Chapter 246: Crossing the River
Mia silently calculated in her heart, even if the howitzers could completely cover this wood, but Horton's cavalry was too scattered to be of much effect. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
And she knew very well that after almost a day of non-stop bombardment, there were not many shells for howitzers.
So Horton was finally able to reach the cavalry of Black Iron Town, at least more than 20,000.
And how many escorts are there in Black Iron Town that can still fight?
Three thousand or two thousand?
With a disparity of nearly ten times the combat power, and without the support of artillery fire, how much effect can it play by relying on a city wall?
But Renault didn't look anxious at all, did he have any backhand that he hadn't said?
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Horton watched as Horn's body was put into a bag with a blank expression, and his emotions did not fluctuate.
He's a calm guy, and he's a little scary.
With Horn's character and temper, it was only a matter of time before he died in battle, maybe he didn't see the walls of Black Iron Town, so he didn't bother to die.
"Grand Commander Houghton, the enemy seems to have retreated suddenly. ”
Horton glanced up at the sky, a day of fierce fighting, which had cost countless soldiers their lives, and their blood remained in the woods, redder than the setting sun.
"Advance fast at all costs. ”
Coldly giving the order, Horton adjusted the armor on his body.
The decisive battle is coming, and I hope to have a good moonlight tonight.
When the cavalry under Houghton's command flocked to Black Iron Town, the Naxi River in Tuke City was also in full swing.
Compared to the brutality of the battle outside Black Iron Town, Lauren seemed extremely relaxed.
When the more than 20,000 cavalry led by Pavel climbed more than a dozen mountains and finally found a suitable place to cross the river, they were disappointed to find that the opposite bank of what should have been a flat river had grown densely packed with trees.
The trees were oddly shaped, with low branches and dense vegetation underneath.
To be on the safe side, he sent dozens of sharp men to swim over, and when he made sure that there was no trace of any enemy within 10 kilometers of the riverbank, he began to give the order to cross the river.
Lauren flew high in the sky and could see what was going on below.
At the same time that Pavel ordered the river crossing, he had the guards hiding outside the woods quickly assemble towards the river, and had the town of Twin Bridges open half of the gates.
The huge flood washed down again, washing the raft with men and horses directly downstream.
Standing at the top of the hill, Pavel stamped his feet in a rage, knowing how much work he had spent to bring the wood.
Unexpectedly, most of it was washed away by the flood like this.
Without rafts, the crossing of the river would be much slower, and when the first cavalry finally set foot on the opposite bank, a dense mass of crossbow arrows suddenly shot out of the otherwise safe woods.
The fire and lightning shone at the same time, and before the cavalry could get on their horses, they turned into wisps of revenant.
"Where do people come from?"
Pavel angrily kicked the soldier in the chest, kicking him directly from the top of the mountain into the Naxi River.
Just a little flood and a sneak attack caused him to lose thousands of people, but he didn't even see the shadow of the other party.
How else is this river crossed?
Even if you barely pass, you are still a living target.
Looking at the rolling hills along the coast, Pavel finally put his heart on the side, but that's it!
Go straight upstream, there is a bridge.
So a large number of cavalry began to cross the mountains and mountains to Shuangqiao Town.
However, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and the cavalry has to take care of the war horses and pull the baggage, and they have to walk more slowly than the ants.
And there are still a few weird iron balls falling from the sky, although the power of the explosion can't kill a few people, but the huge sound makes the war horses frightened, and many of them rolled down the hillside and broke their legs.
Seeing the mountains of cavalry turn into a group of fleeing peasants, Pavel suddenly felt extremely desolate.
I knew that I would have taken a detour to Black Iron Town, although it was a little farther, but at least there was a smooth road.
After several days of arduous trekking, when Pavel's army came to the flat area one after another, everyone was so tired that they were no longer human.
They couldn't wait to set up their tents and raise bonfires, and more fell asleep on the ground.
When they were at home, they rode horses to the toilet, when had they ever suffered such a great sin?
Pavel had the few supplies piled up to prevent someone from taking advantage of the opportunity to sneak attack.
However, according to the intelligence, the guards of the Tuk Basin do not have war horses, they only ride ridiculously large birds.
This is also the reason why he is relieved to let the soldiers rest.
Riding birds, haha! I guess those birds will be so frightened that they will plunge their heads into the weeds when they see the tall horses.
The thought of the ridiculous sight of thousands of people sitting on the backs of birds made Pavel's mood slightly better.
Lauren rode on a tall black warhorse, and behind him were a full three thousand heavily armored cavalry.
The black war horse, the black armor, and the black broad-backed scimitar are like a black lake.
As he raised the banner aloft, the black lake suddenly rippled from the edge, and the ripples grew larger and larger, until finally it turned into a raging black tide.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves woke Pavel from his sleep, and he cursed half-asleep who still had the energy to ride a horse.
"The Great Commander, it's the enemy's cavalry!"
The enemy's cavalry?
He suddenly let out a cold sweat, didn't he say that the enemy did not have war horses, where did these cavalry come from?
"Get up for me and get on the horse to fight!"
Pavel roared angrily, and greeted the whole family of the detective several times.
"Archon, it's too late! they're too fast!"
Pavel looked and saw that the black cavalry, who was still in the distance just now, was less than 1,000 meters away from their camp, and his men were still wearing armor in a panic.
It's actually heavy cavalry!
Pavel was desperate in an instant, he knew better than anyone else the horror of the heavy cavalry, their whole body was so heavy that even the war horses were tightly wrapped. Even a mere ramlash can crush a light cavalry.
What's more, most of his current subordinates have not yet found their war horses, and even if they have already ridden their war horses, when they saw that the situation was not right, they ran towards the hillside behind them.
That's right, hillside!
Pavel turned his horse's head, and as long as he took advantage of the terrain of the hillside to make the opponent's heavy cavalry lose speed, and then counterattacked, he might be able to win a crushing victory by numbers.
He had the trumpets sounded, and everyone who mounted the horse followed him back up the hillside.
As for the unlucky ones who haven't scratched their heads yet, it's good to let them stop for a while.
The black horses had unparalleled speed and rushed into Pavel's makeshift camp in an instant, ignoring the frantically fleeing soldiers, in such a battlefield, the soldiers without the horses had nothing to fear.
Lauren spread her huge wings and watched the chaotic enemies on the hillside for a long time, sneering in her heart.
Did Pavel think that this would turn the tide around?
What a naïve guy.
The black cavalry is not only heavily armoured, but also has a heavy crossbow on their horseback, and their crossbow arrows are small crossbow cannons!
Woooo
Three thousand small ballistae flew towards the hillside almost simultaneously. (To be continued.) )