Mount and Blade Central Asia

Social 5 - Charm 73, Leadership 48, Trade 22

Intelligence 9 - Management 94, Medicine 73, Engineering 49]

In general, one can tell at a glance from these attributes that Li Rufeng is a wise general, but if he is given the right equipment and asked to solo the pirates, he should be able to do a good job, and he can barely get rid of the title of weakling.

Li Rufeng's Reconnaissance and Management skill levels had increased significantly compared to before, especially in Reconnaissance. He was surprised to realize that ordering his personal guards to conduct reconnaissance and highlight enemy units on the map would earn experience points for Reconnaissance...

This was Li Rufeng's next great experience-earning tool after forging! So, Li Rufeng ultimately invested his newly acquired expertise points in the Scouting skill, significantly increasing the multiplier of experience gained from it.

But there were also aspects that made Li Rufeng feel worried. For example, the speed at which he gained experience in his traditional strengths, charm skills and medical skills, had obviously decreased in the past period of time.

In the area of ​​charm, on the one hand, it may be because Li Rufeng has become familiar with the nobles under his command and cannot gain relevant experience points through daily greetings and exchanges. On the other hand, compared with the nobles of this era, Li Rufeng rarely holds banquets and visits friends.

In Parisa's words, he was so busy every day that he didn't look like a nobleman at all... Even her grandfather, the great conqueror Timur, only worked for five or six hours a day at most, and spent the rest of the time drinking or sleeping with women. He lived a very carefree life.

The only person in Parisa's memory who could achieve what Li Rufeng had was his brother Khalil, but at that time, Khalil, like Parisa, was still an heir and had to plunge into the ocean of learning.

Moreover, their father, Maharaja Miransha, had just been sentenced by Timur to a punishment similar to "deprivation of political rights for life", so Khalil had to bite the bullet and take over his father's responsibilities as a teenager, so it was not normal.

"You will probably become a very great ruler, right?" Parisa said so with emotion at the time, so Li Rufeng felt that he might be too dedicated and planned to relax more in the days to come.

As for his medical skills, the only reason was that Li Ruofeng had treated too few patients during this period. For a lord of a new force, he really did not have enough energy to treat patients like an ordinary doctor.

But Li Rufeng still had to reflect on his own laxity. He had clearly established a hospital, but he did not go to the hospital regularly to teach the apprentices in the medical field as agreed.

Isabella was probably too embarrassed to open her mouth and urge him. In Li Rufeng's impression, that woman always had a sense of gratitude towards him, and only wanted to silently give in...

Li Rufeng took a quick look at the proficiency levels of his various skills and found that his one-handed weapon skills, archery skills, riding skills, tactical skills, charm skills, and leadership skills were all not far from obtaining new expertise.

Although the charm skill was only two levels behind, Li Rufeng couldn't find a suitable way to gain enough experience points for the time being. Maybe he could capture a few more Black Sheep officers and nobles on the battlefield and then release them?

Li Rufeng vaguely remembered that in the original game of Mount & Blade, this kind of behavior could be used to gain charm skill experience points.

As for command skills, it is relatively easier to gain experience points. As long as he maintains control over the army, he can gain dozens or even hundreds of experience points for command skills almost every day.

At this rate, Li Rufeng will be able to upgrade his command skill to level 50 within the next week or two, obtain a specialty, and increase the number of his personal guards.

As Li Rufeng's power grew, his need for personal guards also increased. Thinking of this, Li Rufeng glanced at Bardock's former husband, thinking that he would have to make this centurion suffer a little longer...

Oh, there are also tactical skills. Li Rufeng will gain experience points for tactical skills as he continues to command the army in battle. It’s a win-win situation, and Bardock’s hard work will not be in vain!

As for the three items of one-handed weapon skills, bow and arrow skills, and riding skills, Li Rufeng could find a way to level them up as quickly as possible, so -

"You said that you suddenly had a new breakthrough and wanted to practice with me?" The expression on Haishar's face was indescribably wonderful, as if he was looking at a talking wooden man.

In terms of personal strength, this is roughly the image of Li Rufeng in Haishaer's mind.

"Yes, I just had some insights on the battlefield, and I want to try my luck with you." Li Rufeng took over the conversation shamelessly, with a natural expression, as if he, at his level, should have practiced with a tough guy like Haishar.

"Why don't you find Her Highness Parisa? She is capable enough to help you gain enlightenment." Brother Mengjiang made his last struggle, obviously unwilling to play with the "child".

"It takes at least half a day to ride from Aleppo to Urfa, and you'll be exposed to the wind and sun..." Li Rufeng put on an expression that said, "You know what I mean," and tried to fool the general. "Besides, isn't your horse fast?"

Finally, Haishaer could only sigh and frown as he looked at the saber in Li Rufeng's hand. "Haven't you been practicing two-handed swordsmanship? It's best for a novice like you not to change weapons mid-study. Master one weapon thoroughly first."

"That's why I said, isn't this an epiphany he gained on the battlefield..." Li Rufeng looked at the saber in his hand. He borrowed this saber from his personal guard.

"Forget it, just attack casually." Haishaer didn't want to argue with Li Rufeng about this. He also borrowed a saber from Li Rufeng's personal guard and casually took a stance. "Begin."

Li Rufeng picked up the knife and started slashing without saying a word, which made Haishaer frown deeper and deeper.

Obviously, in Haishar's eyes, Li Rufeng's saber was only slightly better than that of a peasant who was using weapons for the first time. If he was not careful, he might even hurt his wrist if it hit the armor.

"Stop!" Haishaer used the back of his saber to directly knock Li Rufeng's weapon away. "Are you sure you asked me to come here just to practice swordsmanship? Nothing else?"

Li Rufeng looked at his one-handed weapon proficiency experience bar which had just increased a little, and nodded in confirmation without hesitation.

Haishaer looked at Li Rufeng suspiciously. He had always known that Li Rufeng had many secrets, but this matter seemed like a drunken madness...

But in the end, the kind-hearted and brave brother still had the fearless spirit of being here, and served as a wooden dummy for Master Li for a whole day and a half. Li Rufeng broke two swords before he finally raised his one-handed weapon proficiency level to 25.

The two feat choices given by the One-Handed Weapon Proficiency Level 25 were also worthy of Li Rufeng's efforts -

[Shield Strike: (Individual) Shield strike deals 50% more damage and the enemy's stiffness lasts longer. (Captain) Infantry in the shield wall formation receives -4% melee damage.]

[Tangled Grip: (Individual) Your one-handed weapon handling ability increases by 20, (Captain) The one-handed weapon proficiency of the soldiers in your formation increases by 30]

Li Rufeng is already very familiar with the attribute of improving weapon controllability. He has chosen this attribute in the fields of two-handed weapons, bow and arrow skills, and even riding skills, and has personally experienced the benefits of it.

The attribute of controllability seemed to be directly added to the talent, making people become more proficient in this type of skill than before, so Li Rufeng finally gave up the magical skill of increasing the shield strike stiffness time and planned to make up for it in talent.

After all, even if the talent for improving one-handed weapon skills is added to him, the feedback effect, the improved wrist flexibility, reaction speed, etc., are also reflected when using other weapons, which can be regarded as taking advantage of the loopholes in the system.

Moreover, the attribute of the one-handed weapon skill level +30 of his soldiers is enough to greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of Li Rufeng's personal guards. The most commonly used weapons by these Mongols on the battlefield are bows and arrows and one-handed weapons.

Both sabers and short-handled warhammers are classified as one-handed weapons and are very versatile for cavalry.

"Another round?" After obtaining his expertise, Li Rufeng, who was used to being a weak opponent, stood in front of Haishar again and challenged the powerful brother with a smile.

Haishaer just felt a headache coming on. Anyone who was treated like a wooden dummy and hacked at like this for two days would get a headache. The clanging sound was like hammering iron.

But in the end, Haishaer still couldn't persuade Li Rufeng, so he had to borrow another weapon and stand in front of him: "If you make a mistake this time, I will teach you a lesson."

"There's no point in talking any more, let's attack!" Li Rufeng rushed forward excitedly, and then saw with satisfaction that a puzzled expression appeared on the face of the brother Mengjiang.

"You have improved compared to before." Brother Mengjiang, an honest man, frowned and acknowledged Li Rufeng's progress. He was a master in using a knife, and he could tell at a glance whether a person's level had improved.

But Li Rufeng's way of improvement was too unreasonable. When they were practicing a few hours ago, Li Rufeng had no rhythm and his way of exerting force was far from good. But suddenly he got it.

"I've already told you, I've gained some insights on the battlefield. This is called enlightenment." Master Li pointed to his eyes and then to his brother, the brave general. "Don't underestimate me!"

Chapter 470: Playing with Your Cards

Li Rufeng estimated that he would not be able to achieve the feat of being invincible alone and fighting against a hundred or even a thousand enemies like he did in the game in his previous life. After all, there were monsters like Haishar in this world.

Moreover, according to the oral accounts of the Black Sheep People, the Grand Prince Milansha who was beheaded outside the city of Tabriz was also as powerful as a devil, so Li Rufeng's main purpose of gaining experience was to obtain expertise and strengthen his army.

Another good news is that thanks to the improvement of the command skill and charm skill levels, the upper limit of Li Rufeng's personal guards has also been increased. The number of personal guards recognized by the system in the troop interface of Master Li has now reached 102.

Li Rufeng can no longer remember what factors determined the upper limit of the army in the original Mount & Blade game, because what left a deep impression on him was the first Mount & Blade, that "mini-game" that was originally only 56mb in size.

That version of the Mount & Blade system was so simple that it could even be called crude, but after crossing over, the system gave him a relatively complex and seemingly more reasonable second-generation system. To be honest, after experiencing the ravages of the primitive environment for nearly four years, Master Li had almost forgotten how to calculate some values ​​​​of the original second-generation system.

But first of all, it is certain that no matter how you calculate it, according to Li Rufeng's current skill level, the number of his personal guards should not be only this few. He seriously suspects that the number of his personal guards has been deducted by the system.

However, considering that in the real world, the troop system granted by this golden finger is far more meaningful than in the game, Master Li can still accept all of this. After all, with the strategic map, if he is really given 500 personal guards, he will dare to punch Constantinople and kick Jerusalem tomorrow, and realize the dreams of the Muslim world and Christ at the same time!

After giving Brother Mengjiang a little system shock, Li Rufeng began to think about how to further utilize his advantages.

The strategic map perspective changed everything. He originally wanted to advance steadily and erode the land of the Black Sheep people step by step. At this time, many ethnic groups in this land have not yet awakened the so-called national consciousness. Many times, war is really like those map coloring games. You actually occupy this land, and the human resources and financial resources attached to this land belong to you.

Because of the notoriety of the great conqueror Timur, the power represented by Li Rufeng actually represents the orthodox rule in this land...

So Li Rufeng felt that he could take bigger steps and be bolder, for example... first take down his allies in the north, and directly pull the Aries people into his own camp, turning them from vassals into direct rule?

Anyway, the Aries King's reputation in the Aries tribe has been damaged again and again because of a series of strategic concessions he made before. If I take the opportunity to help him lift the siege of Diyarbakir, it would be reasonable to ask him to continue to fulfill his oath to the Great Conqueror, right?

After all, Li Rufeng's current identity is that he can become the grandson-in-law of the great conqueror Timur at any time. And for well-known reasons, in the territory of Timurid Khanate, the son-in-law has a special status and he has the right of inheritance.

"Haishaer, I need your help. Those dark wizards are interfering in this war." Li Rufeng certainly didn't summon Brother Mengjiang from Aleppo just to gain experience.

He told Haishaer about his suspicions, and the brave brother fell into a long period of thought.

The Eagles of Order have a long tradition of seclusion. They refuse to intervene in worldly disputes and focus on dealing with those who abuse the power of miracles or the heretics who believe in the Four Winds God. However, during this period, the knights and scholars led by Haishar focused on restoring the organizational structure.

Several knights were looking for apprentices who met their requirements through their own channels. Even Master Ahmed, who invented the panacea, found a child from the school founded by Li Rufeng and brought him with him to teach him.

Perhaps because of the shadow left by Ali, Master Ahmed did not directly announce that the child would become his new apprentice. He needed to observe him more.

In exchange, the Knights of the Eagle of Order would occasionally serve as instructors in Li Rufeng's army to teach him some tricks on the battlefield, but because the two sides had different battle styles, it could only be said to be better than nothing.

To give a simple example, if Li Rufeng wanted to train soldiers according to the standards of the Eagle of Order, he would probably need to disband all his troops and spend five to ten years to finally obtain two hundred-man-sized knight squadrons...

Moreover, he could not guarantee whether the level of these knights could reach that of the brave general.

On the contrary, Master Ahmed now works part-time as a professor at Aleppo College, helping Li Rufeng and Bater a lot. Although he only teaches two classes a week, every time he goes to class, both students and teachers in the college will be present to listen.

"I can't intervene in the war between you, but I will hunt down those dark wizards alone as the Knight of the Eagle of Order." As an old friend of Li Rufeng, Haishar knew Li Rufeng too well. He knew that if he relaxed his mouth a little, he might end up in trouble.

But they both knew that the Black Sheep were indeed having an affair with those dark wizards, and those dark wizards were obviously followers of the Azure Wind, as Azadirim had proven.

"We are at war, are you sure you want to act alone?" Li Rufeng may never forget the scene of his first encounter with the brave general, but at that time Haishar had to deal with only a small team.

Now on the battlefield, the Black Sheep often act in units of a hundred or a thousand men.

"Think more about yourself. Those Black Sheep people aren't that easy to deal with. The Black Sheep King's elite troops are probably still on the eastern front." Haishar smiled and took one last look at the scimitar in Li Rufeng's hand. "But I sincerely hope you can become the next conqueror. You've done well in Aleppo."

"That's not great. What I want to do hasn't even started yet." Li Rufeng also smiled. He could clearly feel that after he became the leader of a faction, Haishar was deliberately distancing himself from him.

They are no longer "friends" who can talk and drink together all night long.

Seeing Haishar leave so casually, Li Rufeng actually wanted to stop him and ask him if they knew that their "colleagues" from the mysterious East were active in Aleppo?

Just by looking at the Jinyiwei's appearance and disappearance without a trace, Li Rufeng felt that the group of people must be related to the miraculous power that the old shaman mentioned.

Otherwise, the timeliness of intelligence brought about by the long distance alone would be enough for the Jinyiwei organization to abandon this attempt to deploy overseas, because doing so would be completely meaningless.

But since Li Rufeng had a trick to solve the communication problem, and the Black Sheep people also had a trick to solve the communication problem, it made no sense that the Ming Dynasty, the "orthodox" successor to the Mongol Empire, would not have such a trick.

As Haishar left, Hadanerba, the hero who was sent by Li Rufeng to attack the Black Sheep People at night, also returned with the news of victory.

In order to bypass the retreating thousand-man team of the Black Sheep People, Li Rufeng had to command Hadanerba and his men to make a big circle remotely before they could return safely. Of course, this also wasted nearly a day.

This also led to the fact that both sides were now playing with their cards openly. Li Rufeng knew that the Black Sheep had a way to obtain the battlefield situation in real time during the day, and the Black Sheep also knew that Li Rufeng could do the same thing.

What follows is a head-on war. After all, compared to Urfa Castle, the terrain of Mardin City is better and it is high above the ground. If Li Rufeng wants to attack the city with only eight cannons, he will probably be hit by the Black Sheep cavalry and fail.

As Hadanerba returned with honors, Li Rufeng's most valued officer Badak fell into great doubt.

It was obvious that Captain Badakh had no idea how Li Rufeng had managed to do this. Furthermore, during a subsequent review, Badakh discovered that Hadan Erba and his men had attacked the Black Sheep at the location Li Rufeng had casually pointed out, following the tactics he had given them.

Chapter 471 The Strong Create Advantages

"Start learning from me. I'll tell you what I say, and you'll follow my lead." Hiltberg looked at the nervous Hoefelson and handed him a copper cup filled with wine. "My expectations of you are not high. You just need to memorize a few words, and you'll be able to become a noble lord in the future."

"Who are you? How did you do all this?" Hefferson drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and his nervousness was temporarily suppressed by the anesthetic effect brought by the alcohol.

But the doubts in his heart were about to overflow. A few days ago, a hunter came to his door and told him that an adult wanted to talk to him and redeem his warhorse. He didn't expect the plot to unfold like this.

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that I helped you kill a knight and even devised a plan for you to take his place." Hiltberg took the wine glass back from Hefferson. "I think the first lesson of being a noble is to never drink something handed to you lightly."

"Caius was poisoned to death. I put the poison in this wine glass." Seeing that Hefferson had no reaction, Hiltberg added a sentence to make him more impressed.

"Cough! Cough cough! Ugh!" Heferson's face changed immediately and he wanted to vomit out the wine he had just drunk.

"Alright, the cup has been cleaned." Hiltberg patted him on the back. "Don't worry too much. Such poisoning rarely happens among these rural nobles."

Heferson heard it clearly this time. He could even hear the disgust in the other party's tone between the lines. At this moment, the clever bandit leader suddenly realized that the person behind him was definitely someone he could not afford to offend.

At the same time, he also remembered Barris's evaluation of his sword - although there were no gems, it was definitely not something that an ordinary mercenary could afford.

"What do you want me to do, sir?" Heferson remembered the other party's agile skills and knew that he was no match for him alone, so he simply calmed down and asked directly.

Anyway, people like him have already seen through life and death.

"I told you I want you to be the new lord of this land." Hiltberg sat back on the other side of the table and said with a smile, "Caius has no descendants. His wife has been dead for several years. He did have two mistresses, but I've dealt with them all. I guess there will be a few heirs from collateral lines by then, but you don't have to worry..."

When Hefferson heard Hiltberg's nonchalant tone say, "I've taken care of it, you don't have to worry about it," he couldn't help but shudder.

"Caius doesn't have any background. He made his fortune through military exploits, but the viscount who knighted him is dead. The current successor is the viscount's son. The two parties are not familiar with each other, so you can definitely become Caius's heir. You are his illegitimate son." Hiltberg arranged a new identity for Hefferson.

"What! I'm his illegitimate child! Impossible! I wish I could skin him alive and eat him alive!" Hefferson's eyes widened immediately, and he uttered a bunch of vulgar local curse words that were beyond Hiltberg's vocabulary.

"Very good, keep up the momentum. This is very common among illegitimate children, and many people have put it into action." Hiltberg applauded, seeming very satisfied with Hefferson's performance.

"It's very common? Is there anyone who really does this?" Hefferson was choked by Hiltberg's words.

"Yes, if you want to listen, I can talk to you all day and night, but you don't know those people, and those names are meaningless to you. But most nobles don't talk about such things. They only do it, but you only talk about it." Hiltberg shrugged. Things went more smoothly than he expected.

The Armenian aristocracy suffered a devastating blow from the great conqueror Timur, so that no effective supervisory system was formed at all, and most inheritance methods were completed through primitive and bloody blood duels.

Hiltberg was very sure that this kind of trick of replacing one thing with another was not the first time it happened in this land. He even suspected that there was something wrong with Caius's knight title.

"Okay, what should I do?" Faced with wealth and power, Hefferson hesitated for only a minute before deciding to listen to the man in front of him.

"Very good, now that we have reached an agreement, the first thing you have to do is return all my things, especially my horse. You'd better take good care of it as I told you, otherwise you'll have to be careful with every sip of water you drink in the future." Hiltberg made a joke, but it was obvious that the joke was not successful. Hefferson was almost scared to death.

"Now start reading after me..." Hiltberg taught Hefferson everything he needed to know about Caius, sentence by sentence.

Hefelson repeated it awkwardly. He wasn't sure if it would actually work, but Hiltberg's relaxed expression gave him great confidence.

"What if they don't believe me then?" Heffelsen asked the question that concerned him most, but Hiltberg's words made him feel more at ease.

"Those must be people who came here to listen but couldn't understand what we were saying. When the time comes, just ask your old friends to find a suitable place in the forest and bury them," Hiltberg said.

"I understand, I understand everything!" Hefferson clapped his hands, as if he had mastered the new rules of the game.

Hiltberg curled his lips and finally shrugged his shoulders. He felt that mastering such a set of rules would allow him to understand everything in such a remote place.