It is not like the warriors of the Western Army have never fought against knights. They saw the other knights cutting down several of their own comrades but showed no intention of backing down.
Instead, they quickly changed formations under the cover of several sword players. It was clear that the Fran Army had a numerical advantage, but it was forcibly separated by the Western Army. In a small area, a situation was formed in which the Western Army fought with more and fewer.
Many of the Fran Army were pushed to the outside and unable to enter the battle.
"Chi!"
A knight from the Fran Army once again killed a sword player from the Western Army. Although the opponent was carrying a shield and cooperated flawlessly with several sword players, he still couldn't withstand the crushing force of the knight-level master and his fighting spirit.
After the full force was attached to the knight's sword, the thick wooden shields covered with iron were directly split in half under the full force of the slash. No matter how well the sword players of the Western Border Army cooperated, they could not protect themselves.
.
These church knights were much stronger than ordinary noble knights. After breaking through the siege of the sword players of the Western Army, they caused several casualties to the Western Army with a single sweep of their long swords.
It's just that the Western Army is far more difficult than these church knights expected. These Western Army, who can compete with the orcs' heavy armored warriors, were not at all intimidated by the knights' methods. Instead, they quickly stepped on the corpses of their companions.
To fill the gap just now, all tactical actions seemed to have become instinctive, without considering the issue of their own safety. This is their ability developed by fighting in the desert of the Western Border. It is not at all like the Fran Army who only rely on training and low-intensity battles.
The trained soldiers can compare.
From the perspective of the knight Franjun, the sword players and spearmen of the Western Army seemed to be coming in a steady stream. Just as he had just killed several sword players who besieged him and was preparing to lead his men to kill the rebels.
In the formation of the Western Border Army, several spearmen who were originally hiding behind the sword player reacted immediately and stabbed him fiercely with several spears. The knight was forced to withdraw his sword and retreat, and swept away the long sword diagonally.
A few spear heads were fired, but in this moment of delay, the sword player of the Western Border Army came forward again, leaving him no chance to breathe.
This church knight had no choice but to repeat his old tricks and activate his fighting spirit with all his strength. To cut through these large shields required a lot of fighting spirit. After going back and forth several times, the knights of the church did not dare to use their fighting spirit easily to try to break through the Western Army.
The formation is out of shape, so we can only lead people to try to stabilize our own front.
It's just that the French Army has exhausted its skills, but the Western Army has not fully exerted its strength. The commander of the Western Army Flag Captain, who is leading the troops in the distance, is sitting on a horse and has a clear view of the battle ahead. After discovering that the opponent's knights can still only cause damage,
After being unable to break through the formation, he smiled with satisfaction, and then gave instructions to the deputy on the side.
"You will be in charge of the outer blockade later. Don't let any of these Rising Sun Sect thieves out!"
"Yes, sir!"
"People from the first and second cities follow me!"
"Yes, sir!"
The banner commander of the Western Border Army personally led more than a thousand men who had recharged their strength, and rushed in through the gap opened by the vanguard camp selection. The Western Border Army did not lack knights, and the banner commander was an expert at the knight level. He was just using
They are not as rough and passive as the French Army. The knights of the Western Army often know better how to save energy and how to maximize their combat power.
At this time, the knights' fighting spirit on the side of Fran's army had been exhausted, but apart from causing a small number of casualties to the Western Border Army, no breakthrough results were achieved.
As soon as the masters and freshmen of the Western Army joined in, it immediately had the final say. The knights of the Western Army almost effortlessly defeated the few knights of the Fran Army who had been fighting for a long time. Two of them were near the Earldom of Fran.
The Viscount, dressed in gorgeous equipment, still couldn't resist the sharp swordsmanship of the knights of the Western Army, and was chopped to the ground in a few blows.
Then the knights of the Western Border Army led their soldiers to quickly break through the front line just organized by the Fran Army. The formation that they had just managed to maintain was immediately overwhelmed. Especially the flag captain of the Western Border Army brandished a two-handed sword.
The crowd started slashing and killing more than a dozen people in a row. These fanatical believers were so scared that they did not dare to approach.
"As expected of the Western Border Army."
The aristocratic alliance watching the battle actually has good private military capabilities of some families. At least they are stronger than the kingdom's local garrison, and some are even stronger than some of the regular legions stationed in the south. However, compared with the elites of the Western Border Army, they are
There was no comparison at all, and the thought that even such an elite army was defeated in front of the orcs cast a shadow on the hearts of these nobles.
However, no matter how these nobles evaluated the combat power of the Western Army and the Fran Army, the leader of the Western Army Flag Captain himself was still a little surprised by the performance of the Fran Army.
Although the opponent's front line has been smashed to pieces by the Western Army, and has basically been divided. It only needs one bite to eat, but the opponent is able to deserve defeat. It is clear that even the knight-level officers have been killed.
Most of the ordinary soldiers still persisted, and some even shouted slogans that made the officers of the Western Border Army extremely disgusted.
"The rising sun is eternal!"
"The rising sun is eternal!"
"Since you like eternity so much, then I will give you eternity. Only death is the real eternity!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
Several knight-level officers of the Western Army stopped sparing any effort after dealing with the opponent's knight-level masters, and used all their strength to activate their fighting spirit to inflict maximum damage on the soldiers of the Fran Army.
Finally, after losing more than half of the soldiers of the Fran Army and all the backbone forces were cleared by the Western Army, they began to collapse. After all, these soldiers were not all fanatical believers. The terror of life and death can sometimes overwhelm the power of faith. In part,
The soldiers escaped from the escape route deliberately left by the Western Army, and some soldiers of the Fran Army even escaped from the camp all the way.
Just leaving the camp is not a way out, it's just a matter of dying a little later. The flag commander of the Western Border Army initially gave an order to kill without mercy. The soldiers of the Western Border Army who had been prepared outside easily harvested the lives of these defeated soldiers.
Not a ripple was made at all.
In the camp, the resistance of the Fran Army was completely broken down. Bishop Als, who had just taken over the command, was neatly defeated by the Western Army without even issuing a few orders. He still doesn't even understand where he went wrong.
, but unfortunately his command is still clear-cut, and he can't be said to have much experience, but he is still qualified. It's just that the Western Army, from soldiers to officers, is several levels better than them.
"Chi!"
"boom!"
When the flag commander of the Western Border Army brandished his sword and fought in front of him, Als no longer tried to command the army that had completely collapsed into chaos. He drew out his sword and made a last-ditch effort.
As a bishop-level figure of the Rising Sun Cult, Als's strength should not be underestimated. He is a real master of knights. Among the thousands of people in the Fran Army, there are two masters of the knight level, Count Fran and Bishop of Als.
With several knight-level masters, this configuration is definitely far beyond the standard.
"boom!"
But as soon as the two of them fought, Als quickly fell into a disadvantage. Several knights of the Western Army did not know martial ethics and would not give Als a chance to fight with their superiors. Just when their flag captain and Als fought
After a few moves, they all followed and joined the siege.
Ars was soon besieged to death. In addition to consuming some fighting spirit, no one was injured in the whole process.
With the death of Ars, the battle in the entire Fran Army camp was completely over. The corpses were left in the front camp. Most of them were corpses of Fran Army soldiers. Only a small number of Western Army soldiers died in the battle.
"Qiang."
"Clean the battlefield and treat the wounded soldiers."
"Send someone to report to the Duke of Ross that the French army has been suppressed and no one has escaped."
"Yes, sir!"
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Here, the Western Border Army cleared out the church's infiltrated internal forces with overwhelming force. On the other hand, Richard was still discussing the defense of Longxing Pass with Duke Ross. Unknowingly, Richard had become the top figure in the kingdom.
First, the Duke of Ross must also respect Richard's suggestions.
"Your Excellency Richard, the Longxingguan defense line is very deep. It consists of at least three lines of defense. There are also some open and dark fortresses hidden in the middle. The orcs are not able to capture it so easily."
Humans have been operating Longxi Pass for many years. Of course, it cannot be just a thin line of defense. There are many twists and turns inside. Except for high-level generals, other soldiers who have been stationed at Longxi Pass for a long time are only familiar with their own defense areas.
and nearby areas, the overall layout of Longxingguan is strictly controlled within the scope of knowledge.
Now Richard is considered one of the few people who is qualified to know the complete picture of Longxingguan's defense line. Not to mention Richard's status, his performance in the previous battles has also proved Richard's reliability.
After learning the full picture of Longxingguan from Duke Ross, Richard had to lament the completeness of the entire defense system. With the existing technology and productivity, it would be difficult for Richard to arrange the existing defenses at Longxingguan.
On the basis of playing with it, flowers came out.
High walls, bunkers, watchtowers, fire trenches, hidden caves, and secret tunnels connecting the various lines of defense are almost all there. There are millions of troops distributed among them, so it’s no wonder that the Duke of Ross wants to defend them no matter what.
, Richard felt it was a pity to give up like this.
"If the orcs only attack from the ground, Dragon Breathing Pass may be able to defend for a while, but the orcs have white dragons to help them. We have neither dragon hunting crossbows nor dragon knights..."
Richard didn't explain what he meant, but Ross still understood what Richard meant. The dragon knight was no longer reliable at all. The only reliable golden dragon and Thor were lost in the battle after the break.
After pondering for a few seconds, Duke Ross said:
"The giant crossbow is still being built. According to the technology you provided, Mr. Richard, although the newly built divine power is still not as powerful as the orc's dragon-hunting crossbow, the threat to the white dragon is also stronger than before. If the attack continues
Over the course of a week, we can deploy at least two hundred Shenwei crossbows."
At this time, Richard no longer kept the skill of the Shenwei Crossbow secret, and shared it completely with the craftsmen of Longxingguan. The technology of the Shenwei Crossbow was not advanced in the first place, but these craftsmen knew it almost immediately, and could quickly master it.
Creating a giant crossbow that is as powerful as the Shenwei Crossbow can be regarded as adding a little strength to the defense of Longxingguan.
"Lord Ross, please remember that the Divine Crossbow must not fall into the hands of the orcs."
"Don't worry, I have specially sent people to keep an eye on it. Every Shenwei crossbow will be destroyed immediately if it cannot be evacuated in time. The craftsmen are all at the rear and will be evacuated in advance if something goes wrong."
"Um."
"I just don't know how many giant dragons and winged warriors there will be on Sir Richard's side. If possible, can we block some white dragons?"
After talking for a long time, Duke Ross finally raised the question he wanted to ask the most.
"The dragons are only those that the Duke has seen. The Raging Flame Castle suffered a lot in the battle. It is difficult to stop the white dragon. I can only say that I will try my best."
After roughly understanding it, Duke Ross was a little disappointed, but he still nodded.
"If the situation goes bad, Sir Richard, try your best to break out of the encirclement and leave."
"Um."
Richard nodded. Although he was willing to try his best, he was still unable to coexist with a city that was almost certain to fall. Preserving his strength was the wisest approach.
Afterwards, Duke Ross summoned a few soldiers and planned to go with Richard and several senior generals to inspect the preparations on the front line. The war was imminent, and Duke Ross felt uneasy if he didn't watch for a moment.
But at this moment, a soldier ran in and reported to Duke Ross:
"Your Excellency, the church's rebels have been completely wiped out."
"Oh, I see."
Duke Ross nodded and didn't have much to say. Once the rebels were exposed, there would be no ripples in the Dragon's Breath Pass, which was full of elites. It was quite normal for them to be eliminated in a meal.
Already.
"This time, thanks to Sir Richard's sharp eyesight, I immediately discovered that Count Fran was actually a spy planted by the church. This Rising Sun Cult has no country and clan, so it should have been eliminated by the kingdom."
Several senior generals around him also cast admiring glances at Richard, and Richard nodded calmly, giving people an unfathomable feeling, as if everything was within his expectation.
"General Andry, please check again to see if there are spies from the church mixed in with the army. Focus on the noble troops recruited during this period. But don't make too much noise and do it secretly."
"Yes, sir!"
Later, Duke Ross took Richard and a group of generals to the Longxiguan defense line to inspect, and tried to make the best preparations possible...
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On the central plain, the envoy from the royal capital came towards Longxing Pass in a simple manner. He brought the royal promotion order that was quickly passed by the House of Nobles, and was ready to bring what Richard requested before the war started...
