Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 196: Golden Knight: Invincible

Under the blood moon, the war between Hessen's army and the Wyvern Legion became extremely brutal.

The two sides fought for more than eight hours, from the time when the blood moon was high in the sky, until the sky and the earth were dark, and the sun and the moon lost their luster, until the darkest moment before dawn.

Countless corpses were piled up on the city walls, and the flowing blood gathered into small streams, which eventually flowed into the ditches, turning into a river of blood.

These three ditches are important defensive fortifications dug by humans. They surround the entire fortress from the front of the city wall, and two of them are connected to the turbulent Brienne River from the northeast and northwest.

The surging river water was enough to ensure that there was sufficient running water in these ditches, washing away any monsters that tried to pass through these fortifications.

If a herd of roaring beastmen attacked this human outpost, hundreds of horned beasts and inferior horned beasts might not even be able to get through these fortifications and would be shot to death here by the defenders.

Field fortifications are definitely the most outstanding invention in human tactics, and they can provide humans with great tactical advantages when fighting against the siege of various evil legions.

Especially this kind of interlocking defensive fortress, with sharp chevaux de frise stakes inserted in front of the city wall, and deep ditches in front of the chevaux de frise stakes. Even if the monsters have engineering ladders, they cannot set up and will be washed away by the running water.

However, in the face of such a huge scale of the monster army, such perfect fortifications were also flattened by the monsters with their flesh and blood!
Countless corpses of the dead and wounded on the battlefield poured into the ditches, piling up layer upon layer to block the trenches and prevent the water from flowing.

The monsters walked across the ditch along the road paved with corpses, roared, climbed the wooden walls with their sharp claws, and launched an attack on the city wall.

Countless beheaded corpses fell from above and were pierced by the sharp wooden stakes below, but it still could not stop the crazy attacks of these monsters, so that blood and flesh gradually accumulated and formed a path to the city under the city wall.

Knight Orstein has personally rushed to the front line and is fighting fiercely on the city wall to save the precarious line of defense.

One of the important reasons why the battle line was so tense was that Sandarion spared no expense. When the monsters climbed up the city wall, he decisively mobilized four wyverns to swoop down, brutally biting the halfling archers and dwarf musketeers, trying to cooperate with the siege monsters to tear a gap.

As soon as they gained a foothold on the city walls, Sandarion would send out the terrifying human-skinned wolves. Once these powerful and violent monsters engaged in close combat, all the human armed servants would be slaughtered, except for the dwarf mountain shield formation that could provide some defense.

Even an elite foot knight might not be able to stop an armored wolf!

Orstein was well aware of this terrible consequence, so he swung his warhammer himself, releasing divine spells again and again on the battlefield to strengthen the defense of the surrounding friendly forces.

There were two teams of elite soldiers following him to serve as the vanguard of the counterattack, all of whom were powerful foot knights, and one of them was a powerful foot champion knight like Orstein.

If there is danger anywhere on the defense line, they will rush there immediately. They have drunk more than 50 endurance potions.

This powerful assault had indeed produced an unparalleled effect. Two vicious, cruel wyverns had already been utterly slain. One of them, a massive body, fell from the city wall and clung to the sharp wooden stakes outside. Four stakes pierced its soft abdomen, leaving massive bloody holes. The blood within its massive body had almost completely drained, forming a pool of gore. The other's fallen corpse lay eternally on the cold city wall, a mountain of countless soldiers' remains.

The dwarf commander, Dogrin, came to Su Li breathlessly and complained, "My Lord, our city wall is still too low. It's only three meters high, and the monsters have flattened it with their corpses. If we had a thirteen-meter wall, these monsters wouldn't be able to attack us even if all of them were dead!"

The mighty dwarf ranger was bathed in blood. His once rough green linen had turned a dark red, and the fresh blood still steamed from the splattered blood. This was all the blood of the enemies who had splattered on him. In this battle, he had already killed 117 enemies!
Even in this old world, where the forces of good are constantly under siege by the armies of evil, it is a remarkable achievement for a powerful champion to slay hundreds of enemies in a single battle.

Like Skaven Bloodfury, a chosen one who can besiege a city and kill 999 enemies with a single axe, he is an excellent servant appreciated by Khorne.

Powerful demons will never die. When they are defeated, they are simply exiled back to the demon world. As long as there is a space rift, they still have a chance to fight their way out of the demon realm.

If Su Li lives long enough, he might even fight this cruel demon again in the future.

Doglin's physical strength is no match for the Demon Chosen One. He came back at this moment to continue carrying gunpowder to replenish his ammunition. Half of his hundreds of kills were due to the musket.

He couldn't help but sigh, "Although we dwarves don't like the elves' arrogance, we have to say that with so many monsters, if a high elven wizard could cast the Flaming Skull spell, they might be able to kill dozens of monsters at once and wipe out an attacking herd."

But unfortunately, there is nothing here, no 13-meter-high solid city wall, no powerful elven wizard, only a bloody battle between the two sides.

What the dwarf said makes sense. Sometimes deep pools and high fortifications are the most direct manifestations of powerful tactics.

If there is a 13-meter-high fortress wall and a 30-meter-wide and 20-meter-deep moat here, even if all these monsters die, they may not be able to take down the wall.

Just as he was thinking, a huge roar suddenly came from the front line. Then Dogrin's face turned stern, his beard trembling, and he shouted excitedly: "Oh no, those stupid Cyclops have finally done something!"

Following his gaze, everyone saw that on the smoke-filled battlefield at the front line, a large section of the city wall had completely collapsed, revealing a huge gap.

Hildurd, who was standing next to the artillery, immediately gave the order: "No more cat and mouse games with these Cyclops. Aim the guns at the gap and bombard with all your might!"

After this battle, the Dwarfs' cannons had killed three Cyclops. This was even though the Cyclops were constantly going in and out of the forest to carry huge rocks, which delayed the Dwarfs' artillery output a lot.

In terms of artillery combat, the dwarves' capabilities far exceeded those of the Cyclops. With this one cannon alone, they destroyed more than 200 monsters in this battle.

However, by this point, there was no need for either side to continue their artillery exchange. As a breach in the city wall was smashed, a swarm of monsters roared, swords raised high, charging forward. Before the smoke could clear, hundreds of muscular, heavily armored, human-skinned wolves burst forth from the dense smoke, their ten razor-sharp claws extended.

The dwarf musketeers immediately pointed their guns at them. In the thick smoke, most of the bullets hit the target, but facing the thick human skin and armor, these attacks had little effect. Although a few human-skin wolves were injured and staggered into the ditch, they could not stop the charge of these monsters.

The wolf in human skin cursed angrily: "Despicable outsiders, it's time for us to slaughter you!"

As they roared, these monsters kicked their strong thighs hard, crossed the gap in the city wall, and rushed into the city. Their sharp claws, more than 30 centimeters long, easily cut the human armed servants blocking their way into pieces.

The splattering blood greatly stimulated their wildness. They excitedly killed dozens of armed servants and free people, but were still not satisfied. They jumped up again and stabbed their claws into the chest of the ogre bull warrior who was advancing.

Their razor-sharp speed left five deep, bone-deep scars on the chest of the ogre bull warrior.

The brutal ogre was also enraged, and raised his club to smash the monsters' iron-boned lower backs.

A primitive and wild fight broke out between the two huge monsters on the battlefield filled with smoke. Neither side was willing to retreat, and neither side could make a breakthrough.

But not long after this place was stabilized, the city wall in the other direction, which had been on the verge of collapse for a long time, suddenly collapsed under the hacking of swords and axes by the monsters. In particular, the trolls' huge stone axes smashed around, making this part of the city wall unable to bear the weight and shattered directly.

Dogrim, who was mobilizing the mountain shield formation to support the ogres, could not help but roar: "What a disaster! Mountain warriors, come with me to block this gap. No one can break through the powerful dwarf shield formation!"

The halfling hero Ashfield's face was bathed in blood. He and his swan knights were in extremely bad condition. Once the war broke out, they could not output in the safest position. Dense monsters swarmed over, including gnolls and jackals armed with hunting bows and crossbows. Arrows flew across the battlefield, and even the most cautious swan knights were injured. Four of the swan knights could never fly again.

So Ashfield couldn't help but ask Su Li hurriedly: "My Lord, are we going to continue this brutal war of attrition? This kind of war of attrition is too disadvantageous for us. Even if we can kill ten times the number of enemies, our losses will be enough to cause the army to collapse." But in fact, this kind of bloody war of attrition cannot have a casualty ratio of ten to one.

Even if a blitzkrieg was used, a pincer attack was launched, and tens of thousands of enemies were surrounded and captured in one fell swoop, the loss ratio of such an epic victory would only be about 1:7.

At present, in this decisive battle on the border, the casualty ratio is about 1:3. Although the monsters do not carry much engineering equipment and their offensive momentum is hindered by the ditch, the casualty ratio is at most 1:4, which cannot be higher.

However, Su Li estimated that the exchange ratio could not be 1:4, because there were too many ranged troops in the monster army. They just did not form an organized archery regiment. However, during the siege, there were gnolls and forest goblins with bows and arrows who shot arrows from time to time. A large number of free militia and archers who were not well-equipped fell under the cold arrows.

If the consumption ratio is 1:3, the outcome of this war will be unpredictable.

Even if the ratio is 1:4, it will only be a bloody victory in the end. After repelling this monster army, there will be only a few troops left in the Hessen Territory.

Su Li couldn't help but raise his head, gazing at the dark sky. In this endless darkness, the roar of war and the wails of pain echoed across this cursed land. The sky, like a heavy sheet of lead, oppressed the battlefield below. The blood moon had vanished, and the stars were obscured by the smoke and dust of war. It seemed as if even the gods in the sky were blind to this brutal battle.

The night before dawn is particularly dark, as if the atmosphere of despair is about to swallow everything.

But just as the two sides were roaring and fighting on the battlefield until the sky and the earth were dark, the eastern sky was gradually beginning to show subtle changes.

A tiny, almost imperceptible light began to wander on the edge of darkness, like a sharp sword blade, slowly cutting through the shackles of the night. The wyvern's poor eyesight did not notice this subtle change.

At the edge of the battlefield where no one was paying attention, the light gradually became brilliant and dazzling. It was not the gentle morning light, but the bright sun!
As the light grew brighter and hotter, the darkness on the horizon began to gradually recede. In the golden morning light, a legion of knights bathed in brilliant golden light appeared at the edge of the battlefield!

They were lined up in neat rows, their armor shining like the sun, and their flags, lances and swords reflected golden light!
Seeing this, Su Li finally smiled: "It's time for us to launch a counterattack! Blow the horn, and attack with all our forces!"

Dogrin was overjoyed when he heard the order and asked, "Did our knights finally cross this mountain range after spending a whole night?"

He couldn't wait to raise the brass horn around his neck. The heart-wrenching and heavy horn sounded, making countless monsters' hearts skip a beat. They had already had a terrible memory of this horn that they would never forget.

Every time this horn sounded, the humans on the battlefield were like being possessed by demons. The shaky defenses would immediately become indestructible, exhausted warriors would become extremely powerful, evenly matched battles or even battles on the verge of a breakthrough would be immediately reversed by humans, their fighting skills would suddenly improve, and they could easily kill the terrifying monsters that were suppressing them just a second ago.

As a large number of horns sounded in succession, the entire fortress became boiling. All the exhausted defenders summoned up their last bit of morale and launched a fierce charge towards the monster.

This strange scene immediately made the Wyvern King Sandarion's eyes focus. After a night of fighting, even the monsters under his command were on the verge of exhaustion.

They were able to continue fighting to the death because they had no way to retreat. The moment the gap opened, they had already made a desperate move and sent all their troops forward.

At this moment, under the light of dawn, the battlefield looked like a city surrounded by monsters. Every terrifying monster raised its weapon high and swarmed into the fortress like a tide.

If they fail to take the fortress this time, the tired and exhausted monster army may never be able to take the fortress.

Once the defenders are given the opportunity to reorganize their defenses and clear the channels, even if the remaining monsters are killed, they may not be able to break through these perfect defense lines again.

The wyvern's head was not much bigger than a walnut. Its stupid brain prevented it from thinking of a more powerful tactic, so it could only push its entire army forward.

Moreover, these brutal monsters cannot accept overly complicated commands.

In the surging tide, even if the pace of attack slows down, one may be trampled to death, let alone retreat.

The terrifying giants that are more than ten meters tall have all joined the attack formation.

In this situation, humans did not retreat to defense, but instead sounded the clarion call for a counterattack?

Even the stupid wyvern had sensed something was amiss.

But it was too late. In the golden morning light, the most elite knights in the territory, who had already formed their battle array, blew the majestic horn of attack.

The golden knights seemed to rise from the distant horizon along with the scorching sun. Their fine armor shone brightly in the morning sun, and their scarlet flags dyed the sky red along with the dawn light.

Just as the divine power of the scorching sun goddess illuminated the world, the hooves of their armored war horses thundered, and the momentum of their charge made the earth shake.

The earth-shaking roar of the charge finally caught the attention of the siege monsters. They turned their heads in fear, looking toward the horizon. They saw tall, heavily armored knights, their spears and swords gleaming with an incomparably cold light in the sunlight. Their battle banners fluttered in the air. A large number of Demi-Griffin Knights, led by the Champion Knight, charged at the forefront. This legion's spirit was completely different from the exhausted monsters who had fought all night. They were full of vigor and morale!

At the same time, Captain Constantine, who commanded the cavalry, decisively activated the holy relic of glory, the Sun's Light. Golden rays of light instantly burst out from the knights' shields. In the powerful front that the monsters could not look directly at, all the knights were like a golden torrent, fiercely crashing into the middle of the exhausted monster army.

Their charge was unstoppable, and the monsters didn't even have a chance to turn around. Five hundred knights shining with golden light broke through a large area of ​​the position. The monsters fell down in unison like wheat being cut, and the formation collapsed for hundreds of meters in an instant. In front of the powerful knights' attack, the enemy was defeated!
The monsters tried to resist, but it was useless.

The knights were so elite that 500 heavily armored knights raised their blades and charged at these defenseless cannon fodder. The gnolls, gnolls and goblins were simply unable to resist.

The gap in combat power between the two sides was too great. Even if they had deployed a defensive formation of 500 or men, they would likely be ripped apart by elite knights, their positions pierced. Furthermore, they were now attacking the city without any defense, exposing their bloated formation and unprotected rear to the Hessen Territory's most elite cavalry.

These 500 elite knights came down the mountain path and waited all night just for this moment!
With just three charges, they pushed thousands of defenseless monsters into the blood-flowing ditch.

These ditches blocked the monsters' escape and counterattack, but for the knights, it was like walking on flat ground. With the effect of the Glory Relic: Water-Repellent Pearl, the knights could calmly charge, retreat, and adjust their attack angles in the blood-filled ditches.

The monsters were helpless and could only watch as the knights attacked their weak spots again and again without any ability to provide any support.

A large number of monsters were surrounded by the knights and chopped into pieces in front of their compatriots.

Although the monsters are several times larger in size, human cavalry has an absolute numerical advantage on the local battlefield. They can use almost massacre methods to chop the weak gnolls, powerful wolves and even terrible trolls and giants in the encirclement into pieces.

After they crushed one monster's position, they attacked another in groups.

Under this terrible blow, the monsters finally collapsed completely. After fighting all night, they suffered heavy losses and had almost lost all their fighting spirit. They were on the verge of morale collapse.

Faced with this terrible situation of being attacked from both sides, the monsters' morale completely collapsed. Without waiting for orders, they fled in terror. As soon as the knights arrived, hundreds of monsters fled in panic.

Soon, the monster army that was blocking the border outpost like a tide fled all over the mountains and plains. Thousands of defeated soldiers dropped all their weapons and armor and fled in panic to the rear.

(End of this chapter)