Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

"Yes. We have to face the attack of thousands of servants of the evil god and a big guy. According to the thousands of troops we have at hand, if we do not prepare as soon as possible and take it seriously, there is a great possibility of failure." Ma Youfu With a serious face.

If he still has [-] troops on hand, he is naturally not afraid of the minions of the corrupt evil gods.But who could have guessed that the battle that should have been marching all the way to capture the city of Tunisia would suddenly become tricky, facing the threat of the corrupt evil god.

Youfu Ma once again deeply realized the famous saying that "plans can't keep up with changes".

As a spellcaster and an artificer who is proficient in making all kinds of magic props, Ma Youfu is best at solving various problems with overwhelming material advantages through adequate preparation in advance and winning victory.But once the incident happened suddenly, without giving him the opportunity to prepare in advance, he would appear stretched and unable to deal with it.

It was before.

The spells Ma Youfu mastered and the various props he made were unable to let him save the two ladies from the high-speed flying dove.

It's a trivial matter to miss the chance for a hero to save beauty. If Valentina and Princess Yongfu had an accident because of this, it would be an irreparable loss.

It's just that after experiencing this minor setback, Yoof Ma has not had time to reflect on his own inadequacy in terms of ability, and he has to deal with the corrupt minions who are rapidly heading south.

Based on the information provided by Valentina, as well as previous combat experience in Avignon, Mayouf has summed up the characteristics of those corrupt servants: they have a pair of large pincers of crustaceans, amazing melee power, and speed, agility, Physical strength and other attributes are much stronger than ordinary humans.

But their biggest disadvantage is that they are not protective enough. They are completely different from the heavily armored servants of the evil god of war that they encountered in the Paris battle last year.

Of the 8000 people in Ma Youfu's hands, 6000 of them are his direct troops, and they are the two most well-equipped legions.Another 2000 were heavy cavalry from Brittany and Burgundy.

Crusaders have both powerful long-range firepower and powerful elite cavalry, just right to restrain those corrupt minions who lack protection.The only thing to worry about is the huge and extremely powerful Secret Keeper.

In the face of a giant enemy more than ten meters tall, not to mention its combat effectiveness, this huge size alone is enough to make the morale of the Crusaders drop a lot.

Small and fragile human beings will have an instinctive fear of those existences that are much bigger than themselves.Otherwise, there would be no such thing as "giant phobia".This is the instinct engraved in the genes of human beings in the course of tens of thousands of years of survival and evolution.

If Youfu Ma has at least six elite-level professionals, then when he faces the Secret Keepers, he is not playing a strategy game, but a team-run RPG.

It's a pity that he doesn't have so many strong men under his command.Lahaier and Santreyer, who were the first and second most powerful in the army, were fighting in the south with Marshal Rishmon Knight, so he could only rely on ordinary soldiers to fight against the mighty Keeper of Secrets.

And unlike ordinary secret keepers, the secret keeper who was ascended by the alchemist Maher could also perform "ultimate alchemy" comparable to legendary spells.

Even if according to Valentina's calculations, Maher can only perform a total of six ultimate alchemy techniques, and there are still two remaining, but this is enough to be a headache for Ma Youfu.

Two ultimate alchemy, if unlucky, will bring this crusaders to the doom.

"For ordinary soldiers to fight against monsters like Secret Keepers, it's like fighting gods with mortal bodies..." Ma Youfu sighed.

Fortunately, the reality is not as tragic as he lamented.His army is not only mortal flesh and blood, but also wisdom, and the science and magic derived from wisdom.

"Judging from the existing resources of spellcasters, it would be good to be able to prepare ritual spells in advance to deal with Maher's ultimate alchemy. The means of attack must rely on cannons." Ma Youfu said about the upcoming battle, A preliminary plan was made.

Another item left by Valentina - the black box of meteorite iron, which stores a sacred fire that contains the power of chaos.

Although Valentina did not explain it clearly, after Ma Youfu knew what was in the black box, and combined with the enemy's situation, he immediately thought of a way to overcome the enemy and win.

The reason why Maher became the ghost described in Valentina's description is because during the process of his ascension, the corrupted divine power injected into his body was too large and unstable, so that the order of his own existence was maintained. The power began to gradually disintegrate.

Although the Corrupted Evil God finally took action in time to prevent Maher from becoming an indescribable chaotic creature, his existence was still very unstable.

Of course, it is precisely because the material level is not stable enough that he can quickly and conveniently invoke energy to perform ultimate alchemy.

Well, the problem is coming.

If more chaotic energy is injected into Maher's body, which is already unstable because of the influence of chaotic energy, what will be the consequences?

Although Youfu Ma lamented that the battle with the Keeper of Secrets was to "fight against the gods with the body of a mortal", Maher was not a real god after all, but the fighting power of the corrupted evil gods was strong, second only to the powerful minions of the corrupted prince.

Even the real Greek gods are hard to resist in the face of chaotic energy, let alone the high-level servants of the evil gods?

Well, speaking of the Greek gods...

Youfu Ma always felt that in this world where corrupt evil gods could at most be regarded as "in the devil", and even legendary powerhouses were rare, it was definitely not a simple matter for a powerful existence like a demon to emerge as a secret guardian.There is probably a huge secret behind it.Combined with the information provided by Valentina before, it is likely to be related to the fall of the Greek gods.

Chapter 540 Distributed Defense

No matter what kind of secrets are hidden behind all this, we have to win the battle in front of us.

After Mayoufu developed a strategy of concentrating resources to deal with the enemy's spell attacks and using artillery as a key countermeasure, the Crusaders began to prepare in an orderly manner, using the entire Kailuan city as a stronghold against the corrupt keepers.

As a spellcaster, Mayouf spends most of his energy preparing ritual spells.The ultimate alchemist who resists the Keeper is a top priority and must be taken with the utmost seriousness.Therefore, the construction of the defense facilities was handed over to Philip III.

With the help of high-end talents - artillery commanders and engineers who received the equivalent of third-grade mathematics education in later generations, the Crusaders began to set up distributed artillery positions in the city.

Given that the enemy is not a human being and cannot be viewed with military common sense, and that its spells have terrifying lethality and influence, Ma Youfu and Philip III did not adopt traditional tactics, but chose to rely on the complex and sturdy buildings in the city to fight the enemy.

Kairouan's city wall is only less than five meters high. With the height of the secret guard, he can directly step over it with one foot. It is completely meaningless to defend the city wall.

After placing the keepers in the city, the crusaders can use the complex and dense buildings to limit the movement range of the big guy, thereby providing a better window for artillery strikes.

However, in order to adopt this "distributed defensive tactic", Ma Youfu has one of the biggest problems: how to ensure that the scattered troops can continue to fight and act according to the command?

Soldiers of the late Middle Ages were not soldiers of the Industrial Age.They are not well educated and mostly illiterate.He has not been baptized by various doctrines, and without religious blessings, his combat initiative is not high.What's more, there is no radio.

This kind of army can still fight when formed, but if you really think that you can play squad-scale skirmish tactics with firearms, you can only usher in an ending without a fight.

Therefore, the distributed defense tactics designed by Youfu Ma have been compromised according to the objective conditions of this era.

Because it is certain that the enemy will attack from the north of the city - the crazy corrupt servants and Maher, whose brain has been eroded by the power of chaos, it is impossible to detour and outflank such tactics. .Therefore, Ma Youfu took this as a basis and set up three lines of defense from north to south.

Each line of defense is centered on two artillery positions with mutual horns, supplemented by infantry protection.There are a total of six artillery positions, which happen to distribute the six artillery companies in Ma Youfu's hands, with a total of 24 cannons.

And every line of defense is commanded by a noble with sufficient authority.The three commanders were Francois, who was in charge of the first line of defense at the Temple of the Meniscus of the Barber. .

The second line of defense was located at the Great Meniscus Temple in Kairouan, under the command of Philip III.The third line of defense is located in a Zavia named Sidi Ali Galiani, and is solely in charge of Yof Ma.

The so-called "Zavia" is a unique religious building of Mulholland's Sufis. It is not only a place of worship, but also a school, a place for social and public gatherings, and a mausoleum.

After the death of respected religious leaders such as "Sheikh" or "Warri" of the Sufis in the Maghreb, their tombs were preserved by later generations building a dome and used as a small temple.

Under the blessing of the deceased, the temple became more and more prosperous, and people continued to conduct small pilgrimages, and eventually developed into a meeting place for Sufi members, and derived various functions.This is the origin of the building "Zavia".Or to explain it in more fashionable terms, it can be called a "religious complex", a place where Mulholland believers can meet various needs, just like the functions of entertainment, dining, shopping, education and training in later generations. of large shopping malls.

The only difference is that "Zavia" has the protection of the halo left by the saint after his death, and the Mulholland believers who are in it can really feel the blessing of extraordinary power.

The Zavia chosen by Mayouf was named after the burial of a saint of Mulholland named Sidi Ali Galliani.

Unfortunately, as pagans, the crusaders stationed here cannot enjoy the blessing of Saint Mulholland.

The three lines of defense have been carefully selected by Youfu Ma, which can weave the most efficient firepower net in the defensive battle and give the enemy the most violent blow.In order to allow the three lines of defense and the six artillery positions to be commanded and mobilized in a unified manner, Youfu Ma stayed up late at night and made a total of six communication brooches.

Each brooch is blessed with a communication technique, supplemented by a mark of supplying magic power, and the total talk time has reached an hour.

Although they are only expendable magic items, at least in this battle, these gadgets can provide the Crusaders with a smooth and convenient means of communication, so that the three lines of defense can cooperate with each other and report the situation in a timely manner.

This is the advantage of Ma Youfu, the artificer.As long as there is enough preparation time, various key props that can influence the battle situation can be produced.

Philip III had no objection to the tactics Ma Yof had formulated.After experiencing many wars in the Maghreb since the Crusades, he has been convinced of his prospective son-in-law and unconditionally trusted.

On the other hand, Francois, the heir to the Duke from Brittany, was very puzzled by Youf Ma's troublesome and unconventional tactics.

In his opinion, the second most powerful minions under the so-called Corrupt Evil God—the Keepers of Secrets, are nothing at all.

Under the guidance of the Seven Saints, the mighty Breton heavy cavalry charge can defeat those filthy evil believers in one fell swoop.

There is nothing that the lance with the blessing of the Holy Light cannot solve.If so, charge again.

However, after he expressed his opinion, Ma Youfu's response was "Mr. Francois, have you seen too much "Lord of the Rings"? You can use cavalry to attack giant beasts, you can say such a stupid thing? And that Still a beast that can cast spells of mass destruction!"

Francois didn't understand what Yofu Ma said, but the tone and expression on the other side made him understand that his proposal was ruthlessly rejected.

And Philip III did not support Francois' proposal to fight corrupt servants with a more traditional method of warfare, but unconditionally agreed to Ma Youf's unreliable plan, and then kept asking whether "The Lord of the Rings" was a newly conceived novel , when will it be released.

Francois was helpless. Although he was full of dissatisfaction, he could only accept Ma Youfu's orders.

As the son of John V, the current Duke of Brittany, known as the "wise man", he is often educated by his father, so he is very clear about the current situation of the weak Duchy of Brittany.With the land completely surrounded by France and the difficulty of obtaining aid from England from the sea, Brittany had no other way to survive than to lick its powerful neighbors.

Now the French King Charles VII is very satisfied with Brittany's attitude and has no idea about this territory.The ruler of Brittany must maintain this good relationship, lest one day the King of France wants to marry his daughter to the heir of the Duchy of Brittany, or marry a Brittany princess as his daughter-in-law.

In case of such a situation, Francois will definitely have a big "dangerous" word on his head.

Marriage first and then annexation, that was the tried-and-true method of medieval monarchs!

Therefore, in order to avoid marrying the princess of Valois, François not only actively represented Brittany in the Crusades, but has always been diligent and hard-working.Even in Kairouan at this time, he couldn't understand the new tactics formulated by Yoof Ma, and still suppressed his dissatisfaction and doubts, and led the order to leave the military account of the discussion.

The "Barber Meniscus Temple" he is in charge of is located in the northwest corner of Kairouan City. It is the northernmost one of the three lines of defense planned by Youfu Ma.

According to the expected battle plan, when the evil god's minions launched an attack, François and Philip III, who was in the second line of defense, could use cross-fire to attack the enemy.

Kairouan City has dense buildings and complex terrain.In order to better utilize the artillery firepower, the three lines of defense set up by Ma Youfu have to be transformed.The buildings that affect the artillery firing field are to be demolished, and the walls with exquisite murals are simply and rudely cut out one by one shooting holes.The garden where the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant has been reduced to a messy position.Exquisite minarets and colonnades, demolished as building materials...

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or intentional, but the three positions Ma Yofu chose are all buildings of great religious significance and are eligible to be selected as world cultural heritage in later generations.Such a simple and crude act of destroying temples by the Crusaders naturally aroused dissatisfaction.

Ordinary residents of Kairouan City have returned.They were affected by the light curtain, and most of them were still in a state of confusion at this time.Hearing that an army of evil gods is about to launch an attack, the residents, under the persuasion of the Crusaders and the (knife) good (sword), enthusiastically joined the labor army of Duke Barr, in order to transform the entire holy city into a huge position, make your own contribution.

Fortunately, although there are religious differences between the two sides, there is no major conflict.The residents received satisfactory wages from the rich and powerful Duke of Barr, and the Crusaders had good discipline. They were just busy preparing for battle and had no interest in bullying the people.

But not everyone knows the times.

As the only seven remaining religious figures in the entire holy city, the seven imams who came to the Crusaders camp to negotiate before expressed great dissatisfaction with Yofu Ma's behavior of vandalizing the Meniscus Temple.

As soon as François arrived at the position he was in charge of, he saw several imams yelling at the crusaders and inciting the Kairouan people of the helpers to rebel against these rebellious Europeans.

Chapter 540 Desecrating the Holy Land

"Why are these old men able to move freely? The war is imminent, even if they don't kill them, they should all be imprisoned!" Francois asked very dissatisfied.

The artillery commander Inias Mote, who was next to him, explained: "The Duke of Baal just asked these imams to collect the remains of Mulholland believers all over the city, and did not let them move around at will..."

In that gray-white light curtain, all Mulholland religious people in Kairouan City were spared, and they left extremely strange remains: a pair of pale eyes and a pool of scarlet flesh.

Youfu Ma hoped that the seven imams would walk around the city and have a look. After witnessing such a tragic situation, they would wake up and realize that their biggest enemy at this time was not the crusaders, but the corrupt evil spirits.

Yoo Ma is desperate for spellcasters right now.Because in addition to performing ritual spells to fight Maher's ultimate alchemy, he also needs to provide enough magical support to the artillery unit.

According to the information provided by Valentina, the mutated Secret Keeper can not only cast powerful spells, but also has the protection of a magical shield.Although ordinary cannons have enough firepower, they can destroy the enemy's magic shield and then damage the body.But this takes a lot of time.

Youfu Ma can't guarantee that before his own artillery kills Maher, the other side will strike through his three lines of defense first.

Therefore, he had to make his cannons shoot farther and more accurately, and the destructive power of the cannonballs was stronger.

To do this in a short period of time, you have to rely on magic - whether it is magic or magic, as long as it can be done.Each of the seven imams from the various crescent moon temples in Kairouan is a highly respected cleric.Because the Seven Holy Sect and Mulholland Sect have different divine arts systems, although these Imams are all mortals, they are also excellent divine spell casters.

In the eyes of Ma Youfu, there are seven excellent BUFF machines.

Therefore, although he hated the stubbornness of these old men, Yoo Ma still tried to convince the other party to stand on the side of the Crusaders and join hands to fight against the evil gods who threatened the whole world.

Allowing the imams to collect the bodies of the disciples and grandchildren who died strangely is the goodwill released by Mayoufu.

The seven imams returned to Kairouan, and they were all stunned after witnessing the strange scene of the eyeballs in the various meniscus temples.

Although they once doubted whether the Crusaders had committed such a bloody and cruel massacre, they felt that it was impossible when they thought about it carefully.

After realizing that the two sides had a common crisis to face, although the Imams did not immediately agree to cooperate with the Crusaders, the previous confrontational attitude has also restrained a lot.

But when the Crusaders began to build their positions in Kairouan, the Imams were again incensed.