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Chapter 26 Confrontation! Turtle shell array! ! ! Asking for recommendation votes

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The weather is getting cooler.

This year's winter seems to be shorter than in previous years. At this time last year, the temperature in the southern plains had dropped significantly to single digits, but this year until the end of November, it only made people feel a little bit chilly. According to the inferences of the experts at the Academy of Athens, this year's winter may not really arrive until the end of December, and the duration will be shorter than in previous years. The weather will pick up in mid-January at most.

There is no doubt that knowledgeable magicians also have to dabble in astrology and climate.

The reason why I mention this is because lizards are cold-blooded animals, and lizardmen, as an extension of their other world, will also be affected by winter to a certain extent.

Most of these lizard people live in temperate tropical areas, in tropical rain forests full of poisonous swamps.

Although the climate in the southern plains is warmer, the temperature difference is larger than that of the environment where they live. Compared with humans, these lizardmen are obviously not as good at resisting cold. But maybe it’s because this year’s climate is hotter and the winter lasts so short that they launch an invasion of the southern plains, right? Few words

The wisdom of these indigenous people is not low

The Nidoria River originates from the Snowy Mountains where the descendants of giants have lived for generations. It winds down along the southeast route and finally flows into the sea from the south. The rivers extend in all directions and have many branch veins, which contributes to the various branches in the southeastern part of the continent. The races are numerous and prosperous.

No matter what world it is, it is inevitable that the first civilization was formed along rivers.

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The Nidolia River runs through the entire southern plain, and as long as you follow the river, you can reach the territory of the half-elves.

Fishing has always been one of Athens' important food sources, so Murphy has never stopped building shipyards. The territory is surrounded by dense woods, so Athens' warship reserve can be said to be unmatched by the entire southern plains.

The Nidoria River is wide and the current is very fast. It only took one day to go down the river, and it had already entered the territory of the half-elves.

"Your Majesty the Governor"

Murphy stood on the five-row battleship, looking at the dense woods on both sides of the river bank, and couldn't help but frown.

The elves like nature, so they mostly live in an environment with lush forests, and the druids who believe in the "Earth Doctrine" will regularly plant trees to repair the wounds left by other races on the earth. Fighting in the forest is not an easy task.

As the old saying goes, ‘Don’t enter the forest without entering it’. This is true.

"Get the telescope." Murphy glanced at Artoria beside him. The girl's face was slightly nervous.

To put it bluntly, a telescope is a telescope, but refining high-purity glass in this era is not an easy task. In order to facilitate the war, Murphy could personally give instructions and let the two masters spend a week using some comparisons. Refined alchemy techniques were used to produce several pairs of high-magnification telescopes. One of these telescopes was in the hands of Murphy, one was given to General Leo Dallie, one was given to the Marquise Elizabeth who was far away, and the last pair was left in Athens.

He took the order from the officer and left quickly.

It was impossible for such a large-scale march not to be discovered by the lizard men. Hundreds of boats formed a line, winding for a full kilometer.

Murphy took the telescope, adjusted the viewing angle with his hands, and then carefully observed the depths of the dense forest. Artoria on the side looked at Murphy with some curiosity, not understanding what he was looking at with such a long stick.

really

As Murphy expected, there were some cunning figures hidden in the shadows of the forest. They were running in the dense forest and hanging far away.

"It's a lizard man scout." Murphy turned around and saw the girl's surprised expression. He handed her the telescope, told her how to use it, and then said.

Arturia took the telescope, looked at it for a few times, and said sadly: "They seem to have invaded the land of thorns."

"When will the reinforcements sent by the high elves arrive?" Murphy asked, looking at the vigorous figure of the lizard man scout in the forest.

Arturia hesitated slightly and said slowly: "I don't know, but they should be here as soon as possible."

The Emerald Dream is thousands of miles away from here, and there are territories of several races in between. Murphy really doesn't have much hope for the reinforcements that the girl said will come.

"This is a tough battle," he sighed, and then said in a deep voice, "Look for an open place and prepare to land."

Following Murphy's order, the fleet's formation immediately changed.

Admiral Barbossa stood on the mast of a five-row battleship and issued orders loudly.

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at dusk.

The army encamped on the river bank, and Athenian elite scouts were sent out to scout the nearby terrain and see if there were any signs of enemy troops.

Fifty miles in front and behind the army, this is the scope of the scout investigation.

The second day.

Murphy received a report from the scouts that sixty miles in front of the camp, a lizardman army of about 600 people was besieging a half-elf village. At the same time, the bodies of several lizardman scouts were also brought back to the camp.

These lizard men were very difficult to deal with, and Athens' elite scouts also suffered a lot of losses when dealing with them.

The Lizard Man is about 2.1 meters tall, has a relatively long and narrow body, is naturally hunched (the spine is curved), has fine scales on some parts of its body, is black or gray-black, has only three fingers, and has sharp black nails. This kind of humanoid creature is still in primitive civilization. It is barefoot, covered only with simple animal skins, and has relatively crude weapons.

The lizardmen all look similar (for Murphy), but the male lizardman's tail is thick, one or two meters long, while the female's tail is slender and only hangs short behind her back.

"Leo Dalie will lead his troops to garrison the camp, and the others will follow me to take a look."

Murphy wanted to learn about the lizard people's fighting style first, so he ordered General Leo Dallie to garrison, while he led a small number of elites to take a look first.

Since we were traveling by water, we couldn't bring the horses over.

It was not until noon that Murphy arrived near the battlefield. He ordered the soldiers to rest and replenish their strength, and he took a few people over to see the specific situation in person.

Half-elves live in scattered villages. They are divided by blood and form villages scattered across this land.

With such a loose lifestyle, one can imagine the mobilization ability of these half-elves for war.

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The half-elf village only had a simple wooden fence, less than two meters high, and it looked like it had just been built. The role of such protection in the face of war can be imagined. Fortunately, the half-elves inherited the talent of the elves in archery and relied on the advantage of long-range power. They persisted until Murphy arrived. , but being captured is only a matter of time.

Because in Murphy's opinion, these half-elves have been comfortable for too long.

The way they fight cannot be regarded as an army at all, but more like the fighting method used by mercenaries who mainly work in small teams.

To put it bluntly, they are fighting on their own

In addition to knowing how to form a dense fire network when shooting, these half-elves are really a bit scummy in terms of close combat. What makes Murphy confused is that these half-elves actually use the iconic elf-style rapier and long sword in battle.

Do you think it's still the kind of individual fighting alone?

Is there still a chance for you to perform that gorgeous style of exquisite swordsmanship on the battlefield?

Facing the lizard warriors who generally use heavy weapons, is your slender stabbing sword really useful? Let’s not talk about whether the long bayonet sword made by the forging technology of this era bent or broke after resisting a blow from a heavy weapon. The physique of a human lizard warrior alone was holding a big stick on the battlefield. Going in such a circle is more powerful than holding a stabbing sword, right? Few words

Half-elves may have dexterous movements, but their movements are really useless on a dense battlefield.

"The simplest and most direct way of fighting is the most suitable way for war."

With just one glance, Murphy understood why these half-elves were retreating.

"Lord Governor" Arturia clenched her hand on the hilt of the sword. After seeing her fellow tribesmen being besieged by the lizardmen, she couldn't wait to rush to help immediately. But reason told her that she shouldn't be so impulsive, because Murphy was around.

Bows and arrows, heavy weapons, wild melee combat, no shields, and no other protection except natural scales. Discipline is average, and there are mostly simple orders in battle, commanded by officers similar to centurions.

This undoubtedly gave Murphy some relief.

If lizardmen are naturally agile and tall creatures with sophisticated equipment, it is really impossible to defeat them.

He almost immediately had a way to deal with these lizard men in his mind, but in the end he decided to use another tactic. Because after Athens was upgraded to a big city, in addition to Spartan warriors and armored cavalry, the high-level troops that could be recruited and trained also had several very powerful troops.

Murphy wanted to test the combat effectiveness of these arms.

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Silver shields, silver helmets, and silver armors. When three teams of enemies wearing heavy armor and holding silver shields nearly one meter long appeared on the battlefield, they immediately attracted the attention of the attacking lizardmen. There was a burst of cheers in the half-elf village, and the previously weak counterattack suddenly became stronger.

About half of the attacking lizardman army was separated to deal with the sudden appearance of the enemy. Although the enemy was well-equipped, after fighting humans and half-elves, these lizardman warriors were not afraid of these weak enemies. Even while running, they were already thinking about how to divide the spoils, because those silver armors were really dazzling.

The lizard man archers drew their war bows and pointed arrows at the enemy. The enemy's equipment attracted their hatred, because in comparison, they even felt inferior and found themselves like a group of uncivilized primitive creatures.

battlefield.

The distance is getting closer.

However, just before the enemy army entered the range of the bow and arrow, the flag bearer running at the front suddenly gave a loud order

"array"

"Turtle Shell Array"

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Perfect copy of Roman battle formation

The strongest infantry of the Seleucid faction

The strength is comparable to that of the Roman legions after Marius' reform.

Silver Shield infantry appeared on the battlefield for the first time

(A brief popular science: In the East, the evolution of the turtle shell formation is called the fish scale formation. Regarding the fighting method of the turtle shell formation, I recommend you to watch the movie "Gladiator". It seems to be almost one o'clock in the morning. There are recommended tickets and monthly tickets. Strong men, please give me a picture to encourage you to visit the pagoda? Few words)

Chapter 26 Confrontation! Turtle shell formation! ! ! Asking for recommendation votes

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