rise of empire total war

Chapter 392
"Attack! For God! For Your Majesty Caesar!"

On the battlefield of Assos, the [-] heavy cavalry led by Sir Frank were still charging. The conical cavalry formed by them tore apart the tight phalanx formed by the rebel infantry with overwhelming momentum. All the soldiers on the path were knocked over and trampled, and the cavalry were not unscathed. The knights who rushed to the front were almost pierced by the spears raised by the rebel infantry, and they fell down with their horses, or because there was no He let go of the lance that hit the target in time, and was overturned by the recoil brought by the lance, falling off the horse, and fell to the ground in a daze. At the same time, the horseshoes of the horses behind stomped heavily on him.

If you look down from a high altitude, the huge cone formed by the Winster heavy cavalry almost smashed the rebels' flanks. No one can act as if nothing happened under the charge of the heavy cavalry. Although the cavalry has not yet rushed in front of them, the tearing The heart-cracking screams were enough to make those infantrymen who did not participate in the battle startled and fled in a hurry.

Sir Frank ignored the group of fleeing enemies. The lance in his hand had long been replaced by the knight's sword. He took the lead, and as the top of the cone, he led the large cavalry straight into the center of the rebel army, and all the enemies along the way were beheaded. Under the horse, in line with the speed of the horse, the sharp knight sword only needs to be swiped lightly, and the big heads fly directly into the air with the gushing blood.

Prince Yairo, who withdrew from the front line of the battle due to a rib injury, witnessed all this with his own eyes. When he saw his flank being easily broken through, his mouth opened wide, as if his jaw would dislocate and fall to the ground in a second. , when he saw the terrifying cavalry rushing towards him, he felt like he was facing a big enemy, and hurriedly ordered the troops to retreat. How could he not understand the horror of that large group of heavy cavalry? It's a puddle of meat mud!

"Retreat! Retreat! Sound the horn of withdrawal!"

He shouted in horror, the rhetoric of the pre-war speech was wiped out at this moment, everyone is afraid of death, the higher the position, the more he is afraid of death, Prince Yairo is no exception.

"Retreat! Retreat!"

As if in an instant, when the retreating horn sounded over the rebel formation, no matter whether they were fighting fiercely or cheering behind, they all retreated in unison. Their movements were almost uniform, especially those who saw The soldiers of the heavy cavalry who were raging in the army ran towards their own camp as if they were oiling their feet. They screamed in horror as they ran, as if the enemy's butcher's knife would be cut on their necks in the next moment Same.

The sudden retreat of the rebels was expected by Richard. The corners of his mouth hidden under the visor of his helmet slightly raised, showing a proud smile. Then he raised his sword high and shouted to the surrounding soldiers: "Soldiers, Chase! Let’s move towards victory!”

"Go! Go!"

Amidst the cheers of victory, the infantry of Winster's army barely maintained their formation and pursued the retreating rebels. The Nordic swordsmen who rushed to the front were holding round shields and long swords. , taking big strides, quickly caught up with the enemy who was running at the rear. They raised their swords and fell, and a bright blood flower bloomed on the enemy's back, accompanied by a piercing scream. The soldiers on the ground rushed to the ground following the inertia, and the Nordic swordsman who cut him down chased him and chopped off the heads of the rebels on the ground with a sword, completely eliminating the possibility of pretending to be dead and escaping.

At the same time, the Winster cavalry who played a huge role also joined the ranks of pursuit. These knights who abandoned the broken heavy cavalry held their long swords in front of them, and no longer maintained the conical formation when charging. He rushed into the crowd in a loose formation, slashing left and right with the long sword in his hand, and the hideous heads and stumps of limbs flew into the air, accompanied by the rain of blood, which stained the armor and shield of every knight.

And under the pursuit of the Winsters, the rebels also changed from an orderly retreat at the beginning to a big rout, just like the hints in the game: if the retreat is not well controlled, it will become an irreparable rout.

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The pursuit did not stop until the rebels withdrew into the camp. When Prince Jairo led the remnant soldiers and fled into the gate of the camp, the battlefield was already full of dead soldiers, most of which were rebels who fell with their backs to the sky. Army soldiers, they were all caught up and killed on the way to flee, but in fact, the soldiers who really died in the fierce battle accounted for a minority.

After the battle, the crossbow cavalry who were chasing the rebel cavalry finally returned. Almost all of them were injured. The armor on their bodies and the horses under their crotches were stained with blood. Arrows, it is enough to see that the battle between the cavalry was equally tragic, but fortunately the crossbow cavalry did not suffer too much loss. The rebel cavalry they fought was defeated, and only a few hundred people fled back to Athos Castle, the capital of Athos Territory.

Now, the rebels have no cavalry to use.Richard thought with satisfaction that it was the large cavalry of the rebel army that caused the greatest casualties of Winster's army in this battle. Now that the enemy cavalry is almost wiped out, and the remnants have fled here, as long as Richard can The remaining army led by Prince Yairo was wiped out here, so the battle can basically be over.

However, what Richard could think of, Jairo also thought of, in adversity, his mind was running at high speed, regardless of the blood stains on his body and the injury on his ribs, the first thought that came to his mind was to retreat and continue to stay here with Richard It is not wise to resist stubbornly. Now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, if one is not careful, the whole army will be wiped out, let alone restore one's own rule, even a small life will be lost here.

"Prepare to retreat, we can't be trapped to death here." Prince Yairo said to the two earls beside him. They also had injuries of various sizes on their bodies, the most serious one was the earl of Athos. , His left arm was chopped off, and the armor was cut through, almost showing the bone.

"However, Your Highness, if we want to withdraw, we can only retreat to Athos Castle, but Athos Castle is not stronger than the walls of Rostas City, and I am afraid that it will soon be captured by the Winsters who are good at attacking the city." Earl Athos said that as the lord of Athos Castle, he knew the castle's defense capabilities best. Although it was called a castle, compared with other castles on the Vadasia Peninsula, it might only be called a village.

"Who said that the castle of Athos was withdrawn?" Prince Yairo frowned, his eyes turned to the west, as if he could see the scene in the distance through time and space, and said at the same time: "Let's go to the west, to the Kingdom of Milanas, as long as we can Talk to King Milanas, and we still have hope."

That hope is the anti-Winster siege.

(End of this chapter)