Chapter608 The Army of the Cyne VS the Army of the Kingdom of Demacia
The silver tide of troops slowly approached the mountains, and the sound of the clashing of armor weapons startled away the birds in the treetops, and even the moonlight could not match the silver sea that was slaughtered on the ground.
A dragon bird knight hovering above the sky flew over the army and went straight into the middle army.
"Your Majesty, the Legion of Thine is on that hillside."
The dragon bird knight who returned to the Great Legion to report the news landed directly next to the war horse of Gavin I, pointing to the Shining Silver Mountains not far away.
"These Noxian stubbles are still spitting out lies and offending Your Majesty, which is really a punishable crime!"
Sitting on the back of a pure-blooded Demacian war horse, the one-meter Gavin I was wearing Demacia Mithril armor, wearing a crown on his head, and his eyes were like a cold moon.
Behind him, the attendants of the guards carried the Omen of Langton and the Halberd of Atama, ready to defend the supreme emperor of Demacia with their lives.
"Oh? What did those Noxians say? But it doesn't hurt to talk about it."
With the approval of His Majesty the Emperor, the dragon bird knight knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice.
"And they said, ...... I'm going to cut off His Majesty's head......
"Bold!
!」
The guard squire shouted and drew the Mithril sword, but when he saw Jiawen I waving his hand and glaring at the unabashed dragon knight, he could only give up.
Looking around at his invincible military situation, Jiawen I smiled.
"I have soldiers who can fight well, I have generals who serve my country loyally, my ancestor King Dulles was invincible on the battlefield, and now I am strong and strong in Demacia, so why should I fear the provocation of the enemy?
Go and tell him that my Dulles' head is here, waiting for him to get it."
"Yes!"
……
Half a day's road south from the Demacians,
The horses were trotting forward on taps, and the commander of the First and Third Legions of the Noxus Empire, Leed Sarapam, took advantage of his rare leisure time to look up at the sky,
The bright moon in the sky never seemed to change, just as the night when he and Marz entered the ancient capital of Leinland, the bright moon shone like a bright moon, illuminating this dark land, and the two began a war journey like a meat grinder with anticipation for the future and a desire for honor.
At this moment, the moon looks like the Mithril armor of the Demacians, gorgeous and noble, but also awe-inspiring, no weaker than the slaughter soldiers born in the black iron forges of Noxus.
After countless savage collisions, Demacia has proved himself to be the enemy that Noxus must do with all his might, and in order to prove this, Marz and Archson Burnham have paid with their lives.
Maybe it's today, maybe it's tomorrow, and I will become a cold corpse on the battlefield, sleeping in this beautiful and rich land, but this is not a romance that belongs to soldiers alone.
After such a long battle, Led himself wanted to take a break, but unfortunately, he knew that he had no chance to rest.
Saving his own reinforcements, the Cyne Legion became the most hated target of the Demacian people, and for this reason, the king of Demacia *** turned north.
After learning of the whereabouts of the Demacians, Led only thought for a minute before he understood the Demacian people's plan of action and gave the order to follow up.
He will definitely not allow himself to escape this battle and become a coward of Noxus.
Bet on the honor of the Sarapam family, the faith of the Lockhee clan, their own lives,
Tonight, he is bound to fight to the death with Jiawen I in the Shining Silver Mountains.
"Herald! Speed up the march! We must not leave our compatriots alone!"
"Yes!"
……
Sein didn't care about Emperor Gavin's response, and now, any trash talk was pointless except for a real fight.
The meaning of this war is not complicated,
He wanted to kill Emperor Gavin before he died, and Emperor Gavin wanted to kill him to avenge the Demacians, and only one of the two would live, nothing more.
Observing the military situation under the mountain, Plug
En soon found the Emperor Demacia's central army,
The three-meter-high indigo flag was as conspicuous as a target, and under the big guard, a man in luxurious silver armor rode a high-headed horse, and was guarded by the guards in close quarters.
There is no need to guess, that conspicuous man must be the emperor of Demacia, Dulles Gavin.
The line of sight began to shift, and the long serpent phalanx formed by the Demacians pressed like a tide from the end of the horizon, numbering at least 30,000 people,
With the archers in front and the spear and shield men behind, the dreadnought's Mithril hoplites divided into two phalanxes, one left and one right, scattered in the center of the two, blocking the closest line of attack to Gavin.
The silver-armored hoplites held large swords, and their steps were like frost iron hitting the ice, and the momentum was awe-inspiring.
In large-scale warfare, even the Dreadnought Vanguard soldiers cannot maintain the shield formation method of training, and can only be used as elite infantry.
With thousands of light cavalry and about 200 drake riders on both flanks of the army, they can launch a destructive charge at any time.
The Mithril Armor-Piercing Arrow was ready to be launched, just waiting to tear through the line he had arranged.
Glancing back at the demoralized Thine Legion, Thine smiled rarely, then sighed again.
In addition to more than 10,000 kings and nearly 1,000 fearless vanguards, the Demacian army was full of recruits.
If it weren't for the fact that the Demacians had more than 20,000 recruits who had not seen much blood, this battle would not have been fought at all, and if it was less than 9,000 against more than 40,000 people, it would have been defeated.
Their only advantage lies in the terrain, the mountainside is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and only one side is a steep slope, which has been repaired by the military mage with earth element magic, leaving only two gaps, one bright and one dark, open and dark,
The open field could only stand about a thousand people, and the numerical advantage of the Demacians could not be brought into play.
As long as your bones are hard enough, this battle will still be fought.
Retracting his gaze, Yeager on the side noticed his best friend's complicated expression, and couldn't help asking.
"Theon, what are you laughing at? What are you sighing about?"
Turning his head, Sean stared into Jaeger's eyes with a soft expression.
"I laugh that after this battle, the people of Demacia will mourn, and I can take the head of Gavan's child, and I will be worth this life,
What I sighed was that I couldn't really train an elite soldier who was invincible in a hundred battles and regarded death as home, Noxus was so big, but it was difficult to find a few elite soldiers.
I'm too unqualified as a general, but it's a pity that you and my brother have never had the opportunity to study, otherwise, maybe you and I can really command an iron army with one enemy and one hundred enemies."
Hearing Thane's words, the morale of the soldiers of the Thane Legion fell again, and many soldiers showed dissatisfaction.
Knowing that Sein never cared about the emotions of the soldiers, Yeager hurriedly played the round without changing his face.
In terms of how to prevent the mutiny of Sain's troops, he can be regarded as a deep essence.
"You are wrong, our Legion of Thayne is currently the only iron army in the Empire that has won a hundred battles, and we are the only one in the entire Noxus who has the fighting power, otherwise, why did the Demacians abandon the two legions of Ledder and mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress us?
Doesn't this mean that the Legion of Thorn is the henchman of Demacia? We should be proud of ourselves to make the people of Demacia fearful."
This time, Sain did not refute Yagger's words, he knew that this was Jayger stabilizing the morale of the army for himself, although he didn't know how to govern the army and how to train the army, but he also understood that this was not the time to say frustrating words.
"That's right, although it's not as good as the division of a hundred battles in my heart, it can be called a brave army, and I can see the soul of the Lockhee Army that has long been lost in the body of the soldiers, and I, Sain, can be regarded as dead without regrets."
Sain's words surprised the soldiers of the Sain Legion, since they joined the army, they have hardly heard the praise of the general, just cover their heads and fight, one after another, under the high pressure, naturally many soldiers can't stand it, and the veterans who have earned enough money choose to leave the legion directly.
Just plugged
En never deducted military merits, and has always been rewarded for meritorious service, and must be killed if there is a mistake, but this makes many new soldiers willing to stay in the Sain Legion to fight.
It is better to endure the high cost of death and stay in the legion, and wait until you have enough money to save your wife before leaving, and Sein will not stop the soldiers who choose to leave anyway.
Compared to other legions, the Cyne Legion does not seem to have any shortcomings other than a high mortality rate.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today we have no way out but to fight to the death, you and I have slaughtered several villages in Demacia, and the Demacians will not leave any prisoners in this battle,
Rather than be a coward who waits to be killed, he should take up arms and let the blood of the Demacians stain the land."
Jaeger struck while the iron was hot, and the morale of the Thane Legion was restored, although most of them were still afraid and deadly, but they were much stronger than the state of the alien second life just now.
The commander, who finally regained the courage to fight, asked.
"General, how should we fight this battle?"
Carrying the Black Cutter on his shoulder, Sean muttered.
"Hold on here, and when we have annihilated those silver-clad enemies, I will lead you out through another closed gap to take Kid Jiawen,
If we can capture Jiawen I, we will definitely live, if not, then kill Jiawen I, we will not die in vain."
"Good! We are willing to follow the general!"
"Isn't it just death? What's so scary! I did it with the general, too! Hack down that group of Demacia's ***!"
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At dawn, the moon sets in the west, and the sun rises from the shimmering silver mountains in the east, casting its first golden rays.
The field of vision widened, and Demacia's army sounded the horn of attack, and tens of thousands of troops marched at the same time, heading towards the position of the Cyne legion.
"Want to shrink up? Command, ranged infantry rain of arrows on the enemy! The fifth and sixth phalanxes pressed forward quickly, and the rest of the phalanxes advanced slowly."
"Yes!"
Having received orders from Gavin I, the heralds quickly conveyed the order to General Demacia for battle.
"Woo woo~~~"
The horn made a desolate and rough sound, and the five thousand or so long-range archers withstood the rain of arrows flying from the mountainside, and kept approaching until they were almost within the range of the horned bow.
"Open the bow!
!」
The Demacian archers, who had long been holding their breath, bent their bows and arrows, and their bows were like the full moon.
"Put!"
At the sound of an order, the bowstring that was extremely tight was released, and five thousand arrows were scattered on the mountainside like a moving black rain curtain, and because of the terrain, only the one thousand arrows in front of it failed to fly up the mountainside.
The Legionnaires, who had long since formed a shield wall, hid behind the black iron shield in a scaly shape, and did not waver despite the arrows hitting the shield surface.
A rain of arrows fell, and only a dozen or so unlucky people were stabbed in the hands and feet by arrows that had penetrated into the cracks in the shield wall, but there were no casualties.
"Shoot the arrows!"
After a rain of arrows, the crossbowmen of the Legion of Thane poked their heads out of the shield wall and condescendingly pulled the crossbow machine at the Demacian archers.
Less than 2,000 crossbowmen fired their crossbows, inflicting great damage on the Demacian archers, who bore the brunt of the attack, because the positions were too dense, and a rain of arrows fell, and the Demacians suffered nearly 500 casualties.
Noxus is not excellent in terms of people's livelihood, but it is not in terms of weapon casting.
Adhering to the unique heavy style of Noxus, the extremely durable Noxus Crossbow integrates the ancient mechanical technology of the Emerald Collar, which is much more powerful than the ordinary military Crossbow.
Not only is it longer range and more powerful, but most importantly, with the help of pulleys and levers, crossbowmen can wind their crossbows faster.
While the two sides were raining arrows at each other, the fifth and sixth phalanxes, which were behind the archers and facing the mountain road, totaling 6,000 people, crossed the archers in front of them and approached a kilometer position.
"Rush!
!
」
The long knife was unsheathed, and the Demacian soldiers rushed desperately towards the hillside.
"General Jaeger! Do you want to change the target?"
The commander of the legion, who was in charge of commanding the crossbowmen, asked.
"No, keep killing those archers."
Yeager calmly ordered.
"We are not afraid to engage the enemy when we occupy the favorable terrain, the only thing to worry about is the archers of the Demacians, and kill and wound them as much as we can before the crossbow is exhausted."
"Yes!"
The arrows of the Imperial crossbowmen missed the Demacian soldiers who were charging forward, and continued to fly towards the approaching Demacian archers, because their compatriots also came within range of the bows and arrows, and in order to avoid accidental injury, the Demacian archers had to stop firing,
In the face of this, Demacia's archers paid a terrible price.
Unable to shoot arrows at the backs of their compatriots, the archers had no choice but to accept the order to retreat and withdraw from the range of the Imperial crossbowmen.
Observing the military situation two thousand meters away with the [Golden Monocular] produced by the Emerald Collar with a serious gaze, Jiawen I sighed.
"Those Noxian barbarians are extremely warlike and have nothing to say, but the weapons they have created are so sophisticated, we will also focus on the craft of bows and crossbows when we go back this time, the cultivation process of archers is too complicated, but it is not as convenient as bows and crossbows."
"That's what Your Majesty said."
"Stop shooting!"
The Imperial crossbowmen stepped back two steps to make way for the legionnaires led by Theon.
Wearing a heavy helmet of horns and wearing demonic steel armor, Seon carried the black cutter, and his iron boots stepped forward to the front of everyone, like a demon god of hell.
"We'll be stationed here, Demacians, come as many as you want, kill as many as you want!"