The blue-patterned shields were stuck straight into the ground, with only the collarbones of the Lahmian soldiers behind the upper curved outline exposed.
On the blue and gold vertical grid-shaped forehead protector, a cobra representing Lahmia is opening its mouth, as if it is about to bite the vampires with its fangs.
Underneath these snake-shaped decorations, the Lahmian soldiers erected spears about two meters long. These human "venomous fangs" protrude from the lowest part of the shield's arc, just like those snake-shaped decorations.
Generally, you have to bite the vampires.
In the fourth row of the phalanx, the commander next to the flag bearer is looking at those tall monsters with confidence. No matter what kind of monsters they are, no matter how hard their fur is, they will not be able to defeat the gun array in front of them, but... p>
His eyes looked worriedly further back, at the only shadow, the entrance to the temple.
Behind those humanoid monsters, there are also some weird beasts. Maybe these monsters will use these beasts to disrupt their formation, and then use their tall bodies to break in.
What should we do if those beasts attack and disrupt the line?
Before he could continue to think, those humanoid monsters made a decision first. This decision was so ridiculous that the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
To his surprise, those vampires rushed straight towards the gun-shield array.
Although these seemingly brainless monsters first formed a forward triangular pyramid side by side, which is also called a cone formation in military terms, and neatly held the black long swords in their hands, which were probably made of stone.
Then he rushed forward.
But just like the bandits they had fought before, with such a formation, he could only say that the other party had basic military literacy.
The monster at the front, the largest, probably wanted to use his body to block more spears for his companions, and then let them rush into the entire phalanx through the disrupted breach.
Although the Lahmian army's ability to change formations is not as good as that of Khemri, it is not...
Even before the thought of complacency appears in my mind, my brain becomes blank as if it has lost its function.
The largest red monster in the vanguard, before the tip of the spear could pierce his body, swung the long sword in his hand at a speed that he could not believe, and forcibly cut off the tip of the spear.
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This is something that can only happen in those adventure novels. It is absolutely impossible for even the strong men in their army to cut off the spear shaft in battle.
Before he could recover from his chaotic mind, the big man had already rushed in front of the shield formation, but this time he didn't kill the whole group with one sword like what was said in the adventure novels.
The big vampire jumped up as fast as he was running, and kicked the shield of the shield soldier at the front. The huge force kicked the shield, which was about 1.4 meters in diameter, causing sawdust to fly and making a cracking sound.
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The overwhelmed shield pressed towards the rear with the huge force exerted by the vampire on it, so that the shield soldiers and the soldiers behind them who also stuck their shields on the ground fell backwards.
Fortunately, behind them were other phalanx soldiers densely packed, and the tendency of falling backward was transformed into a collective stagger of the soldiers.
However, while they were still working hard to mitigate the vampire's attack, the vampire who was still in the air had already waved the machete in his hand to remove the head of the shield soldier on the left wing who had not yet reacted.
Then, before the vampire returned to the ground, the machete flew quickly to his left with a backhand, taking off the head of the right-wing shield soldier.
The blood sprayed on the vampire's body, turning the yellow-red skin that was originally a bit like a burning flame into the same deep red as the blood.
Take advantage of the time when the two shield soldiers are falling and the phalanx soldiers behind them have no time to take up their positions.
The two vampires behind the tall vampire leaned down during the charge, gently pushed aside the shield that was about to fall, and used their shoulders as battering rams to hit the phalanx soldiers in the back row.<
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The shield soldier who was on the ground was still congratulating himself that he had not been attacked by the front-end vampire who died immediately. In his joy, his head was removed by the vampires who rushed in from the left and right at the same time.
Everything happened in a blink of an eye. The commander in the fourth row couldn't even see clearly what was happening. The damn red monster had already rushed to the right wing of the same row as him.
The heads of his fellow soldiers were beheaded even without the ability to react. The blood sprayed in the air, forming a small smelly blood rain. Then, the vampire had already reached the position behind him. p>
In such a high-speed attack, he accurately attacked the soldiers' necks and chopped off their heads.
Is this possible?!
No, that's not right, now is not the time to say this, we should issue new orders immediately.
Turning his head, the commander was about to give the order to the flag bearer to ring the bell and change the formation, but he saw a sight that made his eyes split open.
The originally stable horizontal square formation could no longer be maintained under the violent impact of the vampire cone formation.
The conical head of the conical array penetrated the entire square array of about 300 people in just ten seconds, and the troops on the left and right sides were completely divided.
Looking at the vampires surrounding him from both sides, he knew that if there were no other measures, no matter whether they were fighting or retreating, they would only die here.
Chariots, they still have chariots!
As if he had grasped the last straw, he grabbed the flag bearer's battle flag with the bell.
"We must not retreat. Retreating will only lead to death. The chariot is behind us. Hold on until the chariot arrives. They will be crushed by the power of the Nehekhara gods!"
The commander looked firmly at the other red monsters ahead, which were only blocked by two rows of phalanx soldiers.
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Through the battle just now, it has been confirmed that the human body cannot compare with these monsters. However, as a squadron of gun and shield phalanx soldiers, there is no way to change the way of fighting.
The only way is to use your own body, the shields and spears stuck on the ground to hold back the monsters that are constantly harvesting their heads.
"Don't give up!"
"Lower your head!"
"Use your shield to resist their weapons!"
"Keep those weapons away from your neck!"
After saying these words, the commander himself didn't know how he finished speaking completely, and he didn't know whether his soldiers had received his orders. However, there was only so much he could do.<
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Just behind them, the soldiers on the chariot were waving their reins in the air with a crackling sound. The blue and white painted chariot was flying towards the two sides with the wheel blades on both sides that were originally used to destroy the bearings of other chariots.
He hit the vampire who was trying to outflank him.
Even before the vampires launched their charge, these twenty-four tanks had been dispatched to support the front line, but they still could not keep up with the speed of the front line's collapse.
In a short period of time, nearly a hundred of the phalanx soldiers in the front, who were supposed to be relatively strong, had been killed.
While the driver was still observing the tragic situation on the battlefield, the two horses pulling the chariot had already collided with the red monsters. About six or seven monsters fell under the iron hooves of the horses and were run over by the wheels of the chariot.
The chariot shook violently.
Just the next second, a horse's head flew up out of the air. The driver subconsciously felt something was wrong and immediately tried to jump down, but he was still a step too late.
The violent shock threw him away, and he landed on a black long sword that looked like a stone.
The other chariots had the same fate as him. Most of them were killed within less than ten meters before their mounts were killed, or their frames were dismantled, and they died in close combat with a group of vampires.
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In the end, only about three tanks that turned around in time escaped the battlefield.
"The chariot is useless, too?"
The infantry commander's heart sank to the bottom. No one could save them, and less than half of the soldiers were still alive.
"Run! Every one of us can survive. Our squadron cannot be wiped out."
After giving the last order in his loud voice, he dropped the flag on the ground, pushed the shield around him away, quickly unhooked the breastplate and helmet, and discarded them all on the sand.
Before the other soldiers around him could react, he patted the shoulders of several rows of soldiers on the road and led them to quickly flee towards the large army in the rear.
The commander took the lead in fleeing, and the defense line collapsed immediately.
Even if the infantrymen who were divided on both sides wanted to form small groups to resist, they were no longer able to do so.
The few scattered soldiers who still wanted to continue to resist were immediately swallowed up by the red monster group, while the fleeing soldiers were screaming in pain according to the distance.
The approaching speed of the screams behind them did not even slow down, which made the soldiers who were still running away more and more desperate. The running movements on their legs even slowed down a bit, and then they were caught up behind.
The vampire cuts off the head.
With so many soldiers serving as shields behind them, those monsters were busy harvesting heads and probably didn't have enough energy to pursue them.
Rushing on the escape route, the commander of the first echelon knew that his idea was quite despicable, but this would probably allow him to survive. As long as the squadron was rebuilt, he would never let this happen again.
But what he didn't know was that he had no chance.
There was a sound of footsteps that were more urgent but lighter than those of the monsters before, and they were approaching quickly. The sound was like the footsteps of animals with meat pads.
Without looking back, he knew what was chasing him, a beast-like monster.
Turning around, it turned out to be that kind of red. The red skin on the neck spread out like a small open umbrella, like a lizard, but an animal the size of a dog.
A voice appeared in his mind out of thin air.
"Idiot! The Blood God's hound hates cowards like you who run away without a fight the most. Go to hell!"
Before the darkness completely swallowed up the scene in front of him, the commander was surprised to find that the sound that was poured into his mind like a burning flame was actually Nehekhara language.
Farther away, the prince, whose dark skin was glistening with sweat, looked solemnly at the Nehekhara soldiers being slaughtered in the distance.
"The fighting power of this monster..."
This kind of enemy never appeared in the war courses given to him by Jariba, but if or with that knowledge.
"Issuing the order, the infantry phalanx advances slowly forward. Before breaking through, use the temple walls to encircle them."
It is true that the soldiers of Nehekhara are being slaughtered, but it is impossible without sacrifice. If the battle is given up due to the gap in combat power between the two sides, Nehekhara will be destroyed sooner or later.
No matter the cost is the soldiers or himself, for the responsibility of Nehekhara...
Seeing the fighting spirit in Arkadiza's eyes, Neferata's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
These more than 50,000 soldiers and more than 1,000 chariots are Lamia's entire possessions. If they are all lost, it will not only be a problem that the combat power cannot be replenished in the short term.
If there were not those "courtiers" who threatened her in the city, these soldiers could accompany her prince, but those things in the gutter exist after all.
Moreover, in the future of Nehekhara, before the ordinary Alkadiza takes over the power of Nehekhara, the rule of Lahmia will indeed depend on those things to maintain it.
According to rationality, the troops should be withdrawn now no matter what.
But...
Looking at the temple in the distance, Neferata was also touched by something deep in her heart.
The Blood Temple was modified from the old Lahmian palace. It was the place where she had lived since she was a child. It was full of too many memories, especially the area decorated with plants from the east, south, and west.
Get up in the imperial garden.
Her little eaglet also died there.
"You're shaking."
Arkadiza's warm left hand grabbed Neferata's cold right hand, and the prince noticed something strange in Neferata's behavior.
"I'm thinking about whether to withdraw the troops. Although I really want to take back the place full of my memories, the lives of soldiers are also precious. We also face threats from land pirates, pirates, and even Eastern countries." p>
There was a trace of sadness in the soft and ethereal voice, which almost broke the prince's heart just by hearing the voice.
"I will not let the people of Laemia suffer such harm, and I will not let these soldiers lose like that in this battle."
Alkadiza made guarantees, but even he himself knew the hollowness of these guarantees.
To be honest, the only way to face these monsters now is to rely on the advantage of location and numbers to consume them, but who knows how many such monsters were planted inside the temple by that damn white rat.
After thinking about it, those pair of jet-black pupils looked at each other with another pair of eyes that were equally jet-black but had cat-like vertical pupils.
"Saint, I don't want to lie to you. No matter what, I will do my best."