Chapter 114: Encounter Lin Mo Enter
"Let the scouts come back." Serkin never looked to the left, but he knew the battle situation over there, and said lightly, "It seems that the enemy army has been broken into pieces and ambushed on both flanks, no wonder our scouts can't get out." ”
However, if you figure it out, it doesn't mean that there is a solution, the other side is also a light cavalry, and its whereabouts are erratic, the large army can't catch up, and the small force can't catch up and can't beat it.
Serkin was thinking about countermeasures, and the flag next to him pointed to the right and exclaimed: "It's also coming over there!"
Sure enough, on the right side of the crusaders, a group of light cavalry also appeared, dressed in colorful colors, lined up in columns, and pierced from behind a mound. Unlike the one on the left, which ran in parallel, this one walked diagonally, and the team squeezed little by little towards the cavalry cluster on the right flank, which was extremely arrogant.
The two teams soon approached about 150 meters and galloped side by side, like horses.
There was another hoof sound on the left, and Serkin turned his head suddenly, only to see that the army flag on the left had gathered hundreds of horsemen, and they also began to squeeze the formation diagonally.
At this time, looking down from above, I saw the soldiers and horses of the five roads galloping wildly in parallel on the black earth, people and horses were exploding, and the sound of hooves was like muffled thunder, which could be heard for ten miles.
"Prepare for battle!" The Crusader Captain, the leader of the two wings, shouted at the same time and untied his bow and arrows.
200 light cavalry squeezed and provoked an army of 4,000, such arrogance was unheard of, and the crusaders on both flanks were angry and ready to take matters into their own hands without waiting for the Overseer's orders.
Sassy!
More than a dozen feathered arrows were fired, and the Falling Star Guardian Regiment attacked first, but did not throw them, and the arrows directly pointed horizontally into the crusade cavalry ranks. Immediately, there was a scream and exclamation, and more than a dozen velociraptor cavalry rolled down, trampled into pulp by their companions who could not dodge.
"Put!" The Crusader Governor let out a loud shout and fired the long-accumulating arrows.
Airplanes!
As soon as the feathered arrow flew into the sky, it covered it like a dark cloud, flew a parabola and landed, and a layer of "grass" immediately grew on the ground between the two armies. 150 meters, which has exceeded the limit of ordinary military standard longbows, coupled with the rain and dampness, this round of covering attacks only crossed the center line of the two armies, and it is still far from the other side.
"Hahahaha!" The Falling Star Guardian burst into laughter and fired a dozen more arrows.
Looking at the dozen or so subordinates who rolled off their mounts again, listening to the enemy's unbridled laughter, the leading lieutenants on both sides were red-eyed at the same time, withdrew their bows and arrows and pulled out their javelins with their backhands, and turned to squeeze towards the Falling Star Guardian Regiment with the reins in their hands.
The leader turned, and the follow-up cavalry naturally followed, and the route of the cavalry on the flanks began to deflect and copied outward.
As soon as the cavalry column of the Falling Star Guardian Regiment saw that the other side began to turn, they immediately deflected to both sides, and the two cavalry lines extended out on both sides in parallel, getting farther and farther away from the central brigade.
"Your Excellency?" At the front of the army in the middle lane, the staff officer reminded Serkin.
This was certainly unusual, and it seemed that the purpose of the other party was to divert the cavalry on both wings, but Serkin really couldn't find a reason to stop it. Both sides are cavalry, and they are all light cavalry, so even if they encounter the main force of the other side along the way, they can always run away if they can't beat it, right?
Besides, if you can really find out where the opponent's main force is like this, it is completely worth sacrificing a cavalry team, and the Bella Valley is all there is to it, and it will be over when it is exhausted. And the opponent's main force, the Fallen Star Knights, are all heavily armored cavalry, and once they are discovered and bitten by the light cavalry, it is impossible to escape.
Based on the above thoughts, Serkin ignored the staff officer's reminder and tacitly accepted that the cavalry chased out in both directions.
Serkin kept his attention on the left, which was a gently sloping hill on the map, and as far as he could see, this terrain was the most suitable for light cavalry, and it was also the most testing of the light cavalry's ability, and if there was any ambush on the other side, it should be there.
"Send 10 groups of scouts, follow them to form a message chain, and we will go to the sweet water well." Serkin pointed to the Left Army, which was about to be completely pursued into the gently sloping hills, and ordered that he did not intend to use the Central Army until the enemy's main force was found.
Commanded, the mid army divided into 10 groups of scouts to chase into the hills, and they will drop a team at regular intervals to pass on information.
Turning back to the right, the two cavalry there, one behind the other, chased one after the other on the flat steppe, and after 10 kilometers completely out of sight, there was really nothing to worry about.
Just, is that really the case?
In the pouring rain, the Falling Star Guardian Regiment composed of velociraptors and war horses galloped northward, regardless of the formation, how fast and fast they could run, and the team formed a long line. The legal professions without armor ran at the forefront, the thieves and hunters in leather armor were in the middle, and the heavy professions such as warriors in chain mail naturally fell last.
The light cavalry was not equipped with armor, and even the warriors wore only chain mail, which was very poor against heavy weapons, but best against piercing weapons such as bows and arrows. Now they were dragging at the end of the line, about a hundred meters away, the javelins of the pursuers were out of reach, the bows and arrows were useless, and the pursuers in the front were impetuous.
It has to be said that this distance is the most tempting......
"Quick! Push it up! The leading Crusader Captain clucked the shaft of his javelin.
Soon, the two teams had rushed 10 kilometers away, and when they looked back, they could no longer see the large force of the Crusaders.
After another period of pursuit, the distance between the two teams was shortened to about 80 meters, which made the lieutenant very excited, obviously, the opponent's mount was tired, just pull it closer, 60 meters, he could throw the javelin in his hand, the opponent's chain mail could not be stopped!
As he expected, the tail speed of the Falling Star Guardian Regiment was getting slower and slower, and the distance was visibly closer. But at this moment, an unexpected situation appeared, and after crossing a shallow ravine, a forest appeared in front of it.
The Falling Star Guardian team was stretched in length, and now the front had rushed into the woods, and the rear team was following.
The woods are not large, round in shape, about a kilometer in diameter, and although the fire was large in the previous days, it is normal for a small forest to remain across the river. The problem is that on their military map, it should be just a wilderness.
"The staff who should be hanged!" The Governor cursed, threw his javelin, and finally chased after him.
His hand was strong and steady, and the javelin, with the sound of breaking through the air, drew a parabola and pierced the heart of the opponent's dragging warrior. As soon as he made a move, the forward crusaders immediately followed and threw the javelins in their hands, and a cloud of javelins floated over with a "buzzing" sound.
Tom tom!
Dozens of javelins chased the soldier all the way, but all of them failed, only the one thrown by the lieutenant flew high and hit the back of the warrior's heart!
Unexpectedly, however, the 5-kilogram iron-tipped javelin pierced the warrior's back, smashing him forward, but without penetrating his chain mail, it bounced straight back.
The Overseer was taken aback, what could block his javelin was definitely not ordinary iron armor, it was probably a high-end item like Mithril. And the Mithril chain mail, no matter what race it is, can only be equipped with high-ranking generals, is it possible that there are upper-level figures on the other side in this hundred-person cavalry team?
Thinking of this, he strengthened his determination to chase down, and seeing that his own forward had rushed to the edge of the woods, he decisively waved his hand to the left and shouted: "Go around!" ”
With that, he grabbed the reins, and the velociraptor made a sharp turn in his crotch and galloped to the left.
The whole cavalry followed his footsteps, clinging to the left side of the woods, and they whipped their mounts fiercely, staring to the right at the Falling Star Guardian as they passed through the woods, their eyes flashing with bloodthirsty light.