Chapter 238 Leon questions the pig man’s IQ (two in one!)
Hussein is silently paying attention to everything in front of him.
As one of Walras' prisoners of war, this was his first time to participate in and witness the Antolian war mobilization.
In just one week, less than half of the west wall, which was originally completed, was erected through the sweat of countless workers.
Although it was only one side, Hussein still felt a strong shock.
Maybe the prisoners of war were just working under the urging of the Antolian soldiers, but what about the citizens living in this city?
When news of the imminent war spread throughout the city, the Antolian people did not feel the slightest panic.
After all...
they've been through too much chaos.
Until this time, the hounds attacking the city every year in the Year of the Jackdaw are still vivid in my mind.
So much so that when the Antolian army, led by Leon, stormed the city and garrisoned the Bergori Pass, making the future of Antolia. After never encountering a raid by a plateau hound again... to be honest, the Antolian people are somewhat unaccustomed to it.
And now...
at the time of the full moon, we may face a sneak attack from some unknown race.
When this news spread in the ears of the people, the familiar feeling came back!
This is just right!
Of course, although the Antolians are not afraid of war, they are not fools either.
The women and children had already retreated to the south of the Bergoli Pass under the protection of the Antolian soldiers. At this time, those who remained in the city were either strong Antolian men or people from the Var. Prisoners of war from the Kingdom of Lars.
It is precisely because of this that Antolia was left behind to build the city wall wholeheartedly.
In order to ensure the chance of winning this battle, Leon even targeted prisoners of war like Hussein.
The first is the calculation of work points.
During the preparation period, the work points accumulated by prisoners of war were calculated at double the standard.
In addition, after fully considering the importance of this battle and the changes in the mentality of the prisoners of war, Leon went against all opinions and issued a slightly controversial order.
That is to select slaves from among the prisoners of war in the Kingdom of Walras who are willing to get rid of their status as captives as soon as possible and form the first Walrasian Confederate Army.
Xie Congjun, also known as the Servant Army.
If we want to give an accurate position, then they are probably the cannon fodder troops who obey the orders of the Jimena family.
Of course.
There is a difference between cannon fodder and cannon fodder.
At least the cannon fodder of the Jimena family is much safer in many cases than the private armies of other noble lords.
As long as you can achieve certain feats in the war, you can get rid of your status as a slave as quickly as possible!
Faced with this policy, Hussein naturally responded happily.
Walrasians can indeed work.
But for former Walrasian nobles like Hussein, if they want to achieve their goals and get rid of the slave status that was imposed on them, there is no faster way than fighting.
Even if there is only a rusty machete in his hand, Hussein dares to fight.
Even not just him, Leon's call was echoed by countless Walrasian prisoners of war.
Because after these days, they actually almost figured it out.
Rather than wearing the label of a Walrasian for the rest of his life, it would be better to become one with Antolia.
What's more, respecting the strong has always been a creed in the hearts of Walrasians.
If you can't beat it, join.
Since they were captured by the Antolians, becoming Antolians has naturally become a thought in many people's minds.
And now...
the threat of the pigs has given them this precious opportunity.
So, no one wants to give up on this idea.
So as soon as Leon issued the order to form the Confederate Army, a huge crowd of people crowded at the door of the temporary recruitment office.
It’s not that we are under-recruited, but that we are severely over-subscribed.
So...
"The Walras people who have won the most in this battle will divide the quota of 500 auxiliary troops."
This is the promise given by Leon, and it is also what Hussein longs for most.
Of course, as a lord, Leon naturally had no time to care about what the prisoners of war were thinking.
After intense mobilization and marching, as the full moon approaches, the main army, led by the Lapruk Army and the Antolian Militia, have arrived at their designated positions one after another.
And Leon finally got a relatively accurate piece of information about the Pig Man.
In addition to the long-known knowledge of standing on two feet and wild boars riding bulls, we also roughly observed the movement trajectories and numbers of the pigs.
Leon can already roughly determine that the number of pigmen, at least the pigmen entrenched around Fort Wilson, is roughly two thousand.
It may not seem like much, but you have to treat it with caution.
After all...
these two thousand pigs can be said to be pigs riding bulls.
If there is a formal battle, the impact of the charge cannot be underestimated.
…
Night falls and everything is silent.
Countless stars dotted the deep sky, and as time passed, a blue-white full moon finally penetrated the clouds and black fog in the sky, lighting up this vast land quietly. .
The surrounding vegetation looked particularly swaying under the moonlight, but the hazy distance seemed to contain a vague sense of depression.
This is the first full moon that the Antorians have experienced since arriving in the Abandoned Land.
In Blue Star, the full moon is endowed with poetry and romance.
But here...
the green full moon with a hint of paleness made everyone feel indescribably strange and uneasy.
Leon stood on the west wall that had just been repaired, silently looking into the distance.
Every full moon, riots break out in this land shrouded in black mist.
This is already a fact confirmed by the Moon Elf clan.
The only question is...
whether this riot will spread to Fort Wilson and whether it will affect the rule of the Jimena family.
But no matter what, Leon was ready at this time.
This city not only gathered the two garrison regiments from the Bergori Pass and the Southwest Highlands, but also the Lapruk warriors and Antolian militia who arrived urgently.
This is a luxurious lineup that even Leon had never had when he went north to Norton.
In addition, countless obstacles, traps, and iron caltrops are already scattered around, and the Antolian soldiers are also waiting here!
"Lord Marquis, look over there!"
Todd suddenly reminded him in the silent night.
Hearing this, Leon, who was already tense, quickly looked in the direction of Todd's finger.
However, I saw that the originally sluggish skeletons seemed to be affected by some inexplicable influence at this moment, and their behavior began to become strange.
That is, under Leon's gaze, a white-bone skeleton suddenly pulled off his arm and smashed it against the skull of the skeleton next to him.
"Bang!"
With a crisp sound, the head of the attacked skeleton fell to the ground and rolled several times along the side of the field. As for the skeleton that had pulled out its own arm, its originally intact forearm also fell to the ground under the influence of the reaction force.
And this seems to have finally kicked off the full moon night.
The skeletons on the side stared blankly at the skull head rolling on the ground. In an instant, the originally friendly skeletons suddenly started to struggle together.
So much so that after just a moment, the ground was littered with scattered bones, as well as skeletons crawling on the ground looking for their body parts.
Then I can't fight anymore.
After all, the body parts were scattered on the ground, and each of the skeletons was busy pulling at their own bones in the bone pile.
"Those skeletons..."
"None of them are ours."
Todd quickly added:
"All skeletons whose heads were stuffed with the fire of eternal fire by the Antolians are still perfectly normal." "
Full Moon ..."
Looking at the scene that happened not far away, Leon's eyes couldn't help but become a little more solemn.
Dark fog can be dispelled, but what about moonlight?
If the full moon happens like this every year, doesn't it mean that at the end of summer, the soldiers of the Antolians will gather one by one in the abandoned place?
The development of the abandoned land will not be delayed just because of these few days, but if it happens to be a war...
build a city wall!
Every settlement and every city built by the Antolians in the abandoned lands had to be built with walls.
This is the only way Leon can come up with so far.
At this moment, the area not far away seemed to start to tremble.
"Sure enough, it's still here..."
Leon raised his head and stared at the team that appeared on the horizon not far away.
This is the first time he has seen the Pig Man with his own eyes.
They have fat bodies and curved backs. It seems that they have not yet fully adapted to standing and walking, and the appearance of riding on a cow is somewhat funny.
Leon couldn't figure out how their stubby and clumsy legs allowed these guys to ride on the bison, but what he knew was...as long as those pigmen dared to attack Antolia, then Leon would definitely give They leave an impression that can never be erased!
After all...
As Leon's eyes swept across, he had roughly seen the number of pigs in that team.
About two thousand, which is not much different from what Antolia's scouts found out.
If the difference between infantry and cavalry is not taken into account, then Leon can say that I have the advantage at this time!
However, Leon will definitely not do the act of popping champagne at halftime.
He just gestured to Todd on the side, indicating that the soldiers of Antolia were ready to fight at any time.
And at the same time...
even if they fall into a state of madness, the pigs are still somewhat confused.
"Hmph!"
"Hmph, hum, hum!"
Looking at the city that appeared not far away, the leader of the pigs slapped his ears, with some doubts in his crazy eyes.
"Hmph!"
They seemed to be communicating with each other, thinking about when a city would pop up on the plain in front of them.
It's just that...
the exchange in pig language didn't last long.
Especially after the pigs discovered the waiting humans standing at the foot of the city wall.
"Hmph, hum!"
A pigman suddenly roared in the direction of Fort Wilson.
"What are they talking about?"
Leon's face showed a trace of confusion, and he looked at the moon elf elder Clementi.
"I don't know..."
Clementi was also at a loss.
It's shameful to say that although the moon elves have stayed in this land long enough, under the policy of seclusion, they don't know any more about the pigs than the newly arrived Antorians.
Especially an ugly race like pigmen.
The elves didn't even want to take a look.
"If the pigs don't attack, then the Antolian soldiers will stay where they are." Leon said in a deep voice.
Leon longs for peace after all.
Until the Antorians have the strength to surpass all other races, how about everyone working together and building in harmony? Why are you fighting when you have nothing to do?
However...
Leon's idea obviously doesn't work.
Seeing that there was no reply from the humans, the pigs began their charge with high-pitched grunts.
"Fire arrows!"
The elf longbowmen who were already on standby on the city wall had already bent their bows and nocked arrows. Following Todd's order, countless arrows shot out like raindrops.
However, what surprised Leon was that the bison seemed to be covered with a layer of extremely hard fur. Even arrows shot by elven longbowmen could not penetrate their thick fur.
"Aim for the pigs! Don't shoot the cows!"
Todd shouted.
The bison are not afraid of arrows, but the pigs are!
Although the bison without the pigmen will still continue to charge, but...
"No, are their IQs a bit insufficient?"
Just when Leon was slightly distressed because the long-range offensive he had prepared was not satisfactory, The actions of the pigs surprised Leon.
So... looking at the pig cavalry rushing towards the Antolian army, Leon finally asked the doubts in his heart.
You know, the Antolians set up countless defensive horses around Fort Wilson.
But the main purpose of Leon's setting up these horses is actually to slow down the impact speed of the cavalry. By going back and forth, the impact speed will naturally be reduced.
However...
the pigs didn't seem to see the horses, and they just bumped straight up.
What about that scene?
The whole thing is a pig overturned.
It is absolutely impossible to say that I am not distressed.
The pigman riding on the bison may not necessarily die, but the bison with several holes poked in it will most likely not live long.
Even though it was difficult for the arrows to penetrate the buffalo's fur, the impact was so huge that it hit the horses straight away. No matter how hard the fur was, it couldn't withstand such damage.
And if this battle is won, then these bison will be a valuable asset to the Antolian people!
Seeing his unobtained wealth being tossed around like this, Leon naturally felt particularly unhappy.
"Form up!"
"Get ready to meet the enemy!"
In Leon's roar, the Antolian phalanx that the soldiers had practiced for a long time finally appeared on this battlefield for the first time... No more
today.
(End of chapter)