Chapter 415: The Real Veteran
In this world of Pendor, where martial arts and magic are low, if a mercenary can survive for 30 years in his mercenary career, and if he can eventually become a mercenary cavalry commander, then it is definitely a matter of honor for the family, and he can brag about it in many taverns in many cities for many years.
Alec is such a person, even though he is in a miserable situation now.
Losing one eye forced him to retire from his team. He spent his whole life chatting with girls in the pub but never got married. Now that he is old, he doesn't even have the right to comfort his grandchildren.
All he could do was continue to go to the pub, drink murky dark beer, and reminisce about the past amid the noise.
Logically speaking, no captain of any mercenary group would hire old Alec, just as no young girl would come up to him on her own initiative. After all, the old guy is so poor that he can't even afford mead.
When Zhang Yang hired old Alec, he had almost spent all his life savings. He even sold his armor, weapons, and mounts. He became a drunk and crazy old man. If Zhang Yang did not have the Wanderer System, which allowed him to see the old man's identity at a glance, he would definitely not have hired him.
He spent a thousand silver dinars and equipped the old man with armor, weapons and a death knight's horse.
Yes, it was the mount of the black knight who was killed. This warhorse was so majestic, tall, and strong that even Zhang Yang’s level 6 riding skills couldn’t handle it.
But old Alec was different. Even if he was drunk, he could still control the Death Knight's horse and run happily like a young man.
Because the old guy has level 9 riding skills.
Not only that, the old guy’s average attributes are not high, but he excels in comprehensiveness.
Level 9 Iron Bones, Level 9 Power Attack, Level 9 Throwing, Level 9 Strong Bow, Level 9 Riding, Level 9 Horse Archery, Level 9 Running, Level 13 Weapon Mastery, Level 6 Coach, Level 6 Tactics, Level 5 Shield Defense, Level 5 Tracking, Level 5 Looting, Level 5 Item Management, Level 3 Command, Level 3 Trading, so many skills, are you afraid? By the way, one-handed weapon proficiency 300, two-handed weapon proficiency 300, long pole weapon proficiency 300, throwing weapon proficiency 300, bow and arrow proficiency 300, crossbow proficiency 300. Are you convinced?
No matter what weapon he uses, whether it's close combat, long-range combat, cavalry combat, or infantry combat, he can enter the second echelon in this world of low martial arts and low magic. If everything is combined, he can definitely enter the first echelon, because he knows so much.
When Zhang Yang decided to hire this old guy, he knew he had made a good deal.
And now, he feels even more that he has made a profit.
Was someone following him? He didn't know, he didn't see anything, but old Alec rode his warhorse back and forth drunkenly for a few times and found something like this. Wow! It was really worth it.
"Is there no third option?"
Zhang Yang did not show any sign of panic, he even asked with a little excitement.
Old Alec looked at him with his only remaining cloudy old eye and shook his head, "Captain, from my point of view, this is the method I can think of."
"I understand. Then how many people do you think those rogue knights will mobilize to deal with me?" Zhang Yang asked again.
"That depends on how much they hate you, Captain, and their mood. After all, those rogue knights cannot be judged by common sense. They are as corrupt as devils at times. But according to the recent situation in the Afendol area, I think the Black Spider Squadron of Rogue Knight Maddie and the Blood Hand Squadron of Rogue Knight Siaro will definitely go out, so there may be a scale of 40 to 50 people. If the Black Fire Squadron of Rogue Knight Qiao Meng also goes out, they may have a scale of 80 to 90 people."
Old Alec spoke like a master of his own trade, saying that for an old fellow like him, all the local tyrants had to stand aside.
"I see. What if we speed away overnight?"
Zhang Yang pondered for a moment and then asked.
Old Alec thought about it.
"This is a good idea, but since we have three carts and infantry, our speed will not be fast. The one chasing us is Rogue Knight Maddie's men, who have a good relationship with Rogue Knight Siaro. So I think we have to rely on luck. I bet that the Blood Hand Squad has not joined the feast yet. But no matter what, Maddie's Black Spider Squad must have sharpened their knives."
"That's it, let's set off at full speed. Robert, pass on my order, all the infantrymen get on the carts, and add a warhorse to tow each cart. We need to speed up, Alec, I need a battlefield that is very favorable to us."
Zhang Yang made a quick decision.
"I understand, Captain."
Old Alec shouted and urged his horse to lead the way.
The three coachmen quickly harnessed the three war horses to the cart, while Thor, Bob and others quickly covered the wooden wheels of the cart with special animal skin coats. This was also made by Zhang Yang out of boredom during his previous training. Although it cannot be compared with rubber tires, it is at least much better than pure wooden wheels.
A few minutes later, all the infantrymen got on the carts to conserve their strength and prepare for the next battle.
The coachman whipped the horse and the three horses galloped away. Zhang Yang, Carly, Anderson, two Jatu wanderers, and five noble second sons were in front and behind the carriage.
The overall speed is increased by at least 30%.
At this time, Zhang Yang looked back and saw that the two riders were speeding up to catch up with him.
He grinned, full of confidence.
Under the light of dusk, Zhang Yang and his crew galloped for an hour, covering nearly thirty miles. The three carts were damaged to varying degrees, and the nine horses pulling the carts were so tired that they were sticking out their tongues.
However, they also successfully arrived at a small hill covered with trees. This was the battle location found by old Alec if the rogue knight Maddie's Black Spider Squad insisted on fighting.
In fact, the Black Spider Squad came very quickly, and no one knew where their hatred came from, or were they just greedy for money?
In short, just as Zhang Yang and his men had set up their positions, a rumbling group of cavalry followed them, 26 in total. If this had happened on the plains, Zhang Yang and his men would have had no chance of survival.
But now, the sky has dimmed, they have the advantage of terrain, and the soldiers are completely well-rested, so the outcome is hard to predict.
“Kill them!”
"Leave the women behind and kill all the men."
All kinds of chaotic shouts were heard, and these rogue knights did not stop at all, ready to end the battle with the last ray of light before dark.
"All cavalrymen dismount and form a line. Anderson, give your bow and arrow to Alec. Alec, can you still draw the bow?"
Zhang Yang gave the order very calmly. He also dismounted and put three confinement spears and two packs of heavy javelins on his back. This was destined to be a battle on foot.
"Hey, captain, don't worry, old Alec is not old yet!"
The old man smiled triumphantly, but did not dismount. He just took the bow and arrow handed to him by Anderson, squinted his one eye, and did not shoot. It was not until the opposite Black Spider Squad had rushed to within thirty meters that he drew his bow and shot an arrow. There was a scream, and the arrow hit the target.
Immediately afterwards, old Alec kept drawing the bow quickly, and shot out five or six arrows in a blink of an eye.
At the same time, Carly had also shot two crossbow arrows, but the first arrow missed, and the second arrow blew off the skull of a rogue follower. The power of this female crossbow is much greater than that of a hunting crossbow.
Zhang Yang did not throw at this time, but just watched the speed of those rogue knights slow down. When they slowly advanced to ten meters in the woods, he suddenly attacked.
The first thing is to use the three spears of confinement to directly kill the rogue knight in the front who has the most ferocious momentum and the most luxurious equipment!
This is the most important thing, because these three rogue knights are holding ancient inscribed shields, the same kind held by the Sarleon Guards. This kind of shield cannot be broken even by a hundred arrows.
Coupled with their luxurious full-body plate armor and rune swords in their hands, they are definitely the core members of the Black Spider Squad.
If they didn't die, even if they had the advantage of terrain, the infantry formation deployed by Zhang Yang and his men would be vulnerable.
Sure enough, with the death of these three core Rogue Knights, the members of the Black Spider Squad were all greatly affected, because the Rogue Knight Maddie was among them.
"Kill! Get out!"
Old Alec's aged voice suddenly sounded. He had overstepped his authority, but it was absolutely just right, because on a battlefield like this, no one understood the rhythm of the battle better than him.
"attack!"
Zhang Yang also roared immediately. Veteran Robert and veteran Norton immediately led all the infantry to rush out. In the dim evening, in the woods, they gathered their strength like tigers, and they divided themselves and surrounded the riders.
“Swish, swish, swish!”
Zhang Yang took off his javelin bag and threw all twelve heavy javelins out in one breath. Then he drew out his sapphire rune sword and rushed forward shouting.
"Cavalry, mount your horses and follow me!"
However, at this moment, old Alec once again issued an unauthorized order, and then the three second sons of the nobles and two Jatu wanderers obeyed his command, quickly went up, bypassed the battlefield on the hill, and rushed down from another direction.
It was only then that Zhang Yang realized that his command ability was a bit poor. He should have delegated power to old Alec in advance. Fortunately, this old guy had a fantastic grasp of the fighter plane, and there was no suspense in this battle.
Because he was holding the sapphire-symbolized long sword and he didn't even get a kill, the veterans Robert, Norton, Tony, and Bob had already killed seventeen or eighteen rogue followers and the second son explorer who didn't have time to turn around in the melee. The remaining rogue followers turned their horses around and ran away, but were all knocked down by a lance charge led by old Alec who came from the side.
At this point, the Black Spider Squad was completely wiped out, all 27 people, including 5 rogue knights, 12 rogue followers, and 10 Second Son explorers.
Everyone cheered wildly, even Carly, who was howling like a female werewolf. This battle in which they were almost unscathed was so morale-boosting and brought together the team's cohesion.
Zhang Yang was very surprised. He was confident that he could defeat the enemy, but he never thought of annihilating the enemy completely.
(End of this chapter)
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