Chapter 553: Entanglement and Maneuvering
The War Charge had just been performed. In the short period of time, whether considering the consumption or their own state, Diak and his men could not immediately perform it a second time.
At this moment, looking at the giant rat knight who had turned into a stumbling block and was rushing towards them, a head-on charge was inevitable.
Claw should have invested most of its cavalry forces in attacking the Lizardman phalanx, and the number of Giant Rat Knights left here just in case is not large.
It was impossible to count the number of those who were mixed in with the rat tide and were blown away by their war charge.
But at this moment, the number of giant rat knights charging from the front was estimated to be only about one or two hundred.
There are fifty-five Centaurs in total, and the Giant Rat Knights on the opposite side have a very obvious numerical advantage compared to them.
However, Diak and the others did not show too much panic.
The Giant Rat Knight's mount is a giant rat. As a rat, it is indeed huge enough, but in front of the burly centaurs, it is still not big enough.
In a competition of individual strength, the giant rat knight on the opposite side would definitely not be their opponent.
Even though the opponent has a clear numerical advantage, the Centaurs won't be so scared.
But the problem now is that the purpose of their attack this time is not to attack the opposing rat tide or giant rat knights, they are heading for the ratman's regular army position.
However, now they are under continuous sniping attacks from the ratmen.
There is also a saying about raiding that 'the first attack is strong, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted'. Now that it has been continuously suppressed, Drogo knows that it will be difficult to achieve the goal if it is exhausted all the way like this.
But no matter what you think, you still have to fight when you have to.
Previously, because they were not proficient enough in the war charge, Diak was left to lead the team when it came time to carry out the war charge.
Now that the war charge had been launched, it was natural for Drogo to attack again.
There was a wave of confrontation, and blood and flesh flew all over the battlefield.
This time, Drogo and his men were unable to directly crash through the rat tide and escape like they did before.
This can be done to infantry largely because they have mobility, which infantry do not have, and they cannot catch up with them even if they want to.
But since the enemy was also cavalry, the centaurs had motors, and the giant rat knights also had motors, how easy would it be to shake them off after a head-on collision? The cavalry of both sides just entangled with each other.
During this process, Claw saw the purpose of the Centaurs and began to command the troops to move their positions.
Drogo, who had caught a glimpse of this situation from afar, subconsciously wanted to shake off the giant rat rider's entanglement and start chasing him.
However, while they were fighting with this group of giant rat knights, the rat tide that had fallen behind and the group of giant rat knights mixed in the rat tide caught up with them.
They were being held back by the Giant Rat Knight, and now they couldn't leave even if they wanted to.
During this time, looking at the tide of rats and another group of giant rat riders that had caught up, Drogo knew that his mission this time had been a failure.
Thinking of this, he felt annoyed, and then he stabbed a giant rat knight through with a fierce spear as if to vent his anger!
Almost at the same time, a larger melee broke out around the Centaur troops.
Zhou Chongshan, who had just dispersed a small group of rats, undoubtedly noticed the situation over there and cursed "damn it" in his heart.
At the same time, he immediately glanced at the ratmen who were moving their positions in the distance.
In just a short while, the ratmen on the opposite side had moved their position to a farther location.
At that position, with no one to provide frontal containment, it would be extremely difficult for their cavalry alone to break through to the opposite position.
After briefly assessing the situation, Zhou Chongshan pulled the reins and chose without hesitation to support the Centaur troops led by Drogo.
After all, judging from the situation of Drogo and his men, even if they could hold on until the second war charge to break out, they would probably have to pay a heavy price in casualties during that time.
From the perspective of their Great Zhou, they certainly do not want the Centaurs to suffer heavy casualties.
Following Zhou Chongshan's order, the Great Zhou cavalry immediately took action.
However, as the battle has reached this point, the continuous consumption of physical energy has inevitably caused the condition of both the soldiers and the horses under them to begin to decline.
This also made Zhou Chongshan dare not fight as recklessly as he did at the beginning.
Taking advantage of the time when the troops were transferred for support, he took the time to let the soldiers and horses catch their breath. This was one of the few opportunities for them to adjust on this battlefield.
After the distance was shortened to a certain extent, with Zhou Chongshan's shout of "All troops charge!", the Great Zhou cavalry galloped again! Zhuo Ge and his men, who were deeply involved in the melee at that time, undoubtedly noticed the arrival of Zhou Chongshan and his men.
However, they did not take the initiative to rush in that direction, but instead changed direction and launched an attack.
The arrival of the Great Zhou cavalry, led by Zhou Chongshan, was like dropping a bomb directly into the lake. With a 'bang', the entire surface of the lake was completely blown up!
The scale of the rat tide composed of rat slave soldiers here was not large to begin with, and the repeated fighting of the centaurs made it even smaller. It was mainly because of the giant rat knights who entangled them throughout the whole process, making it impossible for Drogo and his men to escape.
Now, the charge of the Great Zhou cavalry directly turned the rat tide upside down.
The rat tide as a whole was affected by the impact here. Drogo and his men seized the opportunity, aimed in another direction, increased their speed, and launched a strong attack.
The two sides formed a set of coordination intentionally or unintentionally, and they rushed against each other. In a blink of an eye, they directly rushed the tide of rats into pieces. In the end, the two cavalrymen joined together and rushed to the periphery of the battlefield, intending to temporarily withdraw from the battle, regroup on the periphery, and then fight back.
However, the giant rat knights on the Skaven side would never give them this opportunity. They would chase them all the way if they caught them.
From the beginning of the battle until now, after experiencing multiple rounds of consumption by rat tides and running around for support, the Great Zhou cavalry led by Zhou Chongshan were already exhausted.
As the war horses' physical strength declined, it was difficult for them to show their initial speed, and it was naturally extremely difficult to shake off the pursuit of the giant rat knights.
Drogo and his men, who entered the battlefield halfway, were in fine condition, but how could they possibly abandon Zhou Chongshan and his men and retreat alone?
"Damn it, let's fight them!"
Amidst the shouting and cursing, Drogo turned around and faced directly the giant rat riders who were chasing closely behind him.
"Brothers, follow me to kill the enemies!!"
“Kill!!!”
(End of this chapter)
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