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Chapter 224 "First Battle Won"
More than eight hundred riders left Loulan City under the light of dawn. All of the horses' hooves were wrapped in cotton cloth. Du Wei made sure to minimize the commotion.
The sun has yet to rise, making it the darkest hour before dawn. Borrowing the darkness of the night, the Northwest Wasteland stretched as far as the eye could see. Sitting on his horse, Du Wei looked at the surrounding cavalry with a serious and nervous expression. The Lister Family's boy, Muse, was right behind him. The fifty White Feather Knight that the Marquise sent were firmly guarding Muse's side.
Du Wei looked at the open and flat wasteland and sighed in his heart.
The Northwest Wasteland is the most suitable terrain for cavalry to fight. No wonder the people of the prairie could become a big problem for the Empire! How can a nation that can turn all of its citizens into soldiers at any time, and any adult male can become a qualified cavalry, how can it not be scary?
After traveling for about seven or eight miles, Du Wei looked at the direction of Loulan City behind him. Seeing the silence of the night, Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
He made an agreement with the other teams. If any of them were to run into trouble and fight with the Northwest Army, they would immediately light the fire and send out a signal. This way, even if one of the teams got entangled with the Northwest Army, they could still attract more attention and send a message to the other teams.
In the darkness of the night, on the flat wasteland, the light of the fire was very obvious. Looking at the darkness of the night behind him, Du Wei calmed down a little.
Before setting out, in order to protect Du Wei, everyone deliberately chose the safest direction for Du Wei: Southeast. The probability of encountering the Northwest Army in this direction is not high. Moreover, the prairie people came from the Northwest, so even if they split up, the chances of them bypassing Loulan City and going southeast is also not high. Du Wei knew in his heart that these men were just looking out for his own safety, but as the backbone of the team, Du Wei silently accepted it.
"Sir, we should be out of the Northwestern Army's encirclement." A military officer rode his horse to Du Wei's side. This guy was one of Longbottom's old subordinates. It was said that he often drank and fought with that 250 General. He was a man in his thirties. Originally, he had already retired from the army and returned home. Relying on his many years of savings in the grasslands, he bought a piece of land and became a leisurely farmer. However, a letter from Longbottom summoned him back.
Du Wei had interacted with this guy a few times. He was a quiet person who was at the level of a level four Knight. His name was Gada, but his temperament was very similar to Longbottom's. The cavalry in the army secretly gave this guy a nickname, "Little Two Hundred and Five".
Du Wei nodded and glanced at the little idiot.
"Sir, are we continuing south?"
Du Wei snorted and shook his head. "We came out to look for those prairie wolves. What are we looking for in the south? Looking for air? You're the same as them. Do you think I'm just pampered? Pass down my orders. We'll continue forward for a while. When the sun rises, we'll turn around and head north. Our destination this time is the small city of Norrington. There's an infantry battalion under Knight Robert there. Let's go there and take a look. Who knows, maybe we'll come across some prairie wolves. "
Gada's lips curled into a smile. He glanced at Du Wei and ran away without a word.
Following Du-Wei's command, when the sky started to brighten, the team turned their horses around and headed north.
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When the first rays of the morning sun shone upon the earth, the few scouts at the front suddenly pulled on their reins. These old elite subordinates of Longbottom's were extremely skilled in horsemanship. They easily turned their horses around while galloping and shouted: "Sir! There's a situation up ahead! "
Gada didn't wait for Du Wei to speak and ordered the troops to slow down and be on guard. At this moment, the 50 White Feather Knight tensed up and immediately encircled Muse.
Du Wei sat on his horse and observed the horizon ahead. A cloud of dust was stirred up, and he could faintly hear the dense sound of horse hooves.
Gada glanced twice and immediately shouted. "Sir! It's the prairie cavalry! They don't have any banners, it can't be wrong! "
Du Wei's expression sank. He squinted his eyes and cast an 'Eagle's Eye' spell. Instantly, his eyes brightened and his vision flickered. His vision wasn't obstructed, and the prairie cavalry several hundred metres away clearly fell into his vision. It was indeed a cavalry of prairie cavalry. Their heads were wrapped in thick headscarves, and their formation wasn't as strict as the imperial cavalry. However, the White Feather Knight were all valiant, their scimitars flashing.
Even from afar, the other party also noticed Du Wei's group. Immediately whistling, these prairie people quickly stopped in their tracks and kept a distance from where they were.
Du Wei's heart skipped a beat: "They think we're the Northwest Army!"
Thinking up to here, Du Wei immediately had an idea. Glancing at Gada, Gada happened to have a black cloak draped over his back. Du Wei pulled it over: "Put your cloak on the tip of your spear!"
Guptad is also an experienced officer, so he immediately understood Du-Wei's intention. Chuckling, he took off his lance and pulled off his cloak to cover it with his spear and raised it up high. Then he gave the order: "Spread out, we'll break through from the center! Don't run too fast, don't scare the prey away! "
The group of prairie soldiers on the other side only numbered around 300 to 500, much less than Du Wei's group. With Du Wei's military strength, he could easily take them down in one bite.
Gada took the lead with his spear held high. From afar, the black cloak on the tip of the spear really did look like the black flag of the Northwest Army. The prairie soldiers were confused. They stopped their horses and watched for a while until Du Wei's group was only 300 meters away. Only then did the prairie soldiers realize something was wrong.
Du Wei's group were all white horses and silver armor, a far cry from the Northwest Army's attire.
Immediately, these sturdy grassland people whistled, turned their horses around, and ran away with their faces covered. These guys' riding skills were very good, they could really be called "coming and going like the wind".
Seeing the other party retreating, Du Wei was so angry that he cursed: "Fuck, don't these prairie soldiers flaunt their bravery? Why did they run away as soon as we met? "
Gada snorted: "My Lord! The prairie soldiers have the blood of wolves running through their veins! Their style of doing things is also as cunning as wolves, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. "
Not waiting for Du Wei to speak, Gada whistled and the 800 Tulip cavalrymen immediately pulled out their scimitars. Kicking their horses' bellies, the cavalrymen chased after the other party with all their might.
The hooves of the horses galloped, kicking up a cloud of dust. The prairie soldiers saw Du Wei coming from behind. Suddenly, the last hundred or so cavalrymen at the back immediately showed off a very vivid display of "mounted archery" to Du Wei!
These prairie soldiers are indeed worthy of being a people that grew up on horseback. The hundred or so cavalrymen at the back suddenly turned around. Even in the midst of galloping at high speed, they turned around and calmly picked up their bows … …
"Spread out!!!" Gada was the most experienced of the bunch. He immediately roared and ran to the front. Suddenly, he raised his arm and grabbed his spear. With a loud roar, he threw it out with all his might!
The spear immediately turned into a meteor and shot forward!
Before the last grassland cavalryman could react, the lance had already arrived in front of him. The lance pierced through his chest without slowing down and pierced through another grassland cavalryman's chest, knocking him off his horse and nailing him to the ground!
Weng ~ ~ ~
A rain of arrows came from the sky. The Tulip Family's cavalrymen quickly spread out. These prairie soldiers' mounted archery skills were indeed very good. Even though they were running at high speed, their arrows were still fast and accurate!
Seeing the hundred or so wolf fang arrows descending from the sky, Du Wei suddenly sneered. His body suddenly left the saddle and rose high up into the air. Spreading out his hands, he quickly chanted a short incantation.
Immediately, an invisible net spread out from Du Wei's arms. The net was transparent and looked like it was made of air and light. It caught the enemy's volley of wolf fang arrows head-on!
Du Wei sneered. With a shake of his arms, he retracted the net. The sky full of wolf fang arrows were caught by the net and fell softly to the ground.
The Tulip Family's cavalrymen were in high spirits as they cheered one after another. On the other hand, the hundred or so prairie cavalrymen at the front had clearly suffered a huge blow. They no longer dared to show off their equestrian archery skills. One by one, they turned around and fled while hugging their horses.
"Sieg!!" Du Wei suddenly shouted while still in the air. "Hogwarts students, listen to my command! Everyone in front of the target! Shoot! "
The twenty eight magician students were sitting on their horses. They were originally slightly behind. When they heard Du Wei's command, their captain, Sieg, took the lead and began to chant.
Although these students were not qualified magicians, a simple fireball spell was not a problem for them.
With a whoosh, twenty eight magical lights appeared in Du Wei's formation. Although each light was weak, when all twenty eight of them gathered together, it was still quite impressive!
Countless sparks flew out, and a fireball shot forward!
Because of Du Wei, these students were the most proficient in the fireball spell. Even if there were a few who did not major in fire magic, they would still be able to use it.
A wave of fireballs shot out into the distance, forming a parabola in the sky. Then, they smashed into the formation of the prairie people with clanking sounds!
Sparks flew in all directions! Although the fireball spell was not very powerful, when twenty eight people cast it together, it was still quite frightening. Especially when the horses were galloping at high speed, even if the fireball did not kill, it would still cause the enemy to be thrown off their horses. Some of the horses were frightened and immediately lost their footing, causing the formation to be in chaos!
Seeing that the prairie soldiers' formation was in chaos, their speed slowed down. Guetta laughed and pulled out his long sword. He shouted: "Split up! Don't let any of them escape! "
The cavalry trained by Longbottom were really good. While they were galloping, the two squads immediately sped up and circled around to form a pincer formation.
Seeing that they couldn't escape, the 300 plus prairie men suddenly became ferocious. Some simply turned their horses around, and with a loud roar, dozens of them charged towards Du Wei's formation … …
Amidst the rumbling sound, the front lines of the cavalry from both sides slammed into each other! At this moment, the Empire's cavalry's excellent armour showed their advantage! In a head-on collision like this, the Empire's cavalry had excellent armour and their impact was much stronger than the prairie soldiers!
With one charge, tens of grassland cavalrymen were knocked down. The Tulip Family's cavalrymen did not slow down. Instead, they continued to charge forward while shouting. Some of the grassland cavalrymen fell off their horses and before they could get up, the Tulip Family's cavalrymen had already caught up to them. With a swing of their sabers, heads were sent flying into the air!
Guetta, the little idiot, was at the front. When he saw the unlucky bastard that was nailed to the ground by his lance, he laughed wildly and rushed over. His body slightly bent down on his horse and he pulled out the lance from the ground. Then, with a loud roar, he charged into the formation of the prairie soldiers!
Guetta was indeed a fierce general. The lance in his hand turned into specks of light. With the addition of the 4th rank Knight's dou qi, whenever the lance pierced an enemy's body, blood would burst out from their skin and flesh!
The cavalry on both sides had already surrounded this group of grassland people. The cavalry on both sides did not stop. They were like two sharp knives, attacking from both sides. It was as if a knife was cutting meat, cutting off a piece of the grassland people's formation!
In about the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the battle was over. The ground was littered with corpses and the smell of blood filled the air. Everywhere was scarlet red!
Many of the Tulip Family's cavalry had already jumped off their horses and checked the enemy's corpses one by one. Those that were not dead, they went up to finish them off. The horses that were still in good condition were also recalled.
Guetta, the little idiot, was covered in blood. His lance was broken and he held a saber in his hand. The saber's edge was curled and he was covered in blood. However, he was in good spirits. This fierce general's shoulder was hit by a scimitar from the prairie soldiers. Fortunately, Du Wei had brought 28 magic students with him this time. Some of them knew simple healing spells and the wound was quickly healed.
Counting the results of the battle, the prairie soldiers were all killed. On Du Wei's side, there were ten dead and four injured. (That is to say, Du Wei's side had magicians. Those who were not seriously injured could be healed on the spot. The four injured were more seriously injured. Simple healing spells did not have any obvious effect. Although Du Wei's magic was outstanding, he was not good at healing spells.)
Although Du Wei's heart was sad with the death of ten cavalrymen, he understood that it was impossible for there to be no casualties in a war. From the comparison of the losses, this battle could be considered a glorious war.
After Guetta reported the results of the battle, he ordered everyone to reorganize on the spot.
As for the Lister Family's Muse, he was under the protection of the White Feather Knight from beginning to end. He was not stained with the slightest bit of blood. Only this kid looked at the corpses on the ground. His handsome face was pale without a trace of blood. Looking at the way he gritted his teeth and held on, it must be because of his pride that he did not want to make a fool of himself in front of others. Otherwise, he would have found a deserted place to vomit!
Du Wei looked at the kid and frowned. Just as he was about to go up and say something, suddenly, in front of him, one of the Tulip cavalrymen who was checking the corpses one by one suddenly exclaimed. Then, he saw a corpse on the ground suddenly jump up like a fish! A shining scimitar brought along a cold light as it chopped down on the shoulder of the cavalryman. Although he was protected by armor, the cavalryman still cried out in pain. Blood spurted into the sky as he fell to the ground.
The man who was pretending to be dead had already made up his mind. He chopped down the cavalryman beside him with his saber. Then, he quickly dashed to the side of a warhorse beside him. He flipped himself onto the horse and kicked the horse's stomach. The warhorse reared up and neighed before galloping away!
This change of events caught everyone off guard. By the time the Tulip cavalryman who was closest to the scene ran over, it was already too late to stop him. The guy on the horse was already dozens of meters away!
"Fuck!!" Guetta was furious. He had already dismounted from his horse and it was too late to give chase. In his anger, he snatched a bow from the White Feather Knight next to him and took a deep breath before shooting an arrow at the enemy's back!
With a buzzing sound, the arrow was shot quickly and accurately. However, this prairie man was even more powerful. He was on the horse, but he suddenly flipped his body and looked at the incoming arrow. He stretched out his hand and caught the arrow in his hand!
Guetta was furious, but he couldn't help but shout: "Good skill!!"
He threw the bow to the ground and grabbed a spear. With a loud roar, he threw the spear forward.
This lance was even more amazing than the previous one, especially since Guetta threw it with anger. The tip of the lance was almost bursting with dou qi!
That person, however, did not panic. He held the arrow in his hand. Seeing that the spearhead was right in front of him, he shouted loudly and used the arrow to deflect the spearhead. With a crisp sound, the arrow in the man's hand shattered, but he took the opportunity to grab the lance!
The prairie man was already a hundred meters away. He raised Guada's lance as if he was provoking them. He shouted, "Roland's pigs! You're outnumbering us! How despicable! Roland swine! Thank you for the lance!! "
After that, he laughed wildly and galloped away. In a moment, he was already a hundred meters away.
Guetta and the cavalry of the Tulip Family were so angry that their faces turned red. Especially Guetta, he was so angry that his lungs almost exploded. An enemy like this had injured a man, stole a horse, and escaped right under his nose. He even calmly took an arrow and a lance from Guetta. Such a scene was a slap to the faces of the cavalry of the Tulip Family!
"Humph, let me see you take it again."
Du-Wei suddenly snorted. Raising his hand, a magical light flashed and the Nirvana Bow appeared in his hand. Standing on top of his horse, he coldly looked over. His eyes fell on the back of this guy's heart. Hooking the bowstring with two fingers, he gently flicked it … …
Whoosh!
A silver light shot out from the Nirvana Bow and instantly reached the man's back. This time, the man didn't have time to react. He didn't even have time to turn around on his horse before he was hit!
How powerful was the Nirvana Bow? This shot was condensed from magic. Although it was not an actual arrow, blood immediately burst out from the back of the guy's heart. His whole body was shaken off the horse and sent flying over ten meters away. He crashed heavily on the ground like a dead fish!!!
The power of Duwei's arrow left everyone aghast!
"What are you waiting for?" Du Wei put away the Nirvana Bow and lightly said: "I didn't kill him … Send someone to bring him back, humph!"
At this time, the cavalry of the Tulip Family suddenly burst into thunderous cheers. Especially the 28 magic students. Seeing the power of their beloved dean, they all cheered thunderously. Two cavalrymen had already rushed over to catch that guy.
Muse stood in front of the White Feather Knight and watched Du Wei calmly take out his bow and shoot. In particular, Du Wei's undisguised cold expression fell into Muse's eyes. An extremely complicated expression appeared on Muse's face. He stared blankly at Du Wei who was surrounded by the cheering cavalry of the Tulip Family. He couldn't help but be dumbfounded …
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