The war horses galloped under the moonlight. The night wind blew, raising Adolf's cloak.
Looking at the iron flow beside him, Adolf's face was as pale as iron.
After more than a month of siege, there are now less than 7,000 Lulian soldiers still alive with him. Compared with when they first arrived at Luotuo'ao, the number of soldiers has been reduced by nearly half.
Lack of food, clothing, and medical care. Since being trapped, the physical fitness and combat effectiveness of the soldiers have declined very quickly. Many soldiers who died in battle died not so much at the hands of the enemy as from their own weakness.
However, even in such a harsh environment, this army is still holding on tenaciously until now.
At this moment, look at the soldiers beside you. Their armors and lances are shining in the moonlight. Their eyes are calm and calm. Although they are thin, they are more powerful than before, tempered by the flames of war.
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This made Adolf very proud.
Among the major provinces and principalities of the empire, Lulian is the weakest.
In terms of regular troops, Lulian has no other truly professional army except the Munich City Guard, which is used to defend the capital city of Munich. Even the Bavarian Knights and Coastal Mercenaries, who are the armed forces of the Lulian family,
The Corps, on weekdays, is also out undertaking tasks, doing business, and earning money to support itself.
This was the decision made by Archduke Adolf.
Over the years, because of his decision, the military and tax burdens of Lulian people have been the lightest among the major provinces and principalities of the empire, and the happiness index of life has been the highest. Decades of recuperation and rest have made Lulian's economy gradually improve.
Prosperity. Before the war broke out, people talked about this small corner of the south with envy.
But precisely because of this, when the war broke out, no one believed that Lulian could survive half a year.
At that time, coastal ports and major provinces fell one after another. The powerful Philip army continuously landed on this land through sea ships. One army after another advanced northward along the long coastline. In their troops
In front of the front, one territory after another fell one after another, and one town after another was reduced to ruins. No one could stop their progress.
At that time, Fei Lie's army declared extremely arrogantly that it would sweep through Lulian within three months.
However, their declaration turned out to be a joke. Not only that, the Lulian Army led by Sophia also gave the world-famous Fei Lie Cavalry the most bitter defeat since the beginning of the war.
During the days when they were attacked and trapped in Camel Pass, the Lullian soldiers also used their bravery and sacrifice to withstand the attacks of the famous Snow Wolf Knights, the Falling Stone Knights and a reorganized legion of the Fiery Army.
We attacked day and night and persisted until now. No matter what the future holds, this alone is enough to make Adolf proud.
Looking back, the peaks to the east of Luotuo Co are gradually being left behind.
After being besieged here for so long, Adolf never thought that he would have a day to leave. He had already prepared to die fighting in this place that belonged to his wife's natal family. But he didn't expect that when he was almost desperate
At that time, a scout team passed through the Ferret blockade and brought a plan.
This plan was formulated by Percy and Kalenich.
Of these two, Adolf has been famous for a long time.
Kalenich had met at a dance not long ago, and they had discussed the Lulian war situation with him. And Percy the blood fox became famous even before Kalenich and disappeared from people's sight for more than ten years.
Years have passed. Such a character actually appeared in Lulian, and together with Kalenich, this had to surprise Adolf.
One is the Blood Fox Slayer with Ten Thousand People, and the other is the Dragon Gate Iron Gate. Both of them are famous imperial generals. Not to mention the plan made by the two of them, even if there is just one of them, Adolf will obey his advice.
After carefully writing down the plan, Adolf had been looking forward to today's arrival and made careful preparations for it.
Luotuoao is surrounded by mountains and the terrain is difficult. There is only a trumpet-shaped exit in the north. This is also the key target of Fei Lie's army. The two sides fought fiercely day and night, and I don't know how many bodies of the dead were left here. It can't be wider anywhere.
Walking on the hillside, which is more than 200 meters long but no more than 500 meters long, you can see traces of knife and ax slashing and blood dripping everywhere.
As the main force attacking Luotuoao, the Snow Wolf Knights and the Falling Stone Knights were stationed three kilometers to the north. With them blocking the front, it would be a daydream for the team to break through from the north.
Therefore, this time, we chose the east side to break out.
From the back mountain of Luotuo Ao, you can climb over a ridge and follow a path to the stream that crosses Luotuo Ao. Then follow the stream shoal to the south, then turn northeast, and you will appear at Fei Liejun.
The east side of the encirclement.
From a conventional perspective, this is not an ideal breakout route.
You must know that this place is still within the encirclement of the Feili people, and the enemy is also stationed with heavy troops in this direction. Choosing this road to break out, just climbing over the mountains and ridges, is enough to consume a lot of physical strength of the soldiers and horses. At the same time,
, the narrow mountain road is also not conducive to the troops' operations and rapid movement. Once discovered by the enemy, there will be no chance to return to the Camel Pass.
Compared with here, it seems safer to wait for Fano to break through the Night Canyon and directly open the road to the north.
However, if a force attacks Baron Cohen's Castle and mobilizes the Polish Mountain Cavalry Regiment in White River Town, the situation will be different. In this direction, there will be a gap of half an hour's duration.
That will be this team's only chance to escape.
As the war horses galloped, the only sounds in my ears were the whining of the wind, the sound of the flowing river and the dull thump of the horses' hooves.
Soon, the team had followed the river valley to a place not far from Baihe Town. When he saw the ancient stone bridge beside Baihe Town in the night, Adolf knew that the most critical moment had come.
As early as when he was bypassing the eastern mountain of Luotuo'ao, he had already seen the light of fire rising into the sky in the direction of Baron Cohen's Castle from the top of the mountain. Not long ago, the scouts deployed in White River Town also received news of the dispatch of the Polish Mountain Cavalry Regiment.
In this short half-prayer time, the team must cross the outskirts of Baihe Town and pass through the gap between the two Fei Lie garrisons. Once this period of time is missed, let alone the Snow Wolf Knights who came after hearing the news.
The regiment and the Stonefall Knights, as well as the surrounding Fei Lie garrison, are enough to turn this flat land with a radius of dozens of square kilometers into a quagmire that makes Solan's army unable to move!
"Kill!" A few hundred meters ahead, dozens of knights at the forefront had leapt onto the gentle slope of the river and charged into the crowd of Fei Lie soldiers guarding the stone bridge.
The sound of thousands of troops marching at high speed. In this silent night, it was impossible to hide it from everyone. As early as one kilometer away from the stone bridge, the remaining garrison in Baihe Town had been alerted. The military camp set up in the town
There was chaos. The camp was brightly lit, and countless soldiers were moving around. The knights mounted their horses and rushed towards the town entrance.
This stone bridge will be the first focus of competition between the two sides.
In the night, the firelight flickered. The sound of clashing weapons, roars, and screams of soldiers fighting constantly came from the front.
Because the main force of the Polish Mountain Cavalry Regiment has been mobilized to the direction of Korn Castle, the Philip soldiers currently stationed in the town are only 500 people. In addition, they never dreamed that the main force of Adolf, who was besieged in the Camel Col, would be there.
Appearing in Baihe Town at this time, they rushed into battle and soon began to collapse under the impact of the army.
"All troops, cross the bridge and go north!" Auston's voice rang in Adolf's ears.
Adolf rode his horse over the reeds on the river bank and turned to look. Auston and the four knights who had arrived earlier were following him.
Auston crossed the Filie blockade and rushed to Camel Pass yesterday. It was this Great Knight of Light who brought the news that Percy had led his troops to Baron Cohen's castle and was preparing to launch an attack.
Seeing them, Adolf couldn't help but feel agitated.
During the days of the siege, the first time Adolf met his own people was not the Munich City Guard, nor the knights of the Red Leaf Knights and the Twelfth Legion. It was these knights who called themselves bandits.
It was them who went deep behind enemy lines, found out the exact location where they were besieged, and crossed the blockade to get in touch with themselves.
It was they who assisted Eugene in quelling the rebellion in Munich while he was under siege, and formulated this plan to rescue him.
In Lulian's army sequence, and even in the entire Saint Solan's army sequence, the name Bandit Army does not exist. Their appearance is like a meteor in the sky, suddenly piercing the night sky and descending on this area.
On the earth.
What surprised Adolf even more was that the person who was closely connected with famous generals like Percy and Kalenich and strong men like Auston was not a prince of a country or a wealthy family, but a black-haired man.
, a civilian boy who always has a confused expression on his face.
Although Adolf had already felt that Roy was not a simple boy as early as in Medina City, he still could not imagine that strong men like Percy, Kalenich and Auston would willingly become his
Followers. What's more, after arriving in Meiding City, this young man would once again be tightly tied to the fate of the Lullian family.
However, now is not the time to think about this.
After hearing Osten's words, Adolf did not hesitate to order the forward troops to give up the pursuit, and only extended one squadron to the entrance of the town to cover it, blocking the enemy's harassment in the town. The main force crossed the river at full speed.
The rolling iron stream passed through the stone bridge and headed north along the east bank of the Baihe River without stopping at all.
And behind this black tide, falcons, one after another, bursting rockets and loud arrows, have soared into the sky from the Baihe Town military camp.
In the night, the fireworks of exploding rockets were particularly eye-catching. The screams of the arrows could be transmitted several kilometers away. Coupled with the flying falcons flying around, the news that Adolf led his army to break out from Baihe Town quickly spread throughout the entire country.
Wanshan County.
Viewed from the sky, the Fei Lie Encirclement at this moment was like a hornet's nest that had been stabbed, and was in chaos. Torches were lit up from the military camp, and countless soldiers hurriedly dressed up amid the officers' shouts.
They ran out of the barracks to gather. The camp door was wide open, and fast horses carrying the knights galloped towards Baihe Town.
These armies formed a whirlwind with the Lullian Army as the core, constantly gathering towards the center. Outflanking, pursuing, and encircling... The Snow Wolf Knights and the Falling Stone Knights, who were twenty or thirty kilometers away, could not do anything for the time being.
Thinking about it, right in front of Archduke Adolf's headquarters, on the east and west sides, and a few kilometers apart, the two Philippe military camps had opened their doors and poured out.
They were the troops of the Ninth Regiment of the Fei Lie Frontier Army Yinxun. The two military camps combined had more than 3,000 troops. They were the last line of defense to protect Baihe Town and blockade Luotuoao.
When they learned that Adolf's troops had actually appeared in the direction of Baihe Town, and had used the gap left by the Polish Mountain Cavalry to break through the siege and march to the north, every Fei Lie officer's face turned pale.
Not long ago, they still remembered the defeat in Meiding City that cost many generals their heads.
And at this moment, if Adolf, surrounded by them, slipped away from his eyes while Peter I was patiently waiting for the news that he had already grasped, then they, the frontline officers, would be severely affected by them.
Unimaginable punishment!
Almost without hesitation, the two military camps immediately dispatched all their troops.
What kind of gathering, what formations, what connection between cavalry and infantry, what preparations, all were ignored. Those with horses mounted, and those without horses ran. Everyone got only one fatal order, and that was to stop Adolf.
Even if only the last person is left, they must be held back until reinforcements arrive.
It was under this order at all costs, which was completely inconsistent with the military's combat procedures. Fei Lie's army hurriedly rushed, and its leading troops actually blocked Adolf's path seven kilometers north of Baihe Town.
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In the dark night, the distance between Fei Lie's army and Adolf's army kept getting closer, until the two sides collided hard.
"kill!"
At this moment of life and death, neither party had any hesitation. When the other party's figure was revealed in the moonlight, everyone rushed forward with red eyes as if they had seen their mortal enemy.
The knights charged with their spears and horses at high speed. The archers sent arrows into the sky one after another. The infantrymen were armed with spears, giant shields and swords and axes, running wildly on the muddy ground.
After a collision like a tsunami, the formations of both sides intertwined.
Countless soldiers, under the moonlight, under torches, and amid roars and screams, slashed and killed wildly. Blood was flowing on the ground, injured horses were neighing, and broken limbs were rising one after another in the air.
In the blink of an eye, it was already a hellish scene.
"Charge over!" Adolf pointed his sword straight to the north. Countless Solan knights flew out from his side and entered the battle.
But despite this, the team's forward speed still slowed down little by little.
Looking around, I could see waves of dark enemies coming in waves on the distant hillsides, in the fields, and in the woods. On the left, on the right, they were densely packed and endless. The Solan army breaking through was like a black tide.
The ship finally managed to break through a wave, and then faced a new huge wave and could only move forward with difficulty.
Originally, the intercepted Fei Lie army formation was not complete. They came in groups, not to mention the front and rear, and they did not even have a basic formation. Many knights even fought mixed with the cavalry, and they were completely unable to use the knights' group charge.
The power was great. The infantrymen behind were running out of breath, and the queue was in disarray.
On a conventional battlefield, this kind of refueling tactic would simply lead to death. If there was time, Adolf could wipe them all out at a very small cost.
However, what Adolf lacks now is time, and the enemy is too desperate.
The fear of Philip's military law and Peter I made these Philip's warriors like a pack of red-eyed wolves, rushing up without fear of death.
The first group of people who arrived fell down, and the second group of people who arrived rushed up again. The knights and cavalry did not care that the physical strength of their mounts could no longer support their charge, and the panting infantrymen were even more exhausted after arriving.
After half a rest, they went into battle. Everyone had only one idea, and that was to hold back Solan's army!
From the moment the battle broke out, it became white-hot. One side wanted to break through, the other wanted to intercept. Both sides had the same strong will and were equally unafraid of death. Centered on the road north of Baihe Town, both sides fought desperately.
Along the road, in the woods, on the hillsides, and in the fields, there are shaking figures of fighting everywhere.
Time passes minute by minute.
For ten full minutes, Solan's army was unable to move forward.
During this period, the Lulian Army launched a total of three attacks with the knights of the Bavarian Knights as the vanguard. However, relying on the two hills to the north, the Felie Army gathered together like a piece of land that seemed to be ready at any time.
They will all be broken, but always after the huge waves pass. The rocks emerge from the water again, lying in front of the Solan Iron Current.
Kill! A Lulian knight roared angrily and stabbed the lance in his hand into the enemy's chest. The high-speed charging horse collided with several Fei Lie soldiers in front, knocking them away.
However, when the human body above flew again, more enemies swarmed in below. They waved their swords and let out crazy roars, slashing at Solan Knight crazily. Solan Knight swept across with his lance.
While flying two enemies, he was also stabbed in the lower abdomen by a Felie Knight who came up from the ground.
Blood emerged from the mouth of Knight Solan.
His eyes widened with anger, he tightly clenched the lance that was pierced into his lower abdomen, and using his last strength, he swung out his sword and chopped off his opponent's head.
Companions who were desperately charging passed by him one by one. But this Solan knight could no longer hold on and fell under his horse. In the blink of an eye, his bloody figure had disappeared.
Among the surging crowds, only the horses that lost their owners were left, running with empty saddles in the charging iron current.
Kill! With the deafening roar, more than a dozen Solan knights plunged into the enemy crowd. Their fighting spirit had been stimulated to the extreme, and every assassination with the lances in their hands could take away a Fei.
The lives of the martyrs were sacrificed. However, after only advancing a dozen meters, their figures were already submerged by the black tide of the martyrs.
One meter, ten meters, twenty meters...
Under the commander's banner, Adolf anxiously watched the battle group ahead.
Among the countless Feili soldiers, Solan soldiers are paving a road soaked in blood with their lives.
Two cavalry battalions have been put into the center. The reserves on the left wing have already gone up. A squadron of knights on the right wing has also been dispatched. However, there are more and more enemies around. With only flags and coats of arms, Adolf can see more than
There are seven different numbers for Fei Lie's troops. Every time the team takes a step forward, they have to pay a huge price.
"Report!" A scout galloped over and dismounted in front of Adolf. "Fifteen kilometers southwest, two cavalry battalions of Fei Lie were discovered. They are approaching us at high speed."
The expressions of Adolf and the generals around him just changed when they saw two more scouts rushing towards them, reporting traces of the enemy coming from the east and south. The nearest one was less than twelve kilometers away. At the speed of the cavalry,
, they can arrive in half a prayer hour at most. As long as any pursuing army enters a range of five kilometers, it will be difficult to get rid of them.
At the same time, a burst of noise broke out from the front. The fourth assault failed again. The Lulian soldiers who broke into the enemy's position retreated like a tide. The old knight Kahn, who commanded the battle, was covered in blood and
Dust, flying over, said anxiously, "Your Highness, the casualties are too great, we can't rush through."
At this moment, everyone's hearts sank to the bottom of the cold valley.
Nearly half a prayer time has passed since the breakthrough of Baihe Town. However, the enemy intercepting in front still shows no signs of defeat. There are interceptions in front and pursuers behind. I am afraid that the time left for this team will not last long.
Not even ten minutes.
Could it be that this is my burial place?!
Lulian, it’s over like this?!
Adolf closed his eyes in despair. After a long silence, he opened his eyes and turned his head to look around.
Under the beating torch, what he saw were faces full of exhaustion. More than a year of war, more than a month of siege, and countless battles had left these hardened men physically and mentally exhausted.
So we persist until now only because of their loyalty, their enthusiasm, and their love for this land.
Adolf's nasal cavity was a little sore.
But after all, he still failed to lead them to escape, and after all, he still failed to lead them back to their relatives.
Only half of the more than 10,000 troops are left now. And this half will disappear on this land like a river that will eventually dry up, leaving only traces of its flow.
In silence, Adolf took off the lance beside the saddle and said calmly: "I think this may be our last battle. It is my honor, Adolf, to be your monarch and to gain your allegiance."
I am proud to fight alongside you. If this is destined to be the place where we die, then please follow me!"
As he spoke, he clamped his legs between the horse's belly and galloped down the hillside where the Chinese army was, shouting loudly.
"Lulien. Forward!"
This sound ignited the blood of every Lulian warrior. The twelve remaining Munich knights shouted loudly at the same time, and rushed out on horseback, getting ahead of Adolf and protecting him in the middle.
Behind them were the noble lords who followed Adolf to fight in the north and south, officers from the Bavarian Knights and the Coastal Mercenaries, and hundreds of Solan soldiers with red eyes.
"Lulien, move forward!" A high-pitched roar rose into the sky. The flowing torches swayed and gathered together to form an arrow that pierced straight towards Fei Lie's army formation.
The sound of horse hooves was deafening.
In the blink of an eye, Adolf had led the team and rushed into the Feili army line. In the fierce collision, the two sides were thrown off their backs. Long swords came and fell one after another, and lances crisscrossed. The flag fell, and was raised up again. The front
Many soldiers were killed, and those behind them added more. The swords cut into the flesh, and blood flowed like a river.
Fight! Fight non-stop!
Adolf had completely forgotten everything. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to decades ago, to that youth full of vitality and passion. He gritted his teeth and rode forward, waving his hands again and again.
Use your long sword to cut down the enemies around you.
His armor was already covered with blood. His left arm and thigh had been wounded. Blood kept pouring out from the wounds. However, he still rushed to the front, leading the knights around him again and again to rush towards the densest concentration of enemies.
place.
"withstand!"
Under the offensive of Solan Army, the officers of Fei Lie Army drove the soldiers forward frantically.
Whenever Solan's army breaks through a gap, countless Fei Lie soldiers block it. In the rear, their archers fire arrows desperately, and dozens of magicians release large-scale missiles at almost any cost.
magic.
Countless meteorites, flames and frost blades fell from the sky. In order to prevent Solan's army from breaking through, they even included their own people in the attack range and attacked indiscriminately.
However, there were only thirteen magicians who followed Adolf after surviving the long war. Facing an enemy whose number was almost three times their own, these dozen magicians, despite their best efforts, were still unable to defeat each other.
Confrontation. For a moment, all I could see was Solan's soldiers charging one after another, falling under the flickering light of magic.
After struggling to split the head of a Fierce cavalryman and pulling out his sword, Adolf felt that all his strength was exhausted.
He was panting violently. The air he breathed into his lungs was burning. His brain was deprived of oxygen. Not to mention the shaky battle ring on his body, even the war horse seemed to be unable to sit still. If someone pushed him gently next to him, he would
Will fall off the horse.
But in front of him, there are still endless Fei Lie soldiers. Breakthrough seems to be just a dream that can never be realized.
"Your Highness," Kahn gritted his teeth as he guarded Adolf, "We will cover you, and you lead the people eastward. Get out of the battlefield first, and maybe you can get out alive."
"Yes," a lord touched the blood and sweat on his face, turned to Alston and said, "Mr. Alston, please escort the Grand Duke as he leaves. We will cut off the rear for you."
"Your Highness, leave quickly!"
Amidst everyone's desperate and anxious urging, Adolf smiled tiredly and shook his head.
"If you are all dead, what's the point of me living alone? Lulian, I am not the Lulian of Adolf." He took a deep breath, tightened his grip on the sword again, and said word by word,
"I said that it is my honor, Adolf, to fight side by side with you and live and die together."
"Your Highness!"
Looking at Adolf with a determined expression, all the soldiers' eyes were red.
At this moment, suddenly, the earth shook.
Everyone turned around and saw a group of cavalry appearing on the horizon in the northeast. Because it was far away and it was night, no one could see clearly what this team looked like. All they could see were their hands.
With the torches inside, you can only see the flaming torrent, roaring across the horizon, with the sound of thunderous hooves.
"Is it the Knights of the Polish Mountains from the Phillies who have come back?" Adolf stared into the distance and said calmly.
With the battle going like this, he no longer expected to leave alive. Calculating the time, it should be time for Fei Lie's army to arrive here one after another. Only the first one appeared in front of him, in the west, southwest, southeast, and so on.
There will be more Fei Lie troops coming like evil wolves.
There was deathly silence all around. The mood of despair was spreading silently. Although the soldiers charging ahead were still killing with all their strength, every one of them seemed to have lost all their strength.
The sound of hoofbeats got louder and louder, and the distance got closer. Suddenly, Adolf's eyes froze.
The light of the torch illuminated the knight coming on horseback. The first thing that caught his eyes was not the flag of the Felie people, but the extremely familiar Fire Bee heraldic flag!
That is the flag that belongs to him, to the Lullian family!