Section 360 Decisive Battle 4

It's like two fighters in the ring who are exhausted after a long fight. In the final moments, the losing side is often knocked down by an ordinary punch. If this punch is played when the two human bodies are full, then it will have almost no effect, but when it is played at the last moment of the battle, it can kill the whole thing with one blow.

Ashrufat turned his gaze ahead. Within a few minutes of his casual conversation with Baylor, the shape on the battlefield had deteriorated even more. This is not to say that there has been an increase in casualties - because of the protection of the night, although the two armies are tightly bitten, but in reality there are not many battles - but that the physical will of the soldiers can no longer bear it.

A group of artillerymen has already abandoned their artillery. Instead of trying to assist in pulling the cart and pushing the gun cart to retreat, they left the gun cart and left with their bare hands. This is no longer a retreat, but a rout.

Ashrufat knew exactly what was going to happen - it seemed like a personal action with little impact, but like dominoes, it would cause a chain reaction. If the artillerymen drop their cannons in order to flee for their lives, then ordinary soldiers will lose their armor and weapons, and eventually form a complete rout that can no longer be recovered.

Then there is no hope.

Ashrufat jumped on his horse and ran towards the position. He stopped the retreating artillerymen and threatened them to return to the artillery carriage immediately. His order finally came into effect, and the gunners reluctantly turned back. But the way they winced, looking left and right, made it clear that they would do it again as soon as they were sure that Ashruphat was gone.

A tide was already brewing throughout the army, and it was not caused by a few people, and even the killing of a few deserters could not prevent this kind of demoralization from collapsing. That's the difference between a winner and a loser.

Although technically speaking, the Chaos Legion has not yet won, and Aerufat has not yet lost, but now it has entered a state of eliminating the other. A day and a night of marching in the rain, most of the day's fierce fighting, plus such a night's retreat...... The soldiers, both in terms of morale and physical fitness, had fallen to their lowest point.

The Chaos Legion remained cling-to. Ashrufat noticed that the Chaos cavalry was following the infantry because they were leading their horses on foot. Ashrufat knew they were gathering their horses' energy, and when dawn came, the Chaos Cavalry would launch a surprise attack. And this time, the cavalry under Ashrufat, who had been exhausted from the night battle, was afraid that they would not be able to stop the onslaught of the Chaos Cavalry.

Ashrufat found that although he was a general, he was powerless to reverse this defeat. Before, he instinctively hoped that the night would pass later, because the dawn was his judgment. Now, however, he was looking forward to the dawn sooner, because if this continued, the battle plan that Bayral considered "throwing ten dice at random, each with six" would be meaningless.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of horses' hooves. It was not the hoofs of exhausted horses, but the sound of energetic horses hurrying away. This was not his cavalry, because his cavalry was exhausted, so he could not ride for the time being, but led the horse to the road.

Oriental fish belly white is white. Ashruphat saw a man in steel armor and a golden cloak, riding a white steed, appear on the small slope ahead. For a moment, even Ashrufar felt a pang of despair, had the Chaos Legion already taken the way forward? No, it couldn't be! He immediately realized that just now, he had seen those Chaos cavalry still leading their horses on foot, even hanging behind the infantry.

Ashrufa froze for a moment, and then noticed that the man in front of him looked familiar.

A large group of horsemen followed the man, emerging from behind the hillside. It is said to be a "large group", but the actual number is about a few hundred. However, the posture of rushing out in a steady stream makes it impossible to judge how many troops are still behind that hillside.

Ashrufat found himself subconsciously riding his horse to catch up. Although the two sides were close, the other side did not give the order to attack. Ashrufat took off his helmet, and then noticed that the man opposite him had also taken off his helmet.

"Essien!" Ashruphat never expected to be so happy to see Essien.

"Ashurut!" Essien rode alone. Ashrufat noticed his horse, the white steed, which was spewing violently, looking like it was tired after a long journey. However, even if it is three points of exhaustion, it is much better than the situation of the Chaos Legion's war horses.

How did Essien come here? He knew that Essien should be on the battlefield against the "rebel" lords. Although Esin seemed to have a great advantage at the time - when he was in Eagle Falcon, Eshuruphat was almost entirely focused on the future against the Chaos Legions, and had no time to care about Essien - Eshyoff knew that with a strong castle to put up a stubborn resistance, it would take months or heavy sacrifices (sometimes even both) to capture.

But in any case, Esin appeared here and brought with him at least a thousand cavalrymen. That's enough.

Ashrufat couldn't help but look back at the battlefield. After such a bloody battle and a whole night of retreat, about sixty thousand of his eighty thousand soldiers remained. But this is only the numbers, of those who survived, more than half of the soldiers were already hors combat, especially the cavalry. After such a long march and battle, the horses were too tired to continue fighting.

However, the remaining ones are also only the theoretical combat power of zài. Almost everyone is too tired to die, and all that sustains them is a kind of inertia - no one knows when it will suddenly collapse.

The Chaos Legion in the rear is still following closely. In the rear of the Chaos Legion, scattered corpses of men and horses, destroyed cannons, and dismantled vehicles can be seen.

"Sorry, it's late. "Essien doesn't have the dark vision of Ashrufat, and he can't see well in the distance. But just from the close-up situation, it can be seen that the situation of Ashrufat is definitely not good. "If it hadn't been for that heavy rain, I would have been here yesterday. Her Majesty the Queen was right to ask me to support you. ”

"Her Majesty?" said Ashrufaat, repeating in a skeptical tone. "But, Neustria ......"

"Ah, the rout of Chaos has caused a little trouble. Essien said in a casual tone. "But that's just a minor nuisance. We ended up burning down a warehouse, some houses...... And the poor Great Temple. But that's all. Her majesty is naturally safe and sound. ”

As he spoke, a group of retreating soldiers passed by—the soldiers stopped and looked curiously at the newcomers. It was easy to see what state these soldiers were in from their armor, expressions, and other details.

"You already understand the outcome of this battle. Ashrufat smiled bitterly.

"I think," Essien replied. "We lost this battle. Thankfully, we can fight again. He looked at Ashrufat. "I brought all the troops. ”

"All of them?"

"All the armies of this country. Essien said. "Fifty thousand. He calmly uttered the number. "I mobilized all the troops I could...... With a letter of order from the Queen, the defenders from all over the country were mobilized. I am now at your command, General Ashrufat. He deliberately emphasized the last sentence.

Ashrufat looked back at the battlefield. If Esin's words had any effect, at least not on his face. Perhaps we can say that in order to hide the excitement and ecstasy in his heart, he had to turn his head to avoid being discovered.

"How many cannons?"

"Twenty cannons, a little less. Essien replied. "But I had to give up some in order to travel long distances. ”

"Where's the magician?"

"Twelve. Asura replied. "Even the magicians in Gaohua City have brought them. I didn't even leave a magician over there for magical communication, because I felt ...... If we lose, it doesn't matter if we stay or not. In that case, why don't I take them all?"

"Enough. Ashrufat looked at the long front of the Chaos Legion. He knew that there were about two hundred wizards in the Chaos Legion, but at this moment, they were all exhausted. Moreover, the Chaos side did not give their own magicians time to rest and recover, but squeezed out their last energy. This means that these wizards will be powerless in future battles.

"After dawn. Ashrufat said. "Attack. ”

......

"After dawn," Marven said softly to himself, looking at the battle line ahead. "It's time to attack. ”

Winning the battle was even more difficult than he had anticipated. On several occasions, he thought he had won, but was caught off guard by the opponent's fierce counterattacks and had to temporarily let go of the victory he had already reached.

This Ashrufat is really a very difficult person. If he succeeds in retreating back to Gohua, or Neustria, then this siege will probably be very difficult to fight.

Thankfully, Ashrufat made a foolish choice - like all greedy and short-sighted southerners, he saw an opportunity, but he didn't see the price he had to pay. And Marven quickly seized this opportunity.

Ashrufat is finished. Marven is well aware of this. The campaign dragged on for so long that the soldiers' wills and bodies were at rock bottom. As long as their soldiers understood that they had been defeated, the weak and cowardly southerners would lose even the will to flee. This pursuit will have the same effect as encirclement and annihilation.

He won. This army was Gruni's army (and even added troops from other countries), and Ashrufat had no reinforcements. It was precisely because he knew this that he pursued to the end in this way, without fear of the threat of enemy reinforcements.

But the Tzeentch wizard had no joy of victory in his heart. Even if the victory was already unquestionable, it was not the victory he wanted. All of them have to blame that cunning Ashrufat. Marven gritted his teeth and swore that he must peel off that man's skin!