Chapter 26 Confrontation! The tortoise shell formation!!! Please recommend votes

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The weather is getting colder.

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 chill. According to the inference of the teachers of Athens Academy, this year's winter may not really arrive until the end of December, and the duration will be shorter than in previous years, and there will be a recovery in the middle of January at most.

No doubt, knowledgeable magicians must also get involved in astrological signs and climates.

The reason why this is mentioned is because lizards are cold-blooded animals, and lizard people, as extensions of their different worlds, will also be affected by a certain degree of cold winter.

Most of these lizards live in the temperate areas, in the tropical rainforests covered with poisonous gas swamps.

Although the climate in the southern plains is relatively warm, the temperature difference is greater than the environment in which they live. Compared with humans, these lizards are obviously inferior to the ability to resist cold. However, perhaps it is because the climate this year is relatively hot and the winter lasts very short that they invade the southern plains, right?

The wisdom of these indigenous peoples is not low

The Nidoria River originated from the Great Snow Mountains where the descendants of giants lived for generations. It winds down along the southeast route and finally flows into the sea from the south. The rivers are well connected and have many branches and flowing, which has led to the growing number of races in the southeast of the mainland.

No matter what world it is, the initial civilization is formed by rivers, but it is inevitable.

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The Nidoria River runs through the entire southern plains, and as long as you go downstream, you can reach the half-elves' territory.

Fisheries have always been one of the important food sources in Athens, so Murphy has never stopped building a shipyard. The territory is surrounded by dense woods, so the warship reserves in Athens can be said to be incomparable to the entire southern plain.

The Nidoria River has a wide channel and a rapid flow. It took only one day to go downstream and entered the half-elves territory.

"Governor General"

Murphy stood solemnly on the five warships, looking at the dense woods on both sides of the river bank, and frowned.

The elves like nature, so they live in a lush environment. The druids who believe in the [Dog of Earth] will plant trees regularly to repair the trauma left by other races on the earth. Fighting in the forest is not an easy task.

There is an old saying that "don't come in the forest" is exactly like this.

"Come to take the Qianli Mirror" Murphy glanced at Artoria beside him, and the girl's face was a little nervous.

To put it bluntly, Qianli Mirror is a telescope. However, it is not too easy to refine glass with high purity in this era. In order to facilitate war, Murphy could personally instruct the two **s to take a week to use some more refined alchemy techniques to make several high-magnitude telescopes. One of these telescopes was in Murphy's hands, one of which was handed to General Leodale, one for the Marquis Elizabeth who was far away, and the last one was left in Athens.

He walked away quickly after he received the order from the official.

Such a large-scale march was impossible not to be discovered by those lizard men. Hundreds of ships were trained to form a line, winding for a full kilometer.

Murphy took the telescope, adjusted his perspective with his hands, and then carefully observed the depths of the dense forests. Artoria, who was beside him, looked at Murphy with some curiosity, not understanding what he was looking at with such an old stick.

really

As Murphy expected, there were some cunning figures hidden in the shadows of the forest, running in the dense forest, hanging from afar.

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

Artoria took the telescope, looked at it for a few glances, and said with a gloomy expression: "They seem to have entered the thorny land."

"When will the reinforcements sent by the higher elves arrive?" Murphy asked, looking at the agile figure of the lizardman scout in the forest.

Artoria hesitated a little and said slowly: "I don't know either, but they should come as soon as possible."

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

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

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

Navy general Barbosa stood on the mast of a five-row warship and issued a loud order.

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In the evening.

The army camped on the banks of the river, and the elite scouts from Athens were sent out to investigate the nearby terrain and whether there were any traces of the enemy.

The army was fifty miles away, and these were the scope of scouts' reconnaissance.

The second day.

Murphy received a report from the scout that sixty miles ahead 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 taken back to the camp.

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

The lizard man is about 2 meters tall, has a relatively narrow body shape, is born with a hunchback (curved spine). He has fine scales in some areas of his body, which are black or gray-black, with only three fingers and sharp nails. This kind of humanoid creature is still in the primitive civilization, barefoot, only wearing simple animal skins, and relatively rough weapons.

The lizardman looks similar (for Murphy), but the male lizardman's tail is thick, one or two meters long, while the female's tail is slender, just hanging behind her.

"Leodale led his army to garrison the camp, and the others followed me to see."

Murphy was determined to understand the battle method of the Lizardman first, so he ordered General Leodale to garrison, and he led a small number of elite troops to take a look first.

Because it was a waterway, the horses were not able to bring them.

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

The half-elves are scattered, and they are divided by blood, forming villages one by one, scattered on this land.

With such a loose lifestyle, these half-elves can imagine the mobilization power of war

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The half-elves' village only has a simple wooden railing, not two meters high, and it seems that it has just been built. The role of such protection can be played in the face of war can be imagined. Fortunately, the half-elves inherited the talent of the elves in archery and rely on the advantages of long-range power. They still persisted until Murphy arrived, but it was only a matter of time before being captured.

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

The way they fight is not considered an army at all, but more like the way they use by mercenaries who mainly use small teams.

To put it bluntly, it's all about fighting

In addition to knowing how to form a dense firepower network when shooting, these half-elves are really a bit slack in melee combat. What Murphy can't understand is that these half-elves actually use the iconic elf-style stinging sword in battle.

Do you think it's still the same kind of personal single fight?

There is still a chance to perform the exquisite swordsmanship of that gorgeous style on the battlefield?

Facing the Lizardman warriors who generally use heavy weapons, is your slender sting sword really useful? Not to mention whether the sting sword long sword made by the forging technology of this era has bent or broken after resisting the heavy weapon's blow, just the physique of the human lizardman warrior, holding a big stick wheel on the battlefield is more powerful than the one you are holding a sting sword?

The half-elves may have agility in their body movements, but their body movements on the dense battlefield really have no effect.

"The easiest and most direct way of fighting is the most suitable way to war"

With just a glance, Murphy understood why these half-elves were defeated step by step.

"Governor General" Artoria held the hilt of the sword tightly. After seeing her fellow tribe being besieged by the lizardmen, she wanted to rush forward to help immediately. However, reason told her that she should not be so impulsive, because Murphy was by her side.

Bows and arrows, heavy weapons, wild melee combat, no shields, and no other protection besides natural scales. The discipline is average, and there are mostly simple commands in battle, with officer commands similar to centurion commands.

This undoubtedly made Murphy breathe a little relieved.

If a lizardman is born with agility and tall creatures with excellent equipment, it is really impossible to defeat them.

He almost immediately had a way to deal with these lizard men, but he finally decided to use another tactic. Because after Athens was upgraded to a big city, in addition to Spartan warriors and armored cavalry, there were several very powerful troops that could be recruited and trained.

Murphy wanted to test the combat effectiveness of these troops.

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Silver shield, silver helmet, silver armor, when the three teams of enemies wearing heavy armor, holding a silver shield that was about to reach a meter, appeared on the battlefield, and the attacking lizard men immediately attracted the attention of the attacking lizards. A cheer came from the half-elves village, and the previously weak counterattack suddenly became powerful.

About half of the attacking Lizardman army was divided up against the sudden enemy. Although the enemy was well-equipped, after fighting with humans and half-elves, these Lizardman warriors were not afraid of these weak enemies. Even while running, they were thinking about how to divide the spoils, because the silver armor was really dazzling.

The lizardman archers pulled out the battle bow and pointed the arrow at the enemy. The enemy's equipment attracted their hatred, because in contrast, they even found themselves inferiorly like a group of uncivilized primitive creatures.

battlefield.

Close the distance.

However, just before the enemy entered the range of the bow and arrow, the flag bearer who was running in the front suddenly issued a loud call.

"Array"

"Tortoise shell array"

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Perfectly copy the Roman battle formation

The strongest infantry of the Seleucid faction

The strength can be compared with the Roman legion after the reform of Marius

Silver Shield Legion infantry appeared on the battlefield for the first time

(Simple science: In the East, the evolution of the tortoise shell formation is called the fish scale formation. Regarding the fighting method of the tortoise shell formation, I recommend you to watch the movie "Gladiator". It seems that it is almost an hour in the morning. For men with recommendation votes and monthly votes, please give me a piece to encourage Xiafutu? Is it a few words)

Chapter 26 Confrontation! The tortoise shell formation!!! Please recommend votes

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