More than ten miles outside the city of Slgrad, it has become the front line for the battle between scouts from both sides. A group of cavalry and centaur warriors from the North suddenly encountered each other. A fierce conflict ensued. It may not be appropriate to say that it was a fierce conflict.
, it seems from the scene that a large number of centaur warriors are chasing this small group of human cavalry.
Although the number of human cavalry is small, their style is quite tough. The light cavalry in the North may not be as elite as the cavalry in the West, but their fighting will and desire to fight are definitely as good as them. After encountering the centaur warriors, these
The first reaction of more than a dozen Northland cavalry was to shoot a round of arrows at the centaur.
This kind of riding bow is not a big threat to the orc infantry. Even if it is replaced with armor-piercing arrows, it will be difficult to break through the thick armor of the orcs. Except for the extremely lucky shots that enter the gaps in the armor, most of the time they are just strong.
The impact was only a small sound, but when it was shot onto the centaur, it achieved considerable results.
The smelting technology of the centaurs is far inferior to that of the orcs. Even if they temporarily formed an alliance with the orcs, the orcs did not have a large amount of armor suitable for centaurs in a short period of time. Except for a few centaur leaders who obtained suitable armor from the orcs, most of them
The centaur warriors still only had a mix of old iron armor and leather armor, or even simply wore nothing but fur.
Although the riding bow in the hands of the Northland knights was ineffective most of the time, its quality was quite good, and it shot down two centaur warriors on the spot.
The two casualties were nothing to more than a hundred centaur warriors, but they completely angered these centaur warriors. The leading centaur warrior ignored the orcs' instructions to conduct careful reconnaissance and rushed forward with a roar.
Go up.
It's not that these centaur warriors are reckless, but that they do have the qualifications to do so. When it comes to cavalry, the most powerful Western cavalry in the human kingdom were defeated by them. Although there is a suspicion of bullying the minority, they cannot
What is denied is the powerful combat effectiveness of these natural cavalry.
They are able to become a serious trouble to the north of the Orc Kingdom with their crude equipment, which is indeed remarkable.
"Catch them and kill them all!"
Facing more than a hundred centaur warriors, the Northland cavalry naturally turned around and ran after firing their arrows without any hesitation. However, although the horses of this group of Northland cavalry were good, they were not red flame horses produced by the system.
The speed is still not as fast as the centaur warrior who combines man and horse.
Soon, the distance between the two sides was shortened to about fifty meters. The centaurs tried to fire a few arrows at the cavalry in the north. The accuracy was quite good, but the equipment of the northern army was better than that of the regular army of the kingdom, and they were basically immune.
He caught an arrow thrown by a centaur fifty meters away.
After seeing that the bow and arrow were of little use, the leading centaur simply ordered his men to sprint with all their strength, picked up the battle ax and long-handled pickaxe in their hands, chased the human cavalry directly in front, and used the most violent method to deal with them.
Centuries and horses have been fighting against orcs for so many years, and they have faced countless heavily armored orc warriors. Naturally, they have ways to fight against heavily armored soldiers.
"Master Baihu! Human cavalry appeared on both sides. They seem to be here to support us."
"Don't blame them, keep chasing. If they dare to come up to help, kill them all together!"
"Yes, Master Baihu!"
Of course, the centaur warrior's chief also saw a small number of human cavalry gathering on both sides, seemingly making an outflanking move, but he had no intention of worrying at all. The number of the other party was too small, only a few dozen cavalry in total.
, there was no way to hide more men and horses on the plain. He just glanced at the overestimating human cavalry on both wings and continued to pursue them regardless. Today he had to kill all those annoying human cavalry.
Thirty meters
twenty meters
The centaurs were chasing closer and closer. At this distance, the dozen or so human cavalrymen who were escaping could not escape. Even if they tried desperately to turn around, the horses could not increase their speed. It seemed that the only end was to be chased and killed one by one.
Just when the centaurs were about to catch up with the human cavalry in front, the cavalry suddenly dispersed to both sides, and three human cavalry appeared facing them.
The three cavalrymen raised their knight's spears and quickly launched a charge. These three cavalrymen were a bit strange. This was the Centaur Baihu's first reaction when they saw the three charging human cavalrymen. From the armor to the horses, they were all the same as those they had just chased.
That group of cavalry was very different.
Especially the war horses. The three war horses under the crotch of the three human cavalry who were charging towards each other were strangely colored. The red and black colors were already unusual, and the red color was like burning flames.
What is more intuitive is the size. Originally, the large horses from the West introduced and bred by the Northland cavalry were only slightly larger than centaurs, but the three war horses in front of me were completely larger than centaurs and taller than the strong half-horses.
The centaur warrior has half the head, and the knight on the horse can completely overlook the oncoming centaur warrior.
However, no matter how weird they are, there are only three of them, and as long as one charges, they can be overwhelmed.
Facing the three human heavy cavalry sprinting from 20 meters away, the centaur Baihu showed no intention of retreating, and instead faintly increased its speed.
The opponent's acceleration distance is too short, and it is impossible to run at this distance. If the speed does not increase, the advantage of body size will not be able to be used...
"boom!"
Next, the centaur Baihu who was rushing at the front was knocked into the air. Its originally quite huge body actually looked a little petite when it hit the red flame horse.
His common sense was completely shattered by the champion knight in front of him. The Red Flame Horse showed him a short-distance extreme speed increase, and entered the sprint state in just a few steps.
The centaur Baihu's internal organs seemed to have been hit hard by the impact. Even if the champion knight had not used his fighting spirit, he would be unable to withstand this collision.
He fell to the ground, and the battle ax in his hand had flown to nowhere. He struggled to raise his head, but his consciousness gradually blurred. Before closing his eyes completely, he only saw three blooming rays of fighting spirit.
"Chi!"
"boom!"
The three champion knights rushed into the team of hundreds of centaur warriors as if they were in no one's land. The strongest centaur Baihu was only slightly stronger than the average knight and could not hold on for even a second in front of the champion knights.
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After more than ten centaurs were knocked away one after another, the champion knight's speed was restricted.
After falling into a melee, the centaurs discovered that although they were more numerous and seemed to surround the three champion knights, they were actually unable to get close. The fighting spirit of the champion knights could directly kill the centaur warriors who came closer.
, the three champion knights happened to guard three directions. Before their fighting energy was exhausted, the centaur warriors did not even have a chance to engage in hand-to-hand combat. It was obvious that the three champion knights surrounded them.
After being killed by the champion knights and losing the leader Baihu, the centaur warriors finally stopped sieging and tried to escape.
Only then did they realize that the dozens of human cavalrymen who had been wandering on the two wings and the dozen or so horsemen who had escaped before had surrounded them. From the beginning, they had never thought of confronting the centaur warriors, they just waited.
He came up to clean up the mess caused by the champion knight.
"kill!"
"boom!"
"Chi!"
The centaurs who only focused on escaping completely lost their fighting power and were chased by human cavalry. Fortunately, they were natural cavalry, and in this case, a dozen of them actually escaped.
"withdraw!"
"Take our bodies with you and retreat!"
"If you delay a little longer, the Centaur Brigade will be here."
Under the powerful force of the Champion Knight, the human side annihilated a centaur force at a very small cost.
However, the commander had no time to celebrate and urged his men to evacuate as soon as possible. They just made the centaurs pay a small price for their arrogance.
When the centaur brigade arrives, except for the champion knight, none of the dozens of cavalry here will be able to escape.
After tying up the bodies of the two dead men and stabbing several suspicious enemy corpses, the cavalry team quickly left.
In less than ten minutes, there was another intensive sound of horse hooves here.
Thousands of centaur warriors rushed here and looked bitterly at the direction in which the human cavalry was evacuating...
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slgrad city
This city had been completely transformed into a military city shortly after Gru took over. The number of troops in the city was twice that of civilians. Teams of soldiers patrolled the streets to prevent anyone from entering the city during the war.
make trouble.
The originally smooth streets were riddled with holes cut by horses, iron caltrops, sandbags and other objects. In addition to the city wall, many corner houses were equipped with crossbows, cannons and other objects. It was obvious that the defenders did their worst.
planned.
There are nearly 300,000 defenders. They seem to be a large number, but the real strength is the 100,000 troops that Gru brought back from the northern front. These 100,000 troops were originally well-trained elites from Longxingguan, and they followed
Richard fought from the dense forests in the north to the edge of the orc plateau, and experienced many battles with the orcs, and they all ended in victory.
Compared with other human armies, they are not only elite, but also have no fear of the orcs, and even have a certain psychological advantage. Apart from these 100,000 people, the rest are the defeated troops collected by Gru and the garrison originally stationed in the city.
These people said that the rabble might be a bit too much, but the combat power was indeed worrying. Fortunately, Gru was good at leading troops, and he was able to rectify this chaotic group of soldiers to the point where they were barely capable of combat in a short period of time. But they were immediately allowed to fight the orcs.
It's really a bit forced.
The trump card in Gru's hand is still the system soldiers and the generals under him.
"Lord Gru, the cavalry sent out had a good harvest today. Those centaurs were not prepared at all. They lost at least thousands of them this time."
"If we send more out..."
"Okay, let them come back and take advantage of it. Do you really think that the two hundred thousand centaurs don't exist?"
"yes"
"Also, let the woodcutter come back. The orcs' vanguard has already arrived. If they collide, there is no need to determine the loss."
After all, using champion knights and ordinary cavalry to trick the centaurs is just a small effort, and it can't even slow down the movement of the orc army.
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dusk
Under the bright red light of the setting sun, the last cavalry entered the city of Sirgrad, and the soldiers guarding the bridge immediately pulled up the suspension bridge on the moat.
On the edge of the bare mountain that had been cut down in the distance, the beast-headed blood spear flag belonging to the orcs was raised high, and it first appeared in the sight of the humans in the city.
Then, along the contour of the low slope, a black line appeared, just like someone drew a black line on the ground with a pen following the terrain.
This black line also followed the beast-headed blood spear flag and slowly approached the city of Sirgrad...
That's not a black line, it's the dense mass of orc warriors that change the color of the earth.
The orc army arrived at Sirgrad City before the Northland army...