Chapter 32: Knights vs. Cavalry

"Hey!! what are you doing!?

Seeing that the morale of the army was in chaos, a dark green figure suddenly rushed to the front line. The werewolf maiden shouted, and with the acceleration of her charge and her own brute strength, she twisted the giant sword in her hand and dealt a heavy blow to the Simoye people in front of her!

The warrior, who had never suffered a loss in battle, thought that this was another futile and even stupid attack, but he did not expect that with an irresistible force, the large shield in his hand that should have been invincible burst open.

If the warrior of Simoye was as solid as a rock, then the berserker Dietrich was a stone crusher, a giant sword that was surprisingly large, more like a "smashing" sword for "smashing" than a slash, splitting the metal shield in half, and with it the owner of the shield.

However, the bloody scene did not intimidate the enemy, and soon another Simoye warrior rushed forward and took the place of the dead.

"Hmph!! what a nasty turtle shell!! retreat!!"

Realizing that the enemy was difficult to fight hard, Dietrich, who had barely managed to stabilize the morale of the army with a slam blow, issued an order to retreat with the commanders of the teams. As a result, Randall's army began to withdraw.

[Sure enough, it's just like Leah-sama said......]

On the way, looking at Simoye's phalanx, Dietrich's heart was filled with admiration.

Originally, Simoye and Randall did not have anything to do with each other, and there was a mage city in between, and the other party's proud tactics should not have been known to Karin and the others.

But Leah is an out-and-out variable, and when she first met each other, Lori from Earth judged that Simoye's fighting style was very similar to that of the Greeks on Earth, or the Spartan army. Then things are simple - no matter how unprofessional little Lori is about ancient Greek civilization, at least she has seen this famous movie, and she also knows the famous phalanx that has made great achievements in Thermopyla.

As a result, the best tactics of the Simoye people were sued by Leah to Karen. The battle-hardened countess clearly saw from Lori's description that this kind of battle formation was as devastating as a blow to Randall's infantry. But it doesn't matter, because Randall's strongest troops aren't infantry!

So, the infantry became the bait. The purpose was to lure out Simoye's biggest hole card and the one that Randall's army had the most headache with.

"They fled! Let the cavalry surround them-!!"

Seeing the enemy fleeing, Teredi did not suspect it, because all the opponents facing the Simoye battle formation fled in this way. But it doesn't matter. Although the defensive power of the phalanx limited the speed at which they could chase the enemy, since ancient times, the purpose of the phalanx was to force the enemy, as if they were placed on a board, waiting for the Simoye cavalry to pursue them!

The trumpets sounded, and the cavalry surrounding the flanks of the phalanx moved, and these cavalry were lightly armed, armed with bows and spears, and hunted down the fleeing soldiers with ease like hunters entering the hunting grounds.

"So...... These cavalry are the key......"

Watch the cavalry in the distance slaughter. Leah felt very uncomfortable. But even so, both she and Karen must admit that the Simoye hussars are far faster than Randall, and if they use their trump cards, according to the jargon of the game, they will most likely be kite-flyed.

So. The most urgent thing to do is to annihilate these light cavalry.

And what can do this is the shadow of the battlefield - thieves, and mysterious alchemy.

"Aren't you alright?"

Isabella and Lori looked anxiously into the distance, every minute and every second passed, Randall's troops were facing the brutal slaughter of the enemy, but such sacrifices were necessary for the ultimate victory.

"Report to the princess and Leah! mission accomplished!"

Suddenly. A faint wave appeared in the air, and dozens of thieves, led by the head maid Rebecca, returned to the princess and little Lori.

"Well done, let's signal!"

Isabella said, nodding to little Lori.

"Well, it's time to make those Simoyers pay. ”

Leah nodded in the same way, then raised her wand......

At the same time, Kalian. And Randall, and the knights of the small countries did not go to the front, they were waiting, waiting for a suitable time!

Finally, Leah's illumination rose into the sky like a triumphant star. Seeing this scene, Karen immediately shouted:

"All! Get on the horse!!

The time has come, don't let the blood of the warriors go to waste, it is they who have created this opportunity for us with their lives. So, in the honor of the knights, let us return the victory to the warriors who are on the front line - !!"

With their steel-clad legs tightly in the stirrups, and the chain mail filled with respect for their comrades and their anger against the enemy, they tightened their hands and lifted the mask from their helmets, hiding their mercy in it, revealing only their iron and blood, clenching their patterned irises and raising their sharp spears aloft!

"Now - Charge - !!"

With the shouts of the commander, the knights snapped the reins, and the horses under their crotches neighed like rage! Faster and faster! Faster and faster! The whole army turned into a torrent of steel, and struck out from the rear of the infantry, rounding the flanks, aiming at the cavalry on the opposite side!

"Hmph! Carving insect tricks! Let the cavalry retreat, those iron bumps will not be able to catch up with our cavalry!"

Drydy looked at the knight who had suddenly entered the battlefield and smiled sarcastically.

A short horn sounded, and the Simoye light cavalry, having received the order, began to retreat en masse towards the rear of the phalanx.

In frontal combat, the knights threw off the hussars a few streets, but when it came to mobility, they could only watch the lightly armed Simoyers drift away.

If they continued in this pursuit, they would have penetrated deep into Simoye's position and faced encirclement by both phalanx and light cavalry.

But only if they can't really catch up.

At the moment, Simoye's light cavalry was full of comfort, and they could see that those Randall's knights could not catch up with them at all. However, what these people did not notice was that not so long ago, an unexpected contingent had already visited their retreat route and left a fatal "gift" there.

"Huh?"

The hussar at the front suddenly narrowed his eyes in confusion, and he noticed that something seemed to be flickering on the ground not far away—like a jewel, or—a magic crystal!

Boom - !!

In an instant, the energy of the magic spread—the Ice Demon Ring, the large-scale slowdown magic of the water system sealed in the magic crystal, was activated so suddenly!

If it was Leah's personal magic show when she faced the trebuchet and the slaves before, then this time, it is the princess's alchemy exhibition!

The thieves' job is simple, after the opponent's light cavalry is dispatched, they bury these small magic traps, and even sprinkle them on the opponent's retreat route with great fanfare.

It's like laying a mine belt, completely blocking the enemy's retreat.

With the Princess's technology, the damage of these Ice Rings is extremely suppressed, but its sluggish enemies and attack range have been qualitatively improved!

In an instant, all the Simoyah cavalry turned from cunning rabbits on horseback to crawling turtles.

Their faces were terrified, and they screamed as they desperately pushed the horses under their crotches, but they still couldn't escape the spell of ice.

On the other side, the knights began to pick up speed, leveling their rifles, aiming the tips at the screaming foes, and ......

Snort-snort-sneer-!!

The sound of the spears piercing through the flesh rang out, and the poor light cavalry was pierced by the sharp spears like roast geese hanging on an iron frame.

This terrible puncture continued until the spear broke overwhelmed. Then the knights drew their swords or their usual weapons - and the killing continued.

By the time the ironclad torrent passed through Simoyeh's cavalry troops, all that was left was the pierced human body, the severed limbs and horses, and as the sharp sword of the phalanx, Simoyeh's only mobile unit was gone, and Karen's strategy combined with the wisdom of the princess gave the enemy a heavy blow!