The Second Army crossed the planned encirclement of the Eden family and plunged into the southern plains.
In early summer, the temperature in the plains south of Alton is not too high. Farmers take their farm tools to the fields early before dawn, and the day's work is about to begin again.
The sun has just risen, dispersing the thick morning fog.
The second army led by Zhao Yun is in the area called the Harvest Plains by the people of Alton.
After several days of rapid marching, the brave soldiers of the Second Army felt a little tired. They had already left the northwest region, so Zhao Yun ordered everyone to have a good night's rest. The soldiers dismounted and rested, on an early summer night
It was a bit wet and cold, so many soldiers huddled under their beloved horses with their backs on them. There was no campfire, no hot food, only some dry food that was hard to swallow. After hastily eating these dry food and replenishing their physical strength, the soldiers
Then he fell asleep.
The next day, before dawn, the soldiers were full of strength again. They had a simple breakfast, dry food, and drank cold water from the kettle. The soldiers were ready before sunrise.
Old Wharton has lived in Leith City on the Harvest Plain for most of his life. At this time every day, he would pick up farm tools and go to the fields to work in the early morning birdsong. He thought that his son had already been found in Leith City.
A good job, that was the conscription order issued by the city lord the day before yesterday. Thinking of the generous salary, Old Wharton grinned. Little Jessica and her son, Little Wharton, who live next door, have been childhood sweethearts since they were young, and they have reached the age to get married.
The recruitment order said that in half a year, you can get two gold coins! This is money that the old Wharton family may not be able to earn back in three years!
"With this money, the brat's marriage will be successful. Hey, I can also get a grandson earlier." Old Wharton said to himself while laboriously turning over the soil with a shovel.
Suddenly, there was a sound in the distance.
Old Wharton stopped what he was doing and looked back with his shovel.
To the northwest, ten knights were marching towards the city of Lys. When Old Wharton saw these knights riding tall horses, there was a hint of envy in his eyes.
"I remember riding a horse like this when I was a mercenary." Old Wharton looked at the well-equipped and majestic knights in the distance, as if he saw his younger self.
Old Wharton felt that these knights must be soldiers of some great nobleman, or perhaps they themselves might be knights! So when Old Wharton saw them approaching him, he immediately dropped the shovel in his hand and knelt down.
Land, give a great ceremony.
In the Alton Empire, even if it is the lowest level knight class among the nobles, when common people see the nobles, they must drop their weapons and then kneel down to salute.
Ten knights held the war horse firmly in front of Old Wharton. The leader clamped the war horse with his feet, and the war horse took two steps forward. Then he looked down at Old Wharton, who was prostrate on the ground.
"Old man, is the city of Lis just ahead?"
Old Wharton did not dare to raise his head. When he heard the knight asking him, he immediately kowtowed and replied: "Sir, the city in front of you is Lis City, and the younger ones are the residents of Lis City."
After receiving Old Wharton's answer, the leading knight turned around and nodded to the person next to him. When the person being looked at saw the leader nodding, he pulled the reins to the right, and then galloped away in the direction he came from.
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Old Wharton did not dare to raise his head. The leading knight took off his helmet and tucked it around his waist, and looked around.
Then he said to Old Wharton: "Old man, is the harvest going well this year?"
"Well, the harvest is good every year." Old Wharton felt that the knights in front were different from the nobles in Lys City. If there was any difference, maybe the knights who came from the big nobles might be more educated.
"Old man, get up and stop kneeling on the ground." The leading knight said to Old Wharton with a smile.
Old Wharton was kneeling on the hard ground, and his knees hurt a little, so after hearing the Lord Knight's words, he stood up.
Old Wharton lowered his head and glanced at the knight in front of him.
A tall and handsome war horse with four strong and powerful hooves. Old Wharton, who traveled all over the country when he was young, could tell at a glance that the war horse in front of him was a high-quality war horse!
The fine iron armor worn by the war horse is wrapped on the chest and head of the horse. The horse has a blanket woven from the fur of an unknown animal, which can effectively prevent the damage caused by some stray arrows to the war horse, and this layer of fur armor can also
Can withstand the slashing of ordinary swords.
Looking at the knights on the war horses, they are definitely heavily armored knights! The combination of leather armor and armor, the thick fine iron armor on the torso can protect the knight's body very well, and the limbs are also protected by a layer of armor.
The joints are protected by several layers of high-quality leather armor, which can provide effective defense without affecting the performance of the movements. The person who can design such armor must be a genius! Old Wharton is very interested in the knights wearing it.
Armor, gave a heartfelt admiration. At the same time, he also sighed, the nobles are really rich!
Immediately afterwards, Old Wharton became very interested in the weapons on the Lord Knight.
The standard configuration of the Second Army consists of four weapons.
The long gun used in the charge is about two meters long. It has a sharp tip and an iron body. Compared with the wooden gun, it has better one-on-one capability. At the same time, it is easy to use repeatedly when charging in a group.
For the sword worn on his waist, Zhou Yunfei took reference from the Tang Dynasty's Tang Dao and Huanshou Dao to design a combat knife. All made of fine steel, it is very suitable for immediate slashing.
The knight carried a hardwood short bow on his back. After Zhou Yunfei proposed the concept of all-round cavalry, the heavy cavalry originally used for charging had its weight greatly reduced after being redressed. Except for the two thousand Yanyun in Xu Sheng's First Army
In addition to the iron cavalry maintaining full composite armor, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of the Second Army have all changed and become a new type of cavalry with semi-protective composite armor. After more than half a year of intensive training, they have mastered the use of bows and arrows. At certain times, they can serve as long-range cavalry.
Light cavalry for strike tactics!
In addition to the short bow, Zhou Yunfei's seamless strike tactics allowed the second soldier to hold a hand crossbow. The hand crossbow was hung on the saddle, along with two barrels of bow arrows and a box of crossbow arrows.
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are not equipped with shields. They have always been extremely tough and do not use shields. This is also a kind of confidence in their own martial arts.
Old Wharton peeked at the weapons on the Lord Knight. Except for the incomprehensible machine on the saddle, the tip of the spear with a cold light, the straight-handled sword in his waist, and the classical longbow on his back all showed that he was the owner of the weapon.
Brave. Old Wharton knew that they must have been on the battlefield, and the fierceness that came to their faces made Old Wharton admire him from the bottom of his heart.
The leading knight chatted with Old Wharton, and Old Wharton answered the Lord Knight's questions in great detail. In this way, the knight unknowingly mastered important information about Lys City.
Time passed little by little, and about an hour later, Old Wharton felt the stones and soil at his feet vibrating. He looked at his feet in confusion, and then heard muffled sounds in the distance.
Old Wharton looked up at the sky. It was cloudless and the sun was high in the sky. There was no sign that it was going to rain. But why was there thunder? "It's probably raining somewhere in the distance." Old Wharton
thinking in mind.
But the thunder lasted longer and longer, and the sound gradually became louder. Old Wharton seemed to have thought of something, and he looked towards the distant horizon.
Far away, on the northern horizon, a black shadow appeared.
Along with the noise, this long black shadow got closer and closer, and Old Wharton could see it clearly.
"Oh my God! So many knights! They can't be the central army of the empire!" Old Wharton said in shock. The nine knights waiting next to him curled their lips when they heard what Old Wharton said, "
Central Army? Humph, no matter what, you dare to compete with our tiger and leopard cavalry! Cut it!" This sentence was almost in the knight's mind.
Ten minutes later, the distant army arrived at the place where Old Wharton was.
Old Wharton had not yet recovered from the shock. He looked at these cavalry indifferently. Their equipment was exactly the same as that of the previous knights!
The sweat on Old Wharton's forehead suddenly flowed down. What kind of people, or what kind of forces can afford to raise such precious cavalry! It must be the legendary Central Army! Only the emperor can afford to raise these delicate cavalry.
cavalry!
Just when Old Wharton was guessing, more than ten riders came from the army.
The man at the head was wearing silver armor and a snow-white war horse. The man was wearing a silver cloak on the back. He held a rein in one hand and a bright silver spear in the other! It was Zhao Yun!
On the left side of him, there was a man riding a shiny black war horse. The horse was the best at first glance! It was also wearing a bright silver armor, but it had a silver lion helmet on its head! This man was Ma Chao and Ma Meng.
rise!
On the right side of Zhao Yun, there is a bearded man wearing thick iron armor and an extremely strong war horse. The man who makes people shiver at the sight is none other than Dian Wei!
The three people came slowly on horseback. Seeing the extraordinary attire of the three people, Old Wharton concluded that they must be great nobles. He immediately knelt down on his knees and pressed his forehead tightly to the ground.
Among the knights who had arrived earlier, the leader immediately dismounted his horse, bowed on one knee, and then told the news one by one from Old Wharton's mouth.
Old Wharton was a little confused. He was just afraid of the nobles, so he didn't dare to speak and knelt on the ground honestly.
After Zhao Yun heard the news from Pioneer, he then looked at Old Wharton and said, "Old man, everything you said is true, right? There's nothing false about it, right?"
"Yes, yes, everything the villain said is true. There is absolutely no concealment or falsehood." Old Wharton kowtowed several times in response to Zhao Yun's question.
Zhao Yun nodded and then gestured behind him. After receiving the order, the Second Army quickly ran towards Lis City.
Zhao Yun watched the army passing by, and then said to Old Wharton, who was still kneeling on the ground: "Old man, the war is going to be chaotic soon. Let's go quickly." After saying that, before Old Wharton could react, he moved his feet.
Holding the horse's belly, he followed the moving army.
"The war is in chaos? What do you mean? Could it be that?" Old Wharton looked at the retreating army in surprise and stood there blankly, unable to believe the guess in his heart.