The light of the morning sun dispelled the darkness, and dispelled the panic that shrouded people's hearts.
The chaos in the Uman family camp finally subsided gradually.
However, when Colin sent an envoy to look for Earl Uman, he found no one at all.
"What? Run away?"
"Yes, Lord Viscount. Not only the Lord Earl, but also the army of the Uman family is also rapidly moving south."
Colin sneered, this Earl Uman belongs to the rabbit, he runs so fast.
However, it can also be seen that Earl Uman was indeed extremely vigilant and escaped very decisively.
The other party probably guessed that Colin ordered the assassination last night.
But how could Ke Lin let go of this enemy so easily, and immediately ordered: "Knights of Campbelling, please immediately mobilize the army to chase Earl Uman back!"
"Yes!" The Cavaliers of Campbelling could see at this time that Vera completely obeyed her husband's opinion, so the current Colin was the real master of this army.
But before the Cavaliers of Campbellin led the order out of the camp, they saw a messenger rushing over and reported:
"My lord, there is a change in the enemy army on the other side of the Benliu River. I'm afraid they want to cross the river!"
"What?" Colin was taken aback, and hurriedly said to the Cavaliers of Campbelling, "Forget about Earl Uman, gather the soldiers and prepare to face the Dawson family!"
"yes!"
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When Ke Lin and the others came to the bank of the rushing river, they saw more than a dozen strange-looking boats connected by iron cables, going downstream from the upper reaches.
The deck is very wide and the draft is deep. It seems that heavy things are used as ballast stones. The canopy is raised high, forming a triangle on the deck. These boats are connected together, like adding a different river out of thin air. Narrow corridors.
Colin immediately saw that the enemy army was preparing to build a pontoon bridge, and immediately ordered the archers to shoot arrows into the river.
whoosh whoosh…
The Golden Lions stood on the south bank of the Benliu River, constantly throwing shots into the river.
However, the effect is far from ideal.
All the arrows fired were blocked by the thick canopy, and did not cause much damage.
At this time, the dwarven ships also came to the predetermined position, dropped their anchors one after another, and threw out two thick iron chains, waiting for the soldiers on the other side to rush up immediately, dragging the iron chains and nailing one end of them to the ground.
However, this is only fixing one end of the pontoon bridge. The end on the south bank has not yet been settled. At this time, the pontoon bridge is like a long snake without a head. One end is fixed on the north bank, and the other end is still a short distance away from the south bank. , is constantly shaking with the current.
Just when Ke Lin wondered whether the other party had miscalculated the width of the river and shortened the pontoon bridge, a large boat drifted down from the upstream again.
The large ship was full of dwarven foot soldiers in armor with huge shields.
It was only then that Colin discovered that this large ship could just fill the gap between the pontoon bridge and the south bank. Obviously, the giant shield infantry on this ship should be the vanguard of crossing the river.
Kaka.
The big ship was gradually in place, and the pontoon bridge was formally formed.
Colin was dumbfounded, obviously not expecting the level of dwarf artisans to have reached such a level.
But speaking of it, dwarves do have racial talents in forging, construction, civil engineering, etc.
At this time, the pontoon bridge has been formed, and it is impossible for the Golden Lion Army to cause mass destruction to the dwarves on the river.
However, in fact, the real difficulty in the battle of crossing the river lies in how to gain a firm foothold on the beachhead on the opposite bank. Therefore, the real decisive moment of this battle has not yet come.
However, the smooth progress of the preliminary preparations still boosted the morale of the dwarf soldiers, and deafening cheers continued to come from the north bank of the rushing river.
The Marquis Dawson looked at the floating bridge on the river and showed a satisfied smile.
He felt that he had already grasped the corner of the goddess of victory, and as long as he continued to hold tightly, he would be able to kiss the goddess's beauty.
The Marquis Dawson waved his hand confidently, and ordered: "Beat the drums! Cross the river!"
boom boom boom...
The sound of war drums rumbled, announcing that the battle of crossing the river had officially kicked off.
The flag began to move forward slowly, and the dwarf officers roared rudely one after another. Teams of dwarf soldiers, armed with round shields and swords, stepped onto the pontoon bridge one by one, and quickly marched towards the south bank.
Next, is the bloodiest and cruelest beach landing battle.
At this time, the archers of the Golden Lion Army had stopped shooting and quickly retreated.
Thousands of infantry were ordered to move forward, forming an array on the river beach, and it seemed that they were going to defend the river beach to the death.
To be honest, this battle was not in Colin's plan.
He and Bachelor Dawn wanted to quickly retreat to Cold Winter City with the Golden Lion Legion, and defend to the death on the basis of the tall and strong city walls.
However, the plan cannot keep up with the changes, and the enemy will not just stand there stupidly waiting for you to fight.
The roar of the camp last night obviously made Marquis Dawson on the other side think that there was something wrong with the Golden Lion Army, so he wanted to take the opportunity to cross the river.
Under such circumstances, Colin could not lead his army to retreat.
After all, the dwarves prepared overnight and had already built the pontoon bridge early in the morning, and they had already started to cross the river.
If the Golden Lions still want to withdraw their troops, Marquis Dawson will definitely chase after them. At that time, the retreat is very likely to turn into a rout.
Moreover, the escaped Earl Uman is also an uncertain factor.
Ke Lin still didn't know how many battle-ready soldiers Earl Uman could gather after last night's camp roar, let alone whether Earl Uman would stop the Golden Lion Army on the way after this incident.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Colin had to hit the Marquis Dawson who was trying to cross the river head-on first, so that the other party would not dare to pursue him any more. Only in this way could the Golden Lions retreat calmly.
At this time, the two armies have begun to fight each other.
The dwarf giant shield infantry on the ship jumped off the bow first, wading through the shallow river and began to deploy their defenses. Behind them, two dwarf craftsmen jumped down, pulling the iron chain and trying to nail it into the ground, completely fixing the pontoon bridge.
Of course, the Golden Lions would not allow the enemy to complete this last process so easily. Under the command of the officer, the infantry on the beach began to move forward slowly and launched an attack.
As the Golden Lion Army moved forward, the sound of war drums on both sides of the strait intertwined together, and the sound of shouting and killing finally sounded into the sky.
The two warring parties collided together on the beach, swords, guns and swords, screaming and killing, and arrows flying, countless soldiers screamed and fell to the ground, blood flowed out wantonly, and soon dyed a large area of water near the beach red.
A steady stream of dwarf soldiers joined the army formation through the pontoon bridge, struggling to block the attack of the Golden Lion Army.
But after all, they were superior in number, and the beach was crowded with people all at once, but the defense line of the giant shield infantry in front was constantly pushed back, and the dwarf soldiers in the rear quickly gathered together, making it even more difficult for the soldiers on the pontoon bridge. Rush out.
The offensive of the Golden Lion Army was quite fierce, and they pushed the enemy down the rushing river with great effort.
It has to be said that although the dwarf's artisanship is quite good, it still cannot make up for the gap in combat effectiveness.
The strength of the dwarves is actually not weak, but the disadvantage of height makes it difficult to display this strength. After all, it is easier to slash from a height.
And they are not like half-elves, they don't have flexible positioning and amazing shooting skills, so, generally, dwarves are at a disadvantage when confronting a human army.
Of course, there are too many factors that determine victory or defeat on the battlefield, not just the combat effectiveness of soldiers.
What's more, the battle at this time has just kicked off, and now neither side has invested the main force, it can only be regarded as a warm-up.
However, the setbacks encountered by the vanguard have already made Marquis Dawson, who was watching the battle behind, frown.
After all, this general who has been following the Marquis of Garcia in all directions has been used to the invincible power of the Black Cavalry wherever he goes, and now he sees that his army is fighting so hard in consecutive beach landing battles , suddenly felt dissatisfied.
"Tumu, you personally lead the army across the river. In an hour, I want to see your flag planted on the land on the other side!"
"Yes!" A strong dark-skinned dwarf immediately knocked on the breastplate loudly.
Then, he led his troops onto the pontoon bridge.
Visible to the naked eye, the draft of the pontoon bridge suddenly deepened a lot, because the dwarf general named Tumu was commanding all heavy infantry.
(end of this chapter)