Chapter 57: The Pope Who Lost His Temper
"The champion swordsman cleared the wall and blocked the gap, and the brute force helped the archers evacuate to the second line and suppress them, blocking the enemy's reinforcements! Storm Wings pressed forward to the city wall and erected a shield, and the heavy crossbow fired at will......"
The battle between knights, or the duel of high-end forces such as Eoris and Kane and others, can only become an embellishment in the chaotic battle, which may be important, but it is definitely not the key......
Of course, this is the idea of His Excellency Al Andergrims, Marshal of the Duchy of Pande, who has been in the army for so many years, and for him who has barely or never been able to use high-end combat power at will, there are only a few effective ways to break the balance of power on the battlefield
Adequate preparation before the battle, as well as remedying and changing tactics according to changes in the battlefield situation, enough and cheap troops and ...... Sacrifice!
That's exactly what he did, maybe in his opinion, when everything on the city walls is back on track, no matter how powerful the knights of the Templar Order are, in a small space, there are now less than a thousand people, and they will eventually be completely overwhelmed by countless soldiers with their lives, ten thousand enemies? In the eyes of a commander like Al who pursues the general trend, I am afraid it is just a joke......
Since Pende came here to follow Leo, the Duchy of Pande, or the elite level of the soldiers of Stormwind City, has indeed made his eyes shine, and as a sovereign, Leo's delegation of power and wholehearted trust allow him to optimize the army completely according to his own ideas, without worrying about political and financial factors
These armies may not be as numerous as the ones that El commanded during the years of war in Pande, but in other respects they have a crushing advantage, and Al understands that this is the difference between a professional soldier and a recruit who has just laid down his farming tools......
And the actual battle situation is also moving in the direction adjusted by the marshal, although the width and length of the walls of the Grey Castle can already be called a big city in this world, but compared to Stormwind City, which is a bit anti-human from the system, it is still a little undergrade
This is also destined to the limitations of the offensive and defensive sides in terms of combat power, of course, this is the most entangled and hated by the besieging side anywhere in history, that is, the advantage of empty numbers has to be forced to use refueling tactics......
The Church's Immortal Army did a better job than the Imperial Army under the fanaticism of religion, but unfortunately, in war, the strength of the spirit may be able to gain an advantage or victory in a situation of equal strength, but when the combat strength of the two sides is hugely different, except for the initial stage to catch the other party off guard, the rest of the battle can only be made up by numbers......
Soon, these immortals, who were not even semi-professional soldiers, were pressed back to the edge of the city wall by the champion swordsman, and the weapons in their hands could not break through most of the armor of the champion swordsman, and even if they wanted to die together, they could not hit the heavy enemy
After the frenzy subsided, some of the Immortals soldiers finally regained a little composure after their companions continued to turn into broken corpses, and the price of calmness was that these people learned to observe and judge the situation, rekindled their fears and fears, and when they realized that the gods they worshiped could not protect them......
"Oh! Hahaha...... Ahem...... What did I see, oh my God, Your Majesty, your fanatics, oh no, the Immortals lost really ugly, let's see, God! The poor boy, he must have been so frightened that he even kicked all his companions down the ladder in order to escape...... And that, didn't the Supreme God tell him that if he jumped straight from the city wall, he would definitely not be sheltered......"
The rout of the Immortals made Rolf seem to find some amusing excuse, and laughed mercilessly and mocked, completely ignoring the iron-faced Pope Nathaniel
"Enough! Your Majesty, as a servant of the Supreme God, I will maintain sufficient respect for an imperial leader, but this absolutely does not include the fact that the other party can wantonly abuse and insult, please withdraw your words, otherwise ......"
For the first time, Nathaniel, who had always been well-groomed, erupted in front of Rolf, and the continuous sarcasm of the other party was one of the reasons, and the loss of face by the Immortals who had high hopes was another, but, most importantly, the almost collapse of the battle situation made him extremely worried about the safety of the Templar Order and his most important henchman, Eoris
Rolf was still not ready to give up, as the Emperor, he did not expect Nathaniel to threaten him, and his face sank when he withdrew his playful expression
"Otherwise what? Nathaniel, you have to understand your identity, the title of pope? Hum! Do you think I'm just as free to be scolded as the fools who have been bewitched by your gods? Apologize, otherwise I definitely wouldn't mind teaming up with other nobles, or even Leo, to kill you in the future......"
"Your Majesty!"
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Saru, the Grand Master of the Knights of Glory next to him, hurriedly stepped forward, first stopped his master from saying anything irreparable with a loud shout, and then bowed deeply and said urgently to Nathaniel, whose eyes began to wander
"I'm sorry Your Majesty, Your Majesty's body has not adapted to the dry and cold climate in the north, plus the knights and soldiers who belonged to the empire before suffered heavy losses, and the siege of the city did not go well, so there is some resentment, I must ask you to believe that Your Majesty He definitely did not mean that, as a leader of the empire, he just vented in his unique way, I believe that with the unity of both of us, the so-called Duchy of Pande will definitely be bulldozed by us, And the friendship between the Empire and the Church will never change with time......"
A long paragraph, Saru said it in one breath without breathing, from this point of view, he is really anxious, it doesn't matter if the temporary disadvantage of the war is unfavorable, after all, the wind and snow will always pass, after all, they have a steady stream of soldiers and cannon fodder who far surpass each other, but this does not mean that there will be contradictions and filth with the church with many believers, even if it is, it must not be now!
Taking a deep breath, Nathaniel's chest that rose and fell violently due to anger slowly calmed down, turned his head to Saru and nodded slightly, and when he faced Rolf again, the Pope, who was very deep in the city, had his usual kind expression on his face again, and bowed slightly
"Forgive me for my unscrupulous words, Your Majesty, the Church, including me, has always been the greatest supporter and propagandist of the legitimacy of your ruling empire, and we identify with your rule and are willing to accept your teachings and uphold your majesty! I hope you can understand the feeling of an old man when he is worried about the fate of his children, and Aeoris and his knights are the most devout believers before the Most High God......"
He also knew that he was speechless in a hurry, and Rolf couldn't help but face the steps given by the Pope, waved his hand, and reluctantly spoke
"I'm also sorry, but let these things pass, as you said, the current situation has turned against us, and this sudden and strange fog, we don't know if we can meet it again, this opportunity still has to be fought for"
After saying that, Rolf instructed Saru, who was breathing a sigh of relief beside him
"We can't turn a blind eye to the crisis of our allies and let those nobles gather another 500 knights and lead our soldiers to join the attack...... After all, we can't do what some people do, huh! ”
Eventually, Rolf, with his increasingly bizarre personality, couldn't help but make a sarcastic referent, referring to the refusal of Hunathaniel to send the Templar Order to meet his own rout at the beginning of the war
As if he hadn't heard, Nathaniel's eyes lit up, and he bowed his head again and took the initiative to thank Rolf, perhaps for him, the bowing and avoidance at some point may not be important...... What matters is what you gain from this forbearance! (To be continued.) Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info)