Section 120 Analysis

The battle broke out so suddenly that neither side was completely unexpected. Naturally, the side of Ashrufat could not retreat, and so did the other side - they did not realize that Ashrufat's group was not their companion until they were very close. In fact, when the two sides were about to fight, there were still many people on the other side who had not yet taken their weapons off their bodies.

The battle was short and intense. Although there were not many people around Aishurufat, they were all elites. The opposing side was outnumbered, numbering hundreds, but all of them were Chaos Marauders—soldiers at the lowest level according to the Chaos hierarchy. In addition, they suffered a lot of losses in the first round because they were caught off guard. In particular, the captain who led the way was slashed by Eshurufat in the first shot because he pounced on Ashrufat.

The battle posture of the two sides is a typical battle of quantity versus quality. The Sadists tried hard to entangle Ashrufat, turning the battle into an entanglement battle to use their numerical superiority to devour their enemies. Ashrufaat had all his soldiers follow him and lead the charge, never stopping. It's also a shame that Ashruphat is a Chaos Lord, invincible, and there is no enemy for a round at once. This allowed him to cut through the opponent's formation from the front every time, and he was never dragged or surrounded by the enemy. After three or five waves of charges, the horrified marauders gradually dispersed. All the officers who led the team tried to set an example to the soldiers and teach them how to fend off the enemy, but they didn't know that they were facing a Chaos Lord. They set no example other than to die.

By the time the last wave of charges passed, there were no more sadistic warriors on the battlefield who continued to fight. The high-ranking cultists of the apocaust usually have the ferocity to fight to the last breath, but for the low-level marauders, once they find that they absolutely cannot win, they will scatter and flee.

After the victory, Ashrufat checked his troops, and seven of his men were killed, but luckily Gander was not one of them. The veteran Marauder will be at the back of the line - but not at the end of the line. This clever strategy allowed him to actually get no harm.

And the results were remarkable—the entire battlefield was littered with the corpses of slain abusive warriors and horses scattered around without their owners. At a cursory glance, the enemy lost at least fifty or sixty dead, and two captives were captured who were unable to escape because of the death of their mounts.

From the mouths of the two captives, Ashruphat knew that this meeting between the two sides was really a pure accident. The group was not there to patrol or attack the enemy scouts, but their captain had lost a horse, so he took the whole team out to look for the fleeing horses.

"My lord, we must leave immediately. "Gander immediately built yì. "This time it was a purely accidental encounter, and the next time it won't be soon. With so many defeated troops fleeing back, the Blood Fortress will soon send a second force to attack us. ”

This building yì was easily accepted. Although Ashrufat won, there were casualties among his men. He was also not willing to take personal risks in such a battle.

"Will they catch up?" asked one of his subordinates. On the surface, he won the victory by outnumbering the crowd, but in reality the casualties were also very severe. The most important thing is that after such repeated rushing and killing just now, the body of the war horse has dropped more violently. If you are pursued by light cavalry, there is a high chance that you will be overtaken.

"No, it won't. Ashrufat replied. "They are clearly planning to fight under the Blood Fortress. It was impossible to send small forces deep into the enemy line at this time. If a force is annihilated, it will be a big blow to morale. The Bloodfang Lord wouldn't do such a stupid thing. He suddenly laughed as he realized that his mind had entered a misunderstanding. The Blood Fang Lord may not do anything stupid, but the rest of his Blood God followers are hard to say. "Besides, even if you catch up, you won't be afraid. ”

"They can't catch up. Gander spoke suddenly. "My lord, have you noticed a thing? This enemy just now, it seems that his riding skills are not particularly good?"

The Marauder Cavalry of the Forces of Chaos are masters of equestrianism. Ashrufat had seen these Chaos Marauders compete with pistol-armed Southern light cavalry with their superior horsemanship alone. Because they were able to catch up with the light cavalry of the southerners by virtue of their horsemanship. But just now...... Well, if it weren't for Gander saying it, Ashrufat wouldn't have found out.

"I've heard that the abusive troops aren't really good at light cavalry. Gander touched his chin. "The teachings of the Blood God make it too easy for them to indulge in battle and killing to play the harassing role of the light cavalry. Your Excellency, as you saw earlier, they were in a good position when they rushed from the front, but the level of flanking was very poor. The right flanking is not like this......"

Ashrufat, who thought about it carefully, had to admit that what Gander had a point. If we talk about bravery, the abusive warriors are naturally impeccable (it is more crazy than brave), but not all battles require bravery. For example, the harassment tactics of the light cavalry are not good for the sadistic believers. Because harassment tactics require not bravery, but sharp judgment.

Then he suddenly had a thought.

"We'll take the captives away at once. Ashrufat ordered.

Shortly after the departure of this group of uninvited guests, a whole group of cavalry - both light cavalry and heavy cavalry - arrived on the battlefield. The one in the lead is a warrior wearing a full set of Chaos armor, and as you can tell from the style of the armor, this one is the Chaos Champion.

Someone pulls the corpse left by the enemy in front of the Chaos Champion. Several of the corpses bore Chaos armor - several of them had the emblem of Slaanesh, and several belonged to Tzeentch's followers. The identities of these outsiders are self-explanatory.

"It shouldn't be an enemy scout. The Chaos Champion immediately came to a conclusion. "It's amazing. He judged softly, he already knew that although his side was a low-level marauder cavalry, it had an overwhelming advantage in numbers. But the result of this battle was a rout for their own side. Coupled with the battle process described by the defeated soldiers, this is not something that scouts can do.

"Do you want to pursue?" The strong smell of blood on the battlefield aroused the bloodthirsty nature of the abusive warriors, and more than one person was eager to try it.

"No, they've been gone for a while. "This Chaos Champion is actually a rare calm person, which shows that there is no necessary connection between the doctrine and the believers. "Even if we catch up now, when we catch up with the enemy, we will be very close to their camp. When the time comes, we will be alone and in danger of being annihilated. This group of enemies probably has some origins...... Their large forces will not remain indifferent. ”

"That'...... I'm afraid my lord has already received the news, how can I explain it to him?"

"Bring these bodies back to the city. The Sadistic Champion replied quickly. "Their squad has run so close, it looks like it's either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and the big battle is about to start. ”

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"So, you've got experience with the Terror Army. Ashrufat looked at the Chaos Champion in front of him. It was a Nurgle Chaos champion who had joined him halfway through, with an indescribable stench all over his body. Normally, Ashruphat was reluctant to communicate much with the Nurgle followers, but for now he was interested, not even caring about the smells.

"Yes, my tribe has been at war with a horrible warband. The Chaos Champion of Nurgle replied. His eyes were smearing on Aerufat—the Chaos Lord was a little strange. Despite the insignia of the Father of Plague on his armor (only the Chaos Helmet of those blessed by the Father of Plague has such a thing), he has no sign of the gift of his loving father on his body.

But he also knew that sometimes, the blessings of the Father of the Plague were not clearly expressed.

"It was a fierce battle, but we won in the end......"

"I wonder how sadistic believers fight...... First the prelude of the fast troops, then the magic and hoplite engagements......" Eshuruphat interrupted the other man, although he had defeated the Bloodfang Lord, but after all, he had only defeated once.

"Yes, it makes no difference. The believers of the blood god are not afraid of death, and they are particularly fierce. But other than that, it doesn't make much difference. ”

"Do you remember the prologue...... Do I mean the hussar engagement?" asked Ashrufat. "Can you tell me more about it?"

His question was a bit strange, but the Chaos Champion of Nurgle didn't refuse Ashrufat's request - why should he?

He began to describe in detail the course of the battle between the hussars of both sides. Ashruphat listened attentively, interjecting from time to time to ask a few questions. In fact, there is nothing to describe this process. Before the main forces of the two armies fought, the hussars fought (this is the old rule in all battles). However, because there was no such thing as a pistol, it was said that the light cavalry was fighting, but in fact it was no different from the heavy cavalry: the soldiers of the two armies collided head-on and fought together. After a bitter battle, the light cavalry of the Nurgle tribe relied on their numerical superiority to achieve victory, and then pursued the enemy's defeated troops until the enemy fled back behind their large forces.

When this qiē was finished, Ashrufat finally let out a long breath. After a few polite words, Champion Nurgle left, and on the side, Ashrufat's deputy, the Chaos Wizard Tarek, stepped up.

"My lord, this is the fourth ......"

"Only four?" asked Ashrufat. "There should be a lot of tribes at war with sadistic believers. ”

"I'm sorry, but that's all I could find. Tarek replied. "But my lord, what do you care about this? What happened to the light cavalry who were afraid of the cultists?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it's a mistake to use light cavalry against light cavalry. Ashrufat replied.