V2.Chapter 61

The Centaur mission arrived much later than scheduled.

It was not until about 4:30 p.m. that they came to the vicinity of Athens. The reason for the delay was simple: they were intercepted by a mammoth scout who went deep into the hinterland to investigate.

That's not good news for Murphy!

Because this means that the mammoth expansion has been extended to the other side of the nidoria River, which means that as long as the Centaur tribe is defeated, these mammoths from the northwest will directly threaten the security of the Athenian territory.

As we all know, the city of Athens was built along the river, only a few hundred meters away from the banks of the river nidoria.

If the mammoths really extended their territory to the vicinity of the nidoria River, the safety of the Athenian territory would be worrying. The powerful riding and shooting abilities of the Centaur tribe are all under the charge of the mammoth people. If Athens is facing them now, I'm afraid there is no chance of winning! At least until Athens built the group army, there was little resistance against such a powerful species!

Navy!

After receiving the news, Murphy realized it.

At the end of the orc war, Athens's Navy expanded.

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When I saw Milun again, she looked much more mature than before.

This change comes from temperament. She has a grace and solemn temperament, which is the breath of a leader.

"Nice to see you again, dear little Murphy."

After the meeting, the beautiful little mare Milun gave Murphy a warm hug. She opened her arms and gave Murphy a gentle hug. She said with a smile.

"Don't call it little Murphy, please." Murphy didn't feel used to Milun's name. He looked up at the little mare more than two meters tall and said, "according to the code of Athens, I'm an adult."

"Cluck." Milun chuckled, with a wisp of the tree demon's congenital charming face, and her eyes were flowing. She raised her hand and stroked Murphy's head, and whispered: "little Murphy, you've grown tall."

Cough!

Murphy looked awkwardly at the high priest beside him, but now the high priest's expression was very calm, as if he didn't care that Murphy was being teased by a beautiful little mare.

This time, it was the official diplomacy of the Athenian territory and Centaur tribe, not just in terms of trade.

So this time, in addition to Murphy, there were several other leaders in Athens. Among them are the high priest and general riodari.

Milun is wearing a pure white robe with beautiful leaf patterns, which is obviously not something that centaurs can make. It should belong to the elves, because only they like to embroider these things on their clothes.

When Murphy's eyes fell on the beautiful mare's chest, he was stunned.

Don't get me wrong.

It wasn't because of the huge, plump mountains. In fact, Murphy's eyes just skimmed and avoided. What really surprised Murphy was a badge on Milun's chest, because it looked very similar to the one altoria had left for him when she left. Whether it is carved stripes or the size and shape are very similar, the only difference is that the pattern on the heraldry is a little different.

"This is what my mother left me." Milun's delicate face showed a trace of sadness. She said quietly, "it's also the only legacy she left me."

Mother?

Does her mother seem to be a tree demon?

The tree demons are very close to the elves. Altoria has a part of the blood of ancient elves. It's not surprising that they have some similar things.

But what are these medals for?

Are they the same?

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With a little doubt, Murphy welcomed the Centaur mission into the governor's house.

Athenian citizens knew that Murphy had trade relations with centaurs, so this time their arrival only attracted some people's curious eyes. This time, however, the number of centaurs is a little too much. There are more than 60 strong centaurs, which makes Murphy have a little headache when arranging them. After all, these male centaurs are very savage creatures, not as talkative as the beautiful little mare.

"You were attacked by mammoths on the way?" Because of the size of the Centaur, Murphy leads her straight to the backyard.

Milun nodded slightly, his face dignified, slowly said: "along the way, we met three waves of mammoth scouts, they seem to bypass the tribal gathering place to find something."

"Bypassing your gathering place? That is to say, they live near the barren highlands Murphy frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Milun replied.

Strange!

What's the mammoth doing?

What are their intentions? Are they looking for something?

There were only Murphy, the high priest and Milun in the study. Just after learning that they were attacked by the mammoth on the road, Murphy sent General riodari to bring back the bodies of the mammoth scouts.

Murphy needs to know a little bit about their size and combat power.

Looking at the beautiful mare in front of her, Murphy hesitated and asked, "isn't there a stalemate between the Centaur tribe and the mammoth people all the time? How did you lose so badly all of a sudden? "

That's what he's been wondering about.

Milun looked sideways at the high priest, her eyes a little surprised, slowly said: "Salma basin war, a lot of accidents."

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As Milun tells the whole story, Murphy also understands what happened at that time.

World War I in Salma basin.

It was winter at that time. Because of the cold weather, there was a heavy fog on the battlefield.

It has to be said that the importance of weather factor in war is incomparable!

It was a heavy fog that day, because the fog covered a very large area. The Centaur shaman priests can't get rid of it even if they join hands. As a result, the Centaur tribe had to defend passively. In the fog weather, the archer's lethality will be seriously affected, and in the humid fog, the bow string will also be affected.

The reason for the Centaur's defeat is simple.

Fog affected their combat effectiveness of riding and shooting, hindered their vision around, and paralyzed their command. Taking advantage of the fog, the mammoths narrowed their distance from the Centaur and broke through the Centaur's defense line with an army of mammoth warriors composed of strong males. But if it's just like this, the Centaur won't lose so miserably!

What the Centaurs didn't expect was that these mammoths, who had the same primitive habits as them, actually formed a heavy cavalry team with full body armor!

These heavy cavalry teams, made up of mammoth maniacs, are not many.

There are only 3000 people in all.

But it was under the impact of the three thousand armored mammoth maniacs that the camp of the Centaur chief was flattened by them!

All in armor!

And it's all body armor!

At this time, the Centaurs finally realized. For a long time, the opponents of mammoths have been unconsciously united with the descendants of giants in the north. Because in this world, except orcs, elves, dwarves and descendants of giants, I'm afraid no other race can support their large-scale equipment.

Two equally primitive races.

For a long time, both of them are equipped with leather armor and crude iron weapons. Even when iron was in short supply, sticks were their weapons.

So the gap between the two sides is not big.

But at this time, the enemy's equipment suddenly entered the iron age from the stone age. Facing the armored mammoth maniacs and Centaur warriors, they could not even stop them. Mammoth maniacs who used to use wooden sticks and spears are equipped with huge steel tomahawks. After wearing half body armor, they are no longer afraid of bows and arrows as they used to be. Three thousand mammoth heavy cavalry storming the battlefield directly cut the Centaur alliance into pieces.

What is the Centaur's equipment?

Simple spear and some plundered iron swords and axes, plus leather armor made of animal skin. This kind of equipment, in the face of the whole body with a unified steel axe, there are physical advantages of mammoth.

What can I do?

This is totally a one-sided massacre!

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The tragic defeat of the Salma basin finally made the Centaurs realize that they had to contact the outside world. But they have not made any contribution in forging technology, they must find a reliable ally to help themselves. With the high-quality equipment provided by the descendants of giants, the mammoths today are not what they can compete with.

So Murphy, who had been in contact with centaurs, came into their view.

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Murphy frowned and pondered for a long time.

Half a ring.

He just looked up at the little mare in front of him and asked, "what do you mean? The descendants of the giant assisted the mammoth with a large amount of equipment? "

"Yes." Milun nodded gently.

Mammoths get a lot of equipment from giant descendants, and orcs on the other side of the karazan mountains are also armed with more than 100000 troops!

There must be some connection between them.

Orcs vs descendants of giants!

Murphy now has a bold guess, that is, whether the southern plains will fall into the war between the orcs and the descendants of giants.

Will the two major ethnic groups, which are locked in a stalemate on the frontal battlefield, plan to fight a local war in the southern plain?

If so!

How should humans and centaurs, caught between the two clandestine races, cope?