"Iron Turtle!"

Even Fatis, who was usually modest and polite and had a lot of patience, couldn't help but curse, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were always fixed on the Rhodok phalanx two hundred paces away.

Obviously, when Fatis was the captain of the cavalry, he had seen this formation, and he had also suffered losses.

Bandak stepped forward to Byron and Fatis Aren, his expression smug on his face.

"We have to go through five years of training when we join the army, we know what discipline is, we know how to protect our teammates, and we have a solid formation. Even if the cavalry is already in front of us, as long as the formation does not disperse, we will not back down. ”

Bandak looked a little emotional when he saw the phalanx, and remembered the time when he was training in the past.

"That's just a turtle shell, just smash it, there's nothing to be proud of."

For Bandak's pride, Alleyne unceremoniously poured a basin of cold water.

It was the first time he had seen a real Rhodoc infantry phalanx, and although it looked powerful, he was always full of confidence and didn't worry too much.

Give him troops, and he will dare to attack them.

Bandak gave her a blank look, not bothering to argue with him.

And Kenrad rode towards Byron with a sad face.

"We're still a step slower."

Kenla said with a calm face:

"I've seen the Rhodok phalanx before, it's a turtle shell with a blade, and it's hard for both cavalry and infantry to break through. Decades ago, at Fort Garmic, the army of the Salanders was defeated by these tortoise shells. ”

Byron nodded, silent. He knew that the phalanx on the opposite side was difficult to deal with, even if he had a double advantage in strength, a frontal attack would not take any advantage.

And what worries Byron is that he is not the commander of the entire team, and even the actions of his own troops are limited by the command of the baron. If the other party orders a direct attack, then Byron can only rush forward. In that case, the loss will be difficult to say.

"There's nothing you can do?"

Desaivi overheard their conversation not far away and glanced at them with slanted eyes.

Ellen was naturally very dissatisfied with this glance, but it was not easy to attack for the sake of face. Fatis, on the other hand, thought for a moment and gave an answer.

"The kingdom and the Rhodoks have been at war for decades, and each has a way of dealing with the other. If you attack from the corners of the phalanx with cavalry troops, you can crack this turtle shell open from the edge like a hammer. ”

As he spoke, Fatis made a few gestures with his hand.

"Indeed, if you continue to attack this formation, the strong phalanx will also be scattered. However, the number of our cavalry alone may not be enough to disperse them. ”

Kenrad and Fatis discussed the issue, and Bandak did not offer anything else. When Byron asked him, he said that Fatis was right. When asked if there was any other way to do it, he just shook his head.

"Yes, but none of our troops can do it now."

To this, Byron only sighed and waited for the baron's order.

But before the baron could give the order, Rhodok's phalanx moved and began to move forward. The spearmen always carried their spears, while the crossbowmen also stood at the front of the line, firing an arrow from time to time.

The baron seized this opportunity to stretch the team, and while controlling the distance from the other party, he formed a crescent-shaped encirclement, encircling most of the Rhodok phalanx.

And the commander of Rodok on the opposite side also ordered the team to stop, and sharp spears were stretched out in all directions.

The baron began to order the cavalry in his ranks to be concentrated, and divided into two teams and began to run in circles around the perimeter of each other's formation. Occasionally, a man or an unarmored horse would be shot down by an opposing crossbowman, but most of the cavalry was in the open space between the two formations, and they were able to gather enough speed by trotting.

"Woohhh

The horn sounded, and the knights who led the two cavalry teams also raised their cavalry guns and led the cavalry troops behind them to rush to the opposite Rhodoc phalanx.

In the phalanx, the spears of the first row were raised, and the spears and machetes of the second row were placed on the shields of the soldiers of the first row.

Between the gaps, there were some long wooden sticks with the thickness of an arm sticking out, and if the speed was enough, these sharpened sticks could pierce the belly of the war horse.

The crossbowmen began to shoot incessantly, using the powerful Rhodok Arbalest to reduce their opponent's combat power. By the time the cavalry was twenty paces away from the Rhodok phalanx, almost fifteen men had been shot off their horses by crossbow arrows.

The spears shrank back a little, and the spearmen waited for their moment, and when the cavalry rushed in front of them, the spears and spears of the first and second rows would be pierced together, piercing through the armor of the cavalry and piercing the chest of the horses. Perhaps the spearmen in the first two rows of spearmen would be knocked to the ground or even lose their lives during the impact. But the soldiers in the back row will not flinch, and under the stabbing of the guns, the cavalry will be put down, and together with their wounded horses, they will become an obstacle to their teammates behind them.

Once the impact was lost, Rhodok's soldiers would advance the phalanx, and the infantrymen armed with hook and sickle would pull the cavalry off their horses, after which the rest would step over the man's body, slit his throat under the cover of his teammates in the front row, or slit the artery under his armpit. If there were armor-piercing weapons such as military hoes and pickaxes, it would be faster.

However, the oncoming cavalry did not crash headlong into the front spear phalanx as they had expected, and collectively turned their horses around and rushed towards the corners of the crossbowmen's wings.

The two cavalry units slammed into the corners of the phalanx, and because they reduced the range of their attacks, the impact was very dense. A dozen crossbowmen on the edge were knocked over directly, and their chests were pierced by lances and spears. The horses galloped past, and the soldiers who fell to the ground were quickly trampled to broken bones and their bodies sank into the soil.

The Rhodok sergeants who were guarding the crossbowmen rushed over immediately, they were all battle-hardened elites and very skilled in combat. They were able to cut off a horse's leg with a broad-bladed longsword when the cavalryman's spear was close to him, and then cut off the head of the opposing cavalry when he lost his balance.

As the most elite presence in the Rhodok army, often ten Rhodok sergeants formed a formation, which could block the attack of fifty Swadian infantry, and even intercept the same number of Swadian heavy cavalry.

However, at this time, the Rhodok sergeants who hurried over looked a little powerless in the face of the cavalry whizzing past them.

The other party didn't fight his mother head-on, but passed by, taking a few teammates he couldn't help by the way.

Just as Fatis had said before, the baron turned the strength of the heavy cavalry in his hand into a heavy hammer, constantly striking the edge of the iron tortoise's shell. Once cracks and gaps large enough appear, they can open and smash the seemingly indestructible turtle shell entirely.