"Li Ang, Brennus's Lion Knight Order is actually here... How do we get them to fight?"
The question was asked by Amy. Rafael had already taken some of the best rangers to explore the battlefield. After returning, he drew a situation map on the ground. Now the leaders are discussing countermeasures together.
"It's best not to harass Gatu people now. I don't want to fight the Jatu army alone. Judging from the current situation, only Lion Knight Order has no worries and can only let them break the deadlock. Lion Knight Order must be here to deal with the Crow Army... Just in time, Raine, aren't you bringing dozens of Crow Riders?"
The Lord Lord looked at Sir Rayman.
"Lord Li Ang, are you planning to..."
Raine doesn't mind contributing, he wants to kill Raven Kingdom's army more than Li Ang.
"I plan to ask your men to go to Lion Knight Order to provoke Brennus... This Duke has a very bad temper. If your riders find ways to insult him, he will definitely attack Raven Kingdom's troops."
The lord took a wooden stick and tapped it on the ground at the location marked 'Brennus', and then drew a line extending to the location marked 'Raven'.
"As long as they fight, Gatu people will definitely try to take advantage... If your men are asked to run to where Gatu people is now after finishing their work, they will probably be able to escape..."
Li Ang drew an arc with the wooden stick in his hand, and drew it from 'Raven Crow' to 'Jatu'.
"I understand, I'll make arrangements right now..."
Raine left happily. As long as Gregory IV's army can be destroyed here, Raine doesn't care about the loss at all.
After all, the Crow King is his and the Ursula rebels' biggest enemy.
Gregory IV was very relaxed at this time because he had a little misunderstanding - he thought those Gatu people were the Zakar tribe who had negotiated cooperation with him...
He had previously made an agreement with Zakar. He would give the grassland east of Eagle Claw Fortress to Gatu people so that Gatu people could cooperate with him in attacking Lion Territory and at least block reinforcements from the east of the Lionheart Kingdom.
So he thought it was Zakar who was 'very kind' and sent a large force here...
He felt that Gatu people would definitely not attack him.
Of course, he also knew that Gatu people would not be kind enough to help him fight. He thought that these Gatu people were planning to come over to take a look at the grassland they were about to obtain, and pick up some bargains along the way - Gatu people would definitely plunder it.
He was about to invade Eagle Claw Fortress before, but the reason why he chose to retreat when Gatu people arrived was because he believed that Eagle Claw Fortress would claim his territory at any time, and he did not want Gatu people to take advantage...
After all, he can't restrain Gatu people. What will he do if Gatu people takes advantage of Eagle Claw Fortress to break through and plunder?
Therefore, he withdrew his troops in time and planned to wait for Forster in Eagle Claw Fortress to surrender on his own initiative - after all, Forster certainly didn't want to fall into the hands of Gatu people, right?
So Gregory IV sent envoys to Eagle Claw Fortress to persuade them to surrender, and then camped to the north of Eagle Claw Fortress.
But who knew that before the messenger had time to enter the city, Duke Brennus came here with Lion Knight Order.
Moreover, not long after arriving, Brennus broke the situation on the battlefield.
In fact, Brennus's army is the one with the best situation among all the forces here.
Under his control, Lion Lake City can obtain a steady stream of military supplies. Moreover, the teams he leads are Lion Knight Order and Royal City Guard, all of which are directly under King Ulrich.
Brennus's own private army has gone to Cliff Bay loaded with large amounts of property...
In other words, Brennus won't care too much about losses now - at least there won't be any losses for him.
However, there are a large number of Gatu people here now, so Brennus originally did not intend to act rashly. He just asked the troops to keep an eye on the Crow Army and see what happened.
But what he didn't expect was that a dozens of Crow Cavalry troops actually appeared in front of his formation. They all took off their Crow skirts and exposed their buttocks to the Duke!
He even kept shaking his lower body and making various disgusting and obscene gestures...
As a Duke of the Kingdom, he is greeted politely and politely wherever he goes. Brennus When has he ever received such an insult?
So he immediately ordered an attack on the Raven Kingdom's troops.
Of course, Brennus was not completely carried away by his anger. He asked Kaidelen to attack as the vanguard - Kaidelen must die anyway, and it is best to die in the hands of the Raven Kingdom's troops.
Kaidelen himself knew this, so he launched a charge without much hesitation.
But that small force mounted their horses and turned around to run away. Kaidelen's men couldn't catch up.
However, Kaidelen didn't care about the deliberately disgusting team. He led the team directly towards the Raven Kingdom's large army.
This looks like a tragic suicide, but there was a little accident in the middle - Kaidelen himself is willing to use his own life in exchange for the continuation of the family, but those rogue knights under him don't think so...
These rogue knights have no intention of following Kaidelen until death. They are just the leaders of Crimson Brotherhood. How can the underworld participate in such a fatal battle?
A few hundred remnant soldiers attacking a military formation of several thousand people would be suicide.
As a result, the hundreds of people under Kaidelen dispersed during the charge, intending to split up and escape. This happened to cover Raine's men, and most of the Crow Riders came back alive.
The men fled in all directions, but when Kaidelen rushed to the Raven Kingdom's military formation, he was already alone...
Raven Kingdom's troops were a little confused when faced with this situation. Gregory IV was even dumbfounded. He originally thought that Lionheart Kingdom was going to use hundreds of death squads to rush into their array, and then Lion Knight Order charged with heavy cavalry...
This is Lion Knight Order's common field battle method. Before Lion Knight Order's heavily armored knights charge, they often send a group of Lion Territory cavalry to charge ahead to clear away obstacles such as horses and spears.
Even if they cannot be cleared, the Lion Knight behind can know where the dense areas of spearmen and archers are, so that the Lion Knight can bypass the spears and break into the enemy's weak point.
The first wave of civilian cavalry who rush into battle are equivalent to death squads. If they survive and are not disabled, they will be given the status of Lion Knight Order's armed retinue, that is, they will become Lion Knight's assistants in combat.
Being able to become Lion Retainers from civilian cavalry actually improves their status a lot for these cavalry - they will become members of Royal Knights.
Of course, the vast majority of them still cannot become Lion Knight in the end, after all, they are not of noble origin.
But no matter what, you are still eating royal food. No matter which era or place, people are always more willing to eat royal food...
In fact, this is Lion Knight Order's tradition, but this tradition has changed a bit now.
This tradition existed when Lion Knight Order was established. In fact, it is part of the honor system of Lion Knight. It originally meant that one must first have the consciousness and spirit to sacrifice for the country, and then one can become a member of the glorious Lion Knight Order.
At the same time, this method is also used to replenish the formation of the Knights who have been damaged in the battle - to replenish the bravest and most sacrificial people. This is not only fair, but also in line with Lion Knight Order's first creed of "protecting the country at all costs".
But now, this is probably simply a civil service examination...
A kind of public examination in which people gamble their lives.
As the Crow King, Gregory IV knows a lot of things, and he also knows Lion Knight Order's tradition of field battles.
Therefore, he originally cautiously allowed Raven Territory's troops to shrink completely. The front row is currently neither spearmen nor archers, but Highland Warriors holding a big sword.
He planned to let the Lionheart Kingdom's first wave of soldiers rush to the front of the formation and let the Highland Warriors's deal with it without exposing his own formation, and use the enemy's corpses to form an obstacle for the Lion Knight's charge.
He planned to wait until the main force of Lion Knight Order began to charge, and then deploy spears and archers in a targeted manner.
After all, Lion Knight Order is famous for its powerful combat power, but Gregory IV is actually very careful and mentally prepared to withstand a large number of casualties.
But he didn't expect that the group of people who rushed over dispersed a hundred meters away.
Only Kaidelen rushed over single-handedly. Although he was very hesitant, he seemed to be quite determined - he was running alone, so of course he would hesitate.
But Kaidelen knew that he had to die at the hands of the Crow Army, so of course he was still determined.
But in the eyes of Gregory IV, this means that Lionheart Kingdom's troops actually dare not charge into the formation!
Have the first wave of death squads, who were once the bravest and most unafraid of death, become like this now?
"Capture this man! Lionheart Kingdom's army seems to be a little corrupt...Lion Knight Order may not be as strong as before! The whole army moves forward!"
Gregory IV feels that Lionheart Kingdom's army is probably on its last legs. Looking at the soldiers' lack of fighting spirit, maybe Lion Knight Order is no longer useful, or that they have no morale without Ulrich himself?
So Gregory IV ordered the entire army to move forward in formation, intending to test Lion Knight Order's reaction.
Kaidelen originally planned to die, so when the Crow Army came over, he did not resist at all, nor did he surrender.
As a result, Gregory IV's troops "welcome" him into the Raven Kingdom's military formation as if they were welcoming him.
Gregory IV even praised Kaidelen. He felt that Kaidelen was the only warrior of the Lionheart Kingdom. He actually dared to charge bravely when all his men were gone...
"Your name is Kaidelen? Your Excellency Baron, you are a warrior, but why did your army abandon you? Also... how could Lion Knight Order come so fast? Does King Ulrich not care about Lion City's safety?"
Gregory IV is going to ask Kaidelen Lionheart Kingdom about the specific situation.
And Kaidelen originally wanted to die, but his troops ran away, but he did not die. Instead, he was 'welcome' into the enemy's camp unscathed...
What does this mean?
This means that he is completely rebellious...
Brennus asked Kaidelen to charge into the formation and die in battle. As a result, his troops ran away and he himself was welcomed into the formation by the enemy - this situation seemed to be completely surrendering to the enemy on the battlefield!
Especially in the eyes of Brennus, this is definitely a defection.
Now, Kaidelen's family is probably doomed...
Kaidelen also reacted, he messed up his last chance to save his family!
So Kaidelen doesn't want to die now. He wanted to die before for the survival of the family, but now this situation means that the whole family will inevitably be destroyed, so he should find a way to stay alive!
If you want to live, you have to let Raven Kingdom recruit him...
So Kaidelen reacted quickly and gave Gregory IV some misleading, and he was ready to save himself to the extreme again.
"My Eagle Claw Fortress was attacked and occupied by the traitor Forster, so I originally captured Lion Lake City with the intention of exchanging city for city... But who knew that Brennus secretly led his troops to sneak attack Lion Lake City, and he plundered Lion Lake City. He took away my property and insisted that I was a traitor! Not only that, Brennus also planned to use my soldiers as cannon fodder... I couldn't let my soldiers die, so I let them leave on their own. But now I really have no way to go... Your Majesty, please give me a decent way to die. I have lost everything, and now I just want to protect my honor."
Kaidelen is indeed a cunning noble with a flexible mind. This kind of story of a 'tragic lord who was slandered and persecuted' is actually the easiest thing to attract in front of a king...
"I will not kill a noble like you. Since Lionheart Kingdom cannot tolerate you, you might as well join my Raven Kingdom... However, Baron Cadelon, I heard that Ulrich is ill... In other words, Lion Knight Order's appearance here is just Brennus's personal behavior?"
Sure enough, thinking about Kaidelen charging into the battle alone, not resisting but not surrendering, and wanting to die, Gregory IV was even a little moved...
"His Majesty the King is indeed seriously ill. I don't know why Lion Knight Order appears here... Anyway, they attacked Lion Lake City indiscriminately!"
Kaidelen was telling the truth this time, he really didn't know.
But his answer obviously gave Gregory IV a huge misleading...
Gregory IV felt that Lion Knight Order's will might not be too firm, so he once again ordered the entire army to move forward slowly for a certain distance.
This was still a test, and Lion Knight Order also responded this time. Brennus made Lion Knight Order's team split into two teams sideways, and it seemed that he had no intention of launching a charge.
So Gregory IV came to a conclusion - Lion Knight Order might not have been sent by Ulrich, but by Brennus, the Grand Commander, who brought him out to cause trouble and reap benefits. He didn't dare to let Lion Knight Order suffer too much damage!
Since the Jatu army is also here, as long as you scare Brennus, Lion Knight Order will probably retreat!
"The whole army obeys the order! Line up and move forward! Kill Lion Knight Order!"
Gregory IV believes that this may be the best chance to defeat Lion Knight Order!
An army that is not determined enough and dare not suffer losses will simply not be able to exert its due strength!
If Lion Knight Order can end its undefeated record in the field, it will be more valuable to the Raven Kingdom than gaining a large territory.
Moreover, as long as Brennus's army is defeated, then there is no need to worry about Eagle Claw Fortress at all, just drive straight into Lion Lake City, Lion Lake City can be easily captured.
Because Forster inside Eagle Claw Fortress didn't dare to come out in the face of this situation, and Gatu people is still here!
Gregory IV regards Gatu people as an ally. Although this alliance is unreliable, it can at least scare people, right?
So the Crow Army went out in large numbers and launched an active attack on Brennus's array!
Brennus is angry first and then surprised.
The first thing that makes him angry is that he originally gave Kaidelen a chance to clear his name, but Kaidelen actually surrendered to the enemy regardless of the lives of his family?
He felt that his brother-in-law had spent all his efforts in vain.
And then the surprise was that the brother-in-law didn't seem to surrender to the enemy, but led the enemy to attack on his own initiative?
This is really like being an undercover agent!
Brennus thought it was Kaidelen who asked the Raven Crows to attack...
The enemy actually took the initiative to attack Lion Knight Order in the field. This was indeed a huge surprise for Brennus...
He just asked Lion Knight Order to divide into two teams to the side. Originally, he just thought that Kaidelen's troops had escaped and failed to test the situation of the Crow Army formation. It was best to be stable, so he adjusted the queue.
But if the Ravens take the initiative to attack, they don't have to be steady - the enemy can't set up a spear formation while moving. Lion Knight Order likes nothing more than the two armies clashing in the field!
"Lion Knight Order! Charge!"
"Glory is my life!"
Neat shouts rang out, and hundreds of Lion Knight armed like cans lined up from both sides, formed two rows in front of the formation, and began to charge towards the enemy.
Lion Knights are in the front row, and the followers are in the second row to fill the gap.
After the first round of Lion Knight set off, the second round of Lion Knight started to charge in the same way from a few dozen meters behind...
The entire Lion Knight Order used their best method to launch five rounds of charges towards the approaching Crow Army.
There was a loud killing sound and the roar of horse hooves.
The sound of lances cracking came and went, and the screams of people were almost completely inaudible at this time.
One wrong judgment may ruin everything, especially the king's judgment.
Gregory IV's wrong judgment when approaching the battle caused Raven Territory's troops to be smashed to pieces by Lion Knight Order in just a few minutes.
Lion Knight Order came under the king's order, and his will to fight was much stronger than he imagined, and their commander Brennus didn't care about any losses at all!
And Gatu people's reaction was completely beyond Gregory IV's expectations - while the two armies were fighting, the Gatu cavalry attacked the original camp of the Raven Kingdom's troops!
Gatu people is actually going to get supplies...
When there is a misjudgment about something, it will always lead to a series of mistakes.
Gregory IV also made a mistake in judging Forster...
He thought that Forster did not dare to leave the city, but Forster was determined to leave the city at this time.
Lion Knight Order ravaged Raven Territory's troops to the west of Eagle Claw Fortress, while Gatu people went from the east to the north of Eagle Claw Fortress and occupied the Crow camp.
This caused Forster in the city to see an opportunity.
In fact, Forster has already started to prepare since seeing those Gatu people.
Prepare to run away.