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O'Faryl took a breath of cold air, feeling the chill of the autumn morning, and then frowned as he looked at the blackened army looming in the fog in the distance. She unconsciously glanced at the city wall next to her, in the middle of the fortress not far away, the soldiers had already drawn their strong bows, vigilantly looking at the other side of the thick fog, she took a deep breath, felt as if her heart was overwhelmed by an invisible burden, although the cold air seeped into her lungs, making Ofaril almost cough, but she held down her mouth, nipped the sudden cough in the bud.

Right now, the entire Red Fortress was shrouded in a dead silence, and no one spoke. It was as if there was a 10,000-pound boulder hanging above their heads at the moment, and as long as they made any sound, it would let this stone fall and smash them to pieces.

Is this war? Is this real war?

For a moment, Offariel suddenly realized how ridiculous she was, although she had seen the description of the war in writing, but it was not until she was there that she realized how ridiculous her thoughts were, and now, our princess, had only one feeling, that is, the tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides seemed to be two crumbling towers, which could only barely be supported, and any slight impact could force this tower to collapse, and then, they would be greeted by inevitable destruction.

Ofaril even felt that it was difficult to breathe, but when she looked at Yuren beside her, she was a little surprised to find that her commander was still a leisurely appearance, he was just standing on the sentry post, watching the army in the distance.

"Charlotte, how many people. ”

"About thirty thousand. ”

Charlotte stood quietly beside O'Faryl, staring at the thick fog, and O'Faryl noticed that a monocular glass appeared on the maid's right eye, which was now emitting a faint magical glimmer.

"I don't see the banner of the gifted knight. ”

"Oh......"

Hearing this, Yulian nodded.

"Then these people are here to have fun. ”

He thought for a moment, then said.

"Are you all ready?"

"Yes, sir. ”

Not far from the two of them, Viscount Bird and Della also led the soldiers to the edge of the defensive line, although one of them had never fought, but they had been trained for a long time and were familiar with the atmosphere of the battlefield. The other is a killer, who goes between life and death too much, so he is a little better than Ofaril for the battlefield in front of him. Of course, these two people also know that they are now just a herald soldier, and whatever orders they give from above, they will convey them themselves. They don't need to command the battle themselves, so they are naturally very relaxed.

"Good. ”

Saying this, Yulian nodded.

"Then, order them to prepare according to the original plan, and in a moment you will act exactly according to my orders, no problem. ”

"Of course there is no problem, Lord Yuren. ”

Viscount Bird replied quickly, and then he looked at Yuren with some hesitation.

"Your Excellency, you are not going to send Miss Judy and their ........."

"The other party is just an ordinary soldier, I won't fight without a talented knight, just with these guys, it's not worth our own hands, just relying on these private armies is enough. ”

“............”

Hearing this, Viscount Bird and Della glanced at each other with some uneasiness, the soldiers they brought, of course, they knew best, although these private troops were not bad. However, there is still a certain gap compared to the regular army of the kingdom. Moreover, you must know that this aristocratic alliance can be described as a mixture of dragons and snakes, there are people of all forces, and the strength is also different, I may not be able to do what you do, and you may not be able to do what I do. Even if it is the same establishment, its strength is not necessarily the same. Moreover, only some of these coalition forces are really from the two families, and it is equally difficult to say whether the rest will be willing to follow their orders. Moreover, Yu Lian never asked them to understand these coalition forces, until the day before yesterday, when the Sith Empire army pressed the border, he came forward, and then asked two people to integrate and organize these coalition forces, and what the effect of this is, then only God knows.

At this moment, the thick fog gradually lifted.

With the disappearance of the thick fog, at this moment, on the other side of the river valley, the black and oppressive Sith Empire army also completely appeared in front of everyone, it was a full 30,000 heavy armored cavalry, at this moment, they were quietly and neatly lined up on the hillside, looking at each other from a distance, staring at the red fortress in front of them.

30,000 heavily armored cavalry, although it is not much, but it is not a lot.

For a moment, both sides were so far away that they didn't seem willing to break the balance and silence in front of them. The cavalrymen in pitch-black armor were as straight as javelins and sat on majestic horses, their shields in one hand, their huge and stout knights' spears in the other, their sharp swords hanging from their waists, and their faces covered by helmets made of steel, which hid the expressions of the soldiers. On the other side, the soldiers on the walls of the fortress also pulled up their longbows from time to time, aimed ahead, then lowered and pulled up again, carefully examining the distance between the two sides. And under the sentry post where Yulian stood, the aristocratic coalition army had also been fully assembled, rows of soldiers stood at the forefront, holding shields and spears, and behind them were heavily armed swordsmen, archers and cavalry, standing in formation according to the standards of the kingdom, which was also somewhat imposing.

I have to say that although this continent has developed to a very high stage at the level of magic technology civilization, it can still only fight this kind of medieval level battle in a place where there is no source to cover. Of course, if there are mages on both sides, then you can look at the scene of magic confrontation, but now it is only the front, and neither the West nor the Sith Empire intends to send mages, so this time the battle is also carried out according to the most general principles.

"Lord Yuren. ”

After waiting for a long time to no avail, Ofaril couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise, wanting to ask Yuren, but at this moment, Yulian waved his right hand and blocked her from speaking.

“―――！！”

And at this moment, a heavy horn sounded, and with the sound of this horn, the heavy cavalry, which had been quiet and immovable, suddenly poured down like a flood of a dam, scattered their formation, and rushed straight at them!

These 30,000 heavy armored cavalry, if they don't move, they are as fast as thunder and lightning, they tacitly split into two teams, and rushed straight towards the left and right flanks of the red fortress in a triangular sharp arrow formation, and at the same time avoided a head-on conflict with the fortress, after all, no matter what, it is only a sentinel battle now, and in the absence of reinforcements, it is undoubtedly self-defeating to storm the city wall. The two wings of the fortress are not protected by the city walls, so it is naturally much easier to rush.

"Shoot the arrow!!"

Seeing the Sith army rushing straight down, the officers on the city wall immediately shouted loudly, and then, dense arrows rushed into the sky, cutting through semi-circular arcs in the air, and then shot like a storm towards the black torrent that split apart.

Although this wave of arrows came fiercely, the Sith side had obviously calculated the distance a long time ago, and after they separated, they did not immediately rush to the two wings, but scattered diagonally, avoiding the rain of arrows on the city wall after a large circle of long distances. Therefore, although this wave of arrows came fiercely, it did not play a role at all, and occasionally a few unlucky guys were shot, and they were not able to penetrate the solid steel armor, so naturally it had no effect.

And at this moment, Yu Lian's originally raised right hand was suddenly put down.

"Array. ”

"Array!!"

Hearing Yulian's order, Viscount Bird immediately took the communication crystal in his hand and reported loudly. This is one of the few magic items in magic technology that can be used without relying on the source, this crystal can pass on commands to his captains, so that they can react as quickly as possible, I have to say, this method is obviously much easier than the flag. Of course, these communication stones also have levels. What Viscount Bird held in his hand was only a one-way communication stone, which could only be transmitted but not received. As for the more advanced ones that can communicate in both directions, only the high-ranking officers in the kingdom are qualified to use them, and those who can convey magical images are the highest grades, that is, members of the rank of the head of the legion and the princess.

Hearing the order, the aristocratic coalition that had been standing still quickly moved into action, and the soldiers holding the heavy huge shield immediately came out of the ranks, and they all knelt on the ground in unison, and pressed their shoulders against the inside of the shield, and then the soldiers holding spears in the second layer held their spears with both hands, stuck in the small holes at the front of the shields, they half-bent down, their legs pressed on the ground, and the spears stood diagonally and aimed at the enemy troops speeding in front of them.

"Shoot the arrows. ”

With Yulian's other order, the archers who had already prepared in the rear immediately drew their longbows, and then countless arrows shot towards the cavalry in front of them.

“―――！！”

This time, in the face of the direct attack behind the array, the heavy cavalry was finally no longer as relaxed as before, and soon, a few people fell from their horses with arrows, accompanied by the neighing sound of people turning over on their backs, and after a volley, dozens of cavalry fell because of the arrows, becoming corpses.

However, a few dozen out of 10,000 people are just a drop in the ocean. The essence of cavalry lies in speed, and these cavalry of the Sith Empire are obviously elite soldiers who have undergone strict training, they are one man, just a round of shooting, this dark wave has already roared in front of the defense line, and then, the two collided together!

"Boom!!"

Looking back at the scene in front of her, Offariel's face was completely pale, and the shocking impact even made her lose her mind for a moment, she never thought that war would be such a shocking thing. The cavalrymen galloping on their horses seemed to be completely oblivious to the array of spears and heavy shields in front of them, and they rushed towards the opposing camp with only knightly spears in hand.

Under this huge impact, the lines of both sides were loosened for a while, and many cavalry and war horses were pierced through the body by spears and fell forward to the ground. And there were many soldiers who had no way to resist the powerful impact, and they either flew out of the way, or they were directly crushed under the horse's hooves along with their shields, and turned into a puddle of flesh in an instant.

Such a scene occurred on both sides, but in the end, the Sith Empire's cavalry was still stronger, and they forcibly tore a gap on the left side, and then, as if they had finally found a gap, the rushing roar poured inward. And with the invasion of this terrible black raging wave, the originally tight defense line has also begun to crumble, and many places have begun to collapse, and there is even a trend of complete collapse.

Looking at this scene in front of her, O'Faryl had clenched her fists nervously and bit her lips, although she didn't have any on-the-spot experience on the battlefield, but even so, she could see that in this confrontation, her side had obviously suffered a big loss!

But on the other hand, Yu Lian still had a calm face, he just watched the battle situation in the distance, and then made a gesture again without looking back.

"Disperse, retreat. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this order, Viscount Bird and Della were shocked, on the frontal battlefield, escaping is the most taboo thing!

However, although they had doubts in their hearts, they did not raise doubts because of this, anyway, standing in front of them right now was the leader of the Knights of the Final Order, no matter how bad the battle situation was, there would be no problem in the end. So, they quickly conveyed the order.

And with Yu Lian's order, the already crumbling defense line finally couldn't hold on anymore and completely collapsed, and the soldiers began to flee in all directions, scattering in all directions, and the swordsman camp in the rear also scattered towards the periphery under Yu Lian's order at this moment.

From a distance, it looked as if the entire right flank defense line was a fortress made of sand, and with just such a slight bump, it had been completely reduced to a plate of scattered sand. Judging from the battle situation, it is simply a bad scene.

If it was usual, then Offariel would have been desperate for a long time, and only thought about asking Yulian to order Judy and the others to come out to save the defeat, but at this moment, she heard Yulian's orders again.

"Retreat, retreat, all right, stop, if they dare to retreat again, in case I wait for the Dragon Knights, then this group of people will wait to be a snack. The third formation, stop, wander on the left, not allowed to move forward!"

Under Yulian's deployment, the originally tight formation collapsed faster than anyone else, and all the soldiers who had originally gathered in the center looked completely vulnerable.

In contrast, the cavalry of the Sith Empire was like a sharp sword, penetrating Yuren's defense layer by layer, and just as they were about to attack the bottom line, Offariel's eyes widened in surprise.

Because she found that the other party's speed suddenly slowed down, and then, it actually stopped?!

What's going on?

"It's now. ”

However, before Ofariel could figure out what the problem was, Yulian raised his eyebrows at the moment and showed a smug smile.

"Everyone, according to the original plan, let's get moving!"

At this moment, Ofaril saw that those soldiers, who were already scattered, suddenly changed!

They were still scattered sand, but this time, as if they had some kind of clear goal, they began to wander and intersperse, and re-blockade and encirclement of this group of cavalry. And those cavalry of the Sith Empire, at this moment, seemed to sense that something was wrong, and they began to turn their heads, intending to charge again.

However, at this time, they found that they could no longer rush up.

Indeed, under their first charge, the defense line on the right flank can be said to be as fragile as a piece of tofu, which will be scattered as soon as it is struck. But these cavalrymen didn't notice at all, although those soldiers scattered in all directions, the distance between them and the Sith Empire cavalry was never far away!

But this point was not discovered by the cavalry of the Sith Empire, after all, the cavalry charge is fast, accurate, and ruthless. Their task was to break through the line of defense, not to destroy the enemy completely, and that was the task only for the infantry behind. So, the task of these cavalrymen is actually very simple, all they have to do is charge, charge, charge, and charge! until the opponent's defense line is completely destroyed and completely collapsed!

And the result was just as they had predicted, but now, the cavalry suddenly found that they seemed to have been tricked!

In fact, at the same time as these cavalry stopped, the soldiers who had been wandering around them had already received orders, quickly assembled, and launched a counterattack against these cavalry! With spears in hand, they rushed towards the heavy cavalry beside them, and stabbed out the spears in their hands with great force, attacking the enemy's body and horses. At this time, the cavalry finally began to panic.

As we all know, the power of cavalry lies in the charge, but the charge requires the speed of the horse, and just now, after these Sith Empire cavalry broke through all the defense lines arranged by Yulian, they finally lost their goal, and their speed finally fell into a period of exhaustion at this time. But at this moment, those soldiers seemed to seize this opportunity and entangled these unlucky guys.

Although there are a lot of 15,000 cavalry, but You Lian also has 20,000 noble coalition troops in his hands at the moment, not to mention, in the previous confrontation, in addition to the loss of some manpower in the first layer of defense line, the next ones are to run when they see the cavalry, and they have almost no losses, and now, these heavy armored cavalry have lost the best opportunity to accelerate, and the formation that was originally scattered sand is instantly condensed at this moment, like a piece of clay, sticking to this long sword that has lost its speed and strength.

"It's ............"

Offariel stared at this scene in disbelief, completely unsure of what to say, and she looked at Yuren suspiciously, apparently only he knew the answer.

"Lord Yuren, what's going on?"

"It's simple. ”

Yuren shrugged his shoulders and withdrew his gaze from the battlefield.

"The other party's purpose is just to charge, then, I'll let him rush enough, and it's not too late to talk about the attack next. It's like the communication between a man and a woman, Miss O'Faryl, when a man has vented his desires once, no matter how strong he is, he will inevitably fall into a state of weakness, and whether he can rise next is another question. All we have to do is seize the time difference. ”

"But ............"

I have to say that Yuren's analogy is a bit explicit, not only Ofariel's face is slightly red, but even Viscount Bird and Della, who are not far away, bow their heads in embarrassment, as if they didn't hear anything. Only Charlotte still stood there grinning, as if she didn't care what Julien said.

"However, such a loose line of defense will be completely broken by the other side. ”

"He won't. ”

Julien waved his hand, interrupting O'Faryl's question.

"This is an obvious outpost battle, the other side will not send more troops, and it is not a formal battle, so even if I let him break through, he will not dare, which is why those guys hesitated just now. Because the weakness of the defense I had given them was completely unexpected, they had already rushed deeper than expected, and because there were no reinforcements, if they could not leave at once, it would be meaningless for them to occupy the entire right flank line, and there would be only a dead end. This is a specific tactic that only works in certain circumstances, and of course, in a formal engagement, this kind of cleverness does not make sense. However, now it's just a test of each other, so there's nothing wrong with letting them fight a little easier. ”

"That's ............ so"

Hearing this, Offariel nodded thoughtfully, indeed, as Yulian said, this is just an outpost battle, and neither side intends to carry out a serious attack, so even if Yulian really lets the other party occupy the right flank defense line, I am afraid that the Sith Empire is not willing, because their main army has not followed at all, and it is naturally very stupid to make such a choice.

And this group of cavalry, I have to say that they also fell for Yu Lian's strategy, generally speaking, the outpost battle is just a mutual test between the two sides, and most of them are point-to-point. However, under Yulian's arrangement, his defense was deliberately made as thin as paper, which made the Sith cavalry completely unexpected. It's like facing a wooden plank, a person uses eight points of strength to fight, but unexpectedly, the plank only needs one point of force to break, under the error of judgment, naturally they can't stop if they want to, and when they finally stop, it is too late.

However, although he understood this truth, Ofaril still looked at the battlefield with some curiosity. There, the soldiers of the Noble Alliance were valiantly fighting the Sith cavalry, much to Ofaril's surprise.

"Lord Yuren, but ...... How could these noble coalition forces act so at your orders? and...... They seem to be a little braver?"

"Oh, that's nothing. ”

Hearing this inquiry, You Lian's face was light.

"I'm just telling them before the battle that if they don't do what I tell them to do, and the war is going to be forced to the point where I have to send Judy, then they'll be turned into dragons' snacks along with these Sith cavalry, and that's it. ”

(To be continued)