Chapter 302: A Feast for the Cavalry
Although the nobles of the West Coast reacted quickly, they were not quick to assemble their armies, so they abandoned the towns in the outer areas, leaving only a few fortified towns to delay the invasion.
Faced with this situation, Magnus sent out the extremely mobile cavalry, and when the main army was moving straight, the cavalry regiments numbering nearly 40,000 were scattered into cavalry regiments of 2,000 to 5,000 to attack in all directions, the goal was naturally to swallow the bait given by the enemy and run in the cavalry of the attached army, especially the newly incorporated Yurada cavalry.
"Our cavalry is the sharpest spear on the battlefield, invincible, scorched earth everywhere it passes, whether it is a vast sea of soldiers or a strong city wall in front of us, we will tear them to pieces! Crush them!
"Charge me!" General Hasta's roar was contagious, and the cavalry who followed him were full of blood, and in the torrent of charge, the rising military spirit made them fearless and invincible!
At this moment, there was only one voice on the battlefield, the roar of the stormtrooping knight covered everything else, the black knight's spear was five meters long, the light of the magic carving was already flickering, and the people defending the town changed color, in the face of such a force, they could not resist.
The commander on the wall was cold, but he still clenched his teeth and shouted in a trembling voice: "I order you, immediately, immediately use artillery!"
The stunned soldiers came back to their senses under the reprimand, by the way, they have sharp weapons to deal with cavalry, no matter how strong the charging lineup is, it is impossible to resist the bombardment of bombs, thinking of this, they hurriedly pushed the artillery, let the barrel buttress mouth, and then adjusted the angle, stuffed the shells, and ignited the fuse!
The gunpowder ignited, and a violent reaction occurred in the limited space, forming an extremely strong force, pushing the cannonball out of the muzzle, and with a bang, the row of guns on the wall was all shaken back by the recoil force.
In a blistering charge, it was impossible to avoid an artillery salvo, but the town's artillery was neither large nor as powerful as the artillery of its own army, so what was there to fear.
The cavalry regiment led by Hax chose to fight head-on, but they did not ignore the cannonballs falling in the sky, and the two hundred Del Iron horsemen at the front drew their javelins on the side of the horse with their left hands while holding the knight's spear, and threw them diagonally upwards with their half-leaning bodies!
The dense javelin group faced more than 20 shells, a very small number of shells were directly hit, and the other more than ten were temporarily unharmed, but the javelins were tied with explosives packs, and they exploded one after another after being heated by violent friction with the air, although the power was not great, but more than ten shells were within the range of the javelin group, and they were affected one after another, so that they were detonated in the air in advance.
Even so, the shock wave of the explosion still spread, penetrating the heavy armor, causing the weaker cavalry to bleed from their ears and noses, but compared to the cannonball falling directly, this result has already made them very satisfied, and the extraordinary power can still play a certain role in the progress of technology, and the cavalry can still dominate the war stage!
"Can anyone tell me what's going on?!" The commander on the wall widened his eyes, the method of intercepting the shells was not something that no one had thought of, but it was extremely difficult to do it, and the requirements for the quality and strength of the soldiers were too high, could this be the opponent's elite cavalry regiment?!
But no matter what, the battle continued, and the enemy must not be allowed to break through the city gates, and the commander shouted: "Where's the bed crossbow operator?!Hurry up and shoot! Throw the fuel cylinders, the archers prepare!"
The overwhelming shouts of killing were getting closer and closer, a soldier subconsciously retreated, and suddenly a sword light flashed, his head was cut off, and the commander said sharply: "With the protection of the city wall, it is impossible for the other party to rush to the wall, if anyone retreats again, this is the end!"
The fuel cylinders fell to the ground, the black oil flowed out, the archers drew their bows and shot flaming arrows, and the rain of arrows crossed the perfect parabola and stuck on the black ground, and with a bang, the wall of fire rose from the ground!
A dozen huge crossbow arrows whistled above the wall of fire, and above them were round cannonballs, and in order to stop the cavalry's onslaught, the defenders had exhausted their means, and everyone did their best under the stimulus of death threats.
"Kill!" The cavalry burst into cheers in unison, the javelins shot into the sky like rain, the knight's spear pierced the giant crossbow, and in the face of the obstruction of the wall of fire, they did not reduce their speed, and the front of the knight-level powerhouse was full of fighting spirit, and the colorful light was dazzling.
They stabbed their spears with all their might, and the frantically swirling air currents rolled up the sky like a tsunami of sand and dust, surging high and slapping down fiercely.
The wall of fire was scattered, and the cavalry smashed through the air and fell gravel and sparks, and the bravery froze at one moment, and the next moment the horses' hooves slammed into the ground, and the hot, charred soil splattered in all directions. Although more than 200 people were killed or wounded during the charge, the momentum of this cavalry regiment had reached its peak at this time, that is, it could exert combat power beyond the ordinary level!
Led by Hasta, twenty knights with fluctuating strength lined up and began to break away from their rear companions and make a second charge, and the burning fighting spirit was connected together, which was magnificent!
"What do they want to do?!"
Under the frightened eyes of the town's defenders, the armor of the twenty-one knights emitted magical light, shaking the rain of arrows and bullets, sweeping away and smashing the fallen boulders with the knights' spears, and finally piercing through the city walls!
Without dreaming, this group of madmen was so bold that if they didn't grasp it well, they would all be buried in the ruins.
Naturally, Hasta is not so ignorant, but his superiors have already given them all the information about the target, such as the thickness of the materials of the town's high walls, and the secret of a certain black-hearted nobleman cutting corners and enriching his own pockets. They naturally take advantage of this and can also catch each other off guard.
Twenty-one knights rushed out at the same time, and the high wall, which had lost its foundation, suddenly collapsed, and the unprepared defenders either fell to their deaths, or fell into the cracked stones, and then were buried tightly, and only the strong ones could save themselves, but they were also shocked enough by this change
Hasta turned the horse's head, took out a round stone slab the size of a palm, and urged it to be excited with his fighting spirit, and the magic array with haunting carvings appeared in front of him, flying towards the collapsed place, and the surviving West Coast powerhouse jumped a few times, far away from this unknown magic.
The raised ruins quickly sunken and the stones seemed to soften, and only after the ground had leveled down did they revert to a solid state, and it was at this time that the charging cavalry arrived, rushing into the town without hindrance.
The soldiers of the west coast turned pale, but they still raised their weapons and rushed forward, but the charge of the cavalry regiment was that even the heavy infantry had to be dealt with in formation, and without the protection of heavy armor and heavy shields, how could they be the opponents of the cavalry when they were scattered.
The knight's spear ruthlessly pierced the bodies of the West Coast soldiers, and even if they were lucky enough to avoid it, they were smashed to pieces by the war horses, and finally trampled into flesh by endless iron hooves.
Under the onslaught of this torrent, the defenders of the town were routed in a few moments, and then turned into street fighting, blood flowing, fire burning, and red stained the sky and the earth.
More than 20 miles away, the main army marched forward in an orderly manner, and with war horses to walk, the soldiers were much more relaxed, and they could ensure that they had enough energy to deal with the battle after dawn.
"Report to the general, the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Cavalry Regiments have been cleared of nails!"
A smile appeared on the corner of Casio's mouth, since the bait given by the West Coast has been eaten, "Let them join the 3rd and 5th Cavalry Regiments and prepare for the next battle." ”
When the herald went to deliver the message, Casio rode up to Charon's side and whispered, "My lord, we can leave the task of breaking the fortress tomorrow, and you don't need to spend your energy on these small things. ”
Since the Great Knights of the West Coast were involved in the Dark God Society, Charon would not be reckless, so he nodded lightly, and just instructed: "The West Coast is the last stop of the expedition, and there is no need to save too much on the use of consumables in the next battle, and the extraordinary items prepared before can also be distributed to the generals, and it is up to them to judge how to use it." ”...... I'm so sleepy, let's go to bed first.
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