"Array!"

With Bryce's command, the combined forces of Haydington and Gaspard streamed out of the Giant's Seal Pass and formed a tight battle formation under the fortress.

As long as they have the ability, the defenders will choose to fight out of the city, which can boost their morale, and secondly, it will not be so easy for the enemy to kill the city.

And it's the same field battle, with a fortress behind you to rely on, and a lone army in a formation are completely different concepts. After all, the coalition forces do not need to worry about attacks on the rear and flanks, as long as they concentrate on dealing with the enemy forces in the front. From this point of view, they have taken a big advantage compared to the Dirk army.

On the opposite side of the coalition forces, the Dirk troops in charge of the attack also left the camp and slowly marched towards this place under the command of the officer. The enemy army is in the vanguard with yellow shield soldiers, followed by blue spearmen and green archers, and red assault soldiers are arranged on both sides.

In comparison, the arrangement of the arms of the coalition forces is not so detailed. However, everyone understood the importance of the battle, and the soldiers kept their eyes on the approaching enemy, always keeping their fighting spirit high.

As the enemy approached, the archers placed on the fortress attacked first. Under the command of Hilnith and Aishta, the archers, who had been gathering momentum for a long time, released the bowstring that had already strangled their fingers, and for a moment arrows flew out of the sky, and the whistling sound formed a piercing and sharp sound.

The shield soldier at the front of the enemy immediately raised the shield in his hand, followed by a rain of arrows that fell, striking the shield with a series of tuk tuk sounds. Arrows continued to shoot into the gaps between the shields, and the soldiers who were hit by the arrows screamed and rolled to the ground.

At this moment, I heard two explosions, and two red rays were mixed with the rain of arrows and shot into the enemy. An explosion followed. The huge fireball exploded, like two flowers blooming in the colorful building blocks, dozens of enemy soldiers flew up in the explosion, and the bystanders were affected by the air wave, and they were also pushed down a large area, and two circular hollows immediately appeared in the tight enemy army.

However, magic arrows don't stop the well-trained Dirk soldiers. Braving the rain of arrows, they continued to advance step by step, and when they approached a distance of about 100 meters below the city, the enemy archers also launched a counterattack.

Arrows flew towards the Allied soldiers on and below the walls, and the arrows on both sides staggered through the air, and the sky was filled with flying black shadows. Although the coalition side also erected shields, people continued to fall from arrows, and everyone who fell from the city wall let out a long scream in the air. Stimulates those who are still alive.

The quality of the archers of the Dirk army was significantly better than that of the coalition army, and the enemy army had an advantage in terms of strength and accuracy. Relying on the advantage of defense, the coalition forces did not have a clear disadvantage.

"Boss, it's time, use this thing. On the ramparts, Harlott shrunk his head to avoid enemy arrows as he pleaded loudly to Raymond.

The rest of the generals also wanted to use artillery to attack the enemy. Since it was a crucial battle, the pressure of not being able to lose was making everyone feel irritated. They desperately wanted to crush the enemy's attack as soon as possible. Although this was only the first battle between the two sides.

Raymond was very sober, he resolutely refused everyone's request, there was no point in using artillery at the moment, his own side was fully capable of withstanding this attack.

At this time, the enemy army had approached a distance of tens of meters under the rain of arrows, and then a horn was heard. They finally launched a strong attack.

The shield men, sword in one hand and shield in the other, rushed towards the coalition forces under the fortress like a yellow wall of dirt, the blue spearmen followed closely behind, and the archers were still firing at the coalition forces in place. The assault men on both flanks of the enemy remained still, apparently waiting for their moment.

The coalition forces also lined up in tight formations, waiting to engage the enemy. On the front line are the heavily armored hoplites, members of the former Imperial Praetorian Guard, battle-hardened and the backbone of the coalition forces. They were followed by spearmen and tomahawks, while coalition archers continued to attack the onrushing enemy forces on the fortress, weakening them as much as possible.

There were constantly enemies who fell during the charge, but in no way could stop their pace. Soon, the yellow "earthen wall" of the first row had rushed in front of them, and the enemy soldiers pressed their shields in front of them and slammed into the Praetorian Guards, who also leaned together and raised their heavy swords.

Boom!

At the moment when the two sides were about to make contact, two more magic arrows were fired into the enemy line, and the explosion caused by the explosion blasted two gaps in the "earthen wall", but this was only a slight obstacle to the enemy's charge.

Then, in a series of muffled sounds of flesh and steel colliding, the two fronts collided. The Janissaries slashed at the enemy with their heavy swords in their hands, and the shields of the Dirk soldiers could not withstand such a heavy blow, and almost all the soldiers who rushed to the front line fell, and blood splattered all over the sky.

But the enemy behind did not hesitate to step over the corpse of his companion, and slammed into the Praetorian Guard with his shield, and the shield hit the armor, making a series of dull banging sounds, and the enemy soldiers who were not afraid of death simply pressed the Janissaries on the front line to retreat.

However, this also made them pay a heavy price, in addition to the first soldier in the front was killed, the shield soldiers in the back also continued to withstand the counterattack of the Praetorian Guard. Taking advantage of the thick armor and heavy sword power, the Praetorian Guard soldiers slashed each other with the swords in their hands while being slashed by the enemy's swords, and in an instant, hundreds of corpses lay down on the front line of contact between the two sides, and blood flowed all over the ground.

Although the shield soldiers suffered heavy losses, they also bought enough time for the follow-up troops. I saw a blue tide coming closely, and the enemy's spearmen had arrived.

Leveling the shaft of the spear in his hand, the spearman stabbed towards the Praetorian Guard through the gap between the shield soldiers, and the blades of the thousands of spears formed a bright silver arc of light, which flashed in front of the coalition formation.

Pss

The sound of a sharp blade piercing through flesh was heard, and sharp spears pierced through the cracks in the Praetorian Guard's armor, lightning retracted, and then stabbed out at the same time. The enemy was clearly extremely well trained, and the spearmen's attacks were remarkably consistent and accurate, with each attack lighting up like a bolt of lightning that would have taken the lives of more than a dozen people in a single flash among the Praetorian Guards.

In order to maximize their attacks, the Praetorian Heavy Guards used two-handed swords or warhammers. Therefore, the defense depends on the armor on the body. These armors are effective against sword slashes, but they are less effective against stabbing attacks.

The enemy was well-trained, and the spears were stabbed in unison, and thousands of spears were pierced at the same time, taking only the weak seams of the armor. Due to the relative sluggishness of the heavy infantry, seven or eight or even a dozen spears stabbed in a mess. There was no way to defend against it, and while most of the spears either stabbed the deck or broke, it only took one to successfully pierce the armor and cause casualties to the Praetorian Guard.

In a short period of time, the Praetorian Guard suffered nearly 100 casualties, all of whom were wounded in the shoulders, legs, joints and other vulnerable parts, and blood flowed out of the gaps in the armor. has lost its combat capability.

The heavy infantry of the Praetorian Guard was the backbone of the coalition forces, and of course they could not afford to watch them suffer such losses. Bryce, who commanded the battle, gave the order, and the heavy infantry began to retreat, and the shield men of the coalition army reached the first line.

The shield soldiers erected their shields to form a solid shield wall, and the enemy spearmen, who were still murderous just now, were immediately hindered, and the spears stabbed helplessly on the shield surface, except for splashing sparks. There is no more money.

With the protection of the shield wall, the coalition forces began to approach with shields. Push the enemy's spearmen back and forth. Just when the enemy army was in a hurry, the coalition shield wall suddenly opened.

"Rush with me and kill these bastards!"

Behind the shield wall is a group of melee soldiers armed with battle axes. Fidi raised his tomahawk and shouted, and rushed into the enemy group with a fierce look.

These tomahawks are also lightly worn, with armor plates on the focal points. Armed with a sharp axe, the attack power is extremely amazing. The spearmen were caught off guard and rushed in front of them by the tomahawks, and the power of the spears could no longer be exerted.

Battle axes and wield sharp axes to slash back and forth among enemy spearmen. Seeing that the spear shaft was cut off from the middle, the spearmen had almost no defense, and could only retreat in horror, trying in vain to resist the sharp axes of the coalition forces with the wooden poles in their hands.

This, of course, had no effect, Tomahawks and an almost one-sided massacre against them. Especially Fidi, with his extraordinary bravery, the giant axe in his hand is like setting off a hurricane of death, everywhere he passes is a bloody storm, and the stumps and broken bodies are flying everywhere.

Under such an attack, the spearmen wanted to retreat, and the few remaining shield soldiers still dutifully wanted to step forward to resist the coalition forces, and the two sides were crowded together, followed by the approaching, mercilessly slashing Tomahawks, and the enemy army was completely thrown into chaos.

Because they did not have fortresses behind them, like the coalition forces, they were forced to retreat constantly, and the front quickly collapsed. However, their quality is really admirable, and in such a situation, no one turned around and fled, but tried to stabilize the situation under the command of the officer.

Just as the coalition forces were marching all the way, the Dirk assault troops, who had been watching from the wall, finally moved.

In order to pursue the retreating enemy army, Fidi led the Tomahawk men to charge forward, not only unconsciously breaking his own battle line into several sections, but also getting farther and farther away from the main army.

At this moment, the enemy assault troops launched a charge. They were like a pair of pincers, coming from both sides towards the coalition forces.

These assault soldiers were physically strong and wore red leather armor inlaid with iron plates, thus guaranteeing maximum protection without affecting their mobility. Their armament consists of a long knife, a short sword, a round shield, and three short spears behind their backs.

Like two flames, the assault men rushed at the coalition forces from the flank, and at this time, Fidi was leading the tomahawks to get carried away, not even noticing that his flank was already extremely dangerous.

Rushing closer, the assaulters removed their short spears from their backs and hurled them at the coalition forces. At close range, the power of the spear was far greater than that of the crossbow, and a muffled sound of flesh penetration was heard, and the tomahawks at both ends of the battle line immediately fell in unison, and there were no wounded, and almost all those who were hit by the spear were killed at once.

The assaulters then threw another round of spears, and the coalition finally realized that they had been outflanked, but by this time his flanks had almost completely collapsed, and he suffered heavy casualties from the spear throwing.

Then, the assault soldier drew his short sword, held a shield in one hand, and charged into the coalition army.

The tomahawk is extremely powerful, but it is slow to wield, and once it is approached by an assault soldier armed with a short sword, it is immediately at a great disadvantage.

These assault soldiers are all well-trained in how to deal with heavily armed enemies. They were shielded in front of them with round shields, and they were dead against the body of the tomahawks. Make it impossible for the opponent to attack, and then use the short sword in your hand to keep stabbing forward.

In order to ensure their own attack power, tomahawkers only wear simple leather armor, which is not at all able to resist sharp short swords. These fierce warriors roared and tried to fight back, but were stopped by their shields as soon as they were approached by the assault soldiers. The heavy tomahawk could no longer be wielded, and he could only watch as the opponent's short sword pierced into his body, and he stared at the sky with angry eyes and fell to the sky, not blinking his eyes.

As the assault men continued to squeeze from both sides, more and more tomahawks were suppressed to the center, and huge casualties appeared on both flanks. Dirk's spearmen and shieldmen also took the opportunity to turn around and counterattack, and the coalition front was immediately in danger of collapsing.

"Whoaaa

More and more soldiers fell around Fidi, leaving the young man's eyes split. His blood surged, and his blood-red eyes swung his giant axe to and fro in the enemy's ranks. It's like madness.

Fearing Fidi's strange powers, the enemy all avoided the side, which made Fidi like a shark rushing into a school of tuna. As he moved, a circular blank area moved back and forth in the enemy line.

However, Fidi's personal prowess could not change the tide of the battle, and the remaining Tomahawks were pinned down in a small area, surrounded by assault soldiers. The enemy formed a circle, squeezing the outermost tomahawks with their round shields, and the short swords in their hands kept stabbing forward.

Under their cannibalization. One by one, the warriors on the periphery fell, and the circle formed by the tomahawkers was shrinking.

Aware of the danger of tomahawks. Bryce, who was in charge of the front line, immediately ordered his troops to come forward to support.

However, the enemy's shield corps and some assault troops had already inserted themselves into the gap between the two armies, completely isolating the lone Tomahawks and blocking the aid of the coalition forces.

The assault men were the most elite unit in the Dirk army, both offensive and defensive, and they exchanged their short swords for long knives, which immediately gave them the ability to fight at medium distances. With the cooperation of shield soldiers, a strong line of defense is formed. The coalition forces could not break through several shocks, and could only watch the isolated Tomahawks fight in a desperate situation.

"Strange, aren't they going to use those things at this time?" In the Dirk barracks in the rear, Renard, who was observing the battle situation, said with a strange expression: "Raymond is really calm." ”

Now the tomahawkers on the side of the coalition are at a significant disadvantage. If you don't try to rescue again, sooner or later you will be completely wiped out under the onslaught of the Dirk army.

However, Renard did not give the most remedial order, but placed the most elite troops very close to the fortress, hoping to lure Raymond to use those mysterious weapons on the city walls.

Although Renard was confident in his strengths, he was never reassured by not figuring out what those things were.

However, Raymond was very calm and had no intention of using the mysterious weapon, which made Renard's wishful thinking completely fail.

The more this happened, the more suspicious Renard became. What the hell is that stuff? What makes Raymond so secretive. Or is it just a psychological tactic, in fact, the so-called "mysterious weapon" does not exist at all.

The thought raced through Renard's mind, but he couldn't be sure. His personality was originally arrogant and bold, and he liked to take risks the most, but the relationship between this battle was too important, and the opponent was Raymond, who he couldn't figure out the most, which made Renard hesitate to order the whole army to attack before he figured it out.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"

At that moment, a call woke Renard from his musings. He turned his head and saw the general beside him looking at him with a strange expression.

I don't understand why His Majesty is distracted when the battle is raging. The general didn't dare to ask, but said: "Your Majesty, our troops are almost unable to withstand it, let the large army press up." ”

Renard looked at the battlefield and saw that under the all-out onslaught of the coalition forces, the part of the assault troops responsible for interception was almost unable to hold on. If the large forces are not allowed to come forward to support, the advantage of the Dirk army may soon be wiped out, and even the assault troops will be in danger.

Frowning, Renard shook his head and said, "No, order a retreat." ”

"What?"

Hearing this, the generals next to him were all taken aback. The allied tomahawks have not yet been wiped out, and if they retreat at this time, won't all the previous casualties be in vain?

At this moment, a trumpet sounded from the side of the Giant's Seal, the gate of the fortress opened, and a group of steppe cavalry rushed out, outflanking the Dirk army from both sides.

"The cavalry stepped forward and scared them back. Renard immediately ordered: "Let the assault troops withdraw, immediately!"

The generals had no choice but to pass on the order. Soon, the clarion call for retreat sounded on the side of the Dirk army, and at the same time the flag waved, and the cyan cavalry left the formation and met the steppe cavalry, while the assault troops in the battlefield withdrew backwards according to the order.

Due to the forced evacuation from the battle, the Dirk army appeared to be very passive, and Bryce immediately seized the opportunity and ordered to bite the other side to the death.

The coalition troops pressed up with all their might, chased the Dirk army for a distance of several hundred meters, and killed many more people before retreating. At the same time, under the threat of the enemy cavalry, the steppe cavalry abandoned the outflanking and also retreated into the fortress.

The first battle between the Dirk army and the coalition forces ended with the retreat of the Dirk side. In total, thousands of corpses were left on both sides on the battlefield, and the wounded were uncountable.

The shield men and spearmen of the Dirk army suffered heavy losses, and the Tomahawk troops on the coalition side were almost wiped out.

In addition, Raymond ignored Renard's temptation and continued to conceal the existence of the cannon, which made Renard more and more jealous, and from this point of view, it was Raymond who had the upper hand.

After the withdrawal of the Dirk army, both sides quickly cleared the battlefield and recovered their wounded. Although this battle was tragic, it was only a somewhat "out of line" temptation, and the battle was far from over.

Soon, the Dirk army sent troops again and attacked the coalition forces. The coalition side did not withdraw to the fort and continued to fight the enemy in the field.

However, this time both sides were jealous, and the battle seemed to be much more restrained, and there was no more risky pressure on all fronts as at the beginning.

As a result, the battle became a contest of command between the generals of both sides. Bryce and the enemy commander were both experienced generals, and the battle lasted until the afternoon, and they did not catch each other's flaws, and the ensuing battle turned into an ordinary offensive and defensive battle.

After both sides realized that it was difficult to break through the battle, they gave the order to retreat at the same time, so the first day of fighting between the two armies finally passed without danger.

Night soon fell, and the Dirk barracks were lit up like stars. And after the fortress of the Giant's Seal, it was also a busy scene.

In addition to the natural danger at the pass, behind the Giant's Seal is a narrow valley sandwiched between two mountains, which has become a natural garrison for the coalition forces.

At this moment, the whole valley is brightly lit, and piles of bonfires burn among the tents, and countless torches drive away the darkness and light up the night sky.

All the wounded from the day's fighting were taken to the medical quarters, where doctors and priests were busy treating the wounded by the light of torches. Groups of medics hurried past on stretchers, and untreated wounded soldiers lay in tents, tossing and turning, moaning, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood and medicine, which made people nervous.

In contrast, other areas are much more relaxed. The soldiers who had returned to the camp to rest were sitting around the campfire, eating, drinking, resting, and talking about the war. During the day, the enemy army did not take advantage of anything, which kept their morale high, and there were people laughing loudly everywhere.

On the high wall of the pass, the soldiers in charge of the night watch looked at the Dirk barracks opposite with a serious face. Under the fortress, the battlefield has been shrouded in darkness, and the corpses have all been recovered and buried, but in the darkness can always hear a strange and strange unknown sound, which is terrifying, compared to the lively scene of the valley behind the wall, the soldiers at the head of the wall seem to be in another world.

"It's not okay to fight like this. ”

In the largest tent in the coalition camp, Raymond and his generals were studying the battle. Outside the tent, the laughter of the soldiers and the smell of food came in, but the atmosphere inside the tent was solemn. (To be continued......)