Unknown Knight

Chapter 415: Battle of Ruibao (3)

As the Swadian infantry were exhausted, the array infantry of Lord Aix suddenly heard a powerful horn sound.

“Oooooh.”

After hearing the attack horn, the soldiers in the formation were shocked and shouted in unison:

"Roar--!"

At the same time, the shield bearer in the front row shouted as he stomped his front foot on the ground and used his shoulder to push the shield away.

The moment the shield-holder pushed out his shield, the gunman behind him suddenly thrust the spear on the shield forward with force.

The bullet hit the crowd very hard, and some strong soldiers were able to pierce the bodies of two or three people with one bullet.

Then the array infantry continued to shout:

"Ho! Roar! Roar!..."

The deafening roars continued like huge waves. With each roar, the shield bearers would thrust their shields forward, accompanied by stabbing blows from the spear bearers' spears, which would knock the Swadian infantrymen back like huge waves.

After more than a dozen roars, the Swadian infantrymen in front of the array infantry were in chaos. Fear was on everyone's face. The array in front of them was like a monster that specialized in killing. Every roar would reap the lives of a group of people.

They had never heard of such simple and efficient killing. The frightened Swadian infantrymen uttered strange and unconscious sobs, screamed for their parents and desperately fled backwards, even pushing their companions down and stepping on them.

Seeing that the Swadian infantry in front of him had been defeated, the captain in charge of the formation shouted:

"open!"

With a "whoosh" sound, the shields that were originally connected by rings suddenly opened, and the array teams were lined up in a neat column, with a passage more than one person wide opened between the teams.

The Nord warriors behind the array infantry were already impatient. They howled and rushed out of the passage like wild beasts.

You know, with the Nords' repeated invasions of the continent of Calradia, the image of the Nords as tall, mighty, bloodthirsty and cruel pirates has penetrated into the hearts of the indigenous people of the continent, causing them to develop a fear that is rooted in their genes.

Most of the Swadian infantry were temporarily recruited local militiamen, whose psychological quality was not good to begin with. When they saw the Nord warriors who were more than a head taller than them coming aggressively, they could not muster the slightest will to resist and fled to the back, pushing and trampling each other.

Some Swadian soldiers wanted to organize a resistance, but before they could gather together, they were immediately chopped to pieces by more than a dozen flying axes.

The situation became a one-sided crushing. Except for the clumsy shield bearers, the other members of the array infantry also rushed out of the array, following the Nord warriors and killing the fleeing Swadian infantry.

The Swadian knights who were chasing the light cavalry were also in an awkward situation. The armored war horses under their crotch could not catch up with the light cavalry who were nearly 100 pounds lighter than them. In addition, the horses had just charged at the array infantry, and now they had little strength left.

But the light cavalry led by Aix in front were really abominable. They did not flee forward quickly, but always kept a distance of forty or fifty meters from the Swadian knights. They also kept shooting back, causing considerable damage to the Swadian knights.

Looking at the light cavalry led by Aix in front, everyone had a look of "you want to eat me, but you can't do anything about it" on their faces, which made the Count of Sweden, who was in charge of the command, gnashed his teeth and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Charge! Charge! Go ahead and bite them and beat them hard!"

However, even though Count Te Sweden shouted himself hoarse, he still could not catch up with the light cavalry in front of him. After chasing for a while, Count Te Sweden realized something was wrong and hurriedly ordered his guards to blow the horn to retreat.

“Woo, woo, woo—.”

When the retreat horn was blown with two short and one long sounds, the slightly exhausted Swadian knights felt relieved. Although the battle was frustrating, the knights with high military literacy still obeyed the order, turned their horses around and retreated, but they kept cursing.

But this time it was the turn of the light cavalry led by Aix to refuse to give in. Seeing the Swadian knights turn around and retreat, they turned around and drove their horses to follow them, while at the same time they never stopped shooting with their horse bows, "bang, bang, bang" shooting towards the area where the enemy was most concentrated.

This attack was very effective, causing considerable casualties immediately and causing the Swadian knights to scream in anger. They ignored the orders to retreat and turned around to pursue.

After four or five rounds of chasing and fleeing, the Swadian knights still couldn't even reach the tail of the horse led by Aix's light cavalry. They were tortured to death, and both their men and horses were exhausted. They could no longer muster the energy to pursue, so they had to face reality and choose to retreat.

The light cavalry led by Aix became more and more excited as the fight went on, shouting and yelling until they had shot the last arrow in their quiver.

This back-and-forth tactic was frustrating and caused morale to plummet. The Swadian knights were already showing signs of defeat.

At this moment, more than 500 heavily armored cavalrymen in shining armor suddenly rushed out from the woods nearby. This was a heavily armored cavalry that Aix had spent huge amounts of money to build. Despite the territory's strong manufacturing capabilities, it only built 500 such cavalrymen. They were the favorites of Aix and the generals, and would not be easily used until the critical moment.

Looking at the 500 heavily armored cavalrymen coming at them, Count Te Sweden and the Swadian knights he led shuddered in their hearts.

These heavy cavalrymen from the Territory of Aix were wearing full body armor with significantly stronger protection.

The mounts they rode were even taller and more majestic. They were based on the large draft horses of Vigia, crossed with excellent horse breeds from the continent, and finally strengthened by Nana. They were half a head taller than ordinary horses, and the impact force brought by the acceleration was even more overwhelming, and they were also known for their endurance.

Looking closely, the defense of these heavily armored cavalry is even more powerful. Not only are their entire bodies covered, but the fronts of the horses also have thickened plate armor stamped from entire steel plates. Even the horse's legs are equipped with armor, giving people an invulnerable feeling of oppression.

Count Te Sweden and the Swadian knights he led were all experts in cavalry warfare and understood best the powerful force of this heavy armored cavalry.

Moreover, these heavy cavalry of Aix not only crushed them in all aspects, but were now well-rested and eager to fight. Facing them who were exhausted and demoralized, the final result was predictable.

The Swedish Count and the Swadian knights he led were all terrified. Without any orders, they squeezed their horses' bellies and fled for their lives without caring about the speed of their horses.

The cavalry and infantry were completely defeated. King Harlaus, who was standing at a distance and watching, now wished he could slap himself in the face. In less than an hour, his supreme glory and imperial ambitions were ruined.

He looked back at the rising dragon flag, which he had personally approved to become the flag of the nobility, and saw it fluttering in the wind on the battlefield, as if it was waving to celebrate victory.

This made King Harlaus, who was about to escape, feel mixed emotions. He recalled the scene when Aix met him in Paraven, which was still vivid in his mind.

At this moment, the lost King couldn't help but ask himself, if he had had a bigger vision at the beginning, and had been able to accommodate Aix and make good use of him, what would the situation be like now?