Chapter Eighty-Eight: A Fierce Battle on a Snowy Night
The thin ice on the southern river was like a piece of tender tofu, cracking in large areas as Lucia's officers rode their horses. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Soon under the collision of flowing water and pursuers, the speed of the ice cracking exceeded the speed of the players. And Klematis, who is relatively backward in position, just happened to be hit.
The icy water of the river choked into Klamatis's nasal cavity in an instant, and her sinuses just began to ache with severe pain as the capillaries under the nasal mucosa constricted. Then the ice water poured into his lungs, and in an instant Klaimatis felt that the lobes of his lungs were being kneaded vigorously by a large hand.
Although the river was not actually very deep, if Clematis had stood up straight, he would have been able to at least show his neck, even if he had been affected by the silt at the bottom of the river. But Clematis, who suddenly stepped on the air, fell quite hard, and the hidden fog chain mail on her body also changed from the armor that was supposed to protect her to the weight that restrained her.
Clematis, who struggled several times in a row to no avail, was instead poured cold river water into his mouth. However, the cramping pain in the stomach also calmed Klaimatis from the panic of the mutation at the beginning. She immediately remembered what she had to consider when choosing a realm, the 'Wealth and Commerce' Goddess's unique 'savings' realm in the Western Continent gave her a unique storage space, and the 'Travel' realm that many Divine Residences possessed gave her a pretty good ability to survive.
Knowing what to do, Clematis immediately activated the power of the field of 'travel'. At the moment when the god-given power was activated, Clematis felt that the flowing water that had been entangled around her and bound her had disappeared out of thin air—except for her body temperature, which was still flowing at a high speed, her whole body seemed to be back on the ground.
Thanks to the effect of the power of that realm, Klematis, who was still fluttering in the water just now, immediately regained his balance. What's more, she wasn't swimming in the river next, but running on land - neither the water nor the silt at the bottom of the river hindered her.
The effect of the Realm Power in the 'Travel' field is equivalent to the 'Freedom of Movement' spell in the 4 rings. It allows the user to ignore any influence that prevents them from moving freely, whether that effect comes from magic or the natural environment. Of course, the duration of this realm power is quite limited, and Klymatis can only be activated for about half a minute at the moment. Fortunately, the place where she fell into the water was not far from the riverbank, and she had no time to worry about after taking a step.
On the other hand, the sacrifice of Klaimatis also made the remaining players aware of the potential danger. At this time, they all gave up the stealth tactics of the front line, and began to speed up the pace - no one wanted to take a cold shower in this cold weather, and not everyone was like Clematis, who could get out of danger immediately after falling into the water.
As the players begin to abandon stealth, the river appears to be filled with figures treading water out of thin air in the light of the fire. Of course, this isn't actually treading water, it's just walking on the ice - all players want to get to the opposite bank before the ice breaks under their feet. They were so fast that they even distanced themselves further from the Lucia officers who were chasing after them.
Even with the Snow Boots, the player's speed is still not as fast as that of the Lucians on horseback. However, the Lucia officers who pursued on horseback suffered much more resistance in the flowing water than the players. So much so that their speed never rises until they leave the water.
No sooner had his front foot stepped onto the riverbank than Rielly kicked his back foot. She suddenly spread her arms in the air, and in the dim light, she saw feathers grow from under those arms, and she flew into the sky with Rielly's wave. And the Lucy mages who saw this scene in the camp now all had ugly faces.
You must know that even when the caster training was complete, there were very few special talents among Lucia's military mages who were good at air combat. Not to mention the fact that the entire training system is now in shambles. So when they found out that some of the attackers had fled into the air, they had already counted that one by one as having successfully escaped.
Although the mage's flight may seem as simple as using a spell, the mere ability to fly only allows it to act in the air. Specific agility, concentration in the air, and air combat capabilities all require specialized training. It's not that once you learn the three-ring spell of 'Flight', you can turn the spell into a three-dimensional strike force.
This extra training often means not only extra forming time, but also extra resources. Although the army of the Kingdom of Lucia is not equipped with spellcasters who are good at aerial combat (some are replaced by druids who are good at turning raptors), there is no luxury in the current army to have such spellcasters. Because they are not the main force of the Lucia Kingdom here, and they are not the main direction of Lucia's actions against the Cruze Kingdom this time.
"Boom!" With the red flames that rose violently in this color, the Lucia soldiers who had just been stunned by Barrett with a war horse as a hidden weapon experienced another fireball baptism at this time. The fireball that rushed to the sky smashed directly into the most dense parts of the light cavalry, and the instant heat made those riders turn on their backs.
However, these thugs under the command of the Brackepool family can all be called superb riding skills. Several of the riders were able to hide their horses the moment the fireball appeared, allowing them to divide the damage they should have taken on their mounts. The rest of the horses, even if they were swept off by the fireball, also skillfully completed the cushion of the fall with years of training. So in fact, the lethal effect on these 'elite' troops is not very large.
But on the air side, these soldiers of the Duke of Brackepur were less affected themselves. But with the 'gray cattle' of Lucia mixed with them, the morale of Motogen is not very high. Now, after encountering the enemy's fierce blows in a row, he immediately loses control of his emotions and messes up.
And the hussars were all dodging the fireballs to protect themselves. So by the time they came to their senses, the cannon fodder force had completely dispersed. Many old fritters have already gone far back, and if the light cavalry returns to pursue at this time, it may waste a once-in-a-lifetime fighter. When the time comes, the players have fled into the woods, and the light cavalry will be useless.
So even though the number was a little insufficient, those Lucia's light cavalry still charged Barrett and the others. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of "moo" and "moo" cows on the riverbank, and then a large bison, which had been glowing faintly in the night, suddenly appeared in the open space in front of Clematis.
Following the order of the priest of the 'Goddess of Wealth and Commerce', the celestial bison immediately gouged the stiff ground with its hooves before charging at the ranks of the Lucians. Looking at the celestial bison that suddenly came towards them, the members of the light cavalry took the trouble to organize their personnel to make evasions. While paying attention to his own safety, he carefully avoided the horns.
After a series of sounds, many people turned into a black shadow rising into the sky in the night. Some of them were directly knocked off the ground by the celestial bison, some fell into the river in the chaotic pushing, and some were dying under the trampling of the bison and their comrades.
Although those light cavalry relied on their own advantages and did not suffer any damage, the cannon fodder that they had managed to organize with great difficulty had already scattered and fled at this time. After one blow after another, Officer Lucia, who was worth seeing, began to wonder if what he had been doing was right. However, the glory of the warriors prompted them to continue their plans and charge Barrett and the others.
Before the final distance of the charge, the cavalrymen showed their housekeeping skills and fired javelins at Barrett. With the power of their cavalry charge, they threw heavy expressions with tremendous force, tearing through the air and enveloping them.
It's only in the game that this kind of javelin rider can be so accurate! It seems that it has always been the world of shock cavalry! But just now I hit that seems to be a shock ride too? Barrett, who muttered in his heart, immediately danced the 'Broken Peak' in his hand into a silver screen that water could not splash. The sound of 'clang, clang, clang—' accompanied the change in force of Barrett's wrist. Immediately after that, a series of heavy javelins that were cut off or missed fell into the snow.
In a sense, the weight of the armor is not a criterion for judging the type of cavalry. Usually what we call heavy cavalry light cavalry, it is more accurate to call them shock cavalry and rangers. It has been said that the armor of light cavalry is not necessarily light - Napoleon's cuirassiers, Alexander's cavalry without even horse pedals are still heavy cavalry. Of course, these light cavalry in front of them are indeed 'light', but their identity as impact cavalry will not change. So it is an important bargaining chip in the hands of a certain duke in the Kingdom of Lucia.
And the riding bow that has been blown into the sky by many people for a period of time is actually classified as a ranger according to a relatively mature theory of war. In a sense, they are often not the decisive force on the battlefield. Maybe someone wants to cry out for the riding bow, but when the time is to shout in time, the effective range of the modern bow and arrow in the modern riding archery competition is only more than ten meters, and this is still frontal archery.
Moreover, the horses galloping at full speed are very bumpy, and the battlefield is not as flat as a concrete road. So if you shoot an arrow on a horse running at full speed, you won't be able to shoot anything. As for covered shooting, even if it is a wall charge, the distance between the two rows of cavalry in front and rear is 2-3 horse lengths; The left and right spacing of the cavalry was 2-4 horses wide. Such a big gap that you want to play overlay shooting? Maybe it's possible to do it with the back of the head intubated and with the collaboration of a supercomputer.
So the way the archers fought was harassment! The killing is also mainly reflected in harassment, delaying until the other party collapses due to lack of food and water, mental stress, physical exhaustion and other reasons, and kills with knives and guns in the pursuit process. As long as the opponent's formation is tight, the archers have nothing to do. Therefore, in ancient times, there was a saying that the formation would not fight, because it would not be able to fight at all.
Of course, sometimes you can also ride and shoot the two words to separate, ride a horse and maneuver, and shoot a bow. This is how the ability to fight - for example, the famous Manchurian Tatar tactics came from. However, the two words together can only rely on maneuver ****** drag until the opponent collapses, and can only bully the opponent who has no cavalry or not enough cavalry.
Of course, some people may mention the Mongol expedition to the west, but when the Mongols went west, the European knights were still wearing the most rubbish chain mail. The Mongols wore armor that was a generation ahead, so much so that the armor of the Mongol light cavalry was better than that of the European knights - and there were many other technical advantages that eventually led to the difference between victory and defeat.
So if it's just a riding shooter, Barrett isn't really worried. The arrows they shoot may not even be able to penetrate the weak points in their armor. However, Lucia's riders, who failed in the first round of projection, drew their spears in this short distance, ready to use the speed of their mount charge to fight Barrett head-to-head.
Upon discovering that these guys were showing the same tactics as the rider who died under his own knife in the first round, Barrett let out a sigh of relief: 'It's been a long time since I've been so nervous!' Let me see the true strength of Lucia's elite troops! ”
Although due to various obstacles, the shock cavalry in front of him could not increase the speed to the maximum. But even so, Barrett felt quite a bit of pressure. With the 'Broken Peak' in his hand, he was ready to counterattack, and immediately saw three gun barrels from different parts like himself.
The barrels of these guns did not seem to move with any regularity, as if they were swinging up and down with the jolting of the horse. But in fact, they are under the control of the rider and are always kept within a certain range of movement. Although there were only three of them, Barrett at this time finally felt the oppression of a group charge after entering the game.
Although due to various obstacles, the shock cavalry in front of him could not increase the speed to the maximum. But even so, Barrett felt quite a bit of pressure. With the 'Broken Peak' in his hand, he was ready to counterattack, and immediately saw three gun barrels from different parts like himself.
The barrels of these guns did not seem to move with any regularity, as if they were swinging up and down with the jolting of the horse. But in fact, they are under the control of the rider and are always kept within a certain range of movement. Although there were only three of them, Barrett at this time finally felt the oppression of a group charge after entering the game. (To be continued.) )