Dahan Pirate Air Force

Zhang Bai looked at the stable and frowned. Where is this "stable"?There wasn't even a horse, it was just a "camel stable"!

Seeing their dumbfounded looks, Solomon smiled apologetically and explained: "Don't mind, we don't have enough horses. The only ones left now are these camels. But they are very useful, especially when marching in the desert."

"Do you also have people riding camels into battle?" Zhang Bai asked.

"Yes, you have to know that our horses are far from enough. These camels do run a little slower than horses, but we invented heavy camel armor specially for camels, and it is not bad at all when impacting."

The heavy camel armor was a good thing, Zhang Bai's eyes lit up.

As Solomon said, although camels in battle are appropriate, they also have major drawbacks.

Generally speaking, camels are not as fast as horses and are about the same as ordinary horses. They are not good at jumping and can only go around obstacles when they encounter them. However, they are better at enduring hardships, adapting to desert life, and are suitable for long-distance operations.Moreover, they are tall, and when riders fight against each other, they can have the effect of looking down and attacking, so the impact should be stronger than that of horses.

There are actually two shortcomings that really restrict camels from entering the battlefield. One is their docile character. Camels are generally unwilling to trample on their opponents, and they also don't like to collide with each other, so it is difficult to train them into a charging forward.

The second disadvantage is more serious, that is, the camel's neck is slender and its target is large, and its muscles are softer than that of a horse.Therefore, once the camel cavalry encounters infantry, the slower running camels can easily be killed by the infantry from the front during close combat.

Zhang Bai had seen these trivia on the Internet in his previous life, so he understood that the most important thing for the camel cavalry was the anti-strike ability of the front part of the camel armor.As long as you have qualified armor, you can fight back and kill the opponent without fear of infantry harassment.

In addition, the load-bearing capacity of camels is much greater than that of horses, so the impact force and sustained combat ability of heavily armored camels are actually higher than those of horses.If you have ready-made camel armor, it will be complete.

"Oh, it turns out there are heavy camel armors, that's great, let's each have a camel and a pair of camel armors!" Zhang Bai said cheerfully.

But Solomon laughed and replied: "Don't be kidding me. Camel armor is so expensive, how can everyone have it? I'll get one for you two, and forget about the others!"

Zhang Bai felt cold when he heard this. It turns out that not everyone has camel armor. Thinking about it, this thing is too expensive. "Don't you think many soldiers here can only ride camels without armor? Isn't this dangerous?"

"No way, it would be nice if we had horses. We really don't have enough horses. When Parthia was founded, it was an empire based on horses, and the people were also people on horses. But now, look at it."

Zhang Bai's heart became a little heavy, and he nodded. Parthia is a bit strong on the outside but strong on the inside!But after a while, he rolled his eyes, and the stubborn character of the small businessman emerged again.

"General Solomon, we can't make a deal without fighting, and we can be considered friends now. Can't you be accommodating?" He approached Solomon and held his hand.

Solomon felt something uncomfortable in his hands. He suddenly understood and moved closer to Zhang Bai. The two of them used their bodies to separate the sight of others.He lowered his head and opened his palm, and in his palm was a huge luminous pearl.The large, snow-white pearl has a crystal luster and looks like it is faintly flowing with light. A pearl with this appearance is worth at least fifty or sixty gold coins, which is equivalent to half a year's military pay of Solomon.

Solomon joined the army as a young man and exchanged his life for money. He had been to many places and was certainly very knowledgeable about valuable things.

He immediately curled up his palms, straightened his neck, and looked around as if nothing happened.Seeing that no one was paying attention, he immediately pulled Zhang Bai to the corner next to the stable. Brother Ma didn't know what was going on. He wanted to follow but was stopped by Zhang Bai with a smile.

When no one was watching the pearl carefully, Zhang Bai smiled and said: "Don't worry, I brought this from the east. It's called a spiritual pearl. It's much more expensive than ordinary pearls. Especially those mages can definitely pay big prices." .How about exchanging this with you for the camel armor?"

A smile appeared on Solomon's face, "Two spiritual beads, I'll give each of you a pair of camel armor, and I'll give you the best camel, how about that?"

This guy is a business wizard who was delayed by the war!

Zhang Bai said cruelly, "Deal! But as agreed, I want the best camel."

Solomon smiled and patted his shoulder, tilted his head and said, "Follow me, and you'll find out when you come!"

The two called Brother Ma, and the three of them went to the stable.There were several stables in the barracks, most of which were used for replacement war horses. Even though the stables they came to were for camels, they were not small.

As expected, there were a few particularly tall Bactrian camels inside, which were a head taller than ordinary camels. Their scorched bodies and long camel hair made them look ugly and strong.

"How about these heads?" Solomon said, "I can give you thirty heads in total, both male and female, please be satisfied!" Zhang Bai was very satisfied, and he immediately paid the second spirit bead, which made Solomon so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. .

"You can take it away if you like. Do you know how to take care of the camels?" Solomon asked.

Brother Ma said: "I know how to do it, just leave it to me!"

"Very good!" Solomon said happily.He called a few soldiers and asked them to lead the camels to Zhang Bai's camp.

The camels were led away one by one. Zhang Bai counted them, and there was nothing wrong.However, only one male camel, which was kept alone, remained in the stable and was not taken away.This camel looked no different from other camels, but Zhang Bai felt something was wrong.

Because Zhang Bai saw a little imperceptible mist lingering around the camel. Isn't this spiritual energy?This spiritual energy is very thin and cannot be seen at all without paying attention.This is interesting. Besides, this is the only camel that has not been taken away. There must be something wrong.

He thought for a while and asked: "Solomon, my friend, I am very satisfied with these camels, but don't forget the camel armor." Zhang Baicun spoke in circles.

"Don't worry, the camel armor looks the same. There's nothing to choose from. I've already had someone send it to you."

"Thank you, but I still have a small question. Why wasn't this camel given to me? Is it very strong?" Zhang Bai asked.

Solomon was obviously hesitant and seemed a little uncomfortable speaking. "Well...!"

"Is there any special secret?" Zhang Bai asked in a joking tone.

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just that the situation of this camel is a bit special. I originally wanted to find a special buyer. You can take a look if you want, but let's make it clear that the price will be calculated separately!"

Zhang Bai nodded in agreement.

Solomon walked over to the camel and patted it gently to reassure him.Then he asked Zhang Bai to get closer and take a closer look at the color of the camel's coat.He picked up a handful of camel hair with his hands and rubbed it vigorously a few times. The burnt yellow color of the camel hair turned out to be pigment, and the true color of the camel hair was revealed, which was a dazzling white.

It turns out to be the sacred white camel!This is the mount of the kings of the Middle East. No wonder Solomon said he wanted to find a special buyer. The special buyer is the king!

Riding a holy white camel, wearing the red holy robe of the leader, commanding the airship, Zhang Bai got excited just thinking about it, didn't he become a paladin?