Cyborg's Gryphon Riders descended from the sky, putting a lot of pressure on the Norsemen's troops.
Following Palan's order, after the troops from the east and west attacked the sand bandit camp, he pinpointed the timing and quickly led his troops to the stables and corrals according to the marks on the map. location.
It was not difficult to find the stables and corrals, but he did not expect that the enemy's defense force here would be so huge.
When the fighting started in the east and west directions, the sand bandit guards in the stables were already on alert, which prevented the Norseman who came in a hurry to take advantage of the sneak attack.
If the sneak attack fails, then the only option is to fight a frontal encounter.
There are three squadrons of guards in the stables, nearly two hundred people. Although the number was only about one-third of the troops led by Norsman, these sand robbers saw that the situation was not good, and after riding on their mounts, they still showed good combat effectiveness.
Norseman spent a lot of effort and even suffered a lot of casualties before defeating the enemy.
However, it was only a defeat of the stable guards, not a complete annihilation. After those sand bandits suffered certain casualties, they chose to break through. The guards with camel mounts wanted to break through, but the infantry under Norseman could not stop them.
Northman was a little depressed. According to estimates, there should be fifty or sixty camel cavalry who broke out. Originally, he hoped to wipe out the enemy completely.
However, although there are a few flaws, it can basically be regarded as the initial completion of the task. Next, what he has to do is to send a signal flare, and then stick to the spot, waiting for support.
But then he discovered two things that made him even more depressed.
When he was about to order his accompanying mage to send a magic flare, he was surprised to find that the mage had disappeared. It was not until more than ten minutes later that he found the bodies of the two mages. These two guys actually died on the battlefield without knowing when!
It's a headache, but not too much trouble. Although there is no way to send signal flares to tell other friendly troops about the situation on their side, but according to the strength of the troops he leads, there should be no big problem for more than 600 soldiers guarding the stables.
Norseman didn't believe that under the assault of Palan and Gebu from the east and west, those sand bandits could still organize an army that could threaten him.
However, next, he discovered something that made him feel terribly cold—he suddenly discovered that the troops he could directly control were far lower than expected!
When setting up the defense, he realized in astonishment that his men in the stable, let alone six hundred, might not even be three hundred!
Immediately, Norseman felt like a dog.
When attacking the stables, because he did not expect the enemy to be on the defensive, nor did he expect the number of guards to be so large, his troops spread out a bit. After being rushed back and forth twice by the camel cavalry, many soldiers were dispersed.
There is such trouble in night fighting. If the field of vision is good, then the well-trained soldiers will naturally gather and fight under their respective flags under the leadership of the officers. Under various battlefield command methods such as drums, trumpets, and semaphores, the discipline and organization of the soldiers will be maximized.
But on this damned night, there were no flags, no semaphore, not even the sound of drums or trumpets because it was a raid. On a pitch-black battlefield with only all kinds of flames, even the team leader may not be able to find his own team members, let alone a larger establishment.
The chaotic situation caused a large number of soldiers to fight without knowing where they went. Maybe it was scattered, maybe it was chasing the fleeing enemy and ran away, maybe it was lost in the enemy camp...
In short, inexplicably, the number of troops in Northman's hands has decreased by almost two-thirds!
Of course, several of Paran's commanders have encountered this disadvantage. As the party being attacked, the situation of those sand bandits will only be worse.
But Norseman's misfortune was that his task was to garrison the stables. And they are not the only ones who are aware of the importance of the stables, those sand robbers are not stupid, they know that if they want to survive, they must have a mount to escape from this dead place.
As a result, many Sand Pirates who were still alive began to come towards the stables independently.
At the beginning, Norseman's pressure was okay, and the enemies who came were scattered, not enough to break through his defense.
But then, the head of the Sand Pirates arrived.
The head of the regiment led dozens of people, and first launched an attack on Norseman's defense line. After finding that he couldn't make it through, he began to gather around the stables to collect the scattered Sand Bandits.
Gathering together, he has hundreds of people in his hands.
In this way, the pressure on Northman suddenly increased. The troops of both sides confronted each other head-on in the dark.
Neither the Norseman's troops nor the Sand Pirates had any rules. This is completely a desperate fight between individual soldiers.
Under such circumstances, the exhausted disadvantages of the Norseman soldiers who did not sleep all day and night and marched all the way were magnified.
Colonel Norsman came to the front line of the battle in person, holding an elf scimitar, and since he launched an attack in front of the leader of the Sand Pirates, he has personally killed six or seven enemies. However, his defense is still being tightened step by step. He found that he didn't seem to be able to withstand the enemy's attack.
Such a scene did not get better until Saibo brought several Griffon cavalry to Ali.
These griffin cavalry, blessed with dark vision, descended from the sky and launched a dive offensive. The giant beast that swooped down was not something ordinary desert bandits could resist. Often, with a single pounce, a Sand Bandit would be torn to shreds by sharp teeth and claws along with the person and equipment. And those who have the courage to attack the griffins on the ground often cannot pass the lance in the hands of the cavalry.
The daring Cyborg, who is a master of art, even played tricks: he drove his own griffin, and slid across the ultra-low altitude less than two meters from the ground. The position of the head of most humanoid creatures. The griffin flew towards the crowd at high speed, and its sharp claws also swept across. The heads of many sand robbers were directly cut into pieces under such a fighting dive!
With the help of Griffin, Norseman repelled the enemy's first round of attack, and at the same time, he also waited for the support of Palan!