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Lord Silverhammer thought to himself: Barbarians are barbarians and do not understand the art of war at all.
Since we know the enemy's movements in advance, we should make preparations in advance. Even if we cannot lay troops and set up ambushes, we must destroy mountain roads, destroy bridges, and delay the enemy's march and transportation of baggage.
However, the barbarians did not set up their positions at the four most dangerous places along the road, which were the best places to set up ambushes. Instead, they set up their fronts at a flat plain at the entrance to the plateau.
confidence?
It must be arrogance!
Don't they know the Silverhammers have cavalry?
Or did the mountain giants give them enchanted confidence?
But at this time, a ball of golden light shone.
Lord Silverhammer was secretly speechless, because at the end of his sight stood 12 figures as huge as mountains, and the tallest one among them was dazzling with golden light, and was actually covered with gold.
You can’t go wrong!
This is the light of gold, no, it is brighter, more dazzling, and more eye-catching than gold coins.
How extravagant are the barbarians? They even use gold to make a coat for the mountain giant!
Or is it that this gold originally belonged to the mountain giants?
Damn it, the spy missed such important information!
However, it doesn’t matter, I believe those people will be very interested in the heresy worth tens of thousands of kilograms of gold!
"Ready to fight!"
Lord Silverhammer's army immediately moved into action.
1,000 heavy infantrymen picked up their weapons and equipment from the camel beasts and baggage trucks, put them on their bodies, took off their masks and lined up in a neat queue, standing at the front of the array like a steel barrier.
The archers checked their weapons, tightened the bow strings, and wetted the tail feathers. The crossbowmen holding the dragon-hunting crossbows made a clicking sound in their hands. The sounds of gears and steel balls merged together. The cold sound of steel made people's hearts burn.
No living creature can withstand a volley from the dragon-hunting crossbow. If there is, then there will be another one.
The cavalry began to clamp the horse's belly and trot to gather on both sides of the infantry. Although they ran slowly, they were accumulating strength with every step, like a spring that was constantly compressing, waiting for the ultimate explosion.
The heavy infantry made way for them, and Lord Silverhammer led dozens of personal guards to the front.
He wants to observe the enemy at close range and look for the enemy's weaknesses.
He will lead the charge and use the silver hammer in his hand to smash a bloody path.
Following the sonorous and powerful slogans, the barbarians on the opposite side also moved.
Lord Silverhammer couldn't understand what the short order was, but he saw that the originally chaotic queue of the barbarian army instantly became orderly, as if they were measured according to rules.
After another short order, the barbarian army began to move forward slowly. The footsteps seemed chaotic at first, but in just a few seconds they became uniform. Thousands of people stepped out and stepped down at the same time.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Compared with this kind of pace, the heavy footsteps of the mountain giant are almost inaudible.
hiss……
Lord Silverhammer's expression changed with horror, and the veterans behind him also showed solemn expressions.
This is clearly an iron discipline.
Lord Silverhammer knew how difficult it was to develop this kind of discipline. Even the troops under his command had to undergo more than three years of training before they could barely look like soldiers.
Just based on the veterans left by my grandfather and father, if we train a group of farmers from scratch, it will take less than ten years to do it.
Human beings who claim to be civilized have been around for such a long time, let alone barbarians.
"I underestimated the enemy!" Lord Silverhammer took hold of the war hammer. "They want to fight me openly, defeat us on the frontal battlefield, and completely destroy our courage to go north."
Behind Lord Silverhammer, a man in a blue hood rode forward.
"Don't worry, we won't let those filthy beasts get their wish! I will help you persuade those mountain giants to withdraw from the battle."
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"System, what is the profession of the man in the blue hooded robe? Do you have any information?"
"Master, that person has very strong mental power, and is surrounded by surging energy particles. If nothing else, he should be a magician specializing in the fire system."
"If you catch him, can you sacrifice the magic skill book?"
"Unless they change their beliefs, that should be difficult."
"How will you know if you don't try? Give Tamil a task."
Soon, the two armies stopped and arranged their formations within a stone's throw.
Tamir stood out from the crowd. Although he was only on foot, he was majestic and more imposing than Lord Silverhammer on horseback.
Hearing the "ding" sound in his mind, Tamil looked at the person beside Lord Silverhammer with strange eyes, because the system master named her to be captured alive.
Well, her!
Could it be that the main god of the system wants to...
She rode forward and persuaded in a language the mountain giants could understand.
"Dear Lord, Lord Silverhammer has no intention of being your enemy. I hope you and your people will not interfere in the next battle. For this reason, we are willing to offer 40 mountain essences."
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of peasants came forward carrying heavy boxes and opened the lid, revealing pieces of jade one meter long and wide.
Unlike magic crystals, the energy in mountain essences and earth crystals is rare and difficult to be absorbed by humans. Therefore, these things are basically carved stones and have no merit except for their beauty.
However, Mountain Giant is an exception!
This thing is like a great tonic for mountain giants. It is an important resource for them to recover from injuries and improve their strength. The more advanced the essence, the better the effect.
Mountain giants spend their lives searching in the mountains, exploring the mountain essences and the crystallization of the earth, and rarely enter the human world. Those who make trouble in the human world are often those who have no hope of promotion and give up.
Of course, there are also some human lords who use mountain essences and earth crystals to lure mountain giants. Some lords with high-quality essence mineral veins can recruit a large number of mountain giants as their private armies.
From Lord Silverhammer's point of view, the barbarians on the opposite side used resources to lure the mountain giants into their service.
However, when it comes to competition for resources, can barbarians compare to humans in the civilized world?
"If you are willing to switch sides and fight for us, in addition to these 40 pieces, each of you will get 1 mountain essence of the same size and quality every month from now on."
The mountain giants were unmoved and looked at the hooded man with strange eyes.
Optimus Prime also replied in a voice that the other party could understand: "This is not a matter of spirit."
The hooded man felt disdainful that the simple mountain giant had actually learned to bargain, and even raised the price from the ground up.
Just like these low-level mountain giants in front of you, at other times you can recruit several with one spirit.
"Every month, 2 pills per person!"
Optimus Prime shook his head, "This is really not a big deal."
"Three, this is my bottom line! Don't think I'm afraid of you mountain giants."
After saying that, the hooded man turned back, and Lord Silverhammer immediately nodded and shouted loudly: "Dragon-hunting crossbow, prepare!"
Wow!
One hundred dragon-hunting crossbows were raised at the same time, locking on Optimus Prime from a distance - although this distance was not enough to kill, the deterrence was not reduced.
Optimus Prime sighed helplessly, then raised his hand to pull off the big gold chain on his body, "Bury the Love Family, get ready!"