The horizon is getting farther and farther to the west, and the sunset quietly climbs into the clouds.
The grazing cows were being driven towards the village by the shepherd boys with small whips. Each cow was reluctant to leave, shaking its head, and the bells were jingling. The shepherd boy walked in the front, jumping up and down. Humming a folk tune in his mouth.
The peasant women in the village were also busy at this time.
From the village in the distance, a faint smoke rises. The dishes are nothing more than soup dishes common in the medieval world. Break up the hard bread, add some flour, add some milk, add some vegetables and salt, this is it. It is a very common dinner for farmers around the world.
It may not be very exquisite, but it is warm enough for the family to gather around the table for dinner.
The old farmer also stood up, straightened his back, and walked slowly towards the village talking and laughing with his old friends from the same village.
The setting sun illuminates the entire lush pasture in a dim light. The evening breeze blows in, carrying the aroma of food and a bit of coldness. The dewdrops are crystal clear, reflecting the brilliance of the setting sun.
Everywhere is simple and warm.
It was now dusk, and it was time to make the appointment with the mercenary captain Reang.
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Castina also stood up and dusted off the weeds and dirt on her dress.
Glancing back, I saw shadows in the bushes of the grove behind me.
In the bushes in this small forest, twenty spearmen were ambushing on the left and right sides, ten sword and shield bearers were ambushing very close behind them, and the crossbowmen were ambushing along with the spearmen.
The team of fifty people formed a small encirclement and ambush net, waiting for Reang to burrow inside.
Castina crossed her arms and looked helpless on her charming face.
She could still remember the expression on Reang's face that morning that he was about to get "two gains in life and wealth" and "one fish and two meals" written on his face.
With his arms folded, he walked around in front of the forest quite boredly, peeking out at the forest path from time to time.
Regarding the habitual posture of folding arms, most people feel awkward because they have no place to put their hands.
But Castina was simply because her breasts were too heavy, and it would be too immoral to hold them directly with her hands, so she could only wrap her arms around them and share the weight with her arms.
She lowered her head and glanced at her plump breasts, and couldn't help but let out another sigh.
...
After waiting for a short time, there was a slow sound from the forest path.
On the forest path, a group of more than 300 mercenaries with blue flags marched.
The leader of the mercenary captain was wearing a wide-brimmed hat with feathers on his head. He was thin and had a mustache. He was wearing furs and had a big bright ring on his hand. He was dressed like a French businessman.
There were a group of mercenaries, some holding crossbows, some with swords and shields, some with halberds and spears. Although they were not wearing armor, they were only wearing blue uniforms, but each of them had an iron helmet on their head.
As for the appearance of the military, the entire group of elementary school students from Earth walked more neatly than them after school. About three hundred people came talking, laughing and playing. On the way, some people even ran out of the large group to pick wild mushrooms to eat.
If the only thing that catches people's eyes is the shooting blade crossbow made by the French Empire.
It has the shape of an ordinary four-wheeled ballista, but there is a three-way wheel blade like an electric fan placed on it, which looks quite sharp.
The machine inside is also quite sophisticated. If you turn on the mechanism and shoot out the wheel blade, a whole row of enemies will fall down like mowing grass and be divided into two. Of course, loading is also quite time-consuming, and making the wheel blade is more expensive than ordinary crossbow arrows.
The team of three hundred and fifty people marched slowly, laughing and joking along the way.
...
When they got closer, not only Reang, but also the mercenaries around Reang looked at Castina rather unkindly.
It was as if "Gaining both life and wealth" was engraved on every face. Castina looked at it and didn't know how to evaluate it.
Re Ang came closer, showed a warm smile, reined in his horse, and laughed in French...
"Hold tight, Miss Castina!"
Castina smiled awkwardly and nodded slightly in response.
"You can hold on, you can hold on, haha..."
Immediately, Reang's expression changed quickly, his eyes looked up and down at Castina's plump breasts and slender waist, and he chuckled...
"Miss Castina."
"I have to admire your courage."
"There are no soldiers at home, so a pretty woman comes alone to a city full of people to hire mercenaries. Tsk tsk tsk... You are very courageous."
Castina still had her arms folded, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, her beautiful and foxy eyes looking at the man without fear, she nodded slightly and said...
"so what?"
He smiled enthusiastically and said...
"so?"
"hehe..."
"This suburban pasture is too far away from Riverside City, and the Governor's City Guards cannot control it."
"You, a single woman, and I, more than three hundred brothers."
"Do you understand what I mean? Miss Castina."
Castina didn't respond for a while, but Gen twirled his mustache and said with a troubled smile to himself...
"Oh, I originally thought that a noble lady as beautiful as you is still a marquis. Even a down-and-out nobleman is still a decent person."
"Originally, I thought it would be enough to experience it myself."
"But what about my brothers? If I have it all to myself, then they won't explode and rebel immediately?"
"I am the eldest brother after all."
"So, I can only bear with you, Miss Castina."
At this time, the expressions on the faces of the mercenaries were difficult to describe.
Everyone looked at them with eyes straight, and they were all lustful.
Castina had no intention of talking to them at this time, and her charming face suddenly turned solemn.
He waved his hand and said in a deep voice...
"Do it!"
...
Immediately afterwards, I saw a group of spearmen rushing out of the bushes from left and right, charging straight into the sparse team!
Each of the elite spearmen wearing iron helmets and iron breastplates were like wolves and tigers, as if they were entering a herd of sheep. They used their guns as clubs, smashing them vertically and horizontally, and easily cut through the three hundred and fifty people in an instant. team!
Before the person who was knocked down could realize what was going on, the weapon was still lying on the ground.
Those who reacted saw that the soldiers who suddenly came out were all as well-armored as wolves and tigers, and they ran for their lives without any intention of fighting.
For a moment, the team panicked.
Re Ang's heart tightened, and then he saw ten sword and shield bearers with better armors coming out from behind Castina in front of him, rushing towards her!
I saw the ten sword and shield bearers, even more brave, charging towards me like tigers preying on prey.
The halberds and spears around him were tremblingly holding their weapons to form a defense.
But those well-armored sergeants simply regarded these weak gun formations as nothing.
The iron shield swept across and blocked a piece of it. Even if it pierced the body, it would slide away along with the mirror breastplate and there would be no damage at all.
He raised his fist and struck hard with the iron shield. He ran slowly and was hit hard by the iron shield on the door. This time, his nose bone was broken and blood spattered.
Using only shields and no swords, they were fighting in the team like tigers entering a flock of sheep. Wherever the iron shield touched, ghosts cried and wolves howled.
One of the two sword and shield players raised his shield and slammed it on the head of Reang's horse. With such a powerful and heavy move, the horse screamed and fell to the ground unconscious!
Re Ang also screamed and was knocked to the ground by the war horse.
Two brave men with swords and shields, one stepping on his body and the other holding a sword on his neck, declared the end of the raid.
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"Miss Castina, no! Mr. Marquis, Mr. Marquis!"
"I...I was wrong, I was wrong, you..."
At this moment, Reang had his sword on his neck, and he was naturally extremely panicked. With two sword and shield hands suppressing him, he couldn't get up at all.
Castina looked at the current battle situation from left to right. The three hundred and fifty mercenaries who were beaten with ten spears on each side had no intention of fighting. The ten swords and shields in front of them overwhelmed the spear array, and the crossbowmen were not even used.
Kastina had to sigh that the system soldiers were really easy to use. They did not have the fear and complex emotions of ordinary people, only bravery.
It's a pity that the number of people is still small, and the acquisition is random.
She shook her head slightly, thinking that chasing the fleeing mercenaries back later would be more troublesome than defeating them, and she felt dumbfounded.
If it weren't for the fact that the manpower was really stretched, I wouldn't have had to use such a group of mercenaries.
Step forward and go to the place where Reang is suppressed on the ground.
...
Castina leaned over and squatted down, looking at the passionate man in front of her with her beautiful eyes, her red lips raised a smile, and said...
"You feel wronged to me, right?"
"There are more than three hundred good guys."
"You can also say this."
"You are such a beast."
"You've done this kind of thing a lot before, right?"
Re Ang immediately shook his head like a rattle, with fear on his face, and said quickly...
"No, no, no! I... I just made it up on the spur of the moment, I just made it up on the spur of the moment, I just said that, there's no way I can actually do it!"
"Please spare my life. I have one hundred and thirty gold coins with me. I will give them all to you. I will give them all to you!"
"Please let me go, Lord Marquis!"
Castina shook her head slightly, then winked at the sword and shield man who was stepping on his back and let him go.
Castina stretched out her hand and patted Reang's thin face, which was so frightened that it turned pale, and then said...
"Employment remains unchanged."
"The salary will be increased by 30 gold."
"But if...if you come to my territory and disturb the people, and the battle fails on the battlefield..."
"hehe..."
Kastina sneered, and the sword of the sword and shield soldier on the side pressed harder on his neck, like a guillotine. If he exerted more force, his head might be cut off.
Re Ang looked horrified and said hurriedly...
"No, no, no! Absolutely not! I will definitely restrain the people under me and fight honestly!"
"Miss Castina, Your Excellency the Marquis!"
Castina immediately waved her hand, and the sword and shield soldiers withdrew their swords. She immediately stood up, crossed her arms and said...
"Okay."
"You think of a way to gather back those soldiers you fled."
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."
The latter hurriedly stood up and responded, followed by two sword and shield soldiers, who left in panic.
...
Castina looked at the mercenary team and couldn't help but shake her head and sigh.
Most of the mercenaries were hired by lords to suppress rebellious peasants. There were also mercenaries hired by bandits and bandits to rob the people as helpers. Businessmen hired to look after their homes and care for their homes did not look for them, but chose some honest singles. Adventurer.
Its quality can be imagined.
If it weren't for the real shortage of troops, Castina wouldn't want such a group of oily gangsters.
After this intense battle with the horse bandits, whether it was training villagers as militiamen or recruiting civilians in the city as soldiers. All in all, it is necessary to build a usable army with a large number of people.
I'm afraid there will be more wars in the future.
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On the forest path, a team of more than 300 people was marching.
In the back row, there are crossbowmen holding crossbows, and in the front row, there are spears, swords and shields.
Castina and Jean were riding side by side. One was looking into the distance, thinking in his mind, while the other was drooping his head, with the word "blood loss" almost engraved on his face.