Strictly speaking, these 60 people were all "knights" in the traditional sense of the kingdom.
They were ennobled as barons, had fiefs, and managed small villages. They usually paid taxes to the lord, and when there was a battle, they had to go into battle with their squires and conscripted militias. This was the system and concept that all human kingdoms used, and it was also one of the most profound imprints of the current era.
But were such knights really powerful?
Although there were strong people like Wellington and Titus, who were the best in Efta, from the overall analysis, when the knights participated in actual combat, everything became a different matter.
The knights might study martial arts on a daily basis, but most of them just wanted to get a better ranking in the "competition". Most knights would be very arrogant because they knew some swordsmanship and had a set of armor that had been passed down for several generations. Although they didn't look down on each other, when they really gathered together, there was absolutely no "tacit understanding".
Formation? Coordination?
Everyone rushed in their own direction, finding the enemy and killing them. Who would care if the person next to them had a tacit understanding with them?
This was the true portrayal of the 60 knights. Their individual strength might be good, and when they charged forward bravely, each knight using their full strength. But similarly, they didn't have the slightest misgivings about the coordination between themselves and the other knights.
After charging for two kilometers, the knights who were still gathered together had completely dispersed. And because they had charged too fiercely, the squires had long been left behind and disappeared.
If they were old knights who had experienced war in earlier years, perhaps they would understand the principle of "infantry and cavalry fighting together." But these young knights clearly didn't think that they would encounter failure.
When they rushed into the forest, they immediately saw Sodelor and the others who had greatly slowed down. They immediately prepared to surround and kill them. In the dense forest, the knights couldn't maintain high speed, so at this time, their advantage in numbers was immediately apparent.
And what made them even more excited was that Sodelor and the others in front of them actually stopped after running for a while. The first batch of more than 20 knights who entered the forest grinned, as if they could already see the scene of the enemies being surrounded and killed.
But soon, their expressions froze on their faces.
"Archers!"
"Get out of the way!"
When he raised his head, a large group of figures holding short bows had unknowingly appeared in the forest in front of him. Simple archers might not have been able to surprise them, but the key point was that these archers weren't standing on the ground, but on the "sentry towers" that had artificial traces around them!
Five to six meters above the ground caused the knights to reveal expressions of despair. There were not many knights in the Kallan Kingdom who had mastered the 'unorthodox' skill of 'mounted archery'. Therefore, none of them carried any long-range weapons.
Under such circumstances, even a fool would understand the consequences of continuing to charge forward!
The knights immediately turned around and were ready to escape. However, the arrows were already aimed at them. The command of "Fire!" sounded, and as the arrows were shot, the screams and the muffled sounds of horses falling off their horses resounded through the forest!
The knights on the horses were in a complete panic. Arrows whizzed past their ears, but they did not even know where to hide. The archers who occupied the high ground had almost no blind spots. Three waves of fatal arrows were shot in a row, directly injuring the ten knights in the front row!
"Boom!"
Some of the knights still wanted to fight to the death to attack Sodelor, but before they could charge far, they were sent flying in a ball of fire. The appearance of the "Explosive Arrows" made these knights even more disheartened.
The knights who were attacked in the front row struggled for a long time, but finally began to scatter to the sides. As their horses galloped, the power of the arrows was immediately reduced. The knights who followed behind also relied on their own combat awareness to avoid the most concentrated area of the arrows. Although they were in a sorry state, they still managed to escape from the fatal threat.
But in this way, the remaining 40 or so knights were completely scattered in the forest.
They tried to turn their horses around and run back, but just as they were about to leave the forest, Sodelor led an entire team of 20 scouts to sweep the area!
It sounded like 47 knights against a team of 21 scouts, but in reality, it was the complete opposite. The knights who were scattered by the rain of arrows were basically in groups of three to five, with the most being no more than eight. Meanwhile, the team of 21 scouts was a single unit. This immediately gave Sodelor's team an absolute advantage in a certain area!
Not only was my warhorse better than yours, but my equipment was also better than yours. My people were stronger than yours. Even in terms of numbers, I still had a crushing advantage!
Sodelor and his team were unstoppable. Due to the restrictions of the forest, the scouts had to use scimitars and longswords as their weapons. At this moment, they were like cats chasing mice. No matter how the scattered knights tried to resist, they were all killed in an instant!
Of the 60 knights, more than 30 were killed within seven or eight minutes of entering the forest. The rest were completely scared out of their wits and only wanted to run out of the forest. But when they finally left the forest, what they saw was a scene of two barons and more than 130 soldiers swarming towards them.
One side advanced while the other retreated. Both sides' collided 'once again.
At this time, the knights' morale had completely collapsed. Although there were still more than 20 of them, in fact, none of them wanted to continue fighting. They fled pathetically like stray dogs being chased around. Seeing their subordinates in such a state, the two barons were dumbfounded.
"What's going on?!"
None of the knights stopped to respond. They frantically fled into the distance as though they had seen a ghost, leaving the two barons looking at each other in dismay.
But this question was quickly answered. Sodelor and his team rushed out of the forest and stopped at the edge of the woodland.
"No wonder there was a problem. Turns out they had helpers."
One of the barons said this, but he wasn't afraid at all. He looked at the more than 130 soldiers around him and then at the 20 cavalrymen in front of him. He was still sure that he had the upper hand.
After giving the other baron a look, he waved his hand and gave the order to attack again without hesitation.
"Charge! Kill them all! "
As soon as he said that, the troops in front of him suddenly changed.
The sound of hooves came from the forest. Then, figures gradually appeared at the back of the original team of 21. The other 20 scouts who were in reserve had all joined the troops.
Not only were they here to replenish the ranks, but they were also carrying long lances in their hands. After entering the ranks, they immediately stood at the front with their three-meter long lances pointing towards the sky. Their entire body of metal armor and the sharp tip of their lances glimmered coldly under the first rays of the morning sun. When the entire group stood still in silence, they looked like a steel beast that was about to devour its prey.
A hundred meters away, the scattered soldiers were about to brace themselves and charge forward after running for two kilometers. But after seeing the scene in front of them, their footsteps immediately became hesitant.
"Cavalry Regiment, charge!"
Sodelor's order was abnormally clear in the silent troops. His warhorse began to slowly accelerate, and he suddenly swung his sword forward. In the next moment, as though the mountains were collapsing and the earth was splitting, the entire cavalry regiment actually began to accelerate at full speed at almost the same time!
From stillness to attack, their posture was like an unsheathed sword, and they launched a charge towards the enemy in the most unyielding manner!
After leaving the forest area, the warhorses' acceleration was no longer hindered. This Cavalry Regiment that had experienced countless battles at this time with absolute military quality made the two barons in the distance who did not know how to fight at all feel cold from the bottom of their hearts.
The distance of 100 meters seemed to be covered in a single leap. Under the half-moon formation, the momentum of the charge instantly collapsed the morale of the militias who couldn't even hold their shields firmly. But at this time, it was already useless to turn around and escape.
"Bang, bang — —"
In just an instant, the forest of lances pierced through the frail formation and split it apart. More than a hundred soldiers did not have the physical qualities to stop the warhorses, nor did they have a reliable formation to rely on. Standing in the open, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. In the blink of an eye, they were completely crushed by the cavalry!
The two barons on horseback were frightened by the scene in front of them. Seeing the terrifying troops coming towards them, they immediately disregarded their dignity and turned to run. But before their horses could accelerate, two ghostly arrows pierced through their bodies on the spot.
When Roddy's figure appeared in the chaotic battlefield, he didn't attract any attention at all. But his existence was definitely more terrifying than Sodelor's troops.
But what happened next made Roddy frown slightly. The two barons had been shot in the chest and abdomen. If they were ordinary people, they would have lost all ability to move and would definitely fall off their horses. But at this time, the two barons continued to move their horses without any hindrance. It was as if the arrows in their bodies didn't cause much damage to them.
"Damn puppets …"
Roddy cursed in a low voice and then raised his hand to shoot two arrows. The 'Explosive Arrow' exploded behind the two barons. The 'puppets' weren't completely undead like Magda. At this time, they couldn't withstand such an attack and were blasted off their horses.
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