Rise of the Empire Total War

Chapter 383: Battle of Athos (middle)

"Today is a good day to fight the enemy bravely."

Sitting on the war horse, Richard stood in front of the battle and said to the soldiers who were waiting in battle.

"God and the Virgin commanded us to come here to fight for the glory of God. Although the number of enemy troops exceeds ours by many, but under our army's pounce, the enemy troops will be defeated. Their blood will wash away the sins and restore the earth. The glory of Christ!"

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

"Across from us are just a group of despicable insurgents, ignorant idiots, don't they know the glorious history of our army? Don't they know how many enemies kneel down on the road to conquer our army? Don’t they know that their end is coming?"

"Hahaha..." There was a slight laughter in the army, Richard ignored it, and he continued: "They really don't know, because they are ignorant, and all the despicable points of human nature can be found in them. They live in this world and can only waste air!"

"Soldiers, don't you feel ashamed for being in the same sun with them and breathing the same air with them? No! I feel so ashamed, I am so ashamed that I dare not pray to God, I am afraid he will Ask me, why not send those sinful souls to **** and purify them with flames!"

"Soldiers and brothers, in the name of your king, the commander of this army, I implore you, please join me in waving the sacred blade, sending the evil souls of the enemy into hell, and washing them with their blood The crime. When the last infidel falls in a pool of blood, God will be happy because of it!"

"Now, **** battle!"

"Blood battle! Blood battle! Blood battle!"

The shocking cheers on the opposite side did not affect Prince Jairo. He looked at the cheering enemy and continued his speech: "...Look at the enemy on the other side, soldiers, and see how they are. Proud, they thought that by stealing the Abdra collar shamelessly, they would make us succumb? No, this is impossible! The tyranny against Felicias will never end, even if the new Grand Duke is Winster Princess Freya who supported her with one hand-do you think she is the most legal heir in this country? No, I don't think so."

"Now standing in front of you is the most legitimate heir to the Grand Duke of the Principality of Lasik, and only I can lead the Lasik people to prosper. Look, under the rule of Felicias, the land was forced to cede to The Winsters, even the Grand Duke is now single-handedly supported by the Winsters. I can imagine that if we don't come forward, the entire country will become a Winster colony."

"Think about it! If we are defeated, what kind of brutality the enemy will do against your wives and children! Your wives will be raped by the enemy and used as slaves, and your children will accept the Winsters. He’s been educated to recognize his enemy as a father, and then he swaggered back to his hometown and said, “Hey, we are all Little Winsters!” Are you willing to see this happen?”

"No! We don't want to!" the soldiers shouted.

"If you don't want to see this tragic scene, then use your weapons to fight bravely. We will defeat the enemy here and let the enemy's blood spill over every piece of land under Athos until they retreat and completely withdraw from this country. , This country belongs to our Lasik people!"

"Our ancestors came to this beautiful place to settle down after untold hardships. We can't give up the land of our ancestors to the Winsters, the Lasiks, and fight the enemy bravely. I will fight with you. front!"

"War! War! War!"

"That was a tragic war." Years later, a Danish veteran leaned on a chair, feeling the warmth of the flames burning in the fireplace, glanced at the falling snow like cotton wool outside the window, sighed, and continued. : "In that battle, the Rashik cavalry seemed not afraid of death, and they charged us like a tide. They were equipped with simple and crude equipment. Many people even wore only a piece of animal skin, but they had the courage far beyond their equipment."

"They used short bows on the battle horses and fired arrows at us against the rain of our archers. Because they were not equipped with shields, many people in my company were shot over. They were lucky and dragged behind in time. For medical treatment, he was shot on the spot with bad luck and died. Marcus standing in front of me, an arrow just shot through his eye socket, the arrow pierced through the back of his head, and the stench of brain and blood splashed. When it reaches my face, I will never be able to forget the smell."

"What then? Grandpa." The children surrounding the veteran asked curiously. They opened their eyes wide as if they were listening to some interesting story. However, in their eyes, the interesting story was full of blood.

"Then..." The veteran paused and slowly raised his head, his thoughts sinking into thick memories.

"Hold up! Hold on to me! Don't retire!"

Braving the rain of arrows fired by the rebel cavalry, the company captain in the front of the sword and spear militia roared loudly. Many soldiers in his company have been shot to the ground and dragged to the back for treatment. The sword and spear militia The consequences of not being equipped with shields were completely exposed. These Danish militias equipped only with leather armor could only use their weapons to resist the arrows that fell from the sky. For a while, the military spirit collapsed, and the sword and spear militia showed signs of defeat.

At this moment, the enemy cavalry had put away the short bow, and they picked up the long spear that had been hanging on the side of the horse's belly, shouting to speed up the horse, and approach the chaotic sword and spear militia. This is a trick that their ancestors have been accustomed to. First use a few waves of arrow rain to disrupt the enemy's phalanx, and then use the impact of the horses to run at high speed to initiate the charge. The cavalry of the brigade can easily disperse in the direction of the enemy infantry. Destroy the enemy—that is, by virtue of this trick, they can hit the Lasik Plain and settle down here.

"Charge! Disperse them!"

"The enemy cavalry is coming! Line up! Line up!"

In the screaming roar of the officer, the spear and spear militiamen who were shot to the ground finally mustered the courage to shrink the line of defense. They lifted the three-meter-long special sword spear in front of them, inserting the tail end into the ground behind them, and watched the more. The enemy cavalry coming closer couldn't help but close their eyes.

In the next second, a large number of rebel cavalry rushed into the defense line composed of sword and spear militia in an overwhelming force. The impact force of the high-speed moving horses instantly broke the swords and spears held by the soldiers, and the broken sword and spears pierced in one after another. Inside the horse, the horse turned upside down, the horse's miserable neighing and the screams before death one after another, the cavalry in the back did not stop because of the fall of the front comrades, they continued to control the horse to rush into the square, and will block the road. The sword and spear militiamen knocked down and overturned, and the entire line of defense was shattered under the charge of the brigade cavalry, and blood flowed into rivers.