We followed the path in the wilderness and headed west

"Is everything done?" Giovanni, after recovering a bit, asked Joey and the other Creelian

"Well, it's all investigated," Joey said, "but there are still a few people who haven't come back, and it's estimated that they're in trouble, but a few of us have seen clearly that there are about four hundred soldiers in Little East Lake City, and if necessary, it's likely that some mercenaries can be added to come in."

The Creelian nodded and said, "That's right, it's a Barriya and one of my countrymen told me that recently, many people have been to the Barryer mercenary market to inquire about the market, but they don't have much appetite, usually they are hired by more than a dozen or twenty people, but if they all add up, there are quite a few, it is estimated that there are more than two hundred Barriya people."

"Barrie spearman?" Giovanni said thoughtfully

"Barrie spearmen?" I asked curiously

This made Giovanni a little surprised, "Do you know these people? ”

"Yes", I replied to Giovanni, "yes, I heard from some Rhodoc sailors about these Barriya spearmen, but they behaved badly, and when they were in the bay of Garmic, these Barriya mercenaries were routed by a group of Swadian stragglers, and I heard that the Svadians were almost pushed into the sea with their backs to the sea, but in less than two hours they turned the tide of battle and drove the Barriya away"

Giovanni looked back at the Creelian with interest, "Really?" ”

I think Giovanni himself was born as a mercenary, and it is impossible for him not to know the fighting power of the Barrière

The Creelian looked a little unhappy, "If you are talking about a long time ago, then you are right," he said to me, "then I can also tell you that the soldiers of the Chanda Emperor are very good, and once with 3,000 cavalry they defeated the mixed army of 30,000 infantry and cavalry of Salander, but what is the point of that?" Why don't you see what the Barriyers look like now? ”

"Oh?" Giovanni became interested, "You mean the Barrière people have changed?" ”

"Of course," said the Crelillians, "the Bariyas are old slippery heads who suffered many years ago and resolved not to eat again and praise Allah for them."

The Creelians then began to talk about the reforms of the Barriyères over the years

Ever since their rudimentary spears and almond shields had been defeated in Rhoddock, they had begun to try to reform the Barryjes, who would not refuse to accept everything there because they had been taught them a lesson, on the contrary, most of the coaches hired by the Barryjes were from Rhodok

The number of mercenaries of the Rhodok is not large, and the number of mercenaries has been slowly decreasing because the law does not support it, but the Rhodok mercenaries are first-class in terms of weapons and equipment and tactical level, and only these mountain soldiers can keep the entire army advancing forward with spears, and they are still advancing for miles without changing the formation, when fighting, the Rhodok pikemen will use dense long-handled weapons to stop the enemy in the distance, if someone rushes into the forest of spears, Waiting for them was another group of Rhodoks, the elite halberd-wielding guards, heavily armoured and responsible for crushing the enemy when the pikemen were threatened

This kind of iron-walled attack is enough to terrify the enemy with just a neat military appearanceSo far, the Rhodok mercenaries have few records of failure, and most of the failure records are due to the defeat of the battlefield, which makes these Rhodoks a lone army, forcing them to withdraw from the battlefield Anyone who wants to defeat the Rhodok mercenary corps will pay a heavy price, and trying to slaughter them is wishful thinking, and no one would be stupid enough to do so, because in that case, In the future, it will be even more difficult to hire Rhodok mercenaries by yourself, which is extremely uncost-effective

Rhodok mercenaries are gradually declining in the country, so mercenary instructors have gone to various war-torn countries to train soldiers there

Barrie welcomed a large group of Rhodoc mercenary instructors

The methods of training of these men made the Barriyers almost silent at first: they demanded that the spearmen march in a line, that they should not stop without an order, and that they should cross the river firmly, even if there was a river in front of them; They demanded that the halberd guards carry dozens of pounds of things for a long time, and they must not disrupt the formation; They demanded that the soldiers not retreat in the face of the rain of arrows, but could only move forward as if nothing was there; They demanded that the cavalry not attack without an order to pursue, even in the face of a mountain full of goods

This kind of rule made the Barrier mercenaries very angry, they didn't think that with such discipline they could be reborn, and the Barryer people kindly and implicitly reminded the meticulous coaches to pay attention to the 'rhythm'

However, the Rhodok coaching team immediately challenged all the Barrier mercenaries and asked them to speak for themselves with their strength

This reaction made every Barrie man's blood boil

Finally, on a desert, the battle of more than 160 Rhodok mercenaries against more than 900 Barrier soldiers began, and this game alarmed the leader of Barry's mercenaries, and some of the big mercenaries, these people watched the game with anticipation, and most of them thought in their hearts whether the Rhodok would be defeated in half an hour or in an hour

The Rhodocs were armed with long spears and short sticks to remove the head of the spear; The Barriya were armed with flattened bamboo spears and almond shields

Above the desert, two groups of people began to approach

From morning until noon, except for more than forty Rhodoks who were injured and withdrew from the battlefield, the formation of the Rhodoks has been maintained, but they were forced to a river by the Barryeks What is surprising is that when the Rhodoks retreated into the river, they could still bite the formation to the death, and after crossing the river, they quickly adjusted, and at this time, the Barryeks were exhausted

The Barryans crossed the river in two parts, and when the Barryeks crossed the river, the Rhodoks did not move, and the Barryeks crossed the river safely, and began to close It seemed that the Rhodoks had lost the best opportunity to attack, but at this time, they did the most unimaginable thing: a hundred Rhodok soldiers suddenly charged at more than 800 people

In the distance, the Barryers, who were drinking, suddenly saw a large group of exhausted Barrie spearmen withdraw from the battlefield, and these people were covered in wounds and crushed in the face of Sensen spears

From this day onwards, the leader of the Barrier mercenaries did not bother with the training of the Rhodoks, but only told them that if there was a need, they should bring it up

The Rhodoks then began to drastically modify the military system, and increase the intensity of training, emphasizing the supremacy of disciplineThe Barriya mercenaries had endless painful training, and their commanders were worried about the money: under the Rhodok reforms, a Barriya mercenary was now worth about twice as much as it used to be, and their weapons were not as readily replenished as in the past

The Barriyers had never been concerned about replenishing their weapons and equipment: if the battle failed, then they did not need to be reinforced, they just fled; If the battle is successful, then it is good to strip it from the prisoners of war, anyway, no matter what country the soldiers come from, the equipment will be much better than the Barryers

However, as the Barriya mercenaries began to win some victories, especially the story of the great battle in which the six hundred Barriya defeated more than 3,000 black tribal warriors on the river beach, the employers offered more and more for the Barriya mercenaries

This time, it seems that the people of Xiaodonghu City are not willing to be reluctant, and they are going to hire the Barryeers

After the Creelians finished speaking, they smiled sarcastically, "Now a Barrya is two or three times more expensive than in the past, but they can beat more than ten in one piece, I can't see how clever you look down on the Barryes."

I was careful to say, "I don't look down on the Barryeans."

"Hypocrisy is unacceptable," said the Creelian, "and you are implying that the Barriens are vulnerable."

"Alright," Giovanni told us not to quarrel, "If it seems like this, the people of Barrière will also become a problem for us to consider, will those people appear in Little East Lake City before spring?" ”

The Creelian picked his forehead, "It shouldn't be, but it can't be ruled out, but it can't be ruled out that the people of Little East Lake City will blatantly let these people cross the guard tower in the south and enter Little East Lake City."

Giovanni forced his eyes to think for a moment, "Joey, where's the news from you?" ”

"The Burkes won't go to war" Joey replied bluntly, "absolutely not"

"So guaranteed?"

Giovanni has actually speculated this, but he still wants to hear Joey's words, I'm a little strange, Giovanni just took Little East Lake City directly, and then used Little East Lake City as the capital to contact the Burkes?

"Well," said Joey, "the Burkes have limited supplies, and the king election is approaching, Lech will not easily win the battle, but if he loses, Lech's position will be shaken, you know, his brother has been waiting for the opportunity to come out, however, once the election is over, no matter who is the king, in order to prove his authority," Joey shrugged his shoulders, "I will definitely mobilize the army to attack with all my might"

I looked at Joey again

Among the Wikibians there are guys like the Stoll family, and among the Burkes, there are people like Joey who are in the service of the enemy country

How can they not care? Is one's own country really less important? Or as Giovanni said, "As long as they don't hit their territory and don't attack their homeland, then anything that happens outside has nothing to do with them"

But is that really the case? Shouldn't people sympathize with those who speak the same language and customs? Although there are relatives and aliens, after all, they are stronger than outsiders

I have some sighs that many people do not have the consciousness of their compatriots, or have been, but it has been dimmed, especially in a chaotic region like the east, whether it is a Wiki or a Berk, these people seem to have become accustomed to war, accustomed to obeying the King of Vekia today, and following the life of the Berks tomorrow

Giovanni whistled to draw everyone's attention to him, "We'll have a good talk tonight, and then we'll go to Green Pine and wait for the rest of the people, whether they arrive or not, we'll leave for Valankov the day after tomorrow."

"Everyone," said Giovanni, "the purpose of our trip should already be clear in your hearts, the honor and wealth of your life, it is about the spring battle, I will be your lord, you will all get what you deserve, but until then, sharpen your knives, strengthen your shields, repair your armor, I need you to fight for me, I need you to fight for yourself"

Joey pressed his chest and lowered his head, "As you wish, my lord I will follow you"

The people around him pressed their chests and swore obedience on the wasteland

I was stunned for a moment, and I lowered my head, "As you wish, my lord".