Just when the night of the entire imperial capital was shrouded in various complex emotions, just when Abbas XI was anxious for the ministers to discuss military affairs urgently, when Roddy returned to the Tulip family and couldn't sleep all night. The situation changed again, in the northwest, in the fierce battle...

Hills on the edge of the Xichuan Plain in the northwest.

The night has already covered the earth, and the moonlight is covered by the rolling dark clouds in the sky, and only half of the face can be revealed occasionally. The sky is full of stars, and an army is marching hard in the winding mountain road.

They were wearing the uniforms and armor of the Empire of Light, and the soldiers were already exhausted at this moment. Many people just inertially dragged their swollen and numb legs and moved forward with the people in front of them. The flag bearer was listless when riding on the horse. The original flame-like thorny flag was carried on his shoulders weakly, and he held the reins with one hand, barely preventing himself from falling off the horse.

From soldiers to officers, everyone was full of pessimism and fear about the future. They were originally the defenders of the Northwest Legion stationed from Blackstone Fort, but the day before yesterday, General Ruben, commanding them to immediately give up Blackstone Fortress and move towards Wat Fortress, where the main force of the Northwest Legion is located, at all costs.

At this moment, the entire army was full of pessimism. Everyone knew that in the past month, the Northwest Legion had retreated step by step. General Ruben's main force was killed by the Iron Cavalry regiment commanded by the murderous demon king Luo Yantar of the Great Moon Kingdom. He lost most of the territory of the northwest Rostock province, and finally even the base camp Mudan Fort was captured. At this moment, General Ruben led the main force to defend the last major fortress in the northwest - Watt.

Just two days ago, various news came, and I heard that the murderous demon king Luo Yantar had a long-distance raid for two days and two nights, pulling out the imperial military strongholds around Watt Fortress one by one, and Loulanburg and Trier Fort were also captured overnight.

The commander of the Northwest Army ordered all scattered troops to move closer to the main force immediately - this order is correct, and it is already at a disadvantage. Instead of dispersing the troops, people will break them one by one, it is better to clench your fists and concentrate your strength to fight against the other party.

However, when the commander of the Black Market Fort received the order issued by General Ruben, the commander of the Northwest Legion, could not help but smile bitterly.

The order asked him to lead the 15,000 defenders of Blackstone Fort to join the headquarters immediately, but General Ruben only gave him a day and a night of work!

"Damn it!" The empire commander of the Black Stone Fort was riding on the horse. He couldn't help but look back at the long troops behind him, and cursed in his heart: "How can I get there for two days and two nights? That's more than 600 miles! We are infantry! We are not cavalry! Soldiers walk on two legs for two days and two nights and walk for six hundred miles? It's a joke! There are also baggage and ordnances following behind! Can those things fly?"

The commander couldn't help but secretly seeking the blessing of the great gods - his army had been traveling all day long, without a rest for a moment. Even if he could reach the army, he would probably not have any combat power in a short time. Now the soldiers are so tired that they don't even have the strength to walk... If... if... if they encounter enemy troops on the road now... then...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but remember the news that came two days ago. It is said that two garrison troops from other places received orders to move closer to the main force and were intercepted by the army of the Great Moon Kingdom. As a result, the infantry of the Empire on the plains were rushed to pieces by the cavalry of the alien barbarians, and almost wiped out the entire army...

I can only ask for blessing from the gods!

He looked at the surrounding terrain. Fortunately, this place was not an open plain, and the surrounding hills made the road narrower. Even if he encountered an enemy, the opponent's cavalry could not play a big role...

At this time, several scout cavalry ran back from a distance. The commander immediately cheered up and asked, "How is it?"

The cavalry was covered in sweat, but his expression was still calm, and he shouted: "Sir, the mountain road ahead has been completed. We can walk out of this hill for about half an hour! When we walk out, we will find an open area, and there is no trace of the enemy. But Sir, we don't think we will find a better place to camp tonight. There is an open area in front, and there is a small forest next to it."

The commander listened carefully to the scout's report, not daring to miss a word, and then he was silent for a while.

It seems to rain tonight, so there should be no big problem camping by the woods. Don’t worry about the enemy attacking with fire... Alas, I hope I won’t encounter the enemy. It rains, in such bad weather, I believe the cavalry of the Great Moon Kingdom will not come out to attack us, right? After all, this kind of rainy and muddy weather is not conducive to the cavalry charge.

"Order the entire army to accelerate, walk out of this mountainous area, and then set up camp!" He gave the order loudly...

The soldier received the order. Although his body had no strength, he heard that he could camp and rest, so he still forced himself to get angry and speeded up.

When the front line of the team walked out of the mountain intersection and saw the open plain in front of them, the soldiers couldn't help but cheer exhausted - they could finally rest!

After the order to camp was passed, the entire army began to become busy. What disappointed the soldiers was that the scouts said was too few trees, and the trees were all slender saplings, and they could not cut down the fences used to build camping. In desperation, they could only use mobilized supplies and simple wood to form a weak camp wall.

But what comforted the soldiers of the empire was that the legendary ambush did not appear, and the legendary murderous devil of the Great Moon Kingdom also seemed to show no signs of it - maybe in this kind of weather, the enemy would feel tired. Everyone thought they could at least spend the first night safely.

A veteran is teaching the panicked recruits a lesson and telling them not to panic. Generally, if they encounter an enemy attack, the scouts walking around will have warnings - if they want to escape, it is not too late to hear the enemy's horns and war drums running.

The entire military camp was in chaos, and the soldiers were busy building tents and burying pots to make rice. With a loud "click", a shocking thunder sounded, and a lightning bolt cut through the sky. Then, a loud rain broke out and the sky was hit.

The soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief, and it finally rained. On such a rainy day, the enemy's cavalry would not come out!

The sky was completely dark, and a recruit was soaked all over. He was trying to use a hammer to fix the wall of the Demu Camp that had just been blown by the strong wind. Suddenly, he seemed to sense something, looked up at the empty distance in panic, and at the far end of the sky to the east, some faint dark shadows began to be found.

"What is that!!"

A veteran looked back and his face changed immediately, and he opened his mouth wide: "It looks...it looks like a human! Oh my God! It's the enemy! It's the cavalry of the Great Moon Kingdom!!!"

"Enemy attack!!"

It was hard to tell who was the first to shout this sentence, and then the sentence quickly spread like a plague in the dark night. Everyone was panicked and everyone was neighing and throwing away the tents that were being laid in their hands and the fences that were erected. The soldiers panicked and searched for their swords. The cavalry hurriedly put on armor, and the people in the huge camp shouted and neighed.

It has to be denied that the two hundred years since the founding of the Empire of Light, the tradition of martial arts has created many real heroes. At this time, the one who truly showed a martial spirit was the loyal and brave commander of this army!

"What a panic! Everyone took up their weapons!" The commander immediately made a decision and drew his sword to kill several soldiers around him who were still running in a hurry and panic. "If you panic, no one will survive! Infantry formation!" A majestic voice sounded in the night. He ran all the way, constantly killing several soldiers who did not obey the orders and shouted blindly, and then led his own soldiers to drive the scattered soldiers into a square formation.

"Idiot! Don't panic, the enemy is still in line, they have some time to charge!" The commander tried to calm as many soldiers as possible, "Pick up your knife! Raise your shield!! The shield player is in the first row! The spear player is in the second row!"

Several infantry formations that had begun to take shape were finally arranged neatly, commanding his only five hundred cavalry to turn over the horses and quickly moved to the back of the infantry queue a hundred steps. These five hundred people were the cavalry he trained, and they were the real elite force in this army. Everyone looked cold and determined, and they put the bright sabers across their chests and tightly held the reins.

The dull sound of horse hooves came, and the earth shook under the trampling of millions of horse hooves, causing dust to fly. The trampling of thousands of horse hooves even covered the rolling thunder above the head...

The commander sat at the horse and watched the enemy approaching at the speed of their approaching, and couldn't help but have some questions in his heart: "It seems wrong, why is their cavalry charging so slow?"

The black iron stream in the distance gradually approached, and the imperial soldiers' eyes could finally clearly see the appearance of the enemy cavalry. He could even see the feather tassels on the enemy cavalry helmets. The commander suddenly showed a look of fear in his eyes: "No! It's a archer!!"

"Swish———!!" With a heart-shaking sound of breaking through the air, thousands of sharp arrows suddenly fell from the sky in the enemy's cavalry formation! The shield players in the infantry queue were insufficient and could not resist the bows and arrows shot like locusts in the sky. Countless soldiers were caught in the arrows and screamed and fell to the ground. Some people just raised their shields and were shot through several wolf-toothed arrows! Then someone immediately screamed: "It's the archers! Everyone escape!!"

Almost instantly, the army that had already been dismal morale collapsed and all the infantry teams were in chaos. Everyone knew that ordinary light infantry was no match for archers in the wilderness. Their thin equipment could not resist the sharp arrows shot by the opponent. After the other party's bows and arrows were shot, the enemy cavalry's full charge would be even more a massacre for them!

Countless people kept shouting: "Escape! Everyone run for life!" The infantry formation that the Imperial Army commander had painstakingly drove out instantly collapsed. He swung his knife behind and chopped off a few escaped soldiers, but still could not control the situation. These scattered and running troops instead made the cavalry formation he was preparing to rush behind.

At this moment, the enemy cavalry formation suddenly calmed down, and then a thick and high-pitched voice shouted loudly: "Change the knife! Charge!! Streal (Interracial: Kill!)!!!"

"Streal!!!" Tens of thousands of cavalry warriors made a shocking cry at the same time. The imperial commander immediately knew that he was finished! This army was finished!

The black iron stream suddenly roared and ran away at an incredible speed. As the horses galloped, the earth trembled continuously, and the iron hooves were clanging, as if they were about to trample everything into pieces!

In the roar, the front end of the enemy cavalry had easily broken through the already fragile infantry queue. Before some heroic soldiers who were still holding their positions could see clearly the twisted and cruel face and red eyes under the enemy cavalry helmet, the entire queue was shattered.

The enemy's cavalry quickly crossed the front line of defense of the infantry and rushed directly towards the depths of the Imperial Army camp.

Behind them were infantry that had completely collapsed and scattered, and these infantry were being killed by the cavalry coming from behind. Often, before the swords in their hands were swung out, they were cut down by the scimitar in the hands of the enemy cavalry or trampled into meat paste by the enemy's horse hooves!

The empire commander looked desperately at his infantry formation torn to pieces by his opponent, and his body could not help but tremble. He said to his messenger in a calm voice that was almost dead: Pass my order and tell everyone to escape, and you can escape as far as you can!

After giving the last order in his life, the loyal soldier of the empire turned around and shouted at the five hundred cavalry beside him: "I was once the personal soldier of Lord Tulip Duke! There are absolutely no cowards who escape under the tulip flag! Are you afraid?!"

"Follow yourselves!" The shouts of five hundred people seemed to overshadow the shouts and screams of the sky! Five hundred sharp sabers were raised high!

The commander no longer looked behind him, and drove the horse tightly to hold the big sword in his hand and rushed towards the iron stream without hesitation. None of the five hundred brave elite cavalry behind him hesitated, and followed closely behind with their long swords and shouted!

The last cavalry team of the empire collided with the enemy's cavalry vanguard. Because the enemy's vanguard passed the first blockade of the infantry squad and its momentum had weakened, their sniper still had some advantage at the beginning, and also won valuable time for the defeat and escape of other teams in the camp. Later scholars who studied war history all believed that if this heroic commander of the empire was not ready to die in times of crisis, the 15,000 troops that reinforced the main force would probably end up being wiped out.

But their snipers did not last long. The heroic commander and his five hundred men, in the huge torrent of steel, were like a small stone thrown into the river. Although a little wave was splashed briefly, they were soon submerged...

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In this battle, the 20,000 cavalry of the Great Moon Kingdom completely destroyed the local defenders of the 15,000 people who reinforced the main force of the Northwest Army. For a whole night, the empty plains were filled with the roars of the Imperial Cavalry of the Great Moon Kingdom and the howlings of the Imperial soldiers. This is no longer a battle! Infantry that lost its defensive formation was slaughtered by the cavalry!

In this night attack, 15,000 imperial troops were completely defeated, and in the end, less than 5,000 people escaped from the massacre. And the chances of these 5,000 people survived were exchanged for their lives by the commander and his 500 warriors! The name of this commander has no record...

In this battle, Luo Yantar, the prince of the Great Moon Kingdom, won 20,000 cavalry, and completely defeated the last reinforcement unit that was moving closer to the main force of the Northwest Army! More than 10,000 enemies were wiped out...

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