The commander of the allied army, Stedt Fellett, looked into the distance. In his vision, General Joly was leading 20,000 Biran cavalry out of the city. Although 20,000 soldiers did not seem like a lot in front of the majestic fortress of Fort Morhe, it was all that the Kingdom of Biran could provide.
Behind Schneider, under the city wall, eight thousand Sun Knights were silently waiting for orders. Each of them was wearing a steel armor engraved with a coat of arms, and a double-edged longsword that was as tall as a person was slung diagonally on the saddle. Those carefully selected southern horses seemed to have realized that war was coming, and their iron hooves slowly but firmly dug the ground.
A guard quickly climbed up the city walls and reported, "Commander, the Biran cavalry has all left the city."
"I saw it."
Stedt said calmly, "What about the Norton infantry?
Soth's crossbowmen?
Tanama's spellcasters?
And the armies of the other smaller kingdoms? "
"The armies of the Norton and Soth kingdoms arrived at the Mawson River last night and have already set up an ambush. The spellcasters have already gathered and can freeze the river surface at any time. The other kingdoms' armies are also preparing to leave the city through the side gates."
Another guard came up to him and reported, "Commander, Captain Budden has sent word that they have encountered a total of seven groups of lizardmen scouts. However, they have all been dealt with. Those monsters will never be able to return to report to their masters."
Stedt nodded. Long before the Biran cavalry set out, he had already sent out 2,000 of them. They were all veterans and spellcasters who had experienced hundreds of battles. He had ordered them to cover the tracks of the cavalry and carry out reconnaissance missions at the same time. Captain Budden's report was just enough to ease his worries.
"Tell General Rio that my Solar Knights are about to set out. When the Biran cavalry is pursued by Kahn's army, the Solar Knights will attack the flanks of the monsters and buy them time. Tell him not to worry."
Stedt said to the guards. Then he looked back at the city below. Feeling the gaze of the commander, the eight thousand Sun Knights pulled out their swords from their saddles and raised them to the sky. The tips of their swords flashed with cold light, forming a grim forest of blades. In front of such an army, it seemed that even dragons would be torn into pieces like paper.
Stedt raised his hand and said, "Praise the sun."
"Praise the sun!" The roar was like thunder.
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This was a branch of the Sicilian mountains. The vast green mountains surrounded the flat valley. Kahn's clan legion had been stationed here for eleven days. Except for Kahn Tangerine, no one knew his real battle plan.
At that moment, the Black Death God had already returned to his true form. He was sleeping in a temporary nest. His appearance was that of a Black Dragon that was sixteen meters long. He was much stronger than an ordinary Black Dragon like Airadia. His body was covered in burn scars, and his membranous wings were tattered. He looked extremely weak, but he also looked ferocious and terrifying.
Kahn opened his eyes, and the surging flames in his pupils disappeared. He stood up and said, "The worms finally can't wait any longer. Prepare to meet your doom."
As creatures that stood at the top of the food chain in Airadia, dragons had extraordinary senses. They could judge whether there were large predators nearby by the vibration of the ground. The sensitive Green Dragon could even infer the species, number, and distance of the enemy. Kahn had fought in Villoster for many years, so he had learned this skill long ago.
The vibration from the ground did not seem to be the full force of the Hejian Army, but there were still quite a lot of people.
Soon, the fox and wolf scouts gave the warning. The high-pitched screams spread throughout the camp. The battle lizardmen picked up their weapons and began to line up. The barbarians also quickly finished their food, kicked over the bonfire, and stood up with long hammers and stone axes.
"Master, it's the cavalry." The fox and wolf leader stood outside the dragon nest and reported to him.
"Line up and meet the enemy."
Kahn sneered and climbed out of the cave. "The reason why the humans took the initiative to attack is because they want to win with the advantage of numbers.
As long as this battle hurts them, those worms will be scared and Stedt will not dare to come out of the fortress to fight with me again. "
Smoke rose from the horizon at the end of the valley. The cavalry held the flag of Bilan Kingdom and tore through the snow.
"Let the barbarians stop them."
Kahn said calmly, "Let them all be trapped here."
There were no crossbowmen, spellcasters, or heavy infantry in his army, but Kahn was still not afraid of the cavalry. He had a way to stop the cavalry from charging.
Under the command of the Black Death God, the barbarians stood at the front line of the battle. These Wiloustans were tall and had broad chests. Their strength was comparable to that of the green orcs. Airadia's ordinary humans were like dwarfs in front of them. The barbarians' wrists and arms were locked with iron chains. Every link of the chains had a barb, connecting the barbarians together.
They stood in three rows, forming a meat grinder made of flesh, stone axes, and iron chains. Anyone who tried to pass through them would be shredded and turned into bones.
The Black Death God rose from the back of the army and opened his broken wings.
The sound of hooves thundered. The Bilan Cavalry had finally arrived. Their formation was still perfect even in the midst of the charge. The vanguard was in a straight line, and the hundreds of warhorses were only half a horse's length apart. Under the encouragement of the spellcasters, the warhorses resisted the majesty of the dragons and surged forward.
Draw the bow, release the arrows, draw the bow, release the arrows, draw the bow, release the arrows …
This was a well-trained cavalry. Although their combat strength could not be compared to the Dawn Legion of The Rising Sun, their military quality was still praiseworthy. When they approached the Blackwing Legion, they drew their bows and fired arrows in an orderly manner. The barbarians suffered a lot from the continuous cavalry shooting. As the distance closed, Kahn heard someone yell, "Step over them!"
The Bilan cavalry whipped their horses. The soldiers who could serve as the vanguard were the best horsemen. The horses were also the best horses in the river. They jumped high in front of the iron chains, trying to cross the cold and strict line of defense.
At this time, the barbarians suddenly jumped up. Their arched bodies were like ferocious tigers. The stone axes slashed through the air and cut into the abdomen of the horses. The whole abdomen was cut open, and blood poured down.
The iron thorns were activated, and the cold weapons penetrated the bones. The Bilan cavalry at the back could not even see what was happening in front. They only saw blood gushing out, and then a large number of horsemen in front fell off their horses.
The barbarians ushered in a temporary victory, but the cavalry's charge did not end because of this. They rushed up almost without any gap. A barbarian had just raised his stone hammer when his chest was kicked heavily by a horse. Then his neck was cut open by a sharp blade.
The vanguard bravely moved forward. The Foxwolfmen and Battle Lizardmen pressed on the battlefield from the two sides. The roars of the monsters and the roars of the people mixed together, and the blood also mixed together. It was as if two groups of beasts were biting each other in a world of ice and snow.
In the end, the nearly ten thousand Bilan cavalry were firmly blocked and could no longer advance.
Seeing that the vanguard was all trapped in the iron thorns, the people at the back did not dare to charge again. In the war between the Blackwing Legion and The Rising Sun Empire, more powerful and efficient weapons were brought to the stage one after another. The cavalry that had ruled the battlefield for two thousand years seemed to have lost its place and gradually withdrew from the stage of history.
General Yuri looked up at the dragon on the ridge and gritted his teeth. "Retreat!"