The Lion King of Middenland, Warhammer

() "The people of Chaos Kugan still run really fast! Were they defeated so easily? Or, is this what you call the chaotic nomadic cavalry's tactic of luring the enemy?"

Hyde put down the binoculars in his hand, rode his horse forward two steps, and asked Old Loren.The battle in the distance didn't last long. The cavalry on both sides started to shoot arrows at a distance of one hundred and twenty steps. The Kugan's arrow rain was as fierce as a swarm of bees. The Ugo'ers were also good at it. Almost as much damage.But when the empire's heavy armored knights and musket cavalry wearing breastplates accelerated towards the Kugans, seeking close combat, the Kugans only parried for a while, leaving five or six dead horses behind, and then rushed forward one after another. Turning the horse's head, while shooting arrows, they scattered like a gust of wind and fled.

The coalition cavalry did not pursue.They maintained their horizontal formation and retreated in an orderly manner. At the same time, they used bows and arrows to fight back the rain of arrows shot by the Kulgans.In this brief confrontation, the coalition forces suffered about 30 casualties, of whom seven or eight were killed.The casualties of the Kugans were a little higher than that of the coalition cavalry, with more than ten people killed in battle. This is because the imperial cavalry has better armor.But the Kugan cavalry didn't leave the body of a companion behind, and quickly pulled away with a noose, which made Hyde a little surprised.

"Of course they were not defeated. This is a common tactic used by the Chaos Kugans. Fake defeat to lure the opponent into the ambush circle. Judging from the vibrations on the ground, the enemy's strength will not be less than three or four thousand cavalry, but now they have only dispatched four The five hundred vanguard light cavalry are just trying to test our army. They want our army to pursue them, disperse our army formation, and then invest in the main force to defeat them; but how can our army be fooled by them?"

Old Loren stroked his gray beard, and squinted his eyes to answer Hyde.He pulled the reins twice, calming down the restless and robust black warhorse, and then continued the topic in an old and calm voice.His deep-set eyes looked at the beacon smoke left after the fierce battle in the distance, full of emotion.

"The enemy's trump cards are all hidden, and have not been released. Since they will have flesh and blood servants created by the shadow technology, there will never be a shortage of trolls and beasts. But as long as we maintain a strict front and formation, infantry The cavalry, artillery and mages cooperate tacitly, and the Kugans will not be able to take advantage of it! The battle just now is just the beginning of a drama, and the real battle is yet to come, so don’t worry, Your Highness.”

"I'm not in a hurry. I will act according to the military order of the captain and general. I remember the lesson I learned back then, and I won't act rashly. By the way, why did these servants of chaos take the bodies of their dead? What is the reason?"

Hyde politely replied to old Loren's admonition. He used reason to suppress the fanatical and militant impulse in his heart, and tried to calm his heart as much as possible.Because there were too many chaotic fluctuations in the field of perception, it was like a wall of flames slowly advancing from a distance, the boiling and burning heat attacked his heart, making him feel an inexplicable anger and mania .In order to change the subject, he asked a question, which was naturally a bit confusing.

"The customs and military law of the Chaos Kugan people stipulate that every ten-man soldier must bring back the corpse of his companion as much as possible. Anyone who can bring back the corpse of his companion will get half of the estate of the dead. But if you can't bring back the dead The corpses of their companions, the whole team will suffer severe punishment. Therefore, they will not abandon the corpses of their companions in every battle, but will do everything possible to bring them back to their camp, sacrifice their flesh and blood to their evil gods, and then send their bones and relics to bring back to the kin of those who died in battle. The Chaos Kulgans are fierce warriors, but they take this very seriously."

Fleur took over Hyde's topic, and she explained the customs of the Kugan people with a slender and heavy voice.This beautiful young girl is now wearing a gold-plated gold armor inlaid with silver and decorated with blue and red. The red cloak on the back and the black hair in a ponytail are gently agitated by the breeze in the snowfield. His face is full of brilliant heroism.Although usually looks very weak, Fleur is a person who has experienced many years of experience on the battlefield with Rick Knight Edman, and naturally has a soldier's temperament on the battlefield.

"Understood, Fleur. It turns out that these servants of Chaos took the corpse for this reason."

Hearing this explanation, a burst of sadness suddenly flashed in Hyde's heart, and he thought of Lord Edman who died in battle because of his recklessness.Although it was a month ago when I attended Edman's cremation, but now I can vividly remember it like a fantasy.The young divinely favored one remembered how Fleur fell in front of the rising funeral pyre, and he remembered how the black-haired girl shed tears at that time!

At that moment of grief, when she and Hyde put the ashes of the heroic Rick knight into the oak urn, she almost fainted, and Hyde was so guilty that he didn't know what to say.Now the urn is still solemnly placed in their luggage.Edman's home is in a small town on the outskirts of di du Altdorf, thousands of miles away.Hyde has promised Fleur that when this war is over, he will accompany her back to the home of her adoptive father Edman, bring his ashes back to his hometown for a solemn burial, and fulfill his due duties.

"Your Highness, please pay attention to look into the distance, the army of chaos has begun to appear, and the real drama is about to begin!"

Old Loren's dignified voice brought Hyde, who was a little distracted, back to reality. He was shocked all over, and hurriedly raised the brass telescope on his chest again.Before the battle, it is necessary to observe the enemy's movements and forces as much as possible. This is what a general must do.Old Loren has emphasized this many times.

The ground was shaking slowly, and as far as the eye could see, patches of gray and black forests seemed to appear on the far horizon.This jungle is moving, wrapped in white rising snow and dust, advancing at high speed, accompanied by strange and high-pitched horns and countless flags, rolling towards the large formation of the imperial coalition forces with unstoppable power, like a sea Chaos and wind.

Countless cavalry rode forward on their long-haired and strong horses, and their voices seemed to tear the air apart.Most of these warriors were lightly dressed riders, wearing thick short leather jackets, hard leather armor engraved with the eight-pointed star logo of chaos on the outside, leather caps with ear pressure pulled down very low, their faces were covered with scars, and there were skulls hanging around their waists. With a breath of terror.

They held double-curved hornbows in their hands, and leather quiveres filled with black or white-feathered war arrows on their backs.Nine-foot spears in the saddles, crooked sabers in the girdles, pennants and streamers flying above their heads, adorned with helmeted skulls and chopped-off withered hands, Like the banner of hell.

But these riders were not all of the Chaos Legion. With a few loud horns, these light riders spread out to the left and right wings at an astonishing speed, forming an evacuated formation, giving way to the center of the army.A line of heavily armored cavalry and their ferocious military flags slowly appeared on the cold snow field, mixed with billowing snow dust and huge black shadows.

These heavily armored cavalry have very good defense, and both men and horses are armored, which is completely different from the light cavalry just now.They all wore pointed iron helmets decorated with fur, and covered their faces with ferocious skull copper masks, only two eyes were exposed.The long fish-scale iron armor covered the thighs, and the chest was inlaid with a half-foot-square copper breastplate, on which the chaotic eight-pointed star gleamed.Brass chains and leather straps were tightly tied around his waist, and a two-foot-long mace dangled between the chains.They were silent and didn't roar like the light cavalry, but the formation was neat and orderly, with a stern and cold murderous look, which seemed to indicate that they were the core of the army.

Twelve-foot spears of sharpened spears pointed skyward like trees in their hands, and gauntlets were adorned with feathers and dangling furs.The more exquisite and huge hyperbolic horn bow is on the back, and the quiver is inlaid with brass and silver, forming a gorgeous coat of arms of sin.But what is really frightening is the terrifying decoration under their bodies --- that is the whole pale human skin!These human skins were placed under the high saddles of the armored horses, broken facial features and curled fingers were faintly discernible, and the shriveled skin seemed to be still screaming in pain, which made people shudder.

The huge 25-foot-high military flag fluttered gorgeously in the center of these cavalry, with purple magic flashes, and was dragged by a six-wheeled cart.The military flag is made of the entire leather of the giant beast, nine feet long, and a picture of a naked Gorgon rising from the sea of ​​skeletons is painted on it with delicate strokes.The sharp blade and the naked witch with horns form the golden decorative belt on the edge of the flag, while the tassels are made of peeled human arm skins side by side, and the skull-shaped bell is tied with gold thread On the fingers, there was a shrill harmony in the wind.

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