"How's it going?" Alvin asked as he glanced at the dusty Xia Ye.
Qiao Zhi was not here at this time, so Alvin could only send Xia Ye to lead a dozen martial artists who were good at riding to act as a reconnaissance sentry.
"The fight has begun! The fight has begun!" Xia Ye gasped, obviously returning from the twenty-mile journey from Constant Plains at a gallop.
"How many people did that old wine barrel bring?" Alvin glanced at Xia Ye and asked.
"Thirty thousand to thirty-five thousand," Xia Ye replied.
"What about Oneyin?"
"Almost that many people."
Alvin nodded. The number of people on both sides was about the same as he expected. He had also asked about the combat strength of both sides beforehand, and it could be said that this was within his expectation.
The only thing he is worried about now is whether the team of 600 people behind him can harvest the battlefield.
Most of the 600 newly recruited people are martial arts, and they are now under the control of Xia Ye. There are only fifty magicians assigned to Langyun's staff, and their levels are still uneven, and some can only be considered junior magicians.
After all, time was urgent, and being able to recruit so many people in Lomu Town was beyond Alvin's expectations.
Although the strength of these more than 500 martial arts is relatively average, Alvin equipped them with "Xuanwu Armor", which directly improved their defense capabilities by dozens of levels.
This "Xuanwu Armor" was modified from the Tingxiao people's airship armor. Alvin didn't know what material it was made of, and neither did the blacksmiths in Lomu Town. So at that time they were just charging per piece. Once they actually got started, these blacksmiths completely regretted it. But there is nothing I can do. I have to finish the list I signed even while crying. Alvin was happy about this for a long time.
With the "efforts" of the blacksmiths in Lomu Town, these armors have been modified into nearly 800 sets of armor. Xia Ye and Lang Yun had personally tested it. Whether it was weapon attacks with swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, or magic bombardments with various attributes such as fire, ice, and lightning strikes, this armor showed perfect defensive effects.
The only drawback is that it is too heavy. After wearing it, it is very inconvenient for martial artists to move, and their mobility and combat effectiveness are greatly reduced.
Of course, there is no room for decline in combat effectiveness of these martial arts in Lomu Town.
The name "Xuanwu Jia" was also given by Alvin, which is quite appropriate.
"Captain, when are we leaving?" Langyun asked from the side.
"Don't worry, between these 30,000 people and 30,000 people, the winner will not be determined in a short while." Alvin said with a smile.
"Besides, I still have to wait for Leah and the others." After Alvin finished speaking, he looked east meaningfully.
Both Lang Yun and Xia Ye also knew that this time was nominally to restore the formation of the Quartet Mercenary Group, but Alvin himself said that his real purpose was to form a church army.
Therefore, the legion flags printed and dyed this time are not the original style of the Quartet Mercenary Regiment, but the white background sea pattern flag redesigned by Alvin.
Xia Ye and Lang Yun always felt puzzled when they saw Alvin's calm and composed expression mixed with proud expectation.
After all, there are only about 600 people on my side. Even if you include the Mongolian Cavalry mercenary group, there are only more than 800 people. But the opponents they faced each had more than 30,000 people. Even if the two sides fought to the death, this "leakage" would not be easy to pick up. So the two of them didn't know where Alvin's confidence came from.
Even though these two people had followed Alvin through life and death, they couldn't help but look solemn when faced with such a huge disparity in military strength. They knew that this battle would definitely not be easy to fight.
In fact, Alvin relied on
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, it’s just a delicate and independent figure on the hill, in the breeze.
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Amid the tense and anxious waiting on the Ella Valley side, the bloody battle on the Constant Plains was in full swing.
After the exchange of words just now, the two sides finally started to use real swords.
First, Rusty Philodi led eight thousand knights in golden armor to launch a cavalry charge against Onein's position.
The horse's hooves are like thunder, and the golden cavalry is like a sharp edge.
The overwhelming charge of the heavy knights in golden armor was like a golden heavy sword, trying to penetrate straight into the heart of the "Crazy Ax Legion".
What is surprising is that Count Oneyin did not send cavalry to deal with it. In other words, when faced with the opponent's cavalry charging into the formation, he planned to use infantry to intercept them.
Although it is not impossible, generally when facing heavy cavalry in infantry combat, they will bring anti-cavalry equipment such as large shields and spears.
However, everyone in the "Crazy Ax Legion" has a double-sided ax and no protective equipment, which is incredible.
Oneyin, who had retreated to the flank at this time, looked at the overwhelming array of golden cavalry and remained unmoved.
I saw him raising the Hanyue Ax in his hand and roaring: "Five hundred steps!"
"Three hundred steps!!"
"One hundred steps!!!"
"Let go!!!" Oneyin's passionate shouts echoed in the Crazy Ax Legion's position.
I saw the ax in his hand swing down cleanly.
In an instant, thousands of flaming battle axes were thrown out beside him.
These flaming battle axes swirled in the air, like a blood-red hurricane, and crashed into the high-speed charging Salamander cavalry.
The red blade cuts the golden armor, and the horse neighs.
A knight's head was cut open by a battle axe, and he lost his life on the spot. However, he still maintained an upright posture and sprinted forward, but the direction was wrong by hundreds of thousands of miles. The scene was humorous and terrifying.
More pioneer knights were knocked down by battle axes, fell off their horses, and were trampled into a ball of "iron-clad meat" by the hooves of horses behind them.
In short, the formation of the golden-armored cavalry at the forefront was in chaos, and they looked like they were on their backs.
"Spread to both sides, don't step on your own people!" Rusty, who was following the charge team, quickly gave instructions loudly. So the knights rushing from behind immediately retracted their reins and dispersed to both sides, so as not to trample to death the knights in front.
Even so, once this kind of heavy armored cavalry charges, it is not so easy to stop. Many of those knights in golden armor who fell from their horses died under the hooves of their own horses.
The massive charge by the Jing Salamander Mercenary Group was resolved in a round of ax throwing attacks by the Crazy Ax Legion.
Seeing this situation, Old Barrel McNee's face turned livid.
Fortunately, his eldest son Rusty was not at the forefront and did not become the dead soul under the axe.
"That's it?" Oneyin laughed wildly at the opposite position, and then raised the Hanyue Ax in his hand.
"Charge!!! Kill them!!!" The count would not give up this opportunity to beat the enemy.
Upon receiving this order, the group of Crazy Ax Legion closest to the enemy roared and ran out of the position with bare hands like hungry wolves with red eyes. Their flaming battle axes are still embedded in the bodies of the knights in golden armor.
At this time, the formation of the Frightened Salamander Golden Armor Cavalry was in chaos.
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Some were scattered on both sides, and some had not yet gotten up, so facing the infantry charge of the Crazy Ax Legion, they had no choice but to respond hastily.
Approximately 10,000 people rushed out of the Crazy Ax Legion's position.
In an instant, they fought with the golden armored cavalry of the Frightened Salamanders.
Once heavy cavalry like the Golden Armored Cavalry loses speed and enters the meat grinding stage with the infantry, there will be no advantage at all.
These Crazy Ax Legions holding flaming battle axes are much more fierce and flexible than the knights in golden armor in close combat.
Many of the knights in golden armor who were still on their horses were knocked off their horses by three or two blows of the axe, and then were hacked to death.
The warriors of the Crazy Ax Legion are very sophisticated. When they see the opponent falling off their horse, they don't even attack the shining golden armor, but focus on the neck, which is a part of the body that cannot be defended by the armor.
For a moment, the wailing of the knights in golden armor came from the front position.
Seeing that his side's battle losses were getting bigger and bigger, Old Wine Barrel McNee swung his golden spear and quickly ordered: "Charge the infantry! Get the cavalry back to me! All the crossbowmen and magicians move forward and shoot them." We cannot allow reinforcements from behind!"
Ten thousand heavy infantrymen wearing golden armor began to rush into the front position in neat formation.
Then, the sky was full of golden feather arrows, shooting straight towards the position on Oneyin's side.
The magicians of the Salamander Mercenary Group also began to float into the sky. Colorful magic light bullets flashed in the sky, and then they opened up wonderful rays of light and fell into the western position.
It has to be said that McNee's on-the-spot management was very good. As expected, Count Oneyin was unable to send more men to the chaotic battle group in the center due to the intensive attacks from bows, arrows and magic.
However, in the melee between the two sides in the middle of the battlefield, McNee did not take advantage. Even though the Jing Salamander Mercenary Group has combined the Golden Armored Heavy Cavalry and the Golden Armored Infantry into one place, and has about 16,000 people, facing the Crazy Ax Battle Group with only 12,000 people, they are not able to do anything. Not prevailing.
No one could have imagined that the Crazy Ax Legion under Oneiyin was so good at hand-to-hand combat. The wealthy merchants of Tilea City always thought that the nobles of Oneying were nothing more than embroidered pillows before the war started. Once there was a fight, their side would definitely be crushed.
But things went counterproductive.
Seeing how anxious the war was, the Russo family and the Fima family who were at the rear both sent people over to ask if they needed help. But McNee refused and only replied that they should wait patiently.
McNee knew in his heart that the more than 10,000 people of Russo and Fima had low combat effectiveness. If they were rashly sent to fight in the melee at the front, they might not be able to reverse the situation of the battle, and they might even suffer from it.
To put it bluntly, his two allies are the type who can only add icing on the cake, and it is impossible for them to provide help in times of need.
And as an experienced battlefield commander, it is impossible not to understand the importance of battlefield preparation. If these war preparation forces are sent up at this time, if the war situation changes, there will be no one to cover the retreat, and the army will be annihilated here.
Now Lao Jiutong began to feel a little regretful for having underestimated his enemy. If he could choose again, he would definitely not fight this battle so hastily.
It's not that he is worried that he will lose, but that he understands that even if he wins this battle, it will be a miserable victory. If he were to kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses, he would not be able to defeat the city of Zanc and destroy the nobles like Onei Ying in one fell swoop.
Then this battle is meaningless.
At this time, he began to think deeply about what his younger son John said.
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