Alien Knights

　　 On the beach not far from the west coast, a tall warrior wrapped in animal skins and carrying a wooden cross shield, holding a rope in his hand, is pulling a dragon-head warship onto the ground.

Turning over the tarpaulin on the bow, the leader standing in the forefront, flipped the heavy double-edged battle axe, flipped his elbow, and lightly held it in his hand. He stepped on the soft ground under his feet with felt fur boots, passing by his ears. Come and talk with the tribal warriors behind you.

　　 "The food is getting less and less. Last year's harvest was not good, and the schools of fish also moved to warmer places."

　　 "The food rations for women and children have been reduced again and again. In the "Sacred Fire Festival" in the clan just now, even the ale was one and a half cups per person."

　　 "The Panya tribe has been invading our territory. This year, fewer than half of the number of people going south was last year."

The leader of 　　 inserted the battle axe into the card slot of the shield behind him, and looked at the sky on the land ahead.

　　 "By the way, do you know? Just the day before yesterday, Vaughan, a member of the clan, was possessed by the "Ferocious God", killed his wife and daughter, and was finally decapitated by his father."

　　 "The gods are up! I would rather die on the way to the charge than get a bit of "Berserker" blood!"

The chief 　　 put his hand on his chest, patted his heart, and closed his eyes in pain.

　　 Packed up the long boat and the oars, and brought dry food and weapons, the team of sixteen soldiers began to march inland.

　　The first village to arrive is only three kilometers from the coastline.

　　 The firewood in the stove still has warmth, but there is no one in the village. The chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep in the livestock pen, the precious softness in the house, and the dried fish and fish on the drying racks were all taken away. For the "guests" from the ocean, there are only empty rooms and sundries rolled up by the breeze.

　　 A plume of black smoke behind the big house in the village attracted the attention of the pirates.

The leader 　　 walked to the open space behind the house, looked at the burnt residue of a pile of plants on the ground, squatted down and stretched out his hand, picked up a little bit on the tip of his tongue and tasted it, his complexion dimmed.

　　 "Abandon the search for coastal villages."

　　 Hearing the commander’s order, someone loudly questioned: "Abandon the search? This is just the first village!"

　　 took the burned black ash in his hands, and the leader said to his soldiers: "This is a red willow. Someone raised a beacon before we arrived and searched the coastal villages. We will still find nothing."

　　 "Sacruo, what should we do? Go back empty-handed?"

　　 "No." Turning his head to the east, Sacro's eyes were filled with a yearning for war and wealth: "We continue to go east and inland."

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　　The forest trail on the east side of the west coast at dusk.

　　 A group of people lurked quietly on both sides of the road.

　　 Walton tightened the crossbow machine behind him, checked the quiver, looked at the monk hiding in the grass not far away, and said to the armored knight beside him: "Boss, why should we agree to this job?"

　　 Alfonso did not speak, but looked at the man next to Todd and moved his eyes thoughtfully.

　　 The boy with a red print on his forehead glanced at the short and fat man, his mouth showing no mercy: "How do I remember that someone has been screaming boredom in my ear these days."

　　 Walton glared at him, then turned back puffingly.

　　 After receiving information about pirates from Huggins, Todd came to the church camp for the first time, avoided Paul, and found a familiar priest. He proposed to borrow the force of the guards, and the reason was to suppress the pirates in the Port West.

　　 Although it is not clear why the other party would be interested in repelling the pirates, based on the good friendship accumulated daily, several priests of the church visiting group agreed to Todd's request this time.

　　 The loaned force includes several papal knights and their followers directly under the church, the militia group aided by the Diocese of Silver Ring, and the believer group of the cathedral, totaling about 140 people. Todd heard that the number of pirates in each attack was generally about 30. He had no intention of seconding so many troops, but Hudgens' insistence made him change his mind.

　　 With troops, the next step is to formulate combat policies.

　　 Todd, who didn't know anything about this, simply handed over the command to Hudgens.

　　 After some deliberation, the man did not choose to fight head-on, but adopted an ambush. The ambush site was placed, about 17 kilometers away from Muxi Harbor, on the trail at the entrance of the forest.

　　 Regarding this, the monk once again expressed puzzlement. According to intelligence, the active range of pirates was limited to 15 kilometers from the coast in the past. If an ambush is set up at such a distance, will it eventually return without effort? Moreover, the Moon Creek Plain is so big, why choose this forest alone as the ambush location?

　　 Hudgens made a simple explanation, based on the introduction of the "acquaintance" who often goes to sea. The pirates who invaded this time belonged to a tribe named "Grey Skulls" who had been suffering from food shortages for a long time. If they left empty-handed this time, it would be a catastrophic consequence for the survival of the tribe and the prestige of the leader. . Therefore, pirates who cannot withstand the failure of this plunder will have a considerable probability of choosing desperately, leaving the safe range and going deep inland.

　　 As for why this forest entrance is used as an ambush location. There are two reasons. UU看书www.uukanshu.com 1. This is one of the closest routes to inland villages; 2. The coastal area of ​​the Yuexi Plain is flat and has a wide view, so there are not many places where you can hide. , This forest is just one of them.

　　 The man has also prepared a plan. If the pirates do not pass by, then the ambush will be turned into a pursuit. According to the black smoke ignited from the attacked village, he led the troops to block the pirates' retreat.

　　 Todd listened to the other party’s explanation and nodded from time to time. In his opinion, this arrangement was not only correct, but also clear thinking and clear tactics. Taking a deeper look at this man with a pigtail on his chin, the monk recalled that after spending so long with Huggins, he seemed to have never listened to him and talked about the past. The story of his wife and daughter, if there is no such big mouth as Edgar, I am afraid I would never have the chance to know.

　　 Todd suddenly noticed Huggins' figure, as if he had discovered something, and followed the other side's line of sight to look back.

　　 A conspicuous figure entered his field of vision.

　　 The knight whose whole body was hidden under Anglo's chain armor, the eyes behind the full-covered helmet stared at Huggins' body closely.

　　 The latter turned his head away, his body shrank back, twisting his body uncomfortably.

　　 The monk turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"

　　 The man sighed helplessly: "It's nothing, I seem to have met an acquaintance."

　　 "Really? You have a lot of "acquaintances"..."

　　 Hudgens lowered his head and smiled bitterly.

After the ambush was set up, less than an hour later, several tall figures appeared on the edge of the forest.

　　 Hudgens pressed the monk who was still looking forward into the grass, put his finger on his mouth, and made a silent motion.

　　 Todd opened his eyes wide, and suddenly realized that a war was coming.