Chapter 75 You want to learn? (1/2)
Chapter 75 You want to learn?
Translator: Tchu
Editor: Hydro
Saucier, who was leading a legion of heavy armoured cavalry on the right wing, charged crazily towards the center creating a wedge-shaped formation, before smashing into the crowd of Odins! Clad in thick layers of steel, the warhorses bolted forward with their armor wearing masters. The horse hooves flew onward, and the powerful impact caused by this mighty current of iron and steel immediately forced the dense crowd of Odins to open a gap after they were smashed into!
The heavy armoured cavalry pushed forward on their momentum like thunder, and the cavalrymen at the front easily sent the Odin soldiers standing in front of them flying. Grasping their lances tightly in their hands, they lowered their body, relying purely on the horse’s powerful impact to pierce the Odins standing in their way!
After only a slight moment, all of the Odin soldiers in front of them were brought down! It was like a hot knife going through butter!
At the left wing, Adrick personally led a unit of light armored cavalrymen equipped with claw hammers, and rushed out. Advancing along the left side of the battlefield, he circled around before breaking into the flank of the Odin’s crowded troops!
Although this wasn’t a heavy cavalry unit, because of the relatively loose formation of the Odins in their vicinity, these cavalrymen could still easily take advantage of the impact and cut into the Odins with waving claw hammers. Using their mighty horsepower, they made the Odins in front of them fly off, and pounded into their heads’ from the high positions. The battlefield quickly turned into a carnage!
With the two cavalry flanking the enemy, the Byzantine turned the battlefield into a pincer attack with both sides maliciously clamping down on the Odins, slowly crushing them!
It was easily noticeable that these were not the Odin’s elite troops. Although they had the natural aggressive nature of the Odins, they actually lacked calmness under combat of disadvantageousness. Having both of their wings penetrated, the Odin’s formation quickly fell into confusion.
The heavy armored cavalry was maliciously penetrating and destroying their formation, while the light armored cavalry led by Adrick was killing all of the routed soldiers!
After an hour, the Odins finally completely collapsed whilst being totally overwhelmed by the cavalry on both flanks. Just when the first Odin started to retreat, very soon the second followed, then the third ……the tenth, the hundredth……
The horse’s hooves trampled the Odins into a muddy pile of flesh while body parts and blood were flying everywhere. On the battlefield, the tragic deaths of Odins could be seen everywhere.
Compared to the heavy armored cavalry who was penetrating the enemy’s rank, the light armored cavalry following Adrick was much more mobile and flexible. Changing formation with lightning speed, they went back and forth through the layers of Odins who already felt confusion while slowly “peeling” them away. Every place the cavalry crossed, only painful screams were left.
Once the defeat was certain and they started to get routed, it could not be stopped anymore. The Odins behaved like they usually do and fled crazily like a chaotic tide pulling back. General Adrick continued leading the cavalry and ran another two rounds of harvesting on those Odin soldiers’ lives like they were vegetables. During their last charge, they rushed just before the valley’s entrance and were greeted by arrows that they managed to block from both sides of the mountain.
Watching the remaining of the defeated Odins being forcefully pushed back into the valley, Adrick didn’t became greedy and began to stop chasing them down with his cavalry. Leading his men, he arrogantly made a lap around the valley and returned whilst being under the rain of arrows from the enemy.
On the battlefield, the Odin lost at least over 2000 men and around another 3500 was injured.
On a hillside at a distant place, Kekkan stood there in a cloak and observed the battlefield while listening to the shouts and miserable whines. His complexion was indifferent to this disastrous outcome for his army and his eyes stayed cold.
Only when this noble Odin lord saw that Adrick was slowly withdrawing his troops, did he gently sigh in a calm manner.
“Ah…It seems that only cavalry can match cavalry. Yes, perhaps if my father the great emperor would allow me to command an elite army like from that Hasting guy, I could force Byzantine’s iron army to its knees. However, for now…”
Turning around, he stopped watching the battlefield’s horrifying outcome and raised the corner of his mouth instead while his face exposed a gentle yet heart shuddering smile: “Well for now…I am lucky that I don’t have to bring this ragtag army to battle Adrick to the death. Hmpf… The lion of Byzantine? Let’s leave him to Hasting.”
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On the battlefield, the Byzantine soldiers finally killed the last Odin and raised their weapons in excitement while forcefully bashing their shields. Each one of them started to burst out in cheers and roars of ecstasy.
Leading back his troops, Adrick didn’t dismount, but turned around and stared at the distant valley for a moment.
“General, these Odins already collapsed after the first blow and couldn’t be compared to Hasting’s men.” Saucier, who was completely covered in blood arrived at Adrick’s side. On his shoulder hung several pieces of flesh, his beard was dyed red, while his mouth was spurting steam, eyes filled with excitement.
Seeing that Adrick wasn’t speaking and firmly staring at that mountain valley, Saucier couldn’t help but speak loudly: “Let us charge in! Compared to us, those Odin’s battle efficiency was simply…”
When Adrick finally pulled back his gaze, he gave Saucier a glance and his dominating look immediately shut up him up.
“Line up!..We…will retreat ten miles!!”