Lord of the Oasis Chapter 306: .The prelude to the troop’s trek
Kant had expected the troops from the Stone Pass to come.
I just didn't expect it to be so abrupt.
Inadvertently formed a situation of flanking left and right with the undead in the depths of the Naron desert.
When Kant announced the salt trade at the central station and silently canceled Baron Dylan's trade route, he was ready to meet the rampage counterattack of Dylan's "uncle".
According to the character of this "uncle" warrior, he undoubtedly led the troops to conquer.
This is the most direct and efficient way.
By the way, seizing the sentry oasis and occupying the salt mine is the purpose of this plan.
It has only been a month since Baron Dylan estimated that the supplies for the expedition were not fully prepared, so he took action brazenly. Obviously, Kant secretly canceled the trade route and went wild.
At the beginning, for Kant's sake, he resisted many pressures from the Lion Principality.
And now it has come to such an end.
With Baron Dylan's irascible temper, if he can endure it for a month, he will probably explode with anger!
It is difficult to change from luxury to thrift.
Enjoy the white silver coins that come with the salt trade.
Now continuing to live on a little taxation and offerings in those territories, Baron Dylan feels that it is no different from sending beggars. He doesn't even care about the output that is only worth hundreds of thousands of large silver coins every year!
He wants to regain access to the salt trade.
Or.
Control that salt mine yourself!
It doesn't matter if the majority of the profits are distributed to the nobles of the Lion Principality.
Anyway, the current Baron Dylan has his own backers.
The Countess Agatha of the Eastern County Territory expressed strong support behind her back.
This countess is in the blood of the royal family. If Archduke Cameron dies and the heir is not announced, then the countess, as a sister, even has the right of inheritance, and can compete with Kant's elder brother for the title of Archduke!
The inheritance laws of the nobility are very complex and rigorous.
All nobles are greedy and coveted for Kant's salt mines.
So everyone is watching this moment in silence.
If Kant really couldn't resist and didn't show enough strength, maybe after Baron Dylan seized the sentry oasis, some orders from high-level nobles would make Kant silently disappear.
They can do it.
But.
They can't estimate Kant's true strength!
They can't even figure it out!
"Come on."
Kant looked calm.
He was not surprised at the news of Baron Dylan's invasion, let alone feared.
Because he understands and understands deeply, this Baron Dylan alone, even after a high level of development, is still not his opponent, let alone his enemy.
Even if you don't rely on the city wall for defense, and simply fight each other in the field, this baron from the Stone Pass, who seems to have absolute force, will actually be defeated and devastated.
Kant's troop strength already has a double guarantee of quality and quantity!
South Gate Wengcheng.
The troops are walking out in neat steps.
Under the command of their respective captains, the formation was completed quickly.
Kant rides a warhorse.
Fatis and 11 apprentice wizards also ride horses by their side.
20 Sarion lion knights with solemn faces, holding swords and shields, surrounded by horses as personal guards.
Just ahead, 30 royal knights led 200 trained Swadian knights into two rectangular charge formations, neatly arranged in the center.
The Sarion Lion Knight is better at melee combat.
So Kant makes them ideal for personal bodyguards.
The main cavalry who really want to go to the battlefield are the Swadian cavalry who are more suitable for charging!
With the royal knights with extraordinary power as the head, and the ordinary knights as the backbone, Fatis wearing the Medal of the Lion Knights personally initiates the charge, which will determine the direction of the battlefield.
The key to winning or losing!
Kant made great preparations for this expedition.
There are also the 1,000 newly recruited and trained Swadian light infantry, carrying rucksacks and holding swords and shields, lined up neatly on both sides of the heavy cavalry, each with 500 people for the left and right armies.
Although they are purely infantry, they can resist the enemy's attack and are the main force of the resistance line!
On a regular battlefield, infantry is indispensable.
This represents the strength of your own line of defense.
If you use a metaphor, then the infantry is the chopping block, in order to let the enemy approach, and then the sharp kitchen knives of the cavalry will press it on the chopping board and chop it into a meat sauce that you can knead at will. !
But that's not the ultimate goal.
When these 1,000 Swadian light infantry go through battles and gain experience, it is Kant's purpose.
System rules can bring new changes.
Let these level 3 light infantry be directly promoted to level 4 heavy cavalry, showing the true strength of the heavy cavalry on Calradia Road, the kingdom of Swadia!
That terrifying...
Awesome...
Unstoppable...
Swarm Charge!
Hundreds of heavy cavalry will be like a flood bursting out of the embankment, with a deafening roar, smashing everything in front of them, sweeping everything in front of them, and destroying everything in front of them!
Including enemies will be smashed under the horseshoes.
Unstoppable!
No one can stand still in the face of a frenzied cavalry charge.
Even if there are tens of thousands of elite infantry, these hundreds of heavy cavalry must be treated with caution.
If processing error.
This seemingly small number of hundreds of heavy cavalry will tear open a hole in the line of infantry, just like a flood that has completely burst its embankment, it will go straight through, tearing the troops to pieces!
In the field, heavy cavalry is equal to invincibility!
These 1000 Swadian light infantry are the seeds of Kant's heavy cavalry.
Already lined up in front of you.
Fatis rode his horse forward and reported to Kanthui softly: "Lord Kant, the troops have all assembled."
"Hmm."
Kant nodded.
Looking at the neatly lined up elites in front of him, he said lightly: "Go on, let's go!"
"Go!"
The command was issued, and the commanders at all levels responded.
The troops begin to move.
The 230 knights of Swadia followed Kant first, shaking the reins.
The 1,000 Swadian light infantry marched, lined up in a row of 5 in an orderly manner, and the serpent-like parade followed, with a neat pace, and the knights had already stepped on the front. On the sand layer, walk neatly and quickly.
They are also on the expedition.
The weapon is in a scabbard at the waist, and a shield with a gold lion emblem on a red background hangs at the back.
The well-made armor is covered by a linen burqa, and even the helmet has the same white linen hood as a hood.
In the back package, not only food and water for 3 days, but also leather jackets to keep out the cold at night.
This war can only be won but not lost, which is Kant's tough rule.
It's about the future.
Therefore, Manid, who was in charge of the preparations, was very careful.
Not only the materials prepared in the packages of these soldiers, but at the end of the parade, the camel team of 150 dromedary camels are also full of various materials.
Includes tents for camping, charcoal and firewood for raising campfires.
And more food and water.
For Baron Dylan from Stone Pass, entering the Desert of Naron equals an expedition.
Actually.
For Kant, who sticks to the "Drehem" castle, going to the central station is the same as an expedition.
The reason is simple.
Neither side has the ability to travel long distances to fight.
Even if Kant is currently taking the elite line, he can travel long distances, and there has never been a battle on the scale of thousands of people.
They are all recruited to fight around the Sentinel Oasis, or around the Sangwaya Mountains, from the local castles and towns. As for the large-scale marching of troops and confrontation with the enemy, it has never happened.
For example, long-distance travel and long-range raids, Kant has only done it once.
That's when they attacked the gnoll tribe.
But that attack, the number of people was only more than 300. It was still Kant who had not yet developed, and he did his best to attack.
There were no people left in the village at that time.
It relies on the construction team from Calradia to help guard the house in the village.
It's not what it used to be.
5 royal Swadian knights with extraordinary powers and 100 Sarande Mamluks of level 5, enough to garrison the castle and guard the safety of the sentry oasis.
In addition, there are 120 top archers in the Vicia archery, and 40 newly recruited Vician archers.
It seems that there are less than 300 troops, but in fact, even if there are 1,000 troops, 2,000 troops are difficult to capture the outer wall of the castle, let alone completely capture the main administrative hall of the castle!
Be aware that there are still 800 civilians in the current "Drehem" castle.
These are civilians who maintain the daily operation of the castle.
And every day, about 50 refugees arrive in Calradia, join Kant's castle, become new civilians, and continue to fill the gap of current personnel.
Dwellings are buildings that attract refugees.
So at a critical moment, ring the bell of the clock tower, and there will be at least 800 Swadian militiamen in the castle instantly.
A mere 2,000 troops want to attack the city?
At least 20,000 people have to come, and they have to pay the price of blood!
Not to mention.
Kant will go straight back when he hears that the castle is under siege.
Elite heavy cavalry will march extremely fast.
If the battle situation is in crisis, even the central station can be abandoned, let Rolfe lead all the Salander riders and desert robbers into the battle sequence, directly defeat Baron Dylan at the Stone Pass, and return again.
In the Naron Desert, Kant is the overlord!
On the previous trips to Stone Pass, Kant and Manid were not just for trade, but also for reconnaissance.
Now.
Kant already knew Baron Dylan's strength.
It is estimated that even if it is ruthless this time, it is necessary to send all the information to make up 1,000 soldiers, or recruit a mercenary group of thousands of people, and then go deep into the desert of Naron to "talk" to Kant.
If you rely on the potential of the Stone Pass alone, even if you die of exhaustion, you won't be able to recruit troops that can enter the desert.
You mean those ordinary armed militias and conscripted peasants?
A garbage unit without organization and discipline, it is estimated that a lot of people will be able to run away just after leaving the Stone Pass. After a night in the desert, there will be a lot of routs due to the cruel environment~IndoMTL.com~ Even if there are The god-like will persists to the central station, and when it comes into contact with the battle formation, it will collapse at a touch.
Just a bunch of farmers.
How can you be called a qualified soldier?
They have no system to help!
Looking at Kant's troops, he not only has his own elite heavy cavalry team, but also a thousand mid-level light infantry. If he wants to, he can even recruit all the civilians in the castle and train them into more Light infantry!
Even on the battlefield of the Principality of Lions, Kant's team can be regarded as the mainstay.
What's more, in this remote northern county, it is even more elite!
This will be a battle without suspense.
PS: Whatever you say, I am a salted fish anyway.