Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 20 Attack of the Nomads
Driven by the arrows, the last nomadic riders quickly disappeared over the hills, as if they had never appeared before.

Seeing this, the Cossacks cheered for this temporary victory.

The voice quickly dissipated, because everyone knew that this was just the beginning.

And under the orders of the atamans, the carriage was pulled away.

Just when Herme was wondering what they were doing, a craftsman among the Cossacks came out.

They dragged down Juma's body, and proceeded to reinforce Juma.

Juma is a common style in the north. It is composed of crossed sharpened wood. This kind of Juma is never uncommon in the north. The Cossack style of Juma is the same as that in the north.

Usually these refusal horses are disassembled and placed on the carriage. After camping, they will be assembled and placed behind shallow trenches as the first defensive barrier.

Some people seized the time and worked hard to dig deeper trenches in preparation for defense.

Others sprinkled stones and the like on the ground. These things looked inconspicuous, but they might trip up the horses.

Not only before Herme's eyes, but also everywhere in this huge car formation.

This made Herme's evaluation of the Cossacks a lot higher. Hetman hadn't given the order yet, and they were so proficient in repairing the horses and strengthening the defense line.

It can be seen that in the Cossack wars, some things have formed a routine like eating and drinking water. This kind of war quality is rare.

As early as when camping, each Cossack warband was assigned a defense area, so now the entire front looks quite orderly, and each war gang goes to its own defense area to prepare for defense and strengthen the defense line.

Naturally, Hemei's troops also had a defense zone. Seeing the movements of the approaching friendly troops, Hemei also asked the soldiers to push the carriage away to strengthen the defense line.

While his subordinates were busy, Herme handed over the management of the position to Marondo, and went to Hetman's place to wait for Hetman's order.

Bravin was on a watchtower in the military camp. The tower was not high, only seven or eight meters high, so it was enough to overlook the surroundings of the military camp.

However, this watchtower is much wider than ordinary sentry towers, and coupled with its location in the center of the barracks, Herme believed that this place was built for Hetman to take command.

In fact, his guess was correct, the tower was indeed built for command.

As Braven's son-in-law, Heme was naturally entitled to the tower, and Braven's guards cleared a way for him from those waiting for the Ataman below the tower.

When Herme walked up the tower, he felt many sights, and there were all kinds of expressions in these sights.

Some looked down on Hémé as a jerk who was promoted by women, others were friendly, and the economic and political benefits Hmé could bring were the reasons for their being so.

Against these gazes, Herme walked up to Braven, and Vulcan was still standing behind him like an iron tower.

Herme found that Katya was here, as well as Volod, who had done business with him, and Semyon.

Braven and Katya didn't show any fluctuations in expression because of his arrival. The father and daughter are exactly the same in this regard.

Volod gave a friendly smile, but Semyon glanced at Herme with his indifferent eyes, and then his attention continued to return to the distance.

After an hour of tossing, the sky is bright now, and Herme can see the whole picture of the battlefield from the tower.

This is a very wide grassland. There are scattered human and horse corpses scattered on the grassland, all of which were shot and killed by Cossacks in previous battles.

The horses with bloody saddles were grazing leisurely on the grass, as if this war had nothing to do with them.

Some brave Cossacks stepped out of the chariots and led the horses back into the chariots. Their behavior was cheered, and people regarded it as a manifestation of victory.

There is nothing to say in the Cossack camp, that is, some lit blacks are very conspicuous, and the important thing is on the outer car array.

Cossacks were already standing behind the carriage, and many people were adjusting their bows and arrows, preparing for the next shooting. More Cossacks with spears and swords and axes were on standby after that.

Hemei saw that the Cossack cavalry and Harkland cavalry were arranged on both sides, and it was estimated that someone would push the carriage away and let these cavalry troops attack if necessary.

Bravin's main force and the Sechi Cossacks were arranged in the direction of the Haklans' retreat. They were placed on the front line, probably as a reserve team.

Herme saw the soldiers of Fort Sazar preparing for defense behind the carriage, and Marondo was directing everyone to prepare their bows and crossbows, even the gunners of the fire gate were ready.

This is what Herme ordered. Right now, I don't know the depth of the enemy, so I must go all out, and I must be ready to play my hole cards at any time, otherwise there will be no chance to fight.

When Herme finished viewing the scene of the defenders, the enemy also appeared, rushing out from the place where the nomadic cavalry who had just harassed retreated.

At first a couple of black dots appeared on the edge of a distant ridge, then the dots turned into black lines, and then the black lines turned into black faces.

The overwhelming cavalry galloped towards the Cossack camp. The momentum seemed to shake the whole earth. Seeing this scene, Herme subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

The others were similar, except for those atamans who had experienced countless battles, it was the first time for the young people here to see such a scene.

Some people even backed away subconsciously, which made Herme heave a sigh of relief, as long as her performance wasn't the worst.

Braven and Katya still looked the same, and they could still understand Bravenherme. He must have participated in that battle back then.

And Katya... well, it can only be explained by heredity.

The soldiers at the bottom didn't perform very well either, seeing such momentum inevitably caused commotion, but the reprimands and shouts from the leaders and veterans calmed down the commotion and allowed them to stick to the front line.

Those who retreated were soon ashamed of retreating, which was very despised in Cossack society.

So they acted more bravely at the moment, as if they were going to wash away their previous performances.

After the initial shock subsided, Herme also began to observe the situation of this nomadic army.

It was already fully lit, and Herme found that the main body of these nomadic cavalry was a large number of unarmored herdsmen.

These nomads wore thick clothes that had been washed countless times, some of them had leather sewn on them for protection, and only a handful of them had chain mail and helmets.

Those with helmets and armor are basically wealthy herdsmen, wearing red and white trousers, generally speaking, they are wealthy herdsmen or headmen.

Like the wealthy Cossacks in the Cossack army, they acted as the command hub, and all orders were relied on.

Weapons are the same as ordinary Cossacks. Scimitars are not standard equipment for everyone. Most people carry knives, axes and spears, and they can afford such weapons. The land is still poor.

Everyone has a short bow. As a herdsman, if he doesn't know how to shoot arrows, it is an insult to his status, but the quality of these bows and arrows is just that.

However, considering the general lack of armor on the grasslands, it doesn't matter.

And after the group of herdsmen cannon fodder, Herme was able to see the steppe nobles.

The nobles of Harkland wore costly scales and armor, some gilding and silvering their armor, just to make themselves more conspicuous.

There are white or black ponytails on the pointed helmets. When they move forward, the ponytails fluctuate accordingly, which looks very beautiful.

Their war horses are good horses from the prairie, and they wear vests made of leather or lock rings.

Some wore iron masks, some did not, and noble cavalry wearing iron masks were obviously more powerful.

There are a lot of flags in the Haklan army formation, most of these flags are mainly white, with swords, monsters, and some patterns that Herme can't understand, and some of them are very simple and hold the carvings of Niya Image totem.

Finally, there was that Kotyan and his guards.

As for how Hemei recognized that it was Ketai'an, it was because he saw a bunch of spears with human heads on them, plus cavalry in armor wearing the same style of iron masks. Judging by the addition of these elements, it can be anything Make sure this is where the enemy commander-in-chief is.

In this way, Harkland's army was displayed in front of everyone.

This army is indeed quite terrifying. Among other things, the army in front of me, which is no less than the number of Cossacks, is all on horseback.

Only the nomadic society on the grassland can take out such cavalry so easily as if they were playing.

The Haklans halted out of range of the Cossacks, and this huge cavalry army spread out before the Cossacks.

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"Chief, how should we attack? The tribes below are all ready to move, eager to go up and fight."

Several rough armored cavalry came to Ketai'an, the commander of this army, and asked him to fight enthusiastically.

Ke Tai'an was of medium height, wearing a set of gold-plated scale armor, with a roughly carved skull on the shoulder armor, and his face was covered by an iron mask bordered with gold and silver.

Coupled with the spears filled with human heads, the whole person appeared full of majesty and terror.

"Then let the beast that wants to bite bite."

Ke Tai'an's voice is very calm, different from the tyranny and fury represented by the nickname "Man-eater", he has always been very calm, often calmly calculating the enemy, and often calmly destroying the enemy.

For those restless tribes, he treated them like idiots.

Indeed, in their view, joining the attack first can get the first batch of spoils, but what if the opponent is very strong?
If the Cossacks were weak, they would have become the back garden of the Haklan people long ago, but this is not the case, the land of the Cossacks still stands proudly.

But it's okay, anyway, it doesn't lose his people, so let these restless guys try.

"Let them try the quality of these people in the forest, and then let others follow suit, and fight in the name of Niya!"

The Haklan people call the Cossacks the people of the forest, that is, the people of the forest.

But more often than not, they regard the Cossacks as livestock in the forest, waiting to be harvested by the steppe warriors.

But Tai'an's order was issued quickly, and as the order arrived, the entire army became restless.

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"Go back to your posts! They're about to start!"

Seeing that the Haklan camp was agitated, Bravin ordered decisively. He could see at a glance that the Haklans were about to launch an attack.

The atamans were not stupid, they quickly went to where their war gang was, and it was going to be a hard fight, but they had to stand beside the troops to control the situation.

Herme was naturally among them, and he immediately rushed back to the soldiers of Fort Sazar.

And when he arrived, the mobilized Harkland army started to move.

The nomadic cavalry poured down from the ridge like a dam that released the sluice. From Herme's point of view, it was like a landslide.

The Cossack archers started firing, but the Harklans continued on as if they hadn't seen it.

The Harkland cavalry looked very reckless. They rushed forward with the attitude of trying to hit them, which scared many people at once, and even the archers couldn't shoot their arrows smoothly.

Those who managed to shoot arrows were often crooked, which made the Haklan people who were shot to death by bows and arrows actually very few.

And just when these Hacklanders were about to bump into the rejecting horse, they turned the horse's head suddenly, and then avoided the rejecting horse as if they were playing, showing the equestrian skills of the tent people.

And the nomads didn't do this just to frighten the defenders. At the moment they turned their horses' heads, they raised their bows and released their arrows.

At such a close distance, many people fell down due to the arrows, while others subconsciously sought to avoid them, which caused chaos in the originally tight front of the defenders.

But there are still many Cossacks who are not afraid of the arrows to fight back. They are brave or rely on their armor to fight back against the arrows, so many riders fell off their horses for a while.

On Herme's side, relying on their thick armor, his subordinates bravely greeted the riders passing by them, and many people were overwhelmed by the greeting.

The crossbow has played a big role. The crossbow is good enough to shoot with strings. The state of the shooter has no effect on the power of the crossbow.

Originally, Herme planned to let the Firemen shooters join the shooting, but after thinking about it, she felt that this was too risky, so she simply ordered them to stay on standby and wait for a more suitable opportunity to shoot.

The Haklans didn't do much good in this wave. They killed and wounded many Cossacks, but many fell.

But as a nation that has been fighting against people on the grassland for a long time, how could this make them shrink back? The nomads still bravely walked in front of the car formations and threw arrows into the car formations.

There are also many Hacklanders who dismounted, destroyed or moved the horses. They paid a lot of money for this process, but it was all worth it.

Nomadic cavalry followed, and they fought with the Cossacks across the carriage. In such a situation, polearms undoubtedly had a strong advantage, which was the same for both sides.

Harklanders were constantly being speared to death, or killed trying to climb their wagons.

But by the same token, Cossacks continued to be stabbed to death by throwing objects thrown across the carriage, and some people lost their lives in the fight.

The corpses piled up, and the attackers marched bravely along the hill of corpses and continued to fight.

The battle on Hemei's side was the easiest, because the equipment of Hemei's troops was the best in the entire army, and the high armor rate made the soldiers of Fort Sazar look extremely comfortable.

During the battle, the morale of the soldiers of Fort Sazar was getting stronger and stronger. How could such a group of garbage break through our defense line!
After fighting like this for a while, the Hacklanders naturally realized something was wrong, and they began to try to drag the carriage away with ropes.

But all the carriages are chained together, where can they easily push aside?

In this way, the Haklan people were gradually wiped out, and their losses became greater and greater.

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"The quality of these Cossacks is indeed not low."

Watching the first batch of troops being gradually wiped out by the chariot formation, Ke Tai'an said this.

He didn't have any psychological fluctuations because his compatriots were strangled. This was the fate of the first batch of troops. They fulfilled their responsibilities very well and tested the strength of the enemy.

"Then what should we do now? Should we continue to invest in troops? Should we forcibly grind out a road?"

Ke Tai'an asked one of the chiefs, his tone was taken for granted, as if it was right to grind out a road with flesh and blood.

"Well, let's continue to invest in troops and send the main force. It's time to exert force. We can always grind out a way. Also, provide cover for the assault troops on both sides. I guess the enemy's cavalry will soon It's about to move."

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As Ketaian said, not long after, the Cossack cavalry did rush out with the opened gate of the chariot formation, and their goal was to attack the Haklans.

But Tai'an's arrangement played a role, and the cavalry arranged in advance immediately went up.

Cavalry battles are very cruel, and the cavalry on both sides are tough, so they bumped into each other without hesitation.

Death covered the ground in an instant, and the fate of those who fell from the horse was tragic. Either they were trampled to death, or they were killed by swords, and even a complete corpse could not be found.

However, the two sides retreated after a dusty fight, leaving behind hundreds of corpses. The commanders of both sides knew that such entanglement was meaningless, so they might as well retreat and wait for a better opportunity.

On the front line, as several hours passed, problems began to appear in the defense line of the car formation.

At some point, all the Jumas turned into crumbs under Haklan's feet.

At some point, the Haklans could easily cross the carriage and fight the defenders.

At some point, the iron chain connecting the carriages broke.

The battle time continued to advance, and the fortifications the defenders relied on were getting weaker and weaker, and even some places were almost useless, and the two sides fought directly.

The Hacklanders continued to invest in new troops, and their main force was still in the battle, joining in this cruel fight.

The Cossacks realized that the number of Hacklanders might be much larger than they expected.

But after all, fighting has become a part of the life of the Cossacks, and they are still fighting, fighting with the Haklans.

The actions of Cliff High Priest Rastite boosted morale even more. He bravely stood on the highest mountain of corpses, holding a banner with Cliff's lightning in one hand and a mace in the other.

Raskit was in a very crazy state, and he was full of foul language, crazily outputting all kinds of dirty words.

And even though he was so conspicuous on the battlefield, none of the Haklans killed him, instead they were all shot in the head by him.

This is like a banner, inspiring the Cossacks to fight.

However, this kind of problem is particularly obvious in Heme's Sazaburg army, they are not Cossacks.

The militiamen in Fort Sazar are still militiamen after all. They are not like the Cossacks who lick their blood every day. After fighting for a long time, countless negative emotions flood in, and their combat effectiveness drops sharply.

And after all, it was the first time for Herme to participate in such a big battle, and she didn't notice this situation at all, which led to the continuous deterioration of the situation.

As the situation worsened, the carriages of Heme's department were once pulled away by the Haklan people, and a large number of Haklan infantry rushed in.

If Herme hadn't led his guards to go up and drive out those lightly armored or even unarmored Hacklanders, it wouldn't have been able to pull back.

The problem with Hemei's troops was quickly noticed by the enemy commander...

(End of this chapter)