Heroes of Might and Magic: Knight Chapter 324: Guild Wars 2 (modified)

"Buzz, buzz..."

After a few muffled sounds unique to the huge bowstring, four expensive giant arrows flew towards the golden dragon who was cooperating with the ground troops to strangle the orc vanguard.

The golden dragon seemed to be aware of it and looked in the direction of the orc's dragon-hunting ballista. The instinct of an advanced creature made him detect a hint of threat.

"Roar!"

The speed of the giant arrow was very fast. The moment the golden dragon turned around, it had already flown over. A giant arrow passed by the side of the golden dragon and took off several scales and a small piece of meat. The painful golden dragon was in the air. He roared, and then another arrow hit the golden dragon's hind leg, causing penetrating damage to the golden dragon's leg, but the other two giant arrows did not know where they were deflected.

The limitations of the Dragon Hunting Ballista are still very large. If you can hit one shot of this single-shot ballista at a distance of more than a thousand meters, you are lucky. The accuracy of this thing depends half on the shooter's aiming and half on the sight. God's will, it is indeed too difficult to hit an air target with a single shot. The anti-aircraft guns in World War II may not be able to knock out an aircraft even if they fire dozens of rounds in a row.

And due to lack of mobility, dragon-hunting crossbows can often only be placed in some fixed fortresses or important cities to defend against dragons. This time it was a special reason that the Orc Expeditionary Force was able to assemble four dragon-hunting crossbows. The cannon is coming.

Although this injury is not serious to the golden dragon, it only penetrated into the hind leg, but it does pose a threat. If this arrow hits a place like the heart of its upper body, the golden dragon will not die. To lose the ability to fight immediately.

"Continue loading!"

"Drink!"

Seeing that the golden dragon was slightly injured but still flying steadily in the sky, Gert knew that the attack was not successful and immediately ordered the dragon-hunting ballista to be reloaded.

Loading this giant crossbow is very troublesome. Dozens of orcs chanted slogans and couldn't load it for a long time.

However, the power of the dragon-hunting ballistae still made the golden dragon restrain itself a little, especially since Moriel was not prepared to let the only golden dragon take risks. The battle situation had not reached that point, and before the orcs' dragon-hunting ballistae was loaded, The golden dragon breathed out its dragon breath at the end and then retreated slightly to get out of the attack range of the dragon-hunting ballista.

"Roar!"

"Kill!"

Although the golden dragon only came out for a while, the orc vanguard army, which had been defeated by Ron and his men, was disrupted by the golden dragon. It was inevitable that a small-scale collapse occurred, with the casualty rate reaching 40%. , or even with the loss of its commander, the Orc Vanguard Battalion has been able to persist until now without wavering. No matter which standard is used to judge it, it is considered a first-class elite.

The third legion supported by the orcs is gradually approaching. They want to support the orc vanguard battalion before it is completely defeated. The Silver Wing Legion also speeds up its pace and refuses to show weakness.

"Da da da, da da da..."

The Red Flame Knights and the heavy cavalry were walking slowly beside the Silver Wing Legion. The Red Flame Knights and the heavy cavalry of the Hunter family, plus the elite centaurs, numbered as many as a thousand, and the Red Flame Knights Both the regiment and the heavy cavalry were composed of one person and two horses, making the entire cavalry team look even larger.

"Block the human cavalry first, don't let them charge into the formation."

This was the momentary thought of the commander of the Third Orc Army. Encountering heavy cavalry attacks while moving would not be a good experience for any army. Of course, it should be avoided if possible.

The giant wolf cavalry took the initiative to meet the Red Flame Knights. Although these giant wolves were slightly shorter than the horses, they were definitely not weak. The cavalry above were the most elite warriors of the orcs. These orc cavalry were armed with long scimitars. Riding the giant wolf towards the human cavalry, a fight between the cavalry was about to begin.

The giant wolves keep making dog-like whining sounds when running. When these sounds are connected together, people will feel scared when they hear them, let alone horses. Most of the time, when these giant wolves start to whine, The horses of the human cavalry will begin to be less obedient, and even if they do not turn around and run away, they will hesitate. This kind of fear engraved in the genes of organisms is generally difficult to overcome.

On the Longxingguan battlefield, only the specially trained Western Horses could overcome this fear and barely persist in fighting.

The threatening sound of the giant wolf also had no effect on the Hunter family's cavalry. The Hunter family's heavy cavalry were also purchased from the Western Region, and their training level was not low. The key was the Red Flame Knight in the front row. To the leader of the regiment, from the perspective of the horses from the West, those tall and red flame horses are like horse kings. They are not only commanded by the knights on their backs, but also follow the horse king, as if they have a backbone. , are not easily intimidated by the giant wolves of the orcs. As for the hundreds of elite centaurs, these centaurs who have fought against all kinds of strange creatures will not be intimidated by the orcs and wolf cavalry.

The only purpose of the giant wolf whimpering on the orc side is to aggravate the Red Flame Horse. They can feel that the creatures on the opposite side are actually provoking and intimidating them. This makes the grumpy Red Flame Horse want to speed up the charge, and then The knight on his back slowed him down, and this distance was not suitable for charging.

"Captain, the human cavalry opposite seems not to be affected by the giant wolf. They seem to be elite human cavalry."

"Well, keep going and follow the old method of dealing with human heavy cavalry."

"Yes, sir!"

When the orc adjutants on the side heard the captain talking about the old method, they couldn't help but show a sarcastic smile on their faces. Apparently they had dealt with many human heavy cavalry. In a head-to-head confrontation with heavy cavalry, the orc wolf cavalry is not so stupid. The giant wolf is much more flexible than the heavy cavalry.

"Break up!"

Just when the two sides began to accelerate and enter the charging state, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of the Wolf Cavalry commander's mouth. These humans still have too little experience. Such stupid human heavy cavalry can be seen at Longxing Pass. Not here.

At this time, more than a thousand wolf cavalry stopped their charge, changed direction, and ran towards the side and rear.

In short-distance bursts, human cavalry cannot match the speed of wolf cavalry. Once the heavy cavalry enters the charge and stops, it will consume a lot of energy. In many cases, it is not even able to launch a second round of charge. When the human heavy cavalry stops charging, When the time comes, you will turn around and come back to chase him, and it will be as easy as harvesting wheat.

This is a strategy summed up by the elite wolf cavalry of the orcs, and it has been tried and tested repeatedly. The wolf cavalry is interested in the difference between light cavalry and heavy cavalry. They generally do not have the same subdivided functions as human cavalry, but they are like snake oil. When used for reconnaissance, they can kill the human reconnaissance cavalry. When the battle is concentrated, they are capable of confronting human heavy cavalry. If it were not limited by the number, The number of giant wolves is limited. If the orcs only have tens of thousands of wolf riders in total, humans may be in even greater trouble.

"Oh, it's the same thing again."

The human cavalry commander is none other than the retired officer from Longxing Pass, the Great Knight Hardman. In Richard's absence, he has been managing the Red Flame Knights as the deputy captain. Now Moriel waved her hand and assigned the heavy cavalry troops and centaur elite to Hadmen.

Hadmen can be considered to be able to shoulder this responsibility. When he saw the orc wolf cavalry, he anticipated the opponent's tactics. He had suffered a loss from the orc wolf cavalry when he fought at Longxing Pass. Their methods are quite clear. If he is not sure, he will not easily follow the Wolf Cavalry.

Seeing that the orc wolf cavalry turned around and wanted to use kite flying tactics, Hardman was ready to let them know what cruelty meant.

"Red Flame Knights! Charge at full speed! Chase after me!!"

Hardman ordered loudly at the top of his voice, with a bit of excitement in his tone. It felt like you thought you had tricked me, but you were actually tricked by me. The herald on the side heard it clearly and quickly waved his flag to issue his order.

Have you ever seen a war horse that can wear heavy armor and run as fast as the wind? This is what Hardman wants to show off to the wolf cavalry commander opposite.

The prerequisite for kite flying tactics is that you have to outrun the opponent. If you can outrun, then it is called flying a kite. If you cannot outrun, it is called leaving your back to the enemy, waiting to be spanked.

When Hardmen first saw the Wolf Riders, he thought of the Wolf Riders' clandestine tactics, and an even more clumsy plan quickly appeared in Hardmen's mind.

He deliberately slowed down the Red Flame Horse as he advanced. The commander of the Wolf Cavalry would not have too many doubts. He just regarded them as a slightly more elite heavy cavalry. No one would think of wearing a A heavily armored war horse can run faster than a light cavalry.

Hadmen placed the centaur elite at the end, which made the orc commander slightly scrupulous, because he was afraid of arousing the opponent's vigilance and changing tactics.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The sound of the red flame horse's hooves suddenly accelerating was like thunder. This group of violent guys had long been a little impatient by the giant wolf's provocation just now. Now that they have received the order from the knight to charge, they are even faster than the original speed. Quick three points.

The Red Flame Knights directly separated from the ordinary heavy cavalry team and pursued them alone, while the centaur elite and ordinary heavy cavalry continued to move at a normal speed behind.

If the werewolf cavalry fights back at this time, not only will they not be able to increase their speed, they will be rushed by the Red Flame Knights, and they will also soon face a second charge from the heavy cavalry and centaur elites who are catching up. . But continuing to run is still not a problem. If they continue to run, they will soon be overtaken by the Red Flame Knights, and then a massacre will begin from behind.

"What's going on! Why is that human heavy cavalry so fast!"

The captain of the orc wolf cavalry soon discovered that you were right. The thunderous sound of hoofs as the red flame horse accelerated had attracted his attention. After careful observation, he had discovered that the speed of the other party as a heavy cavalry was actually faster than His wolf cavalry was even faster, it was like a ghost.

I thought that the opponent was just a temporary force, and his speed would slow down after quickly consuming his energy. However, I didn’t expect that the opponent’s speed was getting faster and faster. Not only did he not appear to be exhausted, but he also increased the distance. Close.

This cannot continue, we must find a way! The orc commander quickly flashed several plans in his mind, but he rejected them one by one. It was of no use. The speed of the Red Flame Knights was too fast. The combat speed of the cavalry may not be equal to everything, but speed will definitely make it possible. Taking the greatest initiative, whether to leave or stay can be decided in a matter of seconds. It is obvious that Hardman, who now has the speed advantage and tactical advantage, simply wants to stick to this Orc Wolf Cavalry and retreat to the infantry square before the opponent. Kill them before.

The orc commander finally gritted his teeth, as if he had made a very difficult decision, and then shouted at the adjutant beside him:

"Wold! Do you have any relatives at home?"

"Huh? I still have a wife and three children!"

"Okay! I will take care of them for you! Now, you lead the three hundred troops to stop, turn around and stop the human heavy cavalry!"

"Huh?"

"Execute the command!"

This great orc warrior named Wald is the adjutant of the thousand-man captain. The weight of a thousand-man orc wolf cavalry team is equivalent to that of a flag regiment of elite infantry. The commander is equipped with two warriors. knight.

In this case, tail-cutting to survive is the only way. Otherwise, if you are stuck by humans, you will be chased to the end. However, tail-cutting to survive is a tactic that has high requirements for the tail-cutting troops and is impossible. To leave three centurions to die at will, there must be enough people to stay, either the captain himself to cut off the rear, or an adjutant who is also a great warrior to stay.

Adjutant Wald was stunned at first, and then he understood what was going on. He wanted to use his own life to give the commander and more wolf cavalry a chance to escape.

Wold wanted to refuse. He was already a master at the level of a great samurai at a young age. He had a happy life and a bright future. How could he be willing to die? But looking at the captain's threatening eyes, he did not dare to say anything disobedient. Come out, someone has to die in this situation.

"Help me take care of my family."

"Yeah."

After the captain nodded affirmatively, Wald didn't waste much time and quickly ordered the three hundred-man pairs under his command, turned around and faced the human cavalry.

"Kill!"

"Bang!"

The distance between the two sides was already less than two hundred meters. When Wald and his men changed directions, the distance between the two sides became even closer. Before the wolf cavalry could increase their speed, the two sides collided. Come together.

The Wolf Cavalry, which has not increased its speed, faces the Crimson Flame Knights who are already charging at full speed. This collision will not be suspense at all. The Crimson Flame Horse, which is already bigger than the giant wolf, still has a speed advantage. Then he knocked away the wolf riding in front of him.

No matter whether the orcs mounted by the giant wolf were elites or orc warriors, there was no single enemy. The swords raised by those charging horses on horseback were completely difficult to stop.

The orc adjutant Wald directly used his fighting spirit with all his strength and stopped a red flame knight. The red flame horse was attacked by the fighting spirit of the great knight level. He lost his balance and threw the knight out, causing a serious injury. The Red Flame Knights' first casualty since the war began.

But Wald's achievements only ended here. Before he could face Hadmen, he was crushed by a steady stream of red flame knights. Even the man and the giant wolf were knocked over by the red flame horse, and were eventually trampled to pieces in the dirt. I am afraid that not even a complete body could be found in the end.

"Chase! Don't stop and fight with them! Leave them to the comrades behind!"

Hardman also knew that this was the way the orcs cut off their tails to survive. He didn't expect the orcs to be so ruthless, but he was not satisfied with the record of three centurions of wolf riders. His goal was to completely annihilate the opponent.

"Woo, woo~"

"Chase!"

"Sir! Sir Moriel's order is to retreat, retreat!"

Just when Harden was about to continue the pursuit, he suddenly remembered a bugle sound, which was an order to retreat. Hardman, who was chasing after him red-eyed, only noticed the sound of the horn after being reminded by his adjutant.

"Damn it, why are you retreating when you're obviously fighting well!"

Although he complained a few times, Hardman still very honestly commanded the troops to stop and slowly retreat. He did not dare to disobey Moriel's order...