"Go up! Go all up!...Lord Li Ang, if this continues, we will suffer heavy losses..."
Justus did come over. Although he knew that he would suffer heavy losses, he still ordered the mortal guards to hold up their big shields and push forward, which seemed quite sensible.
However, the governor seemed to have little confidence in this battle.
"If we can't resist them here, then we may have to continue to be chased... All the infantry under you and me can't run away. If we are chased by the Fear Legion, then no one can stop the Snake Worship Cult army heading towards Erudition City! Didn't you say that Fear Legion is at Siyuan City?"
Li Ang cut off a withered head, then dragged Justus back a few steps, and waved Jocelyn to lead the other well-prepared Free Legion infantry to the front, and then started to ask about Justus.
"I also want to know what's going on! The news I got is indeed that His Majesty is Siyuan City dealing with the Fear Legion... Serendil There can't really be any curse in this place..."
Justus is also a little confused.
If you fight against such an enemy head-on, the losses will be huge indeed.
These undead souls do not have any emotions and cannot communicate with people, so naturally they will not be deceived. Li Ang and Justus may have a lot of tricks up their sleeves, but after all, most tricks can only be used on living people with emotions.
Moreover, Fear Legion's fighting style is also different from that of ordinary people. They do not dodge or block at all.
Of course the undead are not afraid of anything, they will attack anyone they can.
It is naturally easy to suffer losses when fighting such an enemy hand-to-hand. Slashing the broken bodies of these undead will not reduce their combat effectiveness, but taking a sword from them will probably kill you.
Of course, not being afraid of anything is not necessarily a good thing - they will not dodge when faced with a fatal blow, but will still wave their strange flame-shaped swords and keep fighting back.
Although this seems like a model of forging ahead without fear of death, it also caused Python Knights to be decapitated very quickly.
Fortunately, most of the Imperial Guardss under Justus can be called brave soldiers.
Maybe they didn't have the ability to fight these Python Knights in a duel, but after they went up with a big shield, they really withstood the progress of the Fear Legion.
Those Python Knights couldn't charge up, and most of them were blocked in chest-deep water - the mortal guards tried their best to hold back their horses.
Although those underworld horses look quite powerful, no matter how powerful they are, they cannot charge in the wet mud under the water waves. The horses' hoofs will sink when they exert force.
As long as those terrifying horses cannot exert impact, these Python Knights will not appear too tyrannical, at least the lances mounted on the horses are useless.
Free Legion's warriors also moved forward one after another, forming a comprehensive close-quarters fight, with both sides forming a curved coastline along the surging beach.
In such a close-quarters battle, neither side could use any long-range attacks, which also prevented Fear Legion and Python Knights from using their throwing spears.
However, most of the soldiers of the Free Legion use short weapons, such as imperial broadswords - most of their equipment are trophies obtained from the territory of the Bacchus Empire during their uprising.
Short weapons are really disadvantageous against these Python Knightss - the length of the weapons is limited, so they have to be very close to attack, which will also give Python Knightss the opportunity to counterattack.
Judging from the way these undead play, using short weapons is basically equivalent to exchanging lives for skulls.
This has to be done if one is skilled enough and can cut accurately enough...
Only those who are as skilled as the lord can kill the opponent while avoiding Python Knights's counterattack.
If there aren't many enemies, it doesn't matter if you fight to the end.
But the problem is, the number of Python Knights appearing here is no less than the number of the Free Legion...
If there were more warriors holding swords and halberds, the situation would certainly be greatly improved. An inch longer and an inch stronger is especially evident at times like this.
But there were only a few hundred gladiators, and now less than half of them were dead or injured.
"Brothers, hold on!" "Don't retreat! If you retreat, you will definitely die!"
Sigismund and Jocelyn have been trying their best to boost morale in front of the formation, but two soldiers have already turned around and ran back.
In such a battle, deserters are inevitable.
But if someone turns around and runs away at this time, most of the friendly troops who were fighting together will be killed.
Moreover, if the enemy is not pushed into the water, the whole army may be annihilated!
"Bang!"
Amy set up a musket on the beach. After one shot, a rotten head shattered into pieces.
She finally lit the match in the strong wind, and two female soldiers stood by to help her block the wind that would blow away the medicine pool.
This was a shot fired in a hurry, but it was very accurate and just killed the Python Knights who had a gap due to desertion.
"My Lord Governor, go and supervise the battle... Military order! No retreat! Anyone who disobeys the order will die!"
Li Ang gritted his teeth and pushed Justus to the back of the line. He knew that the governor was not very skilled.
And he himself took a big sword from the hands of a fallen gladiator, chopped off the head of another deserter, and then stepped forward to cover the gap left by the soldier's escape.
Some tough battles must be fought. Although Li Ang has been pursuing smaller battle losses, he can still take the risk when there are no other options available.
Just like when he used dozens of miscellaneous soldiers to resist two hundred Gato cavalry in Fletcher Village.
"Don't retreat! Those who retreat will die!"
Justus stood next to Wendy, shouting with Noldo Guard.
The Noldor put away their bows and arrows, held swords and shields in hand, and began to attack the soldiers who turned and fled, leaving their colleagues behind.
Several soldiers who turned around and fled were hacked to death by Noldo, and then several Noldo Ranger and Li Ang stepped forward to fill the vacancies.
The other two Imperial Guards dropped their shields and hurriedly retreated, but were decapitated one by one by Justus with his own sword.
Wendy led someone forward to fill the position.
"Don't retreat! Win this battle! Kill them, and I will make you all knights!"
The Lord Lord roared loudly.
"Ha!!"
I don't know if it was the war team that was a deterrent enough, or the lord's promise was really attractive, but no one really ran away for the time being.
The losses gradually increased, and the Noldo Elvess who were originally at the back all moved to the front to fill the gap.
The supervising team has been replaced by Amy and her female soldiers - only half of the female soldiers are still behind, and the better ones have already stepped up to fill the gap.
Fear Legion are arranged very densely. When there is no gap, it is useless for other people to push up. Moreover, people who are not strong enough will get in the way.
"Li Ang... Your Majesty... it really looks like..."
Justus took a long breath, murmured something, frowned and turned around, as if he heard something.
"Bang!"
Amy kept showing off her marksmanship after being kissed by Goddess on the beach - she once again hit Python Knights on the head with perfect accuracy. The lead bullet directly penetrated the helmet and shattered the skull-like head.
This is the fifth enemy that Amy has shot in the head with a musket in five minutes.
Justus glanced at Amy, and when he was about to turn around, he turned back and looked behind Amy.
"What is that?"
He saw some tall figures in the distance behind him!
At dawn, the light was not good, so we couldn't see clearly. Those figures were obviously much taller and stronger than ordinary people, and they seemed to be approaching quickly!
"Ladies, prepare to fight to the death..."
Amy looked back and gave the order with a calm face.
The remaining two hundred female soldiers turned around and prepared to face the enemy.
But then Amy rubbed his eyes, with a hint of surprise on his face. "Wait...Kloze? Those are our own! Make way for them! Reinforcements are coming!"
After saying that, she flew onto her horse and faced those tall figures.
"As expected, it's Miss Amy... I just said it looks like she is the only one who can use a musket rack like that!"
Kloze drew his sword and shouted, "Brothers, charge!"
Amy rode her horse and stopped at the coast. She saw a group of Mettenheim people led by Kloze speeding up.
She knew that Kloze they must have seen her.
Amy said nothing and pointed directly at the battlefield by the sea.
"Chains? Put these chains on!"
When running past the iron piles on the shore, Kloze stopped, stretched out his hand to drag an iron chain from the ground, and then continued to rush towards the battlefield.
Long iron chains were dragged by these Mettenheim people towards the battlefield where they were fighting, causing a series of harsh iron ring friction sounds.
Those were chains that were originally used to restrain slaves. They were originally connected to the iron piles on this beach. Now they are all rusty. Most of the locks that were originally connected to the iron piles have been rusted and broken.
But thanks to the reputation of this 'cursed place', the broken chains that fell on the beach have not been stolen for so many years, and each chain is also equipped with a thick iron collar.
This kind of collar is a lock formed by two half-rings, and it looks quite strong - to be honest, the equipment used by slave owners to restrain their slaves is stronger than the equipment of most armies...
"Ha! Kloze! You came back just in time! Chop these green heads into pieces!"
Hearing the familiar voice, the lord shouted in surprise, this happened to be the time when he needed Great Swordsman the most!
"Okay sir!"
Kloze ran with big strides, making huge waves in the water. "Those in front! Wrap them with chains!"
He ran wildly into the front of the formation, swung the chain in his hand into the shape of a meteor hammer, and then threw it directly into the faces of those Python Knights.
Python Knights were all riding horses, and they were much taller than Free Legion's soldiers. This was enough to wipe out a large area.
Almost all the heads struck by Kloze's chain were shattered with one blow!
Everyone was surprised to find that the heads of these undead were so fragile!
The neck, which has been decayed for hundreds of years, is not strong and the joints are very fragile!
To deal with such an old corpse, the effect of hitting with a heavy object is obviously far stronger than slashing with a sharp blade!
And this is not the biggest result of these iron chains.
Many iron chains were broken during the beating, but the gladiators of the Free Legion quickly grabbed half of the iron chains from the enemy.
They were quickly inspired by the way Mettenheim people used chains.
These thick iron chains have more uses in the hands of gladiators.
Gladiators have lived with this kind of iron chain every day. They are very familiar with this thing, and the iron chain is an auxiliary weapon that they often use in the gladiatorial arena.
Even if they are not tall enough to swing in the water and cannot directly harm the enemy, they can at least lock the enemy's arms or weapons.
Even if it doesn't work, you can also use iron chains to wrap around the enemy's horse's legs.
At the same time, three hundred Mettenheim two-handed swords joined the battlefield.
Kloze brought back a lot of strong men!
This is a coastal environment that Mettenheim people are very familiar with - their hometown is also this kind of coastal area, and even the climate is similar.
They often use the same method to fight against the Bacchus Empire on this kind of coast - in order to prevent the Barkley people's muskets from reaching the shore to exert their power, they block the enemy's landing process and prevent the Barkley people from leaving the sea water and wind and waves. This is the normal way for the Mettenheim people to fight.
Iron chains were also their weapons against the Barkley people...
Now, this group of fresh troops quickly joined the battle using their best methods and became the biggest help in fighting Fear Legion.
The battlefield finally tilted towards intelligent life.
The strong wind gradually stopped.
When Kloze wielded his sword and chopped down the last Python Knights, the first ray of sunlight appeared on the horizon on the other side.
The wet warriors on the coast can finally turn around and face the rising sun in the east.
The sunlight reflected the weapons held high by the soldiers, reflecting bursts of dazzling silver light amid the tsunami-like cheers.
Just like everyone's hands and swords are made of silver.
"I intend to form an order of knights... brothers."
Li Ang's voice was not excited. He calmly looked at the weapons held high by the soldiers and the bursts of dazzling silver light. "You are the first troop to defeat Fear Legion... You are qualified to become a real knight! All of you!"
"Huha!!"
The silver light began to tremble with the cheers.
"Sir, what is the name of your knighthood?"
Sigismund asked.
He was always at the front, and he only wore the close-fitting leather armor he wore during the night patrol. There were four or five bloody scars on his body, but it actually made his toned body look more heroic.
Sarah has been watching him from a distance on the shore.
"It's not my knighthood, it's our knighthood! It's called...'Silver Hand'! This is what you look like now! Remember the light you are holding in your hands today! Never retreat in the face of evil is Silver Hand's highest creed! If you still dare to face such evil after everything you have experienced today, then go and swear an oath to Kloze! He is the first Knight Commander of Silver Hand!"
"Ha!!!"
For this victory, Free Legion killed and injured five hundred soldiers, and Justus's Imperial Guards also had 400 people fall into the sea. Even the most skilled Noldo Ranger lost more than thirty.
The total loss was over a thousand people, and many times there were no such heavy casualties in battles between the two countries.
In order to commemorate this battle, it is indeed appropriate to establish a knighthood.
After seeing Fear Legion, every soldier knows that death is not the most terrifying thing, but becoming a puppet like Fear Legion and Python Knights after death is terrible!
This is more miserable than becoming a slave. Now they can understand why Li Ang went all the way to Bax to deal with Snake Worship Cult.
The creation of Red Death killed countless people, drove civilian believers who had never been trained to die, and turned heroic warriors into an army of the undead... Everything Snake Worship Cult did was against all mankind!
Even slaves like Free Legion who originally suffered so much can now deeply understand that this is far more evil than those slave owners.
Even Justus expressed his willingness to help this knighthood get recognized by Valides Charter.
But the lord doesn't care about the charter at all... He knows that Valides Charter cannot recognize a knighthood composed of a group of civilians.
He took the opportunity to establish "Silver Hand" at this time, but it was not to regularize the army.
"Silver Hand's belief is to protect this land! Eliminate the evil on this land so that brave warriors will no longer become such undead monsters! Stop those evil deeds against humanity!"
He wants to eliminate the previous influence of Sigismund - to change Free Legion's stance from 'fighting the entire continent' to 'protecting the entire continent'!
At the same time, it gives his direct troops a direct path to ascend.
As for Valides Charter--when Silver Hand is strong enough, the charter will open its legs and assume the most suitable posture.
"Kloze, when did you come back?"
While others were cleaning the battlefield, Li Ang began to reminisce with his old subordinates.
"Actually, we have already returned in September... You said that we should go back to Wheat Fragrance Territory at the end of September..."
In fact, Kloze has indeed come back a long time ago.
After bringing a large number of seeds to the country, Frederi was appointed External Affairs Officer, and Kloze became a hero in his hometown.
That is to say, Mettenheim, the emerging county, does not have a traditional knight class. Otherwise, Kloze will definitely be called a knight from now on, even if he is not loyal to Mettenheim Earl.
Dean, the son of Creon, who went with them, became Count Goodrian's guest, and even served as Mettenheim's Minister of Agriculture as Baxian - it is estimated that Dean will not return to China for a while.
Under the guidance of Dean, Mettenheim people replanted a season of grain in the summer, and everything went smoothly.
The only small problem is that Kloze also encountered the invasion of Snake Worship Cult in his hometown.
It's just that Snake Worship Cult has little room for development in Mettenheim. Mettenheim people's belief in Iron God is relatively stable, and there is not much internal oppression. Moreover, the country is extremely united because of Barkley, a huge foreign enemy.
In fact, Snake Worship Cult cannot develop in Barkley - Barkley is undergoing a technological revolution and there are many educated people, so it is difficult for the deception of cults to have an effect.
So Snake Worship Cult only had two fleets go to Mettenheim. This was probably a slap on the head decision made by the Snake Worship Cult priest council, and it was a military invasion.
But Mettenheim has ironclad ships... Even Bacchus Empire's extremely advanced warships can't attack Mettenheim, let alone Snake Worship Cult's backward ships from two hundred years ago...
"Huh? You brought an ironclad ship? Didn't you say that ironclad ships can't sail long distances?"