Chapter 289. A rout in an instant
The armor of these desert bandits is ridiculously rudimentary.
But with the help of the inertia brought by the circular cavalry shooting, with the throwing of short javelins as the main means of attack, the lethality can be described as extremely strong, if you are arrogant and do not check, even the Swadia heavy cavalry will fall into their way!
Not to mention these ordinary knightly squires.
"Whoosh whoosh—"
The sound of breaking the air continued.
Sturdy, sharp short javelins whizz through the void with inertia.
The javelin throwing room is even more dense!
Just on the outermost periphery of the knight squire, in the dense javelin rain, the unprepared knight squires kept falling off their horses, even if someone reacted, subconsciously raised the iris shield, and curled up on the horse's back to no avail!
The wounded should still be hurt, and the fallen should still fall!
The instantaneous javelin throw stunned them.
Once invincible in the Lion Principality, even if they encountered the encirclement and suppression of the regular armies of other lords, they did not encounter such a strange but instantly lethal tactic, so that these rigid and dogmatic knight squires could not react at all.
Even in the very center, the two great knights roared and shouted to defend and counterattack, but it still didn't work.
These knight-level captains, as well as those knight squires, were all beaten in the dense javelin rain, and they couldn't organize effective defense and counterattack at all, so they could only hold their shields, curl up, and be beaten passively, listening to the miserable howls of their comrades around them, and the neighing of the wounded horses, gritting their teeth to bear it.
Compared to the shots of archers and crossbowmen, these whizzing short javelins are more lethal, at least the body can withstand a dozen feathered arrows or crossbow arrows, but definitely not two short javelins!
What's more, just around these knights' squires, those desert bandits are still running in circles.
There was a change in the knight's squire.
One by one, the desert bandits threw their short javelins in an instant.
With the inertia of the desert horse's attack, he even directly pierced the wooden iris-shaped shield less than 2 centimeters at close range, poked holes one by one, and continued to break through the chain mail, sinking deep into the chest!
The short javelin has an armor-piercing effect, and if thrown at close range, it can also break the shield!
This javelin storm lasted less than 3 minutes.
4 short javelins per personIn just 3 minutes, a total of 840 short javelins have been thrown.
"Whew-"
At the top of the post station in the distance, a dull and long horn sounded.
These desert robbers turned from wolves to sparrows in an instant.
One by one, they directly dispersed the circular cavalry, and fled in all directions without looking back, really like a flock of sparrows on the grain field, when they encountered danger, they scattered and fled.
Hit and run, take advantage and withdraw!
This is still the tactic that the Salanders learned from the Kujits.
And it was carried forward by the desert bandits.
They can run rampant in the Salander Desert and raid caravans to terrify the civilians, relying not only on their murderous methods, but also on the guerrilla tactics of being good at wolf combat, understanding that the enemy is tired and disturbed, and the enemy is advancing and retreating!
For example, now.
When it was time to retreat to prevent the enemy from relieving themselves and counterattacking, they retreated very decisively!
Without the slightest hesitation.
When bandit gangs are incorporated into the combat sequence of the regular army, they play a greater role as surprise soldiers.
Just like now, these knight squires finally recovered from the harassment and killing effect of the javelin rain, and subconsciously held the tattered iris shield, listening to the wailing in their ears, their eyes were dazed.
They didn't expect what kind of attack they had encountered in just 3 minutes!
The outer rings are full of corpses.
The knights' squires, as well as the horses under their crotches, pierced javelins like hedgehogs.
The surviving knight squires were also wounded.
The unlucky one was directly pierced through the chest and abdomen by a short javelin, and although he was not dead, he was almost said goodbye to the world if he was so seriously injured.
Even if it is healed by divine magic, there are many murders, very rare.
Not to mention no.
The arrival of 600 knights and squires was menacing, and after the rain of javelins, only more than 400 people were still standing on the spot, all of them were gray-faced, listening to the gradually weakening wails in their ears, and finally looked around blankly.
Looking at the desert bandits who gradually disappeared into the distance, the hatred reunited in his eyes.
That's the enemy who nearly killed them!
"Kill!"
2 Grand Knights with hoods and masks on their faces.
But in the eyes that were exposed, there was a killing intent that could not be concealed!
In just a few moments, more than 200 knight squires, including knights, were killed, which was the biggest loss in recent years, and they were broken, even if they won this battle, it was a miserable leftover!
A bunch of garbage in the desert, how can it be compared to the knightly squires who have been trained for many years!
"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”
The knights' attendants urged their horses under their crotches and scattered with hatred.
The long swords in their hands clenched.
Their eyes were bloodshot, but when they dispersed a little, and before they could completely disperse, there was a sudden shock and panic in the eyes of those knight attendants in the north, and for a while they actually restrained their horses and tried to defend in place!
It was Rolf, with a scimitar in his hand, charging forward with 120 Salander riders!
The spear was straight and clear, and it was already aimed at the knight squires here.
"Kill—"
Rolf shouted.
Behind him, the Salander riders responded, and the 3 platoons of charging were ready.
At this gallop of the Salander horse, the spear under his armpit was 1 meter above the horse's head, and with the strange soft sound of the horse's hoot rapidly striking the sand, it appeared in front of the knight's squire at great speed.
The two sides were already less than 50 meters apart in a short instant.
In fact.
Rolf gave the order to charge just as the desert bandits dispersed.
Now the distance is less than 50 meters, no matter how many knights and attendants urge the war horses under their crotches, they can't instigate the war horses to reach peak speed in this extremely short distance.
In other words, even two hedging can't do it.
You can only be beaten passively!
"Damn it!"
The two great knights burst into red flame-like light, and their extraordinary power exploded in an instant.
Horses in front, 2 people in front.
With the help of the extraordinary flames that seem to be in essence, if you want to resist the charge of Rolf and Salander riders, after all, as a great knight, you can still solve the crisis caused by this charge even if you are injured.
They have to.
Otherwise, the cavalry, unable to maneuver, was charged by another cavalry unit.
The casualties inflicted will be a fatal blow that cannot be reversed.
Maybe it will be wiped out!
But their ideas are good, but the reality is not for them to react at all.
Just behind Rolf, three golden rays of light that also possessed extraordinary power burst out in an instant, with a gentle and lofty majesty, just like the blood of the gods, with the power of the heavens.
Nearly 5 meters of heavy armor-piercing cone-headed cavalry guns crossed Rolf.
3 Svadia Royal Knights appeared.
The armor is covered with carved subtle aristocratic ornaments.
But now this ornament combined with the golden light all over their bodies, making them majestic, with a momentum that makes people's hearts tremble, instantly appeared in front of the two transcendent knights, not allowing them to react at all, and during the sprint, the fist-like thick cone-headed spear had missed the bodies of the two of them.
The golden light on the cone-headed spear exploded, and the extraordinary power of the fiery red flame also exploded.
But the bodies of the two extraordinary knights left the saddle under their crotch.
The whole person was shocked and incredulous, only felt burning in his chest and abdomen, and flew out briskly, looking down at the fist-thick cone riding spear with golden light on his chest, and finally his consciousness dissipated.
In the midst of the golden light, the whole person's inner abdomen and head were swept away by the scorching heat, and he died in an instant!
"Kill ——!"
Rolf didn't stop the charge.
He watched as the two strongest enemies had been dealt with, and with a mad love for war and killing in his eyes, he laughed and shouted loudly, "Kill them all!" ”
"Boom Boom T
The sound of horses' hooves was fierce and fierce.
Even the sand layer was trampled down, making the charge of the 120 Salander riders a little faster.
Clamp the gun forward.
The spear pierced into the target's body with inertia.
As if in a rush of pleasure, the horde of Salander riders slammed like hammers into the knightly squires who were still helpless, had not yet reacted, and were still watching in horror as their two leaders were easily killed.
Then Salander's riders staggered through the gaps, and their spears pierced three and four men before throwing them down.
Backhand draws a heavy scimitar and slashes wildly.
But that's the situation.
The battle is decided!
Even the desert bandits, who had dispersed, circled back, with their scimitars, and tried to resist like wolves, but they were unusually vain, and the knights slaughtered like headless flies without command.
The knight squires who had already been defeated knew to flee without even being able to fight back.
They paid the price for their arrogance.
The price of blood!
"Whew-"
The dull sound of a horn sounded at the top of the inn not far away.
The slaughter eventually stopped.
There were corpses all over the ground, horses scattered and fleeing, and the knights' squires who knelt on the ground and couldn't stop praying for a way out.
With extraordinary strength, the 2 leaders belonging to the Great Knight were directly killed, and the entire Tempest Mercenary Regiment was directly defeated by a wave of charges in a hurry, and the remaining more than 300 people completely lost their fighting spirit.
The creed that once taught them with aristocratic honor has long been lost to the unknown place with countless black jobs.
They surrendered very crisply.
When they have the upper hand, they can slaughter with great might.
But when they are at an absolute disadvantage and are wantonly slaughtered by the enemy, they can choose to surrender without hesitation.
The remaining 300 people threw away their weapons.
Kneeling on the ground and holding his hands high, his dazed and terrified eyes full of longing for life.
There are also doubts from the bottom of my heart.
They really couldn't imagine why, in just a short moment, they who once dominated the Duchy of Lion were defeated by a group of simple and sparse enemies to the point that the entire army was annihilated, and the remaining people did not even dare to escape, so they could only be captured, and they could only surrender gloomily.
They couldn't figure it out, just like the silent merchants at the top of the post station, who were watching in amazement at the end of the battle that took place in just ten minutes, so simply.