OBS Chapter 291 Surrounded
Chapter 291 Surrounded
After obtaining General Schneider's approval, the entire Lana camp began to move. Considering the need to pursue the enemy as quickly as possible, most of the troops dispatched this time were cavalry.
Looking at the fleeing Midland soldiers in the distance, the Lana cavalrymen were ready to catch them all in one fell swoop.
"Boys, do you see that? The people on the other side are all deserters from Midland. Lots of military merits are waiting for you. Go up and kill them all!"
As the first pursuing army, the Knights of the Golden Fleece were non-stop reaping the lives of Midlan soldiers. The originally golden armor was already covered with the blood of the Midlan people.
But after looking at the corpses behind him, the leader of the Golden Fleece Knights could not be happy at all, because he could not find the location of the enemy general. For him, no matter how many soldiers he killed, the merit he made was not as great as a captured battle flag or an enemy general.
But when he wanted to lead his team to charge forward, there was always a group of troublesome Midland soldiers blocking the way ahead, which made him very annoyed. The more time he wasted here, the more likely it was that the Midland general would escape back.
"Everyone, ignore those soldiers, bypass them, we're going to capture the Midland general!"
At this time, a knight asked cautiously:
"Captain, General Schneider told us not to stray more than 50 miles from the camp. And if we move out rashly, we won't be able to get support from the rear."
The leader of the Knights of the Golden Fleece said nonchalantly upon hearing this:
"Of course I know. We have only chased for 20 miles, and if there is any danger, we will need support from other troops. The main force of Midland on the opposite side has long been dispersed. We just need to find the general of Midland within range and then retreat."
After hearing the captain's assurance, the knights did not hesitate. Soon they passed a large group of deserters and left them far behind.
"Captain, I saw the flag of Midland!"
A knight with excellent eyesight spotted the flag looming on the distant horizon and shouted to the captain.
"I saw it a long time ago. Knights, speed up, we are almost catching up with the general on the other side!"
However, when the Knights approached, they found that this was a downhill slope. The opposing general had already fled down the slope with his cavalry towards the forest in the distance. But just in front of the two armies, a group of unknown soldiers blocked the retreat of the Knights of the Golden Fleece.
The leader of the Knights of the Golden Fleece immediately ordered the Knights to stop advancing, then took out a telescope to observe the army in front, and saw that this team had about a thousand people, and they stopped at the edge of the forest opposite. Logically, they should be the Midland army, but their armor style was different from that of the Midland soldiers, and this army did not carry any flags.
"Mercenary?"
The leader of the Knights of the Golden Fleece quickly thought of this. After all, half of Midland's regular army had been destroyed before, so it was reasonable to use some mercenaries to deal with the emergency.
"Sir, shall we continue to pursue?"
A thousand-man commander of the Knights asked.
"Of course we have to chase them. There are only a thousand men on the other side, but we have a full-strength Knight Order of 5,000 men. Moreover, without the threat of cannons, no infantry can stop the Knight Order's collective charge! Everyone, follow me and charge down to kill them all."
After receiving the order from the captain, the knights, under the command of the thousand and centurions, rushed down the hillside and charged towards the opposing army.
But soon, the commander of the Knights of the Golden Fleece discovered that the opposing army pushed several cannons out of the woods. After removing the gun covers, they pointed the black muzzles at the Knights, which made all the knights feel frightened.
The captain began to panic when he saw this, but after estimating the distance, he shouted to the knights:
"Don't be afraid. The other side has just started loading shells. Increase your speed now and rush over before their artillery fires!"
The knights who didn't want to be blown to pieces by the artillery immediately increased their speed and soon shortened the distance to about 300 meters. The leader of the Knights of the Golden Fleece could already see the armor of the soldiers on the opposite side, as well as the weapons in their hands that he had never seen before.
"what is this?"
Looking at the tubular weapons without any blades on the opposite side, this question arose in his mind, and then he saw the soldiers in the first row on the opposite side aiming the long tubes directly at the knights rushing towards them.
"First row, let go!"
As the commander shouted, he saw white smoke coming out of the long pipe on the opposite side, and then he heard a crackling sound, and then his horse suddenly fell down, throwing him to the ground.
After a moment of trance, he struggled to get up, turned around and saw the warhorse that had accompanied him for many years lying lifeless on the ground, with a hole on the horse's neck that kept bleeding.
Not only him, but the knights in the front also fell down with their horses like wheat being cut, and even the horses behind them were tripped. For a moment, the charge of the entire knight group was thwarted, and the knights at the back immediately pulled the reins, looking at the scene in front of them at a loss.
"First row, squat down. Second row, release!"
There was another similar sound, and the regiment commander immediately lay down. After a while, he heard the neighing of war horses and the screams of people.
At the same time, the roar of artillery sounded immediately, and shells flew over his head. There were screams, the neighing of horses, and the commander punched the ground. It was obvious that the Knights could no longer launch an attack.
When he got up, the whole land was filled with corpses, scattered war horses and wounded soldiers wailing among the corpses.
Beep!
Another unknown horn sounded, but the captain no longer had the mind to observe what was happening. He immediately ran to the nearest warhorse, and after mounting the horse, he immediately pulled the reins and turned the horse's head to gallop backwards. The fear of the unknown filled his heart, and at this moment, the only thought left in his mind was to escape.
As for his subordinates, the knights ran faster than the captain. After the sound of artillery fire rang out, the knights scattered. Some knights wanted to run back, but the deserters behind them bumped into them. When the knights changed direction, a team of heavy cavalry wearing silver-white armor and wolf-shaped helmets rushed out of the woods.
They did not have lances in their hands, but instead had battle axes and two-handed swords. Facing the panicked and uncommanded Golden Fleece Knights, these heavy cavalrymen rushed into the knights' ranks like wolves into a flock of sheep. The sharp blades directly cut through the knights' gorgeous armor, and before the blood could flow from the wounds, the knights were chopped off their horses one by one.
Looking at the one-sided slaughter in the distance, John put down his telescope and said to the Black Watch mercenaries who were ready to go:
"Let's go, it's time to encircle them."