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“Master, there are thousands of people on the other side. Are we sure about this battle?”

That day, in Richard’s castle, Mia asked.

Although she had enough confidence in Richard, the number of bandits attacking this time was too large.

Thousands of bandits, and among these thousands, there were definitely nobles disguised as bandits. These people were more powerful in battle than ordinary bandits.

Upon hearing Mia’s words, Dorothy, who was beside her, also showed some concern.

Richard said, “Don’t worry, our city walls are not that easy to climb, and our city gates are not that easy to break down. Moreover, as long as I’m here, even if they have tens of thousands of people, there’s no need to fear this battle.”

Mia’s worries lessened upon hearing Richard’s calm words.

Then she said, “Humans are too complicated. Beastkin are simpler. In the current demi-human territories, many demi-humans probably can’t even eat properly. Master, you can take this opportunity to recruit more demi-humans.”

Dorothy added, “Master, goblins and kobolds are too bad. Don’t recruit them. But you can try recruiting centaurs. Centaurs live in the White Stone Highlands, where they have probably suffered from locusts as well. With centaurs around, even if you can’t temporarily form cavalry, it won’t be a big problem.”

“Centaurs?” Richard asked. “Are they the ones with a horse’s lower body and a human’s upper body?”

Dorothy nodded. “Yes, master, those are centaurs. If they are equipped with armor and shields, they are much stronger than cavalry. However, their numbers are not particularly large. The whole tribe has less than two thousand people. If they can’t get through this locust disaster, they will probably be left with only a few hundred.”

Richard asked, “What are their personalities like?”

Dorothy replied, “They’re not bad. They treat others well if others treat them well. In the beast kingdom, centaurs are known for being straightforward, and they’re quite intelligent.”

Hearing Dorothy’s words, Richard became interested.

Many demi-human warriors were actually quite powerful.

However, due to a lack of food and weapons, combined with their lack of unity, demi-human tribes often fell to the hands of some human military units in past battles.

But they were still fearsome.

Especially on battlefields where they excelled, even if human soldiers were well-equipped, they could still be easily counterattacked.

As for the equipment issue, Richard could easily solve it, and there was no need to worry about food either.

The only concern was the control of these tribes.

Richard didn’t want to recruit uncontrolled demi-humans and make a mess of his territory.

Mia and Dorothy wouldn’t lie to Richard. If the centaur tribe was really as Dorothy described, then it would indeed be a good recruitment target.

Now that the centaurs’ food was definitely running out, it was a suitable time.

However…

“How do we recruit them?” Richard asked.

Dorothy said, “I’m friends with the chief’s daughter of the centaur tribe. If Master trusts me, I’ll leave today. It will take some time to get from here to the White Stone Highlands, but I can guarantee that I will come back when the war breaks out, because the centaurs are faster than me.”

After pondering for a moment, Richard said, “Alright.”

“Then leave it to me, master!”

So, Dorothy set off with food and water.

This time, Richard gave her a horse.

This way, she would be faster.

If Dorothy could successfully recruit the centaurs this time, it would be quite helpful for this upcoming battle.

However, Richard didn’t put all his hopes on Dorothy.

To be precise, he didn’t place his hopes on the centaurs.

The strength he had on hand was the key to this battle.

Even though the enemy has many people, Richard didn’t build such tall and large city walls just for show.

With walls nearly ten meters high, even if the enemy manages to climb up using ladders, they don’t need to worry.

Because going down is the problem.

If they try to descend using ropes or similar methods… Richard only needs to send out a mobile unit to kill them while they’re still on the ropes.

Being on a rope makes them quite vulnerable, turning them into easy targets.

So, the bandits’ hopes probably rest on these dozens of spies.

In fact, once these spies are found, Richard has already won half the battle. Without these spies, the enemy can only launch a frontal assault.

Trying to take Richard’s city with just some ladders and battering rams?

That’s just wishful thinking.

Those iron-barred gates would make them ram for a whole day without making any progress.

Not to mention that Richard has a thousand well-equipped and well-trained soldiers.

Additionally, there are 200 fox archers and also minotaurs.

However, Richard still needs to do a lot of preparation.

This battle will be the largest one he has faced since crossing over, and he didn’t want to make a mess of things.

“Buy another 500 crossbows.” Richard murmured.

Yes, he planned to buy another 500 crossbows. Three hundred of them would be given to other fox warriors, and 200 would be given to a new crossbow team Richard had recruited.

Crossbows aren’t that difficult to operate. As long as they aim properly, it’s easy to hit the enemy at close range.

Then, those 500 people will be stationed at the foot of the city walls. Whenever any bandits try to descend using ropes after climbing over, these 500 people can launch an attack with their crossbows.

In Richard’s view, even if these people’s physical fitness might not be up to par, they’ll be more than capable of using crossbows to attack.

Five hundred crossbows aren’t cheap. It cost Richard nearly two million. Following that, he bought some spears to arm another batch of militia.

In addition to this, Richard also bought many shields and a considerable amount of cheap vegetable oil.

Hmm, the vegetable oil is for pouring into pots, splashing down, and combined with fireballs, it can directly render the bandits’ battering rams useless.