Chapter 186 Pocket Encounter (5)
Year 648 of the Demon King's Calendar.
Late June, morning.
The thunderous hooves of the horses echoed in the valley mixed with the shouts of killing.
The inspired soldiers followed the leading red figure. She moved forward bravely as if she was at the front opening the way for everyone. For a time, even Count Fran's cavalry, who had been surrounded for two days and two nights, became energetic.
At this time, Isaac's 1st Cavalry was turning in accordance with the previously received orders, exposing its vulnerable flank and rear.
A shower of arrows fired from horseback swept past, and someone was immediately shot off the horse and trampled to death by his own people on the spot.
Of course, the 1st Cavalry was also fighting back with bows and arrows, but because they were at the side and behind, they could twist and turn around on horseback if they wanted to fight back. It was difficult to draw the heavy military bow in this position, so the counterattack was relatively weak.
The Subia Demon Kingdom army is also a regular army, and the ones assigned to Isaac are all elites, who can complete the turn despite the rain of arrows.
At this time, Viola, who was rushing at the front, had already led her knights to fight forward, which was equivalent to using her butt to catch the enemy's blade.
The acceleration performance of horses cannot be the same as that of cars. Viola's army, which has reached charging speed, is almost holding down the first cavalry team.
Although they suffered a big loss as soon as they met, it was actually within an acceptable range. After all, the original goal of the First Cavalry was to draw the enemy out so that the Fourth Cavalry could surprise them from the side and rear and directly attack them. The enemy forces are divided.
But the 4th Cavalry could no longer catch up, and was replaced by the Guards led by Isaac himself.
They charged directly from the hillside on one side. Isaac, who was also charging at the front, saw the red hair in the crowd that was as eye-catching as blood.
As long as we can capture Princess Viola, it will be worth it even if we have to sacrifice ten times a hundred times, and the Demon Kingdom of Avarus will become history.
"For the king!"
Isaac and the Guards roared and swooped down the hillside. Of course Viola also saw such a big movement. Without any hesitation, she immediately blew the horn to signal and led the cavalry to turn.
When Isaac saw this, he cursed secretly for being cunning, but Viola was not fooled at all.
Seeing that the opponent's number is far less than his own, if he continues to pursue the First Cavalry with the idea of greedy swords, he will suffer a big loss.
Isaac's personal guards were all composed of one-tenth of the warriors in the army, and they were better equipped. Many of them were even equipped with enchanted armor and weapons. There were less than 200 people who were enough to disperse an enemy several times their size.
Continuing to chase the First Cavalry would be tantamount to exposing his sideways movement. Now that Viola had turned, the two sides were facing each other, head to head.
And this Isaac seems reckless, but in fact he is very thoughtful.
He did not choose to fight head-on, but turned the reins to try to avoid the sharp edge of the cavalry led by Viola.
After all, the opponent's number was several times greater than his own. Unless the First Cavalry Corps turned back again, the huge gap in numbers would also cause a large number of casualties to his personal guards.
Viola saw that Isaac was planning to avoid him, so she also pulled up the reins and led the cavalry to approach from the flank.
Both sides unanimously chose conservative tactics. In the final analysis, they were afraid that too many soldiers would be lost and they might not be able to return.
As a result, the two sides went from facing each other to moving forward in parallel. Especially when both sides took out their bows and arrows to shoot at each other, it was almost like a peer-to-peer battle in a naval battle. In terms of arrow rain coverage, of course, having more people has the advantage. No matter how skilled Isaac's bodyguards are with bows and horses, if you shoot one arrow and they can return ten arrows to you, it's a big disadvantage. So Isaac shot an arrow at Viola and immediately led the cavalry to get closer.
Seen from the sky, the two troops collided and rubbed like twisted snakes. They were in a state of mobile warfare and would use their weapons to greet each other's face whenever they got the chance.
Of course, Isaac took the lead and chased Viola who was taking the lead, holding a spear and ax and aiming at the white horse where Viola sat.
As the saying goes, shoot the man first, shoot the horse first, and capture the thief first, capture the king. As long as Viola is captured, the rest of the matter will be easy to handle. Even if her soldiers do not retreat, their morale will be greatly reduced.
But Isaac didn't expect that the princess Viola could be so good at fighting.
The long sword 'Crimson Fang' in her hand ignited with blazing flames, and swept away Isaac's heavy spear and ax with one sweep. The force was so strong that Isaac's mouth felt numb.
However, as a strong man who followed his grandfather to the battlefield at the age of thirteen, Isaac had no intention of giving up. He roared angrily and struck down the spear and ax with great force.
Swords have never been the king of the battlefield. Weapons are the C-position on the battlefield.
The spear ax is heavy and long. It can stab like a spear and chop like an ax. Even if the enchanted sword in Viola's hand cannot be cut off so easily, Viola's strength cannot withstand the heavy weight. of strength.
But at this time, Isaac saw a layer of golden light burst out from Viola's body, and it gathered into a special palm-shaped emblem on her chest, and then disappeared on the armor.
Isaac was greatly surprised. According to the information he knew, Viola didn't know how to use magic.
However, the spear and ax had already struck down at this time, and there was no way he could hold back.
There was a loud bang, a shock wave visible to the naked eye burst out from the two of them, and the white horse Viola sat on also let out a whine.
But Viola did block Isaac's full blow, and she still had enough energy to cut off the spear and ax with her sword, causing the sharp front end to spin and stick to the ground.
Although the spear ax used by Isaac is not an enchanted weapon, it is still the best among the best. Even if it collides with the enchanted weapon, it should not be cut off so easily with one blow.
But there was no time to think about the reason now. Seeing Viola approaching on horseback, Isaac quickly pulled out his spare sword, and the two sides started fighting on horseback.
Isaac's martial arts skills are purely suitable for battlefield fighting. How clever it is doesn't matter at all. It highlights the strength and sheer force.
Isaac himself knew this, and he knew even more that Viola had learned the swordsmanship of a palace knight, and her style was upright, so she would not have an advantage when facing him, especially in a head-to-head encounter.
Isaac is initially surprised by Viola's strength, but this surprise soon turns to consternation.
It was normal to touch her a few times at first. After all, Viola was a princess on horseback, not a young lady obsessed with balls and salons.
However, there is an objective gap in physical ability between women and men. Both parties are trained types, and the gap is still obvious.
As a result, Isaac saw that Viola's little arms and legs were able to compete head-on with him without losing at all. Even Isaac felt it was difficult, but Viola was still able to do it with ease.
There was something wrong with the spell just now!
Isaac recognized this immediately.
(End of chapter)