The reason is very simple. Even a slave with no strength can easily kill the most noble knight with a crossbow in a sneak attack. However, the longbow, which is also a long-range attack weapon, cannot penetrate heavy knights, especially those containing rare weapons.
Heavy armor of crystals.
Therefore, in wars between empires, crossbows and assassinations are strictly prohibited.
This is a strange balance relationship. When either party takes the lead in using a forbidden method, it will inevitably attract crazy revenge from the other party. And once used, no one will stop the same revenge unless the commander is killed.
In the continent of Eminor and the frozen snowfields, there are only two and a half professions that can legally possess crossbows: hunters and business travelers traveling in the desert. The half professions referred to are mercenary groups below D level.
As far as small mercenary groups are concerned, being able to carry it does not mean it is legal, and it can only be used secretly in battles with large-scale bandits. Once the crossbow bolts are exposed in the city, they will inevitably be confiscated by the regular army and even be severely punished.
——"Military Theory. Taboos. Crossbow"
Chapter 48 Origin of Surname
Taking the soldiers of the small mercenary group alone, especially those under the age of 20, more than 80% come from military families in the northern federation of the empire. From the moment they came into contact with weapons, they were indelibly instilled by their fathers with an
Reason: Do not use crossbow arrows at any time.
As a regular soldier, you can die under any weapon, but you never want to die under a crossbow. That is really an inescapable shame of killing.
With this almost innate sense of honor, only mercenaries from a small mercenary group from the Ice and Snow Continent would risk their lives to rebuke someone under the threat of a powerful crossbow.
For soldiers from the continent of Fanos, the crossbow is an unprecedented weapon. When the captured small mercenary group was presented, it immediately attracted strong attention from newcomers such as Norton and Merlin. In order to enhance the strength of his legions, Norton
Combat strength, almost all the crossbows that could be collected were mobilized. In this expedition, 200 positions were specially reserved for crossbow soldiers, which shows the importance they attached.
There are not no objections to the use of crossbows. At least Dahino does not support it, and the strongest person who opposes it is the Golden Dragon Knight. Yemoda's eyes reveal not only opposition, but also disapproval of the instrument itself.
Contempt and anger, as a traditional soldier, Yemoda slammed the table in front of everyone for the first time.
Finally, at the Western Expedition Military Headquarters meeting of more than a thousand officers, the two factions in the dispute had no choice but to vote. Unfortunately, the human forces in the Fanos Army were at least very pitiful in terms of numbers. There were only 25 people with the right to vote.
Three human officers voted against it.
"All of you will pay the price with your lives for this incident." Yemoda slammed the door and walked out.
For orcs and other orc officers, the performance of human officers is extremely difficult to understand. In this world, aren't the most dangerous things in the world human beings? In previous wars, the orc army has been repeatedly defeated by human beings' endless tricks, stumbling ropes, bows and arrows.
, bamboo sticks, catapults... Aren't these war weapons that once caused great harm to the orcs invented and used by humans? Didn't the orcs learn the despicability of humans through massacres one after another? Is it possible that there are still murder weapons among them?
Is there a difference between despicable and noble?
As victims, the orcs really can't agree with this unique "despicable" word.
Everyone inside the city gate was plunged into anger! Every little mercenary around saw the sweat slowly seeping out from Amy's head, and they could even vaguely feel Amy's teeth filing slowly.
Ten breaths later, the young man returned to laughter in anger: "Ha... ha... I was wrong. In a life-and-death struggle, I still expect the other party to follow the rules. It's really a woman's opinion. Our brothers..." Tears instantly filled his eyes.
, ignoring the surprised looks of the young mercenaries around her, Amy's tone turned calm: "The opponent has no obligation to abide by the rules for us. From now on, we will use any means to deal with the Fanos army."
Amy casually called on the surrounding mercenary captains to make arrangements. At this time, Daqingshan realized that something had changed and hurried from behind.
Although they have gained a superficial advantage, overwhelming the enemy with momentum, and even teasing their opponents with words, the pressure on the Fanos soldiers at this time is much greater than that of the imperial mercenaries. There are only 400 soldiers, which is not enough for a small mercenary.
It was a group fight, otherwise the Battle of Xilin Island would have been completely opposite. Compared with the huge Ice Breaking City, the defensive power of the Fanos soldiers supported by carts and giant shields was simply negligible. Every soldier tried his best to hide his body.
Behind the shield.
The city gate of Duanbing Port was suddenly pushed from both sides. At the moment when the city gate was about to close, two huge steel shields covered it. Then the city gate slowly opened again, and the steel shields increased one by one. Obviously, the defenders
I hope to use this mode to get out of the city with minimal losses. The sound of horse hooves can also be heard from the city gate, and the enemy's intention is ready to come out.
The crossbows in the soldiers' hands were silently pointed at the city gate.
Suddenly, archers suddenly stood up on the city wall from far away. In the chaos of the Fanos Army, white arrows struck like a storm. The orcs and bearmen soldiers immediately raised their hands.
A large shield protects the entire team. There are not only human archers on the city wall, but also tall elves. Compared with their human counterparts, these elves hold long bows, but none of them shoot out the green color in their hands.
Arrow Feathers - Born archers have deep feelings for every arrow in their hands, and no elf will miss the mark.
Several human crossbowmen who were skeptical of the elves' natural skills suddenly rose up. The giant crossbows in their hands had just hit the city wall in seconds, and the death blow had already arrived. The green arrow feathers heavily shot through the crossbowmen's thin armor. Behind the shield.
The crossbowman subconsciously glanced at the corpse that had just fallen. Some people kept exclaiming. If the green arrow feathers were not on the forehead, they must be on the neck. It is conceivable that if the body that was stretched out just now was higher,
There must also be this long green arrow in the heart. With such a long range, the shooting speed is as fast as a crossbow, but the accuracy is far superior to that of a crossbow. In the entire human society, there are probably no more than 100 people with such abilities.
Norton and Amy are very fond of soldiers, so in any battle, the calculation of the troops at hand needs to be described as stingy. The two people have not even met, and each side has more than 10 men down. For two commanders,
It is difficult for officials to accept this.
Amy and Da Qingshan appeared side by side on the city wall. The young mercenary carefully touched the chest of the fallen soldier first and asked the priest who followed behind to treat him as soon as possible. Then, the two of them held the crenel and looked out.
During the attack and defense of Xilin Island, Amy and Daqingshan had a good understanding of the combat power of the Fanos Empire, especially since Daqingshan later witnessed tens of thousands of people fighting with their own eyes. Although the team in front of them would not exceed
There are 500 people, and there are no dragon knights or knights, but in terms of momentum, they are probably second only to the last enemy group encountered in the Xilin Island breakout battle.
"I don't know who you are? Can you tell us?" The young mercenary leader's clear and calm voice echoed in the sky, obviously using the magic of amplification.
"Norton Reis, Commander of the Third Legion of the Fanos Western Expedition." The wise general said word by word.
"Oh!" Amy, Da Qingshan was shocked when he heard this. The intelligence system of the Imperial Military Department is not just for nothing. In the past four months, a large amount of intelligence has been continuously compiled. As the main headquarters of the Empire's participating troops,
We often receive various materials from the military department, about 40% of which are from the Fanos Western Expeditionary Army that is fighting head-on with the Empire. Generals like Dahino, Merlin, and Norton have separate files. The Empire
Fang had a very high opinion of Norton. There are words in the annotation: There is a saying of "three soldiers" in Fanos' Western Expedition. Dahino can be called the soul of the army. Norton is the soul of the army. In the Western Expedition,
The second-largest figure in the legion, Yemoda, is only known as the Frontier of Soldiers and ranks behind the Spirit of Soldiers. Looking at the young soldier in the center who is being guarded by soldiers, especially the simple face, it is really difficult to
Associate him with words such as sharpness and wit.
"I have something to ask Mr. Norton." Amy seemed to remember something, and a smile appeared on her lips. Just as she was about to say something, Daqingshan guessed it from his tone, and quickly tapped her foot lightly.
"You are the leader of Amy, right? I have seen your portrait, and you are indeed young. Please tell me, if you can tell me, I will definitely fulfill your wish." The honest orc officer also carefully studied Amy's information.
, and, compared to the Empire, the information on the Fanos army is more detailed. Unfortunately, such a simple and honest Orc leader's research on his opponents is limited to military techniques, abilities, etc.
"Are you an indigenous resident of the Fanos Continent? I have read some information about the Fanos Continent before. According to the data, the Fanos Continent is quite barren and the indigenous residents live a very poor life. Is that so?" Amy said with a smile on her face.
Sincerity and even a little bit of intolerance. Even the orc warriors in the city can clearly understand the brave man's great feeling of compassion and concern for others. Some orcs even secretly determined that once they captured this handsome young human, they would not abuse him.
, and even secretly let him go.
"Well, yes. According to our ancestors, in their memory, people would starve to death every year, but it's much better now." Norton answered very matter-of-factly.
"That's very strange. Why does your Excellency have a surname besides your first name? How come I heard that the population of your continent is extremely prosperous. Men and women can be together regardless of place, time or family, as long as they are willing.
Sexual intercourse, so children born generally don’t know who their father is, so they only have names.” Amy ignored the girls from the small mercenary group standing behind her, and the extremely harsh words penetrated her like a storm.
into the hearts of the orcs.
Norton never expected that his opponent who was smiling just a minute ago would say such despicable words, and was stunned for a moment.
Amy didn't seem to see the livid faces of the orcs and orcs below, and continued her shocking words: "I heard that people over there have frequent sexual intercourse and give birth to many children every time they are born like wild beasts. Therefore,
I can’t even give a name, so I often use the place where I last had sex or the place where I gave birth to the baby. For example, Tanaka and Matsushita were born after having sex in the field under the pine tree, and Yamamoto Isoroku was born in front of the mountain.
Okamura was born during sex six times. Okamura was born during lovemaking in a small village on a hill. It is said that there is a clan named after sexual intercourse positions, such as Ibuki, facing out, lying down, and others..."
"That's enough -" the angry Orc officer roared: "Despicable human, you filthy..."
"Go to hell with you and your bastard orcs! Who is despicable?! Who is filthy?!" Amy showed even more indignation on the city wall: "You bastards, don't stay in your own land, cross the border
Crossing the ocean to sneak attack on us, who is despicable!? Half of the brothers in the small mercenary group were injured in the war, and hundreds of people were killed. Tens of thousands of troops besieged the small mercenary group with less than 600 people. Who is despicable!? We started from Xilin Island
Retreat to Floe Ice City, you bastards still come to sneak attack on us, who is more filthy!? If you have the ability to use troops openly, damn it, you have a bastard in your family who was born without father's guidance, and you use crossbows to sneak attack on us, who the fuck?
Who asked you to use such a dirty weapon?! Who is more despicable and filthy!?" With the help of the amplification magic, Lord Amy's anger was like thunder rolling across the ground, roaring all around.
As a half-orc, he usually lives among taciturn companions. Never had Norton seen such words, and he was stunned and unable to say a word.
Da Qingshan couldn't stand it, and whispered to the side: "Amy, don't say that I have a mother but not a father to teach me..." The amplification magic faithfully imprinted every byte, and Da Qingshan's voice also echoed in the
In the sky.
The Holy Dragon Knight also had good intentions, but unfortunately due to his careless friendship, all his good intentions were immediately converted: "Oh, I'm sorry." Amy began to sincerely admit her mistake, "I was wrong, how could I say that this is not appropriate?"
What about the facts? You Fanos have mothers but no father to teach you. You should have more fathers than mothers. Sexual intercourse is so frequent in your country. I guess after you are born, you should call any man you see daddy. Otherwise, how could there be anyone?
Are you eager to teach you how to use a crossbow?"
Before the Magical Calendar, on the eve of every large-scale battle, the generals of both sides would argue face to face under the protection of the guards about who was right and who was wrong. Most of the people who could participate in this kind of dialogue were extremely qualified nobles. Therefore,
He left a lot of famous remarks.
According to research, the mercenary king Amy's opening remarks in such a loud and abusive manner are unprecedented. What is more regrettable is that Mr. Amy's "swearing" also created a generational precedent. Originally, the person who cursed in front of the battle was a noble and talented person.
Learn more from the patent of soldiers. Later, more and more military generals who did not know a single big Chinese character also joined in the "cursing war". What is even more annoying is that some sour literati in later generations praised the stinky feet of the mercenary king and said nothing.
"This scolding has washed away the weakness of the five generations and set a precedent for the world."
In fact, this text was sent back to the Fanos military camp word for word. It is said that it was carved on a stone. Before each expedition, all the soldiers touched it with their hands to show their shame. All the orc warriors
I firmly remember the names of two people: Amy and Daqingshan!
Hey...Who in Da Qingshan offended whom?
I can’t say what the master said:
In the East China Sea, something that everyone knows happened.
As an individual, due to some reasons, I cannot go to the Japanese pirates office in China to protest, and I apologize.
It just so happens that I have some advanced writing from the little mercenary in my hand, and I sent it out in advance to express my indignation.