Chapter 251: Attack and Defense (1)

The troops of Noxus had all been assembled, and all the cavalry were at the front of the line, arranged in a triangle, like a sharp knife, aiming at the gates of Presidium. Today's Noxian cavalry is dressed a little differently than usual, and each cavalry is equipped with a shield. The war horses were also covered with war armor, and everything from the cavalry to the war horses was armed to the teeth. In this position, the role of the cavalry was more like a protection than a charge.

Behind the cavalry, the hoplites were no longer arranged in separate phalanxes, but were mixed with siege soldiers and siege equipment. What's even more peculiar is that each hoplite has changed its original equipment, and the original left hand shield and right hand knife have all been replaced. Each of them held a huge shield taller than a man in both hands, and slowly advanced with the advance of the siege machine. It seems that after the last tentative attack, Darius has achieved the ultimate in the protection of siege equipment, and even sacrificed two classes to protect engineering equipment.

And behind the hoplites and siege soldiers was a squad of archers, who had not been present in the previous attack. This group of archers was a treasure bump for both Noxus and Darius, and Darius would not easily throw this group of archers into the battlefield unless they encountered a bone as difficult to gnaw on as Presdian. Noxus archers are very rare, and the time, manpower, and material resources required to train an archer are quite precious.

But now all the cavalry and hoplites have given up some of their offensive capabilities in order for the siege soldiers to reach the city of Presidium, so now only this team of archers can be put into battle. to complete the final harvest.

Darius did not lead the charge at the forefront this time, because it was a siege, not an encounter. In the eyes of Darius, the walls of Presidium were the thickest he had encountered in all his years of fighting. I had to put all my troops on the siege, and once the city was broken, it was time for me to show my might with archers.

Darius waved his hand to the side, and the long-waiting commander blew a huge trumpet. The sound of the horn spread throughout the barracks, and the moment the horn was heard, the cavalry at the forefront had already rushed out. All cavalrymen had their left shields attached horizontally to their horses, and their entire bodies were also prostrate on their horses, minimizing the resistance of the charge.

Each cavalryman had an extra shield in his hand, but the spears on his horseback were gone, and all of them were replaced by throwing spears. This cavalry also existed to cover the siege troops. The military camp of Noxus was twenty kilometers away from the walls of Presidium, at least, and the cavalry of Noxus had already rushed through the normal distance in the blink of an eye while sprinting at full speed. It's about to get into each other's range of attack.

"Wait, let the archers shoot when their cavalry approaches, and don't move all the garrison equipment, these cavalry are only here to attract our attention." Qin Chuan could already clearly see that the Noxian cavalry was no longer equipped with the previous equipment, and he could see their purpose at a glance, and reminded Irelia beside him. Irelia nodded, knowing that now wasn't the best time for them to attack.

As the distance continued to close, the cavalry of Noxus gradually had a tendency to split in two, and scattered on both sides in front of the Prestian gates, and at the same time dispersed, they were still approaching the walls of Presidium. When all the cavalry had formed a straight line, everyone discovered that the Noxian cavalry had appeared under Presidium in a long serpentine formation, and each of them had an extra short spear in their hands.

The horses did not stop, they were still sprinting at high speed, but the cavalry on the horses had already thrown the short spear, which was extremely suitable for throwing, to the top of the walls of Presidium.

"Watch for secrecy!" Irelia crouched under the city wall, only to feel the sound of breaking the air above her head, and many short spears were stared at behind her, and some of them were directly nailed to the outer wall. After a round of throws by the Noxus cavalry, the well-trained horses began to run back, and then turned back again, a short distance that provided enough time for a cavalryman to draw a short spear hanging from his horse and make the next round of throwing.

Qin Chuan peeked at the city through the lookout on the city wall, and the cavalry that was originally separated now formed a circle on the left and right sides that was constantly turning, and each rotation was a new round of projection. And the siege soldiers in the distance are also rapidly approaching Presidium, if they continue to be so passive, the siege soldiers will soon attack the city.

"Irelia, this is not the way to go, we must stop the cavalry of Noxus. Let the archers shoot! Qin Chuan shouted at Irelia.

"Archer, prepare! Target, Noxian cavalry, shoot! Irelia commanded all the archers!

All the archers, taking advantage of the short pause of the Noxian cavalry's round throwing, although some bows and arrows were drawn like a full moon, with everyone's hatred for Noxus, shot their arrows at the Noxian cavalry.

"Get on the shield!" Two rough voices rang out, and all the horsemen raised their shields on their left hands. Suddenly, arrows like raindrops crackled and landed on the shield, and for a while, arrows rained down, and the suppressed Noxus cavalry couldn't raise their heads at all.

"Change formation, withdraw!" The cavalry of Noxus could no longer exert the blow just now, and they also made a quick decision and withdrew all of them from the attack range of the Preshidian archers. By this time, the equipment pushed by the siege soldiers had traveled an ordinary distance.

"I'll go, what's going on? How can there be so many short spears out of thin air? And it looks familiar, huh? Alista ran up from behind, and said in surprise when he saw the sudden extra spear on the wall.

"Darius was worried that we would not be able to defend against their cavalry, so he sent it on purpose! Try it, no! Qin Chuan picked up a short spear and said to Alista with a smile: "The equipment in the back is finished?" ”

Alista turned out a short spear, weighed it in his hand, the weight was quite heavy, but it was very handy, while rounding his arm, he said to Qin Chuan: "All of them have been moved, although the number is a little more than last time, but it is still a little difficult to rely on those city defense equipment to defend the city." From what I know of Noxus, they don't have more siege engines than that! ”

As soon as Alista's words fell, the short spear in his hand had already flown out! The short spear made a graceful arc in the air, and it swirled to catch up with the retreating cavalry. The last retreating cavalryman felt the sound of breaking the air behind him and immediately blocked his shield behind him!

Bite!

There was a crisp sound, and the knight was knocked directly to the ground, and he rolled on the ground a few times before he stabilized his body.

The cavalry in front immediately jumped off their horses and held their shields in front of the man, while the men behind scrambled to bring the downed cavalry back. Alista's blow made all the cavalry break out in a cold sweat, they thought they had left the range of Presidian's attack, but they didn't expect to fly such a dark arrow!