king of the castle

Chapter 217 Annihilating the Horse Thief

Speaking of which, the number of horse thieves is indeed quite large. Although nearly 200 people have been eliminated by Roger, their number at this time is at least twice that of Roger's soldiers. 【】Because of this, the horse thief had the courage to charge Roger.The number of them coming to their own side is much larger than that of the enemy, as long as they swarm up, they can win.

However, in the face of the horse thief's attack, Roger did not show the slightest fear.Having experienced many battles, he is very clear that the outcome of a battle is not only measured by the number of people.No amount of sheep will be a match for a lion, and it is impossible for a mob to defeat a few elite soldiers.

So in the face of the attacks of these horse thieves, Roger will not have the slightest worry at all.He believed that with the strength and discipline of his soldiers, coupled with high morale and tenacious style, it would be no problem to defeat an enemy twice as large as himself.

Facts also proved that Roger's law was correct. When the horse thief rushed to the front of the battle and started a real battle with the soldiers, the two sides were judged.The other horse thieves screamed loudly, and all of them had hideous expressions on their faces, but they were no match for the silent enemy at all.Many horse thieves were stabbed face-to-face by a sharp iron spear just to face each other, and they became the soul power absorbed by Roger without even slashing out.

Some horse thieves with more flexible minds saw that trying to break through the opponent's formation from the front was tantamount to suicide, so they chose to go around behind the iron spear soldiers from both sides, trying to rely on the advantage of numbers to surround the enemy, and then attack from all directions to win. victory.

However, since Roger came to the world of Torenzo, he has experienced several battles, large and small, most of which were battles in which fewer people won more.He already has a lot of experience in dealing with a numerically superior enemy with a limited number of men, and he has long been prepared for this trick of the horse thief.

As soon as those horse thieves who thought they had a plan got around the flanks of the iron spear soldiers, they were immediately hit head-on by the long sword soldiers.Compared with Iron Spear Soldiers, Longsword Warriors are no less lethal.They parried the horse thief's weapon with their shields, and their sharp long swords left fatal wounds on the enemy's body.

And the crossbowmen located on the rear of the two wings also took the opportunity to launch a fatal attack on these horse thieves.At this time, the crossbowmen were almost firing at the target. At such a short distance, it could be said that the arrows were shot in vain, and each arrow could destroy an enemy.Some arrows can even pierce a horse thief, and then shoot into the body of the second horse thief, which has become the worst nightmare of these guys.

The horse thief who attacked the enemy's flank thought that he would have a chance to kill the enemy, but he didn't expect that he would become the target of the enemy's killing instead.After paying nearly a hundred lives, the morale of these horse thieves finally collapsed.At the beginning, two or three horse thieves began to retreat, and then this phenomenon became bigger and bigger like a snowball, and finally led to the complete defeat of the horse thieves on both wings.Of course, Roger would not let go of such an opportunity, and immediately ordered the sword fighters to launch a pursuit, and followed closely behind the horse thief to cover up and kill him.

The defeat of the horse thieves on the two wings also directly affected their frontal offensive.Originally, the horse thieves on the front could barely fight the Iron Spear soldiers evenly, but now that the two wings were lost, many sword fighters exerted pressure on them from both sides, which quickly disintegrated the fighting spirit of these horse thieves and made them join the fleeing team go.

The so-called "the army is defeated like a mountain", at this time, none of the horse thieves had the courage to fight Roger, and they all fled to the camp in a swarm.It seems that as long as you run there, you can escape the enemy's pursuit.When people panic to the extreme, they will do similar ridiculous things. In fact, in this forest, a horse thief who has lost his horse cannot be sure that he will be fine no matter where he flees.

Of course, Roger would not miss such a good opportunity, and immediately ordered all his subordinates to launch a counterattack.Whether it was the iron spear soldier or the long sword warrior, they all followed closely behind the horse thief to hide and kill them.These soldiers charged towards the place where the enemy was most concentrated. Many horse thieves were cut down or pierced from behind when they ran a little slower, and soon became a corpse on the ground.

But the crossbowman stayed in place, shooting continuously at the enemies who sporadically fled in all directions.Horse thieves often feel a pain in the back when they are running, and they have been shot by arrows so cold that they can only struggle unwillingly and fall to the ground, unable to get up again.

Speaking of which, the advantage of horse thieves is horses after all. With horses, they can rely on their excellent mobility to gain the initiative on the battlefield.After losing their horses, the horse thieves were even inferior to ordinary militiamen. When they encountered such a powerful enemy as Roger's men, they could be said to be defeated at the first touch. Roger easily controlled the entire battle situation.

"Kill these bastards!" Roger knew about the despicable behavior of these horse thieves from Cage and the drunk, and he hated these guys extremely, so he issued an order to kill the soldiers under him without hesitation.

Through the spiritual connection with Roger, all the soldiers understood his intentions, and they were even more merciless when attacking the horse thief.Many of the horse thieves fell wounded and fell, and the soldiers would soon deliver the fatal blow to them, faithfully carrying out Roger's orders.

Horse thieves have done the same to many caravans before.At the time, they thought it was very exciting, and the pleasure of mastering the fate of others made them ecstatic.But when the same thing happened to him, the horse thief realized that it was definitely not as wonderful as he thought before.

Many injured horse thieves pleaded with Roger's soldiers, and many even put down their weapons and knelt on the ground to surrender, hoping that this would save them from disaster and save their lives.However, all the answers to them were merciless swords, whether they were wounded or surrendered, any horse thief who fell into the hands of those soldiers would only have a dead end.

The horse thieves were frightened by the enemy's massacre without hesitation, and retreated back to the camp in a panic, leaving corpses everywhere along the way.Roger is very satisfied with the current battle situation, and feels that it won't take long to eliminate all the enemies and end the battle.

However, at this moment, the door of a wooden house suddenly opened, and a figure rushed out from inside.This person is none other than Watson, the leader of the horse thieves.

After returning to the camp, Watson, who was in a bad mood, drank his sorrows with alcohol, and soon passed out.As the leader of the horse thieves, he certainly has such privileges. As for the security of the camp and other matters, other people naturally have to worry about it.

However, Watson never imagined that such a catastrophe would happen to the camp just after he slept for a short while.The stables were burned, all the horses ran away, and even half of the men were killed or injured. The camp that was good not long ago has become a slaughterhouse full of blood.

However, Watson is also the leader of horse thieves after all, and he has more knowledge than ordinary horse thieves. Although he was shocked and angry at this time, he did not panic, but immediately shouted: "Don't panic, form a defensive formation to meet the enemy, whoever Don't run around!"

Watson's yell was full of vigor, even in the chaotic camp, it was enough for everyone to hear clearly.But at this moment the horse thieves were all frightened, who else would listen to his orders?Many people still ran around in a panic, not paying attention to Watson's words at all.

Knowing that his men would be wiped out if this continued, the ruthless Watson stabbed a horse thief running past him with his sword, and then chopped off the guy's head with his sword.Watson raised the bloody heads of his subordinates high, and shouted loudly with all his strength: "Line up, and I will kill anyone who runs around again!"

Watson had a reputation among horse thieves. At this time, he chopped off the head of another subordinate to show his prestige, which frightened many horse thieves.Some people came to Watson's side to line up. Although many people's faces were still full of fear, at least it was much better than when they were all running for their lives just now.

People are blind animals when they are frightened. Now that some people started to gather, other horse thieves quickly gathered together and formed a defensive formation under Watson's scolding.At the same time, Roger's soldiers were also chasing and killing those lone horse thieves, and wiped out those who were scared out of their wits one by one.This also stimulated other horse thieves in a disguised form. Seeing that they could survive as long as they surrounded the leader, more people ran towards Watson, and soon gathered a team of about two hundred people.

But this is all the remaining strength of the horse thief. The other horse thieves have all been wiped out by Roger's soldiers.Seeing that less than one-third of his subordinates remained, Hua's eyes turned red with anger.He stared at Roger and the soldiers with a ferocious face, wishing to file all the enemies to ashes and let their souls suffer forever.

However, Roger did not give Watson too much time to get angry. Taking advantage of the chance that the horse thieves had just reorganized their formation and were still in shock, he immediately ordered his soldiers to attack the enemy.

The iron spear soldiers marched towards the horse thieves in uneven formation with neat steps, while the long sword fighters outflanked the horse thieves on both sides, and the crossbowmen also began to shoot deadly arrows at the densely packed horse thieves, launching all-round attacks on these guys. attack.

When the two sides were more than ten steps away, the iron spear soldier and the long sword soldier started to accelerate at the same time, running towards the enemy in front.These silent but murderous soldiers put a lot of pressure on the opponents. Many horse thieves standing in the front row had already started to shrink back, not daring to confront such opponents head-on.

But Roger didn't give the horse thief a chance to retreat, and the two teams collided fiercely in a blink of an eye.Iron spears, long swords, and various weapons were wielded desperately by the master, just to take away the opponent's life, and the killing started again.

Horse thieves have always been engaged in raiding caravans. They are used to bullying the weak, and they pay attention to running away when they cannot be beaten. They have no experience in fighting against the enemy like they are now.It took only a moment for the battle to resume, and the morale of the horse thief collapsed again.They left nearly a hundred corpses in front of the formation, and the others fled in all directions, no longer caring about Watson's stern threat behind them.

"Cowardly bastard!" Knowing that his subordinates would do no good except make them easier to be killed by the enemy, Hua cursed angrily, then drew his sword and joined the battle himself.