There are not many horses with a shoulder height of two meters, but most of them are around 1.7 meters. The shoulder height of a horse represents their weight and body shape.

The advantage of cavalry in colliding with each other's body shape is revealed. A man who is already a head or even half a head taller than the other person, and who is also wearing thick armor, now collides with a man wearing leather armor.

The outcome was predictable. In addition, these horses had been fed potions. Although speed was their weakness, it didn't matter because they could make up for it with strength. When these behemoths rushed into the Imperial Infantry Phalanx, the infantrymen were desperate.

After the Imperial phalanx was disrupted by the spearmen, the unorganized infantry became the target of slaughter. Once they were hit by these heavily armored guys, they would basically either fall to the ground or retreat.

This unstoppable posture scared away many imperial infantrymen, and the archers had never stopped shooting since the beginning of the battle.

The empire's archers had already run out of ammunition and food. After all, as an expeditionary force, the cost of transporting more supplies would be greater.

The empire had a hasty expedition this time because there were huge problems with supplies and the bows and arrows they brought were very limited.

At this point, Bartlett knew he had lost the battle, and in order to stop the loss in time, he gave the order to retreat.

The troops continued to withdraw and retreat. At this time, a flaw appeared on Kurma's side. Some soldiers who were bent on establishing military merit showed obvious signs of detachment.

Someone quickly responded to this situation. When the copper horn was blown urgently, the soldiers who had left the team realized their problem and quickly turned back.

Bartlet also discovered this opportunity, but unfortunately he was unable to seize it. After advancing and retreating for a while, both sides stopped.

Albert's order came down to stay where they were and not to pursue. Without pursuing, Bartlet quickly withdrew his troops.

The two sides are back to the starting point. Such a battle gave Kurma's side more confidence. The Empire is not invincible in field battles and can be defeated.

The morale on the Empire's side was very low. Their initial confidence was shattered by this battle, and many people kept thinking about how to resist the opposing phalanx.

Bartlet sent out envoys and both sides began to clean up the battlefield with white flags of truce. However, as the winner of this battle, Kurma only allowed the Empire to take away the bodies, and all armor and weapons were not allowed to be taken away.

Although it did not conform to the previous unspoken rules of combat, the Empire, which had just tasted defeat, had no choice but to accept it. After all, if the corpses could not be recovered, the impact would be huge.

However, Kulma is not without grace. Things that can represent the identity of the deceased can be taken away. Many armors have the names of their owners engraved on them, but only the ones with words can be taken away.

This is done firstly to humiliate the enemy and undermine their morale, and secondly so that the entire set of armor can be taken back and used later, while individual accessories are not important.

The battle reports from both sides soon appeared in the hands of their respective commanders. Both of them were heartbroken but the directions of their heartbreak were different.

Bartlet felt a little cold when he looked at the huge casualty figures above. Since the founding of the empire, there has never been a battle in which more than 10,000 people were killed and nearly 70,000 were injured. Unfortunately, he became the commander of this battle.

In a battle involving millions of troops, the death toll of just over 10,000 may sound small, but war is not a game. In a battle involving tens of thousands of people, even a thousand casualties would be a devastating loss.

Now the combined combat strength of both sides has reached one million, and only about half of them have been dragged into this battle. However, the casualties this time are all main forces, so the significance is different.

The number of casualties plus the nearly 70,000 injured means that nearly 80,000 people cannot participate in the next battle. No one can tell how many times such combat losses can be acceptable.

The huge losses and the opposing phalanx made Bartlet a little unsure for a moment, so he had to withdraw the camp twenty miles back, hoping that no problems would arise while he was figuring out a solution.

The casualties on the Kurma side were not small either, with over 7,000 dead, most of them cavalry, while infantry casualties were pitifully small. The number of injured and unable to participate in the battle was also around 40,000.

Looking at the battle losses, I suffered a loss of about 50,000 in one battle, which was almost a one-to-one loss. In the eyes of others, it can be said to be something worth bragging about for a lifetime.

But Albert didn't think so. Only he knew the manpower and resources invested in this, but he felt it was still acceptable. The strongest side of the empire suffered a near draw in casualties. This was the result of the phalanx's first battle. When the empire couldn't find a response strategy, they could further increase the casualties next time.

He asked the signalmen to pass the battle reports and statements to the rear, and told the Queen about his intentions. Albert planned to take advantage of the current advantage and launch a powerful attack to create more opportunities.

After two days of rest, with the help of countless priests of the Church of Light and potions, the slightly wounded soldiers returned to their positions one by one.

People from the rear kept sending medicines, and priests from the Church of Light continued to treat the soldiers. These were part of the bargaining chips that enabled Kurma to start preaching.

If you want to preach, you have to pay a price. When Kurma needs it, the Church of Light needs to send priests to treat Kurma's soldiers.

The potions were the work of Lin Xingchen. Of course, he couldn't prepare so many potions by himself, but he had his own insights on the training of pharmacists, and he broke down each step.

You can even write a simple and easy-to-understand configuration method table and give it to all students in school to try. Anyone who can configure it will receive a reward.

Although this cost-free training method of "strength in numbers" may not necessarily produce a master of alchemy, it can train a large number of people who can prepare designated potions.

When the queen and others in the rear of Kurma received the battle report, they cheered. This was a battle worth celebrating and the significance of this battle was enormous.

The letter of praise soon arrived in Albert's hands. After taking a look at the Queen's handwriting which was a little sloppy due to excitement, Albert smiled and put away the letter.

Turning around, he once again deployed his troops and charged towards the imperial garrison camp. Bartley and other unwilling imperial generals once again prepared for battle, but this time they made adjustments to their tactics.

The heavy cavalry that was originally used to crush the enemy head-on was placed on the two wings, and the infantry phalanx was at the front. As an old man who had been in the army for so many years, Bartlet hoped to explore more of the opponent's weaknesses this time.

The magician naturally saw the change in formation through the Wizard's Eye, and Albert also made adjustments accordingly. The large square formation that originally consisted of four regular square formations in the front was dismantled into two at the back.

The two front phalanxes were increased to four, and the remaining two followed closely on both sides of the archers. In this way, the archers' position moved forward one body position. Although the thickness of the front phalanx was thinner, the attack area was increased.

The formation was changed while moving forward, and by the time the Empire discovered it, it was already too late.

The empire's infantry had no way of defending against this blanket rain of arrows. The impact of the large number of projectiles was terrifying, and the infantry on the front that was originally expected to be used to distract the enemy suffered heavy casualties before they even engaged in the battle.

The archers never knew what saving meant. The trains in the rear brought all kinds of necessary resources to Maple Leaf Territory, and there were so many bows and arrows that it was frightening.

This time the Empire broke through to the two wings of the phalanx, but the number was small and the role of the auxiliary soldiers was revealed. Unlike the Macedonian phalanx, their number was larger and many of them were Macedonian reserve personnel.

The second battle was extremely fierce. In the end, only four of the six Macedonian phalanxes could be formed in front of each other. The cavalry also suffered heavy casualties, mainly because they bore all the pressure.

Although the Empire's attempt this time found out Macedonia's weakness, the price was extremely tragic. The infantry that engaged in direct combat basically lost their combat capability, and the cavalry also suffered heavy casualties. Looking at the numbers on the battle report, the number of casualties reached more than 40,000, and the number of injured and retired people reached a dangerous number of 100,000. At Bartlet's order, the army retreated a full 100 miles before stopping.

Albert smiled this time as he looked at the report in his hand. Although the regular Macedonian phalanx was reduced to four due to injuries, not many of those absent were killed or disabled.

On the contrary, the cavalry suffered a large number of casualties this time, reaching about 15,000. According to preliminary statistics when cleaning up the battlefield, the Empire had a one-to-two record in this battle, although the opponent had more infantry casualties and their side had more cavalry.

This time those monster war horses played an even more important role. In order to deal with the enemy's heavy cavalry attack, Albert also put the heavy cavalry in the front.

According to the description of their own soldiers, when they collided with the enemy's heavy cavalry, the enemy was obviously in a bad condition. The super war horses on their side were basically not seriously damaged, and it was the light cavalry that suffered from the enemy's heavy cavalry.

The Kurma cavalry suffered heavy losses and needed supplies from the rear, but the Macedonian phalanx without cavalry could not face the imperial army and could only wait on the spot for replenishment.

The Empire was also in a very uncomfortable situation. The losses in the two battles were greater each time, especially the second time when it was obvious that many soldiers of the Empire lost their temper and did not obey orders.

It is difficult to punish them after they bravely fight and come back. The main combat forces can no longer withstand the consumption, so we can only wait for news from other places.

The back-up plans expected by both sides did not come true. First, Griffin encountered the attacking Oliver. After a fierce fight, both sides realized that their mission had failed. Another reward for the Empire's large detour was discovered by the Hill family's spies. An ambush caused the Empire to be defeated and the two armies ended in failure.