Bai Xiaowen had not gone far when he heard the sound of horse hooves.
Lord Cecilia of the White Rose was riding a tall white horse, her white cloak fluttering in the wind. She caught up with Bai Xiaowen all the way.
"Dior, what do you mean?" Cecilia said coldly. "His Royal Highness is trapped and the situation is critical. Why don't you go to rescue him? You ordered the third line of defense to take a detour. Do you want to retreat? "
"My order is based on the judgment of the battlefield situation." Bai Xiaowen thought for a moment and decided to make it clear to Cecilia. "Do you think the vanguard army of the remnants can really defeat Prince Nicholas?"
Cecilia frowned.
Bai Xiaowen explained, "Now, the main force of the remnants has not arrived yet. If even a vanguard army can defeat the most elite Imperial Army of the Blackrock Fortress, there is no need to fight this war … Based on my judgment, His Royal Highness must have hidden a backup plan. The vanguard army of the remnants will be defeated in this war. "
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen said again, "So, now we have to take a detour to the enemy's rear, ambush them in the dangerous terrain, and cut off their way back … When they are defeated and flee to the north, we will wipe them all out in one battle."
Bai Xiaowen still had something that he didn't say.
The second main task, [War of the Blackrock Fortress], required them to defend the Blackrock Fortress for ten days.
The strength of the Whitestone Army under Bai Xiaowen's command was only a few tenths of the whole war situation, and this was only in terms of numbers. In terms of strength, the ratio would be reduced to less than one percent … In other words, the Whitestone Army's influence on the whole "general trend" was very weak.
This implied that the human alliance army of the Blackrock Fortress had a certain strength and could hold on for at least a few days under the attack of the main force of the remnants … If even the vanguard army could not defeat them and was defeated at the first touch, even if Bai Xiaowen was two levels higher, he could not reverse the general trend.
— — The rules of the Spiritual Realm would not create tasks that could not be completed. Of course, this was outside information, and Bai Xiaowen could not say it clearly.
Cecilia said coldly, "I don't agree with your judgment. I only believe in my own eyes."
This was the result of the information imbalance. Although Bai Xiaowen believed in his judgment, he could not convince Cecilia. Of course, this also had something to do with Bai Xiaowen's low reputation in the human alliance army. If he had a reputation of reverence or even worship, Cecilia would have to weigh the weight of his words..
"As the commander of the third defense line, I order the 19th Infantry Formation to follow my orders and move forward!" Bai Xiaowen said in a deep voice. "Madam Cecilia, please carry out the order."
....................... Cecilia snorted again and held back her harsh words. "I only listen to the prince's orders. His last order was … to charge!"
. "Lord Julian followed them on his horse and said," Don't be impulsive. We're all well-educated nobles. Let's talk nicely. "
However, Cecilia looked down on Lord Julian. She turned her horse around and left without any intention of continuing the conversation.
"Brother, I heard what you just said …" Lord Julian laughed. "I have to admit that what you said makes some sense, but it's contrary to the prince's order. I think we should be more careful, right? We don't want to be meritorious, but we don't want to be wrong. "
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "The opportunity is fleeting. How can we wait for military orders? If you don't want to go, then stay. Let's go! "
"Hey, hey, hey … wait a minute." Lord Julian stopped Bai Xiaowen. "Young people are impatient. How about this? I'll give you the most elite cavalry unit under my command. These are my direct guards. There are a total of 20 of them, but they're all elites. Instead of fighting with those bumpkin recruits on the battlefield, it's better to send your men to retreat with you. You'll be able to survive. "
"… Don't you want to kill your men as soon as possible so that you can return to Black Rock City?"
"Hey, I'm talking about the newly recruited pariahs. Those guys whose legs turn to jelly when they hear the drums. They're just wasting their food. These 20 cavalrymen are different. They're my babies. "Lord Julian said.
"… I'll emphasize again. I'm going to the enemy's rear, not retreat," Bai Xiaowen said. "Your precious cavalrymen may suffer losses. If we're unlucky, they may all be wiped out."
"Hahaha, I know, I know. You're going to take a detour, not retreat!" Lord Julian laughed. "Well, if you're right, you'll be able to intercept the escape route of the vanguard of the remnant army. That'll be a great achievement. It'll be worth it even if my cavalrymen die …"
Bai Xiaowen was a little awestruck.
Lord Julian muttered again, "I'll also be able to get some merit points. It'll be more dignified when I return to Black Rock City."
"…"
With the 20 cavalrymen under Lord Julian's command, Bai Xiaowen ordered the whole army to take a detour and leave the battlefield from the side. According to his memory of the topographic map of the Northern Frontier, he quickly selected a strategic terrain called Black Iron Gorge, 50 miles north of Black Rock City.
…
The battle in front of Black Rock City was still fierce.
Prince Nicholas was in trouble, which made the nine lords of the Northern Frontier (there were eight left now) very anxious. If anything happened to Prince Nicholas, how would they explain it to the Gorse Empire? By then, there would be no way out.
Therefore, even though the remnant elites were powerful, the human Northern Frontier Alliance Army still pushed forward with a lot of losses.
The troll headhunters and half-orc spearmen who were fighting with the human Northern Frontier Alliance Army also did their best to resist the enemy's advance under the command of Kail Mann, the commander of the vanguard army. They did not give the human Northern Frontier Alliance Army any chance to rescue Prince Nicholas.
Cecilia was really angry. She ordered the archers to shoot indiscriminately. The rain of arrows reaped the lives of both the enemy and her soldiers at the same time. As for herself, she led dozens of white-armored knights and charged forward in an arrow formation.
At the beginning, the cavalry charged with irresistible force. However, in the blink of an eye, the commander of the vanguard army, Kail Mann, sent out a group of stone lizard knights to stop Cecilia's charge.
The Gargoyle Lizard Knights had powerful defensive capabilities. They were like a thick and heavy city wall in front of them, preventing them from breaking through.
Without the advantage of speed, Cecilia's cavalry was surrounded by the troll headhunters. A few of them were pulled off their horses.
Cecilia waved her bow and killed a troll headhunter. A hurricane of arrows cleared the path behind her. It was not easy for her to lead the army out of the encirclement. She looked back at the white-armored knights around her and found that there were less than 10 of them.
Cecilia's heart was bleeding, but she gritted her teeth and said, "Continue to charge!"
Julian, who was beside her, advised, "Forget it. Those barbarians riding stone lizards are as hard as stones in a cesspool. It's impossible for a ragtag army like us to charge through."
Indeed, it was not only Cecilia who was hindered. The other troops of the Northern Frontier Alliance Army also stopped advancing and were entangled with the enemy's stone lizard knights.
Cecilia was not a fool. She did not give the order to continue charging. Instead, she drew her bow and began to take advantage of a long-range leader. Arrow after arrow, she reaped the lives of the elite soldiers of the allied forces of the remnant army.
Obviously, the soldiers under her command were more familiar with this strategy. Dozens of white-armored knights surrounded her. Some skilled archers in the inner circle also began to shoot, while the heavy-armored knights surrounded and protected her from the outer circle.
The infantrymen and archers around her, according to Cecilia's order, launched projectile shots at the stone lizard knights, who were the biggest target. Although the damage of a single shot was limited, the number of arrows was too much for these elite lizard knights, who had amazing defensive power, to bear.
However, Cecilia and Julian still looked at the enemy camp with eyes full of worry.
The enemy did not care about the casualties on the main battlefield. Instead, they concentrated the main force of elites and leaders on the flank to attack Prince Nicholas. Obviously, they treated Nicholas as a big fish. As long as they could capture and kill Nicholas, even if all of them died on the main battlefield, they would still make a big profit.
Because the allied forces of the remnant army only had a small number of troops on the main battlefield.
At this moment, behind Nicholas, a yellow flag suddenly rose and waved in the wind.
Then, in the direction of Black Rock City, a terrible energy fluctuation came. The earth was roaring and shaking, and the sky was covered with dark clouds!
A figure in a red robe slowly flew into the sky. The red bishop robe on his body fluttered as if it was inflated!
Streaks of dazzling light shot out from below and gathered on his body, illuminating him like a man made of light.
Such a dazzling light and shadow effect played an 82 points role in showing off. Both sides of the battle, whether it was the remnants or the human coalition forces, stopped and stared at the "figure of light" that rose into the sky, dumbfounded.
From the dazzling light, it could be vaguely seen that this was a tall old man. He held a glowing code in his left hand and read aloud. His voice was like a great bell, and the whole battlefield could hear it clearly.
"In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. The earth was void and chaos, and the abyss was dark. God's spirit moved on the surface of the water, and God said, 'Let there be light.' So there was light … "
Along with the reading, the old man in the red robe lifted his hand with difficulty, as if he was carrying a heavy object, and slowly rose inch by inch.
"… God saw that light was good, so he separated the light from the darkness."
"God called the light day, and the darkness night …"
"… There is night, and there is morning. This is … the first day … "
When the last word was spoken, the old man in the red robe pointed to the highest point above his head.
Dark clouds covered the sky. Suddenly, it was as if a sharp sword had pierced through the clouds. Sunlight poured down in torrents, directly covering the abandoned camp!
The stone lizard riders, wolf riders, half-orc spearmen, troll headhunters … and even the leader of the vanguard army were all shrouded in the light.
In an instant, countless screams sounded. This holy light shone on the remnant army, but it was like a torture in a pan of oil. Every second, their HP was dropping rapidly!
When the light fell on the soldiers of the Human Alliance Army, it was soft and warm. Not only were their HP slowly recovering, but even their wounds were slowly healing.
After a few seconds, the light dissipated, and the dark clouds in the sky disappeared without a trace. The old man in the red robe, who was shrouded in the light, fell into the city powerlessly.
However, the situation of the battlefield had completely changed.
The Human Alliance Army's HP was full, and their morale was high. They roared and launched a charge.
In the vanguard army, all the ordinary soldiers, such as half-orc laborers, were directly purified by the light. As for those elite soldiers, even if they survived, they were all injured. In serious cases, their HP was even less than half, and all their attributes were reduced by half.
"Withdraw!"
The commander of the vanguard army, Kail Mann, roared at the top of his lungs. As an old Beastman who had been through hundreds of battles, he knew very well that fleeing was not a shameful thing. As long as he could preserve the spark of these elite soldiers, they could still make a comeback when they met up with the main force!
Dong dong dong!
Kail Mann beat the war drum and launched another leader skill – Encourage! The attack speed of the whole army increased by 15%, and the movement speed increased by 30%! Of course, he launched this skill in the hope of retreating faster. There was no counterattack.
The impassioned horn sounded, and Prince Nicholas smashed the head of a giant lizard rider with a heavy hammer. He ordered the whole army to charge and pursue the remnant army in order to maximize the results of the battle.
"Charge, justice will prevail!"
"Praise the Holy Light! Long live the Holy Light! "
The lords of the Northern Frontier Alliance Army, one by one, led the army to follow Prince Nicholas' footsteps and rushed forward.
"Oh, that guy was right." Lord Julian slapped his thigh and ordered his infantry to charge. He turned back to look for Cecilia. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up, don't let those barbarians escape."
Cecilia frowned slightly and pointed her bow and arrow. The white-armored cavalry led the way, and many archers rushed forward.
However, Cecilia herself was somewhat dispirited. For a moment, she still could not believe this fact and was stunned for a long time.
"That young boy … really guessed it right?"
Lord Julian did not charge with the army. He valued his own life very much, so he stayed where he was and said, "Yes, he guessed it right. Hehe, now there's a good show to watch. I hope he can come back alive … The group of barbarians retreated very decisively, and many elites escaped. With the speed of the Imperial Army, I'm afraid they can't catch up with them. "
Cecilia quickly understood. "Yes, although he correctly judged the direction of the battle and set up an ambush in advance, but … whether he can defeat the remnant army depends on whether he has the strength to do so. Is it too late for us to reinforce them now? "
Lord Julian shook his head. "Let's report to His Highness first."
…
Prince Nicholas' blue armor was bathed in blood. His originally handsome face had a layer of fierceness, but most of it was the blood of the enemy.
"Chase, chase! Kill them all! "
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