"Report to the general, the cavalry of the Northern Corps in front is gone. ”

Leaving the arms of the aristocratic maiden, Andrei led the cavalry of more than 2,000 men of the Guards to follow behind General Bernard's own soldiers, and in order not to alarm the other party, he placed the main force five miles behind, leaving only a few scouts in front to observe the enemy's movements. The opponent's march was fast, almost non-stop, and they could only whip up their horses. Just followed, but the other party still disappeared.

"Why is it missing?"

Andrei asked.

"We don't know, we just follow and disappear. ”

The scout was also confused.

"Could it be that their horses are too fast?"

"No way, unless their horses can fly, there will always be the sound of horses' hooves. ”

"That's weird. ”

Just as Andre was frowning his handsome brow, thinking about how to deal with the situation in front of him, suddenly there was a noise in the woods next to him.

"Whoosh!"

Then a row of wolf's tooth arrows shot out. The arrows were not fired blindly, but were targeted one-on-one, Andrei's reaction speed was top-notch, and he hid behind one soldier in time, the others were not so lucky, and almost all of the rows close to the woods fell with arrows.

"Enemy attack!"

The Guards were in disarray.

"Defense, defense!"

Andrei shouted. The Guards were fairly well trained, and immediately took off their iron-clad wooden shields for cavalry and prepared for more bow and arrow attacks. But to their surprise, the enemy's bow and arrow had only one round, and then the dead grass outside the woods shook, and a row of war horses had already rushed out.

It was General Bernard's own soldiers who had already prepared for a sneak attack, and when they fired their bows and arrows, the other part of them had already mounted their horses and charged, and the horses' hooves were covered with cotton cloth, and the sound of hooves was not obvious. While the Guards waited stupidly with their shields in their hands for the second round of bows and arrows, the cavalry of the Northern Legion on horseback and spears had already rushed forward, and the Guards could clearly see the grim glow on their falling metal shields.

"Bang!"

The first wooden shield was reduced to flying splinters like papyrus under the impact of the tip of the spear made of stainless steel, but the spear was not exhausted. Perhaps the cavalry of the Guards was fast enough to dodge on horseback, and the tip of the spear grazed his ribs and stabbed towards the rear. The guards on the horse were pleasantly surprised by their luck, but the moment the horses staggered, they suddenly felt a cold light flash in front of them, and a long sword had already killed them. The one holding the sword was the one holding the spear, and the spear just now turned out to be deliberately stabbed by him, and the sword behind it was the real killing move.

"Boom!"

The sword swept across the neck, and a pillar of blood slammed the man's head into the sky. The spear-wielding soldier didn't even look at it, and the horse continued to rush forward with the wind, and the spear stabbed towards the next opponent like a snake.

The same way of fighting, the same result, took place between almost every opponent encountered, and every one of General Bernard's personal soldiers was a one-in-a-hundred warrior, and they were charged with a spear in one hand and a sword in the other. In order not to affect their impact speed, their spears are often false moves, and the real killing moves come from the long sword in the other hand. This allows their horses to rush farther forward, causing more confusion and damage to the enemy's camp.

General Bernard also rushed to the first row with the soldiers, and he immediately caught his eye on Andre, who was hiding behind one of the soldiers. The general's thinking was very clear, so when he slashed his sword at the oncoming soldier, the spear locked onto the opponent.

"Dang!"

Bernard's spear and Andre's sword collided violently, and the sharp blade left a deep mark on the spear body, but fortunately, the spear was thick enough, not only was it not cut off, but transmitted a huge impact to the palm of the sword.

André only felt a violent shock in his arm, and then the long sword came out of his hand, flying away, and he was frightened, but fortunately, the personal soldiers next to him met General Bernard's long sword in time to give him a chance to breathe, and let him turn his horse's head and run.

General Bernard easily cleared the two enemies who stood in his way, and then chased after Andrei, with his own soldiers following him. A total of more than 200 cavalry formed an arrow-like formation, and under the leadership of General Bernard, more than 2,000 guards were chiseled in half, and galloped in the direction of Zhuma Town without looking back.

"Chase! Don't let Bernard run. ”

Andrei followed behind and screamed. Just now, General Bernard only used him to achieve the goal of quickly penetrating the enemy camp, and did not hurt him. But even so, he was embarrassed by his crooked armor.

The Guards, with their large numbers, regrouped their ranks, and began to continue the pursuit under the command of Andrei, but as soon as they turned a corner, a field of feathered arrows flew over a small hill in front of them.

The enemy did not flee!

Andrei was taken aback and hurriedly ordered the team to stop advancing and defend on the spot. The opponent only fired two rounds of arrows before stopping, expecting that the cavalry charge would follow, he ordered the guards to take off all the bows and arrows, and only waited for the opponent to rush out, and the men they shot were turned on their backs, but after half an hour, there was no movement in the woods on the hillside.

"Report to the general, there is no one inside. ”

In the end, Andrei could only order an indiscriminate shot of arrows into the woods, and then sent a few brave people to reconnoitre, only to find that people had already gone to the woods.

"Bastard!"

Andre knew that he had been tricked by the enemy, and he was so angry that he could only lead his men and horses to continue to chase until Zhuma Town, only to learn that Bernard had already led his own troops to break through the checkpoint and go north.

"Go to the imperial capital and tell the prime minister, and say that Bernard has discovered our plan. We fought a fierce battle with them, and they were outnumbered and fled north. But because they're running so fast, we need support. Forget it, I'll go by myself. ”

In the end, Andre decided to go back to the imperial capital to report the incident himself, otherwise he was worried that his subordinates would tell him about the loss of their armor and armor caused by the beating of 2,000 people by the other party's 200 people.

After hearing the general's report, the prime minister immediately asked Cardinal Raphael, who was still in the imperial capital, for help, and asked them to send griffin knights to assist in the search for Bernard's team, and at the same time sent letters to the towns along the way to the north, saying that Bernard had rebelled and that the court was arresting him, and asked them to cooperate and prevent Bernard from going north. In addition, the Guards Regiment increased by 3,000 troops, plus the previous garrison of 5,000 men in Horse Town, for a total of 5,000 to continue the pursuit of Bernard.

"Your Excellency, I have just received bad news that General Bernard has defected. But his Northern Army is still there, and we need to send someone to take it over as soon as possible. ”

The Prime Minister called the Minister of War Campbell and commanded.

"Bernard has defected?"

Campbell was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted to what was going on, and he frowned and thought for a moment before saying:

"The Northern Army has always been proud of its soldiers, and it may be difficult to take over by sending ordinary generals over. We need a strong man with a lot of experience. ”