Chapter 194 Transit Fees
Elite bats hovered over their targets, watching their every move. It was a large caravan of fifty vans, followed by twenty troop carriers. The main escort of the convoy was nearly 400 fierce cavalrymen. On the roof of the wagon, there were also archers armed with bows and crossbows.
Perhaps because they were approaching the human realm, the caravan guards looked relaxed, chatting and laughing with each other. With the help of the elite bat's superior hearing, Richard could vaguely tell that the guards were discussing how much they would receive after the mission was completed. From what they had to say, it was a very rewarding adventure.
Richarder stopped his horse and said, "Gonde, let the troops stop." We've got something to do. ”
"Stop!" shouted Gangde, then took the tomahawk from his back and said, "Chief, who are you going to cut this time?"
"The Red Cossacks, our old friends!" said Richard.
Not only Gangde, but also the eyes of the water huā, the ogres, and the warriors who had participated in the fierce battles in the Bloodstained Lands lit up. They all had a lot of red Cossack blood on their hands, and many people they knew died at the hands of the red Cossacks. Now that Richard is strong and strong, the strength of his entourage has increased, and when he encounters the red "color" Cossacks again, he is naturally murderous.
"Don't worry, they're still thirty kilometers away!" Richard couldn't help but shake his head as he looked at his murderous entourage. He took out the map and looked at it, and then decided on the route of the march.
The troops then set off, resting for an hour after arriving at the designated place before setting off as a group. The caravan of the Red Cossacks was parked just three kilometers away, ready for lunch. They walked an hour longer than Richard, and they still didn't rest, they didn't eat. Therefore, when it comes to battle, the soldier's body will be consumed relatively quickly. It's a small detail, but in the second half of the battle, the difference in body becomes an advantage that is difficult to reverse.
Richard's troops were still two kilometers from the camp of the Red Cossacks when they were spotted by the sentries. The caravan's makeshift camp quietly stirred up, and then calmed down, and all the people were still doing what they were doing. Only the knights mounted their horses and clenched their weapons.
Seeing this scene from afar, Richard said lightly: "It seems that they have a lot of confidence!"
"Can you win?" asked Quicksand. In her senses, the caravan was a bit large, and it would be difficult to eat it in one bite.
Richard had already calculated the balance of power between the two sides, and just said, "At most, you will have to work hard after the war." ”
"I have three priests under me now, do you want us all to work hard?"
"Those three guys together aren't half as useful as you. ”
The red "color" Cossacks divided a group of cavalry, rushed towards Richard, and then restrained their horses more than ten meters away. The stout knight at the head shouted: "Who are you? This is the caravan camp of the Red Cossacks! You can't come any closer, now identify yourself, immediately! Otherwise you will bear the consequences!"
This is a real threat. In the Bloodstained Lands, the horns and colors of the caravans and horse bandits were often reversed, especially for the bloodthirsty and brutal red Cossacks. When their caravans meet other caravans, they only need to be profitable, and they often make temporary cameos as horse bandits.
"I am Richard, the pioneer knight of the Redwood Kingdom, Richard Akmund. Richard said peacefully.
"A pioneer knight!" The red Cossack knight grinned, and then said viciously: "Our red Cossack has nothing to do with the Sequoia Kingdom, so don't scare us with the noble title of that place! We're in a good mood these days, so I advise you to leave quickly!"
Richard said lightly: "It's just right, I'm in a good mood." Now, I use the Sequoia Kingdom to open up the surface of the knights and levy a transit fee on you. ”
"What, the transit fee?" the red-colored Cossack knight could hardly believe his ears and roared: "This is a bloodstained place!
"Checkpoint, Gonde, go 'plant' my flag. Then, pointing to the flag that had been planted on the red earth, Richard said, "This is the checkpoint." ”
The red Cossack knight had already laughed angrily, and then asked, "Then why do you charge?" The harvest of this trade was very rich, and it was that they were about to reach their destination, and they really had no interest in starting an additional war. If it were not for this, with his usual temper, he would have entertained his companions to charge when he heard the word transit fee.
Richard commented very seriously: "In the future, the bloodstained land will be the scope of my territory." In my territory, I can charge whomever I want to collect as much transit fee as I want. Now, your transit fee is tentatively set at 100 gold per truck, go back and prepare the money. In addition, I also have to check the goods in the car, and if there are particularly valuable items, I need to add additional money. ”
Richard's seriousness and the content of his words are completely at the extreme of rigor and absurdity.
The red Cossack knight's face was swollen red for a moment, and his thoughts were blank for a moment, and he didn't know what to say. He took a few breaths and said fiercely: "You want the transit fee, don't you? Lao Tzu doesn't have gold coins, only a rotten life! If you want to collect it, come and get it!"
Unexpectedly, Richard nodded and said, "Okay!"
I didn't see Richard say anything, and the sixty throwers behind him suddenly tried to swing their throwing axes! The distance was only a dozen meters, and the ability of the throwing axes was incredible, and the throwing axes of the throwing soldiers were not thrown indiscriminately, and every four throwing throwers would deal with a knight, and they would never make a mistake in crossing!
Under the flying axes in the sky, the knights of the red "colored" Cossacks felt like a huge shadow under the hood, and the fear of death made their movements stiff and their breathing stopped! And among the whistling axes, there were four axes that brought a particularly poignant whistling sound, and the four elite throwers were all aimed at the knight who was talking to Richard.
After a wave of axes, Richard's field of vision suddenly widened, and there was nothing in front of him that blocked his view.
"What for?!"
"He killed Captain Johnny!"
"Prepare for battle!"
The shouts came and went, and the cavalrymen who had already mounted their horses rode forward one after another, blocking the wagons. The caravanserais, the hired men and coachmen, took up shields and machetes, and some climbed onto the roof of the carts with bows and crossbows. In a caravan that dares to cross the bloodstained lands, even a coachman can be transformed into an outlaw at any time. Not to mention the Red Cossacks, who have always been known for their ferocity and brutality?
Richard did not rush into battle, but waved his hand to separate the two teams of 100 Sand Cavalry to the left and right, and began to outflank the rear of the caravan. And the barbarian warriors raised their huge square shields, displayed them in a neat formation, and slowly pressed towards the caravan. The cavalry guarding the caravan were not fully heavily armed, so their charging barbarians were able to survive with a huge advantage in body and strength. Moreover, the caravan cavalry had to go through at least two waves of grenadiers before charging into the ranks of the barbarians.
For example, Gangde and Ogre, who are highly powerful followers, are mixed with ordinary soldiers or follow behind the queue, waiting for the right moment to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.
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