Chapter 135: Askar Langley
Askar Langley, the militia captain in the small town of Bloomington in eastern Lovey Province, is also the de facto leader that Barron and others have just seen, leading the militia to hold on to an unknown hill.
These militiamen trapped in the hills were actually the first militia and vigilantes in the province of Lovey, who came in response to the call of the Duke of Dack of the Zhenbei Corps after receiving orders from the Governor's Palace.
The reason why they were the first militia and vigilantes to go to the Calburn area was not because of how strong they were or how elite they were, but because the towns they were in were all located in the east of the Lovi Province and were the closest towns to the Calburn area.
Therefore, Ascar, the militia captain who was only as far away as a neighboring town, could only take her companions and start rushing to the Culborn area of the western province of Kansas as soon as possible after converging with the security teams and militia of other neighboring towns.
It's just that what they didn't expect was that they had just stepped into the outlying area of the Kalburn area when they were suddenly attacked by the Frisian cavalry.
The sudden attack panicked the vigilantes and militiamen, who rarely fought, and the Frisian cavalry completely disrupted the improvised force with just two charges.
Especially when the commander of this temporary force was beheaded by Bunier, the whole army fell into complete chaos, even if there were more people than the Frisian cavalry, even if in fact, the Frisian cavalry, after coming out of the Golden Lion City, had been marching non-stop, so that these cavalry had already exhausted.
But at that moment, no one stood up, and almost all of them were fleeing for their lives.
But on the vast plain, how can a man's two legs outrun a four-legged war horse, and in the end, these militiamen who were the first to flee were the first to die under the sword of the cavalry!
Of course, there were also smart people who wanted to escape into the woods, and they knew that as long as they escaped into the woods, they could really get rid of the cavalry attack, but the cavalry of the Friesian order had already blocked their escape route to the woods.
In the end, these clever militiamen ran headlong into the enemy who had been waiting for a long time, and became the souls of the second group of Frisian cavalry.
At this time, Askar stepped forward, knowing that she and her companions alone had no hope of escaping from the swords of hundreds of cavalrymen.
At that time, she had only one choice, that is, to take all the militia who had not yet run away, run away and fight all the way, and gather all the militia on the road. In the end, they occupied this unknown hill, hoping to take advantage of the favorable terrain of the hill to wait for the rescue of others.
When Aska and the others first occupied this unknown hill, the cavalry led by Frisian was busy chasing and killing the fleeing militia and security officers under the leadership of Squadron Leader Buniel, and they had no time to take care of Aska and the others who had already occupied the hill.
In Bounier's view, as long as the other party doesn't run, the final outcome is already doomed, even if it is to occupy the favorable terrain of the hill, but this kind of small hill is not in Bounier's eyes at all.
What's more, Askar desperately gathered the scattered militia, and in the end, the militia on the hill was still less than 50 people, and the number of even a squad was not enough, not even one-third of the temporary force just now, and Bunier even defeated the enemy who was three times the number just now, would he still be afraid of dozens of people in this area.
Therefore, Bunier only placed a dozen cavalry to prevent Askar from breaking through, and continued to pursue and kill the scattered and fleeing militia and vigilantes.
After the fleeing militia and vigilantes had been largely wiped out, Bunier finally concentrated his forces and prepared to solve the last trouble on the hill in one go.
However, what Bunier didn't expect was that the charge he personally led the cavalry team not only did not solve the remaining militia, but was driven down the hill by the other party.
Originally, Bunier thought it was a spur of the moment and a coincidence, but after several failed cavalry attacks, he finally realized that something was wrong.
Although the militia on the hill is still the same as before, under the organization of a certain person, it is no longer a scattered sand.
Even if due to time reasons, it was impossible to build effective fortifications, but they still used everything they could, although there were not many small and simple traps, but they were arranged in several directions of the hills, and then a large number of broken stones were collected by the militia as long-range weapons, taking advantage of the poor terrain, giving the cavalry who recklessly charged upwards a head-on attack.
Secondly, the hill itself is not large, and the attack of hundreds of cavalry at one time cannot be formed at all, resulting in the entire charge of the cavalry looking imposing, but the actual effect is greatly reduced.
What's more, the cavalry led by the Friesian was already exhausted from the continuous march, and the first two flat charges and the subsequent pursuit did not show it, but this time there was a hidden danger when attacking the hills.
Some of the war horses fell directly on the road of the charge because of their lack of physical strength, although the number was not large, but it also aroused the vigilance of Bunier.
As a last resort, Bunier could only divide his cavalry into three batches and attack the militia on the hill in turn, one is to give his cavalry a little time to rest, and the other is to invest in batches to allow the cavalry formation to spread, reducing the chance of being hit by horse traps and gravel attacks. The third is to use the non-stop offensive to make the militia tired to cope, and when this fatigue reaches a certain level, even if Bunier no longer fights, the militia is likely to collapse on its own.
One failed attack, two failed attacks, three failed attacks, and it was not until the Frisian cavalry failed more than a dozen times in a row that Bunier admitted that he had underestimated the resilience of his opponent.
However, Bunier also saw that the other party was already at the end of the crossbow, and perhaps the next attack would be able to defeat the opponent completely, so after the last group of cavalry was repulsed, he continued to send the next group of cavalry to continue the attack, wanting to completely eliminate this militia like kraft candy.
Even when he heard his scout cavalry tell him that there were four or five people watching the battle not far away, he only routinely sent a cavalry detachment to drive away, thinking about when he could completely defeat the militia on the hill.
In fact, Bunier's estimate is very accurate, under the continuous attack of his cavalry under his arrangement, Aska and others on the hill are already exhausted, and it won't be long before Bunier should be able to reap a big victory!