Chapter 337 The Battle of Moncruss (End)
“Buzz buzz——”
The flying ax spun and made a sound of breaking through the air, and it pierced the back armor of an extraordinary knight. , a few strands of blood seeped out from the back armor.
He screamed in pain and glared viciously at Murat, who was chasing and intercepting.
Mura smiled at him and shot another arrow with his backhand, piercing the knight's waist at a tricky angle.
If the knight hadn't turned sideways dangerously, the big flying arrow would have almost pierced his waist.
On the plain of the fortress, the two regiments of the Salvation Army formed a horizontal formation and advanced towards the fortress with neat steps.
From time to time, the horizontal array would stop, and the holy gunmen would use forward firing from the second to the front row, sending forty projectiles at the knights who tried to stop them.
In front of the fortress, the boar knights cooperated with the horizontal formation.
They sometimes rushed over to entangle, preventing the knights from launching short-distance side and back charges against the infantry array.
Sometimes he would come to the edge of the battlefield and drive back the knights who were trying to escape one by one.
With their proficient horse shooting skills and battlefield experience, the boar knights teased these extraordinary knights with ease.
The boar knights are old mercenaries.
It may not be possible to confront the Cavaliers head-on, but when it comes to entanglement and interception, they can play with these Ibe Cavaliers all day long.
“You are the only ones who call us boar knights every day, right!” An arrow accurately shot through the butt of the knight’s horse in front of him, Murat shouted with great joy, “Let you taste the hair of the boar. Thorn!”
Seeing Murat happily fighting against the Ibe knights, the 15 young knights following Perini showed envious expressions.
Perini is also watching the battlefield.
He counted silently in his mind, and estimated that there were more than 80 people who fell in the previous line, including nearly 20 extraordinary knights.
When Helwin set out, they brought 200 extraordinary knights and 300 retinue knights, leaving only 50 extraordinary knights and 150 retinue knights in the camp.
In the previous siege, they lost only about 180 extraordinary knights and more than 250 retinue knights.
Excluding the more than 80 extraordinary knights and more than 150 retinue knights who followed Helwin, as well as the more than ten extraordinary knights supporting him around the castle.
The only ones left to follow Perini in the charge were more than 90 extraordinary knights and a hundred or so retinue knights.
Three rounds of gunfire took away nearly a quarter of the charging extraordinary knights in one breath.
Those like Perini or the Knights of the Order who are mentally strong can still support it.
For Knight Ibe, who usually lives a comfortable life and has never fought a bad battle, this question is really beyond the scope.
Their ability to brave fear and rush to the front of the formation is considered an extraordinary performance under pressure.
After peeling off the hard shell given to them by heavy armor and transcendence, these knights are still giant babies that will not grow up.
But none of this meant anything to the frustrated Perini.
At the beginning, when Perini took the young knights to the battlefield, he was preparing to give them a lot of experience and gain some military exploits.
But the facts told him not to think that these Ibe knights would give these "unclean people" any chance to make a name for themselves.
His primary goal at the moment is to bring out these good guys from relatives and friends, no matter what the cost.
Pelini's eyes wandered around and began to look for an escape direction on the battlefield.
…………
Twenty pieces of lead swept across the retinue of knights who rushed towards the gap. Armor pieces and shields shattered and flew across, and iron rings and broken swords scattered on the ground.
Immediately, five or six knights of the knights screamed and fell to the ground. The remaining knights of the knights ran out in horror and ran away without looking back.
After discovering the arrival of friendly forces, the three army commanders didn't talk about saving holy power, and they all bombarded me!
In just these ten minutes, six hundred holy gunners fired nearly 800 rounds of lead bullets at the night guards, armored sergeants and knights.
Because Jourdan was very stupid and built the second-story gun platform next to the entrance, exit and gap on the first floor.
Any knight who wants to escape through the gap will be showered with bullets first.
Reluctantly abandoning his beloved war horse, Helwen climbed over the two-meter-high stone wall under the protection of his personal guards and fell to the ground in embarrassment.
Wiping the blood from his cheeks and putting on his spare horse, Helwin asked the knights: "Where's Perini? How many of us are left?"
"Less than 100 extraordinary knights, almost 145 "A retinue of knights."
"What's going on? Why are we missing so many people?" Halwin asked in disbelief as he looked at the less than a hundred extraordinary knights around him.
“Some have run away, some are missing, some are still entangled with those boar knights, and some are trying to flank the rebels in those two squadrons.”
“It’s all the fault of that Pei. Rini, we have to attack that military formation, and we don’t have any monks, so we can’t resist their devilish wind.”
"Your Excellency Herwin, it is the unclean people who cause trouble every time. You can no longer protect them."
Helwyn frowned: "Let me ask you, where is Perini?"< br>
The remaining knights looked at each other in confusion: "I don't know."
"Damn it." Halwin cursed loudly, "All knights gather, let's go back to the camp to recuperate, and come back tomorrow."
>
"As ordered." These knights immediately called their friends and called the scattered knights to line up again.
The previous gunshot wound on his stomach felt pain again, and Helwin picked his ears irritably. This time, he was clearly very close to victory. "...Kush...people..."
Helwin raised his chin, looked at the boar knights who were intercepting the fleeing knights, and asked the people around him: "They What are you shouting?”
“It seems to say...Kush people don’t fight Kush people?”
“Naive.” Helwin shook his head and looked at the approaching Salvation Army. Legion, look at the defeated knights around you who have lost all their morale and courage.
They did lose this battle, but it didn't matter.
When we return to the camp to recharge our batteries, there will be another game.
They cannot hide in the fortress forever. As long as they dare to go out, it will be their death.
Helwin finally understood that this group of rebels relied on the devilish method of quickly building a fortress and prepared to advance into the fortress step by step.
As long as we can defeat them first when they are building a fortress or when they go out.
We were too hasty this time. We shouldn't attack when we see they have a fortress.
If you remember the lesson, you can apply it to the next time!
"Is everyone here?"
"Everyone is here! Your Excellency, Herwin." Perini, who followed the order to assemble, nodded to Herwin expressionlessly.
Faced with the current situation, they were alone and had to rely on the power of the charge of the large group of knights to break through the blockade of the boar knights.
"Don't take it to heart, Perini, the previous failure was just a coincidence."
Helwyn did not criticize Perini too harshly. He knew that even if he was in Perini's position, his first reaction would be It's also a good idea to take advantage of the situation before your footing is stable.
Besides, he will be asked to take the blame after he returns, so he runs away early. Where can I find a second person to take the blame?
This failure can’t be your fault, right?
Even if you are wrong, you must give yourself a chance to correct it. Perini is the price of correction.
"Your Excellency, there is a large plume of smoke and dust in the southeast. It seems that people from the camp are coming to respond."
"Oh?" Halwin was stunned for a moment, "They reacted quite quickly. How many people are there? A knight went over to guide them and prevent them from colliding head-on with the Salvation Army."
"Yes!"
Under the instructions of the knights, a transcendent knight took off his plate armor and took the lead. Taking the five accompanying knights, he ran towards the direction of the smoke.
Seeing a large group of cavalry approaching from the southeast, the boar knight immediately changed from a dispersed formation to a centralized formation.
The leading extraordinary knight stepped on his cheerful horse hooves and galloped towards the smoke.
Helwin felt something was wrong. The knights were running, but their horses were getting slower and slower.
Then in the blink of an eye, he turned around suddenly, waved here, turned around and ran back.
The ominous premonition and the crisp sound of gunshots rose at the same time.
Helwyn watched helplessly as the knights trembled like they were electrocuted, and then slipped off their horses with blood on their backs.
Beyond the dead bodies on the ground, hundreds of Holy Gun Cavalry appeared in everyone's sight like a flash flood.
The Holy Grail flag representing the Saint is flying.
Saint Jeanne, who was rushing at the front, had two heads hanging on both sides of the saddle, one of the adjutant who stayed at the camp and the steward of Helwyn.
Helwin was restrained for three seconds before he could react from his stunned state.
The southeast is blocked by the Holy Gun Cavalry, the southwest is blocked by the Salvation Army infantry, and the northwest is blocked by Moncruse Fortress.
They were surrounded, and their only escape was to the northeast into Papal States territory.
But wouldn’t that be a free gift to the legion stationed in Sugua Town? Going deep into enemy territory will only lead to slow death.
Not only Halwin, but all the knights reacted, and they looked at each other in fear.
At this time, no matter how stupid you are, you will understand that they are surrounded, and it is still a standard three-dimensional siege.
Taking a deep breath, Helwin looked at the remaining knights: "You have seen the current situation. Our only way out is to fight to the death. You are all brave and noble knights. At this time, we The only way is to unite..."
Not many people listened to Helwin's passionate pre-battle speech. The knights' attention was attracted by the shouts of the Holy Gun Cavalry and the Boar Knight.
“The Kushites will not fight the Kushites!”
“We will only kill the Temple Knights! Hand over your weapons and surrender, we accept in exchange for ransom!”
“Whoever captures A temple knight, let’s just let him go!”
“The Holy Lady swears that the Kushites will not fight the Kushites! Surrender without killing them!”
Count Enrico, who was being held by Jeanne and had been working hard for three months, was crying and shouting: "Family members, the Holy Army asked me to give you a message, the Kushites will not fight the Kushites!"
In the midst of these shouts, the boundaries between those of Cush origin, those with Cush ancestry, and ordinary Ibe knights were gradually drawn.
Surrounding Helwin, only the frightened Temple Knights were left. They held their weapons and looked at all the greedy and cruel eyes with vigilance.
“It’s over!” After realizing the situation at the scene, Helwin’s face turned pale as the paper.
His impassioned speech turned into a low murmur: "It's over! It's over!"
(End of this chapter)