Winter March 27th, Year 5 of the Magical Calendar. South of the Flower Language Plain, Bancheng Town.
In the boundless prairie of southern Xinjiang, Bancheng Town is a very typical human gathering place. The town has three avenues, two horizontal and one vertical. The vertical avenue is connected to the mainland highway auxiliary road through a small dirt road. Nearly two hundred houses are neatly built in it.
On both sides of the avenue, the houses are surrounded by residents' gardens, which are filled with beautiful flowers. On the outside of the town, a three-meter-high short wall is built. This short wall is usually used to prevent small dragons, wild wolves and other wild beasts.
If you encounter a group of grassland horse thieves during an attack, behind the low wall is a 2-meter-high female wall. Standing on it can effectively kill and injure the enemy. Ordinary gangs of young thieves would not dare to venture into such a small town.
Quietly, is not only a very poetic word, but also the name of a D-class mercenary group. In the southern border of the Holy Holy See, the mercenary group of about 400 people already has considerable strength. Bancheng Town is the Quietly Mercenary Group
Although the town is not big, it has a population of nearly 1,000 people. Although there are some scattered mercenaries here to pick up jobs, local big customers usually assign large orders to Qian An, a high-level mercenary who can feed 400 people.
The regiment is not enough, but it is more than enough for a D-class mercenary regiment like Qing An who is still struggling in the middle level.
According to the garrison agreement between Quietly and the Holy See, a permanent combat strength of 200 people must be retained in the town.
In fact, the Quiet Mercenary Group has always done this. This is not because the mercenary leader cares about his credibility. The key is that in such a small town, most residents rely on herding and handicrafts to make a living. These two main
The means of making a living do not require young and strong labor, and of course they cannot tie down the turbulent hearts of 17- or 8-year-old young men. Instead of idle and making trouble, it is better to entrust the quietly mercenary group to control their hearts. Moreover, the natives of this hometown
, there is basically no danger - this is probably the thought of all residents, including the mayor. Therefore, among the more than 400 mercenaries quietly, about 150 are children of local residents.
The residents on the grasslands generally have excellent eyesight. Although not as good as the elves, they are much better than humans in other places.
The mercenaries standing on the low wall archery tower in the town saw a large amount of dust suddenly rising in the distance, and the expressions of several people changed. Unless it was a group of horses, such an effect would not be possible, and in this winter season, the horses of the herdsmen in the town
The flocks are all raising winter fat on the edge of a moor in the distance...
The three arrow towers in the west rang the alarm bells at the same time, and the town was in chaos. When the two deputy captains of the Quiet Headquarters led more than 100 mercenaries to rush up to the west wall quickly, the flying dust in the distance was already black.
half of the sky...
In order to ensure the suddenness of the bloody night in the imperial capital, the Holy See had just notified the big cities of the hostility between the two countries at this time - His Majesty the Pope ignored His Excellency Chi Aotian's speed. Small towns like Bancheng Town had not yet heard of it.
After receiving any information, the two deputy captains thought it was a large-scale intrusion by horse thieves. Their expressions were extremely ugly. How could more than 200 mercenaries resist thousands of horse thieves?
Suddenly there was the sound of wind tearing the air in the sky. Only then did the mercenaries realize that hundreds of extremely large vultures were flying in the air, and knights in white were sitting on the backs of the vultures. Under the vultures
, were four fantasy beast knights. The largest fantasy beast, the Earthly Dragon, landed fiercely. The fantasy beast knight wearing a large black plate armor slowly pulled down his mask. It turned out to be a dark skull mask. Under the mask,
A clear shout came from behind: "Chi Aotian, the deputy leader of the Tongyunguan Family Small Mercenary Group, led the Black Dragon Knights on an expedition to the Holy Holy See. The town ahead is here. Leave the town and surrender within 20 minutes, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!"
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Chi Aotian? Of course the two middle-aged deputy captains have heard of this resounding name, the deputy captain of the five A-level mercenary groups. Such a name is absolutely shocking in the mercenary world. But...
The empire and the Holy See have always had a harmonious relationship. How did the war end here?
"Your Excellency, the Holy Holy See and your country have lived in harmony for hundreds of years, why..." The middle-aged mercenary wanted to continue asking, but unfortunately, the four fantasy beast knights in front of him had no intention of listening at all, and led the dark and crazy people.
The Eagle Knight quickly returned to the distant formation.
The expressions on the faces of the two deputy captains were uglier than crying. The captain went out to take on a mission. He originally thought he could have a good rest at home, but he did not expect that he encountered such a thing. The Black Dragon Knights... You can even add Ai in front of the name.
Similar words for the number one combat force in the southern border of the Minor Continent. A small mercenary group... Although it has only risen for a few years, its reputation has far exceeded that of the other four A-level mercenary groups. It is known as the mercenary group closest to S-level.
, and Qing An are not on the same level at all. To be honest, even if Qing An wants to merge into a small mercenary group, they probably have to sort through all the mercenaries, including the unsightly ones and the older ones.
This is not an exaggeration. According to rumors, during the recent recruitment process of a small mercenary group, several children from big noble families were lucky enough to become members of the mercenary group. The original words of the noble family head were: "Even if the Red Stone Emperor selects
Son-in-law, it’s nothing more than that.”
Ahem...Where did my random thoughts go...
The two deputy captains had just returned, and 5,000 knights had formed a formation outside Bancheng Town.
The masked knight landed and roared over with hundreds of subordinates. The huge body of the ground dragon trampled the green grass to pieces, and the red soil was scattered in the air.
"I count to 5! Come out and surrender!" The Earthly Dragon Knight raised his right hand, and five white fingers appeared in the air.
"5!"
"Sir, can you tell us why?" The deputy leader's face turned red!
"4!"
"You have to be reasonable!" The middle-aged mercenary cried with a cry in his throat!
"3!"
Regarding the Black Dragon Knights, there is actually no difference whether you say it or not. According to the universal land defense treaty signed between the mercenary group and the empires, no matter what the reason, they must defend for ten days. As a garrison mercenary group, no matter whether the enemy on the other side fights
Regardless of the banner and for any reason, surrender means betrayal. It is not only betrayal of the treaty country, but also betrayal of the mercenaries! Therefore, under the pressure of the soldiers, there are only two choices, either surrender or resist, without asking for any reason.
In fact, the officers of the Black Dragon Knights did not expect the other party to surrender. The 5,000-strong army swept across the grassland. The number of war horses and earth dragons alone exceeded 10,000. The war horses fed 20 kilograms of fodder a day, and this was just fodder.
, if it only eats grass, the war horse will not have the endurance to carry the knight for a long distance. One day, a war horse will need at least 3 kilograms of black beans. What about the ground dragon? What about the mad vulture? These are all meat-eating things, and they are not enough to eat.
Not to mention that hungry dragon beasts and wild vultures will eat people after a war. We have replenished some food in the Prairie Elf Kingdom. In the past few days, it has almost reached the bottom... No one thought that the Flower Plain, which is known as the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, is actually
There is no place for birds to poop for hundreds of miles. The small town in front of you has long been regarded as a natural grazing ground by the officers. Surrendering is good, but not surrendering is not a bad thing!
"2!"
"1!"
While the skull-masked knight roared out this number, the two vice-captains behind him almost screamed the same word: "Shoot--"
The earth dragon knights were so fierce that they raised the powerful crossbows mounted on the dragon beasts.
A row of mercenaries standing on the female wall saw the crossbow, and their souls flew away!
The standard crossbow in the army is about 1.5 meters long. The inner side of the crossbow arm is the hardest tree species - iron wood, and the outside is wrapped with iron tires. The iron wood is used to restore the crossbow body and then borrow the flexibility of the iron tires. Generally, there are 200 pieces.
No one can pull the string of a strong crossbow directly with their hands. The crossbow arrow is 1.6 meters long, the iron blade is only 40 centimeters long, and the thinnest part of the arrow shaft is 3 centimeters. This kind of thing is not to be said to be used to shoot people.
, even the giant dragons have to take a detour. Damn it, haven’t the Black Dragon Knights always been known as the real knights? Why the hell did they use this kind of thing that only appears when dealing with a group of earthly dragons or a group of lions!
Quietly, the mercenaries didn't react at all. While their minds were still thinking about many things, black shadows swallowed up a hundred meters of space in an instant. For a strong crossbow, a distance of 100 meters was enough.
It didn't take a second. The mercenaries on the female wall didn't even see the shadow of the crossbow arrows piercing the air. They felt a heavy punch in the abdomen, and the whole body flew diagonally into the sky. It wasn't until the moment they landed that they
I could hear the popping sound of bowstrings made when raindrops fall on the gray ground.
There is no suspense about the result of a 5 cm thick crossbow arrow penetrating the human body. All the internal organs are squeezed into a ball in an instant. After the crossbow arrow enters the body, the arrow shaft immediately rotates rapidly. The rear end of the crossbow arrow has a tail made of giant eagle feathers.
All the organs in the human body were turned into mincemeat while spinning, and the mercenaries who were thrown to the ground were deprived of the right to make one last sound.
Not everyone has become the unfortunate one. The first deputy captain of Qing An was lucky that he was not shot in the torso. Seeing that the dragon knights did not pay attention to the casualties, they all took off another crossbow arrow from their backs and pulled it.
Push the arrow into the slot with the joystick and immediately prepare for a new round of shooting!
"You! Executioners!" The middle-aged mercenary burst into tears. Most of the nearly a hundred mercenaries around him disappeared in an instant, and the enemy did not give any reason at all! Until this moment, the middle-aged mercenary felt
When he felt a burst of pain in his left arm, he lowered his head and realized that a rapidly passing crossbow arrow had completely shot his forearm away, and the blood in his arteries spurted outwards - this was the last moment of the middle-aged mercenary.
Consciously, more than ten crossbow arrows tore apart the middle-aged mercenary's strong body at the same moment!
After two rounds of powerful crossbow fire, there was no longer a living human being on the low wall, and the low wall made of adobe was also lowered by about one meter by the powerful crossbow arrows.
The mad eagle knights in the distant sky followed closely, and the raindrop-like arrow feathers made a faint sound of breaking through the air and penetrated all the arrow towers in the west. The mercenaries in charge of the lookout inside were shot into nails for the hedgehogs.
On the wooden board.
It's not that the Black Dragon Knights are ruthless, mercenaries and soldiers are two completely different groups. Soldiers are like sharp weapons. Once they are unsheathed, they will bleed for five steps. Quietly, the deputy leader of the mercenary group is still using his mercenaries when facing the soldiers.
The attitude of the soldiers and thieves, hoping to delay the negotiations, has already doomed the outcome.
More than 200 wild eagles swayed down rapidly, and the stars on their short bows flickered. All the residents in the town were frightened by the fallen corpses in front of them. Except for a few children and the elderly who made low cries, everyone else
They all hid behind the building. After the mad vulture knight confirmed that there was no threat, five or six knights jumped down from the back of the mad vulture, opened the iron door latch, and the earth-moving dragon knight covered with steel plates rushed in with a rumble, shouting in his hands
The death-flame crossbow is pointed at any place where enemies may appear.
A few light knights galloped in through the gate, and a middle-aged knight on horseback circled in the small square. A deep voice almost enveloped the entire town: "Everyone listened and immediately walked out of their homes and put their hands on
On the head, hurry up! Otherwise, we will kill you without mercy!"
The middle-aged knight and several guards led their mounts along the main street of the town, shouting orders, and the black horses trampled the stone pavement.
Facing death, no one can suppress the instinctive fear in the human heart, let alone ordinary residents. Trembling, residents walked out of their homes one by one. Quite a few of them were weak at the feet and reluctantly walked away holding on to the wall with their hands.
come out.
"Quick! Quick! Quick!" the light knight on horseback ordered impatiently!
More and more residents walked out of their homes. It was only then that they discovered that at some point, the sky full of wild eagle knights had landed on the roof of the house, with their horned bows fully drawn, blocking everything.
The road. Some brave people looked into the distance with the corner of their eyes, and saw countless vultures soaring in the sky around the town, and there were countless knights above.
"Who is the mayor?" The knight wearing a skull mask in the middle swept his sharp eyes over the heads of the crowd.
The old man in his 50s walked out of the crowd tremblingly, not daring to raise his head at all. The Earth-walking Dragon's thick lower limbs and sharp claws pierced the old man's eyes from below, and he could even feel the thick liquid sprayed from the dragon's mouth.
The smell was so thick that the old man couldn't even hear his own voice: "It's...I..."
Bang! A piece of black paper fell at the old man's feet.
With trembling hands, he picked up the paper from the ground and read it with trembling eyes. The old man's wrinkled face was uglier than crying. It's true that if a person sits at home, disaster will come from the sky!
There are only a few words on the paper: "The Holy Holy See despicably attacks the capital of the Amy Empire. The two countries have officially started war! Surrender to avoid death and resist the massacre!"
"How many households are there in this town?" The knight ignored the mayor's expression.
"Sir, there are 240 households in total." The mayor's face turned pale when he saw the words massacre.
"In a small town, 200 strong laborers between the ages of 18 and 35 will be sent to accompany the army, and each person will be provided with two horses! Every three households will be provided with a large cart. Each household will be provided with 500 kilograms of grain or the equivalent of dried meat, and horse beans.
The material weighs 500 kilograms." The skeleton masked knight thought for a moment, then pulled out a horn bow and a powerful crossbow bolt from the two knights behind him, and threw them in front of the mayor: "We will leave in three days.
One household pays 100 horn bows and arrows, and the whole town pays 1,000 crossbows. No one is allowed to leave the town, otherwise, the neighbors will be killed together! Those who fail to complete the task, or those who make rough work to cope with the problem, the whole family will be killed!"
"Sir!" the old mayor said with tears streaming down his face: "We can provide food, but there is so much iron in the town that can be used to make bows and arrows." This is the truth. On the grassland, the most lacking thing is iron, a high-quality standard saber.
You can even trade the local residents for a big girl and a well-trained shepherd dog. The horn bow and arrows require at least half a tael of iron, and each strong crossbow arrow requires even a kilogram of iron.
"Are you sure it can't be completed?"
"Sir, this matter is too difficult, we-" The mayor's cry suddenly turned into a dying scream, and a crossbow bolt as thick as an arm nailed the old man to the ground. Several people behind the mayor were stunned.
For a moment, I burst into tears! Blood was slowly flowing along the road.
"You! As the temporary mayor! Can you complete the task?" The knight in black pointed his whip at another old man.
The old man was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground, and the yellow liquid spurted out against his pants, making the bluestone road wet. The old man replied subconsciously with a cry: "Yes! It must be possible!"
"Okay! Not counting today, at 7 o'clock in the morning three days later, all items will be gathered here." The knight's cold voice was like ice without any fluctuation.
After saying that, the group of knights roared away along the town's main road, and the warriors on the eaves mounted the vultures and soared into the sky.
If it weren't for a corpse lying on the ground, the town would be almost the same as usual... At this time, all the residents were convinced that if the equipment specified by the other party could not be handed over on time in three days, the town would be completely turned into history.