Steel-arm crossbows with arms made of forged steel are the most common type today.
Most of the older wooden crossbows are lightweight equipment made by mountain people in remote areas for hunting. Since wood loses elasticity after continuous shooting and it is troublesome and difficult to select natural materials, steel crossbows can have stable performance as long as the thickness meets the standard. The arm has gradually become the mainstream in the military and hunting fields in the past half century.
The steel-arm crossbow purchased by the group is a standard military style. Its crossbow mechanism is very simple. It is said to be an invention from the Gulaman Empire, and it even has a history of more than a thousand years.
"Tap, tap, tap -" Mitya's horse's hoofs galloped across the waterlogged ground, leaving deep hoof prints.
The rippling water waves reflected the clear sky, and before it had time to calm down, several pairs of horse hooves no less big than a unicorn trampled past.
The bow arms made of steel of over 6 mm are extremely hard. Only a very small number of humans with excellent physiques and aliens such as dwarves orcs can bend a metal plate of this thickness with bare hands. The Luoan girl took out the ram's horn lever hanging on the saddle, clamped the curved metal at both ends on the two raised metal columns on the crossbow body, and hung the hook on the flax crossbow string as thick as her thumb.
She bit the crossbow arrow, put the end of the crossbow body against her side waist, and pressed it against her body with her right hand. She grabbed the reins with her left hand and pulled the lever downward to wind the bow.
The thick bow arm is bent effortlessly with the help of special tools, and the thick crossbow string reaches back to the hooked roller stuck in the central part of the crossbow body.
“Click—” The end of the 1-centimeter-diameter steel trigger pressed against the groove on the other side of the hooked roller, making it impossible for the roller to rotate, thus catching the bowstring.
She held the crossbow between her arms, and then removed the thick crossbow from her mouth.
Different from the imagination of many budding adventurers, the crossbow is not actually a shooting weapon that even ordinary women and children can easily use.
Since the power of all its bowstrings must be withstood by the groove of the trigger against the roller, the trigger bears so much force that it is difficult to pull it with just your fingers, so most of them are made to be as long as the sword guard. Thick and long grip to use the entire palm's grip.
The Luoan girl put her helmet behind her back and half stood up with her feet in stirrups, her white hair dancing wildly as she accelerated.
She tried her best to level the crossbow, but when she squeezed the trigger hard, she still raised it a little because of her strength.
"Snapped!
"Most of the energy released by the heavy bow arm was fed back into her hands, causing her hands to go numb. The crossbow, which was originally aimed at the horse's neck, flew straight towards the rider due to the increased force at the moment of pulling the trigger.
This should be a good thing.
If the other party is just a light adventurer.
"Dang!?" The pottery-shaped short-cone armor-piercing arrow left a small dent on the bright plate armor, sparked and then bounced away and was left behind.
"Tch." Even though she had no hope, she still felt a little unhappy at such an ineffective situation. Two bags of crossbows were hung on both sides of Miltiya's saddle, making a clanking sound as the bumps shook. One of the bags was a wide-bladed bloodletting crossbow. It had poor puncture effect but could cut blood vessels and other important things. It is very useful against lightly armored targets or wild animals.
Her level of knowledge allowed her to understand that another bag of military cone-shaped armor-piercing crossbows would be more useful, but the plate armor worn by the opponent was too sophisticated and it would be difficult to fire even armor-piercing arrows with a light crossbow that was only loaded with this lever. Nothing can be done.
Six heavily armored cavalry, even the horses underneath them wore breastplates and horse helmets. Originally, with this unit of load, Mitya should be able to easily get rid of it, but part of the material baggage of their group was also borne by it, so even though the load was almost the same, they could not really distance themselves.
The galloping warhorse moved up and down, while the Luoan girl, half squatting on the saddle, lowered her body and loosened the reins with both hands to speed up and load the arrow again.
She turned around, her vision swinging up and down as it was difficult to aim accurately due to the violent vibrations, and roughly fired another arrow.
The powerful crossbow flew straight towards the knight's head, "Dang!
"With good luck, he hit the weak breathing hole on the helmet's visor and pierced it.
"Ha!" The injured knight grabbed the reins and stopped, but just when the Luoan girl thought she had killed someone, he stretched out his hand and broke it twice to pull out the crossbow that had only penetrated a short distance. Then he followed the footsteps of his other companions again.
"Cut!" Even in the weakest opening area, this crossbow still cannot achieve effective penetration at this distance. It seemed to have penetrated, but the penetration was still not deep enough to harm the knight underneath the armor.
When the opponent was attacked and one person was reduced, the others had no intention of stopping and continued to chase after them. The attacker quickly checked that he was not injured and immediately caught up again.
——Exquisite plate armor and professional psychological quality, these are not those low-level mercenaries, but serious noble knights.
"Tsk." The Luoan girl put the crossbow back on the saddle, took out the dagger from her waist, and then found the baggage on Mediya's hip. In order not to fall off during the journey, they were tied tightly with belts, so she had no time to unload the luggage when they were attacked by these people.
"Check--" The sharp dagger easily cut through the thick leather belt, and a large amount of luggage, including pots, bedding, and supplies, fell to the ground the next time Mitya kicked her hoof, hitting the knights like rolling logs. Go, but this can't slow down their speed at all. The excellent black war horse easily avoids these obstacles under the control of its owner, but Mitya, who has lost weight, also speeds up in an instant, and pulls away quickly with the whipping belt. distance from the knight.
But just when she thought she could finally get rid of these people, something shiny suddenly appeared at the end of the road ahead.
--infantry.
There was a row of more than a dozen infantrymen with halberds and spears. Their equipment was far inferior to those of the knights, but the weapons in their hands with a length of more than two meters were still enough to pose a threat to the Luoan girl.
"Su——" Resisting the urge to curse, the Luoan girl gently pulled the reins to make Mitya slow down. The humane unicorn naturally noticed the threat ahead, but one person and one horse looked to both sides. The dense bushes that belong to the warm climate along the central coast of the Padrosi Empire have no trails through which they can escape.
"Click, click." The sound of metal colliding and the snoring of horses sounded one after another. The other party had slowed down before approaching, and it was obvious that he had already expected to drive her in this direction.
"Kacha——" The leading knight raised his hand to remove the fixed decoration on his visor, then raised his visor and looked at her.
"Abandonian (gave up)?" This ironic phrase, although it belongs to the same language family, is not Padrosi's official language, Lamani, but is something she is somewhat familiar with but has not heard for a long time. West coast extension.
——This is a group of Siwaliya people.
The knights and their accompanying infantry who had no place in the new United Kingdom had no place in the faction that refused to make peace with Avenella after the defeat.
They formed large and small mercenary groups. This one was lucky enough not to stand on the southern side but to operate in Padrosi.
The road is not very wide, and a dozen infantry and 6 cavalry are enough to block the front and rear.
A sophisticated and experienced opponent with an overwhelming numerical advantage. The feeling of thorns on her back made her nervous, and she tried hard to think of a way to break the situation.
The knights slowly approached with joking eyes, but there was no slack in the weapons and formations in their hands - from the encounter with this group of people to being divided into several small groups by them, they were chased and driven and separated from their companions by no more than ten people. minutes.
She made the right decision, but due to the huge gap in strength, there was still little room for change.
This is not a war, this is a hunt.
Since their youth, the knight nobles of Rigar would often team up with their subordinates to hunt in private forest lands. These prey were sometimes powerful ordinary beasts such as wild boars and bears, and sometimes even magical beasts.
In the process, they will learn the skills of team coordination, driving and rounding up.
This technique can also be used when dealing with mercenary adventurers.
30 knights.
This was the size of the troops that first appeared near their camp. Perhaps people in the nearby supply villages sold their information, or perhaps the businessmen who greeted them in a friendly way when passing by informed these people.
No matter what, as long as they have contact with people, they will be at risk. It is unrealistic to completely cut off contact with civilized society or to tie up and threaten everyone you meet on the road, so it is not surprising that his whereabouts are revealed.
But even though they made a lot of preparations, they were only targeting ordinary mercenaries, not an entire well-equipped knight force as imaginary enemies.
This is a kind of blind spot in the field of vision that occurs precisely because of professional knowledge.
The remuneration of 1,200 imperial gold coins is an absurdly high price for a mercenary, but in fact, hiring a knight troop of this level is completely unsatisfactory - you know, even the serious heavy-armed knights supported by Lord Chester's own family are not enough. There are less than 10 people, and the equipment is not as good as these Sivaliers.
Exquisite plate armor, superior war horses, and abundant practical experience. The cost of 1,200 gold coins is probably astronomical, but only three or five people can be equipped to their level, and they only have empty shelves without actual combat experience and psychological quality.
The dispatch of war horses requires food and grass, and weapons and equipment need maintenance if they are damaged in battle. 1,200 gold coins can only be considered as a break-even for 30 heavily armored knights, and if their accompanying infantry are also included, this dispatch may actually be more costly than gain for them.
Their imagined opponents were fellow risk-takers who were in it for the money, but these people were not in it.
The Roans played a crucial role in the rise of Avenella. Because the kingdom respected the Roan royal family as a parallel royal family, a large number of Roan people living in Sivalier fled, resulting in a shortage of labor. Their constant uprisings and civil strife also made the Sivalier nobles exhausted, which overall led to This was an important reason why Sivalier failed to regain its national strength after the war and had no choice but to join the United Kingdom.
Although most Sivalier people enjoyed the benefits of the new policy after being incorporated into the union and therefore did not have much resistance, as an opposition among the old nobles, for these people, the Luoans were the cause of the destruction of the Sivalier Kingdom. important reasons.
The white hair on the wanted poster was enough to make these knights come out in droves.
Opponents motivated by money may be able to make them retreat, but hate-motivated opponents may be able to make them retreat.
Mira swallowed.
There was no room for maneuver either in the tactical situation or in the hostile stance.
No matter how hard Henry could fight, he would only be able to fight alone. When such a large number of heavy cavalry appeared, there would be gaps in his cover.
The impact of the heavy cavalry, which weighed more than half a ton with both man and horse, was astonishing. Even the tall and powerful Kaleva could not carry it head-on with a large mithril shield.
In this way, through their overwhelming advantages in numbers and tonnage, they directly forced the group to break up and fight on their own. When she was surrounded, the Luoan girl hurriedly climbed onto Mitya's back, and then tried to lure some of the enemies away to relieve the pressure on her companions, but ultimately she fell into this surrounded situation.
There are more than 20 knights left over there, and judging from the way these infantry are waiting, there are probably more infantry ambushed in the woods.
Most of the time, my teacher will not be able to come to support him.
Heavily armored cavalry are not opponents that great swords are good at dealing with. Blades that are proficient in cutting soft targets are quite powerless against armor, and the use of the half-sword style places high demands on the user's ability to withstand strikes.
Before getting close enough to use the anti-armor technique of Half Sword, the opponent had countless chances to hit her with normal attacks. If she wasn't wearing full body armor or had a technical advantage, she would have almost no chance to use this technique.
--what to do?
Mitya's physique is considered to be the largest among the horses, but the high-quality horses ridden by the six knights on the other side are not much inferior to her. It was almost impossible to rush through simply relying on physical strength, and she did not hold a weapon like a musket in her hand that could penetrate the plate armor.
The restless and anxious mood was exaggerated to the unicorn who was connected to her. Mira noticed that she was spinning back and forth without her own instructions to avoid being surrounded by infantry and unable to move.
--infantry.
My thoughts have reached a deadlock again.
she thought.
He always wants to imitate his teacher's style, using overwhelming brute force and skill to directly break through the opponent's considered strongest defense.
But that doesn't suit her.
Forcibly imitating will only lead to successive setbacks. Although you should have understood this already, you still often fall into this situation again.
"Only when you recognize the gap and recognize the reality can you find your own way."
"Mitya." "Pacha——" Under the command of the white-haired girl, the white unicorn kicked her hind hooves on the ground and turned around. She galloped towards the infantrymen holding spears and halberds without hesitation. accelerate.
Persimmon has to be picky. Compared with the well-equipped and well-trained noble knights, these empty foot soldiers are the breakthrough point she should choose.
The correct choice is to defeat the enemy from the weakest point. It is just foolish arrogance to choose the strongest opponent to fight head-on.
She's going to use all the skills and resources at her disposal.
"Light!" The big sword was raised high, the horse's hooves were galloping, and the boiling magic pool was transmitted to the sword along the veins of his hands, emitting a dazzling light at the moment that attracted the attention of the infantry.
"Putan (f*ck)!" The infantrymen who cursed and covered their faces and turned their heads gave Mira a key window. She wielded a tailor-made and well-balanced sword with one hand, and the unparalleled extraterrestrial material was easily used. The wooden handle of the spear and halberd was broken, and the infantrymen who followed him felt a powerful impact that knocked them off their feet before they could react from the bright light.
By the time they finally regained their sight, the opponent had already opened up a distance of at least two kilometers and was still sprinting forward.
"Waste peasant" The livid knight cursed at the infantry.
"Keep chasing!"
