French knight lord: I have a skill panel

Chapter 73 The First Solo Expedition (5K)

"My lord, take into account the information provided by the city hall and the investigations of the subordinates these days. To the south of us, from the foot of Stone Puppet Mountain to Lando Wharf, there are almost four jackals. nest."

In the meeting room of the manor, Nicholas was standing at the table, giving a report to Lomo.

Lomo sat on a chair and listened silently. A map of the Voro Valley hung in front of him.On the south bank of the Voro River corresponding to Sardin Villa, from Stone Puppet Mountain in the east to Lando Wharf in the west, the specific locations of the four gnoll lairs are marked in sequence.

Besides Nicholas, brothers Vincent, Jos and Louis also stood by.

Now the Cavaliers have reached more than 30 people, and Joss has also become the head of the Cavaliers.Vincent was appointed deputy head.

As a member of the Knights, Nicholas still serves as the head of the militia.

The entire Knights were divided into two brigades.The captains were Mark Riffy and Coleridge Heller, who had just been promoted to second-tier knights.

Mark is a native serf of the manor, and has been with the housekeeper Barron since he was a child; Coleridge is a refugee who escaped at the beginning of the year.They have all participated in the battle of Shaker Town. Although they are not as qualified as Wen Sen and others, they are also very reliable old farmers.

Now that the two were promoted to the second rank of knights and appointed as the captain of the knights, Luomo called them to the battle meeting.

As newcomers to the meeting for the first time, the two stood behind Wen Sen, looking a little reserved.

"Which of the four gnoll forces will attack first, what do you think, Nicholas?"

Luo Mo stared at the Kanyu map and asked.

Although Nicholas' promotion to the second-tier knight was not as fast as Jos and Vincent's, he had shown very good adaptability and command ability in previous battles.

According to this feature, Luo Mo consciously guided him in the direction of the combat staff.

Therefore, as soon as the combat meeting started, Lomo arranged for Nicholas to host and speak.

Nicholas was obviously well prepared for this.He pursed his lips and said, "I think we should attack the second gnoll lair from Stone Puppet Mountain first."

As he said that, he pointed his finger on the map and said: "From Stone Puppet Mountain to the west, we named these four nests as No. [-], No. [-], No. [-], and No. [-] nests. Among them, No. [-] nest is backed by the stone puppet. The mountain has complex terrain and rugged mountain roads. Once the pursuit is too deep, deep into the Stone Puppet Mountain, it will form a tug-of-war and positional warfare. At that time, there will be no limit to advance and retreat, and it is likely to be pinched by the No. [-] nest; "

"Nest No. [-] is relatively close to the southern end, and it is also the most powerful nest. In addition, the distance is far away. If we attack them first, we are not sure of victory. As for Den No. [-], although they are not strong, they are close to Lando Wharf. We all know , Baron Lando doesn't deal with us, and we don't know if they are in collusion with the No. [-] nest, rashly attacking the No. [-] nest, it is far away from the teacher, and there may be unexpected situations."

Seeing that Luomo was listening carefully, Nicholas immediately became more confident, and said in a deep voice: "Therefore, attacking the No. [-] lair is the best choice. Not only can you attack at the fastest speed, but you can also calmly retreat if the attack is unfavorable. North shore, and then formulate the next attack plan. Moreover, after the capture, a site can be established near the No. [-] nest as a springboard to erode the land of the No. [-] nest bit by bit. At that time, even if they retreat to the mountain, we They can also wait for work at the bottom of the mountain, and after a long time, they will always be wiped out. Unless they jump over Stone Puppet Mountain and completely leave the Volo River Valley from the southeast side."

"If we annihilate these two gnoll lairs, we can turn our heads west and deal with lairs No. [-] and No. [-]. At the same time, the entire southeast region will be our territory."

After saying this, Nicholas saw that Luo Mo was still in deep thought, swallowed his saliva and said, "My lord, do you think what I said is right?"

Luo Mo was noncommittal, turned to Jos and asked, "What do you think?"

Jos felt that Nicholas was a bit wordy, so he waved his hand and said loudly: "My lord, we now have two apprentice magic knights, five second-level knights, and the addition of potions. In my opinion, these four lairs should be If they are not our opponents, why not just start from No. [-] and sweep them one by one. This will be efficient, and it will also make it easier for Butler Barron to follow behind to open up wasteland."

"How did you analyze that they were not opponents?" Luomo asked.

"Well?" Jos scratched his head and said, "The leaders of their four lairs offer reward orders, only the one in lair No. [-] is higher than the leader of the blood hammer gnoll we met back then. Judging from the strength of the blood hammer back then , I don’t think they have anything to fear.”

Luo Mo smiled slightly, turned to Vincent and asked, "What do you think?"

Vincent tilted his head and thought for a long time, first looked at Jos, then at Nicholas, pondered for a long time, and finally said: "I think what Nicholas said may make sense. We are attacking away, and we must not be as good at terrain as they are." Familiar. In the first battle, we must strive for victory. We must wedge the first nail into the south bank to gain a firm foothold before considering the next attack."

Luomo looked at the two Louis brothers again and said, "What do you think?"

The two Louis brothers glanced at each other, and smiled at Luomo together: "My lord, since the two of us have become apprentice law knights, we always feel that we can crush everything. It may not be accurate to analyze the battle situation with the current mentality. In a word We will listen to you, sir. Whoever you tell us to fight, we will fight!"

"What about the two of you?" Lomo asked Mark Riffy and Coleridge Heller again.

These two people had no idea that Luo Mo would ask them questions, their mouths were half-opened, and they couldn't say a word.

Luomo waved his hands at the two people, signaling them not to be nervous, and looked at Kanyutu again. In fact, he also felt that it would be safer to attack the No. [-] lair first.

Obviously, Nicholas gave the safest advice.The most rare thing is that he can still consider factors other than Baron Lando and his inability to deal with this situation.It is enough to show that he is a thoughtful and comprehensive person.

This is a rare talent.The only disadvantage is that the physique is not good, and the promotion of knights is too slow.

He pondered for a while, looked at the crowd, and ordered in a clear voice: "According to Nicholas's idea, you have to work out a plan. This time I will not personally participate, and everything will be handled by you. After the plan is made, let Nicholas lead the militia , Jos commanded the Knights. The commander of the battle was handed over to Jos. My request is that the No. [-] lair must be knocked down and all the gnolls inside will be wiped out."

"Obey, my lord!" Everyone straightened their bodies immediately and said loudly.

In the next few days, a collective mobilization began in the manor.This time it was a surprise battle, so the preparations were quick.

On the second day after formulating the battle plan, Jos had arranged for scouts to carry invisibility potions to shuttle back and forth across the Voro River for non-stop investigation.

Everyone has been training hard in the manor for several months, and they have nowhere to burst out their passionate blood. They have long wanted to show off their training results.

Now that Luo Mo gave them this opportunity, all of them seemed gearing up and eager to try.

Moreover, they all know that Luo Mo's reward for victory in the battle is very generous.

Now there are several daily-use shops in the manor, and the rewards from these battles can just be taken to the shops to buy some beautiful clothes and jewelry for the wives and children, as well as delicious candies and bacon.

Barron and Pope were in charge of preparing munitions and ships for them.They were also very excited to see such a magnificent team going out.

Last year, Barron was still worried about the attack of the Jackals.Who would have thought that they would be able to take the initiative to attack the wolf man's lair this year.

Three days later, the Cavaliers advance team set off on time.It was led by brothers Vincent and Louis, and there were five other knights.

They will take advantage of the night to cross the river in a small boat in advance, and then fight with the wolf man first, attracting the wolf man's attention, and buying time for the follow-up troops to cross the river.

Lomo personally sent them to the banks of the Voro River and watched their boat cross the Voro River and disappear into the jungle on the opposite bank.

The next day, Jos and Nicholas also set off by boat with their respective teams.

According to the plan, the two brothers Vincent and Louis should have already started to contain the Gnoll.In order to provide timely support, Jos and Nicholas acted very efficiently and quickly.

Wait until everyone boards the boat and crosses the river.Lomo also prepared his own weapons in the castle.He summoned Baron and said softly, "I will be away from Calcif for a few days. You must declare to the outside world that I am studying enchanting and alchemy in the castle."

"Where is Master going?" Barron asked with some doubts.

However, as soon as he asked this question, he suddenly realized something, and quickly said: "I understand, master."

"Yeah." Luomo nodded, took Kassif's hand beside him, and motioned her to follow him.

After drinking the lower-level invisibility potion and water walking potion together, the two quietly left the manor.

Although the rights were handed over to Jos and Nicholas, this was their first time going out on their own, and there would inevitably be accidents and omissions.

So Lomo decided to take Calcieff and follow them quietly.in order to observe their respective performance.

Although this kind of supervision is a bit inappropriate, it is very necessary for Luo Mo.He can use this to find out many things.Not only personal tactical accomplishment, but also personal conduct can be clearly seen in this battle.

With Luo Mo's speed, although he started late, he quickly caught up with the team of Jos and Nicholas.

After catching up with the team, he began to slow down and followed silently.

The troops marched non-stop, and soon entered a dense forest from the silt on the south bank.

This piece of land used to have a human territory, and the owner of the territory was named Harvey.But as early as three years ago, Harvey Manor was wiped out by Jackals.Lord Harvey at that time watched his one-year-old daughter being picked and played with by the jackal man with a knife, and chose to attack the jackal man recklessly, and was finally killed by the jackal man.

When the troops passed the former Harvey Manor, they looked sideways and saw that the castle had almost become a white field, with only a few broken walls left.

"My wife used to be a serf in Harvey Manor." Nicholas said with some emotion: "Three years ago, her parents were killed by jackals. When she fled from Harvey Manor to our manor, she wore linen pants that were rotten." The farts can't even cover her thighs. Who would have thought that three years later, she would be able to wear cotton clothes and a mink fur jacket."

Jos sneered from the side: "Is that why you chose to attack the No. [-] wolf man's lair first? You said so much to the lord, but you just want to avenge your wife."

Nicholas froze for a moment, stared into Jos's eyes, and asked, "Are you angry that you didn't attack Lair No. [-] first as you suggested?"

"Hmph." Josi snorted coldly, as a tacit consent.

Nicholas said in a deep voice: "When I made the battle plan, it was definitely not for selfishness. Besides, even the lord agrees with my plan, why are you complaining?"

Jos became a little annoyed and said, "I am the head of the Knights, the commander-in-chief of the army. Why are you making the plan?"

"Are you the commander-in-chief? Where do you place the lord?" Nicholas said coldly.

"Don't use such words to dig a hole for me! I am comparing you, not the lord!" Jos's face changed, and he emphasized: "I am definitely more loyal to the lord than you."

"Then, why do you feel dissatisfied with the plan that even the lord agrees to? Because it didn't follow your request?" Nicholas said while staring at Jos.

Jos looked a little flustered at the moment, and immediately said: "Because I'm stronger than you! You, a person who was promoted to the second level so long after me, why let me listen to your plan."

Nicholas saw that Jos had been struggling with this, and retorted: "If whoever is strong has the final say, then we should all listen to the two brothers Louis. It's not your turn."

When Jos heard this, he was not discouraged. Instead, he clenched his fists confidently and said, "I will definitely be promoted to a French knight! At that time, the two brothers will also be trampled under my feet."

Nicholas shook his head slightly, sighed and said, "Jos, although your talent is better than Vincent and I, but you are too concerned about your own development. I advise you, you still have to think about the entire Knights and lay a good foundation for your future." This battle will do."

Josi said with some disapproval: "What's wrong with paying attention to your own development? Don't you see that the lord is also doing his best to improve himself?"

Nicholas snorted coldly, and said with disdain: "Do you really think you are qualified to compare with the lord?"

Regarding this sentence, Jos immediately felt that it was irrefutable, and immediately fell silent.

As they were walking, they suddenly saw the corpses of two gnolls appearing in front of them.

The faces of the two of them sank, and they immediately raised their hands to signal the team behind to slow down.

A group of people drew out their weapons, bows and arrows, and began to advance cautiously.

After walking another distance, Jos and Nicholas found a knight leaning against a tree covered in blood, who was the former scout they had sent over.

The knight's face was covered with blood, and he clutched his chest tightly. When he saw his own people coming, he immediately grinned.

"Bennett Dean, what's the situation ahead?" Nicholas immediately leaned down and asked.

"Captain, brothers Vincent and Louis lured the leader and two lieutenants of the gnolls to the south. A dozen or so gnolls followed suit. Now the lair is empty."

The whole knight named Bennett Dean said with all his strength.

Nicholas immediately stood up and shouted: "Two militiamen, come and take care of him. Others, run with me!"

"Captain, there's no need!" The knight waved his hand, spat out a mouthful of blood, and said with a smile, "I can't survive! But I also killed a few gnolls, which is enough! After returning, please let the old housekeeper Barron Take care of my wife and son. However, even if you don’t tell me, I know the lord will sympathize with my family.”

Nicholas saw that his chest was bleeding, soaking the grass under him, and it was obvious that he could not survive.

He held the knight's hand tightly, and said, "Brother, don't worry. I will help you bring the message."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, beckoning the team to move on.

Soon Bennett was the only one left in the dense forest.

He saw that there was too much blood coming out of his chest, so he simply didn't cover it.Flipping through his pockets with both hands, he took out the pipe tremblingly.

Seeing that the pipe was also soaked with blood, Bennett immediately looked a little annoyed and depressed.I should have known that I had just asked Nicholas for a pipe.

Damn, didn't even have to smoke a cigarette before dying?
Bennett felt weak from the blood loss.When his consciousness was slowly blurring, he suddenly noticed that the grass in front had been crushed.

He immediately thought that someone was standing in front of him with the invisibility potion.

"Who is it!" The knight raised the dagger with his right hand, ready for the final battle.

A figure was gradually revealed, it was actually a delicate woman wearing a cloak and covering her face with a mask.

"Are you... the dumb woman next to the lord?" Bennett looked at Calcif, his eyes widened suddenly, and a new hope was born in his heart.

(End of this chapter)