"Ustan Konstantin, if you don't want to be shot through the heart. ”

Under the shade of the tree, Igo held his elm longbow, and the sharp wolf's tooth arrow was aimed at Ustan who was walking slowly in the forest, and his eyes were full of provocation: "Or, you can also try to dodge my arrows." ”

But Ustan didn't choose one or the other, as she said. Glancing back at the girl behind him, Ustan shrugged his shoulders and continued as if nothing had happened, carrying a Roman shield in his left arm and resting his right hand lightly on the hilt of the Roman sword.

"You...... Do you think I don't dare?!" Igo suddenly felt that she was being ignored, and gritted her teeth as she looked at the figure who had defeated her, and a kind of anger from the bottom of her heart made her lose her mind a little - I am the Noldor Ranger! The pride of the Bézaro family!

"Boom!" No need to aim, no need to even look, for the proud female ranger Yi Ge, the strength of her fingers and arms alone can make the arrow hit where she wants to shoot. A delicate wolf's tooth arrow burst through the air and flew along her line of sight towards the damned Ustan with a piercing sound from the tip of the arrow that pierced the air!

Almost at the same time, Ustan suddenly turned around, and the wide Roman shield snapped to the ground with a dull thud. The whole person crouched behind the shield, and the rectangular shield rested on his left arm at a forty-five degree angle. Immediately after that, there was a "knock-!" piercing sound, and the wolf's tooth arrow, which was originally shooting straight, slid a small distance on it because of the angle of the shield, but it was only stuck on the periphery, and it didn't even penetrate the shield!

Expressionless, Ustan stood up against his shield and looked at Igo, who was a little panicked—obviously she knew she had done something wrong, but she still stood there with her chin upturned and stubborn, looking like what you can do to me.

Ustan let out a sigh of relief, drew his sword from its sheath, and raised its blade to slash at the shaft of the arrow.

"Stop!" Yi Ge suddenly stopped him, ran over in a panic, grabbed Ustan with a sword's right hand, and looked at the expressionless Roman soldier angrily: "This is the wolf tooth arrow that my father gave me, it is very precious!"

"Did your father let you use it to attack your comrades?" Ustan stopped the girl with a word, but he also withdrew his sword, pulled the arrow out of his shield, and returned it to Igo.

"Are you all fighting with this weapon?" Igo looked curiously at the Roman sword at Ulstein's waist and pointed to his shield, "Isn't it too cumbersome?"

"Whew, follow me. Ustan let out a sigh of relief, then walked over to the side of the stone and sat down, beckoning to Igo to come over.

"I'm not your soldier, why should I listen to you?" Although he still didn't give up, Igo still walked over and sat down at random next to Usten.

"Like you said, the Roman shield was indeed cumbersome and inflexible. But for the recruits, this thing is a life-saving guarantee that they will not be hit head-on by the enemy. And this shield was also used to match the Roman phalanx tactics. Ustan unsheathed his sword and handed it to the singer: "We use our shields to block the enemy, and our swords to stab!"

"This sword seems to be much shorter than the Noldor long knife. Yi Ge looked at the sword in his hand and muttered to himself.

"If you've been on the battlefield, you'll know that there's not a lot of room for you to use your weapons, and many times you can't lift your arms at all, so you can only use the 'stab' style of fighting, and this length is just right. Ustan said, "Of course, it's not too short." The swords used by our ancestors were even only thirty or forty centimeters long, because the forging jishu at that time was not good enough, and the sword that was too long was either easy to bend or too brittle. ”

"The blade is wide enough to slash - while the slightly narrow tip of the sword can easily pierce the enemy's body when charging to meet the enemy, we use our shields to block the enemy's attacks, and pierce them between their ribs from the bottom up, most of the armor is difficult to resist the stabbing blow, and if you can penetrate three centimeters, he will surely die. It's that simple. ”

"But that's when it's time to deal with humans like you. Yi Ge immediately found the loophole in the other party's sentence, and said with the corners of his mouth curled: "When dealing with orcs, it's not so easy, right?"

"No, it should be easier, actually, they have more visible gaps in their ribs, and they rarely wear armor, especially iron armor. Ustan shook his head and retorted, "Of course, these guys have thick skin, and it's hard to kill them all at once, but that doesn't mean they're immortal." They hurt all the same, they bleed, and their blood was red all the same. ”

"Are you going to fight those guys too? I mean use your ...... Phalanx tactics?"

"No, I'm the Auxiliary Wing Captain. Ustan stood up, patted the dust off his body, and hung his sword back on his waist: "My duty is to provide long-range support to the army, using bows and crossbows to kill as many enemies as possible at a distance, rather than engaging them in hand-to-hand combat. ”

With that, he took his shield and continued to walk towards the sentry post in the distance - patrolling one after another, which was also his responsibility as a wing leader, and he wanted to let the patrolling soldiers know that they were not alone.

Igo looked at the man's figure in the distance, and suddenly felt that he was so lonely, or that he was alone, even though he had his own family, many subordinates and loved him, but he was still lonely, he was a Roman soldier, fighting with his own glory.

"If you're scared then, shout out and call my name!" suddenly shouted the ranger, calling out to the lonely figure, "Igor Bezarro, remember, I'll rush over and save you!"

Ustan did not look back, nor did he wave at her—both of which were taboo on patrol. He simply stopped, paused for a moment, and then continued on his way.

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"Lorens' Raven has sent back a message, my friends. Rivad agreed to our terms. ”

Handel walked into the tent with a black crow with long feathers in his arms, looked at Theodor and the others who were circling around the map with a happy face, and said, "Take a look." ”

"Crow, can that thing be used to deliver letters?" Salald looked incredulously at the crow on Handel's arm, took a small scroll of paper from his hand, opened it and glanced at it casually, raising an eyebrow: "Oh, indeed, he agreed, and was willing to cooperate with our signal, if we gave it." ”

"The Lagrange family has always been known for its many sages. Over the years, they have provided the Silent Forest with dozens of excellent Druid Elders. Probably because of this good news, Handel even spoke much more briskly: "They know how to fight with the wild **, and train cheetahs and crows to serve their colonies." It is said that in the time of the Emperor Aragon, they also had druids who could transform into beasts. Of course, most of the Noldor elves don't know much about this, and they treat it as a myth. ”

"Maybe it's true. Terenus said half-jokingly, "Since the great Aragorn once possessed the invincible Cross of Radiance, it is not surprising that the Druids of the Noldor Elves were able to transform into beasts. ”

"Perhaps, but our Lorens Lagrange must not know how to do that. Theodore smiled and said, "Otherwise, he would have flown back on his own, and not an ordinary crow!"

"Even if we are so lucky, we have to be completely prepared. We can't trust this friend who is still hesitant too much, and if we lose, I believe that he is unlikely to save us. Terenus said, looking at Salad to the side, "Did he say where the enemy is going to fight us?"

"No, but there's something more haode than this. Salald smiled and said, "That orc leader named Kosai is going to fight us again in three days. We have three days left! There's plenty of time to set things up, and the accuracy of this information is very high. ”

"In three days, the 3rd Auxiliary Wing will be there tomorrow, so that they can rest well and prepare our ballistas and trebuchets in advance. Theodore nodded: "These big guys are sure to surprise the enemy!"

"I think you'd better be a little more careful about this, Lord Julian. Terenus whispered, "Our enemies also have a fair number of trebuchets. It's rough, but it's still powerful!"

"How far can you hit?" Theodore looked at him and said, "Five hundred meters?" or six hundred meters?"

"No, I think it's only about 300 meters? Terenus shook his head, "Obviously, the craftsman they got was probably only two knives. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that they have recruited qualified craftsmen from the dwarven Singar. ”

"Anyway, we're going to have to knock that thing off before the other side fires, or we're in big trouble. Theodore nodded: "I hope the bumps in the road didn't make my mechanical engineers spin their brains!"

"Gentlemen, the great war is imminent. Terenus straightened up and swept over the young faces in front of him, "Get ready, gather your armies, and raise your banner!"

"Now, let's talk about the pre-war arrangement. Terenus fumbled around the map, eventually stopping at a place marked "Settlement".

"We're going to be here, fighting the enemy!"