"Then, Princess Sophia, let's rush to the front. ”

After defeating Farak's enemy forces, Tavent immediately offered to lead his troops to support Raymond.

Due to the urgency of the battle situation on the front line, although there were some sorry for these friendly troops who had come from thousands of miles, Sophia did not keep them.

"Excuse me, on behalf of Headington, I would like to express my sincerest thanks. She bowed deeply to Tavent.

So, the steppe cavalry, who had just disembarked from the ship, did not take any rest, and set off directly from Headington and rushed to the front.

Fortunately, in the vast grassland, the battle of thousands of miles was completely commonplace for these warriors, so they did not feel bitter at all. On the contrary, because he had just won a battle, he maintained high morale.

After the steppe warriors left, Freddy said, "I have just made an inventory, and none of the enemies and captives killed have found Andrew, the lord of Farak. ”

"That guy is really lucky, so he can get away with it. Rickett said.

Charlotte said, "Do you just let him go?"

Freddie gave a heart-palpitating sneer, "Leave him alone?" Dare to collude with the Kingdom of Dirk and stab us in the back, it seems that he has forgotten how powerful we are now. ”

"I can assure you that this will never end here. ”

Even Sophia said: "That's right, when the war is over, he must be made to pay the price he deserves." ”

Even the kind-hearted Sophia said this, which shows that this sneak attack has angered everyone in Headington. However, it is no wonder that if reinforcements had not arrived in time, Headington would probably have been in a state of no return because of Andrew's villainous behavior.

From this point of view, it is impossible to exaggerate how to retaliate afterwards.

At this time, watching the figure of a steppe cavalryman disappear from view, Sophia sighed softly: "God King Tyren is above." I hope it's too late..."

Tails City.

"The enemy is finally moving?" Raymond asked, propping himself up after listening to the scout's report.

Since the Dirk army captured the town of Kantong, they have been stationed there, and there has been no unusual movement for several days, without the slightest of the previous turbulent momentum.

Since he didn't know what the enemy army was planning to do, Raymond's side could only respond to the changes with no change. Closely monitor the movements of enemy troops in order to deal with possible attacks at any time.

After several days of stalemate, the Dirk army, which had stood still, finally made a move.

The scout said, "Yes, except for a part of the Dirk army that continues to be stationed, the rest of the army left Canton Town this morning in three groups. ”

"Where are all three teams going?" Bryce asked.

"One team is heading for Vilai, one is coming to us, and another—" The scout paused for a moment before saying, "Go to the middle of our line." ”

Three-way attack?

Everyone present couldn't help but take a breath.

This time, the battle line to be defended was too long. However, his own forces are relatively limited, so Raymond adopts a strategy of focusing on defense.

The Headington Army stationed the main forces in the town of Ville and the city of Tails on either side of the line, but the weakest part of the line in the middle of the line was boldly opened.

This is a very unconventional strategy, and generally speaking, if the middle is breached, it means that the defense will collapse with it.

But Raymond's gamble is that he can take advantage of the good traffic power of Ville Town and Tails City to support the middle lane at any time. Once an enemy forces attack the middle line. The opponent will be struggling due to the poor terrain behind them, while your own side can attack the enemy's flank from both sides.

Such. You can use a limited number of troops to make the most effective defense.

"Our troops are still too small to deal with. Staring at the three red arrows marked on the map representing the Dirk Army, Bryce sighed.

Lutz said in a deep voice: "The key to the battlefield is in the middle lane. ”

His words were echoed by everyone. They have put a lot of effort into building the defenses of Tails and Velai, and they believe that they will be able to hold out for a while.

So. How to repel the enemy army attacking the middle while holding these two towns is the key to victory or defeat on the battlefield.

"How many are there in each of those three enemy groups?" asked Raymond.

The scout replied, "There are 10,000 men each going to Vilai and here, attacking the enemy in the middle. There were about 5,000 people. ”

"25,000?" Raymond touched his chin.

They had estimated that although Renard had brought 50,000 men, he would probably only put in about 30,000 troops. This time, he dispatched 25,000 men at a time, apparently intending to take advantage of his numerical superiority to break Headington's defenses in one fell swoop.

Judging from the configuration of his three teams, Renard probably planned to use the superior strength of 20,000 to drag the main forces of Ville Town and Tails City, so that they had no time to take care of them, and the remaining 5,000 people broke through from the unguarded middle and completely tore apart Beddington's defense.

In the case of superiority in forces, this is a very safe and effective method of attack. From this point of view, Renard's use of troops is different from his arrogant character, it is by no means blindly surprising, and it will also seek victory steadily, which is elusive, and it is really an extremely difficult opponent to deal with.

However, Renard missed a point, he was not familiar with the terrain here, so he did not know the vast area between the town of Radville and the city of Tails, the terrain was very complicated, and if you entered it rashly, it would be very restricted.

Once he loses his mobility and can't quickly break through the defense line and hit the rear of Headington's army, the center troops will become his flaws. And Raymond, on the other hand, wants such an opportunity.

Raymond looked at Bryce and Rutz, "What do you guys think?"

The two looked at each other, and Bryce said, "I think there's a chance." ”

Lutz also nodded: "You can win." ”

"Good. Raymond smiled and began to make arrangements: "Bryce, you are in charge of the defense of Tails City, and then send someone to inform Marcudi of Vilai Town." ”

"We sent 3,000 men on each side to quickly eat the enemy's mid-lane troops from the two flanks, and I believe that the loss of 5,000 men is enough to make Renard feel distressed for a while. ”

The Headington Army sent 15,000 men into battle this time. This is already the limit of what they can mobilize. Among them, 7,000 men were stationed in the town of Ville and Talls, and 1,000 were symbolically stationed in the middle lane. According to the plan, once the middle lane is attacked, these 1,000 men will quickly retreat and cooperate with reinforcements from both flanks to destroy the enemy.

Although the total number of troops is smaller, but on a local scale. However, he can quickly destroy the incoming enemy with superior forces, this is Raymond's strategic thinking.

"So, who will lead the troops attacking the center?" asked Hilnis.

"I'll go with Lutz. Raymond said: "This time it must be done quickly, after all, it is still too risky to leave only 4,000 people in Weilai Town and here." ”

"Understood," Bryce said, "rest assured, my lord, I will not let the enemy get past Tails." ”

After the arrangement, everyone immediately began to act.

After assembling their troops, Raymond and Luz prepared to lead their men to the intended ambush site. Both Hilneth and Harlot stayed behind to help Bryce defend the city, and only Lorna, who was a skilled swordsman, followed Raymond.

Just as they were about to leave the city, a messenger arrived. Brings bad news.

"What do you mean that Headington is under attack!?" Raymond was shocked when he received the information from the courier.

As soon as he heard the news of the dispatch of troops from Farak City, Freddie sent someone to inform Raymond. Since no one could have imagined that the reinforcements from Godan Prairie arrived in time to defuse the crisis, the battle on Beddington's side was over, but Raymond happened to receive the news.

Headington's importance is self-evident if it is lost there. Then there is no point in fighting at the front.

There was no way, Raymond had to postpone sending troops. The crowd was reassembled. Hearing the news, Bryce and the others were also surprised.

At the height of the war, a fire broke out in the backyard, which was really not a good sign, and everyone felt a strong sense of crisis.

"How could it be that Hydington would be attacked. ”

"How can that guy Andrew's have such strength. ”

......

Silence the chatter. "Now is not the time to find the cause, the situation is urgent, and we must immediately formulate countermeasures," Raymond said. ”

Bryce immediately said, "My lord, we must go to the rescue immediately, and Hairington must not be lost." Not to mention. Her Royal Highness is still in the city. ”

"However, the intelligence said that there were 3,000 men on the other side, and when we left, only 200 guards were left in Headington, and after so many days, no matter how you look at it—" Hillness stopped talking.

Although he didn't finish speaking, everyone understood what he meant, and it was impossible for Headington to hold on.

"What do you say!" Bryce was furious, "Do you mean it doesn't matter?"

He was a member of the Royal Guard, loyal to Sophia, and when he learned that the princess was in trouble, he immediately became desperate.

"Of course not. Hilnis said without concessions: "It's just that now that the enemy is present, I think we should repel the Dirk army first." ”

"You—" Bryce stood up in anger and stared at the elf viciously.

"Don't worry, Headington doesn't fall so easily. Raymond comforted him, "Don't forget, there are still Mr. Sol and them in the city. The garrison led by Lowell is very strong in combat and will definitely be able to hold off the enemy. ”

"I'll rush back with 2,000 people, and it will be too late. ”

At this time, Lorna, who had not spoken, said, "I'll go too." ”

"And what about here?" Harlott couldn't help but say.

His own troops are already tight, and if Raymond takes another 2,000 men, it will be even more insufficient.

"Leave it to me. Lutz said in a deep voice: "There were originally 1,000 people in the middle lane, and there were 3,000 people on the Makudi side, 5,000 against 5,000, which was enough to deal with the enemy." ”

"That's what to do. Raymond nodded: "Remember, this matter must not be known to the soldiers, so as not to affect morale." ”

Subsequently, Raymond and Lorna led 2,000 people to rescue Hydington. Rutz followed the original plan and led the remaining 1,000 men to meet the enemy in the middle.

Now Raymond could only pray that Headington would be able to hold out a little longer, as he expected.

Without mentioning the emergency on Raymond's side, let's turn our attention to the town of Vilai.

Amid the thunderous sound of horses' hooves, a group of cavalry in blue armor galloped through the wilderness. And in front of them. 3,000 Headington troops formed a circle, vigilantly watching the enemy's movements.

In the circle, the commander of this unit, Stone, was so anxious that his eyes were red. On the orders of Makudi, he led 3,000 men to intercept the enemy's central troops, but not long after leaving the town of Vilai, he ran into this cavalry detachment of Dirk.

The opponent immediately took advantage of the mobility of the light cavalry. A volley was launched against them. On several occasions, Stone tried to lure the other side into battle, but the commander of the cavalry was extremely cunning. He knew that his troops were insufficient and he was not capable of eating this army, so he just attacked and harassed the surroundings back and forth, delaying while sending people to inform his own troops.

Stoner couldn't fight and couldn't walk, and he was caught in a dilemma.

In this way, the two sides rubbed off for a while. Just as Stonk was about to break through the blockade of this cavalry at all costs, a large force of Dirk's army suddenly appeared from their flank.

"Oops, discovered by the main enemy forces. Stonek was shocked.

"My lord, what now?" his adjutant asked hurriedly.

Seeing the enemy's main force rapidly approaching, Stoner knew that if he didn't retreat, he would be eaten by the other party. In desperation, he had no choice but to order: "Withdraw to Weilai Town!"

"My lord, if we retreat. What about the battle in the middle?" the adjutant was taken aback.

"I can't help it, I can't take care of that. Stonek gritted his teeth and said, "There were 1,000 people over there. Coupled with the 3,000 people on the Tails side, even if the 4,000 people can't be defeated, they should be able to evacuate safely. ”

Saying that, he ordered: "There is no time, let's go!"

So, before being caught up by the main forces of the enemy. The force withdrew to the town of Vilai.

Neither Raymond nor Rutz knew anything about what had happened here.

The tide of battle is beginning to develop in an extremely dangerous direction.

Leading 2,000 elite soldiers, Raymond and his party rushed to Headington day and night.

Two days later, they had arrived at the Giant's Seal Pass.

"Lord Raymond. Why are you here?" The officer in charge of defending the checkpoint couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Raymond actually leading his troops here: "Is the battle on the front line over?"

"I didn't have time to explain, so I immediately prepared food and water for us. Raymond said.

The officer didn't dare to ask any more questions, and hurriedly went to prepare supplies.

The thought that Headington might have been captured by enemy forces made Raymond anxious. However, after two days of marching, the troops were so tired that they had to rest in the Giant's Seal before they could move on.

Until this time, the soldiers did not know why Lu Dao was taken away from the battlefield by Raymond. Fortunately, the military discipline was strict, so no one had a word of complaint.

Just when the troops were eating and resting, suddenly the alarm bell rang in the entire pass. The soldier in charge of the guard raised the alarm and shouted: "Enemy attack, there is an enemy coming." ”

"What!?" Raymond, who was lying down and resting, got up in surprise.

How is this possible, could it be that Dirk's army will not be able to fly, and it has already hit here.

Without taking a break, Raymond immediately led his troops to rush to the pass. At this time, the goblin laborers who were building the fortress over there heard the alarm and were already screaming and hiding in the pass.

Unexpectedly, Raymond and the others had just run halfway through when they ran into the soldiers guarding the pass: "Lord Raymond, the enemy is not here, he is coming from behind." ”

"Back?" the soldiers couldn't help but look at each other. Behind is your own base camp, where is the enemy?

But Raymond and Lorna's faces have changed, could it be that Headington has fallen, and the enemy army has begun to attack the Giant's Seal?

With a premonition in his heart, Raymond had no choice but to lead his army to the rear of the Giant's Seal.

Sure enough, in the distance, I saw a large group of cavalry galloping towards this side, and there were several thousand of them.

Unable to think about where so many cavalry were coming out of Rak City, Raymond hurriedly ordered to prepare for battle. The soldiers quickly assembled into defensive formations, and the spearmen came to the front, sticking their spears into the ground, ready to meet the onslaught of the cavalry. The archers draw their bows and arrows. Morihan's arrow pointed diagonally to the sky.

However, it was never expected that the rear side would be attacked, and all the defenses of the Giant's Seal were facing Gaspard's side, and there was no danger to defend on this side.

This is tantamount to a field battle with thousands of cavalry on our own side, and the consequences can be imagined.

Time. Everyone tensed, and heavy gasps came and went.

At this time, the enemy army was getting closer and closer, and the sound of the hooves of thousands of horses trembling the eardrums of everyone. When the enemy is in range, the officer will give the order to release the arrows.

At this moment, Raymond suddenly realized that something was wrong.

At this time, I could already vaguely see the appearance of the enemy army. However, there was neither an identifying flag nor an identifiable uniform. The formation is not a wedge formation suitable for charging, but rather rather loose, and it doesn't look like it's attacking, it's more like it's rushing.

"Wait a minute!" Raymond hurriedly stopped before the officer could give the order.

"Lord Raymond, what are you doing here?" said the officer urgently, "the enemy is about to rush over, and it will be too late if you don't release your arrows." ”

Lorna, who had been looking at the comer, suddenly said, "They are not enemies. ”

Then. There are a lot of soldiers who have already seen it. The cavalrymen were dressed strangely, and many of them were not wearing armor at all. The naked body is also covered with colorful tattoos, and the style is very rough.

What's more, at the forefront was a group of centaur warriors, which was by no means something that Farak City could have invited. And the person in the front, Raymond, still knows, it is the centaur Mattavent who has met in Orat City.

"Get out of the way, this is our allies. Raymond exhaled. Withdraw the sword.

Since the warriors of the steppes are here, it means that Hydington is safe and sound.

After a while, the two troops, which were almost fighting due to a misunderstanding, converged. From Tavent, Raymond learns about the events in Beddington.

"We have routed the enemy. That's why I'm here to support you. Tavent wondered, "Lord Raymond, why are you here?"

"It's all a misunderstanding. Raymond said: "I also received a report of an attack on Headington, so I hurriedly brought people back to support, but you have already eliminated the enemy." ”

"So, what's going on at the front?" asked Tavent.

Raymond said: "It's not good, the enemy army is already more than us, and now I have taken another 2,000 people, and the side is already very tight." ”

Now he didn't know that the troops in the town of Ludauville had withdrawn, and Luz had to face the enemy's 5,000 troops with 2,000 men, otherwise Raymond would have been 10 times more anxious.

"Well, we don't have to waste time here. The centaur was very straightforward, and Tavent waved his hand, "Let's rush over and join the battle as soon as possible." ”

The forces of Godan Steppe and the Kingdom of Dirk are feuding, especially against Renard. When it came to dealing with the Dirks, the warriors of the steppe simply refused to waste a moment's time.

However, Raymond's soldiers are very tired, and if they rush back like this, not to mention how many people will be tired and lie down, it is also a question of whether they will have combat effectiveness in the face of the enemy.

Raymond originally wanted to let the soldiers rest for half a day, and then go back with the cavalry of the steppe, which would waste a lot of time, but would preserve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

But when I think about it, I can rest, but the enemy will not wait for anyone. There are 2,000 fewer men on the Lutz side, what if they can't defeat the enemy? If the defense line in the middle collapses, then everything is over.

I did everything possible to delay time before I waited for reinforcements from the Godan steppe, is it necessary to waste time at this time?

The decisiveness in Raymond's personality made him give up the idea of comfort, and it was these few seconds of retort that made him turn back when he stepped on the brink of defeat.

So he said to his officers: "You take the troops to rest here, and then go back in half a day." ”

"What about you, Lord Raymond?" said the officer, surprised.

Raymond said: "The battle situation in front is urgent, we can't delay any longer, I will rush back with the troops of Godan Steppe first." ”

"Yes, I see. The officer had no choice but to take the order.

Afterwards, Raymond left behind his tired troops and headed for the battlefield again with reinforcements from the Godan steppe.

At this point, the battle is almost completely chaotic.

Just as Raymond was rendezvous with reinforcements at the Giant's Seal, Ruz also led his army to the predetermined ambush location.

They successfully rendezvoused with the 1,000 troops who had withdrawn from the center. However, when he saw that Luz had also brought only 1,000 men, the commander of that unit was greatly surprised.

He couldn't help asking, "Lord Lutz, there are 5,000 enemy troops, why did you only bring such a few people?"

Lutz said: "The young master has something to do and took away 2,000 people. But it doesn't matter, there will be 3,000 people coming to support from the town of Vilai, and we can defeat the enemy army as well. ”

Hearing him say this, the officer breathed a sigh of relief. (To be continued......)