Chapter 113: A Renowned Steed (2) (2/2)
“We still have one-tenth of our original reserves I believe this would alloenty to thirty h for one battle?”
It wasn’t bad at all
Bison nodded as he watched the enemy spread out and descend upon them
“Not bad at all indeed”
They had done h even if they were to retreat here and now The enemy was bound to have suffered considerable casualties after battering them endlessly for four days
Be that as itinside its shell finally stuck out its neck?
It did not seeive in to ambition and aiot enough arrows for one engagee in one more bout before we leave’
Bison made his resolution and issued an order
“All men, remain on horseback and take aie!”
The mounted crossbowmen swiftly moved into their positions in a naturalof their elite status
“Fire!”
And with that, their arrows covered the sky and ca down upon the enemy
“Open ranks! Spread out into open ranks!”
“Do not cluster!”
“Footmen, advance forwards! Cavalry, rush at them from the flank! For down, the Strabus Kingdom’s commanders ordered their soldiers to disperse in a h endurance heavy infantry to assume the forefront while the cavalry hastily performed a roundabout ns of casualties a infantry, it was not terribly substantial
“Kuh… ugh…”
“Charge! Do not stop ue as he watched the Strabus commanders spur on their soldiers
“Tsk… I should have expected that won’t bearan opponent fadom’s response was the closest solution that one could realistically iainst the Kobrook Republic’s mounted crossbowths were a range that almost doubled conventional crossbows and their fast ated, their coht as well be cut by half This was the countertactic devised by the Strabus Kingdom army to actualize this fact The infantry made a frontal push, while the faster cavalry curved in fro net
Of course, encircling the Kobrook Republic’s mounted crossbowmen, who all rode Silfid steeds, was by noas they were boxed in – though that in itself may require a stroke of luck
In reality, there had been occasions in the past whereoperated by inexperienced commanders were boxed in by a surround and wiped out
“Though those cases arise reen commander”
Lieutenant-General Bison quickly scanned the battlefield He soon found an out for theet the cavalry incoht first! Do not let them form their surround!”
“Yes, sir!”
The Strabus army’s tactic could only succeed if their cavalry established a surround in the time it took for their heavy infantry to close the distance between thenore the advancing infantry at the front, and clip the wings of the horse towards them on the sides
The error that commanders couldtarget that was the heavy infantry, neglecting the cavalry co for the flanks until it was too late
That was an error that could not happen in the hands of the seasoned Bison
“Fire!”
Acceding to his precise co towards the cavalry detachht flank
“ARGH!”
“AAAAAH!”
Unlike the heavily arht cavalryht and were thrown into disarray as the Kobrook Republic’s crossbows dealt a significant blow
“We have an opening! All men, after me!”
Bison personally commanded the troops as he led the way in the direction of their retreat Even as he did so, the volleys he diligently ordered to be fired continued to cause losses for the Strabus Kingdoh…”
As soldiers fell here and there, Marquis Bologna urged his soldiers with a thunderous voice
“Do not be afraid! Spread the cavalry out! Begin for the surround once more Victory is ours the moment we halt their movements!”
Lieutenant-General Bison roared at his troops in a voice that did not lose out in power
“There is no need to fear The enemy’s cavalry is as slow as snails – they cannot possibly catch onto us! Fire at will as we move and exterminate their horsemen!”
These two coave their ut their troops in yet another matchup between theain as ht”
“Can we not trap them after all? Those damn Silfids…”
Neither was satisfied with the result Lieutenant-General Bison did not inflict as na could not catch the ene all the forces stationed inside the fort
But if one were to be technical and boil it down to real gains and losses, Bison was the one who had benefited froe he inflicted was not up to his hopes, it was substantial da to run dry…’
In war, one had to knohen to pull back – and Bison was no stranger to this as he ordered without hesitance
“We are disengaging! All men, follow my lead at full speed!”
He and his subordinates bolted with all theirspeed as they entered a full-fledged gallop, using their long legs to effortlessly propel theant even at these top speeds
With that, they faded off into the distance, gone like the wind
“Marquis, the eneive chase at onc-”
“No, that’s enough”
Marquis Bologna ell aware that their cavalry could not match up to the speed of thePursuit was impossible
Furthermore…
“We expected as much anyway”
There was no need to chase therasp, there was a faint, na’s lips
Having withdrawn from the battlefield, Bison confirmed the status of his army
“How are our conditions?”
“We reood shape We have suffered less than 100 casualties”
Bison ser’s report
“Good I expect no less froade”
Despite having engaged the eneht days, their losses were less than one percent This was all due to the specialized strength of the mounted crossbowmen unit – and Bison’s ability to coth
“Our only concern is that we urgently require a resupply of arrows We can no longer fire a full volley”
“As I am aware Then we shall mobilize to resupply at once Have we touched base with Fort Lientz?”
“Yes, we have”
“Then let usis our utmost priority”
“Yes, sir!”
Lieutenant-General Bison and his unit made a beeline for Fort Lientz