Chapter XXIV: The Death of General Viador

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"The 1st Spartan Hussar Regiment, order!"

Three minutes later, "Da Da~~" like cotton wool dust galloped through the legs of thousands of horses, and the humane black, brown or cyan Parthian war horses showed the fierce demeanor of the cavalry and archery class.

Brownish-red thick cowhide saddles, hemp-rubbed black and soft high-waisted riding boots, shiny. The riding boots stepped on the stirrups polished by the riding boots, and slapped up and down with the gallop of the war horse.

"Readyβ€”" The general commanded, swinging his arms, and the Parthian hussars withdrew their long knives, whether bladed or unspent, and picked up the cavalry shortbow they had with them.

Thousands of light cavalry rushed out of the bloodstained canyon and spread across the plains, rushing like an ocean.

In the battlefield of cold weapons, cavalry is always endowed with a sense of mission to shoulder important tasks, standing on horseback, condescending, and paying attention to momentum overriding everything.

Fearless, facing life and death, daring to move forward, either charge or fall, the stormtrooper becomes a heroic sculpture, and the fallen has the glory of a horse leather shroud.

"My emperor ordered, regardless of the cost, to introduce the beast herd into the canyon!" With his legs wrapped tightly around the horse's belly, the blood-stained Grand Canyon Archon and cavalry general Vyado drew a long knife weighing 2 kilograms and brandished it, roaring loudly, "Release the arrow!" ――”

In the gallop, 1,500 mounted archers aimed at the herd of Kodo beasts lined up on the right side of their bodies, and fired arrows.

Draw the bow and release the arrow, and the arrow flies off the string. In the arrows fired by mounted archers, ordinary light arrows can be inserted into hard ground more than 10 centimeters, such as heavy arrows of more than 100 grams, although the range will be sacrificed. But the lethality of heavy arrows cannot be withstood by ordinary light protection.

With accurate archery, it can deal damage over time to Kodomon, and eventually kill a Kodomon within 20 arrows.

The three-minute attack, as individual Kodo beasts fell, kept the angry herd in turmoil. The dust covered the sky, and the sound of the angry beast's roar spread for dozens of miles.

"Keep your composure and don't mess up!" General Viado, trying to control the frightened warhorse. A pair of uncertain hanging eyebrows, shining yellow like cat's eyes. On his side. A feathered arrow whizzed by.

Parthian cavalry archers, elite in actual combat, the highest record can shoot 18 arrows per minute, tough arm strength, can shoot continuously for about 15 to 20 minutes.

So. Just two or three minutes later, one side of the herd. A large number of corpses began to fall.

Then with the roar of the Kodo herd. A small number of about 3,000 Kodo beasts, which had been overwhelmed, suddenly broke away from the herd and flanked from the left side of the cavalry ranks.

The entire cavalry team is facing a very dangerous situation, and it is necessary to either retreat or continue to stimulate the entire herd.

"Five hundred people went up. Stop the flanking of the herd on the left. Five hundred wandered and slew with bows and arrows. The rest of you, follow me! Under the heavy helmet of horsehair, a pair of eyes were cold. Stiff. Viardo was not a hero who looked at death as if he were home, but he was a qualified Spartan general.

In Sparta, glory was higher than life and death.

Viado understands this very well. Not so long ago, he was just a slave, but when he came to the land of the god of war, Vyardo had everything.

For his wife who just got pregnant, and the child he was born soon after.

Beneath his horsehair helmet, Viador's cheeks looked thin and dark, his eyes protruding like lobsters, and scorching like blacksmiths' furnaces.

"Knights, for glory. Attack it, don't hesitate! With the gaze of the angular eyes, there was a fierce atmosphere. In the afternoon sun, with swords shining and horses' hooves in the wind, Viado galloped at the forefront of the 500-strong charging procession.

"Knights, if fate condemns us to death, then tonight, follow your general Viardo to dine in hell!"

This was the last roar that General Vyador left on this battlefield.

Many of the gnomes standing high in the canyon blinked their eyes in dismay, and the muscles on their faces froze at once, and they didn't move at all, just like the "freeze frame" in the movie, like wood, nailed there.

While each of the gnomes was shocked by this bravery, their minds were thinking that the Archon of the Gorge, who had been high up in the valley, would also die on the battlefield.

There is no doubt that war is always brutal. The heroic general was the first to drown under the commotion and trampling of the Kodo herd.

But the five hundred light cavalry with long swords raised behind him would not stop there.

"Kill! ――”

With boundless resentment, the body of the light cavalry leaned to the right side of the horse's body, one after another, and the right arm slashed a knife one after another, and then at the moment of the attack of the Kodo beasts, the men and horses rolled down to the dust, and then, the bones were gone.

The blood and the most direct attack made the entire Kodo beast herd enter a state of madness again.

The five hundred light cavalry who had stopped the beasts from the left were also trampled into the mud. Only five hundred light cavalry remained, and while firing arrows, they fled to the entrance to the bloodstained Grand Canyon.

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"General Vyardo died in battle! Combat morale of your team is 90"

"The enemy's combat morale has risen by 1,800 points."

With the flash of this data, General Viardo's voice echoed in Aaron's ears.

The sky suddenly turned gray, and a black oppression could be faintly seen in the distance. Staring at the huge herd of Kodo beasts, rushing towards the canyon. Aaron's calm eyes seemed to be about to eat people, staring at the approaching Kodo herd and shooting out two fierce lights. "The enraged Kodo beasts did not hesitate to enter a pocket of death, but, our Spartan general, Viado, the consul of the bloodstained Grand Canyon, did not return!"

Aaron's voice echoed in the ears of every Spartan.

Sparta had strict military discipline and military orders, but there was no indication that generals must lead the way and die like moths to fire.

But as Aaron's eyes condensed with a kind of relief after anger, he knew in his heart that without Viardo's heroic performance, facing the pressure of death, how many cavalry would be willing to do whatever it would be, it was still unknown.

After all, the hussars were made up of free people, and they didn't necessarily have the courage of the Spartans to face death.

At the most critical moment, Viardo made his choice, and Aaron will definitely use his blood to see off the warriors.

"Order--wait for all the beasts to enter the canyon and block the exit. Every Kodo beast that enters the canyon will bleed! ”

Basically, Aaron's voice had just fallen, and when he went out, he had a cavalry of fifteen hundred people, and only a hundred returned, and they had already entered the bloodstained canyon first, followed by a herd of beasts that poured in like a rumbling, rumbling flood.

It took almost fifteen minutes for more than 20,000 Kodo beasts to enter the bloodstained Grand Canyon.

"Lock the entrance, it's now!" With a military order, the iron thistles connected with ropes covered the ground.

The asphalt in front of the canyon lit a fire, and the herd began to fear, and like all other animals, each Kodomon had an instinctive fear of the flames.

By the time Kodomon realizes that this is a trap, it is surrounded by thistles blocking the way, symbolizing a land of death.

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The time of the Holocaust has come!

"Spartans, attack!"

Kratos roared loudly, and from above the sides of the canyon, countless bright helmets and metal wires of spear blades flashed from the reflection of the daylight.

Kratos led four thousand Spartan heavy helmets, each carrying at least six spears. By this time, the first wave of blows had already been carried out.

More than 30,000 gnomes, pushing thousands of huge rolling stones, carried earth-shattering momentum, rolled to the bottom.

Aaron stood at the top of the canyon, his eyes still glowing coldly, and he turned from time to time, looking at the backs of the black and oppressive beasts below.

"The demise of the Kodo herd will be exchanged for half an autumn's ration for the Spartan city-state."

A crumbling heart finally fell back into the stomach.

Aaron couldn't find the right words to describe the scene unfolding in the bloodstained canyon, but he felt the helplessness of the Kodomon in the face of death.

watched the scene of the destruction of the entire herd without blinking, and his heart was deeply shocked.

It was violent and cruel, and in a short time the bright red blood flowed all over the ground, except for the Kodo beasts that had been burned to death by the fire and rolled in the thistles.

The more fiercely resisting Kodomons will let out a series of miserable roars, and it is easier to understand the sadness of Kodomons from the big eyes or the screams.

The Kodo calf, which had been crushed by the rolling stones, twitched desperately and struggled to stand up, but with a heavy spear stuck in its head, and watched a hideous trap suddenly jump out from under the beast's hooves. After a while, Kodomon slowly stopped struggling.

Looking at the bloody scene, the terrible howl of the Kodo beasts was dissipating, and drops of blood were still dripping along the road, making the corners of Aaron's mouth twitch slightly: "In this world, the most cruel existence is still human after all!" ”

Two hours later, the sun was dyed bright red with the cruel blood, and more than 20,000 Kodo beasts were slaughtered here.

"Order the gnomes to harvest the carcasses of every Kodo beast and fill the Spartan granary!"

The unfathomable eyes shone with a sense of relief. It was only a moment later that the report of the Greenway Holy Order warrior made Aaron's eyebrows rise slightly.

"My Emperor, the Mother of the Beast, it ......"

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When the old life ends, a new life should come, this is the law of nature.

When the mother was dying, she gave birth to 21 small ones. Under Aaron's gaze, these dark gray Kodo cubs have a cute appearance. The newborn Kodo beast seems to be unable to open even its eyelids.

But Aaron still noticed that the body surface of one of the cubs showed a bright red color like blood, and the surface of the body was covered with some large and small raised red nodules. (To be continued......)