The fighting style of Erqulas people is like that of insects, kill! Without the two soldiers, the result of the battle would definitely be that Salin's swordsmen won, but the soldiers of the Holy See didn't care about their own casualties at all. Even if they won, it would be a tragic victory. WWw.QuanBeN-XiaoShuo.CoM Now the enemy's number was several times greater than our own, so the two flag commanders made a prompt decision and ordered a retreat.
The shooting speed of the hand crossbow was fast enough, and a thousand people retreated in the woods. Those who were behind shot the enemy's thighs or horses with the crossbow. The Tanggulas people who refused to dismount soon suffered, and they all dismounted to pursue.
In the woods, war horses can only allow soldiers to maintain a height advantage, but the speed advantage is gone.
People trained by Salin have a certain skill in escaping. The woods were originally very wide. Before the ambush, the two flag regiment commanders asked the soldiers to cut off a piece of the woods behind them. Leave the skeleton warhorse and necromancer here. That Judy Koko had already left with the wounded in the brigade and was not with them. The one that can be used now is this necromancer.
The purpose of the forest is to stop the enemy's cavalry. If it is too wide, it will be troublesome for you to run. In order to pursue speed, none of the thousand people wore heavy armor, only a hundred wore light armor, and the rest were in armor. If they were caught up by the Tanggulas, they would not be able to withstand the heavy scimitar of the cavalry.
The Tangula people were also fast enough. Although hundreds of them were shot down by hand crossbows, more people caught up with them. Although the terrain here is gentle, it is still mountainous. The speed of the skeleton war horses cannot be improved, and the riding skills of these soldiers are not yet perfect.
So as soon as they arrived at the open space, the thousand soldiers were automatically divided into five groups. Scatter and run away. Although I was a little frustrated, I lost two hundred crossbows without a close-quarters fight, but I was satisfied with being able to kill three hundred poisonous enemies. More than 600 enemies were wounded by arrows. But it can only consume some of the magician's energy.
The two flag regiment commanders each led a large group and fled eastward. Both of them regretted that they had known that the enemy would not retreat. He actually forced his way into the woods and left Zhu Po Keke behind.
But they immediately thought that the undead might not be obedient. Being willing to protect the wounded is already considered a good thing. If it weren't for Judy Koko, they might not have been able to cause so much damage to the Holy See Expeditionary Force. Because Zhu Po Keke entangled a large number of magicians among the enemies, they were able to kill and injure the enemies. To cut off the undead now, I'm afraid Lord Salin will have to personally issue the order.
The soldiers of the Holy See rushed into the woods and quickly passed through, but only saw the hateful Qin Yin people riding away on skeleton horses. The strong Tanggulas man drew his big bow and shot a few arrows, but the agile swordsman dodged them.
"Stop chasing, go back." The officer of the Tangulas Empire saw this situation and issued an order bitterly.
"Sir!"
"Don't tell me, the enemy has necromancers. We can't catch up with the speed of these skeleton war horses. Hmm, I don't believe it if we flatten their city. How can they escape into the sea?"
The ambush of thousands of people with bows and arrows only caused so little damage. The Holy See's army still took a shortcut, detouring hundreds of miles and continuing eastward. After the forward, there are 10,000 regular troops, and then the central army. The troops behind them. It has been integrated with the logistics army. Salin's army harassed the logistics army and received good results. The expeditionary force can only rush forward now, trying to eat up all the food. Able to reach Metatrin City.
Salin's last two banner commanders were lucky. They escaped quickly enough, otherwise the 10,000-strong army that followed would have arrived. They were about to be completely wiped out.
The Tangulas followed the western border of Phoenix. There are no obstacles, but from this line to the east, there are about two thousand miles of small roads, and there are no big towns. Phoenix experienced turmoil, and almost everyone in the border city fled. The Holy See's army is marching eastward, and there is nothing easy to rob.
After massacring several scattered villages, the Tanggulas people were no longer interested in robbery. Because it is often referred to as one. The village was turned upside down, but they could only get a few hundred kilograms of flour, and it was all adulterated with grains.
Salin's sixth battalion almost rushed back to Metatrin City because of the care of Zhu Po Keko. Only the two flag regiments that were lagging behind, and the remaining soldiers in their early 1,000s, were still riding on skeleton horses. The distance between them and the Holy See army was getting farther and farther, and in mid-June, they arrived at Salin's first town in the northern wilderness.
This small town has received news that the devils from the Tanggulas Empire are coming to massacre the city. Both the settled residents and the merchants doing business must retreat quickly. The war in Garulan has proven that the Tanggulas are inhumane and will kill even ordinary people.
The Eighth and Ninth Flag Regiments happened to meet the soldiers of the Fifth Battalion who came to help with the retreat. They ran all the way, which made the necromancers in these two flag regiments very tired, so they replaced them with ordinary war horses. Assist town residents to evacuate.
This town is not far from the border of Phoenix, more than a hundred miles south of Phoenix. This is also the westernmost town built by Salin. Originally, there were businessmen passing by all the year round, and the place had begun to look a bit prosperous. However, with so many people there, weeping people had to abandon their homes again, carrying their belongings with them...
For the Holy See, war is a means of spreading faith, but for ordinary people, war is always a terrible devil, and it is best not to appear.
This small town is the first stop after leaving Phoenix. It is several times larger than other small towns and has more than 3,000 permanent residents. Fortunately, the two battalions sent by Saleen this time have a large number of magicians who can use the equipment in the army to transport their own things to these civilians. old!
There are more than 100,000 kilograms of grain stored in this small town. Without a great magician, getting rid of these would be troublesome. The army helped civilians register supplies, carry food, and other valuable items. The houses were about to be abandoned, and these civilians just hoped that when the Tanggulas passed by, they would not set another fire on fire.
After two days of delay, Metatrin City's army cleared most of the supplies and began to move the civilians. After the civilians were transferred. The soldiers behind the scenes set a fire themselves and burned the town to the ground.
This was Salin's order, and reconstruction would be a big deal. But the house that was left behind was given to a place where the Holy See's army was stationed. In the future, if the army is driven back, the Tanggulas people can still use these small towns. Stop Saleen's pursuit. Simply burn them all to avoid regrets in the future.
Two days later, the Tanggulas Empire army came to this small town. Seeing the white land and the burned city walls, Emperor Tangulas was furious. But just getting angry couldn't solve the problem, so he had to order his subordinates to station outside the town to avoid cleaning up the ruins inside and encountering any traps.
A hundred thousand troops chased Salin's army all the way east. On the way, Salin asked the rearmost army to burn all the towns where troops could be garrisoned, leaving not a single grain of food. The commander of the Tanggulas Empire Expeditionary Force gritted his teeth. Too much of their weight was burned by Salin, and what was left was only the food carried in the cardinal's space equipment. The consumption of a hundred thousand troops is too huge. Within the scope of Jialoulan, they can still replenish supplies along the way. When they reach the edge of the Qin Yin Empire, every day's consumption depends on the supplies they carry.
The city of Metatrin in Salin is located in the wilderness. From the seaside to the first town connected to Phoenix, there are no natural villages in the middle. All the villages are near Metatrin City. Besides, during this season, food has just begun to be sown in the north, so the soldiers can't dig out the seeds in the soil and eat them.
Salin's soldiers could not improve their combat effectiveness in a short period of time, but they did a good job in retreating, turning all the small towns within a thousand miles into a scorched earth, and the Holy See army did not even get a single hair. .
With the Pope's order, these people did not dare to enter Phoenix to plunder, which would take too much time. Besides, the Phoenix border seems to be very poor. The Black Mage Rebellion and the subsequent Qin Yin invasion severely damaged Phoenix's vitality.
In this way, the vanguard of Tangula's army advanced. Finally we arrived at the mountain pass more than two hundred miles away from Metatrin City. This is the only place to enter the Metatlin Plain. Because Salin focused all his energy on Metatlin, he did not expect that there would be an invasion from the ground so soon, so the construction here was not sufficient. In just two months, the city wall at this mountain pass has been raised to more than thirty meters. With the help of the mountain, it can be regarded as a powerful pass.
Salin's second battalion is stationed here, and then there are several small mercenary regiments. The number of the second battalion, including auxiliary soldiers, was less than 20,000. Salin's auxiliary soldiers were too few, and all they recruited were regular troops. In addition, there are many Caucasians in the mountains on both sides to prevent the enemy from infiltrating in the mountains.
There are no residents in this militarized city gate, and its name is full of murderous intent. The food stored here is only enough for five days, and Salin's task is to hold it for three days.
The meaning of these three days is to consume the last bit of food in the Holy See Expeditionary Force. If the enemy's attack is not sharp enough, holding on for two more days will be a battle achievement.
Within Broken Edge Pass, ten forts were erected. They were called forts, but in fact they were large crossbow formations to prevent enemy magicians from flying over.
As long as he is not a level nine expert. They don't dare to fly over such a large crossbow formation. If there is an alchemy crossbow hidden inside, they will fall to death if they are shot.
The cavalry cannot attack the city and can only wait for the army behind to arrive. There are nearly 30,000 men in Broken Edge Pass. According to ordinary rules, a small one can withstand an attack of 100,000 people. After all, this is a pass and only one side can withstand attacks, so there are enough manpower. However, there is no magic tower at this pass, so defense is very difficult.
The number of trebuchets in the city is only enough to destroy the enemy's trebuchets, but it cannot be used to kill a large number of enemy soldiers.
It is not impossible for Salin to let the Tangula people pass, and the battle in Metatrin City is enough to resist the Holy See army.
It's just that he has given up so many small towns in a row without winning a single battle. This has a great impact on morale. If the Holy See army can be hindered here for a few days, it can just wear down the spirit of the Holy See expeditionary force.