Murphy had a bad night''s sleep.


    Although surrounded by the general''s guards, he woke up twice in the middle of the night.


    One time, at midnight, he heard a wolf howling.


    Almost subconsciously, he took the sword and stood up. But at this time, I also thought of the voice of the general guard outside the tent.


    "Your Highness, it''s just a wolf that escaped in the daytime. It''s not the army of the jackals. " The general''s bodyguard stood outside the tent, whispering.


    During the day''s battle, many wolves left the jackals and fled alone. The Jackal''s domestication of these creatures is obviously not up to the standard of human domestication of horses. So in the fight, part of the pack left the Jackal and the cavalry fled alone. These runaway wolves don''t seem to go far, they just linger nearby. It''s from their mouths that those wolves howl.


    The second time I was awakened was at dawn, about five o''clock in the morning.


    General Marcus Kane was arranging a rotation of soldiers to watch the night when he was woken up by the sound of footsteps outside.


    Because of poor sleep, Murphy could not help feeling a little dizzy when she got up.


    He lost a lot of blood in last night''s battle. His spirit was still slightly depressed. His arm wound has recovered a lot. Now he feels numb and itchy. It seems that he is growing meat again.


    Seeing the noise coming from the tent, the knight of the general guard came in with a basin of water.


    "Your Excellency, the army of jackals has arrived. They''ve come all night, about 8000 people, and they''re camping five miles away. " As soon as Murphy finished washing his face, general Marcus Kane came in.


    "It''s already here?" There was no surprise on Murphy''s face. He nodded and said, "well. I see


    The Jackal army didn''t come fast.


    It''s still in Murphy''s expectation.


    He put down the towel, picked up a bowl of porridge, took a sip, and asked aloud, "how are those jackals equipped?"


    "All equipped with weapons, but only a small number equipped with half body armor." General Marcus Kane replied.


    "Well. I see After a few mouthfuls of porridge, Murphy said in a deep voice, "lay out the last line of defense at once. I think they will attack around nine o''clock in the morning."


    "Yes General Marcus Kane responded.


    "Yes. Is general riodary all right Murphy put down his bowl, called out general Marcus Kane, who was ready to go out, and inquired.


    "The priest said he was seriously injured and should lie down for a while." Marcus Kane hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "but general riodary won''t listen at all."


    Within the territory, general riodary is above Marcus Kane in terms of ability and identity.


    So usually, if Murphy is not around, military problems are dominated by general Rio. Naturally, in terms of status, Marcus Kane was ranked back. General riodari is a quiet but stubborn man. Except for Murphy, almost everyone in the territory can hardly control his will. That''s why Marcus Kane reports to Murphy.


    Murphy couldn''t help frowning. He said in a deep voice, "let him go back and lie down. It''s my order!"


    "Yes." General Marcus Kane stepped down.


    Although riodari is resolute, he will not lose the cool that a general should have because of his impulse, but some stubborn temper often makes Murphy helpless. The two generals around can not be regarded as qualified commanders. General riodary is too tough to be tenacious, while general Marcus Kane lacks enough experience and opinions, the overall situation view is insufficient, and his behavior is not decisive enough!


    There is no problem for them to lead an army.


    But it is obviously not enough to let them lead a campaign.


    We can only hope that after the territory has successfully established a university, it can cultivate a group of more excellent generals.


    About eight o''clock in the morning.


    The front line of defense has been completely arranged, which includes three rows of horses, five meters high and four meters wide sloping earth walls, and a small part of poison labels made according to the proposal of slave merchant pulifer.


    The so-called poison label was originally used by the barbarians.


    They cut the hard bamboo into two sharp wooden sticks, about four centimeters long and very thin. They put all the sticks in the poisonous juice and soaked them for a period of time. Then they took out most of them and stuck them on the ground, showing only a small part. The barbarians put these poison sticks in some places where the enemy passed by. If the enemy stepped on them carelessly, they would be poisoned and infected immediately. Although it was not fatal, the wound would rot and fester within two days.


    In this era, a good pair of shoes is definitely not a cheap thing.


    In this era of material poverty, a considerable number of human beings are still barefoot or only have a pair of straw sandals.


    In this way, this method can be said to be quite effective!


    Murphy immediately agreed.


    The reason is simple.


    Jackals don''t wear shoes


    As we all know, jackals have luxuriant hair on their bodies and claws on their limbs. Similarly, the feet of these creatures are extremely thick.


    The life habits of jackals are very close to wild animals. Although they wear clothes, they just sew a few pieces of fur together. As a race that has nothing to do with dexterity, you don''t expect them to make shoes. At least for Murphy''s time, it seems that all jackals, except a few high jackals, are habitually barefoot.


    In this way, it''s very vicious.


    Murphy could foresee what the jackals would look like when they suddenly stepped on a sharp poison stick while they were concentrating on rushing forward.


    In fact, when the slave merchant pulifer came up with this idea.


    Murphy had the idea of preparing a batch of metal spikes or iron tribulus, but he overestimated the technological level of this era.


    In this era, it takes a lot of time to grind a needle.


    Using hard bamboo wood is obviously more realistic than using iron products. At least, it''s easy to make and doesn''t take much time.


    And the last line is not the line of defense.


    It''s a poison stick inserted every ten centimeters behind the horse. These poison sticks can definitely make those jackals who break through the first line of defense understand how wise it is to walk and look at their feet!