"Can't you defend it?" Seeing the terrifying offensive of the Mongolian Qiexue Army like a storm. The Norman Empire, from Emperor Egil to ordinary soldiers, all tense their nerves. They felt an atmosphere called "despair". It was as if the limbs were cut off and the throat was stuck. It was as uncomfortable as if it was dying.

It is completely powerless. This is why the Mongol invasion is called "natural disaster". It is precisely because in the face of natural disasters, humans are completely powerless, unable to change, and unable to calm down. At most, they can only predict in advance and dig graves for their dead relatives after the natural disasters - if there are still people alive at that time.

"No, it's not like this. I'm not so powerless. And the Mongols are not as strong as I imagined!" Egil tried his best to drive out those negative emotions from his mind. He said loudly: "Soldiers, loyal defenders of the Holy Norman Empire! Don't be scared by the crazy actions of these savages. You must know that we have sufficient supplies, a strong line of defense, and a blessing from God! We will not be defeated!!!"

To a certain extent, Egil's words raised some confidence to the guards and generals who followed him. However, they were useless to the battlefield.

After Artoria used the Death Brutality skill, the Norman Empire's defense line was indeed much more stable. The remaining soldiers tried to gather together as much as possible to form an array to deal with the enemy's heavy cavalry. However, such a loose array of remaining personnel was not very solid, and it could not stop the charge of the Mongolian cavalry at all.

Although the terrain is complex and the field is narrow, it is not easy to charge. However, the heavy cavalry of Mongolia can greatly increase their speed in a very short time. Therefore, timely venues are not suitable, and there is only a short charge distance. However, these powerful and inconsistent Qixue army can still use extremely powerful charges, causing the poor line of the Norman Empire to scatter.

In comparison, even if you fight desperately because of special skills, in the face of the absolute gap in absolute strength, the recruits of the Norman Empire could not even be able to fight back with a decent counterattack.

The thick armor and the amazing physique of the soldiers of the Qiexue Army made them immune to the assassination of the Norman recruiting spear. Even if they fought for their lives, they hoped that they would die with the help of the Qiexue Army's charge. These soldiers with excellent horse skills often made wonderful dodging actions in an instant. While charging, they avoided the Norman soldiers' spears and made corresponding counterattacks.

In addition to their powerful impact ability, these Qixue cavalry also have extremely strong flexibility. Their cavalry tactics are quite similar to the Norman Empire's knight charge tactics. They all turn again without hesitation after a successful charge and then charge from another direction. In this way, relying on their terrible riding skills and the flexibility of the mount, they were able to turn quickly after the sprint and gallop across such a narrow field.

Such combat power is much stronger than the Knights that the Norman Empire is proud of. However, the Knights of the Norman Empire also have their killer weapon, which is the constantly improved band-type charge and their heavy full-body armor that has been tempered for thousands of years.

However, in terms of number, the Norman Knights barely reached 5,000 people. However, even a fraction of the heavy cavalry of the Mongol Empire was not enough. This was also something that Egil was very distressed. Because of this, Egil could not face the Mongol Empire head-on, nor could it take an offensive situation against the Mongol Empire. He could only deal with it with a solid line of defense.

The soldiers of the Qiexue Army riding a war horse are the best heavy cavalry in the world. The soldiers of the Qiexue Army who lost the war horse and are walking for the time being are also not easy to deal with. They also have their own tactics. And their performance is equally excellent. If it weren't for the different positions, Egil couldn't help but want to applaud them.

Although the loss of war horses made them unable to make powerful charges like comrades. However, this also made their movements more flexible and could adapt to more complex terrain. In battle, they were responsible for hunting down the single Norman soldiers. Or after friendly forces riding war horses dispersed the Norman army array, they took advantage of the opportunity to completely cut out some of the Norman soldiers and then massacre them.

Of course, they have another more important task, which is to attack the Norman crossbowmen who pose the greatest threat to the Qiexue army.

The Norman heavy crossbowman holding a pulley crossbow can easily kill a strictly trained soldier of the Qiexue Army with the sharp weapon in his hand. The Norman militia crossbowman holding a pulley crossbow can also effectively kill them. It can be said that in this situation, the crossbow has become the most important counterattack method of the Norman army.

In fact, from the overall and macro perspective, with the continuous development of metallurgical technology and the professionalization of the army, the armor rate has increased. The long-range strike power of the Norman Empire has gradually been dominated by longbowmen, and has become dominated by artillery and crossbows. The power of machinery and science are gradually replacing the ancient human power. I wonder if this should be progress or sad?

In short, these soldiers equipped with amazing lethal crossbows were the key concerns of the Qiexue army. They were gathered together and divided into several groups to place them on the second line. It was rare on the battlefield. Under the escort of the professional infantry of the Norman Empire, they were condescending toward the high-level city walls, watchtowers, and wreckage in the camp to stop the offensive of these terrifying cavalrymen.

Because of the bunkers around them, the terrain, and the front battlefield, the Norman recruited soldiers tenaciously resisted. Therefore, the heavy cavalry of the Qiexue army could not effectively kill them. This task naturally fell on the heads of the Qiexue army's in-person troops. They held their shields high and climbed over the broken obstacles at extremely fast speed. They endured the attacks of the Norman army's crossbows, bows, arrows, and flying axes. They rushed forward and fought with the Norman infantry.

The Mongolian Qiexue Army, holding a heavy mace, a round shield, a double-layer heavy scale armor, and the Norman infantry holding a battle axe, a kite-shaped shield, and a three-quarter plate armor. The equipment of both sides can be said to be half a pound. In terms of combat effectiveness, the Norman army won the battle against the professional cavalry that temporarily fought on foot. However, with the bonus of the Mongolian military gods given by Genghis Khan, the Qiexue Army could win another city. This battle can be said to be a match for the opponent. Both sides were killed. This was the first time Egil saw that an infantry army could face the Norman infantry head-on without losing!

However, although the strength is similar, the Qixue army completely has the advantage in terms of quantity. When the Mongolian front commander Chi Laowen saw that the frontline situation was in a stalemate, he ordered the second group, with a total of 15,000 Qixue army to come forward to support. This group of new forces rode war horses and quickly crossed the blockade of artillery and crossbows of the Norman Empire. A small number of Qixue army attacked the fortress that had just been smashed into ruins by Huihui cannons and had not been attacked before, while more people rushed towards the anxious battlefield.

"What a damn thing! These bastards!" Egil only felt his chest was stuffy and almost vomited blood. The opponent's army was neatly arranged in a square array, so it was easy to figure out how many troops there were - 50,000! The super powerful army that the Mongolian Empire was proud of, Genghis Khan's Imperial Guard, and these powerful soldiers of the Qixue Army were 50,000! Now, the opponent has only dispatched 25,000 troops, which is half of the number, and has already occupied an absolute and overwhelming advantage!

How could Egil not let Egil vomit blood in depression? If the two sides really fight head-on, it would be enough to deal with the 50,000 Qixue army alone? When I think of this, Egil felt a sweet throat, and a mouthful of blood surged up to his throat. He actually vomited blood in such a depressed way.

"You must not vomit it out." Egil said to himself, and tried hard to urge the muscles on his neck. He forced the mouth of blood back.

Although Egil's movements were very small, they were still noticed by some people around him. Sonia, who had always focused on Egil, and Artoria, who was standing next to Egil, and Artoria, who was right at the right angle, both noticed something was wrong with him. The difference was that Sonia lowered her head without saying a word, clenched her fists, as if she was very angry, but in the end she didn't say anything. Artoria approached a little bit, and asked in a low voice that only the two of them could hear:

"What's wrong? I feel uncomfortable?"

"How is that possible?" Egil forced a smile.

"Is it because of the situation of the war? Don't worry, anyway, the outer defense line was established to give up. Even if it was thrown away, it would be nothing." Artoria said this very rarely, and it didn't match her personality at all, which made Egil a little moved.

However, the effect of comfort was not achieved at all. The outer defense line was built to abandon it. Egil naturally knew that what he feared was not the fall of a front line, or even a layer of defense system, or even several layers of defense system. What he feared was the terrifying strength shown by the Mongols... the army that could crush everything, whether it was strength or quantity, was all eye-catching.

Egil originally thought that with the current economic strength of the Norman Empire, he could only give him five years or even shorter time. He could form an army stronger than the Mongols. At that time, the offensive and defensive postures would be exchanged. However, now it seems that such an idea is really naive...

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