Bloodmaul had no way out. After leaving the mayor's hall, he summoned his cronies and asked them to go back and bring the regiment.
As the great shaman of the tribe, the double-headed blood hammer has a great reputation among many tribes. The title of wise man is no joke. He has been thinking about this plan for a long time, so he has prepared a plan.
The elite corps with ten thousand people is his trump card. After all, even if he is a native, he understands that military power is the criterion that determines everything.
"Master, those humans and orcs, snakes and rats, should teach them a profound lesson, otherwise they will definitely run away if the battle situation is unfavorable!"
Jackson had long disliked the two regiments and encouraged Downton to deal with them.
"Waiting!"
Downton motioned for Jackson to be quiet.
"Why?"
The ghoul is still waiting to eat a few brains and devour souls. Seeing that his master has the scepter, he is worried that he will be abandoned because his rank is too low.
"Idiot, Downton's two regiments haven't arrived yet. If those people rebel, how can he suppress them?"
The grimoire was suspended in the air and he was looking through the battle reports.
"Barbarians, they are very capable of fighting!"
Jackson's expression of matter-of-factness made the cheap god want to spit in his face.
"Can you be smarter? If Downton had absolute force, the two regiments would never dare to rebel. Although the barbarians are powerful in combat, their numerical disadvantage and size make their deterrence naturally insufficient. If they fight, they can be suppressed.
, but the Northern Border Army stationed on the bank of Yuexi Lake is not an idiot, and will definitely take the opportunity to attack. We will definitely fail by then!"
Homer explained that fighting in large groups is different from fighting alone. The slightest hidden danger may cause an avalanche-like chain reaction. No matter how many teams there are, they will not be able to catch up with the deserters who are fleeing all over the country.
"Then let them stay leisurely like this?"
Jackson stood at the window, pulling open the blinds with his hands, and could see some people looking furtively.
"The news that the ogres have been subdued will soon spread throughout the town. Those officers must be panicked and worried about how I will deal with them. The more nervous people are, the more they will make mistakes. I am just waiting for them to make mistakes now!"
Downton had another reason for not saying it. He was actually still waiting for the officers to admit their mistakes. After all, they were human beings. If there was a big purge, there would be lots of people killed. With his character, he really couldn't do it.
"Don't be soft-hearted. This kind of old-fashioned officer has lost his enterprising spirit and only thinks about how to make money and save his life. If you want to rejuvenate the army, you must replace the officers and let every soldier see the opportunity for promotion!"
Homer teaches, why do soldiers fight on the battlefield for you? It is not because they have any lofty ideals of protecting the country. Their requirements are very simple. Wealth, official position, and a fight. They can bring back enough gold coins to fill their families' stomachs.
"It's so realistic. There are always people who are very patriotic!"
Celes couldn't accept this statement and argued quietly.
"What we are fighting now is a civil war. Besides, even the famous Eastern Expedition of the Twelve Northern Kingdoms in history was not for any faith. It was just a pretense to eradicate the pagans and restore the glory of the Flame Goddess. To put it bluntly, it was not because of others.
Mountains of wealth?”
Homer's big revelation almost destroyed Celes's outlook on life.
"Don't teach me these things, okay?"
Downton frowned. He already blamed himself for letting the girl go to the battlefield. This kind of girl should stay in the garden and embroider, or read a classic book, instead of holding a staff and fighting the enemy.
Downton did not wait for the human and orc officers to take the initiative to admit their mistake, but instead waited for the enemy's vanguard.
When the scouts reported back, the Northern Army on the banks of Yuexi Lake began to mobilize and march towards Qingmu Town. The atmosphere in the entire camp became a little solemn and panicked.
"What's the reason? Why do you want to fight?"
Although Jackson did not understand military strategy, he also knew that his army had not been fully assembled. If the war started at this time, the winning rate would be pitiful.
Click!
Downton pinched the pen in pieces with a livid expression on his face.
"My fault!"
Downton blamed himself endlessly. How could the enemy not deploy spies in such a battle? He only thought about the officers, but forgot about the enemy troops on the opposite side.
The commander-in-chief of the Northern Territory Army has not launched an attack for so many days, not because he is afraid of the Western Territory Army, but because he is waiting for civil unrest and takes advantage of the situation. Barbarians, humans, and hilly natives are all mixed together. It would be strange if there is no conflict, but Downton
Arrive early to eliminate hidden dangers.
After the secret agent reported the recruitment order issued by Bloodmaul, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Territory Army understood that he must launch an attack, otherwise the longer the delay was, the more likely the Western Army would become monolithic.
Yuexi Hupan Town Headquarters.
"We must defeat the Western Army before they have a firm foothold and before Downton has completely taken command of the army."
The commander with a black beard smashed his fist on the map.
"But the King's Army on the Eastern Front has not moved yet. If we start a fight, wouldn't it be an advantage to them?"
Several thousand commanders didn't take the Western Army seriously at all. The King's Army was the real opponent, so they wanted to preserve their strength.
"I also hope that the eastern front will start fighting first, but the teams sent to stir up trouble have failed. Now that Downton has returned and rushed to the western front, the king's army must have received the news. Even if the western army attacks, they will temporarily retreat.
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Commander Blackbeard sighed. There were too many factors to consider in the three-party melee.
"I agree with the commander-in-chief. The two Dukes of the East and South will never let go of the opportunity to annex the West. They will definitely sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. If they can't decide quickly, once the war is prolonged, they will laugh out of their dreams!"
A captain of ten thousand stood up and asked Blackbeard to fight.
"Don't rush to attack, but maintain the offensive posture, put pressure on the enemy, and wait until all major corps are arrayed on three sides before launching a general attack!"
Blackbeard ordered to cheer up the generals, "The other side's Duke has been away for more than a year and has not organized his army. Those soldiers are just a ragtag group. If we maintain the posture, we might be defeated without attacking."
"Even if they are elites, beat the shit out of them!"
The commander of the vanguard corps roared excitedly. He stood at attention and saluted. The other generals followed suit and then walked out of the headquarters.
Under the command of these experienced officers, the Northern Frontier Army moved in an orderly manner and headed towards Qingmu Town. On the other hand, the Western Frontier Army, except for the barbarian regiments who were waiting strictly, the natives and humans were already in a mess.
"Where is my helmet? Who has seen my helmet?"
"Who stole my spear, Maleficent? Do you want me to go into battle with a dagger?"
"Why are the 500th team still sleeping? Damn it, who made you drink like this? Someone, wake them up!"
The human soldiers are a mess. They are simply an army of bastards.
Downton wore the Dreadnought Armor and walked out with his helmet in one hand. He was originally going to infect the soldiers with his calm aura, but unexpectedly he saw chaos that looked like the end of the world.
"Why are you panicking? Do you think this Duke is dead?"
Downton roared. The majestic voice spread directly throughout the entire town. Most of the nearby soldiers stopped and looked at him.
"Give it back to me, this is my purse."
"Fart, this is obviously mine!"
Two captains of ten and their men fought over a money bag and fought each other. Not only were their noses and faces swollen, several of them even tore their uniforms to pieces.
"What's the fuss about?"
Jackson went over to stop them, but Downton held the giant beast in his hand and slashed with a wave of his hand.
boom!
The magic blade slashed down, and the five soldiers were directly chopped into pulp. The rest who were lucky enough to escape death all fell to the ground, their bodies trembling, and some of the timid ones even peed.
Snap!
The money bag fell to the ground, and a dozen gold coins rolled away.
"It's just a few gold coins, but you can kill each other. How shameful are you?" Downton roared, "Did I miss your salary in the year I became the Duke of the West?"
"No!"
The soldiers shook their heads.
Abagong knew that those officers had a bad habit of skimming off gold coins, so he paid the salary himself and declared that this was the Duke's preferential treatment.
Although it is more troublesome, Downton is still a benevolent and generous noble in the eyes of these soldiers. This is one of the reasons why they still have not escaped despite facing several times the number of elite legions.
"If you want money, pick up your weapons and fight for me. The first kill will be 100 gold coins. For each additional kill after that, the reward will be doubled!"
Downton roars.
"well done!"
Homer admired that there was no military discipline and no training. If you want a regiment to instantly increase its morale and become an elite, even if the God of War comes, you can't do it, but gold coins can. Downton didn't say anything to them, and just gave them the heads and gold coins.
If the hook is hooked and you can hit it, you can make a lot of money.
"Why not remind him of the spy problem?"
The Cheap God did not think that the learned Homer had even thought of such details.
"I'm not a nanny. If a man wants to grow up, he must endure some setbacks. This time is good, lest he think that stepping into the scepter will increase his self-confidence."
Homer sighed. He really didn't expect that Downton would actually use the 'bounty tactic', and the effect was pretty good.
As professional soldiers, at most one-third of them are cowards. They are not afraid of war. What they are afraid of is selling their lives or even dying, but not getting the gold coins they deserve.
"A hundred gold for one head, two hundred for two, four hundred for three, and five are not one thousand six hundred gold?"
Someone made a quick calculation and exclaimed in surprise.
"so much?"
"What's ten?"
"I don't know, I can't count, there are too many, it must be more than 50,000 gold!"
The soldiers twirled their fingers, their faces flushed with excitement. In this era where fifty gold coins could feed a family of four for a month, fifty thousand gold coins was enough to keep them from having to work for ten years.
"Your Majesty, do you mean what you say?"
Someone stepped forward, fearing that this was a scam.
"Homer!"
Downton signaled, Homer opened the war space, and the elemental arms carried rectangular steel boxes out one after another. After a while, they piled up into a hill. When they were all opened, countless gold bricks reflected the sun, and they were bright and dazzling.
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The whole town was filled with gasps of business, and more and more soldiers gathered around.
"I'll put the gold bricks here. If we defeat the Northern Army and stabilize the front, they will be yours."
As soon as Downton opened his mouth, the whole audience was in an uproar.
"no!"
The soldiers yelled subconsciously. In this situation, no one thought that the Western Army could still block the opponent's offensive. Putting the gold bricks here was simply giving away to the enemy for nothing.
"Why not? They have steel knives in their hands, and so do you. They can kill people, and so can you. And after killing them, you can get gold coins."
Downton boosts morale.
"But……"
A soldier wanted to say that the other party was a battle-hardened elite, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by Downton. It was a joke. Who dared to let him talk nonsense at this time?
"But what? Let me tell you, although our number is slightly smaller, we have three super-level monsters to help us fight!"
The firebird emerged from behind Downton, its wings fluttering high and its burning flames making it impossible to look directly at it.
"flaming Phenix?"
The soldiers couldn't tell the difference between the first element and the fire phoenix, but they knew that the phoenix was as famous as the dragon. Suddenly seeing a magical beast on their side, their confidence naturally increased. However, what boosted their morale was the twin angels.
When angels with black and white wings appeared on the left and right beside Downton, some devout believers even knelt on the ground to pray.
"Reinforcements are coming. As long as we withstand the first wave of offensive, victory will be within easy reach. Gentlemen, gold coins are waving at you again. How much you can get depends on your ability!"
boom!
Downton kicked the boxes, causing them to overturn. The gold bricks rolled everywhere like mercury, and made a crisp sound.
"Ma Lebi, no matter how hard it is, whether you will eat meat or drink soup for the rest of your life, it depends on today!"
"Kill all those northerners!"
"Leave no one alive, chop off all their heads!"
Being stimulated by so many gold bricks, people will go crazy.
Bloodmaul stood nearby with a stunned look on his face. When he heard that the Northern Army was attacking, he was in despair. He originally planned to persuade Downton to temporarily evacuate and wait for reinforcements to arrive before counterattacking, but he did not expect that he would end up in such a scene.
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Looking at the morale-boosted Western Army, Bloodmaul suddenly realized that he might have underestimated this new master.
"Master, can we get the reward?"
Some bugbears asked. Compared with humans, these natives were poorer. They had touched only a handful of copper plates in their lives, so they were even less likely to see gold bricks. If the super-level monsters weren't so powerful, they would have come to snatch them away in the morning.
"certainly!"
Just as Downton finished speaking, the sound of huge hooves sounded from far to near, resounding outside the town.
"Master, something bad has happened. A group of heavy cavalry rushed in!"
As soon as the scouts finished their report, soldiers on both sides of the street saw a group of heavy cavalry rushing past. They were fully armed and heavily armored, riding huge mounts comparable to Komodo beasts, galloping,
Like a torrent of steel, it is enough to sweep everything away.
As if they were naked for three-nine days and had a bucket of ice water poured on them, everyone retreated subconsciously and tightened their grip on their weapons.
When the cavalry arrived outside the hall, they suddenly reined in their reins, jumped off their mounts, knelt on one knee, and saluted Downton.
"Master, the Black Hand Heavy Cavalry Regiment has arrived!"
The black hand increased the volume of the word 'master' and it resounded throughout the town. (To be continued...)
