Chapter 9: The Battle of Dingguo
Hearing this, Raphael knew that there must be nothing good to do, and I had never heard anyone greet someone with such a hurried ringtone. From here, you can reflect what must be encountered in this small village, "How do I feel that I have a constitution where disasters will happen wherever I go, isn't this usually the unique physique of Conan-kun and Shinjincai?!" Raphael couldn't help but tease in his heart, and his face under the cloak showed a hint of helplessness.
After the bell rang, a small group of men in light armor removed a wooden plank and walked out of it, this is a setting for escape or quick escape into it, if you use the heavy gate to enter and exit all the time, then in case of danger, this will become a passage for the monsters and beasts to attack, the size of the monsters and beasts makes it difficult for them to enter through this small passage!
This kind of passage is often designed to be narrow, and if a stronger person has to turn sideways to pass.
This small group of men came running from a wooden bridge over the river, their sturdy bodies, each with a large axe behind them, and a heavy sword hanging from it, and as soon as they stood in front of you, you would feel like you were being obscured by a small mountain. Northland Barbarians! This is the basic warrior class of the Northland, and only the kind of strong and strong people can take on it!
Raphael couldn't help but worry about whether the wooden bridge under their feet would collapse because of it......
The Northland Barbarians, their training methods are very special, they will immerse their bodies in ice water to exercise their physique and combat skills, they have the ability to make themselves berserk like berserkers, but their fury is in a controllable situation!
Although the rage also affects their sanity, it does not make them only know how to kill, and they can also manipulate their bodies with their own subjective consciousness and end the time of the rage on their own, but because of this, their rage does not give them a stronger increase than the berserker!
This training method of theirs is also a trick, and the berserker will also develop the ability to control the mind to carry out the rage in the later stages, but it will not suppress the bonus of the rage. However, it is precisely because of this that the Northland barbarians were able to join the army, otherwise it would be a bit whimsical for a team of berserkers to make them obey orders while fighting!
"Who are you?! You don't look like a resident of our Northlands. One of the men, taller and stronger than the others, looked at Raphael with a scrutinizing expression, his voice was thick, and his right hand was raised to make a gesture of stopping, and the palm of his hand was very wide, giving the intuitive impression that he was really a strong man.
"My name is Raphael, and I'm a caravan guard, and I broke away from the team some time ago because of some things, and it took me a long time to get here." Raphael spread his hands out, indicating that he had no ill intentions, and spoke in a flat tone. This argument was thought of before I came, after all, without a reasonable identity, others will not accept you, and the Northland has a natural resistance to the nobles in the interior, so the identity of the nobles cannot be used, so it is a good choice to say that you are a guard!
"A caravan guard? Do you have anything to prove your identity? The big man obviously didn't believe Raphael's words, and asked again.
"Yes, that's my identification." Now that he has thought of his words, Raphael will naturally not leave a flaw for himself, and he does have proof of the Xiye caravan, this is the badge designed by Raphael himself after becoming a lord, this is a circular badge, with three leaves as the main body, a few drops of rain fall on it, and under it is a piece of fertile soil, the leaves represent the Yuki collar, the rain means that they water the Yuki collar to bring wealth to the Yuki collar, and the fertile soil represents an expectation, hoping that the Yuki collar can become stronger and stronger.
"Is there this sign in the caravans we trade with?" The big man held the badge in his hand and asked the person behind him.
"It seems that a week ago a caravan came to us with this sign, and I remember that we had bought some timber at that time, and they asked us if there were any larger cities in the vicinity, and they had rested for a day and then set out from us to the town. I remember that this was a large caravan, and the number of the caravan was quite large, more than dozens of open-top carriages, and the leader did not say that the soldiers were well equipped, and wanted to see if they could buy them from them? A guy who looked like an adjutant on the side took the badge in his hand and thought for a moment and said.
"Oh yes, it seems like that's the case!" The strong man stroked his hair with his big hands and nodded.
"May I ask how the caravan is doing?" It seems that Lance and the others have successfully crossed the Blackstone Plains and the Ice Core River into the Northlands, which is a good thing, at least to prove that their bet this time is worth it, if they can open a deal with the Northlands because of this, then the wealth of the Yuki Collar will be accumulated very quickly!
It's not wrong that the Northland looks very desolate, but it's an uncultivated place, although Raphael hasn't been wandering in the Northland, but he has also done missions in the Northland for a while, and those cities that have been developed by astrologers have a high value, as far as Raphael knows, the Northland is rich in ores and magic crystals, which are all quietly staying underground because no one has developed them!
When the Ottore Empire learned of this, they protested against the astrologer witches' occupation of their land, and sent a team to take back the unappreciated virgin lands of the Northland, but the astrologer taught them a hard lesson. This battle knocked out the reputation of the astrological witch, and also put an end to the Ottore Empire's desire to reclaim its territory.
There are very few records of this battle, and the Ottore Empire will not say about it, and only the astrological witches who participated in this battle at the beginning, and the astrological witches did not publicize this matter, but after this battle, the Ottore Empire recognized that the astrological witches have the autonomy of the Northland's independence, legislative power, trade rights, etc., and the discerning people can naturally see that there must have been a very tragic battle situation, and the soldiers who participated in this battle at the beginning talked about this matter with fear on their faces, and they were not very comprehensive, just a force to say daunting power!
And this battle was named the 'Battle of Dingguo' by later generations!
After this battle, the dominance of the astrological witches was completely highlighted, and they immediately united the Frost Dwarves, the Northland Ice Storm Bear Clan, and the people of the Northland to complete the unification of the Northland! Its speed is so fast that a kind of strategist nods their heads and praises and calls it the 'Lightning Nation'!