Chapter Ninety-Seven: Bloody Suppression
"God is great!" As the battlefield was almost one-sided, a frenzied roar appeared almost without warning behind the heavy infantry phalanx. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"Enemy attack!" the scout quickly sounded the alarm.
Seeing a large crowd of black pressure rushing towards the back of the phalanx like a tide, Mance was in a hurry and hurriedly ordered: "Quick! Heavy infantry return to defense! Crossbowmen organize a counterattack! Mage regiment! Quickly retreat!" "Mages are precious in any army, and Mance does not want to let this precious combat power suffer any loss.
When the Moses army, which was flanked in front of them, saw the reinforcements appear, their morale was greatly boosted, and they began to desperately charge the heavy infantry phalanx.
The Moses' cavalry took advantage of the opportunity to frantically charge the crossbowmen of the vanguard battalion, and when they braved the rain of arrows to reach a distance of less than 100 meters from each other, they all drew their short bows from their backs and fired an even more violent rain of arrows at the vanguard battalion.
These elite crossbowmen were constantly falling from arrows, and although they were skilled in archery, they were almost completely overwhelmed by the high-speed rush of enemy forces and the more intense rain of arrows.
When the cavalry rushed to the crossbowmen, they threw away their bows, drew their swords, and slashed the large number of crossbowmen who had not yet had time to wind them.
"Pioneer, a large number of cavalry archers have appeared on the opposite side!We urgently need heavy infantry, or we will not be able to hold on to the crossbowmen alone!" the herald sent an urgent message to Mance.
Mance looked at the heavy infantry phalanx in front of him, shook his head, and said, "It's too late! Pass my order and gather all the warriors! Let the mage group prepare auxiliary magic!"
"Yes!" the herald commanded, and then galloped away.
After a while, there were more than a dozen officer-looking people gathered on the side of Mance, looking at the style of the armor, they should be from different arms, mostly heavy infantry and cavalry, one of them was only wearing leather armor, but Marven could feel the fluctuations of the magic elements on his body from a long distance, obviously a demon warrior.
Seeing that they were almost there, Mance drew his saber and led a group of warriors to charge at the Moses' mounted archers, while the mages of the mage group chanted a spell at a rapid pace.
"Boom!" Mance's speed suddenly increased to the extreme, shooting out like a sharp arrow from a string, and in the night, there was a faint golden glow around his body.
"Paladin!" Clearly feeling the strong fighting qi fluctuations in his body, it was not difficult for Marven to judge the strength of this vanguard officer.
Although the few warriors behind Mance are far from reaching the realm of exaltation of fighting spirit, they can always follow closely behind Mance, and in terms of body skills alone, these people can be regarded as the best among ordinary martial artists.
"There is no suspense in this battle anymore. Marven muttered to himself, he knew very well what a paladin who was almost invulnerable and quick could mean on the battlefield.
"I didn't expect that he was a small pioneer officer and was actually a paladin, and the strength of the Holy John Empire was really unfathomable!" Rogge on the side couldn't help but gasp
In ordinary human countries, paladins are almost the top force, such as the Duchy of Morowing, and the total number of paladins in their country has not reached double digits!
As a powerful human empire, the St. John's Empire is full of talents and masters, and the number of paladins in its territory exceeds the total number of dozens of small countries bordering it! As a result, the St. John's Empire became one of the hegemonic powers that could influence the entire continental pattern.
"Yes!" Marven sighed lightly and sighed: "The gap between people may not be as big as people think, but the gap between countries is sometimes too big to be bridged. ā
This young demon warrior couldn't help but think of their ancient and long-weakened Xia clan at this time, it is true that the Xia clan people are not without talent, and there will definitely be many strong people like themselves or even more powerful than themselves, but it is not easy for the entire nation to really rise and get rid of the humiliating and enslaved state.
Perhaps, only when we find true faith can we have a glimmer of hope. Marven looked down and played with the ancient coin in his hand, silent.
At the moment when Mance and other warriors engaged the mounted archers of the Moses, the mage group also completed the chanting of the incantation without any doubt. I saw a silver-gray halo of light with a little ice crystal faintly floating on the armor and weapons of the warriors, and the soldiers on the battlefield instantly felt a biting cold, but those warriors were completely indifferent.
"It turned out to be frost armor. Rogge whispered, "Very useful auxiliary magic, it seems that those Moses are going to be in bad luck, I feel sorry for them." ā
More than a dozen warriors who were blessed and defended by frost armor were fiercely inserted into the Moses cavalry formation in a conical shape, they were extremely fast, and the Mosesian cavalry archers were killed on their backs before they could react, and more than 100 meters in front of the vanguard camp, a large number of mutilated people and horse corpses were almost piled up into a hill, and every step forward of the Moses army in the rear was extremely difficult.
Frost armor not only has a good defensive effect, but also can freeze the surrounding enemies through ice crystals, to achieve the purpose of limiting the opponent's movement, Mance obviously knows this magic very well, after leading people into the Moses army, he quickly ordered them to disperse, like a tiger into the flock, in the Moses army left and right, for a while, the enemy army continued to wail.
"Crossbowman, advance a hundred meters, find cover, and prepare to shoot!" Marven decisively gave the order to attack, and when Mance was away, he was the supreme commander here.
The crossbowmen quickly ran to the pile of corpses and, on Marven's orders, launched a counterattack against the Mosesian army.
The warriors led by Mance are extremely strong, and they are even more powerful under the blessing of frost armor, but after all, they are too few in number, and it is unrealistic to expect them to kill the Moses army, and not only that, even high-level warriors like paladins will inevitably be in danger of their lives in the face of the surging army when their fighting energy and physical strength are exhausted.
Therefore, crossbowmen are still the most ideal choice for killing and injuring opposing soldiers.
Covered by a large number of corpses, the crossbowmen's fire was again effective, and the Moses' light cavalry, due to their limited mobility and weak armor, soon fell in droves under the accurate and powerful crossbow arrows. And their corpses have become an obstacle in the way of the rear row soldiers.
At this point, there was no suspense in this battle, and by the dawn, the town of Dart was almost in ruins, and more than 500 meters from the gap in the city wall were full of the corpses of Moses soldiers.
The total strength of the town of Dat exceeded 10,000 Mosesian rebels, and its main force was almost completely annihilated, while the losses of the vanguard battalion were almost negligible.
"Hah...... Hah, it's been a long time since I've fought such a good battle, and now, those heretics have been so badly injured that they have to be honest and quiet for a while!" Mance stood on the crumbling walls of Darttown, overlooking the battlefield at his feet, his thin and slightly old countenance was now even more radiant.
"Your Excellency, Sir, is in danger and uses troops like a god, and when Your Excellency knows about it, you should be relieved to let us go to the Holy City. Marven slowly followed behind him, only to feel that the pioneer officer in front of him, who had passed the age of confusion, seemed to have become more than ten years younger overnight, and even the waist that was originally lying on was now straight.
"Hehe, Master Marven, I know that you can't wait to go to the Marne Federation to witness the miracle, but although our army has won a great victory, the infidels are stubborn and difficult to educate, and in a short period of time, we still need to stay here and further suppress them!"
"But don't worry!" Mance patted him on the back and comforted him with a smile: "Your Excellency, you have performed quite well in this battle, not only are you strong in magic, but you are also well versed in tactics, I have asked the Commander and the Legion Command for your credit, as long as the form of the Iliad Kingdom is further stabilized, your request to go to the Holy City can be fully fulfilled." ā
"Then there's Chief Lao. Marven bowed slightly, and then spoke: "I don't know how many such pagan rebels there are in the Iliad Kingdom, and how long will our combat mission last here?"
Mance tore off a broken six-pointed star banner symbolizing Moses by the city wall and stomped it under his feet, "After this battle, the main force of the rebels has been greatly damaged, and they no longer have the strength to face our army head-on, but, according to my estimates, we may have to stay here for at least a month!"
"A month?" Marven pondered for a moment, then spoke, "If my guess is correct, these rebels should not be the Empire's greatest enemies in the territory of the Iliad Kingdom. ā
"Clever! There aren't many young people with a mind like yours. Mance nodded approvingly, but suddenly his face turned cold, "That's right! A few rabbles are naturally not the opponents of our empire's elite divisions, but you know, the entire Iliad Kingdom is a country that believes in Moses, although they are intimidated by the powerful force of the empire, they are extremely deferential to our empire on the surface, but those untouchables who believe in false gods will always be the henchmen of the empire!"
"Pioneer Officer!" As we were talking, a guard quickly climbed the tower and saluted Mance and Marven respectively, "The city has been searched, and no trace of the rebels has been found. ā
"Impossible!" Mance shook his head flatly, "The battle is mainly outside the city, and we didn't attack a single soldier inside the city before the battle was over, and there must be hidden rebels in the city!"
"But, sir, we've searched from house to house. ā
After hearing this, Mance snorted coldly and said, "There are all heretics who believe in Moses, don't expect them to obediently hand over the rebels!" Immediately, he waved his hand and ordered: "The residents of Dart Town believe in heretics, harbor traitors, and die unrepentantly, pass on my orders! Completely purge these infidels who do not believe in God the Father! Before dark tomorrow, I don't want this town to have any more factors that could pose a threat to our holy warriors!"
"Yes!"