Chapter 55 March
There were indeed signs of warming up in the wasteland, and Zhang Quan had already felt it.
He led his army south, and the terrain he passed was basically a gentle slope. When he passed by a frozen river, he clearly saw that the ice had begun to erode and could see flowing water surging. Such a scene should not have happened in the cold winter. There was also a river near the base mountain, but the river was completely sealed by several feet of ice, without any sign of moving.
The bears under him were happy to see such rivers, and they all smashed the ice cover with their weapons in their hands and then lie there, waiting for the fish at the bottom of the river to ventilate. Sure enough, in a short while, the fish coming up were squeezed like dumplings. The bears just grabbed the claws with their hands. It should not be too simple to catch such fish. The bears were all excited. They grabbed the raw fish and stuffed them directly into their mouths. They were so anxious that they didn't even bother to deal with it. Only the most sophisticated bears went to the side to set up a rack to prepare a barbecue to enjoy the rare delicacy in winter.
It turned out that this was a repertoire of their Bear Tribe in winter. The delicious fish is one of the rare delicacies on the wasteland. Only the most famous foodie in the wasteland would have such a lazy way. Zhang Quan also roasted two pieces, which were not very delicious. After putting too many seasonings, they even tasted worse than the bears' skills. He felt a little embarrassed.
It was about two hundred kilometers away from Base Mountain to the territory of the Southern Leopard Tribe Alliance. Zhang Quan and his subordinates walked for three days. The first two days were because they had to stop and keep getting along with other tribes within their own sphere of influence. In addition, they had to accept mercenaries from different tribes to make up the numbers from time to time, which made the troops' movements seem lazy and extremely slow.
But once they leave their own territory, the mood of the entire army is immediately different. The soldiers become alert. The winged scouts in the air always keep two in the air at the same time, one of which is going to conduct a reconnaissance and the other is at the height of their own altitude. The centaur team has long been scattered by Zhang Quan, maintaining strong search capabilities in front, back, left and right, especially thirty kilometers ahead.
The composition of the orc army is a bit different from that of the human army. Almost every orc has its own precious riding beast for transportation. Therefore, almost all orc warriors can be called horse-riding infantry. Therefore, the orc marching team looks particularly large. Among them, there are many orc warriors, but the livestock accompanying them is several times that of orcs.
Of course, this complete lineup is not something that ordinary small tribes can afford. In winter, even the most cherished riding beasts in most tribes will inevitably be slaughtered. Of course, it is impossible for everyone to be equipped with riding beasts. However, in the wealthy base mountain tribe, there is no such concern at all. Each warrior is equipped with a riding beast, and some are even equipped with two or even three.
The centaurs and cavalrymen walking in front of the Base Mountain Army were all majestic and constantly looking around. In the current Base Mountain Tribe, the centaurs are the absolute main force among the warriors, which also makes the centaurs in the Base Mountain Tribe full of confidence, and they are all arrogant and arrogant. The centaurs who have increased their combat power due to the new weapons and armor equipment are particularly conspicuous.
These centaurs are generally about 2.5 meters tall, and are generally more than 2 meters long. The front legs, hind legs and round buttocks are full and strong muscles everywhere, and the weight is the heaviest among all races except the taurens.
Spears, scimitars and hunting bows and crossbows are special weapons for centaurs. With helmets, arm guards, special upper body plate armor and fish scale armor on the lower body, as well as internal chain mail that prevents chopping and arrow shooting, they weigh a total of several hundred pounds. When marching, these loads must be placed on another special camel beast behind them, which is very convenient for centaurs. The centaur tribe itself is one of the most outstanding herders in the wasteland.
These accompanying riding beasts and camel beasts belong to the warriors themselves. Each warrior in the tribe on the wasteland is far more wealthy than the ordinary orcs in the tribe. Not only do they eat the best in the tribe and train more, but the weapons, armor, as well as riding beasts and camel beasts are all owned by them. Therefore, as a tribe warrior, he has such a status in the tribe. He must be the strongest and most fierce warriors in the tribe, fighting all the way.
Of course, the war soldiers of the Base Mountain Tribe are different from those of other orc tribes. They are not obtained by survival of the fittest, but are directly trained and are assembly line products, and the final cost is difficult to compare. Moreover, the good things of the war soldiers of the Base Mountain Tribe are distributed in the tribe, and they are not the spoils they snatched when they go out to fight, just like other orc tribes.
There are many types of camel beasts on the wasteland. As long as the livestock that can be tamed and strong, they can be used as camel beasts. Unlike the riding beasts that are specially designed for riding, the abilities of camel beasts generally focus on endurance and weight bearing, rather than on speed and weight bearing like riding beasts.
Take two of the most common livestock that can be regarded as both as riding beasts and as camel beasts, wildebeests and rhino beasts.
The wildebeest is the most common beast riding on this continent. It is not only used by orcs, but also by humans in the south. However, although the wildebeest is very fast and has good endurance, it is a bit less practical than a larger animal like the rhinoceros. If you travel a long distance, the weight of wildebeest growing on the wasteland is generally between 500 kilograms and one ton. Compared with the average weight of more than five tons of rhinoceros, this data is a bit inadequate.
So at this time, the camel beast with stronger endurance and greater weight bearing camel beasts became the most suitable livestock breed for camel beasts on the wasteland, and wildebeests were more suitable for riding beasts. The back camp of the Base Mountain Tribe was filled with the breeds of rhinoceros, and most of the food they carried were the food needed by the soldiers and the dry ingredients that the livestock along the way needed.
Of course, even if you are a riding beast, if you encounter a Taurus and Bill who have an average weight of hundreds of kilograms, the wildebeest will not be able to serve you. For example, Bill, he can only choose the rhino beast as the riding beast. Even if this guy walks slowly, even if he sprints, he will only have a few dozen kilometers of speed.
There are also heavy cavalry like tanks on the wasteland, but not the armored centaur cavalry trained by Zhang Quan, but the Taurus Barbarian Bull Cavalry with a weight of nearly two tons, not including iron armored light.
This is the cavalry ace on the wasteland. Once it appears on the battlefield, there is no need for any tactical action to crush everything by charging. However, the barbarian bull is only available in the central and eastern part of the wasteland. There is indeed no such creature known for its irritability in the area around the base mountain.
Large numbers of livestock, riding beasts and camel beasts form a complete system. Although orcs on the wasteland do not have high transportation conditions like the modern earth, relying on these native livestocks, they can also establish their own set of methods to solve the logistics of war.
Orcs were born, grew up and bathed in the land under the blue sky together on the wasteland, so their adaptability to this land is incomparable to other races and civilizations.
PS: Thank you to the book friend 141215192418923 for the reward. And our helm leader, "I don't want to go to the room to shit for a day", was accidentally beaten that day yesterday.
Chapter completed!