Chapter 663: Changing battlefield
Chapter 663: Changing battlefield
Chapter 663: Changing battlefield
Chapter 664 The Changing Battlefield
Just when Lei Xiao was thinking with great interest, how the second prince's camp would react.
Hearing Hong Ye's crisp voice, it suddenly rang in Lei Xiao's ears: "My lord, in the middle of those magic knights and the camp, there is another quite impressive wave of energy, which is also being released. A harbinger of some sort of spell."
"oh?"
In Lei Xiao's eyes watching the battle intently, a hint of surprise appeared involuntarily.
Due to the extremely fast speed of the cavalry, at this time, the five magic knight squadrons and the five assault cavalry squadrons were a brigade, and they were only one step away from the position Hong Ye pointed at!
In the next second, something unexpected happened.
boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
Accompanied by a series of heavy muffled sounds.
The assault cavalry in the lead, together with the horses under their crotch, slammed into a pale yellow wall that gradually became clear without warning, and blood mist erupted from the cavalry immediately.
Under the extreme speed, these unprepared assault cavalry and war horses were distorted and deformed almost instantly, and the shiny armor on their bodies was like crumpled paper balls, completely invisible appearance.
As for the lances in the hands of the cavalry, most of them were taken out of their hands, and a few were broken directly.
What's more, under the action of the huge impact, even the cavalry and the horses were provoked together, and volleyed into the magic wall that suddenly appeared.
Seeing this shocking and close at hand scene, the magic knights who were protected in the middle had no time to react.
The astonished eyes of these magic knights just showed fear, but they were frozen in that moment forever, and more violent impacts began.
Broken staffs, blood-stained robes, and shattered faces that still remained astonished began to pile up on the ground one after another.
This cavalry troop advancing in a rhombus shape melted rapidly like solid ice melting on an iron plate.
It wasn't until the front half of the team was completely wiped out by the impact that the magic wall cracked apart until it disappeared completely.
The second half of the cavalry who survived by chance were almost all tripped to the ground by the corpses in front of them, and were even thrown out, struggling and unable to get up.
Since all this happened in just a few seconds, by the time Lei Xiao reacted, this elite cavalry team of thousands of people had already lost the ability to fight.
"My lord, this is a wind-type barrier magic. From the perspective of its strength and cohesion speed, it can only be released by at least two fourth-tier powerhouses, or those with the same combat power."
Seeing this sudden change, Hong Yedai frowned slightly, and introduced: "It is also possible that a strong wind magician used a high-level wind magic scroll to cast a strengthening spell."
After a pause, Hong Ye added: "The range of influence of this kind of wind barrier magic is not very wide. It has little effect on a large-scale charge, but it happens to restrain a small group of elite cavalry troops."
"Understood."
Lei Xiao looked at the scene down the mountain in shock, and opened his mouth dumbly.
This thousand-strong elite cavalry troop is equivalent to a first-tier cavalry regiment. I didn't expect it to be crushed so easily on the spot.
You know, the second-tier directly subordinate squadron that guards the territory is only a little larger than this scale.
Surprised, Lei Xiao turned his head towards Hong Ye, and immediately asked, "Where is the caster?"
"My lord, because the flow of energy particles on the battlefield is abnormally chaotic, so according to the subtle energy changes, the subordinates think that they are in the crumbling camp."
Hong Ye bowed to Lei Xiao, and responded with frowned eyebrows: "It is not difficult to see from the current situation that it has been hidden in it for a long time, just waiting for those cavalry to come to the door."
"So that's it. Is this the second prince's countermeasure? The mysterious commander on the other side is really extraordinary, and he actually caused the eldest prince's forces to suffer such a big loss."
Slowly nodding his head, Lei Xiao took a deep breath of the **** smell floating up, and continued to observe.
Just like what Hong Ye said, after blocking the reinforcements from the First Prince's forces, a large number of wind blades burst out from the camp of the Second Prince's forces, and swept towards the dismounted cavalry fighting outside the camp. come.
During the shock of the sharp wind magic particles, at least one squadron of dismounted cavalry staggered and fell to the ground, dying on the spot.
Seeing that the reinforcements were completely lost, and the opponent's counterattack was so strong, plus the mysterious disappearance of the commander "Vince"... these exhausted dismounted cavalry finally couldn't hold on any longer, and began to flee like birds and beasts.
All of a sudden, long swords and battle flags fell to the ground one after another, and the scene became extremely chaotic.
"It seems that in this first round of confrontation between the two sides, the second prince's side took the lead."
The orange-white star pupils narrowed slightly, looking at the remnant army of the great prince who had thrown away all his armor and armor, he nodded thoughtfully and said.
"That's true, but this is just the beginning. If nothing else happens, the cavalry commander on the prince's side must be a white knight who is well versed in cavalry tactics."
On Burt's old face, there was a solemn expression: "The military generals of the entire Cold Flame Kingdom, in terms of cavalry tactics and intuition, I am afraid that no one can compare with the White Knight except Iron Cavalry General Thain. Those prairie horse archers have never gotten any cheap from the hands of the white knights."
Burt's old face became more serious, and he added: "Furthermore, the white knight himself is a fifth-level powerhouse, and it has happened many times before that he single-handedly destroyed a cavalry regiment."
"Then let us take a good look at how the deflated white knight will respond."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows, and curiosity immediately appeared on his face: "However, there is another thing that interests me, and that is who is the mysterious commander of the Second Prince's faction."
"Lord, this cavalry duel is the first battle between the two sides in this area, and both sides must attach great importance to it."
Ju Bai held the holy sword at his waist, frowned and said: "Therefore, it is very likely that the commander of this Second Prince's cavalry regiment is the same mysterious commander as the White Knight."
"In other words, is this not only the truly large-scale first battle between the two sides, but also the first duel between the commanders of the two sides? It really makes people wonder what kind of means the two sides will use."
Staring at the ever-changing battlefield below the mountain, the curiosity on Lei Xiao's face became more and more obvious, and he said with great anticipation: "It must be an extremely exciting confrontation."
After Lei Xiao finished speaking, the eyes of the subordinates around him also focused on the battlefield below.
After the remaining dismounted cavalry were defeated and retreated, the defenders in the camp did not pursue them, but began to re-consolidate the camp without stopping.
As for the two cavalry camps on the plain not far away, they were like two giant beasts ready to go, and no one was in a hurry to make the next move.
Just when the disintegrated soldiers began to approach the prince's camp, causing fluctuations in the cavalry formation of the front army and flanks.
Accompanied by the sound of the horn, this time, the second prince's camp took the lead in attacking.
The light cavalry of the front army and the two wings began to press forward and charged towards the prince's camp at high speed. As for the central army and the rear army, they slowly advanced in a calm and unhurried manner.
Leading by the flag bearers, tens of thousands of light cavalry shouted the slogan of charging, held up sharp lances, and mounted spurs on their boots, constantly stimulating the horses under their crotches.
All of a sudden, the dust was everywhere, the earth trembled, and the scene of Wanqi charging was extremely impressive, and the deafening sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground made people's ears buzz.
"My lord, the second prince wants to take advantage of the strength of the opponent's elite cavalry brigade to destroy the opponent's formation in one fell swoop."
Seeing this, Bert stroked his short gray beard and introduced in a loud voice: "As for the most elite central army and the rear army as the reserve team, they are obviously planning to wait until the opponent's formation reveals its flaws, and then give it back. Fatal blow."
"My lord, look quickly, the eldest prince's camp has also started to move, but it only sent light cavalry on both wings to fight."
Accompanied by the screams of killing from the other side, Ju Bai's voice, which was almost covered, also came over: "From the perspective of the number, it is about 6,000 people, which is nearly half less than the second prince's camp."
"Understood, six thousand against ten thousand? The white knight must be planning something."
Hearing the introduction of the two kingdom generals, Lei Xiao nodded and stared at the cavalry from both sides who were getting closer.
Just when the distance between the two sides was less than a kilometer.
The cavalry of the eldest prince's camp, the left wing suddenly reined in the reins of their horses, while the right wing began to gallop diagonally.
"What is the eldest prince's side going to do? In the process of charging each other, once they take the initiative to slow down, it means destruction, and their number is far smaller than that of their opponents."
Bai Wei's startled and crisp sound pierced through the shouts of killing from the bottom of the mountain, and reached Lei Xiao's ears.
As the Snowwolves who also rely on charging to pre-empt strikes, she is naturally the most aware of the importance of speed in combat.
"It's impossible for the White Knight to not understand such a simple and easy-to-understand principle. It seems that he really has a plan."
Lei Xiao waved his hand, signaling to the young patriarch of the Snow Wolf Clan beside him to be calm, and said with a faint smile.
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao showed another doubt on his face.
On the current battlefield, nothing abnormal can be seen. What exactly is the White Knight planning?
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this.
Corresponding to the stagnant left-wing cavalry of the first prince, the right-wing cavalry of the second prince who was rushing forward, the front chess players and the cavalry in the front row suddenly also came to a standstill.
Just like what it said literally, the horseshoes of the horses under the crotch of these front row cavalrymen did suddenly sink into the mud, and they struggled to pull them out.
"It's a swamp technique!"
This sudden scene caused Ariel to blurt out: "My lord, my subordinates know that just now, when those magic knights walked out of the central army and went to the camp for reinforcements, before trying to cast group magic, they also released swamp spell!"
"That's true. I didn't expect the white knight to hide such a trick. Is this the core of his plan?"
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows in surprise.
For a second-tier elite magician, the Swamp Spell, an ordinary water-based magic that relies on the land, is obviously not a problem to achieve instant casting under the condition of group casting and rigorous training.
"I have also imagined this idea of changing the terrain of the battlefield before. After understanding it later, I found that there are indeed many classic battles in the history of this world."
"This has resulted in a battle between commanders, not simply who can cast spells, but who can cast silently and see through or decipher the opponent's spells."
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully, and thought to himself: "The white knight's move, and the second prince's mysterious commander's method at the beginning, have obviously reached an unexpected level."
On the battlefield, the cavalry on the right flank of the second prince accidentally fell into the quagmire.
Unsurprisingly, the cavalry in the back row who were caught off guard slammed up from behind, causing the neighing of horses and the screams of people to be heard endlessly.
Although the cavalry will deliberately control the distance between the front team and the rear team when they charge, the speed is too fast after all, and there is no chance for ordinary soldiers to react.
It wasn't until the horses turned over on their backs that the cavalry in the back row pulled the reins with panicked faces.
Just when these soldiers were thankful that they had just avoided a stampede on each other, they ushered in a deadly rain of arrows.
The instigator of the rain of arrows was naturally the left-wing cavalry who stopped by the prince on the opposite side.
The eldest prince's right-wing cavalry had already circled to the opponent's flank bound by the swamp, and immediately launched a new round of charge after a few rounds of arrow rain.
Facing the dense rain of arrows all over the sky, as well as the opponents charging from the side with lances.
These panicked cavalrymen of the second prince tried to pull the reins to change direction, and at the same time swung their spurs vigorously, trying to go forward to meet them. However, the horses were already overwhelmed by the arrows and swamps, and they did not listen to the command of the riders.
Needless to say the final ~ Just like what Bai Wei said just now, the other side that stagnates means destruction.
These cavalry wandering around in place were either pierced through their light armor by arrows or pierced by spears stabbed by their opponents, and they had almost no ability to resist.
"This group of around 3,000 soldiers, the second prince's right-wing soldiers blocked by the swamp technique, will soon be quickly wiped out by the first prince's two wings."
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully, and said to himself: "Should we concentrate our superior forces and destroy part of the opponent first? It is indeed a good strategy."
As for the Second Prince's former army and the left wing who were still charging, although they saw this scene, it was obviously too late to turn around to rescue them, so they had to grit their teeth and continue to run forward.
The opponents they ushered in were the most elite heavy cavalry and some assault cavalry of the Grand Prince.
I saw the heavy cavalry like tanks leading the horse, and the slender metal lance in their hands reflected a series of biting cold rays under the illumination of the two suns.