Chapter 351 Goblin
A column of smoke rose, indicating that the kingdom's army began to attack.
Two pillars of smoke rose, indicating that the Kingdom's army's attack was successful, and the Northwest Fleet only needed to intercept the pirates escaping by boat in the outer sea.
Three pillars of smoke rose, indicating that the attack of the kingdom's army was blocked, and the northwest fleet needed to storm the port to distract the pirates in the city.
This is a signal agreed between the two armies. If possible, the Kingdom's army hopes to eliminate the pirates by its own strength, while the Northwest Fleet does not want to rashly attack a port that may have heavy defense facilities.
Twelve battleships were floating in a line on the sea. On the deck of the flagship Unicorn, fleet commander Tirpitz was anxiously waiting for the next signal.
On the distant land, a plume of thick smoke towers high in the sky. The attack of the Kingdom's army has been started for a long time, but there is no hint of the next move.
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Before launching the attack, Harrison conducted as detailed an investigation as possible on the pirates entrenched in Westport. He roughly determined that the number of pirates remaining in Westport was estimated at 1,500 to 2,000. about.
Is this really a pirate? The navies of some small countries in the Horn Bay are no more than this size, right? It must be the fault of the greedy wolf prince who started the rebellion in the south.
In addition to not wanting his initial formation to fail, there were three reasons why he was reluctant to launch an attack. First, the team he led at the beginning only had more than 4,000 people. It is basically impossible for the enemy to defend the city. Secondly, except for a few elites, most of the soldiers are temporarily recruited. After the battle, they have to be sent home. Their morale and combat skills can be imagined. Thirdly, It was he who learned from the mouths of senior officials that this group of pirates seemed to have "mysterious power" to help them - the assassination of a senior naval officer was still mysterious, and the released political officer even claimed to have seen the legendary wizard with his own eyes.
During this period of time, he strengthened the training of the army and recruited more soldiers, until the arrival of the Northwesters brought him confessions from prisoners. It turned out that the pirates had already evacuated a lot in order to transport supplies. , only more than 1,000 people remained in the port.
After observing the weapon called "artillery" on the Northwest warship, Harrison's confidence greatly increased. In his opinion, this was also a "mysterious power" and was extremely powerful. It's a pity that they are very stingy and have no intention of borrowing it at all.
A specific plan to regain Westport was quickly formulated. The Kingdom's army and the Northwest Fleet attacked by land and water to defeat the pirates.
Somewhat unexpectedly, after launching the attack, the city wall was breached very quickly. After an interrogation, it was revealed that most of the city walls were made up of residents who were forced to defend the city by pirates. There were not many real pirates. They were really crazy bastards.
He ordered his troops to advance deeper into the city, and at the same time reminded his subordinates to be careful of ambush. However, the pirates had already given up on the most powerful fortification wall. Being outnumbered, they most likely ran away by boat. Then it was time for the Northwesters to show off their skills.
Just as he surveyed the entire battlefield with cautious optimism, a group of broken soldiers ran back crying and shouting. "Ghosts! There are ghosts in the city!"
Harrison was shocked and immediately took people to the front line and saw with his own eyes what the soldiers called "ghosts" - Gobs Forest.
This is a kind of humanoid creature that lives in the southern rainforest. They are thin and small, only about half the height of adults. Their skin is generally green or brown. From a distance, they look like children. They have With a little wisdom, some smart individuals can also learn some words and phrases to communicate with humans.
But their character is also notoriously evil, and cruelty seems to be the innate trait of this race - they will attack the settlements of intelligent creatures, snatch away women and children, and torture the captives to death in their lairs .
However, this is only for things weaker than them. Goblins are also afraid of beings stronger than them. When faced with violence that they cannot deal with, they will temporarily choose to "surrender". Note that they only succumb to "Violence". If the opponent does not choose violence even though he has power, the goblin will think that the opponent is weak and bully the opponent step by step. For this kind of creature, patience and retreat are useless. And even if you use violence to make the goblins temporarily surrender, betrayal is only a matter of time. When you relax even a little bit, a sharp blade will stab you in the back.
Goblins also have a notorious habit - they like to eat people, or they will eat any intelligent race. According to research by scholars, the source of various horrific folklore about cannibals deep in the rainforest comes from goblins. Although there are many conflicts and even deep hatreds among various intelligent races on the continent, no talking individual is willing to eat another talking individual, not even the savage orcs on the prairie. Goblins are different. They don't have any of the taboos of an intelligent race. This is the biggest reason why they are never considered an intelligent race. Of course, their poor IQ is also a big reason.
Although their IQs are very low, they are old enough to support them in making some simple tools, and all they create are tricky gadgets - poisonous darts, well-concealed traps, etc. etc., they will also make some metal blades, but the quality is very poor.
The Goblin's single combat effectiveness is very low. Although it moves quickly, if the fighting space is small enough, a strong child can beat up an adult. What troubles the intelligent races is that this creature has super fecundity and can mate all year round. The pregnancy period is about one month, and it can give birth to 6 to 8 babies a year. One litter can give birth to 5 to 10 babies. After one year of growth, the larvae will They can continue to reproduce, and their ability to expand the population is comparable to that of mice, and their females give birth as easily as hens lay eggs, without the pain of going through hell when giving birth to humans or other humanoid creatures.
Some people say that Goblins are the remnants of the war between humans and demons in ancient legends, and are the curse left by the demons to the world. All civilized races strictly guard against this kind of creature. Once such a creature appears on their territory, they will immediately send out armies to suppress it. A net-like crackdown prevented these "devil's relics" from spreading to every corner of the continent.
After recognizing the true identity of the "ghost", Harrison shouted: "This is just a goblin domesticated by pirates, a timid, insignificant, and cowardly pitiful creature. There is nothing to be afraid of. Kingdom Soldiers, hold on to the weapons in your hands and kill them all!”
The soldiers under his command all come from the countryside in the hinterland of the kingdom. Most of them have never left their hometowns before the recruitment, and they don’t know their brother! Brynn is normal.
The commander's words spread throughout the army, and the kingdom's army regained its morale. Although many people did not know Goblins, they had heard of them. They knew that although they were cruel in nature, they had low fighting power, and they regained their courage. The soldiers who retreated waved their weapons and roared before reentering the battlefield.
But things did not develop as smoothly as Harrison imagined - as long as the soldiers overcome their fear of this strange creature and fight seriously, they can kill all the Goblins with low combat effectiveness. Running on the street.
The performance of the goblins on the battlefield was beyond his understanding - they, they were not afraid of death.
(End of this chapter)