Heroes of Might and Magic: Knight Chapter 9: Battle 1

The Xiaoling River is the dividing line between the territories of the Hunter family and the Will family. Although the weather has turned warmer, the ice on the Xiaoling River is still thick. More than 5,000 people led by Viscount Will easily crossed the Xiaoling River and confronted the army led by Richard.

From a numerical perspective, the Will family had an absolute advantage. The peasant soldiers and Ironwood City guards brought by Richard only amounted to 3,000 people. But war has never been a game about numbers.

The heavily armed Richard rode on a horse and observed the opponent's military formation, with Viscount Sauter and Crusader Ron on both sides.

"Father, what do you think?"

"Let me see what I want. Now that you are the commander, I will attack wherever you tell me." Viscount Sauter is very self-aware. He is not a good lord, but he is definitely a brave general.

Richard choked.

Richard, who was asking for trouble, turned to Crusader Ron and asked.

Ron is very considerate.

"Except for the more than a hundred armored warriors, their people are even more vulnerable than our peasants and soldiers."

Well, it seems that I have also damaged my house.

Actually, in the world of Invincible Heroes where Ron lives, it is considered a proper world of high martial arts. Lancers are the lowest level of cannon fodder. Crusaders like Ron are just the backbone of the force who are stronger than cannon fodder. This gave Ron a higher vision. In fact, in the Golden Dragon Kingdom, an ordinary system spearman can definitely be regarded as an elite warrior. Ron, whose combat power is comparable to that of a knight, can be a commander of 500 people even if he is placed in the Golden Dragon Guards of the royal capital.

But Ron was right about one thing. The farmers and soldiers of the Hunter family were indeed stronger than those of the Will family, and they were much stronger.

The farmers and soldiers of the Hunter family are mainly self-cultivated farmers with small assets. This group of people has basically solved the problem of food and clothing. Now they only want two things, one is more land, and the other is enough military merit to obtain the breathing method.

Richard has already made a promise. In addition to being rewarded with land, those who have achieved certain military merits in battle will also be given basic military breathing skills, be selected into the Ironwood City Guards, and even have some talent to become a knight. Chance.

Under Richard's rule, military exploits equaled more land, which equaled the only ladder for rising class. In a sense, the system in which only knights can inherit titles in the Golden Dragon Kingdom is a bit like a military merit system, which ensures the combat effectiveness of the kingdom's aristocracy, and the pie that Richard drew for everyone in Hunter is to The influence of this system extended to the civilian class.

Li Cha single-handedly released a monster called "Gengzhan".

The Hunter family's peasants and soldiers lined up in a fairly neat line, and their fairly frequent training allowed them to maintain the basic look of an army.

In comparison, the peasants and soldiers of the Will family on the opposite side were somewhat scattered, and they could barely maintain basic order under the restraints of the Will family's quasi-knights and personal guards.

Viscount Will also noticed this difference. He frowned and said nothing. In his opinion, the peasants and soldiers were all cannon fodder used to consume the strength of the main force on the opposite side. What was really worth noting was the one with three hundred men. The city guards and several quasi-knights from the Hunter family, of course, the most important one is the veteran knight Viscount Sauter.

It’s not a big problem if the Hunter family’s farmers and soldiers can fight a little, after all, they still have nearly double the numerical advantage.

At this time, Richard was seen riding out of the Hunter family's army formation, stopping just two hundred steps away and shouting something.

Viscount Will raised his riding whip and was about to go over, but he seemed to have thought of something again. He put the riding whip down and motioned for another prospective knight beside him to come forward and talk.

"You will now withdraw to Ironwood City and hand over the lumber mills and iron mines in the Ironwood Forest. The Will Territory and the Hunter Territory will continue to live in peace and harmony."

The would-be knight who stepped forward shouted to Richard at the top of his lungs. Perhaps only Viscount Will himself knew whether it was true or false.

"What a pity."

Seeing that the person who came to shout was just a quasi-knight, Richard shook his head in disappointment and made a gesture behind him.

"If you resist...uh"

The loud-voiced would-be knight from the Will family stopped shouting suddenly.

Because five giant arrows nearly two meters long flew towards him from the Hunter family's military formation. He tried hard to pull up his horse to avoid these giant arrows, but unfortunately the arrows were too fast.

"Hiss."

An arrow shot directly into the belly of the horse, and the huge arrow penetrated the entire horse. The war horse let out a cry.

The knight on horseback could not escape the disaster. He turned around hard to avoid the vital point, and the arrow shot through his shoulder heavily. The thick iron armor and the strong physique of the would-be knight did not help him block this powerful force. The arrow was so powerful that it took him off his horse, and his pierced shoulder was hanging on his body. Even if he died, he couldn't save his arm.

All of this was naturally arranged by Richard. The five giant arrows were fired by Hunter's bear-hunting crossbow. In the past, Richard only used it to hunt bears, but now it shows greater value for shooting talents.

"Roar!"

All this happened too quickly, and the would-be knight who stepped forward to shout was shot off his horse in full view of everyone.

The stagnation of a few seconds was broken by the cheers from Hunter's side. Although most people didn't know the reason, they must have taken advantage when they saw someone on the other side being shot off their horse.

Although the Golden Dragon Kingdom respects knights, it seems that everyone does not have much chivalry. They were all elated about their side's successful sneak attack.

Only Ron and Viscount Sauter looked at each other in tacit understanding, showing awkward smiles.

Seeing that the opponent was shot off his horse, Richard quickly turned his horse's head and returned to the formation. He didn't think much about it, but it was a pity that the person who came out was not Viscount Will. He personally wanted to kill the important person on the opposite side. Fishing it out can not only directly determine the victory of this battle, but also test whether the bear hunting crossbow can cause substantial damage to the knight.

The atmosphere on the Will family side was a bit dull.

Viscount Will was first angry and then a little scared. He was not sure whether he could withstand such a huge arrow.

Suppressing the emotions in his heart, Viscount Will waved his hand and gave the order to take the initiative to attack.

He knew that this kind of giant arrow should be able to shoot directly into his own camp. If he didn't attack, he would be waiting to be beaten. Although the opponent's giant crossbows seemed to be small in number, they should not be accurate at a distance, otherwise Richard would also I don’t try to trick people into getting closer. But they have too many people. As long as they shoot arrows at their military formation, the power of the giant arrows can cause some casualties. The casualties may not be high, but being beaten without being able to fight back will have a huge impact on morale. It's better to pounce on them as soon as possible and engage in hand-to-hand combat.

"Woo, woo... woo"

With the sound of low horns, the quasi-knights and bodyguards of the Will family began to drive their peasant soldiers to attack the Hunter family's military formation.

"One hundred steps!"

"Eighty steps!"

"Get ready!"

"Put"

"Wind, wind, wind!"

Amid a strange roar from the Weil family, hundreds of arrows fell on the Weir family's military formation.

Even though the soldiers in the front row raised their shields in time, because most of the peasants and soldiers did not have qualified armor, the wave of arrows still caused nearly a hundred casualties in an instant, and a wailing sound suddenly sounded in the Will family's military formation. .

This roar was naturally caused by Richard, perhaps because of his admiration for the strength of the Qin army, or because of memories of his past life...

The fighting is still fierce.

Some people in the Will family's military formation also fired back with arrows, and several people in the Hunter family's military formation were also shot, but the casualties were too small and did not even cause any commotion.

"Push forward, don't hesitate"

"Those who retreat will die!"

This wave of arrows caused the peasants and soldiers of the Will family to panic, but they were still suppressed by the quasi-knights and bodyguards of the Will family and continued to attack the Hunter family's military formation.

"Wind, wind, wind!"

Soon a second wave of arrows hit, this time with more arrows. Because the distance was close enough, many Hunter family militiamen also shot arrows with shorter-range hunting bows.

This time the arrow rain caused even greater casualties to the Will family's army, and even many of the guards around the would-be knights were shot to the ground.

But this time there was no obvious commotion in the Will family's military formation, because the enemy was already close...