The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 176 Combat
On this battlefield, the heavy cavalry under Allen had the same experience.

Although the horses they stepped off were equipped with full armor, when they first came into contact with the enemy, the horses had good physical strength and the charging speed was fast enough.

With the help of such high-speed movement, the heavy cavalry had a strong impact when they charged. They not only knocked away a lot of worgs who rushed forward, but also defended against many attacks from the worgs.

But as the enemy kept harassing, the speed of the horse would inevitably slow down.

Moreover, some wolves were very large in scale. During the head-on collision, a large part of the conical formation of the heavy cavalry did not break out of the wolves' encirclement, but fell into the siege of the wolves.

The most important thing is that they lost their speed during the siege, which is a very fatal thing for the cavalry.

Of course, the bloodthirsty and violent wolves would not let go of such an opportunity, and immediately surrounded them.

And the unprotected limbs of the horse became the weakness of the enemy's life-threatening attack.

Facing endless wolves, riders would always fail to take care of their mounts when they killed the enemy on horseback.

And at this time, the legs of the horses will be bitten and clawed by the wolf.

After the horse's calf was attacked, most of it suffered from pain, and it slumped on the ground amidst the wailing, unable to stand up again.

Soon, the cavalry in heavy armor had to be forced to get off the back of the horse and join other companions who also lost their mounts, and converted from the small conical formation of the cavalry to the small circular formation of the infantry.

At the same time, they also brandished their long swords and shields, confronting and fighting with the surrounding wolves while roaring loudly.

As far as the dwarves were concerned, this situation was already very good. When they stopped charging, their speed had completely slowed down, allowing them to get off their horses calmly.

Otherwise, the damage from falling at high speed would be enough to make them unable to get up.

After all, humans are not as tough as dwarves.

The cavalry and archers who followed closely behind used the bows and arrows in their hands to shoot wave after wave of covering shots at the besieged heavy cavalry.

The fine dwarven armor on the heavy cavalry was not afraid of the shooting of bows and arrows at all, and the same was true for the horses sitting on the ground. Under the arrows, they did not suffer the slightest damage.

But the worgs surrounding them were not so lucky, Arrow Rain instantly emptied all the surrounding enemies.

With the help of the cavalry archers, the heavy cavalry were temporarily out of danger, and several squads also saw the right time to gather together to fight.

But they were still surrounded by wolves, and that didn't change anything.

The cavalry archers who shot frequently also attracted the attention of the wolves. Amidst howling, countless wolf shadows gave up surrounding the tin cans and rushed towards the cavalry archers instead.

Strengthened by evil magic, in an instant, they approached the cavalry archers who were shooting with their bows, and rushed on them viciously.

Whether it was the people of Dúnedain or the elite Sindar led by Legolas, they jumped off their horses one after another, drew out their melee weapons, and fought fiercely with the galloping wolf.

And on this entire battlefield, the only ones who can still face the wolves with ease are the elf cavalry led by Cirdan.

The formation of more than 3000 elves is extremely loose, and it is very thin, only about three rows.

When they accelerated to set off, there was no such thing as melee in front and long-range in the back. They just rushed out in such a loose manner, and the formation they threw was at least several kilometers away.

And Cirdan led a small team to follow behind the clansman, moving forward slowly.

As the elves continue to move forward, the battle is imminent.

When dozens of black wolves of different sizes quickly approached the kilometers-long elf formation, they were first hit by a wave of arrows.

The elves who shot with their bows didn't seem to care about whether the arrows they shot might hurt their own people.

They filled the compound bows in their hands just like that, and after a casual glance, they let go of their fingers and shot a large number of arrows in a short time.

And those dense arrows, as if they had their own consciousness, avoided the elves in front of them.

Then it fell into the pack of wolves like rain, but the "rain" was fatal, washing away the dozen or so wolves at the front, only half of them were left.

At this time, those elf cavalry with long-handled weapons had already come to the front of the team.

They caressed their crotch partner with one hand and controlled the speed of the horse, while the long-handled weapon in the other hand precisely slashed at the wolf in front of them.

Moreover, their attacks were extremely smooth, as if they were performing. After the first attack, the second attack came along with the trend, and with the help of the remaining power of the last attack, it soon fell on the enemy again.

And the mounts under the crotch of the elves didn't care about the wolves in front of them, because most of their ancestors came from the undead land, and they were horse breeds brought back from Valinor by the Noldor family.

They are brave and intelligent, and the elves riding on their backs don't need to worry about whether their partners are afraid of wolves, they just need to attack as much as they want.

It's just that as the elves continued to move forward, more and more wolves began to attack their formation, and the battle officially entered a fierce stage.

However, the elves still handle it with ease.

Groups of wolves rushed into the formation of elves, and were immediately melted, as if the black snow facing the scorching sun quickly turned into gray-black stagnant water.

Of course, even if the elves were extremely powerful in battle and the horses were brave and resourceful, casualties would still occur.

Because the wolves they faced were not only extremely fast, but also fearless of death.

The death of the companions around them couldn't make them feel the slightest fear at all, they just stared at the prey in pairs with blood-red eyes.

Faced with this situation, there will always be elves who are targeted by many wolves, unable to withstand the continuous attacks of the enemy, and are thrown off by the wolves, thus breaking away from the main force and falling into a lonely battle.

It's just that compared to the wargs they killed, the number of elves who encountered this situation was very small, and it would not affect the rhythm of the entire battle.

The armor of these elves is also very good. Under the siege of the wargs in a short period of time, their lives cannot be threatened at all, but it is not necessarily so after a long time.

Because of the fearless delay of the wolves, the speed of the cavalry's charge inevitably slowed down.

The only ones who broke out completely from the siege of the wargs were the apprentice knights led by Aragorn, and the huge number of spare horses loaded with supplies.

When all the wolves were attracted by their comrades in arms, they rushed out along the bank of the Anduin River in a thrilling manner.

And under Allen's order, they had already rushed to the distance, and they were not allowed to turn back to participate in this battle.

As for the other warriors, they were basically fighting with the wolves, and Allen's regrouped heavy cavalry, together with a small group of dwarf cavalry led by Philip, rushed into the wolves again.

This time, there was no choice to break out of the encirclement, only the determination to slaughter the enemy.

Allen has sufficient confidence in this, it is nothing more than a matter of time.

Time was not on his side, however.

At this time, the afterglow of the setting sun was getting weaker and weaker, but the dark clouds covering the sky behind him gradually approached the entire battlefield at this moment.

The tens of thousands of half-orcs under the dark clouds have already seen from a distance the battlefield where humans, dwarves, elves, and wolves were fighting.

And the dark cloud, which was originally weird and evil, seemed to be even darker at this time, and the marching speed of the half-orc army suddenly accelerated a bit.

A blind warlock, one of the Nine Ring Spirits, used his few dark magic.

Cirdan, who was always paying attention to the surrounding situation, had already found traces of the enemy behind him.

And he, who proposed this plan, naturally couldn't let his clansmen and comrades fall into the situation of being attacked on both sides.

He knew it was time to make some changes.

As Cirdan continued to issue orders through voice, the elf cavalry galloped even faster.

Moreover, he changed his attitude of passive waiting, and began to actively surround the pack of wolves running in front of him.

This kind of behavior made most of the wolves more excited. Only the alpha wolves who were barely able to maintain their composure sensed a slight difference, but were quickly suppressed by their bloodthirsty desire.

The elves, on the other hand, were moving rapidly, greatly increasing their killing area, and dealing with the enemies in front of them at the fastest speed.

And those elves who used bows and arrows in the back turned their horses and rushed towards the humans and dwarves.

The order they received at this moment was to rescue the allies in siege.

In fact, Cirdan had already thought of the scene where humans and dwarves were surrounded.

In his predetermined plan, the biggest role of these two troops is to help the elves share part of the pressure.

Even though he was full of confidence in his own people, Cirdan didn't think that only relying on more than 1 elf cavalry could quickly eliminate more than [-] wolves.

Moreover, while killing the enemy quickly, the casualties of oneself should not be too large.

Because these elf cavalrymen still have to entangle with tens of thousands of half-orcs after finishing the enemy in front of them.

Humans and dwarves can't help with this. Their ability to continue fighting is far inferior to elves. After this battle, they have a high probability of recovering.

Yes, Cirdan's plan was never to break through, but after killing the wolves, the elves would take the lead in attacking, entangle the orcs behind them, and buy time for the dwarves and humans to recover.

After the recovery of the allies is complete, use the powerful mobility of the cavalry to kill the half-orcs behind them in the brown field.

Without the entanglement of the wolf, he believed that his thousands of cavalry could do this.

And the task of attracting attention is actually very suitable for humans and dwarves.

Because the armor on them was carefully crafted by dwarves, almost armed to the teeth.

Even the horses and goats are equipped with heavy armor, which is perfect for facing a fast and flexible enemy like the warg, but without any armor-piercing ability.

Even if it is used as bait, the casualties after the battle are unlikely to be too large.

It's just that the plan can never keep up with the changes. Cirdan didn't expect that when humans and dwarves charged, they could attract more than half of the wargs.

Because the formation formed by the elves is several times wider than that of humans and dwarves combined, and the elves are riding on fleshy horses without armor.

Cirdan never expected that the leader of the wolf pack would not kill the horse, but rushed towards a group of iron lumps instead.

This didn't fit his perception of this creature.

And all this is of course because Sauron's magic, bloodthirsty and mania made the Wargs lose most of their thinking ability.

Although the alpha wolves were able to barely maintain a little sobriety, the cunning of the past was gone.

However, this situation is not all bad.

Since there are fewer enemies to face, the elves are more calm and faster when killing enemies.

But in contrast, most of the dwarves and humans were surrounded, and the mounts were seriously damaged.

This situation made Cirdan a little unbearable, but he still did not change his plan.

When the war machine is moving forward without hesitation, it is best not to change its direction, otherwise you may face failure and death.

There were many things that surprised Cirdan in this battle, except for the anomaly of the wolves, that is, the half-orcs under the protection of the dark clouds could actually accelerate their advancing speed again.

Sauron's carefully prepared evil magic had an effect beyond his imagination.

The great enemy of the elves seems to have more tricks than before.

And another point, is the fighting power displayed by humans, which really surprised Cirdan.

Especially those pro-guards who followed Alan closely and were armed to the teeth, their fighting power even reminded him of the Númenoreans at their peak.

Those swordsmen holding super long swords and covering their whole bodies in steel, while wearing heavy armor, were able to slaughter enemies in a pack of wolves very quickly.

From Cirdan's point of view, the physical fitness and combat skills of these ten people have already surpassed most of the elite soldiers in Middle-earth. Even the Royal Guards of Gondor are not so powerful.

Of course, the lightning that would erupt from time to time in Allen's hands also attracted Cirdan's attention, but in his impression, the Númenoreans got a lot of magic items from Valinor.

He had also seen the "Star of Elendil" that could deter half-orcs, and its light was like a burning meteor.

And he himself kept a Palandir spar, so he didn't speculate too much about the lightning in Allen's hand at this time.

The strength of allies is always a good thing for oneself.

And too much suspicion will only make the originally harmonious relationship become jealous and vigilant.

This will only consume the power against the darkness, without the slightest benefit.

The wise Cirdan would not have made such a foolish mistake.

(End of this chapter)