Riding and Slashing

Chapter 198 How to make them fight
"Leon, the Lion Knights of Brennus are actually here... How do we get them to fight?"

It was Amy who asked the question. Raphael had taken some of the best rangers to explore the battlefield before, and drew a picture of the situation on the ground after returning. Now the leaders are discussing countermeasures together.

"It's best not to harass the Jatu people anymore. I don't want to fight the Jatu army alone. Judging from the current situation, only the Lion Knights have nothing to worry about. We can only let them break the deadlock. The Lion Knights must be They are here to deal with the Ravencrow army... just right, Ren, didn't you bring dozens of Ravencrow riders with you?"

The lord looked at Sir Wren.

"Master Li Ang, are you planning to..."

Ren didn't mind making a little effort, he wanted to kill the army of Ravencrow Kingdom more than Li Ang.

"I'm going to ask your men to go to the Lion Knights to provoke and anger Brennus... This duke has a bad temper, let your riders find a way to insult him, he will definitely attack the Ravencrow Kingdom of the troops."

The lord took a wooden stick, clicked on the position marked 'Brennus' on the ground, and then drew a line extending to the position marked 'Ravendrow'.

"As long as they fight, the Jatu people will definitely try to take advantage of it... If you let your subordinates run to where the Jatu people are now after finishing their work, they will probably be able to escape..."

The wooden stick in Li Ang's hand drew an arc, from 'Raven Crow' to 'Jatu'.

"Understood, I'll arrange it now..."

Ren went happily, as long as Gregory IV's army could be destroyed here, Ren didn't care about the loss at all.

After all, King Raven is his and Ursula's greatest enemy.

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Gregory IV was very relaxed at this time, because he had a little misunderstanding - he thought that the Jatu people were the Zakar tribe who had negotiated cooperation with him...

He had previously made an appointment with Zakar that he would give the grassland east of Eagle Claw Castle to the Jatu people, and let the Jatu people cooperate with him in attacking the Sarleon Land, at least blocking the reinforcements from the east of the Sarleon Kingdom.

So he thought it was Zakar who was 'very kind' and sent a large army over...

He felt that the Jatu people would definitely not attack him.

Of course, he also knew that the Jatu people would not be kind enough to help him fight. He thought that these Jatu people were planning to come over to see the grassland they were about to get, and pick up some bargains by the way—the Jatu people would definitely plunder.

He was about to attack Eagle Claw Fort before, and the reason why he chose to retreat when the Jatus arrived was because he thought that Eagle Claw Fort would be called his territory at any time, and he didn't want the Jatus to take advantage of it...

After all, he couldn't restrain the Jatu people. What would he do if the Jatu people took advantage of the attack on Eagle Claw Fort to plunder?
Therefore, he withdrew his troops in time, and planned to wait for Fawcett in Eagle Claw Fort to surrender voluntarily—after all, Fawcett certainly didn't want to fall into the hands of the Jatu people, right?
So Gregory IV sent envoys to Fort Eagle Claw to persuade him to surrender, and then camped to the north of Fort Eagle Claw.

But who knows, before the envoys had time to enter the city, the Duke of Brennus came here with the Lion Knights.

Moreover, not long after he arrived, Brennus broke the situation on the battlefield.

In fact, Brennus's army is the best of all the forces here.

Lion Lake City is under his control, and he can get a steady stream of military supplies.Moreover, the teams he led were the Knights of the Lions and the Guards of the Royal City, all of which were troops directly under King Ulrik.

Brennus's own private army is already heading for Cliff Bay with a large load of treasure...

That said, right now Brennus doesn't care too much about the loss -- at least not for himself.

It's just that there are a large number of Jatu people here, so Brennus didn't intend to act rashly at first. He just asked the troops to keep an eye on the Ravencrow army and see the situation.

But what he didn't expect was that a troop of Ravencrow cavalry with dozens of people appeared in front of his formation majestically, and took off their Ravencrow short skirts in unison, showing their buttocks to the Duke!

He even kept shaking his lower body, making various disgusting and obscene gestures...

As the Duke of the Kingdom, he is always praised politely everywhere, when did Brennus suffer such insults!

So he immediately ordered an attack on the troops of Ravencrow Kingdom.

Of course, Brennus was not completely overwhelmed by anger, he let Kedron attack as the vanguard - anyway, Kedron must die, and it is best to die in the hands of the troops of the Ravencrow Kingdom .

Kedron himself knew this, so he charged directly without hesitation.

But the small army mounted their horses and turned and ran, and Kedron's men could not catch up.

However, Kedron didn't care about the deliberately disgusting team, and he led the team directly to the large army of Ravencrow Kingdom.

It looked like a tragic suicide, but there was a small accident in the middle - Kedron himself was willing to exchange his life for the continuation of the family, but the rogue knights under him didn't think so...

These rogue knights have no intention of following Kedron until death. They are just the leaders of the Red Brotherhood. How could the underworld participate in such a mortal battle?
Hundreds of remnants attacking thousands of soldiers, this is suicide.

As a result, the hundreds of Kedron's men dispersed in a rush during the charge, intending to split up and flee for their lives. This happened to cover Ren's men, and most of the Raven's riders came back alive.

But his subordinates fled in all directions, and when Kedron himself rushed to the army formation of the Ravencrow Kingdom, he was already alone...

The troops of the Ravencrow Kingdom were a little confused by this situation. Gregory IV was even dumbfounded. He originally thought that the Sarleon Kingdom would use hundreds of death squads to ram their array, and then the Lion Knights regrouped. Ride a big charge...

This is a common field method used by the Lion Knights. Before the heavily armored knights of the Lion Knights charge, they will often send a Sarleon Cavalry to charge forward to clear away obstacles such as horses and spears.

Even if it can't be cleaned up, it can let the lion knights behind know where the dense areas of spearmen and archers are, so that the lion knights can bypass the spears and break into the enemy's line from the enemy's weak point.

And those civilian cavalrymen who charged in the first wave are tantamount to death squads. If they survive and are not disabled, they will be given the status of armed retinue of the Lion Knights, that is, they will become the assistants of the Lion Knights in battle.

Being able to become a lion squire from civilian cavalry actually raised the status of these cavalry by a large margin—they would become members of the Royal Knights.

Of course, the vast majority of them still cannot become lion knights in the end, after all, they are not of noble origin.

But no matter what, people still eat imperial food anyway, no matter what era or place, people are always more willing to eat imperial food...

In fact, this is the tradition of the Lion Knights, but this tradition has changed a little bit until now.

This tradition existed at the beginning of the establishment of the Lion Knights. In fact, this is part of the Lion Knights honor system. It originally meant that one must first have the consciousness and spirit of sacrifice for the country before becoming a member of the glorious Lion Knights.

At the same time, this method is also used to supplement the formation of the Knights who have been damaged in combat - it is not only fair to recruit the bravest and most sacrificial people, but also in line with the first priority of the Knights of the Lion "to protect the country at all costs". creed.

But now, it's probably just a civil service exam...

A kind of life-gambling public exam.

As King Ravencrow, Gregory IV knew quite a lot, and he also knew the field tradition of the Lion Knights.

That's why he was careful to shrink the troops in Ravencrow Realm. The current arrangement in the front row is neither spearmen nor archers, but highland warriors holding big swords.

He planned to let the first wave of soldiers of the Lion Kingdom rush to the front of the formation, let the highland warriors deal with it, without revealing the situation of their formation, and use the corpses of the enemies to form an obstacle for the lion knights to charge.

He planned to wait for the main force of the Lion Knights to start charging before deploying spears and archers in a targeted manner.

After all, the Knights of the Lions were famous and powerful. Gregory IV was actually very careful, and he was mentally prepared to suffer a lot of casualties.

But he didn't expect that the group of people rushing over would disperse a hundred meters away.

Only Kedron rushed over single-handedly. Although he hesitated, he seemed quite determined-running and running alone, of course he would hesitate.

But Kedron knew that he had to die at the hands of Ravencrow's army, and of course he was determined.

But in the eyes of Gregory IV, this means that the troops of the Sarleon Kingdom dare not charge!

Has the first wave of death squads, the bravest and most fearless in the past, become like this now?
"Capture this man! The army of the Lion Kingdom seems to have fallen a bit... The Lion Knights may not be as strong as before! The whole army moves forward!"

Gregory IV felt that the army of the Sarleon Kingdom was probably useless. Judging by the lack of fighting spirit of this soldier, maybe the Lion Knights were no longer useful. No morale?
So Gregory IV ordered the whole army to move forward, intending to test the reaction of the Lion Knights.

Kedron originally planned to ask for death, so he didn't resist at all when the Ravencrow army came over, and he didn't surrender.

As a result, Gregory IV's troops 'welcome' him into the army formation of Ravencrow Kingdom as if they were welcoming him.

Gregory IV even praised Kedron lavishly. He felt that Kedron was the only warrior in the Sarleon Kingdom, and he dared to charge bravely when all his men ran away...

"Your name is Kedron? Your Excellency the Baron, you are a warrior, but why did your troops abandon you? Also... how did the Lion Knights come so fast? Does King Ulrik not care about the safety of Sarleon City? "

Gregory IV is going to ask about the specific situation of the Kedron Sarleon Kingdom.

And Kedron originally wanted to die, but his troops ran away, but he didn't die. Instead, he was "welcome" into the enemy's camp unscathed...

what does this mean?
This means that he is definitely rebellious...

Brennus let Kedron die in battle, but his troops ran away, and he himself was welcomed into the formation by the enemy-this situation seems to be completely surrendering to the enemy!

Especially in the eyes of Brennus, this must be a defection.

Now, Kedron's family is probably doomed...

Kedron also reacted, he messed up the last chance to keep the family!
So Kedron doesn't intend to beg for death now. He begged for death for the survival of the family before, but now this situation means that the whole family is doomed, so he should find a way to live instead!

If you want to live, you have to let Ravencrow Kingdom recruit him...

So Kedron reacted quickly and gave Gregory IV some misleading, and he was going to save himself to the limit again.

"My Eagle Claw Fort was attacked and occupied by the traitor Fawcett, so I originally captured Lion Lake City and planned to exchange the city...but who knew that Brennus led his troops to attack Lion Lake City privately, and he robbed Lion Lake City. Lion Lake City, robbed my property, and insisted that I was a traitor! Not only that, but Brennus also planned to use my soldiers as cannon fodder... I can't let my soldiers die, so I let them leave on their own .But now I really have nowhere to go...Your Majesty, please give me a decent death, I lost everything, and now I just want to protect my honor."

Kedron is indeed a clever and cunning aristocrat. This kind of "slandered and persecuted tragic lord" story is actually the easiest to attract in front of a king...

"I won't kill a noble like you. Since the Sarleon Kingdom can't accommodate you, you might as well join my Ravencrow Kingdom... However, Baron Kedron, I heard that Ulric is ill... That is to say, The appearance of the Lion Knights here is just Brennus's personal behavior?"

Sure enough, Gregory IV was even a little moved when he thought about Kedron's way of charging alone, not resisting but not surrendering, and wanting to die...

"His Majesty the King is indeed seriously ill. I don't know why the Lion Knights are here...Anyway, they attacked Lion Lake City indiscriminately!"

Kedron is telling the truth this time, he really doesn't know.

But his answer obviously misled Gregory IV greatly...

Gregory IV felt that the will of the Lion Knights might not be too firm, so he ordered the whole army to move forward slowly for a certain distance.

This was still a test, and the Knights of the Lions responded this time. Brennus split the Knights of the Lions sideways into two teams, and it seemed that they had no intention of charging.

So Gregory IV came to the conclusion that the Knights of the Lion might not have been sent by Ulrik, but was brought out by Brennus, the head of the group, to do things for profit. He dared not let the Knights of the Lion The regiment is too damaged!

With the Jiatu army also here, as long as Brennus is frightened, the Lion Knights will probably retreat!

"The whole army obeys the order! Line up and move forward! Kill the Lion Knights!"

Gregory IV believes that this may be the best chance to defeat the Lion Knights!

An army that is not strong enough to dare to suffer losses will not be able to exert its due strength at all!
If the undefeated record of the Lion Knights can be ended in the field, it will be more valuable to the Ravencrow Kingdom than obtaining a large piece of territory.

Moreover, as long as Brennus' army is defeated, there is no need to worry about Fort Eagle Claw, just drive straight to Lion Lake City, and Lion Lake City can be easily taken.

Because Fawcett in Eagle Claw Fort didn't dare to come out in the face of the situation at this time, and the Jatu people were still here!
Gregory IV regarded the Jatu people as an alliance. Although this alliance is unreliable, at least it can scare people, right?
So the Ravencrow army made a big move and launched an active attack on Brennus' array!

Brennus was first angry and then surprised.

What makes him angry first is that he originally gave Kedron a chance to clear his reputation, but Kedrun actually surrendered to the enemy regardless of the lives of his family?

He felt that his brother-in-law had wasted all his efforts.

And the surprise that followed was that the brother-in-law didn't seem to join the enemy, but led the enemy to attack on his own initiative?

This is really going to be an undercover agent!
Brennus thought it was Caedron who sent the Ravens on the attack...

It was indeed a huge surprise for Brennus that the enemy actually took the initiative to attack the Lion Knights in the field...

He had just divided the Lion Knights into two teams. Originally, he just thought that Kedron's troops had fled and failed to find out the situation of the Ravencrow army. It was better to be stable, so he adjusted the formation.

But if the Ravenclaws take the initiative to attack, then there is no need to be steady-the enemy can't set up a spear formation while moving. The Lion Knights like to confront the two armies in the field!
"Lion Knights! Charge!"

"Glory is my life!"

There was a tidy shout, and hundreds of lion knights armed like cans lined up from both sides, forming two rows in front of the formation, and began to charge against the enemy.

The lion knights were in the front row, and the retinues filled the gap in the second row.

After the first round of lion knights set off, the second round of lion knights started to charge in the same way at a distance of tens of meters behind...

The entire Lion Knights launched five rounds of successive charges against the approaching Ravencrow army in the way they are best at.

There was a lot of killing, and horseshoes roared.

The crackling of the lance was one after another, and the screams of people were almost completely inaudible at this time.

A wrong judgment can ruin everything, especially the king's judgment.

Gregory IV's wrong judgment when he was in battle caused the troops in Ravencrow Realm to be smashed to pieces by the Lion Knights in just a few minutes.

The Lion Knights came under the king's order, and their fighting will was much stronger than he imagined, and their commander Brennus didn't care about any losses at all!
And the Jatu people's reaction was completely beyond Gregory IV's expectations—while the two armies were fighting, the Jatu cavalry attacked the original camp of the Ravencrow Kingdom's troops!
The Jatu people are actually going to get supplies...

When there is a misjudgment about something, it always leads to a cascade of mistakes.

Gregory IV also misjudged Fawcett...

He thought that Fawcett would not dare to go out of the city, but Fawcett was very determined to leave the city at this time.

The Knights of the Lion ravaged the forces of the Ravenland west of Eagle Claw, while the Jatus went north of Eagle Claw from the east and occupied the camp of the Ravenclaws.

This led Fawcett in the city to see an opportunity.

In fact, Fawcett had already started making preparations since he saw those Jatu people.

Ready to run.

(End of this chapter)