Cavalry Clash

"Form ranks and meet the enemy." Marshal Gryan Stoutmantle felt both panic and excitement. He was panicked by the Horde Orcs' ambush, but excited that the cavalry force he had built could finally face the Orc Wolf Riders on the battlefield.

At Marshal Gryan Stoutmantle's command, the seven thousand Moonbrook Brigade cavalrymen swiftly formed up. Beneath every Moonbrook Brigade warrior's helmet, their eyes burned with fighting spirit.

On the other side, stirring drumbeats from the Orc Wolf Riders echoed through the dense forest. This was the blessing bestowed by Orc shamans before the Wolf Riders charged.

The pounding of dire wolves' hooves rang out continuously, burrowing into people's hearts like a curse.

The highland mustangs beneath the Moonbrook Brigade cavalry stamped their heavy hooves and snorted clouds of hot breath. One reason these wild highland mustangs were considered exceptional was that they did not fear predators. Even when facing a pack of wolves, they dared to attack.

"Lok'tar ogar!" Malkorok rode out of the forest first atop Halycon, the Blackrock Spire alpha wolf Rend had given him. A great number of Rend's Rangers followed close behind.

Rend's Rangers were a cavalry force formed by selecting elite centurions from the Trifarix Legion. Every member was a centurion of the Trifarix Legion, making them extraordinarily elite. This method of selection had been inspired by Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry from the Three Kingdoms.

In the tumultuous Three Kingdoms era, there had been many powerful cavalry forces. The strongest were those from the four northern provinces: You Province's White Horse Companions, Bing Province's Bing Province Wolf Riders, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry of Yong and Liang Provinces.

Cao Cao's heartland was Yan Province, which did not produce many warhorses, and its people were not skilled riders. To build a powerful cavalry force,