Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 240 Unexpected fast forward
"Get them all! We must not let the northerners form an army!"

Under the roar of their superiors, the Nilfgaardian cavalry rushed towards the northerners' array.

Although the northerners in front of them were forced to retreat, the Nilfgaardians knew that this was just the beginning of the battle.

Moreover, they are very tactically aware and naturally understand that they cannot blindly confront the northerners head-on.

The key to fighting the northern infantry is to disrupt the northerners' line at all costs and not allow the enemy's infantry to fight them in a tight line.

In order to achieve tactical effects, many costs must be paid. It is common for people to bravely enter the battle but fail.

And here are the elites of the entire Nilfgaard Empire, and there is naturally no shortage of such warriors.

Under the efforts of the men in black, almost one after another, the originally tight Northern Army front line on the left and right wings was directly messed up. There were melees everywhere, and a complete front line could not be formed at all.

The men in black also took advantage of their higher quality and discipline to continuously encircle and annihilate some of the northern troops.

The influx of a large number of Nilfgaardian infantry has exacerbated this chaos. The men in black intend to give full play to their numerical advantage and use this to cover up the quality problems of their own soldiers.

Although the Imperial Army has gained a lot of rectification and reconstruction, the quality of soldiers, especially infantry, is still a problem.

During the Imperial Civil War, many well-trained infantry divisions sided with the opposing emperor, and with the defeat of Voris, these people naturally ushered in a reckoning.

The consequence of this was that Torres looked at the square shields and armor in the arsenal, but did not know what reliable soldiers to give them to, and in the end he could only recruit a large number of recruits.

In the Nilfgaardian Civil War, Torres relied on only tens of thousands of cavalry and mounted infantry. The size of the army was actually not large.

In the civil war, such troops were enough, but in a full-scale war with the northerners, these people were not enough. Therefore, after the civil war, Torres used surrender troops and garrison troops as the backbone - which were often not enough - to fill it with a large number of new recruits.

If these new recruits are allowed to fight in serious battle battles, whether they can maintain their advantage is a question.

No matter how rigorous the training they have gone through, if they are not in battle, they are not in battle, and if they are inexperienced, they are inexperienced.

Most of the northerners they faced had battle experience.

In a melee, this is not a problem. Nilfgaardians with good armor and well-trained training can actually take advantage.

Battle experience is lacking, but basic skills are sufficient.

This style of play of the Nilfgaardians was really unexpected by the northerners. In the fixed impression of the northerners, the men in black are the ones who fight in battle lines in a strict manner, but now the men in black have used this trick.

However, after a brief period of chaos, the northerners also stabilized the front.

After noticing that the left and right troops were too forward, Herme deployed many reserves.

Although these reserves were still in chaos when facing the Nilfgaardians' tactics, they still stabilized the situation with their numbers and abundant energy.

The Nilfgaardians had obviously expected this. They were still pouring manpower into it, and relying on the high quality of the cavalry, the man in black inadvertently completed a thrilling operation.

That is to change the troops before the formation.

After the Nilfgaardian cavalry blew their horns, the first-line melee cavalry retreated one after another, and the replacement reserve cavalry also followed.

Since the Nilfgaardians continued to invest troops, the men in black did not cause any problems and successfully completed the replacement of troops on the front line.

As a result, the offensive of the black army became more fierce.

But the northerners are not weak, they have a lot of power at their disposal.

For the soldiers on the front line, seconds are like a year. Enemies and comrades are falling around them every moment. No matter how powerful a soldier is, they dare not say that they will not be the next to fall.

For the commanders of both sides, the Protector of the Northern Federation and the Emperor of Nilfgaard, the fight would continue for a long, long time. Surrounded by their guards, they calmly observed the battle situation.

They were like two skilled butchers, throwing their troops into the bloody millstone of flesh and blood.

Neither of these two people expected that what happened next would greatly promote the development of the war. .

"Hu, hu, hu."

In the swamp not far from the battlefield, Geralt stuck his long sword on the ground. He usually wouldn't treat the sword so roughly, but now he had to do this in order to barely hold his body steady and not fall down.

In front of him was a scene that could be described as a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Most of the saliva demon's conquerors fell to the ground. Most of them died in front of the overwhelming power of the monster, and a few were killed in the fight with the cultists.

Their blood dyed the swamp red, and many people's bodies were directly torn or even crushed.

The power of the saliva demon still exceeded their expectations. Whether they were warlocks, demon hunters, or experienced monster hunters, they all paid a huge price.

However, fortunately, in such a bloody battle, Geralt's companions were all fine, which was something the White Wolf was thankful for.

Ciri used her ability to take away Geralt and Yennefer at the most dangerous moment, and Vesemir had already fallen into the hidden trench.

As for Regis, it is still very difficult to truly hurt this vampire.

And the saliva demon is not in good condition either.

Although it caused huge casualties to humans, it was also scarred. Under magic, fire, and the most primitive swords, the saliva demon was also covered with horrific wounds.

Anyone who sees this beast can be sure that it is on the verge of death.

Even Lilit's power couldn't heal these horrific wounds, and there was nothing she could do about it.

The saliva demon was also on the verge of death. All the human survivors present could see that although the monster still stood upright with its huge body, its body was also trembling slightly.

The death of the saliva demon is only a matter of time.

Now, the human survivors are waiting for this thing to fall.

"It's so tragic, Regis. Even though I have been a demon hunter for so many years, this is the first time I have encountered such a scene."

Geralt spoke, and then Regis appeared beside him.

The vampire's condition is also very bad. He has now completely transformed into a vampire. He doesn't look like his original gentle human image at all, and there is no way to connect with him.

In this state, Regis was still bleeding, but the high-level vampire didn't seem to care at all.

"I haven't had such a hearty fight in a long time."

From Regis's words, Geralt could hear some of the fanaticism that he was trying to suppress. The last time he felt such fanaticism from Regis was in the vampire castle where Regis deliberately let himself fall into blood in order to get blood. In the midst of fanaticism.

It seems that the fight with this huge monster greatly aroused Regis' well-controlled animal nature.

"Don't look at me like this, Demon Hunter, I just have a strong will to fight."

The vampire naturally noticed the look in the witcher's eyes. He didn't care, wasn't angry, and even acted very understanding.

After all, Regis has always been like that.

While the two were talking, the huge monster also moved, and faced the sky, the monster let out a deafening roar.

Then it mobilized its last strength, and as the magic power belonging to Lilit emerged, the saliva demon flew up with great difficulty.

This scene caught everyone present off guard, and the expressions of the demon hunters and vampires changed drastically.

Because the direction in which the Salivary Demon flew was the place where the Great War between the North and the South took place.

(End of this chapter)