Chapter 113: Wheel Shift
At the eastern end, Berval led the Knights of the Holy Light to the stronghold soon, looking at the army of the Arathi Basin, which was still far behind, the generals breathed a sigh of relief, the matter had been done!
Without a second of delay, the paladins threw themselves headlong on the river, unloaded the prefabricated wooden frame behind them, and began to assemble them. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info They didn't know how long they had been practicing beforehand, but they were so skilled that the crowd lined up and put them together, advancing a meter in almost a second.
The team stepped on the floating wooden frame and pushed forward without any confusion, and after each person had finished loading his own component, he immediately jumped into the icy river and swam back with the pontoon bridge, and the team ran as tightly as a machine.
Berval led the commanders to stand on the side of the bridge, looking at the pontoon bridge that was rapidly stretching forward, and he was satisfied. This set of plans was formulated very early, and in order to be implemented smoothly, during this period of time, the Knights of the Holy Light did nothing else, and rehearsed every day, so that they could have such efficiency as they have today.
The hooves of the south "rumbled", and the mixed dwarven cavalry had already come into sight, and the speed had already run. And on the other side of the river, Arashi's army is still far away, and now even the gods can't stop the army from crossing the river!
As long as the forward rushes through, there will be a steady stream of follow-up troops, and the enemy will not be able to stop them now, even if they gather all the horses on the opposite bank, unless they want to destroy all their homes here.
As if it had been accurately calculated, as soon as the last section of the pontoon bridge was set up on the opposite bank, the dwarven goat cavalry rushed onto the pontoon bridge, and the sound of dense hooves suddenly became loud. On the south bank, the alliance troops who crossed the river in the latter batch cheered loudly, this time the river crossing operation was really perfect!
However, is this really the case?
Cheng Xiaotian saw that the dwarf goat cavalry had rushed over, so without saying a word, he waved his hand back vigorously, "Withdraw!" ā
The Shushan Revenge Army didn't say a word, turned around on the spot, and the rear team changed into the front team, and ran to the east along the river bank, as fast as the wind.
"This lord of the Arathi Basin is also wise." Looking at this scene, the chief of staff of the alliance said with a smile: "I know that I can't do anything, and I can run faster than a rabbit."
The generals also laughed when they heard this, they crossed the Blue Water River so easily, they were all very relaxed, and the long-term preparation was finally not in vain!
However, smiling and smiling, the smile on Bowval's face gradually froze, and he asked suspiciously, "Why, their cavalry is running so fast?"
"Oh......" The chief of staff glanced at it casually and explained: "This is the Shushan Revenge Legion unique to the Arashi Basin, they don't wear any armor, and they don't bring it to raise, of course it's very fast."
This explanation was very reasonable, but Bowall's face gradually became ugly as he stared at the Shushan Revenge Legion that quickly disappeared to the east. So far, it seems that the Arathi side has mobilized this legion, so where did their other two ace armies go?
They weren't that far, fifty kilometers away.
The military formation on the Alliance's side was in a mess, and before they had time to turn around and escape, they were smashed into it by the steel blade of the Fallen Star Knights. Although there were many of them, they were all huddled together, and they couldn't maneuver, and they couldn't attack and defend, so they could only fight each other, and then they were driven back and forth by the Fallen Star Knights.
In the chaos, some people couldn't stand it, and even began to attack their comrades who were blocking the way, and the situation was unbearable.
After a fierce attack, the chaotic coalition finally succeeded in exploding, leaving behind thousands of corpses. Of this staggering number, only about 30% were actually hacked to death by the Falling Star Knights, and the rest were crushed and trampled to death.
After blowing up the enemy army, the Knights of the Falling Star did not entangle at all, and began to charge west along the river bank. Immediately after, the Falling Star Guardian who crossed the Bluewater River delivered them another fatal blow.
The heavy cavalry is not suitable for attacking scattered enemies, but for the Guardians of the Falling Stars, such a battle is perfectly suitable. They swept back and forth at the right time, and the enemy who had not had time to assemble could not form a joint force, and could not resist at all, and the army was strewn with corpses everywhere.
After another wolf rush, the Union army dropped thousands of corpses, and the formation exploded even more. Now they have lost contact with each other and have become a rout.
Once the army is defeated, the number of people is meaningless, and these people can only passively retreat, while praying that the opponent will spare them a yard, which is obviously impossible.
The strategic purpose of the Arathi army this time is very simple - to kill people!
Except for the Arathi Basin, which is the rear of the country, all other places are not defended, and all strategies and tactics are formulated around killing the enemy, so how can you miss such a great opportunity?
After further breaking up the enemy formation, the Guardian of the Falling Stars also deflected and fought along the riverbank to the west, followed by the real executioner.
After the 500 Shu Mountain Revenge Legion crossed the river, under the leadership of Little Barton, they immediately plunged into the vast wilderness, scattered the formation, and began the hunting operation. They work in groups of three, and when they encounter a lone enemy, they use their bows and arrows to kill, and if the enemy forms a small group, they take advantage of their superior mobility to summon their companions and then kill them.
Before they dispersed, Little Barton's order was simple: kill all the enemies he saw and never let one go!
As it turned out, Barton Jr.'s order was carried out quite thoroughly, even exceeding his expectations.
According to post-war statistics, the coalition invested more than 5,000 troops at the eastern end, and less than 1,000 escaped the Sador bridge. Excluding the 2,000 people who died in the early stage, there are nearly 3,000 people who died at the hands of these 500 revenge troops!
As a result, the three legions in the Arashi Basin have their own exclusive nicknames, the Falling Star Knights are known as the first cavalry regiment in the world, and the Falling Star Guardian Regiment is an undefeatable iron army, as for the Shushan Revenge Legion...... The most famous, the Star Killer Legion!
The "Star Killing Legion" just disappeared into the wilderness all the way before, and immediately after, Cheng Xiaotian and others led the main force of the Revenge Legion to cross the Blue Water River. The timing was just right, and after they passed, the frozen river soon had only a thin layer of ice, and it was no longer passable.
They did not join the pursuit of the rout, but also followed the Bluewater River to the west, chasing the first two legions, and swooped murderously towards the awkward crossing point of the Alliance.
Now the pontoon head is really embarrassing.
The news of the rout in the east had arrived, but they suddenly found that they could do nothing.
If we stop crossing the river and go back to support, it will be difficult to catch the enemy, and the night will be long, and if the pontoon bridge that we have worked so hard to build is destroyed again, it will be in vain. To make matters worse, the dwarven legions that have already crossed the river will be cut off and left alone to fight.
Ignoring the losses in the east and continuing to cross the river, how should we deal with Arashi's legions? They're already here......
Just as half of the alliance army crossed the Blue Water River, the army of the Arathi Basin, which had been assembled in three ways, approached the pontoon bridgehead. More than 2,000 people set up a military formation one kilometer away, eyeing the tiger.
It's getting more and more embarrassing now, what should I do?
After thinking for a while, Bowal raised his foot and kicked the chief of the general staff of the three services into the river, and waved his hand angrily, "Hurry up and cross the river!" ā
It has reached this point, and it can only advance but not retreat, and the enemy can't catch it, so simply take down their lair, the only base - the Arathi Basin!
This decision is not easy to make, the enemy is like a wolf to drop behind, now that the army is in a large position, they will not be able to do it, and when they cross another group of people, and their own side is in a weak position, they will definitely pounce and bite hard.
However, if the strategic goal can be achieved, it is better for the coalition army to afford this loss than to withdraw the whole army, which will not only waste time and energy, but also damage morale even more.
The decision was made, and Bolval led a group of high-ranking generals to join the crossing of the river, and his face was as ugly as he looked.
As the crossing progressed, fewer and fewer troops remained on the south bank, and when only about 5,000 men remained, the army of the Arathi Basin, which had been watching from the side, began to advance. (To be continued.) )