Chapter 283: Needle prick
"God bless Great Britain! God bless King Arthur!! "The shouts of killing outside the tent were deafening. Immediately afterward, the sound of bows and arrows piercing the sky rang out, and rockets rained down and set the Romans' camp on fire. One by one, the Roman soldiers in the camp hurriedly extinguished the sudden fire.
Mordred and the others drove into the camp of the Romans in close proximity to the fire and rushed to kill, and they did not dare to disperse. Because there were too many Roman soldiers, they could only be mud cows into the sea when they were scattered, and they couldn't make any waves. Only by twisting into a rope can it burst out of power.
Styrico could no longer maintain his composure, and kicked the soldier who had just run back to the camp to report the situation. "What the hell is going on out there?!!"
"Boss...... The soldiers we lined up to intercept seemed to have been freed from the brutes. The Celtic barbarians had burned down the tents, and now they had entered the camp. The soldier who inquired about the situation answered the situation of the camp tremblingly, and shrank his head vigorously as he spoke, for fear that the enraged Stirico would vent his anger on him.
But Stirrico calmed down after hearing the initial panic and irritation. He knew very well that Mordred's squad was able to achieve such a surprise effect by taking advantage of the fire they had set in the camp. The Roman soldiers were not able to put on their armor at first, and then they were busy fighting fires to make the camp like this. What's more, the knights raided by Mordred and his subordinates added fuel to the fire, and for a time, killed many Roman soldiers who were busy putting out the fire.
However, after all, the British side still has a small number of troops, which is a congenital deficiency and even the biggest shortcoming in this war. The pursuit of raids is to surprise at high speed and win, and Mordred can bring out a limited number of soldiers, and bringing more will become a burden and more unsafe.
These two thousand knights were more than enough to cause chaos for the Romans, and it was a bit more than enough to expand the results of the battle and consume the living strength of the Romans as much as possible.
"Pass the order, let the legions gather their soldiers, give up the fire fighting work in the camp, and gradually push out the camp." Stirrico reacted best, in such a situation, coveting the loss of the camp would only make Mordred's raid more comfortable, and it would be better to gather his forces early to destroy Mordred's team. "By the way, ask the legions in the camp to divide a certain amount of troops to cooperate with the team that failed to intercept and destroy again, and make sure that those damn Celtic barbarians can't escape back to the fortress smoothly."
"Yes!" The soldier was ordered to convey that this kind of matter should have been entrusted to Yugris, but Yugris went to supervise the felling team at first, and did not have time to return.
"Haaaaa Under the cover of a group of knights behind him, Mordred killed the rise, and almost none of the Roman soldiers who stood in the way could get away with their lives.
"Lord Mordred!" One of the attendant knights beside her suddenly slapped his horse forward, "Something seems wrong with the Roman camp, haven't you noticed their change?" ”
Indeed, after the commotion just now, the Romans should have been more panicked as the fire spread. However, the number of Romans encountered along the way became less and less. Even the Roman soldiers who had been busy reducing the fire were nowhere to be seen. The Roman soldiers who had been shouting and scurrying to put out the fire were also silenced, and the noisy camp fell silent at once, except for the crackling sound of the blazing flames.
This is very wrong, why can't you even save the fire? The Romans couldn't have even left out their freshly built camp???
[No, it's really possible for the Romans to abandon their camp!] Mordred came to her senses. This Stirrico is too chicken thief, abandon the camp, and he can only burn down one camp in this attack. However, if you quit as soon as possible, you can preserve your vitality.
Mordred could already imagine the Roman soldiers slowly deploying outside the camp to exterminate her. "It's not good, everyone retreat!"
In fact, the purpose of Mordred's attack had already been achieved. She risked such a big risk to attack the camp this time, not to kill many Roman soldiers. With Mordred's 2,000 or so men, it was not easy to get back alive. With a commander like Stirricus in charge, don't expect the Romans to be in disarray over this fire.
Mordred had come with the intention of burning down the Romans' tents. First, Artoria could use this victory to successfully restore the morale of the Romans who had been defeated in the landing battle, and let the British soldiers understand that the Romans were not invincible, although they were numerous. Second, Mordred burned down the Romans' camp, and the Romans no longer had any materials to build in advance. If you want to build a camp, you can only build it slowly, which also buys precious time for Britain and delays the decisive battle. In this way, the British side can be well prepared.
Quickly exiting the camp, Mordred ran head-on into an intercepted group of Roman infantry. Mordred didn't dwell on it, and led the knights behind him to change direction and avoid them.
"Quick! Catch up with them! To avenge the destruction of the camp tent!! The Roman soldiers rushed towards Mordred angrily, but how could these infantry keep up with Mordred and the others on horseback?
"Shoot them!" The Roman infantry relied on their weapon superiority to harass them at long range, but when they saw the approaching Roman cavalry, they stopped to avoid accidentally injuring their own soldiers. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers who pursued Mordred switched from infantry to cavalry, and a large number of Roman cavalry bit Mordred and others to the death.
The horses of Mordred and his knights had been running for a long time, and naturally the distance between them and the Roman cavalry was getting smaller and smaller, and they were about to be overtaken. Looking at Mordred's familiar figure, Stirrico couldn't help but order: "Add cavalry manpower, you must kill this person for me!" ”
The Roman cavalry of the brigade joined the sequence of pursuing Mordred, and in the blink of an eye, there were no less than 10,000 Roman cavalry pursuing Mordred. Seeing that Mordred was about to be surrounded by the Roman cavalry, there was no way to escape.
[Secret Technique: Needle Pricking Sycophants!] 】
At this moment, Mordred and his knights took out the needles they had prepared in advance, and stabbed them hard at the buttocks of their mounts. The frightened horses galloped like a pricked balloon, quickly shaking off the pursuing Roman cavalry.
[And this kind of sassy operation?!! The Romans watched in amazement at the actions of Mordred and the others, and Stirrico was secretly annoyed when he saw that Mordred had escaped.
Looking at the skyrocketing fire of the Roman camp behind her, Mordred smiled with satisfaction. This time it's a big victory for the father and son, so get out of the way of Gawain and the like!
Mordred rushed to the nearby fortress and shouted in advance: "Fortunately, we have already burned down the Roman camp." Open the fortress and let's go inside! ”