Chapter 38: Midnight's Thunderstorm (Part II)
"Stop them ββ!"
The twin swords swung away the head-on tomahawks, stopping the centaur elite who almost tore through the array, and the phalanx infantry behind them hurriedly filled the vacancy in the front row, and Rulin's heavy spear pushed back the centaurs who broke into the camp again.
The blazing beacon fire flickered and flickered in the cold midnight wind, and the centaur warriors who emerged from the darkness let out a terrifying howl like a demon crawling out of hell.
By the light of the fire beside him, the gray-eyed boy who was panting violently raised his head and desperately opened his eyes to see everything in front of him.
But unfortunately, all he could see was the surging black tide of enemies, and the fortress like a lonely boat in the stormy seas.
Wailing and screaming and hoarse screams rang out at the same time, accompanied by the smell of blood in the cold wind, echoing in the sky with the sound of fighting that resounded through the sky.
Not only them, but all five barracks were attacked almost simultaneously without warning, and the sound of a fierce battle swept across the riverbank in an instant, and the terrifying howl of the centaur warriors slammed into Byrne's stronghold!
It was followed by a steady stream of tidal figures, and the dense "black spots" were even hidden from the river, and all that could be seen was the enemy rushing in from all directions.
Damn, this is not a night attack at all, the other party didn't even have the intention of tempting, not even a sneak attack, and all the troops rushed directly head-on.
They are planning to drown us with several times the force in one fell swoop!
Lusen gritted his teeth, his hands shaking with his dagger.
For a moment, he wondered how the defenders in the Thousand Tent City could hold out for three months under such a siege.
Because the enemy... There are so many!
"Bell ββ!"
There was a clashing sound of blades clash behind him, and Lu Sien, who was suddenly startled, immediately bowed down and turned his head, and parried with his two swords.
A halberd crossed in front of him, and it forcibly stopped the chopped tomahawk.
"Damn... We're going to war, what are you going to do?!"
McAfee yelled and cursed, his halberd swinging his tomahawk open, and the sharp halberd blade had stabbed him in the neck at the moment when the centaur warrior roared.
Blood splattered!
"It's not now that I want to die, do you hear it!"
McAfee's shouts were so clear in the midst of the fighting and wailing that Lusan immediately came to his senses, staring at the enemies that were still rushing towards them, his silver-gray pupils shrinking sharply.
"They're running away!"
"What did you say?!"
"If they really want to kill us, they should not spread out all their forces in the front, but part of the forces in the camp, and then let the main force force force from the upstream and wipe out our camps one by one!"
Wielding her twin swords to push her enemies back, Lusen struggled to remember what Loren had been like in Djinn King's City, plus what he had learned from his time serving in the Broken Mountain Fortress:
"So such a large-scale attack proves that they are not trying to defeat us, but to tear through the blockade set by Lord Loren. β
"The attack is a cover, they're going to get ready to escape!"
"But now it looks like we have a little problem. McAfee turned his head and mocked, the halberd in his hand was horizontal, and the melee pierced the face of a centaur warrior: "If we continue to fight like this, we will be finished first!"
"Bell ββ!"
Raising his sword to block the oncoming war spear, he gritted his teeth and stabbed Lu Sien with a backhand, and before the other party attacked again, a sword pierced the centaur's throat: "So... The key to this battle is still in the cavalry!"
"As long as at the critical moment, a cavalry is used to cut off the enemy's army formation along the river, the centaurs will be difficult to take care of, and the enemy in the back row can only watch the front one be strangled by our two lines!"
"And before that......" Silver-gray pupils flickered with cold killing intent, and Lusen took a deep breath: "We must stop them first to ensure that the camp does not fall." β
"That's the only thing we can do!" the gray-eyed boy tilted his head, his gaze sharp.
McAfee, who was stared at by him, couldn't help but be stunned, but then spat disdainfully: "Talking a lot, isn't it still the same as now?"
"Of course it's different. Lusen retorted: "There is a world of difference between simply being killed and knowing why you died!"
"Poofββ!
Before he could finish speaking, a javelin whistled and stabbed Lusen's shoulder from the place of his collarbone, knocking him straight out!
"Luceen ββ!"
McAfee's shouts rang out, but in the next second, the gray-eyed boy who had fallen to the ground had already gotten up and pulled out his throwing gun as if nothing had happened.
"Hey, Luceen, you... You're ......."
"Don't worry, I'm fine. β
The gray-eyed boy ignored him, but coldly raised the blood-stained spear and pinched it off with one hand.
At that moment, a surprised McAfee glanced at him, and then quickly turned his head with a look of horror.
Those silver-gray eyes turned gray-blue!
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On the city of a thousand tents, the Earl of Angot, standing with his sword, stared at the mouth of the river not far away, and the five camps of Byrne's army were already crumbling in the tsunami-like sound of the mountain.
Clenched the hilt of the sword in his hand, and the old man who was watching coldly looked flat, as if the fighting outside the city wall had nothing to do with him.
Belo Varner, who was standing beside him, was not so calm, clenched his teeth, and there was no trace of blood on his cheeks: "These centaur brutes... They can't capture the Thousand Tent City, so they target Duke Byrne?!"
"Don't be so nervous, little master, these barbarians are just bluffing. Angot interrupted him coldly, staring intently in the direction of the battlefield with unblinking eyes, and his voice was flat:
"Just because you want to scare us benefactors, it's not enough. β
"But the disparity in strength is still too great - the centaur army that crossed the river alone has exceeded 10,000, and it will be dangerous for Duke Byrne to continue to fight like this!"
Bello turned his head and turned his gaze to the old man: "We have to save them, they just bluff!"
"Now counting the army you brought and the remnants of our Thousand Tent City, we can still make up three or four thousand people... We can ...... the army that crossed the river from behind by raiding them."
"No!" Before he could finish speaking, Angette immediately cut him off.
"Count Angett, I mean ......"
"I said, no! My task is to defend the Thousand Hordes City, as long as I am still here, the defenders of the Thousand Hordes City will not be able to take half a step out of the city!"
"Guy Angotββ!" Belo Varna roared angrily, "Do you want to watch your duke, your countrymen being slaughtered by these barbarians, where is your loyalty?!"
Turning his head suddenly, the old man's sharp gaze made Belo stunned, he only had time to feel his neckline tighten, and the next second the whole person was lifted into the air!
"Don't think you're qualified to shout at me if you win a battle, it's about the same as your grandfather, boy!"
Anggett, with a solemn expression, was like a lion with fire in his hair, and even the guards of the Duke of Boi around him did not dare to take half a step forward.
"In that camp were more than five hundred men whom I had brought with me from Shanyan Fort, and my old fellows, more than fifteen thousand benefactors, and the duke whom I had sworn to die for him... It's all about defending this damn city of a thousand tents for you Boi, and you're risking your life!"
The old man's eyes widened angrily, and his teeth clenched: "Just today, there is already a Earl of Byrne who gave his life on behalf of you Boi... So don't say anything loyal to me!"
Suddenly pulled open from his collar, Belo Varna was silent, and there was a dead silence on the walls of the Thousand Hordes.
But in the next second, this dead silence was broken.
"Cavalry ββ!" The ranger on the watchtower suddenly shouted: "There are cavalry coming!"
"Duke Loren... Is he going to counterattack now?" The old man was stunned for a moment, and then snorted: "Sure enough, these young people just have a temper that can't sit still!"
"No, not the Duke!"
The Ranger shouted violently towards the wall, his face full of disbelief:
"It's the Varna family's scimitar horse flagββ!"