Chapter 43: The Bloody Fight (2)

In the forest not far from the battlefield, more than 10,000 Noldor warriors were all ready to go, lying motionless in the grass, waiting for the somewhat young human lord to give the battle order.

And those Sarion Great Sword Knights and Mistermai's Northern Sword and Shield Bearers leaned on the back of the tree with a relaxed face, taking small bites of their own dry food to replenish their strength.

The battlefield beside them was just a little music while eating, and there was no sense of excitement in the slightestβ€”the opposite of the Noldor warriors.

"I really don't understand, weishenme, you and your subordinates can still have the heart to eat?" Handel sat helplessly beside Salald, and pointed to the distance with some excitement and said: "Our soldiers are fighting there! They are bleeding and fighting! The enemy is more than twice as numerous as them!"

"So if we worry about them, will they win?" said Salald, shaking his head, "Obviously not, just scare yourself." ”

"But what I'm seeing now is you lying on the ground resting idle!" Handel was a little unrecognizable: "The army in my memory is not like this!"

"Oh, what do you remember the army look like?" asked Salald, with some curiosity.

"At the very least, it should be disciplined, well-behaved, and not greedy for pleasure at all, and be able to fight the enemy bravely when facing the enemy!" Handel took out a tome from his backpack and said with the look of a scholar, "That's a real army!"

"Hehehe............" Salald smiled, glanced at Handel, and asked with the corners of his mouth curled, "Who told you all these things?"

"This!" Handel said in a slightly serious tone as he flipped the thick tome to Salald, "On the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Phalanx Combat Methods and the Noldor Tradition, this is the legacy of my ancestors! It contains many famous battles of the Emperor Aragon, as well as many precepts of the Noldor army in the past, and even the choice of weapons and the choice of soldiers. ”

"Wow~, I believe this thing is definitely four hundred years old!" Salald said in admiration, but then asked Handel: "So, does this thing tell you how to defeat the orcs?"

"This............ Of course not, but I think it's important to follow the teachings of our ancestors............"

"So, since you don't, then listen to me!" Salald didn't wait for Handel to finish speaking, and then stood up: "Guard, how long has it been since those big fireballs started flying around?"

"It's about the time your father has drunk half a jug. The guard laughed and said, "The old man has always liked to take small sips and drink slowly, and the time is almost up by now!"

"Then let's go!" Salald pulled out his two-handed knight's sword from behind his back and slashed it in the air: "Everyone, assemble in formation!"

"All assembled--all assembled--all assembled--all assembled, all assembled!"

The heralds flew like they were running lifeless in the forest, shouting loudly to give orders to the soldiers, the first to react were the knights and sword and shield bearers around Salald, and then all the Noldor warriors who received the order also began to run over excitedly, following behind their respective commanders, lined up in a row of infantry lines, the formation was looser than the Roman legions, more like the Gultic swordsmen of ancient Europe, the queue was loose, there was a gap between each person, and there was no absolute number of platoon requirements, each platoon was about 20 people。

However, this is how these knights of the great sword and the Noldor warriors fought in the first place, wielding two-handed weapons, each attack aimed at breaking through the enemy array, and focusing on inflicting terrible damage (or at least maiming the enemy) while retaining physical strength, which is very different from the Roman legion's concept of stabbing to death.

"Archers ready to ――――――" More than a thousand Noldor hunters quickly moved to the edge of the forest, drew their longbows, and mounted their sharp arrows.

"All Shoot ――――――!!!!!"

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When the flank of the completely unprepared orc army suffered three rounds of frantic fire, the situation on the entire left flank began to be greatly reversed, and there were not many enemies who fell under the rain of arrows in a panic, but the sudden arrival of bows and arrows boosted the morale of the coalition soldiers, and the pace that had gradually retreated began to move forward!

The heavy shield infantry from Salion frantically rammed the enemy with their shields, although it was impossible to cause any damage to the orcs, but suddenly, and it was still a very tacit understanding of the whole row of shield strikes, squeezing their space step by step, forcing them to retreat.

But this little turmoil didn't change anything, the orc army had an absolute numerical superiority in infantry, and the quality was definitely not bad, and the orc warriors in the back row quickly rushed forward to recapture the lost front.

And the orc soldiers on the left flank, led by the clan leader, charged towards the forest that had just flown out of the rain of arrows, intending to wipe out these damned tuberculosis ghosts in one fell swoop - needless to say, they all knew who did it!

Before they could rush into the forest, these Noldor elves seemed to have "come uninvited" - more than 2,000 Noldor Northern warriors rushed out of the forest, raising the snowy Noldor long knives in their hands!

Born in Salion, Salald had a high talent for cavalry command, so when he commanded infantry, he would also think the way cavalry did. Compared to cavalry, infantry is more flexible, but it has poor mobility and is difficult to crush the enemy at once, so when there is a local numerical advantage and it is not possible to invest too many troops at once, charging in batches becomes the best option.

Purely offensive thinking, Salald has mastered this wave of infantry line charge - this tactic that became famous after World War I and was also active in World War II, charging in waves of skirmishers in order to crush the enemy after many times, the only requirement is that the infantry has a high level of courage - you can be besieged at any time!

However, this tactic became famous too late, and even if it appeared on the European battlefield in modern times, it was only a suicide act, facing machine gun fire and then becoming a live target. However, in the War of Resistance Against Japan, because the firepower density of the Chinese army was not high, it was used by the Japanese army many times, so it was also called "onboard charge" by many people (board: the Chinese homonym of the Japanese 'banzai', I think no one knows, right?).

The Noldor warriors, with a vengeance and blood bravery, raised the long knives in their hands, shouted and slashed at the enemy in front of them, and the unprepared squad of orcs was immediately submerged under the sword forest!

"You're in charge of the back. Carrying his two-handed sword, Salad gave a command to Handel, and then turned and walked to the front of the second skirmisher line, which was made up entirely of human alliances!

"For Salyon, for Mithmael, for the whole North!" Salald shouted, holding his sword aloft, "For the Radiant Cross and Pendragon!"

"Long live the Radiance Cross――――――!!!!!

"Long live the Radiance Cross――――――!!!!!

"Gentlemen――――――. Salald grinned and shouted with a heroic smile, "Charge with me!!!!"

"Charge ――――――――――――!!!!!"

A roar resounded through the forest, and the blood-soaked greatsword knights and northern hoplites leaned their weapons on their shoulders, or held them high above their heads, striding towards the orc left flank army that had already withstood the shock!

The tide of infantry line attacks, like a monstrous wave that never stops, although there is no cavalry galloping, fast and ruthless, but it is endless, invading their enemies again and again.

The trend of the battlefield has also begun to change, and the orc army that originally had the upper hand and crushed the defense line of the human coalition army little by little with its absolute superiority has changed from spreading out to having to move. The pressure on the front was suddenly relieved.

But casualties also began to increase, from the original battle for the front to a breakthrough battle, and the Noldor warriors, who had little uniformity, were immediately counterattacked by the orcs after the initial charge.

Just like Alpha said, orcs are inherently stronger than Noldor elves in Liliang, even if they are superb martial arts, the blood gushing out for revenge still can't change the gap between the two sides.

Salald was already fighting the orcs almost as soon as he finished the charge, and the Noldor warriors maintained their line in the bloodiest way - they, like the orcs, mostly had no armor, so it was time to test the skills and cooperation of both sides, often a Noldor warrior slashed an orc with a knife, and then was pierced through the body by the heavy spears that stretched out from the left and right!

Roaring loudly, each rapid slash would bring a bloody flower, and the bloodied Salald was now unable to take care of the command, and the only thing he wanted to do was to keep rushing inside. Rolling up the bloody sword, he strode into the arms of his enemies, and without looking around, the loyal dismounted knights would block all the heavy spears and swords for him.

In front of you, there is a gale!

At some point, the young Grand Duke of Ultok had become the vanguard of the entire left-wing army, fighting one enemy after another as if he were a god!

"Kill them !!!"

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