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After fighting at the forefront with his own guards, Varisian returned to the position where the commander of the legion should be, and a team of shield walls quickly stopped the Nord infantry pursuing him, and Varisian was almost rushed into the rear of his formation by his red-dyed horses, and then the guards cavalry who accompanied the attack, and the horses turned like a strong wind,
"Your Excellency, you're too dangerous!"
An adjutant general grabbed the reins of Varisian's horse, and the other soldiers also hurriedly grabbed the guards' horses, because they were wearing heavy armor, many of the guards fell from above after rushing into a safe place in the formation, and the impact just now, 200 people went out, and less than 50 people could come back alive, and all of them were exhausted.
At the beginning, the seemingly balanced battle situation, with the continuation of time and the continuous heating up of the fierce battle, after the full commitment of the Zode Praetorian Guard, no one thought that the seemingly precarious Goude Kyoto would suddenly pull out so many troops, this time the Goude people put in the counterattack is definitely more than 80,000 people,
Especially the powerful Janissaries of Virtue, these Praetorian Guards are wearing thick heavy armor that people can't penetrate, wielding heavy battle axes that can't be resisted at all, just like heavy killing machines that crush past the shield array of the Falcon Army.
Even if the falcon soldiers are heroic resisters, but when they encounter such monsters, they can only be sacrificed in vain, and the places where the Janissaries have attacked are often corpses all over the field, and rivers of blood flow.
The soldiers who had been routed in the fierce battle retreated back along the hillside behind them in a panic, and at the foot of the hillside, the commanders of the Falcon Corps at all levels were shouting loudly to reassemble these routs.
After more than half a day of fierce fighting, the Varisian Legion, which has six flag regiments, is still fighting only three of the main formation in the middle, and most of them have been defeated under the continuous impact of the great German army, and then they have been assembled again and thrown into it, and they have been defeated again! The right flank has collapsed, and the left flank has collapsed, not to mention that it is a thin flank, and even this formation is also under the onslaught of the main force of the great German army, like a small boat fluttering in a storm, and there is a danger of being swallowed up by the waves at any time.
"All the guards follow me!"
Varisian dragged his tired body, and while tightening the knot of the heavy general's armor with his right hand, he shouted loudly, and when he heard the order, the guards cavalry, who were still resting, also picked up the spears and knives that had been notched from the ground, turned over and struck again,
"My lord, we can't go on like this!"
A flag commander firmly grabbed the reins of Varisian's warhorse, and persuaded with a cold expression, "The combat effectiveness of the Nord Praetorian Guard is too terrifying, although there are only a few thousand people, they can easily defeat our defensive line,
We can only wear them down in numbers, and we will not have a chance to kill them until they are exhausted, but our army will not hold out to that point, the legions have lost a third of them, and the morale of the army is about to drop to a dangerous level, and if we barely fight, we are in danger of collapse. 1――”
"If you can't insist, you must insist on it!"
Varisian's bloodshot eyes glanced at him, and while calmly inserting his collapsed Samore war knife into the sheath in a slow and dignified manner,
The blade sank into the scabbard, making a sound like a birdsong in the early morning forest
Varisian said in a condensed voice, "With the strength of our legion, we can drag the last main force of the German army and wait for the rescue of His Majesty, this is our only way,
Otherwise, in order to preserve our own strength, and let the main force of the Rude army stand out from our direction, not only will the strategic miscalculation of the siege of Kyoto by His Majesty, but even if we do not die in the hands of the Rude people, His Majesty will show the heads of you and me to the public to comfort the tens of thousands of Falcon warriors who have died since the battle of Rude!
"But ......"
Seeing the legion commander say this, the flag commander's face was full of embarrassment, his mouth opened, and finally he didn't speak, his gaze was a little sloppy, because of the long knife with a strange blue light in Varisian's hand
This sword is a famous sword called "Blue Bird" that His Majesty personally selected from his five favorite knives when Varisian was promoted to the commander of the army, and it is said that the reason why this famous knife is the most loved by His Majesty is not only because it is extremely sharp and cuts iron like clay, but also because it is added to the ore, which is considered by the craftsmen to be the best forging material.
The blade is very strong, and when it is built, it naturally has a hint of tile blue light at the edge of the blade, and the length is also one-third longer than the ordinary Samar war knife, and it is like a heavy long sword that can be wielded in the hand, if it is on a war horse, the shadow that waives by, it is a strange and bright blue light under the sunlight, so it is named "Blue Bird" by His Majesty Xià himself
This is the favor of His Majesty the Falcon to Varisian, and Varisian would not normally use the sword that he wants to use as a family heirloom, and the meaning contained in it is self-evident
"Please allow your subordinates to follow and attack!"
Seeing that he could not be persuaded, the flag commander knelt down on one knee in front of Varisian and said, following Varisian's side for many years, he had already clearly felt the meaning of Varisian's decisive battle from Varisian's tone and movements, and with his understanding of Varisian, he knew that since Varisian had already made up his mind to fight to the death here, it was futile to persuade him.
"Okay, you can come along, and there will be one more companion on the way!" Varisian nodded solemnly, and the flag commander quickly turned on his horse and joined the ranks of the attacking cavalry, a breeze gently lifting the straps on the heads of the cavalrymen. Just as countless battle flags were raised at the same time, the whirring sound of the streamers made the silent air smell of suffocating killing
In the Falcon Force, most people think that Varissian is a clever and changeable person, but the officers who follow Varissian know that Varisian is also a very persistent person, otherwise he would not even know the terrain.
He had the courage to chase the King of West Kugit Khan into the area of the Rui Erdian people, tracked for three days and three nights in a row, and finally killed the king of Kugit Khan who could not be lurked in one fell swoop, not to mention that in the battle with the Dongting people, he forcibly pursued the Dongting rout army overnight, but finally met with Bogol Zamu, who was known as the wolf king of the East Court, in the desert beach, and established his name as a famous general in a battle
How many times the dazzling halo of brilliant victories has already covered up a lot of food for thought, war is like this, the result determines a qiē, no matter how capable you are, the most important thing is opportunity, many people think that Varisian's luck on the battlefield is not ordinarily good,
Every time you can pick up big fish, every time you can achieve incredible victories, so that when someone mentions Varisian, it gives people the feeling that they are good at picking up bargains,
But few people will pay attention to the fact that success and glory are never so easy to come by, people only see the results, and no one goes back to pay attention to the process.
Without Varisian's dedication to victory and the spirit of never giving up, he would not have been able to meet this or that opportunity.
It is a variety of factors such as perseverance that never gives up, indestructible will, tenacity on the life and death front several times, and the ability to grasp the fighter plane, which has created Varisian, who is known as the fox in the Falcon Army.
No one knows what the outcome will be this time, maybe Varisien's good luck will be terminated, or it may be that he will continue to walk along the good luck and create a greater glory. ...,
"You are all the best fighters under my command! It's an honor to be with you."
Varisien raised the "blue bird" in his right hand, and his eyes flickered to look at the faces of the guards cavalry gathered behind him, the faces of these young cavalrymen did not fluctuate, and the armor on their bodies and the vests of the war horses were all blood stains that had not yet been washed away, these excellent young men attacked again, and he didn't know how many people would be able to come back alive,
Or it can launch another impact, or this is the last time, this time, unlike just now, the Nord army, which has suffered a shock, will take precautions against the impact of the Guards cavalry,
In the chaos of the army, the tall figure of the cavalry has always been quite taken care of by the enemy's heavy infantry, in order to delay the impact of the cavalry, the heavy infantry will also fight desperately.
Because the experienced veterans know very well that once the cavalry loses its speed and impact, it is a big target that is exposed, and the tomahawk projectile of the Goude people has always been the nemesis of the cavalry impact at close range.
Even the heavily armed knights of Rui Erdian, who are known as the strongest defense on the mainland, will be worried in front of the prepared heavy infantry, these warriors who like to use battle axes as weapons and are not afraid of death,
Even the strength of the double-layer chain mail and the war horse resisted the close-range tomahawk projectile of the Nord heavy infantry,
Not to mention the Falcon Guards cavalry, who gave up part of their protection in order to pursue mobility, in front of the flying Nord battle axes, mobility did not have much advantage at all, and even if they could gain a little advantage at the beginning, they would be blocked by the steady advance of the Odds
"Kill!"
The rushing Guards cavalry, brandishing their swords, followed closely behind Varisian, and once again rushed into the ranks of the Rods, who formed a triangular queue like arrows, although there were only more than 50 people, but the rebelliousness on their faces and the contempt of the enemy's gaze made them look like invincible victories, and the corpses of the Lords were piled up around them.
The Nord hoplites on the opposite side also spotted them and quickly moved closer in the direction of their charge
"Stop them!" the heavy infantry pulled out their short-handled battle axes from their backs, and countless flying short axes struck in the air, and the whistling and piercing sound quickly intensified,
"Attention, shield raised!"
Varisian raised his shield alof, and a short axe struck the shield in Varisian's hand with a muffled sound like a heavy blow, and even with Varisian's strength, he was almost knocked off his horse by this axe.
The tomahawk bounced to the side, but the guards cavalry next to him was not so lucky, under the countless attacking tomahawks, the galloping horses under the crotch of the guards cavalry let out a miserable neighing sound, several guards cavalry seemed to hit a transparent wall, and fell heavily from their horses on the opposite side of the forest-like bayonets, blood flew sideways, and countless bayonets pierced out of their bodies,
"Sue the forward troops, I want to annihilate this cavalry!"
Looking at the Falcon Cavalry in the German army who were rushing like trapped beasts, Yagrolk clenched his fists excitedly,
After a day of fierce fighting, less than a third of the forces of the Varisian corps were left on the main attacking surface, and the left and right flanks had already won a decisive victory.
The 5,000 Guards cavalry who had been killed halfway had also been routed in several previous engagements, and the Wolf Bèi retreated to the southwest, and now only needed to add more force to completely crush the last resistance of the Falcon army, and completely annihilate the 60,000-strong Varisian army
"Oh my God, what is that?"
Just when Yagrolk felt that he was already victorious, there was a shock from behind him, and the attendant officer rubbed his eyes, full of frightened shouts, only to see that in the woods on the edge of the battle between the two armies, there were large black dots that were rapidly approaching this side. ...,
The color of these small dots did not match the color of the autumn forest leaves, and they were extremely fast, and they rolled up puffs of smoke and dust in the yellow deciduous areas, which were obviously large groups of cavalry moving at high speed in this direction
"It's the cavalry of the Falcon Army!" Yagrolc's eyebrows raised, his solemn face sank, to be able to gather such a large number of cavalry in this area, only the Falcon Army could do it,
This idea also flashed in the minds of the generals behind him, such a large number of cavalry, at least more than 10,000 people, once killed from the flank, the situation that the Falcon Army had been suppressed would be completely reversed,
"What should I do?" the generals looked at each other, and at the same time felt that it was tricky, the main forces were all on the front, the impact of the falcon cavalry was well known, once the point of engagement was discovered, they would definitely move closer to this side regardless of a single qiē, and at that time, the plan to encircle would not be completed
"What are you afraid of, it's just a hound found by sound!"
Yagrolc sneered, according to his sophistication, he quickly saw the problem, the goal of these cavalry is not very clear, although the speed of running is extremely fast, but the arc of the spread is also large, like a huge net cast down, not at all like the kind with a clear assault target, it is obvious that the other side does not know the specific place of engagement, but the support troops found according to the voice
"The other party seems to have come in a hurry!" Yagrolk thought for a moment, raised his hand, and ordered loudly behind him, "Order the Kyoto Third Army to move to the left flank, and tell the Ansachs of the Kyoto Third Army, no matter what the cost, you must stop these rescuing cavalry in the woods!"
Soon, the 20,000 Nord army, which was besieging the flank of the Varisian corps, turned to the left flank, which had been engaged several times and was now strewn with corpses, and the shield wall of the Roud heavy infantry spread out like a concave arc,
"My lord, the scouts found that there was a large-scale battle 1500 meters in front of the right, judging from the military flag, it seems to be the battle flag of the Varisian Legion, and the battle situation is very unfavorable for the Varisian Legion!
The commander of the Falcon 2nd Guards Banner Regiment, who was in charge of finding the battle point along the forest, also received a report of the target being found, and he first carefully looked at the surrounding terrain.
"1,500 meters ahead on the right, it doesn't seem to be far away!" Rui Ande looked stern, his hand gently patted the somewhat restless war horse under his crotch, and then slowly pulled out the saber at his waist, and ordered, "Blow the rallying horn, target the southwest, order the whole army to speed up through this forest, and at any cost, you must break through the obstruction of the great German army from the flank!"
"Woo woo" hurried trumpets from the direction of the forest, countless black cavalry rushed out from the depths of the forest, in front of them, 20,000 great German troops had lined up solemnly waiting for their arrival,
"Attention, find the enemy cavalry!" shouted and ordered one after another, countless spears were erected, and in front of them was a large group of cavalry rushing without slowing down, and the sound of nervous and heavy breathing became clearer and clearer as the distance between the two armies quickly narrowed, and the atmosphere of slaughter was like a snowball that had accumulated to the extreme, and exploded in an instant at the moment when the two armies collided with each other
"Shoot!" With a shout, the falcon cavalry in the front row suddenly turned, and with a round of arms, countless assault crossbows made a cracking shooting sound at the same time, "Whoosh!" Countless white lines exploded in front of the unguarded Nord army like a huge flower, and the white lines flew into the chest, head, arm, and body of the front row of the Rude pikemen, making the entire platoon of pikemen turn to the ground,
"Kill!" the swift cavalry brought up black shadows and slammed into the bayonet spears erected by the Erde infantry, and the strong body of the war horse pressed against it like a whole row of walls,...,
The man turned over on his back, the falcon cavalry above was thrown down, and the Rude pikemen in front were also knocked out, the defense line was turbulent, the defense line of the Rude army was like being concentrated by a heavy hammer, and countless black cavalry rushed up completely regardless of their lives, and the sword light of the Guards cavalry swords was entangled with the sharp cold light of the Rude spear
The kings on both sides gave orders to die, at any cost, which meant that if they could not complete the task, they would have only one result, that is, they would be executed for an unfavorable battle.
Therefore, the generals of the two sides gave their troops a death order, and the confrontation entered a strangulation of life and death from the beginning, and the two armies were intertwined with each other, and the strength of the Roude infantry and the impact of the falcon cavalry were like a sharp spear piercing a solid shield,
It seems to have been deliberately arranged by the gods, and the turning point of the battle was once again focused on the left flank, so much so that this battle was called the "left flank life and death line" by later generations
And on a dirt slope 50 miles away from the place of battle, the fat man stood on his horse and looked up at the sky, where the sun had set half of his body on the horizon, and a deep, dark red twilight covered the field.
Green woods, yellow deserts, golden fields and meadows. Now, all of them are covered by black military formations, and there seems to be only one color left between heaven and earth, and that is the black of the main force of the Falcon Army.