Infantry advanced, cavalry split them apart, and Zhang Yang circled around to intercept.
The Blazing Fire Mercenary Group's various units worked together seamlessly. After the four Rogue Knights serving as the enemy's commanders were killed, the survivors' morale rapidly plummeted to freezing point. They were utterly unable to put up a fight.
Especially after Zhang Yang intercepted and killed two Rogue Squires ahead of time, while Old Alec led the forces behind them in a sweeping encirclement, they finally chose to surrender.
In this battle, they killed nineteen, grievously wounded seven, and captured six, while their own side paid the price of only one death and three wounded.
They swiftly cleared the battlefield. Everyone replaced their weapons, equipment, and warhorses in order according to rank. This was necessary, because after a battle, the wear and tear was enormous—blades rolled, chipped, and snapped; lances broke; warhorses were injured; armor caved in and shattered, and so on.
Even Zhang Yang had to consider whether he should hire a blacksmith to accompany the army.
Among all these weapons, only one kind was difficult to damage: rune- and inscription-type weapons, such as Zhang Yang's Sapphire Rune Throwing Knife and rune blade, as well as the Ancient Runic Shields in the hands of Old Alec, Robert, and Norton. That was because they were imbued with magical power.
Unfortunately, the Rogue Knight squad they had wiped out this time had no Ancient Runic Shields. After all, these things were rare. According to veteran Robert, even in the Salion Royal Court, no more than two hundred Ancient Runic Shields could be forged each year.
This also made Zhang Yang wonder whether he could use the magic power of the dragons in Nudal Ridge to create such powerful shields. After all, even the strongest infantry would suffer when