The Duke of Ulrich, in spite of this sudden attack, was not in a hurry—probably because he was a seasoned warrior, having already experienced war more than once—and as soon as he saw what was before him, he turned his horse's head and rode in a great circle on the frozen ground, while the retinue of his weapons, which had caught up with him, dismounted almost habitually, and brought the Duke's weapons to his master. The duke took his usual weapon casually, stretched out his bow and set up an arrow, only to see the arrow fly away like a meteor, and when the other party saw that the arrow was not gaining momentum, he hurriedly fell on the horse's back, and used his mount to cover himself, and the arrow flew past the horse's body without hurting the rider.

The Duke was not discouraged by the failure of this blow, knowing that in the chaos of the battlefield, one arrow, or even many arrows, might not be able to hit his opponent. His ability to use a bow and arrows is as strong as his ability to use an axe, but on the battlefield he usually prefers to use an axe rather than a bow and arrow, because he likes to use an axe for this sense of certainty, and an axe will not be interfered with by wind and other factors like archery, and the lethality is also greater. However, the cavalry that charged at him this time was not the kind of Neustrian knights he had encountered in the past, and the Duke judged from the speed of their horses that their armor was light, if any, so he used his bow and arrows against them first.

This arrow missed, and he just drew another arrow out of his hand, and this time, he would aim more accurately. If his bow and arrows can't stop these cavalrymen, he and his retinue will educate them with axes not to think that there is anything great about riding a horse!

Perhaps, he didn't even need to take aim, because now the horse's hooves behind him were obtained. Count "Bullhorn" and other nobles and servants all rushed over the hills, and they were not commoners who had not been on the battlefield. And they all carry weapons and wear armor, after all, this kind of hunting is a simulated war. The Duke was sure. As long as Earl Oxhorn and the others join the battlefield, even if they can't drive away these strange cavalry, there is no problem in carrying them. After a long time, people in Wangzhuang will always rush over, and there are also passers-by and escaped Hu Cong may go to Wangzhuang to report.

"Oh, where did these lawless cavalrymen who dared to attack Duke Ulrich come from? Isn't this a beach swamp that has been deserted since time immemorial? The Earl of Horn sang an exaggerated sigh in his mouth, and the movements in his hand were not slow, and he drew a broad-bladed sword. He did not dismount, for unlike the pagan duke, he was accustomed to fighting on horseback. His men drew their weapons and prepared to fight on their horses.

Seeing that the duke had come to reinforcements, the nobles put up a position of armed resistance again, and the charging cavalry turned their horses' heads to stop the attack, obviously feeling that it would not be good to continue to rush over. Then one of them raised his hand and made some gestures, and together they slowly retreated in the direction of the shore.

"Oops. These clowns are trying to run away - they know that it is not easy for me to escape, whether I am a living man or a demon from hell, in front of my Earl Gardner! The Earl's horned mustache shook as exaggeratedly as his words. As soon as he slapped his horse, he pursued the light cavalry who were trying to withdraw from the battlefield, and his men rushed after their master.

An armed cavalryman. Clearly more valuable than an infantryman with a stick, not to mention compared to a peasant in the territory of a neighbor. Even if he wasn't the son of a nobleman. The family had no money to live on, and his horses and his weapons and armor were a lot of money. Many knights participated in jousts for the sake of their reputation, but it was also a recognized way to get rich by winning the opponent's weapons, armor, and horses. When the Earl of Horn saw that the hussars were retreating because of their disadvantage, he had the idea of taking them prisoner, so he was the first to act, and ran faster than a rabbit.

When the light cavalry saw Count Horn and the others wielding their weapons and chasing after them, they let out a strange cry and scattered in all directions, mainly in the direction of the coast, which made Count Horn and his men even more excited, and felt that their victory was foolproof, and that the enemy had no advantage in numbers just now, and now that they had scattered and fled, what was there to fear? The next thing is as simple as catching up with a few of them, surrounding them and knocking them over on the ground, and then extorting ransom from the mastermind behind them or their family!

The Duke of Ulrich thought so at first, and the reason why he did not catch up was only because he and his servants had fought on foot according to their old habits, and now they were about to sit on horseback again, and they were one step behind the Earl of Horn and the others.

Then he suddenly reacted and shouted, "Not good! Tell Count Gardner and the others to come back! But his shouts were lost in the wind, and the Earl of Horn and the others were shouting excitedly for the honor and money that was about to arrive, and where could the Duke's warning be heard? At this moment, there was not a single retinue on horseback who could pass on his orders to Count Oxhorn and others, because all those who had been riding horses before had followed in the footsteps of Count Oxhorn and others to make meritorious deeds, and his own retinue was always one step late in riding horses.

One of his clever retinues blew a trumpet in an attempt to call the Earl of Horn and the others back, but Count Horn and the others were Colonhams, and they would not obey the trumpets of the northerners or Neustria. The Duke's call to them sounded like a chaotic trumpet, and besides, even if they understood, they might not have carried out what they thought was a money-grabbing order—they were only allies who had responded to the call of the Holy See to go to war for honor and booty, and they were not vassals of the Duke of Ulrich!

They rushed in a haphazard manner towards the gold coins in their minds, and the chasing procession was a mess, but in good conscience they would not have been any more disciplined under the leadership of King Colonham than they were at the moment, for discipline would have been a rare thing for these nobles, and otherwise their power would not have been so diminished.

Closer, closer, and you'll be able to catch the fleeing coins in no time! The Earl of Horns and the rest of his pursuers thought so in their hearts, and they could see nothing but the backs of the light cavalry in front of them.

At this moment a long whistle sounded suddenly, and the cavalry fleeing in all directions suddenly gathered again, and with little effort they regrouped together by their light armor and better horsepower, just as the wolves used to attack the deer - the wolves would drive the deer for a long time, so that they could distinguish the weak from the multitude of deer, and now these light cavalry, though different from the wolves, had the same effect - they had induced the Earl of Horn and others to stretch the procession, and then they would first attack those who had fallen behind. Obviously, the horses and equipment were not very good, and the servants began a fierce blow, and the arrows rained down on the heads of those who had thought they had a bargain to pick up just a moment ago!

"Oops!" When the Earl of Horn saw this, he had no time to recite any more arias, and he hurried his horses back to the rescue of his servants.

By the time the better-equipped noble knights had rushed back, their retinues had suffered heavy losses and their combat effectiveness had been greatly reduced, and the light cavalry had torn off their careful camouflage, and they rode back and forth on horseback, attacking the noble knights who were not equipped with archers with heavy arrows at close range.

Of course, they did not forget the Duke of Ulrich, and when they turned back to attack the backward Hu servants, there was a detachment of troops that went out to delay the Duke of Ulrich and others. The number of troops was small, but the Duke and others, who were not familiar with fighting immediately, could not break through their encirclement, and fell into the same predicament that Adair had fallen into before, and could not escape from dismounting, and could not fight when the knights such as the Earl of Horns fell from their horses and were captured, the Duke's fate was also sealed. (To be continued......)