Volume 35 The New Age Chapter 8 Complete Defeat
For a while, I saw that the entire battlefield was crowded, and there were fleeing figures everywhere, and the coalition troops were mixed in, and it was long time impossible to distinguish who was who. The only difference between the watermark ad test and the watermark ad test is that the Dirk army only knows how to escape, while the coalition forces are desperately chasing.
On the wall of the fortress, looking at the situation on the battlefield, everyone from Raymond down breathed a long sigh of relief. If nothing else, this battle should be won.
"Lord Raymond, look!" said an officer, pointing into the distance.
Raymond followed what he pointed at, only to see a fluctuation in the Dirk army in the distance, and a large number of troops marched forward. Apparently the enemy forces also reacted, trying to stop the rout of the front.
It's just that once tens of thousands of people panic, how can it be so easy to stop.
However, Raymond also had to be on guard, and he said to the dwarf Ozama, "Can the cannon attack that place?"
Ozama estimated the distance, shook his head, and said, "No, it's too far, our shells can't shoot that far." Unless it's a new type of cannonball like the one Marie-sama sent, it's still possible. โ
When Raymond heard this, he shook his head and said, "Then forget it." โ
Raymond's purpose was to attack the enemy's own forces and prevent the enemy from gathering his forces. Although the new shells are powerful, there are only a few of them, which is obviously useless.
At this time, his eyes glanced and suddenly saw a high banner erected in the enemy's main formation.
"What's that?" Raymond wondered.
The person with good eyesight looked at it for a while and said, "Lord Raymond, it seems to be the royal banner of the Dirk Kingdom. โ
"Wang Qi?" Raymond was taken aback: "So, where is Renard?"
"Yes, the royal banner will only appear at the king's side. The man nodded.
Raymond only felt a light in his eyes, and suddenly realized that this was a perfect opportunity to completely crush the enemy army.
"Quick, use all the new shells. Bombard that flag for me all. Raymond immediately ordered.
When Ozama heard this, he immediately ordered all the new shells to be brought out, and the gunners quickly loaded them.
After the dwarven gunners measured the distance, several cannons raised the barrels at the same time. The muzzle of the Black Hole pointed at the location of Dirk's royal banner.
"Launch!"
With an order. Several cannons spewed flames one after another.
However, this was the first time that artillery had fired at a target so far. I saw that a ball of flame exploded in the Dirk army, which immediately caused great fluctuations in the enemy army. However, not a single shell landed near the king's banner.
Everyone was a little dumbfounded, and one of the gunners was a little slow. There was one cannon left that was not fired. He grabbed the firing mechanism, and for a moment he didn't know whether to pull it off or not.
"Get out of the way, let me come!" Ozama shoved him away.
Ozama personally manipulated the cannon, carefully adjusted the position of the muzzle, and then calmly pulled down the firing device.
There was a loud bang, and the last shell came out of its chamber and flew towards the Dirk army.
Follow. Under the gaze of everyone, the cannonball hit the vicinity of the king's banner, exploding a ball of flames that soared into the sky.
"Success!" everyone cheered as they got on the fortress.
"Ahem, cough, cough..."
Dashri coughed in pain. Lift yourself up from the ground.
He felt dizzy, everything in front of him was shaking, and a buzzing roar came out of his ears, muffling all sounds.
The whole field of vision was filled with dust, and I don't know how many figures were shaking, and there was chaos.
How can I get on my stomach?
Darshri thought so, and then a confused head gradually calmed down, allowing him to remember what had just happened.
Darthry is Raynald's close guard, and has always been by Raynard's side, in order to appease the defeated army, Raynard ordered the royal flag to be erected, and Darthry proudly guarded the royal flag.
However, just now, a ball of flame suddenly fell from the sky and bombarded near the king's banner. All Dathri remembers hearing a loud bang and knocking himself out with a strong impact, then his eyes went black, and he was briefly unconscious, only to wake up now.
Remembering these things, Dashri got up, and until now his legs were weak and his mind was dizzy.
As the dust began to fall, Dasri was able to see his surroundings. I saw that more than ten meters away, a big pit appeared on the ground, surrounded by dead bodies, and many people were like him, either lying on the ground or staggering to their feet, and many people's ears were bleeding.
"It's terrible, have we been attacked by magic?" Darshri wondered, "I wonder what happened to Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty!?" Darsri snapped as he remembered the most important thing.
The explosion occurred not far from Wang Qi, and it was clearly aimed at His Majesty. Wouldn't it be more dangerous for Your Majesty to faint after being blown up.
Thinking of this, the loyal Darthri ran desperately towards the king's flag.
It was also a mess, with half of the high platform used for command collapsed, and the ground was covered with all kinds of debris, and several guards were lying on the ground, with a few logs pressed on their bodies, unconscious.
"Your Majesty!" shouted Dasri, searching everywhere, "Your Majesty, where are you?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here, come and save him. At this time, one of the guards said.
Dasri hurried over, and only then did he see that the guards were holding on, making a space in the corner of the collapsed platform. And Renard was lying under them, blood streaming from his head.
"Your Majesty is wounded, get him out quickly. The guard said weakly.
The guards were injured in the explosion and were too weak to hold on to the weight of the fallen wood to protect Renard.
Dashri quickly called in someone and moved the wood away. At this time, the guards could no longer hold on, and they all fell to the ground in a dying state.
As they moved Renard to safety, Darthrie exclaimed, "Your Majesty, how are you?"
Renard suffered a head injury, his clothes were torn, and he had multiple abrasions on his body, if it weren't for the desperate protection of the guards. I don't know what kind of injury will come to me.
Under Darthri's repeated calls, Renard slowly opened his eyes. He first looked around with a sloppy gaze, and the focus in his eyes gradually condensed.
"Looks like I'm not dead yet. His first words. It turned out to be said with a smile.
"Your Majesty. Of course you're fine. Darsri was surprised and delighted, "How could those vile enemies hurt you. โ
"Haha," Renard said self-deprecatingly, "So what am I now?"
Dathri was speechless, and could only keep saying, "You'll be fine." โ
With his support. Renard staggered to his feet. Seeing the scene around him, he couldn't help but sigh: "I really still underestimate Raymond too much." โ
"Your Majesty, we still have a chance to defeat the enemy army. Dasri said, "I'll send someone to tell the whole army that you're all right." โ
Wang Qi was bombed. Many people have seen the entire battlefield, and the unknown life and death of His Majesty the King will inevitably shake the collapsed military spirit again, so the news that Reynard is still alive must be spread quickly.
But Renard shook his head: "It's too late, do you really think it's still useful?"
"Your Majesty, what should we do next?" someone asked.
Renard looked at the chaotic situation, even if he was reluctant. But he could only say: "Lower the king's flag, we... Withdraw your troops!"
"What!?" everyone was taken aback.
In the current situation, the withdrawal of troops means that the situation is completely out of control, and the entire Dirk army will have a complete rout. And this war will no longer be hopeless.
Dasri looked anxious and was about to say more, but Renard said categorically: "Lower the flag!"
Before the words fell, a loud click was heard, and the flagpole, which had been badly damaged in the bombing, could no longer be erected and broke from it. So in full view of everyone, the fluttering flag of King Dirk fell to the ground.
This turn of events stunned everyone. After a while, I heard a burst of frightened shouts from all around: "The king flag has fallen!
These shouts, accompanied by the scene of the fall of the royal flag, soon spread throughout the army. Everyone knows that at this point, the situation is no longer out of control.
"Behold, this is the will of the gods. Although it was decided to lower the flag and withdraw the troops, the breaking of the royal flag still dealt a great blow to Renard.
He laughed miserably and said to everyone: "You have seen it all, don't run away quickly." โ
"Besides...", after a pause, Renard wanted to say something, but his brow furrowed, and he covered his head and let out a moan, obviously the head injury was not light.
"Your Majesty, how are you?" said Dashri.
Renard waved his hand to signal that it didn't matter, and continued after a while: "In addition, send someone to inform the troops besieging Orat City, so that they can quickly withdraw and establish a defensive line on the avenue. Whether we can return home safely or not depends on them. โ
No one said anything about the counterattack, and everyone present became depressed. With a wave of his hand, several soldiers silently carried the wounded Renard and began to retreat.
And this withdrawal was the great rout of Dirk's entire army.
Renard's banner fell, giving the final blow to the Dirk army. At this point, all the fighting spirit of all the soldiers was completely lost, and a full-scale rout began.
The coalition forces pursued fiercely, especially the cavalry of the Godan steppe. Due to Raymond's tactics, the steppe cavalry did not have much opportunity to participate in this battle, so they poured out all their hatred for the Dirk Kingdom into the pursuit after the battle.
With the advantage of the war horse, Tavent led his troops to keep moving forward, forward, vowing to catch up with the fleeing Renard and capture this great enemy.
And in order to annihilate the enemy as much as possible, Raymond sent all the second-line troops out. Despite his exhaustion, every Coalition soldier knew that one more enemy would be safe for Gaspard in the future.
In this way, the two armies began a race of physical strength and will. From the Giant's Mark to the vast expanse of Orat City, countless routers scattered and ran, while the coalition forces clung to their backs, destroying the enemy as much as possible.
The pursuit continued until the only defence established by the 10,000 troops of the Dirk army outside the city of Orat.
Maybe it's really providence, in order to disperse Renard's troops, Raymond used a trick to let him leave 10,000 troops outside Orat City, but he didn't expect to save the lives of Dirk's army at this time.
However, the rout of the army also affected this army. Watching groups of companions flee in embarrassment, no matter how strong a soldier is, his will will inevitably waver.
It was impossible to stay and defend the army, and the soldiers were afraid that they would remain behind the army and become victims. There was a great commotion in the troops. The generals in charge of the command were helpless. Only after Renard had passed, the command troops began to retreat.
Such. The last line of defense of the Dirk army was broken, and the 10,000 enemy troops fought and retreated, and began to withdraw towards the Dirk Kingdom, while Bryce and others led the army to bite the back.
However, this force attracted the attention of most of the coalition forces. How much time was bought for the rest of the routing Dirk army. In this way, the two sides fled and chased me, and the battlefield moved to the west.
"Squeak..."
The gates of Orat, which had been closed for more than a month, slowly opened.
When the besieging Dirk army withdrew, Sophia held the city until Raymond and his army arrived.
Then. The news of the victory of the coalition forces has spread throughout the city.
Since most of the men had gone after the Dirk Army, there were only a few people left around Raymond. He stood quietly in front of the tall city gate of Orat, with only two guards behind him, not at all like the commander of the first army who had just won a great victory.
The gates opened. Sofia strode out, accompanied by Marcudi. Seeing Raymond, her eyes lit up, and Raymond greeted her.
Sofia is trapped in Orath, and Raymond fights hard in the Giant's Seal, and both of them have endured hardships and dangers, and now they are finally hoping for victory. Under the agitation of the mood, the pace of the two involuntarily became faster and faster.
When she approached, Sophia could no longer care about maintaining the etiquette of a queen, and she rushed into Raymond's arms. Then, the two hugged each other tightly and kissed each other in full view of everyone.
Makudi, who was following Sophia, was startled at first, but then showed a relieved expression. He twisted his head as he motioned for the others to turn around as well, saving the precious moment for the two of them.
Raymond and Sophia, the two who had gone through the catastrophe kissed passionately. Sophia hugged Raymond tightly, as if she wanted to dissolve all the worries and fears of the past month from Raymond's sturdy body.
Raymond seemed to sense her feelings, and he hugged Sophia's slightly trembling body, and gently stroked her hair while responding to Sophia's kiss.
For a long time, the lips parted.
The intense feelings were finally vented, and Sophia's face flushed, as if she had just remembered how shy she had just done in front of everyone. But she still didn't want to leave Raymond's arms, she buried her pretty face in Raymond's arms, breathed deeply, and felt the breath on the other party's body.
"Okay, it's okay. Raymond stroked her and whispered in her ear, "You are brave and well done, we have won." โ
"Hmm," Sophia replied imperceptibly, "I knew you were going to win." โ
"Yes, the thought of you being in the lonely city of Orat fills me with strength. Raymond laughed, "Don't forget, you paid a lot of money to hire me as a bodyguard." I've always been good value for money, no, it's great value, how could I let Renard take you away. โ
Seeing him talk about the scene when the two first met, Sophia couldn't help but laugh and finally recovered from her shyness.
"I knew it was the best business I'd ever done. She knocked Raymond with joy and disgust.
"Okay, everybody watched. Raymond coughed dryly.
Then he let go of Sophia, took two steps back, and then fell to one knee solemnly.
"Your Majesty Sophia, the Dirk army has been completely routed, and we are victorious. โ
Sophia also regained her normal color, and she nodded solemnly: "Lei Mengqing, you did a good job." โ
"I, the kingdom of Gaspard, will never forget your exploits. โ
This is a procedure that must be followed, after all, the coalition forces are nominally fighting for Sofia. However, when she finished speaking, Sophia immediately put aside the queen's reserve, giggled and threw herself into Raymond's arms again.
"We've won!"
Raymond picked her up, and Sophia leaned back, raised her hands, and announced loudly with joy and pride like a little girl.
All around, both Gaspard and Headington were infected by Sophia's emotions, and everyone burst into laughter.
yes, we won.
10 days later.
West of Gaspard, on the border with the Kingdom of Dirk.
An army rushed towards the border between the two countries. It was a cavalry force of several hundred men, dressed in cyan cavalry uniforms, protecting a carriage and struggling to move forward.
When you get closer, you can see clearly. These warriors are tall and strong, and they are the elite of the army at first glance.
It's just that at this moment, everyone's face is thin. His expression was gloomy. And their horses were also extremely tired, snorting in pain. Walk staggeringly. In order to save horsepower, many people discarded their armor and wore only a cloth garment, and many did not even bring weapons. This force had apparently fled in panic for a long time, and was no longer able to maintain its basic military appearance.
A soldier still stubbornly carries a military flag, but can only carry the flagpole on his shoulder. The banner hung down weakly, swaying with the pace of the war horse, just like the embarrassed appearance of this army.
From the flag, the symbol of the Dirk Kingdom can be faintly seen. This force was after the defeat of the Giant's Mark Fortress. The Dirk Army, which fled here, was the first unit to flee back.
However, despite their exhaustion, they faithfully protected the carriage in which it seemed to contain extremely important people.
As the border is gradually approaching. The warriors' expressions were noticeably relaxed. At this moment, a sudden sound of horses' hooves sounded in the rear, and a cloud of dust was seen rising behind the road.
"It's the cavalry of the Godan steppe!"
"Damn, those who are in pursuit. โ
There was immediately a shout of scolding among the cavalry, and the leading commander drew his saber and said loudly: "The first team, the second team will follow me, and the third team will escort the carriage away immediately, and your majesty must be sent home safely!"
The cavalry troops were all drinking and neighing, and soon the two teams separated and lined up to guard the road. The other group protected the carriage and had to leave quickly.
At this time, I saw that a group of cavalry had already chased from the way they came, led by a group of centaurs, who were the pursuers of the Godan steppe.
In order to catch the first evil, Tavent led the steppe cavalry to chase after this Dirk army desperately, and people continued to fall behind along the way, and by the time they arrived here, there were only a few hundred people left.
Now that the enemy has finally caught up, the morale of the steppe cavalry has immediately soared. With the roar of battle coming out of their mouths, they galloped desperately, ready to fight the enemy to the death.
The Dirk army was on the verge of a great enemy, but no one retreated, and they clenched their weapons in their hands, ready to engage the incoming enemy.
At this critical moment, another cavalry suddenly rushed from the direction of the Dirk Kingdom. Compared with the tired soldiers of these hundreds of people, the cavalry was full of thousands of people, the formation was neat, the men and horses were vigorous, and with the galloping of the war horses, it was like a cyan torrent.
"It's our people!"
"Reinforcements from the country are coming. โ
The cavalry cheered.
The steppe cavalry also saw the enemy army, and Tavent understood that there was nothing to do, so he could only shout helplessly. The cavalry, who was in a state of charge, then turned their horses around and made a circle back to their original path.
However, they did not leave, but watched from a distance.
Rushing to the front, the support army stopped in front of the carriage, and the leading general turned over and dismounted, rushed to the carriage and knelt down: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
On closer inspection, he was the captain of Renard's bodyguard, Belen.
In a moment, the carriage door opened, and Dasri helped Renard out of the carriage. Renard had a bandage around his head, which was stained and bleeding from the long run. His expression was also exhausted, his face was pale, and only one pair of eyes were still staring, full of Renard's unique madness and shrewdness.
Obviously, this defeat was not enough to break him.
"Belen, are you here?" said Reynard slowly, "What about the others?"
Belen hurriedly said: "After receiving the report of the herald, Emma and I immediately set off with the troops in the country. I led the cavalry first, and a large army, led by Emma, was approaching here. โ
Because Renard and his party fled too quickly, only a little slower than the heralds who carried the news of the defeat, the defeated army was left far behind. As a result, Belรฉn had just crossed the border and ran into them, but he also happened to save Renard's life.
At this time, Belen looked at the steppe cavalry in the distance and said hatefully: "These fanatics who don't know whether they are alive or dead. Your Majesty, do you want me to settle them for you?"
"Don't waste time on those guys. Renard snorted coldly: "You have more important things to do." โ
He followed, "You stay here and join Emma, and then go into Gaspard to rescue the troops behind you, and save as much as you can." But remember, don't go too deep. โ
"Understood. Belen nodded.
"Alright, let's go. Then, Reynard waved his hand tiredly.
Dasri hurriedly lifted him into the carriage and prepared to return to the kingdom of Dirk.