Even though Laing had the time to talk to Egil, the sound of cannons never stopped. Four cannons roared, and every explosion caused huge casualties to the barbarians.
A large group of knights appeared on the field. They had all witnessed the tragic state of Lyonassai, and anger exploded in their hearts.
To the knights, the most glorious thing was to protect their country. Now that Lyonassai's castle had fallen, and a large number of villages had been turned into ruins, the knights could not forgive the barbarians. Their sins could only be repaid with their blood.
Egil also realized the power of the cannons. The barbarians could not just sit there and wait for their deaths. Otherwise, a round of cannon fire would cause a loss of one to two hundred barbarian warriors. Egil knew very well how powerful the cannons of the dwarves were.
The barbarian army in Skalinth was still slowly gathering. After the surprise attack, the barbarians were not ready for war. Many barbarian warriors had just woken up from their sleep. Before they were ready, the barbarians were bombarded by the cannons of the dwarves and suffered great losses.
The knights were ready to attack, but Laing raised his war hammer and signaled them to stay calm.
Even though the barbarians were not ready for war, it did not mean that the attack would work. The ones who were not ready were the ordinary barbarian warriors and barbarian warriors. The Chaos Warriors and Chosen Warriors had already gathered around Egil. If the barbarians rushed into the formation of the heavy armored warriors, they would definitely suffer a powerful counterattack.
The good news was that Laing did not see any traces of the Chaos Inferno Cannon. Was it destroyed during the attack?
Since the barbarians were not ready, the cannons of the knights would not show mercy to the believers of Chaos. The dwarves' cannons continued to roar, causing great damage to the barbarians. When Egil finally gathered the barbarians, they had already lost nearly a thousand men.
Egil began to observe the composition of Laing's army.
Laing's left wing was made up of more than two thousand knights and three thousand squires. There was no infantry. The one leading the left wing was the former Duke of Carcassonne, Hugh Bard. He led a large group of royal knights, ranger knights, and a small number of expeditionary knights. His face was cold as he waited for Laing's orders.
The right wing was made up of a small number of Sea God Knights, more than two thousand Ranger Knights, and more than three thousand Knight Squires. There was no infantry either. The one leading the right wing was the deputy commander of the Sea God Knights, Sir Houfe.
There were only a few hundred knights behind Laing in the middle of the army. The rest were all infantry. The Dwarven cannons were positioned behind the middle of the army. Those damn Dwarves found a good position and kept firing. They could fire once every five minutes.
Brittany's foot soldiers? Egil wondered why Laing's central army was made up of infantry. Do you think these foot soldiers can stop me?
"Advance! Go straight for the center! "Egil commanded a large number of heavy-armored troops." Advance! "
"Advance!" The barbarian army had finished assembling. Under the suppression of the cannons, the barbarians had to take the initiative to attack!
A large group of heavy-armored barbarians charged towards the center of the knight army. The serf archers began to shoot, but the weak arrows couldn't hurt any of the Warriors of Chaos or the Chosen Warriors of Chaos. These believers of Chaos were covered in heavy armor. The Brittany's arrows could hurt the barbarians, but they couldn't hurt the black armored warriors.
The Bastogne longbowmen played their role. These longbowmen attacked the barbarian warriors with projectile shots and did good damage.
"Steady!" Ryan took the lead and stood at the very front. When the black tide charged towards the army of knights under the dwarven artillery fire, Ryan signaled everyone to hold their ground!
The first row of foot soldiers were mostly Knight squires and sergeants. Most of them were armed with swords and shields. Behind them were a large number of foot soldiers armed with halberds. Laing himself led more than a hundred knights at the back.
"Hmph! He wants us to attack his center directly, then let the knights on the flanks outflank us. "Egil immediately saw through Laing's tactic.
Laing's plan was simple. Obviously, he had the advantage of the cannons. The barbarian army's cannons had been destroyed in the previous siege.
Therefore, Egil and his army had to attack Laing's center. Otherwise, they would become the target of the cannons, which was unacceptable to the barbarians.
After attacking the middle of the army, taking advantage of the fact that a large number of barbarian troops were stagnating in the middle, once the knights on the two flanks outflanked the barbarians, the barbarians would obviously fall into a disadvantage. Although the Warriors of Chaos were good at war, no army could face multi-front battles for a long time.
Egil suddenly realized that he and his barbarian army seemed to have fallen into a disadvantageous position in the battle.
"Cowendorf!" Egil suddenly shouted angrily.
"Here!" The Champion of Chaos walked up from behind.
"Take your men and restrain the knights on the left flank!"
"Yes!" Cowendorf took his men and left.
"Haldorn!"
"Here!"
"Attack the Brittany's right flank. Be sure to restrain the knights on the right flank!"
"Yes!"
The black tide was approaching. Suddenly, a group of knights rushed out from behind the barbarian army.
This group of knights was made up of light barbarian warriors. They rode on Noska warhorses, held javelins in their hands, and carried a bundle of javelins on their backs. They flashed out from behind the formation and threw a dense rain of javelins at the knights on the left flank.
The heavy-armored knights were caught off guard. About 20 of them were hit on the spot, and more than 10 of them fell off their horses.
Not every knight had the ability to buy and wear plate armor for themselves. Most of the knights wore chainmail. Chainmail was good for defense in close combat, but it was completely useless against long-range attacks.
This group of knights was called the Noska Champion Hunters. There were more than 400 of them. Egil brought a small number of knights with him to the south this time. He would not use them unless it was a critical moment.
Many knights gave chase on the spot. They raised their lances and rushed towards the barbarian knights. However, the barbarian knights were too fast. They quickly circled behind the Brittany knights.
Chaos Champion Cowendorf took out a javelin from his back. "Fire!"
More than 400 javelins were shot in an instant. Another 30 knights fell off their horses. Hubard was enraged by the barbarians' provocation. He raised his broadsword with both hands and shouted, "Knights! Charge! "
A large group of knights on the left hurriedly turned their horses around and rushed towards the barbarian cavalry. The barbarian cavalry laughed heartily. Their horses were not wearing heavy armor, nor were they wearing heavy armor like the Brittanian knights. Naturally, they were much faster than the knights. When the knights managed to turn around, the barbarians had already run far away.
Hubard led the heavy knights to attack the barbarian knights led by Chaos Champion Cowendorf. However, they could not catch up. After a few rounds, the knights on the left flank began to show signs of fatigue.
"Hahaha! Southern bastards! You can only follow behind us and eat our dust. You can't even touch our horses' tails! " Many champion barbarian hunters laughed out loud. They happily turned their horses around and dodged the pursuit of the knights once again.
The plan was a success. As long as the knights on the left flank were constantly mobilized by them, the knights would not be able to complete the encirclement of the barbarian army that was attacking the center.
Unknowingly, they had run to an empty position between the center and the left flank.
"Hmph!" Hubard's cold face revealed a cold smile. He immediately gave an order. "Knights! Disperse! "
"Yes!" A large group of knights dispersed under the confused gazes of the barbarian knights. Cowendorf did not realize what had happened. The serfs in the center of the Brittany army received an order. "All of you, get down!"
Thousands of serfs immediately prostrated themselves on the ground.
Behind the serf infantry was a large group of dwarves with three rows of black muzzles. Behind the dwarves were hundreds of serfs with dwarven crossbows in their hands.
The dwarf engineer, Dugan Ironman, had a toothpick in his mouth. "Fire!"
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
More than 200 Dwarf Thunder Gunners fired at the same time, and a dense rain of bullets almost drowned the barbarian cavalry. Blood, sand, and lead bullets splattered everywhere, and the battlefield was filled with the sound of "Pu ~ Pu ~". Out of the 400 barbarian cavalry, more than 100 of them fell down on the spot. Many barbarians were hit multiple times and died immediately. In the blink of an eye, more than 50 barbarian warriors died on the spot, and more than 70 barbarian warriors were injured or fell off their horses. Chaos Champion Korwendoff shouted in his heart and quickly ordered, "Spread out! Disperse! "
But it was too late.
The dwarves were not done shooting. Next was the time for the crossbowmen to perform. They had learned how to quickly aim, shoot, and reload in the past few months. They raised their crossbows and pulled the trigger at the barbarian knights.
The dwarven crossbows were of excellent quality. The bolts shot were short but full of penetrating power. The barbarian knights were once again heavily injured. When more than 500 Northka champions retreated, there were less than 300 of them left.
Hubard then led the knights to charge at the injured barbarians who had fallen off their horses. They completely destroyed the barbarian knights.
"The southerners have such a strong shooting force. When did the Brittany and the dwarves form an alliance?" Egil immediately realized that his previous plan had failed. The remaining light cavalry was not enough to contain the knights on the left wing. They had to speed up and eliminate Laing's long-range troops in the middle!
At this time, the barbarian army in the middle was already close to Laing's army.
The soldiers in the middle were a little uneasy facing the black flood rushing towards them. Many of the serfs could not help but tremble.
However, they had already received orders and knew how to deal with these strong enemies. Most of the serfs had already received orders from Laing. When the barbarian army quickly approached, the serfs who appeared in front of the barbarians quickly retreated into the army according to Laing's orders.
Now, the Chaos Warriors who rushed into the middle found themselves facing some elite soldiers with halberds, swords, and shields. The barbarians were surprised to see them standing very neatly. The first row of soldiers stretched their right foot forward and held the halberds in their hands. The rest of the soldiers raised their shields and welcomed the violent charge of the Chaos Warriors.
At the same time, the crossbowmen hidden in the back gave the charging barbarians a good beating. The dense crossbow bolts caused the first row of barbarians and Chaos Warriors to fall in large groups. More importantly, the killing weapon hidden in the back of the formation was finally put to use.
It was the Organ Cannon.
The cannons in the four barrels were all filled with lead shot that was blessed by the Lake Goddess and even the Lake Goddess!
"Boom!" At close range, the cannons fired at the charging barbarians. Flames spewed out of the barrels, and large amounts of lead shot were shot out.
Hundreds or even more barbarians were beaten to a pulp. However, the barbarians did not retreat. The barbarians who were not killed on the spot charged into the Brittany army and began a fierce hand-to-hand battle.
"Flaming Skull!" Veronica made a move. The Gallan Witch's body shone brilliantly, and a giant flaming skeleton swept through the dense barbarian army, causing great damage to them.
Egil suddenly realized that the army of knights led by Laing was not as reckless as the army of the Duchy of Lyonasser. On the contrary, the army led by Laing fought in an orderly manner. Their formation was very tight, and their fighting was very methodical.
The middle army was engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand battle. The Halberd Legion and sergeants that Laing had just trained were trying their best to resist the barbarian army's frontal attack. On the right flank, the knights led by Sir Houlf were fighting the champions of the barbarians led by Haldorn and a large group of barbarian raiders. The situation seemed to be in a stalemate.
This was a Brittany army! Khorne's Chosen Champion was keenly aware that the battle was going in his favor. The barbarian cavalry that was used to pin down the knights' left flank suffered heavy casualties. These barbarians could rely on their speed to dodge the arrows and crossbow bolts, but they could not dodge the lead bullets of the dwarven musketeers. At least 20 to 30 barbarians fell with each volley. In just a few minutes, the 500 barbarians that Egil brought from Skalinth were left with less than 100. Their numbers were still decreasing rapidly. The despicable dwarves sometimes did not even aim at the riders. Instead, they directly attacked the horses!
The Champion of Chaos, Khorne, had given up on harassing the left flank. Instead, he went to the middle army alone to command the barbarians and prepare for the charge of the knights on the left flank.
"We must immediately defeat the enemy's artillery and dwarven musketeers! Otherwise, we will be in danger of losing! " Egil knew that he had to make a move. He called his personal guards, 300 Chosen Warriors of Chaos, to lead the remaining 5,000 barbarians into the battlefield.
At the same time, the Grail Knight, Armand, who was standing behind the middle army and watching the battle, said to Laing, "My Count, Egil is ready to lead his personal guards into the battlefield."
Laing nodded. He turned his head and looked at the sorceress standing beside him. "Teresa, please."
The sorceress was wearing a black leather coat. She had been preparing a powerful spell since the beginning of the battle. Seeing that Laing had spoken, Teresa raised her purple staff high.
"Eighth-circle spell, Frost Dragon's Breath!"
A twenty-meter-long ice dragon appeared in the sky. It let out a furious roar and opened its mouth towards the barbarians who were fighting on the battlefield. The ice magic energy gushed out of the ice dragon's mouth like a flood.
All the barbarians who were hit by the frost dragon's breath were turned into pieces. Although the barbarians who lived in the wasteland in the north were very tolerant of the cold, they still could not face such powerful magic energy directly.
What made Egil feel terrible was that the battlefield had been divided. The frost dragon breath from the ice dragon had split the barbarian army into two halves, and a wall of ice that was a few meters tall had been erected. The barbarian army had been cut in half from the middle, and their attacks had been greatly reduced. The barbarians who were trapped in the ice wall were forced to retreat, while the barbarians behind them could not keep up with the barbarians.
At this moment, the Champion of Chaos, Khorne, who was commanding the army, was hit in the head by a stray bullet. The bullet was so powerful that half of his head was blown off, and he fell off his horse and died on the spot.
His death caused further chaos among the barbarians' vanguard. There was no longer a unified commander, and they could only fight on their own.
The dwarf engineer, Dugan Ironman, put down the long-barreled sniper rifle in his hand that was still smoking. He proudly said to the royal knight, Hex, and Laing's fiancée, Suria, who were standing beside him, "Didn't I tell you? In a one-on-one duel, the brave dwarf will win! "
The bullet used for the sniper rifle was made in Veronica's Dawn Wizard Tower. It was filled with a large amount of fire magic energy. In a hurry, Dugan only had three bullets, so he had to use them sparingly. The dwarf engineer was very satisfied with his results, and he could not wait to let the human knight know.
Hex could only roll his eyes in response. The noble royal knight thought that a duel between a dwarf and a duel between a knight and a dwarf might have a different meaning. The valiant female knight, Suria, saw this and praised, "Mr. Dugan, your marksmanship is amazing."
After hearing Suria's praise, Dugan's chin and beard were almost raised to the sky. "Dwarves are always the best."
On the other side, the barbarians were still using their own weapons to hit the ice wall.
"This thin ice wall!" Egil was the first to charge forward. His infernal battle axe smashed a huge hole in the ice wall. The ice wall made by Teresa could not withstand Egil's fierce attack, but it was at least three to four meters thick. The tyrannical champion immediately shouted to the only surviving Chaos wizard in his tribe, who was also his adopted son, Chakoi, "Destroy this ice wall immediately!"
"Yes!" Chakoi had just begun to feel the Wind of Chaos and was preparing to cast a spell when an extremely dangerous signal came from his mind. He subconsciously dodged.
A white beam of light hit where Chakoi was standing.
A beautiful witch in a fiery red leather coat appeared from afar, protected by many knights and soldiers.
"Your opponent is me, a Chaos wizard!"
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