"Let's gamble!"
"Just bet... Hastings won't really fight us to the death!"
Adric and Fat Ruhl made a decision!
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In the middle of the night, the slightly trimmed soldiers were ready for battle!
The cavalrymen tied their saddles tightly, polished their spears sharply, took off the sack tied to the horse's head, patted their beloved warhorse lightly, and turned over to ride.
In the dark night, the cavalry lined up, and under the dignified urging of the officers to lower their voices, they held their heads high, and slowly moved forward while lining up the queue.
The wedge-shaped charging queue has been formed on the wilderness. At the forefront are the heavy armored cavalry commanded by Sosiah. Their task is to break through the siege army of the Odins from the front, and they must be completely "pierced"! And in the middle is Ruhr's 6th Corps. The infantrymen lost most of their equipment. Only the people around the queue held weapons, armor and shields, and the people in the middle were only left. Once subdued, they don't need to fight, there is only one thing to do: run! Run hard! After the front heavy cavalry broke through the Odin line, they had to run the entire line of the Odin at the risk of death.
And at the end, in charge of the rear of the palace is the Fourth Banner Regiment of the Thirteenth Cavalry Regiment! The flag officer of the Fourth Banner Regiment, Fonata, is a thirty-seven-year-old typical soldier of the Byzantine Empire. He came from a middle-class noble family and entered the army since he was an adult. He is a middle-ranked sixth-rank warrior with only three fingers on his left hand. , the two missing ones were cut off after being frostbitten in the ice and snow when fighting on the northeastern frontier of the empire five years ago. Thirty-seven-year-old Fonata was given an important task: break the queen!
Not only does he have to guard against the Odin army that has been blowing the horn in a farewell manner, but he is also responsible for protecting the headquarters in a desperate battle in case of danger after the large army assaults Hastings' headquarters. Disengaged mission!
When Adric gave the order to Funata, he confessed in a low voice with a stern face: "You may die."
Hearing this sentence, the thirty-seven-year-old Fonata looked calm, the resolute lines on his face did not change at all, he did not say a single word, just straightened his body, looked at his general, and used He gave a chest beating military salute, turned and strode away.
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The attack time is before dawn, which is usually the time of day when people are most tired and vigilant.
The assaulting troops moved slowly along the field towards their target: the besieged garrison.
When the forward was less than three miles away from the siege army of Hastings, finally, the loud charge horn sounded! !
The Charger tore through the silence of the night! In the blazing sound of the horns, the cavalry roared vigorously, kicked the horse's belly fiercely, urged the war horse, and rushed forward frantically!
Dawn is the darkest time before dawn. At this moment, it seems that God is on the side of Byzantium. The sky is covered with dark clouds and there is no starlight!
Among the horns, the black horse team galloped up in the wilderness, pouring out like a dark cloud! !
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Hasting's siege army blocked the front of the garrison in a half-moon array, and the breakthrough of the assaulting cavalry chose to be in the middle!
Just as the loud bugle of the Byzantines sounded, there was a commotion in Hastings' camp immediately, people shouted horses neighing, and torches were scattered in many places.
Sosia's heavy-armored cavalry rushed to the forefront, the horses were wearing horse armor, and the people were approving heavy armor. The cavalrymen carried spears and rolled over the wilderness. Move, the forward is very open and rushed to the camp of the besieged Odins, forcibly breaking in from the middle!
Originally, there were not many fortifications for horses in the back row. The simple camp wall was smashed by the heavy armored cavalry. The heavy cavalry rushed into the Odin camp, only to see chaos all around. Horseshoes galloped down, Ling San's resistance could not be effectively blocked at all, and the resistance of the small strands was instantly shattered under the trampling of iron hooves! Horses' hooves trampled over tents one by one, and the discarded torches ignited rounds of flames, and the sound of shouts and horses' hooves was heard, as if the whole earth was trembling in the dark night!
Socia's heavy-armored cavalry almost did not encounter any decent resistance, and rushed directly into the inner belly of the siege army. The galloping of the heavy-armored cavalry, the powerful impact, no Odin can use the flesh to compete. After going deep, the resistance of the Odins gradually showed its power. Some Odin warriors gathered to form a large-scale resistance. Small groups of reindeer cavalry entangled up, and the speed of the heavy cavalry charge was little by little. delay down.
At this time, the infantry of the 6th Corps who followed behind also rushed into the Odin camp. The fat man Ruhl walked with his own regiment. The fat rabbit was wearing the heavy armor of a heavy cavalry. Fortunately, the warhorse under his crotch is also of first-class quality, otherwise, with his weight and heavy armor, I am afraid that he will not be able to eat.
The fat man rode on a horse, with a long-handled tomahawk in one hand, surrounded by his personal soldiers, and at the same time, he quickly shouted and sent out orders. The Sixth Corps specially listed more than ten squads. After following the heavy cavalry into the Odin camp, they spread out on both sides, running all the way, and at the same time, they started setting fires along the way, tents, food and grass, wooden fences... Anything that can be ignited will be ignited. Throwing a few torches directly, it is obviously not the first time for these special fire teams to do this kind of thing. While setting fire, they shouted hoarsely in Odin.
General Adrick took the Guards and the rest of the troops in the third wave. Amidst the screams of killing in front, they rushed into the Odin camp. The heavy cavalry in the front was fighting hard, trying to clear a passage. Fatty's The men are busy setting fires and enjoying themselves.
Looking around, in the surrounding Odin camp, a crowd of people turned on their backs, there were fires everywhere, and figures were running around and shouting.
(It's too easy! It's too easy!) Adrick was vigilant in his heart and shouted vigorously for the troops to speed up their advance!
The fourth flag regiment in charge of the rear of the hall was all light-armored cavalry, and Kevin and a team of personal guards were also incorporated into the queue at the rear of the hall.
After the large troops broke in, the troops at the rear carefully followed! Funnata's expression was solemn, and he rode with Kevin. They had heard far behind, the Odins who had been "following" behind them these days began to dispatch, the Odins' bull horn. The sound was mixed with the sound of hooves. Obviously, these guys would not miss this good opportunity to bite themselves!
In the dark night, Hasting's camp was completely in chaos, and the heavy cavalry of the forward almost completed an unimaginable task before: piercing Hasting's camp! But at this moment, they actually did it. The foremost soldiers have already protruded from the camp. In the distance, as long as they pass through the battlefield, it is the wall of the station! !
And at this time, whether it was Sosia, who led the charge at the front, or Ruhr or Adric from the central army, they all had a heavy question in their hearts at the same time!
(Hasting! What the hell would he do?)
It seems to be a hand in the dark, bringing all the nodes of time together! Just when this question came to the minds of several senior Byzantine generals at the same time, Hasting's action finally came!
An intense and short bull horn sounded!
On both sides of the assault troop, there was suddenly a sound of shouting and killing from the camp! The frantic roar of the Odins, the neighing of the war horse, the roar of the black bear, the howling of the reindeer...
On both sides of the assault route, two black torrents, like beasts hidden in dark corners, finally found the enemy's weakness and rushed out! !
Like a pair of pliers! From both sides, they slammed into the assaulting troops!
Hastings, finally shot! His timing was very clear, and his intentions were clear!
Target: The troops at the rear! !
He really has no intention of fighting to the death! But... To pass through his Hastings line, the Byzantines, still have to pay some price!
This is Hasting's answer.
The vanguard and the central army had successfully rushed past the camp, the heavy armored cavalry of the vanguard had been slaughtered with blood and sweat, and the fat man's infantry, even if they could run, were so tired that they could only breathe.
Although Hasting gave up the frontal interception, and even took time out of the troops of the main battalion, the real ultimate move was aimed at the tail of the assault troops.
Adrick heard the voice of the Odins on both sides shouting to kill, but the voice did not come to him, but swept away in the direction behind him! At this moment, Adrick is facing a huge problem!
Turn around and kill!
Still... keep going!
As the commander-in-chief of the 13th Corps, Adric finally gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "Go forward!! Go forward!!"
Two black torrents slammed into the route of the assault troops from the left and right, and then slammed together. The one running at the forefront was the powerful troops of the Odins: Berserkers!
This kind of black bear wearing heavy armor rushed into the queue at the rear of the hall, and dozens of black bear warriors quickly formed a wall, blocking the team in the rear of the hall!
The cavalry of the Third Banner Regiment did not have a trace of fear. The cavalry roared wildly and charged forward with their spears. The cavalry at the front was quickly swept away by the black bear's running and rushing, even with their horses and men. And the cavalry who followed up vigorously waved their spears and greeted these behemoths in front of them.
The team was quickly pulled apart and then completely disconnected!
More and more Odins came up, and after dozens of black bear berserkers blocked the cavalry for a moment, their path had disappeared! When the cavalry paid a heavy price and finally stabbed the dozens of behemoths in front of them, the ground was full of corpses of humans, horses, bears, and bears, and in front of them, the reindeer cavalry of the Odins almost rushed in front of them!
There is no road ahead! Only the sharp axes of the Odins!
The reindeer cavalry of the Odins surrounded them layer by layer, like brown sugar, wrapping the troops behind the Third Banner Regiment in layers, layer by layer, densely packed, and the chasing troops behind Ke Kelan. The troops also forced them up. They obviously changed their attitude of saying goodbye before, and the reindeer cavalry roared and chased up happily...
Then, yes, melee!
The troops at the back of the hall had no more formations to speak of. During the run, two strands of Odins were savagely interspersed with the two wings, and they were quickly cut into three pieces, like three black balls sprinkled on the ground, and they were immediately attacked. More Odin Cloud Packs.
The sound of the blade slashing on the armor, the sound of the spear piercing the flesh, the scream of the soldier being injured and falling from the horse, the last cry before the death of life...
Iron and blood are inseparably fused together at this moment...
The battalion gate of the station has been opened, and the heavy armored cavalry in the front swarmed in. Sosia was exhausted. Although Hastings had consciously released the water, the heavy cavalry took the heaviest sweep at the forefront. For the mission of the road, they still lost about 20% of their troops, and the armor of each cavalry was no longer black, but a miserable red.
Then Fatty's infantry came running. Once the guys from the Sixth Corps rushed through the gate of the station, they threw themselves on the ground and gasped wildly. Half of the teams responsible for setting fire on all sides were caught in the chaos.
When Adric entered the door with the remnants, there was not a single Odin soldier chasing after him! In the empty battlefield, in the distance, the screams of killing are getting louder and louder, and there are countless torches around! Light up between heaven and earth like daytime!
Hasting's answer is clear: I don't have much appetite, it's enough to eat your rear troops!
Adrick's heart dripped blood, he knew that one of his flag regiments was trapped, but there was nothing he could do!
All the cavalry have squeezed the last bit of strength! The heavily armored cavalry is powerless to fight, and the people of Ruhr... they are infantry! You can't expect a group of infantrymen to die on the battlefield with their bare hands and exhausted after three days and three nights of haste marching after discarding most of their ordnance!
damn it! I just need a new force! Even if it's only a thousand... No! five hundred! Even if only five hundred people rushed out, perhaps more brothers could be brought out! !
At this moment, Adrick heard a loud roar!
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!!!"
This roar was full of anger, and then there was a powerful sound of horses' hoofs running from the station! In Adric's experience, I heard it right away, these hooves are full of power! Obviously the result after recuperating!
A group of cavalry rushed out, although from Adric's point of view, this group of cavalry was not really elite in terms of clothing... Only half of the horses could be regarded as qualified war horses, but more horses seemed to be A dwarf horse or even... a mule? !
But the riders on horseback, the straight waist and the look in their eyes, fully showed their abundant physical strength and exuberant energy! !
The rookie soldier who had just received him ran at the front. He carried a battle axe and rushed at the front. The axe in his hand was swung in the air, and a loud roar shook the audience!
"Follow me! Go pick up our brother!!"
Horses hoofs slammed, and the cavalry roared loudly, followed behind Xi Ya, lined up like a gust of wind and swept away from Adric, rushing out of the open camp gate! !
At this moment, the charging momentum of only two hundred cavalry is like a thousand troops!