Battle at the Rendezvous Point

Luda's team quickly switched to their most energetic horses, increasing their speed even further. However, this was still not enough. Luda's caravan had many horses, but most of them were not good. The Iron Bone Tribe's pursuers would definitely be a group of people on multiple horses, and they couldn't shake them off with just that.

Luda didn't say much. He directly ordered his men to take half of the caravan and head in another direction, while he led his men to continue towards the rendezvous point. He didn't believe that Falcon could even recognize people.

As expected, after the caravan split up, the Iron Bone Tribe's pursuers were also forced to split up as well.

However, this is only a temporary solution. Even if the Iron Bone Tribe's pursuers are reduced by half, Luda's men are still no match for the Iron Bone Tribe's elite forces.

Fortunately, they were not far from the rendezvous point and would arrive in about half a day. Once they met up with the support troops from the Two Rivers Territory, they would be safe.

Victor led his troops to the rendezvous point, only to find that Luda and the others had not yet arrived.

This place is more than 20 kilometers away from the Great Fish River, and the reinforcements from the territory will arrive soon.

Victor wasn't worried about the potential battle. Both his guards and Ron's direct troops were veterans with superb combat skills and several lives on their hands. They were also well-equipped. As long as the numbers weren't too disparate, even if they couldn't win, escaping safely wouldn't be difficult.

This meeting point was discovered by Victor when he was exploring for minerals. It was an open-air megalithic platform, perfect for a quarry. Victor briefly observed the surroundings and saw a small hill not far away.

Victor rode up to the hillside and surveyed the surrounding terrain. Victor found that the hill's undulating shape could block the view from the west and north, making it ideal for concealing troops. He decided to deploy all his troops there.

Victor then ordered his men to stop and rest. The soldiers drank water to replenish their strength, groomed the horses, and fed them beans and water, preparing them for the upcoming battle.

Victor, who had only rested for less than an hour and was dozing off against a rock, was woken up. The observer, who was standing on a high point, saw dust about ten kilometers to the north, indicating that a Cavalry of two or three hundred riders was rapidly advancing towards them.

Victor knew that Luda's team had arrived, and then the observer discovered that there was another team chasing after the team ahead.

Upon hearing this, Victor immediately gave the order for everyone to prepare for battle, and he also rose and leaped onto his warhorse.

"Victor, it's been a while since we've had any action. This time, I'll be the vanguard." Ron rode over with a delighted expression.

"Be safe."

A dozen minutes later, Luda and his companions could see the stone platform at the rendezvous point with their naked eyes, but they did not find anyone.

Luda's heart sank. He had clearly sent out the intelligence in advance, so why was there no reinforcement? Could it be that something had happened to the messenger?

Just then, Luda heard the thunderous sound of warhorses galloping. He saw a large black banner suddenly appear on a small hill not far away, with a Golden Sunflower symbol on it. Soon, a Cavalry of more than a hundred men appeared to lead the banner.

Although the number of people was small, they were all dressed in iron armor and held lances, looking very imposing. Although their warhorses were not clad in armor, their every move exuded confidence and spirit. The entire cavalry was in high spirits and galloped towards them.

Even though he already knew it was reinforcements, Luda couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. This was the elite force sent by the Two Rivers Territory to meet them; they were indeed extraordinary.

"It's bad, Captain Luda, those are noble cavalry from the south, we need to run west quickly." Dane also saw the support force, and he immediately recognized it as the private army of nobles from the Grand Duchy of Vera.

"Don't worry, they're not the enemy." Luda grabbed Dane, who was trying to turn his horse around.

"Are you crazy, Luda? I order you to take me away immediately and meet up with the Blazing Fire Tribe's support force. If I get injured, you won't be able to pay for it with ten lives."

"You need to calm down for a second." Luda kicked Dane off his horse.

Dane's two guards immediately rushed over, but Luda's men approached from behind and killed them both on the spot with a single sword strike.

Before Dane could react after being kicked off his horse, he tried to get up and saw his men being killed. He was stunned.

He then turned to look at Luda, "You are not from the Blazing Fire Tribe."

"Yes, young master Dane, as long as you cooperate well, your safety will be guaranteed."

Just then, the cavalry of the Two Rivers Territory charged past the caravan from the side.

The pursuers from the Iron Bone Tribe spotted the Two Rivers Territory Cavalry, who were carrying black flags, wearing iron armor, wielding lances, and carrying bows and arrows. Upon seeing them, the pursuers suddenly increased their speed, laid their lances flat, and spread out in a wing-like formation as fast as a whirlwind.

By this time, the pursuers had been running for three days straight, and both the Cavalry and the horses had lost most of their strength. Even if they turned around, they could not shake off the oncoming enemy. Moreover, in order to pursue them, they did not carry long weapons, only some short swords.

The leading officer ordered a faster charge, so we had no choice but to grit our teeth and rein in our horses to meet the charge head-on.

The Barbarian Cavalry and the Two Rivers Territory Cavalry clashed, engaging in close combat with lances, and were instantly slaughtered, with men and horses falling to the ground.

Ron took the lead, using the momentum to raise his lance diagonally. In the instant he clashed with the Iron Bone Tribe Cavalry, he stretched out both arms and swept the lance horizontally, knocking several Iron Bone Tribe barbarians off their horses instantly.

To dissipate the force, Ron jumped off his horse and stood in the middle of the battlefield, wielding his spear to sweep away the three Barbarian Cavalry who were trying to surround and kill him.

At this moment, the wooden lance could not withstand the successive heavy blows and broke in two. Ron threw down the lance, took out his twin swords from his back, and began to fight.

When the Barbarians officer saw that Ron's lance was broken, he thought there was an opportunity and ordered several barbarian riders beside him to attack Ron with bows and arrows.

Ron also noticed the arrows aimed at him, and wielded his twin swords like windmills as he charged towards the Barbarians officer. The Barbarians officer, seeing this, also raised his longsword and charged at Ron. Even though Ron was tall and burly, the Barbarians officer believed that he had a greater advantage in a head-on battle due to his horsepower.

When the two were less than ten steps apart, Ron took three steps in two and jumped up. In the instant he jumped, he threw his left-hand longsword at the Barbarians officer. The Barbarians officer saw the longsword flying towards him and hurriedly raised his hand to block it. With a clang, the longsword was knocked down.

At that moment, the Barbarians officer saw Ron's sword appear above his head. He didn't have time to raise his hand to block. In an instant, half of his head was cleaved off by Ron, and his lifeless body was carried off the battlefield on his horse.

The sound of arrows piercing the air was incessant, mixed with the sounds of fighting and shouting. After all the officers had been killed in battle, the Iron Bone Tribe's Cavalry completely collapsed and scattered.