Blood Lord of War

Chapter 107 Cavalry Night Attack
On a pitch-black grassland, Robin led fifty half-elf light cavalry, lined up in two columns, and galloped all the way in the direction of the Windcastle Army.For the concealment of their actions, they did not light torches, but to smear their progress.

Elf deer are a little different from war horses. When they run, their posture is very light and elegant, and they only make a slight sound when they step on the grass. Fifty elf deer run together, and the sound they make is only half of that of an equivalent war horse.

Tonight is another dark night, there is no moon or stars in the sky, Robin is galloping on horseback, his front, back, left, and right, no matter which direction he looks at, there is a dead darkness.

When he first left Raging Waves City, Robin could still barely distinguish the north, south, south, east, but now he can't tell the direction at all.

There are few reference objects in the wasteland, and there are dense grassy seas everywhere, so it is very easy to get lost even in the daytime.At night, if there is no moon and stars for guidance, it will be even more difficult to distinguish the direction. Even experienced hunters may get lost in the wilderness at night, which is one of the reasons why it is difficult to launch long-distance night raids in the wilderness .

However, this problem is not a problem for half-elves. Half-elves have always been extremely accurate in their grasp of direction, as if they have a compass in their heads.Although the blood of the distant ancestors in the half-elves is extremely thin today, this thin blood has also brought them many extraordinary abilities.

Moreover, the eyesight of the half-elves will not be disturbed by the night, and they can still see very far at night.As early as in ancient times, the elves had the reputation of "night elves". They generally believed in the moon god and were born to be the darlings of the night.

Robin and Tess ran side by side at the head of the cavalry team, and Tess was responsible for guiding the marching direction for the entire team.

The elven cavalry marched straight to the Windcastle Barracks according to the pre-planned marching route. After reaching the periphery of the Windcastle Barracks, they circled a semicircular arc around the Windcastle Barracks and went around to the enemy's rear.

Robin and the others kept going all the way, and by the time they arrived at the scheduled battle position behind the Windcastle Barracks, it was already midnight.

The lord took out his pocket watch and almost pressed the watch to his face to check the time. It was about three hours before dawn, and this time happened to be the time when a person slept the most deeply and died.

Putting down his pocket watch, he raised his head and looked forward. Tess told him that the barracks of Windcastle was right in front of them, but Robin could only see a piece of darkness. In the darkness, there seemed to be a small red dot, suddenly bright Flickering dimly, Tess said that the red dot was the campfire in the army camp.

"Everyone is there, rest where they are, and launch an attack in half a quarter of an hour!"

Robin gave the order, they have not stopped all the way since they left Rage City, both men and horses are a little tired, in order to ensure the next battle, they need to rest for a while.

The half-elves dismounted one after another, drinking water, feeding the deer, and checking their sabers.Robin also got off the horse, picked up the kettle and drank a few big gulps, temporarily suppressing the fireworks in his throat.

A gust of wind blew over and hit Robin's face like gravel. It was now midsummer, and the wind on the northern grassland was dry and dry. Such a night was a good time to kill and set fire.

Tess came over at this moment and brought a piece of blue moon cake to Robin. The half-elf girl had a smile on her face and said to Robin quietly: "Aisha gave it to me before departure, don't talk to other people. People say it’s only two yuan.”

The other half-elves carried dry food for the march, and the hard and dry dough cakes were not as good as moon cakes.

Robin laughed, took it and stuffed it into his mouth. The sweet and soft taste immediately melted in his mouth. He chewed it three or two times before swallowing it into his stomach.

Half a quarter of an hour passed quickly, Robin took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, then shouted: "Everyone, assemble!"

The half-elves immediately stood up from the grass, each led their elf deer, stood in front of Robin, and soon formed a five-row square formation.

"Get on the horse!" Robin shouted, and all the half-elves turned on the deer together, their movements were clean and beautiful.

These half-elf warriors rode on the back of a deer, each with a stern expression. In the darkness, their green eyes shone with a cold light, like a group of wolves in the dark night.

Robin also got on his horse. He sat on the horse and looked at his cavalry with awe-inspiring eyes. The expression on his face was as hard as iron.

He said: "Follow me and attack the enemy!"

Robin led the cavalry to approach the Windcastle barracks. At first they rode not fast, almost only a little faster than the horses on foot, because they had not yet entered the charging distance. The sound of running was exposed in advance.

As the distance from the Wind Castle Barracks got closer, the flickering red dot gradually became clear. It was indeed the campfire of the barracks.

The military barracks of the Wind Castle was placed on an open space, hundreds of military tents were densely arranged together, and torches were lit everywhere in the barracks, and there was the only fire here in the dark wasteland, so it was particularly conspicuous.

Because it is a temporary camp, there are almost no fortifications outside the camp.Only a few sentry guards were patrolling back and forth, watching the surrounding darkness vigilantly.

A sentry yawned heavily, and raised his hand to squeeze the gum from his eyes: "Made, what a fuck, you actually got a lottery for the night watch."

Another fellow sentry next to him was also complaining: "I don't think there is any need to keep watch at all. What is there to guard in this wilderness? Could it be that Baron Robin can still come to attack at night?"

"Hey, just stare, I'll squint for a while." The first sentinel laughed.

"Go to hell, sleep together, or don't sleep at all."

The wilderness was pitch black at night, and the sentinels had a very small field of vision. They could only see a small area around the campfire. If they looked farther away, they could only see darkness.

Robin led the team quietly to 150 meters away from the Wind Castle Barracks. They moved very slowly, and the elf deer walked lightly and made very little noise when advancing, so even though they had 50 people, they did not make too much noise. .

The lord raised his hand, and the whole team slowly stopped.The next step is to enter the charging distance, and if you continue to approach, you will be in danger of being discovered.

Robin made a gesture of changing formation, and the half-elf cavalry behind him immediately began to change formation, and the half-elf behind ran to the front row, changing from two columns into two horizontal rows, like two walls made up of cavalry Same.

In the darkness, the green eyes of the half-elves looked at the Windcastle barracks in the distance, and they were about to charge. The tension emanating from the half-elves also infected their mounts, and many elf deer snorted restlessly.

In the distance, the Wind Castle Barracks, which was wrapped in flames, was still immersed in a dream, and there was silence.

Two rows of half-elven cavalry lined up in the rolling grass sea. According to the task assigned before the battle, the first row was responsible for kicking the door, and the second row was responsible for setting fire.

Before they set off, they had prepared unlit torches. Dry firewood was wrapped in coarse cloth and soaked in kerosene. In such a dry summer, only one spark could ignite it.

"ignition."

As soon as Robin gave an order, the half-elves in the second row immediately picked up torches and torches, and then lit the torches.

A row of torches lit up one after another, like a string of red pearls, very obvious in the dark wasteland, and there was no need to hide at this time.

Robin drew out his saber with a swipe, and pointed to the Windcastle barracks ahead.

"charge!"

The cavalry began to charge.

At this time, the sentinel who was standing guard also saw a row of torches suddenly lit on the dark wasteland 150 meters away, and the expressions of the two sentries changed drastically.

A sentry pointed in the direction of the cavalry, jumped and shouted anxiously: "There is an enemy! It is an enemy attack. Hurry up and blow the trumpet!"

Another sentry hurriedly picked up the horn on his waist, and accidentally dropped it on the ground because he was too flustered. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, so he bent down to pick it up, puffed up his cheeks, and exhausted all his strength The horn was sounded.

"Woooooo-"

The thick and loud sound of the horn immediately resounded through the entire camp, and the military camp that was still dreaming immediately woke up.

Robin pointed forward with his saber, like a banner, running in front of the entire cavalry.The speed of the cavalry team was not fast at the beginning, and they slowly began to accelerate.

100 meters away from the Windcastle camp, the cavalry accelerated to thirty yards per hour;

50 meters from the storm camp, the cavalry accelerated to fifty yards per hour;

In the last 30 meters, the cavalry began to sprint at full speed!
Hearing the sound of the trumpet, Baron Baron was the first to run out of the military tent. He had not taken off his armor since he slept at night, holding a sword in his hand, and looked towards the east of the camp with a solemn expression.

At this time, he was very horrified: How could there be enemies emerging from the east of the camp?

But there was no time to think about it right now, and Baron Baron immediately pulled his neck and shouted: "Assemble! All troops assemble!"

Accompanied by the sound of the trumpets, countless soldiers hurriedly ran out of the military tents. The officers each found their own soldiers and formed a team in the open space of the military camp.

It has to be said that Baron's army did have two skills. In the case of a sudden attack on the barracks, these officers and soldiers were able to stay calm in the face of danger. This is enough to be called an elite army in the wasteland. Troops up.

The sentinels standing guard around rushed to the east camp first, there were only a dozen of them in total.

"Stand in formation and raise your spears!"

Under the scolding of the officer, these sentries formed a thin spear formation outside the barracks.

Fifty cavalry charged at the same time, rushing towards them like a layer of ocean waves, their momentum alone could paralyze a group of people.The sound of horseshoes stepping on the ground, and the thunder in the hesitating dark clouds rumbled on the hearts of the soldiers, scaring all the sentinels so pale as paper.

The two sides hadn't formally contacted each other yet, and the half-elf charging in the first row deftly bowed and set arrows on horseback, and released a wave of arrows towards the spear formation formed by the sentinels.The rain of arrows fell, knocking down a dozen sentries on the spot.

Then, Robin took the lead and rushed into the barracks of Windcastle almost unimpeded.

According to the information provided by Tess, the cavalry team rushed into the camp and saw that the area closest to the east was indeed the place where food and supplies were parked. Many logistics carriages were neatly parked in a large open space. At a rough glance, there were estimated to be hundreds of them. Part of the carriage was loaded with military rations, and the other part was loaded with other baggage.

The first team of cavalry led by Robin didn't take care of the luggage, and they continued to rush into the depths of the barracks.

The second team of cavalry was led by Tess, and they rushed into the camp. Seeing these carriages, Tess immediately yelled: "Burn all these carriages, burn everything here!"

The half-elf cavalry rushed to the carriage, and threw the prepared small cans of kerosene onto it one after another. The kerosene fell on the carriage and the ground, smashed to pieces, and the kerosene inside was also scattered everywhere.Then, dozens of torches were thrown over, and with a whoosh, the carriage of carriages immediately burst into flames.

After Robin led the first team over the baggage convoy, they rushed into the camp where the logistics team was located. Most of the people here were civilians responsible for transporting the baggage, with only a small number of soldiers.

These people are not the main force, or even soldiers at all. Hearing the sound of the warning horn, everyone immediately made a mess. Many people ran out of the tents, fled around like headless chickens, without organization and discipline, Some didn't even wear clothes.

There were less than a hundred soldiers in the logistics team. They were second-line troops, otherwise they would not have been sent to escort food and grass.The reaction speed of these soldiers was very slow. Robin led the cavalry to rush towards them. They just ran out of the camp. Some of them didn't even wear armor. In the panic, some even lost their weapons.

Robin led the team into the camp of the logistics team. It was like a group of wolves rushing into the flock of sheep. This was a one-sided massacre.

The half-elves wielded their sabers and slashed left and right on the elf deer's back, constantly harvesting the fleeing lives in front of them. Every time they were cut, someone's back would spurt blood and fall to the ground.

The elf deer also showed their might. The antlers on their heads were like two sharp knives. During the charge, the elf deer would lower its head, and if it was scratched by the antlers, it would be a bloody wound.

A soldier was pushed head-on by the elf deer, and a scary big gash was cut in his stomach immediately, almost splitting his whole body in half. The blood and viscera in it were splashed from the sky and splashed on the ground.

A man with the appearance of an officer wanted to organize a defense. He rode a horse, brandished a sword, and shouted desperately. Many fleeing soldiers surrounded him.

At this moment, Tess came after him. She shot the bow on the back of the deer, her gaze was as sharp as a falcon, and she shot the officer in the neck with one arrow.

The officer fell off his horse, and the rout he had managed to organize was in a mess again, and then the half-elf cavalry rushed up, and a dozen shiny sabers flashed coldly in the dark night, killing the rout Like chasing ducks, rush to the west of the barracks.

(End of this chapter)