rise of empire total war

Chapter 440 The Battle of Arcas (5)

The grenadiers' charge directly defeated the Ballarian coalition forces that rushed through the first trench. Even if the latter's officers tried their best to block the retreating troops, it was still to no avail. Even Oponian General Maruna Ragine Jia Du had no choice but to be dragged back by the rout.Although he was very unwilling, but in the face of an avalanche-like rout, he alone was irreparable.

However, during the retreat, he noticed that outside the frontal battlefield where everyone's attention was focused, a large group of barbarian cavalry bypassed the frontal battlefield in two ways and charged towards the two wings of Winster's army. He also noticed Then, the cavalry team attacking the right wing held high the wolf-headed flag of the barbarian leader Kurban - Kurban actually led the charge himself.

Seeing this, Maruna Rajineja's heart ignited hope, he stopped the pace of retreat, turned his horse's head to look at the grenadiers who were chasing, although those well-trained elite soldiers were terrified of them. There was a lot of pressure, but he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Don't retreat! Don't retreat! Our friendly cavalry are attacking the Winster flanks, don't retreat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers around who heard the shouts stopped one after another. They followed the general's words and looked towards the two wings with lingering surprise. Seconds later, he made another move to retreat, and Maruna hurriedly shouted again: "Soldiers, muster up your courage, and charge with me again! Even the group of barbarian cavalry are charging, but you are retreating!" , are you willing to be ridiculed by those savage barbarians after the war? If you are willing, then you retreat!"

After finishing speaking, he took off the covering mask again, and was about to drive the horse back to the battlefield. Except for those knights and knight servants who valued honor, the rest of the soldiers did not move, but watched their generals and noble knights we move forward.I don't know how long it took, a soldier in the crowd seemed to have made up his mind, clenched the weapon in his hand, and followed with a firm expression. With the first person taking the lead, the second, third... More and more people Follow General Maruna back into battle.

The sudden counterattack of the defeated soldiers surprised the grenadiers, and their pursuit stagnated slightly, but they quickly reacted, followed the officer's order to speed up their pace, straightened their bayonets, and rushed towards the coalition forces.

"Kill! Kill them!"

The leader of the company commander roared angrily. Before engaging in battle, he raised his flintlock pistol with his left hand, pointed it at the enemy in front of him, and pulled the trigger. There was a loud bang, and the enemy fell to the ground.The gunshot seemed to turn on a mysterious switch. The soldiers behind him straightened their muskets with bayonets, let out a war cry, and charged towards the enemy.

The next moment, the two armies fought, and the sharp bayonets easily pierced through the armor of the coalition soldiers who rushed to the front under the strenuous stabbing of the grenadiers, tearing the opponent's flesh and blood, and turning them over.The fierce shield attack of the coalition soldiers also knocked the grenadier down. Before the latter struggled to get up, the deadly sword fell, taking away the fragile life.

In close combat, the knights in heavy armor in the coalition army are undoubtedly the most difficult enemies. The bayonets stabbed by the grenadiers will leave a small white spot on the surface of the armor at most, or it will be directly bounced off by the armor. Before the strike was successful and the soldier hadn't retracted his musket, the knight's sharp sword swung down, cutting off the soldier's arm, and blood gushed out instantly. With a scream, the sword swung again, and a ferocious human head flew away. rise.

The heroic performance of the knight master inspired those soldiers and gave them the courage to contend with the enemy. Seeing their support, arrows and javelins flew together for a while, and the advancing line infantry fell down, and they were forced to stop and fight back in place.

At the same time, the barbarian cavalry on the two wings also entered the charge state. Inspired by the leader's banner, they fought furiously and beat their horses desperately to speed up the charge. The knights in the front row held their lances tightly , or waving a sharp scimitar high up, the knights in the back row even drew bows and arrows while the horses were running, and shot at the infantry who formed a tight phalanx with the help of skilled riding.The charge of the large group of cavalry was unstoppable and menacing. The soldiers in the phalanx turned pale and their legs were weak, and they retreated one after another. They haven't rushed in front of them yet, but fear has filled the entire flanking phalanx.

"Charge! Crush them!"

The barbarian leader Kurban who rushed to the front roared loudly, and the cavalry behind him also roared like wild beasts. Immediately afterwards, the barbarian cavalry ran into Winster's servants and Swachic head-on with overwhelming momentum. The phalanx of the Kingdom army knocked these frightened soldiers into the air. The tall horses under the crotch of the cavalry were almost unstoppable. Any soldier who dared to block his running path would be trampled mercilessly by the horses. Some soldiers Even after being knocked to a height of several meters, it fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string.With the momentum of the horse running, the sharp scimitar can easily break through the defense of the armor and cut off the bones of the spine. A large number of soldiers' stumps and arms are flying in the air, and a bloody storm is set off on the flanks of Winster's army.

Soon, the servant army on the two wings and the Swachic allied army were disintegrated. No one could survive the violent charge of the barbarian cavalry indifferently. Everyone did what they thought was the most correct way-turn around and run away. Abandon the line of defense, abandon honor, and also abandon dignity.

Even if they chose to flee, it was still difficult for them to avoid the harvest of the god of death. The barbarian cavalry who broke through the line of defense took advantage of the victory to pursue them, easily caught up with them, and killed these soldiers from behind in the most humiliating way (for soldiers, It is the most disgraceful way to die with your back upside down and being killed from behind), what barbarian cavalrymen like most is the killing of reaping routs after battles, whenever an enemy is beheaded, the blood splattered can make them fall into gaochao.

However, this happy time was quickly ended by the Winsters. The three companies deployed on the flanks in advance were destroyed almost instantly as soon as they saw the defense line. They were surprised and quickly lined up to shoot at the barbarian cavalry. The barbarian cavalry chasing the defeated troops were not prepared at all, and were directly hit by a series of volleys. Many cavalry were killed on the spot. The remaining people fell into a brief confusion and quickly found their attackers, and then cursed loudly. Abandoning the defeated troops who were as insignificant as ants, they attacked the line of infantry.

　No cake for my 20th birthday, I’m so dry
　　
　
(End of this chapter)