Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 160 Showdown
After getting permission from his lord, Rollo picked up his two-handed axe and stepped forward to confront Astolfo.

Rollo was too big to ride a horse, so the duel was between an infantry general and a cavalry general. Even so, Rollo did not look much shorter than the horse-riding Astolfo.

Astolfo was also surprised when he saw the tall warrior who was as strong as a mountain. "There are so many talented people in your army. I feel like the legendary giants are like this, right?"

Rollo did not reply, but tightened his grip on the battle axe and walked slowly towards Astolfo on horseback.

Astolfo did not feel nervous and continued to complain: "It would be a bit difficult for me to deal with enemies who are not on horseback and walking. I regret it a little bit. Maybe I shouldn't have crossed my crotch?"

Rollo was already charging and accelerating, and Astolfo rode his horse to keep a short distance from the opponent in an attempt to avoid his attack. However, Rollo knew that he was short-legged and did not give the opponent such a chance. He threw the battle axe in his hand, and the battle axe flew towards Astolfo and his horse at a high speed.

Astolfo reacted quickly and jumped off his horse the moment the axe was thrown to avoid the opponent's attack, but his horse was not so lucky. Such a large animal could not dodge like a human, and the horse, with its back to Rollo, was unaware of this.

The battle axe cut through the opponent's body like cutting butter. The horse collapsed to the ground in an instant, blood and various organs were scattered all over the ground. The horse could no longer move and could only lie paralyzed in place, wailing softly, and its breath was getting weaker and weaker.

Astolfo seemed a little angry at this time. A warhorse is a creature that lives with its master day and night. He pointed his gun at Rollo and cursed: "You really pissed me off this time!!!"

Luo Luo didn't waste any time in the fight. He drew the long swords from his waist and back and made attacking gestures again. Within a few seconds, the two sides collided with each other and started fighting.

Astolfo was at a disadvantage in strength from the beginning, but he was relatively more agile, and the spear in his hand also had the advantage of being longer. The techniques of both sides tended to be practical, without so many fancy little moves or meaningless feints. They focused on causing fatal damage in the simplest and most direct way. Any mistake could be fatal on the battlefield, so both sides were very cautious. After a few moves, they would break away, looking for the next suitable opportunity to attack and then engage in a brief and quick fight again.

A sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard, and Rollo rushed towards Astolfo again with the force of thunder. He swung the sword in his hand to try to break through the blockade of the opponent's spear. The sword drew a dazzling arc in the air and went straight to the enemy's chest.

Astolfo reacted just as quickly. He flexed his wrist and turned the spear, which easily blocked Rollo's way. The collision between the spear tip and the sword edge made a crisp metallic collision sound. Rollo maintained his high-pressure offensive posture, constantly changing his position and angle to try to find a gap in Astolfo's defense, but was blocked by the opponent every time.

Whether it's wielding swords or fighting, they are actually very energy-consuming things. After several rounds of continuous high-intensity attacks, the breathing of both sides was a little disordered. Relatively speaking, Astolfo seemed to have a better ability to adjust his breathing. He lowered his body and rushed towards Rollo with a gun again.

Astolfo ducked down to avoid Rollo's sweep, then changed his gun into a stick and hit Rollo's abdomen with the gun. Rollo's movements slowed down in pain.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Astolfo turned the spear in his hand half a circle, and at the same time, his body slightly retracted. He aimed the tip of the spear at Rollo's abdomen and stabbed it hard.

At the critical moment, the corners of Luo Luo's mouth suddenly rose slightly uncontrollably.

He slightly adjusted the angle of his body, allowing the spear to pass through his armpit. Rollo seized the opportunity to release the long sword in his hand, grabbed the wooden body of the spear, and began to pull Astolfo to his side. Rollo had an overwhelming advantage in the tug-of-war, and Astolfo was soon dragged uncontrollably to Rollo. He raised the long sword in his other hand high and slashed at Astolfo's neck.

At this point, Astolfo simply gave up his spear and stepped back a few steps to avoid Rollo's slash, then drew the sword from his waist and prepared to continue the duel.

After all, people with greater strength will have the advantage. It is certainly not impossible to use cleverness to overcome strong force and achieve the goal of using only a little force to achieve a great result. But the problem is that Rollo's skills are actually no worse than Astolfo's. The two are opponents on the same level.

Previously, Rollo had abandoned the battle axe in his hand to destroy the opponent's warhorse. Astolfo could barely suppress Rollo with his long weapon, but now that he has switched to short weapons, it is no longer the case.

Rollo used two two-handed swords and used them as one-handed swords. Generally speaking, the power of holding a sword with two hands is definitely greater than that of a one-handed sword, but even if Astolfo used the strength of both arms to fight against Rollo's one hand, it was still very difficult, and they were almost evenly matched.

Soon Astolfo was clearly at a disadvantage. He tried to force Rollo back and escape, but Rollo kept sticking to him and wouldn't let Astolfo leave.

Astolfo was already a little exhausted, and with Rollo's continued high-intensity pressure, Astolfo soon became surrounded by danger and the situation continued to deteriorate.

Gifted people like these two possess superhuman strength and reaction speed, but their bodies are not much stronger than ordinary people. They are at least at the level of normal carbon-based creatures and can be harmed by weapons such as swords, bows and spears.

As long as Rollo hit him once, Astolfo would be seriously injured if not killed. Rollo saw this, so he kept chasing him.

Seeing that the situation on his side was getting worse and worse, Astolfo did not choose to fight with Rollo for his life and try to fight for that little bit of hope. Instead, he threw down the sword in his hand very magnanimously, raised his hands and spoke crisply.

"I surrender! I won't fight anymore. I won't fight anymore. I can't win!"

The sword in Rollo's hand stopped abruptly half a meter in front of Astolfo. He looked at Astolfo deeply, then put away his weapon.

"Then please keep your promise and let your warriors lay down their weapons and surrender."

Astolfo was a man of his word, he nodded slightly, and then asked his soldiers to really lay down their weapons and surrender to the Romans. He also handed over all his weapons, and then came to Orville under the custody of Rollo.

It was only then that Orville understood why Astolfo proposed to fight Rollo in a duel. The smoke and dust that was raised before was the smoke and dust that was rolled out by a few cavalrymen who tied wood or something behind them. In fact, Astolfo only had a few dozen people at hand. This was a battle where both sides were afraid of each other.

(End of this chapter)