Mercenaries and Adventurers

A team of ten militiamen in charge of close combat, each wearing a variety of one-handed weapons and wooden shields, and carrying crossbows that hardly appear in the city on their backs.

From the moment the militiamen and bandits discovered each other, the militiamen had the upper hand.

They were divided into three teams, three people in each group, and the team leader was leading a small team, exactly ten people. Their respective groups hid behind the adjacent big trees, leaned out one by one to aim and fire the crossbow. The remaining two people hid behind the tree trunk and wound up, waiting for themselves to make another move.

After Keir and the others saw the bandit was shot down by a militiaman's crossbow, they were pinned behind a rock, cursing and discussing what to do.

On the other hand, under the command of the squad leader, the militia ordered the left and right squads to stop shooting and outflank the left and right. The squad leader then ordered the two of his squad to occupy the place where the squad stayed before, and continued to maintain shooting suppression.

"Great job!" The young hunter Pemberto praised in a low voice. Kiel also saw the strategies and cooperation of the militias below. It didn't feel like a tactical arrangement that a normal squad of militia could do.

Either the ten members of this team were familiar with each other before participating in the militia training, and they had received simple training, or the captain of this command was not an ordinary farmer's youth, maybe the elders in the family had participated in the regular army some type of.

The six people from the two outflanking teams quietly circled an arc and surrounded them. The distance between them from one tree to another happened to be a short period of time after the crossbow shot by their companions behind them.

This ingenious time period selection can just take advantage of the limited observation of the bandits when they are in a hurry to avoid crossbow shooting, so as to quietly complete the encirclement task.

When the two groups of people reached the place where they could attack behind the rock where the bandits were hiding, each of them drew out their weapons and used the reflection of the shiny sword blades of the weapons to remind the team leader behind that they were in position.

Then, the team leader who was in front of the bandits and the rock led his three men to shout behind the tree trunk, pretending that their militiamen were going to launch a general attack.

Sure enough, the bandits were overwhelmed by the crossbow shooting all the time. They carried shields, but the shields of the bandits were very rough. Basically, they used their own imaginations to splice them out of chopped wooden boards. Yes, the small hunting bows that can withstand the self-defense of the people are okay, but facing the double-wielding crossbows that require legs and feet to be stringed, they simply cannot withstand the powerful arrows fired by the bows and crossbows.

Therefore, when these bandits heard that the militiamen on the opposite side could not bear to launch an attack, they were immediately overjoyed. They were overjoyed and divided into two teams. They circled around the rock, held their shields to guard against possible crossbow shots from the front, and ran quickly. rushed to the open space in the middle.

As long as they cross this open space and fight hand-to-hand with those farmers' children who are experienced in hand-to-hand combat, they will gain the upper hand and turn the tide of this battle.

But the bandits' expectations were dashed.

When they rushed out, what they encountered was not the militiamen who also rushed out, but the bow and crossbow salvos from behind the tree trunks on the left and right sides.

The crude shield held in the front had no chance to defend against shots from the left and right sides, and was directly overturned by the three bandits who were not sensitive enough.

Then the bandits immediately cursed something like planing food in the ground, moved the left and right attacking teams closer to the middle, and immediately defended left and right with shields, back to back.

However, under the command of the small militia leader, the four militiamen on the front released a wave of crossbows aimed for a long time. The four crossbow bolts immediately followed the bounce of the crossbow body, and the tough crossbow strings trembled, hitting the two bandits closest to them in a wave.

From the discovery of each other to the battle at this time, the bandits had already knocked down six of them with bows and crossbows. There were only twelve of them, and half of them were defeated now. This made the rest of the bandits go all out. The other militiamen disappeared, and a small group of militiamen rushed in one direction.

The power of the bow and crossbow is good, everything is good, but it is very troublesome to wind it. Especially for the crossbows used by the militia, one must touch the ground with one end, step on the protruding wooden pole of the crossbow with your feet, and then pull the string with both hands. , and then he aimed the crossbow.

So after all the militiamen shot the crossbow arrows just now, they couldn't use this powerful weapon anymore for a while. Facing the six bandits who rushed over and gave up their lives, the three militiamen were not afraid, and they wound up halfway. Putting his bow and crossbow aside, he immediately picked up his shield and clenched his one-handed weapons, ready to entangle these bandits and let other companions defeat them together.

These three militiamen had good ideas and were very brave, but the team leader of their team didn't see it that way. He rushed up with his men, and shouted as he approached the bandits: "You guys! Retreat! Don't let me go!" Resist! We have many people, don't resist! You retreat!"

After hesitating for a while, the three militiamen still obeyed the command of the squad leader, turned around and ran back.

The bandit's plan, which had always wanted to fight the militiamen in close quarters to avoid crossbow shooting, fell through, but they still followed closely behind the three militiamen, and they still had no intention of giving up.

But the three militiamen on the other side who had not moved had already loaded the second round of crossbows. They aimed and fired nervously. After three shots, one of the crossbows still hit a bandit who had been moving.

The remaining five bandits ran even faster, yelling nonsense.

They're not afraid of death, well, some are. The main reason is that they don't think there is anything wrong with dying in a **** fight with the enemy. After all, anyone who comes out to do robbery will inevitably die at an unknown time. What they are really afraid of is that they are worthless, bloodless, and have no dignity, being attacked from a long distance, and shot to death on the ground from a long distance.

Just like the other bandits in their team who had been shot to the ground.

The bandits who were shot by the crossbow could not die for a while, but the severe pain and gushing blood made these bandits who were shot could only lie down on the ground and be slaughtered.

If they were the bandits who finally won the battle, the bandits who were not seriously injured could still be saved. But once the militiamen won the battle, the wounded bandits who fell in the snow could only wait for a more miserable ending.

He was **** by the militiamen in exchange for merit.

According to the laws of Kendall County and the general laws of the kingdom, large gangs of bandits like them who form camps have always been punished by death. No one would think that such bandits would do any good if they were caught, or that someone would come to rescue them.

These fallen bandits sincerely hoped that their bandits would win in the end.

Three militiamen who were closely pursued by the bandits ran towards the two of Kiel who were hiding, followed by five bandits who ran faster, and behind them were four militiamen who were chasing.

Keir and Pembertoto looked at each other.

Seeing that Pemberto was a little nervous, Kiel asked him to hide in a low voice, then unloaded the backpack, half-drawn the long sword at his waist, and quickly took the shield fixed behind his left hand.

It is estimated that the attention was focused on escaping during the run, and the three militiamen who ran past the two of them did not notice the two of them lying in the snow.

But Keel didn't think the five bandits would fail to notice the two of them when they came.

So when the bandits ran more than three meters in front of them, Kiel jumped up from the snow, rushed out suddenly, and hit a bandit with his shield fiercely, while the long sword in the other hand pierced into the side The body of the bandit.

"Ah?" The bandits were shocked.

The militiamen who were chasing behind were even more surprised. They did not expect that on the battlefield where they were fighting the bandits, there was a third force hiding at such a close distance. Questioning Keir's identity: "Who are you?"

"The hunter team under Knight Lanisa." Keir's voice came from under the helmet, and he joined the female knight's team to fight against the wolf pack in the north of the county. Naturally, this identity should be used when it should be used.

The militiamen didn't believe Kiel's answer, but seeing Kiel's fierce battle with the bandits, at least this person can be sure that he is not a bandit.

After Kiel stabbed a bandit to death with a surprise attack, he immediately hit the next bandit with his shield. The previous bandit was knocked to the ground by Kiel's shield. At this time, one arm was broken. At this moment, he was struggling to get up and prepare to fight again. .

And Kiel intends to keep these bandits here, and take advantage of the large number of militiamen to clean up all the bandits.

So he didn't use the long sword very much, but held the shield to block the bandits' weapons one by one, and then used his footsteps to push up and knock down the bandits.

The four militiamen who came behind immediately drew out their swords and hacked down the fallen bandits one by one. The team leader who led the team stopped the three militiamen who had run away and told them to turn around and come back to fight.

More people is convenient, just a few times, the last bandit was surrounded by the militiamen and Kiel.

The bandit had a beard all over his face, and he had a fierce look on his face, and he didn't want to catch him without a fight.

The militia captain who led the team snorted coldly, called three militiamen with bows and crossbows to come over, and fired at the same time in front of the bandit, knocking the bandit down to the ground, and then was chopped off by a militiaman with an axe head off.

After the robbers were dealt with, all the militiamen moved closer. They surrounded Kiel faintly, and they were wary, but they didn't have much hostility. They all heard what Kiel said, he was a knight's servant. Although these militiamen didn't know who the knight was, and why they sent people to this mountain forest full of bandits.

But Kiel was wearing a full set of full-cover hard cowhide armor that his whole family couldn't afford, and the long sword in his hand was not cheap like their ordinary iron swords, it looked like a weapon made of high-quality steel.

The shield is also a high-grade shield with a metal inside and a wooden leather outside, which is far from the standard wooden shield used by the militiamen.

Keel was wearing another set of wolf-fur cloaks he carried, the original set was chopped to pieces when he was attacking the bandit camp and resisting the bandit's sword attack. Although it can be repaired, it is not possible to find someone to repair it in the wild.

In a show of goodwill, Kiel put away his long sword and shield first. Opening the mask, Keel said, "I'm Joe Keel. I used to be a warrior who cleaned up monsters in Kendall City, and now I'm joining the hunter team led by the female knight Lanisa."

The militiamen took a look, and there were two militiamen who lived in a farm near Kendall City heard about Kiel's rumors, and immediately shared what they knew with others.

Seeing that someone in the team knew that there was indeed Joe Keel, the militia captain who led the team asked his men to disperse and clean up the battlefield.

Kiir stopped the militiamen and blew a whistle to let Pemberto come out from hiding.

Seeing that there were still people hiding, the militiamen were very surprised, but they also knew that Kiel and the others did not have any malicious intentions.

Kiel took the backpack and ax that Pembertoto handed over to him, put it on his back, looked at the militia leader who was still leading the three of them, and said, "Are you still waiting for us to answer why we are here? "

"That's right, then why did you two appear here? There is a big bandit camp near here, which is very dangerous. It is now a fighting zone. If you have nothing else to do, please leave." The militia leader also You're welcome, put your hips on your hips and ask Keel and the others to explain their intentions.

Keir didn't panic. He pointed to Pembertoto beside him: "This is the hunter Pemberto. What's your name?"

The militia leader introduced himself: "My name is Oss, and my brothers and I are militiamen from the Kendall River Ferry area."

Nodding his head, Keir said, "So do you know Warcraft?"

"Warcraft? Before we came, we heard that there seemed to be a monster in the county. Is this news related to you?" Hearing the news of the monster, the militiamen became faintly excited. They were all young guys. They had only heard about World of Warcraft in the stories about their parents threatening to sleep. Now they heard Keel talking about World of Warcraft, which made them a little eager to try.

Keir and Pembertoto looked at each other, and then smiled wryly. These people looked the same as before. They were all excited when they had never seen a monster, but they actually saw it and fought against it. Finally, at this time, there was a faint fear in my heart.

Although they defeated the monster with Knight Lanisa, the huge and tenacious vitality, mysterious and terrifying ability of the monster, as well as the powerful magic, have already made them retreat when facing the monster again.

The ignorant are fearless, only those guys who have fought and won against the monsters know how difficult it is to deal with the monsters.

"It's related. Knight Lanisa is one of the Knights of Kendall. She was ordered by Baron Kendall to hunt down the monsters that infested the evil on the road from Kendall City to Gloomy Forest Village." Pembertoto said.

Kiel went on to say: "I joined in on the way. Lanisa Knight first ambushed the monster in the forest near the gloomy forest village. After severely injuring the monster, he drove the monster all the way to the south. After crossing two snowy mountains, he drove the monster to the Further south, in a forest some distance to the west of where we are now."

Pemberto continued what Kiel said: "But bad luck, that forest turned out to be a forest where bandits hid from the militia for the winter. There were many camps set up by bandit gangs, and monsters attacked those bandits. , regained strength after swallowing."

"What?" Unsurprisingly, this news surprised the militiamen. It is not easy for them to clear up this bandit gang named Luobagdong now. I didn't expect that according to these two people, it is deeper in the west of here. There are even more gangs of bandits evading their surrender.

"Is your news true? This is not a joke."

"Do you think we are joking? Don't worry, this news must be reported to your team leader Crow Knight." Keel said.

Hearing Knight Crowe's name, the militiamen calmed down: "That's right, that's right. Let Knight Crowe know about this, and he will deal with it."

Keir shrugged his shoulders, briefly passed the battle with the bandits and monsters, and focused on the arrangements for Knight Lanisa.

"You mean that our militia not only have to deal with bandits, but also have to go deep into the forest to transport out the huge monster you mentioned? Hey, it sounds like some trouble."

"Haha, why don't you want to see with your own eyes what the real monster in the story looks like? Maybe this is the only chance in your life?" Kiel joked.

The militiamen thought about it again, and this is the reason. Monsters and knights are frequent visitors in various stories. Knights are common, but monsters are becoming less and less common as humans develop and multiply the land.

If possible, they would like to see what a real Warcraft looks like. And it's not a living monster, but a dead monster that has been successfully crusaded. It's not dangerous, which is pretty good.

Next, the militiamen collected the trophies of the bandits, felled a big tree, gathered the bandit corpses together, cleared a piece of snow, set fire to the bandit corpses and the big tree that had been split into firewood, and cleared the bandits corpse.

This is how the bandits who died on the scene were dealt with. This was the method explained to them by a priest ~www.readwn.com~ from the Church of the God of the Dead before they came.

If possible, the dead must be burned to avoid hasty disposal of the body, which can produce some bad things.

The living robbers were tied by ropes, and their injuries were simply treated, and they were dragged like this.

Then, the group of ten militiamen and four captured bandits followed Kiir and Pembertoto to meet the hunter team behind.

Seeing what Kiel said about the back team, they believed what Kiel said even more. After the two groups of people had a round, they were led by the militiamen and walked towards the place where a large number of militiamen's main forces were located.

This group of ten-person militia belonged to the forward troops sent out to compress the space for bandit activities. As the main force of the militia, a large number of militiamen with spears were slowly approaching the bandits' lair in Luobagdong with enough supplies. .

Combined with the guidance of the people who escaped from the bandit's lair, and the elite bandit reconnaissance team that raided the captured prisoners, the militiamen have already grasped the location of the bandit's lair and some nearby mountain roads that allow vehicles to pass.

As they approached the bandit's lair, the Knights of Crowe also released many melee militia teams that performed well in training, allowing them to compress the bandit's patrol and investigation team and put some pressure on the bandit without completely crushing the bandit.

The large army he was in was steadily approaching the bandit's lair.

The bandits lair was where the bandits had been operating for a long time. Given the bandits' stingy and greedy nature, unless they showed overwhelming strength, the bandits who had the advantages of geographical advantage and defensive supplies probably wanted to fight to the end.

It was delayed until the militiamen ran out of supplies and had to retreat in the severe winter. In the coming year, this group of bandits will be able to rely on this merit to invite scattered bandits and become even bigger and more difficult.