In the early morning, on the field in front of Leith Town, the two armies kept an effective distance and faced each other far away.
The number of these two armies is quite large, and they are divided into several large pieces. If it weren't for the vast plain like the wilderness of Leith Town, it would not be able to accommodate them at all.
The birds and beasts that usually entrenched in the plain have long since disappeared, and the invisible oppression has made almost everyone's face look serious. Everyone understands that once this terrible tranquility is broken, the murderous intent will be like a violent wind. Rain generally burst out.
In the central phalanx of the Allied Forces in the Imperial Capital, Commander Hei Yao. Lucifer narrowed his eyes slightly, his face was tense, and he looked solemn and quiet on the surface, but when he looked closely, his purple eyes were full of tired bloodshot eyes, obviously he hadn't slept all night.
Opposite the coalition army is Dark Moon's army, among them is riding a white magic horse, and wearing silver-white armor is Dark Moon Commander Xia. Lucifer, although it was only the second time that he actually commanded the army to fight, compared with the last time when he faced the two coalition forces of Chiyou and Lanrong, the eldest princess showed an extraordinary calmness and calmness.
"Shia. Lucifer!" Black Yao's voice sounded, suppressing all the noise, "I will give you one last chance, surrender! I can give you the position of empress!"
Xi Ya's cold voice echoed in the field: "Black Yao, Lucifer! You are just a usurper who has not been recognized by the sword of the fallen angel, and you are not qualified to be emperor at all! What's more, you have lost even the imperial capital now! "
Hei Yao, who was stabbed in the heart by a single word, finally became angry from embarrassment: "Those who follow me will live and those who oppose me will die! I swear by the family name of Lucifer, all of you will be the funeral objects of this stubborn woman! "
The coercion of the devil emperor's peak level can't play a big role in this wilderness, but the fierce oath made by Hei Yao, the supreme ruler of the empire, really shocked the Dark Moon army.
"In the past three hundred years, we lived in a barren dark moon, under inhuman sanctions and exploitation. In order to survive, we endured humiliation and let others trample on our dignity! Finally one day, we used our own efforts and Diligence defeated famine and poverty, he was able to raise his head to be a man, he no longer groveled for leftovers, and he was able to have a happy life and family. However, at this moment, the rebel who usurped the empire, this brutal, Greedy, arrogant and shameless people want to plunder our hard-won achievements, want to trample on our bodies and dignity again, want to destroy everything about us! Tell me, generals, soldiers, my brothers and sisters! Would you like to?"
"No!" The orderly and resonant voice of the Dark Moon Army rang out. This momentum was completely different from that of the Lord's War, full of fighting spirit and courage, and the negative emotions brought about by the Obsidian Oath disappeared immediately.
Xi Ya raised the king's flag high: "Maybe we will sacrifice our lives, but when we see the ancestors of the Fallen Angel Empire again in front of the demon god, we can still raise our proud heads! The inheritance of the red blood flame flag Warriors, our eyes are full of fighting spirit, and our sharp weapons are ready to destroy the weak enemy! The will of Wang Qi will guide our way forward, and the inheritance of Emperor Baiye will give us the highest glory and courage! Warriors, fight for the dark moon, fight for the empire!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
The morale of the Dark Moon army skyrocketed, and the sound of weapons thumping and shields beating made the whole field tremble slightly, as did the morale of the Imperial Capital Army.
Ever since Xi Ya shouted "Fight for the Empire", the confidence of many soldiers in the coalition forces began to shake. Although Emperor Bai Ye has fallen for three hundred years, the legend of the most powerful man in the demon world and the number one army god is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. He had already suffered a losing streak before, and the imperial capital was once again captured by George, the first general who supported Xia. People's hearts were fluctuating. Now he is facing Princess Xia, the descendant of Emperor Baiye who inherited the red blood flame flag, and facing the mighty Dark Moon Army. The momentum and fighting spirit were almost suppressed to the bottom.
Hei Yao knew that if he continued speaking, An Yue's morale did not waver, but he became discouraged first, and ordered the infantry in the front row to attack without any further words.
There are about 20,000 light infantry soldiers, elites selected from the lord's army, and ruled by Sogdian, the lord of the Green Tree Territory. They are equipped with leather shields and armor, and 5,000 of them are archers, with strong comprehensive combat effectiveness. Black Yao was the first to dispatch this infantry, obviously wanting to throw stones to ask for directions.
The light infantry formed several rectangular formations and marched towards the Dark Moon Army formation with neat steps. Xi Ya responded quickly, and several rows of soldiers went forward to meet them. The soldiers in the front were the most powerful horned demons. , the two of them held a tall giant shield together. Due to the height of the giant shield, it was difficult to see the situation behind them. It seemed to be archers.
Archers vs infantry? There was a sneer on Black Yao's face, and he ordered the Imperial Capital's Megalithic Legion to dispatch, keeping a distance and followed behind. The Monolithic Legion was composed of heavy armored infantry and pike infantry, and was commanded by General Longbottom. The Shadow Cavalry can also be defeated.
This kind of troops on a large battlefield is not something that can be freely controlled by the commander-in-chief by drawing a box with the mouse in a real-time strategy game. Commanding hundreds of people is completely different from commanding 100,000 or a million people. The more troops there are, the more difficult it is to command, and it is usually difficult for commanders to use their hands like their fingers. Just imagine, when many people in front retreat and run away, even if the people behind do not want to retreat, they will be trampled to death. This is the so-called defeat like a mountain.
The more sophisticated the army, the more it can order and prohibit, instruct it as it wishes, and exert the strongest combat effectiveness. This requires not only excellent command ability, but also strict training.
Black Yao and Shia are like two chess players, sending out their own chess pieces one by one, and the chess pieces fight with each other. In addition to the deployment of the chess players themselves, the strength of the specific arms and the command of the chess pieces themselves are also very important. For example, generally archers restrain spearmen, spearmen restrain cavalry, and cavalry restrain infantry, but if the cavalry is commanded properly, it may not be impossible to crush the spearmen.
War is not a simple numbers game, but most of the commanders of the individual army formations in the imperial capital are well-known generals who have experienced many battles, and Black Yao himself has better experience than Shia. Indeed, the chances of winning are greater.
On the surface, Dark Moon's current advantage is nothing more than morale, but morale fluctuates greatly. As long as the fighting formation can be used to show the momentum of the coalition forces, the morale of the Dark Moon Army will gradually decline. It is not difficult to win, at least in the Obsidian thinks so.
The light infantry of the coalition forces kept a distance from the heavy soldiers of the Boulder Legion, and moved forward with neat steps. At the current safe distance, there was no need to accelerate, and Black Yao had secretly ordered the cavalry to prepare to launch——I hope With Ya's command experience, it will definitely be difficult to resist the continuous charge one after another. When the opponent is in a hurry, they will launch the whole army charge at one stroke. At that time, they only need to hold back those few dragons. deal.
Facing the heavy legion behind the light infantry, Xi Ya still didn't send out an army formation to deal with it, but those slowly advancing giant shield formations were coming in and out preparing for something. Soon, a ballista was pushed out by the goblin warriors, and the giant shield stopped moving forward.
Due to various defects, the ballista has been replaced by the magic crystal cannon. This obsolete ordnance can only be reserved in some backward places. Now that the dark moon has launched a weak ballista on such a critical battlefield, even if you want to No matter how incompetent Ya was, he shouldn't have made such a stupid decision, Obsidian couldn't help frowning.
Sogdian and Longbottom also saw the ballista. At this time, the light infantry in the front was still quite a distance from the range of the conventional ballista, so Sogdian was not in a panic, but commanded the army to slow down a little, and prepared to hold off the ballista. After the ballista's first round of attacks, it begins to accelerate and sprint.
However, it turns out that Sogdian's command to slow down is a typical error of empiricism. The last thing he should do is to judge these ballistas with the conventional weapons he knows. When the infantry was still at a "safe distance", the ballistas had already started firing, the dull sound of machine springs sounded one after another, and the rushing sound of piercing through the air roared.
At the moment when the ballista was launched, Sogdian's voice finally had a trace of horror: "Scatter the formation!"
As soon as these words were uttered, the huge spear-like crossbow arrows flew into the dense square formation at a terrifying speed, and the fragile leather shields or leather armor of the light infantry were easily penetrated. Immediately afterwards, the huge arrow exploded with a "bang", and countless short and sharp arrows shot out in the scattered green smoke. call.
Like the arrows, the green smoke is highly poisonous, and the bodies of many soldiers have begun to rot rapidly.
When Geraint attacked Valan Fortress, due to the heavy rain, the poisonous smoke from the heavy ballista could not be effective, but in today's weather, it happened to be able to exert its greatest power.
Not only Sogdian and Longbottom, but even Hei Yao and the others in the coalition army changed their faces. They have never seen such a strange ballista with such a range and power. Dark Moon has always hidden such a terrible weapon !
After a round of vigorous shooting, due to the dense formation, about 2,000 soldiers had already fallen, and those ballistas were quickly loaded with new giant arrows, through a prop similar to a small winch , even the weak strength of a goblin warrior can be used, and it does not have the weakness of slow reloading and uncontrollable traditional ballista.
The second round of crossbow arrows flew out again, and nearly a thousand lives were taken away. The soldiers in the light infantry formation were already showing signs of timidity, but they were not allowed to escape without receiving an order to retreat, otherwise they would be killed. He was directly beheaded by the military law team. Under Sogdian's order, the light infantry began to bite the bullet and sprint, and Longbottom behind him also issued an order to speed up. The power of the ballista is far beyond imagination. Even the iron shield equipped by the Boulder Legion cannot defend against the giant arrows ejected by that terrifying force. Compared with the giant arrows, the poisonous smoke is even more terrifying.
After dispersing, the effect of the heavy ballista has weakened a lot, but under the subtle control of the goblin warriors, it still exerts a good power, and each round of shooting can bring considerable damage.
After the distance between the two sides narrowed, the archers behind the giant shields began to move, and the sky rained arrows on the front light infantry. Brought a heavy blow, the two sides have not yet contacted, the infantry of Sogdia has already suffered more than half of the casualties.
Although the heavy infantry behind were attacked by heavy crossbows, the bursting arrows were much less harmful to the heavy infantry covered in iron armor, but the toxins and poisonous smoke caused a lot of trouble.
The number of light infantrymen decreased sharply in front of the arrow rain, and all Sogdian could do was barely protect himself with his strength. As a lord at the level of a big devil, he could still rely on his strength to run amok in his own territory. Bogey, on this kind of battlefield, they are nothing but cannon fodder.
The price paid by the light infantry was not in vain. The heavy infantry behind them had already approached, and the lethality of Dark Moon's bows and arrows suddenly weakened a lot. Hearing the sound of horseshoes, it should be that the dark moon's cavalry has begun to dispatch.
Longbottom, the head of the Boulder Legion, quickly ordered the scattered troops to form a concentrated formation, slowed down, and arranged the pikemen at the forefront. The pikemen in the hands of these soldiers were all specially made, capable of withstanding the huge impact force. Not to be broken. For the sprinting cavalry, although the momentum of high-speed running can increase the speed and lethality, it will also bring greater reaction force and become a skewer on the spear.
As for the defense against the heavy ballista after the concentrated formation, Longbottom knew it well, because the enemy's cavalry was about to engage in close combat, and if the ballista or bow and arrow were fired rashly, it was easy to accidentally injure his own army. Leaving this aside, cavalry is much more difficult to train and "costly" than infantry, and the enemy will certainly not be so stupid.
Nesta, who surrendered to Dark Moon, is an old friend and opponent of Longbottom. He has been overwhelmed by Nesta's Shadow Legion in previous martial arts performances. Now he is just showing off the latest training of the spear array. On the real battlefield Kill Nesta's cavalry.
Sure enough, not long after, a large number of cavalry rushed out from the center and sides of the shield formation. Longbottom, who was ready to compete with Nesta, couldn't help but gasped when he saw these cavalrymen. And the light infantry in front all showed panic.
This is not Nesta's Shadow Legion!
The hand holding the reins stretched out from the black cloak hidden in the armor is not flesh and blood, but dry bones. The horse under him is composed of bones except for a few key parts.
Undead! Not the kind of cannon fodder-level skeletons, but undead cavalry!
It would be fine if there were only a few fear knights, but the number of cavalry rushing out in front of me is already more than ten thousand, led by dozens of fear knights riding ghost horses, all in black armor, holding spears, leading the undead cavalry together Qi rushed towards the phalanx of the Boulder Legion.
There was a moment of restlessness on the coalition side. When did you hear that the undead also had such a large-scale cavalry army? What kind of profound undead magic attainments would it take to achieve this? When did the devil world have such a powerful necromancer? And it's still on the side of the dark moon!
Judging from the number of cavalry, this undead cavalry must have existed for a long time, otherwise it would be impossible to collect so many corpses. Whether it's heavy ballistas or undead cavalry, they never appeared in the battles of Moonlight Fortress or Dicko Town!
"Those damn intelligence personnel!" Black Yao gritted his teeth and clenched the reins in his hands. "The First United Legion, Black Nightmare Cavalry Legion, and Dragoon Legion, attack immediately! The goblin brigade is ready to set up a catapult!"