XXXV. Death and Death
The stragglers, who had no way to survive, took up arms again, in order to defend the weak lives, in order to maintain the humble dignity. Death is inevitable, so let's do something more for the nezumi.
The hideous face was already in front of him, and the bloodthirsty scimitar was clearly visible. The defeated have long fled to both sides, and the rising ones are unleashing their rage!
Thousands of sharp arrows blew down many enemies like the wind, and this wave of rhythm brought up with life also received due merit. Unfortunately, the earlier chaos had already wasted the opportunity to attack, and a rain of arrows could not hinder the brave enemy. The cold glow of a knife brought up a blood mist, and the remaining remnants were still making the last struggle.
At the time of their escape, they had long since lost the opportunity to evacuate, but these awakened people are not cowards, they are still great warriors, and they have proven their worth.
Now, it's our turn!
"Ready! Array!" The neatly dropped spears formed a row of walls of spears full of cold light. The soldiers were still nervous, trembling as they affected their bodies and minds. But they are not afraid, and facing their fears is already their last resort.
It's close! It's close! The clearly distinct battle lines on the battlefield finally collided at this moment. The sound of flesh-piercing tearing, accompanied by screams and roars, became the main theme of the battlefield.
Countless spears broke under the impact, carrying the bravest warriors with them. Countless spears stabbed into the body, bringing down the most brutal enemies. This tragic front finally merged into one.
The rat man's life-for-life exchange had an effect, and the cavalry's brave and diligent offensive was suddenly unleashed. After the force of the shock passed, the squeezed and deformed military formation was still nailed to the front line, and the cavalry could only fall into hand-to-hand combat in the spears of Rulin.
If you look at it from a distance, the entire nezumi line has become a semi-circular arc, and a large number of cavalry stormed the middle of the defense line, trying to break through the middle defense and crush the enemy in one fell swoop.
But the reality made the first batch of charging cavalry suffer, they did not break through the defense line as scheduled when they hit the muzzle, and the layers of obstacles also resisted the cavalry troops that followed, and they lost their momentum like a ball of sardines canned in front of the formation.
Of course, the rat men who fought for their lives were not much better, the pikemen of the entire three floors had been lost by more than half, and the middle lane relied on heavy infantry to barely hold the battle line, otherwise the situation would have collapsed long ago.
In fact, there are only more than 20,000 cavalry attacking now, and they are not attacking from all sides, otherwise a single front will not be able to resist a multi-faceted cluster attack at all. It was Harmon's mistake, or rather, his underestimation.
He was annoyed and angry at the precious cavalrymen who had fallen into a bitter battle, and those lowly rat men had actually built an effective counterattack! This was an unforgivable crime! This was a stain on his abilities!
It's no wonder that Hamon is so angry, the kingdom's hound cavalry has a total of only 50,000 people, and only 30,000 were dispatched for this war of annihilation. If he loses too much here, even if he wins, he will not be punished by the kingdom.
Then the cavalry rushed to both flanks, striking the fragile flanks as fast as a wind. The quagmire of the defensive line was no longer able to take care of the flank defense, and Jim had to take on the reserve heavy infantry, barely keeping the formation in order.
The hounds, having lost their owners, have exerted their instinctive wildness and tore at the flesh and blood of their enemies. The rest of the surviving cavalry had already been red-eyed, and they were proud that they never retreated, and even if they fell into a battle to the death, they would only move forward. And the heavy infantry, who deceived them, were already determined to die together, relying on their relatively hard armor to slash and kill the enemy in distress.
The huge losses destroyed the sanity of both sides, and the frontal battle was completely turned into a white heat. But the brutal situation is still not optimistic, although the front line has the participation of heavy infantry to a draw, but the two sides have come to the brink of collapse under the attack of the wind.
Finally, under pressure, the military formation began to disorganize, and the number of troops that kept filling from the center became smaller and smaller. Under the encroachment, Jim only felt that he was a flat boat, and he would be destroyed in the sea of enemies at any moment.
The stormy crowd is still struggling in despair. Now, apart from the mechanical killing, they have long lost the desire to survive. And with the 30,000 new infantrymen entering the battlefield, the position that they had held on to finally fell apart at this time.
In this unstoppable battle, Jim had long expected the end. Now, it was time for him to be faithful, and he would be buried with the warriors who fought bloodily in this land of end.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Jim took the last of the court guards and rushed to a victorious journey. This is his mission and his glory. The new forces determined to die once again stirred up a wave, and they encouraged the exhausted soldiers to return to the brutal fighting.
No one retreats, no one surrenders, and when the bladed weapon is powerless to slash, the sharp minions become the new weapon. When the seriously injured body is fragile, the way of dragging becomes a new method.
Harmon was also shocked by the battle situation in front of him, and his desire to fight completely narrowed the gap in strength. At this moment, what is fighting is not combat power, not equipment, but iron will and indomitable tenacity. He suddenly felt that he had made another wrong decision, and he had nothing to gain except for his own huge losses in the empty army here.
"Quick! Draw back the cavalry! Follow me to chase Wang Khan!" Hamon finally remembered the mission of this trip, but in the case of successive setbacks, he had already missed the best opportunity for the sake of the so-called face.
If he went back with such a record, his fate would be extremely miserable, so he was arrogant and took matters into his own hands.
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Wang Khan had long been disregarded for a long time, he tore off his troublesome robe, and ran wildly with the guards, the way he landed on all fours at this moment made him not feel ashamed for the first time, but had a sense of joy in his natural ability.
His mind was in turmoil, and the defeat of the army and the revelation of his plans gave him a head start. He didn't know how long Jim could hold on, and he had to run away with his life. He believed that as long as he was alive, they had not yet failed.
The five-kilometer journey seemed to have been completed in an instant, and looking at the forest close at hand, Wang Khan finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he escaped into it, without a detailed route map, he could not find the source of the river crossing at all.
But when they had just stepped into the forest, the sound of rapid running in the distance had already reached their ears, and the pursuers were getting closer and closer! I must not die! I want revenge! I want to go back! Wang Khan, who was greatly stimulated, ran madly again.
In a hurry, Hamon finally found the trace of Wang Khan, and as long as he killed him, everything would not be a problem. So the waving sword slashed at the mount under his feet again, and the cavalry was already tired of speeding wildly. In their blood-red eyes, there was only the presence of Wang Khan.
Seeing that they were about to be killed, the remaining guards turned to meet the enemy, even if they had no chance of dying, then this was their duty. Wang Khan's slightly paused figure began to run again, and only a smooth escape was the greatest praise for the warriors.
"Ah!! The soldiers also dismounted and rushed deeper into the forest.
The dense forest here is really not suitable for the movement of large creatures, and the ground is covered with dense canes and tree trunks, which can only accommodate a hound at most, but this must be carefully guarded against tripping, which is far less convenient and fast than on foot.
Harmon was also red-eyed, and wandered around the dense forest with a large number of soldiers, but the more anxious and irritable, the faster the time passed, and the result was still nothing.
Wang Khan, who was in a panic, finally escaped from the pursuit, and after confirming that they were safe, the remaining few people instantly went limp, and they ran for more than ten kilometers in a row, which had already exhausted their energy. It's just that the current situation is still very bad, there is no food, no water, and all kinds of hidden beasts.
So after breathing a sigh of relief, a few people could only continue to move forward, fortunately the map for travel was still with them, otherwise they would have to get lost in this dense forest.
Defeated, Harmon gave up the idea of continuing the pursuit, and had no choice but to rush back to the battlefield with his troops, and the battle was nearing its end. Mass corpses crowded on a small front, full of enemy figures, except for sporadic dying throes, everything will be over.
Jim had already fulfilled his wish and became the puzzle piece of the corpse, and his death was a complete defeat of the war, and at the same time broke the fighting spirit of the nezumi resistance. The nezumi who did not flee in the distance became prisoners of war, numbly watching the enemy sweeping the battlefield.
In fact, the scene of the flesh and blood battlefield has long been commonplace, but the tragic losses stimulated the veterans present. The 30,000 hounds suffered more than 15,000 casualties at once, and then half of the infantry who participated in the battle was lost. Although he annihilated more than 60,000 people and captured more than 20,000 people, such a brilliant victory still could not hide his dereliction of duty.
The greatest purpose of this trip was not achieved, and he lost most of his own troops, and in a fit of rage, Harmon beheaded all the prisoners, so that the originally miserable land was once again covered with oozing blood red. When he finally got out of his bad breath, he could only rush to the camp with his head on. However, before leaving, the heads of Jim and several enemy generals were also taken away, and it was up to them to see if they could comfort the prince's angry feelings.
In this way, with the withdrawal of the troops, this red-stained battlefield ended its mission. It records what happens here, but it can't be seen in front of everyone's eyes. Reality will always become a long-term mystery with the passage of time.