The information returned from the front line was quickly sent to the commander of the scout cavalry, and he gave the order without any hesitation. For the merchant army that had already begun an expedition to the city, horses were an extremely scarce material. Horses

The more than a thousand horses in the hands of the bandits, even if they are all inferior horses that cannot go on the battlefield, can still be equipped with two heavy-duty transport battalions. What is the concept of two genuine heavy-duty transport battalions? They can independently support the entire legion in a tough battle.

!

The formation of the scout cavalry was appropriately adjusted: the monster with four crescent-shaped horns rotated its body, spitting out one of the horns directly in front of it, and then the other three horns were slightly tightened and thickened.

Some. Now it looks like the entire formation of the scout cavalry looks like a three-legged sea anemone - the sharp horns it spits out are actually a scout brigade, rushing forward. This kind of good thing does not happen every day.

If you can meet him, the chance is fleeting!

About half a quarter of an hour later, the special reconnaissance group completed its formation adjustment. It had melted one of its sharp corners and transformed into a first-quarter moon formation. The two wings were bent to a large extent and formed a forward sweep. The left side was weaker and the right side was weaker.

Thicker... Then, the command flag in the center waved, and the special reconnaissance team began to move forward. The overall speed was not much slower than the previous cavalry team!

Although he was determined to win the horses, the reconnaissance commander did not relax his vigilance. He released even more scattered rangers than usual, maintaining the maximum distance and advancing hand in hand with the more than 500 reconnaissance cavalry in the middle. In front of him, this was not a war zone.

Here, such a large number of scout cavalry is an absolute force that can crush all conspiracies and adverse situations!

"Tell Adler, don't be too anxious. It's a credit to him for holding the horse bandits firmly!" Before setting off, the commander even happily paid attention to the young officer in front, "We will send out a signal when we get close.

Only then can he start to drive the other party away from the special reconnaissance group!"

The messenger galloped away in a hurry, leaving a trail of smoke and dust in the camp with his four hooves. However, this relatively careless behavior did not attract complaints because everyone was in a good mood... But no one could have imagined that just as the messenger galloped,

At that time, Lieutenant Adler, who was dozens of miles away, was in a different mood. It was a mixture of bitterness and shock, which was very unbearable.

At this time, Adler had already led twenty of his men in a large circle, approaching from behind the horse bandits to within visual distance.

The whole operation went smoothly. He saw the sparse horse bandits and the small valley where the horses were kept. However, the situation that followed was not as optimistic as he had expected. After seeing this group of soldiers, they occupied a large number of people.

The superior horse bandits did not panic, nor did they counterattack immediately, nor did they show any eagerness to escape.

They only sent a standard twelve-man cavalry team and started a confrontation with about twenty people on Adler's side. At first, Adler didn't think the situation was very bad, it was just a confrontation. This kind of game scout

It's so familiar.

It wasn't until the opponent divided into groups of two and showed strong individual combat capabilities, but his side was trying to deal with it for a while but in vain, that the lieutenant realized that his situation was not good. He quickly sent someone to send intelligence back, but was surprised.

It was found that the back road had been blocked - the scattered horse bandits had surrounded the place with a huge circle, and even the lookout soldiers who were dragged behind for several miles were enclosed.

Whenever the messengers tried to attack, there would always be two or three feathered arrows shot from far away, flying over an incredible distance, and finally nailed to the horse's head with a "pop" sound! So this information has not yet been released.

By sending them out, they consumed four fine war horses.

In such an environment, Adler couldn't send any news, but as long as he didn't make any risky attempts, no bandits would come to tease him. The opponent's few manpower kept running back and forth, and seemed very busy.

.But the reaction of the horse bandits only shows that they are sure of victory. Adler, who was supposed to stick to the horse bandits, is now firmly controlled by the horse bandits!

"Everyone, dismount!" Adler comforted his men with a smile on his face, "Let's rest."

"Sir, can you see where they are coming from?" The adjutant slowly walked to Adler's horse, keeping a fairly calm expression on his face, "These are not ordinary horse bandits, and they are not something you can bump into casually.

We are probably being plotted by them."

"Are you saying that they are the kind who use their identity as gangsters as a cover, but are actually regular troops belonging to a certain force? Judging from the current signs, this may be very high." Adler nodded, "

But the problem is that they surrounded us but did not take action. What on earth are they doing? Even if they are not the army waiting for the city, they will not be polite to us. There must be something weird in this. The special reconnaissance team..."

"Special reconnaissance group!" The adjutant paused, "Could their target be the special reconnaissance group?"

The two looked at each other and saw shock and fear in each other's eyes. This complex emotion represented despair and sacrifice. Even when they knew that they were surrounded and the odds were against them, neither of them showed it.

Expression-like.

"Then get ready, now it's our turn to fight hard." Adler's face turned cold, and he lowered his voice and said, "Give the order quietly, watch my gestures, don't worry about the horsepower, and attack with all your strength."

The adjutant knew that no one would see the signs before suddenly attacking, so he nodded slightly, but he just took a few steps back and was about to talk to other riders when a burst of noise came from the valley in the distance. Adler turned his head

Looking over, I saw groups of people appearing in the valley. They carried saddles and weapons and ran directly towards the horses!

"It looks like they are going to attack the special reconnaissance group. This is our only chance to escape!" Adler shouted in a low voice, "Mount and prepare, we must rush out! First go around to the west, and then wait for the opportunity to go due north - average speed

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Upon hearing Adler's order, the scouts all understood that the critical moment was now reached. They immediately dropped their idle pretense, jumped onto their horses in unison, held the reins and leaned over. More than thirty horses formed a line and ran directly towards the direction.

To the West!

Because this is an escape, their movements when controlling the horses are different from those in previous maneuvers. For example, there are subtle differences in starting speed, acceleration efficiency, etc. However, this small change has not escaped the other party's observation. Two people work together.

The watchers immediately sent a signal to their companions and approached from all directions.

There are not many people in the first line of defense facing Adler, and the troops pouring out of the valley are not ready and cannot catch up immediately to support. His direct opponents are only these twelve people. If they can break through smoothly, Adler will

Dele estimated that he could gain a safe distance of at least three miles. In addition to the one mile required for turning, he also had one mile to deal with special situations... I hope the other party did not lay a dragnet for him.

All the men and horses monitoring Adler became active, and they all took out their bows and arrows! The cavalry jumping and galloping in the relatively static background would be extremely conspicuous, so this line of defense was clearly displayed: three groups of six people directly in front, and in other directions

Two people per group!

"Even speed! Hold on!" Although he seemed very steady when issuing the order, Adler was secretly complaining in his heart. The opponent's bow and arrow range was obviously far beyond his own, and it seemed that he could only take one arrow!

"Everyone prepare shields! Line up! Even speed!" The reason why everyone is ordered to line up in line is because the cavalry has the best observation conditions directly ahead, and remote attacks from the front are also easiest to avoid.

However, in a head-on mounted collision, casualties are inevitable. Adler knew his mission, which was to minimize casualties! He took out the eagle shield in front of the saddle, placed it close to the left side of his body, and shouted, "Cover on both wings."

!Others, look ahead and wait for my order!"

The sound of horse hooves heard in Adler's ears became heavier and heavier, and the black spots in his field of vision became clearer and clearer. He stabilized his violently turbulent field of vision and fixed his eyes on the six enemies directly in front of him. Sure enough, the lieutenant's eyes were helpless.

Watch the opponent level the bow, snap the arrow, pull the string, and launch at a distance beyond your reach!

At this moment, he seemed to see those arrows spinning and flying into the sky, and seemed to hear the trembling sound of the strings that combined the power of the six arrows!

"Speed ​​up!" His heart tightened, and Adler shouted repeatedly, "Sprint at full speed!"

The orderly sound of horse hooves immediately became chaotic, and the flat formation became distorted, but no one paid attention to these details now - the scout cavalry knew that the opponent must have estimated their distance before shooting the first arrow.

And speed! Sudden change of speed is the only way to avoid it. If it happens, you can create space for three or four horses. In the end, it all depends on who has better luck!

"Shield ready - ready..." Adler's eyes narrowed to a slit, and he watched the air directly in front of him closely amid the violent turbulence. He secretly estimated the timing of the arrow's arrival, but the opponent was a veteran and was probably playing tricks.

If you use a trick, this kind of estimation may not necessarily work. It is most practical to rely on visual observation!

The reason why he chose the west as his first breakout direction was because if he ran this way, the sun would be behind him, and the dazzling sunlight would not interfere with him. Against the backdrop of white clouds, his eyes caught a faint flash of light.

A tiny black spot disappeared. There was no time to think about anything, Adler shouted directly: "Raise the shield diagonally!"

Almost at the same time, a sound of "Whoosh!" passed by. The sound made people shudder, as if someone was stabbing the knight in the ear with a knife.

With a "ding" sound, Adler felt that the shield hit something. He lowered his head subconsciously, and almost at the same time there was another "pop" sound - in the corner of his eye, a thick feathered arrow could not withstand the impact.

The powerful potential energy exploded into several pieces on Adler's shield! A bit of debris scraped across his cheek, causing a stream of heat.

"Ah!" A suppressed scream came from the ears. A knight who followed him here was penetrated by an arrow through the chest. It was like hitting a thick wall, spinning and flying out. Blood beads were thrown out.

A spiral!

"There are also magic arrows!" the adjutant shouted wildly, "be careful!"

As soon as the adjutant's voice fell, one of the arrows was dodged by the knights. The feather arrow that had just been inserted into the ground exploded with a loud bang. In the deafening sound, the sky was filled with black mud and gravel from behind, covering up a knight who was last.

Buried with people and horses!

"The attack is over!" the adjutant shouted hoarsely, full of grief and anger, "Prepare for the second round of defense!"

Two people were lost before he even took action. Adler was very angry. The other party only shot six feather arrows. When he used all his tricks, the kill rate was as high as one-third. But he did not speak, because in this situation

At this time, any words other than orders are redundant. He must use actions to build confidence for his men!

Staring fiercely forward, Adler put on his shield and raised his bow. He pulled open the leather armor with his right hand and stretched it in. When he took it out again, there were two small scrolls between his fingers. He wiped the scroll to his mouth and saw the knot on it.

It was scraped open by his teeth. Then, he bit one scroll and fastened the other scroll directly to the bowstring.

Seeing his actions, all the knights under his command widened their eyes. Only the adjutant who followed him knew that this notorious young master had always had the habit of opportunism, and now he was probably planning to pull some dirty tricks.

Sure enough, at the moment when the bowstring trembled, Adler shouted out of tune: "Squint!"

The ejected scroll trailed a subtle white light, drawing a beautiful low-stretching arc in the air. As the knights on both sides watched expectantly or nervously, the scroll with high hopes did not fall on the enemy's head, but fell in the distance.

In the wilderness where the enemy is nearly a hundred steps away!

Just as the sigh was about to sound, a dazzling white light rose from the landing point of the scroll. Immediately afterwards, colorful lights exploded from the inside of the white light, erecting a high wall of gorgeous light flames between the two sides, spreading to dozens of steps.

The enemy and we could no longer observe each other - the neighing of war horses was immediately heard from the other end, and because of the reminder on the scout's side, there was no abnormality in either man or horse.

"Keep the speed! Don't be obsessed with fighting!" While giving the order, Adler tore open another scroll in his hand. The light fell, covering him and the war horse under his crotch. In an excited long hiss, the speed of the mount was revealed.

Instant surge!

"Quick!" The adjutant was so surprised that he almost screamed, but he gritted his teeth tightly, took out a few sounding arrows with his backhand and shot them straight ahead, hoping that the shrill whistling of the sounding arrows could cover up Adler's abnormal noise -

—The sound of his hooves is too fast and too urgent!

In the blind shooting between the two sides, Adler took the lead, crashing into the flames at a weird speed, creating a large whirlpool, and then appeared in front of the enemy with disheveled hair and a pungent smell - as soon as they met, the short spears in his hands

He threw it out with a "whoosh", and then without having time to observe the results, he drew out the knight's scimitar with a "swish" sound and rushed towards the approaching enemy!

The opponent's six cavalry did not change their formation, but were still arranged in loose rows. They did not seem to be worried that Adler could break through the defense line. This gave Adler a chance. He only needed to deal with two enemies at the same time - but these opponents

They are all veterans with rich experience in battle. The swords in their hands are raised diagonally, blocking Adler's impact space!

"Hey - Tower!" Adler shouted, and the scimitar whizzed through the air. The bright silver blade reflected the brilliance of the sun, reflecting a line of aqua-blue runes on the blade's spine!
To be continued...