In the nameless village, the atmosphere became increasingly tense.
The Horton family's archers kept firing rockets, round after round, until most of the arrows they brought were shot out.
Archers usually carry three barrels of arrows when they go into battle. One barrel is carried on the body and two barrels are carried on the horse. Each barrel only has about ten arrows. In a real fight, these arrows can last for half an hour at most.
It's useless to bring too much, as the archers have no strength left.
As the rockets became increasingly sparse, Kyle Holden had to cling to the simple barrier and stare into the dark night with wide eyes. Because the arcane eyes prepared by the wizards accompanying the army had been exhausted and could no longer provide battlefield information.
It's a cloudy day tonight, with no stars or moon. Human vision is really limited, especially in the dark.
The scar-faced Sack rode out with more than 20 elite men, but disappeared after a while. Kyle Holden was worried that his men would suffer a loss, so he gritted his teeth and called a close confidant from the village's defense line.
"Hall, take a dozen people to follow Sack and protect his flank. I'm worried that the enemy in the dark will launch a sneak attack on him."
Hall was also a strong man, with a face as ugly as a ghost. He stroked his chest and obeyed the order. Without saying anything, he called a group of knights to mount their horses and leave the village, following Sack in front fifty meters behind.
This is mainly to guard against Hugo's light cavalry, which is the biggest headache for the knights of Broken Bridge City. The knights have not yet experienced the strength of the infantry of Cold Wind City.
Such a command arrangement can be considered quite satisfactory. It neither completely defends nor attacks recklessly. The Lord of Holden City has indeed learned his lesson and mustered up his energy to deal with the powerful enemy.
But five hundred meters away, Zhou Qingfeng raised a lightweight Type 62 telescope and took in a panoramic view of the nameless village with its firelight.
The men and horses of Broken Bridge City drove away the villagers, built fortifications, attacked continuously, and cooperated with the offensive and defensive forces. All of this could be seen clearly through the telescope.
Without any arcane magic, Zhou Qingfeng could obtain far more information than his opponents. He even saw Kyle Holden wearing full armor and standing at the roadblock at the entrance of the village to command.
The armor on the chest of this city lord has the family's giant shield symbol, which is very easy to identify.
Compared to the restlessness and panic on the Broken Bridge City side, the Cold Wind City side was much quieter in the darkness. Orders were issued continuously within the link network, and two cavalry squads flanked the scar-faced Sark, and two more cavalry squads intercepted and followed behind.
Hall.
There are twelve members of a small team. After receiving the order, the captain shouted, "You will win with me," he lightly clamped the horse's belly, raised his cavalry sword, and whistled to attack.
The outside of the nameless village seems empty, but in fact the area where horses can gallop is very limited. The broken and potholed fields are not suitable for fast sprinting, and only a few flatter roads allow horses to accelerate.
The carriages of the infantry regiment came through the road, and the "Panshi" battalion was blocked at the narrow intersection. Mahan led the troops to attack with his usual fearless spirit, and withstood the enemy's first wave of offensive.
But no one is confident that we can withstand the second wave.
The infantry of Cold Wind City did not master any advanced combat skills, and only relied on magic gems such as the 'shield' spell to compete with the regular knights who had been trained for many years.
But the 'shield' will be weakened during the battle, and its duration is limited. But now we have to fight even if we can't. The commanders are in front of the formation, and no one is allowed to retreat.
Sark's wave of heavy cavalry attacks failed, and he turned his horse's head to attack the opponent's rear. At the same time, two teams of Coldwind City light cavalry suddenly accelerated and rushed over from the darkness.
"Damn it. How did these light cavalry come by such a coincidence?"
The scar-faced Sack cursed in his heart. He was slowing down as he led the team around. Once the heavy cavalry loses speed, it will be like a target standing still.
The light cavalry arrived just by chance. The darkness allowed them to appear concealed, and launched an attack from the side and rear of the enemy's heavy cavalry. More than twenty steel sabers were raised slightly, and they slashed past.
The cavalry officer leading the team did not forget to shout loudly - "enchantment".
Enchanting weapons adds magical power to the equipment, just like adding a sharp edge that can pull out bright white light.
Twenty-four sabers and twenty-four rays of light slashed at Sark's heavy horsemen in a breath.
These elites of the Horton family had just thrown their weapons at Mahan's heavy infantry. The poor killing effect was enough to make them angry. The sudden appearance of a light cavalry with high morale behind them made them feel dead.
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The ferocious Sac's heartbeat was so fast that he drew out his spare long knife and turned around to face the incoming enemy in an extremely unfavorable posture.
The bright white sword light illuminated the faces of the incoming Qingqi, and young faces rushed to Sac. The cavalry sword slashed forward with fierce energy.
Zhou Qingfeng tried to be as simple as possible in training his troops, without using any tricks, and just went to the battlefield with all his might. This was true for his infantry, and the same was true for the cavalry.
One strike with the knife, and it's a life-and-death contest.
Sark's horse was still slowing down and turning, and it was even more difficult to turn around to fight. He used all his strength to pour into the blade body, and the sword light also lit up.
The two swords collided.
The young-faced rookie gained a huge advantage by using his horse's speed. He struck with a sharp knife and ran away.
Sark felt a huge force coming from the blade, and relied on his strong body to withstand it. However, the first Qingqiu rushed past, and the second Qingqi held the cavalry sword horizontally in the same way, and another sword light struck at him.
More than twenty heavy cavalrymen were continuously attacked by light cavalry from tail to head.
Not every knight has the strength of Scar Sark, and many of them were hit in the first blow. Even if they had the same strength as Sark, they would not be able to withstand a series of attacks like peeling an onion.
The light cavalry in Cold Wind City don't have any special fighting skills. They just hold the cavalry sword horizontally and rely on the speed and power brought by the horses, as well as the sharpness brought by the 'enchanted weapons', to rush past.
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Scarface Sark was in the leading position of the heavy cavalry. He didn't care about the first blow, but felt annoyed by the second blow, and realized something was wrong after the third blow.
But the light cavalry behind them seemed not to be afraid of death and continued to attack.
When the armor on his body was damaged by a knife, Sack finally realized that he could not withstand such continuous attacks. He quickly turned over and fell to the side of the horse to avoid subsequent attacks.
Unfortunately, Sack encountered not less than one or two opponents.
Seeing their opponents evade, the light cavalry that followed became even more unscrupulous. They focused on the enemy's heavy cavalry commander, and six or seven cavalry swords flashed in their breaths with sword gleams.
Sac grabbed the saddle and hid on the other side of the horse. The horse was unlucky for him. The horse's side was struck continuously, its intestines were broken, and the laces of the saddle and stirrup were also cut off.
The war horse neighed because of the heavy damage and struggled to escape. Sark fell to the ground dizzily. When he opened his eyes, he saw a wave of running horse legs trampling on him.
It was extremely unwise to stand up at this moment, so Sark could only lie half on his side, holding his head in his hands, hoping for better luck.
The horses' hooves hit the ground, neighing and screaming, and there were endless screams. The horses running at high speed blew up whirlwinds. Sack, who fell to the ground, felt that his thigh was suddenly hit, followed by sharp pain like tearing.
A war horse of about half a ton stepped on Sark in fright. The hoof went down and the scar-faced man's leg was broken.
Under the severe pain, Sack had to hold his thigh and scream. He raised his head and looked around, only to see his horse lying not far away, bleeding all over the ground.
In the blink of an eye, half of the elite heavy cavalry that followed the attack fell.
A knight was hacked to death, and his body fell off the saddle. But one of his feet was still in a stirrup. The horse dragged the owner's body and ran a few steps in the dark in a daze.
As for the rookie Qingqi just now, I don’t know where they went.
The fighting was raging on the battlefield, and Sack knew that he couldn't miss the opportunity. He gritted his teeth and got up from the ground, dragging his broken leg to lead the horse. He untied the body of the dead knight and even identified the other party's identity.
"What a pity, this guy's beautiful wife is going to be widowed. That woman is usually as holy as a saint, I don't know who got an advantage." Sak spit, endured the pain, mounted his horse, and fled quickly.
Today's attack was really a disaster. The heavy infantry in Cold Wind City are quite tenacious, and the light cavalry's ability to handle fighters is a bit unexpected.
The scar-faced Sark shook the reins and thought about going back and immediately telling the city lord that it was better not to take the initiative in this dark night, but to defend the village.
The horse ran but didn't take a few steps. A sharp arrow shot out of the darkness and hit Sak's back. The sharp arrow even penetrated his armor and penetrated his heart.
Scarface Sark, who had just mounted his horse, fell again and flopped down.
In the darkness, the half-elf archer of the Cold Wind City hunting team raised the long bow in his hand and boasted to Adrian: "See? This is real archery."
Adrian looked at the portable light crossbow in his hand, which had an effective range of only about ten meters, and sighed, "It will be great when the light crossbow can shoot up to a hundred meters."