The empty knight on it seemed to be stupid, and the scimitar in his hand had just swung out, and he didn't have time to react before he hit the hard spear head, and his entire body was pierced and hung on it.

Philip flicked his rifle, and the corpse fell rapidly, becoming a tiny ink spot on the ground.

The golden eagle, which had lost control, roared loudly and flew towards the reckless mountains.

He looked at the remaining few empty knights who were cowering and didn't dare to go up, sneered, and set up a fifth-level standard bow to shoot three arrows in a row.

The speed of these golden eagles is very fast, if the other party does not take the initiative to attack, he will really not be able to catch up with others in a short period of time with Arthur's pitfall.

The golden eagle and the knight above reacted quickly, and the first two arrows were missed, but the third arrow hit the golden eagle's head impartially, and the huge body of the golden eagle rolled and fell downward, and the unwilling roar of the empty knight could be faintly heard.

The last golden eagle, or rather the empty knight above, collapsed and flew desperately westward, spreading its wings for more than 300 meters.

Philip put down his bow and arrow with some pity, although this distance was still within the range, but under the influence of the turbulent air currents in the high altitude, he did not dare to guarantee the accuracy, and it might be similar to Duke.

On the contrary, Arthur under him hissed dissatisfiedly, and chased within 200 meters in three flashes in a row, and three arrows came out in Philip's hand.

Although the golden eagle made a violent tumble to try to dodge, it was still hit by an arrow in its back, and it slowly fell down with a scream.

How could Arthur give up such an opportunity, and after chasing closer, another light arrow exploded the opponent's volley, and then he flew to the phantom's side obediently, wanting to get his mother's praise, but only got a big white eye.

Philip was amused by Arthur's cautious actions, but with the threat from the air resolved, he looked back at the center of the battlefield.

To be able to have such a number and level of air knights, it is likely that there are high-level steppe people here, even if it is not the level of Da Xun, it is also the patriarch of the big tribe, which makes him have to be cautious when deciding on the next tactic.

Where there is Daxun, there will inevitably be a Xun group, and even the elite Ah Xun wearing iron armor is normal.

In the first battle of the New Red Moon Pass, if it weren't for the elite heavy armor regiment of Tieshan Town, the giant incendiary bomb made by mistake by the Gaoshan clan Han and Philip who had completed the redress, only those ordinary soldiers in the New Red Moon Pass would not have had a chance to fight head-on.

Whether in terms of individual combat ability or weaponry, these elite Axun, who have been accumulating by the steppe people for more than ten years, definitely have the ability to break through any of the Wardsmann Empire's defense lines from the front.

Of course, Philip didn't know at this time that these elite Ah Xun had been almost lost in the previous siege and defense battles at the head of the city, and the city of Gaokan had also paid an extremely painful price, and the entire empire was mourning for the heroic martyrdom of the Marquis of No.

Brad the Lion received a letter from his old friend Marquis No, and tearfully took over the command of Gokan City.

Together with the other two division commanders, he comforted Leonard, the son of Bedry, who remained at the front, handed him the suicide note of the Marquis of Nou, and urgently negotiated the next strategic and tactical steps.

Several people disagreed, and even caused a violent quarrel, and they almost started to fight.

Douglas, the commander of the Giant Bear Division, has a calm and conservative personality, hoping to hold the line and put together a second batch of reinforcements, after Philip's miraculous victory has made the pressure on the front line much less.

But the young and vigorous Leonard strongly demanded to withdraw from the defense line and galloped to the aid of the city of Gokan to avenge his grandfather and father.

Although Duren of the Shadow Hunter Regiment was in the mud, he was vaguely inclined to Leonard's opinion, because once Gaokan City was lost, the eastern defense line would be completely defeated and meaningless.

Moreover, Gaokan City is a strong pass, and they can rely on the city to form the final line of defense.

But Brad, who was in danger, persuaded several old friends to quarrel, and if they could have been evacuated, they would have withdrawn long ago.

In terms of defensive conditions, although the area to be defended by the eastern wall of Gaokan City is much smaller than that of the eastern defense line, the terrain is much worse than the eastern defense line, and there is a lack of room for maneuvering.

Not only is the terrain low, which allows the steppe people to attack condescendingly, but also the frontal battlefield is spacious, even if there are more than 20 bunkers, but they will soon be lost, allowing the steppe people to smoothly expand the formation and form a huge local advantage.

The existing eastern defense line was originally built to make up for the congenital deficiencies of Gaokan City, and was gradually built and improved over a period of several hundred years.

Of course, this is not insurmountable, and if they had made such a ruinous decision a few days ago, I am afraid that there would not be such a critical situation as today.

Brad naturally will not discuss the rights and wrongs of old friends at this time, they all understand that retreat must be retreated, but if they want to retreat now, I am afraid that the grassland people who are eyeing them outside the gate will not give them a chance.

In other words, they have lost the best time to evacuate, and if they want to retreat now, the price will be extremely terrible.

The tragic situation in Brando's city a few days ago is a painful lesson, the unexpected loss of the city walls is not the whole reason, and the lack of adequate planning and preparation under the haste is the main culprit of the heavy casualties of the Silver Serpent Legion.

Those old friends were still a little slack after all, and no one expected that Brando, the least stressed of the three major military cities, would be the first to collapse.

Not to mention how to organize a reasonable and orderly evacuation of the long defense line in order to prevent the steppe people from chasing and killing, even if the plan is made, it needs careful calculation and deployment, and it will take at least three days.

Before the situation collapses to the end, such a hasty evacuation, regardless of the situation, is a foolish act of suicide.

Most importantly, even if they withdraw their troops now, they are likely to be blocked outside the city by the steppe people who occupy the defensive advantage of the eastern city wall before they are uncertain about the direction of the battle in Gaokan City, especially the results of the reinforcements led by Philip.

Once that happens, it will inevitably face the desperate situation of being attacked by the enemy on the back of the belly, and it will only be a matter of time before the whole army is annihilated.

After saying something serious, several people closed their mouths, and even the angry Leonard had to admit that what the old Brad said made a lot of sense.

Although he lost his grandfather and father within three days, Brad also lost his youngest son, Matthew, and the old man's graying hair and clenched fists also revealed his inner grief and anxiety.

Now for them, it is no longer simply a matter of Gaokan City, as the supreme commander of the entire army, they are responsible for every move of more than 100,000 soldiers on the eastern defense line.

In the final analysis, no one expected that Gaokan City would be defeated so quickly and so miserably, disrupting everyone's proportions.

Now all eyes are focused on the detachment that is galloping thousands of miles to Gaokan City, calculating the time, as early as this morning, they will arrive at Gaokan City.

I believe that as long as they don't make big mistakes, the elite of tens of thousands of people can definitely stop the grassland people, and at least buy them enough time.

No one expected a miracle to happen, but both Brad and Douglas were vaguely full of anticipation.

In the end, even if Leonard was no longer reconciled, he nodded in agreement.

Brad personally led 6,000 reinforcements from various divisions to the city of Gaokan, and if something went wrong, he organized a defensive line on the spot.

In order to alleviate the panic caused by the bad news in the hearts of the soldiers, this team included Wesley, Boris, Phelps and other soldiers from various divisions who were in Gaokan City.

Francis, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Lions Division, temporarily assumed the position of commander of the Lions Division, replacing Brad in command of the Lions' defense section of the eastern defense line.

He will work with Douglas to discuss and organize the evacuation plan.

Inside the city of Gokan, what unfolded before Philip's eyes was a tragic scene.

The terrain of Gaokan City was not flat, but gradually rose from west to east, which caused considerable trouble for the attack of the steppe people.

The castles of the four families are arranged in a diamond shape, enclosing the temple and the Grand Plaza of Glory in the middle.

At this time, the remnants of the troops and residents of the entire Gaokan City had retreated to the inner city with the four castles and temples as the core, among which the castles of the Rock Family and the Wild Lion Family were on the west side of the entire parallelogram, while the Giant Bear and Shadow Hunter were on the east side, each of which coordinated well with one attack and one defense.

The steppes were attacked from the West Gate, so the first to bear the brunt of the siege were the Rock Castle and the Lion Castle, which were also the center of resistance of the remnants.

At this moment, the originally tall and majestic rock castle has turned into a sea of fire, and the tall towers on both sides have broken and collapsed from the middle, leaving only a pile of broken walls.

The raging flames and billowing smoke symbolize that this ancient castle, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, has been completely destroyed by the war and withdrawn from the stage of history.

Unbeknownst to Philip, the Marquis of Noe had died in battle on the city walls the previous night, and the steppes had brutally cut off his head and flaunted his might outside the castle.

The old lieutenant of the Marquis of Nou brought the last words of the Marquis Nou to the old butler and the two old ladies of the Rock Family, and after they discussed, they gradually transferred the warriors, nobles, family members and commoners gathered here to the Wild Lion Castle.

On the one hand, the thickness of the defenses there was increased, and on the other hand, the castle was transformed into a huge trap, and when nearly 50,000 steppe people cheered and poured into the huge castle, a symbol of wealth, the huge stones hidden in the gate were lowered, blocking their retreat.

The whole castle was reduced to a sea of fire, and everywhere was sprinkled with fire oil and phosphorite, and the walls around it were covered with horses and barbed wire.

The old adjutant and the old butler stood guard at the gate of the castle, watched the surging steppe people, and threw down the torches in their hands.

And the two surviving old wives of Marquis Nuo hugged the heads of their husbands who were desperately snatched back by the guards, and laughed and threw themselves into the sea of fire with more than a dozen old servants who had been with each other for decades.

On the other side, in the Lion Castle, Catherine and Stephanie set up Bedri's wife, Leonard's wife and one-year-old daughter, who were urgently sent over, rubbed their wrists and returned to the castle defense.

No one thought that the two old men would be so strong, and despite the dissuasion of several juniors, they resolutely chose to burn the jade and follow their husbands.