Chapter 291: Guan Shan is like iron

Chapter 291: Guan Shan is like iron

The Norma Line of Defense is the northernmost point of the Molai Commercial Federation. The terrain here is dangerous, and there are mountains and mountains everywhere that are difficult to cross. Only some relatively gentle mountain roads between the mountains can allow people to come and go.

Hundreds of years ago, Mo Lai's sphere of influence was actually far more than it is now, and there was still a large piece of land in the north that belonged to them. Only under the constant attack of the emerging Thrace, Molai retreated steadily, and finally could only rely on the steep mountain defense. They built city villages and fortified city walls among the lofty mountains and mountains, and finally built the most famous defensive position in the entire Western Continent, the Norma Line of Defense.

Since the Norma line of defense began to build, the momentum of Thrace's southward movement has been curbed. Over the years, they have tried to attack the Norma line of defense twice, and both times they were defeated. Although the losses were not large, the federal people were full of confidence in this line of defense. Some people even shouted things like "The Norma line of defense is the boundary that God has divided between the two countries", and they actually got the support of many people.

At this moment, there are 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers and horses assembled on the Norma defense line, among which, infantry is naturally the main one. In fighting between mountains and mountains, the cavalry is almost useless, and it is enough to leave some precautions.

On the Thracian position on the north side of the mountain, about 20,000 people gathered.

Although the Thracian army was only half of Molai's army, in the battle, Molai's side did not take even the slightest advantage. The Molai Army is divided into two parts, one part is the regular army of the country, dispatched by the lords of various places; the other part is the mercenary army, which comes from adventurers. After the two armies, the former is well-trained and disciplined, and is good at fighting positional warfare; the latter, although the military discipline is lax, has excellent personal force and is suitable for small-scale harassment and attack. But both the former and the latter were at a disadvantage against the Thracian army.

Thrace's 20,000 troops are real elites. If calculated according to the game level, almost even the baggage soldiers are above level 20, the soldiers are generally over level 30, and the elite troops are even about level 40. In contrast, in Molai's regular army, apart from the general's personal guards, even the elite troops were only a little over level 30, and only reached the level of ordinary soldiers.

The same goes for adventurers. Don't look at them every day. They have experienced many adventures, but in terms of improving their strength, most people's adventures are not more efficient than daily training. According to the statistics of the traversers who have fought in the Norma line of defense for a long time, the adventurers in the Molai Army are generally between 30 and 40. Except for a few senior adventurers above 40, Most of the ranks are not as high as the elite troops of Thrace.

The level gap between the two sides is so large, it is said that Mo Laijun should suffer a lot when fighting head-on. But in fact, the two sides have fought many times these days. In total, Mo Laijun has only lost a cottage and a section of the city wall. Compared with the entire Norma line of defense, it can only be regarded as a skin trauma, which can be solved by sticking a small Band-Aid.

The reason why such a victory can be achieved is naturally due to the geographical advantage.

The so-called "time is not as good as the place", the Thracian army's high rank can be regarded as the time of day, but the Molai army is guarding the pass, and it occupies the place. Unless the Thracian side acts ruthlessly, increases its army substantially, and at the same time makes a desperate attack, this battle will still be fought.

It's like in history, Thrace and Morai once faced off and fought in the Norma line for more than ten years, and finally failed to find the opportunity to break this line of defense.

Many people think that this time is no exception.

"I think the federation is stable this time." Inside the barracks at the top of the mountain, the traverser Knight Huck said triumphantly, "Because of you doing this, the battle of Pollock City is over, since the imperial army has no way to go back and forth. How about taking the Norma line of defense?"

He wears heavy heavy armor, uses a hammer and heavy crossbow, and has a half-blooded heavy warhorse, a typical heavy knight. He participated in the war as an adventurer and was incorporated into the Volunteer Army. He fought at the forefront of resisting the invasion of Thrace. Over the days, he has achieved many successes. Two gold stars and a dozen silver stars have been drawn on his armor - every kill When a Thracian soldier dies, he draws a silver star on his armor; when he kills an officer, he draws a gold star.

Two officers and more than a dozen soldiers, this record is quite eye-catching even in the relatively high-strength Adventurer Volunteer Army. Wherever he went now, soldiers Mo Lai would be in awe when they saw the stars on his armor, and they all gave way to him, and some even took the initiative to salute him.

Panda looked at his pride and couldn't help laughing: "You're right, as long as we hold the line firmly, the Thracians have nothing to do."

Judging from the situation these days, since the withdrawal of Earl Pollock, no trace of Thracian assassins has been found in other noble territories. I think that the King of Shadows has suffered a loss this time, and it is estimated that he will not act rashly.

Since there are no assassins, of course those nobles will not withdraw. If they don't withdraw, the Norma line of defense will be very stable, and there is no need to worry at all.

Today is the fourth day that he came to the Norma line of defense. Because of his contributions to Pollock City, Panda was easily trusted and incorporated into the Volunteer Army. He took the initiative to ask to go to the front line and went to the place where the fighting was most intense, and was sent to the front line.

After arriving at the front line, Panda found that there were quite a few acquaintances here, and several traversers were active here.

Pret, the armor master among the traversers, also came with several of his apprentices. They set up a workshop in the barracks a little behind the front line, responsible for maintaining and forging armor. In the name of Prett, the panda can finally take out his exquisite and sturdy full-body armor and put it on, and he immediately looks majestic, different from the impoverished bald bear before.

He has also participated in battles in the past few days, because to emphasize his identity as a boxer, he has always been empty-handed. It was inconvenient to be empty-handed on the battlefield, but after all, with his eyesight and martial arts, he got a victory and twisted the neck of a lower Thracian officer.

The Thracian officer was of extraordinary strength and courage. He led more than a dozen soldiers and rushed along the blind spot under the city wall where bows and arrows could not shoot. He cooperated with the soldiers who were fighting on the city wall, and suddenly rushed to the city wall. A section of the city wall was taken down at one point.

At that time, the panda rushed over, knocked down several people, and dragged him down. The two of them tumbled and beat on the towering high wall between the mountains and mountains. Finally, the panda used Baresi Jiu-Jitsu to control the opponent. The officer's neck was twisted, and the officer's subordinates were also killed and injured in Mo Lai's counterattack, and only a few escaped by chance.

This battle was not large, but it touched Panda deeply. On the real battlefield, good kung fu is not as good as a good comrade-in-arms. If it weren't for the Molai soldiers on his side who rushed to kill and withstood the Thracian army. On the offensive, I was afraid that I would be hacked to death by the elite Thracian soldiers who swarmed up, no effort was made.

If the lofty mountains, fortified fortresses and towering city walls are geographical advantages, then reliable comrades-in-arms are people and people. The weather is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people. With these reliable teammates, the Norma line of defense is the real iron wall!