Immortal Legion was defeated.
Sometimes, soldiers are defeated on the battlefield not because they cannot fight, nor because they are not brave enough.
It's because of concerns.
There are no cowards among the Immortal Legion. While they protected Emperor Marius from retreating, they also left groups of soldiers behind to fight with their lives.
These warriors waved their swords in the face of the charging cavalry, trying to trade their lives for time and space so that other comrades could take their emperor away from the battlefield.
The rear troops are almost certain to die in this situation, but they don't mind dying on the battlefield.
They only worry about His Majesty Marus getting hurt.
These are loyal and brave warriors.
However, Li Ang knew that Emperor Marius actually did not want to leave the battlefield.
Li Ang is even sure that Emperor Marius would rather die here. This emperor, like these immortals, originally tried to use his own life to buy time and space for the Bacchus Empire...
The emperor was worried about the future of the empire and wanted to preserve the vitality of the empire as much as possible. He dragged his sick body to personally command and used his body as bait to lure the enemy into battle;
The soldiers were worried about the emperor's safety, so they abandoned the array and evacuated as shield masters...
The reality is often like this. They are all noble decisions, and they are all correct decisions, but they fail to get the desired results.
At this moment, the side of the battlefield.
General Agason is running along the periphery of the battlefield with three thousand light cavalry.
Emperor Marius ordered Agason to attack when Li Ang first launched the charge. Agason's original mission was to lead the light cavalry who were not suitable for frontal confrontation at the fastest speed to attack Li Ang's rear while Li Ang launched the charge.
As for where to attack specifically, Emperor Marius lets Agason have free play - it's okay to directly insert Long River City, it's okay to go to Serenmis to cut off Li Ang's food channel, it's also a good choice to go behind Li Ang's large army to cooperate with the main army formation for a pincer attack.
What Agason is best at is raiding, and Emperor Marius knows the strengths of his favorite generals very well.
But Emperor Marius ultimately misjudged the mentality of his soldiers...
If Immortal Legion's Chinese army withstood the impact, and if Marius' battle flag did not retreat even a step, Agason would definitely go around the flanks of the battlefield to the rear of Li Ang to do what he should do.
But the problem is, Immortal Legion has withdrawn!
With the flag of Emperor Marius, they retreated backwards!
Agason is on the side of the battlefield. He cannot see the overall situation, but he can see the battle flag of Emperor Marius...
Based on Agason's understanding of Emperor Marius, Marius's Chinese battle flag will never retreat unless it really cannot stop the enemy...
But the Chinese army is led by His Majesty Marus himself. Why can't it be stopped so quickly?
His Majesty Marus has experienced hundreds of battles and fought all his life. He has been defeated before, but it was because the difference in strength was too great. He has never lost in a peer-to-peer contest!
Moreover, even with a weak force against an enemy several times his own, His Majesty Marus has no precedent of being defeated so quickly!
Has something happened to His Majesty?
At this time, Agason's face was filled with confusion.
Are you continuing to perform the tasks assigned by His Majesty Marus?
Or go to rescue His Majesty Marus?
If they continue to attack the periphery, no one can stop these three thousand light cavalry. They can completely bypass the battlefield and directly cut off the supply line behind Li Ang, eventually forcing Li Ang to retreat.
But even if Li Ang retreats, it will only happen after today's battle is over - Immortal Legion and Emperor Marius, who are currently retreating, are likely to be overwhelmed by Li Ang's cavalry...
If we go to rescue His Majesty Marus now, then these three thousand cavalry will still have a chance to hold back Li Ang's heavy cavalry that will rush into the formation later, which can help Emperor Marius alleviate the current crisis, and maybe allow Immortal Legion to stabilize its position again.
But these three thousand light cavalry are the military police and security guards recruited urgently by Emperor Marius, that is, mounted police. They are not suitable for carrying on the frontal battlefield.
And these are all light cavalry. If you use light cavalry to fight against the heavy cavalry that have already increased their speed, the losses will be astonishing...
But His Majesty Marus... more important!
Agason hesitated for a while, and finally made a difficult decision. "Brothers! Charge with me!!"
Three thousand Qingqi turned around and moved towards the center of the battlefield.
Since they had already rushed for a while, their current position was already some distance away from the Chinese army Immortal Legion, and they could not directly rescue them. Therefore, Agason took the light cavalry and cut into the battlefield from the side, and then tried to 'pursue' Li Ang's heavy cavalry team...
It's almost suicide.
Because there are still two cavalry and archer units holding down the formation in the center of the battlefield.
Noldo Elves and Horn Caller Rangers.
The Lancers have already charged into Baxian's military formation, and the two cavalry and archery units have been projecting to cover them, falling to the very back.
Seeing Agason's light cavalry change direction, Isildur and Ralph both realized what this unit wanted to do, and they also made the same reaction at the same time - to intercept head-on.
The individual combat capabilities of Noldo Elves and the Rangers can defeat these Bax light cavalry, and their equipment level is far superior to that of these temporarily formed mounted police. As soon as the two sides came into contact, a large number of people fell on their backs - the vast majority of those who fell were Baxian.
But Agason was still firmly chasing the battle flag of Emperor Marius. He led more than a hundred Iron Ring Centurion to fight hard, trying to penetrate the obstacles of the rangers and intercept some of the heavy cavalry behind...
The battlefield has completely turned into what Li Ang envisioned - a melee.
Now there are no enemies around Li Ang.
The heavy cavalry continued to move forward after the battle flag of Emperor Marius. The charging horses knocked away most of the enemies around Li Ang. The other immortals also gave up besieging Li Ang and instead tried to intercept the cavalry chasing the battle flag of Emperor Marius.
But they lost their orderly formation and their stable mentality. This small-scale interception could only make them all fall under the hooves of the horses.
Of course, they still played a big role. They and those Two-handed Swordsman who stayed behind successfully slowed down the charge of the heavy cavalry and prevented the entire legion from collapsing.
Agason's light cavalry charging into the formation also prevented Li Ang's troops from pursuing the victory - the heavy cavalry could not continue to charge too far, and the subsequent pursuit could only be left to Horn Summon Ranger Corps and Noldo Ranger's cavalry and shooting pressure.
But this was only possible with the sacrifice of thousands of people.
Agason relied on the sacrifice of the light cavalry and the fierce fighting of Iron Ring Centurion to rush back to the Chinese army array, and presided over Immortal Legion to maintain the retreat order.
Since the cavalry and archery troops failed to pursue, Bacchus Empire's army regained discipline after Emperor Marius was away from danger, and under the command of Agason, they intercepted and slowed down the heavy cavalry.
Therefore, the heavy cavalry that rushed into the formation failed to completely overwhelm Baxian, nor did they completely throw the opponent into chaos. The hearty reverse bead curtain state did not appear, and the heavy cavalry ultimately failed to rush under the banner of Emperor Marius.
But in any case, this battle has been won - without a stable array, Baxian cannot counterattack and can only continue to retreat until they reach the hilly area before they get a chance to regain their position.
Li Ang struggled to get up from the ground. His chest, abdomen, legs and hips were all injured. Before, he was just gritting his teeth and persisting. If the immortals besieged him for a few more minutes, he would definitely not be able to withstand it...
There were constant cavalry rushing by. In order to avoid being accidentally injured by his own people, Li Ang did not move, but just raised his sword and pointed forward.
Emperor Marius's battle flag has retreated further and further away.
The long contradiction formations on both sides were also retreating, and the crossbow arrows that were flying everywhere gradually disappeared.
Alice jumped over on three legs - one of its front hooves was twisted after the previous jump and it did not dare to step firmly on the ground.
But the little mare still nudged Li Ang with her head, trying to get Li Ang to ride on the horse.
Li Ang put down the sword in his hand and stroked Alice's head. "The battle is over..."
There is no need to direct anymore.
One man and one horse stood like this, watching other troops rush past them, or pursue the battle flag from the side that was getting further and further away.
It was getting late, and the Seren Wasteland battlefield calmed down.
Bacchus Army retreated thirty miles and re-camped in the hilly area to the north of Seren Village.
Li Ang's light cavalry was hindered by Agason. The heavy cavalry and heavy infantry could not continue to pursue for too long, so they could only withdraw their troops to prepare and clean the battlefield, and then set up camp in Baxian's camp yesterday.
The place where we camped was the battlefield originally planned by Li Ang.
In this battle, more than 400 of Li Ang's men were killed and more than 400 were injured. Most of the casualties came from the first wave of charge by the heavy cavalry.
As for the Bacchus Empire, more than 2,000 people were killed in the battle alone - this is the number of corpses on the battlefield. As for the injured... those who were not dead were all evacuated. I don't know how many were injured.
Nearly half of the light cavalry led by Agason died in the battle and left behind thousands of horses. Immortal Legion also left behind more than 800 corpses.
For the newly established Kingdom of Pendor, this is of course a brilliant victory. This is a great victory achieved when facing the strongest country in the continent with equal combat power.
If we look at the strength of both sides, seven thousand five versus ten thousand, New Kingdom of Pendor is still slightly at a disadvantage.
Moreover, the significance of this battle is far greater than the comparison of casualties reflected so far - this victory means that no country can hinder New Kingdom of Pendor from conquering the mainland, if it is willing.
In the military tent of Li Ang, everyone was rejoicing, even the lord who was injured on the battlefield was smiling.
"Your Majesty, we can take advantage of the victory and pursue it all the way to Siyuan City!"
Ralph was slightly injured. When he intercepted Agason, he was hit by a spear thrown by Iron Ring Centurion - this was also the main reason why they failed to keep Agason. The reason is that if the Iron Ring Centurions hadn't opened the way with throwing spears and protected Agason from rushing back to the Bacchus Empire's Chinese army, Bacchus Empire might not have been able to organize an orderly retreat.
Li Ang smiled and said nothing.
He is not so optimistic... The war with the Bacchus Empire has just begun.
Bacchus Empire is the country with the largest population of the Pande Continent. After occupying half of Dexia, its territory is currently the largest in the continent. The outcome of a battle cannot make such a country lose its will to fight, but will wake it up.
From now on, Baxian will completely regard them as weaklings, and they will begin to truly defend their strongholds and resist step by step. The hard battle is still to come.
But Li Ang didn't say anything to dampen the mood. The brothers now have the confidence to win. This is a good thing, as long as you, the leader, don't get carried away by victory.
So when it's time to celebrate, celebrate, just don't have any banquets - I didn't bring any wine with me on this expedition.
"Report... Your Majesty, Bacchus Empire has a messenger asking to see him, saying he is someone who owes you a debt."
At nightfall, a Noldo Ranger went into the military tent and reported.
"There is another messenger? Emperor Marius Why does he always like to send people at night? Does he still want to fight?"
The military tent became quiet, and Leofric complained.
"It's definitely not a fight this time, it's probably for peace talks... Let him come in, it should be Agason."
Li Ang shook his head, stood up again and sat on the main seat.
The person who came is indeed Agason.
There was a slap mark on the general's face, and it looked like he had just been taught a lesson - Li Ang could guess who he was taught a lesson by, and why he was taught a lesson...
If Agason resolutely cuts off Li Ang's food route when Li Ang launches a charge, then even if Immortal Legion's entire army is annihilated, Li Ang will have to withdraw.
Moreover, Agason used light cavalry that was not highly armed and well-trained to fight in a melee with the Noldor troops, thus causing greater losses. I guess Emperor Marius will be very distressed...
"Li Ang Pavilion...Li Ang Your Majesty, I'm here to negotiate peace..."
Agason was obviously not used to referring to Li Ang as His Majesty, and he changed his mind after hearing His Excellency speak out.
"I thought you were here to pay off a debt... eight Dragon Tear, don't forget them!"
Looking at Agason's serious face, Li Ang tried to speak more relaxedly.
"Dragon Tear I've looked for it... but I can't find it. I can only keep this debt."
A smile appeared on Agason's face, probably because he remembered the sword that stabbed Li Ang at Seven Forks Fortress, and the unpalatable meal Li Ang treated him to.
"Okay, you owe me what you owe, just don't default on the debt... You said you want to negotiate peace? But, I just won a big victory, so it doesn't seem like a good time for you to come to negotiate peace."
Li Ang said half-seriously and half-jokingly.
"I don't want to come either... but this is His Majesty Marus's order."
Agason subconsciously touched the fingerprints on his face. "I have to tell you that a few days ago, after you asked General Sura to bring back Shadow Legion's people, General Clerion has already marched from Sava Fortress to Lion City territory."
Li Ang looked at Agason in silence for a few seconds, then smiled, "This is inevitable. I will send troops to attack Bacchus Empire. As an imperial general, Creon must of course send troops to my kingdom..."
He said it very easily, but Li Ang actually felt quite uncomfortable in his heart - he once solved Red Death with Creon, and Creon also took Radiant Cross Knights to help clean up the undead troops in Lion City. They should not be the enemy in the first place.
"... Don't you plan to return to the army for defense? Creon is not easy to deal with... and he knows that His Majesty Amy is resettling the refugees at Deerheart Lake."
Agason asked.
"If Creon attacks farmers and refugees, then he is not Creon... Why should I worry? On the contrary, you should worry about the current situation - you have suffered too many casualties, and you can no longer defend Calundru Castle."
Li Ang shook his head and said, "His Majesty Marus probably didn't ask you to tell me about Creon, right? You'd better tell me Emperor Marius's original words."
Li Ang knew very well what kind of person Marius was. The emperor would never threaten anyone with the safety of farmers or refugees. This was definitely Agason's own initiative.
Sure enough, Agason sighed, glanced at Risadiran next to Li Ang, then turned around and said, "The original words His Majesty asked me to convey are...Bacchus Empire has suffered heavy losses, and the fire of Noldo Forest has been extinguished. Are the elves now able to think rationally? Our real enemies are laughing at our foolishness in fighting each other."
The military tent became silent, and Risadiran and Isildur stood up at the same time.
Li Ang also stood up. "Snake Worship Cult?!"
"Not only Snake Worship Cult. Li Ang, your majesty, you may know that Kairos's whole family is in the hands of Snake Worship Cult, and the father and son need Noldo Elves's blood to maintain their lives, so they will trigger a war between us..."
Agason nodded and said, "What caused them to become like this was a weirdo wearing a mask. This weirdo created a disaster in Imperial Port... The reason why General Sura caught Antonius a few days late was because a terrible disaster happened in Imperial Port... Many dead people who had been buried were resurrected, and thousands of living people... died in an instant!"
"Az Dahaka...Kavala!"
Li Ang's expression changed. "Where is His Majesty Marus? I want to see him!"