Chapter 953 Siege and Abandonment (Part 2)
Facing the deadly ax blade swung by Barrow, Cole still showed no fear and said tit for tat: "I'm afraid it won't be that easy to kill us all!"
After finishing speaking, Cole came towards him with his sword, and with a burst of fierce sparks flying, he once again blocked the opponent's fierce attack.
However, from the actions of the two fights before and after, it can be clearly seen that Cole is obviously at an absolute disadvantage.
It's no wonder that although the weapons of both sides are at the fourth-order boutique level, they are comparable.
However, since the fourth-order, four-star Cole was inferior to the fourth-order, seven-star Barrow in strength, and in addition, Cole took the lead in the beginning and consumed a lot of energy, the situation was naturally self-evident.
"I didn't expect you guys to be quite tough, but that's all!"
Looking at Cole who was gritting his teeth and persisting, Barrow's face was full of murderous intent. He accelerated his offensive and said with a ferocious smile: "Even if you continue to resist stubbornly, it can't change your fate of becoming an outcast!"
"Abandoned child? If we can turn into light and light the way for other colleagues, it doesn't matter if we become abandoned children!"
Although he knew he was outmatched, Cole still did not take a step back. The long sword in his hand drew a silver track, and he fought with all his strength against the menacing Barrow.
At the same time, on the burning block on the other side, the ordinary merchant army regiment led by Butz was retreating steadily.
The opponents they faced were not only the Yorkman family's infantry regiment, but also the elite Lancaster regiment led by Aubrey.
The combat strength of Buz's ordinary merchant army regiment was at most half, or even only one-third, of Cole's elite regiment.
But the overall combat strength of Aubrey's side is comparable to Barrow, which can be seen from this.
Even if the soldiers of the Phytolacca family are more difficult to deal with than the other party imagined, the huge gap in strength is still enough to smooth everything out easily.
"Haha, although they are still resisting, they are just a group of vulnerable guys."
Surrounded by his personal guards, Aubrey narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the smoke-filled battlefield in the street ahead, and said leisurely: "So what if the despicable alien secretly controls the merchant army in the city?"
"The only result is that these guys die faster."
After saying that, Aubrey laughed proudly.
"The warriors of the Phytolacca family, retreat in an orderly manner, leaving enough obstacles and traps for the opponents!"
In the center of the anxiety, Buz's face was scorched black, and he was panting and breathing heavily.
I saw the staff in his hand waving one after another, drawing earth-yellow tracks, and thick earth walls rose up in the middle of the road.
Although the battle had only been going on for a while, because the opponent's offensive was too fierce, Buz had no choice but to continuously retreat and shrink his formation to reduce casualties and defense surface.
However, the thick earth walls that were just raised were quickly defeated by the opponent's various attack spells, and were reduced to energy particles floating in the air again.
After all the obstacles fell apart, the opponent's dense arrows and powerful spells immediately came like a violent storm, causing many soldiers who were a step behind to scream and fall into a pool of blood.
"Your Excellency, guest, do you really think of us as abandoned children?"
Drop after drop of sweat continued to slide down Buz's darkened forehead, forming mottled black water marks on his face.
The current situation could not be more obvious.
If no reinforcements arrive, under the siege of 200,000 enemy troops, the only way to wait for the fate of their five legions is death.
"No, Your Excellency Ke Qing will definitely not give up on us!"
On Buz's tired face, a hint of timidity disappeared in an instant, and he became determined again.
He regained his energy and directed the surrounding soldiers to establish roadblocks and retreat in an orderly manner. He also reported the latest battle situation to Cole, Corwin and the other two legion commanders through the secret liaison method.
When he learned that the situation of the other four legions was similar to his own, Buzz calmed down and said firmly to the four legion commanders including Cole and Corwin: "Everyone, don't give up hope. Your Excellency, Ke Qing, will definitely come to save us!”
Because Aubrey, Barrow and others led their troops to besiege these five merchant army regiments.
A communication interference barrier has been specially established, so Buz and other army commanders cannot pass the message out at all, and can only barely communicate with each other.
On the other side of the battlefield in the scorched neighborhood, after hearing Buz's cry, the other four legion commanders who had given up any hope in the beginning were refreshed and began to regain their strength.
However, under the crazy attacks from Aubrey, Barrow and others who had the upper hand, all the legion commanders, including Butz, quickly recognized the reality again.
There are only ten legions in the central city, and the other five legions have been firmly restrained by their opponents. Even if the guest wants to carry out rescue, how can he have any available troops?
After all, the opponent firmly occupies all the magic towers in the city, and controls the means of moving troops back and forth among the three areas in the city.
In this case, even if the gods come, they may not be able to change the status quo in the slightest!
Thinking of this in their hearts, Buz and the other five people were already despairing. They were just thinking about how to maximize the mission of the bait and buy more time for the 15 legions in the outer city.
"Hahaha, have you finally realized that you are bound to die?"
Barrow, who was attacking Cole crazily, immediately noticed something strange about Cole.
This intuition, honed over many years on the battlefield, made Barrow understand clearly.
The sissy commander of the Merchant Family in front of him has completely given up hope of victory, and his fighting spirit has also been greatly reduced.
The commander's will will directly affect every soldier around him, which undoubtedly means that the morale in the opponent's camp has hit rock bottom.
This is the perfect opportunity to give the opponent a fatal blow!
"All the soldiers of the Yorkman family obey the order, do not have any scruples, launch an all-out attack on these deer of the Phytolacca family, break their will, and step over their corpses!"
With a ferocious look on his face, Barrow issued the order for a general attack.
Under Barrow's order, the infantrymen who originally protected the magicians and archers also began to press forward, rushing forward to the front line.
At the same time, Aubrey saw the opportunity and issued the same order, causing all the soldiers of the Lancaster family to also press forward.
While the two major families were attacking with all their strength, even the coalition of fallen nobles who had been serving as reserves at the rear rushed forward with shouts and shouts.
At this point, the situation seems to have reached the most critical juncture.
With the deadly encirclement of Barrow and Aubrey, it has been perfectly formed.
When Cole, Corwin, Buzz and others in the encirclement were unable to retreat, it would be time for the entire army to be wiped out.
Cole and others also knew this very well. In order to buy more time for the other legions in the outer city, they naturally had to fight to the end.
"A group of insignificant baits, still making pointless resistance?"
Facing Cole, who was at the end of his strength, Barrow became more and more courageous as he fought, and the tomahawk in his hand became even more vigorous, constantly setting off deadly storms one after another, and roared: "Give up, so that you can die with dignity." Some!”
"The warriors of the Phytolacca family never admit defeat. You can destroy our bodies, but you can never destroy our will!"
Cole's originally brilliant and shining armor was dull, with several slash marks all over it. While resisting the opponent's attack in a panic, Cole retorted loudly: "Maybe hope is right in front of you!"
Although the legion commander of the Shanglu family had no hope for Lei Xiao from the beginning, when he was dying, all he could think of was this guest from another world he had never met before.
"Do you still have any illusions in your heart? You are really a hopeless waste."
Barrow's face became more and more arrogant, and his offensive became more fierce. He laughed unscrupulously and said: "This general has just said that the despicable guest has already abandoned you, this group of insignificant baits."
"Let me tell you, even if the gods come now, they can't save you, let alone that insignificant alien!"
After Barrow finished speaking, the other Yorkman family soldiers around him were all sneering, and they kept swinging the swords with cold light in their hands at the Phytolacca family soldiers who were retreating in embarrassment.
However, just when the soldiers of the Barrow and Yorkman families were laughing wildly, thinking that victory was in sight.
Something happened.
Behind the soldiers of the Yorkman family, there was a sudden and earth-shattering cry of killing, and the stag war flags with their heads held high were raised one after another.
In shock, before the Yorkman magicians and archers behind them could figure out what happened, their unsuspecting chests were pierced by sharp blades.
Unexpected exclamations and hysterical screams immediately filled the smoke-filled neighborhood battlefield.
As the corpses of Yorkman soldiers fell to the ground one after another, the soldiers with the stag coat of arms engraved on their chests stepped over with swords, and soon killed the Yorkman magicians and archers who had lost their protection. Kill them all.
By now, the situation couldn't be more obvious.
This group of reinforcements from the Phytolacca family appeared out of nowhere and were overwhelming. Almost in the blink of an eye, they killed the back row of the Yorkman family who were caught off guard.
On the turbulent street battlefield, the Yorkman soldiers who had been laughing wildly just now and were about to kill them fell in pieces like wheat, causing the scene where victory was in sight to be reversed in an instant.
What made the Yorkman soldiers even more frightened was that this group of fresh troops from the Phytolacca family, like divine soldiers descending from the sky, were extremely large in number. They were almost overwhelming and attacked from behind at a high speed, leaving no breathing space for them at all. Chance.
This sudden and shocking sight not only happened in front of Cole, but also happened in front of Kerwin, Butz and the other two legion commanders.
Seeing the familiar family battle flag fluttering in the wind behind the enemy's rear, not only Cole and the other five legion commanders, but also all the soldiers of the Phytolacca family who were retreating steadily, couldn't help but have excited and disbelieving expressions on their faces. .
Although I don’t know what happened, this undoubtedly shows that they have really received reinforcements!
"Soldiers, sound the horn of attack! Join the reinforcements to attack these unscrupulous bastards!"
Cole pulled off his helmet and shouted excitedly: "The time to counterattack has come, and we will use the enemy's corpses and fear to comfort the dead soldiers!"
Hearing Cole's shouting, the soldiers of the surrounding Phytococcus family became high-spirited. They wiped the blood from their faces, waved the sharp blades in their hands, and charged at the Yorkman soldiers with roars.
The long-suppressed fighting spirit and anger finally broke out at this moment.
In several other places on the street battlefield, Corwin, Butz and others also saw the right opportunity, teamed up with reinforcements to double-team their opponents, and also began to launch counterattacks.
"What on earth is going on?! Where did these sudden reinforcements come from?! Where did the noble coalition forces behind the palace go?!"
This sudden situation caused Barrow's expression to change drastically, and his arrogant smile had long since disappeared without a trace.
Although he didn't know what happened specifically, the senior commander of the Yorkman family clearly understood while being extremely surprised in his heart.
Judging from the current situation, they are already doomed.
"Don't panic, it's just a group of deer. Follow me and break out!"
While Barrow fled from Cole's sword in embarrassment, he yelled at the panicked Yorkman soldiers around him.
However, these Yorkman soldiers, who were unstoppable just now, were already scurrying around like headless flies under the attack of the Merchant Army Regiment. Only a few soldiers responded to Barrow's call and tried to re-form the battle formation.
But before they could fully assemble, the swords of the Phytolacca soldiers had already roared towards them, bringing out shocking bright reds one after another.
Seeing this, Barrow, who was already helpless, could only roar incompetently, and left with several groups of personal guards.
As for Aubrey, who was on the other side, her feet were greased with a look of astonishment on her face, and she had long since escaped without a trace with her bodyguards.
With the main commanders leaving the battlefield one after another, and the limited depth of the neighborhood battlefield, there was no way to escape.
It didn't take long for most of the soldiers of the Yorkman family and the Lancaster family to be destroyed. The remaining distance was eliminated, and it was only a matter of time.
In the process, the counterattack soldiers led by Cole have also successfully merged with the reinforcements.
"Commander Cole, are you okay?"
A rustling voice sounded, and a female commander walked out of the reinforcements camp.
This female commander is obviously younger than Cole, but the strong aura exuding from her body shows that she is also a fourth-level strongman with considerable strength.
This person is Lorna, the youngest daughter of the neutral elder Ivan, and the commander of an elite merchant army.
"Commander Rona, aren't you deployed in the outer city? Why, how come you are here?"
After a brief polite exchange, Cole looked puzzled and said.
"That's naturally because of Your Excellency Ke Qing's clever plan."
Rona smiled and began to describe the cause and effect of the matter to Cole. (End of chapter)