Ding Kui's face fell and he said: "You should know that many monsters are being driven in our direction, which is very stressful. I plan to establish a forward outpost at the Yongsheng base and try to keep the monsters out of the territory."
"I agree with this approach. Try to arrange high-level combatants. Let's do this. I will also go to the forward post to guard against the monsters together." Huan Qiao has the responsibility to resist the invasion of monsters.
The two quickly reached a consensus, and the Juyang City Magic Guild invested 100,000 yuan to buy a manor in Princess Ridge. President Huan Qiao personally led the team to Yongsheng Base to resist the Warcraft.
The city lord and his wife, together with the welfare dean, also went to Yongsheng base to tell everyone with practical actions that Juyang City has the ability to ensure its own safety.
For a time, Yongsheng Base gathered many experts, including Ao Yan and Ding Kun with level 6 combat capabilities, and Ding Kui and his wife, Huan Qiao, Qian You, Lao Qiantou, Zhong Wei, Shaodianye, etc. with level 5 combat capabilities. , such a luxurious lineup far exceeds that of other cities.
Shao Dianfei and Shao Diancheng failed to gain Ding Kui's trust and could only stay at the royal outpost. However, they could lead troops to rescue when needed in nearby cities. Protecting the people from the intrusion of monsters was also one of the responsibilities of the outpost.
"Do you think the monsters will come to us?" Ding Kui and Huan Qiao came to the newly built watchtower on the grassland and looked to the southwest.
"I checked the records of Nanqiu County. Excluding low-level monsters, you are the person who has encountered the monsters the most. Based on historical experience, it seems that monsters will not visit Giant Sheep City, but with you here, it becomes difficult to say." Huan Qiao No exaggeration.
"Uh, haha, President Huan is joking. There has been something unusual in the Great Swamp in recent years. Otherwise, the Magic Guild would not have been established in Juyang City. It cannot be said to have anything to do with me." Ding Kui was ashamed.
"The monsters you killed have led to the lack of overlords in nearby areas. Without natural enemies, animals and plants will grow wildly, which will inevitably attract wandering monsters, and even attract groups of monsters. Just like the big grassland under your feet, there are no monsters coveting talents in such a fertile place. Weird." Huan Qiao said bluntly.
"That's why I arranged so many armed forces here." Ding Kui touched his chin.
"I'm warning you, the Association has banned everyone from approaching the middle level of the Great Swamp. I don't care if you move around the periphery, but you must not approach the middle area." Huan Qiao only received a summons from the Magic Association yesterday.
"Definitely, definitely, my people are busy. They will never go deep into the swamp. I can't control other people." Ding Kui immediately promised.
"This forward post does not need to be dismantled. In the future, I will regularly arrange for magicians to inspect it. You can use this place as a foothold."
"Okay, I will take care of the food and accommodation issues. All magicians are welcome at the Yongsheng base." Ding Kui wanted to do that. He was willing to build a magic guild in the base.
In the great swamp, magicians have advantages over other professions, especially those who have mastered the flying skill and can maximize their own strength. Ding Kui hopes that more magicians will come to the base to stay.
Lao Qiantou invited Ding Kui into his room on the pretext of reporting on work.
Ding Kui played with a crossbow, hooked his finger on the bow string, pressed it into the slot, and then pulled the trigger.
There was a "taut" sound, and a strong wind blew out of the bowstring.
"It's so powerful. Can this crossbow be mass-produced?"
"Yes, this is the final universal model, prepared for regular crossbow troops. This bow tire is a kind of bamboo found in the deep sea of the South China Sea, called 'Golden Coral Bamboo', which has very high stiffness and toughness.
Because it is difficult for ordinary archers to draw such a powerful bow, few people use 'Golden Coral Bamboo' to make bows. There are a large number of 'Golden Coral Bamboo' deep in the South China Sea, but no one has cut them down. The price is very low. Currently, we have
The most suitable materials for making crossbows that can be found.
The bow string is made of golden moth silk mixed with Warcraft sinew. You can see its strength. Only archers above the sunset level can pull it apart. Of course, our crossbowmen can easily pull it apart with a special drawbar." Old Qiantou took out a bow string.
A pull rod with a linkage mechanism.
Ding Kui understood it at a glance. It uses the moment arm and the fulcrum to increase the pulling force, which can increase the strength eight to ten times. A strengthened charging warrior can use this lever to easily pull apart the sunset archer.
bow.
"Very good. This model of crossbow has level five lethality. How far is its range?"
"It can kill and injure those with level three combat power within eight hundred steps, it can wear heavy armor within four hundred steps, and it can kill and injure those with level five combat power within two hundred steps."
"Then let's make it in batches, choose trustworthy craftsmen and sign confidentiality agreements with them. These craftsmen must be protected and monitored, and they must not be allowed to leak the secrets of the crossbow." Ding Kui was very satisfied with the crossbow in his hand.
This kind of crossbow is over one meter long, and the crossbow groove and bracket are about one and two meters long. The crossbow arrow is eighty centimeters long with a short tail, weighing about one kilogram, and the arrowhead is made of flowery copper.
"Yes, I will arrange it right away." Old Qiantou was also very happy that his long time of research and development was not in vain.
"After the first batch of 500 crossbows are made, the special operations battalion will be transferred back to the base for secret training and use. The recruits can start aiming training with cross bamboo frames, and some special arrays can also start training." Ding Kui decided to start forming crossbow troops.
force.
"Crossbow arrows can be mass-produced by outside craftsmen. Although they are different from ordinary arrows, they will not be reshaped into crossbows." Lao Qiantou suggested.
"You can have this. Without crossbow arrows, crossbows are useless. Produce more and stockpile them to avoid running out of them in the future." Ding Kui agreed.
Crossbows cannot use ordinary arrows. Crossbow arrows must be specially produced. The craftsmen who specialize in making crossbows are short of manpower and cannot manufacture crossbow arrows in large quantities. They can only arrange for other craftsmen to produce them.
"Ten crossbowmen can threaten me, and a hundred crossbowmen can force me to turn around and leave. In a field battle, a battalion can definitely kill a large group of regular troops. Whether it is elite infantry or cavalry, the war model in this world will definitely change in the future.
." Ding Kui gently put the crossbow back on the table.
"Yeah, it's scary to think about the crossbowmen of a legion. If they fight with the previous arms, if the magic power is equal, they will win one on one, and they will be at a disadvantage against two. You said the eighth
Can the legion be defeated?" Old Qiantou could imagine the scenario of using crossbows on a large scale.
"You can't defeat the enemy head-on. Long-range weapons with huge destructive power are the kings of the battlefield. I firmly believe this." Ding Kui had an unexplained reason in his heart.
Modern warfare in the memory of past lives can prove this. The best way to fight is to destroy the enemy beyond visual range, and hand-to-hand combat occurs under the worst circumstances.
"Yes, just like the magician group, we have created another kind of 'magician group'. The only ones that can suppress the crossbowmen are magicians with a farther attack distance." Old Qiantou did not mention the archers.
Only high-level archers can resist crossbowmen, but the numerical ratio between the two is so far apart that crossbowmen can completely ignore the existence of high-level archers.
"The shortcoming of crossbowmen is that their individual combat capabilities are weak. We need to form elite troops to cooperate with them and cannot rely on a single unit." Ding Kui did not have a superstitious belief in crossbowmen.
"We need a team of knights and a team of magicians. Do you have any way to train knights?" Old Qiantou looked expectantly, hoping that Ding Kui could train knights like he trained samurai.
"No, a knight cannot be trained in a day, nor can he be trained in a year. If I had that method, I would be invincible." Ding Kui smiled awkwardly.
At this time, Ding Kun flashed into the room and said in a deep voice: "Master, there is a situation. There is really a monster coming towards us."
Ding Kui's eyes narrowed.
"Let's go and have a look."
Beep beep, beep beep, the whistle sounded loudly in the recruit training camp area. It happened to be the time for each team to disperse for practice. When the recruits heard the signal to gather for preparations, they hurriedly formed their teams on the spot and ran towards the gathering place.
"Hurry up, hurry up, the second brigade of recruits will help the first brigade penetrate armor, and the third brigade will be responsible for the defense of the camp!" Zhong Wei gave the order in the corner of the playground.
He had just received an order from the messenger. The city lord ordered the first group of recruits to go to the southwest of the base to prepare for the enemy.
Some recruits quickly ran to the armory and were responsible for transporting armor and weapons; some recruits finished lining up and ran to the defense facilities around the training camp in squadrons to take charge of the defense of the camp; some recruits lined up in formations with large intervals and walked straight up.
Stand still.
The first brigade of new recruits is a reserve brigade, and its combat effectiveness is stronger than the other two brigade, so there are people to help them wear armor and carry weapons when preparing for war.
Except for Zhong Wei, all the combatants above Level 5 gathered at the new watchtower, looking at a floating yellow cloud in the southwest.
"Kob-headed locusts? Why did these things come to our side? They didn't participate in the beast tide in Zhuoshui Town." Ding Kui saw the yellow cloud clearly.
The dog-headed locust is a second-level monster. It is named after its head resembles a dog. It is gifted with magic acceleration. It can sprint at a very high speed over short distances. It is accustomed to attacking with its mouth and hind limbs.
"They should have been driven here by intermediate-level monsters. There is plenty of food in this green space. It's not surprising that the dog-headed locusts came looking for it." Huan Qiao also saw it clearly. Water magicians all practice the eagle eye technique.
"I have a bad feeling, there is a threat nearby." Ao Yan's face was solemn.
Ding Kui took a deep breath. The threat Xiao Longnu mentioned was no small matter. You must know that she was sealed by the White Dragon God, and her own strength did not decrease much. Apart from being unable to exert her own fighting power, she was not affected.
No one else at the scene could deal with something that even she felt was threatening, and Ding Kun was no exception.
"Do we need to retreat?" Ding Kui asked Ao Yan.
"This group of dog-headed locusts has our new recruits to cooperate with you. It will be no problem to take them down. Senior Ding and Miss Ao are still here, so there is no need to retreat, right?" Huan Qiao did not understand Ding Kui's question.
Ao Yan shook her head and said, "No need to run." Then she pointed at Ding Kun, "Although I don't know what the threat is, at least he can't kill me. He can help me deal with it."
"Grandpa Qian will stay on the watchtower with the archers. Grandpa Kun and Ao Yan will take to the air to be on guard. President Huan will take your people behind the recruit group. The others will follow me." Ding Kui ordered and walked off the watchtower.