Summoning Total War

Chapter 61 War is coming! (Down)

The centaur envoy arrived much later than planned.

It wasn't until about 4:30 in the afternoon that they arrived near the city of Athens. The reason for the delayed arrival was simply that they were intercepted by a Mammoth Scout troop that was conducting reconnaissance deep into the hinterland.

This is not good news for Murphy!

Because this means that the expansion scope of the mammoths has expanded to the other bank of the Nidoria River, which means that as long as the Centaur tribe is defeated, these mammoths from the northwest will directly threaten the security of the Athens territory.

As we all know, the city of Athens was built along the river, only a few hundred meters away from the banks of the Nidoria River.

If the Mammoths really expanded their territory to the vicinity of the Nidoria River, then the safety of the Athens territory would be worrying. The centaur tribe's powerful riding and shooting abilities fell to the charge of the mammoths. If Athens faced them now, I'm afraid there would be no chance of winning! At least until Athens built up a group army, there was almost no resistance to such a powerful species!

navy!

After receiving the news, Murphy immediately realized it.

After the Orc war ended, the size of Athens' navy was about to expand.

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When I saw Miluen again, she looked much more mature than before.

This transformation stems from temperament. She has a graceful and solemn temperament in her body, which is the aura of a leader.

"Nice to see you again, dear little Murphy."

After meeting, the beautiful little mare Milune gave Murphy a warm hug. She opened her arms and hugged Murphy gently, smiling.

"Can you please stop calling me little Murphy?" Murphy felt very uncomfortable with Milun's name for him. He raised his head and looked at the little mare, which was a little over two meters tall, and said depressedly: "According to the code of the city of Athens. , I am already an adult."

"Giggle." Milun chuckled, with a hint of the dryad's innate charm in her eyes. She raised her hand and stroked the top of Murphy's head, and said softly: "Little Murphy, you have grown taller. .”

Ahem!

Murphy glanced at the high priest next to him with some embarrassment, but at this moment the high priest's expression was very calm, as if he didn't care at all that Murphy was being teased by a beautiful little mare.

This time is considered a formal diplomacy between the Athenian territory and the Centaur tribe, not just on the level of trade.

So this time, in addition to Murphy, several other leaders from the Athens territory also came. Among them was the high priest and general Leodalius.

Milun was wearing a pure white robe with beautiful leaf patterns on it. This was obviously not something that centaur manufacturing technology could produce. It should belong to the elves, because only they like to embroider these things on their clothes.

When Murphy's eyes fell on the beautiful little mare's chest, he couldn't help but froze.

Do not misunderstand.

It wasn't because of the huge and plump peaks. In fact, Murphy's eyes only glanced at them and then avoided them. What really surprised Murphy was the coat of arms on the chest of the little mare Milune, because the coat of arms looked very similar to the one Arturia left him when she left. Whether it is the carved stripes, veins or the size and shape, they are very similar. The only difference is that the patterns on the coat of arms are slightly different.

"This is what my mother left for me." Milune's delicate face showed a trace of sadness, and she said quietly: "It is also the only relic she left for me."

Mother?

Her mother seems to be a tree demon, right?

Dryads are very close to the elves. Arturia has some blood from the ancient elves, so it is not surprising that they have something similar.

But what are these medals for?

Could it be said that they are still the same set?

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With a little doubt, Murphy welcomed the Centaur envoy and his entourage into the Governor's Mansion.

The citizens of Athens had long known that Murphy had trade relations with the Centaurs, so their arrival this time only attracted curious looks from some people. However, this time the number of centaurs did come a bit too much. There were more than sixty strong centaur warriors, which gave Murphy a little headache when arranging them. After all, these male centaurs are still very savage creatures, and they are not as easy to talk to as that beautiful little mare.

"Did you encounter a mammoth attack on the road?" Because of the centaur's size, Murphy directly led her to the backyard to talk.

Milun nodded slightly, with a solemn expression, and said slowly: "We encountered three waves of mammoth scouts along the way. They seemed to have bypassed the tribe's gathering place to look for something else."

"Bypassing your gathering place? In other words, they are active near the barren rocky highlands?" Murphy frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Milune replied.

strangeness!

What are the mammoths going to do?

What are their intentions? Are they looking for something?

There were only three people in the study: Murphy, the High Priest, and Milune. After learning that their group had been attacked by mammoths on the road, Murphy sent General Leo Dallie to collect the bodies of the mammoth scouts. bring back.

Murphy needed to get a rough idea of ​​their size and combat capabilities.

Looking at the beautiful little mare in front of him, Murphy hesitated and asked: "Isn't there always a stalemate between the Centaur tribe and the mammoths? Why did they lose so badly all of a sudden?"

This was a question he had always wondered.

Milun glanced sideways at the high priest. Her eyes were a little surprised and she said slowly: "Many accidents happened in the battle of Salma Basin."

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As Milun told the whole story, Murphy also understood some of what happened at that time.

The Battle of Salma Basin.

It happened to be winter at that time, and because of the cold weather, there was heavy fog on the battlefield.

It must be said that the importance of weather factors in war is unparalleled!

It was a heavy fog that day, because the area covered by the fog was really too large. The centaur shamans couldn't get rid of them even if they joined forces. Therefore, the Centaur tribe coalition had to defend passively. In foggy weather, the lethality of archers will be very seriously affected, and in humid fog, the strings of bows and arrows will also be greatly affected.

The reason for the Centaur's defeat was simple.

The heavy fog affected the combat effectiveness of their cavalry and archery, and the obstruction of their surrounding vision also completely paralyzed their command. Taking advantage of the heavy fog, the mammoths closed the distance with the centaurs and broke through the centaur defenses with an army of mammoth warriors composed of strong males. But if it were just like this, the Centaur wouldn't have been defeated so tragically!

What the Centaurs didn't expect was that these mammoths, who retained the same primitive habits as them, actually formed a team of heavy cavalry fully armored!

These heavy cavalry groups of mammoth berserkers are not numerous in number.

There were only three thousand people in total.

But under the impact of these three thousand fully armored mammoth berserkers, the centaur chief's camp was flattened by them!

Full body armor!

And all of them are half-armor!

At this time, the Centaur family finally realized it. The long-time rivals, the mammoths, have unknowingly joined forces with the descendants of the giants in the north. Because in this world, except for the descendants of orcs, elves, dwarves and giants, there is probably no other race that can support them with such large-scale equipment.

Two equally primitive races.

The equipment of both has always been limited to leather armor and crude iron weapons. Even when iron was in short supply, sticks were their weapons.

So the gap between the two sides is not big.

But at this time, the enemy's equipment suddenly entered the Iron Age from the Stone Age. Facing the armored mammoth berserkers, the centaur warriors could not even stop them at all. The mammoth berserkers who used to use wooden clubs and spears were all equipped with huge steel battle axes. After wearing half-body armor, they were no longer as afraid of bows and arrows as before. The three thousand mammoth heavy cavalry rampaging on the battlefield directly cut the Centaur tribal coalition into broken pieces.

What equipment does a centaur have?

Simple spears and some plundered iron swords and axes, plus leather armor made of animal skins. This kind of equipment has a physical advantage against the mammoth man who is wearing armor and a unified steel giant axe.

What can be done?

This is simply a one-sided massacre!

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The disastrous defeat in the Salma Basin finally made the Centaurs realize that they must contact the outside world. And they, who have not made any achievements in forging craftsmanship, must find a reliable ally to help them. With the high-quality equipment provided by the descendants of the giants, the current mammoths are simply not something they can compete with.

As a result, Murphy, who had been in contact with centaurs, entered their field of vision.

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After listening to Milun's words, Murphy frowned and thought for a long time.

quite a while.

He just raised his head and looked at the little mare in front of him and asked: "What do you mean? The descendants of the giants assisted the mammoths with the most powerful equipment?"

"Yes." Milun nodded gently.

The mammoths received a large amount of equipment aided by the descendants of giants, and the orcs on the other side of the Karazhan Mountains were also armed with an army of more than 100,000!

There must be some connection.

Orcs vs descendants of giants!

Murphy now has a bold guess, that is, whether the southern plains will be caught in the war competition between the two races, the orcs and the descendants of giants.

Are the two races locked in a stalemate on the frontal battlefield planning to fight a local war in the southern plains?

If that's really the case!

How should humans and centaurs, who are caught between the secret confrontation between the two races, deal with it?