readx; The Gatu were a rebellious nomadic people who were skilled in bows and spears. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThey are natural cavalrymen who have been trained to fight on horseback since childhood. After years of conflict with the Barcos Empire, they accepted the peace treaty. In return, Cato had to expand the empire as a mercenary. When Osa invaded Pande, the backbone of his cavalry was the elite cavalry of Cato. When it was learned that the emperor was dead and Barcos was torn apart, the Cato in the expeditionary force could no longer return to their homeland. They left Osa, raided several villages, and took women captive, before heading north to establish a second home in the steppes northeast of Pande. As a closed society, they refused to negotiate trade and diplomacy, and the Cato warriors patrolled their territory, ready to attack anyone who set foot on their territory, and they often went out of the steppes to attack caravans, sometimes organizing large armies under the leadership of certain Gato warlords to sack cities. Food, money, and cloth would not be spared anything as long as they could be used, and what Gato needed most was women, a large number of women, who needed to give birth to more warriors.

From a distance, the Payne patrol is only 6~70 people, and the Gato team is more than 150 people. The soldiers of Gatu are all cavalry, they come and go like the wind, it is easy to catch up with the caravan or the villager self-defense team, and when they encounter a strong enemy, they can quickly evacuate, which makes the troops who want to pursue the Gatu people very headache, but the woods as one of the most unfavorable terrain for cavalry combat have also become a defensive barrier for caravans and villager patrols.

The warriors of the Penn patrol hid behind the trees, and whenever the Gatu rushed in, they used their spears, The axe and spear stopped the horse, and several warriors rushed up and pulled the Gatu off their horses and hacked them to death, among them was a swordsman with a light helmet and a Saarion light plate armor that was very eye-catching, holding a shrine sword in his right hand, and a very small battle shield in his left hand, not so much a shield as a large gauntlet, his movements were very fast, his left arm blocked the Gatu's saber or spear, and his right hand immediately drew the sword, fast and ruthless, he killed three Gatu in a few minutes, the small war shield made him very quick when blocking and attacking switching, the Gatu people often had no time to defend after the weapon was blocked, and watched the other party kill themselves, but the disadvantage of the small battle shield is that the defense area is too small, and it is difficult to cover his body in the face of flying arrows, and the swordsman has already suffered several injuries.

There were only more than 20 people in Levy's group, and it was better to send them to death than to support the Payne patrol, and dozens of enemies could kill them all with a single charge.

"What to do, Levi?" Kendall swallowed and foamed, "There are too many Gatus to beat them." ”

"We can't leave it alone, we can't beat it, the only way is to go to Marions to find reinforcements. Lévi had already made up his mind: "The infantry are all hidden here, don't be discovered by the Gatu, Sagulas, you will be the commander." Kendall, Edith, Wall and I went to Marions, where we could see the walls of Marions, and we were back in two hours. I don't know if they can withstand it. Lévy added: "If they can't hold it, Sagulas, and retreat west with his brothers, be sure to avoid this gang of Gatu." ”

Lévi did not run directly to Marions here, but made a detour so that Zagulas and the others would not be discovered by the Gatus.

"Chief, there are a few people over there. "The dust raised by the horses as they ran was easy to spot, and a Gato raider ran up to the chief, a Gato hussar, and although he used the same weapons as the Gato raiders, such as sabers and short compound bows, they were far more powerful than the Gato raiders. "No matter what those people do, their purpose must be Marions, you take a few people to kill them. ”

"Levy, six Gatu men come up from behind," Wall shouted. "Edith, are you sure you can take out a few?" Edith was the only cavalry archer, and Levi needed to know his strength first.

"Not one," Edith replied frustratingly, "my Dasha bow is about the same as the short compound bow they use, it doesn't have a long range, and it doesn't have a lot of accuracy. If I have a good bow, as long as you can help me contain it, none of them will be able to run. ”

"It would be nice if you borrowed Diev's bow. Kendall said with regret. "No way," Edith said more regretfully than Kendall, "the Silver Mist Ranger is far more powerful and accurate than the Daxia Bow, but it's too big to pull away on a horse." ”

"Well, Levy, we'll wrap them up. Kendall said, "You go to Marions." "Be careful, if you can't beat it, run away." ”

The three of Kendall turned their horses around, "According to the tactics we formulated two days ago, I'll go first." Kendall held a shield in his left hand and a javelin in his right hand and rushed forward. With the addition of Edith, the tactics that Kendall had always wanted to achieve were realized: as a throwing cavalry, Kendall rushed first, and the enemy could not ignore his threat, he had both long-range killing ability and shield defense, and could fight for a while, and then Edith as an archer went up again, regardless of whether he could shoot the enemy or not, it would definitely cause chaos, and finally the lancer Wall went up again, at this time few people could pay attention to him, and if he was stabbed by a cavalry lance, it was almost a one-shot kill.

"Hopefully they will be able to defeat the enemy. Levi whipped the horse hard, and the figures of Kendall and the Gatu were already disappearing behind them, and Marions was in front!

Marions' walls are not as tall as Alfendor's, but the many arrow towers and numerous towers that protrude from the walls show the world that this is the glorious Marions, and that she has never fallen. Neither Gato, nor the enemy troops, nor even the lion knights of Sarion, had never breached her walls.

The lord of Marions is the Duke of Elfwan, the number one in Sarion, although the Duke of Brenus is known as the strongest duke, but the Duke of Elfwan is still a little stronger in terms of marching formation, and the most important thing is that the Duke of Elfwan is very popular, and everyone is very face-saving at all times. Duke Brennus is just the opposite, his temper is too short-tempered, many people can't stand his temper, most of the lords of Sarion have a certain friendship with Elfwan, only a few lords have a bad relationship with him, including the Duke of Arama of Laria, not that there is any personal grudge between them, but in terms of military command, the three dukes are strong contenders for marshals.

Lévi had no time to admire the scenery of Marions, so he hurried his horse straight towards the city, which, according to previous experience, was the lord's castle hall at the end of the main road at the city gate.

"Stop!" the two guards stopped Levi, "Don't you know that horses are not allowed to run in front of the lord's mansion?"

"My name is Reinhardt, Ossenbach, and I am the head of a mercenary group. Lévy dismounted and said, "Not far outside Marions, there is a group of Gatu people attacking Payne's patrol, and I have too few men to go up and help, is the Duke there?"

The name of the nobleman played a big role, and the two guards hurriedly saluted: "Commander, it's really unfortunate that the Duke of Elfwan has already gone to Sarion with his troops. ”

"And the flag bearer of the Marions Flag Guard is not there?" asked Levi anxiously. "Lord Grandlon, the flag bearer, also went with the Duke. "Sarion has declared war on the Empire. The guard, fearing that Levi would not believe him, added again. Is there no way?, Lévi thought blankly.

"What's going on?" said a man who looked like an official from inside the mansion. "That's right," one of the guards hastened to tell him what had happened.

"Oh~~ I've heard of you, Captain Reinhardt," the official was very polite; "I'm the butler Shaledo, it's a pity that the Duke and the Flag Guards have gone to Saarion, however, there are a lot of mercenaries in the tavern, and when I heard the news of the Duke's expedition, many mercenaries came to visit, although the Duke has recruited a lot, but there are still some who have not been recruited and who are late, I hope that Mr. Commander can recruit enough people." If you can help the Payne Patrol, both Saarion and Payne will be grateful to you. ”

"Well, thank you, butler Shaledo. Levi mounted his horse, "Hopefully we'll be able to recruit enough men." ”

Across the street was the tavern, and Lévi walked in, "Who's the mercenary? I'm going to hire a lot of people." Levi has gradually adapted to the role of the regiment leader, whether it is walking or speaking, he has gained some momentum: "I am going to fight the Gato team outside the city, what I need is a brave warrior, if you are afraid of death, don't sign up." Lévi threw a few dinars on the counter in a dashing manner: "Have a beer." ”

"As you wish, honorable commander," a professional infantryman approached, "my companions and I have eight men in total, and we only need 3,500 dinars, and we have nothing to ask for but wages and wine, you know, we professional infantry are good troops." ”

"Good, it's your money. Levi counted the money and threw it over.

"Professional infantry also dare to claim to be very strong, don't laugh at the dead, get out!" Several mercenaries appeared in front of Levi, Gatu! Judging from their clothing, they were Gatu hussars, and one of the leading hussars saluted Levi: "Commander, the prestige of the Gatu people is not comparable to these professional infantry, hiring us is equivalent to a victory, we have a total of 14 people, only 8600 dinars, this price is very cost-effective." ”

"The professional infantry are good fighters, and the Gatu are strong, but, you know, I'm going to kill the Gatu right now. Levi asked for another drink, "Those people are your compatriots, you may not be able to do it or??" It is also possible to join them, and it would be unwise to hire you. ”

"You know, Captain. One of the Gatu hussars at the head sat in front of Levi: "For more than a hundred years, the Gatu people have had offspring by plundering women, and there is very little Gatu blood in the body, more than the blood of the Pande, and we brothers are tired of the life of plundering and do not want to be cursed anymore, as you can see, it is the mercenaries standing in front of you, not Gatu, we are loyal to you alone, of course we will also abandon you, provided that you cannot pay our wages or run away in battle." ”