Chapter 232 Nightmare Form Rand

Perrault ordered the soldiers to stop the attack.

"Retreat in an orderly manner! We will retreat outside the village."

There's still time.

If we don't retreat in time, we will easily be attacked from both sides.

It could be dangerous then.

But if you retreat.

Even if facing the village and Rand's reinforcements at the same time, at least in terms of superficial strength, Pero's army is still far superior to Rand's.

Such a huge gap in strength barely gave Pero a little confidence.

Since they were all elite infantry and elite knights, they did not collapse during the retreat.

Although their morale is not high.

Pero's army successfully retreated from the village, and the warriors in the village did not pursue them.

The soldiers were watching, planning to act according to circumstances.

The villagers hiding in the houses began to come out, carrying the bodies and treating the wounded according to Rand's teachings.

Also, we must first check on the powerful blonde girl. If it weren't for this girl, the village might have been breached just now.

…

Perrault's army regrouped away from the village.

At first, Rand wanted his knights to take the opportunity to charge first, but he found that there were also a lot of knights on the opposite side.

Moreover, a large number of soldiers had not yet had time to enter the village due to the narrow terrain.

A direct charge won't be very effective.

So Rand could only wait for the other side to gather.

However, this at least meant that the village had not been breached, which undoubtedly made Rand feel relieved.

Now Rand is in no hurry.

When the opposing army was gathering, Rand also asked the soldiers who had marched here quickly to form a battle formation, and then use the food and water they brought with them to rest a little.

And so, at dusk, the two armies faced each other.

Pero's army was slightly more than twice the size of Rand's.

The weapons and equipment are of similar sophistication.

But the morale of the Rand army was far superior to that of Perot's army.

The soldiers under Perot's army were actually very skeptical about life. They had never fought such a difficult war.

In the past, the enemies they faced were either peasant rebels or ordinary soldiers.

The stronger ones are the hostile knights.

But as the elite and elite, they really don't feel fear when they are evenly matched or facing fewer enemies.

But now, they are shaken.

On the defense line, they had more than 2,000 people but could not defeat less than 100 people. After fighting for half a day, they failed to take it down.

Finally, they were allowed to leave with their weapons and equipment, as well as the bodies of their companions.

For the other side, this will undoubtedly become a feat worthy of boasting in the history of war.

Then, they faced a village that had only wooden walls. There were only about one or two hundred people in the village, including the minotaurs.

They still couldn't take the city, and the situation dragged on until reinforcements arrived.

They couldn't understand why these people had such an exaggerated will to resist.

From top to bottom, from Perot to grassroots commanders and soldiers, everyone felt an inexplicable fear.

They have not gotten anything good since they came to this land.

And these are just ordinary garrisons and ordinary village self-defense forces? And now, across the way, the owner of this land, Rand Nicholas, appeared.

Everything that had happened since arriving in this land was like a nightmare, haunting the army. Even though the loss in numbers was not great, the army was already somewhat exhausted.

Then, they would face the enemy's supreme commander at dusk when visibility was already unclear.

The famous Viscount Rand.

Perrault swallowed.

“Damn it.”

After Pero cursed inwardly, he glanced at the sky.

He couldn't afford to delay, as he had many soldiers under his command, but very little food and supplies.

Moreover, this is Rand's home ground.

Furthermore, he was certain that Rand must have sent a letter asking for help.

It is very likely that the Earl of the Stag and that old immortal Marquis of Black and Brown have already sent people to support us.

The situation of territorial development is rather special. Although in theory, territorial expansion is not allowed to attack each other, domestic nobles will acknowledge the existing facts when faced with the complex environment of development.

If he could seize the full moon in one fell swoop, then it would become an established fact.

Although his reputation would be slightly worse, Rand would also be considered unqualified to occupy that frontier territory.

But attacking Crescent Territory is not included in this list.

If we delay, we will most likely face the siege of the Black and Brown Marquis and the Stag Earl.

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We must hurry now.

Rand, on the other hand, is in no hurry.

Although, the pressure is not small.

The soldiers on the opposite side are too elite.

Rand did not like the David and Goliath defeating the Strong, which meant many people would die and was extremely risky.

But this time, we have to fight.

Rand rode his horse to the front of the formation. Lysa, who had been tinkering with mechanical parts, stopped her research and stayed on Rand's left and right with Olenna.

Lisa went from being idle to working.

In fact, if Rand didn't have to protect the village, he could even play the game of "the enemy retreats and I advance, the enemy advances and I retreat".

After all, the other side is the anxious party.

But now, Rand is not completely without confidence.

The only thing that made Rand feel a little regretful was that Ellie and Elsa were not around. Olenna and Lysa were both the type who could understand Rand very well.

I don’t know how to ask, “Is this how we fight?”

Rand did not send his guards to confront the knights on the opposite side, but ordered the infantry to raise their spears.

In fact, if they are soldiers of the same level, rather than like armored knights attacking unarmored conscripts, infantry are not very afraid of cavalry, especially when there are obstacles such as wagons.

However, Rand was in a hurry and did not carry any baggage.

However, the long spears with their tails against the ground and pointed forward still have great deterrent effect.

Of course, the Feihu Army still has a greater advantage.

It is estimated that two or three infantrymen can exchange for one Flying Fox Army knight, but such an exchange ratio is extremely uneconomical for Pero.

The Feihu Army's horses rushed to the front of the spear formation, but in the end they chose not to charge directly and instead split to both sides.

When using infantry to resist cavalry, all that matters is morale. As long as no one runs away, the enemy will definitely suffer a loss if they really charge.

At this time, Rand ordered: "Crossbowmen, fire!"

Since infantry bows and crossbows do not need to be as concerned about portability as knights do, their range and power are greater than the small bows or hand crossbows carried by cavalry.

Rand decided to try this first, using his range and power advantages to achieve some results.

After a wave of shooting, some of the Flying Fox Army knights fell, but not many.

In Rand's previous life, units like the English longbowmen could shoot arrows that could penetrate plate armor, and there was also the God's Arm Bow, which even the Iron Pagoda could not stop.

However, the crossbow technology of the Rand Territory is not yet as good as this, but it is not bad either.

So some Flying Fox Knights were still defeated.

It's a pity that the opponent also has infantry, otherwise Rand could have continued like this until they couldn't help but charge.

The strategy for dealing with Infantry Lander is also simple.

That's intimidation.

Although he said he was a little ashamed, Rand was very clear that his name was intimidating.

Therefore, facing the enemy infantry who were marching in formation, Rand stood at the front of his own army.

(End of this chapter)