnival of pirates. The whole Svadia West Sea is completely out of order, and these robbers who live by the sea are like mad dogs that smell blood, and they are raging wildly in this sea, plundering supply ships, caravans, fishing boats, and everything that floats on the sea. Two weeks later, the barbarians finally felt some satisfaction, and the new order was settled. As for what the new order is, it goes without saying, it is naturally a "harmonious" situation in which the four families eat meat and the other tribes drink soup.

One of the Nords was a happy man, especially as he watched the invincible Nordyars reluctantly move their spoils into their storehouses.

"Hmmm... Well.... Huh?" the merchant held a piece of parchment in one hand and picked through a pile of armor with the other.

"Skorjall, you're not being kind. Mu pinched his nose with the hand holding the parchment, and pulled out a tattered stinky leather armor from his armor. This leather armor... It's a compliment to say it's tattered, even if it is decomposed and recycled, it is estimated that it won't be able to get many qualified leather nails. What's more, I don't know how many times this thing has been soaked by seawater, blood, and men's stinky sweat, and it exudes this indescribable terrifying aura from the inside out. With this smell, I am afraid that the dirtiest evil gods of Rhodok mythology will also turn away from it.

"I said that even if you want to take advantage, you have to think about it, okay?" Mu hurriedly threw the rotten leather armor into the sea, and then raised his right hand and rubbed it vigorously on his clothes. "I'm very kind in business, if you take a piece of old leather armor with holes and put it in it to be shoddy, I will pretend not to see it, but what happened just now? Say that you captured it from the transport ship of the Rui Erdian people, ZZ doesn't believe it!"

"Shut up, you bastard!" Skorjall, who was already annoyed, immediately exploded, "How much money did you make of us。。。。。? Let me go.... Let go!" Skoll, who was just about to stage an all-martial deed, was immediately saved by his own men and four other Yar.

"Calm down, calm down, this is my ship!"

"Although his mouth is cheap, you are also a little excessive. ”

"Wait, we haven't traded yet!"

"Alain, you TND is uneasy and kind!"

Mu clapped his hands and was about to go up to persuade him, but he was immediately glared back by the other four Yar with murderous eyes, and couldn't help but take a box of gold coins from Yamila with some contempt, and said, "Uh... What I want to say is that Skoryar's money has already been calculated, and if there is anything else to exchange, you can go to the warehouse and find Nordi. ”

"Hmph!" said Skoll, who gave the merchant a hard glance before beckoning his men to carry the cash box to buy something.

Mu's gaze turned away from Skoll and smiled at the other four Yar's, "So, which one is next?"

The past two weeks have been a carnival for the pirates, but when they are done, they find that there is a serious problem, that is, they have robbed too much. Everything else is fine, food and cloth can be used by oneself, and gold and silver jewelry will also be handled by black merchants who specialize in shady business, but the question is, what to do with weapons and armor? You know, the four Yar have robbed three convoys.

If you ask someone this question, it's bound to get a lot of rolls and an idiotic answer, which is, "Use it yourself, idiot, look at the rags on you." However, the facts made the Nords want to cry without tears.

Most of Svadia's regular soldiers were armed with chain mail, and some even had plate parts. These finely and heavy armors are definitely incomparable patrons to the Ryordians, but to the Nords, they are simply a talisman. The Nord people's specialty lies in water battles, and water battles, falling into the water, and swimming are simply commonplace. As a result, the Nords are generally equipped with lighter leather or cotton armor, and the only metal armor on their bodies is often just a helmet. However, in the Nord kingdom on the mainland, due to the increasing frequency of land battles, some soldiers have begun to equip lightweight chain mail vests or studded armor to make up for the lack of defense. But even so, none of the Nords were as heavily armed and dressed as canned as the Ryordians. If you really want to do this, if you accidentally fall into the water that day, then you will only sink to the bottom, and you can't save it.

Speaking of weapons, weapons such as straight swords, short swords, and maces are fine. The Nords are also used to it, but the mainstream equipment of Swadia, such as half-swords and spears, is another matter. In water warfare, especially when jumping gangs, the combat space is not large. As a result, the length of the weapon is limited, which is why the Nord warriors, although often armed with two-handed axes, still prefer the combination of hand axes and round shields. In addition, two-handed axes are not used to cut people on ships, but to cut masts, sail ropes, and anchor ropes. And the half-hand sword, the two-handed sword and the like, are obviously longer, not to mention a spear of three or four meters.

If weapons don't work, shields can, right? But shields that look like Swadia soldiers aren't to the appetite of the Nords. The shield of the Ryerdian warrior is usually a kite shield or fan shield, which is long and narrow, and is designed to give the owner all-round protection in hand-to-hand combat. The fan shield is generally used by cavalry, and in order to facilitate fighting, the size can generally block the upper body. As for the Nords, they are more accustomed to using round shields. When launching a surprise attack at sea, the first thing to face is inevitably the enemy's arrows. At this time, the Nord warrior can avoid most attacks as long as he puts the round shield on his head, and the round shield does not occupy as much space as the iris shield, even if it is on the ship, it is not very affected by the fighting, so it has been used by the Nords for hundreds of years. The long pointed horns of the iris shield are too much of an obstacle for the Nords, and the fan shield is too small to protect their bear-like physique in a rain of arrows, so the Nords have never been very interested in these two shields.

Since the shield doesn't work, the crossbow machine can always do, right? Sorry, it still doesn't work. The Nord ship system is very different from the Karad ship system, the Nord ship really comes in the wind, goes in the waves, and sometimes there will be water in the ship, in short, the combat environment is quite humid. The humid environment is simply a natural enemy for the crossbow machine, the metal parts inside will be corroded, the crossbow line is easy to be damaged by soaking in water, and the delicate crossbow once it breaks down, it is not easy to overhaul, plus the Nord people are tyrannical by nature, so naturally they will not use such a mother-in-law's thing.

The rest of the horses, not to mention the cargo ships, no one took these guys with them when they were robbing.

So, the four Yar slipped around and found that there wasn't much of the loot they had captured!

Since I can't use it, then I'll sell the head office. It is true that the black merchants who do business with them also collect, but the amount they can buy is only a fraction of the amount, so who will they look for so many left?

Just kidding, no one wants to throw themselves into the net. Nord? They are all of the same race, and they know exactly what the roundworms in their stomachs look like. Virgia? Others themselves are good at exporting weapons! Kougit is too far away to pull through. Rhodok, what about the war, several army groups have their brains out, are you sure you can get to the city safely with these troops? Salander? That's a good idea, but the others are fighting jihad, and the religious sentiment is quite frenzied. His own group of northern animistic heretics passed, and they were roasted in eight minutes. As for melting and recasting, it is simply a tyrannical thing, and the Yaers are distressed, not to mention, even if they really change the weapon that fits their hands, calculating the cost, it is estimated that it is better to sell it to the profiteer Mu.

Nords are reckless, but not stupid. Therefore, in the end, they gritted their teeth and sold the things to Boss Mu, and Mu did take out the full amount of dinar and various commodities according to the agreement, so although they were aggrieved, they didn't make any radical moves.

So, in this way, Mu got a battle that could almost equip an entire group army at a price close to collecting scrap.

At this time, the merchant was happily counting the goods in his hand, and at the same time silently making calculations in his heart. In two weeks, it is estimated that the news that Harlaus is going to be finished has spread, and even if Gruenward, who is stationed in Uxhall, is calm, he will not be able to suppress his soldiers. At this time, it is the best time for Her Royal Highness the princess to send troops. Everything was as Knight Dre and Earl Gruenward had predicted, Princess Azona, who was fully supported by Roden Rose, was really wealthy, and with a wave of her hand, she hired all the mercenaries in the city, and she didn't mean to worry about money at all.

"Hmph, it's just a rabble. On the outer wall of Uxhall, the commander of the Otlanji Brigade, Joljo, looked at the motley army marching towards the enemy garrison under the city, and said disdainfully to the Swadian overseers beside him, "This kind of garbage, ten times more will not be able to shake our defenses." ”

The Overseer was also a wonderful person, and immediately patted his ass and said, "Of course, your name is like thunder, Commander, I guess those miscellaneous people will be scared when they hear your name!"

"Hahahaha" both laughed at the same time.

To be honest, the noble-born Overseer still likes this captain. This heroic middle-aged man is very cheerful, even to the Overseer in charge of surveillance, he once reprimanded those killers when he was bullied by those mercenaries, "Although he is not one of ours, he is going to fight side by side, and they are all brothers who want to be friends with each other." Tell me, do you treat your brother like you?"

Just this sentence made the Overseer's favorability explode. Later, the Overseer learned that the regimental commander was also from a noble background, but after the collapse of the Great Empire, their family's territory of Fort Otlanji was destroyed in the war, and the lord at that time had no choice but to take a group of retainers who were unwilling to betray him and set up the Otlanji Brigade. And now, when the brigade passed into Jolcho's hands, it was already one of the largest mercenary groups. It's no wonder that the Overseers feel that they are quite close to the commander, they are both nobles, so they can talk about it. Thinking about his colleagues who had been squeezed to death in the other three mercenary groups, he couldn't help but thank the main god Merandor once again for giving him such a talkative leader.

The Asona army at the bottom of the hill made a decisive attack after a little preparation. To be honest, there isn't much time left for them. It was more important to ensure the safety of Uxhall than to deter the Salanders at Fort Gruenward. Therefore, it is conceivable that once the front knows that Uxhall is besieged, he will not hesitate to come to the rescue, and at that time, he will be attacked on his back.

He put down the bill in his hand, stepped onto the deck, and glanced in the direction of Uxhall, hoping that what he had left behind would work.