The fire could be clearly seen even from the Jianshi Pass, the flames were soaring into the sky, and the entire night sky was completely ignited with red. Even if they didn't understand what happened, they knew it must be in crisis.
"Attack."
Fatis makes his decision on the ramparts.
He waved his hand forward and gave instructions to the messengers behind him: "Let the desert robbers go to investigate, the heavy cavalry troops leave the city to stand by, and the rest of the infantry stay in the city. If there is any abnormality, you don't need to report it and deal with it yourself."
"Yes!" The messengers quickly left the city wall, and the troops in the stone pass also started to move.
Soon, the heavy door of the Stone Pass was opened.
With the blunt friction sound of the door shaft, groups of cavalry are rushing out of the door opening, all wearing chain armor, wearing barrel helmets, holding heavy lances with thick cones, and rushing out rumble.
500 Swadian knights walked in the front, while 1,000 Swadian heavy cavalry followed.
As well as Fatis and 10 Royal Swadian Knights.
This is his main force.
Strong enough.
Simply evaluated in terms of combat effectiveness, it is enough to withstand tens of thousands of light infantry.
But according to the actual combat power and the impact on the enemy, even light infantry with tens of thousands of people can't do it.
Compared with those mercenary regiments that harbor evil intentions, fight on their own, are extremely bloated and poorly commanded, or even fail to command, and fall into internal strife and panic, this heavy cavalry unit composed entirely of Swadians is undoubtedly powerful. , A power that can completely defeat everything!
And when this group of heavy cavalry appeared on the plain outside Jianshi Pass, those mercenary regiments that were supposed to attack Jianshi Pass began to waver, and even broke up immediately!
That's right, it just broke up in a hurry!
Originally, they could form a dense formation to resist.
However, their morale was weakened to the extreme when they saw that the village had completely turned into a red light.
Even his own base camp was burned down, and he didn't know what kind of attack the troops there were under, but just thinking about it, he knew that if he could hold it, would these fires still appear
Certainly impossible!
There is only one result - lost!
The noble allied forces failed to defend the enemy's offensive, and their defenses were completely breached.
Just in the evening, just after dinner, marching all day, and planning to take a good rest, the enemy camp broke through the defense, completely smashed all resistance, and turned the camp into a sea of flames.
Now seeing the almost neat heavy cavalry troops coming out of the Jianshi pass, how could they not be timid
I was already terrified.
Now it has directly turned into panic!
Like a frightened bird, the mercenary's heart was completely replaced by fear.
morale? what is that? Now they think that it is good if they can survive, and even throw away all the sundries when they run, just to run faster, for fear of being chased and killed by those cavalry.
The cavalry chased the infantry very easily.
only.
Fatis didn't think so.
Leading the Swadian heavy cavalry forward, he ignored the scattered mercenaries.
Surrounding them, the desert bandits who acted as scout cavalry were eager to try instead. For these poorly equipped light cavalry, chasing and killing the collapsed enemy was like chasing a lamb on a big dog in childhood.
It's an enjoyable game.
"Scatter the investigation!"
But Fatis issued an order: "At the target village, if you encounter a large group of troops, report back immediately!"
"Yes!" The desert robbers put away their thoughts of rushing out to chase and kill the enemy, so they could only gallop forward quickly, and ran towards the place where the group of people soared into the sky. In the battle plan, completing the tactical goal is the most correct choose.
Otherwise, in terms of harsh military law, even the elite cavalry will be whipped to death with the whip!
Going against the will of a general is a mistake with extremely serious consequences.
The troops moved forward slowly.
The heavy cavalry looked ahead indifferently.
In the fire, the entire village has been completely ignited, and countless howls can be heard faintly.
That was the cry of the villagers. In this fire, their property suffered great losses, and even their relatives were violated. The loss was immeasurable, basically tantamount to bankruptcy.
The men of the nobles are not good things, or the discipline of the troops in the Middle Ages is very poor.
Not to mention those more despicable mercenaries
Stealing and robbery are fine.
What is even more frightening is that they robbed the tents of the Women's Association camp and broke down the doors for extortion.
This village originally belonged to Jianshi Pass, and made a fortune in the salt trade, but because of these aristocratic coalition forces and mercenaries extorting by collaborating with the enemy, it is now completely burned by a fire. If it is not bankruptcy, what is it
Landlords became civilians with nothing, and poor civilians became bankrupt poor.
No one can escape completely from the disaster of war.
Or.
It's lucky to be alive.
What's more, because of encountering those mercenaries who were red-eyed, they were killed directly.
Even if it was resistance, a group of civilians took up kitchen knives, sickles and pitchforks, and faced the vicious mercenaries who were used to death, they ended up miserable, and the nobles didn't care about these untouchables at all.
Finally, when Fatis and his heavy cavalry arrived, the chaotic scene was stopped.
Waving banner of golden lion on red background.
Firelight shines.
The civilians who lost their homes cried out what happened to them.
And on the faces of those mercenaries who hadn't dispersed yet, there was panic. Some kneeled down and surrendered flatly, while others fled towards the field with a fluke mentality.
"Kill them."
Fatis waved forward.
His face was calm: "Looting villagers and burning villages, these robbers deserve to die for their crimes."
"Yes!" The Swadian heavy cavalry rushed out first, stabbing with the spears in their hands, stabbing and killing the mercenaries who kneeled and surrendered, and then chased after the fleeing mercenaries in the field.
Although they are heavy cavalry, their pursuit ability is also not weak.
They are cavalry after all.
There are also heavy cavalry who jumped off their horses, wore chain armor, and rushed into the burning village with warrior swords in their hands.
Many mercenaries are still hiding inside. They need to search them out, stab them to death with a sword, and send these guys who are defined as robbers by Mr. Fatis to meet the god of death in this world.
No survivors, no prisoners, no hidden dangers.
This is what Fatis means.
"ridiculous."
Fatis looked up and swept across the wilderness to the south.
Countless figures are still fleeing in the dark. Those are mercenaries who fled here, and they are being hunted down by the Swadian heavy cavalry, slaughtering them as easily as chasing lambs.
He turned his head and ordered: "Let all the heavy cavalry come back, and then go to Rolf, he knows what to do with the rest."
"yes!"
The orderly nodded.
Then he took out the bullhorn on his waist, and blew the sound of "woo woo" vigorously and rhythmically, issuing orders.
(end of this chapter)