Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords

The cold wind howled, and dark clouds filled the sky.

Li Wei stood on the shoulder of a giant monster, took out his telescope, and looked into the distance. His vision passed through two layers of crystal lenses in the wooden tube, carefully observing the boundless camp in the distance.

Since Mir developed the telescope, Lord Li Wei did not stagnate. Instead, he guided the Feder artisans with some of the principles of telescopes from his previous life.

After countless experiments and improvements, this telescope can be called a remarkable achievement.

The image is much clearer than the original one. Even at a distance of four or five miles, you can still see the lips of the wild natives in the camp moving, as if watching a silent movie.

This camp perfectly explains what a makeshift team is.

Animal skin tents are scattered haphazardly on the grassland, and various excrement and garbage can be seen everywhere on the ground.

If it weren't for the fact that it is currently winter, Li Wei could already imagine the rotten and smelly, disgusting smell in summer.

As for the defensive工事, it is even more shabby. A pile of snow as high as one blade is erected in front of the camp, mixed with weeds and straw. After freezing hard, the defense is not much worse than the city wall, but at this height, let alone stopping people, even war horses can jump over it.

The natives in the camp obviously noticed their uninvited guests and were panicking to organize their formation to prepare for the enemy.

Li Wei could see the movement of their lips when they communicated, but unfortunately, he didn't know lip reading, so he could only stare blankly.

He specifically observed the opponent's equipment and mental outlook, and finally came to the conclusion that they are indeed a group of poor wild ghosts.

I thought this mighty wild coalition would be better, but the goblins and kobold vassals, which account for 70% of the number, are still the same old three-piece set of stones, wooden sticks, and iron pieces.

Don't look at the fact that the number is no less than 20,000, Li Wei is confident that he can chop them down with fifty personal guards.

Only the strong fighting races, who are the main force, are equipped with qualified iron weapons. As for the number of armored people, Li Wei concluded from his observation that if the main force has 10,000 people, the number of armored people is less than 20%, and most of them are just animal skin armor.

It completely conforms to Lord Li Wei's stereotype of wild natives.

Or rather, Debe's ban on selling ironware to the wilderness is implemented quite well.

No wonder Frina found it difficult to take this coalition seriously.

Even the small soldiers of the Thorns Legion wear a layer of light armor. The heavy infantry regiment among them is not much worse than the Gao Cliff Fortress team in terms of defense alone, and it can even be said to be more sophisticated.

Especially the Thunder Lizard Beasts, they are also pulling four or five small catapults forward, which are placed at a high place.

At the right time, it will give the opposite side a devastating blow.

The Thorns Legion, as a legion capable of undertaking a large-scale battle, is fully equipped.

In addition to cooks, auxiliary soldiers, and warriors, it also has craftsmen and blacksmiths.

This small catapult was made by this group of craftsmen working overtime in the past few days.

Although it is slightly rough, it is not as good as those large catapults specially carved to deal with Xiong City, but it is definitely enough to deal with a group of wild natives.

Even ten small ballistae were transported from Whiteflow City. As a group of northerners, they had already prepared for the cold winter.

These ballistae are specially made, so even if they are in the ice and snow, the kinetic energy of these ballistae still has not been lost.

Just relying on these two things, even if the opponent's personal martial power is outstanding, it will be useless. Even if the Minotaur opens berserk, it will be shot down by crossbow arrows as thick as wrists.

He put down the telescope, stomped on the giant monster's shoulder, and the giant beast slowly bent down and put the lord down, and then happily took the piece of meat thrown over and devoured it.

The lord told his findings, and then found that Skye was looking at him expectantly, like a young wife waiting for her husband to return.

Unable to stand his appearance as a little wife, the telescope finally passed through the hands of several people before returning to the hands of the lord of Gao Cliff Fortress.

Sir, this thing is really good, can I buy one from you?

Skye asked with some unfinished interest.

"Our friendship, buying is too alienating. I'll give you one later." The lord waved his hand and took care of everything.

The craftsmanship of this telescope is not complicated, and the cost is only a few pieces of white crystal and a wooden tube. It is not an expensive object.

"Boss, I want it too." Zate, who was next to him, saw that even Skye, an outsider, could get a telescope, and quickly raised his hand.

Every time the boss observes the enemy's situation, he puts it on his lower back, and then walks around with his hands behind his back, looking very smug.

It also wants to get one and put it on its lower back, and take it out to observe the enemy's situation in a pretentious manner, which will definitely make the group of big-headed soldiers under it look envious.

"Want, want, want, you only know how to ask for things all day long. You dare to ask for a telescope now, what else will you dare to ask for in the future? I can't even imagine."

"Besides, can you write and read now? The telescope is used to observe the number and deployment of the enemy, not for you to pretend to be imposing."

A burst of scolding made Zate feel very aggrieved, but the next sentence made it happy again.

"Go back and ask Mir, see if he is happy to get one for you."

"Brother Zate, I'll get you a special one when I go back." Facing Zate with a hopeful face, Mir nodded and agreed.

"Mir, I knew you have a good relationship with me. I'll go and kill a wild bear and stew bear paws to nourish your body." Zate grinned and hugged Mir's shoulder.

This made Mir look at the left shoulder armor with a distressed expression. Under Zate's giant strength, it was already a little deformed.

"I want it too." The lord, who was discussing specific matters with Skye, turned back and added.

Forced by the fact that officials at a higher level can crush people to death, facing this kind of dictatorship and hegemony that only allows state officials to set fires, but does not allow ordinary people to light lamps, Zate can only silently add another wild bear to be captured when he goes back.

"I just saw that the opposite side has organized manpower to meet the enemy. The leader is a group of bear goblins holding wooden shields, roughly estimated to be more than a thousand people." Skye pointed to the position in the distance where only black dots could be seen moving, and gestured with his hand.

"How is the strength?" Li Wei asked.

As a support team, they did not follow the main force. The current location is on a high slope to the right and rear of the main force.

The view here is excellent, and if the people on the opposite side find them and want to solve this team, the gentle slope in front of them can also consume their horsepower.

"They are only simply wearing leather armor, and the weapons are also simple spears."

"Then what are you hesitating about? Just a round of stone throwing and a few rounds of shooting can make this group of unarmored bumpkins lose their temper." The lord said with little interest.

The two sides are still in the probing stage and cannot put all their cards on the table.

If it were Minotaurs or centaurs, pig-headed people, and other strong fighting races, he would still be interested in watching.

But a group of bear goblins, perhaps their strength is indeed good compared to goblins, but the lord thinks it is really mediocre.

On the other side, Fojero, riding on a tall horse, looked at the bear goblins gradually advancing towards the Thorns Legion, and did not relax his vigilance because of their simple equipment.

This war is an opportunity for him to be promoted to the nobility, so he cannot tolerate any mistakes.

Even if the opponent is not considered an opponent in his opinion, the deployment is still very stable.

The old people wearing iron armor, who were as high as three blades and looked like a high wall, advanced forward with giant shields at an order.

Finally, the steel shields fell on a downward slope, erecting an insurmountable wall of steel.

Countless cold and gleaming spearheads protruded from the gaps connected by the iron shields.

A simple spear and shield formation was formed.

This formation is not very difficult. Almost every legion has it, but this does not mean it is not good. This formation is definitely a synonym for simple and practical.

Especially when dealing with a group of wild natives who don't have much large-scale military equipment, it can be called crushing.

The natives' attack speed was very fast. After only a few words, the bear goblins had advanced to a position fifty steps away from the shield formation, and the frontal battle officially began.

They seemed to see the dawn of victory, and they roared and shouted excitedly to increase their courage, but the rain of arrows in the sky scared them to hide behind the leather wooden shields in front of them.

Although the two sides were fighting a field battle on the plains, the Thorns Legion could barely be regarded as the defending side, and naturally had some advantages. The archers took the most favorable position in advance, and the rain of arrows fell wave after wave on the enemy, harvesting lives.

They were like experienced hunters hunting wild rabbits, silent and unhurriedly plucking the bowstrings.

If you look over, you will find that their movements and the frequency of movement between each person are almost the same every time they launch.

This is the result of years of training, allowing the soldiers to cooperate tacitly.

Leaving aside the kill rate, the rain of arrows that is often launched together is more terrifying than the sparse rain of arrows that fall.

Therefore, when the legion archers are performing collective launches, they are required to maintain a consistent frequency.

The bear goblins finally dodged the rain of arrows and rushed to the shield formation, happily thinking that they had escaped a disaster, but facing the unshakable steel shields, they were poked a hole by the spears two blades away, and finally had to drop their bodies in regret.

This is far from being called a war, it is more like a massacre.

Facing these giant shields that are as high as three blades, the bear goblins have no other choice but to rely on numbers to rush forward.

Unfortunately, they can only leave corpses behind.

Especially as the giant shields are lifted and slowly pushed forward, this group of bear goblins are like arranged dominoes, and they are easily killed one after another.

If they continue to stalemate, retreat is the only result for this group of bear goblins.

……

In the wild coalition camp.

"Leyton, if you don't attack, we will lose!"

The pig-headed leader said in a muffled voice, looking at the bear goblins collapsing in the distance.

It impatiently knocked the huge machete on the ground.

Behind it were five hundred pig-headed warriors wearing a layer of iron armor, with only a pair of scarlet eyes exposed all over their bodies.

These pig-headed warriors were as silent as stones, and only the heat exhaled from their mouths and noses proved that they were living things.

"Tikri, be patient. We are not dealing with those large tribes in the wilderness. This is a real human army. If we are not careful, we will lose everything."

Leyton, who is in charge of the army, is a large goblin. Facing this situation, it also rubbed its hands anxiously, staring at the battlefield ahead.

As a large goblin who grew up in the wilderness since childhood, it has an unimaginable talent for military affairs.

When it first came of age, it organized a group of goblins to defeat the kobolds.

Later, it led the goblins and bear goblins to win repeatedly in the depths of the wilderness, which further confirmed that in the wilderness, its military talent is unmatched.

This time, facing the real human army, it was overjoyed and wanted to compare with the human commander to see who is better.

Leyton clearly knew that it was almost癡心妄想to defeat this group of human troops by relying on numbers, so some deployments are very important at some times.

For example, now……

With a loud whistle, a team of two hundred horses did not know when they had bypassed the frontal battlefield and came to the left of the Thorns Legion.

Logically speaking, the sound of such a large cavalry unit stepping on the ground could not be covered up even four or five miles away.

However, this group of horses was only less than two miles away from the Thorns Legion and was discovered when it appeared in sight.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that their hooves were wrapped in thick cotton cloth.

Making their movements silent.

"Wow, there is also a master on the opposite side."

Li Wei looked at the group of horses that rose up from the ground with an excited expression through the telescope.

The technique of wrapping the horseshoes with cotton cloth seems very simple, but a person who does not understand military affairs will definitely not think of this level.

It is really commendable that a group of wild bumpkins can pay attention to such details.

Unfortunately, as an experienced commander, Fojero had expected this, and with a series of orders.

A team of shield soldiers who had been prepared for a long time cooperated with the spearmen to turn their direction and face the horses head-on. If this group of horses dared to rush into the formation without knowing whether to live or die, they would definitely be poked into a hornet's nest by the spears and leave corpses behind.

"The opposite side may have a commander who is slightly familiar with military affairs, but that's all."

Fojero smiled confidently. He also often used this method of attracting the main force and sending out cavalry to attack the weak points in the defense.

It is definitely enough to deal with a group of stragglers, but it can only be regarded as child's play when dealing with a legion with high discipline and obedience.

"Tikri, the next thing will be handed over to you."

Looking at the adjustments made by the human army in the distance, Leyton smiled slightly, feeling completely at ease.

This human commander may be proficient in military affairs, but he is definitely not its opponent.

The eyes of the two people seemed to crash into each other fiercely across the sea of people.

……

"Tsk tsk, this group of pig-headed people are really not afraid of death." Li Wei praised with the telescope in his hands.

With the addition of the pig-headed warriors, the pressure on the Thorns Legion has greatly increased. From the initial massacre of the bear goblins, there have now been slight casualties.

Although not many.

But as everyone knows, it is often the most difficult from 0 to 1. As long as the battle line is no longer an indestructible appearance, the feeling given to people changes from untouchable to close at hand, which greatly stimulates the natives' desire to attack.

"Brother-in-law, is it my turn yet?" Mir asked pitifully next to him.

This telescope was clearly made by him personally, but the number of times it has fallen into his hands has not exceeded two palms.

"Right away, right away," the lord replied verbally, but he wasn't preparing to let go at all. He even scratched his ear with a bit of leisure. "I'll give it to you in a moment... Wait..."

The lord's face froze, as if he had seen a specter. He was so horrified that he couldn't help but suck in a cold breath, "Hiss."