Chapter 469 The Only Chance
Woohoo~
When the loud horn sounded, all the panicked soldiers quieted down and looked to the west.
The sound of the horn came from there, and the sound conveyed the order to form a formation.
Except for the vassal team, all the others who were able to escape all the way here from the palace of the Principality of Alban were elite legions, and most of them were elite knights, so when they heard the sound of the horn, it was like finding a backbone, and they naturally felt at ease.
"The Earl has ordered that all infantrymen march to the west to form a battle array, and all cavalrymen march to the west to prepare for the first wave of charge!"
"All vassals will go to the two wings and assist in the attack! Anyone who dares to retreat in battle or disobeys orders will be executed on the spot!"
When the horn sounded, hundreds of cavalrymen in the army kept moving around and shouting orders. They were Alice's Rose Knights.
After receiving such a clear order, all the soldiers began to gather in an orderly manner towards the west.
Several earls and the knights directly under the king also headed to the western frontier under the leadership of their respective captains, preparing for the first wave of charge.
When the armies of the two duchies barely formed their battle formations, the orc army was less than 400 meters away from them.
"Knights, attack!"
"kill!"
Following Alice's order, the charge horn was blown, and more than 5,000 elite knights urged their horses on without hesitation, charging towards the orcs in front.
roar!
hiss!
The distance of four hundred meters was just enough for the cavalry to bring their horses to the optimal speed. The two streams of cavalry and orcs suddenly collided with each other in the next moment, and there were sudden neighs of people, neighs of horses, and roars of beasts.
Although the orcs' weapons and equipment are crude, they have obvious racial advantages. Their tall, upright bodies are even taller than war horses.
When the front row of cavalry charged and crashed into the orc team at full speed, after knocking down two or three orcs in a row, the speed of the horses immediately dropped. The orcs on the side also seized the opportunity and started smashing the knights and horses with stone hammers and stone axes. Immediately, the horses and knights were knocked to the ground and died instantly.
After the orcs dealt with the cavalry in front, the human cavalry at the rear rushed forward again, without any hesitation because of the miserable condition of their teammates.
As the number of cavalry increased, some gaps were gradually opened up in the orcs' ranks. Soon, more than 5,000 elite knights broke through the orcs' ranks and rushed to the rear.
Although they broke through the orc team, the Knights also paid the price of a quarter of their casualties, and lost more than a thousand men in this round of charge alone.
As for the orcs, although their team was pierced, there were not many casualties. Only four or five hundred orcs were killed, which was not as much as that of the Knights.
These orcs were obviously experienced in the battlefield and were extremely brutal. After the knights charged past, they were not afraid. Instead, they sped up their charge under the orders of their respective leaders and rushed straight towards the armies of the two duchies.
They knew that as long as they charged into the human army, the human cavalry would be useless.
"Ike, the rest is up to you! Find the right moment to fire!"
Alice knew very well that she knew nothing about muskets and cannons, so she let Ike and the others decide the timing of the attack on their own.
"Yes, sir!"
Ike responded respectfully, then estimated the distance of the orcs in his mind.
"fire!"
As the orcs howled and rushed to a position more than 150 meters ahead of the army, Ik gave an order.
Boom!
As a burst of white smoke rose up, countless pigeon egg-sized bullets shot out from the running tube and hit directly in the center of the orc team.
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When the armies of the two duchies were about to engage in close combat with the orcs, the battle circle of Gervis and his men began to become difficult.
Chat not only had the advantage in numbers, but also had five magicians. The magic released by these magicians was something Lawrence and his men had never seen before, which made the Golden Knight feel at a loss.
Lawrence, Gust and Hayden were not only outnumbered, but were also the focus of attention of the magicians, which made the battle become stalemate.
At this moment, Gervis was surrounded by a group of silver knights and noble sons, who were the ones who had just rebelled.
"You must be Gervis! You can't blame us for the current situation. Hehe, if you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for not knowing how to choose and not knowing yourself!"
"Grevith! I advise you to surrender! If we start fighting, we will at least break both of your legs!"
Gervis was surrounded by four or five silver knights and several earl's sons, and Lanny was also among them.
Lanny's father, Earl Cowan, defected to Chat, and Lanny naturally surrendered with his vassals.
They didn't have the ability to deal with the Golden Knights, but if they wanted to capture Gervis they felt they could take the opportunity to express their loyalty.
Although Gervis showed his prowess as Harry a few days ago, times have changed.
At that time, he was fighting alone, and all of them were bronze knights. But now there are four or five silver knights. Even if Gervis is very powerful, he can only surrender.
"Lanni, right? Don't be angry if I tell you this. In fact, I was the one who sent people to burn down your camp in the buffer zone, and I also sent people to rob your convoy!"
"What? It's you? How is it possible!?"
When Lanny heard what Gervis said, he was stunned and obviously couldn't believe that it was Gervis who did it.
He did suspect the Jones family at first, but the Jones family did not know about the existence of the camp before, and the woman lurking beside him had been placed beside him a long time ago. It was later confirmed that the woman was his eldest brother's spy.
So the Jones family became less of a suspect.
In addition, Lanny later collected information on the Jones family's movements and discovered that everything was normal in Rose Castle during that period, and no troops were mobilized to Gervis' territory.
So in the end, Lanny always believed that the one who destroyed his camp and robbed the Mithril Man was his big brother.
"Haha! Nothing is impossible. I have to thank your eldest brother. He also sent people to prepare for the robbery! In the end, when they were almost done fighting, I got the advantage!"
Gervis had a smile on his face. He was not afraid of Lanny and the others. The reason why he was still arguing with them here was that Gervis had been paying close attention to the battle situation of the Lord of the North and the others.
At the same time, I was thinking about how to find a way out of this desperate situation.
After much thought, Gervis felt that there was only one way that might allow him and others to survive.
Either capture Chat and threaten the people in the city to open the city gates.
Either defeat the masters under Chat, making Chat feel threatened and retreat into the city on his own, and then find a way to seize the city gate the moment it opens.
So the only hope now lies with Chat.
But what Gervis could think of, how could Lawrence, Hayden and other shrewd superiors not know it?
They are now risking their lives in a final fight, and this is what they have in mind.
But it was extremely difficult to catch Chat, and they originally thought they could find a glimmer of hope.
But only a few minutes into the battle did they realize that they had underestimated the magician's power.
If it weren't for these magicians, they would have a chance to fight even if Chat's golden knights outnumbered them by twice as much.
But now with these five magicians, their strange and unpredictable magic not only completely suppressed them, but also made them frequently face life-and-death crises.
"If we want to open a breakthrough, we must get rid of those five magicians!"
This is Gervis' only idea at the moment, so while he was arguing with Lanny and others, Gervis was racking his brains to come up with a way to deal with those magicians!
Although the physical fitness of magicians is not as good as that of title knights, as long as there is enough distance and caution, it is more difficult to kill them than to kill Chat.
What's more, I still want to kill five of them at once.
Their magic shield had been tested, and when Lawrence, the golden peak knight, slashed it with his sword, it only caused their magic shield to vibrate slightly.
"We have to assassinate them unexpectedly next to them! And we have to be fast!"
Thanks to "Rotsen" for the tip!!!
(End of this chapter)
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