The Pincer Attack
Three days later, Sir Kylan led three thousand elite cavalry from Fran City, and after a rapid march day and night, they finally arrived at the mountainous forest area outside Old Osric Fortress.
Kellan reined in his horse, raised his telescope, and looked towards the distant castle.
When he saw the orderly Sauron Cavalry camps around the castle and the Broomflower Royal Standard still flying high on the city wall, his tense heartstrings finally relaxed and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Great! Osric Fort is still in our hands! General Reynard has not surrendered!
Kellan felt uncontrollable joy and excitement.
The scene before him clearly told him that General Reynard successfully defended this crucial fortress and contained a considerable number of Sauron elite cavalry.
However, he also immediately noticed that there were a large number of Sauron Cavalry responsible for besieging the castle. The camps were well organized and the patrols were extremely vigilant. They were obviously an experienced elite force.
After a long-distance attack, the cavalry under his command had exhausted a lot of physical strength. If he launched a forceful attack rashly at this moment, not only would it be difficult to achieve decisive results, but he might be repulsed by the enemy who was just waiting for work.
"Send the order! The entire army is resting in hiding in the dense forest in the valley behind! Feed the horses enough fodder and water, and check the saddles and weapons! Send out scouts to observe Sauron's defense and activity patterns up close!" Kellan decisively issued the order.
The troops quietly hid in the dense forest and began intense rest and preparation for war.
Kellan stood on the high ground at the edge of the forest and continued to carefully observe the situation between the enemy and ourselves with a telescope, his brain running rapidly.
It is not advisable to attack by force. Sauron Cavalry is highly mobile and will definitely run away when the situation is bad, making it impossible to annihilate them all.
Suddenly, a bold and risky plan gradually took shape in his mind.
We must lure them out and force them to fight... It is best to let the defenders in the city cooperate and attack from both inside and outside!
He decided to move dangerously and adopt the strategy of luring the enemy deep into the enemy's territory.
"Listen!" Kellan summoned several of his generals and deployed in a low voice, "We can't put all our troops up at once. I personally led five hundred cavalry as bait and went out to the open area southeast of the castle to deliberately expose my whereabouts and provoke Sauron."
"You will lead Lord with a force of 2,500 cavalry, and continue to hide in this forest. Without my signal, you are absolutely not allowed to attack!"
He pointed at several key points on the map. "If the defenders in the city are keen enough to discover our 'lone army' and take the initiative to go out of the city to join us and form a pincer attack with us, then after you see my charge signal, you will immediately attack with the entire army, outflank it from the flanks and rear, and strive to annihilate this Sauron Cavalry!"
"If... the defenders don't respond, or have no time to respond," Kellan's eyes became solemn, "Then the decoy troops led by me will fight and retreat, and introduce Sauron into this preset ambush area. At that time, you will suddenly rush out and catch them off guard! Remember, move quickly and attack fiercely!"
"Do you understand?"
"Got it! Jazz!"
The plan has been decided, Kellan no longer hesitates.
He personally ordered five hundred of the bravest knights. After taking a short rest, he leapt on his horse and whipped his whip, rushed out of the forest, and formed a formation on a grassy slope about a mile away from the Sauron camp. The battle flags were fluttering, and the horses and men neighed, deliberately creating a huge noise.
Old Osric Fortress chengtou.
"Master Friedrich! Look! Southeast!" A sharp-eyed sentry suddenly pointed to the distance and exclaimed.
Friedrich, who was inspecting the defense, immediately rushed to the crenel and raised his telescope to look.
On the horizon in the distance, a small but well-equipped Goldfinch Cavalry troop was arrayed in a mighty manner. Their flag was the flag of Fran City!
"It's the reinforcements from Fran City!" The surrounding officers and soldiers also saw it, and suddenly burst into irrepressible cheers and commotion!
After being besieged for many days, we finally saw hope from the outside world!
But Friedrich's brows furrowed tightly.
He could see more clearly that this cavalry only had a few hundred people, while the Sauron Cavalry that besieged the city numbered at least three thousand!
By exposing themselves in such a big way, wouldn't it be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?
"No..." Friedrich was keenly aware of the anomaly, "The reinforcements sent by Earl Rochefort can't possibly only have such a small number of people, and the generals he sent are even less likely to be so reckless and provocative!"
His eyes swept across the silent mountain forest in the distance, and a bold idea formed in his mind.
Could it be that this support force is using itself as bait to lure Sauron out?
This makes sense. Their main force must be ambushing in the nearby forest. He is leading Sauron towards his ambush circle, or is waiting for his own attack!
"Sir! What should we do? Are we going to go out of the city to respond?" an officer asked eagerly.
Leaving the city? The risk is extremely high! Once the city gate is opened, if Sauron Cavalry takes the opportunity to rush over, the consequences will be disastrous.
Moreover, could this be Sauron's trick? Pretending to be reinforcements to trick them into opening the door?
Friedrich was faced with an extremely difficult choice.
He stared closely at the lonely cavalry team in the distance, and then looked at the Sauron Cavalry outside the city who had begun to restless and mounted their horses one after another.
This reinforcement of five hundred warriors is facing great danger at this moment!
Our comrades risked their lives and traveled long distances to rescue us. How can we sit back and do nothing?
A flash of determination flashed in Friedrich's eyes. He turned around suddenly and said with a firm voice, "Send the order! The cavalry team and all soldiers who can still ride on horseback must assemble immediately! Open the city gate and follow me out of the city to meet the friendly forces!"
"Sir! It's too dangerous!" An officer tried to dissuade him.
"Execute the order!" Friedrich said sternly, "We cannot let our comrades from afar fight alone! This is the best time to defeat Sauron outside the city! Believe me and the generals sent by Earl Rochefort!"
The order was quickly conveyed, and the last one hundred or so cavalrymen in the castle who could be pieced together quickly assembled behind the city gate. The heavy winch began to rotate, and the huge oak city gate slowly rose with a harsh creaking sound!
"For Broomflower! Charge with me!" Friedrich took the lead, raised his knight sword high, and was the first to rush out of the city gate!
Behind him, a hundred garrison soldiers who were determined to die, let out a thundering roar, poured out of the castle like a flood that burst a dam, and slammed into the flanks of the Sauron Army who were gathering to encircle and annihilate the "bait" of Kellan!
"Kill!!!"
The sudden blow from behind threw Sauron Cavalry into chaos!
They never expected that the defenders, who had been on the defensive after being besieged for so long, would dare to open the door and attack!