Just as Nangong Xiao was frowning at the mission interface, there was a knock on the door. He opened the door and saw that it was Lurick.
"Nan Gongqing, when I was patrolling the night, I caught an old man who spoke with a Brunai accent. Although the other party refused to say anything, I think it should be related to you.”
"Is that so? Sorry to trouble you."
"This way please." Lurick said as he guided Nangong Xiao.
Soon, Nangong Xiao was brought to a courtyard in the public palace. A few guards were surrounding an old man sitting on the ground in a cloak.
When the old man saw Nangong Xiao, he was so excited that he wanted to stand up, but he was stopped by the guard.
"Young Master!"
"Ba Duo Lan, it's good that you're alright." Of course, Nangong Xiao remembered who this old man was. In his memory, he was the old attendant, Badolan, who had been separated during the battle of Dinant.
"Young Master! Oh, now is not the time to talk about this. Young Master, something bad has happened. Duke Tynal and Duke Canulong have suddenly sent their private armies to attack our territory. Lord Mashas has already gone to stop Duke Canulong, but Duke Tynal's army is still advancing towards Arthas. There are about 3,000 of them. They will arrive in Arthas in a few days!”Ba Duo Lan shouted excitedly. He even shed tears when he saw Nangong Xiao.
"I know. Don't worry, it's fine.”Nangong Xiao came forward and pulled Badolan up, then thanked the other guards. Fortunately, these guards were closer to Lurick, so they did not treat Nangong Xiao with hostility.
"Minister Lurick, please take me to see the lord.”
"Nangong Qing, at this time…"
"Please, Lurick!"
"Alright, I understand." In the end, Lurick did not refuse and quickly ran into the palace.
Not long after, Nangong Xiao saw Irene, who was dressed in a nightgown, sitting behind the desk in the feudal lord's office. Of course, beside her was Lim, who always had a cold expression.
"I know the situation. You were right.”Irene said calmly," Right now, there are 3,000 enemies. It will take us two days to reach the Arthas territory even if we travel day and night. Let's not talk about whether we can make it in time or not. At most, I can gather 1,000 to 1,500 soldiers at once. Do you understand?”
"Just give me five hundred light cavalry who can shoot arrows and absolute command.”Nangong Xiao said directly.
"This is impossible." Before Irene could say anything, Lim jumped out." I can only obey Lady Eleonora's orders, but I can't command!”
Nangong Xiao didn't say anything and looked straight at Irene.
Irene waved her hand to signal Liam to remain silent. She then said to Nangong Xiao," 500 light cavalry? Are you talking about scouts?"
It seemed that the concept of light cavalry did not exist in this world, so Nangong Xiao explained," People and horses do not need armor. As long as you can shoot arrows and ride horses, you can ride two horses with enough bows and arrows.”
"Understood." Irene nodded and asked," There are 3,000 enemies. 500 seems a little too few.”
"No, it's enough. As long as they had absolute command, 500 people were enough.”Nangong Xiao said confidently.
"Is that so? Interesting." The corners of Irene's mouth curled up slightly, and she stood up from her chair.
"Sure, five hundred light cavalry. Of course, to be safe, I will personally lead eight hundred cavalrymen as the rear army. The command can be given to you…"
"My lord!"
"Lim, we're all on the same side."
"But…alright, my lord, I request to be his adjutant!”Lim said as she bowed to Irene cautiously.
"I think Lurick will do…"
Before Nangong Xiao could finish his sentence, Lim glared at him fiercely. Nangong Xiao had no choice but to change the subject." It's fine if you want to follow me. But you're not allowed to interfere with my command as long as it doesn't harm the interests of the Wright Meritz Duchy and Irene.”
"Sure!" Lim agreed very straightforwardly. After all, she was only worried about Nangong Xiao because she was too cautious. Since Nangong Xiao knew the pros and cons of this period, she couldn't say anything else.
"In that case, it's decided. Lim, raise the black dragon flag and family crest!”
"Yes, sir!"
……
Under the moonlight, a group of light cavalry galloped across the grasslands towards the Arthas territory.
Apart from the old servant Bardolan, Lim, Lurick, and Irene were also riding behind Nangong Xiao. Of course, there were also five hundred light cavalrymen on two horses.
"My dear lord, is it really okay to leave your main force behind?”As the horse galloped, Nangong Xiao said to Irene, who was beside him, in amusement.
"With my other adjutant Robben watching over you, there won't be any problems. Furthermore, I'm more curious about what you want these 500 light cavalry for.”Irene also smiled and said," Although the speed of people and horses has almost doubled after removing their armor, it seems that they can arrive before the enemy attacks Arthas. However, you can't be thinking of relying on 500 people to defeat six times the enemy, right?”
"Is there a problem?"
"You seem very confident. Do you have a plan?”Irene's interest was piqued.
"You should have heard of my performance in the battle of Dinant, right?”Nangong Xiao had no intention of hiding anything. He looked ahead and said indifferently," I've checked these 500 people. Although their riding and archery skills are average, and most of them are infantry, their riding skills are good. It's not a problem for them to draw a bow on a horse. They're enough.”
" Are you thinking of…" Irene's eyes lit up. She knew Nangong Xiao's performance in the battle of Dinant. He was able to make her subordinates helpless with just a bow. If these 500 people used Nangong Xiao's tactics…
"You've created a new cavalry tactic.”
After thinking it through, Irene sighed in surprise.
"I guess so. Right now, the cavalry's tactics were too rigid. Other than a frontal breakthrough and a flank, there was no other way. And I will lead a harassment battle to write a new cavalry tactical course.”
"You are very confident." Irene also smiled." Indeed, I didn't see wrongly. You're an interesting person."”
Nangong Xiao only smiled at this. To be honest, this tactic was the same as the Mongolian cavalrymen's tactic. It was a light cavalry archer cavalry harassment tactic. It was about mobility. It could be called a mobile battle before the industrial era.
This tactic was a practical tactic that had been tested countless times in actual combat when he fought against the European heavy cavalry on Earth. Nangong Xiao knew that this tactic could definitely usher in a new era of cavalry in this backward cold weapon world.
Nangong Xiao did not care about Duke Tynal's 3,000 armored soldiers. What he was most worried about were the two dragons, or rather, the alternative dragons.
The system wanted him to personally deal with those two alternative dragons. To be honest, with his current small body, dealing with those monsters that were as tall as buildings was really like hitting a rock with an egg.
However, it was not like he had no other choice. He had 70 silver coins in his system savings, so he could still buy some useful skills.
Although he was somewhat unwilling, he could only use the savings he had earned from purchasing the bloodline if he wanted to kill the two alternative dragons with his own hands.
"Ah Xiao, are you worried about the two big lizards in the original movie? In fact, based on my estimation, you only need to upgrade your Archery Mastery to Level: 2 will do."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"Don't underestimate any of the skills produced by the system. The level of the skill is low now, so you think that this skill doesn't have a later stage. Take Archery Mastery for example, it was definitely a skill that was worth the money.”As she spoke, Little Seven flew out of Nangong Xiao's body and sat on Nangong Xiao's hair. She grabbed two strands of hair and enjoyed the caress of the night breeze.
"In other words, I don't need to waste System Coins to buy new skills. I only need to use Skill Points to increase my Archery Mastery and I can defeat those two lizards?”
"You can say that. Of course, that would depend on your performance.”
"Understood." Nangong Xiao nodded his head and transferred the only remaining skill point to Archery Specialization.
In an instant, Nangong Xiao's mind was filled with countless information and experience related to magic power condensation. He was so shocked that his eyes widened.
He then looked at the attributes of the Archery Specialization.
[Archery Specialist Level: 2 (Proficient in archery. Able to pierce through a tree within a hundred steps. Able to shoot magic arrows. The power and form of magic arrows depend on MP consumption.]）
After familiarizing himself with the information in his mind, Nangong Xiao suddenly took off his longbow.
" Nangong, there's an enemy?!" Upon seeing Nangong Xiao's reaction, Irene's hand reached for her sword, and the cavalrymen behind her became vigilant.
"No, I just suddenly comprehended a new archery technique.”
" New…archery…?!" Before Irene could finish her sentence, her eyes widened like the others. Nangong Xiao had already drawn his bow, but it was empty. However, when the bowstring was drawn, an energy arrow that was condensed from energy appeared on it. It emitted a white light.
Nangong Xiao did not care about the shocked looks of the others. He gathered all his MP and released his grip. The arrow that was emitting white light shot into the sky. When it reached the highest point, it split into 25 smaller light arrows. Then, it quickly fell and stabbed into the grass in front of him.
When the cavalry passed by the grassland, it took a while for the light arrows that were half buried in the grassland to disappear. This scene shocked everyone.
" Nangong, this is..." Irene looked at Nangong Xiao's longbow and then at her own sword. She realized that Nangong Xiao's longbow seemed to be a relatively high-quality longbow and was not a dragon tool at all. Irene was even more shocked.
"It's similar to your dragon equipment. It's just a type of power control. It's not a big deal.”As Nangong Xiao spoke, he took out a glass of apple juice from his Backpack and drank it in front of everyone.
At this moment, Nangong Xiao's MP was drained in an instant, making him feel dizzy and uncomfortable. However, it was only a slight feeling. He would be fine after resting for a while.
Seeing that Nangong Xiao did not explain further, Irene did not continue asking. Instead, she reached out her hand and said," I want it too."”
"Tsk, what a gluttonous girl." After Nangong Xiao pursed his lips, he did not refute her and extracted a glass of apple juice for her.
The knights behind them were stunned by the sudden appearance of the cup and juice, but no one dared to come up and ask questions.
Irene did not care about Nangong Xiao's words. After taking the apple juice, she happily drank it on the horse's back and said," As expected, you are really interesting, hehe…"
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