The reputation of the Knights of the Flame is well-known throughout the world of Hess. Even on the cavalry ranking list of the Adventurers Association, the Knights of the Flame's overall strength ranks first!
The comprehensive strength here refers to the combination of multiple aspects including the configuration of the troops, the tactical literacy of the leader, and the cohesion of the knights' warriors.
The Knights of the Sun are the only large-scale all-cavalry knights in the empire.
The full cavalry not only means that the personnel are all cavalry, but it also means that the Knights of the Sun include all five types of conventional cavalry: rangers, light cavalry, medium armor cavalry, heavy knights, and aerial knights.
Of course, if the combination of the Wolf Spider and the Yanhuo Troops can be regarded as a monster cavalry, the Knights of the Sun are a full cavalry in the true sense.
It's just that the Wolf Spider is so big that it's more like a "fortress cavalry" than a monster cavalry.
Reinhard didn't need to say anything to boost morale. This was unnecessary for the Yanyang Knights. All the knights had only one belief in their hearts, and that was to fight to the end for the Yanyang family and the Nalan Empire.
The Nalan Empire has never been a paradise for humans. The warriors of the Knights have seen with their own eyes the uniqueness of the territory under the rule of the Yanyang family. They have seen Marquis Brandon, Young Master Reinhardt, and Filia. The eldest lady is willing to follow them only because of her noble character.
The direction of Reinhard's sword was where the Yanyang Cavalry charged.
At the forefront of the cavalry troops were the medium-armor cavalry, led by Reinhard himself to clear the way for the following troops.
The Knights of the Sun sent troops from the gate on the far left side of the defense line of Fort Hovra. Although the orcs there were not as dense as the main gate, there were still quite a few.
So the knights fought all the way out, not very fast.
The faster the knights charge, the stronger the impact, especially the heavily armored knights. Only when they charge, they are the invincible torrent of steel.
The task of the medium-armor cavalry is to open up space for the heavy cavalry to charge and accelerate.
All medium-armor cavalrymen and horses wear armor. The armor is mainly high-quality chain armor, which has excellent protective capabilities and is not as heavy as plate armor. They have both speed and defense. They have the strongest melee ability among all cavalry types, and are best suited for the rough work of opening up space.
The knights mounted their lances and charged silently amidst the thunderous sound of horse hooves. Until the lances were broken by the orcs' heavy armor or flesh, they then pulled out the swords behind them and slashed with all their might. Great wind
Reinhard's previous shock with the head of the axe-wielding saint was very effective. The morale of the orc army was low. Even with the presence of the orc warlord and they did not flee, they exerted less than 70% of their strength.
They didn't even know how to form the most basic battle formation, allowing the Sun Knights to rush left and right to clear a space.
Next is the time for the heavy armored cavalry to take control of the situation.
The heavy armored cavalry activated and charged. The three rows of dragon horse cavalry in the front set up their lances and ran over the gap specially made by the medium armored cavalry.
How do ordinary soldiers feel when faced with a group of heavily armored knights charging towards them?
The first reaction is nervousness and fear.
A knight riding a large dragon horse can reach a height of nearly four meters, which is almost twice as tall as a tall orc. Such a huge size difference brings about a sense of oppression that is so powerful that it can't breathe.
The second reaction is despair.
The heavy armored cavalry men and horses all wore heavy plate armor. The sound of charging horses' hooves, the friction of armor, the sound of blades being unsheathed, and the sound of gun tips breaking the wind tortured the ears of the opponents all the time. When these sounds moved from far to near with unstoppable momentum, they could clearly see the giant lance that was more than three meters long and shone with cold light.
This is often the most desperate moment.
In fact, the difference between the infantry and cavalry can be intuitively felt from the weight comparison between the two.
Not to mention the dragon horse cavalry, just the Yanyang family's ordinary heavy cavalry, a strong war horse plus a knight, plus their weapons and armor, the average weight is about 750 kilograms; a strong heavy armored orc weighs about One hundred and twenty kilograms.
With a weight difference of more than six times, the heavy cavalry's collision would be enough to bear on a heavily armored orc. If it were a lightly-armored orc or even a bare-chested orc tribe warrior, it would be killed directly.
The infantry army, which was not arrayed and equipped with a large number of spearmen and set up obstacles in the position, was defenseless against the charge of the heavy cavalry. Let alone one to ten, even one to twenty, the heavy cavalry can easily defeat the infantry regiment.
Three rows of dragon-horse heavy cavalry trampled past, and only half of the orc warriors were still standing wherever they passed. The others had turned into broken limbs on the ground, or were skewered on giant lances.
The remaining half of the orc warriors were only still alive. The heavy cavalry riding ordinary war horses and carrying large swords, long-handled swords, and knight axes followed, turning them into the same bloody mess as their "comrades" on the ground. Body parts.
With the heavy cavalry charging into the formation, the medium-armored knights dispersed on both sides along the road the heavy cavalry rushed out to expand the results of the battle. Light cavalry and rangers followed the heavy cavalry and provided support at any time.
The Knights of the Flame just cut off the orc army in front of the city wall from left to right.
Without the leadership of a saint-level strongman, and with the powerful cavalry blocking the front, the orc army finally broke out in the rear. However, the orc warriors who were blocked between the knights and the city wall knew that they could not escape, so they broke out in a final attack. combat effectiveness.
Filia beheaded the two orcs who climbed up the city wall with one sword, quickly observed the battle situation under the city wall, and signaled to the guards around her.
The guards quickly set up a brand new battle flag. The battle flag had a flame base and a mighty big spider painted on the front.
Bella, the captain of the Yanhuo Force, saw their new battle flag raised, smiled and clapped her hands: "It's finally our turn, sisters, follow me and charge!"
"Follow me and kill!" Bonian shouted angrily.
The Hundred Days Wolf Spider rushed out from the gap between the two sections of the city wall that had been blown down, and soon extinguished the newly ignited fighting will of the isolated orc warriors.
Even the bravest orc warriors couldn't muster the slightest fighting spirit when they saw the hill-like mobile fortress.
how to spell? The ax in my hand is not as long as a spider leg of those big spiders. Can I use it to scratch someone's itch?
The Wolf Spider has been transformed into three types by Yanhuo Troops: hunting type, assault type and fortress type.
The safari type attacked first, ignoring the orcs in front and rushing directly to both sides.
While charging, two rows of small crossbows on his back began firing volleys. Named Bed Crossbow, it is very lethal to humanoid creatures. Even the heaviest armor cannot provide any protection against it.
The orc warriors fell in droves, and that wasn't the end of it. When the hunting Wolf Spider rushed into the crowd, their nightmare began.
The flamethrower built by Ofina sprays out tongues of flame that are more than ten meters long. Its power is stronger than the second-level flame magic. The key is that it does not consume magic power and is quite long-lasting.
A large number of orc warriors died under the burning of the flames and the powerful shots of the crossbows. Several orc warlords urged them urgently, and finally organized some resistance.
"Whoosh!"
Because the Wolf Spider is so big, the orc spear thrower can throw the spear in the right direction without much aim.
The exoskeleton of the Wolf Spider is very hard, but the throws of intermediate warriors can still cause some damage to them, so they cannot be hit by force.
At this time, it was the turn of the girls from the Yanhuo Troop on the back of the Wolf Spider to show off. The young ladies threw out the long and thin iron ropes in their hands, weaved a barrier around the Wolf Spider, and caught all the spears thrown. Down.
The Yanhuo Troop is an elite unit of the light cavalry of the Knights of the Sun. The girls often ride on horses to face attacks from arrows and spears, and it is a trivial matter to block arrows and spears for their mounts.
The hunting type wolf spiders were separated on both sides, and the orcs in the front were of course left to the attacking type wolf spiders.
The Assault Wolf Spider's body is covered in heavy armor, with two rows of sharp steel blades on both sides of its body. When it breaks into the orc army, it waves its sharp spider legs like a moving meat grinder.
If the heavy cavalry was to crush them, the attacking Wolf Spider was to cut them all the way. When it came to actual combat, they realized that the huge lances on their bodies were of limited use, so the girls used them to sweep the orcs until they were suitable for steel blades. The location of the cut. Maybe in the future, when facing giant beasts, the lance will be able to exert its power.
There are thirty-five attack-type Wolf Spiders in total, which is still too few for the entire defense line of Fort Hofra. If you want to completely wipe out the orc army, you need to dispatch an infantry regiment.
Fifteen fortress-type Wolf Spiders dispersed, as if reorganizing the outer fortress, giving the infantry a strong fulcrum.
Amidst the roar of the thunder cannon on the back of the fortress-type Wolf Spider, the infantry regiment was dispatched to officially launch a large-scale counterattack against the orc army.
The attack-type Wolf Spider charged forward very quickly, and it didn't take long before he saw the figure of the armored cavalry of the Knights of the Sun.
The medium-armored cavalry looked at the big spiders that were approaching them. They were glad that they were friendly troops and envied the girls riding on their backs.
Soon, the medium-armored cavalry and the Wolf Spiders joined together and continued to charge outside, not giving the orc army a chance to breathe and counterattack.
The Sun Knight heavy cavalry unit that penetrated the entire defense line of Fort Hofra did not stop. The light cavalry and rangers in the rear were changed to the forwards and continued to advance north under the leadership of Reinhardt.
On the city wall, Filia had already led the defenders to clean up the orcs who had climbed up the city wall. At this time, the infantry regiment had already engaged the divided orc army.
The orc army originally planned to make a final desperate stand, but after being charged like this by the Wolf Spider, their morale was extremely low and they were no match for the infantry regiment.
The difficult battle to defend the city turned into a one-sided battle after Philiya's extremely bold plan to kill two saint-level commanders and force away the "Blood Lion" Jay Bacchus and the hidden Xi Kong, Zhan Kui and other powerful demons. of massacre.
Matilda came to Filia and sighed: "Xiaoya, you are much better than I was back then."
Filia didn't answer, frowning slightly as if thinking about something.
"What's the matter?" Matilda asked.
"Aunt Matilda...sister, I always feel something is wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"It was previously deduced that our area should be the focus of the Orc Alliance's attack, but this is not strong enough."
Matilda quickly went through the battle situation in her mind and said: "It is indeed not enough. The number of giant beasts is small, and there are not many elite troops. Although the siege equipment was burned by Rogge, it will not be destroyed. There are no racks.”
"Yes." Filia looked up at the sky, "What's more important is that there is no air force."
"Could it be that……"
The two looked at each other and read each other's thoughts.
"I'll rush to Fort Huosilan right away." Matilda said.
"Well, I estimate that the real danger is the Hogaka Fort. My brother must have noticed it and sent direct support. I will order the Chinese Knights to leave the battle as soon as possible and follow up with the Sun Knights."
"Then the job of chasing and escaping will be left to the Viper Knights. If I don't give them a job, I'm afraid they will be dissatisfied with me."
"Um."
While the two were talking, a strong beam of light soared into the sky from the north.
It's a signal for help from Ojaka Fort!
