Chapter 217

In the silvery moonlight, everyone didn't need to light any more torches, only the straight shadows of each standing. If there were enemy spies watching the camp, it would be difficult for them to see what was going on here.

According to Da Niu's explanation, those wounded soldiers and some important baggage were at the front of the ranks. The retreating formation was such that the infantry was in front, the archers in the center, and the cavalry in the rear. If the cavalry of the Snow Country pursues them, they can turn and resist.

An atmosphere of silence and tension permeated the barracks, and everyone watched vigilantly, hoping to spot the danger.

I didn't expect that even the retreating army had such a big risk and had to make so many guarantees, Lin Xuanzhong felt that the war was too numb and annoying, and he didn't understand why those people still started the war, was it not good to coexist peacefully.

"How long will it take to leave?" In a nervous situation, Lin Xuanzhong, who had a stomach full of questions, did not dare to speak loudly.

"Don't be in a hurry, just wait, you will definitely be able to set off in a quarter of an hour," surrounded by soldiers, even the cavalry in the rear had already arrived, and Da Niu replied in the affirmative.

Da Niu's calm tone reassured the three of them a lot, and the three of them could think of a normal situation, the enemy troops should be resting at this moment, and they should not encounter danger on the road if they walked so secretly.

As Da Niu said, under the orders of the generals in front, tens of thousands of troops officially left, divided into more than a dozen square formations in an orderly manner.

As soon as they hit the road, no one dared to speak. The march was neither slow nor fast, and walked very easily, until an hour later the army had marched ten miles west, some distance from the camp.

Under Zhao Xu's order, the whole army increased its speed, and every infantry trotted up to ensure that the queue was not chaotic, and only those cavalry behind still maintained their original speed. No matter how far away they are, they can quickly catch up with the home team in front of them when the time comes.

When the army set out, the soldiers who stayed in the camp were actually all cavalry, most of them were standing guard as infantry, and some were patrolling as infantry, trying their best to disguise themselves as normal. After two hours, they were allowed to catch up with the team in front of them.

There were more than three hours from night to dawn, enough for the army to withdraw to a safe area. By daybreak, the Snow Country's army found that the border army had withdrawn, and it was too late to raise troops to chase after them. It's a pity that the actual situation did not develop according to Zhao Xu's expectations, and their withdrawal was still not secret enough.

"Kill," a shout of killing sounded around for no reason, and soon the sporadic fires in the woods on both sides flashed, and the light became more and more.

When everyone found out about the situation, they killed some cavalry from the dense forest on both sides of the road. In the light of the fire, the men, wielding knives and guns, were rushing towards the evacuation team.

All of a sudden, the three armies paused, and everyone from top to bottom was taken aback.

"General Zhao, what should I do?" several generals rushed to the front and asked Zhao Xu again and again.

"There must be a gap in the barracks, otherwise we wouldn't have fallen into an ambush," he glanced around angrily, seeing that those cavalry were about to rush, Zhao Xu didn't have time to find out who the gap was, so he hurriedly gathered the other generals together.

"All the soldiers obeyed the order, gave up all food and grass, and prepared to meet the enemy. A loud voice came from the front of the group, and for a moment all the soldiers calmed down. At a critical juncture, the orders of their commanders were the best means to stabilize the morale of the troops.

The generals were ordered to retreat to their original positions and immediately command the battle. Before the cavalry could follow, there were only archers and infantry on the scene.

At the behest of those generals, those archers were already attacking the opposing cavalry.

In order not to be flanked by the army of the Night Country, the cavalry of the Snow Country only attacked the two flanks of the team. The situation in front of them was the same as when they were attacked by giant wolves before, except that this time it was a human who attacked them.

"What should I do?" Seeing that the cavalry was about to rush over, they stood in the middle of the line, two of the three of them holding short swords, and one of them had nothing in his hand. Compared to the regular soldiers next to them who were holding spears in defensive postures, the situation of the three of them was very awkward.

"Don't panic, three brothers, wait for them to call, if there is danger, my two brothers will definitely protect you," Seeing that Lin Xuanzhong's words were a little panicked, at the critical moment, Da Niu comforted the three of them with a firm face.

But in fact, the Da Niu brothers can't even beat Qingyi alone, how can they protect the three of them, the three of them can only appreciate the kindness of the two brothers.

"We should be ambushed by the Snow Country army, and when the fight starts, Qingfeng, you and Qingyi protect yourself, and I will try my best to protect Brother Da Niu." Handing the short sword in his hand to Lin Xuanzhong, he had no regrets at the moment, and he had obviously chosen to accept the facts in front of him.

Qing Yi also recognized the current situation, and it was not difficult to guess that their withdrawal must have been discovered by the enemy. No matter what the enemy wants to do with the Snow Army, the key is that the three of them cannot be killed by those cavalry.

Lin Xuanzhong's safety, Qing Yi is very relieved, the key is Qing Yi himself. Those cavalry riding crossbow horses were violent, recalling the scene when those sixth-order martial cultivators rode crossbow horses and kept killing those escorts, Qing Yi didn't know what would happen when he competed with the cavalry of the Snow Country.

"Qingfeng, are you okay?" Xue Jun was getting closer and closer to them, and he didn't have time to continue thinking about it, so he came back to his senses and glanced at Lin Xuanzhong, and Qing Yi asked with great concern.

After knowing the attitudes of the few people next to him, Lin Xuanzhong had already decided to join the war, so he immediately nodded to Qingyi to indicate that he was fine.

Don't let a few people think about it, those cavalry have already rushed over against the rain of arrows, waving their weapons one by one and slashing at the night army in front of them, the melee began, and the archers in the night army lost their effectiveness.

With no way out, one by one, they even threw away the quiver containing arrows and the curved bow they carried on their backs in order to lighten their loads, and then fought the cavalry of the Snow Country with short swords.

At the same time, General Zhao had already personally led people to participate in the battle, but among the enemy troops, a general also rushed out, who was the previous General Nahong.

"General Zhao, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon," Before they could fight, General Hong said haha to Zhao Xu.

"Don't talk nonsense, let's divide our subordinates into high and low," Zhao Xu was already angry when he was betrayed by his own people, but now the other party wants to sarcastically mock himself with words, how could Zhao Xu let the other party succeed, so he attacked directly.

Both of them were seventh-order martial cultivators, and with a wave of their weapons, Zhao Xu exerted a strong aura and went straight to General Hong.

Seeing the opponent's attack coming, General Hong snorted coldly, waved his weapon casually to block it, and the two generals immediately fought together.

Under the pressure of General Zhao's step-by-step, General Hong did not have time to speak his tongue again.

The battle scene between the two seventh-order martial artists was very grand, and hearing their exchange of hands, the military spirit of the Night Kingdom army was a little more stable. Moreover, many people were thinking that the cavalry in the rear was not far from them and would soon rush over to help, so at first many soldiers had hope in their hearts.

"Uh...... Ah......" In the melee, people were constantly killed, blood splattered three feet, a cry of grief, and then the body fell down and was trampled on, and there was no movement.

Snowpiercer's cavalry were shot by the Night Army as they charged, but that didn't affect their momentum. After rushing into the formation of the Night Army, they behaved like tigers, killing the Night Army as if it were their prey.

With the help of the horse's advancing power, they were even more powerful, and an ordinary third-order martial cultivator instantly burst out of the strength of the fourth-order martial cultivator because of the relationship between the mounts, and the combat power overwhelmed the night army below several levels.

And because they are condescending and have a great advantage in the direction of their shots, their spears can easily assassinate an enemy soldier, or they can kill several enemies in a row.

On top of the horses, these cavalrymen may not be very agile in their movements, but their attack power is significantly improved. On the contrary, those Night Nation infantry below. It's okay to hold a spear, but if you don't want to fight back, you can stab the enemy on your horse.

If you can't react properly, you may die under the opponent's attack without even raising the weapon in your hand. Moreover, the height of the colts is very high, and they are rampage inside, and many times they are knocked away by the ballista before they can attack.

In addition, it takes more strength to attack the enemy from below, and it is also necessary to pay attention to the angle of attack, which delays a lot of timing. Even if they were to kill the horsemen in the end, they would still be implicated.

Since they were unable to pick the cavalry outright, the colt associated with the cavalry would continue to ram through the crowd, and the force of the crossbow horse carrying the corpse would cause the soldiers who could not retract their weapons in time to fall, causing more chaos.

In the face of unscrupulous cavalry, the infantry of the Night Nation was already in a very bad situation, not to mention the archers who only used short swords and short knives, and their weapons could not even touch the enemy. It is conceivable that once they are attacked by the cavalry of the Snow Country, their fate will be even worse than that of the infantry.

In the melee, some archers died under the spears of the enemy before they even had time to change their weapons. The battlefield was full of soldiers' screams before they died, and almost all of the cavalry of the Snow Country were destroying the soldiers of the Night Country army with one to three casualties.

Under the collision of the enemy army, the usually well-trained Night Nation soldiers could not even maintain a single point of morale, let alone stabilize the formation.

After the formation was disrupted by those cavalry, the morale of the Night Kingdom army was directly shattered by the other party. In the face of the cavalry of the Snow Country, the infantry of the Night Country was simply vulnerable. In the absence of any momentum at all, the soldiers of the Snow Country became more and more courageous, and they were just ordinary cavalrymen who had the ability to kill all sides in the melee.

The chaotic situation continued to the middle of the army, and the three Lin Xuanzhong, who were close to the middle, were finally affected.

A cavalryman in front of him rushed first with a strong momentum, but was stabbed down with spears by several people, but there were more cavalry behind the man, and all the people around him panicked.