Darkness fell, and on the mound of Ushkhor, Bandak, the villagers, and the Swadian militia had reached the edge.
"Get ready for battle." Banneker turned around and warned the Swadian villagers and Swadian militiamen behind him.
"Understood!" The 200 Swadian villagers and 700 Swadian militiamen responded in a deep voice.
There was no trace of fear in his voice.
Because at this time they have all realized that they now have an absolute advantage in numbers.
Although they knew that there were undead monsters in the darkness outside, when all 900 of them gathered here, the advantage in numbers made their tone full of confidence.
After all, no matter what they said, what these Swadian villagers and militiamen heard was that Lord Shen Mu led the mounted and sword soldiers to kill several times in this dangerous alien world.
Although some soldiers fell down during the battle, they did not feel that there was anything wrong.
War means death. If no one dies, how can it be called a war?
Moreover, they were willing to come to this strange world to accompany Lord Shen Mu, and they were ready to die in battle. And the reason why they came to this strange world was because of their desire for wealth and power.
The second reason is that Lord Shen Mu in this different world is related to the safety of the entire world and is a savior-level existence.
They came to Lord Shen Mu because they responded to the call of a sacred mission, so they didn't care whether they would die in battle.
"Very good, morale is very good." Bandak nodded, and then asked everyone to pick up the simple torches that had been prepared, and then light them to illuminate the surrounding gloomy area.
At the top of the mound is a dark area that is still partially occupied by the Mount and Blade rules.
Outside the mound is the undead zone governed by the rules of the dead.
This is a small additional amount covered by the Mount and Blade rules. After all, the Mount and Blade rules cover not only the New Ushaul castle, but there is an area outside the castle that is still controlled by the Mount and Blade rules.
This area can then be used for farming or for additional defensive arrangements, such as digging trenches or planting rows of spikes.
To hinder the enemy's attempt to attack the city wall.
Of course it is convenient. Bandak has now gathered these 900 Swadian soldiers and is making preparations in this area.
Looking at all the soldiers, every 5 of them held up a lit simple torch, and the other 4 held two simple torches in their hands as spares.
Bandak knew that everyone was ready.
"Lord Bandak, we are going deep into the darkness this time and we may encounter many undead monsters, so please let us follow you." The 10 Holy Tree Knights assigned to Bandak as guards also came over and applied to Bandak in a very sincere tone.
"Well, okay, then you follow me." Bandak nodded and didn't say much.
They were also trying to complete the tasks assigned by Shen Mu to ensure their own safety, and Bandak understood that.
Moreover, going out into the darkness, the dark and foggy area filled with the rules of the undead, does require some high-end combat power to ensure that there are no problems on the battlefield.
It would be great if these Holy Tree Knights followed us.
So they prepared for battle and, under Bandak's command, walked towards the slope of the mound and towards the bottom of the mound.
Of course, there are still 200 Swadian militiamen in the front, then 200 Swadian civilians in the middle, and finally 500 Swadian militiamen in the rear.
Bandak followed the 200 Swadian civilians and provided support in the middle.
As the light of torches began to dispel the surrounding darkness, the first 200 Swadian militiamen who started walking down quickly followed the slope to the desert below.
Holding the hunting crossbow in their hands, they quickly shot and killed the skeleton soldiers, skeletons and even zombies that tried to approach them.
An area was quickly opened up.
This area allows Bandak and the civilians on the mound at the back, as well as the remaining militiamen, to come down and quickly form their battle array.
The civilians and militiamen behind did not disappoint the expectations of the militiamen who surrendered first. As they quickly rushed down the slope of the mound, they stood shoulder to shoulder with the militiamen in the front, holding their shields and spears, and quickly formed a semicircular defensive formation with the mound behind them as the center.
At this time the battle began immediately.
In the darkness, countless feather arrows began to clang and directly hit the shields of the Swadian militia.
And just ahead, as the sound of bones colliding with each other was heard, a legion of dark-skinned skeletons with a metallic luster appeared here, holding spears, swords and shields.
He rushed straight out of the darkness and gray fog, with the faint blue soul fire in his eyes, and rushed towards the Swadian militia.
"Release your arrows and shoot!"
"The spear phalanx, hold your formation steady! Stand still and don't move!"
The Swadian militia captains who spontaneously formed among the Swadian militia also shouted at this time, loudly encouraging their comrades and companions around them to maintain their battle formation and then fight back.
And those Swadian militiamen have also gone through the Swadian recruit stage, and possess the combat skills formed through hard training as well as the combat experience left after witnessing fierce fighting.
Without any hesitation, he raised his left arm and used the old fan-shaped shield to form a low wall, and his right hand was still tightly grasping the spear made of high-quality wood and iron ingots.
In just one breath, a steel wall and hedgehog formation were formed.
This is the spear phalanx.
It not only blocked the rotten feather arrows that were shot at it.
Moreover, when the skeleton soldiers who were holding rotten spears, rotten swords and shields and staggering towards this side with a crackling sound were also blocked by them.
Although the bones of those skeleton soldiers gleam with metallic luster, they are still just upgraded versions of skeletons.
The movement is still quite slow and the force is not that strong.
The whole body can move thanks to the soul fire flickering in the eye sockets, or in the skull.
This is the huge disadvantage of the Skeleton Clan among these undead monsters.
Bandak had dealt with these skeleton soldiers before, so he knew very well how to deal with these skeleton monsters so that he would not be harmed and his soldiers could quickly accumulate combat experience.
After all, in the underground garage, Bandak personally led those soldiers, and in a short period of time they were upgraded from Swadian recruits to Swadian militia.
Now he has 700 Swadian militiamen, the most versatile infantry among the low-level soldiers.
Why would you be afraid of these skeleton soldiers?
Then, they saw the skeleton army coming in front of the Swadian militia. Before they could swing their rotten weapons, they were hit in the body or head by the Swadian militia who had grasped their spears and stabbed them fiercely. With the continuous stabbing, they were turned into scattered bones on the ground.
As for the attacks of these skeleton soldiers, the Swadian militiamen could easily block them by simply raising their left arms and holding up shields.
It is because although these skeleton soldiers look powerful, the weapons in their hands are all rotten weapons. Even the tattered armor they wear has decayed to the point of being as brittle as the most fragile plastic bags.
Not to mention that they were unable to block the spears that were thrust out by the Swadian militia, even the militia standing in the back row could not withstand the ordinary crossbow arrows shot by the hunting crossbows in their hands.
The crossbow arrows easily penetrated the tattered armor and hit the bones and even the skull directly.
The skeleton soldiers, whose energy circuits were damaged by external forces, lost the strength to support their bodies and turned into a pile of useless bone fragments.
This is why the Skeleton Clan is always at the bottom among the undead monsters.
Although the Skeleton Tribe has the largest number and forms the largest legion, this cannot make up for the fact that the Skeleton Tribe is the weakest and lowest-level undead monster.
The only way to overwhelm the enemy is to use absolute numerical superiority.
Ordinary numerical advantages can only slow down the enemy's pace or delay the enemy's actions.
Even if the enemy is accurate enough, a force of only a few hundred people can easily kill through a legion of thousands of skeleton soldiers.
What's more, the number of skeleton soldiers that have gathered here because of the coming darkness is not too large, only about four or five hundred at most.
There were only two or three hundred skeleton warriors rushing to the front and fighting against these Swadian militia.
As for the skeleton archers still shooting arrows in the back, there were only about 100 of them.
For the Swadian militia led by Bandak, who numbered 700, it was just scratching the surface. There was nothing that could threaten them at all.
After all, the Swadian militia's shields, helmets, and hard leather clothes all provide good defense against these corrupt weapons.
The weapon in his hand was also brand new, of much better quality than the rotten weapons in the hands of the skeleton warriors.
Even when the two weapons collided with each other.
The weapons in the hands of those skeleton warriors would be broken by the weapons in the hands of the Swadian militia.
This all shows that the soldiers of the Skeleton Legion are actually no different from those skeletons at the lowest level.
"Sir, do we still need to expand outward? I don't think those skeletons can hinder our progress." At this time, Swadian militiamen had already discovered that they were guarding here firmly like reefs on the shore, and no matter how those undead monsters attacked them, they remained unmoved and as solid as a mountain.
So their self-confidence grew more and more, and looking at the increasing darkness outside, some Swadian militia captains even wanted to rush out to see more undead monsters in the darkness.
"Stand still where you are and don't act on your own." Bandak directly stopped the Swadian militiamen from moving forward and trying to expand the battlefield.
He understood that the spear phalanx formed by these Swadian militia was essentially a passive defensive tactic.
They need to stay where they are like hedgehogs and wait for the enemy's active attack.
It is a defensive tactic that the weak are forced to choose.
Now they think they are not weak. Facing these skeleton soldiers, they even want to disband the spear phalanx and use the sharp beaks in their hands to fight those skeleton warriors.
This is the only way to show their courage and bravery.
After all, no one likes a coward in Calradia.
If they show any timid look, they will be laughed at by others. They must muster up the courage to prove that they are strong and that they are not afraid of fighting.
But we must not have such thoughts now, because Bandak himself is a general with a very down-to-earth character.
He believed that this idea itself was an act of underestimating the enemy and being reckless.
In order to ensure the safety of these Swadian militiamen and maintain the front line on the battlefield, he did not want to make any rash moves.
After all, he knew very well what the purpose of his coming here was.
The first goal is to allow the 1 Swadian civilians around him, who are protected by 700 Swadian militiamen, to gain sufficient combat experience for upgrading.
And upgraded to the level of Swadian recruits in a short time.
Swadian recruits and Swadian civilians are a completely different concept. No matter how rubbish a Swadian recruit is, he is still a soldier equipped with a scythe.
They no longer belong to the common people.
Once these 200 Swadian recruits are formed, it means that there will be no civilian units in the new Ushaul, and all of them will be soldiers at the level of universal military service.
Therefore, Bandak would never let these Swadian militiamen disband the spear phalanx and take the initiative to attack and expand the results of the battle.
Because the tactical objectives are different.
Banneker's tactical goal is to upgrade these civilians first, and then allow these militiamen to gain some combat experience during the upgrade process, so that they are eligible to upgrade to the level of Swadian light infantry.
This is what he wants.
"Everyone must stand still tonight. No unauthorized action is allowed. This is my order." Bandak also subconsciously looked towards the west.
There is also a subway station entrance for a diesel company right over there.
When I went there before, the Holy Tree Knight beside me reminded me that there was evil there.
And there are a lot of them.
Look at the skeletons and skeleton warriors that appear now because of the black fog and darkness.
The number is obviously smaller.
Bandak was also a little nervous. After all, he didn't want to encounter a situation where the undead monsters gathered in absolute numbers and attacked their New Ushai.
"Let's level up first." Bandak let out a breath slowly, looking at the Swadian militia in front of him who were still facing the sparse rain of arrows and fighting with the skeleton warriors.
At least these Swadian militias can handle this intense battle without any problems. (End of this chapter)
