I Want To Be a Nobleman

The horses galloped back to the castle in a few hours, and there was no sign of the centaur. It seemed that the centaur hadn't hit here yet.

After entering the castle, Marcus hurried to find out about the situation with other nobles, and Harold went straight to the elf's room after learning that the bald head was fine.

Fortunately, none of the elves were injured. Tiona said with a displeased face, "Why withdraw when you can fight?"

Harold let go of his hanging heart, and Marcus asked him to go over and tell the whole story. The centaur who attacked them was led by the centaur leader who escaped on the battlefield.

Although the Thunder tribe was defeated, there were still many medium-sized centaur tribes with hundreds of people. The movement of a large number of soldiers on the human side to evacuate was noticed by the centaurs.

On the way of the human army to eliminate the centaur this time, he was scouted by the centaur commander from afar. As a legendary strongman, his strength far exceeds that of the human side.

The centaur commander was pleasantly surprised to find that there were no legendary strong men in the human army, not even the powerful giant dwarf before.

The Marquis of Prague went back to treat his wounds, and the Grand Duke of Lance, the dwarf troops, and the archmage all left after completing the agreed tasks.

Half of the nobles returned to their country for training, and they were caught by centaurs during the weakest period of the Land Reclamation Alliance!

————————— half a day ago

The bald-headed soldiers with Marcus followed the large army to clean up the centaur in the east. Surprisingly, they walked for a long time without seeing a single centaur.

The bald head is a bit strange. Usually, you can see the figure of a centaur during such a long distance, but today is a bit strange.

Suddenly one of his elite gladiators came to him and whispered: "Kryon, something is wrong! I have a bad feeling, very bad!"

"When I was in the arena, every time I had to fight against a dangerous enemy, I would feel this way. Believe me, my feeling is correct! There will be danger soon, retreat quickly!"

"Dangerous? Are you sure, we have an army of tens of thousands!" The bald man looked at the elite gladiator suspiciously, and his resolute expression did not waver at all.

"Well, I will organize the soldiers to return early. It is impossible for other nobles to follow my command, and I can't help it."

The bald head trusted his brother more, and he himself felt that something was wrong today, even though Marcus might blame him for doing so, he still started to organize the soldiers to evacuate.

This large army was led forward by seven nobles. Although Kryon needed to cooperate with them in the battle and not mess around, but now they were just on their way and did not fight, and they didn't care whether they left or stayed.

Just as the bald-headed soldiers led the puzzled-looking soldiers away from the main force for a few kilometers, they saw a shock and dust rising in the distance.

The bald head widened his eyes, smoke and dust approached slowly, it was a centaur army! Thousands of centaur troops are galloping towards them!

Looking at the chaotic human army and the trembling soldiers behind him, the bald head resolutely ordered to retreat.

The centaur ignored the bald-headed army of only a few hundred people, but went straight to the chaotic human army.

The centaur commander took the lead, and with a [War Stomp] completely disrupted the formation of the human army, and then began to charge with the screaming centaur army.

This battle is the third group collision between humans and centaurs. There are only seven nobles on the human side. Although there are tens of thousands of soldiers, there are less than 100 knights, and high-end forces are very scarce.

The centaur has a full 3,000 riders. In addition to the centaur leader, there is also a centaur guard who is also the strongest in the audience.

After the battle started, the human side was defeated in an instant, and it was a big defeat without any resistance. In the instant of fighting, thousands of human soldiers were directly crushed and sent flying, and the strength of the centaur leader was unstoppable. He couldn't even resist a move.

The cavalry has always been the king of the plains, and the centaur is a natural cavalry. The centaur army can be said to be the overlord of the plain. It is difficult to confront the orc army head-on!

Not to mention the human army, the seven nobles are also a thousand miles away from the legendary level, and they have no strength to turn the tide.

With a full speed, the centaur easily pierced tens of thousands of human troops with its half-ton weight, and then charged forward a short distance before turning around and continuing to charge before coming back.

The defensive formation of human beings is like tofu, which can be broken at the touch of a touch. It is riddled with sharp knives composed of centaurs, and human beings are massacred and trampled without any resistance. The centaur army on the plain is simply a nightmare.

The invincible strength led by the centaur also made the nobles and knights on the human side completely terrified. Taking advantage of the chaos on the battlefield, the seven nobles hurriedly evacuated the battlefield with the knights and a few cavalry, and fled back to the castle like the bald head.

The centaur ruthlessly killed tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers. Facing the whole cavalry, the centaur with amazing endurance, no soldier could escape!

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In the home of the elves, Harold and Marcus are a bit heavy, and the problem is a bit serious. The centaur is fierce and bloodthirsty, and very vengeful. They will never let humans go. They may come to attack the castle soon after the victory.

Should we hold on or retreat?

At this time, the other two nobles also rushed back with their elite troops. After a hasty understanding of the situation, the nobles began to discuss and argue fiercely.

The scouts have discovered that there are centaur vanguards nearby, and it seems that the centaur's attack will come soon.

"It can't be defended. There are only more than 4,000 people in the castle, not much more than a centaur! And the opponent has a legendary centaur!" said Earl Rakid.

This is a nobleman who was frightened by the centaur army and the terrifying power of the centaur. He was the first to flee the battlefield with his knights.

"Tens of thousands of troops have been defeated. How can we deal with such a small number of people? Let's retreat first, and we will gather and fight again when the Marquis of Prague and other nobles come!" Viscount Kyle Luo said.

This is a nobleman who did not follow the large army and cleaned up the centaur in the south like Marcus. He learned that the tens of thousands of troops were wiped out, and he wanted to preserve the strength of the army and was unwilling to be as powerful as the seven nobles. damage.

"That's right, the castle isn't ours anyway. If it's lost, it's lost. It's a good thing for the centaur to snatch it away. If we take it back, it will be ours!" Earl Kikel said.

This is a greedy and lustful aristocrat. He was greedy for the beauty of the elves and wanted to harass an elf girl, but Alan gave him a lesson.

Due to the powerful strength and status of the elves, he didn't dare to get angry, but he was very dissatisfied with giving such a big and good castle to the elves.

These three nobles took the lead in expressing their desire to retreat. The rest of the nobles were not in a hurry to express their opinions. They were still hesitating, but they were really moved by the three nobles above.

"You don't have to be a hero for a while, it seems more sensible to evacuate first and then join the Marquis of Prague and others to attack together!"

"Winning the battle may not be of any benefit. Losing the battle may risk one's life, not to mention the great loss of strength. After establishing a new country, the status obtained will definitely be much lower!"

"Indeed, this castle does not belong to us. The castle of the elves is lost, but the soldiers under us belong to us!"

The three nobles who advocated retreat continued to express their opinions, and it must be said that their words were very convincing, and other nobles were also a little moved.

In the battle with the Thunder Tribe, the human race suffered heavy losses. Seven nobles were killed in battle. Now that the dawn of success in land reclamation has been seen, who wants to die before dawn?

Marcus slammed the table and said loudly: "You must not retreat! Once you withdraw, it will be over!"

"Centaurs are natural cavalry with excellent speed and endurance. We have less than 1,000 horses at full strength. How can the remaining 3,000 people run away with their legs?"

The faces of the few nobles who proposed to retreat suddenly turned ugly. They were not idiots, and of course they knew that infantry without horses would only lead to death.

But as long as they have horses, the infantry can just be used as cannon fodder to cover their retreat better, but this question was raised by Marcus and they really couldn't answer it.

"There is no way for us to retreat. Can't we just wait for the Marquis of Prague and other nobles to join forces and then defeat the centaur?" Earl Kikel changed the subject.

Marcus sneered, and retorted: "Do you really think centaurs are mindless beasts? Although the Thunder tribe has been defeated, the total number of centaurs in this land is hundreds of thousands or even millions!"

"As long as the centaur commander is fast enough, he can easily organize an army of tens of thousands of centaurs to fight before we make the next attack!"

"What if the centaur doesn't choose to fight us on the hills and highlands next time? How many soldiers do we have to organize to fight the centaur on the plain?"

This question is difficult to answer, but at least ten times more, the combat power of centaurs is much stronger than that of human heavy cavalry, and no one with more than ten times the number will definitely be dispersed.

"The Grand Duke of Lance and the Archmage cannot continue to help us. The Archmage has already obtained the heart of the legendary creature and will not make any further moves. Instead of continuing to help us who have failed successively, the Archmage of Lance should unite with the Kingdom of Chiat to take the lead in opening up wasteland!"

"Our retreat this time is equivalent to giving up all our previous efforts! What do you think the Marquis of Prague and other nobles will think of us?"

"Frightened by thousands of centaurs, we left the castle and fled. Do we still have the face to call ourselves descendants of heroes? Do we still have the qualifications to become great aristocrats who opened up wasteland and built a country?"

Marcus drew out his sword and nailed it to the table, and said forcefully, "I won't retreat. If I retreat today with the castle defending, I won't have the courage to fight the centaur in the future!"

"Okay! Well said! As expected of a hero who showed his talents in the orc war, every one of them jumped up when they saw the benefits, and wanted to retreat when they encountered a strong enemy. How could such a good thing come from!"

"Fleeing without a fight is indeed too shameful. If you are so afraid of death, what are you doing here to open up wasteland? You can go back to Lucanir and hang around! I also support Marcus!"

Several nobles responded to Marcus one after another. They were not cowards. They hesitated to fight before, but they were just weighing whether this battle was worth risking their lives to fight.

After analyzing the pros and cons, Marcus made them understand that the price of retreating was definitely not as simple as they thought, and it was likely to lead to the failure of land reclamation.

An older nobleman with a higher status directly suggested: "Cowards are not worthy of glory. Those who choose to escape this time should withdraw from the Land Reclamation Alliance! If you don't want to fight, don't ask for new territories! I believe the Marquis of Prague and other nobles I will agree too!"

This is not nonsense, who would not be happy to kick away a few points of the cake with legitimate reasons, even if the number of nobles is too small and not enough after the founding of the country, new nobles can be admitted, and the price will definitely be lower than now.

This proposal was unanimously agreed by Marcus and the other six nobles. The three nobles who advocated retreat wanted to refute with livid faces, but in the end they had no choice but to compromise and express their willingness to fight.

The biggest problem in defending the castle was the centaur commander. The stone castle couldn't stop the attack of the legendary strong man. If he couldn't stop the centaur commander, he would have to open a lot of holes if he destroyed the castle a few times.

Marcus said that other nobles only need to bring soldiers to defend the ordinary centaur and the centaur guard, and the centaur will lead him to solve it!