17 Ch 12.1 Battle of dead valley (1/2)
MRE Ch 12.1
Both armies are just three hundred meters apart.
Charles shouted ” Conley surrender yourself and disband the army, you will be dealt mercifully.”
Conley got agitated ” Huh ! I have a larger and better army. You step aside , we won't harm anyone , and will take what's ours and leave”
Charles shouted last warning ” if you cross that barrier then don't blame the death of soldiers on us.”
” Heh! We will see who blames whom.”
Then Conley barked orders” soldiers get ready.” Soldiers tightened their grips on their weapons.
”Attack”Duke roared.
”Attack” commanders leading soldiers ordered .
Barrier was not that high, foot soldiers and cavalry easily crossed it . Duke mumbled ” heh, this puny barrier can stop us, wishful thinking.”
Most of the front row and some elite troops crossed the first barrier .
Bows have been strung. Jason ignited the arrow and gave it to Jake and a few others ” fire it there, when they crossed the barrier near us ” indicating towards the barrier at 200 mtr.
Conley's soldiers reached the second barrier within a minute. Kipler got to the barrier and saw oily and sticky things on it. He looked at sky and saw burning arrows , he turned and frantically shouted ” Stop the attack,”
”Stop ” .
His men also started shouting , by then arrows had hit the barrier and in a flash a whole lot of boulders caught fire.
Some tried jumping back but got heavily injured by the heat.
Duke and Kipler shouted ” stay where you are, don't cross the barrier , wait for fire to set off.”
On Jason's side Archers we're ready .
Jake shouted ” loose” a set of arrows and got into the fire drawing low arcs in air, soon other sets followed.
Three thousand archers with firing speed of 12 arrows per minute. A minute was enough to decimate Duke's whole Army let alone those trapped inside the fire barrier.
Soldiers inside barriers were already panicked on being surrounded by fire but when arrows started pouring they ran frenziedly.
Some soldiers got pierced and pinned to ground, dread and panic got the better of them; they tried jumping out of fire but intense fire devoured them .
It was completely a hellish sight. Blood flowing, fire burning , cries of agony and helplessness . It was as if some angry deity crossed this area.
Duke tried putting water, it burned with more intensity. At last when Kipler got sand and dust poured on the barrier then only fire was controlled.
When their side put off fire, they saw the scene inside the barrier , and felt terrified by Carnage that happened inside. Even now some half dead soldiers were crying with the half side was burned, the other side pinned by an arrow.
No soldier in Duke's army was ready to cross the barrier ; they were fully terrified .
The Duke's army hadn't lost many soldiers. But now most of them were filled with dread completely shaken from inside.