When the lord led the team out of Long River Town, Three Prophets could no longer be seen.
These three prophets led the Misfortune Bringers and ran very fast.
Their horses were all light and fast. When they made up their minds to escape, they did not care about their horsepower at all, and disappeared after a minute or two.
However, the lord felt that they still couldn't escape...
Because the Lion Territory cavalry and the mercenary groups have been chasing closely, and the Owl Knight Order members scattered around have been using whistles to send messages.
Although they are both riding horses, there are differences between horses...
In the Prophet Legion, the war horses that Misfortune Bringer ride are probably provided to them by the knights and deserters who followed the prophet. They are all thoroughbred hunting horses that are relatively fast over short distances.
This kind of war horse is actually a very delicate war tool, completely different from Gatu Horse.
Although there is a groom named Drash in the territory who is responsible for raising horses, Alice has always been fed by the lord himself, and Li Ang is very clear about this.
Those Gatu Horse fed by Drash are somewhat similar to Mongolian horses.
Gatu Horse is not tall, with a shoulder height of only 1.3 meters and a weight of 700 to 800 pounds. He is considered a small person in Mali and has a very docile personality.
This kind of horse has a strong physique, thick coat, is not afraid of cold, and is not selective about food. It also runs fast and has excellent endurance. It does not even need to be fed or drank during long journeys.
This is a typical nomadic horse, a model of hard work and hard work. They can just eat grass, ride on carts and carry goods, and can do any kind of work. They have many advantages.
But Gatu Horse also has shortcomings - they are relatively small in size and are not convenient for equipping with horse armor, and they are not suitable for the Pande Continent's iron canned heavy knights to charge into the formation.
Therefore, Gatu people usually uses their speed and long endurance to carry out mounted shooting to defeat the enemy. Those Jatu war riders who use lances to charge into battle will not wear heavy equipment.
At the same time, they always lower their heads to look for grass and don't look powerful at all...
If we use a car as an analogy... it's like a certain Hongguang, which can do any job, has no requirements on the oil grade, and can run extremely fast on any road. It just doesn't look cool, and its explosive power is not that strong when running at high speeds.
The thoroughbred hunting horses that Misfortune Bringer ride are very similar to thoroughbred horses.
Such a horse is tall and elegant, with strong explosive power and impact. The shoulder height can reach more than 1.5 meters. The throat and neck are also relatively long. It looks very beautiful with its head raised and chest raised.
Well-bred hunting horses are very fast in short and medium distances and good-looking. They are indeed very suitable for these plastic surgery women who have been fishing for success for a long time.
However, this kind of horse has very poor endurance and has very high food requirements.
A war horse needs to eat more than ten pounds of grain horse feed every day - such as oats, beans, etc., and when possible, a few eggs must be mixed in.
If you don't feed them well, these big guys may go on strike.
This kind of horse is more suitable for riding in the arena, socializing with nobles, or hunting. After all, it looks elegant and respectable.
If we still use the car analogy - this is like some so-called luxury car brands that are loved by green tea people. They need to use higher-grade oil. They have small space, poor horsepower, and poor battery life. They just have outstanding appearance and relatively high brand social value.
This is why Horn Summon Ranger Corps has been introducing Gatu Horse, hoping to improve the mainland horse breed - the Long River Town gelding they improved is a hybrid of mainland horses and nomadic horses, and has the advantages of both.
However, this kind of hybrid horse with great advantages must be castrated from an early age before it can be used as a war horse. Otherwise, not only will it not grow taller, but it will also be very irritable and disobedient... This can be considered a gain and a loss. Nothing in this world is perfect.
This is like some domestically produced cars with relatively good quality. After the joint venture, the advantages of all parties have been integrated. The workmanship may be a little rough and some things have been emasculated. But the configuration is very good and the overall cost performance is very high...
The reason why Three Prophets waited for Ralph's rangers to enter Long River Town to rest before running away was probably because he thought that he might not be able to escape under the pursuit of those Long River Town geldings with full endurance.
At this time, all the rangers in the original coalition army, including those fake cavalry riding draft horses, all went to Long River Town to rest.
Three Prophets probably thought that as long as they ran dozens of miles without any effort, no one would be able to catch up with them...
Those Misfortune Bringer have been fooling around with those nobles for a long time. They must know the mentality of those nobles very well and know that the Long River Town garrison is not willing to go out of the city to fight.
But they didn't expect that the Long River Town garrison and the mercenary groups would pursue them closely because the lord paid a big price.
In addition, Prophet Legion's camp was completely burned by a fire, and the granary and stables were burned the most. Three Prophets had not even a single straw left in his hands, let alone grain.
And Prophet Legion has been on the battlefield without any rest.
It might not matter if a person is hungry for two meals, but if these delicate thoroughbred hunting horses are hungry for two meals, they may not be able to run very far and will have to go on strike.
But the Lion Territory cavalry who just came out from Long River Town are all well fed and drunk, and their horses are all civilian war horses - Lion Territory hunting horses.
This kind of horse is a standard war horse between Gatu Horse and a thoroughbred horse. It has better endurance than a thoroughbred horse, and its speed and size are not much worse than that of a thoroughbred horse.
Moreover, the Lion Territory cavalry's combat effectiveness is actually very strong.
In the Lionheart Kingdom, the status of cavalry is much higher than that of infantry. Usually only the best and bravest warriors have the right to mount war horses and fight with lances.
The social status of the Lion Territory cavalry is even comparable to that of knights' retinues - most of them are warriors who have been trained for a long time and have very strong combat effectiveness. They are generally stronger than those knights' retinues who have been trained since childhood.
And Lion Territory cavalry brought spare horses - they came out to capture prisoners and sell them to the rich, not just to rush into battle!
The Lion Territory cavalry all have one person and two horses. There is not much difference in speed between their red hunting horses and the thoroughbred hunting horses of Misfortune Bringer, and their endurance is better - the result of this pursuit is obvious.
Therefore, the lord feels that Three Prophets cannot run far and will be besieged soon.
Outside Long River Town has turned into small battlefields. Basically, every team of female soldiers will be beaten by men four times their size, and most of Misfortune Bringer's strongest combatants are not around.
These female infantry soldiers cannot be beaten or run away, their fate is already doomed.
So, Li Ang led the team and followed Owl Knight Order's report and leisurely headed west.
This is the road upstream along Tongtian River, and it is also a route that Li Ang is very familiar with - this is the road we took when we went to Kewen Village a few days ago.
The whistle of 'hoohoohoo' has always come from this direction. People from Owl Knight Order have spread dozens of miles around Long River Town. Naturally, there are also many night owls in the west.
With the condition of those Misfortune Bringer horses, they would have to dismount after running twenty miles at most, so the lord is not afraid of losing them at all.
Sure enough, just an hour later, more than 20 miles west of Long River Town, he saw those Lion Territory cavalry and Three Prophets teams fighting together.
However, the battle situation seems a bit strange...
Although Three Prophets's team has less than 80 people, and the cavalry plus the mercenary group has almost 600 people, they will not be able to defeat Three Prophets's team for a while.
The main reason for the uncertainty is not because Three Prophets's personal combat effectiveness is too strong - they are indeed powerful, but they cannot defeat one against a hundred in the open wilderness.
Moreover, their horses were obviously running out of strength, and several horses seemed to have died on the road. Misfortune Bringer had all dismounted and started fighting.
The three prophets are also on foot now, surrounded by Misfortune Bringers for protection.
It is estimated that those mercenaries shot their horses to death - no matter which continent they are on, the trick of shooting men first and horses is still the same, and this is what they will definitely do when chasing the enemy.
But now a large group of cavalry, facing dozens of women fighting on foot, failed to gain the upper hand - the main reason is that these Lion Territory cavalry and mercenary groups are reluctant to kill...
Three Prophets costs 50,000 each, and Misfortune Bringer costs 3,000 each, but they will definitely not be sold if they die!
As a result, these guys who were thinking about dinars actually used blunt weapons...
So, the current battle situation is that the Lion Territory cavalry surrounded the Three Prophets team, and then began to exchange hammers with the Misfortune Bringers...
But the strength and skill of those Misfortune Bringer are far beyond ordinary people. The hammers in their hands are the usual weapons they have always used. Their skills in playing with blunt weapons are obviously much better than those of these cavalry and mercenaries.
Dozens of Misfortune Bringer were beaten by hundreds of people, and they were still able to fight evenly.
And Three Prophets stood back to back in the middle after losing their horses. There were several corpses of cavalry in front of them - both men and horses fell to the ground, all of them fatally struck.
It was obvious that some cavalry had tried, but they were cut down with both men and horses, so for a while no one was willing to step forward to deal with them, but they were surrounded by hundreds of people, and it was obvious that they couldn't get out even if they fought on foot.
The lord stood a hundred meters away and stopped moving forward, letting the brothers disperse to prevent Three Prophets from escaping.
Since this area is flat, the cavalry and mercenary regiments surrounded Three Prophets's team very tightly. In many cases, Three Prophets could not even be seen, so the lord did not try to shoot arrows to avoid accidental injuries.
He just needs to stay on the outside and watch the show.
Li Ang is very satisfied with the current situation. Anyway, Godric or Charles will definitely bring a large force over soon. He is already thinking about how to get Three Prophets's loot...
"Goddess looks at all injustice and evil..."
At this moment, Three Prophets recited the prayer of Goddess of Justice again.
Those Misfortune Bringer, at the moment when the prayers rang out, they became extremely crazy again, and they launched a violent and deadly attack on those cavalry!
These Lion Territory cavalry and mercenary groups had been carefully besieging them with the intention of catching them alive, but they never expected that these women would suddenly go berserk!
Surrounded by hundreds of people, Misfortune Bringers suddenly broke through a gap!
These women who lost their horses did not escape through this gap, but continued to fight fiercely.
But the three prophets immediately broke out towards this gap.
The prophet in the middle wielded a long-handled broad-bladed knife and swung it left and right to kill. The huge blade swept across a large area with a violent sound of wind. At least three shields were shattered by this blow. Several men blocking the gap retreated and did not dare to take advantage of it.
The gap suddenly expanded several meters.
Then, the other two prophets rushed out side by side, holding golden shields in one hand and waving dragon bone axes in the other.
"Stop them!"
Upon seeing this, the Lord Lord quickly led his men to stand in front of them.
This time we were close, and Li Ang finally saw clearly what Three Prophets looked like - their faces looked beautiful, but there was no human emotion in their eyes, they were like three robots!
Three Prophets was still chanting the prayers, and the voice became louder and louder. Maybe it was a strange witchcraft. Li Ang once again felt that the whole sky was filled with their voices.
This may be a special chanting technique, or it may be a way for them to deceive their believers.
But this kind of chanting obviously has a strong effect. The eyes of those Misfortune Bringer have turned blood red, and the expressions on their faces have become ferocious, like wild beasts.
As for the three prophets, following this breakout, their armors were dyed red with blood.
The Flesh and Blood Armor revealed its true appearance again, and the several cavalrymen who had originally surrounded them were shocked and quickly backed away as if they had seen a ghost.
In fact, they did see a ghost...
That armor made of human flesh and bones can still make people feel a chill in the back of their heads even in broad daylight!
Several archers shot arrows quickly, but just like what the lord had tried before, the arrows pierced their flesh-and-blood armor and stuck on it. It seemed to have no effect.
Li Ang immediately realized that this was a witchcraft armor made of flesh and blood. It might actually be very thick, but it just didn't look obvious. Arrows couldn't penetrate it, and blunt objects certainly couldn't cause damage!
But since it is flesh and blood, a long sword and a broadsword can definitely cut it!
"Cut with a sword! Their armor can only be chopped with a sword!"
The nearest armed infantrymen carried heavy fan-shaped shields and charged forward, waving their long swords to surround them again.
The two prophets carrying shields and dragon-bone axes were quickly surrounded by thirty soldiers and beaten with swords. They had to block left and right, and were unable to even use their hands to counterattack.
Obviously, although the Flesh and Blood Armor on their bodies can prevent arrow punctures and blunt objects, they really dare not be slashed with swords...
Although they seemed to have excellent skills and were flawless in the face of being attacked by dozens of people, it was obvious that they were besieged again.
And the prophet holding a broad-bladed sword in his hand rushed over, and the blade swung out, bringing out a dazzling light, and the power was extremely terrifying.
She came to rescue another prophet.
The infantry under Li Ang could not withstand it at all. The two thick infantry shields were cut through in an instant, and the two soldiers were even knocked away.
Seeing that she was about to wield the broad-bladed sword again, the lord rode Alice and charged forward, stabbing the prophet in the chest with one shot.
With a sound of "Boom!", the lance shattered, and then the lord flew up...
Li Ang's lance skills are impeccable, but his spear was blocked by the prophet - she used the sword of her long knife to hold the tip of Li Ang's spear!
Not only that, the prophet also moved his hands forward and used the power of Li Ang to crush the lance with his sword!
The lord never expected that such a situation would occur. How could anyone push forward against the charging lance?!
As a result, the Lord, who had no time to let go, was pushed away by the blow, and his shoulder was almost dislocated due to the shock.
The power of the prophet was so terrifying that when he charged with a lance, Li Ang on horseback flew backwards for more than three meters...
What about the promise that all living beings are equal under the lance?!
Alice is a very smart horse. It suddenly stopped and turned around and returned to Li Ang. At the same time, it kicked the prophet with its hind legs.
But the swift hoof was still blocked by the prophet with his sword!
This terrifying proficiency...
However, no matter what, basic physics still exists in the Pande Continent - the continuous and huge reaction force caused the prophet's supporting foot to sink deeply into the mud, and the mud reached his ankles.
While one of her feet was stuck in the ground and before she could retrieve the weapon in her hand, Kloze took this opportunity to slash at her with a heavy sword.
You also need to have reliable people. Kloze's ability to seize opportunities on the battlefield is second to none.
However, his powerful and heavy sword strike was blocked by the prophet with quick eyesight and quick hands, and he blocked it again with the handle of the sword. Then he kicked him away - flying more than three meters away, and fell together with the lord.
This kick was more powerful and could kick Kloze, who weighed more than 300 pounds, away. The reaction force the prophet encountered was also stronger - after this kick, her supporting foot had sunk deeply into the mud, and the originally relatively hard mud directly covered half of her calf.
Originally, getting stuck in the mud was not a problem. With the strength of the prophet, it was just a matter of lifting one's legs.
But the problem is that the Meitengheim tough guys have already gathered around her, giving her no chance to move even half a step.
They swarmed up and greeted each other with about a dozen big swords, and all of them used the wood-cutting sword technique - that is, New Year's Sword Style.
The prophet who was stuck in the mud raised his weapon to block. She was really powerful. With such a long broad-bladed knife, she was able to block all the attacks with a clang.
However, she was driven into the ground like a pile by this group of strong men holding heavy swords!
Both legs were submerged in the mud for a foot and a half, and the knees were no longer visible!
The physical strength of the prophet is also too outrageous...
When the power is too great, but the body size is not enough to match, something will happen that will never happen under normal circumstances...
When the lord got up, he rolled his sword to the ground and hit the prophet's leg.
The strong men who were blacksmithing held back the prophet, and she was completely unable to defend herself against the sword that was close to the ground.
This time, no miracle occurred.
Her legs were chopped off by Griffin Sword.
But the prophet didn't seem to feel any pain, and the leg didn't even bleed much!
However, after losing a leg, the prophet also lost his balance and could no longer block Meitengheim people's attack, and was slashed in the face with a big sword.
That beautiful face was chopped into pieces.
She staggered and fell down.
The Lion Territory cavalry around were dumbfounded. Could they still fight like this?
Looking again at Misfortune Bringer, who had killed more than a dozen people but not captured any of them, they felt that they seemed to have mastered some trick...