Stellaris Crisis: Rise of the Swarm
Chapter 89

Countercharge

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Fighting is very physically demanding. Those heavy infantrymen seemed to have a shaky front, but they still caused a lot of damage to Chloe's army.

The most important thing is that the Chloe army, which seems to be still fighting crazily, doesn't have much strength anymore.

His long military career allowed Heinrich to make relatively accurate calculations of human physical strength, horse power, and food consumption.

And he can always avoid crises or turn defeat into victory because he grasps these details.

Waiting, waiting will make him wait for the opportunity. Heinrich has enough time to wait, and he has the advantage of military strength; Chloe cannot do it here. If you can seize the opportunity, you must seize it.

Seeing that the heavy infantry's line was already crumbling, and it seemed that just a little more chips could completely defeat the enemy, Jonathan Earl and the Marquis of Hornsthus couldn't help but advise Chloe to launch a general attack.

Chloe didn't answer them, she still lay on the blanket and observed the battle.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Duke Duke and Ymir Grand Knight Commander defeated the puppet royal army and gained a huge advantage. As long as we can break through the enemy on the front and severely damage these heavy infantry, our strengths will be equalized!"

Jonathan commented anxiously.

"Please let us attack. Aren't you just waiting for this opportunity by gathering all the heavy cavalry here?"

It seemed that Chloe's mind was not on the battlefield, nor did she care about Jonathan's words. But in fact, her consciousness was using the computing function of the small network to quickly read the battle memories left to her by Overmind.

The time has not come yet. The puppet royal army still has 50,000 troops that have not been sent to the battlefield. They are well-organized and energetic. Is it too early to invest in elite cavalry at this time?

He adjusted his posture slightly, and Chloe sat upright. What Jonathan said was right. It would be a pity to miss this opportunity. A defeat cannot be finalized, and the enemy must be severely damaged.

"Okay, Jonathan, you will lead a thousand heavy cavalry and 3,000 light cavalry to deliver a fatal blow to this group of enemies." After thinking for a while, Chloe gave the order.

Continuing to wait might miss the opportunity. Since the puppet royal army was unwilling to invest more fresh troops, she forced them to do so.

After finally waiting for the opportunity to show off, Jonathan hurriedly left without saluting. As Chloe became more and more powerful, Jonathan's sense of crisis became more and more serious.

He is the uncle of the crown prince, and may be Queen's uncle in the future. He joined very early, but has never made any achievements. Even if Queen can reward him in the future for the sake of his bloodline, it will be difficult to convince the public.

The cavalry units have been prepared for a long time. The killings on the battlefield have affected everyone. Everyone wants to jump in early, soak their weapons with blood, and let the enemy's lives glorify their glory.

Jonathan, who got on his horse, didn't say a word. He raised his hand high, pressed it down and took the lead in riding his horse towards the hills.

The charge of four thousand cavalry was as unstoppable as a mountain torrent, and its condescending position increased the speed and impact of the cavalry. Within a few minutes, the cavalry rushed into the heavy infantry line from the side.

In an instant, many people were knocked away and trampled to death. Their weight was incomparable to the speeding horses. The cavalry's charge was like a boulder thrown into a pool, sending countless splashes flying, and those dissipated splashes were lives.

After a round of charge, the heavy infantry who were still holding on collapsed. Armed to the teeth, they had been fighting for too long. They fought with all their strength and greatly killed the enemy.

But facing the high-level Knight who mastered Psionics and the steel beast-like cavalry, they could no longer hold on. Like their comrades in front, they dropped their weapons and equipment and began to run away shouting.

The opportunity has come!

This time Heinrich didn't say a word, he just made a few gestures, and the mages began to convey orders, and flags were waving around him.

Those heavy infantrymen who had fought hard until now finally received reinforcements, which were up to 15,000 elite cavalry.

Moreover, the Knights on these cavalry are not ordinary. Not only are many of them high-level Knights who know Psionics, but many of them are from noble families.

These Knight were expanded from the Royal Capital's royal Knight Order. In the battle with the second prince, they were the ones who broke through the second prince's front line and defeated the magic gun troops that had harvested countless lives behind the front line.

But this also caused the Royal Knight Order to lose more than half. In order to continue to let Knight Order play a huge role, Robert added many places with Knight and cavalry, which resulted in such a large-scale cavalry corps.

Jonathan, who was still chasing the puppet king's soldiers, stopped his running horse, raised his head and looked into the distance.

A black line appeared in front of his eyes, and the ground shook like a precursor to an earthquake. Such a large-scale cavalry charge was like a wave, capable of Consume all waves.

He was plotted! Jonathan quickly looked back and saw that his own line was in chaos, and the soldiers who rushed out of the hilly entrance were running everywhere in pursuit of the enemy.

If we get together, we can quickly return to the entrance of the hill and form a formation to resist. Now, it is impossible to do that unless he roars and makes everyone obey.

But it's obvious that in this noisy and chaotic situation, it's very good for him to be able to command the people nearby.

He gritted his teeth hard and said, "Get out!" Jonathan ordered.

In order to preserve his strength and survive, Jonathan tried his best to gather the heavy cavalry and infantry around him.

"Go to the hills, where can we stop the enemy's cavalry!" he shouted while retreating towards the hills.

But his strength alone was limited. When the large-scale cavalry of the puppet royal army flooded the battlefield like a tsunami, he only gathered 5,000 people and returned to the simple camp fortifications.

The soldiers in the first and second formations are all finished, Jonathan thought in his mind.

At the foot of the hillside, those who did not gather in time to hold up spears and picked up large shields were basically defeated, either trampled to death or knocked to death.

The cavalry force with a size of up to 15,000 devoured everything on the battlefield in a blink of an eye.

Duke, Ymir and Raul had no time to return to their positions, so they had to gather the soldiers around them. As a result, although they relied on their own strong strength to stabilize their positions, they had no chance of breaking out.

A large number of fake Wang Jun cavalry surrounded them. If they had not picked up the big shields and spears in time, they would have been trampled to death.

Heaving a sigh of relief, the stone in Heinrich's heart fell to the ground. The timing of this counterattack was perfect, and the disadvantage was restored with one blow.

In fact, he only has the last 15,000 troops he can command. The other troops are the bottom line of the two princes. They will not be used unless it is absolutely necessary, and he cannot command them.

But that's enough. Gather the defeated troops and send the last fresh troops up. Chloe Princess's army should collapse.

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