Chapter 360 Defeat
A sharp roar suddenly came from the direction of Toan City, as if the thunder rolling in the sky was pressing towards this side. Even an ordinary soldier understood the meaning.
This is a signal.
Accompanied by the Li Xiao, many mountain walls were broken in vain on the originally empty mountain peaks on both sides, revealing the dark cave inside.
The figures of barbarians who should not have appeared here appeared in caves. The big bows in their hands and arrows as thick as fingers were already placed on them, and then they aimed at the kingdom's army and shot them!
At the same time, in the woods on the right and behind, pieces of land were lifted up, and the barbarian figures broke out, and they also bent their bows and arrows toward the unprepared kingdom army.
The black arrows shot overwhelmed the sky, causing darkness to the top of the army. Because the incident happened suddenly and was attacked in all directions, coupled with the dense formation of kingdom troops, as soon as they met, I wonder how many people were directly penetrated by arrows, shouting and wailing sounded constantly. The smell of blood became rich as soon as the battle began.
Especially the archers who aimed at the Wolf Cavalry charge on the road on the left and the remaining mage teams in the army became the key targets of the barbarians. In the first round of attacks, no less than a hundred people were killed or injured, which also reduced the threat to the Wolf Cavalry. For a moment, the entire kingdom army became in chaos.
It was not until the second round of arrows were shot that the human soldiers finally reacted and began to raise shields to protect themselves and shoot arrows to counterattack under the command of the captains of each team.
Among them, the fastest reaction was the church team. A white light shield lit up outside the priest wearing a white robe. The arrows shot can only leave a ripples on it and fall to the ground.
The church knights turned their horses and rushed towards the barbarians who were surrounding them at the back. They did not escape, but they understood that they could not allow the encirclement to form, and at the same time they had to ensure that the retreat route would not be disturbed. Therefore, they rushed backwards under the leadership of the Knight Captain. They were also the only team that could act independently without being sent by the kingdom.
"The shield player of the second team adjusted his formation and blocked the cavalry on the left!"
"The first team and the fifth team continue to suppress the wolf cavalry on the left, and the second team and the third team archers aim at the left mountain wall and shoot freely!"
"Fourth Team Knights! Go and pick up the Pioneer Army back!"
"Three teams of mages, aim at the savages on the right to attack!"
After the initial panic, the Kingdom army still showed its experienced side and quickly found their respective goals.
Damn it!
Karuin's face was gloomy, and he was still one step late when he noticed that the two sides were abnormal.
Use ground-based spells to create caves that can hide people on the mountain walls on both sides, as well as caves that can be hidden on the ground, and there must be a group of warriors who can keep their energy hidden.
No matter how exquisite this tactical concept is, it might be better to replace human soldiers to execute it, but it is already a rare thing for barbarians to execute such commands.
The opponent's commander not only did this, but also did it quite well! Even though Karuin was in a hostile camp, he couldn't help but admire him.
But the next moment he also understood that the other party was going to decide the outcome in one battle.
But even if they are now double-teamed and the ones here are not the main force, he doesn't think that these savages who launched the raid can eat so many people. When the vanguard army comes back and meets, it is more likely that they will lose some of the soldiers and then wipe out the other side.
As long as the vanguard army has no losses, as long as the team is reorganized, it can launch another attack. After losing the sneak attack, the opponent wants to defend Toan City again, which is a delusion!
Unless the other party has any backup plan.
Perhaps in response to his thoughts, when the vanguards had just turned around and had not yet retreated, after the walls of Toan City, several huge fireballs suddenly threw out from it, crossing the sky, and targeting the siege of the city tower!
The fireball was the throwing object on the trencher. The burning fireball seemed to have eyes. In just this round of attack, it hit two of them, and the rest exploded in the Knights' team.
A big hole was directly smashed into the area where the car was hit. The burning wood chips mixed with the residual limbs and flew out of the hole. The car burned quickly in the bursting flames.
One by one, the soldiers of the kingdom escaped from the cart with screams. Because of the number of people, the exit was congested for a while. They were even more anxious to leave the roof, but unfortunately they were smashed into meat paste by the fireballs flying again.
The Knights were also not much better. Because of the lack of defense, the burning fireballs exploded in the crowd, and the horses riding under them were frightened and rushing around, which led to greater chaos.
If the army behind was just caught off guard, then the vanguard army suffered a severe blow in a short period of time!
Karuin's face turned pale. The barbarian actually installed another trench in Toan City. Why wasn't he smashed his own trench just now? And the barbarians who rushed out...
Thinking of this, he quickly stood up straight on the kicksticks, and then he saw a scene that made him grit his teeth.
The wolf cavalry who rushed out of Toan City did not rush directly to the vanguard army, but instead wandered not far from the city gate to solve the problem of the kingdom soldiers who wanted to approach the city walls. The same was true for the barbarians in the woods on both sides.
When the fire bombs in the city were fired again, he finally found that the angles of the fire bombs were obviously not thrown from the front, but flew across from the city, but the landing places were accurately landed in the vanguard army.
It is obvious that the catapults in the other party's city were placed on the side. Even if the huge rock fire bombs thrown by one side just now could hit, the damage they could cause was limited.
As for why they can accurately hit the Pioneer Army, it is naturally the area that the opponent sets in advance to aim at. The kingdom's army is just entering the trap itself.
"Your Highness! Retreat and reorganize the team first! Otherwise, the vanguard army will suffer heavy losses!" Katot said anxiously after commanding the team on the right after returning from commanding the team on his right.
"Yes, Your Highness, let's evacuate first. These damn barbarians must not have thought of such tactics by themselves. They must have been the people of the Principal of Karnilla." Rollaf on the other side glanced around and persuaded anxiously. At this time, there was no expression of confidence on his face. The arrows shot by the barbarian on the mountain wall almost hit him. Now he was eager to leave here quickly.
Karuin looked at the battlefield in the distance in silence, and his fingers pulled the reins and turned a little white due to the force.
Retreat is simple, but he knows that once he retreats, it means he loses this time.
Most of the siege tower cars and catapults are in front of them, and the tactics that were originally slowly advanced have become a burden now. The slow-moving cars are living targets under the opponent's catapults. If they are asked to give up these siege cars, it means that they will no longer have extra siege equipment to use to siege the city in a short period of time.
The most important thing is that there are many elite archers and mages in the building car!
Even though some mages have reached the level of third-level awakened people, their shields are as fragile as mirrors in front of the opponent's huge fire bullets. Once hit, there will be no other possibility except turning into meat pies, and these are precious resources of the kingdom.
As for the absence of siege equipment, the only way is to attack strongly or lock down the city.
However, another gate of Toan City leads to the Falcon Plain. The Kingdom army cannot block that side, so the lockdown will lose its meaning.
However, Karuin didn't have to think for too long, and the barbarian made a decision for him.
The catapult that had been bombarding the Kingdom army changed the projection position again, from smashing into the chaotic army to smashing on the way to retreat, its purpose was self-evident.
At the same time, the wolf cavalry who had been wandering at the city gate gathered together in the sound of horns and rushed towards the chaotic army!
Obviously they want to leave this entire vanguard army or most of the vanguard army here.
"All teams of the Kingdom Knights! Cover the Vanguard's retreat!"
Seeing this scene, Karuin no longer hesitated. If he dragged on, let alone how many people the vanguard army could have left here, the location of their central army would likely suffer even more heavy losses.
"Your Highness? But those vanguards..." Before Rollav finished speaking, he was interrupted by Karuin, "Do as I said!" After that, he pulled the reins, instead of retreating, and rushed towards the position where the vanguards were in the distance.
If the vanguard army is thrown there, although most of the entire central army can be preserved, the mages in the vanguard army account for most of the entire mage team. If they are all destroyed, the kingdom will definitely be seriously damaged.
Moreover, if you evacuate directly, it is likely to cause greater defeat. At that time, the losses may be even heavier. Now that the two armies merge and fight and retreat are the best way to preserve their strength!
"Your Highness!"
"Be careful with your Highness!"
The noble knights and personal guards around him were shocked when they saw that Karuin rushed over directly, and then they reacted and rushed out quickly. If something happened to His Highness, they wouldn't have to go back to the royal city.
As for whether the rear path would be surrounded by the barbarians, they were not so worried, because the church's knights were guaranteed to retreat, and they were the only ones. The formation has not yet appeared at all dispersed, and they are still struggling to deal with the surrounding barbarians in the rear.
On the distant mountain platform, Mu Yun looked at the chaotic army below and sighed in his heart.
He knew that the Kingdom army was defeated and would never threaten Toan City at least in a short time, and he would leave with Ying.
Thinking of this, Mu Yun raised his head and looked straight into the distance. It was the direction of the Royal City of Bonia.
I don't know how Sereya is doing.
And Jig and others, as well as other familiar people.
A brief separation is for a better reunion next time. If you want to go back safely and no longer worry about being assassinated and fulfill your previous agreement, you must become stronger within this period of time!
Chapter completed!