European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 215 Cavalry confrontation

"Uh…."

Li Peijun felt that something was wrong. Unexpectedly, after completing the Cambridge mission, the system automatically determined that the reason for declaring war was invalid and withdrew the 200% bonus. Now his soldiers are back to normal status.

"Lord, the enemy is in front." After upgrading the spying to the full level, Li Peijun skillfully sent out scouts to locate the enemy's movements. In order to save skills, Li Peijun did not directly use precision strikes to lock the enemy's position.

"Okay, order the whole army to deploy nearby and prepare to meet the enemy. The cavalry will stand in front of the formation with me, and the infantry and archers will cover the flanks." Li Peijun observed the surrounding terrain. Uncharacteristically let the infantry act as a maneuver, and let the cavalry confront the enemy head-on.

The swooping terrain of the valley can only give him an advantage in speed when charging, but this advantage is gone when facing opponents who are also cavalry. Li Peijun intends to retreat and slowly lead the enemy into himself encircled by .

"Sir, look, the enemy is ahead." Withers pointed to the enemy in the valley to Albert, and exaggerated the non-existent battle again, "The storm is rampant like a demon, The Viking pirates must have made some ulterior deal with Satan."

Albert didn't take it seriously. He had mixed feelings in his heart now. Firstly, the group of people in front of him were the bandits who had caused him a great defeat. He would not take revenge on non-knights. Secondly, the King of England clearly wanted to weaken the Knights of London. Strength, if you attack rashly, you will definitely hit the opponent's arms.

Before he could react, the cavalry at the other end had already rushed down the ramp and sprinted here. Albert couldn't do it if he didn't want to fight, so he had to order the whole army to prepare for the battle.

The infantry phalanx on the flank of Li Peijun protected the crossbowmen to detour towards the enemy, and he himself was responsible for attracting the enemy's firepower on the frontal battlefield.

"Use your skills and roar with fighting spirit."

The Lancers at the head had scarlet eyes, holding their halberds tightly and piercing straight towards the enemy formation. Li Peijun waved the knight sword in his hand, shouted and blew the charge horn.

The cavalry of the King of England's advance team took the initiative on the battlefield by virtue of the number of latecomers, but Albert felt that this was a flaw deliberately sold by the opponent.

"The enemy obviously did this on purpose. It can be seen that even though they are retreating steadily, they still maintain their formation in an orderly manner." Unless the enemy retreats and flees, he will not be able to escape easily.

From the corner of the eye, he spotted the infantry who were turning around, and Albert said decisively: "Withers, you lead a wave of troops to hold them back, and I will defeat this group of horse bandits and cavalry."

Taking advantage of his breathing time, Withers mobilized some of the former Peterborough cavalry and rushed towards the infantry phalanx.

Seeing that the strategy failed, Li Peijun didn't have to spend a lot of time to deceive the enemy, and went all out to fight the opponent to the end.

The counterattack stopped the pace of retreat, and the two cavalry were just fighting in a stalemate. Li Peijun also found a familiar face in the chaotic formation, and he went up directly. "Long time no see, Your Excellency. The last time we met was probably during the fierce battle in London. It's a pity that I couldn't end you at that time."

Meeting is a powerful stabbing blow, without too many greetings, what is needed on the battlefield is iron and blood.

Albert could also feel a strong sense of oppression from the opponent's Ling Lie's offensive. From the moment Li Peijun shot, the latter could only passively block and evade, and could not find the slightest chance to fight back.

"Whether it's on the horse or off the horse, you are not my opponent." Li Peijun's actions seemed to be integrated with the horse as a whole. on the battlefield.

Although the opponent hadn't broken his armor yet, and Albert was only forced to retreat again and again, the reality was already in front of him. Whether it was a single soldier or a melee, he had no chance of defeating this powerful opponent in front of him.

"Damn it, is the enemy really invincible?" Albert roared and raised his sword, slashing furiously in the chaos.

What happened to the Withers cavalry was even worse than them. When the field of vision gradually narrowed, Withers suddenly found that there were quite a few crossbowmen in the opponent's formation, and the ready-to-go arrows had already aimed at them. The cavalry, who had thrown themselves into the trap, had no time to retreat, and fell straight into the rain of arrows.

After breaking through the first line of defense, what stood in front of the cavalry was a uniform square shield. The iron shield of the same height made it difficult for iron hooves to break through. Several attempts to enter the formation failed, but was torn apart by the backhanded tomahawks Open your own formation.

"Retreat...retreat." Withers looked at the iron wall in front of him, and then at the crumbling army behind him. He didn't care about the safety of his friendly troops, and simply led the remaining troops to flee the battlefield in a hurry.

After a long battle, Albert also found that the situation had taken a sudden turn for the worse. The unreliable allies had already fled, and there was no point in resisting. After breaking free from the fight, they also fled quickly, regardless of casualties, and only wanted to preserve their strength to the maximum extent. .

Li Peijun led the cavalry in pursuit all the way, and did not stop until the opponent completely disappeared from his sight.

"Huh? Why is the mission not completed? Could it be that we have to wipe it all out?" Li Peijun checked the mission panel on the way back, and the mission was still not completed.

"Report Lord Lord, the enemy has occupied Peterborough and Cambridge, and is marching towards the north." The scouts sent bad news again. Just after the Knights were dealt with, the enemy who appeared out of nowhere The town was retaken.

However, Li Peijun was not surprised, because he did not arrange a single soldier to defend the city, and the enemy could occupy it with a small cavalry force. What he really cared about was the number of incoming attacks.

"What did you say? There are thousands or eight hundred enemies in each city. This is too exaggerated in a short period of time." Li Peijun counted and summed up the enemy information sent from all over the country. The enemy has at least 5000 people.

At the beginning, I also thought that it might be the same force, but comparing the time and place, at least the enemy has already organized an army of 3000 people.

"Report to the lord, the enemy is found ahead." Li Peijun hadn't recovered yet, and was disturbed by this urgent enemy situation, so he had no choice but to temporarily change the marching track and march towards the east.

Harfleur's army took a rest in the small town of Newmarket, which is also the birthplace of horse racing activities in later generations. The grassland is widely spread and suitable for grazing, and it is also a natural temporary supply ground for war horses. Li Peijun is planning the next plan. The enemy is coming Heihe, we must join up with Bernard's front army as soon as possible, and then compare the situation between the two sides before deciding whether to make a big fight.

In front of the door, the scout looked hurried and said with a pale face, "We...we are surrounded by people."

(End of this chapter)