Chapter 462: Unexpected Surprise
The rumbling hooves of horses sounded, and the knights of the Holy War finally began to charge, and they would be the last force to end this war.
However, since all the holy crusades had found their opponents, it was not said that the knights were gathered together to charge.
Most of the knights from each phalanx gathered together to charge the enemy, and at this point, basically all the holy crusades were standing on the ice, and they launched a final assault on the 80,000 Norwids.
More than 30,000 horses galloped on the ground, the sound of rumbling hooves drowned out the sound of fighting, and the horses' hooves raised bursts of snow foam on the snow, rushing towards the enemy at the end of the road with a thunderous force.
The uneasiness in William's heart grew stronger, and he didn't know where it came from, but it filled his heart.
He was not in the place of battle, but commanded from behind, and he looked at the charging knights of the Holy Legion and was suddenly startled in his heart.
Cold sweat instantly soaked the clothes behind him, and he suddenly thought that this place was a frozen lake!
It's a glacial lake, and even though it's frozen in the bitter cold, it still doesn't change the fact that it's a lake.
I am afraid that so many people are already overwhelmed by stepping on it, and at this time, tens of thousands of war horses began to run on it.
Not to mention the weight, the force generated by the horse's hooves trampling, the force generated by this resonance alone is enough to break the ice.
William felt his breath tremble, and he finally understood why the Norweeds dared to go out of the city with only 80,000 men to fight a holy army more than twice as large as him.
It turned out that all this was a conspiracy, and the Norwids were really bold, and they actually used a full 80,000 Norweed warriors as bait to lure the jihadist into a trap.
However, it has to be said that once their tactics are successful, the tide of the battle will be turned in an instant, and even if the Holy War Army still has some troops left, then they will not be enough to break through the capital.
If the capital is kept, this war cannot be said to be a failure, anyway, they still have some population, and besides, it is impossible for the jihadist army to stay here for too long.
Not to mention whether food logistics can be supplied, such a large loss will also cause rifts within the Jihadist Army.
William suddenly woke up at this time, he knew that he must not delay any longer, and said to the trumpeter beside him: "Quickly blow the retreat trumpet!" ”
The trumpeter hadn't reacted at this time, and he didn't know why he was blowing the retreat horn when the form was so good.
William was a little angry, this soldier was still hesitating, once the ice was broken, it would be the end of everyone falling into the water.
And the end of falling into the water is, of course, self-evident, and the army of Denlenburg, dressed in heavy armor, will definitely not have any hope of sparing.
The armor that was supposed to be a protective layer would have become the culprit for taking their names more than that at that time.
"Hurry! What are you waiting for! Blow it! Blow! “
Under William's reprimand, the trumpeter finally reacted, took a sharp breath, and then blew the nearly one-man tall brass trumpet in his hand.
In addition to the bronze trumpet, the flag soldiers around William also began to wave the flag, so that the soldiers began to retreat.
"There you go!" William pointed to a herald and said, "Go and inform Archduke Wallace's troops and get them out of the ice at once!" Let's just say that the ice is about to break! As soon as possible! ”
Subsequently, William asked the other heralds to go to other holy war military formations to convey the news, after all, it was still the same camp, and if the whole army was really wiped out, it would also be bad news for William.
William's heart was pounding, one of the few times he was nervous and flustered.
This was the feeling he had when he came to this world to kill for the first time, and it made him very unhappy, and this feeling of being overwhelmed came back to him.
The sound of the horses' hooves grew louder and faster, and the knights' charge finally reached maximum speed, and more than 30,000 knights galloped on the ice.
At this time, in the capital of Norwid, King Lagunar looked at the battlefield outside the city worriedly, and he said to Prince Kirunde next to him: "Do you think this can be successful?" ”
He was really a little worried, after all, this was a battle related to the fortunes of the Norwids, and once their tactics failed, then what awaited them would be the siege of the Holy War army, and the city would be destroyed sooner or later.
Therefore, King Lagunar followed Prince Kirande's strategy and asked his soldiers to do something on the ice, so that the weight of the extremely heavy ice would be weakened, so that once the Loerd knights charged, the heavy weight would definitely cause the ice to break.
At that time, the entire Holy War Army will be destroyed here, and even some remnants will have many conflicts because of this incident, and there will be no threat to them again.
That's why he was able to give up 80,000 Norweed fighters to their deaths.
As for the shattering of the ice, William actually didn't believe that such a thick ice surface would really break easily, but based on his speculation, he deduced the reason for the enemy's abnormal behavior.
The Denlenburg army was very puzzled by William's order, why did the Count retreat when the war was going so well?
Every soldier of the Denlenburg army was full of doubts, but the idea they accepted in the army was to obey all the orders of the Earl completely and unconditionally, so that even if there were many doubts in their hearts, they quickly took cover and withdrew.
And Archduke Wallace, who received the news from William, was also very puzzled, why did his youngest son say that the ice would be broken?
The ice surface of two or three meters thick is not comparable to snow, and even if there are many people, it will not be broken.
He didn't quite believe William's words, but he glanced in William's direction and saw that his troops were rapidly withdrawing, and he was somewhat convinced.
Coupled with the fact that this is a message from his son, the two have only known each other for a short time, and the relationship is definitely not as deep as that of father and son who have been together since childhood.
He also didn't want his son to think that he didn't trust him, not to mention that the victory was decided, and it didn't matter if he withdrew or not.
Archduke Wallace thought so, but the other nobles didn't, and some thought William was alarmist and didn't take his words to heart at all.
And some of them, although they think that what William said makes sense, are still lucky, thinking that the ice is so thick that it is unlikely to break.
What they thought was none of William's business, although he didn't want the Holy War Army to suffer huge losses, but at this time he couldn't force it.
In this way, he began to quickly evacuate with his troops out of the ice.
"Hurry, hurry! The ice is about to crack! ”
William said anxiously, and at this time, Archduke Wallace's troops were also retreating, although Count Creed was a little puzzled, but still obeyed his father's orders.
And under William's warning, some minor nobles secretly withdrew, afraid that the ice would really break.
And at this moment, a clattering sound resounded in everyone's ears, and some people were even curious about what the sound was.
Unbeknownst to him, death has crept in.