Looking at this scene in front of them, the soldiers finally understood why Artoria had put the enemy in the fight.

The advantages of the garrison and the defenders soon became apparent, a stone thrown down can kill a large number of people, even if they are not killed on the spot, they will be seriously injured if they fall down the hill without dying, and many people in the process of climbing in order to avoid falling rocks and friendly corpses, accidentally fall down and injure themselves.

"What a grievance!"

A fat man who couldn't climb up gave up his efforts, stabbed into the trunk of a tree next to him, scolded and shouted, and then was hit in the head by a boulder falling from the sky.

These stragglers launched two attacks in succession, but they were easily repulsed by the Norman Celts, and the morale of the army was seriously damaged, and it was already impossible to fight again.

"Change the second team!"

Lilianu frowned and was slightly dissatisfied, but she didn't care, cannon fodder is cannon fodder, but it is just consumables, let them take the lead is to use it to consume the enemy's ammunition, although even the shadow of the enemy has been beaten to the ground, it is really a bit embarrassing, but it also causes them a certain degree of consumption.

The second column, consisting of the reserves of the Eastern Roman militia, was immediately thrown into battle.

Because the previous rabble had moved the barricades and paved the way with corpses, and more importantly, the enemy had only 200 men and had already consumed most of the ammunition before, so this attack looked much smoother than the previous one.

A skilled mace captain held his shield and blocked a few flying arrows, and finally came into contact with a Norman hussar, but was soon slashed in the neck by the smiling hussar and kicked him in the chest, causing the fellow to fall with the javelinmen behind him.

But in any case, the hand-to-hand combat has meant that the two sides have entered the stage of melee hand-to-hand combat, at the beginning the Normans occupied the geographical advantage, equipment advantage, take advantage of the advantage, the two sides you go back and forth for nearly two hours, the Normans are stunned that there are few casualties.

But the Eastern Romans were not out of the question, and after losing a group of light infantry, the Eastern Romans also learned to behave.

This time, a group of javelinmen were sent up, and they did not engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Normans at all, and a round of javelins was thrown at a distance of five or six meters, so close to the distance did not need to be aimed at all, the javelins whistled, and most of the fast-eyed hussars either dodged or blocked with the shields in their hands, the Eastern Roman javelinmen used light javelins, and the shields in the hands of the hussars were hardwood composite shields, which could be pierced into, but piercing was never possible.

However, some Norman hussars did not escape the javelins, and fought for more than four hours on this unnamed plateau, and the Norman army suffered its first casualties.

With the death of the Norman soldiers, the smell of blood on the mountain road began to grow stronger, but before these javelinmen had time to celebrate, the Norman hussars jumped up, showed their scimitars, and before the enemy could react to the second round of javelin throwing, their heads rolled down the mountain road.

The war continues......

The brassars attacked bravely, killing more than half of the javelinmen in one shot, and those javelinmen who were in the back of the position would also react and continue to throw javelins, and two more hussars won the bid on the spot, and the throat was directly pierced, and they held the gun shaft and trembled for a while before they fell weakly.

The battle began to become more and more intense, and the Eastern Roman javelinmen seemed to be more suitable for fighting in this mountainous terrain than ordinary soldiers, so the hussars lost three soldiers, which was already a large number in the Norman Celtic army of only two hundred men, but in any case, the attack was still a complete victory for the hussars, they killed a full sixty javelinmen, and the number of chasers was about the same as the number of kills, and they only lost three, and the proportion of wounded was not much, no matter where they were taken, will make people feel face.

"Prepare everyone, it will be dark soon."

The enemy will probably be able to organize an attack, and we will be safe after that.

Artoria looked at the sky and took out the pocket watch that Randy gave her to confirm the time, but for some reason, or if it was a part that was broken in the previous war, the pointer clicked and bounced and just didn't go, Artoria really wanted to drop this thing, but after thinking about it, it was sent by Randy again, and she was a little reluctant.

Truly! As Artoria said, in the morning, the narrow road met, the cavalry on both sides had a fierce battle, Artoria lost most of the soldiers and horses, all the way north to this mountain, and then the two sides continued to fight, until now it is also the time when the sun is about to set at dusk, a full six or seven hours of continuous fighting, Artoria is sleepy and tired, Lilianu is estimated to be about the same, but the morale of both sides is still quite high, Lilianu is numerous, although the loss of hundreds of people in the attack, but can not stand the total number of Lilianu, Coupled with the advantage of being able to take turns to fight, their physical strength is maintained well, and they can still maintain an absolute advantage, which is why their morale is high.

And although Artoria is sleepy and tired, because she has successfully repelled the enemy's attacks several times before, her own damage is slight, so that the soldiers feel that it is not a problem to hold on like this, although the march has less dry food, but it can barely hold on for three or five days, and by then His Majesty the Emperor of Kiev City should have received the news to come to the rescue, this time with Her Majesty the Empress, how can you go back to be promoted to the rank and knight, under such a psychological effect, the morale of the Norman Celtic soldiers is also high.

These middle and lower soldiers can be as optimistic as they want, but the upper commanders must think deeply and think of everything that can happen, and in fact Artoria and Lilianu are both forced to calm down in front of their subordinates, but they know it in their hearts.

A princess......

A queen ......

We are ready for the worst!

Lilianu thought to herself: "If in a few days, the opponent's defense line still cannot be broken, then the Normans in the city of Kyiv, or the Celts in Krakow will inevitably get the news, and when the time comes, the army will be overwhelmed and will definitely fail." ”

This defeat is a hundred if you die.

If so, what else? You can only go back to Eastern Rome to see the old guy's face.

Even if the old guy is really dead, with his current prestige, it will be very difficult to ascend to the throne.

But what if I get captured? How would the other party treat an enemy princess?

Although the recent civilization of the Normans has developed rapidly, they are still barbarians in the final analysis.

Lilianu shuddered at the thought of this, and looked at the mountain, her eyes shining like poisonous snakes.

"Attack! Be sure to capture that woman alive! ”

Lilianu shouted hoarsely, if it weren't for the fact that the mountain battle was too dangerous, and she would die if she was not careful, she would have wanted to be on the front line to direct the battle.

Five hundred Eastern Roman hoplites and the Praetorian Guards were organized, and these soldiers were the few soldiers who successfully escaped with Lilianu and were quickly put away, so the equipment on their bodies was not too much missing, and they all looked like hoplites, and their spears and shields looked very powerful.

Over there, Artoria was also thinking: "If you can't hold it alone, or if the armies in Kiev and Krakov don't get the news, the damn spy will be chased and shot by the Cossack cavalry at the first time, and all his carrier pigeons will be lost, and when the time comes, all the food he brought will be eaten, and he will only be able to eat the grass roots and bark on this mountain, but just kidding, how can you fight a war if you eat that thing?" ”

"What if I'm captured? What would the other party do to an enemy queen? Although the Eastern Romans proclaimed themselves a civilized race, Basil II did more barbarians than the most barbarian when he attacked Bulgaria. ”

Therefore, Artoria was also very worried, and looked at the hoplites who gradually climbed up the hill with a melancholy expression on her face.

"Don't worry, everyone, the mountain road is difficult, these heavy infantry are heavily armoured, armed with spears and large shields, and move slowly, how can they climb up?"

Artoria saw that the other party dispatched hoplites, and the soldiers around her looked a little nervous, and shouted: "Mountain combat is not as good as plain combat, some equipment for plain warfare, it may not work if you get it in the mountains, the opponent's large equipment and spears can't be used at all in the mountainous terrain, and the scale armor worn by the other party also causes them to be less mobile, not suitable for large movements, it is very difficult to climb the mountains, everyone don't need to be afraid, it's okay." ”

A group of Norman and Celtic soldiers were a little calmer when they heard this, and when they looked over, the other party was really as Artoria said, the big shield spear in his hand was very obstructive, not suitable for grasping the branches and climbing the mountain at all, plus the scale armor on his body was extremely heavy, and the hem blocked the legs, so it was difficult for these heavy infantry to climb the mountain.

When Artoria was still the queen of the United Kingdom of Ireland and Wales, she roamed around the British Isles to wage wars, whether it was Wales or Scotland, all of which were mostly mountainous terrain, so Artoria had a lot of experience in mountain warfare.

But Lilianu is a lot worse, when she conquered Bulgaria, there were a lot of mountains, but she didn't catch up, the previous war in Asia Minor, mostly the plateau plains, light cavalry and heavy cavalry tactics have been well trained, but the experience of mountain combat is still zero, so there is such a joke.

The final result was ridiculous, Lilianu's imaginary final battle was over before it happened, especially the hoplites in full-cover scale armor, who couldn't even climb up, let alone fight, and finally left in disgrace amid the laughter of the Norman Celtic soldiers.

Yamashita ......

Lilianu's face turned pale with anger, the wounds from the previous battle in Krakow had not healed, and now she had a feeling of wanting to vomit blood.

Her Royal Highness the Princess is still Her Royal Highness the Princess in the final analysis, and those who can do great things are not informal, they swallowed a mouthful of blood, and ordered in a gloomy manner: "Stop the attack, camp on the spot, set up a sentry, don't let the enemy run away, continue to exercise tomorrow, the other party will not last long." ”

Although the battle was fought like this, Lilianu still encouraged the army.

On the top of the mountain, Her Royal Highness the Queen also took the opportunity to encourage the morale of the army: "Don't worry, soldiers, they can't do anything with us, as long as we hold on for another three days, three days at the latest, reinforcements will arrive." ”

The people on the mountain were afraid that the other party would take advantage of the opportunity to attack at night and take them to a pulp, while the people under the mountain were afraid that the other party would break through at night and let them work in vain.

However, neither of these situations happened, in the final analysis, the soldiers on both sides were all too tired to work, and the battle was going on for a day, which was really unbearable, and the situation of the commanders on both sides was not very good.

Lilianu coughed up blood in the middle of the night, feeling that she might have fallen into some kind of disease.

Artoria was hit by two arrows, and if she didn't treat the wound, she was afraid that it would worsen, so she found a gay man to help him dig out the arrow behind him, and took a dagger that had been burned in the fire to cut off the rotten flesh and burn the wound.

With a hissing sound, a puff of green smoke rose up, and a smell of burnt barbecue came out......

"Will it leave a scar? Damn it! ”

Artoria muttered while digging out the arrow at her calf, and then concocted it in the same way, that indifferent look, making people feel as if she didn't feel pain, after rebandaging Artoria stood up and stretched her legs, feeling not so uncomfortable, finally relieved, a few feet to extinguish the fire, although it will be colder, but this mountain forest is too dense, in case a gust of wind blows, it is not a joke to lead the fire to other plants and trees.

After checking the fire repeatedly and making sure that it was completely extinguished, Artoria yawned, ate some dry food and jerky, and said to the soldiers who gathered around her: "Don't wake me up until the enemy kills me." ”

Then she tilted her head against a large tree, and after a few minutes she heard her even snoring.

"It's really heart-......"

A few Norman hussars were relatively speechless, saying this kind of words that I don't know whether it was praise or derogation, but in short, Artoria's attitude also played a role in stabilizing the morale of the army to a certain extent, everyone saw that Her Royal Highness the Commander and Queen was so not in a hurry, and they had nothing to hurry, and they went to sleep, except for the personnel standing guard, everyone else fell asleep one after another, and for a while there was a sound of sound sleep on the top of the mountain, occasionally mixed with a few low and slight moans of injuries and diseases, making this place seem more like a battlefield.

The night passed quietly, but things were not as simple as Artoria thought, with her physical fitness a little sleep would be fine, or because of the wound infection, or for some other reason, Artoria felt that she had no strength in her whole body after waking up in the morning, and when she touched her forehead, she felt very cold all over her body, her head hurt and dizzy, she felt very bad, and she felt that it was difficult to swallow after barely eating some dry food, and her throat seemed to be swollen.

"In this state, I thought I was a little better and could go into battle to kill the enemy!"

Artoria smiled self-deprecatingly, shook her head, and cheered up: "Soldiers, don't relax today. ”

The soldiers responded violently, and Artoria recklessly put her curse armor on her body with the help of several soldiers, and the original thirty pounds of plate chain composite curse armor was almost weightless on Artoria's body, but at this moment Artoria felt that this armor was very heavy, like a mountain that almost crushed her.

Artoria gritted her teeth, drew her sword of victory and pact and raised it high: "Soldiers, this victory will be ours. ”

After seeing how strong Artoria was in full armor, her morale instantly rose, thinking that if she had such a brave general, the enemy army would naturally be no problem, just like a chicken and a dog, but they didn't know that this brave general was mixed with water.

The soldiers took advantage of the rising sun to collect some stone bullets again to replenish ammunition, after yesterday's war, there were still three javelins left, and the archers had only four arrows left on average, and most of the ammunition had been lost, and it seemed that they were going to fight with their lives next.

At the foot of the mountain, the Eastern Romans hurriedly ate a breakfast, and fought against the Norman Celtic soldiers who were trapped in the mountain, these guys ate well, and did not have to fear a fire, so they were able to eat a hot mouthful at night, and the soldiers put those wild vegetables, rye, and dried meat, all together, and boiled them in a large pot, barely counted as broth, and a soldier could barely eat half full for one night, and Lilianu heard the soldiers complain that they were not full, and frowned at what was cooked in the pot.

(End of chapter)