It took a while for the bolts to reload (the time for the bolts to fill here would be a longer time in reality), and the pirates took advantage of this time to quickly form a shield wall at the front of the line. Vecchia's archers and crossbowmen then arrived, hiding behind the shield wall.

Rhodok's first wave of crossbow arrows shot at the Nord shield wall, the heavy crossbow was full of power, and it could directly pierce the shield in the hands of the pirates, and several pirates were injured because their bodies were too close to the shields, but the troops did not lose much after holding a volley of crossbow arrows. On the contrary, Rhodok, thinking that the shooting of the crossbow bolts had no effect, ordered the crossbowman's leader to stop firing, intending to wait for the opponent to get close before firing a salvo.

As a result, this gave the Nord shield wall a chance to advance, and when the Rhodok phalanx fired crossbow bolts again, the crossbowmen on Byron's side also entered the optimal range, and the archers of Vecchia immediately drew their bows to shoot, and the hired crossbowmen also shot between the gaps in the shield wall. For a while, both sides were raining arrows on each other's positions.

On the surface, the Rhodok crossbowmen were more accurate and their bolts were more powerful, and a single salvo would cause even a few people to fall in the shield wall formed by the Korko and Nord forces. But on the other hand, Byron had a numerical advantage far superior to the other side, and the number of arrows was more numerous and denser, which pressed the Rhodok spearmen and made them more passive.

In a short time, Byron's troops were within fifty meters of each other, and the Nord shield wall began to move faster, and the soldiers strode and then began to charge. With a shield in one hand and a javelin or axe in the other, they threw themselves at the phalanx. Although the javelins could not penetrate the Rhodoc wide shield, and the throwing axes could hardly inflict damage other than blunt blows to the heavily armored spearmen, this characteristic northern style of play still dealt a demoralizing blow to the southern army. The spears that had been erected began to shake, and cracks appeared in the solid formation.

After that, it was the fierce and death-defying charge of the great crowd of sea robbers. Ekirsunn and the leader of the pirates personally led the team to rush to the front, holding a strong shield, wielding the sharp axe in his hand, in a burst of roars, the spear thrust and the glaring axe slash mixed together, many pirates were cut over and stabbed by long-handled weapons, but there were still more people with spear phalanx step by step in front of the Rhodok spearman, forcing the other party to put down the spear and machete and pull out the military hoe for close combat.

Once in close hand-to-hand combat, the superiority of the Nord forces was fully demonstrated. Although the defensive area of the broad shield is large, it is very bulky, and the style of play of the broad shield and military hoe is more often aimed at the hoplites and heavy infantry of Swadia, compared to the fierce and flexible attacks of the Nord soldiers. Moreover, Byron had a numerical superiority, and his infantry units surrounded the opposing side in three directions, leaving only their rear without an attack. As a last resort, Rhodok's phalanx could only continue to extend the troops behind to form a larger defensive area to avoid being completely surrounded by the other side, which played into Byron's hands.

He immediately led the cavalry under his command to launch a cavalry charge towards the opponent's thinner and thinner rear army, dozens of heavy cavalry and a large number of light cavalry rushed up, even though the commander of the Rhodok side found them and ordered the soldiers in the rear to turn their heads and raise their spears to defend, but Byron They first relied on the two wings of light cavalry to carry out a round of throwing, and then took advantage of the loose formation of the opponent to directly insert it like a sharp knife, and a charge crushed the entire Rhodok army.

The fighting spirit of the phalanx and the soldiers was shattered in an instant, and the Rhodoks, who had lost their will to fight, were completely surrounded and had no choice but to surrender. Byron had won a victory on his return to his territory, and the morale of the troops was boosted, and the warriors from Nord and Vekia began to loot the battlefield, plundering the spoils of the dead and shouting that they would celebrate with honey wine at night.

Unfortunately, the Rhodok region does not produce mead, but the wine from Serindil is a good alternative. They escorted the captives and arrived in Serindil with their horses, where they were rightly welcomed by the local population. Byron returned to his domain, and the local squires came to visit and leave behind valuable gifts, filling a large chest.

Byron generously distributed the gifts he received among his soldiers, whether they were old mercenaries who had followed him or soldiers who had brought back from the north. There was no longer any objection to him in the army, and the Nords and Wikiians, who were still struggling with whether or not to stay in the south, immediately swore allegiance to Byron, and expected him to fulfill his promise of land.

As for this, it is not difficult in fact, although the ownerless land has now been allocated, but there are still many people who do not manage well or do not want to manage their own land at all, and there are some lands that have been abandoned for a long time to be sold, Byron only needs to contact those squires, and the title deed of two thousand acres will soon be in his hands.

So he led his troops to the largest piece of wasteland he had bought, and painted them a picture of the hard-working peasants turning the land into a beautiful farm.

"When our battle is over, this will be yours. As long as you pay your taxes on time and serve me, no one will be able to take it from you. Byron pointed to the land and wrote on the spot the vouchers for the soldiers who were willing to stay in the south.

Byron's promise satisfied everyone, and although they were divided evenly with only about five acres of land, and the certificate was not a title deed, Byron's purchase of land for them convinced them. Moreover, after communicating with the Peony mercenaries, they also knew that Byron's soldiers were well paid and the booty was also very rich, and they believed that they could save enough money to buy fields and houses in the south.

Byron's army set out for Pegander as soon as he had rested for the day in Serindil, where there was a large garrison, but Byron feared that Rhodok's main force would go there, so he had to get there as soon as possible.

As he moved south, the news of Byron's defeat of Rhodok's advance party spread rapidly, and all the people around Viruga knew that Rhodok's counts had begun to move, and that Baron Byron had returned from the far north at this time with a miraculous experience. His name was sung in the streets, whether praised or invected, making him one of the most famous Svadian nobles in Rhodok.

And the heroes under his command also prepared a welcoming banquet and ceremony in advance, and solemnly welcomed the return of their lord outside the town of Pegangde.

Byron returns to his territory, and his journey will continue!