695 The sixth camp Part 2 (1/2)
The second wave of cavalrymen only had about one-thousand people. Phoenix could not organize too many cavalrymen and Cexing City was not an important town. Most of these soldiers had only undergone basic cavalry training.
The equipment used by the sixth camp was clearly superior to that of the enemy. Once the large heavy crossbows were installed, the soldiers observed the approaching enemy calmly. Once the enemy was five-hundred yards away, the soldiers charged towards the flanks.
The soldiers guarding the chariot formation became increasingly composed. The quality of the enemy's cavalrymen was fair. Since they could not do a frontal assault, they could only use bows to attack from the sides. It was the best idea to deploy light cavalrymen who traveled slightly faster. The cavalrymen, who were clad in heavy armor and shot from the sides, were moving at a much lower speed.
A warhorse could only charge at full speed for an hour at most. If the horse was of an inferior bloodline, it could not even sustain its power for ten minutes. If the charge by the cavalrymen could not destroy the enemy's formation, then the assault would be a total failure.
The formation of the sixth camp was very holistic. The chariots formed the façade, while the shields blocked the sides, and Holy Rock City's envoy group stood at the rear.
The envoy group from Holy Rock City retreated to the rear. They wanted to evaluate the quality of the soldiers from Metatrin City. If the soldiers could not make it, the envoy group could still utilize their powerful charging power to salvage the situation. Unexpectedly, the enemy's offensive did not even waver the sixth camp's formation. The defense put up by the sixth camp was impenetrable. The soldiers in the middle formed up neatly. They sat atop racks which were hastily constructed as they stood ready to act and rush out of the defensive formation anytime.
”This is Saleen's best forces, right?” Barde mumbled to himself, as he surveilled the battle calmly. Two sorcerers were beside him, but Barde would not bother them with a question. If they ignored him, he would be very embarrassed.
Clearly, Tiffany was not so cold, she said, ”They are pretty good, similar to Qin's main army. In terms of equipment, they are slightly better.”
Tiffany was obviously referring to the three-hundred alchemical crossbows which had a range of more than five-hundred yards. In Qin, these items were banned.
”It isn't the same. Great Mage, let's not talk about the camp commander first, even Saleen's emblem group commander has no respect for Viscount Piac.” Duke Barde observed carefully. He had cultivated swordsmanship before, so his vision was great.
”It is a habit from the fourth dynasty. The armies belonging to royalty or the direct descendant of royalty, are placed above a noble,” Tiffany remarked. The ”Metatrin” surname really existed in the fourth dynasty. She did not dwell much on it, so she naturally regarded Saleen as the offspring of royalty from the fourth dynasty.
”That is the scariest thing. Saleen only needs to develop his main army, while the remaining armies will be taken care of by the nobles. The nobles don't dare to rebel, so Saleen will be able to enhance the army's equipment indefinitely. Using these elites to control the nobles and fight for him, Metatrin City can easily rear one-hundred-thousand troops,” Barde reminded.
”His Majesty has his own plans. Barde, you are overstepping your boundaries,” Tiffany replied frostily.
The cavalrymen from the sixth camp advanced unhindered, ruthlessly crashing into the front of the cavalrymen from Phoenix. The difference in weapons used by both parties was immediately observed. Across short distances, the cavalry crossbows used by the sixth camp would be fired the moment the path forward became clear, they were invincible within a range of ten yards.
The twenty soldiers who rode on skeletal warhorses wielded gigantic machetes, while the remaining cavalrymen used cross spears.
When a cavalryman was charging, a lance was clearly more advantageous. Once a lance stabbed into the enemy's heavy armor, it could not be pulled out easily. The moment such a thing happened to the cavalrymen from the sixth camp, the soldiers immediately abandoned the cross spears. They then would wield the longswords which were stored behind the saddle. On the other hand, the Phoenix cavalry would wield heavy swords once they threw away their lances.
In the clash between the blades, both parties were clad in heavy armor. Coupled with the impact brought about by the warhorses, weapons were sent flying. Only powerful swordmasters managed to hold onto their weapons.
Most of Phoenix's cavalrymen were shot off their horses. On average, two or more Phoenix's cavalrymen were needed to match with one cavalryman from the sixth camp. Their numbers were already smaller than the sixth camp from the start. After the vigorous clash, only about two-hundred people from the sixth camp fell off their warhorses. There were some unlucky ones who died, but most only sustained minor injuries.
The Phoenix cavalry lost about five-hundred men. After this event, less than one-thousand troops remained. They were all heavy cavalrymen, but so were the soldiers from the sixth camp.
The lead commander from Phoenix blew a shrill metal whistle and lead the cavalrymen south as he tried to shake off the cavalrymen from the sixth camp. The speeds of both parties had been lowered. Even though their warhorses were inferior to that of the sixth camp, they could still shake off the sixth camp.
The sixth camp's cavalry did not give chase because one-thousand cavalrymen had appeared at their rear. These people turned out to be from the imperial swordsman's camp. Tiffany gave an order, then she immediately cast two group-enhancing spells with Stephanie. Under the radiance of magic, these one-thousand cavalrymen emitted enormous runes as they charged forward at twice the speed of a normal cavalryman.
Such a group spell would not last long, but the distance between both parties was less than two miles. Traveling at double the original speed, the imperial cavalrymen drew closer to the enemy swiftly. They then raised the quivers in their hands.
This type of crossbow which was operated by springs had inadequate power. Be that as it may, the arrows used by the imperial swordsman's camp were all alchemical in nature, the sharpness of these arrows could compensate for all the inadequacies.
From behind the shield formation, around five-hundred infantrymen from the sixth camp took the chance to charge out and rescue the wounded cavalrymen. Another five-hundred soldiers emerged from the shield formation, approaching the injured Phoenix soldiers. Wielding triangular swords, they stabbed at the weak areas of the enemy's armor.
Qin armor protected the whole body, while the armor of a heavy cavalryman had no crevices. To ensure the flexibility of a cavalryman during battle, it was necessary for some areas to be weaker though. These weak spots were made by clamping magic beast skin between two metal pieces. The triangular swords were made to break armor, so they could easily kill the wounded enemies who had no resistance.