Chapter 244: The Crypt

"This ...... Isn't this a chariot?" Roddy's eyes narrowed, and it seemed that at this moment, Roddy, the king, and the Sith Master were standing in a small schoolyard in the palace beneath the ground. 【Reading.com】

The circular school field presents a concave arc, like an ancient gladiatorial arena, and the three of them are standing on a stone platform several meters high.

A stone door next to the school yard slowly opened, and out of it came a Sauron chariot, which looked exactly like what Roddy had seen in the last war. Two tall horses, covered in fine armor, dragged a two-wheeled carriage made of iron and wood, with long, sharp-edged steel knives stuck in the wheels on either side, which spun rapidly as the wheels rolled, enough to kill and wound approaching enemies. And the three soldiers on the carriage, one driving, one holding a shield, and the other holding a long battle axe.

"Lord Roddy must have seen the power of chariots?" the king smiled, as if he was a little smug.

Luo Di glanced at the king and said in a low voice: "This kind of chariot has outstanding advantages, but its disadvantages are also very obvious! It may be able to exert its power for a while in the open plains, but it is not absolutely invincible! If you encounter well-trained infantry, as long as you use the right methods, you can defeat this flashy chariot without any suspense at all!"

"Oh?" said the king, smiling leisurely.

Roddy sighed: "First of all, the charge! A carriage with three fully armored soldiers, and the weapons and shields in their hands, plus the fine armor on the horses...... This weight is a big burden for horses. Therefore, the charge of the chariot is not even comparable to that of the heavy cavalry! If I were the commander, as long as a lightly armed cavalry did not fight the chariot head-on, and fought and retreated, take advantage of the advantage of the degree to open the distance and avoid short-handed encounters! At the same time, kill and injure the opponent with co-construction ......"

The king said lightly: "That's a different place! Your country's Thor's whip dominates the world, and it is naturally proud of its cavalry! It's just that my chariot is used to deal with the dwarves! The dwarves are naturally short in stature. The lower limbs are short, and they are not suitable for being cavalrymen. And they are in the middle of the inland sea. Even if they had the money to buy horses, they couldn't keep them in large numbers on the islands...... So, your assumption doesn't hold true for the dwarves!"

Roddy frowned and continued, "Even if the dwarves don't have excellent cavalry, even if they are infantry. As long as you have the right method. It is not difficult to defeat such a convoy. ”

The king smiled as if he had something unfathomable. Just looking at Roddy.

Luo Di pondered, and said in a low voice: "If I lead the army to stick to the city wall to resist this kind of chariot, it is naturally not competent! As long as I am given a well-trained elite infantry, I can also defeat the chariot!" He said slowly: "The power of the chariot depends on the horse sprint! As long as there is a team of excellent archers behind the formation, a volley will be fired." As long as one of the two horses in a chariot is wounded, the injured horse will not be able to run. In the middle of a high run, the chariot will definitely roll over. Then there will be the destruction of the chariots and the deaths!" Roddy paused and continued: "And in the charging formation, even if you loosen the queue of the chariots, as long as the chariots and horses in front are hit, and the chariots in the front lose their mobility, then the chariots behind will also be blocked in the way! The entire queue will collapse immediately!" Speaking of this, Rodi sighed: " I don't have to let the soldiers die in vain, the archers from afar shoot the horses, and when the horses are killed, the infantry rushes up, and the incapacitated chariots can only wait to be slaughtered. ”

The king smiled slightly: "Then, Roddy, you might as well give it a try!"

He clapped his hands, and immediately behind the door behind him stepped a guardian knight, handing over a pair of bows and arrows.

The king took a step forward and waved his hand at the chariot below, and the soldier shouted and whipped his whip, and the chariot sped up in the middle of the schoolyard.

Luo Di looked at the bow and arrow handed to him, and seemed stunned. Then the king whispered, "Try it, and shoot the horse that pulls the cart with a bow and arrow."

Since the king asked him to shoot it, Luo Di did not hesitate at all, bent his bow and shot the arrow, and shot at the horse with one arrow! His archery skills were quite good, and the strength and accuracy of this arrow reached a certain level, although he did not use his fighting spirit, but when the arrow went out, the sound of "boom" breaking through the air came, and it had already hit the horse's reserve! The sharp arrow broke through the armor on the horse's body and stuck crookedly on the horse's back.

To Roddy's surprise, the horse that was shot didn't neigh at all, and still tried to spread its hooves and gallop forward, not caring about the arrow wound on his body!!

"You can keep shooting!" a strange glint flashed in the king's eyes.

Roddy took a deep breath and pulled out four sharp arrows from the quiver in one hand, and then saw him move like the wind, "Xiu Xiu Xiu" sound endlessly, four arrows shot out one after another, and each arrow accurately hit the war horse!!

"Hell" Roddy was surprised in his heart, seeing that the king cast a somewhat mocking gaze, Roddy quickly drew a sharp arrow again!

Although his archery skills were not as good as Dark's, they had been carefully practiced, and this time he was aiming at the horse's head! The horse could not stand it any longer, and finally stumbled a few steps and fell with a bang!

With the fall of one horse, the other horse could not pull the chariot, and the chariot that was galloping staggered violently, and the wheels were lifted by half, but fortunately, the soldiers driving the car were prepared, so that the car did not really overturn!

"How?" Although Roddy's last arrow finally hit the horse, the king did not show any frustration and looked at Roddy with a smile.

There was no joy of victory on Roddy's face, he lowered his head and thought for a moment, sighed, and said in a deep voice: "I lost!"

His last arrow hit the horse's head, and he wanted to hit the horse's head accurately when the horse was galloping...... Even among elite archers, it's hard to find how many. Most archers and soldiers have absolutely no such ability!

An ordinary archer can only shoot a horse...... But seeing that the horse was hit by five arrows, it still galloped and did not stop......

"This kind of horse is strange!" said Roddy in a deep voice, "If it were an ordinary army encountering this kind of chariot, I'm afraid the archers would not have shot the horses yet." The chariot has already rushed in front of it. ”

The king nodded and glanced at the Sith. There was a faint smile on the Sith's face; This horse is different from a normal war horse! Our magician has concocted a strange medicine. This medicine has been mixed with the horse's feed for a long time, so that the horse cannot feel pain at all! They have a strong ability to resist blows, and they can still keep running even if they are hit by seven or eight arrows! We have tried and tested many times!"

Roddy closed his eyes and thought for a moment. said: "Such a special war horse is really powerful. Perhaps only this kind of war horse can wield the power of the chariot to the maximum...... It's just that. Even if the archers can't break the convoy, there is still another way!"

Luo Di opened his eyes, looked at the school field below, waved his hand, and said loudly: "If there is a group of heavy infantry with high morale! Put on a dense formation! At the same time, the soldiers in the front row have the determination and belief to die! With the heavy infantry ground shield wall in the front, the soldiers behind the shield use special spears of three or four meters! Greet the charge of the chariot convoy head-on! The chariot convoy may be able to break through the shield wall in the front row. But even if the horse is not afraid of bows and arrows, it is not immortal! The spear can kill and injure a large number of horses! As long as the soldiers in the front row are killed or wounded, the charge of the chariot can be resisted!" he said slowly: "As long as the chariot in front of the chariot is blocked. The chariots behind are crowded behind, can they still fly? Without the chariots that charged, they were just a useless pile of rotten wood!"

"Well-trained, morale is high, and the soldiers have the faith and determination to die......," the king muttered to himself, suddenly looking at Roddy and smiling, "You may have such an army in your country...... But, in Roland the Great 6, is there such an army?"

Roddy Language...... He had seen first-hand the strength of Roland's 6th coalition on the battlefields of Thundering City and the Pamir Plains in the northwest of the Empire.

To tell the truth, except for the elite "Holy Knights" and the royal knights of the Sauron Kingdom, which can barely be called good, the other armies of the Roland Kingdom, in the eyes of Luo Di, are really unable to achieve "well-trained and high morale", let alone any soldiers who have the faith and determination to die"!

The king looked at the reaction on Roddy's face with satisfaction, and said slowly: "That's right! If our convoy encounters your country's elite infantry and cavalry, or it can't win, but it will be enough to run rampant in Roland 6." He then smiled and said, "I know very well that this convoy will definitely not be able to win if it encounters the Holy Knights. But my purpose is not to deal with the Holy Knights! my imaginary enemies are the armies of the Dwarves!"

"Oh?" Rody frowned, he had never seen the dwarves and knew nothing about their army. The king smiled, "I can at least guarantee that the dwarven army may be able to barely achieve 'well-trained and high morale', but it will never be able to do what you said 'with the belief and determination to die!!"

Roddy's eyes lit up: "Why?"

The king said lightly: "Because they are too rich!"

The king looked at the chariot below and seemed to be a little distracted, and continued in his mouth: "The dwarves have earned a lot of wealth through the trade of iron and wood for hundreds of years! But now, their courage has been replaced by heavy wallets! A rich man would not dare to fight with others!" The king seemed to smile: "The army of the dwarves is well equipped, and the salaries of the soldiers are almost as high as Roland! But an army armed with money cannot really have strong combat effectiveness! ”

The king suddenly smiled, took Luo Di's hand, and said lightly: "Okay, I've finished reading here, I'll take you to see something else." ”

The two of them went out through the door behind them hand in hand, still without any followers, only the Sith following behind. The three of them re-entered the palace.

After passing through several arches, the three of them stood in front of two large stone doors that were closed tightly.

There was silence around the palace, and there was no human voice—everyone here seemed to appear silently. Without the king's order, it seems that everyone would be invisible.

"What is this place?" said Roddy, looking at the stone door in front of him. The door is carved in relief. A peculiarly shaped long sword was formed, and next to the long sword was indeed an olive leaf.

As if to see Roddy's surprise, the king smiled and said, "This relief is a symbol of the royal family of Sha'an, and it means: The ultimate purpose of the sword is to bring peace!"

Luo Di sighed: "There is some truth in what this chrysanthemum said. ”

The king said: "This stone gate has existed since the beginning of its construction! Behind this gate are some files and records left by the royal family of Sagar. Only members of the royal family have ever been allowed to enter here! Not even the Sith has ever been in! I can tell you. Behind this stone door. It records the rise and fall of the ancient Shaga Empire!!"

Roddy's heart was pounding...... The rise and fall of the Shaga Empire?

Could it be the historical truths that have been obliterated?

The king nodded. His expression was serious, he looked at Luo Di solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "Originally, according to the ancient royal rules, outsiders were not allowed to enter here! But now the situation is different! The temple is struggling with each other, and Roland Da 6 has reached the most dangerous juncture! If the Sauron Kingdom fails, then the last spark of the Shaga Empire will be completely extinguished! So. Today, I would like to invite His Excellency Roddy to join me in those 'historical truths!!!'" Roddy said with a clear feeling. The Sith beside him seemed to have a slight change of color on his face, but the king shook his head at him gently, and a hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes.

"Then, Lord Roddy, welcome to be the first guest of the Shaga Royal Forbidden Land for a thousand years!" said the king, making a gesture of please. Roddy took a deep breath and with a bit of anticipation, he reached out and pushed the two doors in front of him......

At this moment, just when Luo Di was apprehensive and pushed open the door that hid the "historical truth", on the ground a hundred meters above, at the gate of the city on the edge of the royal capital, a light carriage was slowly entering the city.

After the soldiers defending the city checked the customs clearance procedures of the other party, they collected a certain amount of taxes according to the general standards of the kingdom of Sauron, and the carriage was able to enter the royal capital without any problems.

Along the wide streets, in the direction of the carriage, it went towards the royal palace.

At this moment, it was broad daylight, and the streets of the royal capital were full of pedestrians, and the carriage was driving on the most prosperous street, but the windows seemed to be pushed open. A pleasant voice with a little coquettishness came low from the carriage.

The owner of this voice seemed to sigh: "I can't imagine that this place is much more prosperous than the last time." This King Sauron is really not an ordinary person, and it seems that the royal family of Sauron is very popular all the way. ”

There seemed to be a slightly gruff voice in the car whispering, "Why can't I see the difference?"

The coquettish voice seemed to smile lightly, and said in a low voice: "You haven't been to Roland Big 6, so naturally you don't understand." ”

She seemed to sigh: "On the current Roland 6, the war between the temple and the kingdom is imminent, and the tax we paid to enter the city gate just now was much higher than the last time I came. Apparently the kingdom is already raising its tax rate and preparing to accumulate wealth for war! In such a situation, can you feel the haze of the pre-war haze here? After the increase in the tax rate, have we heard any dissatisfaction with the royal family along the way? In this situation, King Sauron can still be so popular, and such a method is not simple. ”

The carriage gradually crossed the long street and approached the palace. But he turned a fork in the road and went to a separate palace next to the palace.

Before the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, a group of soldiers of the Royal Knights had already greeted him, and the officer who led the team immediately changed his respectful expression, led his own people to lead the way, and ran all the way to the gate of the palace with the carriage.

Moments later, the palace gates opened, and His Royal Highness Arvin, the crown prince of Sauron's palace, strode out in a shining knight's armor. There was still sweat on his forehead, and his face was red after strenuous exercise, and next to him were several people who looked like officers in military uniforms, all of whom were also covered with sweat. Obviously, they had been practicing martial arts together just now.

The attendant had already bowed down and opened the carriage door, and then a snow-white calf stepped out of the carriage door, and then a proud figure flashed out from behind the carriage door, this woman rolled her hair and wore a tight-fitting dress that completely highlighted her proud figure, especially the hem of the skirt seemed to be much shorter than the average dress, and her pair of slender and round thighs were half exposed!

She stepped out of the carriage and walked towards the crown prince with a light smile, and with every step, there was a faint hint of seductive spring light between the skirt and the drive.

"Miss Nice. The crown prince didn't seem to react much to her charm, and still maintained a friendly smile: "I didn't expect a distinguished guest like you to come to see me today." ”

Nitis smiled lightly, but with a slight scoop of her eyes, it was as if the souls of almost all the men present had been hooked, she pursed her lips and smiled, and then said in a low voice: "Your Highness, I came this time, but I brought you a few good gifts." I got some good wine in the Southern Big 6, and this time I came to Sauron, except to deal with some business matters. It is to bring these gifts to visit you.

At this time, another person had already stepped out of the carriage! This person was burly, with a full face and a beard, a pair of eyes like lightning, and a simple dress, it was Duck!

However, this time, he didn't have the signature longbow behind him.

Nitis smiled slightly: "Your Highness, I also brought you a distinguished guest...... I know that Your Highness is obsessed with martial arts, and this Mr. Duck is a master of archery!"