Heart of the Castle

Chapter 531 Reinforcements Arrive, Offensive and Defensive Shifts
The acting head of the Reaper's Knights, the Lord of the Death's Scythe, Thomas Yangsen, took the lead and galloped towards the Northern Allied Forces. The black cloak fluttered high behind him, revealing the inside like blood, which was red to the eyes.Behind him were six brigades of heavy cavalry from the first and second divisions that the Death Knights were proud of. Even their men and horses were covered in heavy iron-blue armor. Facing the sun, it reflected an incomparably cold light.

Even when the horse was galloping, the Lord of the Eyes still had that calm expression that was almost cold, only the golden light shone in his slightly narrowed eyes, which showed that his heart was not as indifferent as the surface.

This has a lot to do with the information he just obtained.

The plan agreed upon by Thomas Jansen and Grand Master Raul has been half successful so far. However, what makes him feel very uncomfortable is that he originally thought that the Northern Alliance would be a big fish, but he did not expect the size of this fish to be so large It was so shocking that even though Levi Stern and his troops were separated from each other by Raul's announcement of the net, it didn't have the expected effect.

Levi Stern's strength was unexpected. Although the situation was unknown, at least the fire magician could not easily take down the magician who was always by his side disguised as the old housekeeper, and Ai, who led hundreds of Dreadfort jailers to set traps The Marquis of Devon Reeves also failed to return.

On the other hand, the strength of the Northern Allied Forces attacking the city was astonishing. In addition, the magicians who came to support the Mage Guild suffered heavy losses because they underestimated the enemy. The top of the city was rushed up by hundreds of knights, and the defenders only lasted for 5 minutes at most, and then fled away like a swarm of bees.

Seeing the infantry of the Northern Allied Forces gradually approaching the top of the city, Tomard Jansen felt a little more anxious in his always cold heart.It is estimated that few commanders are willing to lead the army to attack the 20-meter-high city wall of Firmeyer. Although the Lord of the Eyes is brave and good at fighting, he has no interest in storming the fortified city against the sharp arrows and stones shot down from tens of meters.

"Before the Northern Allied Forces can all evacuate to the top of the North Gate, they must be dragged into a dogfight, otherwise there are no priests or magicians in the Death Knights who can raise the earth." Muttering like this, Lord Grim Eyes made up his mind, and lightly pinched the horse's belly with his legs. The well-trained horse immediately understood his intention, and galloped forward nearly one-third faster.

If Lord White Wolf Cedric hadn't led [-] white wolf guards to fight brazenly, and the howls of bobcats and wargs in the woods on both sides of the road kept coming and going, the plan of Lord Eye Eyes might really have succeeded.The heavy cavalry of the Death Knights can not be afraid of the voice harassment of these jungle predators, but their horses do not have this ability. Jumping up and down, several of the unlucky heavy cavalry were also thrown off.

Immediately afterwards, the white wolf guards who rushed over drew their bows and arrows on their horses. Although their bows and arrows were not powerful enough, their movements were quite fast.After several consecutive rounds of arrow rain, dozens of heavy cavalry from the Death Knights fell off their horses, and the flag officer holding the banner of the Death Sickle in his hand received special care, including Lord White Wolf Cedric himself. Twenty or thirty longbows were aimed at him and shot at him.

The person who can be selected as the flag officer of the death scythe is of course of extraordinary strength. He holds the flag in one hand and wields a long sword in the other. The light of the sword weaves into a web of light. The arrow bounced off the armor.However, there were still a few fish that slipped through the net and plunged into the gaps in his armor.

Especially those few arrows shot by Lord Cedric himself were far more powerful than the horn bows in the hands of ordinary white wolf guards. He Mianmen fell from the back of his mount without saying a word, and the banner that was held high in his hands also sank, and it was about to fall to the ground.

For the Death Knights who came from afar, nothing could hit their morale more than the landing of the military flag.Just when Lord Cedric had a relaxed smile on his face, the black and red cloak was twirled, and the lord Thomas Jansen suddenly leaned down from the horseback, like a bird passing by at low altitude. gesture, grabbed the flagpole that was about to fall.

The banner of the Death God's Scythe was flying again, and accompanied by the loud cry of the Lord of the Eyes, "The Death God's Sickle is flying high, it will never fall!"

"Reaper's scythe, never fall! Long live the Lord of the Eyes!"

Accompanied by the echoing shouts, the morale of the Death Knights was not only not hit, but rose all of a sudden. Even the horses seemed to be affected by their master's mood. Accelerated the pace of progress.

When the heavy cavalrymen of the Death Knights lowered their spears, and the spears pointed out neatly, forming an irresistible torrent of steel sweeping towards them, the smile on Lord Cedric's face became bitter, but his judgment and no errors occurred. "Get off the road! Enter the forest!" He gave instructions to the white wolf guard beside him, then shook the reins, and the horse let out a provocative neigh, and galloped towards the thick bushes beside the road.

Seeing the white wolf guards rushing into the dense forest one after another, the heavy cavalry of the Death Knights did not pursue the past, but continued to advance under the leadership of the Lord of the Eyes.However, since their whereabouts were discovered early, the Northern Allied Forces had already made adjustments. Although the harassment of the White Wolf Guards did not cause much loss to the Death Knights, it did slow down their charge.

Therefore, when the Reaper Knights finally came to the battlefield, what the Lord of the Eyed Eyes Thomas Jansen saw was not a chaotic army, but a four-stage defensive formation along the slope to the city wall. The Northern Allied Forces are waiting.This made him frown, and raised his hand to signal the troops to stop advancing.

It seemed that the Reaper Knights had no choice but to change from a raid to a frontal attack. However, Tomard Jansen was reluctant to this result.He is well aware that his leadership position in the Death Knights is not stable. Although he has won the support of most junior officers and soldiers by virtue of his prestige second only to Gregor, Earl of the Magic Mountain, and his position as the head of the first division, But Sir Haihua, the head of the second branch, and the great magister Karman, the staff officer, did not completely give up their desire for power.

They are likely waiting for a failure of their own.

A cold murderous intent flashed in Thomas Yangsen's golden eyes. He carefully observed the defensive formation formed by the Northern Allied Forces for the last time.At the front is a horizontal formation composed of three full rows of pikemen wearing thick blue and white coats and steel helmets. From the temperament of these soldiers and the golden griffin logo on their chests, it can be seen that they should belong directly to the griffin Lord Levi Stern's elite troops.

Behind the pikemen are hundreds of sturdy mountain people holding short throwing spears and long-handled battle axes. Thomas Yangsen has seen the fighting methods of these mountain people. They are born fighters and hunters. The only thing they lack is The most important thing is discipline.

Next came thousands of heavy infantry armed with tomahawks, machetes, or maces. The equipment looked a bit messy. It seemed that they were composed of soldiers from more than a dozen different families, but each of them looked brave and calm. Veterans who have seen blood.

Even fighting on flat ground, breaking through such a well-organized military formation would cost a heavy price. Now that the Death Knights are facing enemies at a high place, anyone with the most basic military knowledge can feel the situation tricky.

As for the archers standing shoulder to shoulder above the north gate, Thomas Yangsen cursed loudly just to destroy the stern image. How did the godly cowards of the King's Capital Guard lose their position so quickly?

Even so, Thomas Jansen is confident that the Death Knights can win under such harsh conditions, but the victory will also bring unbearable and painful losses.No matter in terms of personnel or prestige, it will be a fatal blow to him.

"Blow the brass horn and tell those brainless cowards in the capital that the Knights of Death are here to support them." Thomas Yangsen's voice was cold and strong, with a metallic tremolo in every word, which made people listen I couldn't help but feel chills in my heart. "However, this battle requires their cooperation. Let them gather troops to attack from both ends of the city wall and the other side!"

The rebellious and resonant sound of the bronze horn sounded, and what blew into the hearts of the knights of the Northern Allied Forces was uneasiness, while what blew into the hearts of the remnants of the King's Capital Guard was hope.Ser Lathander, the commander of the North Gate, who was seriously injured, even struggled to stand up. His body was weak due to excessive blood loss. Just a simple movement caused his internal organs to churn, but he held on and refused to fall down. , grabbed the hilt of the sword with a trembling hand, "...kill the enemy, you must kill the enemy..."

Sir Lathander's heroic behavior aroused the blood in the hearts of the soldiers of the King's Guard Army. Hundreds of voices responded loudly with his long sword, and then rushed up the ramp leading to the top of the city.

The soldiers in charge of guarding the ramp from the Northern Allied Forces were condescending and repelled them with a burst of fierce slashing. However, with the increase in the number of guards in the capital, the Northern Allied Forces had already begun to feel the pressure from the enemy.Sir Chilavala and Riat Knight, who were in charge of the side and rear defense, had asked for reinforcements many times. However, facing the Death Knights that were about to move around the city, Wilps' palms were already drenched with sweat, and he wanted to order out several times. After the staff went to the support side, they remained silent in the end.

The attack from the side and rear could only be regarded as harassment at best, and Wilps was very sure that the upcoming battle was the key to the survival of the northern coalition forces.

Seeing the [-] heavy cavalry of the Reaper Knights start to advance, like a sharp sword slowly unsheathed, the blade was shining with cold light, Wilps pulled out the sword forcefully, and the fiery red fighting spirit enveloped the whole body, killing the last A trace of luck was driven out of my heart.

"Barud the Brave, Your Excellency the Griffon Lord, please bless us for victory." He prayed silently in his heart, and then ordered loudly: "Pikemen are ready to meet the enemy, archers..."

At the last moment when the sword was on the verge of breaking out, a loud noise suddenly came from behind, and the city wall shook unceasingly. It seemed that the entire city of Glory, Firmeyer, was violently shaken.

"Don't be chaotic, calm down!" Wilpus said sharply, suppressing the slight commotion of the soldiers forming the defensive formation.Then he turned his head and asked softly to the sniper archer who was in charge of commanding the long-range troops: "Sir Grace, can you go and see what happened behind us?"

(End of this chapter)