"How many people. Narumi glanced left and right at the flank scouts who rushed back from the wind and dust, the samurai god in black armor still sent two horsemen to keep moving back and forth within a radius of about 50 meters from the main formation after most of the defense, and it was obvious that Qingtian Qiao, who had directly encountered the bandit troops, everyone returned to the main formation.

"Squeak-" The bearded warrior grabbed the arrow stuck in his chest with one hand, and the arrow that pierced through the surface of the cuirass stuck in it and did not hurt him, but the barb-shaped arrow made it very difficult to pull it out, and after two unpleasant metal friction sounds, Old Joe simply snapped it with a neat "click".

"There are more than a dozen ambushes on the trail, but it's too narrow, our speed will be limited, and most of us will come if we can't rush past the other party's support. There are about fifty of them just as far as the avenue can see, and they have big bows. "The cavalry led by Old Joe was obviously too close, and there were two other people in the team besides him who had been shot by arrows, but they were all unharmed in armor.

At this moment, most of these people are picking off or breaking the arrows stuck in their bodies, and they are very big with people's big bows, so the arrows they are equipped with are also very long, a meter long, which is larger than the arrows used in the Rigal longbow, which is more than 80 centimeters. Even if such an arrow does not effectively penetrate the armor, just getting stuck there will cause a great obstacle to the battle, so it is necessary to pull it out or break it.

"I see. Narumi looked at the arrows on Lao Qiao and the others, and the armor of the people was much lighter than Rigal's, which was not only from the protective area, but also from the degree of thickness.

The Brigundy-style plate armor worn by Henry and Mira is made of 1.5 mm of high-quality hardened steel at the chest, and they are made of dwarven craftsmanship enough to withstand the assault of a warhammer without deforming. The weapons faced in the infantry combat environment can basically resist, and the only one that can be stably and effectively penetrated is the 3-meter-long cavalry spear in the hands of the heavy cavalry, which is the strongest individual weapon of mankind.

In order to reduce weight, like the plate cuirass, the back armor is made of a thinner armor, only 1.2 mm. Because there are more cases of facing the enemy head-on in battle.

But even in this case, the one on our Milla weighed 7 kilograms, and the Sage weighed 11 kilograms due to his physique.

- In comparison, the heavy cuirass of the Moon Country concept, which is riveted to form a hard shell with only 0.8 mm of steel, weighs only 7 kilograms with a 7-page skirt armor with a protective crotch.

You know, this is the standard of cavalry, and it is used by men who are more generous and strong.

The lightweight armor meant that they couldn't bounce off the Moon Nation's bows like the armor on Henry and Mira, but due to the curvature of the breastplate, even if the powerful bows penetrated the surface, they would get stuck between the gaps, and would not directly touch the surface of the body and cause open wounds.

But despite this, the threat is still very clear.

The samurai's more well-protected armor could withstand a rain of arrows, but the armor of the ashigaru was much weaker, not to mention that they still used to walk - and worse, there was a lot of unarmored and ineffective baggage behind them.

"Tsk-" Narumi let out a subtle smack the moment he confirmed that his opponent had a ranged weapon, but Old Joe obviously didn't intend to let him go like that, and he then dropped the second bad news: "They still have a big shield." ”

The use of weapons in the Land of the Moon is similar to that of the Rigal Plate Knights, and it is of little use to hold a shield due to the relatively complete body armor, so it is possible to use weapons with both hands free. However, the shield did not disappear like this, and the so-called large shield was a mobile bunker with a support rod at the back, made of flat wooden planks up to 3 cm thick.

Even cavalry would be unable to easily break through the stakes if they drove the supporting stakes into the ground, and if a samurai maneuvers stood up in front of a large shield and wanted to kick it with his front hooves, enemy spearmen hiding behind the shield could take the opportunity to stab the horse in the chest and abdomen.

Knotty. Hearing Old Joe's quick report, the word immediately popped up in the minds of those who knew it.

"It seems that we are completely blinded, and the other side even knows what we are made of. Even the anti-cavalry measures have been moved out, which is obviously knowing that we will use an assault formation, and intend to stop it like this. Yajiro next to him unexpectedly remained calm, and he summed it up. Despite being a young master, he knew that he lacked experience, so he did not force Narumi to obey his commands.

"Yes, it's not unbreakable, but—" Narumi looked at the group behind him again, and one of the two patrolling cavalry sent out by the great god returned here, "They didn't come. ”

The black-armored samurai loudly carried the news.

"You're going to wait for the rabbits. ”

"Most of them know that if they attack without permission, the infantry will be killed by us using the mobility of the cavalry with large bows. ”

"But just a bandit, the art of war is very good. ”

The samurai who remained in the camp chatted and discussed, while Narumi pondered and meditated, and our sage-sage stepped forward quietly.

"Divide the troops. He threw out the sentence directly.

"You take the avenue, pull the kite and don't break through directly, we take the trail. After our side broke out, we killed them from behind. Henry's plan seemed quite feasible, but Yajiro on the side raised an objection: "Break through? Even the trail has a dozen people and is armed with a big bow." If you deal with fifty people, you won't be able to divide the forces here. ”

The little young master was obviously deflated in front of the sage one after another, so he held his breath and wanted to get back to the field, but what he proposed was indeed justified.

There are not many people on Henry's side who can be used as combat strength together with the Yiren, and it is impossible for the samurai to draw many troops to help in the face of bandits who are prepared and have an advantage in numbers.

"But wouldn't it be worse if we walked together?" the sage's tone was still flat, "If the samurai can indeed break through the opponent's defense line and successfully escape by relying on the impact force, it will be difficult for us and the Yiren tribe to keep up with us and the Yiren tribe on foot behind. ”

"Even if this team is not like it was two or three days ago, it is too whimsical for the untrained hunters, men, women, and children of the Yiren to cooperate with the samurai. Henry said, as he always did, and his tone was flat and to the point.

"The coordination between the two sides is too poor, so it is better to cut it straight away, you can attack the main force without distraction, and we break through from the weaker defence. Whichever side of the team succeeds in breaking through the opponent, the other side can take care of the other. As the sage said this, Narumi seemed to be persuaded by him, and nodded subconsciously, but then continued:

But if so, the pressure you have to carry is a bit too much. ”

The samurai leader said, "A team of men, women, and children, with only two foreign swordsmen, wants to defeat a dozen bandits. Even if your swordsmanship is good, just stepping into the range of the opponent's arrow attack and the distance in front of the opponent is already enough. ”

"That's not something we have to worry about, and since he said so, let's do as he did. Yajiro loudly interrupted Narumi's words and said this, and the samurai leader saw that his young master had spoken like this, so he naturally had no choice but to take the order.

Having established the plan, Henry went back to discuss it with the Yiren, and Temurun was silent for a moment before asking his men to take out their hunting bows. Aya, Sakura, and Lulu all drew their bows, while Galeva and the missionary borrowed spare spears from the samurai and held them tremblingly in their hands.

"You probably don't have to do anything anyway. Most of these people, who had already seen the strength of the sage, suddenly stopped their nervousness after hearing what the girl Luo An said.

"It's amazing. Narumi, who witnessed this scene from afar, couldn't help but sigh softly.

The Oiran of the Waren people, the doctors of the Waren people, the missionaries of the Nanban people, the Nanban people don't know what they are, but they are very tall nerds, and there are a lot of Yi people, men, women, and children. All these people and others invariably trusted the taciturn man.

In the Land of the Moon, a country where there is a strict hierarchy based on all the rules of hair color, clothing, conversation, hairstyle, etc., and people of different classes have become friends, and even have very little contact with each other, it is a truly wonderful sight to be able to transcend the barriers of ethnicity and culture and make people trust him.

Narumi suddenly remembered what had happened the day before yesterday.

At first, it seemed that this was a conflict caused by mutual disbelief between the warriors, but after it was clear that they were unilaterally overwhelmingly beaten, the atmosphere between the teams became harmonious.

He's not a simple character. The samurai leader was keenly aware of this, but the current situation did not allow him to continue his exploration.

"Well arranged, double column. Bows and arrows are ready, and our enemies are ahead. Narumi shouted out the mobilization slogan that the samurai of the Moon Country would have since ancient times before the official start of the war.

"Rush directly?" and Old Joe asked.

"Nope. Narumi shook his head: "Since so many people trust him, then let's choose to trust him once." ”

"Throw arrows first, try to lure the enemy, give them some time. If not, then make a breakthrough directly. The samurai leader said this, and the great god and Aota Qiao next to him both nodded.

"Young master, please stay in the formation. He turned back to Yajiro and said, the young master of the Qingtian family did not bring armor on this trip, because the name was to travel, and the samurai could be said to be the escort of the bandits, but if he himself was fully armed, it would seem as if he went out to fight with someone.

Travel must be limited to a certain extent in order to have the effect of exercise. Although they were well prepared, they chose to remove some items to a certain extent for the sake of the show.

"Ready, go!" Now that the tactics have been decided, there is nothing to hesitate about. Narumi gave the order, and the two wandering members of the samurai horse team returned to the group, their horses were tired and stayed in the rear close to the young master, while the other twenty or so people lined up in front of them and began to gradually accelerate.

The ashigaru drove the pack oxen carrying the box on both sides, and protected the young master in the middle with their bodies and thick wooden boxes. This layer of defense is not only physical, but also psychological. Because the bandits must have been eyeing the supplies, they will also avoid attacking this side and destroying their loot.

After the group on the other side was tidy, the sage untied the cloth wrapped around Kramer's surface, took off the sword holster on his back, removed the cloak and hat, and took the big sword directly in his hand.

"Shall I follow?" said Mira to him, but Henry shook his head.

"You lost your armor, and you didn't buy it when you wanted to buy it again. The sage's question was difficult for the girl to refute. Wearing only cotton armor, she could not resist the overly powerful long-range weapons, so even if she wanted to help her teacher, she could only stay behind with the others.

"It's fine. Henry reached out and rubbed her gray hair.

"I can do it. With that, he turned and walked down the path.

"Of course I know you can, but. Once again, the girl Luoan, who felt that she could not help, lowered her head and was a little angry, and then turned to the stunned Kaleva behind her.

"Huh?!Wow, it hurts. Stunned Qing first expressed his doubts and then realized that the pain made Aya and Sakura next to him tremble with laughter, while Mira pulled out the long knife in his waist and made his hands long.

"Get ready, keep the formation a little looser, a group of three or five, so that the chance of being hit by a stray arrow is a little smaller. ”

"Hold the weapon in your chest with both hands, so that if you are really pierced by an arrow, it is also an arrow in the arm, which is better to deal with than an arrow in the chest. Before we knew it, our white-haired girl, who had become a complete combat expert, commanded, then tilted her head and glanced at the little unicorn.

"Let's go, keep up with the teacher. ”