Tauren Overlord

If they are willing, they could directly bring the people from this refugee camp over to serve as their subjects.

After all, this area originally belonged to the territory of Qunshan Territory.

On the other hand, Lu Heng felt that they were a potential threat.

They were originally a group of people who rebelled against aristocratic rule.

Since they can rebel against other nobles, they may be able to rebel against themselves.

We can't even rule out the possibility that they are a group of rebels or... mobs who kill any nobles they see?

Fortunately, according to the intelligence from the ratmen, they did not have any decent weapons.

Having two officers who are worth a hundred men each as guards shouldn't cause any accidents.

It wasn't long before Sintija received her assignment.

Before leaving, she did not forget to open her little notebook and review her study notes.

"I made a serious mistake in my previous judgment of the type of person the master admired."

"According to the latest observations, he is not just attracted to introverted, quiet girls like Rosa."

"Like Barbaris, who has no sense of shame...a woman who screams in passion so that everyone knows what she and her master are doing..."

"The master seems to like it too?"

"If you didn't like it, you wouldn't have done it for so long, right?"

"Obviously, the master's attack plan must be adjusted appropriately."

Then, Sintija wrote a few new lines on the "Master's Guide".

"My master's latest mission is for me to visit the refugee camps in the west."

"He arranged for Leia and Nina to provide me with protection... Why would he let two spellcasters protect me alone?"

"What exactly does he expect from me by making such an arrangement?"

After reviewing it twice, Sintija closed his notes and started a new task.

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After arranging the maid's tasks, Lu Heng once again returned to his long-missed study to read a lot of books - hell, is he going to be the Minotaur Overlord again?

The Duck Prophet has already made contact with the Luna forces in the north, and told Lu Heng through the psychic potato that these Luna people are preparing to go west.

Lu Heng had previously gained a general understanding of the situation over there through the landing point vision, and knew that it was time for him to step forward.

So he opened the portal and appeared next to the Duck Prophet like a flash of lightning.

The rat people watching generally felt that this way of appearance was too scary and they all stepped back.

In sharp contrast, a minotaur with a strong build and a body as strong as cast copper and iron remained completely calm.

As soon as he saw his unshakable attitude, Lu Heng was sure that he was the leader of these Luna people.

Unlike the short ratmen, these minotaurs are generally over 240 cm tall.

There were also more than a dozen other minotaurs present. Both men and women had much stronger bodies than ordinary humans.

Like the minotaur in front of Lu Heng, although he was sitting, Lu Heng estimated that his height was probably over 260 cm, almost twice that of the ratman.

As a relatively powerful individual race, the Tauren not only have good physical fitness, but also have a large appetite and a long lifespan.

The principle of accumulating spiritual energy is to consume food rich in spiritual energy.

Minotaur's appetite is much greater than that of humans, which means that they have a higher chance of absorbing psionic energy than humans.

According to the information Lu Heng has, the spellcasting rate of the Empire's humans is generally only a pitiful 2%.

In poor places like the Mountain Territory, the rate is generally less than 1%, which means there are less than 1000 spellcasters among 10 people.

The casting rate of Tauren has soared to nearly 20%, which means that two out of every 10 Tauren are spellcasters.

Both Lucius and the minotaur warrior in front of him are among the countless minotaur spellcasters.

Of course, the reason why the minotaurs have extraordinary size and endurance is inseparable from their need to consume a large amount of food.

This also means that minotaurs are difficult to raise and cannot reproduce on a large scale.

Otherwise, the strength of the Tauren army would be too terrifying.

Facing the appearance of his fellow minotaurs, the burly minotaur stood up and saluted.

"I am the civilian guard Kamun, and I am helping refugees from the east evacuate to the west coast."

"My friend, are you the Minotaur Lord of the Drawbridge Monastery?"

Previously, Lu Heng had asked the Ratman Reconnaissance Company and the Duck Prophet to spread the reputation of the Minotaur Overlord in order to find potential allies.

Plus, the Duck Prophet had been chatting with them for a while, so they knew it wasn’t surprising.

Lu Heng nodded in return, sat down with the other party, and admitted:

"You can call me the Tauren Lord, or Lucius. I am setting up a camp here to resist the Empire."

He used Lucius's name, which in a sense was a fulfillment of the vow of the devotee.

Lu Heng then said in a suggestive tone:

"Maybe you can stay, at least some of you can stay, because we are the masters of this land."

Lu Heng certainly hopes that more Luna people will join his camp.

Especially compared to the Skaven who are better at being cute and running away, he really needs more powerful troops like the Minotaur who can really handle things!

43. Guerrilla warfare and the frontal battlefield

Kamun was a civilian guard chosen by these refugees.

He is said to be a guard, but in fact he is the leader of this group of refugees.

He was responsible for planning the refugees' movement routes and providing them with combat cover.

The main difference between this position and the great lord is that the former usually does not have a fixed jurisdiction, while the great lord does.

In response to Lu Heng's invitation, Kamun showed an expression of approval.

But he didn't think it would be more reliable to use dispersed forces to resist the empire, so he also made a reverse invitation to Lu Heng:

"Respected Lord, you are willing to persist in resistance in the occupied area, which shows that you have strong courage."

“But I believe that the Lord of All Suffering requires us to bear more suffering for the world, rather than allowing ourselves to be swallowed by suffering.”

"The current war situation is very unfavorable to us. It is too dangerous for you to stay here. Do you want to go to the west coast with us?"

"Our last center of resistance on this continent is forming there."

“Our church is there, our military is there, our people are there.”

"If we don't concentrate our forces, it will be difficult for us to survive this war."

Of course, Lu Heng didn't want to travel west with Kamun.

In this remote place, he can still become a Minotaur lord.

If he arrives at the Luna people's resistance base, who will listen to him?

But this thought cannot be said openly, and must be covered up with another truth:

"I stayed behind the enemy lines to conduct guerrilla warfare in order to better support the frontline on the west coast."

"We will gather all our remaining forces and fight a decisive battle with the Empire on the west coast... This strategy may be more suitable for a war situation where we are strong and the enemy is weak."

"But the war situation we are facing now is obviously that the enemy is strong and we are weak."

"If there is no one behind enemy lines to scout the enemy's movements and destroy their supplies, it will become increasingly difficult to fight on the front lines."

"Because while we were concentrating our forces on the front battlefield, the Empire was also concentrating their forces, and their total strength was obviously stronger than ours."

"Then how can we win the final victory of the war?"

"If we continue to fight like this, we will not only lose the war, but will also be engraved on the pillar of shame in history by the Empire, and will forever be known as beastmen in their eyes."

"Our children will also believe all the lies told by the enemy. They may even be taught by the Empire to become rulers, just like the poor people of Taimenia."

"And to prevent this, we must establish a base for guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, making it difficult for the Empire to concentrate its forces to destroy our hopes on the west coast."

"As long as we ensure the concealment and suddenness of guerrilla warfare, the Empire will have to deploy forces several times larger than ours to deal with our flexible warfare."

"This will also give our already concentrated forces more room to maneuver - to destroy the enemy's scattered forces."

"And the premise of all this is to first ensure that the enemy's forces have to be dispersed, so that we have a chance to defeat the strong with the weak."

When Lu Heng said this, it seemed as if his public speaking skills had been fully enhanced and were extremely contagious.

He showed the surrounding ratmen and minotaurs another new and perhaps more reliable possibility of defeating the empire.

Even the civilian guard Kamun nodded, but his expression was somewhat complicated.

"Great Lord, your philosophy of war is very interesting. I am a little moved by what you said."

"Unfortunately, my duty is to cover the refugees' journey to the west coast, so I cannot stay and fight alongside you."

"As for your guerrilla warfare, I want to confirm, can your special skill similar to quick flash allow you to move with other comrades?"

"If you have this ability to move quickly as a group, it can really greatly increase the flexibility of combat."

"Even if you encounter an enemy that is several times stronger than you, you and your comrades have a good chance of surviving."

Lu Heng also understood Kamun's idea. Guerrilla warfare was actually more difficult and more dangerous than frontal combat.

Guerrillas also need higher combat capabilities in order to continue the guerrilla warfare.

The fastest way to improve combat capabilities is certainly not to provide military training to refugees, as that would take years.

A more effective solution is to compensate with the exclusive art of teleportation.

Lu Heng opened the portal and let the Duck Prophet go in.

Almost in the next moment, the Duck Prophet jumped out from another portal.

This made everyone believe that Lu Heng's ability would fundamentally improve the mobility of the troops, and also made Kamun feel that Lu Heng was really reliable.

Perhaps, the Tauren Overlord before him could really bring about changes in this war with a completely new way of fighting.

Next, it was time for the voting session that the Luna people loved to see. Civilian guard Kamun asked everyone with a serious look:

"Lucius wants someone to stay and continue fighting the Empire. Anyone of you who wants to stay here with him? Step out!"

At this moment, in the temporary camp around Lu Heng, there were about a dozen minotaurs and a hundred ratmen.

They should be the core force that Kamun can command.

There should be thousands of rat refugees around, and their average combat power is only 5...

So Lu Heng also thought it would be better to let them retreat to the relatively safe west coast.

After Lu Heng made the invitation, a young minotaur among the dozen or so minotaurs raised his big hand high.

His build was similar to Kamun's, and he looked quite capable in combat. The minotaur introduced himself in a powerful and vigorous manner:

"I am Kalomenos, son of Kamoun."

"I, Niu Niu, have always wanted to fight the Empire directly, instead of hiding from it like I am doing now."

"If you encounter a group fight with the Imperials, call me. My war trample can make them tremble in a severe dizziness and perish!"

Lu Heng looked at the young minotaur standing in front of him and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

Does my Tauren Overlord finally have his first companion who can fight in close combat?

Currently, Lu Heng's Luna people are still very weak, and the ratmen under his command have basically no close combat capabilities.

Apart from himself, the only one who was closer to the melee type was the dog man Douglas who had just been subdued with the help of Ennis.

But that guy's real job is to enchant weapons...a more appropriate positioning is a logistics or production unit.

How bad does a faction have to be for its production units to become the melee leaders of the entire faction?

So Lu Heng really needs the addition of melee warriors.

With the assistance of this minotaur, Lu Heng would not be the only one to bear the damage when he fights against the White Legion.