244.Chapter 244: Reinforcements and Confrontation
While Roddy's cavalry regiment was charging all the way outside the town of Kig, the five lords were not idle, and also led the team to outflank the south of the town.
Count Owen walked silently through the ranks, followed by the last of his advanced knights.
He knew very well that although his team still had some combat effectiveness, the only hole card that could play a "final word" role was the loyal soldier next to him - if he wanted to turn the tables, this knight named Gris was his only hope.
The successive defeats made Owen indignant, and as he looked at the smoke and dust raised by the cavalry in the distance, he pondered for a moment, and finally made up his mind, reaching out and taking out an extremely small crystal bottle from the deepest pocket of his clothes.
"Gris, take it. โ
The advanced knight was a skilled horseman, and immediately rode his horse to follow, reaching out and holding the bottle containing the turquoise liquid: "Master, what is this?"
"Take it, and your 'Battle Qi' will always be at its strongest for a short period of time, and you can use it without restrictions. โ
Earl Owen's words shocked Gris's heart: the knight's "battle qi" is not like the magic power of a mage, and the "battle qi" is consumed quickly and recovered quickly, so the endurance of the "knight" profession is strong, but the explosive power is extremely low, except for the "ghost knight" like Wellington, few knights can break out a lot of damage in a short time.
However, this bottle of rare elixir refined by Ansatin himself is extremely anti-heavenly, and the effect of "unlimited use of battle qi in a short period of time" can completely make Gris burst out with several times the usual combat power!
Gris was not stupid, and after a little thought, he understood Earl Owen's plan, he nodded, and silently hid the potion in his arms.
"Lord Ansadine... I've done my best. โ
As he whispered these words in his heart, the cavalry of Sodrore ahead had already come into view.
For Roddy's team, the situation is terrible at this time.
The soldiers' injuries were worse than expected, many of them were basically incapacitated, and more importantly, the physical strength of the whole team had dropped dramatically - the horses had already experienced at least four battles, almost holding their breath from head to tail, and they didn't even drink a few sips of water for a few minutes of rest in between...
Anyone who knows a little about horses knows that if you run so hard, there is a high chance that the horse will be run alive.
Sodrore knew this, so when the whole team withdrew, he tried to choose a smooth and open street, and at the same time did not throw off his arms and run - he knew very well that the team must not be chaotic at this time, otherwise the army would be unstable and the consequences would be unimaginable.
But if the speed is slow, it means that there is a possibility of being surrounded. It's not hard to break out of Kiger, because the enemy hasn't had time to react yet... However, after rushing out of Kig Town, a large number of cavalry units quickly caught up with the advantage of speed!
To the south of Kig is an open plain, three kilometres from the forest. In this era, no one has ever built a road, and for war horses, the black and soft dirt road is far less easy to walk on than the solid hard dirt road in Kige Town.
The wheezing sound of the war horse under the crotch became heavier and heavier due to the exhaustion of physical strength... Sodrore frowned, he was at the front of the line at this time, but in his field of vision, he could see at least three cavalry teams speeding up from the flanks and rear, and there was an infantry squadron with weapons in front of the left, blocking the front, making a gesture of forcible interception.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves approached from both sides, and seventy or eighty knights with full physical strength quickly caught up with them, and then gradually moved parallel to Sodrol and the others at a distance of 100 meters on both sides, and then accelerated their running, preparing to close in front...
"Rush over?"
Ruger, who was at the back of the line, looked worried and turned to Roddy to ask.
"There's only one way. โ
Luo Di frowned slightly, but then added: "What should be done has been done, if there is really no way, you can only accept your fate." โ
Lu Ge silently pulled out his scimitar and spat on bloody spit: "If you can kill here, even if you die, there is nothing to regret." โ
The veteran's words were sonorous and powerful, but at the same time, they also made Roddy next to him a little trance...
He never imagined that he would be able to lead a group of scrapwood scouts to this point: kill orcs, kill the undead, and even fight traitors, and not fall behind!
In the experience of war, this unit has acquired a "soul" that no other noble army has ever had: they are not only war machines that obey orders, but also have an "awareness" that ordinary soldiers do not have - the scouts always believe that what they are going to do is absolutely right, and they are 100% proud to carry out Roddy's orders!
This "enlightenment" made all the scouts have the same idea as Ruger: they have no regrets about the battle!
The cavalry on both sides gradually closed the circle, and the hundreds of infantry in front of the road also raised their spears to form a dense phalanx against the cavalry - in response to this, Sodrore raised his sword and gave the instruction to "prepare for battle"...
However, when he was still two hundred meters away from the infantry position, Roddy narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze passed over the enemies blocking the front, and fixed on the edge of the forest two kilometers away.
Immediately, he breathed a sigh of relief and gave the order to "slow down" to the front of the team.
On the other side, the approaching lords expected to see the cavalry and the encirclement force fighting, but the force that suddenly emerged from the forest made them collectively stunned for a moment...
A squad of more than twenty men rushed out of the forest and galloped towards the infantry squadron that was arrayingโjudging by their attire, they were the same guys who had just escaped from Kiger!
What is this? Rushing back to die?
There are only 20 or so people, even if they are all elite cavalry, but in the face of a mixed team of more than 300 infantry and cavalry, rushing over like this is completely a moth to the fire...
Baron Howard sneered, "Hey, do you know your fate and are ready to die with that baron?"
But after saying this, he couldn't laugh anymore.
Behind this squad, a larger cavalry team suddenly surged out of the forest, and the banner of this team unfurled in the cold wind made the lords completely dumbfounded!
Frostwolf Head Emblem... A symbol of the Roussiflon family!
As they looked at the front of the team, the two giant-like guardian knights took everyone's breath away.
It's Wellington and Titus!
The two strongest men in Evta's territory charged side by side, and the aura that belonged to the strong made the lords feel the chill from a distance of eight hundred meters...
"What's going on!?How could Angmar intervene?"
"Didn't you say Wellington and Titus went to Northwest Fortress!?"
This situation caught them off guard... During the pre-war intelligence reconnaissance, there was no evidence that Angmar was interested in Kieg, but at this time, two powerful guardian knights suddenly appeared to interfere with the battle, and they knew with their knees that the other party was definitely not here to help them!
Naturally, they didn't know that Nata and the others escaped from the town in advance, which was completely deliberate by Roddy, and the main purpose was to enter the forest to guide the "possible arrival" reinforcements to the right position to support!
Roddy had received a letter from Angmar three or four days earlier, mentioning that Roddy was in a critical situation and that he was ready to be reinforced at any time - and in this case, Roddy was betting that the Duke would have the courage to send someone to help him...
Clearly, he won the bet.
However, Roddy was happy, and several nobles were dumbfounded...
What's next?
The lords looked at each other, and Baron Howard was already retreating, but Durant and Earl Irving had a little determination in their eyes...
"Surround it first, and then talk about it! Angmar didn't come, so there was room for maneuvering in this matter. โ
Earl Owen gritted his teeth and led the team to rush forward, he didn't think about "maneuvering" in his heart at all, but he was thinking about how to kill these guys in the first place!
It stands to reason that after the two "guardian knights" joined the battlefield, these nobles had no reason to continue fighting: because whoever dared to do it again would completely not give face to Duke Angmar.
Without giving face to the old duke, the consequences are definitely not something that ordinary people can bear.
The team that had been preparing to encircle immediately slowed down, and the original tense atmosphere on the entire battlefield was suddenly diluted, and the running horses gradually stopped... The tripartite forces gradually occupied the three directions of the battlefield.
The situation was stalemate and confrontation, but in this situation, the lords' ranks still had an absolute advantage: apart from the 100-man escort, the 200 cavalry and infantry squadrons that had rushed over before made them appear to be outnumbered, and the infantry in the rear was constantly replenished with more than 1,000 people--compared to the soldiers of Roddy and Wellington combined, which was a clear disadvantage in such a siege.
"The battle is over, and Duke Roussifron does not want to see any vicious fighting within the realm. โ
Knight Titus stepped out of the queue and said to the five lords with gloomy expressions, "Baron Sodrol and his team are the ones we escorted, and now they need to return to Hollier City, please get out of the way and cooperate." โ
This tone made the faces of several lords change several times... Titus didn't mean to give them face at all, it was completely a "brother is here, you guys hurry up" posture.
However, Baron Howard and several minor lords really dared not speak out - although they had said before that "Angmar is almost finished" and "Evta is about to collapse", but they really encountered these two guardian knights who guarded the town, and with their power, they did not admit it.
"Knight Titus, I don't think that's right. โ
Earl Durant lost the elemental master Cohen, and he hated Sodrore at this time, so he shouted with an indignant face: "Baron Sodrore took the initiative to provoke a war in Kiger Town and fought with us... If they go, I think the two knights should wait until we solve this problem, right?"
This is actually nonsense, everyone tests each other and looks at the attitude.
"I'm here on the orders of the Duke, and if you have any other opinions, you can put them to the Duke, but now... I'm just here to carry out the order. โ
The riding spear in Titus's hand shook twice, intentionally or unintentionally, and his expression was cold.
However, for the knight's tough attitude, Earl Owen's performance was more direct... He directly led his knights to surround Sodrol and the others!