Chapter 50: Olenna is as reliable as magic steel armor
After two or three waves of shooting, Baron Huyuan's archer troops and other regular soldiers and cavalry suffered heavy losses, and among the slingers in the hideout, only one unlucky guy was hit by an arrow that pierced through the gap in his armor and hit the vitals, killing him on the spot.
Arrows have a longer range, are more accurate, and are more powerful than slingshots. If we refer to the history of Rand's previous life, trained English longbowmen can even shoot through plate armor with bows and arrows at a certain distance.
But the quality of the bows of these baron's regular archers was not that good, and their skills were average. More importantly, the places where Rand dug the roads were carefully selected.
At least on this section of the road, the terrain on Rand's side is much higher than that on Baron Huyuan's side. Baron Huyuan has to look up to see Rand.
Between the two sides was the deep pit that Rand had dug in the past few days, which also made it impossible for Baron Huyuan's melee troops to be effective in a short period of time.
And this time Rand asked the slingers to carry a lot of ammunition, so there was no need to worry about running out of ammunition in a short time.
Another very important point is that throwing stones requires much less effort than shooting arrows.
Therefore, although archers are a much superior type of soldier, in this place and at this time, they are completely suppressed by the slingers who are covered in magic fine steel plate armor.
Although Rand seemed to be at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, it actually not only had the upper hand, but also had the advantage of time and location.
Soon, Baron Huyuan's side unilaterally ceased fire. The morale of these half-time archers had collapsed due to the slingers they did not understand at all, and they were already fleeing.
At first they thought it was hilarious to see a group of soldiers in silver armor throwing stones with ropes, until the stones hit their heads and made them bleed.
As the archers continued to retreat, Baron Huyuan's knights killed several deserters to stabilize the situation, but it was no longer possible to continue shooting.
Therefore, Baron Huyuan had no choice but to order a retreat.
Rand ordered the slinging to stop only when the enemy withdrew from the slinging range.
Baron Huyuan, with a red face, rode his horse to the front of the battle formation again. He was fully armed and was not afraid of the stone attacks.
"Shameless thief." Baron Huyuan cursed, "You son of a bitch."
Rand treated it all as a barking dog and said with a smile: "What? Baron wants to surrender? Kneel down and lick my boots, maybe I will agree to it."
"You are so capable! @#, you rat who can only dig holes!"
Still without any killing power, Rand continued to sneer, "It's a pity that you, as a nobleman, have to beg from me. If I don't give it to you, it seems that you can't get it."
This undoubtedly touched Baron Huyuan's sore spot. He was so angry that his face turned red like a tomato, but he could only curse at Rand in words that he couldn't understand.
His horse was obviously better than his men's, but it was obviously not powerful enough to overcome the blockade that Rand had deliberately dug deep and wide.
In other words, you can't hit it!
At this moment, Baron Huyuan took out a small bow, drew the bow and drew the arrow with lightning speed, and shot at Rand.
When the arrow was about to hit Rand's face, it was knocked away by a swift sword made of unknown material.
The martial arts of this Baron Huyuan were unexpectedly good, and his moves were smooth and flowing. Unfortunately, the reason why Rand dared to walk out of the protection of the crowd was naturally because he had Olenna looking after him.
The morning breeze was still blowing gently on Olenna's hair, but her face now revealed a coldness that Rand had never seen before.
Olenna looked coldly at Baron Lakehead, who was standing on the other side of the road holding a small bow.
Baron Huyuan felt a little frightened by the stare of this cold and beautiful woman, and even his anger seemed to have subsided. He turned his horse around and quickly returned to the formation.
Obviously, Baron Huyuan had no way to deal with Crescent Moon Territory at this time.
But since the road was completely blocked, Rand had no way to pursue. In fact, he could not pursue at all. If he did, it would be impossible for these new recruits to maintain their formation. It would probably not take long for the formation to break up, and then the remaining cavalry would charge at him and he would be finished.
Seeing Baron Huyuan withdraw his troops, Rand breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that this group of new recruits he had temporarily recruited would stage a show of desertion from the battlefield. In fact, to be honest, when he saw the baron's twelve armored knights who were armed to the teeth, and the knights' squires who followed them, Rand himself felt uneasy.
Praising the rugged mountain road, Rand's road-blocking plan was implemented.
Now that Baron Huyuan has withdrawn his troops.
Rand cleared his throat and ordered, "Everyone, get ready. Let's dig the deep pit on the road deeper and wider!"
He planned to stay here for a while to prevent the baron from making a comeback and attacking him again.
As for this dug-up road, it can be refilled if there is a need in the future. Now, the wider and deeper the better.
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Taner has recently been appreciated by the Black and Brown Count, and at the same time he also received a military report from the Frost Moon Kingdom.
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Two kingdoms in the Southern Kingdom have gone to war. The two kingdoms fought because of a newly discovered gold mine. One of the kingdoms was Lunsa. This was supposed to be a good opportunity for the Northern Kingdom to unite and fight back for revenge, but unfortunately the timing is not so good now.
As the autumn harvest is approaching, the orcs, trolls and the like in the Far North are starting to become restless again. The pressure on the northern border is increasing suddenly, and the Northern Alliance can only continuously draw troops to garrison in the north.
At this time, the civil strife within the Frost Moon Kingdom was intensifying, and local conflicts had already occurred.
By this time, many people had realized that a civil war might really break out.
The small nobles who originally thought that it had nothing to do with them began to move and tried to join one side to avoid a real fight, as both sides would start with the neutral side.
As for the fourth prince who would theoretically win, there was still no one supporting him.
Taner's mission now is to participate in the confrontation between the Black and Brown Earl and his neighbor, the Green Leaf Marquis.
The Marquis of Green Leaf is a staunch supporter of the Third Prince, although judging from his title, he seems to be more powerful.
In fact, this is not the case. The output of the Marquis of Green Leaf's territory is poor, especially food, which is not even self-sufficient. Therefore, the economic development has been slow for many years, and its strength is weaker than that of the Earl of Black and Brown, which is located in fertile land.
The two sides are now in a military standoff.
There have even been small groups of troops that have started fighting each other on the border, but now both sides are trying to restrain themselves and not escalate the situation immediately. After all, it is approaching autumn, and the threat from orcs and trolls is like a thorn in their side. If they start fighting now, it will have a significant impact on the overall situation.
Compared to the fight for the throne, the nobles of the Shimokuri Kingdom can still barely maintain their rationality and distinguish the important from the unimportant.
At the same time, the White King Calant officially issued a circular, claiming that in a place called Crescent Moon Territory inside the Frost Moon Kingdom, there are ruins where his family has buried treasure for generations. Now the White King formally authorized the Lord of Crescent Moon Territory, Rand, to manage the ruins on his behalf.
Moreover, the White King specifically allowed adventurers to explore the ruins. All he required was a record of the family history. If adventurers found written history, they could sell it to the administrators in Crescent Territory. As for the treasure, the White King allowed adventurers to take it themselves.
(End of this chapter)