Thinking of this, Matthew couldn't help but sigh. He shook his head and no longer thought about these things that were too far away from him. All he had to think about was how to capture the Tonigel people's defense line. The nobles had already attacked.
After conquering three or four villages, but not much was gained, the Tonigels retreated to the south bank of the Alder River to build a defense line. They followed here, among which Baron Godham from Blackwater Bay walked the fastest.
According to previous news, he has captured Emden, not far to the west of here, and is probably about to join the attack force in the direction of Horta.
"Speed up!" Matthew rubbed his frozen hands and shouted to his men: "Capture the manor in front. You can do whatever you want. The women and property are all yours, but move faster.
, stop asking others to take the lead!"
The knights agreed loudly, but the foot soldiers still looked indifferent. Those things would not fall on them in the end anyway. They dragged their steps forward in this weather, or fell down somewhere and never got up again.
The only reason for coming is because the swords of the knights hang above their heads.
In such a mood, these stiff soldiers finally landed on the beach. The knights first asked the archers to shoot a wave of rockets into the forest. However, it was not ideal in such weather. The temperature was too low and the bow arms became brittle.
The fire was not easy to catch, as a volley broke many bow strings, and this rain of arrows was only superficial.
But Matthew didn't care about this. He immediately asked the infantry to put into battle formation and advance into the forest. The Tonigel people's defense line loomed outside the manor. The opponent had a well-maintained magic crossbow, which could still be used in such a climate and environment.
To produce lethality two hundred paces away, one can't help but curse the Tonigel people for their luxury.
Sure enough, the sound of bowstrings sounded quickly in front, and several infantrymen walking in the front row fell down. There was an immediate commotion in the team. Matthew cursed secretly when he saw this. However, he was familiar with such situations, and immediately ordered the supervisor
The team stepped forward and stabbed to death a few soldiers who were hesitating before the team reorganized themselves.
Matthew knew very well that there were not many enemies. This was their biggest disadvantage. As long as his side remained stable, the other side would not be able to resist - they had also won the previous battles in this way.
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Sure enough, the Tonigel people began to retreat. Now they still have a defensive column ∵■∵■∵■∵■, m.▽.c→om deep, but their troops are far insufficient. And when the opponent even loses the space to retreat,
Now is the time for the real showdown.
Matthew was confident in this. He saw the somewhat tattered fir-collared emblem flag in the forest retreating continuously. In the end, he didn’t know what happened. Perhaps the flag bearer was killed, and the flag shook and fell.
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"Tonigel's rats have retreated again!" The rebels finally cheered, or rather rejoiced: "They don't dare to be our enemies at all, catch up and kill them!"
This situation is happening repeatedly on the battlefield in the entire Mintai Territory.
The unexpected rebels almost defeated the local defenders in the Mintai Territory who were caught off guard. Except for sporadic resistance, in most places, the Tonigel people continued to retreat, evacuate or even be annihilated.
Matthew turned back and saw that the flags of the southern nobles had also been erected in the direction of Welland. Flags representing occupation were being erected south of the Alder River Beach. The progress of the noble army began to speed up, or it was not as good as the Tonigels.
The resistance is getting weaker and weaker.
"Looks like we're going to win."
He thought so in his heart.
But it was at this time that the noble flag that had just been erected on the mountain in the direction of Welland's Ferry suddenly collapsed.
Matthew happened to see this scene. He saw a knight rushing up the hillside from the other side and cutting down the flag bearer with a sword from the crowd.
Matthew looked at all this with almost astonishment. It must be the cavalry of the Tonigel people, but why do they still have a fighting force here at this time? Instead of retreating backwards, they moved toward the coalition's line.
Launched an attack?
Are these people crazy?
He watched helplessly as one knight after another appeared on the hilltop. The poor private soldiers of the nobles who originally occupied the hilltop were killed without any trace of armor left behind. The knights threw the severed noble flags on the ground with contempt.
Then another flag appeared on the top of the mountain.
The first thing it revealed was just a spear tip, which was engraved with the silver pattern of the sacred lily of Eruin, and then the entire flag jumped up from behind the hill.
Matthew actually narrowed his eyes.
That is not the battle flag of the White Lion Guard.
Nor a fir-collared heraldic flag——
It was a silver, square flag fluttering in the wind. The flag was painted with spike-like textures, and a red ribbon surrounded the silver star and white moon. Under the star and moon was the holy emblem of the Corcova royal family, the silver lily.
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That is the star, moon and lily flag that represents Eruin.
Matthew's heart skipped a beat.
He quickly bit off the grass roots in his mouth and spat it on the ground. He turned around and shouted at his knights: "Complete the team, complete the team, let the spearmen move forward!"
A row of knights appeared on the hill, then a second row, and a third row, and they rushed down the hill in order.
The silver armor sparkled under the daylight, like a silver wave, directly engulfing the noble private soldiers who were fleeing down the hill in panic.
In fact, there was another noble's army separated from here, but after looking at the unlucky man's actions, Matthew understood that they could not save themselves at all, and they could not do anything to help him. He could only pray to those damn fools
Don't do yourself a disservice.
"These Tonigels must be crazy..."
Matthew's mind was in chaos at the moment. He finally realized who his opponent was. They were the White Lion Knights of the Tonigel people. They must have come from the direction of Horta.
But they dared to attack the Allied front line on the Orde River.
The noble knight not far away from him finally reacted and quickly asked his spearmen to turn around and form a team, but it was already too late. The river beach shook, and a rolling silver wave appeared in the distance.
Some people began to scream and retreat. The thin line formed by the remaining spearmen could not stop the terrible army. They were overwhelmed. Matthew saw with his own eyes that the noble knight was knocked off his horse with a shot.
, and then his skull was crushed, his eyeballs mixed with white brain matter flew out, and then fell into a ball of snow.
Their opponents have no mercy and will not hold back because they are nobles. This is completely inconsistent with the rules of Eruin war. Even the undead of Madara will try their best to keep the noble knights alive in the hope that they can be replaced later.
A hefty ransom was obtained.
These people must be demons.
Matthew couldn't help but tremble. For the first time, he felt that his courage was not enough on the battlefield. He almost had a subconscious behavior to retreat at that moment, but the experience accumulated on the battlefield for many years made him sober.
Came over.
You must not retreat at this moment. To retreat is to die.
Several wizards suddenly appeared in the sky. These Sassard wizards in blue robes flew past the sky above him and rushed towards the white lion knights who suddenly appeared - they were Buga people! Matthew's heart
He was relieved for a moment that he was saved, but he had some doubts in his heart. Since when had Buga wizards been monitoring the battlefield in his direction? The response of these Silver People was too fast, and there were four of them at once.
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He had fought with the noble coalition all the way from Gendenel to this point. He had never seen so many Buga wizards appear on the battlefield together. The most time they were dispatched was when they fought against those Valkyrie knights.
On the battlefield, it was said that the battle was earth-shattering, but it was a pity that he just missed that battle.
The scene of four silver wizards joining forces made Matthew's blood boil. Although he knew that the other party looked down on him, a worthless noble knight lord like Eruin, he still felt that he could fight side by side with these powerful beings.
It's a worthwhile trip.
The White Lion Knights had completely torn apart the scattered formation of the noble lord's spearmen in front, like a hot knife cutting through butter, without any hindrance. They continued to move forward, and then engulfed those who turned and fled.
Almost no one was left alive, and the river beach turned into a river of blood in an instant.
The remaining knights of the noble lord roared and rushed forward, but what awaited them was a similar fate. The knights who passed through were more terrifying than imagined, and they were torn to pieces almost in an instant.
Matthew has never seen such a bloody fight. It is said that only on a few battlefields in the Second Holy War, when the two sides were entangled with red eyes, could they achieve a loss ratio of 70% to 80%. As for that kind of 100% loss ratio,
In the First Battle, every soldier who experienced such a nightmare is called a survivor of the long war.
His heart almost trembled with the sound of the opponent's horse hooves, but the wizard above him finally gave him some courage, allowing him to forcefully order his men to stand firm. Perhaps it was the miserable end of the deserters in front that gave him these
When the insensitive private soldiers of the nobles provoked them, no one in Matthew's team finally turned around and retreated. Although the infantry were trembling and their formation was crooked, the counter-charge's triple spear array still gave them a psychological boost.
comfort.
Matthew gasped for air, trying to calm down his nervous mind. Fortunately, his military experience during the Black Rose War finally made him calm down a little.
