September 1, 358 Pander, Sunny.

Battle of Buyurin.

It's the hardest battle I've ever fought with Your Majesty, harder than it used to be against devils like Agraem - Your Majesty was attacked by that bastard of Agathon!

In fact, everyone, including me, knows that this guy Agathon must be extremely loyal to the Bacchus Empire, and his loyalty to Emperor Marius is also unquestionable.

So I don't quite understand why this person, who was the most loyal to the country and the emperor, disobeyed Emperor Marius in the most drastic way, and even ruined the good situation that Emperor Marius had exchanged for his life.

His Majesty said that everyone has a happy land in their hearts, and that the Bacchus of Emperor Marius is the Bacchus of Agathon's heart.

Emperor Marius was gone, and Agathon was left without the country and emperor to whom he wanted to be allegiated.

Maybe that's true.

But I think it's an irresponsible evasion......

People always die, and after the death of Emperor Marius, shouldn't the living inherit his legacy? Surely it is more important to build the country step by step into what Emperor Marius wants, right?

But Your Majesty says that there are many kinds of loyalty.

Some are loyal to the king, some to the people, some to the class, some to the cause, some to the reputation, some to love, some to the gods, some to themselves.

His Majesty said that Agathon was faithful to the idea in his heart.

He could not accept that the Bacchus Empire was in a weak position, so he tried to die with His Majesty, intending to weaken the kingdom of Neopander in this way, bring new opportunities to Bacchus, and awaken the courage of the Bacchus.

His Majesty believed that Agathon, who was defending the honor of the Bacchus Empire from his standpoint, believed that he was martyrdom, and that dying on the battlefield was the proper fate of a general.

Therefore, His Majesty engraved the words of praise on the tombstone of Agathon, such as 'the brave'.

But I think Agathon is a coward.

If it is really for the honor of the Bacchus Empire, then he should go to the continent of Amara and restore the original glory of the Bacchus Empire in the land occupied by the Serpent Cult - just like His Majesty rebuilt New Pande, then he is called a true brave.

I told His Majesty what I thought, and His Majesty asked me what I was loyal to......

Seriously, I was stumped by this question at the time.

It took me a long time to think about it, and finally I came up with an answer - I was probably only faithful to the promise I made.

I was a little ashamed at the time, because it seemed a bit selfish, and keeping promises was just a basic morality, and I could only do that, as if it didn't fit the character of a vassal.

But His Majesty was satisfied, and he said that loyalty to one's word was already the noblest virtue of a man.

His Majesty said that if I wanted it, he could give me the title of 'Keeper of Promises', or 'Noble'.

I didn't ask for these damn titles......

Because at this time I have already reacted that His Majesty engraved the word 'Brave' on the tombstone of Agathon, in fact, mainly to appease the Bacchus......

—From The Battlefield Diary of New Pande, by Risardiran Aino.

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"The empire is immortal!"

When 2,000 cavalrymen rushed from the flanks with rifles, Leon was leading his men to march forward on foot from the Serpent Cult.

In fact, Leon saw the Bacchus troops rushing from the flank, and recognized that the Ligachson Centurions were at the front, but he thought that these cavalry were here to cooperate with him to encircle and suppress the Snake Cult - Agathon's cavalry cut into the battlefield from the side, and scattered a small number of Snake Worshippers along the way, which seemed to be a proper flank attack.

This method of cutting from the flank of the enemy's large forces is exactly what cavalry should do on a large-scale battlefield.

Leon even exclaimed, feeling that the timing of Agathon's entry into the battlefield was just right, and this flank attack would definitely plunge the Snake Cult army into total chaos.

So Leon ordered Klose and Sigismund to quickly lead the infantry to the front, and let Rissadillan and the Noldos disperse and advance quickly to implement the rain of arrows.

This is all a natural operation to cooperate with the flanking attack of the cavalry, and the frontal topping, a large number of bows and arrows cover the fire, which makes it impossible for the Snake Cult army to quickly organize manpower to deal with the cavalry on the flank, if Agathon really wants to flank the Snake Cult army......

But after these two orders were given, only Wendy and two hundred guards were left by Leon's side. It was also the only 200 cavalry troops in Leon's battle, and it was also a reserve force - Leon had been making his troops advance in a coordinated formation, and none of the Noldor warriors rode except for his own guards.

And just after his own large army withstood the Snake Worship Sect army, Li Ang found that the cavalry did not break through into the enemy formation, but rushed straight towards his banner in a small arc!

This was a sneak attack that no one expected!

At this time, this cavalry was only more than two hundred meters away from Li Ang's banner.

"Bastard...... They're coming for us! Shoot the arrows! ”

Leon's reaction was quite fast, and when he sensed that something was wrong, he immediately asked the guards to block it.

He didn't intend to negotiate with the rushing cavalry, for at a time like this, anyone who disrupted the battlefield would be the enemy!

But Leon didn't understand it a little bit—now was the best time to get rid of the Snake Worship army! What the hell is this moth doing?!

The Noldor Guards quickly turned to the side, scattering and firing arrows.

The cavalry and archery capabilities of these Noldor rangers were all first-class, but their numbers were too small, two hundred against two thousand, and the enemy was a well-equipped heavy cavalry, and it was impossible to stop the opposing army's large forces from rushing in front of them.

"Leon, you need to get out of here!"

Wendy drove her horse in front of Leon and tried to get Leon out of the battlefield.

"I can't go back...... My banner is still here! If I retreat, the Serpent Cult army will take advantage of the chaos to counterattack, and Agathon may pursue us as well—most of the brothers are not riding horses in this battle, and we will suffer heavy losses!" ”

Leon looked left and right, gritted his back molars and said.

Directly ahead, his own troops have already fought with the army of the Snake Worship Sect, and they still have a certain advantage in the situation for the time being.

This is probably because the troops of the Snake Worship Sect did not expect that the cavalry on the flank was not going towards them, they were originally shrinking their defenses, so they were currently suppressed by Li Ang's troops.

But after all, there are many people in the Snake Cult army, and seeing that the Bacchus cavalry didn't care about them, the Snake Cult army has also begun to fight back with all its might.

Leon's troops had already risen to the top, and they could certainly not be withdrawn now, unless they could crush the forces of the Serpent Cult, otherwise once the infantry formation was scattered or porous, it would lead to a major rout.

On the side, the Shadow Legion soldiers fell from their horses one by one under the Noldor arrows, but they were still charging towards Leon's position.

Moreover, their charging arrays are gradually scattering......

Obviously, these Bacchus people don't intend to maintain formation, they're just trying their best!

The cavalry at the front was only more than a hundred meters away from Li Ang, and Li Ang could already see their faces clearly.

The Centurions of the Rings rushed to the front, but they did not have their spears, they held broad-bladed spears in their hands.

Except for the Centurion, the rest of the cavalry were armed with a rifle in their left hand, and the shield in their right hand was diagonally blocked in front of their chest, which looked neat.

So many left-handers?

Of course not. Leon had already reacted, this was the Shadow Legion warrior who had been ordered to cut off the thumb of his right hand.

They could not grasp it in their right hand, so they could only hold their guns in their left hands and tie their shields to their right forearms.

If these are the people, then there is really a reason to attack themselves......

"Stop shooting! All of them! Grenade ready! ”

Leon was a little flustered, but he still forced himself to keep his composure.

Wendy glanced at Leon with some concern, and after shooting a quick arrow from the bow in his hand, he also took out the grenade on his waist.

She remembered the scene when she had fought Agrim......

At that time, Leon also had all the guards throw grenades at the same time, creating a large number of explosion craters, so that Agrame's cavalry could not rush in front of him.

But it was dealing with the depraved warhorses who were inflexible, and the degenerate had no brains.

But now they are facing the elite troops of the Bacchus Empire......

Oh yes!

The horses of the two hundred guards of Leon were all trained to explode.

Wendy remembered the explosion training she had personally conducted - the Bacchus horses had certainly not seen the sound and light effects and the smell of gunsmoke.

But the problem is that grenades can be thrown at a limited distance......

And the Bacchus are very good at throwing spears, which can be thrown far further than grenades!

Moreover, in order to ignite the grenade, their own troops cannot move, and can only stand in place as targets.

Wendy had seen the broadbladed spears in the hands of the Centurions......

The collective spear throwing of more than 300 centurions by the iron ring is very terrible, and it is impossible to dodge or stop it at all, and it is bound to suffer huge losses......

"Stick a grenade to the arrow and set it on fire!"

When Agathon's cavalry was a hundred meters away from the guards, Leon gave an exciting order.

Wendy suddenly realized......

White smoke rose from the hands of the two hundred guards.

"Volley!"

The lit grenade was fired with the Noldor arrows, and by this time, Agathon's cavalry was only sixty or seventy meters away from the guard.

The Centurion of the Hoop had also raised their spears and was ready to go.

But they couldn't make a good shot.

"Boom, boom, ......boom!!"

Before the enemy could throw their spears, a series of improvised 'burst arrows' were fired into the cavalry of the Bacchus!

Thankfully, the Noldor Guards had seen the wind and waves, and they were all relatively calm, at least they had fired grenades, and no one had left this damn thing on their team.

The grenade is very heavy, and it is actually difficult to control when pierced into the arrow, and it cannot be shot too far, and it is not accurate.

However, the arrows with grenades did not need to be accurate......

After a series of explosions, the momentum of the charge of Agathon's troops was disrupted, and most of the horses began to run and jump completely uncontrollably.

The Centurions at the front were in the hardest hit area, and very few of them were able to throw their spears smoothly, and most of them were off target - they certainly couldn't throw their spears accurately on frightened horses, and they didn't hurt their own people, even if they were well-trained.

Moreover, most of the cavalry was blocked.

Some of the cavalrymen in the back with their left pistols failed to collect their rifles, and even poked the frightened horses in front of them - not handed, and their temporary reflexes were indeed greatly reduced.

"Brothers, bring grenades and charge me!"

Seeing that the formation of the Bacchus was in disarray by the frightened horses, Leon of course seized this precious opportunity, he took two grenades from his waist, held a fire fold in his mouth, and rushed straight towards the chaotic enemy.

This time, he didn't plan to shoot grenades with arrows, just to avoid the hoop centurions from throwing spears en masse, and he had to strike first. Now that the enemy is in chaos, it is better to rush over and stir them up even more.

"Boom...... Boom...... Boom ......"

After another intermittent explosion, the battlefield became filled with gunsmoke, and Leon began to retreat with his troops after confirming that most of the enemy's horses were out of control.

He had seen that the Bacchus had basically jumped off their horses and surrounded him—the enemy was willing to lose anything, and they would rather kill themselves at all costs!

"Follow me!!"

He shouted at his head for the guards to follow.

But at this moment, a crossbow bolt was shot into the sky, carrying a thick red smoke.

Moreover, the crossbow shot diagonally to the top of Leon's head!

Arrow ...... Is this marking my location?!

Li Ang looked at the position where the crossbow bolt was shot, and sure enough......

Agathon was there.

Leon happened to glance at Agathon.

Agathon was no longer riding a horse, and he had a crossbow in his hand, and when he saw Leon looking over, he bowed slightly to Leon.

But then, he threw down his crossbow and drew his sword, the blade pointed at Leon, and his mouth opened and closed to give some command.

The battlefield was so chaotic that Leon could not hear him, so he could only retreat and call his guards to fire a volley at Agathon's position.

I don't know if the salvo has made a difference, and I don't have time to check it, because the battle cry of the Bacchus has been heard again.

"The empire is immortal!"

Along with the battle cry, there was the footsteps of thousands of people, and hundreds of broad-bladed spears flying in arcs!

Agathon has made all his troops abandon their horses and start charging on foot in a skirmisher state!

There is no queue, no formation, just pure charge, throwing spears or firing crossbows while rushing!

The most troublesome thing is......

They are indiscriminately covering the attack!

They don't care if they have their own people in the target area at all!

Casualty began to appear in the Guards.

It can no longer be carried hard, although the enemy has no horses, but the huge advantage in numbers is still there, and more than a thousand people are encircling Li Ang.

Although Leon's side was all cavalry, there was no room for kite flying—there were Bacchus all over the place, and they came in complete stragglers, and the Bacchus had a longer range of crossbows than the guards......

But Li Ang could not retreat for the time being, the battle between the large army and the Snake Worship Sect continued, and Li Ang did not dare to lead the guards out of the frontal battlefield alone.

Otherwise, Agathon will definitely turn to attack his large army, which will face a flanking attack, and it is very likely that it will be crushed, or at least suffer irreparable losses!

Moreover, probably because of the explosion and chaos on Leon's side, the Snake Worship Sect army seems to be getting braver and braver!

That's probably what Agathon wanted—he wanted to inflict huge losses on Leon, and he wanted the Bacchus Empire to remain stronger than the kingdom of Neopander!

Even if this would cause the Serpent Cult army to break out......

"Leon! Withdraw the troops...... You have to get out of here! ”

Wendy is in a hurry, she doesn't care if she will be defeated now, if it goes on like this, Leon will be too dangerous!

"No...... Keep up with me! We rush forward......"

Leon gritted his teeth and pulled up his battle flag.

"Onward?!"

Wendy panicked.

"Right...... I'm going to rush into the army of the Serpent Cult! ”

Leon waved his battle flag and rushed towards the Snake Worship Sect army on the frontal battlefield: "Agathon! Are you trying to kill me? Come on! Kill me!! ””

(End of chapter)