The hurried sound of horse hooves broke the tranquil morning of Shanhai County. Two fast horses galloped on the commercial street. The cavalry arrived at the Black Tortoise Gate and shouted, "Quickly open the gate, there is urgent military news!"
The ones guarding the Black Tortoise Gate were also soldiers from the City Defense Camp. When they saw that the other party was their colleague guarding the North Gate, they didn't dare to be negligent and immediately ordered for the gate to be opened.
After passing through the Black Tortoise Gate, the cavalrymen split into two. A cavalryman turned left and entered the barracks. The other cavalryman sped along the way, heading straight for the Marquis's Mansion. When they arrived at the Marquis's Mansion, the cavalrymen got off their horses and banged on the main door of the Marquis's Mansion. "Open the door, quickly open the door!"
The guard opened the door. "Who's knocking?"
"Quick, take me to the Marquis, there's an urgent military situation!" the cavalryman said anxiously. The guard didn't dare to be negligent. He asked the messenger to wait in the main hall before he turned around and ran to the backyard.
Ouyang Shuo received the report and hurriedly rushed to the meeting hall.
"Marquis, the western barracks have sent a warning signal." The messenger said concisely.
Ouyang Shuo was shocked, and a bad premonition rose in his heart. He didn't have time to think and immediately issued an order, "Order all the City Defense Camps to return to their positions. Order the Northern Barracks and Eastern Barracks to gather their troops and be on standby. Order the Northsea Fleet's First Battalion to head to the headquarters. The territory will enter a state of Level Two alert."
"Yes, sir!" The messenger immediately retreated.
At this moment, the personal guard camp stationed in the Wu Ying Courtyard was also alerted. Camp Commander Wang Feng dressed himself neatly and hurried to the meeting hall to await orders. Ouyang Shuo didn't beat around the bush and instructed, "Assemble the troops and follow me to reinforce the Western City Barracks."
"Here!"
Ouyang Shuo returned to the main courtyard and quickly put on the Radiant Armor. Carrying the fine iron spear, he returned to the front yard and rushed to the Martial Excellence Courtyard. In the Martial Talents Academy, the personal guards had been assembled.
When they set off, Ge Hongliang, the head of the Military Affairs Bureau, rushed over. Ouyang Shuo, who was riding on the Green Mantis Horse, ordered, "Division Commander Ge, you're in charge of the main camp. You're in charge of dispatching the Northern City Barracks, Eastern City Barracks, as well as the Northern Sea Fleet. Be prepared to reinforce the Western City Barracks at any time." Currently, the enemy's situation was unclear, so Ouyang Shuo didn't dare to rashly mobilize the army.
"Yes!" Ge Hongliang answered.
Ouyang Shuo didn't hesitate any longer and shouted loudly, "Personal Guard Camp, depart!"
The Western City Barracks was sixty kilometers away from Shanhai County. Ouyang Shuo didn't dare to slack off. He ordered his personal guards to march quickly and eat breakfast on horseback, striving to reach the Western City Barracks in the shortest time possible.
Western City Barracks.
Due to the limited space in the camp, Military Kill Ripper, who had the advantage in numbers, was unwilling to engage in a chaotic battle within the camp. He ordered his troops to gather and retreat from the camp in an orderly manner.
Shi Wansui was also busy gathering the remaining troops. Both sides tacitly distanced themselves from each other and rearranged the formation. By the time the allied forces withdrew from the barracks, the 1st Brigade had already assembled.
"Brigade Commander, what should we do next?" First Battalion Commander Shi Hu asked.
The other four Battalion Commanders also looked at Shi Wansui, waiting for his decision.
Shi Wansui, on the other hand, was calm as he analyzed the situation calmly, "The enemy's military strength is twice ours. We are outnumbered, so we can only passively defend and wait for reinforcements."
The 4th Battalion Battalion Commander Zhao Yan suddenly said, "Brigade Commander, during the battle just now, this general observed carefully. Although the enemy has the advantage in numbers, their soldiers are not strong. It is not that we do not have the strength to fight. The barracks are 60 kilometers away from our headquarters. I'm worried that the enemy will burn down our barracks before our reinforcements arrive. We might as well take the initiative to attack and use offense as defense. " The soldiers of the 1st Brigade were not only of high rank, but they were also enhanced by Special Class General Shi Wansui and Shang Ding. Their combat strength was not something that Military Kill Ripper could compare to.
What Zhao Yan saw, Shi Wansui naturally noticed as well. With the strength of the 1st Brigade, it was not that they did not have the strength to fight. He was just worried that if they fought head-on, it would result in heavy casualties.
"Brigade Commander, let's fight! This battle is too frustrating. We are being bullied right at our doorstep. Now that the morale is high, the morale of the troops can be used. Stubbornly defending and waiting for reinforcements will instead lower the morale. I'm afraid this is not a long-term strategy. "The 3rd Battalion Commander Li Mingliang supported Zhao Yan's view and requested to fight.
Shi Wansui was stunned. He looked at the five Battalion Commanders one by one. Their eyes were already burning with the flames of war, waiting for Shi Wansui's order.
Shi Wansui finally made up his mind. "Alright, then let's fight them. We cannot destroy the military strength of Shanhai County. Let the enemy see what an elite army is."
"Yes!" All the soldiers replied in unison.
The soldiers of the 1st Brigade lined up neatly and walked out of the barracks one after another. The vanguard was the 5th Battalion Archer Battalion, responsible for suppressing the enemy's long-range firepower. Behind them were the 1st and 2nd Battalions, the backbone of the central army. On the left was the 3rd Battalion Cavalry Battalion, and on the right was the 4th Battalion Spearman Battalion.
The battle was about to start. Both sides did not hesitate and attacked each other at the same time.
The 1st Brigade was backed by the barracks and took a defensive stance. When the enemy entered their firing range, the 5th Battalion was the first to show their might. Wave after wave of arrows rained down on the enemy.
The tactic of Military Kill Ripper was to use the cavalry to break through the 1st Brigade's defensive line. The sword and shield soldiers behind the cavalry would then follow up with a sneak attack. The archers would provide long-range firepower support from the rear.
Facing the high-speed charge of the cavalry, the 5th Battalion only had time to fire two rounds of arrows before they had to scatter to the sides, leaving a space in the middle for them to retreat. The 1st and 2nd Battalions at the back immediately cut in and set up their shields in front of the formation, ready to receive the cavalry's charge.
This was a battle between spears and shields.
The light cavalry was like a torrent, pressing towards the front of the formation with the momentum of toppling mountains and overturning seas. The Barbarian soldiers could clearly see wisps of white air exhaling from the warhorses' noses. The cavalry had already raised their spears, the spearheads flashing with a threatening cold light, as if they were about to devour the enemy.
Shi Hu and Shi Bao, the two Battalion Commanders, were standing at the front of the formation. They shouted in a deep voice, "Block!"
"Hah!" The elite Barbarian soldiers shouted in unison. They used the shields in their hands to block the cavalry charging towards them. At the same time, the Tang Saber in their right hand slashed down. A white light flashed in the air as it went straight for the leg of the horse, which had the weakest defense.
It was as if the cavalry had rammed into a steel wall. After breaking through the first layer, there was a second layer. After breaking through the second layer, there was a third layer. The heavily armoured infantrymen who were rammed into were like iron cans that had been violently smashed by a hammer. Their shields were broken and their armour was trampled on at a speed visible to the naked eye. The soldiers powerlessly fell to the sides and were trampled into meat paste by the cavalry that followed closely behind. Blood and flesh slowly seeped out from the completely deformed infantry armour and flowed to the ground beneath their feet. The cold and threatening spears, under the huge inertia brought about by the high-speed charge, pierced through the sturdy infantry armour and mercilessly reaped the lives of the soldiers.
When they reached the third layer, the cavalry could no longer continue and no longer had the strength to attack.
The steel torrent began to surround them. They stepped on the corpses of their comrades and waved the Tang Sabers in their hands with a vengeful rage. One by one, the horses' legs were chopped off and they fell to the ground. The cavalry did not even have time to adjust their posture before they were cut in half by the soldiers who surrounded them.
The offensive and defensive positions changed. The unstoppable attackers became the targets of slaughter in an instant.
The cavalry tried to use their spears to counterattack. Unfortunately, without the inertia brought about by the huge impact, the spears that the cavalry thrust out with their own strength were useless against the infantry armour that had excellent defense.
When the heavily armoured infantrymen trapped the enemy cavalry, the Battalion Commander of the Third Battalion, Li Mingliang, finally began to move. He pulled out his Tang Saber and swung it forward with force. He shouted, "Cavalry Battalion, charge!"
"Kill!" Countless of Tang Sabers were unsheathed, releasing a threatening killing intent.
The cavalry battalion moved to the left, suddenly bypassing the enemy's blade and shield soldiers and pierced through the enemy's back. At the back of the Allied Army, the archers who were not prepared at all could only shoot out a wave of arrows before they were pierced through by the cavalry on Green Beetle Horses. The archers who were only wearing simple leather armour were unable to stop the cavalry's charge.
The Third Battalion wantonly pierced through the archers, the Tang Sabers in the cavalry's hands released a bloodthirsty roar. With the flash of the saber, a head would fall to the ground. The archers' formation instantly became a living hell. The enemies did not even have the time to scream before they were killed in one slash. The cavalry battalion was like a highly efficient reaper, mercilessly reaping the lives of the enemies. The heads that were chopped off rolled all over the ground, and were then stepped on by the war horses, sinking into the mud. Brains burst out and mixed with the mud and grass, and could no longer be distinguished.
When the archers were attacked, the commanding officer of the Allied Army, Kill Breaker, had no choice but to order the blade and shield soldiers that were following the cavalry to split up a portion of their forces and rush to the back as reinforcements.
If the cavalry of the Allied Army was a sharp blade, then the blade and shield soldiers that were following closely behind were a kitchen knife. They looked ordinary, but in truth, they were extremely lethal. They took advantage of the time when the heavy infantry soldiers and the cavalry battalion were entangled, and like a pack of hungry wolves, they sneakily attacked, causing the First and Second Battalions to be attacked from the front and back.
Originally, it was a good opportunity to attack, and if the command was right, it was possible to wipe out the First and Second Battalions. Unfortunately, the Third Battalion's sudden attack had forced a portion of the blade and shield soldiers to retreat and assist the archers in defending. At the same time, the Fourth Battalion that had been holding back suddenly moved diagonally, breaking through the blade and shield soldiers' formation, using the spears in their hands to buy time for the First and Second Battalions.
In that moment, the battle was in a stalemate, as both sides had already committed all of their forces. Everyone was racing against time. If the Allied Army could surround and kill the First and Second Battalions, then the victory would be set.
On the contrary, if the Allied Army could not finish off the First Brigade's heavy infantry before the Third Battalion destroyed the archers, then what awaited the Allied Army from the back would be the end of the world.
Fierce battle cries resounded throughout the camp. When the battle was at its most intense, Shi Wansui had no choice but to let go of his command and personally enter the battlefield to buy time for the heavy infantry soldiers.
At this moment, the rumbling of horse hooves came from afar, and a flag fluttered in the wind. On the flag, a golden dragon was shining in the sun. (To be continued.)
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