Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 316 The Whisperer 3
In any case, Jiang Yu/Rorschach, who led away and assisted in defeating these Avar cavalry, was also entrusted by these Corsican volunteers as the temporary leader leading the way.In fact, it was Podos, who was thick and strong in appearance, who first proposed this suggestion.

His reason is also very simple. He was just a person from the Eastern (Roman) Empire who was temporarily hired as a militia instructor when he passed by Corsica by boat.And Thiago is mainly from the Saracens, and the private swordsmanship coaches on the border of the Cordoba Dynasty are not from the army of the kingdom.

It's fine to lead people to resist one or two desperately in a short period of time, but they really lack the experience and experience of the army; they are also at a loss or have no clue about the way to flee away from the defeated land.He even pulled Thiago and used his big fists to "persuade" them one by one.

So Jiang Tian, ​​who set off again, had 67 unreliable temporary subordinates in addition to mounts and weapons and dry food; only half of them came from the remnants of the Corsican volunteers, and the rest were after the defeat of the new legion hastily organized by the kingdom. , Encountered and gathered defeated soldiers one after another.

Among them are the native places of seven or eight provinces. In addition to the members of the militia organized spontaneously by the provinces; there are not only the soldiers of the Royal Army who were demobilized, but also the special committee recruits from the capital Seine, as well as the local volunteers who joined the province halfway. ...

The occupations before joining the army are even more varied, from cobbler apprentices, small traders, tavern clerks, miners, farmers exiled by disasters, to laborers in the capital's royal workshops and state-owned military factories.In contrast, it was Geng Miao Zhenggenhong, the adjutant of the Fifth Regiment, Jiang Tian, ​​who was born in the overseas army.

Before that, they had gathered more than a hundred people on the edge of the battlefield, and collected a batch of vehicles and horses, weapons and food; however, because some people stopped in the middle because of greed, they searched for some abandoned property; in the end, Avar Human rangers spotted and stared.

They chased and harassed them all the way, and lost half of the people. Even the original leader, a senior non-commissioned officer, was seriously injured and died. Only these two stood up again and barely unified the internal opinions; Che Lei thought he would fight on the spot...

Of course, with the memory and experience of "myself" as a guarantee, Jiang Tian is a stunt and does not believe that this kind of tactic of fighting against cavalry with car forts can be understood by a mere militia instructor.It is more like North Africa or the East, the style bordering those nomadic khanates and tribal regimes.

Thiago's sharp battle swordsmanship is not like an ordinary noble's swordsmanship coach.However, whether it is Polis, Thiago, or Jiang Tian himself, everyone obviously has their own secrets. Under the relatively consistent position of self-preservation and survival, the boss will not laugh at the second child.

After all, the ruling council in power in the capital hastily mobilized the elite of the overseas corps, and the main force of the new corps formed has already been defeated again.The subsequent invasion of various foreign armies is no longer something that my small team can face and bear.

Despite this, Jiang Tian tried his best to use the three-fire style when he took office as a new official. For these miscellaneous cards, he conducted a temporary investigation and reorganization; in order to improve the speed of reaction when running and encountering enemies.Among the 67 people, at least eleven were burdened with injuries of varying degrees.

Therefore, after capturing half of the mounts and carts of the Avar cavalry, Jiang Tian did not give up on them, but concentrated and repaired the flat carts, and tied them up like a pile of bacon; It is convenient to throw it down and run away anytime, anywhere...

Then, among the remaining 56 people; there is also a young novice beggar monk who passed by and was arrested; two part-time custom washerwomen; belong to non-combatants.Therefore, the former buried the dead hastily, and after the requiem mass, he directly returned to Jiang Tian's subordinates.

Serves as a portable recording and accounting role.Two thick-waisted washerwomen were assigned to look after the wounded on the cart, feeding them water and changing their bandages.The remaining 54 fighters were removed from the eight thinnest and weakest fighters and formed into the third team.

That is, the labor responsible for pulling livestock and carts, and the final reserve team.The second team has the largest number of members, including all members of melee/hand-to-hand weapons, with a total of 37 people; it is divided into two groups of long weapons and short weapons, with Podos and Thiago as the leading sergeants respectively.

In the end, there were nine soldiers with long-range weapons. They had two short hand crossbows, three standard military crossbows, one fire door gun, and three matchlock guns; those who lacked protection were also programmed to directly obey orders. Jiang Tian himself is also the first group responsible for support and suppression.

The several cart animals originally owned by the team were either discarded due to injuries and lost their mobility; or almost all of them were shot to death by the Avar cavalry in the chaotic battle.But fortunately, more than a dozen horses from the Avars were captured, along with the pack horses with five carts.

So, after a short slaughter and decomposition, those injured and dead livestock; and under the demonstration and guidance of Jiang Tian, ​​while filling all the containers with blood, cut off the thick shoulders, legs, and backs; finally became It is a strip of meat that is worn on the back of the horse and on the railing with a wooden stick.

Then, with the dust stuck to it during the running, as well as the continuous sun exposure and wind blowing, it will soon be dehydrated, blackened and hardened.And this is an emergency on-site food preservation technology that Jiang Tian learned from the Maasai tribe in Africa where he stayed briefly.

Then, looking at the polished sword blade on the saddle, it reflected Jiang Tian's black hair and black eyes.However, whether it is Podos, Thiago, or those Corsican volunteers, they all turn a blind eye to this.This again involves a period of history hundreds of years ago in memory.

That is to say, the Isaurian dynasty, Constantine V and Leo IV, who revived the Eastern Roman Empire back then, with the help of the Seres from the sea, finally defeated the After Charlemagne of the mainland, many lands were also donated as rewards.

In addition, Seris merchants have been active for a long time, and have established many trading posts and strongholds from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean coast.Therefore, even the countries that go deep into the hinterland of the Western Continent still have these bloodline descendants from the extremely distant eastern dynasties, living among many kingdoms and city-states.

And the best among them ruled from Mesopotamia to the east coast of the Mediterranean; from northern India to the south coast of the Caspian Sea, across the vast area between the Arabian Peninsula and the coast of East Africa; The people of all ethnic groups are honored as the new generation of King of Kings.

Therefore, even the descendants of Saint Laurent, or the dynasties of Eastern Rome and Western Rome, have also been integrated into the blood of the Sires.In a sense, they are the same as the ancient Roman race with black hair and black eyes, and they are called the descendants of silver/people of silk.

Therefore, the military establishment and titles of the continental countries have also evolved into three types of systems and specifications.The first type is the retro-style Roman legionary title, modeled on the Western (Roman) Empire; the second type is the eastern-style military system, and the third type is an evolutionary hybrid.

Until the mutation that once spread across the entire continent, this kind of communication was interrupted for several generations.Jiang Tian was silently reminiscing about the memory fragments fused in this body; a trainee monk named Andrew, with a face full of pimples, suddenly came over:
"Sir... long... officer, those Avar rangers are following up again. Sergeant Thiago is watching, Sergeant Podos asked you, do you want to try to expel it?"

"Oh..." Jiang Tian, ​​who was riding on the horse, couldn't help swallowing, the horse meat strips and blood clots in his mouth that had been chewed without any fishy smell; he nodded and asked: "Then see how many people there are? Three , five, or ten?"

"Not many, I only saw two scouts, I don't know if there are more sneaking behind." Afterwards, the bald man Podos said in a rough voice while rubbing the sweat on his forehead : "There is no way to let them follow like this all the time, it may attract more at any time."

"Is there only two cavalry?" Jiang Tian suddenly spit out a piece of chewable flesh when he heard the words, and said involuntarily: "Then you guard the team and don't stop, let me go to see the enemy's situation first."

The next moment, under the sideways glances and discussions of the soldiers on the left and right, he galloped out with a gun on his left and a long knife on his right; before the stunned Podos could speak, and Thiago rushed out Come over to dissuade him, he has already kicked the dust and disappeared behind a clump of trees.

Not long after, there was a sudden faint and shrill cry from the side of the mound behind the team, as well as the crisp sound of firecrackers shooting out.But in the team that was slowly advancing, people became more and more fluctuating and noisy, even for Podos and Thiago's companions.

As for the wounded who were fixed on the cart, amidst the moaning and sighing, some began to cry; because it was the first time they met, and they were willing to carry their wounded and burdened officers; but they were afraid of losing After this officer, he was abandoned again.

However, just as Podos was staring fiercely and wishing to curl up, the temporary recorder, Brother Andrew, made him meditate in his heart: Lord Almighty, this is not my fault, this is the officer's fault. Choice; impulsiveness is a sin; blinds the mind...

"Everyone..." Faced with the torment of waiting for this moment, the bald Han Podos finally couldn't help but stood on a carriage and said, "Why don't we send someone to look back...".However, before he finished speaking, all the voices suddenly disappeared.

Because, everyone's eyes have bypassed him and gathered in the direction behind him.Immediately, Podos couldn't help turning his head, but saw a familiar figure on the mound in the distance, leading several horses, trotting down at a fast trot.

"Well, I'm back." Jiang Tian drove straight into the team vying to avoid him, and said lightly to Podos, who was standing dumbfounded on the carriage, "It's your misreading, in fact, there are four riders divided into two groups. , watching us in turn..."

Only then did someone notice that, apart from the blood-stained horses, there seemed to be no blood stains on his one-piece leather jacket and chain vest.Involuntarily, he lost his voice in an uproar, and the quantum unit in Jiang Tian's field of vision also changed to "0.012."

(End of this chapter)