Trublen.
This once abandoned village has been rebuilt and is now the territory of Ols, leader of Owl Knight Order.
When Li Ang was granted the title Grand Duke of Long River Town, Trublen was granted to him.
However, this place was not built into a settlement, but was built into a sentinel fortress by Ols.
Ols is a very self-aware person. He believes that he does not have the ability or financial resources to build this place into a prosperous town like Wheat Fragrance Territory, so he chose to build this place into an outpost defense station between Long River Town and Wheat Fragrance Territory.
This is also in line with the specialty of Owl Knight. As long as there are enemies around, the night owls can always discover them first and quickly notify Wheat Fragrance Territory and Long River Town.
Kairos led the cavalry to attack Wheat Fragrance Territory. Thanks to Ols's advance warning, the sergeants had ample time to evacuate the villagers and transfer supplies.
But Ols did not evacuate Trublen. This time he made a completely different decision from before - to fight a mantis-like blocking war at Trublen.
This wasn't that Ols suddenly became a hero. In fact, he was shaking with worry... He was very worried that Owl Knight Order would be destroyed here.
But some people, after becoming lords, only know how to dominate; while some people will always think of responsibilities and obligations.
Ols is now a noble lord and no longer the leader of the illegal knights.
In Ols's view, as a lord, he has the responsibility to defend the land. The villagers should evacuate, but he must not escape.
Therefore, after discovering Kairos's troops, he asked some of his subordinates Owl Knight to take the villagers to evacuate to Long River Town, while he himself and some knights who volunteered to face a fatal battle stayed here.
But I didn't expect that when Kairos passed by Trublen, he didn't stop for even half a step, but went straight to Wheat Fragrance Territory - a troop of all cavalry really didn't need to pay attention to this kind of outpost, and Kairos didn't intend to capture any castle. His purpose was just to force Li Ang and Bax to go to war.
Kairos This time's operation is actually more like a raider, especially a Gato raider - they don't attack fortified cities, but only destroy villages and towns.
After destroying Wheat Fragrance Territory, Kairos passed near Trublen again on the way to Long River Town, but still ignored this outpost...
Seeing the enemy pass by his territory twice without stopping at all, Ols could certainly tell that this was the way of the marauders - Trublen's sentinel fortress only had about a hundred people, and they were unwilling to attack, which meant that the enemy was neither willing to waste time nor to fight a tough battle.
In the past twenty years, when Ols wandered as an illegal knight, in the process of helping the village, the most common thing he faced were plunderers.
Since this is the case, then Ols is not so afraid...
Then the noncommissioned officers of Wheat Fragrance Territory arrived, determined to stop the enemy here.
Ols is one of the few people who knows that these 'farmers' are elite warriors - the first time he met Li Ang was because he met Li Ang's original non-commissioned officer unit in Trublen.
Therefore, Ols, who was originally waiting for the enemy's attack with a fatal determination, recalled all Owl Knight and began to take the initiative to launch a guerrilla night attack on Kairos's troops.
The purpose of Ols is to delay - the most uncomfortable thing for looters who are unwilling to fight a tough battle is to be delayed.
If it were a head-on confrontation, Owl Knight Order would definitely not be able to withstand a single charge from the Shadow Legion, but when it came to night scout battles, night owls were definitely the best in the entire continent.
Ever since the moment Kairos's team decided to withdraw south outside Long River Town, accidents have continued to occur.
First, when setting up camp at night, there were constant warnings of enemy attacks in all directions. The army gathered urgently three times during the night and did not sleep all night. However, after each gathering, no trace of the enemy could be found...
Subsequently, this sleep-deprived troop spent a whole day, but only retreated to the vicinity of Trublen.
No matter what kind of army you are, if you don't get a good night's sleep, you won't be able to get up quickly.
On the second night, Kairos ordered to rest in batches, and one-third of the people were always on standby in turns.
But it was of no use. There were not that many enemy attacks this night, but as long as the outer sentry was left alone at night, he would inevitably disappear mysteriously.
A dozen scouts disappeared overnight, but not even a shadow of the enemy was seen...
Now Kairos naturally understood that Trublen was not an ordinary militia sentry inside the sentinel fortress. If they were not killed, they would probably not be able to sleep.
But unexpectedly, after Kairos led his army to attack Trublen, he was faced with a huge array of horse-drawn carriages - Wheat Fragrance Territory had indeed many horse-drawn carriages, as well as wholesale markets, bus fleets, and many passenger cars and trucks.
If the cavalry formed a chariot formation, it would inevitably suffer heavy losses, so Kairos turned around and retreated. However, before they had withdrawn for a few miles, they discovered that Lion Territory cavalry was chasing after them.
Those cavalry were not many in number, but they pursued them resolutely. It felt like they were trying to catch up and engage in a battle of annihilation.
Normally, this situation of a small number of people chasing the majority usually means that there are more large forces behind them - which is also consistent with the current situation. Noldo Elves is likely to be coming soon.
Kairos had no choice but to let the large army turn back and kill the chasing group of cavalry.
But as soon as the large army turned back, the cavalry quickly dispersed into several small groups, and then disappeared in a flash - they were too familiar with the geographical environment of this area.
There was no other way, Kairos had no choice but to continue retreating, but as soon as he turned around, another cavalry force of about a hundred people came after them... This time it was Owl Knight Order, because it was already dusk again.
As a result, for several days in a row, I couldn't sleep at night and couldn't march normally during the day. It was definitely not an option to continue like this...
Moreover, if you continue to retreat to the southwest, you will have to pass through a foggy area of several hundred miles. Since the opponent is very strong at night, I am afraid there will be great losses in the foggy area...
In fact, Kairos's judgment was a bit wrong. Owl Knight Order is really powerful at night, but that's because they are used to moving at night. The daily routine of the entire knights is to stay in day and night... But in the foggy area under Goddess Mountain, Owl Knight Order is no different from ordinary people...
But Kairos doesn't know this. In order to prevent these people from following them into the foggy area, Kairos can only make up his mind to kill these annoying tails.
But in the early morning, when Kairos saw these tails again, what he saw turned out to be a large number of carriages - not far from where he camped. Taking advantage of Owl Knight Order's night scouting advantage, Wheat Fragrance Territory's non-commissioned officers moved the carriage formation near Kairos's camp.
It is obvious that Ols and the sergeants want Kairos to withdraw into the foggy area.
Now Kairos has no choice. If we fight, we will accept it even if the losses are bigger. If we don't kill these people, the price will probably be even heavier.
In fact, the non-commissioned officers did not use any particularly clever tactics, it was just conventional guerrilla warfare, coupled with the flexible use of horse-drawn carriages, and the Owl Knight Order's night advantage to continuously press.
However, this is just suitable for the current situation.
All told, Kairos was dragged around here for almost ten days - although the number of people was six times that of the opponent, the cavalry was really unable to fight in a car formation.
Kairos used Shadow Legion's centurions to dismount as infantry. Bacchus Empire's troops were quite powerful when they fought in formation, but even so, after six or seven days of chewing, they still could not completely destroy the vehicle formation.
But the non-commissioned officers did suffer heavy losses. Kairos's troops were quite powerful in combat. When Li Ang arrived, one-third of the non-commissioned officers had been killed, and almost all of them were injured, and were on the verge of collapse.
The biggest reason why the sergeants did not collapse was a reason that even Li Ang himself had not thought of - they all knew that Li Ang was about to be crowned king...
After all, this incident was reported by Eric, and Eric and these noncommissioned officers are all comrades-in-arms.
As the first troop under Li Ang, the partner of Wheat Fragrance Group, the first group of manor owners under Li Ang, Yuancong Troop who once ate and made money with Li Ang, what will they become after Li Ang becomes king?
After Li Ang obtained Long River Town, some non-commissioned officers became tax officers immediately.
And if Li Ang becomes king, what will they do?
Loyalty and determination, or firm belief, usually come from hope for the future.
Moreover, Li Ang has always been generous to his own people, and that guy Eric is already a big shot now.
Kairos really didn't expect that this mere 400 people would be so resilient. When he could see Noldo Elves appearing from the southeast with the naked eye, he knew that he had to evacuate immediately regardless of the loss.
In other words, it is not called evacuation, but escape.
Li Ang brought all Noldo Elves, numbering close to two thousand, including more than 800 cavalry - in fact, most of the Noldor could ride horses, but the Noldo Elvess did not raise many horses.
In addition to *** Dill's troops, he brought all Noldo Elves who were willing to obey Li Ang's command.
Anyone who sees a Noldo Elves of this scale has to run away...
After all, even the 'militia' in Noldo Elves, that is, ordinary Noldor hunters, are basically equivalent to the top elites of humans.
If Noldo Forest had not been burned, Li Ang would not have been able to bring out so many Noldo Elves who were willing to obey his orders...
Kairos no longer cared about the losses. He abandoned the hundreds of people in the attacking car formation, asked them to stay behind, and then led the others to quickly escape in the direction of Serenmis.
Fleeing towards Serenmis, of course, is to retreat directly south to Calundru Castle.
But Li Ang certainly didn't want Kairos to escape like this. He led the mounted Noldo Elvess in pursuit and caught up with Kairos's troops in the south of Serenmis.
Noldo Elvess are equipped with light equipment and Nodoma is faster, so they can naturally catch up.
However, when Kairos no longer cares about the losses, Shadow Legion becomes scary instead.
As the commander-in-chief of the Shadow Legion, Kairos's martial arts are indeed top-notch, and all members of the Shadow Legion also have good martial arts. This legion inherited from General Osa has not decayed in these 160 years. They just disagree with the policies of Emperor Marius.
Li Ang, who was carrying 800 Nuoduo, just caught up with Kairos's troops, and discovered that Kairos's troops had collectively dismounted!
Kairos made the troops abandon their horses and drove at least half of the horses back to attack, disrupting Noldo Elves's lineup.
Later, Shadow Legion formed a square formation, using large shields and spears to form a rigorous array, and then turned around to fight with Li Ang in formation.
This is a very practical and simple tactic - show the enemy's weakness, wait for an opportunity to disrupt the enemy, and then use a military formation to fight against the disorderly cavalry.
Kairos puts himself in the weak position, even if he has more people.
The military formation used was also very old - a square formation composed of swords, shields and spears.
But this simple tactic appeared at this time, and Li Ang couldn't crack it...
Because what Noldo Elvess are worst at is fighting in formation...
Most of them were not originally warriors, and many came with hatred;
In addition, the Noldor are always accustomed to rescuing their companions. This is of course a good habit, but in battle, this will disrupt their lineup.
What is needed to fight in formation?
Good discipline, a stable mentality, and most importantly - no fear of sacrifice.
But the Noldor don't have any of these things...
The long contradiction formation is a slow hedgehog. If there is still some distance between the two armies, Noldo Elvess can easily deal with such a formation - if there is a slope or trench, Noldo Elvess can shoot everything with bows and arrows.
But now the two armies are basically facing each other, and the Noldo Elvess' lineup was scattered by thousands of horses. Kairos's sudden attack really caught the Noldo Elvess by surprise.
Li Ang hurriedly ordered to disperse and retreat, but the Noldo Elvess, who were full of hatred, were now very close to their enemies. Except for the Ranger Guards who were more familiar with Li Ang, the other Noldor rushed forward crazily...
Noldo Elves, who has no lance, rides a high-speed war horse and attacks the spear array with a sword and shield...
The Noldo Elvess, who originally had the upper hand in terms of overall strength, suffered dozens of losses in a single encounter, and in subsequent battles they could only exchange for one with the enemy!
Because they fought as skirmishers, they basically fought independently.
It seems sad, but that's the price of being blinded by hatred...
"Back off... back off, don't rush! What the hell!"
Li Ang shouted at the top of his lungs, but when he saw that the Nordos were still charging into the formation as skirmishers, he took out all the grenades on his body, lit them all, and threw them towards Kairos's troops.
If grenades are used in a planned manner, they can achieve very good results in the face of dense shield formations, but now, in order for Noldo Elves to reduce their losses, Li Ang has to use this big killer as a simple reminder.
He was still some distance away from Kairos's troops, and the grenades basically only landed on the shields of the surrounding soldiers.
"Boom!" "Boom..."
After the shield bomb fell to the ground, the grenade exploded, causing only five Bax shield hand injuries as a direct result...
But the loud sound of the grenade reminded Noldo Elvess...
Here, there is Archmage!
Most of the Noldo Elvess who were finally awakened from their hatred began to retreat, but Kairos turned a deaf ear to the explosion, and he also started to retreat quickly with his men.
When Li Ang finally regrouped the scattered Noldo Elves, Kairos's team had already retreated to a hilltop - there were many mountains in this area.
Now, it is impossible to quickly deal with Kairos. Even Noldo Elves will find it difficult to shoot against the Bax crossbowman occupying the top of the hill.