According to the battle plan, Reggie should have fled back to Shattering Snow City immediately after the bull charged at the cavalry.
But Reggie didn't run away now.
Because he didn't know the situation on the top of the city, if he ran back rashly now, he would probably be shot to death by Gwen's guards.
Reggie's guess was correct. When he saw the angry bull charging towards the prince's army, the furious Gwen immediately gave the order.
"This stupid fanatic!" Gwen yelled at Thane: "Take your people, along with my guards, kill all the thugs here, then rush out and capture Reginald Victor alive. I want
Cut off his limbs with your own hands, and then hang his body on the gravel until he turns into dried meat!"
When Sarn walked down the watchtower with his followers, it was still calm under the city wall. The militiamen didn't seem to know what was happening outside the city. Under the supervision of the guards, they squatted together honestly and didn't seem to resist.
intention.
Sarn called Gwen's guard captain and whispered: "Take your weapons and kill them all, and do it quickly."
The guard captain lowered his head, his face covered by a huge iron helmet.
He did not give any response to Sann's words.
Sarn slightly increased his voice. He suspected that the guard captain's ears were not very good: "I know there are a lot of them, but they have no weapons. You go and kill Jarvan Gusta first, and then bring his head."
, without that stupid knight, this rabble doesn’t know how to fight at all.”
Sarn pointed to the stone pillar under the city wall. Jarvan Gusta should have been tied to the pillar, but his figure seemed a bit strange.
Sann frowned and looked carefully for a long time. What was tied to the pillar was not Jarvan Gusta, but a tree stump. This tree stump was very straight and somewhat similar to Jarvan's tall and straight figure.
A chill filled his heart, and Sarn's eyes returned to the guard captain standing in front of him.
The other party raised his head, and a familiar face appeared under the shadow.
He is indeed the captain of the guard, but not Gwen's captain of the guard.
He is Erwin, the captain of the guard of Lord Shattered Snow City.
The surrounding guards turned around and looked at Sarn together. They were not Gwen's guards, but the guards of the Lord of Shattered Snow City.
The militiamen squatting on the ground showed ferocious smiles. They had been acting just now.
Erwin's father was once a guard of Victor V. In the guard profession, it is common for sons to inherit their father's legacy.
But Erwin's grandfather was not a guard, but the most famous assassin in the North. After failing to assassinate Victor IV, he was recruited and became Viscount Victor's general.
Erwin learned many assassination skills from his grandfather. These skills made him well aware of assassins' methods, and also allowed him to save the life of Victor V many times, thus becoming the captain of the guard.
Now these skills have new uses.
He assassinated Gwen's guard captain in the shortest possible time, and with the help of others, he quietly assassinated most of the guards.
The only ones left to deal with now are the dozens of followers around Sarn. Although these followers are very skilled, Erwin knows them very well. They are not as loyal as the guards, and they will not sacrifice their lives for Sarn.
In extreme panic, Thane pointed at Erwin and shouted: "Catch him!"
Before he finished speaking, Erwin raised his hand and punched Sarn to the ground, pulled out his long sword and pierced Sarn's left leg, nailing him to the ground.
"This sword is given to you for Tyre! The rest will be settled with you later by the lord!"
Erwin led the guards to rush towards Sarn's retinue, and the unarmed militiamen also rushed forward. Fierce hand-to-hand combat began. Seeing the situation under the watchtower, Gwen realized that the situation was not good, but when he went to
Looking outside the city, I realized that the prince's situation might be even worse.
…
Whether in his previous life or in this life, this was the first war that Reggie experienced. He made very careful arrangements for the war, but there were inevitably some omissions.
For example, Reggie did not consider the opponent's combat status.
The prince is here to accept surrender. His main purpose is to humiliate his opponent as much as possible. The purpose of the soldiers is to burn, kill and loot as much as possible to take advantage. In short, everyone wants to have fun and no one really wants to fight.
So when the bull rushed over, the cavalry did not take any precautions and were scattered in an instant.
In addition, Reggie did not consider the bull's fighting ability.
The cattle living in the north have some genes from the giant cattle in the north. The bulls sent by Old Hill each weighed four thousand pounds, while the war horses of the Bayer Kingdom each weighed less than two thousand pounds.
weight.
In terms of speed, bulls cannot compare with war horses, but in terms of combat effectiveness, these twenty bulls can form a crushing advantage in local areas. According to Reggie's estimate, at least fifty cavalrymen died under the horns of the bulls.
, and the frightened war horses turned around and rushed towards the infantry behind them. Under the joint impact of the war horses and bulls, the originally solid infantry formation was also scattered.
Reggie not only underestimated the fighting power of Niu, but he also seriously underestimated the fighting power of Shattering Snow City's cavalry. They had experience in sneak attacks before and achieved victory.
Now that the enemy was in chaos, the cavalry began to fight calmly.
Su Lit was the first to draw the crossbow and hit the trebuchet with only two arrows.
There was no crossbow in Decto's wine barrel. He was not good at mounted shooting. There was a spear hidden in his wine barrel. He found a relatively hidden place and threw the spear out. The spear landed accurately.
It was caught on the long arm of the trebuchet, and the distance between it and the black powder loaded on the trebuchet was less than two feet.
After succeeding, Sulit and Decto set up a whistle and led the cavalry to decisively escape.
Reggie also had to escape, there wasn't much time left for him.
What he didn't expect was that he seriously overestimated Prince Sean's commanding ability.
The prince's horse was knocked over by a bull. Under the protection of the guards, he barely managed to save his life. If he could calm down at this time and command the soldiers to kill all the bulls, the situation might turn around.
But the furious prince directly ordered to fire black powder at Broken Snow City.
The panicked soldiers hurriedly fired black powder at Shattered Snow City, and the flaming fireball flew into the city like a meteor, followed by a deafening explosion.
The prince's choice was very stupid. A wave of black powder alone could not destroy Shattering Snow City, but the huge explosion made the bull and the horse become even more frantic in fear.
The situation fell into complete chaos, and Old Hill uttered a strange spell in the chaos.
"To detao,emiu paipus."
Reggie couldn't understand the meaning of the spell, but he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
The bulls' movements became uniform. They bypassed the fleeing crowd and pounced directly on the enemy's trebuchet.
Although most of the bulls died under the enemy's swords and axes, one bull still hit the trebuchet with a wine barrel.
This is no longer a question of war, but a question of common sense.
The oil barrel about to explode hit the explosive. What do you think the result will be?
Reggie spread his legs and ran as hard as he could on the mountain road. The guards had fled far away, and the cavalry had fled even further. Judging from the current situation, they still didn't care much about the life and death of the lord.
The first explosion sounded, and a turbulent air flow sent Reggie directly into the air.
Only now did Reggie realize that he had made a mistake. He underestimated the power of kerosene.
This is fire oil that can blow up castles. It is the last weapon left by the Victor family for generations.
This was not the ordinary fuel he had seen in his previous life, but a terrifying substance that could instantly create temperatures of thousands of degrees.
When the kerosene and black powder exploded together, the entire hillside trembled.
Reggie was lucky. If he had fallen directly on the mountain trail, at least a few of his bones would have been broken.
A bull that was killed by the explosion remained under Reggie, giving Reggie good protection and buffer.
When Reggie opened his eyes, all kinds of minced meat and internal organs fell from the sky. It was impossible to tell which ones were from humans, which were from cows and horses.
The second wave of explosions followed, and Reggie was pushed far away by the air wave again. He hugged his head tightly and kept his body close to the ground. He felt that his physical condition was terrible. If he was hit by the shock wave again
, his internal organs are likely to rupture. With the current medical level, this is undoubtedly equivalent to an early declaration of death.
But lying on the ground all the time is not an option. Don't expect the explosion to kill all the enemies. As long as there are remaining enemies alive, they may be chopped into pieces at any time.
After the third explosion, Reggie stood up and continued running. This time the interval between explosions was longer. Reggie ran up the mountain road for more than 800 feet. When the fourth explosion sounded, Reggie fell to the ground.
, this time he only felt the tremor of the earth, but not the shock wave. As far as the source of the explosion was concerned, this distance was considered safe.
But when he got up, he discovered that the danger didn't just come from explosions.
Two figures appeared in front of him, one was the cavalry captain Butcher with an elder bull head, and the other was the prince Sean with a burnt face.
"Reggie the guinea pig, you are stupider than I thought," the furious Sean's eyes were on fire, "Do you know what you did? Do you know what you are going to face? I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill them all.
For all living things in Broken Snow City, I will hang your head on the city wall. I will let you dry, but I will not let you rot. I will let everyone who passes through Broken Snow City see the price of offending the prince.
What is it!"
Reggie covered his right chest and looked hurt.
Like the guards, he also hid a short knife near his chest.
"Now, Reggie the guinea pig," Sean yelled, "get down on your knees and lick my boots clean!"
Butcher raised his spear, pointed at Reggie and said, "Do as your Highness says, and I will let you die quickly, or I will cut off your flesh piece by piece."
Reggie looked back and saw that the raging flames had completely engulfed the mountainside. Screams and wails could be faintly heard in his ears, but no soldiers were willing to rush forward to support their prince.
Maybe he is not a popular lord, but the situation of this prince is not much better than his own.
"Reggie the guinea pig, I made you kneel down and lick my boots! Did you hear that?" Sean roared hysterically.
"Shit Sean," Reggie laughed, "you're an idiot, you know that?"
Another explosion sounded, and the violent tremors made people unable to stand on their feet. Reggie pulled out the short knife from his arms, stepped forward and threw Sean down.
As a nobleman, Reggie had learned some fighting skills. He knew that it was impossible to defeat the cavalry captain with these skills, but he might be able to draw the prince as his support.
Reggie stabbed Sean in the shoulder. Sean, who was in severe pain, did not make any resistance and was thrown to the ground by Reggie while wailing. Butcher did not expect Reggie's action at all. He raised his
Spear, but did not dare to take action hastily for fear of hurting Sean who was struggling with Reggie.
It wasn't until Reggie gained the upper hand and pinned Prince Sean down that Butcher aimed his spear at Reggie's back.
Reggie knew he was about to die. Under the firelight, he could see Butcher's shadow.
Reggie was afraid of death, but he had no choice. He had tried his best. This was the best result he could achieve.
Sean was still struggling desperately. What Reggie had to do now was to stab Sean's neck with the short knife before Butcher's spear fell.
At that moment, time seemed to stand still, and a strange spell sounded in Reggie's ears again.
Was it an auditory hallucination?
"emiu paipus!"
This voice is so real. Is old Hill still nearby?
The momentary distraction caused Reggie to make a big mistake. Butcher's spear stabbed Reggie in the back of the heart first.
The moment the spear touched his back, a strong bull knocked Butcher away. Butcher flew at least thirty feet, and the huge impact directly knocked him unconscious.
Judging from this situation, the legend about the Cow Eater is probably just a lie.
Looking at the raging bull, Reggie and Sean were a little at a loss.
The bull stepped forward and crushed Sean's arm, then lay on Reggie's body, pinning both of them underneath him.
At the same time, the most violent explosion began, and seven trebuchets flew into the sky with countless corpses.