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Zenon Plain Restoration War (4)

“Be calm!! Just think about the training you have received so far!!”

“When you consider that a huge rock rolling down from a hill was blocked with a shield, cavalry is no big deal!! Strengthen your legs and match the height of your shield with your colleagues!!”

The hundreds of commanders shouted at the top of their lungs to inspire courage in the soldiers, and the tens of commanders began to prepare for the imminent shock by examining the posture of the soldiers under their command.

“Yes!! If you think about the grueling training, this would be nothing!!”

“Let’s defeat the Teseiton guys and offer victory to His Majesty the Emperor!!”

“His Majesty the Emperor is behind us!! You must never back down!!”

“It is an absolutely impossible shame to take away His Majesty’s military discipline!! Don’t forget that even if we all fall, we must at least protect that flag!!”

In fact, behind the dense formation they had formed, the golden eagle flag that Cordelia had brought was fluttering in the wind, revealing its presence.

The symbolism of the military flag symbolizing the emperor was truly enormous, so it fired up the fighting spirit of the soldiers and filled their hands with their shields with strength.

Doo doo doo doo doo!!

However, no matter how much it was, the tremors of the ground that were getting closer were giving them an incredible sense of tension, and sweat was seeping into the soldiers’ hands.

“Geochang!!”

“Be grandiose!! Don’t give the enemy cavalry a chance to dig in!!”

As the Teceito heavy cavalry approached less than 500 meters away, Talbot gave the order to raise the spears.

“Please come as many times as you like!! I will make everyone bow to the defensive power of our heavy infantry’s dense formation!!”

“Yes! After blocking the first breakthrough, if the cavalry charges along with supporting fire from the archers, they won’t be able to come to their senses!!”

“After that, if you just avoid being surrounded and suppress them, you will be able to defeat even twice as many enemies! Let’s trust our soldiers!!”

From the command tower overlooking the battlefield, the two Heavenly Seals, Talbot and Scales, glared at the enemy, pledging their resolve to win.

And at that moment, an embarrassed scream burst from the mouths of the two Heavenly Seals.

“Ugh?! Um, why are they going there!! Why don’t you come to us and go into the forest?!!”

“If you go in there, Pastolf Seal is dangerous!! We have to go help right now!!”

“Ha, but if we move carelessly, our military’s phalanx…”

As Tesseito’s heavy cavalry, which had been charging head-on, dug into the forest, not only the generals but also the legionnaires standing at the forefront tilted their heads.

“Why are they going into the forest? What are the cavalry going to do in the forest…”

“That’s right. The terrain in the forest must be completely unfavorable to them…”

The legionnaires, who did not yet know the arrangement of the archers, were confused, but when the white commanders explained the situation, the soldiers were shocked and embarrassed.

“Then shouldn’t we go quickly to seek salvation?”

“The cavalry that went into that forest is almost 1,500!! There is no way the archers, who are only 300 strong, can survive!!”

But they could not go to rescue their comrades.

This was because the second cavalry charged in, and the archers who ran with them started raining arrows.

Shishishishishishish!!

Since the arrows were fired from horseback, the accuracy and power of the arrows were very poor, but the number was quite large, so the Balkan legionnaires were busy raising their shields to block the arrows.

“Put up your shield and prepare for impact!!”

“The enemies will attack again soon!! Raise the window!!

The experienced white commanders continued to shout out orders, but as soon as the rain of arrows stopped, Tesseito’s heavy cavalry attacked them, and with that fantastic timing, the legionnaires were unable to properly raise their feet and were left exposed to the heavy cavalry’s charge.

Kwaang!! Kwazijik!! Kwazijic!!

The sound of metal clashing against metal echoed throughout the battlefield. At the same time, screams pierced the sky, and a bloody, flesh-and-blood battle began.

Two men were watching the battle from a high hill in the rear of Tesseito’s side.

“Hmm… The Vulcans are holding up better than I thought. I thought it would collapse in an instant without the support of archers… but is this really an empire? Looks like I’ll have to attack once more.”

“You’re amazing. Commander Mullah! But how did you know the location of the enemy archers in advance and give the order to charge into the forest?”

Count Mula, the master of Tesseito and commander of the cavalry, was watching the flow of battle and measuring the timing for the next sequential deployment, and smiled when his staff asked him the secret to identifying the location of the archers.

“I was just lucky. I saw a herd of deer running out of the forest”

“Yes? Deer? How can a deer be an enemy… Couldn’t it just be a herd moving around or being chased by a predator?”

“Yes. Things like that happen, too. But that forest is too small for predators. And where do you think deer herds usually prefer? They prefer to be in the woods, where it is easy to hide and where there is plenty of food. But the deer herd gave up the forest and ran out into the plains, as if they were being chased by something”

“Then…”

Only then did the staff nod their heads in understanding, and Count Mula finished the explanation with a smile.

“Yes. It could be that something new has emerged that threatens them. And it happens to be a forest near enemy lines? Then isn’t it very obvious that there will be an ambush?”

“Of course! It seems that the rumor that he once had a talent that rivaled that of His Royal Highness the Duke of Tiruen was not just a rumor!!”

However, as if he didn’t want to hear it, Count Mula smiled brightly and continued to inspect the battlefield.

“Kkkk To compare you to His Royal Highness the Duke of Tiruen… The public’s opinion is so bad… Ah! Our 1st cavalry unit that went into the forest over there is coming out of the forest. It seems like it was harder than expected… but we still succeeded in suppressing all the archers”

Obviously, fighting in the forest must have been inconvenient for the cavalry, as many troops were seen here and there bleeding from arrows, and their numbers seemed to have decreased considerably, so it seemed like they had a hard time subduing the archers, but Count Mula was defeated by the cavalry commander. After confirming that Cheoninjang’s head was lifted, they applauded.

Clap clap

“Good!! You can even obtain a supply of enemy seals! What a good start!!”

“Then shall we raise the signal to charge the 1st Cavalry again?”

“Yes! Tell them to put the enemy’s Heavenly Seal supply on the tip of their spear and charge! If you see that, your enemies will collapse in an instant!!”

As soon as Count Mula’s order was given, the staff rushed to the signalman and relayed his order, and Tesseito’s 1st cavalry began charging again.

The charge of the 1st Cavalry, which suffered unexpectedly much damage, did not have much effect, but the content they shouted took a mental toll on the Imperial Legionnaires.

“Balkan soldiers surrender!! I will not kill anyone who surrenders!!”

“The archers that were your hope have been annihilated!! The head of the Heavenly Seal is here, so if you see this, raise your hands and surrender!!”

The head of the Pastolf Seal was hanging on the jousting spear they were holding, and the two Seals Talbot and Scales were looking at it and gritting their teeth in anger.

“Those dirty guys!! They say he’s an enemy commander, but they can’t believe he insults a corpse like that!!”

“You must not leave that alone!! Soldiers, wake up!! Rise up and defeat Teseito-kun!!”

The encouragement of the thousand generals and the struggle of the hundreds of generals gave strength to the Balkan soldiers once again, but this did not last long.

Although they had been trained through harsh training similar to actual battles, many of the soldiers were new to all-out combat with force against force, and the Tesseito cavalry that fought them was also a formidable elite unit, so the imperial troops fell to the ground one by one as corpses. it started.

However, at that time, a cavalry unit carrying a golden eagle banner rushed into the battlefield with the sound of horses’ hooves from the rear.

Kwaaaa!!

It was a huge shock to the Tesseito cavalry, which had stopped charging and was engaged in a simple battle on horseback. In particular, it included heavy cavalry that used exactly the same equipment as the Tesseito, so the Tesseito army initially thought they were allies. The shock doubled.

“What, what!! Why are our troops attacking us?”

“Not an ally!! The flag they are holding is the flag of the Balkan Emperor!! The emperor’s personal guards have appeared!!”

The cavalry led by Cordelia began to completely crush the enemy cavalry with the incredible breakthrough power unique to heavy cavalry. Although they were an amazing cavalry unit in attack power, it was true that they were far inferior to heavy infantry in defense, and to make matters worse, they were engaged in a melee with the infantry while their feet were stopped, so they had to endure the charge of Cordelia’s unit with their bodies.

The sight of the emperor’s flag and the completely crushed 1st and 2nd cavalry were enough to make Count Mula, who had been leisurely watching the battle from the rear, wake up.

“Introduce the 3rd Cavalry!! I will come forward myself!!”

With Cordelia’s participation in the war, the situation of the war took a strange turn again, turning into a bloody battle with an unknown outcome.

*Bunny Girl Kurimu Service Illustration*