Chapter 477: Knights Hospitaller
The knights' eyes were red, victory was at hand, and they couldn't let the life of Saladin's army slip away! A fatal temptation, for the Crusader knights, this Muslim baggage supply was as inextricable as the bluefin tuna was to the sea serpent. It's just that the archers in the rear found that the pruning they shot was already a little out of reach of the Arab cavalry that was entanglement with the Knights.
"It's time for us to strike......" Apdu, who was standing on the other hill, lowered his binoculars and waved his hand, and a group of Arab riders at the foot of the hill drew their scimitars and howled and rushed towards the flank of the Crusader position! At the forefront was a three-wheeled motorcycle with a heavy machine gun mounted on it, which was frantically spraying spiritual bullets.
The Crusader archers were immediately confused and fired a few arrows indiscriminately, but when they saw that the opponent's attack speed was too fast and the distance was very close, they began to retreat in a panic. A detachment of shield-armed infantry rushed to the front in an attempt to hold off the onslaught of the Arab cavalry.
"Hell, they still have reserves!" The Templar commander Gerrard was annoyed to see the Arab cavalry charging at his unsuspecting infantry camp. Immediately order the camp commander to blow the horn for reinforcements and let the Knights Templar return to defense!
Captain Rogge, the charging Grand Knight, heard the clarion call for the Templars to return to defense, and couldn't help but curse: "Gerard, this old fox, only knows how to preserve the strength of the Templar Order, and let us Hospitallers send them to death!" But as a professional soldier, he still swallowed this anger and led the Knights Hospitaller to continue the attack!
Saladin stood on the top of the hill and looked from a high vantage point, only to see the knights in red cross and white robes withdraw from the sequence of attacks, make a large circle, and return to his camp. And another group of knights with white crosses embroidered on their black robes continued to attack!
"Knights Hospitaller......" Saladin muttered. He turned back to the herald and ordered, "Get our troops into attack positions!" ”
The camels of the baggage army had retreated to the village of Harding, and the guards guarding the baggage began to lay out a defensive line relying on the walled houses of the village, and they did not know that on the high ground on both sides of the village, a group of sharpshooters, had drawn their bows and arrows, aiming at the road in front of the village. At the fork in the road next to the village, thousands of armored knights also controlled their war horses, slowly plucked their spears from the hooks, and prepared to charge.
In addition, most of the houses in the village have ambushed a group of hoplites, all of them are strong men armed with heavy weapons and armor, and as soon as the Crusader knights rush into the village, they will suddenly kill and strike at the slowed down cavalry opponents! This seemingly quiet Middle Eastern village is already full of murderous ......
Zhang Fan's team and the fierce king are also in their respective positions. Zhang Fan and Dark Sakura, the two foot fighters, naturally hid in the village, together with the hoplites. Both the Fierce King and the Green Wing were cavalrymen, and they led the cavalry to ambush outside the village. Akon and Yoda, on the other hand, are with the archers, waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack.
The first to rush was a group of defeated Arab soldiers, already frightened by the charge of the Knights Hospitaller. rushed into the village in one go, and by the way, it also disrupted the defense line arranged by the baggage guards!
Immediately afterward, the knights of the Knights Hospitaller came after them, deliberately leaving the defeated soldiers unkilled, allowing them to storm their own friendly positions. They had achieved their goal, and the knights sneered behind the full face helmet. A rabble! The raised cross sword slashed into the opponent's neck without hindrance, the heads of the Arab soldiers flew up, and the battle of Hardin Village officially began!
Although the guards of the baggage battalion were at a disadvantage, they were still very tenacious in battle! They were fearless in the face of knights with cross-swords who were several times their size and far superior in combat power to themselves. Although their weapons are not able to deal any effective damage to their opponents. But these valiant soldiers still bravely pounced!
But courage can only inflict more damage on themselves when the difference in strength is too great, and if they are more timid and scatter to dodge, they may be able to save their lives. And now, their desperate actions can only stain the Crusader knights' riding spears and cross-swords with more blood!
The Crusader knights, who had slaughtered indiscriminately, had completely entered the village of Hardin, and some of the Crusader cavalry began to set fire to the baggage. Some cavalry even dismounted and drove the camels carrying supplies......
"Whoosh-" A sinister iron arrow, with a cyan light, flew from the mountain hundreds of meters away, and plunged precisely into the eye gap of the Knight's barrel helmet! A dull scream rang out from the tin can, and the knight threw away his crosssword, held his helmet, fell off his horse, struggled a few times, and died of exhaustion......
"Whoosh-", "Whoosh-", "Whoosh-", "Whoosh-", dozens of iron arrows shining with the cyan light of wind mana each found their target, plunged into these well-protected knights' vital points, and took their lives from the gaps in their armor!
What a terrible archery! Akon was dumbfounded! If there is such a long-range attacking army, the Arabs are not invincible! Those knights or something, aren't they all floating clouds......
But such elite shooters, after all, are only a few, and they can only give their opponents a heavy blow when they are caught off guard! Once the opponent was on guard, the Hospitaller's black heraldic shield immediately shone with divine light, blocking the follow-up precise attacks.
While the elite Hospitallers were able to fend off the attacks of elite Arab archers, the ordinary Crusader cavalry they led were not capable of defending themselves against these precise ranged attacks. What's more, the village of Harding is located in a low-lying area, surrounded by high mountains on both sides, which is the best terrain for an ambush. So the Crusader cavalry was shot and dismounted. The quicker Crusader cavalry immediately shouted and jumped off their horses, looking for cover and dodging the attacks of the Arab archers!
But when they panicked and hid in the village houses, they just closed the door and breathed a sigh of relief. When he looked up, he saw more than a dozen tall and strong men, carrying huge war hammers and heavy axes, looking at him with bad intentions. And so the screams rang out again......
A door that had just been closed was slammed open, and from inside came the body of a crusader soldier. But the desperate and helpless face, before he could utter the full word "help," quickly disappeared again, and he was dragged into the house, followed by a long scream, reminding him of how dangerous it was......
"There's an ambush!" The Grand Knight Rogge shouted a warning, "Retreat quickly-" Before the words were finished, all the houses and doors in Harding's village were smashed through the inside, and nearly a thousand Arab hoplites crowded in the narrow houses rushed out from inside! All of them are majestic men, and there are more than a dozen of them who are even similar to the giant heroes and fierce kings, and as soon as they appear, they will directly demolish the house!
When the hospitalisers saw that they were not good, they immediately turned their horses and retreated outside the village. But it has come to this, where will there be a way back! A loud shout of killing sounded outside the village!
"Thank Allah for sending the weak enemy to our eyes!" The Arab armored knights, shouting the name of Allah, rushed over with a roar, blocking the only passage for the Knights Hospitaller! The armoured knight's spear knocked the Hospitaller off his horse.
Before the knights could get up from the ground with difficulty, the hoplites behind them shouted and covered up, and the hammer and heavy axe slammed into the barrel helmets of the Hospitallers! It was the best weapon against this steel can, and the impact of the huge force shook the iron bucket helmet into a "bang!" Syllable! "There was a loud bang, and the knights who had been hit so hard could still stand firm, and they all fainted and fell to the ground. Some of the helmets were even hammered flat by the brute force of these strong men, squeezing the fragile heads inside into deformation......
The Crusader knights immediately fell into a very passive position, because the terrain of this village was not suitable for their charge. And those who rushed over were all cavalry, with a single type of troops. No matter how powerful the Knights Hospitaller is, how can they fight against such an elite mixed class?!