The Barbarians' performance on the battlefield surpassed everyone's expectations, even those of their supreme commander, Heshima. He had never imagined their plan would proceed so smoothly. Their tactics had indeed achieved their intended purpose: the Barbarian forces on both wings had become a giant pair of pincers, encircling the Expeditionary Army's vanguard.
Their success was also due to the enormous gap between the Expeditionary Army's center and vanguard. The two forces had become badly disconnected, perhaps because the vanguard had charged too quickly and left a vast opening, allowing the Barbarians to succeed in a single strike.
Now Barbarian troops surrounded the Expeditionary Army's vanguard on every side. To reinforce it, the Expeditionary Army's center would have to break through their blockade.
At that moment, the Barbarian armies had closed a ring around the Expeditionary Army. All the expeditionary troops caught within it faced the enemies on every side without a trace of fear.
Although they had lost the momentum of their initial charge, the heavy infantry still stood like a mountain of solid rock, steadfastly resisting the Barbarians' attacks.
At the center of the battlefield, the clash of blades against armor rang out one after another, followed by the soldiers' cries of pain and anguished wails. Yet no soldier on either side dared retreat lightly.
The Expeditionary Army's vanguard could not retreat, while the Barbarian soldiers dared not. Enforcement squads waited behind them, and everyone in the Barbarian ranks knew they had to fight for their lives now.
The Two Rivers Legion's heavy infantry were powerful and resolute. Although the Barbarian warriors could not match their strength, they too could fight to the death without retreating. Both sides were doing everything they could to tear the other apart.
Although the Two Rivers Legion's heavy infantry still displayed extraordinary fighting