Troglodyte in lumbering areasoondiscoveredriver bankanotherpresentedoneteam of adventurers- is ledbywarrior, twocrossbowmanandwizardcombinations, inAouineorKirrlutzareaverycommondisposition- the emergence of thisteam of humanregardinghavingextremelystrongterritoryconsciousnesscreature of tall ridgebottomrootwithout doubtis a stimulation, thereforein the campresounded the sound that the sharpwhistlingsound and woodenfront doorsqueaksqueakopenedquickly, Undergroundcreaturewas flowed, abouttwoteamssurpassed30Troglodyteto fordtowardriver bankthis side.
伐木场中的穴居人很快发现了河滩另一头出现了一队冒险者-一个由战士带队,两个弩手与巫师的组合,无论是在埃鲁因还是克鲁兹地区都很常见的配置-这队人类的出现对于具有极强领地意识的乔冈底根的生物无疑是个刺激,于是营地中很快响起了尖锐的口哨声与木制的大门吱吱呀呀打开的声音,地底生物一涌而出,大约两队超过三十只穴居人涉水向着河滩这一边而来。Theyfan out in two groups, attemptdouble-teamed. The adventurersalsonoticedheresoundobviously, the crossbowmanputtwoarrows, missedone, anotherhit a target, buthas not createdwhateffect, the crossbow bolthit a target a Troglodytechest front, the hugeimpulsemadeitretreatonein the river waterstepsplashwater splash-, butthat's all. ThisonlyTroglodyteshakes the head, thenheld up the lanceto follow the team.
它们兵分两路,试图包夹。冒险者显然也注意到了这边的动静,弩手放了两箭,射失了一只,另一只射中了但也没造成什么效果,弩箭射中了一只穴居人的胸前,巨大的冲击力让它在河水中后退一步溅起水花-但仅此而已。这只穴居人摇摇头,然后举起长矛又跟上了队伍。„Skintrue thickness,”hidesKaluningrovelooksknits the brows: „Hearsayreallydoes not have the false, thistype of thingdid not say1000, is100wealso is very difficult to deal with.”
“皮可真厚,”躲在树丛中的克伦希亚看得直皱眉:“传闻果然没假,这种东西不说一千,就是一百我们也很难对付啊。”„Speedis fast, from the riverto here almost300chi (0.33 m), theyonlyused for severalseconds.”Juttareplied, „thisspeed was really scary, was quicker than the most outstandingcavalry!”
“速度还快,从河那边到这边差不多三百尺,它们只用了几秒钟。”尤塔答道,“这个速度真是吓人,比最优秀的骑兵还快吧!”„Is quicker than the most outstandingcavalry?”NearbybigFire Ground BattlegroupCommanderdid not careto smile, „thatwas you have not seen the outstandingcavalry, MissJutta.”
“比最优秀的骑兵还快?”高大的火地战团团长一旁不在意笑了下,“那是你没见过优秀的骑兵,尤塔小姐。”Red hairfemale mercenary commanderobstructs, immediatelyhas come backto starethisfellow.
红发女佣兵团长一窒,马上回过头瞪着这家伙。ButBrandonods, Troglodytespeedapproximatelyandon the speeds of second-tiercavalries. Compared withonhighest-qualitywarhorseslowsome. However the Vaundetrulyoutstandingcavalrymostlydoes not take the mountby the warhorse, for exampleAouinestrongestspatialcavalrycruisecavalry- thisnameisto describetheseKnightcrosses the way of battlefield, calmandindifferent- is actually sayingWyvern Cavalry Corps, theyhave the establishmentinAouineeachlegion, ofteniselite in spatialcavalry.
但布兰多点点头,穴居人的速度大约及得上二线骑兵的速度。比最优质的战马慢上一些。但是沃恩德真正优秀的骑兵大多是不以战马作为坐骑的,譬如说埃鲁因最强的空骑兵巡弋骑兵-这个名称是形容这些骑士越过战场的方式,从容而冷漠-其实就是在说飞龙骑兵团,他们在埃鲁因各个军团之中都有编制,往往是空骑兵之中的精锐。„Do not wantto fight,”Kalunbreakswordsend between Fern and femaleCommander, „youhave a look, inthatlumbering areaat leastover200Troglodyte. The sohugequantity, in any eventis onlyourMercenaryhand/subordinate probably unable to endure-”middle-aged personsaidwhileshakes the head, silver-hairedunder the sunlight between forest landssplendid: „Lord Thane, whatcountermeasure do youhave?”
“不要争了,”克伦希亚打断弗恩与女团长之间的话端,“你们看看,那个伐木场里至少有超过两百只穴居人。如此庞大的数量,无论如何单凭我们手下的佣兵可吃不消啊-”中年人一边说一边摇头,满头银发在林地之间的阳光下熠熠生辉:“领主大人,你有什么对策吗?”Hisvisionwent toBrandounintentionally.
他的目光有意无意地投向了布兰多。Amandinainsnort/humone, shesaw clearly the plan of thisfellowat the same timegently. Indeeddepends uponBrandoandScarletttwo peoplestrength, evenFrontal Penetrationwill not seemverydifficult, twogoldwill cope withhundredBlack Ironbasicallynot to have the issue. The help of remainingalsosomenumerousMercenaryandthreeHead Commander, at mosttwohours, canunder the stormthislumbering area.安蒂缇娜在一边轻轻哼了一声,她看清楚这家伙的打算。的确依靠布兰多与茜两人的实力,即使是正面突破也不会显得很难,两个黄金对付一百黑铁基本上没有问题。剩下还有众多佣兵与三位大团长的帮忙,顶多两个小时,就能强攻下这座伐木场。Howeverifled by the nosebythesefellowsstep by step, thenLord Thanealsohaswhatreputation. Let aloneshelooked at the Brandocomplexiontranquilandconfidentappearance, knowsyoungster that thisalwaysfollowhas certainlyto calculateearly.
不过如果步步被这些家伙牵着鼻子走的话,那么领主大人还有什么威信可言。何况她看了看布兰多脸色平静、胸有成竹的样子,就知道这个自己一直以来所追随的年轻人一定是早有成算。Thereforenoble ladycoldlyreplied: „Troglodyteis not good atattacking a city, Basore'sKnight Rowenoncegot down to dowiththesecreaturethoroughly, has describedthesecreaturehabitsinhisbookclearly. The Troglodyteabilitymostwas limitedinthisriver banksection, the excavationtypicalmethod of evenmostexcelling atalsolost, regardless oftheirskinsthick, can runquickly, so long aswetake the lumbering arearevolutionsto attacktodefend, theironemeansdo not have.”
因此贵族千金冷冷地答道:“穴居人不善于攻城,巴索尔的罗恩爵士曾经深入地下去与这些生物打交道,在他的书中清楚地描述过这些生物的习性。穴居人的能力在这种河滩地段最受限制,甚至就连最擅长的挖掘地道的手段也失去了,无论它们的皮有多厚,跑得有多快,只要我们拿下伐木场转攻为守,它们就一点办法也没有。”Fernhas looked backBrandoone, somewhatrepliedwith amazement: „Suchmatter? Lord Thanechoosesthisplaceto sendas the attack, has consideredthis point?”弗恩回过头看了布兰多一眼,有些惊讶地答道:“还有这样一回事?领主大人选择这个地方作为进攻发,也是考虑过这一点的吧?”Brandolistened, althoughsuperficialmaintain one's composure, the corners of the mouthactuallycannot bear the cramp, secretly thoughtreallydoes not haveat heart.布兰多听了虽然表面不动声色,嘴角却忍不住抽筋,心里暗道这个真的没有。
The lumbering areaselected locationclose to the riverside is actually a common phenomenon, firstfortransportsto the downstream, secondcanbuild the waterwheelto make the water powerdrivesaw mill- after allMagicitepowerthingintheseremote areasis a raregadget.
伐木场选址靠近河边其实是一个普遍现象,一来是为了方便向下游运输,二来是可以修筑水车让水力带动锯木厂-毕竟魔导动力这个东西在这些边远地区还是个稀罕的玩意儿。Buthemaysay not manyregarding the research of Trentheimthisplace, canknow that Fir Cityhasfourlumbering areasis the limit, as fortheselumbering areasiswhatconditionthat, only then the wizardknew.
但他对于托尼格尔这种地方的研究可说不多,能知道冷杉城边有四座伐木场已是极限,至于这些伐木场是个什么状态那就真的只有鬼才知道了。„Countermeasurehas,”Brandonods, „thismustlook at that ourbaitscandraw outopposite partymanymilitary.”youngsterhas turned headto show a faint smiletothesenominalsubordinates, „everyonemayrelaxgreatly, thisfightyouhave not imaginedare so difficult, regardsmercenarieseach otherwearing initwarmed up.”
“对策是有,”布兰多点点头,“这就要看我们的诱饵能引出对方多少兵力了。”年轻人回过头对这些名义上的部下微微一笑,“不过各位大可放松,这场战斗并没有你们想象中那么困难,就把它当成一次佣兵们彼此磨合的热身好了。”Warms up?
热身?On the scenenot onlythreeHead Commander, manysmallMercenary CompanyCommanderallstare. More than 300Mercenaryfacing more than 200Troglodyte, whatthisiswarm up, howto seeisevenly matchedonestruggles hard.
在场不只是三位大团长,还有诸多小佣兵团的团长皆是一愣。三百多佣兵面对两百多穴居人,这算是哪门子热身啊,怎么看都是势均力敌的一场苦战吧。„Waitsto look.”Brandosets one's mind at ease, the visionfallstoriver bankon. But the fight on river bankjustlaunchedat this moment, when‚adventurers’afterdetecting the Troglodyteintentionthenstartedtoforestone sideretreat, theirspeedsare quick, whenstillandon the Troglodyteinbornadvantage, are not many were caught upin the forestedge.
“等着看吧。”布兰多沉下心去,目光落到河滩上。而河滩上的战斗此刻才刚刚展开,当‘冒险者们’在察觉了穴居人的意图后便开始向森林一侧后退,他们的速度很快,但依然及不上穴居人天生的优势,不多时就在森林边缘被追上。Howeverwizard in thatteamknockson the groundwithmagic staffimmediately, recited an incantationloudly, ‚crash-bang’theirpebbles and soiltakeoffin abundance, butupwardpicks upfourpeople, the soilriseformsonealmosttwometershigh, the castle of threemeterssquare- breast transmitterandcrenelhave it all, the citybodyis constitutedby the hardstone- protectsfourpeoplein the center.
不过那个队伍之中的巫师马上用法杖在地上一敲,大声念了一句咒语,‘哗啦’一声他们脚下的卵石与泥土纷纷离地而起向上将四人托起,泥土上升形成一座差不多两米高、三米见方的城堡-胸墙与垛口一应俱全,城体由坚硬的土石构成-将四个人护在中央。Spell of Fortification.筑城术。Everyoneis startled, inConjuration MagicThird CirclespellaboutDefenseshort phrasealmost can appearsucheffect-, althoughmodelscity the boundary of Sorcereralsoto fall far shortto the legendinbaseless, butat leastcanprovethatConjureron the fieldhas the Black Iron peakstrengthat least.
所有人都吃了一惊,法则魔法之中关于防护短句的三环法术几乎才可以具现出如此的效果-虽然离传说之中凭空塑城的魔导士的境界还差得远,不过至少可以证明在场上那个法则巫师起码有黑铁巅峰的实力。Iswhois so luxurious.
是谁这么奢侈。
Others have turned head, whowantsto have a look is willingThird CircleConjurerto deliver to the first lineto work as the baithand/subordinate. Howeveronly thenKaluncatches the smile that on Fernfaceanddid not care about.
其他人纷纷回过头,想看看是谁舍得将手下一个三环法则巫师送到第一线去当诱饵。不过只有克伦希亚捕捉到了身边弗恩脸上的一丝并不在意的微笑。„Fern, is thatyourperson?”Helowers the soundto ask.
“弗恩,那是你的人?”他压低声音问道。Fire Ground BattlegroupHead Commandernods not completely indifferently. „In Mafferri, isIrollsbestwizard.”Hereplied.火地战团的大团长满不在乎地点点头。“马费里,是我团里最好的巫师。”他答道。„Youmayreallygive up.” After Kalunconfirmed the idea in heart, does not have the feeling of to heave a sigh of relief, actuallyinsteadhad a sense of crisis. Thissilver-hairedmiddle-aged personhas a look atbigsilentFern, has a look atdid not say a wordBrandoagain, suddenlyfelt that one's ownpositionshakegets up.
“你可真舍得。”克伦希亚确认了心中的想法之后没有松一口气的感觉,却反而产生了一种危机感。这个满头银发的中年人看看高大沉默的弗恩,再看看一言不发的布兰多,忽然之间感到自己的地位动摇起来。At firstduringthat nightfightheis longestwith the time that youngThanefought side-by-side, thinksoneselfrelied onto displayin front ofBrandomakes the firstimpression should not to have the issue. Has not thought, this seeminglyquietandoverly cautious and prudentveteranhad come to a consensuswiththatyoungsterunexpectedly.
起先在那一夜的战斗之中他与那个年轻的领主并肩作战的时间最长,以为自己凭借表现在布兰多面前留下第一印象应该是没有问题的。可没想到,这个看起来沉默寡言、老实巴交的老兵竟然不知不觉之间已经与那个年轻人达成了默契。Perhapsalsoreachedwhatagreement.
说不定还达成了什么协议。In the Kalunheartcriticizedone, clenches teeth. Howeverimmediatelyhisvisionwas attractedon the fight of subconsciouslybyforestedge-, whenMafferridisplayedretreat of Spell of Fortificationreststowarrior and crossbowmanbehind, middle-agedWizardrelies on the entirebody the bigmouthonStaffis gasping for breath, previouslythatThird CirclespellconsumedhisenormousStamina and energyobviously.克伦希亚心中暗骂了一声,咬了咬牙。不过马上他的目光就下意识地被森林边缘的战斗所吸引-当马费里施展了筑城术之后退到战士与弩手背后去休息,中年法师将整个身体都倚在手杖上大口喘着气,此前那个三环法术显然耗费了他极大的体力与精力。However the effectis also obvious.
不过效果也是显而易见的。
It looks like, Troglodyte that Amandinasaiddoes not excelatattacking a city, thesecome from the Undergroundcreaturehind legsto be solid, butforelegactuallyshortemaciated; When theyattackoftendoes not depend upon the strength of upper limb, because the forelegis usedto use the toolwithgetting hold of the lance, when Troglodytelaunches the attacksprintsthrough the strength of hind legs, depends upon the transformedpotential energy the wayto attack the enemy.
就像是安蒂缇娜所说的,穴居人并不擅长于攻城,这些来自地底的生物后肢结实有力,但前肢却短小瘦弱;它们进攻时往往并不依靠上肢的力量,因为前肢只是用来使用工具与握紧长矛,穴居人发起进攻时通过后肢的力量来冲刺,依靠转化势能的方式攻击敌人。Howeveronewallbuiltmade the hugetroubletothem, twometershighcity wallwas not high, butTroglodytediscoveredthemwhenjumpedhighpreparedto attackthesehuman, greetstheirissword edge that cold lightsparkled- howevertheydid not have the meansto dodgein the midair.
不过一堵墙垒就给它们造成了巨大的麻烦,两米高的城墙并不高,但穴居人发现它们一旦高高跃起准备攻击那些人类时,迎接它们的就是一面寒光闪闪的剑锋-而它们没有办法在半空中闪避。Puts in an appearance, Troglodytewas dividedtwoface to face. The diminutivecorpseflewto fallonriver banktumblesseveralto stop, theircompanionsmade wayin abundance, thensomewhatslows the tempohelplessly.
才一个照面,穴居人就被当面劈回去两个。矮小的尸体飞回去落在河滩上翻滚了好几圈才停下来,它们的同伴纷纷让开,然后有些不知所措地放慢了速度。Throughsending out the sound wavefeeds back, theyhad discoveredin front ofoneselfwere many a standing tall and erectstonecastle.
通过发出音波反馈,它们已经发现自己面前多了一座高耸的土石城堡。Troglodyteslook at each other in blank dismay, butcatches upfrombehind‚’Troglodytemakes the whistleequallysharpsoundimmediately, makingthemdisperseto launchto besiegefromfour sides.穴居人们面面相觑,但从后面赶上来的‘穆鲁’穴居人立刻发出哨子一样尖利的声音,让它们分散开来从四面展开围攻。„Tooreluctant......”red hairfemale mercenary commanderknit the brows, sheknowsMercenary that fouract as the baitisBrando the expert who chooseshand/subordinatefromthem, allhaselite of high Black Iron rankevenpeakstrength. Onflat land, in additioncansupporta short timeunderbesieging of 30Troglodyte, let aloneinoccupyingcompletelybenefits the superiorunder the situation.
“太勉强了……”红发女佣兵团长皱了皱眉,她知道那四个充当诱饵的佣兵都是布兰多从他们手下挑选出的好手,无一不是具备黑铁上游甚至巅峰实力的精锐。就是在平地上尚且能在三十只穴居人的围攻之下支撑一时半会,更何况是在占尽地利优势的情况之下。Butin any event, mustsupportto lure the opposite partyto send outunderbesieging of 30Troglodyteto support, howto seeistooreluctant.
可是无论如何,要在三十只穴居人的围攻下撑到诱使对方派出更多支援,怎么看还是太勉强了一些。Butshehas not thought that after whole bodypurple-redTroglodyteWarriorforces the one's owncompanionlaunchedtworounds of attacks, decisivelywith the sharpsentry postconsonantmakesallTroglodytedraw back, gathers roundthatstonecastleto be ready in full battle array.
可她没想到的是,浑身紫红色的穴居人勇士逼迫自己的同伴发动了两轮进攻之后,就果断地用尖利的哨子音让所有穴居人退下来,围着那座土石城堡严阵以待。What's all this about?
这是怎么回事?FourMercenaryare ready in full battle arraynear the breast transmitter, the previousfighthad losttheirmanyStamina, perhapsso long asTroglodytemakes the extra effortcancapturethistemporaryfortat one fell swoop, has not thoughtat this timetheyactuallydrew back.
四个佣兵在胸墙边上严阵以待,此前的战斗已经损耗了他们不少体力,只要穴居人再加一把劲说不定就可以一举攻下这座临时要塞,可没想到正是这个时候它们却退了。Mustknow that wizardMafferrihas caught one's breath, waited a whilehe to put into the fightagain.
要知道巫师马费里已经缓过气来,再等一会他就又可以投入战斗了。„Troglodyteis not willingto pay the price, althoughat this time the stormcanat one fell swoop, butmust, in the placebenefitswithindividualstrengthdoes not favorin the situation of one's own sideassaulting, does not pay with the mass casualtiesisimpossible.”Brandofelt that surprised of numerousmercenary commander, answered.
“穴居人不愿意付出代价,这个时候强攻虽然可以一举而下,但是要在地利与个人实力都不利于己方的情况下抢攻,不付出大量伤亡是不可能的。”布兰多感到身边众多佣兵团长的惊讶,解释道。Althoughthesepeopleoldinall kinds offights, butnotnecessarilyhas actually had to dowithundergroundcreature of thesetall ridgebottomroots. In the competitivebrutalunderground, the population and militaryare very valuableresources, did not allowwastesat will.
这些人虽然老于各式各样的战斗,但却并不一定与这些乔冈底根的地下生物打过交道。在竞争残酷的地下,人口与兵力都是很宝贵的资源,是不容许随意浪费的。This is also the averageindividualstrengthgenerallyhighreason of undergroundworld.
这也是地下世界的平均个体实力普遍较高的原因。„so that's how it is,”Kalunlooked atBrandoone, theynot necessarilythinks highly ofwell-bornnobleandScholarasMercenaryin the battlefield, butcanutilizein the battlefieldthesesecret knowledge, cannot help butlooks atonehigh. „Has not thought that attacking a fortified positionabilitysuchweakness of Troglodyte, could it be thattheseundergroundcreaturedon't have the custom of fortification?”
“原来如此,”克伦希亚看了布兰多一眼,作为佣兵在战场上他们不见得看得起出身高贵的贵族与学者,但能将这些辛秘知识运用到战场上,就不由得让人高看一眼。“不过没想到穴居人的攻坚能力如此之弱,难道那些地下生物没有筑城的习惯?”Brandohad almost not been chokedbythisissue, hethought that Gorgon Ravineundergroundthesefellowfortifications the abilitymaybe much better than human. Because the undergroundcastleearliestbirthtoguard against the invasion of devilthick, thesecity walls, firmevencanmakeBruglassuchhumanfortcityblush with shame, came from the dwarfinLofty Mountainas for the fortificationart, probablyFir Citythattypecity garrisononecompared withinsufficientlylookswithitradically.布兰多差点没被这个问题呛住,他心想乔根底冈地下的那些家伙筑城的能力可比人类牛得多。因为地下的城堡最早诞生是为了防范恶魔的入侵,那些城墙之厚、之坚固甚至可以让布拉格斯这样的人类要塞型城市汗颜,至于工事艺术则来自于崇山之中的矮人,像是冷杉城那种城防与之一比根本不够看的。„Troglodytedoes not have the attacking a cityability,”hereplied, „theywere the first-levelestablishments of Gorgon Ravine, usuallyfirst-levelestablishedBugbearto actwithanothertypetogether.”
“穴居人并不是没有攻城能力,”他答道,“它们是乔根底冈的一级编制,通常是与另一种一级编制熊地精一起行动的。”„Bugbear?”Fernasked.
“熊地精?”弗恩问。
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