Chapter 1038
Time has advanced to the 2nd day of the Battle of Broken Boundary Mountain Fortress, and the bloody battle between the two sides has completely entered a white-hot stage.
On the first day, they tried to break through the Azores elven front, but after finally losing their hatred, Sarika Jonah and Drexis finally figured out the key to the war:
Either the empire was the first to receive reinforcements and wiped out the invading elven army under the fortress of Duojieshan, and merged with the bloodskeleton guards; or another enemy army wiped out the bloodskeleton guards and attacked before the reinforcements arrived. Lower Duanjieshan Fortress.
In short, everything is time, everything is for time-the battle strength of both sides cannot win immediately, so it depends on who wins the most critical one first.
Dressis believes that there is no doubt about this. Facing the main force of the Azores, he must be the most critical side; so he has been confused and angry, why stick to the valley of blood No news from Loren Torino.
The supply line is cut off, and there is no news from the rear. Under such circumstances, as the commander-in-chief, shouldn't you actively try to contact the rear? !
If an accident is discovered, shouldn't it be necessary to leave a small group of troops to resist the surprise attack of the enemy's auspicious soldiers, and the main force should return as soon as possible to help oneself win the defensive battle of the Jieshan Fortress first? !
This supercilious wizard, what is he thinking about? !
However, no matter how resentful Dresis, facing the almost desperate defense of the Azores, the cavalry could not break through the enemy's line at all, and thus impossible took the initiative to reach contact with Loren Torino.
So...the only thing he can look forward to is Brandon in East Sacrament and the reinforcements staying at the border of Byrn.
"Hoo——————"
Along with the "creaking" ensemble of ballistas and catapults, the "iron curtain of flames" is like a hurricane. "A scream that tore the air was sent, and it hit the head of the Azores elves.
"Arrows, arrows——!!!"
Almost at the same time, the scimitar grandfather who led the army under the fortress roared at the hussars beside her; These brave and warrior horseback people are holding flexible steeds quickly turning in between the snow and waves, passing waves from the front and flanks of the enemy's long spear phalanx; they stretch their bows and arrows without even looking at them. Shot over.
In the dense phalanx, the elven warriors continued to fall down, but soon there was robe behind them, stepping on their bones to take the place, and continue to move forward.
Almost at the same time, many elven warriors carrying a bag of arrows quickly shuttled through the center of the advancing front line, and then stood firmly on the spot, and under the protection of the robes on both sides, they quickly shot at the hussars.
In one round of confrontation, both sides left a lot of bones on the battlefield; the warriors who fell in the mud and snow had no time to rescue them, so they were eager to face the battle and fought side by side. The mount is alive and into the mud, and it is no longer impossible to get up.
Faced with the long spear phalanx that was still approaching in stride, Sarika had no plan to confront it head-on, and led the hussars in a rapid roundabout, retreating and firing at the phalanx behind her.
The lesson of blood is always enough—in this world, the only one who can charge a uniform heavy infantry phalanx head-on is only the stupid Knight's decisive charge by Byrne!
even more how, with his back leaning on the fortress, as long as he withdrew into the fortress defense range, the Azores spirit root did not dare to get too close.
"Sacklanders, go forward——!!!"
At the same time as the hussars "turn around", the six flag regiments of 3,000 Legion The soldiers had formed a long and narrow infantry array in front of the trenches outside the fortress, and started advancing while the Azores' formation was still suppressed by the cavalry.
These heavily armored infantry, wearing heavy chain armor and holding battle halberd and zither shields, formed a dense lineup. They guarded the shields in front of them. The platoon leaned the halberd against the shoulder armor of the robe—because of the weakness of the troops, in order to maintain the width of the front line, they had to form a very thin five-row array.
But when they started to move forward, such a thin queue was also impressive because of the consistent movement of the up and down, as well as the uniform stepping sound, like a "city wall" that would move.
"Boom——! Boom——! Boom——! Boom——! Boom——......"
On the snow-white battlefield, these dark warriors are in the city A straight "black line" was drawn in front of the gate, and while the cavalry was retreating, they blocked the attacking direction of the Azorean elves.
"Shield Wall——!!!"
At the same time as the officers roared, the rain of arrows covering the heavens, shielding the sun had fallen on their heads like dark clouds ; In an instant, the stacked shields were already filled with spoils of war, making the squatting Legion soldiers look like "living hedgehogs".
Bang——!
The gun tip of the long spear collided with the shield violently, and the crisp sound soon turned into a dull howling wind and torrential rain-compared with the "black city wall", Ya The density of the Sul Elf army formation is several times more than theirs.
Close to the shield in front of him, the Legion soldiers almost used all their strength on their right arm before they slashed the battle halberd down and almost stabbed themselves. A pair of long spears cut off, but also let the other long spear go through the calf.
The severe pain caused the Legion soldier in the front row to stagger and almost fell to his knees, leaning on the body of the back row and finally standing on his knees, and then he kept the battle halberd out and kept hiding. After the shield, he never dared to appear again.
Faced with the constantly waving battle halberd and the thick shield wall, the elven warriors neither dared to disperse their fronts and become the prey of the hussars, nor were they able to detour around the wings; they had to maintain their formation and use long The spear constantly stabs at the shield wall, trying to break the formation head-on.
The density of the front line, the thickness and even the length of the weapon, the Legion soldiers are almost all disadvantages. This tactic of fighting under the shield wall to fight for durability and endurance extremely tests the perseverance of the warriors; The probability of being hacked to death is not great, but the probability of being smashed to death is painful and bleeding to death is very high.
This is also a desperate choice-in the face of an enemy several times greater than yourself, defense is a must; and the battle of Eboden also proves that melee and single-handed fighting are the Azores The best one; in such a situation, one-sided slaughter will be inevitable.
But it does not mean that the two sides will just resign themselves to their fate and fight for endurance...Almost at the same time that the Chinese army is fighting the defending infantry, the two wings of the Azores began to move closer to the inside, putting on a position of preparation for encirclement. ;
Not to be outdone Salika Jonah began to lead the circuitous hussars to the two wings, forcing the enemy's infantry to defend in place, or slowing down the pace of the attack, so that the elves could not threaten The fragile flanks and backs of the infantry line.
"Move all the ballistas and catapults to the east-west direction of the fortress, focusing on the wings of the strikes Azores!"
On the city wall, you can see more than the scimitar grandfather In the Qing war, Dresis kept giving orders to the messengers behind him: "Let the heavy soldiers speed up, send more kerosene and ignitant, and move fast!"
"Commander Officer...The batch just now is the full amount for today!"
The expression of Chuan Lingbing is particularly embarrassed: "If you continue to squander like this, I am afraid that I can only hold the reserve for ten days..."
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"Can't you see the battlefield, are you blind?!"
Drecis of gnashing teeth grabbed the messenger's collar and turned him like a rag bag He dragged him to the wall: "Let me see clearly, the enemy's total strength is more than three times ours!"
"Once the two-winged enemy can launch a general offensive unscrupulously, the army out of the city must be the whole army. Annihilated, the fortress will inevitably fall into the predicament of blindly defending, no more initiative to speak of!"
"So we must guarantee support, use fire to contain the enemy’s offensive, and control the battlefield within the range of the fortress’s support Inside, and make the opponent can only attack from one direction without interruption, understand?!"
"Yes..."
"Get out!"
Drecis directly kicked the messenger down the city wall.
How could he not know that the consumption is serious-but if he has to defend himself, facing four times the enemy force, how long will the fortress of Duanjieshan fortress be defended for a while without any reinforcement... It's really hard to say.
Drecis believes in the courage of the empire's soldiers, in the fortress of Duanjieshan, and believes that he can defeat the enemy-but when all these responsibilities, the key to the survival of the empire lies in his own thoughts At that time, the original blind belief turned into suspicion.
"The rappeller prepares the ignitor and launches it at a fixed point to the outermost layer of the defensive circle; the ballista sets up the iron crossbow, aiming at the enemy array-launch! Launch! Launch!"
Boom——! ! ! !
Amidst the roaring noise, one after another, a raging fire rose in the chaotic battlefield. The fierce fire blocked the advancing front on both sides of the Azore elves, and had to go backwards. Retreat; and the hussars who were still fighting with them just blew their whistles and turned back.
There is only flame, which is absolutely fair to both parties.
"Let the warriors on the two wings out of the battle, and launch a fierce attack after the enemy cavalry!"
The wizard warrior standing under the banner of the Chinese army decisively ordered: "Disperse the array, across the board Charge-if the enemy has any signs of retreat, rush towards the gate of the fortress and don't let go of any chance!"
This time the guard did not hesitate anymore, but Alexandra was seeing After the opponent left quickly, a hesitant expression appeared on his face:
"My lord, if this is the case, our army's casualties are bound to..."
"No amount of casualties can be released. After such a good opportunity, the warplane is fleeting; the enemy’s fire oil and crossbow arrows are impossible. It will be a matter of time before they run out, but it does not mean that we have to wait until then."
Elven warrior Interrupted coldly—Although he can understand, he is still very dissatisfied with the defeat of the Chief Deputy Chief of the Superintendent of the Commando’s last assault team:
"Instead of considering casualties, you might as well Focus on your honor first-as a captured person, wouldn’t it be ridiculous to consider the lives and deaths of the rest of the warrior?"
Looking at the opponent’s icy gaze, the elf The female warrior flushed immediately, and suddenly fell on one-knee kneels in the snow: "If your Excellency agrees, I can go now..."
"No... your battle strength should be Put it at a more critical moment, not now." Interrupted without irony, the elf warrior looked back and re-looked towards the battlefield:
"The enemy's true elite... Those who promised Knights, to They haven’t been dispatched yet; if they didn’t guess wrong, they should have been regarded as guards by the emperor who was afraid of death."
"So we must also have the cards to deal with these holy cross lackeys. You can’t let the four warriors like yours be wasted on the battlefield."
During the time they talked, the two wings of the Azores elven army have begun to change-they were always in the long spear. The elven warriors who pressed down behind the square drew their long knives from their waists, rushed through the front line without any scruples, rushed through the flames, and rushed towards the hussars who were still retreating.
"This bunch of rabbit masters... are you crazy?!"
When the scattered elven warriors held their long swords horizontally, like a "duel", they turned from side to side. When the cavalry came, Salika Jonah, who was almost stunned, took a second to wake up and ordered a counterattack.
But it’s not necessary at all, because the horseback people under her command are the best at "fighting for each other"-brandishing sabers and spears, screaming and looking towards the wizard warriors. Up.
Clang——!
Along with the notes of the collision of the sharp blades, the two oppositions who disintegrated the battle completed the first round of confrontation.
Some hussars were cut down by a man and a horse, while others were an elf warrior who had just parried the arrow from Le Fei, and was shot through the throat by the cavalry; some elf warriors leaned on their delicate The pace and Blade Technique escaped the impact of the cavalry, but did not escape the arrow that flew behind them;
Some Boye warriors just opened their bowstrings, and they were leaped to the back of the horse by the warrior on the opposite side. On, several people have lost their heads.
In this bloody chaos, even if the Azores’ charge is contained, the hussars are also completely restrained, and will not be able to retreat for a while; and the compressed battlefield space also allows them There is no room for flexibility and maneuverability, and you must fight the enemy head-on.
Almost at the same time, Drexis on the city wall and Sarika Jonah on the city wall were relaxed in the same way-if these thousands of elf warriors were to smash the array, then the troops would be scarce. The fortress of Duanjieshan can only be held firmly by the city, and there is no other way to survive.
After several attempts were unsuccessful to penetrate the hussar array, the enemy seemed to realize that this would only increase casualties, and could not expand the situation at all, so they sounded the horn to let the charging wizard warrior. Try to withdraw the array.
On the contrary, many hussars saw the elves start to retreat, and they charged alone regardless of dissuasion. As a result, they ran into the long spear phalanx on the two wings. .
On the battlefield of the Chinese army, which is really about the battle, the imperial shield wall and the long spear phalanx of the elves fought for nearly half a day. Both sides under "exhaustion" silently retreated backwards. There was a "blood line" covered with each other's bones left in the middle, announcing the official end of today's battle.
The breakout plan for the fortress of Broken Boundary Mountain, once again declared a failure.
"When will the damn reinforcements come?!"
Salika and Drexis yelled "in unison" in their hearts.