lizard lord

Chapter 84 Finding the Target
Walking among the mountains and forests, Tang Zhao thought about the content of the previous conversation with Bourne.

The mission he assigned to this big lizard was very important. It was to find as many abandoned dwarven fortresses in the mountains as possible, assess the risks inside each abandoned fortress, and then wait for an opportunity to occupy one of the better preserved ones.

The strength of the dwarf city is worth looking forward to, and the materials inside are also very important to the current dwarves.

The news of the fall of the Greybeard Kingdom has spread. Their reputation among the dwarf kingdoms has always been good. The dwarves are a very united race. Even if the dwarf princes are not very rich, they will grit their teeth and squeeze out. Some troops, at the very least, came to rescue the gray-bearded refugees and meet the gray-bearded remnants.

If they can be transferred there, the dwarves can confront the goblin orcs head-on, and they can stand by and wait for help when they retreat. They can be more or less calm, and at worst, there are escape routes left before, and they can evacuate directly from the forest.

The reason why they asked Tang Zhao to be in charge of such an important task was also very simple - he had the sharpest nose and could smell subtle odors in the air, which was a very important advantage for the search.

So now, Tang Zhao led a team of dozens of people to search for traces of the dwarven fortress in the mountains.

The bulk of the squad is mountain-dwelling dwarves, with a few goblin scouts, and the rare two kobold spellcasters.

Most of the dwarves are irritable and rebellious. Under normal circumstances, they would definitely not listen to the command of an outsider they have never met, but firstly, the current situation is special, and secondly, Tang Zhao also showed them his strength.

It is useful to bring goblin ears and dragon beast bones specially. The dwarf society is martial and respects the strong and honor. This is not enough to make the dwarves respectful, but at least it can make them realize the strength of the big lizard Tang Zhao , so as not to make them obey the orders.

As for the kobolds brought by Tang Zhao, they are responsible for part of the defense and daily maintenance of the camp.

They can't wear dozens of kilograms of heavy armor and attack enemies like dwarves, but they can still do simple tasks such as manipulating ballistas and winding crossbow bolts.At the same time, the dwarf also took out a batch of crossbow arrows, modified them with these arrows, and prepared to make short spears for the kobolds to use.

The steel used by the dwarves is much more advanced than ordinary human steel, and the quality of the spearhead is better, which can be regarded as a simple equipment upgrade.

Speaking of looking for the dwarf relics, Tang Zhao made some progress on the first day.

He deliberately dispersed a group of goblins, letting them run in all directions in a panic. Then, with his excellent sense of smell, he caught up with one of the goblins following the smell, and then arrived at their settlement smoothly.

After trying several times like this, Tang Zhao found an abandoned dwarf fortress.

The fortress is located at the entrance of a valley. A thick cast iron gate has been dilapidated, and many of the thick stones that made up the city wall have been lost. The entire city wall is seriously damaged.

But in any case, this is indeed a former dwarven stronghold.

After watching from a distance for a while, Tang Zhao did not startle the enemy, but silently noted down the location of this fortress, and then led the team away to continue searching for other strongholds.
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That night, just as Tang Zhao led people back to the dwarf stronghold on the front foot, he was harassed by goblins on the back foot.

About a hundred goblins appeared from the dividing line between the woodland and the camp. They held miscellaneous throwing weapons in their hands and scattered them into the camp.

The goblins were not very powerful, and they didn't dare to get too close to the dwarves' camp. The projectiles they threw could only barely enter the camp.

The dwarves standing guard were all in heavy armor and equipped with a "huge" ornate round shield. Ordinary projectiles were useless to them, and they couldn't even leave marks on the armor, let alone cause effective damage to them.

Most of the kobolds are on standby at the rear, and a few working on the front line are also protected by bunkers. The scales and leather armor on their bodies are more or less defensive. After a few rounds of sparse shooting, only one or two unlucky ones suffered a little lightly. hurt.

Before the goblins could make their next move, the dwarf crossbowman who had been prepared stood up and fought back with the crossbow in his hand.

"loose!"

With an order from the commander of the city wall, dozens of crossbowmen fired their crossbow arrows, aimed at the goblins on the ground, and flew away.

After a round of salvo, there were more than a dozen corpses of goblins on the ground. Seeing that something was wrong, the remaining goblins immediately dispersed and retreated into the depths of the forest without a trace.

The dwarves did not organize troops to pursue them. Firstly, they might encounter an ambush, and secondly, they lacked quick mobility, so they just opened the city gates and let the kobolds clean up the battlefield.

In fact, these goblins don't have anything worth reclaiming. Generally speaking, the most valuable thing is the fine iron crossbow that killed them. The main reason is that they are afraid that the corpses will rot and breed plague.

It seemed that the dwarves won easily, but both Tang Zhao and the dwarf commander could understand that what they encountered now was just a prelude, a means to weaken their energy, and the real cruel battle was yet to come.

No one knows exactly how many goblins are waiting for them, maybe hundreds or thousands, maybe tens of thousands, and there are an unknown number of hobgoblins and orcs behind them, and the real troubles are yet to come.

This is what troubles the dwarves. In decisive battles or small-scale confrontations, they are worthy enemies, but once they are dragged into a war of attrition, it will be extremely disadvantageous to them. The population is too small to afford it.

(End of this chapter)