Lord of the Oasis

Kant's character is to do what he says.

Moreover, re-occupying the salt mines is also the main strategic policy for the development of Sentinel Oasis.

Let the gnolls who were defeated and scattered, regain their foothold in the salt mines and the ruins of the tribe, and develop into a strong tribe over time. For Kant, he did not want to see such a situation.

Although the Narun Desert is vast, its resources are extremely scarce.

As for the forces that can survive and develop in this barren land, Kant only allows one, and that is himself.

As for the life and death of those gnolls.

What does it have to do with him?

After lunch and a short rest, the order to assemble has been issued.

The 20 Salander riders and the 25 elite desert robbers were all there, and they were waiting outside the city gate on the east side. Seeing that they were riding on horses, they were whispering to each other with a smirk on their faces. It was obvious that they had not released this expedition. on the heart.

These gangsters from the Sarand desert have always been fearless.

With Kant there, there is no need to worry about being in danger by underestimating the enemy.

They are all desert gangsters who lick blood on the head of the knife. They underestimate the enemy because of their arrogant habit. Although life and death are up to their lives, they have never seen anyone who wants to really think about it. With Kant leading them, they will only be more cautious.

This time, cleaning up the gnolls who occupied the ruined wells and salt mines was just part of the mission.

It also includes the coarse salt of the salt mine, which should be brought back and boiled as soon as possible.

There isn't much patience on the Stone Pass side.

"Ready?"

Kant walked out of the city gate and looked at the 55 cavalry lined up in front of him, his face softened slightly.

time does not wait.

It would take a day to go from the sentry oasis to the tribal ruins, not to mention that it would take a long time to go to the natural salt mine, go back and forth, boil the salt and boil the salt, and then lead the team to the stone pass.

It's going to take a week.

Fatis followed behind, hearing a little anxiety in Kant's voice,

He said, "Everything is ready."

This attack was arranged by him. After thinking about it and confirming that it was correct, he said with a certain tone: "The camels and materials are also ready. After arriving at the natural salt mine, you can directly mine the coarse salt and bring it back."

"Well done." Kant nodded with satisfaction.

Not far from these Salanders, 10 dromedary camels are standing there honestly.

The bulging sacks hung on the hunchbacks are the food, water sacs, and bags used to hold coarse salt for this trip to the depths of the Nalen Desert. They are looked after by 10 peasants who went there as entourages and are well prepared. .

The Swadian infantry brought Kant's steed.

Stepping on the stirrups, Condeliso turned over and got on his horse, pulled on his hood and said, "Get ready to go."

"Ready to go!"

When the Salander riders heard it, the leader immediately shouted.

The originally neat cavalry formation gradually spread out, and the Sarand horses under the crotch snorted and started to move their feet. With the pulling of the reins, the horses turned their heads and slowly walked in the predetermined direction.

And Fatis walked a few steps quickly and said to Kant: "Sir, do you really need to follow more people?"

"No need." Kant shook his head.

Looking at the Swadian infantry on standby on the city wall and the light infantry patrolling around the oasis, Kant's face was also more solemn: "Your task is to garrison the fortress, communicate with Manid more, and assign the scope of responsibility. , I don't want to wait for myself to come back and find that my territory is a mess."

"Understood, Lord Kant." Fatis said solemnly.

But there was still concern on his face.

After patrolling the depths of the Naron Desert for many days, Fatis clearly understood that even if the gnolls were defeated, there were still a lot of small gnoll tribes scattered in the desert.

"Don't worry." Kant noticed his worry, shook his head with a chuckle, patted his body and said, "I still have this."

It was a long stick-like object in a slender linen bag.

The length is like the lance or spear used by cavalry, but the appearance is slightly bloated, and it seems to be wrapped in something.

【Strength of deterring the enemy】

What Kant currently possesses is a strange thing called an artifact.

Seeing the collected flag, Fatis' worried expression softened slightly, but he still reminded: "Sir, fighting on the battlefield is very dangerous. Win or lose."

"Well, I'll pay attention." Kant nodded, shook the reins, and turned his horse to gallop.

Horseshoes sink into the sand, leaving shallow pits.

The speed of the entire team began to speed up, heading towards the depths of the Naron Desert.

Time is tight, they have to go to the tribal ruins as quickly as possible.

There is the only water source around, and the gnolls who were defeated and scattered will definitely gather in the ruins again, although they are not as huge as they used to be, and there are even no gnoll shamans with mysterious powers, ordinary gnolls. The number will certainly not be too small.

With the current 20 Salander riders and 25 elite desert robbers, although they were light cavalry, they would directly attack the ranks of these ordinary gnolls, smash them to death, and defeat them again, but there was absolutely no problem.

The bird was startled, and there were two times again.

What's more, [Deterrence of the enemy] is not a vegetarian.

Take the lead in reducing the morale of the round, and continue to reduce the morale as the enemy is killed. After a few rounds of morale reduction, it is almost a negative number. How can it continue to resist stubbornly, and fight Kant and the others like a broken boat?

This simply cannot happen!

The footprints and traces left by the expedition last month are still clearly visible.

There is very little wind in the Naluun Desert, so the footprints and ruts on the dunes want to be eliminated unless there is a sandstorm that is rare in a century, or it can be eliminated after the passage of time and the wind.

But this time, at least a few months to wait.

Therefore, Kant and the others do not care that the route will be wrong.

Following the traces of the past, the team moved forward quickly, but the road was quiet, and there were not too many gnolls.

The usual thirty or forty gnolls turned around and fled when they encountered Kant. They looked in a panic. Obviously, they were extremely afraid of Kant and his light cavalry, and they did not dare to compete with them.

At first Kant also ordered them to be killed.

But basically it's a waste of time and nothing at all.

Therefore, when continuing to move forward, when encountering a small group of gnolls, they will ignore them at all. Unless there are about a hundred of them, which may cause a little harm to the sentry oasis, Kant will blatantly order, holding the banner of a golden lion on a red background and bringing The team smashed them all through life and slaughtered them all in the desert to avoid future troubles.

The troops were still moving very fast.

Salander horses, desert horses, are all horse breeds suitable for desert areas.

Dromedary camels are also known as desert boats. Although short-distance bursts are not as good as horses, long-distance treks are worse than endurance.

This is the main reason for guaranteed forward speed.

However, fortunately, Kant's camels and war horses did not have an accident.

According to previous life experience, horses are extremely sensitive to the smell of camels and will be quite afraid. The camel will be irritable with the horse, and if the two are put together, it is estimated that the chickens and dogs will be jumping, and the trouble will be impossible.

This is why, the camel cavalry is the absolute nemesis of the horse cavalry.

That's why.

However, this kind of combat can only appear in the desert area. After all, in the flat grassland or other plain areas, the highly mobile horse cavalry is not afraid of the slow-moving camel cavalry.

But in the desert, the role of camel cavalry is extremely strong.

This has been shown once in a desert in one part of the earth.

Historically, Arabs rode camels and overcame the elite cavalry of countless empires in the desert, including the Byzantine Empire, the Sassanid Persian Empire, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

To be honest, Kant was also quite interested in this.

But think about the fact that there is no standard camel cavalry, and you can only choose to give up.

The troops were moving fast.

Rest at dusk, prepare dinner, continue to set off after nightfall, and camp and sleep until late at night.

Hurrying at dawn, soon approached the tribal ruins.

From the sentry oasis to the ruins of the gnoll tribe, just cavalry can reach it during the day. Even if there are accompanying infantry, more than two days is enough, and the distance is not too far.

Kant rode his horse up the dunes, followed by 10 Salander riders as escorts.

"There are no sentries."

These Sarandian riders who already belonged to the regular army reported.

Kant snorted coldly: "It seems that these gnolls thought we'd let them go?"

Not even a sentinel, really courageous.

Staring at the bottom of the dunes, there are still large areas in the originally flat desert that have been burnt and darkened by fire. There are ruins everywhere, and burned ashes are everywhere.

But in the ruins, another tattered tent was erected.

"Wait, that's..."

But Kant's eyes narrowed, and he found something unusual.

These tattered linen tents, as well as more than a dozen new linen tents, even Kant's eyes swept over there, these brand-new tents and other tattered tents have a clear dividing line.

Just like the Chu River and the Han world, although they are close, the two will not intersect at all.

Not even the gnolls in the humble tents dared to approach.

It's like some kind of horror.

Kant was not surprised by this.

Because he had already discovered that what appeared in these brand-new tents was a gnoll wearing chain mail and holding a tomahawk in both hands. The hair on his body was clean and smooth, and he was definitely not a low-level gnoll living in these deserts.

"Higher Gnolls, are you here again?" he said slowly.

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