After all, the allied army of the East Sea Island Nation was a regular army. When the casualties approached two thousand, they had already organized three battalions of soldiers, all holding shields as they rushed towards the Gaugass Warriors. They also knew that they couldn't catch up to those people riding on wolves, but they only needed to drive them out of range.
The lower-ranking officers organized their troops and moved closer to the higher-ranking officers. Although the casualties weren't small, they still had over ten thousand people on their side. As long as they could rush ashore, the situation would be reversed.
The Gaugass Warriors saw the six hundred soldiers charging over with wooden shields and relaxed expressions as they continued to shoot iron arrows. The archery of these Gaugass Warriors was astonishing. At a distance of eight hundred meters, the success rate of their arrows was over thirty percent. Moreover, every ten iron arrows could kill at least one person, and the injured enemies would quickly bleed to death if they didn't receive treatment.
The archery of these Gaugass Warriors was completely forced by their environment. The Gaugass region produced very little iron, so every Gaugass Warrior would be especially careful and meticulous when learning archery. Now that Salin had prepared their favorite iron arrows and told them that they could use them at will in battle, these Gaugass Warriors no longer had any burdens.
Mage Salin was really rich. These iron arrows could be considered elementary alchemy arrows, but they were shot out as if they were stones. The Gaugass Warriors felt some heartache.
The infantry wielding wooden shields could effectively stop the iron arrows, but these Gaugass Warriors didn't care about them at all. In order to maintain formation, the infantry didn't advance too quickly. Eight hundred meters was enough for them to walk for a while. The four magic beast swordsmen hadn't made a move yet. Only now did they take out the alchemy crossbows hanging from the back of the Skeleton Warhorses, install a magic core, and aim at the incoming infantry before firing an arrow.
The four Magical Beast Swordsmen were using genuine heavy crossbows. These things were usually installed on a stand or simply placed in a fort to defend against the charge of the enemy's armored cavalry. The incoming infantry were holding wooden shields, which were immediately split apart by the alchemy crossbows. Three of the soldiers behind them also died, and the lucky one who didn't die was actually even more unlucky. His right arm had been pierced by the alchemy crossbow, and the bones in his entire shoulder had been shattered.
In such an environment, no one could care about him. Instead, he had to die in an even more painful way, and that was to wait for death.
It was not that they could not afford iron shields. It was just that they had traveled a long way, so they tried to carry as many soldiers as possible on their ships and did not bring too much heavy equipment. Originally, the army was accompanied by a large number of mages. Although there weren't many high-level mages, they also carried a large number of magic chariots. Under the protection of the magic chariots, the infantry's defense against arrows would be strengthened. Once the enemy shot an arrow, the Mages on the magic chariots would join hands to cast Gale and blow the arrow away.
When the four Magical Beast Swordsmen saw that their Alchemy Crossbows were effective, they laughed and put them away. Only when the shield-wielding infantrymen were a hundred meters away did he say to the Gaugass soldiers behind him, "Retreat."
Hearing this, the Gaugass warriors all put away their bows, turned their mounts around, and slowly retreated. When the infantry saw the enemy Demon Wolf Cavalry retreating, they all heaved a sigh of relief. All of them stopped in their tracks and set up their wooden shields in front of them. They had no intention of giving chase. Because they couldn't catch up. The three battalions of infantry had prepared bows and arrows on both flanks. Their bows and arrows had a very short range and did not have much armor-piercing ability. It couldn't be helped. The good bows and arrows were sealed in boxes and sank with the ship.
Those high-quality bows and arrows were also afraid of being corroded by the humid air at sea, so they would not be taken out for the soldiers to use before they landed. The soldiers still used soft bows, which were common at sea, which had a low range and were very cheap to manufacture. It was not easy to gather these soft bows. In a panic, it was already very difficult for them to gather so many soft bows.
The Wolf Cavalry retreated more than two hundred meters and suddenly stopped.
"Brothers, let's change weapons." The leader of the Gaugass soldiers gave the order. The four Magical Beast Swordsmen held the line. They were not commanders, and Salin did not want to make the Gaugass feel uncomfortable. The role of the four of them was to prevent the enemy from having Sword Saints causing unnecessary casualties to the Gaugass.
The Gaugass all urged the Demon Wolves and rushed toward the shield formation formed by the soldiers. At this time, the soldiers of the East Sea Coalition Army had already set up their spears behind their wooden shields. Seeing the other party rushing over, the officer commanding these infantry was overjoyed.
Cavalry was certainly fiercer than infantry, but it also depended on tactics. If the cavalry were to attack the well-organized infantry formation, the cavalry would also pay a heavy price. Especially when the infantry had spears that were more than four meters long, the cavalry would be injured even if they were covered in heavy armor if they rushed up rashly.
The Gaugass soldiers shouted, and the speed of the Demon Wolves increased to the extreme at a distance of a hundred meters. Then, they did the same action, took the small axes hanging on the side of the Demon Wolves, and threw them out.
Every adult Gaugass had an axe, and their flying axes were the favorite of the mercenary corps because they were powerful and cheaper to use than mages. With the power of the Demon Wolves' charge, these flying axes made a terrifying whistling sound and broke through the wooden shields in front of them. Screams rang out incessantly, and suddenly, the pikemen in the front row were all beheaded. After the second round of flying axes was thrown, these soldiers completely collapsed. They could no longer care about their companions, leaving more than three hundred corpses behind, and fled toward the sea.
The officer was lucky enough not to be hit by the flying axe. He stared at this scene with his mouth agape. Although the wooden shield was not as strong as the iron shield, a small axe was able to break such a big shield and even split open the head of the soldier behind the shield. Where did these people come from? How could they be so powerful?
After the wooden shields were wrapped in animal skins, although they were afraid of the alchemy crossbows, they could still resist the attacks of heavy weapons. Those flying axes were not heavy weapons, either. They weighed only a few kilograms, about the same as an ordinary saber. However, it was these small axes that were thrown out twice, causing his soldiers to scatter.
It had to be said that Salin's luck was good. These coalition forces carried a lot of heavy equipment on the ship, enough to organize a real heavy infantry. But because the alchemy ship's attack was too fast, these things sank into the sea with the warship before they could be unsealed.
Along with the warship, there were magic chariots, heavy crossbows, various battle puppets, and large flying puppets. Everything could solve the problem just now, but they had no time to rescue the equipment.
It would have been better if the black-robed mage was here, but the black-robed mage was lured away by the three kings. At the same time, there were four sixth-level mages in the group of mages.
Not including the black-robed mage, there were forty mages in the group of mages, four sixth-level mages, eight fifth-level mages, twelve fourth-level mages, and sixteen third-level mages.
For a team of only twenty thousand people, this group of mages was enough. The other mages below third-level were used to drive the magic chariots, so that each group had the assistance of a mage.
The coalition forces should have gone ashore long ago, but the weather on the ice was too bad. Before the magic chariots were finished, they had to endure in the cabin. If the alchemy ship hadn't attacked, they would have had at most one day to assemble all the magic chariots.
Magic chariots were not rare things. They were like mobile magic towers that could provide a stable elemental environment for mages and increase the power of a mage's magic. The magic chariots themselves also carried a number of magic arrays. When a few magic chariots were assembled, they could organize large-scale magic.
There were many magic chariots in the Qinyin Empire, but they were difficult to assemble and difficult to use in the field. After assembly, the magic chariots were very worn out, and the consumption was also huge. So generally, magic chariots would only appear on the battlefield of decisive battles or in sieges.
In a sense, the role of magic chariots was similar to that of mobile arrow towers. However, the transportation of both was so troublesome, and the price was worlds apart.
In order to ensure the performance of the magic chariots, these chariots were also sealed in special boxes and would not be assembled until they reached their destination. Otherwise, the cost of daily maintenance would be a headache for the officers.
The retreating coalition soldiers saw a scene that made them tremble. The guys riding the demon wolves walked to the position just now and calmly picked up the axes that were thrown out. Their mounts simply bit the throats of the soldiers who were still breathing.
At this time, there were still a dozen great mages in the coalition forces. They originally had twenty great mages, but four of them left with the black-robed mage. There were also two unlucky fourth-level mages who did not escape from the bottom cabin. Their cabin was hit directly, and a large amount of seawater instantly poured in.
The Caucasian picked up the axes that he had thrown out, wiped the blood off, and hung them again next to the demon wolves. After all, these short axes weighed a few kilograms, and it was impossible to carry too many. This time, Salin only let each person carry two axes.
Putting away the axes, the Caucasian took out the longbow again and shot the remaining iron arrows in the quiver.
The tactics that Salin had set up were very much to their liking. No wonder the priest admired this mage so much. Just a simple tactic could cause the enemy to suffer heavy losses.
If they fought head-on, the Caucasian was confident that they could kill more than two thousand enemies, but it was impossible for them to not suffer casualties themselves. On the battlefield, unless you were a high-level Sword Saint, even the weakest enemy could kill you. And even if you were a Sword Saint, it was impossible for Night to come out unscathed in a large-scale battle. When surrounded by enemies, the effect of swordsmanship was limited. When tens of thousands of people were fighting together, in addition to the skills that they had trained hard, the soldiers also needed a little bit of luck.
The four hundred Caucasians emptied two quivers before riding the demon wolves and patrolling provocatively in the distance before turning and retreating. At this time, the surviving soldiers on the warship had already organized themselves, and the officers had also come to the Supreme General, waiting for his orders.
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