Chapter 035. Introduction to ambiguity (Part 1)
Kant's face was solemn.
Riding on his own war horse, holding the palm of the "Enemy Deterrence", he was stained with water.
It's sweat.
Because the desert bandits who had gone out to scout had already returned scattered at this time.
Even one person is missing.
The fact that his whereabouts are unknown is not a good sign.
Equivalent to death in action.
This is already bad news.
And the information brought back by these desert bandits is even more worrying.
The infantrymen, who had already assembled and were waiting in the streets, began to whisper.
They were a little flustered.
"Calm down."
Kant's voice suddenly rang out.
His eyes were like eagle's eyes, sweeping over the troops who had already made a commotion, and he raised his voice and shouted: "Only cowards will flee from battle, and the Svadians are never afraid!" β
The news of the arrival of 50 Servant Knights has spread throughout the Oasis.
The infantrymen on Kant's side, after hearing the news, their faces were already a little pale.
They are not NPC stats, but living people.
There is fear.
There is also excitement.
There is a fighting spirit.
There are also fears.
What's more, they found that they were facing 50 heavily armed heavy cavalry.
Both legs became a little weak.
Because they understand the horror of heavy cavalry.
The kingdom of Svadia was originally founded on cavalry.
Rampage, invincible heavy cavalry on the battlefield is the foundation on which the Swadia Kingdom relies for hegemony, and it is also the capital to deter enemy countries from easily offending the frontier.
With their group of low-level troops, in front of 50 heavy cavalry, they are just cannon fodder.
Even if they were armed with long-pole weapons such as spears and scythes.
To know.
Even the Rhodok Kingdom, all armed with shields and spears, defeated the troops of the Swadia Kingdom several times in the mountains, and did not dare to confront these heavily armed cavalry in the plains.
50 Svadian heavy cavalry can easily chisel through an infantry force of 200 people.
If there were no long-pole weapons, even 500 people would not be able to stop these heavy cavalry, and they could only be crushed in the plain.
Kant's 165 infantry are just low-level soldiers.
50 heavy cavalry is already equivalent to a chisel that can break their psychological defenses.
Not even 50 heavy cavalry, even the most ordinary cavalry, such as the light cavalry of the desert bandits, can easily defeat and annihilate them with the right tactics.
Kant understood it too.
With a furrowed brow, he asked in a condensed voice, "Are they from the Lion Duchy?" β
"Yes." The scouting desert bandit replied.
After all, there is only the Lion Principality bordering the Narun Desert.
Inhaling deeply, Kant's face was solemn, and there was a bit of gloom in his eyes.
He thought of several bad situations.
Between his embarrassing status in the Duchy of Lion, Kant couldn't help but grit his teeth: "Could it be that I chose this place as my territory, and these guys still refuse to let me go?" β
Some nobles in the country don't want Kant, the young son of the duke, to be alive.
"My lord, what should I do?"
The Swadian infantrymen all looked at Kant with trepidation in their eyes.
Unlike the Gnolls.
Those are just primitive and ignorant murderous races.
They don't have to fight hard.
And these 50 heavy cavalry, which seem to be small in number, but are real troops.
Armed at all points.
Trained.
Very well equipped.
It is a terrifying force that can easily destroy "Dehrim".
They...
Can't fight it!
"Remember, the Swadias have never been cowards."
Kant's voice was heavy, echoing in the ears of the crowd.
Because he knows that anyone can panic at this time, and as a lord, the self embodied by the Swadia Kingdom in this world must not panic.
He wants to stabilize the morale of the army.
"Recruits and peasants blocked both sides of the street."
Kant held high the "momentum of intimidating the enemy", and the flag of the golden lion on a red background was fluttering in the wind.
And his deployment was quickly conveyed: "All militiamen are responsible for the roofs of the houses and use hunting crossbows to snipe the enemy!" β
"Understood!"
Hearing Kant's order, the infantrymen immediately replied loudly.
Although there was still panic on his face, at least his morale had recovered a little with Kant's deployment.
When Dehrim was first built, the buildings were arranged to form a street, and the same crowded buildings formed the specifications of today's fortresses, so they could be defended against any danger.
At least you don't need to confront the cavalry head-on on flat ground in the field.
Deployed.
At the entrance of the street on the left and right, the distance of 10 meters wide was already densely packed with infantry.
At the front were the Swadiya recruits, their 2-meter spears laid flat and the scythes of the peasants in the back to form a primitive and crude phalanx of spears.
And on the roof next to it, militiamen armed with hunting crossbows are also preparing.
Not only shoot and disrupt the enemy's attacking formation, but also jump down to defend the line when the street crossing is dangerous.
The war on the continent of Calradia has made these infantry familiar with war.
Everything is ready to go.
Even in the grocery store, the people of the Zhivading caravan who stayed here came.
The caravan leader in chain mail, armed with a flange hammer, had a solemn face, and stood behind Kant with his six caravan escorts, as well as 12 sentries, waiting and following orders.
They intend to defend in tandem.
"Lord Kant, Zhivadin's caravan is willing to join this battle and obey your arrangement."
The caravan leader was very bold.
Kant nodded, with a slight smile on his face: "Thank you very much." β
Although the caravan guards and sentries are all low-level troops of level 2 and level 1, they are at least a new force, and it is of course excellent to be able to act as reinforcements at this critical moment.
At this time, Kant naturally did not pick.
Time passes.
The sun sets.
The light of dusk struggles.
A vague galaxy has appeared in the sky.
"Familiar scene."
Kant squinted slightly, he thought of 8 days ago.
It seems that it was at this time that he used Rowan and those cavalry to exterminate the gnolls entrenched in the sentry oasis.
It was a heart-wrenching battle.
But also at this time.
Instead, he became a wretched creature guarding the oasis of sentry and waiting for others to attack.
"It's a bad feeling."
Kant clenched his fists.
Quietly waiting for the final battle, Kant heard the exclamation of the Swadian militia on the watchtower.
He looked up at the top of the tower, frowned and asked, "What did you find?" β
"Big... My lord. β
The militiaman poked his head out, pointed to the south, and said, "They're coming!" β
The troops on both sides of the entire street suddenly made a slight riot, and it was clear to all that the enemy troops had arrived.
"They" were, of course, the 50 heavy cavalry.
However, on everyone's faces, there was an abnormal calm at this time, even those Swadian peasants, with a determination to fight to the death in order to protect their homeland.
If they fail, they will be completely disqualified from survival.
And on Kant's retina, the system's prompt box also suddenly appeared.
γDing... Temporary Task Release]
[Temporary Mission: Forming a Coalition]
[Reward: Rain of Arrows Cover (500 Vekia Marksmen) Γ3 waves]
[Introduction: In the dim sky, danger is bred.] Thankfully, an elite force arrived. You can choose to form an alliance with them to tide over this. γ
Ad-hoc tasks.
Kant quickly read the introduction, and his face stiffened.
"Form a coalition?" He was quite confused.
At the same time, he was suspicious.
The system introduction is ambiguous, but he is also aware of the crisis.
Because this is a warning from the system.
"In the darkness of the sky there is danger," Kant said softly.
At the same time, he looked at the next sentence: "An elite army has arrived..."
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"Choose to form an alliance..."
These key sentences made Kant's heart beat faster.
He seemed to have something in mind.
At the same time, there was a commotion at the entrance of the street, and the sound of horses' hooves, as if someone had returned.
Kant turned his head to look.
It's the missing desert bandit from before.
PS: This is the first update to be filled. Today's explosion!