Apocalyptic Dragonborn Lord

Chapter 43 The idea of ​​bows and arrows

"Chief Knight, stop practicing, let them rest for a while!"

Stannis yawned.

Korodov glanced at the soldier who was staggering in front of him, lying in the mud and refused to get up, and whipped a few more times, but after finding that it still had no effect, he sat on the steps angrily and finally gave up.

"Korodov, don't be so anxious, the city of Rome... no matter what kind of city it is, it wasn't built in a day, and my invincible army doesn't expect to wipe out the Westland tomorrow, so the future will be long~~" Although I didn't have any expectations in my heart, but The lord comforted his men anyway.

In this way, a group of people were lying in the mud basking in the sun.

After a long time, some of the soldiers got up. They might also feel that it was too tiring to keep lying down all the time, so they started to move their muscles and bones around.

The arrow stacks on the shooting range attracted their attention, and they quickly picked up a few short bows from the bow and arrow rack next to them, stretched the bowstrings and pointed at the bull's-eye.

This intrigued Stannis, and he stood up and walked towards them, stepping over the turnip who was still sprawled on the ground.

"Do you guys want to try it?" Stannis sold like a small vendor in the park.

The peasant soldiers whispered to each other, then nodded at him.

"You are lucky, the lord personally invited you to play today." Stannis said as he brought out a few bundles of arrows from the ordnance department, which he got from Albert at a discount.

He threw the sword into the quiver, "Shoot as you please, and whoever can hit the bull's-eye will be rewarded with a silver coin."

Hearing that there was a reward, the farmers became more enthusiastic. One of the thin guys picked up an arrow, took aim with a bow and shot it.

Missed...

The people around laughed, and Stannis also shook his head with a smile. He still had high hopes for this group of people.

The thin guy also touched his head embarrassingly, "It's too close, I really don't feel used to it."

Oh?Stannis was interested, and the guy didn't look like he was bragging.

They were standing 20 meters away from the target, and then the little man walked a long way back, which Stannis estimated was about 50 meters before stopping.

Then the little man raised the arrow, pulled the string, and shot it out. The white feather arrow hit the bull's-eye accurately.

"Oh! That's amazing." Stannis exclaimed.

"Master, you owe me a silver coin, sir." The little man said with a smile.

Of course Stannis would not miss the word, he took out a Nag silver coin from his purse and threw it at him and asked, "What's your name?"

The little man bit the silver coin to make sure it was real, "My lord, my name is Habit, and I come from the village of Jalumb, lord."

The lord nodded and turned to everyone and shouted, "Whoever hits the bull's-eye gets money from me."

More and more people gathered around the arrow stack, and it seemed that they were all confident and eager to try.

As a result, Stannis lost a total of 20 silver coins.

I didn't expect that the peasants under the rule are so accurate in archery. The reason why they use the sword is terrible because the skill points are all added to the archery skill!

Stannis decided to try them again. He weighed the purse, and there were about 20 silver coins left in it, and shouted to the group in front of him: "I see that you guys are quite good at archery. Next, who can shoot arrows?" Shoot ten arrows in a row and hit the most bull's-eyes, and the money goes to him."

Everyone expressed their participation, and after a series of competitions, the very first dwarf, Harbbit, won the championship.

Stannis tossed him the entire purse.

"Thank you, sir!" said Habit overjoyed.

However, some unconvinced guys in the crowd shouted: "If Kanye didn't come, how could you be so lucky to win!"

Kanye?Stannis remembered this fellow, the black man he had seen at the tourney, the fellow who had won the championship with just a few shots.

"Is he very good?" He asked curiously. Although he had seen him win an archery championship, he felt that there was nothing outstanding about him, because he was always lacking in passion.

Everyone nodded and said, "Of course, he is the most powerful among us. It is said that he can hit the eye of an eagle from 300 meters away."

"Such an exaggeration?" Stannis clearly expressed his disbelief. "By the way, you are so good at archery. Is everyone else like you?"

Habitu nodded, "That's for sure. We're all going to hunt in the Black Forest. It can be said that every man in every village has practiced archery since childhood."

Oh, born archers, no training needed!A bold idea brewed in Stannis' mind.

"Do you like bows and arrows?" Stannis began to indulge in lust.

Everyone nodded, "That's for sure. We can say that we grew up with bows and arrows. The only entertainment after farming is to compete with each other in archery."

"Then do you like to learn how to use a sword with that stupid big man?" Stannis whispered, pointing at Korodov who was still sulking.

Everyone shook their heads.

"Then how do we feel about changing our training to archery?" Stannis finally said his real purpose.

Unsurprisingly, everyone cheered.

"Long live the lord!"

It seems that the status of bow and arrow in their hearts is as important as the main idea of ​​Cao County next door.

Amidst the exciting shouts, Stannis slowly walked out of the crowd in satisfaction, and Robert, who was still lying on the ground pretending to be dead, quickly got up and got up.

"Boss, what did you say to make these guys suddenly become so emotional?"

"I just added a little different thought." Stannis was still saying something he didn't understand.

"What thought?" Robert said he still didn't understand why.

"The idea of ​​​​building an army, how about building an army composed of pure archers?" Stannis finally said his idea.

In history, although the Achaemenid dynasty formed a wonderful army with one step and nine bows, which was pierced by Alexander in the first battle, the intensive projected firepower of the Persian Empire did make its enemies suffer enough.

On this construction, Stannis decided to go further. He decided to form an all-bow troop. What about the melee problem?Just shoot the enemy and crash it before you get close!
Of course, Stannis is not a fool. He knows that if a heavy cavalry charge him, all bows will be useless. Even if there is evidence, people in this world cannot be expected to charge up like a French knight.This is just an expedient measure for him. After all, the most urgent thing is to quickly form a combat-capable force.

In this dangerous world, without an army, he is like a small boat sailing in the stormy waves, and will be swallowed by the sea at any time, leaving no bones left.

(End of this chapter)