Heart of Empire Chapter 451: Unexpected
Cyber's Griffin Riders descended from the sky, reducing the pressure on the Norsemen's troops.
Following Palan's order, after the troops from the east and west attacked the Sand Pirates' camp, he pinpointed the timing and quickly led his troops to the stables according to the marks on the map. and where the corrals are located.
It is not difficult to find the stables and corrals, but he did not expect that the enemy's defense force here would be so huge.
When the battle started in the east and west directions, the sand thief guards in the stables were already on alert, which prevented the Norseman who came in a hurry to take advantage of the sneak attack.
If the sneak attack fails, then the only option is to fight a frontal encounter.
There are three squadrons of guards in the stables, nearly two hundred people. Although the number was only about one-third of the troops led by Norsman, these sand robbers saw that the situation was not good, and after riding on their mounts, they still showed good combat effectiveness.
Northman spent a lot of effort and even suffered a lot of casualties before defeating the enemy.
However, it was only a defeat of the stable guards, not a complete annihilation. After those sand bandits suffered certain casualties, they chose to break through. The guards with camel mounts wanted to break through, but the infantry under Norseman could not stop them.
Northman was a little depressed. According to estimates, there should be fifty or sixty camel cavalry who broke out. Originally, he hoped to wipe out the enemy completely.
However, although there are a few flaws, it can basically be regarded as the initial completion of the task. Next, what he has to do is to send a signal flare, and then stick to the spot, waiting for support.
But then he discovered two things that made him even more depressed.
When he was about to order his accompanying mage to send a magic flare, he was surprised to find that the mage had disappeared. It was not until more than ten minutes later that he found the bodies of the two mages. These two guys actually died on the battlefield without knowing when!
It's a headache, but not too much trouble. Although there is no way to send signal flares to tell other friendly troops about the situation on their side, but according to the strength of the troops he leads, there should be no big problem for more than 600 soldiers guarding the stables.
Northman did not believe that under the assault of Palan and Gebu from the east and west, those sand bandits could still organize a force that could threaten him.
However, next, he discovered something that made him feel terribly cold - he suddenly discovered that the troops he could directly control were far lower than expected!
It was only when he was laying out the defense that he realized in astonishment that his men in the stable, let alone six hundred, might not even be three hundred!
Suddenly, Norsman felt like a dog.
When attacking the stables, because he didn't expect the enemy to be on guard, nor did he expect the number of guards to be so large, his troops spread out a bit. After being rushed back and forth twice by the camel cavalry, many soldiers were dispersed.
There is such trouble in night fighting. If the field of vision is good, then the well-trained soldiers will naturally gather and fight under their respective flags under the leadership of the officers. Under various battlefield command methods such as drums, trumpets, and semaphores, the discipline and organization of the soldiers will be maximized.
But on this **** night, no flags, no semaphores, not even the sound of drums or trumpets because it's a raid. On a pitch-black battlefield with only all kinds of flames, even the team leader may not be able to find his own team members, let alone a larger establishment.
The chaotic situation caused a large number of soldiers to fight and fight without knowing where they went. Maybe they were scattered, maybe they ran away after chasing the fleeing enemy, maybe they lost their way in the enemy camp...
In short, inexplicably, the number of troops in Northman's hands has decreased by almost two-thirds!
Of course, several of Paran's commanders have encountered this disadvantage. As the party being attacked, the situation of those Sand Bandits will only be worse.
But Norseman's bad luck is that his task is to garrison the stables. And they are not the only ones who are aware of the importance of the stables, those sand robbers are not stupid, they know that if they want to survive, they must have a mount to escape from this dead area.
As a result, many Sand Pirates who were still alive began to come towards the stables independently.
In the beginning, Norseman's pressure was okay, and the enemies who came were scattered, not enough to break through his defense.
But then, the head of the sand bandits arrived.
The head of the regiment led dozens of people, and first launched an attack on Norseman's defense line. After finding that he couldn't make it through, he began to gather around the stables to collect the scattered Sand Bandits.
As he gathers together, he has hundreds of people in his hands.
In this way, the pressure on Northman suddenly increased. The troops of both sides confronted each other head-on in the dark.
Whether it is the Norseman's troops or the sand bandits, there are no rules. This is completely a desperate fight between individual soldiers.
Under such circumstances, the exhausted disadvantages of the Norseman soldiers who did not sleep all day and night and marched all the way were magnified.
Colonel Norsman personally came to the front line of the battle, armed with an elf scimitar, and since he launched an attack in front of the head of the Sand Pirates, he has personally killed six or seven enemies. However, his defense is still being tightened step by step. He found that he didn't seem to be able to withstand the enemy's attack.
This kind of scene didn't get better until Cyber came to Ali ~IndoMTL.com~ with several griffin cavalry.
These griffin cavalry, blessed with dark vision, descended from the sky and launched a dive attack. The giant beast that swooped down was not something ordinary desert bandits could resist. Often, with a single pounce, a Sand Bandit would be torn to shreds by sharp teeth and claws along with the person and equipment. And those who have the courage to attack the griffins on the ground often cannot pass the lance in the hands of the cavalry.
The daring Cyberman of Yigao even played tricks: he drove his own griffin, passing through the ultra-low altitude less than two meters from the ground, and the griffin's sharp claws were placed below , which is at the position of the heads of most humanoid creatures. The griffin flew towards the crowd at high speed, and its sharp claws also swept across. The heads of many sand robbers were directly cut into pieces under such a fighting dive!
With the help of Griffin, Norseman repelled the enemy's first round of attack, and at the same time, he also waited for the support of Palan!
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