Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 278 A battle without suspense

Bergdorf took a big sip of wine and rubbed his brow, trying to ease the endless waves in his heart.

It is not impossible for other people to have the surname Ansel Redesgaard, but if you add the words "Dragonborn" and "from Dragon Island", then the answer is obvious.

This is the surname of Ms. Silvia, the elder of the Dragon Island Council, the most magically gifted and known as the "Light of the Stars".

When the Silver Dragon Queen was young, she loved to transform into a human and adventure in the Middle Ages, so she left traces in history.

At that time, Bergdorf was still an ignorant and green swordsman who had just joined the Mage Tower not long ago. He happened to see the other party going to the Mage Tower for some things.

She was a lady so beautiful that she could make the bright moon ashamed and all the colorful flowers pale in comparison.

Bergdorf was a normal man, so naturally he couldn't avoid admiration at the time. He even looked up some information about the other party, and was deeply impressed.

But now times have changed, I am already an old man, while the other party is probably still in his prime.

Considering the long lifespan of a dragon, even if its grandchildren died, the dragon would not look old at all.

This may be the tragedy of short-lived species.

"Master Bergdorf, is there anything wrong here?" As the most sensitive person present, Fatih was the first to notice the unnaturalness of the experienced old wizard after hearing his name.

"Hahaha, what's wrong with that? It should be that the name just happens to be similar to that of Master Bergdorf's friend, so it's inevitable that I feel a little sentimental."

Levi put his arm around the old man's shoulders and laughed, "You said so, right?"

The lord blinked.

Bergdorf's face suddenly looked a little unnatural, and after a while he said, "Yes, when people get old, it's inevitable that they will feel inexplicably nostalgic when they hear some similar names... My dear Mr. Levi, do you know how strong your hands are?"

Although Bergdorf was a legitimate magician, he believed that his physique was no worse than those fighting knights. But at this moment, he felt as weak, pitiful and helpless as a small boat in a stormy sea.

"Ahem." Levi immediately recovered as if nothing had happened and clapped his hands: "The Dragon Gate Formation ends here, everyone, let's eat first."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Bergdorf and said, "Master, you have just drunk so much wine that you must want to relieve yourself. Why don't we go together? Otherwise, since you are new here and haven't gotten to know my subordinates well, there might be misunderstandings."

"Yes, I do have such an idea." The old man has lived for a hundred years and has seen all kinds of big scenes, but he has never seen such a blatant request. At this moment, he chose the right path from his heart.

The two walked outside side by side, like a pair of close friends. The paladins looked at each other. Compared to the people from Highcliff Castle they had just met, it was obvious that Bergdorf had a deeper relationship with them.

Several brave paladins were ready to stand up and check out what was going on, but as soon as their butts left the bench, a pair of large green hands fell on their shoulders, as heavy as a mountain, and they were pushed back in an instant.

"Our boss doesn't like so many people following him." Several orc warriors grinned, revealing a simple smile.

The remaining orc warriors also looked at the dozen or so paladins with innocent smiles, appearing very simple and honest.

Feeling the huge force on their shoulders and the many strong men in front of them, the paladins fell silent.

Compared to Bergdorf, the safety of Her Royal Highness the Saint is more important, and the other party has a good relationship with the Saint, so nothing should happen.

They thought so in their hearts.

"Master Bergdorf." Levi came to a patch of bald grass outside and untied his belt, saying, "I'm sorry to do this to you, but Sophia's identity is still secret for now."

He knew that the old man had definitely guessed Sophia's true identity.

"I understand." Bergdorf didn't relieve himself, but just looked at the clouds in the sky. "If the ambitious people knew that there was a baby dragon here, it would be enough to make them lose their minds."

Levi nodded. In fact, the only people who knew that Sophia was a dragon were the orcs who had followed him to slay the dragon and some leaders of High Cliff Castle.

Naturally, this consideration was one of the reasons why we kept it a secret at that time.

But actually he wasn't afraid at all, he just decided to keep it secret in order to avoid any trouble.

"One more thing. Master Bergdorf, do you know Sophia's origins? Can you tell me about it?"

"Since she can stay with you, it is obvious that these things are not worth keeping secret." Bergdorf said with a hint of meaning.

……

Not long after, two figures appeared at the door of the tent.

The paladins all breathed a sigh of relief.

Sophia, who was enjoying her meal, looked up and asked with a guilty conscience, "Levi, why do you take so long to go to the bathroom?"

Levi looked at the silver dragon girl with her mouth stuffed with food and her hands covered in oil, his expression was a little complicated.

Just now, Bergdorf explained to him the origin of this silver dragon. He didn't expect that this fool could actually be considered a dragon princess.

My mother is one of the three elders of Dragon Island, and her strength is terrifyingly powerful.

If Sophia had been asked directly, she would obviously have told him the news, but the lord was forced to do so for the sake of face.

I have always been embarrassed to ask because it would seem that he has ulterior motives and is up to ill.

It was not until today that I got some information from Bergdorf. I thought it was an unrespected silver dragon. After all, it was so stupid. I didn't expect that it would give him a real scare.

"I lost interest when the cold wind blew, so I wasted some time." Levi waved his hand and made up an excuse.

No normal person would believe this lame excuse, but Sophia nodded and said seriously, "The environment does have a big impact."

"By the way, Levi, I've finished eating, so I'll go back first."

She jumped down from the chair and walked out of the tent on her own.

"Why do I feel like there's something wrong with you?" Levi looked at her suspiciously.

"Haha, what's wrong? You must be overthinking it." The silver dragon girl laughed, but her pace of leaving was much faster, and she soon disappeared from sight.

"Who the hell took my share?"

After a moment, the lord looked at the plate that had been licked clean, and his angry voice was enough to overturn the entire tent.

Sophia, who had already returned to her bed, quickly wrapped herself in the quilt, hid inside, touching her slightly heaving belly, looking at the dozen or so gold coins in front of her that truly belonged to her, and laughed foolishly.

She can eat a lot of delicious food every day and earn her own money. She feels that this kind of life is exactly what she imagined!
……

The demons were indeed stronger than Levi had imagined, and they quickly organized themselves to attack their temporary camp. Unfortunately, they were first met with arrows from the horses and men, and the men on the grasslands were almost bitten by every arrow. Before the demons came within four miles of the camp, they left behind nearly a thousand corpses.

They wanted to deal with the annoying people and horses first, but as soon as they got close to them, they immediately ran away. With two legs, they could only watch helplessly.

As a result, when we retreated, the other party followed us again and kept chasing us, like a fly, which was very annoying.

The key point is that even the flying Flo demons were frightened by the terrifying accuracy and dared not fly at low altitudes.

This tactic of harassing when the enemy retreats and retreating when the enemy advances has been deeply instilled by the lord into the hearts of every cavalryman in Gaoya Castle.

Now let these demons experience it first. Apart from anything else, although this tactic is very despicable, it is definitely disgusting enough.

You can tell from the way these demons have lost their temper after being beaten.

In the end, just when their morale had risen and they were about to attack, they had to give up halfway and gather their members to defend themselves in the densely packed holes on the isolated peak.

……

The next morning, the main force of the legion arrived here.

After the investigation by the ice wizards, only a short meeting ended.

Tens of thousands of Northern soldiers poured out from the main army, and with the sound of footsteps and the collision of armor, they gradually began to gather into neat formations and began to advance in an orderly manner towards the isolated peak in the distance.

"Infantry, advance with shields raised, and archers, provide covering fire!" the officers shouted as they directed the formation.

These Northern soldiers were no longer greenhorns. Although the enemy was a demon they had only seen in storybooks, the corpses outside the city had already told them that the enemy would die if their throats were slit, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

The movement of the army could not be concealed at all, and naturally it could not be hidden from the demons entrenched in the isolated peak.

The strength of the demons guarding here had already been explored. There were probably over 20,000 of them, led by the strongest six-armed snake demon warrior.

Their equipment can only be said to be still at the militia stage. Most of them only have knives in their hands. The only long-range means is the short bow held by the Flomo flying in the sky. It is still doubtful whether it can penetrate a layer of chain mail.

The battle reached its climax as soon as it began.

Arriving earlier than the heavy infantry was the long-range firepower consisting of catapults and crossbows.

All we can say is that humans have done in-depth research on large-scale military weapons.

With the creaking sound of ten catapults, the counterweight boxes fell down with a bang, and the ignited stones covered with green dye instantly took off and were thrown towards the isolated peak.

A moment later, a loud bang that shook the earth was heard, and the rocks hit the isolated peak hard, then turned into countless tiny burning fragments and flew in all directions.

Some unlucky guys were hit by stones that were as powerful as crossbows and fell to the ground instantly. Some who were luckier were just hit, but they were also stained with the burning green liquid and burned by the wildfire that was like a thorn in their bones, making them waile on the ground.

This kind of military banned item may not be used against humans, but it is definitely a great pleasure to use it against demons.

It's a pity that the quantity is rare. Only a few barrels were collected in the whole of Cologne. Perhaps most of them were used by the deceased Cross in Blackstone Castle.

After a few rounds of projections, the demons on the ground were beaten in great pain before they could even start fighting. However, the Flo demons flying in the sky did not have such worries. They quickly arrived at the high altitude above the heads of the Northern infantry and showed a hideous grin.

It is difficult for ordinary archers to shoot them at this distance, but they can shoot arrows and throw stones at will.

After all, these bloated human infantrymen are not as agile as that group of people and horses.

Unfortunately, before they could be happy for long, they were accompanied by a series of teeth-grinding sounds of the strings being wound up.

Dozens of crossbows were fired at the same time, and crossbow arrows as thick as arms flew towards the Flode in the sky.

This crossbow arrow is specially made, with two symmetrical, slender blades as thick as the little finger at the tail.

The unique wind hole design allows it to rotate quickly during high-speed shooting. This design is inspired by a paper windmill.

Abandoning the ultra-long shooting distance, we chose short-range, large-area lethality.

A moment later, there was a swish sound, and blood began to rain from the sky. Broken limbs, hot flesh and internal organs poured down on the Northern soldiers on the ground.

Before the Flo demon in the sky could react, it was cut into pieces by the crossbow arrows and sword blades that were rushing towards it and spinning at high speed.

"Mir, go back and try to get closer to the craftsmen under Fujiro." Levi was amazed and turned to give Mir an order.

This battle in the North was a true demonstration of the army's truest means.

Seeing these military skills and weapons, the lord became more humble.

Compared to a truly mature legion, Gaoyabao still has a long way to go.

It has to be said that a duke's army has a very solid foundation. They have a mature set of tactical support, which is completely different from the makeshift team in the wilderness.

The demons were worn out by the long-range fire, and their morale dropped visibly. Then they were strangled in an orderly manner by the coordination of the heavy infantry and archers, which even gave the lord a unique visual feast.

The shrill screams could still be clearly heard from a distance, but most of them were the rough howls of demons like sand.

Levi felt that if nothing unexpected happened, the morale of these demons would be crushed.

It was the first time for these country bumpkins from Gaoya Fort to see how a large army fought a field battle, and they were all shocked.

The large-scale ordnance and soldiers worked in perfect harmony, making the attack as pleasing to the eye as a work of art.

The soldiers of the North already felt that victory was within their grasp, and they sang "The Howling Blizzard" in unison. This is the military song of the North, and the idea is that no matter how fierce the blizzard is, the people of the North can conquer it.

They held up their shields and advanced step by step, shrinking the living space of the demons in front of them.

The battle was fought with great ease, as if it were a leisurely stroll in the garden; they did not even suffer too many casualties, yet they defeated the demons step by step.

As a result, at this time, something strange happened.

"Roar!"

Seven or eight six-armed snake demon warriors rushed over from the rear, roaring like thunder, and holding their shields high, they crashed into the infantry's shield formation.

With a sweep of its thick tail, the infantrymen screamed and flew backwards as if they were hit by logs rolling down a high slope.

Facing the spears coming from all directions, six arms swung their weapons in an instant, a burst of fierce sparks flashed, and more than a dozen spears fell into the air in an instant.

(End of this chapter)