Chapter 132: See the Templars Again
"Don't worry, speak slowly." Commander Shang still stopped Commander Wang, he didn't understand why Commander Wang had become so timid, and his mouth was fleeing.
"There's no time to explain, run away!" The king's command was even more urgent, and finally his own army arrived, and the reinforcements that should have been a helping force turned out to be an obstacle in his escape.
With a snap, Commander Shang slapped Commander Wang heavily.
The soldiers of the empire can fail, but they will never accept cowards who will only run away. This slap was very loud, and in front of everyone, it woke up Commander Wang.
Commander Wang also realized that his gaffe had brought shame on the soldiers of the empire, and he finally stopped talking about running away, but his face was still in a hurry, this was a matter of life and death, and it was urgent.
"Cavalry! The enemy has a large number of cavalry! Commander Wang said the most crucial message.
He had led his team to chase the fleeing rebels to Silverwater Beach, everything was fine, a large number of military exploits were in hand, and there was no clue. It wasn't until his men began to disperse the area to capture and kill the rebels that the cavalry appeared as if they had crossed over from another world, without warning or silently. The only thing is for sure, it is a cavalry from hell. Those imperial soldiers who were scattered in order to obtain military merits were completely slaughtered in this situation of no fortifications and no geographical advantages.
They never imagined that this was a huge conspiracy, and the rebels did not use the thousand soldiers killed in the wild boar forest as bait, but used all these people as bait, and Commander Wang remembered the desperate voice he heard in the wild boar forest.
"We were deceived", yes, it was not only the rebels who attacked the boar grove who were deceived, they were also deceived.
After hearing what Commander Wang said, the other two commanders were also stunned, this is indeed groundbreaking news.
Cavalry is generally only found in the northern part of the empire and the central plains, where the terrain is flat and ideal for war horses to run, while in the south of the empire, cavalry is a rare species and is really hard to come by. Not to mention that the forage for the war horses is scarce, the war horses in the north are very easy to adapt to the soil and water in the south, and they cannot fight. Therefore, horses were at most a means of transportation in the south, and it was too much luxury to organize an army of cavalry in the south of the empire.
Of course, there is also the most important point, that is, the terrain in the south is complex, and in most places cavalry can play a far less role than infantry.
If it was a normal time, and Commander Wang came running to them and told them that he had found an army of cavalry, they would surely laugh and praise Lao Wang for telling this joke well. But now, after seeing Commander Wang's gaffe, the joke has become less funny, and even very dignified.
It is true that the cavalry is not suitable for most of the terrain in the south, but it does not mean that it is not suitable for the current terrain......
"Evacuate!" This time, Commander Shang finally realized the importance of the problem, and if he faced the enemy here, it was no longer a matter of the difference in strength.
But it was clear that the best time to escape had been missed, and there was not enough time for them to escape from the knights who had come from hell. The roaring sound of horses' hooves sounded like the thunder of early spring, except that it did not announce the arrival of spring, but death.
The rebels were clearly prepared, and the timing of the cavalry's appearance was just right, and the torches in the hands of the Imperial soldiers became their clearest signal, guiding the direction of the butcher's knife.
The heavy hooves of the horses trampled on the green grass, and there was no smoke and dust, but there was a mist of blood.
The scene was chaotic due to the massive influx of cavalry, and although several commanders were still ordering formations, it had no effect at all. Their formation was completely dispersed, and each time they tried to regroup, they were scattered again by the rebel cavalry.
After experiencing many cavalry onslaughts, the defeated became the soldiers of the Empire. All the cries no longer worked, and the soldiers began to act on their own consciousness and desire to survive, which made the situation even more dangerous. When the infantry loses its formation, it is already a lamb to the slaughter in front of the cavalry. However, the rebel cavalry around them is constantly bringing them fear, this fear has broken all their rationality, and they no longer think about how to join the large army, but simply become "I want to live".
The problem lies in "I want to live", like drinking a donkey to quench thirst, and it is impossible for a lone soldier to live. But the fear dispels everything, and everyone starts to run around, and they all want to live.
It's over, it's all over...... Commander Wang understood that the tide was turning. At the last moment, he chose to face his death in the manner of a soldier, he drew his sword and stabbed at the cavalry that was charging at him. The long knife stabbed the horse in the neck, and he received a heavy blow to the shoulder, and in the last moments before he lost consciousness, he saw the blood-red cross......
When Lin Ji arrived at the Silver Water Beach, he only saw the remains of a place, where the blood turned into an ocean, and those who had fallen were wearing their military uniforms.
Things were not more optimistic than he had imagined, and in this battle, the rebels sacrificed less than 5,000 men in exchange for the death of more than 27,000 imperial soldiers.
The rebels have withdrawn, leaving behind the grieving corpses of the place.
He miscalculated again, Lin Ji looked at this scene, his head was dizzy, and the encirclement he had carefully designed was useless. Fortunately, someone helped him in time so that he didn't fall directly to the ground.
"How so...... In a short period of time, why did the three commanders die here with so many soldiers? Everything in front of him made Lin Ji speechless, and his most pessimistic estimate was only that the three commanders had fallen into the enemy's conspiracy and were deeply encircled, and at that time he still had the opportunity to lead the team to rescue. But now, there's nothing, there's nothing.
"Commander Wang, Commander Shang, and Commander Qian ......were martyred," Lin Ji didn't want to say any more, because the greed of the three commanders caused the empire to lose nearly 30,000 troops in Yinshuitan, but the source of all this was actually on himself. Every word he uttered, it became extremely difficult.
"Your Excellency, you're still here, we still need you!" At this time, the original herald comforted Lin Ji: "We still have enough troops to destroy the rebels and avenge several commanders and compatriots. ”
"My lord! It's a horse...... Steed! At this time, someone found a war horse in battle armor lying among the corpses on the ground.
(End of chapter)