"The Sage and the Maiden ()"!
Further south from Jeju, even though the season has entered early autumn, the temperature is similar to that of summer in the more northern territories.
Away from the buffer of a huge body of water like the ocean, the long and narrow crescent-shaped continental plates with greater depth, exposed ridges and plains quickly became like baking pans under the sun.
Even the forest floor is far from cool. Walking under the shade of a tree may help you avoid direct sunlight, but the dense leaves also block the moisture from the ground. The huge humidity in the air makes it difficult for people to lower their body temperature through perspiration. The experience of being sticky and feeling stuffy on the skin is as disgusting as the leeches that can be seen everywhere on the leaves of shrubs.
Fallen leaves have begun to become common. On roads that have not been cleared for a long time, reckless attempts to sweep away fallen leaves may alert the poisonous predators lurking in them, triggering self-defense counterattacks.
Although Zhangzhou is famous for the poisonous insects and ferocious beasts in the miasma, any mountain forest in Crescent Continent also has wild beasts that are actually no less threatening.
When the emperor sitting in Xinjing ordered scholars to draw maps and proclaimed himself, he would always say that the Kingdom of the Moon was a powerful country that ruled the entire Crescent Continent. Although there was some controversy over the existence of vassal territories and Yi territories, in general it was at least In the hearts of humans, New Moon Continent truly belongs to Kazuto.
But only in the human heart.
As an agricultural civilization, the Moon Kingdom has a large population concentrated on the plains on both sides of the river-irrigated basin. Because this kind of place can open up a large amount of arable land to meet the major prerequisites for settled life.
Ocean coasts, islands, and plains on both sides of large river basins, these places actually account for less than 15% of the entire continent, but are home to more than 90% of Crescent Continent's population.
The rest are basically steep, wild, dense and difficult-to-cultivate mountains and forests.
The beasts living in these places do not know the existence of the Moon Kingdom.
They have never been conquered by humans, and they do not know that they are nominally ruled by these humans.
Many parts of the continent remain inaccessible, with only hunters and loggers occasionally penetrating into these areas. In some places, small towns were established in the past due to minerals or other resources, and the land bureau even came to pave the roads. However, as the mineral veins dried up, the population gradually withered, and they were eventually forgotten together in the long years.
Time is enough to turn the most glorious cities into forgotten, dusty ruins. But it's not a bad thing to look forward, and sometimes it's good to forget, especially when you're trying to get around an army of samurai who are defending you.
A small-scale elite force composed of witches and ghosts, this Xinjing Sword is able to move quickly and accurately execute the orders of the royal family on the land of Crescent Continent. There are two important assists.
One is the intelligence network inherited from the destroyed ninja forces. Various places using teahouses and hotels as cover collect and organize relevant intelligence to ensure that they can make correct responses.
The second point is the best course of action compiled by the 4,000-year-old road system of the Crescent Continent preserved by the land doctors of Tiange Academy.
Know where to go and how to go is the most appropriate way, because walking is so common that many people ignore the value of this relevant information.
Knowing a route the enemy doesn't know means you can move ahead of them, evacuate or launch a surprise attack. The combination of the shrine maiden's divine thunder and the ghost clan's powerful body makes this army extremely powerful, but it absolutely cannot withstand a war of attrition.
Even if 10 ashigaru have to die in exchange for the life of one ghost warrior, the enemy can easily call in another 10 ashigaru, but one of the ghost warriors will die.
Most of the few elite troops cannot avoid this, so they must stay mobile and concealed as much as possible to avoid being surrounded by large troops and falling into an unfavorable war of attrition situation.
The biggest reliance for this, apart from the information network, is the top-secret map specially customized by the doctors of the Bureau of Land and Resources.
This was also a major reason why the Grand Miko and the others were able to successfully escape after the intelligence network revealed that they were trapped in an encirclement and attrition war. They did not bring the map with them, but every Miko was familiar with it.
Knowing forgotten routes and hiding spots allows them to run away from pursuers as quickly as possible and avoid fighting. After Henry and his party formed an alliance with the Great Witch and others, their superior skills also became a guide for the group to move forward.
The sages, the hunter girls of the Yi people, and the Luoan girls who are still a little behind but are quite experienced may be able to judge some routes and surrounding resources through the growth of animals and plants in the natural environment and the terrain, but said To be honest, in the dense mountain forest, the fallen leaves and shadows of trees and shrubs obscured the view, so the view was not good at all. You can only get relevant answers by walking over and observing carefully.
And to get a good enough view, you have to climb the mountain hard.
This consumes a lot of energy and time, and is obviously not something you should do when escaping.
The witches and their party knew the answer from the beginning, which saved a lot of preparatory work.
Being able to work based on the 4,000 years of excellent knowledge and experience accumulated by predecessors is like a metaphor that Rigal people like to use, which is to 'stand on the shoulders of giants'.
For various reasons, although the alliance was originally based on the noble sense of responsibility of the Qingtian family warriors, it is now obvious that they have also benefited a lot from this matter.
Miko are not delicate ladies, even though they are basically born like this. Years of walking and fighting in the wilderness have made their physical fitness no less than that of Rigar's female mercenaries, and they can even move faster and smoother than the warriors when walking in the mountains and forests.
Their knowledge of medical care and logistics support skills, coupled with the most important route navigation skills, have greatly improved the marching experience of the entire team.
This was a relatively peaceful marching time. Although they were still wary of threats, in general, walking on a road that occasionally required cleaning the carriage by yourself was more exciting than walking on a national highway in plain sight. Peace of mind.
Because of the redundant manpower and the production of related props in the village, our Luoan girl took on the responsibility of pioneering the path-of course, there were two other warriors with her.
The carpenter used the original wheelbarrow as an experiment and transformed it into a two-wheeled wheelbarrow. After modifying the traction wheel, it became a very popular wheelbarrow in the Laman Empire in the classical era.
chariot.
It is pulled by Mitya, while Mira is responsible for directing the direction of the little unicorn. Although there is only one horse pulling the cart, it has speed and maneuverability that even two pack horses cannot match. Such a powerful power source is more than enough to carry three people. In addition to the Luoan girl who controls the direction and is responsible for movement, the other two warriors stand on both sides of the carriage, holding large bows for shooting.
What's better than a long-range cavalry warrior who can maneuver at high speeds on horseback and shoot?
Two ranged cavalry warriors.
Simple arithmetic problems coupled with a severe shortage of horses. Although it still needs to be adjusted, for example, when the warriors are preparing to shoot arrows, the white-haired girl may want to speed up, causing them to miss the shot. But in general, this idea originated from the sage not only strengthened their ability in sports combat, but also allowed the white pony - although already the largest horse in the team - to Freed from the disproportionate duties of a packhorse.
The existence of the modified Archer Chariot is also based on the consideration of protecting the unconscious wounded.
Samurai on foot may also be able to shoot with bows and arrows, but the super-large six-wheeled carriage pulling many ghosts is heavy and slow, the target is huge, and there is no armor plate protection. The fragile tarpaulin made it the target of enemy fire once it stopped, and the fragile wounded and caregivers inside would suffer heavy casualties.
Therefore, if you have discovered the enemy's total in advance, do not stop to engage the enemy unless absolutely necessary.
Once you try to set up a defensive line and defend on the spot, the valuable target will inevitably suffer damage.
Chariots that can move and shoot are lighter and more flexible than large carriages, and at the same time provide a standing platform that is actually quite stable once you get used to it. They can still master the ability of long-range strikes, but at the same time they can take the initiative to lure opponents away from the carriage or intercept enemies trying to attack.
Although due to the scarcity of combat power, the vanguard force consisting of only three people and one horse made Henry a little uneasy, but this is the current situation, and the Luoan girl has indeed made great progress now.
In front is the vanguard chariot, with warriors holding bows guarding the surrounding enemies. Henry and Galeva were on the six-wheeled carriage holding a big sword and a big shield respectively. Also staying in the parking space is Lulu - she holds a short bow and can assist others in fighting to some extent.
The remaining samurai ashigaru were guarding and rearing at the rear and on both sides of the carriage.
Because there were not enough people but the six-wheeled carriage was the most vulnerable and had a huge target, they instead adopted a looser formation. In this way, once an attacker bypasses the forwards and comes directly, or attacks while they are parking, if the attacker is attracted by other scattered combat forces, it can partially reduce the burden on the six-wheeled carriage; and if they see that the carriage is neglected to defend Direct attack, the warriors on the periphery can attack from the back and sides of these attackers, with a mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind.
With limited manpower and equipment, they must rely on pre-planned tactics and mutual cooperation to deal with possible attackers.
Even so, if they encounter an opponent that is too large and full of hostility, they may still suffer a lot of casualties.
One force can bring down ten.
Facing a well-equipped force with a huge numerical advantage, the best choice they can make is to escape.
When the opponent lacks the will to fight, kill, and is defenseless, Henry can use his experience and wisdom accumulated over a long period of time to make Naomi and those samurai mess up.
But if they come prepared and full of murderous intent, even if the sage himself can avoid the attack or even counterattack and kill several people, due to the absolute lack of strength, those warriors who cannot stop them all by himself will inevitably rush into the crowd. , causing a large number of casualties.
No matter how strong a person is, he can never defeat an army.
Even with his amazing skills and unlimited endurance, given enough time he could defeat them all. But the other party can also send a small group of people to entangle him and then kill the others.
A lonely immortal, often left standing alone after a battle.
Even if you kill all the enemies, you won't be able to revive your friends. In the end, you will even question why you still want to fight. This is a curse he will surely bear.
"If we encounter an enemy, the focus is not on killing the enemy, but on preserving our lives. As long as we are alive, it is victory for us."
When the autumn wind rustled, the sage said this to others.
This contains the emotions left behind by countless battles over a long period of time.
Just like the little bits of light shining through the leaves in the forest, although it exists, you have to think deeply and understand it before you can notice it.
