Chapter 664: An Unexpected Enemy (Part 1)
Chapter 664: An Unexpected Enemy (Part 1)
Chapter 664: An Unexpected Enemy (Part 1)
Chapter 665 An Unexpected Strong Enemy (Part 1)
In the process of galloping horses, when the soldiers of the Second Prince's former army and the left wing saw clearly that their opponents were heavy cavalry wrapped up like canned food and could not find any flaws at all, they couldn't help but panic. They all swallowed a mouthful of spit.
They are just ordinary light cavalry, and the war horses under their crotch are just the most common plain horses.
However, the horses of the heavy cavalry are mostly stronger snowfield horses, which come from the northern border of the kingdom, and the price difference between the two is at least five times.
Furthermore, the ordinary light armor on them is not comparable to the thick heavy armor of their opponents, and the cost is also very different.
In the end, the heavy cavalry were selected from the most elite cavalry, and they had extremely strict requirements in terms of equestrianism, physique, and strength... None of these were obviously unmatched by them.
As for the assault cavalry following the heavy cavalry, they are capable of a battle, but the opponent's use is obviously a frontal attack, and a small number of heavy cavalry is concentrated at the arrow position.
Once the soldiers meet, they will undoubtedly tear up their own charge formation in the first place.
Thinking of this, the commanders of the Second Prince's former army and the left wing all coincided with each other and made a wise decision.
That is to use the high mobility of the light cavalry to quickly change the charge formation, from the protruding frontal formation in the middle to the protruding and hollow double frontal formation on both sides, so as to avoid the raging heavy cavalry of the prince. Deal with the assault cavalry on both sides of the opponent.
After all, the opponent's strength is at most 5,000, the heavy cavalry has only 2,000, and the own side has 7,000 left. As long as the 3,000 assault cavalry are eliminated first, at least some of the losses caused by the right wing can be made up for.
As for the heavy cavalry, leave it to the follow-up allies.
In this way, under the leadership of the chess players holding battle flags at the front, the 7,000 light cavalry of the second prince quickly changed into two fronts and lost their battle, and rushed straight to the heavy cavalry and assault cavalry that the eldest prince was attacking.
I saw a well-polished lance pointing directly at the cavalry camp of the eldest prince, and a monstrous killing intent formed immediately vibrated in the air.
"The charging formation changed quite quickly. It seems that the second prince's cavalry are by no means ordinary."
On the top of the mountain, Burt's old face showed a hint of approval, and he said: "This kind of style of avoiding reality and attacking weakness, picking up soft persimmons, can often reap considerable results."
"That's true."
The crisp orange voice also rang out: "If the heavy cavalry of the first prince confronts the heavy cavalry head-on, the light cavalry of the second prince will undoubtedly suffer greater casualties. It is also an excellent opportunity to recover the loss of the right wing."
"It's a bit interesting. It seems that in addition to the early strategizing, the on-the-spot response of the commanders is also extremely important."
Lei Xiao stared at the ever-changing battlefield below, and nodded thoughtfully.
For Lei Xiao, watching the battle like this is obviously an excellent learning opportunity.
Only in this immersive situation can we better understand the judgments of the commanders on both sides of the war and accumulate their own battlefield experience as soon as possible.
"You know, this kind of duel between pure cavalry and cavalry is not common."
"After all, on the vast majority of battlefields, the cavalry deployed on the two wings of the infantry is only used as a quick and round tactical maneuvering force to attack the opponent's most vulnerable flanks and rear, while the real main force on the battlefield is still the huge infantry group."
Thinking of this in his heart, Lei Xiao's gaze became even hotter.
The battlefield below the mountain was full of wind and sand, and the sound of galloping horseshoes was still heard.
It didn't take long, the 7,000 light cavalry that the second prince advanced with double fronts, and the 5,000 heavy cavalry and assault cavalry that the eldest prince left with ordinary fronts, were like two sharp swords facing each other fiercely. Collided together!
boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
Accompanied by a series of continuous intense muffled sounds.
The neighing of war horses intertwined with the screams of cavalry, and the aroused dust and **** mist danced together. The scene can be described as extremely shocking.
I saw that on the trembling ground, except for the cavalry whose horses' heads collided fiercely.
Many cavalrymen were hit by the slender cavalry spears stabbed by their opponents, or were directly picked off their horses, or directly penetrated by the extremely sharp spear points.
And no matter which one it is, there is obviously no chance of survival. What the former ushers in is galloping and heavy horseshoes, while the latter becomes the trophy hung by the opponent on the lance.
"Is this a duel between cavalry? It's really amazing."
Looking at the fierce battle at the bottom of the mountain, Lei Xiao's throat rolled, and he swallowed involuntarily.
Although he was standing on the top of a mountain that would never be affected, his nostrils were still filled with the smell of blood.
However, after the initial shock, Lei Xiao soon found out in surprise.
Just like two crab claws, the second prince's light cavalry who concentrated their superior forces against the assault cavalry in the weak part of the first prince's camp did not gain the slightest advantage.
On the contrary, the Grand Prince's assault cavalry, whose number was reduced by more than half and whose formation did not occupy any advantage, was crushed and defeated, with almost no ability to resist.
"Compared with the light cavalry, although the plate armor on the assault cavalry is thicker, it is by no means an opponent of the cavalry, and the long and narrow iron shield equipped is also used for fighting infantry and resisting arrows. Can't stand the impact of cavalry."
Seeing this obviously unreasonable scene, Lei Xiao rubbed his eyes and wondered in his heart: "In addition to the assault cavalry who also consider melee combat, the cavalry is generally shorter than the light cavalry... No matter how you think about it, it is impossible will gain such a crushing advantage."
Puzzled, Lei Xiao looked at Bert and Jubai who were beside him, and found that the two of them also looked puzzled, and they also didn't understand the reason.
Judging from the overall energy fluctuations emitted by the two camps, there is almost no difference, and it is not caused by the gap in strength.
"What's going on here? What kind of means did the white knight use to achieve such a miraculous effect?"
Looking at those extremely fierce assault cavalry, who were about to easily penetrate the opponent's camp almost without hindrance, the doubts on Lei Xiao's face began to become more and more obvious.
"My lord, my subordinates have sensed a very familiar energy fluctuation!"
Seeing Xiaoya who still had a trace of exhaustion on her fair face, she leaned over and said in amazement.
"Why haven't you gone to rest, girl?"
Noticing that Xiaoya and Nan Xing Nanyue were still standing behind him, Lei Xiao was also a little surprised.
"The subordinate wants to watch the battle with the lord, but the lord is still working hard for the territory, how can the subordinate go back to rest."
Xiaoya smiled embarrassedly, and then regained her sternness on her small face and said, "Speaking of which, my lord, that very familiar energy fluctuation comes from my subordinate teacher!"
"Your teacher? Leng Yan's illusionist Jin Wen?"
Hearing these unexpected words, Lei Xiao couldn't help being stunned.
For this Leng Yan's number one illusionist, Lei Xiao has already conducted a detailed investigation.
This person's strength is at the fourth rank and eight stars. He was recruited by the Lengyan royal family more than ten years ago and became a court illusionist.
According to Ariel, due to her bohemian personality, she only stays in the capital for a period of time every year to complete some tasks assigned by the royal family and fulfill her duties as a court illusionist.
And most of the time, it is wandering around, often appearing in ancient wilderness ruins.
"I didn't expect Jin Wen, the master of illusion, to appear in the camp of the eldest prince. Presumably it was used as a trump card to come together with the white knight?"
A look of enlightenment immediately appeared on Lei Xiao's face, and he muttered to himself: "Since the energy fluctuations of the illusion master appeared on the battlefield, this miraculous situation can be easily explained. Did you use group vision? The true colors of those assault cavalry are probably the real heavy cavalry."
"Lord Master, that's exactly the case."
Xiaoya nodded affirmatively, and responded: "My teacher's research on hallucinations is even better than that of illusions. In addition, the energy flow on the battlefield is already extremely chaotic, so it can be perfectly concealed. It's not an impossible thing."
"Understood."
Lei Xiao stroked his chin and nodded thoughtfully.
Just like what Xiaoya said, the abnormally chaotic energy flow on this large battlefield greatly limits the perception ability of the strong.
In addition, he and his subordinates are located on the top of the mountain, far away from the battlefield below.
As a result, even the most perceptive knotweed and red night beside him didn't notice anything, which was a normal thing.
"However, after all, this is a combination of many complicated factors. If the distance is slightly increased, or under normal circumstances, with the keen perception ability of Knotweed and Hongye, it is still easy to find the clue. After all, this illusionist No matter how powerful the master is, he still hasn't reached the fifth level."
Slightly relieved, a trace of solemnity appeared on Lei Xiao's face again.
Even so, having a powerful illusionist hidden in one of the opponent's camps is a very tricky thing after all.
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this.
The eldest prince's powerful cavalry had already completely penetrated the opponent's formation.
Because there is already some distance from the Chinese army.
Therefore, those invincible "Assault Cavalry" had a wave of colorful magic ripples similar to water ripples.
Immediately afterwards, what appeared in front of everyone was a heavy cavalry in heavy armor, even the horses under the crotch were tightly wrapped in horse armor!
I saw that the armors of these heavy cavalrymen were all stained with the opponent's blood. The lances in the hands of many of them had been thrown away because they pierced through the opponents one after another, and they drew out the heavy swords around their waists instead.
However, the "heavy cavalry" who were deployed in the middle position and hardly suffered any damage showed their original appearance as assault cavalry.
"Is it really the effect of illusion?"
Looking at this miraculous transformation scene on the battlefield, Bert was amazed and murmured: "It seems that the white knight obviously predicted the opponent's judgment, and that's why he will be cast in advance. Infantry, deployed on both sides of the team."
"Things are really getting more and more interesting. The second prince's cavalry didn't pick up a persimmon, but became a persimmon himself."
Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath of the increasingly **** air, and refocused his increasingly fiery eyes on the battlefield below.
I saw the heavy cavalry who had penetrated the opponent and the assault cavalry who were almost uninjured turned their horses around one after another, shouted the battle cry of charging, and launched a wave of attack at the confused second prince's front army and the light cavalry on the left. The second round of charge was launched.
On the other side of the battlefield, the second prince's right-wing cavalry who were stopped by the swamp were almost wiped out under the onslaught of the first prince's left and right cavalry.
So far, the situation on the battlefield has become very clear.
Although at the beginning of the battle, the Second Prince's forces took the lead and gained a considerable advantage.
But after the white knight's swamp and vision, after two successive methods.
The second prince's 10,000 light cavalry, who were going to take advantage of the situation to attack the opponent, have now become Frost sheep waiting to be slaughtered. The distance is completely wiped out, leaving only a matter of time.
Looking at the center of the battlefield, the chaotic Second Prince's cavalry team and the crooked corpses everywhere, Lei Xiao took a deep breath.
Fortunately, this is the strength of the opponent. If the soldiers under his command suffer such heavy losses, the hope of victory will become even more slim.
"Being able to force both sides to use these hole cards is undoubtedly a lucky thing for me. Otherwise, the fallen ones are really likely to be soldiers under my command."
Looking at the tragic scene of the two noble forces fighting under the mountain, Lei Xiao fell into deep thought again: "Now the scale of victory has completely tilted to the side of the eldest prince led by the white knight."
"And the second prince's forces led by the mysterious ~ still have 10,000 cavalry and the remnants of the camp. If they retreat here, the remnants of the camp and the light cavalry trapped in the quagmire will inevitably die. Annihilated by the White Knight."
"It's not hard to see from this that the mysterious commander in command of the Second Prince's forces, although he has suffered a lot, will definitely counterattack, right?"
A hint of curiosity appeared in Lei Xiao's eyes, and he said leisurely, "I don't know what cards the second prince's mysterious commander can show? It really makes people look forward to it."
At this moment, Lei Xiao understood clearly.
Just as I thought, the more the two consume each other, the more beneficial it will be for me.
And the more the cards of the two are exposed, it is also a dream for me.
"Then let me see what the second prince's mysterious commander will do under such a disadvantage."
Lei Xiao squinted his eyes, staring at the increasingly fierce battlefield down the mountain.