Mount and Blade: Summon five outlaws at the start

Chapter 206

"Lord Hod!"

Accompanied by neat and loud shouts, twelve new recruits in cloth-dressed Vlandia filed into the slightly old tent with limited space.

As soon as they entered the tent, the twelve recruits bowed their heads without hesitation and saluted Hod, who was sitting in the tent.

Their movements were in unison, showing good training and sincere respect for Hod.

However, with their influx, the tent, which was not spacious to begin with, suddenly became even smaller and cramped.

The distance between the soldiers was compressed to the extreme, almost people were next to each other, and even turning around was a little difficult.

Hod smiled and nodded, as a response to the salute of the recruits.

Then, he raised his right hand and waved casually, indicating that six of them should stay, and the other six should retreat outside the tent and wait.

After the remaining six recruits stood still, Hod looked at the young people in front of him.

All of them were tall and straight, with strong faces and a hint of excitement and expectation in their eyes.

Obviously, they were eager for the upcoming advancement.

However, at this moment, Hod was in a short dilemma.

He needed to make a choice, whether to advance these Valandian recruits to conscripted crossbowmen or light infantry?

At present, crossbowmen accounted for nearly half of the team he led, with as many as seventy people, and Batu and his Kuyer Rangers also had long-range capabilities.

With such a large crossbow force, it should not be a problem to deal with most battles.

On the other hand, in terms of infantry, there were only soldiers who were born as robbers, led by Nott.

After thinking for a while, Hod made a decision in his heart, or it would be more beneficial to advance all six recruits to light infantry for future battles.

Although the second-level Vlandian light infantry may be relatively weak, they have four different final advancement routes for development.

As long as they are given enough time and actual combat experience, I believe that this group of light infantry will become the backbone of the team in the future.

Meat grinder, Vlandian axe spearman.

The best choice for defensive cavalry, Vlandian spearman.

Shock cavalry, Vlandian vanguard cavalry.

Personal guard, Vlandian sergeant.

All the above listed are the fifth-level arms that Vlandian light infantry can be promoted to.

Faced with such a rich variety of advancement paths, Hod was really tempted in his heart.

Although the robbers are not weak in combat strength, they can also act as infantry with shields, providing a certain degree of cover for the Vlandian conscripted crossbowmen in the rear.

However, it cannot be ignored that the organization and discipline of these robbers are really too poor.

In the chaos of fierce fighting, sending them to the battlefield might be barely feasible, but once they need to fight in formation, it is hard to say whether they can really defeat the well-trained and disciplined Vlandian infantry.

Thinking of this, Hod has made up his mind. He no longer hesitates, but begins to open the road to advancement for these Vlandian recruits.

The first thing to mention is the Vlandian light infantry. In this game, they are one of the few infantry units equipped with crude kite-shaped shields.

In addition, they wear 13-point armored clothing and wear lace-up leather caps with an average defense value of 12 on their heads.

It is precisely with such equipment configuration that these descendants of adventurers have become a junior infantry team with decent performance.

Although the Vlandian light infantry has less obvious advantages, such as they are all equipped with short spear weapons, which have a certain ability to resist cavalry attacks.

However, at the same time, its shortcomings are also obvious. Since it is only equipped with a short spear, it seems to play a role in preventing cavalry when fighting against cavalry in the game, but if you think about it carefully, it seems that it has not completely resisted the enemy's offensive...

But then again, for the subsequent growth into top infantry, the Vlandian light infantry is undoubtedly a good transitional stage.

At least from the current point of view, their combat level is at least not inferior to the local militia and guards in this world.

As the data link quietly dissipated, six figures slowly emerged.

They wore a sturdy and durable leather cap on their heads, a bloody lion armored suit that symbolized Hod's identity, and a pair of tough-looking cowhide boots on their feet.

A one-handed sword was hung on the waist, a short spear less than two meters long was held in the right hand, and a rough kite-shaped shield was held in the left hand.

They were upright, with a serious look, and at this moment, these Vlandian light infantrymen stood in front of Hod.

"Thank you, sir! As long as you point out the direction, the swords in our hands will point there!"

The uniform voice sounded, and the eyes of these six Vlandian light infantrymen seemed to be burning with fighting spirit.

[Name: Alder]

[Second-level troops: Vlandian light infantry]

[Strength: 13]

[Agility: 10]

[Intelligence: 10]

[Charm: 8]

Skills: Iron Bone 3, Heavy Attack 3, Running 3, Weapon Mastery 2, Shield Defense 2]

Weapon Proficiency:

One-handed weapons 150, two-handed weapons 60, long pole weapons 150, throwing 60, bows and arrows 60, crossbows 60.

Weapons and equipment:

Leather hat with laces, lion armor, cowhide boots, one-handed sword, crude kite-shaped shield, short spear.

Looking at the displayed personal attribute data of the Vlandian light infantry, Hod could only say that it was indeed average.

Compared with the second-level senior robbers, the data displayed by these Vlandian light infantry is indeed not so impressive.

Whether it is from the perspective of attributes, skills or weapon proficiency and other indicators, they are slightly inferior.

Not only that, in terms of weapons and equipment, these light infantry are also not comparable to senior robbers.

The latter are equipped with more diverse weapons and armor.

However, it should be made clear that these are just data.

In real combat scenarios, there are many key factors that determine the balance of victory or defeat.

Although on the surface, the attributes of the Vlandian light infantry seem to be slightly inferior, this does not mean that they have no chance of winning when facing senior robbers.

Hod still clearly remembers that in a game he played, he led forty Vlandian light infantry to meet the attack of more than fifty robbers.

What's more worth mentioning is that among this group of robbers, there are also seven or eight strong elite robbers.

But even in this situation, the final outcome is that Hood, by commanding his Vlandian light infantry to form a tight military formation, successfully killed 43 robbers at the cost of 16 casualties, and captured 9 people alive, thus winning the final victory of this battle.

From this, we can see that the true strength of an army cannot be judged by appearance or simple data alone.

Although these Vlandian light infantry look ordinary at first glance, once they step onto the battlefield and fight with real swords and guns, no one knows who will win and who will lose.

Maybe in the end, those seemingly ferocious veteran robbers will become their defeated opponents.