Woooooo!
As Duke Bick formally issued the order, the Bach allied forces' formation finally began to change.
Squad after squad of Bach allied cavalry slowly emerged from the formation and moved to the front.
As the armored cavalry spread out, they quickly filled the open ground, which was barely more than a mile wide.
"Look, the Bach Empire's allied forces have begun their real attack!"
At the sight of rows upon rows of gleaming silver knights setting out, the watching scouts could not help but hold their breath.
The first wave of Bach Empire cavalry numbered at least twenty thousand.
Each row contained over a thousand horsemen, with more than twenty rows stretching front to back. Even from their distant vantage point, the scouts could still feel the immense pressure.
Of course, there was another rather peculiar sight: several carriages had been scattered among the cavalry.
There were not many of them—only five or six amid the twenty-thousand-strong cavalry force.
Moreover, these carriages were positioned fairly far forward.
"Those are mages. The Bach Empire is a mighty empire—mages accompany them in every war!"
"These cavalrymen are the Bach Empire's most elite knight orders, so of course they have mages supporting them!"
The scouts soon identified the purpose of the carriages. They were specifically for the mages traveling with the army.
In battles on the Sacred Continent, mages generally took part.
It was simply that mages were exceedingly scarce among the forces of smaller duchies.
But a powerful empire like the Bach Empire naturally had quite a number of mages.
"Target the hill ahead! Knights, charge! Tear apart that country bumpkin little noble's position and let him know that the Bach Empire is sacred and inviolable!"
Amid the scouts' astonishment, the Bach allied forces' first wave of cavalry finally assembled. Duke