Chapter 6: The First Battle
The war has begun—and I can finally start with that. Encouraged by the powerful berserker leader, the other small tribal leaders were silent and had no choice but to agree to the request to continue the attack. Then, amid the long and desolate trumpets of dozens of Viking warriors, the tribal coalition troops lying in ambush on both flanks of the road jumped out of the bushes and rushed towards the Biard army with a wild scream.
"Steady! Crossbowmen fire! Retreat!"
At this moment, this may be Egil's first battle. However, he was still unhurried, holding his tomahawk high and ordering. After that, the knights of the guard beside him immediately opened their masks, and also took out their horns, and after the sound of two long and one short, they were already ready, and the crossbow-wielding militia on both wings of the army quickly pulled the trigger, and hundreds of crossbow arrows broke through the wind!
At a distance of twenty meters, the power of the crossbow is amazing, and there is basically no inaccuracy at such a distance - just like that, the tribesmen who rushed to the front row were suddenly hit by arrows and fell, even the Viking warriors in chain armor could not stop the crossbow arrow, but thanks to the blessing of chain mail, these guys generally did not die. He pulled out the arrow bravely, and then ignored the wound and continued to rush forward......
However, the Viking warriors in chain mail were only a handful after all, and the effect of this volley was still very good, and more than sixty enemies fell to the ground in total.
After that, the crossbow-wielding militia retreated to the second line and continued to pull the strings in preparation for the second round of firing. The Viking soldiers, who had been waiting impatiently, roared forward, their axes roaring down, and began a furious battle with the enemy.
The Viking soldiers were loosely formed, but the Viking soldiers were well arrayed, with tomahawks, round shields, chain armor and the strong physique of the Vikings, and they had already formed a strong infantry line, although the enemy attack was like a surge. There was a slight advantage in numbers, but still not much of an advantage, and ordinary tribesmen armed with harpoons, improvised spears, and logging axes ran awkwardly, perhaps they had some way of dealing with wild beasts or swimming fish. But when facing the regular army, after seeing the opponent's tomahawk roaring down, the original blood and courage spirit disappeared in an instant, and even the strength to resist was gone.
In a single face, the Viking army of Byard cut down hundreds of enemy soldiers, and a few regular Viking soldiers were also hacked to death by multiple Viking soldiers due to their numerical defects.
"Bow and arrow, bow and arrow!!" the military leaders of the tribal alliance roared, so the tribesmen took out their hunting bows, occupied several small bags on either side of the road, and then fired condescendingly. However, at this moment, the two armies are almost mixed together, and although the tribesmen are good hunters, shooting rabbits and people is not the same. It would have been nice if he had shot an arrow without hitting his own instep - but many of the Horde soldiers who had rushed forward were counted by the arrows of their own people coming from behind.
"Damn it...... Stop shooting, stop shooting!"
So, the military chiefs had no choice but to give the order.
At this moment, the battle situation is scorching. Little by little, the Biard army formed a circle, with four mutilated groups of Viking soldiers and two slightly lost Viking soldiers on the outer circle, and crossbow-wielding militia and patrol cavalry on the inside. At the innermost level is Egil, surrounded by the knights of the Guard.
Outside, the Horde Alliance, which had lost hundreds of men, was demoralized, and after several unsuccessful charges, they saw the headless corpses of their own people lying on the edge of the local defense, as well as the pigtailed heads cut off by the fierce Vikings. Listen to each other's howls, laughter, and foul language. No one can attack it anymore.
"If you continue like this, you'll lose......"
Seeing that his own morale was low, and the enemy's leader was rolling his eyes, as if he was thinking about a counterattack, the Berserker leader made up his mind to take out his old book and gamble.
"Follow me!!"
After such a roar, the red-haired and red-bearded berserker raised his battle axe and led a group of thirty-four elite Viking warriors he had personally trained to rush out. With a swing of the axe in his hand, the Viking soldier on the opposite side was split in half in disbelief.
"How is that possible? Why is it so fast with such a heavy axe?"
In this way, the sudden appearance of this pair of elites directly tore a hole in the entire defense line.
"Damn it, hold on!" There is no reserve at all, and the combat effectiveness of the crossbow militia is even more deceitful, if they go up to resist it, it will not take a moment to collapse, and in turn, the battle line may collapse as a whole. At this moment, Egil could only say such an unnutritious order.
However, it was a bit unbearable.
Those elite Viking warriors, compared with the Viking warriors produced by the system, are more important than the berserker who is the soul of this unit, and the axe in his hand is superb, at this moment, there are already seven or eight Biard soldiers who have been chopped over by him with an axe. Even if he stretched out his round shield to block, he would most likely be cut down by the shield and arm, and no one was his opponent at all. And Biard's defense line was also opened up at once.
"Attack, attack, kill them!!" and the other enemies were not stupid, seeing the chaos in the opposing front, the military leaders of the other tribes quickly blushed and roared wildly, twisted the ears of the soldiers and tribesmen next to them, kicked their butts, and pointed their heads with axes.
Thus, a new round of charge began.
"Damn it. ”
Egil snorted coldly, and then lowered his mask: "Everyone, charge !!!"
After receiving the order of the chief, a total of twenty knights of the guard also followed his example, and underlaid their masks. Immediately after pulling out the heavy mace from his waist, he erected a kite-shaped shield to urge the war horse, and then these monster knights in steel armor and invulnerability let out a long roar and rushed into the battlefield.
"Kill him, and the battle is over!"
At this moment, the red-haired berserker who was being beaten by several Viking warriors on the opposite side suddenly saw the group of ironclad cavalry rushing towards him - of course, in his mind, the iron-making technology could never be so sophisticated, and most of these silver shining armors were really cast from silver. It's so soft that it's OK to go down with an axe.
So they tragedy.
Like bulldozers, the knights roamed through the battlefield, passing by their own and the enemy's scorched places, ignoring the fire of the opponent's tomahawks and bows, and the steel thorns and maces in their hands smashed directly into the heads of the opposing soldiers. After that, the skull was shattered, and the red and white flowed all over the ground, completely unsolved, and no one was spared.
In this way, the battle line gradually stabilized after the steel monsters joined - there were no ballistas or large arquebuses, and the weapons made by medieval iron-smelting technology could not penetrate the Renaissance armor anyway
- That's how it should have been!
However, there are always individuals in this world who can do things that are beyond the usual level of the race, such as rabbits that weigh dozens of kilograms, fierce dogs that can kill lions, lizards that can change colors freely, and so on and so on -- unfortunately, humans are indeed a race that is very good at producing special individuals.
Seeing the tomahawk in his hand slashing at the opponent's body, and seeing his own warriors being hit by the opponent's heavy mace one by one, the enemy did not roar like ordinary soldiers, but silently, little by little, urging the horses to move forward at the speed of a human trot - this posture was as leisurely as taking a picnic basket to a lover to a lake for a date.
The morale of the Horde coalition collapsed in an instant.
"Monster!!"
"We're going to be killed!"
"Help, Mom!"
At this moment, watching this group of hoplites perform the same slaughter. The red-haired berserkers already knew they lost, completely, completely, lost.
But so what?! Isn't it the fate of a soldier to die on the battlefield? That kind of death was not something the Vikings should crave.
"Hahaha!!" Under such adversity, the rest of the tribal alliance army has begun to break and flee, the berserker does not advance but retreats, and the battle axe in his hand seems to have life, turning into a piece of silver light, harvesting the life of the other party.
Forward, forward--kill that guy, kill him! He had recognized Egil as the leader of this group of Vikings, so he was going to kill him. Even if he fails, even if he dies, kill him before that!
The red-haired berserker advanced in Egil's direction, and along the way, Viking soldiers spotted his attempts—the same warriors roaring to block his path and defend their commander. Almost the same dress, the same tomahawk, the same roar...... However, the red-haired berserker is much better and much more ......
One of the knights of the Guard spotted him and hurried forward, swinging his mace directly above his head, intending to kill the stubborn foe.
However, for the first time, the knights, who had been invincible on the battlefield, met their opponents - the berserker deftly dodged the knight's first blow, and then rolled over, and the tomahawk in his hand slashed at the iron knights' vital point, slashing the horse's leg.
In the wailing of the war horse, the knight of the guard fell in surprise, and was thrown off the horse, the berserker quickly ran over, and the battle axe in his hand aimed at the knight's neck with the least armor and slashed it, once, twice, seeing that the carotid artery was cut, the arterial blood sprayed the berserker's face at once, and the knight's body twitched, but he couldn't die anymore.
Finally, immersed in the joy of victory, Egil found the man, who had already had a large number of wounds on his body, his own blood, the blood of the enemy spilled countless times, and it was frozen into ice in the cold wind, and the whole person was dyed red.
"That's good, that guy. Egil lamented that he had completely ignored the casualties of his own army.
But then, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing an oozing smile.
"Kill him. ”
I don't know when, dozens of crossbowmen have gathered around him, and the crossbow machine in the hands of these people has been aimed at the berserker who is like a mad wolf.
Shoot.
Plop, flutter......
The sound of crossbow bolts breaking through the air was heard again—the ragged chainmail of the berserker was completely unable to provide him with adequate defense.
Hit the target.
He opened his eyes wide, tried to move forward, forward, felt the strength, and the temperature, and even the soul left his body little by little, he suddenly felt a little incredible: obviously he was so powerful, obviously he had killed so many enemies, obviously himself, obviously ...... Why is it still defeated?
His eyes widened unwillingly, and then the red-haired berserker exhaled his last breath.
Collapsed.
"Kill him!!"
Then the group of Viking soldiers who had been suppressed by him became excited! Roaring and pounced, like hungry wolves that had found food, they raised their tomahawks and slashed at the berserker's corpse, splitting his body to pieces, picking up a broken spear and plunging his head into it, before letting out a smug laugh.
"Victory......" Seeing this, Egil sighed slightly - then he was enveloped in endless ecstasy, killing, atrocities, and victory instantly filled the senses of this former high school student, making his body spasm, his face distorted, and then let out a wild laugh like a night owl: "Hehehehe, heheha!!!!"
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