The imperial soldiers got into formation and formed a circle with shields to protect the goods.
However, these "bandits" were too fast. In the blink of an eye, they rushed into the defensive circle of the imperial soldiers. Because this group of imperial soldiers was not equipped with many spears, they were not very good at dealing with mounted bandits.
"Cut the ropes!" The tall bandit leader ordered.
After receiving the order, the bandits threw their torches at the imperial soldiers and the workhorses.
The workhorses and men were frightened, and the imperial soldiers' formation was immediately disrupted.
The imperial knights at the back could not stand it anymore. They urged their horses to chase after the bandits.
However, the bandits shouted at each other and ran into the dense forest.
"Don't chase! Come back! "The leading officer suddenly realized that this was the enemy's plan to lure the enemy away from the mountain.
However, the knights did not listen to his orders at all. They chased after the bandits into the forest. When the knights ran into the dense forest, they were separated from each other. In addition to the fog, they could only fight on their own.
Most of them were not familiar with the terrain, so they lost their way in the forest. However, they did not know how many arrows and traps were waiting for them. Only death awaited them.
On the transport team's side, after losing the support of the knights, the leading officer became more cautious. The reins of the horses were cut by the bandits. Even the horses were scared away. The transport team could only stop moving for a while.
The leader of the group held a crescent axe in his hand and observed the surrounding movements with rapt attention.
At this time, the fog was gradually dissipating.
"The heavens are helping us," the leading officer thought to himself.
"Tonny, it's our turn," Gravel said.
In an instant, more than two hundred arrows were shot at the transport team. However, most of them were blocked by the imperial soldiers' shields.
"We can't, sir," Tonny said.
"Let's go! Brothers! "Gravel did not care so much.
"The bandits are coming again," the imperial soldiers shouted.
"Get into formation. Crossbowmen, get ready!" The leading officer ordered.
The commander of the imperial transport team ordered the crossbowmen to get ready to shoot at Gravel and the other so-called "bandits" at any time.
On the other hand, Gravel didn't let him and his men die in vain. Instead, he had the archers shoot at the imperial soldiers.
While Gravel was in a standoff with the Imperial soldiers, Darlina arrived with a group of people. These people were all women, and under Darlina's training, they were all good at using bows and arrows.
"Tell your men to act according to the plan!" Gravel said to Darlina sternly.
"But I'm worried about you."
"Hurry up and complete your mission. Don't delay the overall situation because of you."
"Well, take care of yourself." Darlina said with a trace of reluctance.
"Let's go, sisters. Follow me. "Darlina led the female archers away from Gravel.
At this time, the commander of the transport team was very anxious. On one hand, he was worried about the imperial knights chasing after the bandits. On the other hand, he was worried about whether the men he had secretly sent out to call for reinforcements would be able to do so. Now that the horses pulling the goods were gone, the entire transport team was paralyzed here.
If the reinforcements didn't come, he could only choose to fight to the death with those cunning 'bandits'.
On the other hand, the imperial knights chasing into the forest didn't find the bandits even after circling around for a long time. Although the fog was a lot thinner now, they still found themselves lost in the dense forest.
Suddenly, a knight's warhorse accidentally tripped over a hidden rope, and the surrounding traps were triggered. Some of the knights were caught in the nets falling from the sky, some were stabbed to death by the thorns buried in the ground, and some were directly smashed off their horses by huge rocks.
Just like that, the knights chasing after the bandits were separated and eliminated by Molin's men. After eliminating this group of elite imperial knights, Molin immediately led his men to reinforce Gravel and the others.
The imperial commander who was prepared to wait for reinforcements was shocked when Molin and the others appeared from behind him. Although this commander looked very tough, he was actually very weak inside.
The commander and his men immediately panicked, because it was very difficult for infantry to fight against cavalry. Molin's men were all experienced warriors, and each of them was riding a horse. Molin and the others were light cavalry, because they didn't wear any armor.
When Gravel saw Molin and his men rushing over, he immediately ordered everyone to charge out of the forest. The imperial crossbowmen who were prepared to shoot were defeated by Molin's cavalry charge. These crossbowmen were scattered in all directions, unable to protect their left and right. In addition, Gravel and the rest of the infantry rushed over.
In an instant, the entire battlefield became a sea of blood. The two sides that were originally in a stalemate were now in a one-sided situation.
The imperial commander commanded his men to fight while retreating alone.
Finally, he ordered the troops to abandon the goods they were escorting. Instead, he ordered all the soldiers to escape with him in the direction of Haiya Castle.
Molin's men were just about to chase after the scattered soldiers.
"Don't chase!" Molin shouted.
His men looked at Molin, clearly confused.
"Don't chase a cornered enemy." Molin looked at his men's puzzled eyes and said with a smile.
His men followed Molin's orders and transported the imperial goods to the refugee camp on horses.
On the imperial commander's side, he led the remaining 50 or so men and ran towards the castle.
"It's over this time. The goods this time are too valuable, that's … "Just thinking about it made the commander shiver.
Just as the commander was worrying about this accident, a whistling arrow was placed in front of his horse. The commander's horse was startled and suddenly shook, causing the commander to fall off his horse.
The bearded commander fell off his horse and immediately took out the crescent blade axe from his back. The remaining imperial soldiers also regrouped into a defensive formation.
Immediately after, the person hiding in the forest fired a second arrow. This arrow was not fired by anyone else, but Darlina. Darlina looked at the imperial commander as she nocked her bow.
"Whoosh!" The arrow pierced through the air, whistling towards the commander.
The arrow landed squarely on the helmet of the imperial commander.
Seeing the helmet rolling on the ground, a trace of cold sweat dripped from the commander's forehead.
"You're still wondering why the reinforcements haven't arrived yet, aren't you?" Darlina walked out of the forest and walked in front of the commander.
Then, Darlina waved her hand towards the forest. Several women with longbows on their backs escorted the three tied-up imperial soldiers out.
When the imperial commander saw the three soldiers, he immediately understood. These "bandits" were not ordinary. The commander couldn't help but admire them, but it was too late.
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