699 Battle of the City Gate

"Open the door, open the city gate!"

Macarone was also a wise man, and as a hunter from the Inquisition, he had a much more shallow sense of glory in his breast.

Therefore, after discovering the ambush, Macarone led his team to flee to the southeast. Knowing that there was a river ahead of them, "The Hibiscus" maintained an unhurried pace, maintaining the integrity of the front in order to catch them all.

But Macarone didn't even think about crossing the river, he led his men to flee in a hurry, and ran straight outside the west gate of Severa, trying to open the gate and escape back into the city.

"Wait a minute, I'll go and ask the Commander. The general in charge of this section of the city wall said in embarrassment that he did not have the authority to open the city gates.

"Quick, open the door!" The cavalry of the New Army of Light panicked and shouted under the city, but the defenders were indifferent. Knowing that the other party would never dare to open the door without authorization, Macarone immediately stepped forward and threatened, "I am the legion commander Macarone, you go and ask for instructions now, go and return quickly! If you delay the fighter, the Holy See will definitely condemn you and cut off your head!"

"Yes, yes. The general agreed repeatedly, and ran quickly towards the south of the city, for the past few days, Viscount Lance has been sitting in the south city to cooperate with the actions of the new army of light.

"If you don't want to die, organize a defensive line along the city walls, and when the city gates are opened, retreat into the city in an orderly manner!" Macarone ordered. He also wanted to ask the archers on the city wall to provide fire cover, but after a general glance, he found that they were all old, weak, sick and disabled, and maybe they couldn't even pull the horn bow, so he extinguished the idea.

After this preparation, the panicked cavalry finally settled down. They lined up with their backs to the walls, killing horses as obstacles at the forefront. If there is no tower shield, use a round shield to protect the vital point, and if there is no horse rejection spear, use a bayonet instead. The cavalry in the rear took off the short bow, and although it did not do much, it finally had some rules.

In the distance, the banner of "Fire Pattern Hibiscus" was getting closer and closer, and the knight battle array, like a stream of gold and red iron, rushed out of the smoke and dust. Rolling on.

It is also a cavalry unit, and compared with the "Golden Hibiscus Flower", the Guangming New Army is really ashamed of itself. But life and death were at stake, and they still mustered up courage and were ready for battle.

"Hibiscus Flower-" led Agassi to move with great energy, and his voice resounded throughout the audience.

"Break the formation!" the mountain roared and the tsunami sounded, and the First Knights who crisscrossed the North responded in unison. As the flag waved, they contracted their formation, their wings outstretched into one. Forming a crescent moon, the battle array shrank in size and became thicker and thicker, like a sharp scimitar.

"Hibiscus—" Agassi shouted again, leading the top corner of the crescent and cutting diagonally towards the overcrowded enemy line.

"Kill!" the knights cheered and attacked, and only the "Golden Hibiscus" knights could maintain a perfect formation in the diagonal charge.

"!" Macarone scolded. Of course, he had heard of the well-known tactic of cutting flesh, which was cavalry troops. Techniques for dealing with the slaughter of light infantry phalanxes.

A knight who loses his speed completely loses the advantage of his horse. Even the fragile light infantry could penetrate the guò dense formation, the multi-layered defensive line, and at the cost of heavy sacrifices, the charging cavalry units could not extricate themselves. On the battlefield. This is often used as a bait, and if the enemy is greedy, the hoplites can be mobilized to encircle and annihilate all the cavalry units that cannot break free for the time being.

Of course, the current situation. Not the same. The new army of Guangming was crowded under the city and held firmly, the lineup was thick, and the "Golden Hibiscus" could not make a contribution in one fell swoop, and besides, even if they broke through the enemy formation, with the towering city wall behind them, they would lose room to turn around.

Therefore, under the orders of Agassi, the "Hibiscus" passed diagonally, destroying only the first few layers of enemy troops. Then, the crescent moon rotated and repeated the process, repeating itself at high speed, maintaining the impact of the cavalry. It's like a sharp knife that cuts off pieces of meat piece by piece without getting stuck in the cracks of the bones.

"Damn, open the door!" Seeing their comrades killed, the soldiers in the back row were frightened, slammed the city gate hard, and shouted hoarsely.

Viscount Lance, who came over, turned over and dismounted, supported the battlements and looked down, seeing that this was the scene, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a loud voice, "I am Lance, the commander of the city defense, which general is below?"

"It's me, Macarone, open the door!" Macarone exclaimed.

"Is it really Captain Macarone, why didn't I see it?" Viscount Reims feigned doubt.

Although the night was dark at this time, the holy light released by the priests' order still shone as much as day within a radius of dozens of miles. What's more, the two sides are only more than ten meters apart, how can they not see clearly.

Macarone didn't think much of it, but thought that Lance was worried that the enemy army would take advantage of the opportunity to attack the city. He waved his hand to order the soldiers around him to stay away, and asked again, "See?"

"Look, I see," Viscount Lance nodded, prevaricating, "Legion Commander, without the military order of the Grand Commander, I don't dare to open the door rashly." ”

"Get out of here!" what's going on, I'll take care of it, you open the door quickly!" Macarone scolded, only then did he remember that he had a request for the other party, and hurriedly changed his tone, "Don't worry, when I enter the city, I will send someone to the queen of the palace, and we will have enough time to close the city gate." ”

Viscount Lance was stunned for a moment, and almost laughed out loud. Seeing that during this time, only half of the tens of thousands of cavalry under the city remained, he did not delay any longer, and agreed, "In that case, the commander of the legion will wait for a while, and I will send someone to open the city gate and welcome you into the city." ”

"Okay, I'll make a note of this kindness. Macarone let out a sigh of relief. The advantage of the meat-cutting tactic was that the defenders were unable to organize an effective counterattack, and Agassi also wanted to minimize the battle damage of "Golden Hibiscus", so he made this deployment.

But in this way, before the meat in the front is cut, the last row of macarone can be safe. He turned his head and glanced at it, and ordered his soldiers to hold on, while he himself stood guard in front of the city gates, intending to be the first to retreat into the city.

But Macarone, who was anxious in his heart, could not hear the sound of the city gate opening for a long time. The soldiers in the front row, who were unwilling to wait for death, had already begun to flee to both sides in twos and threes, which made the speed of the collapse of the defense line a few points faster.

"Why haven't you opened the door yet?" Finally, Macarone couldn't help himself and asked hysterically.

The Crescent Moon Array turned its head again, and Agassi flattened the curved spear and laughed softly, "Don't worry, it's about to start." ”

The meat has been cut, and it's time to cut off the bones. He gave the order in a loud voice, and the Crescent Formation turned into a conical charging formation, gradually increasing its speed, and charging towards the remnants of the enemy.

With a creak, the iron-cast city gate was slowly lifted. The soldiers of the New Army of Light shouted and frantically rushed to the city gate, even trampling their comrades under their feet.

Macarone, who was running at the front, didn't care about his subordinates, and urged urgently, "Close the door, close the door!"

But the gate of the city continued to rise, until it reached the highest point, and it was slain, and it did not fall again.

... (To be continued......)

PS: (Second update.) )