According to Roman's order, in addition to the troops attacking the small circular formation, the rest of the light cavalry chased and suppressed the scattered enemy troops. The enemy skirmishers who were in a queue-less state ran confusedly under the iron hooves of the light cavalry, and they all used their fastest weapons.
At such a speed, they were unable to withstand the pursuit behind them. There were only a few small troops relying on the few terrains, forming a fragile defense under the officers' hoarse shouts...
At this time, the hedging tactics on the impact surface of the hammer had begun to take effect. The small circular formation was squeezed and moved hundreds of arms' distance to the right, leaving hundreds of corpses on the spot, including many mid-level officers. It can be said that this
The ambush had been quite successful up to this point.
Looking at these small troops struggling to support themselves, and then at the small circular formation that was getting thinner and thinner, Roman felt vaguely that something was not quite right - he carefully reviewed his tactical arrangements, but did not find any flaws.
, but the vague anxiety became clearer.
"In war, commanders will inevitably make mistakes. The victory or defeat depends on who makes fewer mistakes..." His brother's words came to Roman's mind, and his eyes once again passed over several places where there was still a small resistance. The enemy troops were being attacked.
Clean it up and let out a shrill scream.
"That's not right!" Roman turned to look at the adjutant and asked sternly, "After the battle started, apart from calling the police, did anyone in the small circle attempt to direct the overall defense?"
"It happened twice before!" the adjutant said excitedly, "but after it was divided by our army, it never issued an order again!"
"This group of garbage that drinks human blood!" Roman's eyes narrowed into slits, and his fierce gaze was like a knife. "Order all non-combatants and wounded to evacuate immediately - order the three attack surfaces to prepare for gradual evacuation - I
Personally lead the Guards regiment to seize the rear - order the remaining troops and infantry regiments to prepare for the response!"
"But... we are going to fight it down soon!"
"What the hell! This advance team is a decoy! What's coming is not the cavalry, but the infantry coming to squeeze us." Roman said bitterly, "We must leave immediately!"
Even though it is not a veteran unit, the First Front Army is not sloppy in executing military orders. In addition, the archers and wounded have been evacuated in advance, so there is no longer any burden, so the evacuation operation is carried out as soon as the order is given. The light cavalry from the three places turned around following the flag.
, most of them didn't even know that they were evacuating. When they saw the Guards regiment appearing, they thought it was Brigadier General Roman who was going up there to try his hand at it himself.
Roman's arrangement undoubtedly deceived his own people, but it failed to deceive the enemy. The escape operation of the rear team on the Mace Hammer attack was relatively smooth, but the forward encountered trouble on the way back - faced with the sudden reduction in pressure, the small team
The enemy soldiers in the circular formation did not hesitate at all, but immediately tore off the pretense of being passive and bitten their opponents like a ferocious beast.
With a scream, the shield wall collapsed, and the advance team of the merchant army revealed the true combat power hidden inside.
Surprisingly, those leading the charge were not powerful warriors wrapped in iron armor, but a group of middle-aged men wearing colorful animal skin skirts. Their half-naked bodies were covered with patterns, and they walked forward holding on to their shaky bodies.
Come on, bursts of short chants with weird sounds came out of your mouth - then, countless dark green vines emerged from the ground, and there were whip-like thorns whirling in the intervals, and the few Qingqi at the end of the team had no time to escape.
, he was immediately beaten into four pieces, both man and horse!
"Rumble..." The sound of the light cavalry's hoofs shook all directions, but this time it was not a majestic attack, but a reluctant evacuation. In order to buy time for the large troops to escape, the dozens of cavalry behind them tried their best to delay
Interference, half of them were swallowed up by vines in an instant.
From attack to evacuation, the First Front Army's transition came too quickly. Some red-eyed light cavalry even turned their horses to avenge their companions, but they were immediately engulfed by the overwhelming dark green plants, and both humans and horses were dragged deep into the vines.
Here, thicker thorn whips with blood color grow out from the tangle of old vines, twisting arrogantly in the air.
"Evacuate! This is an order! Now is not the time for revenge!" Seeing the opponent's strange magic attack method, Roman shouted the same order with red eyes.
Due to military reasons, the First Front Army itself is not equipped with many magicians. This time, there are even fewer who traveled long distances with the Qingqi to ambush. They can only provide a minimum of magic early warning and formation protection. There is no way to fight the opponent head-on now.
At this time, the light cavalry have realized the crisis and are retreating quickly according to the organizational structure. According to common sense, once the light cavalry starts running, it is difficult to be attacked by other units. The relatively narrow passage in front of them is only eight miles long. After passing through, the pressure will be
Great reduction.
"Cheer up! The battle has just begun!" The opponent's vines did not catch up with him, but Roman did not feel relaxed at all, because this only meant that the opponent had other surprise troops. "Expand the reconnaissance range to prevent enemy sneak attacks!"
Sure enough, the scouts cruising on both wings immediately sent back a warning signal, but the enemy troops arrived too quickly, leaving little time for the First Front Army to react.
"Woo - Wu - Wu..." A continuous sound of horns sounded from both sides in front. The sound was dull and ancient, and could almost move the low-hanging clouds. Then, there was a strange running sound, which did not sound like anything.
People are not like horses, but their speed and numbers are impressive... This is strange, because the terrain on both sides is not suitable for large troops to maneuver, and it is a place that cavalry cannot enter.
"The Guards Regiment serves as the vanguard and forms an assault formation! Organize alerts on both wings!" Roman gave the order decisively, "No matter what is coming, we must rush out one step at a time!"
The Guards regiment with full combat strength had just deployed in front, and enemies appeared on both sides of the evacuation channel. The opponent's appearance was very sudden, with no consistent bugles, no pre-war remote fire raids, and no flags and
Some of the military uniforms just have an animalistic howl, as well as a furry head and pale fangs!
With a sound of "Ouch!", a tree crown suddenly exploded in the dense forest on the roadside, and a body with light yellow fur was wrapped in the flying leaves, and it rushed directly to the road!
"Enemy attack!" Following the alarm, two lances roared in immediately.
The enemy's body shrank and turned in the air, first narrowly avoiding the tip of the spear, then stretching his body and extending his forelimbs covered with bright steel claws.
With a sound of "Crack!", blood burst out, and two horses fell down in the light cavalry queue! Then, he did another somersault, and while avoiding several lance attacks, he pulled down a light cavalry on the side.
Come on, drag it backwards into the woods - the whole action is extremely fast, and no one can catch the movement track, like a yellow whirlwind!
He fled deep into the dense forest, revealing half of his ferocious animal face behind a tree. On his furry face, his ferocious eyes looked provocatively at the light cavalry who could not pursue them. Then, he smiled contemptuously and used steel to
The claws scratched the neck of the cavalryman in his hand.
"Looking for death!" A major about sixty arms away from him drew his bow and arrow, and with a "Woo!" sound, the arrow dragged a white light and shot over. The beast behind the big tree did not avoid it, but the smile on his face became even bigger.
Contempt - According to common sense in mainland China, a tree trunk surrounded by one person is quite safe.
With a sound of "Boom!", this feathered arrow did not nail the tree trunk, but penetrated directly through the tree and into the beast's heart! Sibia's special arrow tore his muscles and caused holes in his body.
A hopeless wound!
The shot beast let out an angry howl and fell to the sky, spurting blood. But a moment later, the howl he made before his death triggered countless similar responses. The number was at least a thousand, and the distance was only one mile at most!
"Sir, these are werewolves! They are people with strong animalistic qualities!" The major, wearing a liaison officer's uniform, drew an arrow with his backhand and rode to Roman's side to tell him his origins, "Sir, I have trained a few of them before.
Werewolves, they are characterized by extremely fast speed, agile movements, and some weird tricks. Now there are about four or five thousand of them. This is all the werewolves that the opponent can control. The entire tribe must be here, and those people from before are among them.
The mage!"
"The Merchant Corps is trying to rip off the family fortune. Fortunately, we have been horse bandits for several years, and the werewolves can't take advantage!" Roman was unusually calm. After thinking for a while, he ordered, "The special operations team will be on both sides, and the large forces will go as planned.
Evacuate! Immediately set fire to the dense forests on both sides!"
Setting fire is one of the skills that an army must master when fighting deep into enemy territory. After hearing the order, the light cavalry immediately took action. They picked up the small kerosene bullets beside their saddles, put them on the noose and threw them out; some people
They took out the fire scrolls issued before the war and used skillful techniques to activate them; some even shot the most primitive grease feather arrows.
Soon, countless fires were ignited in the dense forest on both sides, and thick smoke rolled upwards. However, this was a temporary fire. Although the fire was very fierce in some places, it could not completely block the dense forest for a while, and there was still a fire.
The werewolves rushed over through the gap in the flames.
"On top of the special operations team, a unit of the Guards Regiment will be sent to cooperate." Roman didn't want to use his trump card so early, but he couldn't help the situation worsening. Fortunately, the front army was almost out of the passage, and all the troops rushed out in the required time.
Not too long.
Before the guards cooperating with the special operations team had finished adjusting, a large number of werewolves appeared in their field of vision. Upon closer inspection, the werewolves did not come running, but leaped over with ignited hair. They used their strong
He stepped on the tree trunk with his lower limbs, changing his trajectory again and again to dodge the attacks of the arrows. His movements were as agile as the king of the jungle!
"Qiang Qiang!" With repeated sounds, dozens of elite soldiers from the special operations team unsheathed their swords and rushed into the woods with more agile movements - these Sibia elites have extremely strong judgment and know the speed and tactics of werewolves.
It will cause chaos in the queue. If the opponent is allowed to rush over, the losses of the first front army will be more than ten times higher, and the rear army may even be trapped.
"Light Spirit Technique - Giant Strength Technique - Rock Shield!" The magicians in the special operations team were not idle either. They made various shapes with their hands in front of their chests, and bright magical rays of light caught up with their own soldiers.
, blessing them with various magic effects. Then, the magicians raised their staffs, and brief attack magic spells suddenly sounded.
The bright swords and sharp steel claws were whirling in the dense forest at the same time, and the magical light kept flashing out and quickly annihilating. In addition to the flames rising into the sky, only the blurry figures that flickered and moved were left in everyone's field of vision. Thick smoke and flying
The ash changes direction with the traceless wind. Every time it blows across the battlefield, there will be fierce fighting, blood will continue to spray out, and complete or mutilated corpses will continue to fall into the flames.
No one can help, and most people can't even tell which of them are their own! The light cavalry can only rush through the passage at the fastest speed, only in this way will they not live up to the sacrifice of their comrades. Soon, the First Front Army
The large force rushed through this narrow passage. Outside the passage, the supporting troops had already formed their formation.
"Evacuate the blocking troops - evacuate!" Brigadier General Roman rushed out with the troops behind him. There was also a mage who had exhausted his magic power in front of his saddle, "Response to the special operations team!"
Even if the troops after the break were fully rescued, the losses of the special operations team were still huge, and almost one-third of the melee force failed to return. Although they also killed hundreds of werewolves in the fire, this business was still a loss.
Lost money.
Seeing Roman arriving under the military flag of the receiving unit, the staff officer who retreated first looked a little better, "Everything is normal with the receiving unit. The enemy's counter-ambush was too weird. Fortunately, you discovered it early, otherwise we would all have been killed."
Surrounded. Where should we retreat now?"
"We can't withdraw." Roman shook his head, "We have to fight here."
"Sir! Calm down." The staff officer said, "This is enemy territory, and they are well prepared. We cannot afford to waste them."
"This is the calmest decision in my life! Look at the speed and endurance of these werewolves in the dense forest." Roman replied to the staff officer while changing horses, "They are not here just for us, at least strategically speaking,
Our encounter this time was just a coincidence.”
The infantry phalanx that responded to the troops was five miles outside the passage, with infantry in the middle and fresh troops and light cavalry on both sides. The exhausted retreating troops were moving closer to the temporary camp in the rear. They needed to rest and replenish. But behind them, they were covered by fire.
The blocked werewolves were crossing the dense forest with two wide fronts and rushing towards the responding troops. Trees fell and birds were frightened as they marched, looking determined to never give up.
"There are a lot of them, at least about five thousand." The staff officer observed the distance. "I agree with you. Their counter-ambush is only a temporary tactic, so there will be discontinuity in combat power. If it is specifically for us,
Come on, they can set another trap instead of giving us a choice like now."
"You can imagine, what is this werewolf unit best suited for? If they are allowed to enter Sbia intact and enter the waiting area, what consequences will it have on our overall defense?"
"Speed, fighting methods and numbers... This is a specialized force prepared for suppression, reconnaissance, lurking and raids." The staff officer came up with the answer without thinking for long, "If they are allowed to enter the border, our various forces will
Various outposts, units behind enemy lines, and even intelligence personnel will be completely wiped out, the forces behind enemy lines will be greatly damaged, and the subsequent war will be even more difficult!"
"Yes, so we must not miss this opportunity. We must be willing to pay the price and at least cripple them!" Roman said solemnly, "Enemies who are strong individually are the most vulnerable when they gather together. They are not necessarily
There are senior commanders commanding at the scene, and the retreat is blocked by fire. The reinforcements behind us cannot get here for a while... So now we have the advantage, and we must not lose the time! We will never lose it again!"
"But..." the staff officer still hesitated, "we will suffer heavy losses in this battle."
"It's worth it!" Roman said categorically, "If we kill one of them here, we can at least get ten lives back!"
"Let's do it!" At Roman's insistence, the staff officer finally made up his mind, "Let's show off our family fortune too!" (To be continued)