In the rules of chess, the "rook" can walk on the horizontal and vertical lines without limitation of the number of steps, but they cannot move beyond the stone except for the translocation of the king rook. This means that the chariot has only one mission on the battlefield, that is to crush the enemy with a thunderous posture. Anything that stands in the way will be trodden down.
Twelve siege chariots transformed by alchemy rolled over the earth like beasts, and the moat in front of the city wall had been leveled by corpses and gravel. Along the predetermined route, they slammed heavily on the city wall, accompanied by a loud rumbling sound, the power exerted is equivalent to the simultaneous impact of hundreds of conventional siege cones.
The city wall lost its weight at this time.
Stones splattered in sparks and scattered. For the first time, twelve moving war fortresses ripped open in the fortified defensive line of Jolin. The knights of the Holy Army who followed closely cheered, shouted, and roared. They were overexcited, some got too close, and even got smashed to pieces by the collapsed tower.
The fire was blazing, and the soldiers followed the fortress-like chariots, swarming up, and couldn't wait to step into the victory-marking city of Jolin to fight.
The chariot rushed into the city, but it crashed down, and fell into the deep pit that had been dug behind the city wall. Immediately afterwards, the iron arrows came in a torrential rain. In the firelight, the Holy Army saw that after the alchemy chariot smashed into the city wall, Legrand's soldiers were fully armed, with longbowmen lying on the eaves, shooting from all directions towards the Holy Army entering the city.
"kill!"
Sisean, clad in armor, directed the soldiers to rush in.
The skeleton warhorse jumped out of the pit with the steel fortress, and if it was an ordinary chariot, it would have lost its function at this time. However, the chariots made by alchemy are not ordinary traps that can be stopped. With the help of the alchemy chariot to bear the main firepower in front, the Holy Army rushed in successfully.
The soldiers collided, and the sound of fighting was deafening.
But not only from the frontal battlefield!
The same deafening scuffle sounded from their left, rear wing at the same time.
The fire was roaring from their camp, and Scythian turned his head in astonishment to see countless warhorses galloping back and forth in the firelight behind them. As they attacked Jolin, their rear and left flanks were attacked at the same time. The Holy Army has always placed itself in the position of the attacker, and all the elite main forces are placed in the front of the siege team, and the back and flanks are completely defenseless.
If this was in a head-on battle, they certainly wouldn't be so flippant.
But it's a siege!
They were on the offensive side, Legrand was huddled in the city, they didn't need defense at all, they just needed to penetrate Legrand's shield like an arrow. As a defender of the city, what did Legrand use to attack them? As soon as they open the city gate, the Holy Army will immediately swarm in! What did they use to attack the Holy Army? How could it be possible to sneak around their backs and attack without knowing it
Could it be that these Legrand troops grew wings overnight, flew out of the city walls, and landed behind them
The unsuspecting follow-up troops quickly collapsed under the surprise attack. The soldiers in front of the siege heard the noise behind them and didn't know what was going on, so they all wanted to turn around and deal with it. Except for the army dominated by the Knights of the Temple, the rest of the Holy Army, whose order was already scattered, has become a mess because of this change. For a time, the knights did not know whether to continue the attack or turn back to defend.
No one understood how the Legrand army, who should have been trapped in the city, suddenly appeared behind them.
"Frontier Holy Army!"
While commanding the soldiers to withdraw from the city immediately, Xisian quickly looked at the entire battle situation.
There were two Legrand armies in all, and one attacked their rear army, turning the camp where only a few wounded and sick were left into a sea of fire. A group came from the northeast and launched an attack from their weaker left flank. At this time, the left flank army that had been caught off guard was torn and smashed. It was an elite cavalry.
To the northeast is the city section that the Frontier Holy Army is responsible for.
It is not known where the subsequent army came from, but the army on the left must pass the defense of the Holy Frontier Army. If Legrand set off from the northeast gate and made a detour, the frontier army could not be completely unconscious - unless they had defected.
Xisean's heart suddenly sank.
The rolling stones were pushed down from both sides of the city wall smashed by the alchemy chariot, and the rumbling was heard endlessly, creating obstacles for the knights who entered the city to exit. The battlefield was in chaos. Xisaiyan wanted to turn around to stop the cavalry that was penetrating from their left like a sharp sword, but saw a cavalry of the Holy Army greeted them, blocking the opponent's unbridled pace.
Siold led the Knights Templar to intercept the army.
The fire ignited the darkness of the night, and in the light of the fire, two cavalrymen faced off.
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The sound of iron arrows breaking through the air, the sound of arrows piercing the throat, the sound of blood flying, the crackling sound of food burning in the fire.
The world is full of dynamism, life is passing quickly, and death is in an instant. General John calmly commanded the soldiers to attack the weak rear of the Holy Army. In order to siege the city more smoothly, the rear wing of the Holy Army consisted of some frail and aging troops, and some cavalry that had lost their horses. This arrangement just made it convenient for General John who finally arrived at the battlefield.
After previously cutting off the Holy Army's transport line, General John led his army north and joined the Rose Cavalry. It stands to reason that General John should now retake the occupied cities in the southeast of Legrand, but they have appeared here.
The continuous news of victory in the Southeast is true.
But unlike the propaganda, it was obtained by General John and the Rose Cavalry.
Half a month ago, the army of Anger State quietly passed through the fortress of the Keya Mountains and arrived on the southeast coast, taking over from General John and the Rose Cavalry. They wore the robes of the rose iron cavalry and carried the dark red king's flag, creating the illusion that the two armies were still fighting in the southeast of Legrand. Relying on the previous sacrifice of Bubas City and the tenacious defense of Keya State, this time the Holy Army failed to invade the west of Legrand deeply, and the troops of Anger State in the southwest were basically preserved. The speed at which they recovered lost ground was not inferior to that of the army commanded by the Rose Cavalry and General John.
Jolin City could not hold on to it for a while, and never sent troops to harass him even at night. The continuous victorious battle report with the southeast played a role in covering up on the bright side. The Holy Army did not realize that Legrand already possessed a capable team. reinforcements drawn.
After changing the flag and armor, the army led by General John merged with the rose cavalry, crossed the Toma River, moved along the west bank that had not been invaded by the Holy Army, and bypassed the city of Colin, which was controlled by the Holy Army. In the end, two days before the battle, they arrived near Jolin City and entered the battlefield after the decisive battle.
Keya's archer and Rose's iron cavalry walked together, and the two sides had established a preliminary tacit understanding during the battle during this period of time. Before the iron cavalry charged, Keya shooters took the lead from the left and right sides to open a hole for the iron cavalry. Then the iron cavalry rolled up and widened the gap.
Life was swiftly reaped, and General John observed the battlefield while beheading the enemy.
He looked out to the northeast of the battlefield.
There is the king's army led by the king himself.
It was an all-out battle, and they used offense instead of defense.
Therefore, they can only win but not lose.
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The dark red king flag rolled over in the flames of war, like a sea of blood surging. Opposite it is the cross flag, which is reflected in orange.
Logically, even if the king's army in Jolin City were to come out, it would be difficult to compete with the Holy Army in numbers. However, at this time, on the side of King Legrand's army, the cavalry team was as dense as a forest.
Siold, dressed in a white robe, led the temple knights, looked at General Velaven who was standing opposite in the firelight, and suddenly smiled.
"Fate is such a mockery."
His tone was relaxed, without the anger of being betrayed.
"We used to believe that you could lead us to redemption, so we went with you, but we now find that there is no way for you to do so."
General Velaven bowed slightly, not at all ashamed of being a traitor.
The border is closer to the Arctic Icefield, and is farther from the Holy Spirit Bay and the Holy See. It has always been affected by the Holy See and is not as deep as the Hopeless Inner Sea of Blaisey. And this time, the reason why the border countries participated in the Holy Army movement was more importantly to open up their own sea routes and gain more benefits from Legrand.
Restricted by harsh natural conditions, it is difficult for the border countries to develop agriculture. However, in terms of business, it is actually difficult for them to compete with the Hopeless Inner Sea and the Alliance of Abyss Nations, which are closer to the Holy Court. Before that, they used food as a bargaining chip, which was based on these past disputes. But Theolds ruined their plans by making the land grow rice overnight.
After witnessing The Olde's miracle when the soldiers fell into despair, Velaven clearly understood that they were traveling with a fully standard politician and emperor, not the prestige but no means of the past. Spiritual Pope.
He had to start thinking about other things.
Once Pope Theold succeeds, what will he do with the border states trying to seize dominance in the siege? No emperor can tolerate this. And if Legrand is really destroyed and Pope Siold can revive the Holy Empire, then they will completely lose the opportunity to rise and develop. In this war, the Holy Army of the Sea, which has participated the most, is likely to be one of the biggest gainers. At that time, how can they compete with the Hopeless Inner Sea Alliance and the Alliance of Abyss Nations, which are closely related to the Holy Empire
However, it was the news from Legrand that really made Villavin's mind.
After the frontier army arrived on the battlefield, they did not suffer too many attacks from Legrand, nor did they cause much damage to Legrand. The hatred between the two sides is not as irreducible as the Holy Army of the Holy Land and the Holy Army of the Sea. Before the siege was decided, he received a secret letter from Legrand.
Ferry III has led his army to break through the capital of the Holy Empire, and the news is that the Siold blockade.
The news from Legrand is not necessarily true. But if Siold can block the news once, he can block the news for the second time, the holy city can be destroyed, and the capital may also be broken by Ferry III.
Fate gave the Frontier Army different options:
If they support Legrand, then after the fall of the Holy Empire and Siold, the hopeless inland sea and abyss countries that rely on the Holy Court to gain a competitive advantage in commercial transportation will no longer be able to compete with them. And without the Holy See's blow to commerce, their fleets would no longer need to travel in chains. After the heavy losses, Legrand and Blaisey will also be in a long recovery period, making it difficult to expand to the border.
Villaven thinks their success rate is high.
If Legrand's news is true, now West Olde is left with only these military forces in Jolin City. As long as the Knights Templar are destroyed in this battle, Siold and the Holy Empire will be completely history. And even if Legrand's news was to lure them into joining forces with him, as long as Siold and the other Holy Army were defeated, the Holy Empire would soon perish.
After intense discussions, the top leaders of the Frontier Holy Army finally agreed to Velaven's choice.
At this table of interests, there are no permanent friends and enemies.
All here are lambs, and here are all wolves.
"I should have killed you directly."
Siold ignored Veraven and looked directly at the young monarch who had been baptized by himself in the firelight.
"I'm one step away from what I want most."
The king did not speak, facing him at a distance, the firelight illuminated his expressionless face, and he stood before the armies.
In this world, there is no Zhu Chi and no Purlan.
Some are just kings.
He is the "kingdom" authority itself, and he is the "king"!