The dozens of carts were tightly connected with each other with iron chains, forming a large circle on the plain. Archers, spearmen and sword and shield infantry huddled in the cart, using the armor of the cart to protect themselves from damage. As soon as the enemy approached, they stood up and killed the enemy.
In the eyes of the soldiers of the Pirate Kingdom, it was like a small fortress suddenly rising from the plains. They suffered the disadvantage of this car formation and stopped far away.
Duke Otto was riding a horse, watching the formation of the Pirate Kingdom, and at the same time kept shouting in his heart: "Did you see it? Triumphant, this is my last trump card! If you want my life, just step over the cart." Come and get it!"
But this courage only lasted a moment. Ella walked out of the formation on horseback. At that moment, Duke Otto subconsciously climbed down from his horse and hid behind the cart shivering.
He was really frightened by Ella. Through the gap between the carts, he secretly observed the battlefield like a mouse.
Ella is still getting closer. Duke Otto's face turned ashen. He knows his car formation best. As long as he is an "elf-level" Ares protector, he can easily open a big hole in the car formation.
Previously, when Duke Otto encountered such an enemy, he always used his magic to change the opponent's protective attributes to compete. But even if he had 10,000 courages now, he would not dare to walk in front of the "Triumpher" and cast his magic!
He was like a prisoner being sent to the guillotine, waiting desperately for the blade to fall.
But Ella has not used magic to attack the cart, nor has she given any instructions to attack the cart. After looking left and right at the cart, she suddenly turned her horse's head and led the soldiers back.
"Go...go?"
Duke Otto was granted a general amnesty.
"Is my previous guess right? The Triumphant himself really doesn't know magic?"
Duke Otto was overjoyed. He mounted his horse and shouted at the soldiers of the Pirate Kingdom: "Come on! Come on! Why are you running? Coward! Come and attack if you have the ability!"
As if she didn't hear anything, Ella led the soldiers back from the battlefield for a distance until they were close to a woods. Then, she actually asked the army to set up camp in front of Duke Otto!
Duke Otto had never seen anyone camp on the battlefield during a battle between the two armies, and he was stunned on the spot. After a while, he finally reacted: "Asshole! You actually look down on us so much! Cavalry, follow me to attack!"
The cart moved, slowly opening an opening, and Duke Otto personally led a group of cavalry to rush out. Half of Ella's troops are camping, and the other half are on defense in the front. Even so, the number of soldiers used for defense is far more than Duke Otto's cavalry. The cavalry were obviously a little timid because they did not have the support of the infantry.
"Don't be afraid! Although there are many of them, they are of no use!"
Duke Otto cheered loudly for the cavalry around him. After realizing that Ella didn't know magic, he became more courageous and ignored the five hundred infantrymen at all. He first led the cavalry around to the enemy's left wing, mobilized the enemy's phalanx to turn to the left, and when he seized the opportunity, he suddenly changed direction and rushed to the right. Ella has no experience in commanding battle formations. After Duke Otto changed directions several times, the formation of the Pirate Kingdom was in chaos!
Using the mobility of the cavalry, Duke Otto successfully bypassed the enemy troops on the front line, and then rushed at full speed towards the enemy troops camping in the rear!
Unexpectedly, the pirates who were camping suddenly took out throwing axes from their waists, and the pirates left behind by Duke Otto also made the same move. Duke Otto was shocked. Before he could give the order, hundreds of flying axes flew towards Duke Otto's cavalry from both sides!
For a moment, the screams of people and the roar of horses rang out like an explosion. The morale of the cavalry suddenly collapsed. Before Duke Otto could give the order, the remaining cavalry ran back toward the car formation as if they were running for their lives!
The pirates repelled Duke Otto's harassment and continued to camp in front of the woods.
Duke Otto ran back to the car formation, unable to do anything to the pirates who were encamped. This thing sounds extremely ridiculous, but if he also mobilizes the infantry to attack the pirate kingdom, then the car formation he finally set up will be completely chaotic. The enemy gathered in an emergency from the encampment state, but it was much faster than him returning the vehicle formation to the status quo. The pirate kingdom's infantry combat capability is stronger than that of the Alemannic Federation. Without the protection of the vehicle formation, Duke Otto's troops will almost certainly be defeated.
After standing there like this for a long time, Ella's camp has begun to take shape. And Duke Otto couldn't even retreat - if he retreated here, Ella would definitely launch a pursuit. At this distance, he also had no chance to line up the car again.
As a last resort, Duke Otto had no choice but to give an order similar to Ella's: "Build a camp based on the car array and camp on the spot!"
Although camping here would run the risk of being attacked from both sides by Minden's rebels and Aila's troops, Minden's rebels were just a ragtag group and would not have much impact on the battle even if they came. As long as the camp can be held, the situation on the battlefield will be reversed when reinforcements from Westphalia arrive.
Duke Otto has absolute confidence in the defensive capabilities of the car formation. After all, his car formation is called a "movable city wall." If you add the fortifications of the camp, it will be no different from a small fortress.
So the soldiers from the two sides began to camp face to face with each other.
Many days passed, and Duke Tuo's camp became stronger day by day. In contrast, Ella's camp only had a few simple fortifications from beginning to end.
Duke Otto saw that Ella's soldiers went into the woods to cut trees every day, but there was no change in the camp, and he couldn't help but become suspicious. One night, he asked a few soldiers to quietly approach Ella's troops to see what they were doing.
These soldiers returned successfully and brought back a report that surprised Duke Otto: soldiers from the Pirate Kingdom were building a large catapult in a hidden location!
"Catapults? Why do they build such things? There are no walls here!"
The soldiers said nothing, but silently pointed at Duke Otto's cart.
Duke Otto choked angrily: "This... this is indeed called a 'movable city wall', but that's just a nickname! Its essence is still a transport vehicle! Transport vehicle! What virtue can it have? If it is to be Will the victor hit me with a catapult?"
Duke Otto had never seen a catapult built on the spot in a field battle. But then again, how many things did the "Triumpher" do that he had seen before?
He had to put the catapult on the agenda to attack Ella.
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