Bai Xiaowen led the army not far when he heard the rapid sound of horse hoofbeats.
Lord Cecilia of the White Rose, riding a tall white horse with a rustling pure white cloak, caught up with Bai Xiaowen.
"Dio, what do you mean?" Cecilia said coldly, "His Royal Highness is trapped and the situation is critical. Why don't you go to the rescue? You ordered the third line of defense to take a circuitous route. Do you want to retreat?"
"My order is based on the judgment of the battlefield situation," Bai Xiaowen thought for a while and decided to make it clear to Cecilia, "Do you think the Remnant Vanguard Army can really defeat Prince Nicholas?"
Cecilia frowned.
Bai Xiaowen explained: "Right now, the main force of the remnants has not arrived yet. If even a vanguard army can defeat the most elite imperial legion of Black Rock Fortress, this battle will not need to be fought... Based on my judgment, His Highness the Prince must
If we have a backhand, the vanguard army of the survivors will be defeated in this battle."
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued: "So, we will now go back to the enemy's rear, ambush in difficult terrain, and cut off their return... When they are defeated and flee north, we will kill them all in one battle.
Annihilate.”
Bai Xiaowen still hid a word.
The second main mission [War at Black Rock] requires the defense of Black Rock Fortress for ten days.
The strength of the Baishi Army under Bai Xiaowen is probably only a few tenths of the entire battle, and this is in terms of numbers. If we look at the strength, the proportion will be reduced to less than one percent... In other words, Baishi
The military's influence on the overall "general trend" is very weak.
This shows in disguise that the human coalition forces in Black Rock Fortress have certain strength and can persist for at least several days under the attack of the remaining forces... If even the vanguard army cannot fight and collapse at the first touch, no matter how high Bai Xiaowen is,
Even if there are two levels, it is impossible to reverse the trend.
The rules of the spirit world will not generate impossible tasks. Of course, this is off-site information, and Bai Xiaowen cannot explain it clearly.
Cecilia said coldly: "I don't agree with your judgment, I only believe in my own eyes."
This is the result of information asymmetry. Although Bai Xiaowen believed 100% in his own judgment, he could not convince Cecilia. Of course, this is also related to Bai Xiaowen's low reputation in the human coalition. If he gets reverence or even adoration,
With his reputation, I believe Cecilia also has to weigh the weight of his words.
"In the name of the commander of the third line of defense, I order the 19th Infantry Square to follow my orders and move in in a roundabout way!" Bai Xiaowen said in a deep voice, "Ms. Cecilia, please execute the order."
"A mere baron who relies on his ancestors dares to be so presumptuous!" Cecilia snorted again, holding back her harsher words, "I only obey the prince's orders. His last order was...to charge the entire army.
!”
Lord Julien followed up on horseback and said, "Don't be impulsive. We are all well-educated nobles. If you have anything to say, speak it out..."
However, Cecilia even looked down upon Lord Julien, turned her horse's head, and left without any intention of continuing the conversation.
"Brother, I heard everything you just said..." Lord Julien smiled, "I have to admit that what you said makes some sense, but it goes against the prince's order. I think we should proceed with caution, right? Don't ask for merit.
Just ask for no fault."
Bai Xiaowen shook his head: "The fighter plane is fleeting, how can we wait for military orders? If you don't want to go, then stay, let's go!"
"Hey, hey... wait a minute," Lord Julien stopped Bai Xiaowen, "Young people are impatient. Let's do this. I will give you the most elite cavalry team under my command. This is my direct guard, a total of twenty
People are just elites. Instead of fighting on the battlefield with that bunch of mud-legged recruits, it is better to dispatch them to your men and retreat together, and still survive."
"...Don't you want to finish the team as soon as possible so that you can return to Black Rock City?"
"Hey, I'm talking about the newly recruited untouchables. Those guys whose legs weaken when they hear the sound of drums, living is a waste of rations. These twenty cavalry are different, they are my treasures." Lord Julien said.
"...I stress again, I am going to the enemy's rear, not retreating," Bai Xiaowen said, "Your precious cavalry may be damaged, or if you are unlucky, the whole army may be annihilated."
"Hahaha, I understand, I understand, turning around, turning in, not retreating!" Lord Julien laughed, "Well, if you really guessed it, you intercepted the escape route of the remnant vanguard army in advance, that would be a great achievement
One piece, it’s worth spending all my cavalry troops..."
Bai Xiaowen was a little in awe.
Lord Julien muttered again: "I happen to be able to share some merit, and it will be more honorable to return to Black Rock City..."
"..."
Bringing twenty cavalrymen under Lord Julien, Bai Xiaowen ordered the whole army to take a circuitous route and leave the battlefield from the side. According to his memory of the terrain map of northern Xinjiang, he quickly selected a place called Black Iron fifty miles north of Black Rock City.
The dangerous terrain of the gorge.
…
In front of Black Rock City, the battle is still fierce.
Prince Nicholas is in trouble, which makes the nine northern lords on the three lines of defense (there are eight left now) very anxious. If Prince Nicholas makes a mistake, how should they explain to the Plantagenet Empire? There will be no way out at that time.
Already.
Therefore, even though the elite survivors were strong, the Human Northern Xinjiang United Army still pushed forward despite massive losses.
The troll headhunters and half-orc spearmen who were fighting against the human Northern Xinjiang United Army, under the loud scolding and orders of the vanguard commander Kelman, also tried their best to withstand the opponent's advance without giving any chance.
A chance for the Human Northern Xinjiang United Army to rescue Prince Nicholas.
Cecilia fired real fire and once again ordered the archers to shoot indiscriminately. The rain of arrows simultaneously harvested the lives of both enemy and friendly soldiers. And she herself led dozens of white-armored knights to charge in a sharp arrow formation.
At the beginning, the cavalry charge was overwhelming. But in the blink of an eye, the vanguard commander Kelman sent out a group of stone-armored dragon knights to stop Cecilia's charge.
The stone-armored lizard knight has a strong defense, like a thick city wall blocking the front, preventing any conflict.
Losing their speed advantage, Cecilia's cavalry was surrounded by troll headhunters, and several of them were pulled off their horses.
Cecilia swung her bowstring and strangled a troll headhunter. A hurricane rain of arrows cleared the road behind her, and she finally led her army to break out of the siege. Looking back at the white-armored knights around her, she realized that they were actually less close.
Ten.
Cecilia's heart was bleeding, but she gritted her teeth and said, "Keep rushing!"
Julien on the side advised: "Let's forget it. Those barbarians riding on stone-armored monitor lizards are as hard as stones in a cesspit. It's impossible for us, a motley crew, to rush through them."
Indeed, it was not only Cecilia who was hindered. The advancement of other units of the Human Northern Xinjiang Alliance also came to a standstill, and they got into a fight with the enemy's Stone Armored Lizard Knights.
Cecilia was not a fool, and she did not give the order to continue charging. Instead, she drew her bow and arrows, and began to take advantage of a long-range leader-level powerhouse. Arrow after arrow, harvesting the lives of the elite soldiers of the Remnant Alliance.
This method of warfare was obviously familiar to the soldiers under her command. Dozens of white-armored knights surrounded her, some skilled in archery in the inner circle, who also started shooting; while heavy-armored knights guarded the outside.
The infantry archers around him, according to Cecilia's order, launched a projectile at the Stone Armored Lizard Knights, which had the largest target. Although the single damage was limited, there were more of them, and so did these elite Lizard Knights with amazing defense.
Unbearable.
However, Cecilia and Julien's eyes were still full of worry when they looked at the enemy camp.
The enemy ignored the casualties on the frontal battlefield and concentrated the elite and leader-level men on the flanks to attack Prince Nicholas. It was obvious that he was treating Nicholas as a big fish. As long as Nicholas was captured and killed, even if everyone died on the frontal battlefield, he would still make a lot of money.
Because the Allied Forces of the Survivors had only a small force on the front battlefield.
At this moment, behind Nicholas, a yellow flag suddenly rose and waved in the wind.
Immediately afterwards, a terrifying wave of energy came from the direction of Black Rock City. The ground was roaring and shaking, and the sky was covered with clouds!
A figure wearing a red robe slowly flew into the sky. The red bishop's robe on his body seemed to be inflated and made a hunting sound!
Dazzling rays of light shot out from below and focused on him, illuminating him like a man of light.
Such a blinding light and shadow effect played an 82-point pretense effect. Both warring parties, whether they were the survivors or the human coalition, stopped and stared dumbfounded at the "light man" rising into the sky.
From the dazzling light, one could vaguely see that he was a tall old man. He was holding a luminous code of law in his left hand and reading it loudly. His voice was like a bell, which could be heard clearly by the entire battlefield.
"In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. The earth was void and formless, and darkness lay over the abyss. The Spirit of God was moving on the water, and God said: Let there be light. And there was light..."
Accompanied by the sound of reading, the old man in red robe raised his hand with difficulty, as if carrying a huge weight, slowly rising inch by inch.
"...God saw that the light was good, and divided the light from the darkness."
"God called the light day, and the darkness he called night..."
"...There is night and there is morning. This is...the first day..."
When the last word came out of his mouth, the old man in red robe also pointed his finger to the top of his head.
The dark clouds were densely covered, and suddenly it was like a sharp sword piercing the clouds, and the skylight poured down, directly covering the camp of the survivors!
The stone-armored lizard knights, wolf cavalry, orc spearmen, troll headhunters... and even the leaders of the remnant vanguard were all shrouded in light.
In an instant, countless miserable howls sounded, and this holy light shone on the survivors, but it was like the torture of being fried in a frying pan. Every second, their health points dropped rapidly!
The light fell on the bodies of the Human Alliance soldiers, but it was soft and warm. Not only were their health points slowly recovering, but their wounds were also slowly healing.
After a few seconds, the light dissipated, and the dark clouds in the sky disappeared without a trace. The old man in red robe, whose whole body was shrouded in light, also fell helplessly into the city.
However, the situation on the battlefield has completely changed.
The human alliance army's health points were full, their morale was at the peak, and they roared and launched a charge.
In the Vanguard Army of the Remnants, all ordinary template soldiers who are illuminated by the light, such as half-orc peons, etc., are directly purified. Even if those elite soldiers survive, they are all injured. In severe cases, their health value is even less than half, and they are also
Added a bad status that reduces all attributes by half.
"Withdraw troops!"
Kelman, the commander of the Remnant Vanguard Army, roared at the top of his lungs. As an old orc who has experienced many battles, he knew very well that fleeing was not a shameful thing, as long as he could retain the fire of these elite soldiers and wait until he reunited with the main force.
, can still make a comeback!
Boom, boom, boom!
Kelman beat the war drum and activated another leader skill, Inspire! The attack speed of the entire army increased by 15%, and the movement speed increased by 30%! Of course, he activated this skill in the hope of retreating faster, and the counterattack was
Doesn't exist.
As the horn sounded passionately, Prince Nicholas smashed the head of a giant lizard knight with a heavy hammer, and ordered the entire army to charge to pursue the remaining coalition forces in order to expand the victory.
"Come on, justice will prevail!"
"Praise the Holy Light! Long live the Holy Light!"
The lords of the Northern Xinjiang United Army, as if they had been given a shot of blood, led their troops to follow in the footsteps of Prince Nicholas and rush over.
"Hey, that guy is really what I expected," Lord Julien slapped his thigh, ordered his infantry to charge, and turned back to find Cecilia, "What are you doing standing still? Charge quickly, don't let those barbarians run away.
"
Cecilia frowned slightly, pointed her bow and arrow, and led by her white-armored cavalry, many archers rushed over.
However, Cecilia herself was a little disinterested. For a moment, she couldn't believe this fact and was stunned for a long time.
"That little boy...really guessed it right?"
Lord Julien did not charge with the army. He regarded his own life as very important, so he stayed where he was and said, "Yes, he guessed it right. Hehe, there is something good going on now. I hope he can come back alive."
...The group of savages retreated very decisively, and many elites escaped. With the speed of the Imperial Legion, I’m afraid they won’t be able to catch up.”
Cecilia quickly understood: "Yes, although he correctly judged the direction of the battle and laid an ambush in advance, but... whether he can survive the defeat of the United Remnant Army depends on whether he has the strength.
.Is it still too late for us to send reinforcements now?"
Lord Julien shook his head: "Go and report to His Highness the Prince first."
…
Prince Nicholas' blue armor was covered in blood, and his originally handsome face had a sinister aura, but most of it was the blood of his enemies.
"Pursue, pursue! Kill them all!"
Prince Nicholas wielded the war hammer to boost the morale of the entire army. However, the enemy was blessed with the Encouragement State after all, and the survivors were all elites. They ran extremely fast, and the farther they chased, the farther away they were.