"Very good, take the time to rest and join me in the battle later!"
Downton's lips couldn't help but reveal a smile. Simple-minded races like the Black-Handed Dwarves are still comfortable to use, even if they are indigenous. As long as they are given benefits, they will work hard. Unlike humans, you don't even know they are wandering around.
What kind of thoughts are there.
"No need to rest, we can go out at any time!"
Blackhand is not just talking, but is really preparing to rush to the battlefield immediately and fight them in the Furnace Castle where the Red Dragon Legion is looking around. The Blackhand cavalry has long been adapted to high-intensity battles. This kind of attack is simply trivial, and no sweat is shed.
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The troops of the Western Border were beaming with joy. This kind of powerful performance was nothing but elite. This was the guarantee of victory.
"If only there were more!"
The soldiers' momentum also increased unconsciously, stimulated by money and reinforcements.
"For all those who died in war, excluding the head bounty and a minimum pension of 50,000 gold coins, I will recommend their children to be sent to Saint Laurent's military academy. If their grades are not up to standard, they can work in my logistics company. In a word, you
If you die in battle, I will be responsible for taking care of your children for the rest of their lives!"
Downton declared loudly.
The soldiers used to fight for Placido, and their death was only a hundred gold coins, which had to be deducted by the superior. Now when they suddenly heard the high price offered by Downton, they were shocked and had not yet recovered.
, and heard about the arrangements for their children. For a moment, many soldiers felt that they might as well die.
For the future of their children, parents are willing to give up anything. After all, it is the military academy of Saint Laurent. If you graduate, no matter how bad your life is, you will have no problem with food and clothing. If you work hard enough, it is possible to become a noble.
"Repulse the Northern Army, win the victory, get gold coins, enjoy happiness for the rest of your life, or be a countryman for the rest of your life. Just look at today, gentlemen, the Western Army will be victorious!"
Downton raised his arms and shouted.
"The Western Border Army is victorious!"
"The Western Border Army is victorious!"
The soldiers raised their weapons and arms and roared.
I don’t know when Hutao floated over on a void ray, raised the battle flag representing the Western Territory, and hunted in the wind!
"very good!"
Homer secretly praised. In this fanatical atmosphere, even a coward will be infected.
"The barbarian corps serves as the vanguard and forms the front line, the human corps takes charge of the left wing, the foreign orc corps takes the right wing, and the hilly native corps takes the center position!"
Downton held his helmet with one hand and walked down the steps. He turned over and mounted the Sherman War Bear. In this kind of battle, he would definitely rush into the battle. The heavily armored War Bear was much easier to use than the Green Goblin.
"Bloodmaul, why are you dazed? Go and command your subordinates!"
Downton roared and threw a Sherman soul mount badge.
"I have a mount!"
Xuemai suddenly felt a little embarrassed. In such a short period of time, he had been shocked again and again.
Reinforcements? To be honest, Bloodmaul doesn't believe it. There is no benefit. Who would be stupid enough to come to support? Besides, it is not an easy task for a large army to cross the border. Even if there is one, I am afraid that I will not be able to wait. But I didn't expect that the reinforcements will not only come.
It's also terrifyingly powerful.
After all, Bloodmaul had been in the adventure world and traveled to several countries. The black-handed heavy cavalry in front of him was definitely one against a hundred, but what concerned him more was Downton's arrangement.
No matter how nice he said it, Bloodmaul had already prepared for the fate of letting his tribesmen become cannon fodder. Unexpectedly, Downton placed them in the middle position, letting the most loyal barbarians serve as vanguards. You must know that in any big battle, the Vanguard Corps
The proportion of casualties is always the largest.
"My personal guards naturally have their own mounts!"
After Downton finished speaking, he took the lead and rushed towards the front line.
"It doesn't seem so bad to follow a master like this!"
Bloodmaul clenched his badge, muttered something, and shouted, asking the chiefs to lead their clansmen to the front lines to form formations.
"Even if those natives really surrender, they should be sent to the front line. Barbarians are very loyal, and one less person will die."
Jackson is not worth it for the Savages.
"You know what the heck!" Downton glared at the ghoul, "Do you think I don't want to save the barbarians? Don't look at our momentum now. If we don't withstand the first wave of offensive, we will definitely collapse."
Downton is also a clever woman who can't make a living without rice. He has offered a huge bounty and wants to give the soldiers hope of victory. Otherwise, no one except a hot-headed idiot would be willing to participate in a war that would lead to death.
The border between the western and northern borders is a long and narrow plain. Because there is Yuexi Lake nearby, although the soil is rich in fire elements, there is no problem with irrigation, so some food can always be harvested every year.
At this time of year in previous years, you could see many hardworking civilians working on the farms and planting the second season of oats, but this year, what Downton saw were dozens of black smoke columns rising from the farms.
The military boots on the feet of groups of soldiers were ruthlessly ravaging the land.
"So many!"
There is no need for a monocular telescope anymore. With Walnut's hand setting up a pergola, he can see a corps of ten thousand people advancing steadily more than a thousand meters away on the opposite side.
The Northern Cavalry has already appeared. Except for the large groups responsible for protecting the two wings of the infantry phalanx from being harassed by the Western Cavalry, the rest have already galloped over with various whistles.
"What's going on in the town opposite? I heard that our military strength is ten times theirs. Why does the morale sound so high?"
"Isn't it because the military department lied about military information?"
"It's possible that when you hear this cry, it seems that you want to fight to the death!"
The soldiers were originally in high spirits, but suddenly they heard a huge roar erupting from Qingmu Town and couldn't help but hesitate.
In previous battles, the military also liked to exaggerate its own military strength to give the soldiers confidence in propaganda, so they subconsciously thought that the military was lying. Otherwise, let alone a ten-fold difference in troop strength, it would be five times, and they would probably not have the time to yell like this.
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"Shut up, I want to get slapped with a military stick!"
The centurion threatened and repressed, but he could not pay attention to the soldiers' whispers.
"Perhaps the Duke of the West has some trump card?"
"By the way, I heard that Downton used to be a civilian postman who ran errands and delivered letters. In just two years, he became famous."
"This luck is simply the illegitimate son of the goddess of luck!"
In Frankfurt, because the king is weak, the names of the four dukes are the most resounding. Downton's counterattack from postman to duke is simply the ambition of many civilians. It can be said that for those who listen to the instructions but not the propaganda
As far as the four great dukes are concerned, they are the uncrowned kings of their respective territories.
How could an eighteen-year-old king, a king in charge of millions of people, not be envied?
Arnold knew that other regiments were unreliable, so he directly stationed eight centurions at the front line and the other two as reserves. As soon as the enemy attacked, they got the news and quickly formed their formation. At this time, they were already fighting with the enemy.
Fight.
The tactical purpose of the Northern Cavalry is very simple, which is to make it impossible for the Western Border Army to stabilize their position. At the same time, they try to shoot as many effective troops as possible to lower their morale.
The Western Border Army is all infantry, and it stands to reason that the cavalry should have a crushing advantage. However, after more than ten minutes of fighting, only a few soldiers fell on the opposite side.
"The armor of these soldiers is so hard, it's like a turtle shell!"
"What should I do? Do you want to rush into battle?"
"Just to be honest, we are rangers, not heavy cavalry!"
The captain cursed. The best use of the rangers is to cruise outside the enemy's formation and shoot with them, using bloodletting tactics to kill the opponent. It's not impossible to rush into the formation, but the casualties will be higher. In the past, thousands of
The leader gave the order, but today, he really couldn't speak.
The equipment of the Western Army is so sophisticated. They wear one-piece black armor, and their face armor is put down, only revealing their two eyes. It is really difficult for the cavalry to hit such a small place, but in other places, the defense strength
It is so terrifyingly hard that when a crossbow arrow hits it, it will only emit first-class sparks and cannot pierce it.
"It looks like heavy armor, but why does it move so fast?"
Some soldiers complained that there was only one answer to this kind of question, and that was that they were wearing at least sophisticated enchanted equipment, with weight-reducing magic circles engraved on the armor.
"Are you kidding? Ordinary soldiers are dead, but the enchantment costs only a few hundred gold coins. How much does a set of sophisticated equipment cost?"
Their equipment is not as good as that of the barbarians? The soldiers instinctively reject this answer. Besides, the quality of the equipment directly determines life and death. When the two sides are fighting, they cannot break through the defense with a single knife, but others can cut through the armor and decide life and death.
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"Keep up the harassment!"
Looking at the pitch-black military formation on the opposite side, the commander finally did not dare to give the order to charge into the formation.
"so cool!"
When he saw the barbarian phalanx, Hu Tao couldn't help but whistle.
They were wearing warrior-type heavy infantry armor that Downton found from the underground city armory. This is the standard weapon of the Northern Army of St. Jutland. A set is worth 20,000 gold marks. If replaced with modern commodities, the price is as high as more than ten dollars.
Ten thousand gold coins, they are mixed with a small amount of rare metals, and are equipped with weight-reducing magic circles. Even ordinary human soldiers can wear them without wasting their energy on carrying heavy weights.
"This is my regiment!"
Looking at the solid and tight square formation, Downton sighed with emotion.
In addition to the armor of Saint Jutland, the barbarian holds a warrior's spear in his left hand, a shield in his right hand, and a long knife hanging on his waist. He is completely like a steel can, which is extremely visually oppressive.
"Master, I request to fight!"
Black Hand asked for a fight. The speed disadvantage of the infantry made it impossible for the barbarians to deal with the cavalry. However, relying on their shields, they ensured that the attrition was only single digits.
"etc!"
Downton refused. The number of dwarves was too small. It would be too time-consuming to chase the opponent. He wanted to use them on the edge.
"Is that Downton?"
"Even if he isn't, he must be a big shot with so much support!"
"That's Downton. What are you waiting for? Kill him and you'll be rewarded with the title of Baron!"
The heads of the main members of the Western Territory, including Downton, had already been taken with Divi crystals and distributed to the grassroots. After the Northern Territory cavalry recognized him, they immediately abandoned the infantry and surrounded him. Once he was killed, the war could be advanced.