Chapter Forty-Eight: One Arrow, Another Arrow
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After the 20,000 troops led by Egil appeared, they did not attract much attention from the Mongols. 1 (1) It seems that the other side has focused all its attention on the Praetorian Guard, who has broken through several lines of defense in a row. And after Genghis Khan's order to "kill Egil!" was delivered, this trend became even more pronounced. The Mongols wishfully believed that the Norman Emperor would be among the most combat-ready and closest to breaking through the army.
So, on the contrary, the army behind the palace, in which Egil was actually located, received little resistance. Soon caught up with the main forces. Together with a few thousand troops at the rear of the main force, they scattered a Mongol army like maggots on tarsal bones. Egil took command of the army and protected the end of the army. At the same time, several knights of the guard were sent to the front to see how the situation was now.
In a few moments, several knights returned, and ran to Egil, sent out five knights of the guard, but only three returned, and all of them were wounded. This made Egil's mood even heavier.
"How's it going?
"I'm sorry for the bad news, my lord. The commander of one of the guards knights at the head said: "The battle situation at the front is in a state of anxiety. The opponent had tens of thousands of elite infantry, completely blocking the gates of the outer city. The Praetorian Guard is in a bitter battle!"
"Damn it!" after a frustrated curse, Egil's mind raced—even though his mission was to be the queen. But if you can't even break through the encirclement of the other side. Then the task of the queen is meaningless. So Egil made a quick decision. Leaving behind the seemingly undangerous Queen's troops, he rushed forward with his knightly guards. After a chaotic period of battlefield, they reached the front line.
"Attack! Attack quickly! If we can't crush these enemies, we'll all die here! Do you know that?!" Artoria shouted in frustration at the front line. The empress, already leading the Norman Janissary Knights, made two charges against the Mongol defenses. In the end, however, these charges ended in failure. In addition to the loss of troops and demoralization, it has not received any other effect. This made Artoria feel very angry.
"If there were more cavalry—no, if the other side wasn't so concentrated...... Altoria thought to himself, but there was nothing he could do. *1*1* made her a little desperate.
"Alright, let's get some rest. This time, let me come. Just as Artoria was discouraged, Egil's voice came from behind. Makes Artoria even more embarrassed.
"No, just give me a little more time—" didn't ask Egil why he was here. Or come and do something. Artoria had already guessed those things. She opened her mouth to speak, but she couldn't get angry, Egil's kind of "I'm better than you." "Feelings.
"Now is not the time to say such things, be nice. Egir rode his horse and reached out to touch Artoria's long, pale blonde hair. Then he said.
“...... Got it. "Although I usually perform better than anyone else. But when Egil got serious, he was as well-behaved as a puppy. Although reluctantly. But since Egil said so, Artoria had to accept it.
"Very good. Egil nodded, and then stepped forward. Shouting at the Janissary Knights, who had failed two consecutive attacks, "Soldiers, my friends. Cheer up, and charge there one more time!Just one more time!This time I'll lead you!!"...,
Because of Egil's "King's Landing" attributes. The soldiers under his command. The morale of these Praetorian Knights was immediately high. They cheered and lined up again. As a Mongol poet lamented after the battle: "When the emperor named Egil entered the battlefield, even if he did nothing, it was enough to raise the morale of the eighty thousand Norman soldiers under his command." ”
Despite two defeats, the number of Praetorian Knights was still eight hundred. Egil was sure that with these eight hundred knights, it was enough to break through the opponent's array.
"Attention, after I led the knights to break through the opponent's array, I quickly led the infantry forward and completely crushed this group of enemies!" Egir turned around and said these words to Artoria, then turned around and ran to the front of the Norman Praetorian Knights, holding his saber high and shouting, "Charge!!"
As Egil's words fell, the knights erupted into an earth-shattering roar! These Praetorian Guard knights, who were dressed in heavy plate armor three millimeters thick and even their horses were wrapped in two millimeters of steel, launched a tsunami-like attack on the Mongol defense line! This time, Egil was not prepared to use a subtle and segmented charge capable of exerting the art of command to cut through the opponent's defense line little by little -- Egil crushed all the 800 Praetorian Guards cavalry in one round! Ready to crush them in the most violent and direct way! As he said, a charge!!
"For the Holy Messiah Egil, the Norman Empire and Europa!!" this time, the knights' slogans changed again. But he has already regarded Egil as his son and savior......
"Hold on! There aren't many of them!It's just a small army!!!! must hold on," he watched as the Iron Knights rushed towards him. Because of the effect of Egil's King's Landing, the morale of the Mongol army plummeted. Their bows, heavy arrows that could have pierced the head of a large boar with the heaviest leather, had no effect on the Praetorian Knights - they were completely bounced off!
"Shoot that man! That's the Norman Emperor! He's not wearing a helmet!!"
Soon, Egil, who had rushed to the front, was again discovered by the Mongols - and they also discovered one of Egil's "Achilles' heels." "The Emperor, dressed in ornate armor like a work of art and holding this sembling purple-red saber, looked so dazzling, with only a Norman iron crown on his head. Expose his cheeks, which are also as delicate as works of art, and his long blond hair!
"Shoot him!!"
Immediately afterwards, the front of the battlefield, as well as on the city walls, towers...... Thousands of Mongol archers drew their bows and arrows, and the arrows rained down on Egil!
"Innocent!"
If someone else changes to another person at this moment, after this round of arrow rain, even if you don't die, you will lose half your life. However, Egil is Egil after all. He is a warrior who is a warrior in the world, although he is not equipped with a helmet. But judging by the witchcraft vision provided by the Norman Iron Crown. These flying arrows are like snails, and their speed is unbearably slow. And through the bonus of the Absolute Guardian, Egil's already extremely agile skills are also added again!
I saw the emperor wielding a scimitar, and the purple-red demonic light flashed, and there was a chaotic sound of "crackling". The arrows fired at Egil were either cut off or sent flying. Egir is alone, with a knife, he will protect himself and his war horse from the wind and rain!
"It's a pity. At this moment, when the cavalry led by Egil was still less than fifty meters away from the enemy, on the top of the tower, one of the Mongol generals, who had just arrived, secretly praised. The movement did not fall at all, holding the bow in his left hand, and reaching back with his right hand, he drew a wolf's tooth arrow and aimed it at the door of Egil's face!...,
"What?!"
The sound of the sharp arrow breaking through the air sounded instantly! Faintly, the air flow around the arrow was torn apart. Egier instinctively sensed danger. But I didn't dare to use a knife to fight, and I wanted to lower my head to dodge, but it was too late!!
- At the last moment, the wolf's tooth arrow was about to shoot through Egil's eyebrows, directly through his brain, but somehow, a strange wind "suddenly" blew the arrow off the track, grazed Egil's face, and left a trail of blood before sinking into the ground!
"The system prompts that the ability to resist lethal damage provided by the Absolute Guardian five times a day has already been used once. ”
Such a cold system prompt sounded in Egil's ears, and the frightened Norman Emperor realized that he had just stepped into hell with half a foot.
"It's so dangerous!" Egil's heart pounded, extreme fear followed by extreme anger! He didn't hesitate anymore, and roared angrily to unleash the Immortal Screaming Skill! The Mongol army, which was originally demoralized because of "King's Landing", collapsed in an instant! Before the other party was affected by the Mongol military god and restored order. The Praetorian Knights have already rushed over!
"Damn it, damn it!!! Hell" Having just walked in front of the Ghost Gate, Egil was in a terrible mood, brandishing his saber as if he was crazy, and slashing desperately - followed by another arrow - only this moment, Egil was already prepared, his left hand grasping the back of the knife, the blade forward, and his hands and hands raised the life-tearing blade high, facing the wolf's tooth arrow. I heard a "pop!" sound, and the wolf's tooth arrow was cut in half by the torn blade of life from the middle!
Attacked twice in a row by the same person, Egil was so angry that he raised his saber and scolded in Mongolian in the direction where the arrow was fired: "Shameless rats, they can only hurt people with hidden arrows! Robin Hood, the marksman under my command, is a hundred times better than you! If Robin Hood is here, you will definitely die!"
And on the castle tower, the Mongolian marksman who opened his bow in a row and shot two arrows, the arrow general Jebe also felt that his arms were sore, and he couldn't pull the bow anymore. It's just that when I heard Egil say this, he vaguely mentioned a person who was more skilled than his own archery, but he was not convinced.
"Robin Hood, yes? I remember. ”