However, the war was far from over. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Gary's troops began an orderly retreat after a few days of rest. When the army withdrew to the forest of Yalib, which had previously defeated the Kujits, another force appeared before them, this was the force of the Duchy of Rhodok, a mobilization of 60,000 men from Rhodoc, led by Field Marshal Oliver. This is almost half the strength of the Principality of Rhodoc in the sparsely populated region of Rhodoc.

No one thought that Oliver, the king of the Rhodok Kingdom, who had just experienced a rebellion and was weakened, and should have no time to invade, would suddenly send troops. As a result of the agreement with Kugit, the lords of the Duchy of Rhodoc generally believed that Dehremgari's army, which was short of supplies in the face of Kugit's large army, was doomed. All they have to do is hunt down Gary's remnants and defeat them.

But at this time, what they were facing was not a remnant of a defeated army, but an elite army with good discipline and victory. It's embarrassing!

The brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, and since the matter has come to this, let's fight!

King Oliver and King Gary are not good men and women.

The two sides soon began to line up. The Rhodok Mountains once produced some of the Empire's finest crossbowmen, and the Rhodoc crossbowmen's siege crossbows were terrifying to their opponents in terms of power and range.

The most powerful of Gary's men were the cavalry, and Gary first ordered his heavy infantry to charge the right flank of Rhodok's army under the cover of the Imperial crossbowmen. At the same time as the infantry of the two sides made contact, he ordered the right flank to lead 5,000 heavy cavalry to launch the first wave of assault on the left flank of Rhodok's army.

The sound of "booming" horses' hooves was endless.

5,000 cavalrymen formed a sharp formation, marched in order, raised the knight's spear in their hands, and launched a charge on the left flank of Rhodok.

At the same time, the second wave of 5,000 cavalry was also assembled, and the same front arrow formation, ready to charge. At their time, a third wave of 5,000 cavalry was being assembled. These two groups of 5,000 heavy cavalry will launch a second and third assault on the left flank of the Rhodok army.

However, Gary's plan is not as good as that! This wave-like attack is excellent, but it's not deadly! The truly deadly attack came from behind the Rhodok army.

Gary secretly assigned the most elite 10,000 knights of the Guards to return to the left flank of the Rhodok army to stand by. Under the continuous onslaught of the Imperial heavy cavalry, Rhodok's left flank was finally scattered, and at the same time, the Guards Knight plunged directly into the routed left flank like a sharp knife, and joined forces with the first three waves of poor soldiers to start the slaughter of Rhodok's infantry. Gary led the remaining cavalry in a general assault on Rhodoc's army. Frontal breakthrough of the already terrified Rhodok soldiers. The fleeing Rhodok soldiers rushed to the Cressy Mountains, leaving behind more than 20,000 corpses. The Imperial Army, despite the infantry losses, suffered negligible casualties overall. In order to destroy the separatist forces, Gary decided to march his troops into the Cressy Mountains to encircle the remnants of Rhodok's army.

To Gary's surprise, the fleeing Rhodok soldiers were regrouped under the leadership of a veteran. The veteran's name was Gruenward and he was a member of the Rhodoc Parliamentary Guard. In the army is the sergeant major of the Hawkeye Sniper. His Hawkeye Snipers, an elite unit of Rhodok's crossbowmen, have not lost their fighting spirit. The members are all excellent marksmen, and not only that, but they are also excellent samurai. In the previous defeat, Gruenward led his men to protect Marshal Oliver and other lords who participated in the battle and retreated to the mountains of Cress, and continued to gather a rout, and actually assembled an army of about 10,000 men. Within a month of Gary's entry into the Cressy Mountains to encircle and suppress the remnants of the Rhodok army, this force skillfully evaded the pursuit of the Strals, and constantly attacked the lone patrol, causing great trouble for the Strals, and the number of troops increased to 20,000 instead of decreasing. On October 20, 1235, the whereabouts of the troops were finally discovered by the marshal's troops.

Oliver decides to fight the Strals. He and Gruenward chose a steep slope near the village of Serindir and set up a position. The Rhodok army numbered about 25,000 men (15,000 Rhodok sniper crossbowmen, 10,000 Rhodok sergeants and Rhodok spearmen) in three groups, with trees and multiple trenches in front of the formation. Oliver divided the force into three brigades, two in the front and one in the rear. Each brigade consisted of Rhodok snipers deployed on either side by Rhodok spearmen. In this way, in the front column of the entire formation there are not only crossbowmen in the middle, but also crossbowmen at both ends. The whole formation situation is generally an inverted V-shaped formation with the two wings forward. The commander of the left flank was Count Larouken, the right force was commanded by Count Jhamel, and Oliver and Gruenward were in the squadron. The Strahl army had 80,000 men at this time, (45,000 Imperial Knights, 25,000 Stralar hoplites, 10,000 Stralar crossbowmen). The battle began, and Gary ordered his troops to advance cautiously towards the Rhodok army, only to be repulsed several times by the rain of traps and arrows from Rhodok's crossbowmen. Due to range and terrain problems, it was difficult for the Straar crossbowmen to pose a threat to the Rhodok army. The stalemate on the battlefield caused Gary to order his troops to suspend the offensive. The two sides entered a stalemate for the time being. The confrontation between the two sides lasted from early morning to afternoon. Suddenly, heavy rain began to fall in the Cressy Mountains. The already difficult mountain roads became more muddy, the movements of Strar's Imperial cavalry and heavy infantry became more difficult, and the troops fell into disarray.

Rhodok's troops suddenly attacked down the mountain. The surprise attack caught Strar's army by surprise, but Rhodok's army also left its previous position full of traps. Led by Gary, the Strar army quickly restored order from the chaos. A counteroffensive against the Rhodok army began. The entire battlefield was thrown into chaos. As time passed, the tide of battle began to turn in the Strals' favor. Rhodok's army was gradually in danger of being surrounded. At this time, Gruenward led the Hawkeye Sniper into the battlefield. Attack Straar's generals and knights with precise crossbow arrows. In the chaotic crowd, Gary's handsome flag stood out, and Gary, who was wearing heavy armor, also became the target of public criticism.

Gruenward's crossbow bolt pierced Gary's armor and shot into the left rib. But it was also discovered by the marshal's guards. One of the Imperial knights roared and rushed towards Gruenward, while the other part of the Imperial Royal Knights protected the marshal's evacuation from the line of fire. Strar's army, having lost its marshal, soon lost its morale. Evacuation from the battlefield began under the onslaught of Sergeant Rhodok. By the end of the battle at dusk of the same day. Rhodok used his spear and heavy crossbow to defeat Straar's knights for the first time. Despite its own cost of 9,000 casualties. But the losses on the part of Straar were much greater. More than 16,000 knights and 2,000 heavy infantry did not make it out of the Cressy Mountains. The remaining 62,000 people, led by Craggs and other lords, carried the seriously wounded Gary and retreated towards Uxhall. Gary, who was badly wounded, never recovered after being evacuated to Uxhall. He died in the winter of 1236 in Suno, despite this expedition. Gary, with an elite force of 100,000 men, repelled the main forces of the Kugit and Rhodoks in two and a half years, totaling 250,000 men. Wiped out the main force of the Kugit tribe and the southern army of Rhodok at the cost of only 50,000 men. But Strall's biggest loss was the loss of Gary.