It was a military common sense that cavalry was not good at sieging cities.
The reason was also very simple. Cavalry who came and went like the wind would not carry siege weapons.
What's more, when ants besieged a city, it would cost lives. No rational general would be willing to consume the precious cavalry in the siege.
Of course, if they could open the city gate by means of insiders, sneak attacks, cheating and so on, the difficulty of sieging the city would immediately drop several levels for cavalry.
Now for the Bloody Cavalry, such was the situation.
They rushed in from the open north gate and galloped through the wide streets. If they could defeat all the resistance of the enemy when they were off guard, the overall situation of White Dew City would be settled.
However, if they could not defeat the enemy at once, it would be a little troublesome for the Bloody Cavalry.
After all, the cooperation of cavalry and infantry was the key to occupying the city. Without the support of infantry, cavalry would pay a great price to completely eliminate the enemy in the city.
Because this was not a field battle. Once the city gate was broken and they could not finish the battle quickly, then they would fall into the cruel and bloody stage of street fighting.
In this respect, infantry had a natural advantage over cavalry.
Of course, it did not mean that cavalry could not fight street fighting, but they would lose their biggest advantage.
The Bloody Cavalry seemed to be unwilling to fall into the quagmire of street fighting. As soon as they entered the city, they launched the fiercest offensive. Moreover, their attack target was very clear —
It was not the ruling core of the Eastern Region, White Dew Castle, but the manor of the Hall Family!
From the beginning of breaking the north gate, the defenders who were caught off guard and lacked combat experience were almost defeated under the sudden fierce attack of the Bloody Cavalry.
Even if the general of the Eastern Region who was responsible for the defense of North City managed to gather thousands of soldiers, the hurriedly formed infantry formation could not withstand the charge of the Bloody Cavalry.
In the battle, these thousands of Eastern Region infantry were almost instantly defeated by the Bloody Cavalry and turned into a one-sided massacre. That section of the street was full of corpses of the soldiers of the Eastern Region. Layer upon layer, the blood flowed like a river, extending far away.
The situation of North City completely collapsed.
The Bloody Cavalry did not have the slightest intention of stopping and immediately began to march to the East City where the Hall Family was located.
Looking from the sky, one could see a fire dragon starting from the north gate and quickly spreading to the east. Wherever it went, the sound of hoofs was like thunder and the sound of killing was everywhere.
But when the vanguard of the Bloody Cavalry rushed into the East City, they immediately noticed that the situation here was completely different from that in the North City.
Rows of Eastern Army soldiers were holding huge shields and spears, forming a hedgehog-like formation on the street. Moreover, archers were constantly shooting arrows from the roofs of the houses on both sides of the street.
It was obvious that they had been prepared for this!
Moreover, according to the speed at which the Bloody Cavalry broke through the North City, the military formation in the East City might have been arranged before the Bloody Cavalry entered the city!
How was this possible?
Clive brandished his lance and swept away the incoming arrows. Then, he immediately summoned a messenger and ordered.
"Return to the North City immediately and inform Knight Roger of the situation here. Tell him that the defenders of the East City have been prepared for this. I'm afraid this is a trap!"
"Yes!"
The messenger accepted the order and left.
Clive's gaze once again returned to the front. Looking at the Eastern Region's defenders who were already ready for battle, he didn't have the slightest intention of retreating.
Even if there was a trap in front of them, under the military order, he had to lead the army forward!
"Warriors of the Northern Frontier, follow me and kill them all!"
"Charge!"
…
On the tower of the North City.
Knight Roger quietly listened to the frontline intelligence brought back by the messenger and remained silent.
His gaze was fixed on the East City, where smoke was pervading and the sound of killing was shaking the sky.
Even if he didn't see it with his own eyes, Knight Roger could guess the tragic situation in the East City.
Obviously, the Eastern Region's army took advantage of the geographical advantage and pulled the Bloody Cavalry into a cruel street battle.
Compared with the North City which was easily defeated, that place seemed to be the real hell.
Seeing Knight Roger was silent for a long time, the adjutant couldn't help but remind him.
"Sir, the House of Saint Prospero has obviously been prepared for this. I'm afraid this is really a trap for the Bloody Cavalry!"
Knight Roger sneered and said, "That depends on whether the trap of the Eastern Region has the ability to trap the Bloody Cavalry!"
The adjutant hesitated for a moment and didn't say anything to persuade him. Instead, he turned his gaze to the East City.
He saw that the fire dragons representing the Bloody Cavalry were obviously hindered and their speed was greatly reduced.
However, compared with the newly formed Sky Horse Legion, the Bloody Cavalry was much stronger. Even if they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, types of troops, and geographical advantage, they were still pushing towards their goal with difficulty.
While the battle was in a state of panic, another messenger hurried over and reported to Knight Roger.
"Sir, the sentries outside the city have found traces of the enemy!"
Knight Roger was startled and immediately asked, "How many people are there? How far are they from us? "
"It's too dark to accurately detect the enemy's location and specific situation. But judging from the marching traces left by the enemy, this is definitely an army of tens of thousands!"
Knight Roger's heart trembled and his eyebrows wrinkled tightly.
The adjutant couldn't help but say,
"Sir, the Sky Horse Legion is in the city. It should be the Lord's Coalition outside. This is definitely a trap! We've been fooled!
It's not too late to withdraw the army now. Otherwise, when the army outside the city besieges the North City, we'll really be trapped in the White Dew City! "
Knight Roger didn't say anything. He just stared at the direction of the East City.
The adjutant tried to persuade again, "Sir, I suspect that Marquis Vincent betrayed us. Even if we successfully break through the defense of the East City, we won't be able to take the Hall Family away!
So, you'd better give the order to withdraw as soon as possible! "
Knight Roger turned his head and asked seriously, "Are you sure that Marquis Vincent betrayed us?"
"Of course! Marquis Vincent must have revealed our plan to the Duke of Saint Prospero.
Otherwise, with the speed of our attack, how could Duke St. Pross have time to gather the army of feudal lords and have them ambush outside the city to block our path of retreat? "
Seeing that Knight Roger was still hesitating, the adjutant tried to persuade him again, "Actually, this isn't strange. After all, Marquis Vincent is from the East. Even if he agreed to cooperate with us, there's no guarantee that he won't change his mind. Sir Earl, you shouldn't have trusted this person … "
"Are you questioning Sir Earl?" Knight Roger coldly interrupted.
The adjutant immediately lowered his head and said, "I wouldn't dare!"
Knight Roger looked deeply at the adjutant and said, "Go personally to the East City to supervise the battle. Within three hours, we must kill our way to the Hall Family's manor!"
"Yes!"
After that, Knight Roger turned to the messenger and ordered,
"Let the sentries find the position of the army outside the city and report back to me at any time!"
"Yes!"
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