Chapter 129: The Frightened Bird
If Count Landau knew why the Imperial Army was terrified, he wouldn't laugh at their actions. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Since entering the Iron Mountain, this huge team has faced attacks from the self-proclaimed renegade on an almost daily basis, and although the Sanctuary Army has been able to defeat and capture a dozen or so enemies hiding in the depths of the jungle, it has not helped, because they are like ghosts, everywhere and haunted.
These people are fearless, they cry out "rebellion", "judgment", and "truth will prevail", and even death cannot bring them to their knees.
They can summon all sorts of monsters and trap the Imperial army in a difficult situation. They were keen to tear knights to shreds, and also liked to strip their captives naked and stick them in the tips of spears, or hang human heads on branches to demonstrate to the enemy.
The jungle has become a place of evil spirits, and the caves of Hesse, the cold forest winds, and the stench of swamps are all symbols of death, and after witnessing countless tragedies, this proud army finally becomes terrified.
If they have a way out, they will definitely run out of the Iron Mountain without hesitation, and never step into the jungle again.
Fearing attack while stationed, they could only let the light of the torches envelop everyone as much as possible, and they modeled the schoolyard as a repositorial place, hoisting the Empire's fleur-de-lis sun flag, and someone had to be awake every minute to prevent being torn to pieces by the sneaking goblins after falling asleep.
They tried their best to create an atmosphere in the imperial capital and let distant civilizations bring comfort to them.
Earl Landau, who had been in ambush for several days, certainly couldn't imagine what had befallen the Imperial army. When he heard the letter, he was full of curiosity about Duke Fukaya's so-called "surprise attack by unknown forces".
In the second half of the night, the Count of Blue Island commanded the troops to lurk in the tributaries of the Yaping River. These soldiers have a wealth of experience in jungle warfare and are not afraid of leeches, poisonous insects, and fish that bite carrion.
They hid in the cold water three meters away from the river, quietly waiting for the sky to lighten. The heavy morning fog gave them the best cover.
Others, digging traps and armed with bows and arrows, hid behind rocks and giant trees, waiting for the enemy to arrive.
When the sky was white, the Imperial army reached the banks of the Yaping River, where visibility was extremely low in the early morning, and the view was less than an arm's length, and the river had flooded into a shallow flat, surrounded by jungle and rock walls. There was no sound of people except the morning birds. The flat ground made people relax their vigilance, and it didn't take long for the former prime minister to let the army rest in place.
This gave the ambushed Randolphs an excellent opportunity, and after the scouts released the information, the rebels hiding in the Lengshui River suddenly rushed out of the water, armed with spears and scimitars, and swung at the heavy cavalry - a weapon modeled after Nanfeng, a nightmare for the cavalry.
The sharp blade is aimed at the horse's leg, and the enemy has no time to react at all.
The horses neighed in fright, and only then did the cavalry realize that in the mist rising water was a man-eating monster. However, they could only faintly see the dense wriggling heads, and felt that there were water monsters entangled under the horses' hooves, and their previous experience in the jungle made their hearts sink and their feet tremble, thinking that they had fallen into the trap of death.
The horses were frightened, some neighed, and fell into the water. Heavy armor prevented the Imperial cavalry from wielding their swords in the water, and lightly armed rebels swarmed up, staining the river red with their scimitars and spears with the blood of the cavalry.
Others, stumbling into the ranks like out-of-control beasts into the crowd, the soldiers helpless, allowing their horses to scurry around, pushing the Imperial legions through a gap, and some even raised their blades in horror and slashed at their comrades.
The raiding rebels were ready for a fierce battle, but to their surprise, this huge Imperial army was like frightened rabbits, scattering and fleeing under one blow.
Panic spread like a virus through the enemy camp, and they went crazy and yelled, some "It's a traitor", others hissed to the bottom of their lungs, asking the mage to save them. They broke up their own ranks, even took off their armor and jumped into the river wearing only their shirts.
It looks like a bunch of collectively out-of-control neuropaths.
The rebels did not know why, and were surprised that the well-equipped Imperial Army was ridiculously weak, so they shouted slogans as originally planned.
"The tyrannical monarch is down!"
"Protest against the Queen Mother's regency!"
"Silver Eagle interferes in politics!"
What is very funny is that the 300-strong troops lurking in the water, armed with scimitars and spears, chased after the army of several thousand, like wolves into a flock of sheep, running all the way through a thick fog, and the rebels actually suffered no casualties.
Correspondingly, although they did not suffer any fatal injuries, the Imperial army was full of wails and screams, asking for help from the Sanctuary Army.
The so-called Sacred Domain Army had no intention of helping out, they followed the back of the team, advancing very slowly, clearly not wanting to get involved in this troubled water.
The Imperial army was in confusion in the fog and was chased into the encirclement set up by Count Landau.
The rebels rushing out of the water shouted "Judge the King and the Queen Mother" while constantly waving scimitars and spears.
And the soldiers hiding in the jungle shoot cold arrows at the rampaging troops.
A dense rain of arrows rained down from the sky, and they landed head-on in the camp of the Imperial army. Bows and arrows could only pierce the shoulders of heavily armored cavalry, or land on bare horses, causing little real damage to the well-armed Imperial formations.
The commander of the Imperial Army suddenly shouted loudly: "Calm down! Queue up! It's not a traitor, it's a rebel!"
However, the cries were drowned out in a scream of terror, and the Imperial army scattered and fled, the horses frightened, the heavily armored cavalry falling from their horses, and then piercing the breastplate by the swordsmen who were lying in ambush around them.
In the confusion and fog, the heralds had no whereabouts, and the commanders could only run back and forth on horseback, shouting as they ran: "Calm down!
The Blue Route rebels didn't understand what they were afraid of. It's just that everything went much smoother than they thought. They distract the enemy with bows and arrows, and then the ambushers slay the lone Imperial soldiers. This large and bloated team actually entered the flock like a wolf, and did not show any resistance.
But just after the Imperial commander shouted "Not a traitor", the speed of the legion's escape slowed down significantly, and the cavalry gradually gathered into shape, and the screams gradually subsided. In the face of the sword-wielding Lan Dao people, they no longer panicked and threw away their armor and showed their due combat effectiveness.
The heavy cavalry and lightly armed rebels soon entered the dogfight, and the swordsmen hiding in the woods found that they could no longer find a lone enemy.
The Blue Route rebels had no idea what was going on with this Imperial army, but as the panic calmed down, they understood that the hard battle had just begun.