Volume 3 Chapter 20 (1/2)
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Chapter 3 Episode 20
Early month, 10th month, the year 2812, western continent calendar: (Eastern Invasion 4)
”””Charge!”””
Cavalry Knights holding spears charged towards the Ortomea army's line.
And the foot soldiers followed behind them while brandis.h.i.+ng their spears.
”What are you doing?! Ready your spears! Surround them and kill them! Don't let go of your weapon!”
Ortomea’s commander shouted the order.
He gives instructions to his confused subordinates who were frightened by the enemy's cavalry a.s.sault. Due to his shout, the restless knights begin to calm down.
The frontline commanders immediately follow the order and repeat the order to their squad.
”Surround them! Don't be frightened!”
The commanders who realize their subordinates being frightened reprimanded them.
After that, the Ortomea soldiers begin to direct their spears toward the charging cavalry.
”The real value of cavalry is their mobility and rus.h.i.+ng force! That's why, if we manage to stop their movement, we can finish them!”
One of the Ortomea commanding officer who ordered the soldiers to surround Zalda cavalry knights smiled.
Although the attack strength and maneuverability of a cavalry is excellent, their defense and endurance are low.
Even if their body is hardened with metal armors. No matter how strong their horses are, a living thing has its limitation. - Not to mention, it is not wise to plunge into the enemy line and fight on the spot without trying to withdraw.
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In fact, the moment one of the Zalda Kingdom cavalry stop and swung their spear, they will fall from their horse and die.
With cavalry unit, the moment they cannot withdraw, they can only swing their spears.
And the cost for such reckless charge is big. Because the foot soldiers who followed them from behind would end up getting pressured as well.
And they end up with only half survived.
”Good! Just like this, crush them all! If we succeed here, we will get a lot of war merits!”
Ortomea commanding officer smiled showing his greed and desire.
Knights who can ride horses usually have a high position. Taking the lives of such Knights greatly affect one's war merits.
That is why the commanding officer faces greatly relaxed. However, his expectation was being crushed by the reality that happens.
”Unit commander! There's another wave!”
”W-What?!”
The mind of the unit commanding officer who heard of the report of his subordinates froze.
It was because the report was too unexpected.
”What should we do?! If we stay like this we will end up being sandwiched instead!”
Even without being told by his subordinate, the commanding officer understood how dangerous the situation is.
To deal with the enemy's other unit, he has to draw back his troops and regroup.
However, once he does that, he will give another chance to the Zalda Knights whom he has painstakingly surrounded.
(It can't be helped... I can only divide the troops.)
In case one is being sandwiched, there is only a few way to deal with it. His judgment is not wrong. But, to perform this measure, there's no time for his unit to break up.
At the time he was preoccupied with his subordinate report and thinking about countermeasures, he committed an irreparable mistake.
Something cold entered his belly.
The surrounding noise disappeared from his ears. And a sense of something warm slides down on his skins.
There's no pain. However, a feeling of heavy fatigue a.s.saulted his body.
”You b.a.s.t.a.r.d...”
A spear is being pushed into his stomach from the side.
His eyes finally manage to focus on, what he saw is a body of the Zalda Kingdom knight dyed with blood from his subordinates attack.
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Approximately 1000 new troops attacked Ortomea's frontline soldiers.
They joined up with the troops that rushed earlier than them...
Contrary to the Ortomea side expectation, the enemy charges into the battle formation once again.
Surpa.s.sing Saitou's expectation, where he thought that the enemy's new unit that appeared has come to rescue the unit that is being surrounded.
”Khu! Why, why they are not withdrawing? What are you people intend to do?! Are they planning on giving up their lives?!”
The Zalda Kingdom's central Knights are pus.h.i.+ng the line forward one step at a time.
They repeated their reckless charges again and again as if they are losing their mind. No matter how much Ortomea knights kill them, they seem not wavering.
Normally, after an army executes an a.s.sault they would immediately withdraw from the front line, and rebuild their formation.
Of course, that was the case when the enemy is not blocking the path, but it is impossible to not choose to withdraw. Especially when you took command of a cavalry unit.
Of course, in a war what matter is winning. As long you win the war, the method is not important.