The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 99 Malhebi's Thoughts

The Red Water River serves as the dividing line between Rovanian and the Loon region, with a length of nearly [-] kilometers. After joining the Running River in the south, it flows into the Inner Sea of ​​Loon.

On both sides of the river, there are almost all uninhabited wastelands, especially the east bank, which is very close to Rune. The Dongyi people have been raging all year round, so that no northern humans will cross the Hongshui River to the east bank to seek help. a life.

But today, under the light of the moon, the peaceful wilderness in the past became lively at the moment. Two teams of horses and horses galloped one after the other, and a large cloud of dust was raised as the hooves of the horses flew.

It was Horimion and his party of eight, as well as the Dongyi cavalry who had been chased out from Ashur's camp.

Soldiers who can follow Ashur's call to enter the combat state in a very short period of time are almost all elite soldiers, but in a hurry, they will have time to put on a full set of iron armor in the future, and the full set of iron armor will not be used for hunting. .

So they just put on easy-to-wear coats, took handy weapons, mounted horses and chased out according to the leader's order.

Under the teaching of Sauron, these savages living on the wasteland used iron equipment a long time ago, but they did not have the kind of character that devoted themselves to studying skills, deliberately in their bones, More of a savage habit of plundering.

This caused their equipment to be less sophisticated than those of other human forces. Not to mention compared with Gondor, even Rohan, whose background was not deep, had weapons and equipment far superior to those of the Dongyi people. Much better.

Even these cronies of Ashur, when fighting on horseback, mostly hold uneven spears in their hands. After entering close combat, they will draw strange sword-shaped weapons similar to scimitars from their waists, or Simply take out a hatchet that is easier to exert force.

These weapons can well reflect the character of the Dongyi people. They are simple and rough. After entering the combat state, they are more willing to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy and fight for their lives in close combat.

It is neither as good at using a tight army formation as the dwarves, nor does it emphasize cooperation as much as Allen's men.

The fighting habits of the Dongyi people may be closer to their allies, the half-orcs, and their large numbers and fearless character also determine that they prefer this way of fighting.

Of course, among the many elites who chased after them, there are also many who are proficient in cavalry and archery. These cavalry have lived in the wilderness all year round and are extremely confident in their horse archery skills.

In order to hunt down those little thieves who didn't know where they came from, Ashur sent out all the most elite cronies around him. Among the sixty or seventy cavalry, there were more than a dozen cavalry archers.

Not only that, this Dongyi warlord who had smashed countless decorations, also promised a very heavy reward, as long as someone caught the invading enemy, no matter whether he was dead or alive, he would be rewarded with gold and silver as heavy as a person.

You must know that after Ashur became the leader, such a huge reward amount has not appeared for a long time.

These guys who are extremely eager for wealth, with a few hounds, desperately urged the horses under their crotches, and chased towards Horimion and the others. They were afraid that they would run too slowly and let the gold and silver moving in front of them snatched by others.

Soon, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, so close that Horimion could faintly hear the shouting and cursing of the enemies behind him, but he ignored these meaningless voices, instead, while galloping his horse, he kept He turned his head and calculated the distance between the two sides.

In fact, the elven horses ridden by the Twilight Knights are extremely fast, and it is not difficult to get rid of the pursuers in a short time.

But Horimion didn't choose to do this right away. This elite Twilight Knight, who has been fighting bloody battles with Jatu on the grassland all year round, knows very well that the place where everyone is running now is the wilderness, and the surroundings are unobstructed. , The flying horseshoes can leave extremely obvious marks on the grass.

Moreover, there were a few hounds with blood-red eyes in the enemy's team. These guys didn't even need to check for traces. They could smell the bloody smell from the boy in their arms, and they were able to chase after their group.

In this situation, blindly running away cannot completely get rid of the enemy. Only by beating them up, or even killing them, can you buy a safe time for your group.

Horimion needs a little time, the boy who fell into a coma in his arms again needs some bandaging, otherwise, it is very likely that the group will not be able to make it to the red river town, the wooden bridge that the twilight knights took before, After passing through, it also takes a certain amount of time to destroy it to prevent the enemy from continuing to track it.

So Horimion consciously controlled the running speed of the elf horse, which not only allows the elf horse to retain more energy to deal with the fierce battle that will inevitably occur next, but also allows those cavalry and archers who are more threatening to fight as fast as possible. Most of them may be included in the effective attack range of the Noldor Rune Bow.

And when the enemies were close enough, Horimion was going to rely on two to three shots in a short period of time to kill these enemies with long-range strike capabilities first.

At this time, the cavalry and archers who were gradually approaching the "prey" began to shout excitedly, as if they had killed the enemy and got the reward.

These Lunqi archers clamped their legs tightly to the horse's belly, raised their short bows in the galloping wind, and prepared to wait a little closer before firing the first wave of tentative shots at the enemy.

However, before these rune cavalry archers entered the proper range, the enemies in front of them opened their bows and started shooting at them. At first they thought it was a little funny, how could shooting from such a long distance be effective?Could it be that the prey who were about to be caught up in front were frightened and stupid?

But as elites, they still subconsciously made dodging movements, and then rushed to the front of the few cavalry archers. Under the attack they thought had no effect, they fell to the ground with a painful grunt.

There were also a few horses that died suddenly from being shot by arrows, and even tripped the cavalry and archers who continued to charge, while the cavalry and archers who were not shot hurriedly tightened the reins in their hands in a critical situation, trying to distance themselves from the horses. The distance of the enemy ahead.

These guys have realized in a short period of time that the enemy's strike range is far beyond them.

But it was already too late now, because Horimion was worried that these rune soldiers would shorten the distance from him in a short period of time, so he allowed them to chase him so close.

Afterwards, there were only two rounds of arrow rain, and those rune archers who were originally extremely arrogant and followed closely behind Horimion stayed forever on the grassy plain under the eyes of disbelief.

This situation made Horimion, who was about to entangle with the enemy for a long time, full of astonishment.

"I knew I was so weak, why did I put in so much effort? ╮(╯▽╰)╭"

After eliminating the cavalry archers, the remaining enemies are all cavalry who can only fight in close combat. These people are no different from lambs to be slaughtered in front of the seven twilight knights of Horimion. Death will come sooner or later. Night fell upon them.

Before setting off, the Twilight Knights prepared a total of more than 200 arrows. Some were consumed when rescuing Brendon, and some were used to kill the Rune cavalry archer just now. Now there are more than 100 arrows left. It is all used to greet those rune cavalry who have slowed down significantly.

At the same time, beside a simple wooden bridge surrounded by dead bodies, there was a black figure who seemed to be searching for something. After a while, the black figure raised his head. Under the moonlight, his face was clearly visible. It was Mal, who had left early. Herbie.

At this time, he was holding a sharp iron ax in his hand, and he walked quickly to the support pillar of the bridge on the west side. Malhebi was going to cut off this pillar immediately after Horimion and the others came back. Block enemy pursuers that may appear in view.

After seeing the power of these elven cavalry, Malhebi didn't doubt whether they could come back at all, and he also thought a lot during the gallop.

At the beginning, when Malhebi saw the boundless Dongyi tribe, his mentality collapsed immediately, because at that time he couldn't think of any way to protect his family, as well as those who lived in Honghe Town. Thousands of northern humans.

It wasn't until after Horimion's reminder that he realized that since the east of the Black Forest was already under the threat of the Dongyi people, why not move to the Antonin Valley to live?

There is a large piece of uncultivated land there, and during the short time he stayed in Wilderness Town, Malhebi learned a lot of information in the tavern.

As Lord Allen who is about to become king, if he can sponsor Bard to become the lord of River Valley City, he will definitely accept the northerners from Red River Town to live there. The price Malhebi has already thought about is to persuade himself His father asked him to serve Lord Allen and become the second vassal of the Rovanian city-state.

It’s just that he disappeared for five years before, and he just returned to Honghe Town recently, so his father’s advice might not be taken seriously by him, so he is waiting now, and when Horimion brings back more, he can help him persuade him. Conquer father's bargaining chips.

Just when Malhebi became more and more anxious, the sound of horses galloping came to his ears. This movement is definitely not something that seven or eight cavalry can produce.

"Could it be that Horimion failed? At this time, the Dongyi cavalry are chasing and killing along the trail?"

After thinking of this, Malhebi raised the sharp ax in his hand fiercely, preparing to wait for a while, if the person who came was really Dongyi cavalry, he would immediately cut off the supporting pillars around him.

However, in the darkness, the first thing that caught his eyes were a few figures emitting silver light under the moonlight, followed by dozens of rune horses without owners.

These people were Hollymion and the others who were preparing to return to Red River Town. After spending a little time, they killed all the enemies who had been chasing them before, and immediately came to the vicinity of the wooden bridge, preparing to return to the Red River through here. town.

The weapons and equipment of these Dongyi people were very poor, and Horimion didn't like them at all. He thought it was a waste of his time to bring them back, but the horses that the enemies rode looked very good. It is not as good as the elf horse, but it is stronger than most of the horses in the horse-grazing village. After taking it back, it may be able to breed better horses.

Compared to Malhebi, Horimion's eyesight in the dark is much stronger. When he saw the northern human holding a big axe, he immediately understood what that guy was going to do, and hurriedly led all his men, There were also horses crossing the wooden bridge, and he didn't want to run for hours to cross the river in the shallows further south.

"Why haven't you left yet?"

After crossing the bridge, Horimion looked at Malhebi who was chopping the stake with an iron axe, asked with some doubts, and at the same time drew out the long sword with the symbol of the Noldor at his waist.

A flash of silver light flashed, and Malhebi hacked the wooden post that had not been cut down three or four times, and it was broken by Horimion's seemingly ordinary blow, and then the elf immediately walked to the edge of the wooden bridge. On the other side, cut off another wooden stake in the same way.

Afterwards, the simple wooden bridge that Baal had painstakingly erected over the Red Water River for four or five years slowly fell into the water under the watchful eyes of several people, and most of it was washed away by the rushing river.

Malhebi stared blankly at everything that happened, and refreshed his understanding of these elf cavalry again, but he didn't have much time to think about it now.

"I need your help."

Malhebi has known Horimion for more than a month, and he knows that the elf in front of him has an unusually straightforward personality. If you talk to him in a vague way, you may not get a response, and he He would also frown and look at you, as if asking, "What are you talking about?"

Malhebi, who has rich experience, told Holimion all his plans very directly at this time: "My lord, there are too many Dongyi people who invaded this time, and it is difficult for Honghe Town to face such a force." Persevere, so I am going to persuade my father to lead the residents of Honghe Town to migrate to His Majesty Allen's territory to live."

Horimion knew it was a good thing as soon as he heard it. After all, his lord had been worrying about the lack of population, and although Honghe Town looked small, it still had a population of [-]. If you bring it back, it will definitely greatly enhance the strength of the kingdom, so you should also accumulate more credit for yourself.

In fact, after returning from the Lonely Mountain, Allen specifically looked for Horimion, and wanted to ask these elves who were born and died with him, what kind of reward they wanted.

At that time, Horimion had twelve other twilight knights, he hesitated and did not give Alan a clear answer, and Alan could only tell them that after thinking about it, they could come to him at any time, as long as they could do it He will definitely find a way.

In fact, Holimion, who has been in Middle-earth for more than a year, hopes that Alan can bring more Noldor elves, especially female elves, because he found that the human beings on this continent treat elves Very friendly, and the living environment of the elves is much more comfortable than in Pendor Continent.

If possible, he hopes that he can start a family here and live in Middle-earth in the future, but he needs a wife to start a family, and Allen only has male elves under his command.

Although Hermione had seen quite a few female elves during his travels in the Woodland Kingdom, he knew very clearly that no matter how similar the elves were to him in appearance, they were completely different from each other. race.

No matter what, he hopes to find a woman from his clan to be his partner in the future, and many of his Twilight Knights also have such thoughts, so they have been accumulating credit, hoping to be loyal to him in the future Your lord, talk about this matter.

Horimion thought that now was a good opportunity. He looked at the men next to him who were bandaging Brendon, and then asked:
"Then, Malhebi, how can I help you?"

(End of this chapter)