Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2441 The Strongest Legion Skill: Wanyan Light Cavalry Breaks Through the Enemy
Leonidas knew very well that Wanyan Xie had been leading his cavalry behind them, delaying their all-out attack, simply to wear them down.

Especially his three hundred most elite warriors, who were the most heavily armored of the heavily armored soldiers, had broken through the encirclement all the way to this point, and were already starting to pant slightly, having already exhausted a lot of their strength.

If they continue to break through, wearing heavy equipment, their physical strength will soon be completely exhausted, rendering them completely unable to fight.

If Wanyan Xie were to launch another attack at that time, what power would their troops have to resist?
As for stopping to rest, with a cavalry unit trailing behind them, how could they possibly feel at ease stopping to rest?
Therefore, at this point, Leonidas's only option was to stop and prepare for the final battle, using his last remaining strength to fight to the death.

As for having him abandon the main force and leave alone, this would contradict the family education and family spirit that Leonidas received from childhood.

Furthermore, those three hundred Spartan warriors alone would not have been enough to make Leonidas abandon them and leave on his own.

These three hundred warriors were either born into the same family as him, or were descendants of the Spartan people who followed their ancestors to the Eastern Barbarian lands after the fall of the Spartan Kingdom.

This group of people were his closest old friends and relatives.

If he were to abandon these people, even if he returned alive, he would have no face to see his family and friends back home.

"Form ranks and fight to the death!"

"For the Great Liao! For the honor of Sparta! For the honor of Aqiyad!" Leonidas raised his spear and shouted hoarsely to the soldiers behind him.

"Ding, Leonidas's Bloodlust skill activated."
Bloodlust, a skill of the Spartan 300 Legion. This skill can only be awakened when the creator or commander of the legion and the members of the legion reach a certain level of tacit understanding.

Note: This skill effect can only be used when leading the 300 Spartans, and can only be used on the 300 Spartans.

Effect 1: When in dire straits, the commander's strength increases by 3, and the entire army's attack power increases by 1.

Effect 2: When the enemy's forces are four times or more numerous than the legion's own, the legion's overall combat strength increases by 1; when they are eight times or more numerous, the legion's overall combat strength increases by another 1; when they are fifteen times or more numerous, the legion's overall combat strength increases by another 1.

Note: Apart from Leonidas himself, members of this legion cannot receive the Lion's Blessing buff at the same time when they are affected by the first and second effects of this skill.

Effect 3: When the legion's personnel losses exceed 30%, the enemy's overall combat strength is reduced by 1 point; when losses exceed 50%, the enemy's overall combat strength is reduced by another 1 point. Thereafter, for every 10% loss, the enemy's overall combat strength is reduced by an additional 1 point, up to a maximum reduction of 5 points.

The effects of the Spartan 300's legion skills are undeniably powerful; in some respects, they are the most powerful legion skills to date.

At its peak, it can provide a 4-point increase in the overall military strength, and can even provide a 5-point suppression of the enemy's overall military strength at the same time.

The positive and negative effects combined result in a total of nine points of effect across the entire army.

Even if this set of legion skills has no other effects, this one thing alone makes it unique among all legion skills.

However, while this legion skill is powerful, the conditions for activating it are undeniably demanding.

This legion skill, if activated even slightly more than intended, is practically a blatant declaration that the army is doomed. In other words, this legion skill, in most cases, can only maintain its initial activation effect, and compared to other legion skills, it is negligible.

However, once it reaches a certain point, it is almost certain to unleash its final effect, which also signifies that this army has embarked on a dead end.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, this army will likely only have this one chance in its lifetime to unleash the full potential of this skill.

"Ding! The effect of Leonidas's Bloodshed skill has been activated. When in dire straits, the commander increases by 3, the strength of the entire legion increases by 1. Leonidas's base commander is 96, and the current commander increases to 99. Strength increases by 1, base strength is 105, equipment increases by 1, martial god increases by 4, and the current strength increases to 111."

"General Wanyan, how about I lead the brothers in a charge and try to finish them off before nightfall!" Xing Tian glanced at the Dongyi soldiers who had stopped and formed a tight formation, and spurred his horse toward Wanyan Xie beside him.

"No need!"

“Let’s just keep going. There’s no need to needlessly lose our brothers’ lives!” Wanyan Xie shook his head and then explained.

That is, Xing Tian. Whether it is official position or title, they are all far above him. They are only temporarily under his control. Only then did Wanyan Xie speak up to explain.

If it were someone like Dongmen Zhong or Ximen Xiao, Wanyan Xie wouldn't have bothered to offer an explanation.

The military style of the Western Rong was most typically characterized by direct confrontation, favoring heavy troop deployments and head-on clashes. Their mastery of heavy infantry and cavalry formations was unique.

Leonidas, who inherited their tradition from the Western Rong, still retained this style even though their family had assimilated into the Eastern Yi.

The Western Rong were indeed unparalleled in their direct confrontation, a feat unmatched by the Seven Dynasties and the Northern Di. However, they were ultimately restrained by the Northern Di.

Against the light cavalry of the Northern Barbarians, unless in special terrain, as long as the Northern Barbarian generals are not stupid, they can easily outmaneuver them.

Unfortunately, Wanyan Xie was a general with a typical grassland warfare style.

He only brought five thousand light cavalry with him and never intended to engage Leonidas in a direct battle.

Next, under Wanyan Xieye's command, the five thousand light cavalry split into several groups, constantly circling Leonidas's army formation. Those with mounted archery skills would occasionally fire a couple of arrows, while those without would get close and throw a short spear, or even just a bottle of kerosene.

Even if these light cavalry did nothing but occasionally circle around them, it was enough to keep the Leonidas men constantly on edge.

Under Wanyan Xieye's tactics, the arrows carried by the troops behind Leonidas were greatly depleted in a short period of time.

Meanwhile, the soldiers around him, under such a tense and vigilant state, were becoming increasingly exhausted.

Especially the 300 Spartans, even with their strong individual skills, wearing such heavy armor and having to be constantly vigilant, their condition clearly deteriorated over time.