Chapter 18: A Long Night
Mihawk had already changed to the fourth long sword at this time, and he could no longer swing the sword quickly with his right hand alone, so he could only kill the enemy with the sword in both hands, and once again chopped over the two enemies in front of him, solving the crisis of being broken through. There was another burst of exclamations from the right, and Mihawk could not hesitate, raised his sword and shouted out of the way, and once again entered the enemy formation. Although he was already exhausted, the night's killing had already made the homeless people see the beige change, and when they saw him rushing, they unconsciously wanted to retreat from the gap that was finally opened. The soldiers cheered in unison to once again drive the enemy out of the defensive line, but Mihawk did not have time to rejoice, and the left was again in a hurry. Mihawk cursed and raised his sword again.
At this time, it was already midnight, and from before it was dark to this time, Victor had ordered five charges, although they were all repulsed, but the Youth League had already become the end of the crossbow, and they all relied on one breath to support it. The casualties were extremely heavy, with nearly half of the soldiers killed or wounded out of combat. The losses of the displaced people were even more severe, with corpses left on the ground scattered in almost every corner, and it is conservatively estimated that more than 500 people were also hors de combat at this time. The position has also changed from the airtight at the beginning to the current situation everywhere, Mihawk has become a psychological barrier for everyone at this time, whenever the front is in an emergency, he can always appear in time to help repel the enemy. It was always accompanied by a burst of cheers to rush to the next place where he was needed.
At this time, the courage and resilience of the outcasts were also rapidly decaying, as Mihawk once again descended to kill several enemies who rushed into the position. Covered in blood, he was as terrible as a hungry ghost in the eyes of the homeless, and finally lost the courage to attack again, turned around and fled, the spread of fear was always extremely fast, and the escape of a few people evolved into a rout for everyone. They went faster than they came, and in the blink of an eye the displaced people disappeared again on the mountain road, leaving nothing but blood and stumps on the ground. It's just that the sixth brigade has already become the end of the crossbow, not to mention the pursuit, and they don't even have the strength to cheer, everyone just wants to sit on the ground quickly and seize the rare time to rest, and some people even close their eyes and fall asleep leaning on their weapons.
Luke found Mihawk, who was slumped in the corner, and waved his hand to let everyone who followed him disperse, before he worried, "Are you okay?" Mihawk shook his head and said, "Fortunately, except for exhaustion, there are no major injuries, and the bleeding has stopped after a few blows on the back and abdomen." What's going on now? ”
Luke sighed and said, "It's not good, the battle damage is close to half, and the next time the enemy attacks, we may have to force the less seriously wounded soldiers to return to the front." The arrows are almost gone, and three salvos can be sustained. I've sent people to clean up the battlefield and try to find something that works. And what is even more terrifying is that it will be three or four hours before dawn, and I am afraid that the spirits of my brothers will collapse. ”
Mihawk sighed, "It's not the scariest thing. Seeing Luke's shocked eyes, he smiled bitterly: "We have been telling everyone to stick to it until dawn, but who knows if Cranburg will come out at dawn, and what if they wake up and eat breakfast?" If we stay until dawn and the soldiers find that the reinforcements are not moving, then it will be our most dangerous moment. ”
Victor cut off the heads of the people who took the lead in escaping just now with a sword, and said angrily: "Three hundred, but only three hundred recruits, can't you beat three thousand?" Are you shameless to run away? Victor's voice was still extremely flat, but none of the outcasts dared to talk back or look at him, Victor's eyes swept the audience coldly and continued: "Since you choose to trust us, you are willing to belong to the alliance." I'm willing to write it off, regardless of your past suspicions, whether you're a deserter, a murderer, or whatever, and we'll offer a new name and even glory. But you also have to throw away all the bastard stuff that you're here. Strictly abide by military orders and be a qualified soldier. I don't care how much of a bastard you were before, but tonight, you have to take this mountain for me, and if you can't beat it, then don't do it at all. ”
His eyes swept over the already sleepy bear, and Victor said, "Big bear, have you rested enough?" Next time, you bring someone up. Then he turned to everyone: "This is the last chance, I don't care what you do, before dawn I will see that there is no one on the top of the mountain who can lift a weapon." If you can do it, then a lot of glory awaits you, and if you can't do it, you will continue to rot in the darkness to death. Would you rather be here forever like a crumb, scared and not human, or go to the Alliance and start anew? If you still want to, let me hear you! Victor looked at the regained confidence and bloody exiles below, nodded at the more excited bear, and said, "Let's go." He also told Big Bear in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Don't go head-to-head with the kid who knocked you down." Don't waste time. ”
But the bear spun his mace and took the lead again as if he hadn't heard. Completely ignoring Victor and his angry middle finger
Mihawk was startled by the sudden shouting from the bottom of the mountain, and from the faces of the soldiers who were also shocked on the left and right, he saw the emotion he didn't want to see - fear, the soldiers were afraid of the enemy who could still be full of morale at this time, the soldiers were afraid of the enemy's continuous attack in waves, and the soldiers were also afraid that they would not know when they would be able to wait for the reinforcements at dawn, and the spread of fear was always fast and difficult to contain, not to mention that even Luke Mihawk was shocked that the displaced people who had obviously lost their morale were revitalized again. Mihawk jumped on the platform again and said loudly: "They are afraid, they have died five times more than us, they have been fighting in unfavorable circumstances, making futile attacks, and have been repulsed again and again by our bravery. Now they are scared, and then use their voices to give themselves the courage one last time, I believe that as long as we hold this time, they will definitely give up, they are afraid of being attacked from both sides, brothers, hold on, we can all go home! Mihawk raised his arms and shouted, and the morale of the soldiers, which was about to collapse, was finally raised again. Mihawk was not happy in his heart, if he was defeated this time, what about next time? What about next time?
Reality did not allow him to think again, the figure of the enemy army had already shone in the moonlight, and the head was a big bear that had not appeared again all night, the big bear held a mace that grew a lot longer than his tall body, and kept waving it, obviously after a night's rest, he had infinite energy at this time to release in a hurry.
"In place, everyone in place!" Luke ordered loudly, and Luke was also full of anxiety at this time, the arrows he had just picked up on the corpse were barely enough for each of the fifty-man archers to shoot two more arrows, and some other throwables such as blunt spears were also distributed to the soldiers in the front row for the only long-range attack. The soldiers in the front row no longer needed to be in command and entered their positions early, and Mihawk saw the bear, knowing that if he was allowed to rush into his own crowd, the consequences would be unimaginable. Big Bear is the kind of person who can rely on personal bravery to affect the morale of both sides, no matter what, to intercept him out of the position, he tightened his right hand that had regained consciousness, drew his long sword and shouted: "Brothers, prepare." ”
The homeless people stopped dozens of miles away, and Da Xiong led the crowd to say: "What about the kid with the sword? Get out. ”
Mihawk thought to himself, is this guy going to fight me alone? This will be a great opportunity for the entire force to kill this guy who looks like a leader, and the odds of surviving tonight will be greater, with that in mind. Without waiting for Luke to have a chance to object, he jumped out and said: "Who do I think, a big man with good luck, did you just come home to find your mother crying and coming back?" ”
The Great Bear had apparently been ridiculed countless times, and said, "All of you remember this kid for me, and cut me to death!" Whoever takes off the head of another person will give what he wants. "I didn't even have the idea of going it alone. He even rushed in the direction away from Mihawk. Mihawk didn't think that this guy who didn't seem to have any brains would play his cards so unconventionally, and called himself out to let others kill him, and shouted that he was deceived.
But Mihawk didn't dare to let the big bear approach the position, he caught more than a thousand catties of solid wood with his bare hands in front of him, this kind of power with his long weapon, once he broke into the formation, the damage caused would be immeasurable, and he could only rush in the direction of the big bear. Luke also knew that the winner between Big Bear and Mihawk would decide whether he could hold this time, and no longer stop it, and ordered the archers to shoot another round of arrow rain, and the soldiers in the first row also threw out the spears, helmets, broken swords and other weapons that had been prepared in unison, just to give the greatest damage before the contact of the homeless, but in front of the large army of more than a thousand people, this lethality was really not enough to mention, the people in the back stepped on the corpses of the people in front of them, and rushed to the front again, the gunners in the first row had already understood their duties, Attacking the opponent again and again from the hole of the gun, the soldiers in the high places tried their best to block the displaced people who were about to rush into the position, and whenever someone lay down, there would be a new person to fill the position, vowing not to let the displaced people take a step forward, fortunately, the mountain road was narrow, and there were only more than ten people fighting at the same time, and the displaced people had to half-tilt their heads. The soldiers condescended to occupy the position, so that they could hold on until this point.
It's just that this time the homeless people don't know why, they are extremely fierce and not afraid of death, and they don't cower from the previous times, and they are almost using their chests and lives to open the way for their comrades behind them. There are always madmen who jump on their antlers with their chests open and hug a soldier and roll down, often resulting in a tragic death for both sides. There are also people who hold the gun that has been pierced into the hole of the body and do not let go, buy time for their comrades, and take away the life of their opponents with their own lives.
Under the contact, in the face of the displaced people who did not want to die, the soldiers of the Sixth Brigade finally felt the fear, and in the face of these madmen who had obviously been killed, but fought to take their lives with their last breath, the Sixth Brigade began to retreat, gradually abandoning the front position. Luke realized something was wrong early on, knowing that once his opponents were all on the ground, his men would never stand a chance. The archers were ordered to fire in succession, and the five volleys were fleeting, and the exiles were finally slightly repulsed. The archers, who had missed their arrows, threw down their longbows and drew their swords. At this time, they were the most energetic fifty men in the entire group, and Luke threw away his horn, drew his sword, and led the last of the new army into battle. The arrival of the fifty new forces brought hope to the soldiers again, and the roar finally allowed the displaced people to retreat out of the camp again.