At this moment, Marquis Kurman, who had already arrived at the battlefield, felt it was time for him to shine. He led his four thousand cavalrymen, moving like a dragon close to Tedler's cavalry, advancing in formation while hurling arrows. Tedler tried to pursue, but Kurman always managed to maintain a certain distance, preventing him from launching a charge. The cavalrymen on the outer layers of double armor fared relatively well, but those in the middle without armor fell from their horses one after another, suffering heavy losses.
Seeing this, Kluge finally regained some confidence. He reorganized his troops and, taking advantage of Tedler's entanglement with Kurman, circled around and charged towards the flank of Tedler's army.
This time, however, it still didn't work. Tedler's troops didn't panic under the attack from both sides. Instead, they exposed their weak rear to Kurman's army, ignored their own losses, and turned around to smash into Kluge's charging cavalry formation.
Like a hammer striking a walnut, Kruger's army crumbled once more, but this time, Kruger was no longer able to mount an effective attack. He was struck hard on the left shoulder with a spiked club, and had it not been for the support of his personal guards, he would have fallen from his horse and become the highest-ranking commander to die in this battle.
Kluge's cavalry scattered, and Marquis Kurman lost the courage to continue his harassment. He gathered his troops and slowly retreated towards the infantry phalanx, attempting to use it to delay the enemy's attack and give himself a chance to escape.
However, the enemy was not fooled and continued to pursue and kill his cavalry. Their orderly advance eventually turned into a chaotic rout, and Marquis Kurman, in a desperate escape, managed to survive. His four thousand cavalrymen, however, were not so lucky; nearly half of them were killed or wounded. The remaining soldiers scattered like birds and beasts.
The infantry phalanx, which was originally intended to be sacrificed, retreated in an orderly formation and left the battlefield without any losses, even saving many wounded cavalrymen in the process.
As the sun set, Tedler, with 6,000 cavalry, routed a cavalry force twice his size, suffering only 700 casualties in total, a great victory indeed.
After this battle, a completely new type of soldier, heavy cavalry, stepped onto the stage of history.
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