Chapter 105 III Battle of Mayolan Fortress
Abrahe chose the central breakthrough, and it was a matter of course. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoAlthough the camel soldiers of Arubania are slightly inferior to the cavalry in terms of maneuverability, they are superior in penetration, and even in the face of enemy cavalry, the camel soldiers can still attack from a high altitude advantage. This, combined with the ability of camels to adapt in desert terrain, led Arubania to use camel soldiers as the main force of their cavalry. The camel soldiers had been brilliant in the past, and today the cavalry were full of confidence in the face of Parci's infantry, and it would be a complete waste not to break through the opponent's array while morale was high, so Abrahe's actions were completely justified.
Unbeknownst to Abrahe, however, was that the Parch army was equipped with a large number of crossbows, and that the morale was very high due to the addition of three of Parchi's bravest men. Not long after the camel soldiers began to charge, the first rain of arrows arrived. Unlike previous experiences, these arrows exceed the maximum range of the bow and arrow, and even more different is that they are not like bows and arrows that fall from the sky, but shoot horizontally!
This was much more than Abrach had anticipated. If the opponent attacks with a bow and arrow, the camel soldier can naturally use a shield to defend, but the opponent's bow and arrow are actually fired horizontally, and the soldier sitting behind the camel hump cannot provide protection for the camel at all. The camel's only protection was the leather armor on its chest, and the defense of this leather armor was obviously under these bows and arrows, and the leather armor struggled to support the arrow before it was torn, and the arrow pierced deep into the camel's muscles.
The first wave of fire alone killed hundreds of camels, and the fallen knights were immediately trampled by the camels behind them, breaking their bones and tendons, and killing them instantly. Before the cavalry could react, the second wave of arrows arrived, and hundreds more fell down.
"What's going on! The formation is scattered! Abrahe scolded angrily. Only then did he remember Adlerm's request, the opponent's weapon called the crossbow machine was too terrifying, not only had a long range and strong penetration, but also had such a fast rate of fire. Abrach did not know that the Palci army divided the three thousand crossbow archers into three thousand men to shoot in turn, and their rate of fire was of course higher than that of ordinary bows. According to this rate of fire, at least four or five waves of arrows will be subjected to before making contact with the enemy, which means that nearly 2,000 horsemen will fall, which is unacceptable to Abrahe, and the only way to do this is to temporarily disperse the ranks to reduce casualties, and then gather in formation during the final assault, which the Arubanian cavalry is capable of under his strict training.
After enduring six waves of arrows, Abrahe's cavalry was finally able to make contact with the Parcian army, and the powerful impact of the camels broke through the ranks of the infantrymen with their bodies and shields, and the cavalrymen slashed the infantrymen's bodies with their scimitars, and the infantry picked the cavalry off the camels with spears and then dismembered them with swords.
Abrahe's cavalry was indeed a well-trained division, and after coming into contact with the Palchi army, they did exert their due strength and skill, and quickly dug a hole in the central array of Palchi.
At this time, Shurya, who was sitting in the rear, also commanded the remaining 40,000 cavalry to start a full-scale offensive. Shurya also clearly saw what happened to Abrahe, and although he didn't experience it himself, he felt the same way. He was also shocked by the terrifying power of the opponent's weapon, the reason why Shurya, who had always been steady, would quickly follow up the attack today was because he was not sure how many of these weapons the opponent still had, and if the number of equipment was very considerable, then he would inevitably be hit like this when he launched his own attack. What was even more terrifying was that he thought that if he encountered this weapon during the siege of the fortress of Mayolan, then even if the Palchi army did not shoot reinforcements, he might not be able to help the enemy fortress, so he decided not only to defeat the enemy army in this battle, but also to destroy the enemy army equipped with this weapon. Of course, there is also his eagerness to get this weapon.
In the face of the all-out offensive of the Arubanian army, the Palchi army did not waver. Gurnas had already prepared and countered the possible actions of the other side, and at the same time that Shurya launched a full-scale attack, Abrahe's offensive momentum had to slow down, because he found that a small force in the Palchi army was killing his flank, and what surprised him even more was that this small army was so powerful that he beat his flank to the ground, and the only explanation for this completely unreasonable scene was that the other side had a very powerful military commander to take the lead.
"General! The Einsatzgruppen of the Palchi army is attacking fiercely, and our army is difficult to resist," an adjutant general rushed to report: "The last general sees that the leader is the undefeated mercenary Senas!" ”
"What?" Abrahe's heart shook. Not only did he know the name Senas, but he had even seen it in person, and the fiery red hair had left a deep impression on his mind. It was more than a decade ago, during the battle between Arubania and Paz, Senas wielded a giant sword like a ghost and rampaged through the Arubanian army, leaving many Arubanian people with painful memories. At that time, Abrahe was so angry that he almost went out to fight against him himself, but unfortunately he did not succeed in the end. Now that he had met this mourning star in the war against Palci, how could Abrahe not be shocked?
At that time, Senas was only in his twenties, and now he should be about forty years old, but he is already over half a hundred years old, whether he can still win this mercenary in the battle, Abrahe, who has always been brave, hesitated for a while.
At this time, someone came to report again: "Lord Shurya has begun a follow-up attack!" ”
Shurya didn't make a move so quickly, it wasn't like him. Abrahe thought to himself. However, after thinking about it, he immediately instructed: "Send someone to contact Lord Shurya immediately and ask him to pay attention to the existence of Senas!" ”
Abrahe knew that although Shurya was a year younger than him, he was a cut below him in terms of combat effectiveness, and it would be troublesome if he really ran into something as hard as Senas.
In order to stop Senas's assault, Abrahe selected the three most skilled lieutenants under his command, Kurum, Adilith and Marfa to block, Abrahe instructed them not to care about reputation, and the three of them attacked together, with the goal of killing Senas. He knew very well that if he wanted to fight alone, he might not even be able to defeat Senas, and he could only rely on the strength of the crowd.
With this in mind, Abrahe continued to focus on the speed of the advance ahead, and he found that the key to the problem was the crossbowmen. The opponent did not know when he had reconfigured the retreating crossbow archers to the sides of his attack spearhead, and used the brief change of position of the shield hand to flank his own troops, which caused heavy losses to the brave cavalry in the forward and greatly reduced the efficiency of the attack.
"The first team, the second team, use the wave assault! Three teams and four teams cover the flanks! Abrahe adjusted his tactics in time, and the Arubanian camels began to rebuild their offensive formation, they used follow-up troops to protect their flanks in time, and then the forward troops divided into two groups for continuous assault.
Such a formation quickly had the desired effect, and the Palci army spread out like sliced cheese. (To be continued.) )