Chapter 66: At the foot of the mountain, on the mountain
Although it was Roy and Tang Xiaoben who took action, the gorgeous aura under the chubby Tang Xiaoben's feet attracted the attention of most people.
"This guy is a four-star armed knight!" Philip's soldiers retreated in horror.
Not only was Philip's soldier dumbfounded, but all the ragtag soldiers in the area were also dumbfounded. No matter the people in the team or the people in other teams nearby, they couldn't believe that this chubby guy was actually an armed knight.
.And he is also a four-star knight whose fighting spirit level is comparable to that of Lao Xiong!
"Is this Little Watermelon?" Daozi felt that his outlook on life had been completely overturned by this bastard Little Watermelon. He has four-star abilities and is still hiding them. This kid is too insidious!
"He..." Greyhound, who escaped from death, seemed to have completely forgotten the sword that almost hit his head. He murmured to himself with straight eyes: "Little Watermelon, you little king... you actually hid so deeply...
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"He did it on purpose," Hongjiu cursed in his hometown dialect: "This kid, look at how arrogant he is!"
For a moment, the entire fighting area was in an uproar. Under the shocked gazes of everyone, Little Watermelon, who had been looking forward to this moment, his fat face glowed with pride, and the long sword filled with fighting spirit in his hand was spitting out sharp sword light, dancing like a windmill.
The fight turned. Only the Fei Lie soldiers in front of them were killed and they were in a state of panic, retreating step by step.
Suddenly, the small watermelon suddenly became a big watermelon, majestic and proud.
If such a powerful guy who hides his strength appears among the enemies, no one will be happy. But if this person is his companion, that would be great!
A moment later, the first team of the second squadron of the first battalion of Lulian's ragtag army, whose happiness index suddenly exploded, burst into laughter and curses.
"Little Watermelon! You are so insidious!"
"Damn it, little bastard, how old are you? You are already a four-star martial arts knight."
"Awesome! I didn't expect that there is a master hiding among us."
"Haha, now who dares to say that our 121 team is a concentration camp for rookies? If you have the ability, bring out two four-star martial arts!"
Amid the chatter and laughter, everyone's morale was high.
You must know that the members of the Wuhe Army come from all over the world, and there are always hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There are not many people with one star strength. But it is not easy to find two four-star armed knights in a team.
Taking the current two thousand-man battalions of Lulian's ragtag army as an example, the total number of warriors with a strength of about one star is probably more than 200. However, the number of armed knights with a strength of three stars and above is less than 20%.
Moreover, most of these people have been selected into the front camp, and the rest of the ragtag army are those who do not plan to develop in the military for a long time, such as students in the academy.
This shows how important a four-star knight is to a team of less than fifteen people. Two four-star knights in the same team not only made the 121 team, which was originally only in the middle of the ragtag army, instantly step into the
The formation of the top team of the ragtag army, and it is almost guaranteed that the team will walk sideways on the battlefield.
This is also the reason why the surrounding Fei Lie soldiers retreated one after another. Although they are professional soldiers, they have natural advantages on the battlefield. But these advantages are simply not worth mentioning in front of two four-star martial cavalry.
At least within this fifty-meter radius, two four-star knights are the kings. No matter how brave the soldier is, he is not willing to use his own life to prove the strength of the other party.
That's as stupid as using your virginity to prove a pervert's lust.
Especially now that one of our own knights died in the opponent's hands in a single encounter, everyone had no other option except to temporarily avoid the sharp edge.
"This kid!" Old Xiong breathed a sigh of relief and cursed with a smile, but his eyes fell on Roy.
Although he, like everyone else, focused his attention on Little Watermelon, who was a four-star martial knight, and was excited and happy about it, he also did not ignore Roy.
Standing next to the dazzling little watermelon in the battle ring, Roy looked extremely inconspicuous.
But Old Xiong could tell from just a few clicks that this kid was not a fuel-efficient guy. Although his fighting spirit was not as good as that of Little Watermelon, his speed was extremely fast. When he rushed out to rescue the greyhound, he was even faster than Little Watermelon.
Three points above. And his one-handed ax skills are also good. Even if his fighting spirit is a bit lacking, at least he is considered to be a first-rate combat power in this team.
In addition, the two boys Roy and Xiao Xigua seem to have a natural understanding of each other. They have only joined the team for one day and they have already cooperated perfectly. The team's strength has increased by at least 50%!
The battle continued. Everyone welcomed the enemies coming in front of them with high morale.
The Greyhound, who almost lost his life just now, was born with an explosive temper. After a while, he forgot all about what happened before. He slashed horizontally and vertically with the sword in his hand, and rushed forward while yelling.
, fighting side by side with Lao Xiong.
Knife, Red Wine and Da Xia knew each other long before they joined the team, and had cooperated for many years, so they had a tacit understanding in the battle. Red wine was fierce, the knife was fast, and Da Xia was shooting cold arrows one after another behind the two of them. Ordinary Fei
The fierce soldiers were unable to resist them. In the end, the Feili people did not dare to fight with them unless they gathered five or six people.
Among the entire team, the most efficient one is Little Watermelon. It takes a lot of effort for others to kill an opponent, and even if you are not careful, you will lose. But in front of Little Watermelon, Soldier Fei Lie is like a piece of paper.
.As long as Little Watermelon leads Roy forward, he will be stabbed to death with three swords and two swords.
I don't know if they were frightened or something else, but on several occasions, those Fei Lie soldiers simply lost the ability to evade.
This fight was so intense that the sky was dark and the earth was dark.
In the dark night, the team kept moving forward, meeting enemies, killing enemies, and then moving forward. With the increase in strength, Team 121 immediately became the strongest among all the surrounding teams. Not to mention Old Bear, Little Watermelon, etc.
The main force is an ordinary member of the team, and the number of enemies he kills far exceeds that of other teams.
Moreover, Lao Xiong has rich experience and his daily training is far more rigorous than that of other teams. Under his command, no matter what changes occur around him, Team 121 always maintains a tight formation. They cooperate with each other tacitly and perform rescue operations.
In time, during the entire half-hour of fighting, except for some unavoidable minor injuries, there was not a single death.
However, as the battle progressed, everyone still found that the pressure was increasing. The Phillies killed one and another appeared, endlessly. Not only did it not decrease, but it became more. Moreover, unknowingly, the friendly troops around them began to increase.
It has been reduced drastically, and in the end, everyone even found that no friendly troops were seen fighting side by side for a long time.
"Captain Flag, something is wrong!"
The knife knocked away the enemy's sword, and he killed him with one sword, panting and saying to the old bear.
That was already the eighth Fei Lie soldier he had killed. The huge physical exertion made his whole body feel as if he had been soaked in water. The strands of hair were stuck to his forehead with sweat, which looked extremely funny.
"I know!" Old Bear looked around.
Because they are in the battle group, no one can judge their current position in the entire rabble army. Only the hillside where the commander's flag is behind them can roughly judge the distance and direction.
Judging from his experience, the offensive of the ragtag army has been contained by the enemy. Moreover, as more enemies have entered the battle, the entire squadron has been cut apart in the melee.
"Flag Commander, what should we do?" a soldier asked in panic.
"Don't panic, keep your formation, everyone get back!" Old Xiong shouted the order while turning his head to look at the hillside where he came from.
After the entire Wuhe army was dispatched, only the Bavarian cavalry on the two wings, which had remained stationary, and a small number of troops in the center were left in the main formation on the hillside. However, under the commander's banner, Fano's figure was still clearly visible, and I don't know what the truth is, but there are more
Several nobles were surrounded by dozens of knights.
"It's Archduke Adolf and Sophia!" Hongjiu, who retreated into the formation, glanced at the hillside and panted.
The long sword in his hand was dripping with blood. I don't know when there were several cuts on his body. He was covered in blood. I don't know if it was his own or the enemy's.
While talking, the greyhound also stepped back and stood back-to-back with Hongjiu.
The burly man stared fiercely at the enemy opposite him and growled without looking back: "Damn it, why haven't the Bavarian Knights moved yet?"
"Who knows what these noble gentlemen are thinking." Hongjiu said, and shouted anxiously: "Little Watermelon, rookie, come back."
Roy and Xiao Xigua, who were fighting in the crowd, quickly covered each other and retreated after killing a Fei Lie soldier.
"Old Xiong, there are more and more enemies. We need to make an idea quickly." Xiao Xigua's face no longer looked as bright as before. Continuous battles have reduced his fighting spirit and physical strength to a dangerous level.
On the contrary, Roy, who had been cooperating with him, showed no sign of fatigue. It was the same as it was when the war started. The power contained in that thin body seemed to be endless.
Little Watermelon was surprised in her heart, and secretly felt that she should lose weight.
Facing the inquiries from his subordinates, Lao Xiong hesitated for a moment.
At this moment, there are enemies everywhere in front and behind you. Breaking through is certain, but which direction to go is a problem.
You must know that in such a melee, the formations of both sides have been turned upside down. It is not necessarily possible to break through to a safe area by walking backward. Maybe it is a dead end. Besides, it is too far away from the handsome flag. First,
We have to cross it. If there are no people on our side along the way, I'm afraid the whole army will be wiped out before we get halfway!
After listening carefully to his surroundings and seeing more and more enemies around him, Old Xiong gritted his teeth and made a gamble-like decision: "Listen, everyone, break out to the southeast."
The shouts of death ahead were deafening, but Count Darney, the knight of Felie, could only hear the sound of his mount and the iron hooves of the knights around him slowly trampling on the night-shrouded ground.
Darny was the commander of the Knights of the Third Legion of the Silver Order of the Fei Lie Empire's frontier army, and the commander-in-chief of the vanguard force that attacked the city of Medina. It was he who led four thousand infantry and five hundred knights of the Knights, and one thousand
The cavalry marched all the way to the gates of Meiding City.
If the main force of the Lulian Legion led by Adolf hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid he would have been preparing to attack the city at this time.
Although Darni was upset about losing his fighter plane, he could still accept it. Because he was only a forward, after a fierce battle with Adolf's main force, he took the initiative to retreat a few kilometers back, rarely doing so in the hilly and mountainous area five kilometers south of Meiding City.
The flat area serves as a buffer zone to confront Solan's army.
Originally, from Darni's point of view, no one could do anything to anyone now. The next battle should be a battle where both sides tested each other and then waited for their respective troops to arrive.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the troops set up camp, the Solan army on the opposite side suddenly launched an attack on Fei Lie's camp.
Moreover, the troops that participated in the night attack this time turned out to be the most elite troops of Philip's army, especially the Bavarian Knights, which caused great damage to Philip's camp.
Just when Darni ordered a tight defense, he suddenly received intelligence that Solan's Fifth Army Corps, which was supposed to move towards the city of Medin, had actually crossed the Shire River and was marching towards the city of Padin.
When he received the news, Darni was a little confused. He didn't understand why the other party would make such a stupid decision. However, when the knights under his command reminded him of the origin of the fifth legion commander, Marquis Perry, he immediately reacted
Come over. Then change the order of strict defense to a tentative attack.
Sure enough, following several attacks by the Knights of the First Legion, the opponent immediately began to retreat as the casualties increased.
At this time, Darni was still not sure of his judgment. In order to avoid falling into the opponent's trap, he quickly asked the scouts wandering around the battlefield to explore the depth of Solan's army.
After losing at least ten of his best falcons, Darni got the news he wanted to hear.
Solan’s rear army moves unexpectedly!
This time, Darni had no doubts anymore. He knew that the Lulian Legion was going to run away!
Because Solan's Fifth Army crossed the Shire River and turned to Patin, Adolf's strategic attempt to unite the Fifth Army to fight with his own side became a one-man show for the Lurian Army.
As Lulian's only main force to contain the Fei Lie Empire's attack, Adolf is naturally unwilling to throw all his capital here for a small town like Meiding. Therefore, their only choice is to retreat!
However, since ancient times, retreating during a battle has been a taboo for military strategists.
Retreating before the two sides come into contact can also avoid a large number of casualties. After the two sides come into contact and fight - especially when the two sides are so close to each other, it is almost impossible to retreat under the nose of Fei Lie's army. Once encountered
The pursuit may immediately turn into a disastrous defeat.
Obviously, the other party understood this very well. The reason why they dispatched troops to launch an attack was to create an illusion that they would defend the camp and miss the best opportunity to pursue.
If he hadn't happened to get information about the movements of the Fifth Army, the other party would have almost succeeded. However, now that he knew the truth, Darni certainly would not let go of this good opportunity.
Sure enough, with the full-scale counterattack of Fei Lie's army, the Bavarian Knights and the Munich City Guards, who were afraid of falling into the quagmire, retreated much faster than they came.
However, Darni did not expect that in order to cover the main force, Grand Duke Lulian actually joined the ragtag army in an attempt to cut off the strength of a strong man!
It has to be said that the Solan people's calculations were very loud. In the early stages of the battle, the rabble-rous army also showed strong combat effectiveness.
However, a ragtag army is a ragtag army after all. How could a group of stragglers be an opponent of the 13th-ranked Yinxun Third Army of the Fei Lie Empire? As the battle progressed, soon, the opponent did not cooperate tacitly, and the lineup
The shortcomings of lack of strictness, lack of strict discipline, and low level of tactical execution are exposed.
These shortcomings are common to almost all ragtag armies.
At this moment, the war situation is gradually tilting like Fei Lie's army.
After their energy was thwarted, the ragtag army that was rushing and fighting had been cut into large and small battle groups, fighting independently. However, the mobilization of Fei Lie's army was as flexible as arms and fingers.
Many soldiers of the ragtag army tried to break out. However, due to the formation changes of Fei Lie's army, no matter where they went, someone would block them, force them, and drive them away. Finally, after dragging them down to exhaustion, they would
They annihilate.
The battle group in front was fiery, but the land behind seemed particularly peaceful under the moonlight.
While riding his horse, Darni raised his head and looked at Solan's commander on the hilltop opposite. There was no Fano or even Archduke Adolf in his eyes. Only the slim figure on the dark blue unicorn.
Darni narrowed his eyes slightly.
In his opinion, Sophia may be the most troublesome opponent he has encountered in decades. In terms of military wisdom, command ability and leadership ability, this twenty-two-year-old young girl has shown a genius.
He could not believe that a girl about the same age as his own daughter could train a non-military knightly order like the Bavarian Knights into such a strong army.
Such an opponent is indeed worthy of respect.
But unfortunately, this time, she was harmed by her despicable allies.
Without asking, Darni also knew that the plan to use the Wuhe Army was proposed by Sophia. At least as far as he knew among the nobles like Lulian, no one else had such a mind. If she had time to train the Wuhe Army,
If we join the army, maybe the plan can be accomplished. At least, we won't be able to achieve a breakthrough so quickly.
"Get ready to attack!" Darni turned his head and ordered to the person beside him.
"General, the other party's knights have not invested yet. We are now..."
"Knights?" Darni smiled faintly: "Don't worry, their knights will not invest. The Bavarian Knights are the elite of the Lulian Legion. The reason why they are still here is because of the Bavarian Knights
Each man is equipped with three horses, which far exceeds any of our armies in terms of mobility."
"You mean, they...will run away?"
"If the ragtag army is winning now, I'm sure that Sophia will put her knights into battle as soon as possible and give us a fatal blow. But now..."
Darni felt sincerely sorry for Sophia.
He pulled down his mask, drew out his sword, and kicked the horse's belly with his spurs.
"All troops attack!"
"Damn it!"
Under Shuai's banner, Fano's face was ashen.
The few orders he just issued were all ignored by the ragtag army below who were fighting independently.
Even though the officers in the ragtag army all come from the front camp and are the best tactical executors, the mercenaries who are loose and unorganized cannot execute them effectively at all.
"These guys don't listen to orders at all. Our command flag is not as effective on them as it is on the Feili people. As long as the command flag is moved, the first people to react are the Fei Lie people."
"This is a common problem of the rabble army." Under the flame mask, Sophia's voice was cold in the night wind on the mountain. "If this problem could be solved, the rabble army would have swept the world."
"We should strengthen their training earlier." said a noble next to him.
"It's useless. If they were willing to accept training and control, they would have joined the regular army long ago." Sophia said calmly: "If they don't want to join and are only willing to stay in the army for one or two cycles, it will be useless for us to train them.
When the time comes, they will leave without hesitation. For them, freedom is the most important thing."
Everyone was silent. Sophia looked forward. Her father, Adolf, stood on the hillside with his hands behind his back, like a sculpture.
A strong wind blew up, and the flags with the coats of arms of the Solan Empire and Lulien flapped in the wind.
"What should we do now?" Fano asked: "Looking at the situation, the ragtag army can't hold on for long."
Before he finished speaking, a roar came from the bottom of the mountain.
"kill!"
A ragtag soldier covered in blood roared wildly and waved the long sword in his hand wildly while being surrounded by seven or eight Fei Lie soldiers.
However, there were too many enemies around. His companions had already fallen, and he was the only one still holding on among the crowd, like a takin surrounded by hyenas, trying in vain to use its sharp horns to
The final struggle.
Poof, a Fei Lie soldier who made a sneak attack stabbed his sword into the mercenary's back.
The mercenary roared loudly and slashed at the soldier with his backhand sword. However, his long sword was dodged by the Fei Lie soldier who quickly dodged, and flew into the air.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Fei Lie soldiers surrounding him swarmed forward and stabbed his body with four or five swords at the same time.
The mercenary lowered his head blankly, looking at the sword on his body. He looked up at the handsome flag on the hillside, stared, and fell to the ground.
Fano lowered his head, and Adolf gritted his teeth tightly. The nobles and generals beside him couldn't bear to turn their heads away.
"Let me take another look." Sophia looked down the mountain with cold eyes, like an iceberg, showing no emotion at all. "You should leave."
Archduke Adolf suddenly turned around.
"I'm leaving! You're leaving too!"
"It's not time yet," Sophia didn't look into Adolf's eyes. She lowered her head and patted the unicorn who was sitting down. "Twilight is moving very fast. The Phillies can't catch up with me, nor can they catch up with any Bavaria."
Knight of the Order.”
"You know what I'm talking about," Grand Duke Adolf's elegant face was distorted by pain, "you know that if you don't leave, they will continue to fight below with hope! You are going to watch them be annihilated here.
, or do you want to hope for an impossible miracle?"
"The main force has not withdrawn yet," Sophia said coldly, "I can't take risks. If there is a miracle, I will see it and catch it. As long as it comes."
"This will be the shame of my life." Adolf looked into Sophia's eyes and said slowly.
"It's mine too." Sophia's eyes were cold.
The father and daughter stared at each other quietly.
The lights of swords, shadows of swords and blazing fire at the foot of the mountain engraved their figures in the night.