Looking at the three mountain people who suddenly jumped out in front of them, the soldiers who were exploring the way ahead were so surprised that they couldn't speak. In any case, our team has more than 8,000 people in total, plus a large number of horses, which makes our team look even larger. And they are only three people, but they dare to speak to us in such a tone, which is simply incredible. Are we blind and deaf? Or are they all crazy
It seems that the soldiers were also confused by this strange phenomenon. They were at a loss when facing these three mountain people. If the opponent was 300 armed skirmishers, I think my vanguard troops would have rushed forward. But the situation in front of me was undoubtedly too weird. Was this a case of a mantis trying to stop a chariot or was there another conspiracy
"Tell them that we are just passing through here. As long as they can make way for us to cross the mountain, we will leave here quickly." Out of caution, I didn't say anything, and even put my original plan to settle down nearby on hold.
"No, you can't just climb over this mountain. This mountain is the protective mountain of our village. How can we let it be trampled by outsiders like you? No, absolutely not... However, if you just want to go to the other side of the mountain, then I can tell you another way to the back of the mountain..."
"Nonsense, that road will take nearly 3 more hours. Do you think we are all idiots? You won't let us go on such a good road, but actually ask us to take such a long detour... Tell me, what are you thinking? Do you think we are so easy to fool?" Before the leading mountain man could finish his words, a staff officer of the General Staff interrupted him angrily. After all, this was just the terrain at the entrance to the East Continent. The achievement brought by the General Staff at the cost of a large amount of money by Sack immediately showed his strength at this moment.
"You...you..." This time, it was the turn of the three mountain names to be stunned. They were sure that no outsider would know the terrain here better than they did. But the situation described by the officer in front of them made them believe us. In such a desolate mountain, except for the locals, those traveling merchants and the occasional adventurers, it was impossible for such an army to come.
"Don't be confused. We just met an adventurer who sold us a detailed topographic map of this area. But don't worry about our arrival. If we want to harm you, I think your village will definitely not be able to resist our troops with our numbers... So, I also ask you to lend us a way to let us pass..."
"Come out..." Just as I was trying to negotiate with the three mountain people, Yaruo suddenly drew an arrow and bowed it, and shouted at a bush in the distance. Then, Yaruo whispered something to me, which made my face change drastically.
Very quickly, I passed my order to the members of the General Staff through the soldiers around me. Afterwards, the troops directly under the General Staff immediately began to slowly move to the periphery of the army.
At the same time, a person slowly stood up from the bushes where Yaruo's arrow pointed. He stood up quietly, waved his hand, threw the crossbow and dagger in his hand out, and then walked towards me leisurely.
"I never thought! I really didn't expect that there would be elves accompanying the army of the Kastark Empire. This general is so lucky, I really envy him!"
"Hmph, don't envy me. I really want to know what you want to do. Do you think that hundreds or thousands of mountain people can threaten our imperial soldiers? Or do you want me to help you bury the bodies of your entire village?" At the end, my face was also stern. Thinking about the consequences of being secretly surrounded and collectively attacked by thousands of hunters, I couldn't help but sing the empty city plan. Now, all I need is a little time to turn the situation around.
"No, no, no, how dare I, Musa, make things difficult for your troops? Look, your subordinates are pointing magic arrows at me. How can I threaten you? Those fellow villagers I brought with me just want to admire the style of the Kastark Empire Army. How dare they threaten your troops? Sir, retreat! As long as you don't pass through here, I can persuade the village chief to provide you with some help within my ability... For example, a small amount of food, wine and meat, etc...." With a little threat, the guy who called himself Musa looked at me confidently, as if I could only retreat according to his wishes.
"Mousha, I think you think too highly of yourself and your subordinates. I don't believe they can do anything to my soldiers. I may suffer heavy casualties, but I hope you understand that even if I only have half of my troops left, your village with less than 10,000 people cannot resist us. Now, immediately order your soldiers to retreat and make way for us. Otherwise, your soldiers will not have to return alive."
Delay, my goal now is to delay time. I have no confidence in the current situation. It's too close. If the other side attacks and we fight back, the loss we may suffer will be too great for me to bear.
The current situation was undoubtedly caused by the three villagers who were still standing in the middle of the road. They attracted our attention and made almost everyone's eyes turn to these three funny guys.
"Sir, you are wrong! We are not an army, and they are not my subordinates. We are the mountain people here, and we just hope that you and your army will not enter our village. For our small request, please understand...ah..."
As Musa explained, hundreds of single magic shields suddenly rose up, blocking half of the attack position of the archers dressed as hunters brought by Musa. Then, my subordinates immediately relied on the magic shield as a protective basis, quickly drew the bow and aimed the arrow back. As those mountain people must not have prepared a plan for dealing with such an emergency in advance, those archers were unable to react in time. For a moment, the host and guest positions were immediately reversed.
Looking at the stunned Musa, I finally smiled. I could finally have a peaceful conversation with this strange team. If they were enemies, I would eliminate them as soon as possible. If they were friends, I would have more cannon fodder to use.
"Sir Musa, I will give you two choices now: one, put down your weapons immediately, let us pass through here, and then be killed by the soldiers of the Mocast Empire chasing us. The other is to reveal your identity, and then cooperate with us to resist those damned East Continent troops."
"Why should I trust you? And are you so naive to think that I can be defeated so easily? If you look at your feet, I don't think you will be so confident..."
As he laughed indifferently, I couldn't help but look down at my feet. . . Damn, no wonder he was so confident, the hay under my horse's feet was covered with grease. Damn, in the end, it was still a lose-lose situation. If they set fire now, then my troops here will definitely be burned by the grease spread over a large area because of the narrow mountain road, and his hunters will definitely be killed directly by my troops who counterattack before their death. After all, they are all within our attack range. 8 longbows aiming at one, I think except for those masters, ordinary people can't escape from such an attack.
Just as Musa and I were staring at each other, with our eyes rolling around, a few birds chirped in the forest. Then, Musa's expression suddenly became strange.
"Our village chief wants you to go to the mountain... But you can't bring a large number of soldiers with you. You can only bring a few guards at most... I'm just passing on the message. It's none of your business whether you go or not!" After reluctantly saying something that made me confused, Musa immediately turned around and left, not even caring about the magic arrow that had been threatening him, as if the arrow was not aimed at him. Damn, what the hell is this
"Sir, our village chief and elders hope that you can visit our village. To show our sincerity, we will let our villagers leave first and send your army to a place you think is safe. You see..." Just when I was about to teach that guy a lesson, a thin young man came running down the mountain panting.
"I'm sorry, I don't think there will be any benefit in me following you to meet your village chief or something. I just want to pass through here and don't want to have anything to do with your village. If you don't have anything else important, then I think it's better not to do it!" Although I also long for a partner in a foreign land, now that the other party is the first to speak, I might as well put on a high profile, so that I can get some advantage in the future when we talk about anything.
"Well... Sir, our village chief said that as long as you can agree to cooperate with us, we can first provide your army with some supplies. I think your army has come from afar, and they must be short of food and arrows. If you can get supplements from us, I think it will definitely help your army's combat effectiveness..." Seeing that I was unmoved, the young man immediately threw out a bait.
"No need to waste time. You can cooperate, but you must meet my three conditions. First, I will build a temporary military camp here, and you must provide me with the corresponding supplies. Second, I will recruit some villagers from your village to join my army so that they can provide support for my troops in action. Third, I will purchase some conventional military supplies from your village, and I will also need you to help me solve the problem, and you must not refuse. If you agree to the above conditions, then we can talk again!" Although these conditions don't look very good, they are absolutely impossible for ordinary mountain villages. I put forward these conditions, and ultimately just wanted to test what this mountain village is like...
I cried, my computer is broken. I will try to reinstall the system tomorrow. I missed the appointment again (to be continued)