Mount and Blade: Summon five outlaws at the start

Chapter 182

[Upgradable Troops: Vlandia New Soldiers x 15]

[Spend 8 Silver Deer per person, can be upgraded to: Vlandia Conscripted Crossbowmen/Vlandia Light Infantry]

[Upgradable Troops: Elite Robbers x 5]

[Spend 5 Silver Deer per person, can be upgraded to: Robber Leader]

Hod stared at the information of the soldiers in the team that could be upgraded, his eyes flickering, and he was a little hesitant.

However, after a mental struggle, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind to upgrade all the soldiers who could be upgraded.

At the moment when he was determined, the balance in his backpack decreased rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The backpack balance, which was originally full before, became empty in the blink of an eye.

Hod couldn't help but sighed, looking at the pitiful balance of 1 Golden Dragon, 6 Silver Deer, and 58 Bronze Sheep left in the backpack, his eyes twitched slightly, and his expression was stiff.

Previously, he had finally managed to capture enemy supplies and sell the spoils and prisoners, which made the balance in his backpack show a gratifying growth trend.

However, with the huge cost of the continuous advancement of the new recruits of Vlandia, the balance he had accumulated with great effort quickly disappeared.

If it were not for the infinite longing and expectation for the final Vlandia soldier, the sharpshooter, in his heart, Hod would have chosen to completely give up upgrading these Vlandia soldiers.

It's not that Hod is not fond of the development path of Vlandia's soldiers, but that this path is too expensive.

Whether it is the initial recruitment fee or the subsequent advancement fee, the Vlandia soldiers always highlight one word:

Expensive!!!

After upgrading all the upgradeable soldiers, Hod's team panel became as follows.

Team:

Robber leader × 10.

Robber leader × 8.

Raider × 6.

Elite robber × 24.

30 veteran robbers (staying in the manor)

45 crossbowmen recruited by Vlandia.

25 new recruits from Vlandia.

In a surprise attack, Hod lost a total of 32 soldiers, including 20 new recruits from Vlandia and 10 crossbowmen recruited by Vlandia. What made him even more heartbroken was the two elite robbers who were shot dead.

This casualty data is simply shocking!

Since the Rhine Town escaped from the city, this battle is undoubtedly the most serious one in all the battles Hod has experienced since his crossing.

The strength of these Kuyel people is simply a world apart from all the enemies they have encountered before, and they are not a little bit stronger.

Although their weapons and equipment may not be so sophisticated, their strong fighting will and superb fighting qualities are enough to make any opponent far behind.

It is no exaggeration to say that if there were no fifth-level soldiers like Nott, the twenty or so Kuyel riders might really be able to defeat all the Vlandia soldiers in one fell swoop.

Think about it, facing the crossbow arrows, these Kuyel riders dared to charge head-on. How can such ferocity not make people frightened?

What a bunch of guys who don't care about their lives!

To be fair, when fighting on the battlefield, the victory or defeat often depends on which side can withstand huge casualties without collapsing.

Judging from the battle between the two sides just now, it is obvious that the tenacity of these Kuyel people far exceeds that of the castle guards and village militias of the Kingdom of Estera.

Perhaps only the private soldiers of those families can accept the huge casualties like these Kuyel people.

"TMD, such fierce Kuyel people, how did the Kingdom of Estera resist them?" Hod couldn't help cursing in his heart.

"Boss, Batu and the others are back!" Just as Hod was alone in deep thought, an elite robber came running.

At this time, Nott, who was standing aside, heard the news and immediately started cursing: "These useless bandits, they were asked to investigate the situation, but they didn't even notice so many Kuyel people..."

While cursing, he kept waving his arms, with an extremely dissatisfied expression on his face.

However, before Nott finished speaking, Hood, who had been silent all the time, suddenly turned his head, his eyes full of warnings.

Just this one glance made Nott shudder involuntarily, and the words that were originally on his lips were swallowed back.

Although he still had some resentment about Batu and his performance, under Hood's sharp gaze, Nott finally chose to shut up obediently and dared not say a word.

However, Hood knew that this matter could not be blamed on Batu and his people. After all, there were only six raiders in total who were responsible for the investigation.Only one person.

With such a small number of people, it is obviously unrealistic to expect them to comprehensively and carefully investigate all the situations nearby.

Moreover, the Kuyel people who came to attack this time were not a large force, and there were only about 40 people at most.

If these Kuyel people wanted to avoid the reconnaissance of Batu and others, they only needed to find a hidden forest to hide, and they could hide without being noticed.

After a while, Batu, Ashilan and six raiders came to Hod with panicked faces.

They didn't say anything, but knelt on the ground, each of them raised their scimitars above their heads, indicating that they were willing to accept all punishments from Hod.

Looking at the six silent and depressed raiders in front of him, Hod couldn't help but shook his head gently.

Then he slowly walked forward, first extended his hand to help Batu and Ashilan up, and then spoke in a gentle tone to comfort them: "This matter has little to do with you, so you don't have to feel guilty."

After hearing what Hod said, Batu still lowered his head, his face full of guilt, and replied in a whisper: "Boss, it's because we didn't find this group of Kuyel people in time, so you and everyone suffered this attack."

Hod saw Batu blaming himself so much, stretched out his hand, gently patted his shoulder, and continued: "Don't blame you, the area you are responsible for exploring is too large, in this case, it is inevitable that some fish will slip through the net, which is the most normal thing."

However, despite Hod's comfort, Batu, Ashilan and others still looked dejected.

Seeing this, Huo De suddenly straightened his face and said in a deep voice: "Batu, instead of being entangled like this, you might as well be more careful when performing tasks in the future. As long as you can learn from this lesson, similar situations will not happen again!"

Hearing this, Batu and Ashilan and others raised their heads and responded in unison: "Yes, boss! We promise that this will not happen again."

At the same time, a fierce light flashed in their eyes.

Obviously, at this moment, they were full of resentment towards the Kuyel people.

Seeing that everyone's emotions eased a little, Huo De smiled slightly, and then said softly: "Okay, don't think too much, the broth over there is almost cooked, let's go over and eat something to fill our stomachs."

After speaking, he turned around and walked slowly towards a campfire not far away.