Chapter 61: Flying Stone Rope and Big Eyeballs
In Leon’s opinion, there are two ways to really deal with these tall, strange birds that are entrenched in the southwest highlands.
One is to form a heavy cavalry, directly confront the tall-footed monster bird, and push it flatly with its strong armor and powerful impact.
But the cost of heavy cavalry can be said to be an astronomical figure for today's Antolia, and Antolia has neither iron mines nor enough money, nor even enough war horses.
Therefore, this first plan is naturally only a plan and is not realistically feasible.
In this case, Leon naturally chose the second method.
Melee combat relies on the Antorian halberd, while long-range attacks rely on bows and arrows and flying stone ropes.
Standing in the military formation, Leon observed the situation in front of him intently.
The rain of arrows from the militiamen undoubtedly greatly slowed down the impact of the tall-footed strange birds, but it could not fundamentally stop the impact of the tall-footed strange birds. Fortunately, Leon had not placed any hope in the impact of the arrows. Kill.
Flying Stone Rope is the real killer move prepared by Leon for this group of monsters.
So, when those tall monsters finally stepped within thirty or forty meters of the military formation, as Leon's voice fell, the militiamen waved the chains in their hands and directed simple flying stone ropes towards them. He threw it at the tall strange bird not far away.
This is an extremely ancient long-range shooting tool.
But it perfectly met the needs of this war.
It is extremely simple to make and very low cost. It just consists of a tough rope and stone balls at both ends.
When using it, you only need to grab one end of the rope or the middle of the rope with your hands, and then throw it to the target at the right time. Even if it fails to hit the target directly, the flying stone rope of the double balls will be hit by the centripetal force. Enemies in the distance are entangled.
On the battlefield in front of them, tall strange birds with slender legs and extremely tall legs were simply perfect targets.
I saw the chains of the flying stone rope hitting the tall bird's legs head-on. In just one breath, the fast-winding chains twisted the tall bird's legs into twists under the action of centripetal force.
Bang!
If his legs were suddenly entangled while running, the outcome could be imagined.
The unlucky tall bird suddenly fell onto the solid rock, its huge eyeballs sparking with the solid ground in an astonishing way.
"Are the eyeballs of this thing so hard?"
Looking at the situation not far away, Leon couldn't help but be stunned.
But this is obviously not the time to be surprised, because not all tall birds will fall to the ground under the entanglement of flying stone ropes.
"Raise the gun!"
After hearing the lord's order, the militiamen who were already prepared immediately stretched out halberds and spears from the gaps between the shields.
These weapons built under Hillman's supervision are not only extremely sharp, but also strong and durable. The barb on one side is specially designed for long-legged birds like tall monsters.
As long as you find the right moment and just pull it, the tall bird rushing towards you will fall to the ground hard.
And once these guys fall to the ground, they will be greeted by the cordial physical greetings of the Antolian people.
"Kill!"
The moment the tall-footed strange bird fell to the ground, the surrounding soldiers immediately swarmed up and stabbed the tall-footed strange bird's big eyeballs with their halberds.
However...
there was only a sound as the halberds in the hands of the soldiers scratched the big, hard and slippery eyeballs of the tall strange bird.
"Huh? So hard?!"
"Cut off its legs, chop off its body!"
Amidst the shouts of the militiamen, countless weapons slashed at the strange bird that rushed into the militia array first. In between, blood splattered everywhere.
And its painful neighing seemed to sound the clarion call for the Antolians to conquer this land.
According to the information previously brought back by Juan and others, the total number of birds in each colony of tall-footed strange birds does not exceed ten. Coupled with the extremely strong sense of territory of the strange tall-footed birds, the number of birds in each colony of tall-footed strange birds is They are all far apart.
This also allows the Antolian militia led by Leon to completely wipe them out one by one.
"Forward in formation!"
The blood of the tall-footed strange bird strengthened the confidence and morale of the Antolia militiamen, allowing the originally a little nervous militiamen to calmly deal with the coming battle.
From the first to the second, from the first group to the second group...
Although their arms were sore and their spirits were tense, Antolia's militiamen were still clearing the area that had been occupied by tall strange birds for a long time. land.
Seeing the soldiers advancing smoothly and the previous plan achieving great results, Leon simply handed over the command of the team to Juan, who was already eager to try.
After all, the cleaning work of the tall-footed strange birds cannot be completed in a short time. No one can tell how many colonies of tall-footed strange birds there are in this vast highland.
As long as they do not step into the territory of other tall birds, these monsters will not take the initiative to attack the Antolians.
Therefore, the Antolia militiamen can be said to have firmly grasped the rhythm of the war.
You can rest where you are when you are tired, and you can cook on the spot when you are hungry.
If possible, Leon even plans to have a wheel battle, so that every Antolia militiaman can come to the southwest highlands to have a more fearless will and stronger practical ability in the blood.
Anyway, the tall-footed strange bird is not a plateau hound. It has been staying peacefully in the southwest highlands for countless years. It is impossible to go to Luo with a knife and hit Moss... Thornland, right?
As for Leon himself, he took Andrew and several accompanying guards to work as a "cleaner" cleaning the battlefield.
"These big eyeballs must be collected."
"These blue and white bird eggs must also be well preserved. It is best to cover them with some fur or grass."
Leon gave the order as he walked.
His purpose was simple. Although the adult tall bird was difficult to tame, Leon still wanted to see if he could catch it from a young bird.
After all, the tall bird's beak can easily break rocks. If it can be tamed, it will be of great benefit when mining ores in the future, and it can even save a lot of labor.
"When will the follow-up manpower arrive?"
In Leon's view, simply expanding the territory is meaningless.
He led his army here not just to kill a few tall birds.
Only by mining veins and excavating warm stones as soon as possible can the value of this land be truly brought out.
So...
the large army composed of refugees and homeless people is still behind!
"Two days later!"
Andrew looked at the map and gave a positive answer.
One thing to say, the Slavic region is really abstract... Please read it!
(End of chapter)