Power and Empire Chapter 443: Vicia’s counterattack (5)
(Read the novel) 443 Vicky’s counterattack (5)
The things in the world are always full of wonder and unpredictability,
The screams of war horses and the howls of Swadian cavalry are like the ghosts of **** coming from a dense fog not far away.
"What the **** is going on?" Standing on the hill, the veteran Swadian Kurd could no longer be as stable as a mountain. His bulging eyes stared at the white mist at the foot of the mountain, trying to see clearly inside. Condition,
But his anger was completely in vain, and the thick white fog covered everything up,
The wet low-lying land is where the fog gathers,
I didn’t feel anything on the top of the mountain. After rushing to the foot of the mountain, the Swadian cavalry discovered that the dense fog had covered everything. Whether it was the enemy or his own, it was impossible to see the surroundings on both sides.
The only thing that can be seen is the burst of fire, and the occasional display of the corpses of war horses shows that the situation of the Fifth Swadian Cavalry Banner that has just rushed down should be extremely bad
"My lord, if you continue like this, the Fifth Banner will be over, let me save them." Swadian Third Cavalry Banner Leader Luke stood up from behind the Kurdish figure,
The Kurdish Knights not only have a 13,000-man light cavalry flag regiment, but also a heavy cavalry flag regiment. The fifth light cavalry flag regiment responsible for the forward attack just rushed down the hill. As the rear guard, the Luke Banner Regiment are all heavily equipped heavy cavalry
As Kurdish right-hand man, Luke and the commander of the Fifth Cavalry Banner Regiment Alofente are known as "Kurdish Double Blades"
One is good at maneuvering from the enemy’s side, and the other can drive heavy cavalry to pierce through the enemy’s army front. They are all famous generals among Swadian cavalry commanders.
But now, he has to look at the sharp Kurdish double-blade, being violently broken into pieces under the vile ambush of the Vekyas
"My lord, let me go" Luke asked again, pointing to the heavy corpses in the thick fog, his eyes blood red excitedly
"They should die with more dignity, they should fight to the last person like the Swadian knights, and then fall dignified, instead of lying there without dignity like they are slaughtered prey."
Luke’s words seemed to touch Kurdish, causing his white eyebrows to twist into a ball,
As the war progressed, although the specific situation under the mountain was not clear, the Kurdish screams were still able to know what happened to the Fifth Light Cavalry Banner from a distance.
Because those heart-piercing howls that float in the wind are all familiar Swadian language
"Well, you go." Kurd thought seriously for a while, facing Luke's ardent eyes, finally nodded. As a great knight commander who regards glory as life, Kurd can't just sit back and watch himself It’s a trap to devour flesh and blood, even if you know it clearly.
"You all come with me." Seeing Kurd’s slightly nodded head, Luke took a deep breath and waved to the heavily armored cavalry lined up behind him.
"Sure victory" behind the heavy armored cavalry who have been waiting for a long time raise their knight's long spear, the heavy horse slowly accelerates, although the weight has been reduced, the power of the heavy cavalry is still trampled by the roar of the ground,
The "heavy cavalry" saw a thick steel wall pouring down from a high hilly area, and the Vicia soldiers at the foot of the mountain uncontrollably panicked.
"The one that should come will come after all" Crolitsart clenched his fingers with a solemn expression, and the Swadians pressed the final cards, and the real decisive battle really began now
No one is not afraid of heavy cavalry. As long as you think that this kind of steel monster weighing half a ton can trample your body into fleshy like a trampling ant, no matter how brave you are, you will be afraid.
"Order Ezark to release the encirclement and put the Swadian heavy cavalry in." Crolithat quickly issued an adjustment order, and the Vijay hunters who had moved closer to the center once again spread to both sides
Luke "Boom" brought five thousand heavy cavalry into the thick fog before him almost without hesitation like a storm, a pungent burnt smell rushed towards his face
"Damn, what are these?" Luke scolded angrily, and the tragic sight in front of him made him feel like he was in hell,
The corpses of Swadian cavalry are everywhere, and fiery flames are burning on their bodies,
The "huhu" burst of wind blew the ring of fire, and a pile of huge fireballs burning with fire suddenly rolled out from both sides of the dense fog.
The fearful front hoofs of "Sizzle" Luke's horse jumped up. If Luke hadn't been for his superb riding skills, he might have been thrown off the horse by this sudden leap.
The light of the fire illuminates the figure of the heavy armored cavalry in the thick fog
"Shooting" was accompanied by the shouts of the captains, and the Vicia mountain hunters on both sides took out all the means of hunting in the mountains in the past,
Use the ring of fire to drive away the beasts in the dark mist is their skill, but at this moment, the hunted beasts have turned into the Swadian heavy cavalry who rushed in.
The rapid and precise short hunting bows in their hands are constantly being drawn, and the vibrations of releasing the bowstrings one after another in the dense fog, this makes the Swadian heavy cavalry who can't see the situation more and more frightened,
The dense arrowheads kept tearing apart the dense mist in front of you, and rushed out like flying locusts. The horses and heavy cavalry equipped only with light armor were all covered with arrowheads and fell down
Within such a range of 50 meters, the mountain hunter’s precise and rapid shooting is undoubtedly better than the strong and slow Thornwa clan longbowman.
Arrows neighed from the war horse, and the leaping figure of the Swadian cavalry continued to be the target of hunters because of the shining circle of fire.
Luke, the commander of the Swadian 3rd Cavalry Banner, finally saw the corpses of the Cavalry Group of the 5th Banner that fell into the fire pit in front. The corpses of the horses and the cavalry burned in the fire pit, and the burning smell was pungent and burnt. Make people vomit
His old friend, Alovente Daqi has undoubtedly become one of the scorched corpses
"Damn" Luke was irritated and slapped a spirit, hurriedly wielding a long-handled knight sword, leading his subordinates to the other end of the dense fog,
The oncoming powerful arrows continue to harvest the lives of his men. The dozen or so guards behind him continue to fall off their horses on the way, but the careful Luke also discovered that the shooting in a certain direction seems to be inconsistent and always has to Some time later,
"The gap must be the gap of the entire army." The experienced Luke quickly realized this.
If you want to distribute tens of thousands of people in this wide low-lying swamp, it is impossible to have the same strength everywhere. An experienced commander will often hide his shortcomings.
Obviously, the last position of the Vikya army is the weakest position.
Luke, guided by the light of hope, took a deep breath of the cold air filled with the pungent and **** smell, and looked around,
The corpses of war horses and cavalry were piled down in piles. The bright red blood of the men had stained the ground with the early morning frost. Although the Fifth Banner Regiment that charged first had suffered heavy casualties, their remaining cavalry It also attracted most of the attacks from the Vekia,
This undoubtedly gave Luke’s heavy cavalry a chance to breathe. The more than 5,000 Swadian heavy cavalry under his were splitting into several teams to break through on both sides, but they were all driven away by the fierce longbow arrows. Come back,
With the collapse of the Fifth Banner, Luke felt that the encirclement of the Vykiyas was shrinking, and all attacks were directed to his banner
"Can’t hesitate. No matter what, you must try it." Luke checked the blood on his forehead with his hand. He frowned for a while
"Everyone comes with me" Luke waved his mutilated saber to the cavalry behind him
He decided to lead the remnants to make a desperate move,
Rather than becoming an archery target for the Vekias, it is better to make a desperate attempt to bring out the strong impact of the Swadian heavy cavalry. As long as you can break through this dense fog area, you can pierce the mysterious and mysterious Vekia from behind. The weird and strange formation draws a victorious ending for the entire war
"Woohoo" the horse was carrying the sound of wind, and the thick fog in front of him formed a vortex due to the high speed of the horse. Luke saw the arrowhead in front of him, after taking the lives of hundreds of cavalry who opened the way, and fell into a stop again.
"Good opportunity, right now" Luke's solemn face finally showed a trace of pride, the horse under his hips leaped fiercely, and the dense fog in front of him suddenly became thinner.
"Rushing out," Luke shouted excitedly. When he broke through the thick fog with 3,300 heavy cavalry in a rain of arrows, he felt like he saw hope
"Come on Swadian's brats" is just as excited as him, is the leader of the Vicia Banner, Dryden who has been ambushing the last position of the army, at this moment, he is looking excited and waving his arms suddenly.
The prey finally fell into the carefully arranged pocket
On his right side, there are thirty heavy arrow crossbows lined up and 3,000 longbowmen who have already stretched their bowstrings. The huge ballista frame made of "Beng Beng Beng" metal follows the bowstrings. Moving, constantly trembling to stimulate the eardrum,
Rapid and powerful fine iron crossbow arrows, like the life-harvesting sickle of the **** of death, shot out from behind him, slamming into the oncoming Swadian cavalry group with howls of tearing air,
Luke, who "touched" the war horse, didn't even react. He was taken away from the horse by the huge arrow passing by, and collided with his companion behind.
The chain armor was shattered by the powerful crossbow arrows. Luke and the people behind him were also pierced together like a candied haw with a two-meter-long giant crossbow bolt. They flew for more than ten meters, in the Swadian cavalry group. Dragging out **** rifts,
This tragic scene caused a lot of panic among the Swadian cavalry.
"Master Luke is dead" the Swadian Cavalry shouted hesitantly,
Following the dense fog that dissipated in front of them, the Swadian Cavalry, who was the first to escape the catastrophe, finally saw the scene in front of him.
"Hiss" everyone gasped,
Because they saw it, it was fifty meters away from them,
A wider ravine blocked their way. Behind the deep ditch, dozens of monsters shining with cold metal brilliance were facing them, and the sharp arrows made of fine iron shone a chilling light
"Ballista Vikia Ballista" Some Swadian veterans who participated in the Vikia Northern Campaign recognized these things and turned pale and turned their horses.
In the Northern Campaign, it was this kind of irresistible monster that easily harvested the lives of nearly 20,000 Swadian cavalry.
This undoubtedly left an indelible shadow among the Swadian Northern Army cavalry
The Swadian cavalry in front of "Bump" turned around, but they still didn't know it at the back.
Most of the Swadian heavy cavalry still rushed forward with a decisive heart. The horses on both sides collided mercilessly, and the vests of the horses rubbed and collided.
Countless cavalry came down because of the collision with each other. The heavy armor on their bodies made them unable to avoid the horseshoes that fell on them like raindrops. Hundreds of them were instantly trampled into mud
"Go back and go back soon"
"What the **** is going on?"
"You cowards who escaped from the battle!" The Swadian cavalry yelled at each other. At this moment, the dense arrowheads on the opposite side shot toward each other like a torrential rain.
The "Kill, Kill, Kill," Excited Dryden even went to the battle in person. In order to pull the bow and arrow conveniently, he even took off his armor,
Strong arms comparable to ordinary people’s thighs, creaking bowstrings of the pulled bison tendons, and sharp lights and shadows shot in from the crowded Swadian heavy cavalry
The longbowmen shot fiercely without scruples,
They are the strongest base of the entire longbow sniper array, just like a huge bowstring that has been stretched to the maximum requires a steady hand,
Relying on the huge ravine in front that is wide and impossible to climb, thirty heavy ballistas form a longbow sniper array, the last death trap that cannot be crossed at all.
Scattering arrowheads dedicated to large-scale killings, and the precise shooting of 3,000 longbowmen form a death movement,
The crowded queue of the Swadians fell down like harvested wheatgrass. After losing their commander, the panicked heavy-armored cavalry suffered another devastating blow.
The weather in the snow-capped mountains is very cold~IndoMTL.com~ But the rush of loading and struggling to pull the strong winch of the ballista made the Vicia shooters on the opposite side even if they were naked, the steaming heat also formed white smoke around them
"My lord, we're over, it's all over." A Swadian cavalry squadron leader with three arrows stuck in his body rolled off his horse in front of Kurdish,
At this moment, the bright morning sun shines through the clouds in the sky, and the veteran Kurd looks bitterly at everything in front of him,
On the flat ground at the foot of the mountain, the corpses of 18,000 cavalry soldiers fell together densely, and the arrowheads swayed in the morning breeze, like a sea of white flowers
The entire knight group only ran back with more than 200 people. Everyone had arrowheads in their bodies. The most one had more than a dozen in their bodies. If it weren't for the strong and heavy armor, the whole knights would have no life.
"Hurry up and pull out all the arrowheads" Crolitsat commanded loudly. He is not in the mood to take care of the feelings of the Swadians. He has more important things to do.
He knows that this battle to determine hegemony, but just sounded the clarion call for Vicia to fight back