[I'm going home at the end of the month. The train ride will probably take more than thirty hours, maybe forty. Starting from the first of next month, I'll do my best to update once a day. I'll recover when I get home. Next month's overall update volume will be higher than this month's, and the quality will be better as well. This month, I really haven't been at my best. Here, I wish myself a smooth journey, ha …]
There were only eleven swordsmen following Su, but these eleven were several dozen times more powerful than the hundred servants. They turned their horses around and followed. Two bandits who were still absent-minded were beheaded by the swordsmen who came later.
Qin Yin's battle formation skills were extremely detailed, and there were many types of sabers. However, no matter what type of saber it was, it couldn't deal with heavy armor. These bandits wore light armor with beast skin around their necks. The swordsmen targeted their weak points, and with a single slash, their heads fell to the ground. The fine iron chains within the beast skin were all hacked apart.
Su charged forward, the bladed spear in his hands thrusting left and right as fast as lightning. With each thrust, a bandit would fall from his horse with serious injuries. Su didn't kill them either. Even though the bladed spear wasn't suitable for fighting on horseback, it depended on the person using it. This type of weapon's edge was a bit wide, and as long as it pierced through the body, it would immediately make one lose all fighting strength and bleed profusely.
The weakness of the bladed spear was that it was easy to break. However, Su's sword energy weaved about, and when the bladed spear danced about, the bandits couldn't see where it came from at all. They could only feel the dense sword energy, and then they would be knocked off their horses by Su.
In just a few breaths of time, Su already passed through the bandits' ranks. There were more than ten corpses behind him, as well as more than twenty people who had fallen from their horses. Those who died were actually all caused by Ainphent's bodyguards.
It wasn't that Su didn't want to kill, but rather that he didn't care about the enemy's lives. However, on the battlefield, making the enemy suffer injuries that were hard to recover from was the best. If the enemy wanted to save these injured people, they would have to pay an even greater price.
These dozen or so riders passed through the bandits' ranks and turned around to slaughter their way back. On the official road next to the forest, after four rounds of arrows, the dozen or so people who fell to the ground were all shot to death, and not a single warhorse escaped. Those servants' archery skills weren't good, but they were quite fierce. Fifty of them walked onto the official road, pulled out their daggers, and then stabbed each corpse before pulling out the arrows and putting them away. The other fifty men took out triangular iron nails from their leather bags and scattered them on the ground.
Then, these 100 people were divided into five groups. Two groups returned to the forest, retrieved their shields from their horses, and sealed off the road.
These 100 people held a shield in their left hand and a dagger in their right. This was the standard way of dealing with cavalry. The shape of the dagger was somewhat like a triangular sword, and it was specially designed to pierce through armor. When it pierced into the human body, it would leave an extremely deep wound. Even heavy armor would not be able to withstand it.
The servants and bodyguards of these large families were the reliable forces of the nobles. They were skilled and ruthless.
The bandit camp's experts didn't chase after them. Su brought eleven swordsmen with him as he charged left and right, unstoppable. The Thieves couldn't organize a counterattack. They wanted to escape, but their path of retreat had already been cut off.
Three bandits charged at the shield-wielding slaves, but they were forced off their horses by the dozen or so slaves. Then, several short swords stabbed at the bandits' light armor, leaving dozens of holes in them. They died in the blink of an eye.
The slaves whose shoulders had been hit by the horses retreated into the forest. The people behind them covered the gap with their shields. The bandits had nowhere to run, and some of them actually jumped off their horses and lay on the ground in surrender.
Su felt a bit bored. He hadn't completed the mission Salin gave him this time. The number of bandits he had lured over was too few. Once they entered the ambush, their morale would completely collapse, and they wouldn't even be able to retaliate against him and the eleven swordsmen.
In the end, bandits couldn't compare to regular soldiers. Even if they were a bit stronger, their fighting ability was inferior to that of ordinary soldiers.
The dozen or so swordsmen were even faster than Su's hands. After a few attacks, there were less than twenty bandits left. These twenty or so bandits only managed to survive because they were lying on the ground.
Su didn't feel like fighting anymore. He said to the slaves, "You guys take the horses and captives back first. I'll bring up the rear."
He had a cautious personality, fearing that there would be more bandits chasing after them. At that time, the slaves would really be injured. In any case, Salin's goal was half achieved, and he had tested out the loyalty of these slaves. These slaves wore light armor and carried shields. They dared to face the charge of the light cavalry head-on. Although they were a bit weaker, they dared to fight to the death.
With the help of the mages, the bruises caused by the horses were easy to treat. Su slowly followed behind the troops. This time, they had seized more than a hundred horses. Although the number was a bit small, it was a relatively big blow to the bandits. The number of horses in a bandit group had always been small. Losing two hundred horses was a loss of more than ten thousand gold coins.
What Salin was worried about didn't happen. These bandits wouldn't be able to do much. Su made such a judgment. If he had a battalion of soldiers like Rex's men, he wouldn't care even if there were more than a hundred thousand bandits.
In the stories told by bards, there were always powerful bandits who dared to rob the royal army. This was impossible in reality. Even if there were silver sword saints in the bandit group, it would be useless. A pile of loose sand couldn't be a match for an army at all, unless the number of bandits was shockingly large.
Just like now, ten thousand bandits besieged Sidestar City. There were only a hundred or so soldiers in the city, and the rest were peasant soldiers. Without the city to rely on, the nobles in Sidestar City would have committed suicide long ago.
Fortunately, he had captured more than twenty captives. These bandits were at least beginner swordsmen, and they could be considered elites among bandits. When he returned, he would definitely be able to get some useful information.
Half an hour after Su left with the swordsmen, the bandits finally caught up. Seeing the corpses strewn all over the road outside the forest, the bandits hesitated and didn't continue the chase. Their companions who had been shot to death were all stabbed in the neck, and their vertebrae were broken. The bandits felt a chill, and didn't dare to pursue.
Seeing that no bandits were chasing, Su sped up. Sharman's level-five mage was also brought back to the camp along the way. The hundreds of corpse soldiers were still five miles away from the camp. If the bandits organized a large group, the corpse soldiers could stop them for a while if they went berserk.
Returning to the camp, Su was delighted to see that it was heavily guarded. Although Salin wasn't good at marching in battle formations, he was far stronger than the bandits. This kind of camp defense could be considered a famous general in the subcontinent.
Inside the barracks, however, was very relaxed. Su and the level-five mage entered and saw that Salin had prepared wine and meat, waiting for him to return.
"Master." Su bowed. Salin waved his hand, indicating for Su not to do so.
"The captives you brought back are very interesting. They actually want to rely on me. Tell me, do I look like a bandit? "Salin joked with Su. His status as a level-six mage was already difficult for people to get close to him. If his followers were still so old-fashioned, he would be the one who would be the most uncomfortable.
Su thought about it seriously, and then nodded. The others couldn't help but laugh. Even Salin couldn't help but laugh. He thought back to what he had done, and he really did want to be a bandit leader. In particular, his plan this time was to let the bandits attack the city, and he wouldn't help them. Instead, he would wait for the bandits to break the city, and then attack from behind.
From Salin's point of view, this was a matter of course. The nobles of Phoenix who were willing to submit to Metatlin City had basically all left. Those who remained were either from Holy Rock City or those who thought they were infallible. Holy Rock City attacked the nobles of the Phoenix Duchy. If you didn't rely on one side, you would be eaten up sooner or later.
The banner of the Rex Empire's duke was still very attractive. Moreover, the strength that Rex displayed was enough to compete with the Grand Duke of Phoenix in the past.
"Su, sit down and talk." Salin pointed to the seat beside him. After seeing Su sit down, he said, "These bandits are quite strong. There's a level-six mage among them, but he won't attack the city. He's only here to prevent the bandit leader from being assassinated."
"Why?"
"According to the agreement between Alchemy City and Holy Rock City, mages are not allowed to personally participate in the attack of any city in Qin Yin. Mages who dare to do so must ensure that they won't be hunted down by Alchemy City. "Salin explained, then remembered that Su wasn't from this plane. But in front of Sharman, he didn't continue to explain.
Su understood and said, "If we attack from behind, that level-six mage will attack us, right?"
Su didn't know what Alchemy City was, but he understood. It was probably a huge force formed by mages. This force was so big that it could influence the actions of all the mages in the Qin Yin Empire.
"It's like this. The captives you caught are from the Black Dragon King Bandits. There are a few thousand of them, but they usually work in teams of less than 100. This bandit group is already considered strong. The other bandits are all hired to attack the city. "
"Hired?" In the plane of a subcontinent, bandits wouldn't be hired. Su was a little puzzled.
"Hmph, there are mercenaries among them, but they're all below level-four. They're not trustworthy."
"Did you find out who the leader is?"
"No. The bandits attacking Sidestar City are under the leadership of a group called the Black Wind Bandits. The north of Phoenix is very empty now. If they gather tens of thousands of people like this, a small city like Sidestar City won't be able to defend. "
"What does my lord plan to do?"
"Are you confident that you can kill that level-six mage?"
Su thought about it and said, "It won't do if it's too far. After all, level-six mages can fly."
In fact, silver sword saints could also fly, but they couldn't fly as high or as long as mages. If that mage wanted to escape from the beginning, Su couldn't do anything.
"Don't worry. If he flies, he's dead." Salin's words made Sharman's mage frown again. But this time, it wasn't because he was looking down on Su, but because he noticed that Salin had accidentally revealed a trace of a strong aura.
"If he doesn't fly, I'm confident that I can even deal with a level-seven magic shooter." Su wasn't being humble this time. A silver sword saint was equivalent to a level-eight magic shooter. As long as a mage didn't fly, it was difficult to be his match. Back then, Rex's people had to spend a lot of effort to kill a silver sword saint. Silver sword saints weren't like cabbages or potatoes. For Salin to be able to get two followers, his luck could not be any better.
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