Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 233 God-Chosen Spellcaster: Coming Like a Fall from the Sky, Leaving Like Lightning

The biggest characteristic of war is its unpredictability. It never develops exactly as anyone expects.

Even the believers of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun, whose military theories were extremely advanced and whose tactical deployments took everything into consideration, had not expected that the war would reach such an intense level right from the start.

Hundreds of tall river trolls roared and launched a fierce attack on the elite human cavalry. After the waves swept through, the churning mud was very suitable for the activities of these river trolls. If the elite human cavalry could not escape their pursuit, then this battle would almost determine the outcome of the war.

Without the elite mobile cavalry, the remaining humans and the green dragon legions can only fight each other to the death, which will be an extremely unfavorable situation for humans.

Sometimes Su Li couldn't help but sigh at the advanced nature of Eastern military theory. Relying on numbers to win is indeed the right way of military strategy.

The large size of the army means that it has unparalleled advantages. It can be defeated many times, but still has the strength to threaten the enemy. And as long as it wins once, the weak enemy will be severely damaged and destroyed.

So Su Li kept a close eye on the actions of both sides on the battlefield. Although he didn't know what Hilde was doing, the situation on the battlefield was becoming favorable to the Hessen Lord.

The majority may not necessarily defeat the minority, but the strong can definitely defeat the weak.

The more than 1,100 elite knights commanded by Hildreth far surpass these river trolls in terms of absolute combat power.

Especially when the battlefield was pulled back, a large number of stupid river trolls were unable to concentrate their energy on a 10-mile pursuit.

While they were chasing, some idiots did nothing but stand there and drool.

More people were distracted by the corpses on the battlefield and began to bend down to eat the monsters that were chopped down but not dead yet.

Hundreds of ogres became scattered after chasing for only more than 5 miles. By the time they had chased for 10 miles, they had become a scattered curve and were unable to form an effective scale.

Of course, this does not mean that the knights can kill them easily. After all, they are members of the same warband. If their brothers within their sight are attacked by human knights, they will still wave their weapons and huge claws to attack the human knights.

When Hildreth led the knights to stop and ordered a counterattack, Ron still didn't understand the meaning of Hildreth's deployment.

"Sir, if we launch a surprise attack towards the rear, aren't we entering muddy ground again?"

Ron frowned, as it was a taboo in military strategy for cavalry to enter muddy ground.

He still felt that the troops should be dispersed to take advantage of the Imperial cavalry. Imperial military theorists knew that whenever a cavalry corps encountered an enemy formation, it would respond with a star-like formation of crow soldiers. If the cavalry were dispersed, they would inevitably cluster and be surrounded by the enemy.

The so-called infantry should be organized, while the cavalry should be separated. If the enemy is divided, we should separate; if the enemy is united, we should unite. Therefore, the cavalry's charge may be far or near, more or less, gathered or dispersed, appearing or disappearing. They come like a drop from the sky, and leave like thunder!
With so many champion-level warriors and so many outstanding knights in the Hessian Cavalry, they can easily toy with the river trolls.

Most of the river trolls could only watch the cavalry besiege their lone brothers, and they were unable to get close quickly to provide support.

The river trolls caught in the battle could only face the fierce charge of a large number of cavalrymen who came like falling from the sky, and the lances attacked their huge bodies from all directions.

By then, even the strong river trolls would be knocked away from all directions by the cavalry's unparalleled charge power.

But now, Steward Hilde is doing the complete opposite. Just like the followers of Ulric and Redmar, he only charges head-on with heavily armored knights.

Of course, Ron did not deny the effectiveness of this tactic. Sometimes, the heavy cavalry's violent frontal advance like a bulldozer could indeed unleash unparalleled combat effectiveness, especially under the leadership of a large number of Redmar believers. It could awaken the perseverance and loyalty in the hearts of the soldiers, and defeat the enemy with overwhelming force. Even when the situation was hopeless, through a fearless charge, under the protection of the gods, the situation could be completely reversed, making this attack full of legendary colors.

But the situation had not yet reached a point where such a situation was unavoidable, and the knights had not fought bloody battles, nor had their loyalty and honor earned them numerous blessings from the gods.

At this time, the charge relied entirely on the knights' personal strength and martial arts, which seemed to provide the river trolls with a chance to win.

So Ron and some junior officers were already considering whether to refuse to carry out this absurd order.

Violet, the Sun Goddess, gave her followers several tenets: always uphold your dignity and honor;

respect for prisoners of war;

Show no mercy to the enemies of mankind;
Obey your superiors' orders; do not disobey them unless necessary.

But Hildreth gave a firm order: "Everyone, follow my orders! I am the High-ranking Steward, and I will be responsible for the outcome of this battle!"

After saying that, Hildurde took the lead and led the Half-Griffin Knights of the Sun of Vengeance to charge towards the monsters. The awe-inspiring sword light directly chopped into pieces a huge river troll that was more than three meters tall.

Seeing this, the other knights could only suppress their inner doubts and followed Hildurd in launching a continuous charge.

Obeying "honorable" orders is a soldier's duty, as long as the orders themselves are "honorable." "Honorable" here is defined as whether it complies with other honorable principles of war, such as minimizing casualties among our own soldiers and effectively killing the enemy. If a soldier believes there is a better plan, he has the right to speak up, or even disobey orders.

However, the assertion of such power is based on the premise that the soldier possesses superior strategic vision. If a soldier makes foolish suggestions on a tense battlefield or disrupts the battle with inappropriate remarks, he will be punished or even face the wrath of the goddess.

None of the knights dared to say that their understanding of tactics was better than that of the chosen one of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun.

Besides, the War Saint, Hildreth, was personally charging ahead, and none of them dared to risk the goddess's wrath and punishment by questioning Hildreth's deployment.

And sure enough, when a large number of knights galloped forward, the dazed and drooling river trolls were attracted. When they saw the knights madly slaughtering their brothers, they rushed forward with roars.

Every step the Knights took in their charge was bathed in blood. Hildreth had been bathed in blood three times, her entire body covered in the blood of river trolls, and even her perfect vibranium rune armor was emitting hissing black smoke.

Behind her, a large number of knights from the Order of the Corona had already triggered the power of the [Iron Sun]. Terrifying arcane magic exploded on the spot, as if the area was being baptized by artillery fire, or as if golden suns were rising on the battlefield.

Even the river trolls couldn't withstand the huge explosion and were blown to pieces. The rumbling sound of the explosion was like thunder, shaking the earth.

Su Li stood on the city wall, looking at the fierce fighting on the battlefield to the north, and couldn't help but take a deep breath: "This war is too fierce. How can it be so tragic right after it started?"

While the Iron Sun's explosion could indeed shatter monsters with the Sun Goddess's divine grace, it also essentially meant the injury or even death of a powerful knight! It could be considered a self-destructing bomb. These repeated explosions riddled the riverbed with holes, and flames erupted everywhere. Even without a telescope, one could see the intensity of the war in the north.

Orstein observed for a moment, his eyes suddenly lighting up. He said, "I finally see what Chief Steward Hilde is up to. She's constantly attacking monsters head-on, forcing herself to activate her [Blazing Blood: Divine Might] ability!"

[Burning Blood·The Might of God Descends]?
"Isn't that just to activate the power of the God General? What is she going to do? What is worth all the trouble for?" Su Li immediately raised the monocular telescope to look at Hildurde who was charging in the front. At this time, the vibranium rune armor on her body had been damaged. The stomach acid of the river troll corroded the armor on her shoulders. Her shoulders were corroded with holes, and even the charred bones were exposed in some places.

Su Li couldn't imagine how much pain she was in such a situation, but she didn't pause at all. She bit a blood of earth potion in her mouth to speed up the healing of the wound, and continued to launch a violent attack on the monster.

Even though the monster's huge claw had swept across her head and knocked off her helmet, she was not afraid at all. She chopped off the giant claw with a sweep of her sword, and then rushed towards the dense herd of beasts riding a half-griffin. Facing the siege of more than a dozen river trolls, she remained calm.

Su Li had personally witnessed the death of as many as 17 river trolls at the hands of her and the half-griffin under her crotch!
All this greatly deepened the monsters' fear. They did have a great advantage in the muddy ground, and their attack power was extremely powerful, posing a deadly threat to the knights. Even the Chosen One might die if he fell into the siege of hundreds of river trolls.

But the prerequisite is that these river trolls can be as fearless and brave as humans and charge forward one after another!
The courage of the humans in this world is at the level of monsters and demons, especially those who believe in Yurik and Redma. Their courage, perseverance and loyalty have crushed countless monsters. In the eyes of monsters, these humans are more like terrible creatures.

At least the river trolls, monsters with low intelligence that act entirely on instinct, are far inferior to these elite human knights who are as strong as steel in both courage and morale.

Compared with these human knights who are as tough as nails, the river trolls are more like a group of soft mud. Although they are very tough, they are not hard enough and can be easily penetrated from the front.

Without strong support, they would not have been able to fight fearlessly under the siege of human cavalry. On the contrary, when they saw a human female knight charging into the formation alone, invincible on both sides, and knocking down more than twenty huge river trolls by herself, they inevitably became frightened, and dozens of stupid river trolls turned around and fled at the first opportunity.

This greatly angered the leader of the River Troll Gang, who roared and rushed towards Hildurde with a vibranium rune club in his hand.

"Damn human bean sprout, I'm going to smash you to pieces. First, I'll break your thighs and chew them up, and then I'll turn your leg bones into our weapons!"

With a roar, its huge body suddenly jumped high, and in its right hand, it held the terrifying vibranium rune stick and smashed towards Hildurde with a sharp whistling sound that broke through the air like a mountain falling down.

It was certain that the female knight was not as strong as it was. As long as the female knight dodged, it could use its left claw full of bone spurs to knock her off her horse!
But Hilde's reaction surprised it. The woman did not dodge or evade, but came forward with the golden shield in hand. At the moment before the vibranium club collided with the golden shield, a dazzling light burst out from the golden shield. Then, all the knights' shields seemed to be blessed by the goddess of the sun, reflecting the dazzling light. Ugma felt that his eyes were about to be blinded. The extreme light brought extreme darkness.

The blinding effect caused it to lose all vision, but it felt the huge force from the shield very clearly, as if a force twice as strong as its own had hit its chest hard, and in an instant its entire body was flattened.

Fortunately, it didn't have to suffer any more pain, as a sharp golden flash directly chopped off its head.

With just one strike, Hildurde killed the powerful champion leader of the river trolls, which immediately made his knights cheer excitedly.

Tiberus followed Hildurd, axe held high. Seeing this, he roared to the heavens, "Mr. Steward, you are mighty! Our attack worked. Even though it was a frontal assault, we penetrated the monster's defenses."

A large number of river trolls are fleeing in panic!
Originally, they had the opportunity to fight on equal terms with humans, and even had the possibility of inflicting heavy damage on the human knight corps. At least at the beginning of the fierce battle between the two armies, they successfully did so.

But the courage and morale of the river trolls could not compare with the iron-hard human knights. When a chosen one stepped forward, they could not resist the fear-inducing effect and could only turn and flee.

If there were no external intervention, these hundreds of river trolls would have been killed by human knights on their way to escape, and it would have been another one-sided massacre.

And it was obvious that the spellcaster hiding in the Blackwater River had no way of accepting such a tragic defeat!

It was obvious that these river trolls had the ability to defeat the human knights, but because they were not as brave as humans, it turned into a one-sided massacre and rout. In the end, hundreds of river trolls died tragically on the riverbank.

In order to prevent this from happening, the spellcaster hidden in the Blackwater River finally walked out of the turbulent torrent.

It was an incomparably huge, dark blue figure, nearly twice as tall as an ordinary troll! Even standing in front of a giant, its height was comparable.

As it appeared and walked to the shore, the stench filled the entire battlefield. Even the jackals with sensitive noses on the other side of the river could not stand the stench and fell to the ground and convulsed.

The human knights also saw this terrifying figure clearly. Its head and face were extremely ugly, its skin was a sickly gray-green color, covered with dirt and scars, and its eyes were deep-set, flashing a sinister red light, as if it could see into the fear in people's hearts.

Its hair is long and messy, like a bunch of tangled dead branches, with all kinds of filthy things hanging on it, emitting a disgusting smell. It has sharp fangs in its mouth. These fangs are jagged and the edges are as sharp as knives, which can easily tear the flesh of its prey.

Unlike its ugly appearance, its body is extremely large, with strong and powerful limbs, and sharp claws on its arms and legs. These claws can easily tear the enemy's armor and flesh, and the shining faint green light indicates that it is also highly poisonous. Once scratched, the wound will quickly rot.

There are huge bone spurs on its bulging back. These bone spurs are like sharp blades and can cause fatal damage to the enemy. At the same time, it also carries a rough net on its shoulders, which is filled with various dead objects.
Unlike other river trolls, it is not covered in scale armor or iron, but in tattered clothing made of various animal furs and cloths, stained with blood and mud. Around its waist hang multiple potion bottles filled with various poisons and curse potions. It can greatly weaken its enemies by holding a twisted stump with human skulls and potion bottles in its hands.

Priest Rong En took a deep breath and said in shock, "River Troll Witch! The Green Dragon actually hired such a terrifying creature."

Hildurde remained calm and said, "As I expected, the hidden spellcaster is a river troll witch. Only she can hide under the turbulent river water without being discovered by us."

"These must be the mercenaries hired by the Green Dragon."

Almost every force in this world will hire various mercenaries. Humans have free militias, and other races naturally know how to hire some powerful creatures to help them fight.

Trolls are often found roaming the wilds, hunting animals or preying on travelers and livestock. Although they are easily distracted and slow-witted, they are very capable in combat, making them popular creatures for hire by many factions.

Greenskin tribes often "bribe" these trolls to join their Waaaagh! and offer them the opportunity to eat human shrimps, short stumps and many other enemies, even goblins from their own tribe.

While rare, River Troll Witches are not unemployable. When the winds of magic prevail, River Troll Witches will answer the call of the wizard, who can bind the Witch's will.

Forest forces and orcs would use goblins dangling from long fishing lines as bait to lure the witch from her lair. Once the witch had been fed, she would happily accompany the monster hordes into battle. There, the witch's greedy nature, immense strength, and unholy ability to inflict countless curses on her enemies made her a formidable opponent.

Ron said cautiously, "Sir, the River Troll Witch's strength is no less than that of the God's Chosen. She may very well be the strongest God's Chosen foreign aid hired by the Greenskins. We must treat her with caution!"

But Hildreid ignored Ron's warning. She gripped her sword tightly and said sternly, "I went to such great lengths and attacked at all costs just to lure her ashore. Today, I must kill her in one battle and completely eliminate this threat!"

(End of this chapter)