C9 (1/2)
The Moqiu State was located in the northeast part of the continent. Because of the Wulian Mountain Range, the cold air was stopped here, causing the majority of the time to be filled with bitter cold weather.
It was also because of this that other than the capital city, Mo Qiu, there wasn't really any other city in the Moqiu State. The majority of the commoners were nomadic in nature, and lived in the water grass season of the year. Moreover, the people from Moqiu was good at making materials, which caused the native short and thick iron wood to be continuously processed, causing strong crossbows to appear layer by layer. Regardless of male, female, old, or young, all of them were able to control horses and had extraordinary battle prowess. And what gave Fire Phoenix Nation the most headache was the heavy infantry s of the Moqiu State. In order to survive, the herdsmen of Moqiu State would often have to fight with giant beasts. In the process, they formed a strict battle formation. Which was in front, which was in front, which was behind, which was left, which was right, all these things were deeply engraved in the minds of every adult male during the hunting and guarding battles. If this sort of array formation was used in a battle array, it would also deal a great deal of damage to the army of Fire Phoenix Nation. Unless they made a move from the Fire Phoenix Army, it would be extremely difficult to shake the heavy infantry's army. There was even the saying that ”Mo Qiu had stepped through thousands upon thousands of places again, and would not be a match for him”. If not for the fact that heavy infantry Mo Qiu's power was far inferior to his Fire Phoenix Army and his numbers were few, it would have been a big question as to which family would have the reputation of the continent's strongest fighting force.
During the long period of nomadic hunting, the descendants of the Mo Qiu clansmen were linked by their clan's bloodline, and gradually formed more than ten different sized tribes. Among them, the most famous were the twelve tribes, whose leaders were known as the ”Tiger King”. Every five years, the Tiger King would come to Moqiu City and choose a new generation of ”Beast Kings” under the witness of the Beast God and the High Priest. In the terms of Fire Phoenix Empire, ”Beast King” was the emperor, and the other eleven ”Tiger King” were the vassal lords. Only when the Tiger King personally goes to war would this troop be allowed to hang the tiger flag.
How many soldiers did this flag represent? No one knew. However, according to the information that Kong Sheng had, the smallest tribe had at least a hundred thousand people. According to the nomadic habits of the Moqiu State, these hundred thousand people should be able to fight without any problems. And these three tiger flags meant at least two hundred thousand elite soldiers!
This was a scale rarely seen in the past hundred years. At least, this was the second time such a large number of soldiers had been deployed since the beginning of the Three Phoenix Trials! The first time, the three trials of the Fire Phoenix had just been completed.
It was also because of this that Kong Sheng sensed that something was amiss, and hurriedly ordered all the Fire Phoenix Army Knights to rush back to their Phoenix City Pass. Regarding the return journey, Kong Sheng said these words, ”No matter the cost, there will be no casualties.”
Under this sort of order, these hundred or so Fire Phoenix Army riders displayed the true strength of the first elite of the Fire Phoenix Empire.
According to their agreement, three piles of smoke that represented the most danger would be ignited at the top of Blue Moon Pass City. Soon after, over a hundred people formed a diamond shaped assault formation.
Although the people of the Fire Phoenix Nation called their Moqiu Army the ”Demon race”, they were, after all, not idiots. Last night's assault camp had caused the five patrol captains to lose their heads, and now no one dared to relax. Although they had not mobilized the heavy infantry from the time they had discovered the traces of the Fire Phoenix Army until they had arrived, it was still more than enough to use a single handheld crossbow to deal with these cavalry soldiers who were not wearing heavy armor s.
The bolt s rained down on the riders, and in a short round of salvos, knocked over seventeen or eighteen riders. The thin chain armor was simply unable to stop the half a foot long iron wood bolt. The tip of the arrow whistled as it shot into their bodies, tearing open their muscles and shattering their organs. The paladins screamed miserably as they fell from their horses, falling to the ground. They were trampled by the hooves of their fellow riders, rendering them completely speechless.
”Turn!” Kong Sheng shouted. He pressed his body against the back of the horse and kept his eyes on the enemy troops that were still hundreds of feet away. This distance of less than three hundred meters was enough to completely annihilate their entire group of Fire Phoenix Army without any heavy armor!
Kong Sheng decisively changed the target of his assault. What he was leading was not the Heavy Cavalry wrapped in iron armor, but the Light Cavalry. There was only one advantage in sacrificing one's defense in exchange, and that was speed!
Under the control of the Fire Phoenix Army Knights, the horses drew an almost perfect arc. At the same time, the Knights pulled on the bow decked with horn of an animal in their hands and shot their arrows upwards. Light cavalry against light infantry, these arrows were enough to make the opponent fall into chaos for a while!
Taking advantage of the fact that the opposing infantry camp had loosened their grip, Kong Sheng brought along his Fire Phoenix Army Knights and directly pounced towards the main camp of the Moqiu State camp!
Facing tens of thousands of enemies, who would dare to lead more than a hundred cavalrymen to directly trample the central army's tent?
Kong Sheng dared!
This was his psychological warfare. Since everyone believed that he wouldn't dare to do it, he had no choice but to do it! As long as the enemy mobilized their troops, he would have the opportunity to use the gap between them to break out of the camp!
The bowl-sized hooves of the horse trampled on the leather and cloth armour of the Light Infantry soldiers, and the crisp sounds of bones breaking and miserable cries could be heard. Following which, a bright long blade was brandished one after another, bringing with it a wave of fresh blood.
They predicted that the two cavalrymen that had passed through the camp last night would still return, and that they would still choose to break through from the areas with weak wings. So they agreed to set up this trap, and let Fire Phoenix Army do it! Then come and don't even think about leaving! But they missed out on one point, which was Kong Sheng, or rather, the ruthlessness and decisiveness of his Fire Phoenix Army.
As the number one fighting power of Fire Phoenix Empire composed of the top students of Imperial Military Academy and the children of aristocratic families, the Fire Phoenix Knight never thought about how they would die rather than being afraid of death. To a noble, dying in the middle of a battle to kill an enemy was the best contribution she could make to the family's honor! If she could personally owl the head of the enemy leader and then die, that would be the most perfect way to die!
Wearing red heavy armor meant that they had an invincible Fire Phoenix Army. After taking off the heavy armor, who dared to say that they were not the empire's strongest fighting force?