After ordering the whole army to rest, the soldiers consciously took out dry food from their pockets and swallowed it with clear water.
Because they were close to the goblin group, Murphy ordered the soldiers not to make a fire so as not to scare the snake. Although the residents of Athens mostly have two meals a day, the soldiers still keep the habit of eating three meals a day. Because they need to consume a lot of physical strength, just eat two meals in a few days to keep up with the physical strength.
The meat provided by the town is mainly fish. Cattle are not slaughtered. Lambs were killed a lot in the first world war with jackals last time.
Now the territory, including Murphy, is dominated by fish.
After dinner, the soldiers consciously sat on the ground to recover their strength. At this time, the quality of the professional army is reflected. The whole team is very quiet. The soldiers seize the time to rest and seldom talk to others, let alone make a lot of noise.
Murphy and new general Marcus Kane are discussing how to surround the goblins later. After some discussion, they decided to leave the cavalry 500 meters away and only take the infantry to touch it. The movement of cavalry is too big. It''s hard not to disturb the goblins. Six Greek infantry teams, one man and two teams, reached over from the side, while the other two teams spread out and opened the encirclement from the front.
Goblins have very low combat power, and Murphy doesn''t worry that they will break through after opening the formation.
Even the jackals can be stopped by the gun array of Greece. If these goblins can''t be stopped, it''s really a joke. This should make those jackals with an average height of more than two meters embarrassed when they face goblins with an average height of about one meter three or four?
I''ve been resting for about two hours.
By the time the moon rose, about eight o''clock in the evening, Murphy ordered the army to advance.
In the face of goblins, they don''t need to sneak attack, so they don''t have to wait until they all fall asleep in the early morning. Murphy just wanted to take advantage of the night to get a little closer and get them all.
The soldiers put down parts of their belongings and went to battle light, while the tents and other things they carried were guarded by a half regiment of general guard cavalry.
Taking advantage of the night, Murphy led the army into a hill about 200 meters away from the goblin camp. In the moonlight, he looked at the goblin camp from a distance. There were three bonfires in the camp, and he could see something.
Although the goblins are quite primitive, they are more advanced than jackals.
At the very least, they also know how to make low earth like houses out of mud, and then build a simple wooden fence around the camp with wood. In contrast, the goblin camp is more like a village.
It''s primitive though.
Murphy made a sign, general Marcus Kane nodded, waved, and with two teams of Greek infantry, he moved to the left. The Greek infantry of these two formations are also mixed with a small team of Crete bowmen, which are used to solve some unnecessary problems. Murphy, on the other hand, took two other teams of Greek infantry to the right and spread the encirclement.
The distance is getting closer.
There are about 30 small earth bags made of mud and stones in the goblin camp. The sleeping people should be the leaders and soldiers of the goblin. On the other hand, around the camp, there are a lot of common goblins sleeping on the ground near the campfire. They have no position in the group and get the least food. Of course, they are also a priority for cannon fodder in battle.
At a distance of about 150 meters.
A goblin who is responsible for keeping watch seems to have noticed something. He climbs up the fence and looks into the night. But before he finds anything, an arrow comes from the night and runs straight through his throat.
"Kill
One of the torches lit up, and then the torches were lit one by one around.
The Greek infantry spread out, stepped forward, the defense line contracted forward, and the sound of galloping horses not far away also sounded!
This sudden call to kill let the goblin immediately be hoodwinked!
The Goblins who had just fallen asleep got up and looked around in panic.
Surrounded by torches, Greek infantry gradually appeared in front of the goblins under the cover of night. In the face of these tall, large, well-equipped soldiers, the goblins have been scattered before they fight. They want to escape, but they are powerless to find that there are enemies everywhere, they are completely surrounded!
"Jili Guala Gulu..."
Out of the biggest earthen house came a rather tall goblin, who was nearly 1.6 meters tall. Equipped with leather armour, a metal helmet and a small mace, it was summoning soldiers in goblin language Murphy couldn''t understand. Soon, a group of goblins with obviously bigger physique gathered around him. These goblins were equipped with simple leather armor and metal weapons in their hands. They must be the soldiers in the goblin group.
"Shoot!" Murphy pointed to the biggest goblin and said slowly, "kill all the goblins equipped with leather armor!"
Murphy wants goblin slaves. These larger goblins are obviously the leaders and have a certain prestige in the goblin community. Murphy doesn''t have much energy to manage these goblins now, so killing all these goblin soldiers is the easiest way. As long as all the leaders are dead, the other goblins are in a mess. That is convenient for management, but also can be directly pulled out to do coolie.
The bonfire in the goblin camp provides a view for Crete''s Bowman.
A team of Crete bowmen put up their arrows and aimed at the tall goblins in the crowd, killing them one by one.
"Push forward. Kill all who dare to resist What Murphy needs are hard-working slaves, Goblins who dare to take up arms and resist, or it''s easier to become corpses, which can save a lot of trouble.
The Greek infantry strode forward, and the Goblins who wanted to fight and rush out were pierced with long guns.
Soldiers use the tip of their guns to pick up the bodies of those who dare to resist the goblins, threatening other goblins.
The battle lasted less than three minutes and ended.
This goblin group has a population of about 1500 people. After a short battle, about 150 goblin soldiers who wanted to resist were killed by the soldiers. After all the leaders were killed, the surviving goblins honestly laid down their weapons and shivered in fear. They huddled together and looked at the human soldiers in front of them with fear.
"It seems that there is no need to translate." Murphy smiles.
With a wave of his hand, he said to the general Marcus Kane behind him, "tie up these goblins with ropes, kill the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled after dawn, and take the rest back to your territory."
Murphy is not a philanthropist. The purpose of his trip is to capture the goblin slaves with labor force.
So he doesn''t need the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.
Instead of killing now just to avoid stimulating the goblins, Murphy believes that tomorrow morning general Marcus Kane will know what to do.
General Marcus Kane nodded, turned and arranged for the soldiers to collect the goblin''s weapons and leather armour, and ordered them to tie the goblin with ropes. Of course, ordinary goblin sticks are not needed, but some iron weapons still need to be collected. The iron can be recycled and recast, and the leather armor can be reused. Even if it''s not needed, it can be sold to the bottom mercenaries. As for the rope, Murphy had arranged for it to be prepared long before it came.
It''s not necessary to tie up all the more than 1000 goblins.
Just connect some parts one by one and bind your hands.
The battle was completely crushing, and there was no suspense. Murphy''s soldiers didn''t even have a scratch. After gathering the goblin slaves to guard, Murphy told the soldiers to divide into two teams and watch the night in turn.
Then the Knights of the general''s guard set up a tent for him.
All night long.
The next day, Murphy woke up early.
Because there are goblins howling outside the tent, these small creatures howl very loud. It''s not too much to call them ghosts crying and wolves howling.
By the time we got out of the tent, general Marcus Kane was back.
He nodded to Murphy, indicating that the old, the weak and the disabled among the goblins had been disposed of.
Then the army split in two.
General Marcus Kane led three teams of Greek infantry to escort more than 1000 goblin slaves back to Athens, while Murphy led the rest of the army on. After escorting the goblin slaves back to their territory, he would come back with his army to meet Murphy.
There is a great demand for slaves in the territory now.
Although these goblins are short, they are better than others. Murphy plans to take another one or two thousand goblin slaves and go back.
The army bypassed the bushes and headed south to the rocky highlands, while the cavalry of the general''s guard continued to spread out to investigate the terrain.
Until about nine o''clock in the morning, the army arrived near a hollow valley.
The environment of barren rock Highlands is relatively barren. The land is far less fertile than that of the southern plain. Many areas are still gravel land, and there are not many species living there. Murphy saw a lot of small animals such as lizards, but rarely large groups of animals such as antelopes.
Choosing a place with a wide view, Murphy ordered the whole army to have a rest.
Just at this time, a light cavalry rode back.
"Governor, there are some big creatures fighting about three kilometers south!" The knight got off the horse and came to Murphy''s side, panting.
"Big creatures? How old is it? " Murphy took the water bag and handed it to the soldier.
The knight took the water bag gratefully. After several mouthfuls of water, he said: "he is ferocious, nearly three meters in size, very strong, with a unicorn on his forehead, dressed in animal fur, and not equipped with armor. His weapons are animal bones and sticks."
Murphy looked a little slower when he heard that the opponent was not equipped with armor and excellent weapons.
But then he thought.
If he remembers correctly, the huge footprints he saw when he went deep into the karazan mountains also came in the direction of the rocky highlands, right?