Chapter 6 Chapter 4 Battle of the Plains

When accidents branch the direction of history, many things can no longer be explained by common sense, and the god of fate is going to play a big joke on the world. Having solved the potential threat of the Black Hawk, I began to look forward to good luck in the coming year.The new year's spring has come quietly, but the goblins in Quankesen can't feel the tenderness of spring. The winter blizzard still hasn't receded, and it is raging in every goblin's heart. Humans once put us on a par with rats because goblins are fertile.Those who died of disease, battle, starvation, and freezing under harsh conditions almost offset the births, but everything changed after the arrival of the Black Hawk.The black eagle let us take a shower, and those who got the gold coins started to laugh at those who didn't get the gold coins.Although the black eagle would no longer have gold coins after death, it was impossible to change the habit that had been maintained for two years. Those who took a bath began to laugh at those who did not take a bath.In order to make up for being ridiculed, those who haven't bathed will take a shower, and then laugh at others who haven't bathed.Maybe because of the bath, there are fewer sick goblins.

Bathing is just one change, another change is our housing.The Black Hawk brought us the house of masonry, with the structure that humans call a hearth.Compared with the previous houses made of wood and grass, it is obviously much warmer. In winter, we can start a fire in the house without worrying about the whole house being ignited.At that time, the black eagle directed us to build it. Now, it is not difficult for us goblins to repeat the single action in the past. In a very short period of time, the number of Kosen goblins was no longer the original five or six hundred, and the number of three thousand was the most conservative estimate at that time.Because of the right to collect taxes, we have not suffered casualties for a long time, and counting those young compatriots who can barely be called soldiers, the number of soldiers has reached an unprecedented three hundred.

The increase in the number of goblins has also brought trouble. The method of dividing the food and money equally according to the original portion is simply not feasible. There are complaints, but something is better than nothing. Looking at the dwindling wallets in the house, my heart aches. How can I get the most money in the shortest time?Gambling is the only thing I can think of, after all, Black Hawk used it to master all the goblins in Corson.In fact, without the Black Hawk, gambling is still popular, but no matter if I win or lose, the money will not go to my purse. At that time, I couldn't figure out why gambling was still gambling, goblins were still goblins, but the money didn't arrive in my bag?What went wrong?All I was racking my brains at the time was taxing. If you can tax human missions, why can't you tax gambling winners?

What could be happier than watching a guy who takes your money get unlucky when the tax decision comes out with the support of a majority of your fellow citizens?Every time the tax soldiers showed up, there was laughter, but soon no goblins gambled anymore, and what was taken away was far more than they won, because the tax soldiers took the total half. Soon all my countrymen turned against me, because the tax was too high, don't expect a goblin to set a reasonable tax rate.It would be less fun if I didn't gamble, and if I couldn't keep them happy, I'd probably be hanged.So I got rid of the tax and played the game myself, and since I started the game, the money has been pouring into my pocket, and after a few nights, I finally remembered that it used to be Blackhawk who was the dealer.

Money matters are temporarily resolved, but that's not a long-term solution.The system of equal distribution must be changed. Of course, I didn’t realize that at the time. I only vaguely knew that if the distribution continued, one day I would be hanged.I don't want to die or lose my gold, Black Hawk has set a good example for me, if Black Hawk can control the goblins, then I just have to follow suit.But the end of the Black Hawk was not very good. If one day those compatriots who owe money don’t want to pay back the money, maybe they will find an excuse to kill me too. After thinking about it, my head started to hurt, but I just vaguely felt that there must be a way to solve it.

The lack of food is not the worst. After all, spring is here, so is summer still far away?As long as it's summer, can goblins still have nothing to eat?The real trouble is that caravans have become scarce since late spring, which not only makes it difficult for us to buy enough food with money, but also makes our right to collect taxes meaningless. The reduction of caravans makes us aware of the danger. If the rabbits hide in groups, it can only prove one thing - the wolf is coming.Although my compatriots looked the same as usual, yawning and squinting while standing guard, they were secretly on guard.

When the food rations dwindled, even gold coins could not keep my countrymen in peace, I saw malicious looks wherever I went, and the cheers for the lord were not so enthusiastic. In April of that year, the wolf finally came. Human sent envoys to send a declaration of war. When we received the declaration of war, we turned the human envoys into meat skewers. We have no concept of not killing the envoys. Humans care too much about face. The human lord of Vitina City thinks that if they still use sneak attacks on a group of goblins, they will definitely be ridiculed even if they win.Human stupidity gives us plenty of time.If humans used sneak attacks at that time, I would not have the opportunity to recall peacefully.

Humanity's declaration of war is a crisis for the goblins living in Corson, but for me, war immediately relieves the pressure of lack of food and money.The reason why the humans in Vitina City planned to wipe us out that year was because their human lords were worried that there would be a second Black Hawk. After all, Corson was a dagger inserted into the trade route. Shortly after the declaration of war, the war started, and the interesting thing is that neither we nor humans know the strength of the other side.I mobilized all the goblins who can become soldiers, whether male or female, as long as they can hold a long gun, they will go to the battlefield.

When we set off from the Corson camp, I found that what was behind me was so magnificent.Apart from those who stayed to guard the property, about 800 compatriots followed behind me.At that time, my impression of humans was weak, because in the first confrontation with humans, their incompetence impressed me too deeply. That wrong thought made me decide to leave the forest.Together with the ogres, we set up a formation on a plain outside Corson. I am convinced that we will be able to scare humans back like last time.When the human armies reached the plain, we were all amazed at the strength of each other.

The humans came only with cavalry, but there were as many as 200 of them. The human lord of Vitina City stood at the front to show his bravery.I found out afterward that the human lords of Vitina City accelerated their march in order not to make the goblins laugh at waiting for Lord Vitina to go to the decisive battle, which caused 400 infantry to fail to keep up. In front of so many cavalry, the goblins will surely retreat like a tide. Humans' underestimation of the enemy and face problems saved the goblins. If all the troops in Vitina City are fully assembled, I can guarantee that none of the goblins will leave alive.

In the face of those tall creatures, I found that my fellow man had shown a benevolent desire.I took a look at the horses. Not only did they have four legs, but they were also longer than us. If they ran, they would definitely die, just like the last time the ogre chased the human infantry.If we run away, humans will definitely surround the camp. If humans surround the camp, there will be no right to collect taxes. If there is no right to collect taxes, then there will be no gold coins. If there are no gold coins, then I will be hanged. Thinking of this, I couldn't help touching my neck, and I looked at my compatriots and human cavalry again. Obviously, we have an advantage in comparing numbers. "Mercy, hang in the air, with ropes." I began to shout to my troops, but death didn't seem to be enough to stop them from fleeing. "Be merciful, seize, gold coins, house, bed, food, his." Obviously, property can help them overcome fear. No goblin wants their things to become other goblins. If they don't have property, they will not only be ridiculed, but also I will starve to death, even if I, the lord, die, but other goblins will faithfully carry out this order. The tall creatures raised their front hooves and neighed. In the dust, they seemed to grow taller, and the humans began to charge.I hastily waved my hand, and all the bone musical instruments rang like last time, and all kinds of weird and noisy sounds appeared again. Even so, the sounds from those tall creatures were still transmitted clearly, if there were no bones Make an instrument, those sounds must be louder than thunder, even I myself must turn to show mercy. When the human cavalry rushed over, the goblins in the front had already sat on the ground, and they all shrank behind the iron shields, which had spikes on them.The goblins in the second row waited with crossbows in hand.When the human beings entered the range, Arrow Rain knocked down the frontmost shooter to the ground.After shooting, they quickly hung the empty crossbows on their back waists, those in the third row immediately passed the loaded crossbows to those in front, and those in the back of the third row passed their long guns up one by one. After the second round of shooting, at least forty human cavalry fell down. When those cavalry rushed to the front, our spears were already set up.Those tall creatures were running too fast, and they couldn't stop when they found the spears. The impact was very powerful. If the goblins in the rows behind were not close together, our defense line would have been torn apart.At the same time as those cavalrymen were shot, the spears in their hands also pierced some of the goblins' bodies. Before the stabbed compatriots had time to confirm whether they were alive or dead, they were pushed down by those behind, and the goblins who squeezed into the front line died crying. Hold on tight to the gun. On that day, human beings seemed to be crazy. They seemed to be unable to see death, and they stepped directly on the corpses of their predecessors and continued to attack the same place. In the end, a gap was torn in our defense line.There are about 80 to 90 remaining human cavalry, and no amount of spears seems to be able to stop them. Fortunately, there are ogres behind us. It played a key role, no matter whether those short guns hit the target or not, it doesn't matter if they accidentally kill the goblin, as long as they block the gap.But despite the help of ogres, our defenses are still crumbling. Those wounded humans without mounts swung their swords and cut off the spears that stabbed them. Come. In the end, there were no human beings on horseback, but our entire defense line collapsed completely. Facing fifty or sixty human beings wielding swords, we kept retreating in hundreds of people. The only thing that didn’t let us go was The reason for the merciful footsteps is property.There is a saying among the goblins, translated into human words: "A goblin can have no head, but it must not be without property." Therefore, no goblin wants to be the first unlucky ghost whose property is confiscated. "Mercy, no, go, go!" Seeing that I was about to fail, I jumped off the donkey and kept jumping, but the ogres smiled at each other, and then one of them picked me up and charged forward.In the eyes of the majority of goblins, their lords rarely lead the way, and they are more heroic than any previous lord.In fact, it was because the ogres misunderstood what I meant. I asked them to protect me, and I gave them a lot of meat. When the smell of blood became stronger, the ogres couldn't help drooling , They don't care about the fifty or sixty wounded humans. The head ogre's big stick easily crushed the head of the first person, and the compatriots behind him couldn't wait to smash the human body with the corpses on the ground. Moving forward, they sneaked up on the humans with spears from time to time within a safe distance.In the face of the ogre's strange power, human shields are useless, and they are often thrown out together with their shields. "War, win, gold coins, those owed to the lord, will not be collected." Being held under the arm of an ogre is not a good feeling, maybe I will die if I am not careful.If I die, they will definitely take all my money. In this case, why not let them join in quickly, and get rid of those humans quickly, we have a large number. My incentives are very effective, after all, humans have no horses, and they don't have the same guns as us, and more importantly, their number is running out--the ogre has reduced the number of humans by twenty or thirty--soon We surrounded humans.Like encircling a black eagle, the ogre tore at the human corpse and began to watch our performance while chewing.After the last human died, the ogres took over the corpses. It was a hard war, but we won it. After the war was over, I firmly believed that I was blessed by God, so from that day on I added a slogan to them: "I, Cregan , the strongest. God, love me, I, undefeated." Soon the infantry in Vitina City got the news that all the cavalry had died in battle, and their first reaction after receiving the news was to turn around and run back to Vitina City.After many years, I understood the heroism of human beings, and the heroism is directly proportional to the human face.Think about the time when the lord of Vitina City was killed in the first wave of arrow rain. At that time, if those human cavalry ran back in despair, they would be ridiculed by their compatriots for the rest of their lives, no matter what status he had. It will no longer be taken seriously, and it would be worse than death in battle for human beings. Later, I also met an infantry squad leader in Vitina City. After pouring a lot of fine wine, he expressed the human mood at that time: "It's terrible, goblin, just like you. Please forgive me, I It's not that you're a goblin, it's just, just that goblins look like you. You know? It's horrible. The scouts said at the time, those goblins they wear clothes, clothes, it's horrible. They wear better armor than us, get it? I'm more like goblins than us. They, they, belch...they have long guns, we, we only have sticks, they have shields made of iron, we only have wood. We're farmers, we I'm afraid, of course we have to run." Until now, I have been wondering what will happen if the human foot soldiers continue to move forward.Our brethren have better armor, shields, and weapons than humans, but we are still cowards.Although many humans only have sticks, humans are bigger than us, and maybe we can be defeated with sticks.If humans attacked then, who would lose?But human beings always say that there is no if in history, and the scene of that day can never be reproduced, at least while I am alive.