As he walked forward along the traffic corridor, Roy admired secretly in his heart.
Doing business in the crisis-ridden Redemption Continent is not an easy task. The caravan not only has to face the bandits that come and go like the wind, but also faces bad weather and ferocious monsters. Therefore, it is important to learn how to arrange the car array to defend against the enemy.
, has become a required course for every caravan.
When Roy was young, he wandered around the Land of Redemption with his grandfather, and followed many caravans on the journey. Some were improvised by ordinary merchants, some were under the banner of lords and nobles, some were from consortiums and chambers of commerce, and some were affiliated with a certain mercenary group.
Or the symbol of the Knights. It can be said that he is well-informed.
However, the caravan formation in front of him was more eye-catching than the caravan formations he had seen before.
When you walk into the carriage formation, you can find that the members of the business group are busy. No matter whether it is the guards or the clerks, whether it is the shopkeeper or the coachman, no one is idle. The horse leader leads the horse to a hidden place, and the crossbow is being raised.
I was debugging the base, sweating profusely while digging holes, and dismantling it quickly and skillfully.
Judging from their movements and proficiency, it is obvious that they have received targeted training. At this critical moment, they can perform their duties without being assigned by others.
The carriages beside them are also specially designed. The carriage baffles are high and thick, covered with iron sheets, which can withstand a certain intensity of attacks. The shafts can be removed in one minute, and the horses can be pulled away.
The carriages are connected together.
The wheels of the carriage can be disassembled. There are also large iron nails half a meter long at the four corners. As long as they are hammered into the mud, the carriage can be firmly fixed. If the ground next to the carriage is dug out another meter
Deep trenches were built, dirt and rocks were piled into the carriages and bottoms of the carriages, and a temporary city wall appeared.
In addition, what is impressive are the armors and weapons of the caravan members.
The best weapon in defensive warfare is the crossbow. Among the crossbows, the most powerful one is the armor-piercing crossbow.
The armor-piercing crossbow is a base-type heavy crossbow that weighs up to two hundred kilograms and requires the cooperation of three big men to use it. The huge arrow it shoots has a shaft as thick as a forearm. It is more like a lance than an arrow.
At a distance of 100 meters, one arrow can penetrate three war horses in a row, which is extremely powerful.
Because of its huge power and complicated production process, each armor-piercing crossbow is extremely expensive and difficult to buy. Usually only large caravans with strong backgrounds can equip one or two.
But when Roy walked into the car formation, he found that there were already three armor-breaking crossbows that he counted. If the other directions of the car formation were also arranged in the same way, the armor-breaking crossbows of the entire caravan would be at least
There are eighty-nine stations!
This is such a luxury. One armor-piercing crossbow costs a thousand gold francs, and one has to queue up with an official license. Nine armor-piercing crossbows, if put on the black market, can be sold for at least 20,000 gold francs!
Looking at the well-equipped caravan guards and the groomsmen with swords and crossbows that are much better than most gangsters, Roy is sure that if the victory or defeat can be determined by weaponry, the gangsters will probably
I was embarrassed to death by these wealthy guys.
No wonder the robbers at the bottom of the mountain all have green eyes. I can’t help but want to rob it!
Roy smashed his lips and climbed up the simple stairs to the observation deck where Fergus and others were. The vast plain under the hill and the menacing bandits around him came into view.
He had just fought with a small group of gangsters, and he didn't feel anything after the charge. Now he could see the entire battlefield from a high position. No matter how bold he was, his heart couldn't help but thump.
So many people?
Looking at the dense crowd of bandits, and then looking back at the frightened civilians supporting the elderly and young in the convoy, Roy took a deep breath, his scalp numb.
In front of the overwhelming robbers, this small car formation was like an egg shell. If anything, what he had been thinking about before this was how to trick Matthew into standing still and then chop off his head with an axe.
If so, then now he has to think about how these people on the mountain can survive.
"It's unlucky, isn't it?"
Fergus's voice came to his ears, and Roy turned around to see this fat middle-aged man standing next to him, staring at the group of bandits down the mountain.
"How are you going to keep it?" Roy asked.
If he was usually asked in such a blunt tone by a young man wearing coarse linen clothes, Fergus would definitely be displeased. However, when the same words were asked from Roy's mouth, he felt that they were perfectly justified.
, without any uncomfortable feeling.
Half an hour before the prayer, the scene of Roy charging down the hilltop with his gun drawn, leaping on horseback, crossing the undulating grassy fields and fighting into the group of bandits, was so impressive. Anyone who was standing on the top of the hill at that time was so impressed.
, no one would be stupid enough to treat him as a child.
Compared with those students who turned pale and vomited after killing someone, Roy, who was of the same age, seemed to come from another world. Fergus had no doubt that if the two sides were locked in a dark room and killed each other, in the end,
It must be Roy who makes it out alive!
Only those who have seen him kill people know that this seemingly harmless, even weak and shy boy is actually a wolf!
After hearing Roy's question, Musi came up and briefly introduced the current defense system of the car formation. Finally, he said: "With the addition of the guards of the cactus caravan and the young and strong civilians, we can currently enter the battle.
The number of people is about one hundred and fifty. Among them, there are forty-six war horses, one hundred and thirty-two slave horses, nine armor-piercing crossbows and one stone cannon. If the enemy does not increase the number of troops or does not use fire,
If we attack, we should be able to hold on until tomorrow morning."
When Musi reported to Roy, his tone was unnatural. However, there was nothing that could be done about it. First, compared to Alder, who had previously been in conflict with Roy, it was more appropriate for him to speak. Secondly,
, according to the rules of mercenaries, they must seek and respect the opinions of the most powerful. But unfortunately, the four strongest knights in the caravan are all Roy's followers!
After listening to Musi's words, Roy scratched his cheek with his fingers and said: "Speaking of the enemy's reinforcement of troops, I came here to tell you some bad news."
Bad news?
Fergus and everyone looked at each other, and their hearts sank.
"See those guys to the left of the flagpole of the Black Skull Bandits?"
Everyone heard the sound and looked in the direction where Roy was pointing. They saw a group of tough gangsters surrounded by several knights in the Black Skeleton Bandit Group. Although their clothes were similar to those of the gangsters next to them, everyone was wearing armor and had their own style.
A ball.
"Among the group of people, the guy wearing black armor, riding a Shire horse, and his horse's mane was braided. His name is Matthew. He is the future heir of the Wenger family and the son of Viscount Wenger."
Upon hearing Roy's words, everyone was speechless.
"Matthew?" Fergus said in shock: "Didn't you say he was dead?"
"That's right!" Guard Captain Jin Sen also said, "How could a dead person appear here? I heard that Matthew has been dead for more than a year."
"Believe it or not, it's up to you," Roy chuckled, showing his white teeth: "That's him!"
At this moment, everyone fell silent.
Everyone understands that if what Roy said is true, then it means that the worst case scenario that was previously feared has occurred. It also means that the enemies this caravan will face are not just the Black Skeleton Bandits.
regiment, as well as the army of Viscount Wenger.
In terms of scale, the private armed forces of Viscount Wenger are not much smaller than the Black Skeleton Bandits.
Especially after the news of Matthew's death came out a year and a half ago, the private armed forces under old Wenger expanded at an alarming rate. Today, this small viscounty has as many as forty knights under its command.
Including infantry and cavalry, the total number exceeds 300.
Such a large private army naturally requires a lot of money to support.
Therefore, after embracing the thick legs of the Holy See, Wenger's tax collectors attacked everywhere, and the tax collection scope expanded from the original territory to the territory of Baron Smith in Medina City.
These armed tax collection teams wearing the coat of arms of the Wenger family and the emblem of the Holy See on their horse ornaments and carriages are no different from bandits. Even if they are not the subjects of Wenger's territory, they find all kinds of arrogant excuses to extort money.
Anyone who disobeys will be beaten and kicked. Not to mention ordinary civilians, even some small estate owners with no background are not immune.
However, even so, everyone still can't believe that the Wenger family would be so crazy as to collude with a group of bandits to commit such acts of robbing families, seeking wealth and killing people.
"They're crazy!" murmured Fergus.
"They are not crazy," Roy broke off a piece of grass, bit it in his mouth, and stared at Matthew at the bottom of the mountain: "Luoxia City is not far from Meiding City. Once Meiding City is captured by the Fei Lie Empire, Luoxia City will
Become the front line. By that time, the Wenger family, let alone making money, may have to spend money."
Recalling what Roy had said before, Fergus suddenly turned around: "They want to leave?"
"Obviously!" Roy shrugged, and Oliver at his feet also shook his tail and nodded his head.
The incident that occurred in Borabel a year and a half ago is still brewing today. In that incident, Matthew's actions have tied the Wenger family to the Holy See and Prime Minister Donald. And Lu
Grand Duke Adolf of Leon was an out-and-out royalist.
Therefore, whether dealing with the imminent war or focusing on the future, Wenger would be the best choice to give up his territory, collect a large amount of money and leave the Lulian Province. As long as he has money, as long as he can continue to cling to the Holy See and Donald's lap, he will gain
It is not difficult to seal a new territory.
Even if he didn't say these things, Fergus and others would understand.
Hula.
A strong wind blew, suddenly raising dust all over the sky. The caravan's flag was yanked violently in the wind, making a loud noise, as if it was about to be torn apart.
Looking at the pale faces of Fergus and others, Roy, who had been thinking about it, suddenly asked.
"Mr. Fergus, I would like to ask, among the caravans coming this time, how much is the value of the goods transported by you and the cactus caravan?"
"This." Fergus hesitated for a moment, then said frankly: "To tell you the truth, this time we purchased a large amount of magic cores, magic beast furs and precious medicinal materials in Meiding City, with a total value of more than one million gold.
Lu Lang!"
"One million?"
Although he had been mentally prepared, this figure still stunned the little country bumpkin. He never dreamed that the value of goods transported by a caravan in one trip was so high. After that year, the business done by this caravan should be as high as
How big is it? There are so many caravans in the Flintstone Consortium, and how terrifying is its financial strength?
Seeing Roy's appearance, Fergus and others looked at each other and said nothing.
In fact, the one million gold langs mentioned by Fergus was just the purchase price in Meiding City. Once the goods are trafficked to the place of sale, the price will probably increase several times. Especially in
Under the shadow of war, the prices of magic cores, ores, and medicinal materials are rising every day.
One million gold coins scared him into being so virtuous. If he wanted to know the final profit, wouldn't this kid faint on the spot?
Everyone's hearts murmured.
Everyone really can't understand why this guy who has a knight of justice as his entourage reacts so strongly to a million gold coins?
You must know that one million from the level of a caravan is not the same concept as one million from the level of those big nobles, big financial groups or big knights.
This million may be destiny and future for Fergus.
But for a guy who swaggered through the city with four knights and an elf maid, it couldn't be enough of a shock, right?
After a while, Roy came back to his senses and asked, "What about the cactus caravan?"
"I don't know about that." Fergus shook his head, suddenly frowned, as if he remembered something, and said quickly: "By the way, a few days ago, the Phillies attacked Meiding City, and many local people
Trading houses, nobles and caravans were all dumping their goods. At that time, besides us, they were also the ones receiving the goods!"
"Wait a minute." When Roy heard this, he immediately grasped the key and asked: "You mean, besides you, there is also a cactus caravan?"
"Yes." Fergus nodded.
"In addition to your two families," Roy asked seriously, "Are there any other caravans?"
"We are the only two who dare to accept the goods!" Fergus said decisively: "At that time, Meiding City was under martial law and the goods could not be shipped out. Everyone was dumping the goods for fear that the Feili people would come in and smash them. We were the biggest
We took over 80% of the goods that day. The cactus caravan didn’t have enough funds, so we ate less.”
At this point, Fergus suddenly stopped.
He, Jinson, Alder, and Musi looked at each other with a bit of horror in their eyes. Speaking of this, even an idiot would understand that it was definitely not a coincidence that these two caravans were let go!
You know, because the Phillies came to the city, almost all the caravans sold out their goods. After the Phillies were repelled, other caravans either stayed in Meiding City to receive goods, or went to other cities with empty cars.
All flow through banks and do not carry large amounts of cash.
The only two caravans here that carry a large amount of valuable cargo and are eager to leave are the two caravans here.
If there was a pair of eyes that had been keeping an eye on Meiding City, then he would have discovered that the two caravans were perfect prey.
Just when a creepy feeling arose from the bottom of his heart, Fergus suddenly noticed Roy laughing.
The black-haired boy, who is seventeen or eighteen years old, looks harmless on the outside, even a little honest. However, when he smiles, a hint of evil in the corner of his mouth makes his face suddenly become vivid.
It feels like a silly bear suddenly turned into a fox.
"Roy, what are you doing?" Fergus looked at Roy in surprise, his eyes flashing.
"I just told you some bad news." At this moment, Roy didn't know how many thoughts had passed through his mind. He looked at Matthew's figure at the foot of the mountain and said without looking back: "There are two more good news, no.