"How many people are there?" Narumi looked around at the flank scouts who had rushed back after a long journey. After most of the warriors in black armor returned to defense, they still sent two knights to maintain a radius of about 50 meters away from the main formation. They were moving back and forth on guard, but everyone on Qingtian Qiao's side, who had obviously directly encountered the bandit troops, returned to their own formation.
"Squeak——" The bearded warrior grabbed the arrow inserted into his chest with one hand. The arrow penetrated the surface of the chest armor and got stuck inside without causing any harm to him, but the barb-shaped arrow made him pull out. It was very difficult to get out. After two unpleasant metal friction sounds, Lao Qiao simply broke it with a "click".
"There are about ten of them ambush on the trail, but it's too narrow. Our speed will be limited, and the opponent's support will probably come over before we can rush through. There are about fifty of them visible on the avenue alone, and they have big bows. "The cavalry team led by Lao Qiao obviously got too close. Besides him, there were two other people in the team who were hit by arrows, but they were all unharmed because they were all wearing armor.
At this moment, most of these people were taking off or breaking the arrows stuck in their bodies. Kazuto's big bow saw was very big, so the arrows he was equipped with were also very long, one meter long, which was longer than the 80-centimeter Rigal longbow. The arrows must be bigger. Even if such an arrow does not effectively penetrate the armor, just being stuck there will greatly hinder the battle, so it must be pulled out or broken.
"I can see it." Narumi looked at the arrows on Lao Qiao and others. Kazuto's armor was much lighter than Rigar's, not only in terms of the protective area, but also in terms of thickness.
The front chest part of the Brigandy-style plate armor worn by Henry and Mira is made of 1.5 mm high-quality quenched steel. They are made by dwarf craftsmanship and can withstand the attack of a war hammer without deforming. The weapons faced in an infantry combat environment can basically withstand it. The only thing that can stably and effectively penetrate is the 3-meter-long lance in the hands of heavy cavalry, the strongest individual weapon in mankind.
In order to reduce weight, like the plate breastplate, its back is made of thinner armor, only 1.2 mm. Because there are more situations where you face the enemy head-on in battle.
But even under such circumstances, the one worn by our little Mila weighs 7 kilograms, and the sage weighs 11 kilograms due to his physique.
——In comparison, the heavy-duty breastplate in the Moon Kingdom concept, which is made of a hard shell riveted with only 0.8 mm steel, and has a 7-page skirt to protect the crotch, weighs only 7 kilograms.
You must know that this is the standard for cavalry and is used by men with more generous physiques.
The lightweight armor means that they cannot bounce off the Moon Kingdom's big bow like the armor on Henry and Mira, but because of the curvature of the chest armor, even a powerful big bow will be stuck in the gap if it penetrates the surface. There will be no direct contact with the body surface causing an open wound.
But despite this, the threat is still very clear.
The samurai's armor with better protection can charge against the rain of arrows, but the armor of the ashigaru is much weaker, not to mention that they still use walking - and what's more terrible is that there are a lot of people behind them who are not Armor also has no burden of combat effectiveness.
"Tsk -" Narumi made a slight smacking sound the moment he confirmed that his opponent had a long-range weapon, but Lao Qiao obviously didn't intend to let him go just yet. He then dropped the second piece of bad news: " They also have large shields.”
The use of weapons in the Kingdom of the Moon is similar to that of the Rigal Plate Knight. Because the body armor is relatively complete, holding a shield does not make much sense, so both hands can be free to use weapons. But the shield still did not disappear like this. The so-called large shield was a mobile bunker made of flat wooden boards up to 3 centimeters thick with support poles at the back.
If the supporting wooden stakes are driven into the ground, even the cavalry will have difficulty breaking through easily. If the samurai controls the horse to stand up in front of the big shield and intends to kick it over with its front hooves, the enemy's spearman hiding behind the shield can take the opportunity to stab it. The chest and abdomen of the war horse.
Tricky. After hearing Lao Qiao's lightning-fast report, this word immediately popped into the minds of knowledgeable people.
"It seems that we have been completely exposed. The opponent even knows what our composition is. They have even brought out anti-cavalry measures. This obviously means that they know that we will use an assault formation and intend to stop them like this." Yajiro next to him was surprised. Surprisingly calm, he concluded. Although he was the young master, he knew that he lacked experience and did not force Narumi to obey his command.
"Yes, although it is not indestructible, but -" Narumi looked at the group of people behind him again, and one of the two patrolling cavalry sent by the great god returned here: "They are not coming."
The black-armored warrior loudly conveyed the news.
"Are you going to sit back and wait for these guys?"
"They probably know that if they attack without permission, the infantry will be killed by us using the mobility of the cavalry with large bows."
"But he's just a bandit, but his military skills are quite impressive."
The samurai who stayed in the formation started discussing in a hurry, while Narumi was thinking hard, but our sage quietly walked forward.
"Divide the troops." He said this directly.
"You take the main road, don't pull the kite directly to break through, we take the small road. After we break through, we will kill them from behind." Henry's plan seemed quite feasible, but Yajiro on the side raised an objection: " Breakout? Even on the trail, there are more than a dozen people and they are equipped with large bows. If we deal with fifty people, there is no way to divide the troops here."
The young master obviously failed in front of the sage one after another, so he was holding his breath and wanted to regain his place, but what he proposed was indeed reasonable.
Henry and the barbarians only had a few who could be used as combatants, and it was impossible for the samurai to mobilize many troops to help when facing the bandits who were well prepared and had an advantage in numbers.
"But wouldn't it be worse if we walked together?" The sage's tone was still calm: "If the warriors can really penetrate the opponent's defense line and escape successfully by relying on their impact, it will be difficult for us and the barbarian tribes who are walking behind to follow. Up."
"Even if this team now doesn't look like it was about to start a fight two or three days ago, it would be too fanciful for foreigners like us to cooperate with the samurai among the poorly trained barbarian hunters, men, women, and children. ." Henry said, as he always did, with a flat and straightforward tone.
"The coordination between the two sides is too poor, so it is better to cut them off directly. You can attack the main force without any distractions, while we break out from the weaker defensive lanes. No matter which side of the two sides successfully breaks through the opponent, they can take care of the other side. ." The sage said this, Narumi seemed to be convinced by him, nodded subconsciously, but then continued:
"But if that's the case, the pressure you have to bear is a bit too much."
The leader of the samurai team said this: "A team consisting of men, women and children, with only two foreign swordsmen, wants to defeat a dozen bandits. Even if you have great swordsmanship, just stepping into the attack range of the opponent's arrows will That’s the distance until you reach your opponent.”
"That's not something we have to worry about. Since he said so, let's do it." Yajiro interrupted Narumi loudly and said this. When the samurai leader saw that his young master spoke like this, naturally I had no choice but to take the order.
Henry, who had established the plan, turned back to discuss with the Yi people. After a moment of silence, Temulun asked his men to take out their hunting bows. Aya, Sakura, and Lulu also took out their bows, while Galeva and the missionary borrowed spare spears from the samurai and held them tremblingly in their hands.
"Anyway, you probably don't have to do anything." Most of these people, who had already seen the sage's strength, suddenly stopped being nervous after hearing what the Luoan girl said.
"It's really amazing." Narumi, who witnessed this scene from a distance, couldn't help but sigh softly.
Kazuto's oiran, Kazuto's doctor, the Southern Barbarian's missionary, the Southern Barbarian's who-know-who is just a tall idiot, and a bunch of barbarian men, women, and children. All these various people unanimously trusted that taciturn man.
In the Kingdom of the Moon, a country with strict hierarchies based on rules such as hair color, clothing, conversation, hairstyle, etc., where people of different classes rarely even talk to each other, let alone become friends, it is possible to transcend nationalities and cultures. The estrangement made people invariably trust him. This is really a wonderful sight.
Narumi suddenly recalled what happened the day before yesterday.
At first it seemed that this was a conflict often caused by mutual dissatisfaction between warriors, but after it was clearly a unilateral and overwhelming beating, the atmosphere between the teams became harmonious.
He is not a simple character. The samurai leader noticed this keenly, but the current situation did not allow him to continue exploring.
"Line up, double column. All bows and arrows are ready, our enemy is in front." Narumi loudly shouted the mobilization slogan that the Moon Country warriors have had before the official war since ancient times.
"Go straight to it?" Lao Qiao asked.
"No." Narumi shook his head: "Since so many people trust him, let's choose to trust him once too."
"First throw arrows, try to lure the enemy, and give them some time. If it fails, then directly break through." The samurai leader said, and the great god and Qingtian Qiao next to him nodded.
"Young master, please stay in the formation." He turned back to Yajiro and said this. The young master of the Qingtian family did not bring armor with him on this trip, because he was traveling in name, and the samurai could be said to be facing The bandit's guard, but if he himself was fully armed, it would look like he just went out to fight with that person.
Travel must be restricted to a certain extent in order to achieve the effect of exercise. Although they were well prepared, they still chose to remove some items for show.
"Get ready, go!" Having decided on the tactics, there was nothing to hesitate about. Narumi gave the order, and the two stray members of the samurai cavalry returned to the team. Their horses were relatively tired and stayed behind near the young master. The other twenty or so people formed an array in front and started. Gradually accelerate.
The Ashigaru drove the pack oxen carrying the boxes on both sides, using their bodies and the thick wooden boxes to form a shield to protect the young master in the middle. This layer of defense is not only physical, but also psychological. Because the bandits must be looking at the supplies and baggage, they will avoid destroying their trophies here.
After the group of people on the other side were sorted out, the sage untied the cloth wrapped around Claymer, took off the sword sheath hanging on his back, took off his cloak and hat, and directly took the big sword in his hand. inside.
"Shall I follow?" Mira asked him, but Henry shook his head.
"You lost your plate armor, and you couldn't buy it again if you wanted to." The question raised by the sage made it difficult for the Luoan girl to refute. Wearing only cotton armor, she could not resist the overly powerful long-range weapons, so even if she wanted to help her teacher, she would most likely have to stay behind with the others.
"It's okay." Henry reached out and rubbed her white hair.
"I can do it." He said this and turned around and walked towards the trail.
"Of course I know you can do it, but." The Luoan girl once again felt that she couldn't help. She lowered her head and was a little annoyed. Then she turned around and faced the dull Galeva behind her and stepped on Wan.
"Huh?! Wow, it hurts." Lengtouqing first expressed doubts and then realized the pain, which made Aya and Sakura next to him laugh so hard, while Mira took out the Japanese-made hand-length gloves from her waist. knife.
"Get ready. Keep the formation loose, with three or five people in a group. This way, the chance of being hit by a stray arrow is smaller."
"Hold the weapon tightly with both hands to block the chest. This way, if you are really hit by an arrow, it will be an arrow in the arm, which is easier to deal with than an arrow in the chest." Unknowingly, our white hair has become a complete combat expert. The girl ordered like this, then tilted her head and glanced at the little unicorn.
"Let's go, follow the teacher."
