Chapter 413: The Strength of the Reinforcements
The troops that were already prepared immediately set out.
A rumbling sound could be heard, it was the orderly footsteps stepping on the solid stone pavement.
The cavalry with better mobility set out first. Groups of Desert Bandits spread out. As the scouts, the cavalries charged at the front. Behind them were the Sarrandian Hors.e.m.e.n as well as the most elite heavy armored cavalry, Mamlukes.
Kant personally led the footmen and walked forward quickly, forming a snake-like formation.
The 6,000-man army was not a small number.
In the Dukedom of Leo, the main force that was gathered was about the same number.
Of course, Kant also understood that the troops gathered by the richest South County were actually better equipped than his 6,000-man troop.
For example, the largest number of Desert Bandits, the multi-purpose light cavalry, was obviously the most backward.
Especially the equipment.
Desert Bandits were still equipped with leather armor. It wasn’t even inlaid with iron armor, it was the simplest scale armor.
The s.h.i.+eld was also the most ordinary scale armor. It was simply covered with a thin layer of leather on the round wooden s.h.i.+eld to reduce the impact of the attack and increase the st.u.r.diness of the s.h.i.+eld itself.
It was also the simplest upgrade version of the round wooden s.h.i.+eld.
Perhaps the only things that were worthy of praise were the short pilum on their backs and the scimitar in their hands. These were the top-notch weapons.
As for the desert horse that a Desert Bandit rode on, it was also an ordinary horse, not a warhorse. It was still inferior to the Sarrandian Horse that rode by the Sarrandian Horseman.
The only advantage it had was it had adapted to the desert environment. However, outside of the desert and desert terrain, it was actually no different from the horses that ordinary people rode on the plains. It was just a different kind of traveling horse.
The Desert Bandits were far inferior to the main force of the Dukedom of Leo. The knights and knight attendants formed a knight regiment.
It could be said that almost all of the knight attendants could be considered as a.s.sault knights like the Sarrandian Horseman.
As for the more elite knights, because of the outstanding finances of the Dukedom of Leo’s Southern County, they were also covered in heavy armor. They were similar to the Swadian Cavalry and the Swadian Knight. They were the absolute tanks that pressed forward on the land!
They walked and stopped, and with the strict marching speed, they were relaxed and disciplined along the way.
The situation at the mouth of the river was critical.
However, they definitely could not be so fl.u.s.tered that they could ignore everything.
Kant was very calm, because he knew that in the team at the mouth of the river, not only Rolf, the general who was good at commanding battles, there were also 10 Sarleon Lion Knights as high-end combat strength to hold the line.
Just these 10 Sarleon Lion Knights were enough to defend against at least 300-man troop.
In addition, there were nearly 500 Elite Desert Bandit.
Defending the river mouth was very simple.
Kant did not believe that those guys from the Crimson Sect could easily break through Rolf’s defense line.
Although there would definitely be casualties during this period of time, how could there not be casualties in a war? Those Elite Desert Bandits were in fact ready to sacrifice themselves.
In their eyes, their deaths were valuable and worthy of praise.
The troops marched.
Three days later, they finally reached the exit of the ancient pa.s.sage which was also the river mouth. They arrived as expected time. After all, the footmen slowed down the speed of the march.
Just based on the cavalry’s march, they could reach the river mouth in one day.
Of course, footmen couldn’t.
They were fully armed.
They carried all kinds of supplies.
Using two legs to reach the river mouth in three days was already amazing.
This was also due to the excellent roads. If it were the rugged dirt roads in the North County and East County, they could probably reach the mouth of the river in a week. Moreover, there would be people who would hurt their ankles due to the rugged roads.
This was a fact. could the roads in the feudal era be compared to the wide and smooth asphalt roads in modern times?
However, when they reached the mouth of the river.
The intense battle cries were already transmitted from the outside.
The battle was very intense, so much so that at the mouth of the cave, there were people moving around. Many wounded people covered in blood were also dragged back from the front line. There were even many people directly lying on the side of the mouth of the cave. There were nearly a hundred of them.
They were all Elite Desert Bandits. The iron-plated scale armor on their bodies were all tattered. It was obvious that they had suffered heavy injuries!
“My lord!”
Desert Bandits quickly reported from the front, “The enemy is attacking the entrance of the cave!”
“Yes.” Kant frowned and asked in a deep voice, “How is the battle situation? How are Rolf and the Lion Knights? Why do I see that the outer positions have basically been lost? Have they all retreated into the tunnel?”
“Yes, my Lord, the battle situation is intense.”
The Desert Bandit continued, “The enemy is the Crimson Sect’s troops. They are mainly lance soldiers. They even brought ballistae to attack the us. They have completely suppressed the cavalries led by Rolf. They can only let a small number of cavalries guard the entrance of the cave. He and a team of cavalries have left here to engage in guerilla warfare and pin down the enemy who is attacking the entrance of the cave!”
“Okay.” Kant’s face returned to its usual calm.
After pondering for a moment, he did not hesitate. He waved his hand and gave the order, “Rhodok footmen, prepare to advance. Take the lead and take the position outside the cave entrance. Get into formation and stop the enemy from attacking further.” He continued, “Rhodok Sharpshooter, continue to attack. Take the lead and kill the enemy’s ballista operators!”
“Yes!” an orderly response came from behind.
Rhodok Sergeant and the captain of Rhodok Veteran Spearmen gave their orders.
As the orderly footsteps continued to ring out, these footmen dressed in heavy armor, holding large s.h.i.+elds, long spears and halberd in their hands. They quickly pushed forward. They pa.s.sed the cavalry and quickly arrived at the entrance of the cave. Raising their s.h.i.+elds, they raised their spears and machetes in front of them, protecting the Elite Desert Bandits behind them.
Clanging sounds rang out. The thick s.h.i.+elds completely blocked off any attacks from the enemies
They could defend against arrows and spears attack from the enemies.
After all, this was the s.h.i.+eld that the Rhodok people were most proud of. It could easily withstand the spears of the Swadian, the flying axes of the Nords, the bardiche of the Vaegirs, the sharp arrows of the Khergits, and the machetes of the Sarrandan!
“Kill!”
Following the captain’s angry roar, most of the Rhodok Sergeants and the Veteran Spearmen continued to advance in silence.
They were like the rocks in the Rhodok Mountains, advancing step by step, creating a b.l.o.o.d.y path. The enemies outside the cave, who had already taken the initiative, panicked and began to retreat step by step.
The lance soldiers of the Crimson Sect, who were wearing mail armor, holding long spears, and black robes, did not react in time.
Or rather, they did not think that there would be reinforcements appeared from the entrance of the cave.
They had originally thought that this was just a relic, a dead end.
Originally, they had surrounded this group of people was like catching a turtle in a jar. Moreover, there were ballistae and archers as the powerful firepower to support the formation. The lance soldiers pressed forward step by step, waiting for the final victory.
But who would have thought that the reinforcements would appear, and they were actually elite spearmen who wore such fine armor and had thick and heavy s.h.i.+elds!
Those large s.h.i.+elds were raised side by side and formed a formation
They were like a low wall.
For a moment, the pressure made the Crimson Sect’s lancers dare not continue forward. Instead, they retreated.
Because in the gaps of the low wall, long spears that were like poisonous snakes thrusting out. The three-meter-long spear and the sharp tip of the spear were extremely deadly!