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"Oh oh oh!"
“How majestic!”
Long live Stormlord!
In contrast to the absolute silence of Count Axel's army, Liu Tianyu's army was filled with enthusiastic cheers.
The waves of sound grew louder and louder, as if they wanted to carry their voices to the heavens and let the gods be infected by their fervor.
Upon hearing the enthusiastic cheers from Liu Tianyu's army, the morale of Count Axel's army immediately plummeted at a visible speed, instantly reaching rock bottom.
What are you doing?
Marbury, Von, and Mook have always claimed that the Cavaliers have never lost a matchup, haven't they?
How did it turn into two dead and one captured?
Moreover, the battle between the two sides was not a close contest, but a one-sided and overwhelming one.
There are such fierce guys in Stormwind Territory. When the two armies clash later, we must make sure to stay away from these three!
In war, especially when both sides abandon their schemes and engage in direct field battles, the key is that the brave prevail when they meet on a narrow path.
Now, the morale of Count Axel's elite troops has begun to waver when facing Ellen, Akavi, and Ark, which means they have already lost half the battle.
After all, fighting is awesome!
Once fear and dread take hold, death will follow you like a shadow.
Only by disregarding life and death, charging around on the battlefield like a fool, can one ultimately survive.
Now, Count Axel's soldiers are terrified, especially of Ellen, Akavi, and Ark, whose fear has reached its peak.
Once Eleanor, Akavi, and Yak lead the charge, Count Axel's army will absolutely be unable to withstand their onslaught.
Count Axel had intended to boost his troops' morale through knightly duels to compensate for the loss of order caused by the forced march.
Unexpectedly, their attempt to steal a chicken backfired, resulting in the loss of three knights. Two of their three most valued subordinates were killed, and one was captured. The morale of their side had plummeted to rock bottom.
Looking across at the other side, one could see the Stormwind soldiers raising their weapons high, their swords and shields clashing together with a loud thud, while they shouted incessantly.
This was both a celebration and a cheer for Elaine, Akavi, and Yak, and a release of the burning fighting spirit that had reached its limit and was about to burst forth from their chests.
At this moment, the five remaining knights in Count Axel's army looked at Count Axel with complicated expressions, wanting to know what other plans their lord had, or what bad ideas he might have.
Even the soldiers, whose mouths seemed to be sewn shut, couldn't help but turn their gazes toward Count Axel, wanting to know what strategies their lord might have to turn the tide.
Feeling the complicated gazes of the crowd, and having suffered repeated setbacks due to the day's plans consistently going against his wishes, Count Axel finally lost his temper:
"What are you all looking at me for? Get to the command and order everyone to charge! Push forward!"
To be honest, Count Axel really didn't have any good ideas at the moment. He originally just wanted to launch a surprise attack on Stormwind and started a forced march.
As a result, Liu Tianyu received the news, and somehow so many elite troops appeared out of nowhere, waiting to ambush him as he marched hastily.
Then, he thought of talking to him alone to buy time and allow the marching army to rest and recover.
As it turned out, this kid didn't play by the rules at all. The moment they met, he humiliated him without any aristocratic manners and even splashed water all over him.
No matter how well one cultivates composure, it is impossible to endure such humiliation!
As a result, they were unable to buy themselves any precious time to rest and recover.
Finally, he went all out, hoping to boost his own morale and, incidentally, demoralize the opposing team through the knightly duel.
Now, with two dead and one wounded on their side, morale has plummeted to rock bottom and is beyond repair.
Since he had no backup plan, the only thing he could do now was to take advantage of the fact that his elite troops had not yet completely lost their fighting spirit and launch a fierce attack to entangle with the Stormwind soldiers.
As a result, the Stormwind soldiers' originally orderly formation will likely be disrupted in the melee.
In the end, everyone was in complete chaos, with no order whatsoever. By then, I can find an opportunity to kill that arrogant kid, Viscount Storm, and still turn the tide of battle!
As Count Axel thought of this, a cold glint flashed in his sharp, hawk-like eyes, and his right hand, clad in gauntlets, gripped his enchanted gauntlet sword, "Fire Demon," even tighter.
Since their lord had already given the order, the remaining five knights did not hesitate at all and immediately split up to lead the troops commanded by Gezi in preparation for a charge.
As two trumpeters sounded their horns, a muffled blast of horns followed, and Count Axel's soldiers strode forward toward the Stormlands' army.
Both sides fielded their most elite soldiers, so there was nothing else to it but three words: battle, and it was exhilarating!
Upon seeing Count Axel's troops launch their charge, Liu Tianyu showed no panic; on the contrary, he was quite excited.
This was his first real battlefield confrontation in the eighteen years since he came to this world!
Liu Tianyu took a deep breath, calming his surging emotions, and then, mounted on Xueying, waved his hand and began to give orders:
"Archers, launch!"
The Vaegir archers and Vaegir archers, who had already picked up their war bows and nocked arrows, and the Sarranid archers and Sarranid archers, who had picked up their hard bows and nocked barbed arrows, aimed at the enemy formation that was constantly moving toward their side and released the bowstrings in their right hands.
Instantly, a beautiful bowstring twanged, and dozens of arrows shot out, tracing perfect parabolas in the air before landing directly in the enemy's formation.
"ding-ding-ding-ding-ding"
Faced with the heavily armed Kingdom's Death Knights at the forefront, the arrows were either deflected or only pierced the outermost plate armor without penetrating the skin.
Just because the Kingdom's Death Knight is alright doesn't mean the others who were thrown behind him are alright!
"Pfft!"
"Ah! My eyes!"
"My Jill! Oh my god!"
Instantly, several people fell to the ground, groaning in pain.
"Archers, keep firing! Crossbowmen, fire straight down!"
Liu Tianyu gave another order, and the Rhodok archers and veteran crossbowmen who had already raised their siege crossbows and loaded their steel bolts, along with the Swadian snipers and crossbowmen who had raised their heavy crossbows and loaded their steel bolts, pressed the triggers.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
"Puff puff!"
"Ouch! My foot!"
"My hand is pierced! Ahhhh!"
If the Kingdom's Death Knights, who serve as the arrowheads at the forefront, seem to handle arrows with ease, then they cannot remain indifferent to the steel crossbow bolts fired from siege crossbows, even though they are clad in plate armor.
With just one volley of fire, more than twenty men fell from Count Axel's formation.
The archers kept drawing their bows, halting the advance of Count Axel's army like riflemen, while the crossbowmen, constantly pulling their triggers, sniped the enemy like snipers, causing them to bleed incessantly.
To avoid being hit by arrows and crossbow bolts, Count Axel's soldiers had no choice but to run towards the opposite side as fast as possible to get through the range of the arrows. Except for the Kingdom's suicide swordsmen who were like a suicide squad, everyone else raised their shields.
Even so, the Earl of Axel's army was declining in both manpower and morale.
"The crossbowmen will fire three rounds of free fire, and the archers will also fire freely. After the crossbowmen have finished firing, they will cease fire and retreat!"
Liu Tianyu gave the order again, and the Vaegir archers, Vaegir archers, Sarand archers, and Sarand archers immediately squeezed out all their strength and unleashed a furious rain of arrows at Count Axel's army.
After the Rhodok sharpshooters, Rhodok veteran crossbowmen, Swadian snipers, and Swadian crossbowmen fired their final volley, all the archers neatly sheathed their crossbows behind their backs.
Under the protection of Swadian sergeants, Swadian infantry, Rhodok sergeants, and veteran Rhodok spearmen, they retreated in an orderly fashion.
Chapter 89 A pleasant surprise
After the archers retreated to their designated positions, they quickly began rubbing their numb arms to try and regain their strength.
The Vikya archers, in particular, had already emptied a whole bag of cone-shaped arrows in just a few short minutes.
What they need to do now is to recover their strength as quickly as possible in order to avoid any unforeseen circumstances later.
They will send the Swadian sergeants, Swadian infantry, Rhodok sergeants, and Rhodok veteran spearmen who were protecting them to the meat grinder, and then they will only be able to protect themselves.
At this moment, as Count Axel's army drew ever closer, the Nord Royal Guards at the forefront of Stormwind Territory held their breath, their muscles tense, and their palms, gripping their long battle axes, were slightly sweaty—not out of fear, but out of excitement.
They shouted loudly, finally finding an outlet for the fighting spirit that had reached its peak within them.
Although the morale of top soldiers in Liu Tianyu's unit is locked, for living people, there must be a way for soldiers to vent their fighting spirit.
Just like in war, the key is to strike while the iron is hot.
With the thunderous shouts of his own troops and the approaching army of Count Axel, Liu Tianyu knew that the time for a formal confrontation had come!
Without any hesitation, Liu Tianyu drew his longsword, which gleamed with silver light, from his waist and shouted with a wave of his hand:
"Front row soldiers, charge!"
The middle platoon of soldiers will follow up and be ready to provide support at any time!
The left-wing cavalry remain on standby, while the right-wing rangers harass the mounted archers!
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
As the bugle sounded, Ark, the infantry commander, immediately blew the bugle hanging around his neck.
Upon hearing the bugle call, and most importantly, the orders relayed by Liu Tianyu, all the front-line soldiers, with the Nord Royal Guards as the spearhead and the Vigia and Sarand Guards as the shafts, launched an orderly charge.
"Boom boom boom!"
Accompanied by the dull yet orderly sound of footsteps, the high-hanging sun brought a touch of warmth to the still cold blizzard plains, and the metallic armor reflected a dazzling light.
The Stormlords' forces, like a gleaming ingot of iron, were steadily advancing towards Count Axel's army.
At that moment, Count Axel's army had already charged in.
The Kingdom's Death Knights at the very front turned their gazes to the Nord Royal Guards, who were also at the very front, and swung their 1.6m steel two-handed greatswords at them.
As top-tier soldiers, the Nord Royal Guards naturally showed no fear and charged forward, brandishing their two-handed battle axes.
"clang"
The moment the greatswords of the Kingdom's Death Knights clashed with the long axes of the Nord Royal Guards, intense sparks flew, and through the sparks, both sides could only see each other.
However, the eyes of the Nord Royal Guards were filled with intense fighting spirit, while the eyes of the Kingdom's Death Knights, in addition to fighting spirit, also retained a trace of barely perceptible fear.
"Kill!"
"Kill everyone in Stormlords!"
While the front-line spearheads were engaged in combat, the others naturally set their sights on their opponents as well.
A member of the Kingdom's halberd guard brandished his 2-meter-long halberds and hurled them directly at the Vaegir guard in front of him.
The Vikya Guardians were no pushovers either; they raised their crescent axes and swung them at the halberd head in front of them.
"Uh-huh!"
The Kingdom's Halberd Guards bared their teeth, desperately trying to overpower the Vaegir Guards before them, but the Vaegir Guards were superior in both stamina and morale.
The standoff lasted only a short while before the crescent axe deflected the halberd, leaving the gate of the Kingdom's halberd guard wide open.
"Pfft!"
The axe blade pierced the body, producing a series of teeth-grinding scraping and cutting sounds.
After the axe blade sliced open a perfect crescent moon, a jet of blood gushed from the wound. The royal halberd guard lowered his halberds, his eyes wide, and collapsed helplessly into a pool of blood.
"Bang bang bang!"
Behind the Kingdom's desperate swordsmen, who are shaped like arrowheads, are equally fierce Kingdom swordsmen.
Now, a royal swordsman, gripping his 1.4m steel greatsword tightly with both hands, swung it like a whirlwind, relentlessly slashing at the hateful kite-shaped shield bearing the black phoenix emblem before him.
In no time, the thick kite-shaped shield that the Sarranid Guardian was gripping tightly in his left hand was already riddled with holes and looked like it was about to fall apart.
"Hah! Kill!"
Upon seeing that the shield in front of him was about to be destroyed, a bloodthirsty glint flashed in the eyes of the kingdom's swordsman.
"Crack!"
Just as he was about to swing his sword again, the Sarranid Guard, who had been holding back, suddenly lowered his kite-shaped shield and swung his sharp scimitar at his unsuspecting neck.
With a swift stroke, blood splattered, and a fine head, still gleaming with a bloodthirsty light, slid into the mud.
In just five minutes of fighting, the soldiers on both sides had already drawn blood, and some had even fallen completely into the mud mixed with blood.
However, it was clearly visible to the naked eye that the majority of those who fell were Count Axel's army.
If the stalemate continues, it will only be a matter of time before Count Axel's army collapses.
At this moment, after seeing that the infantry had already engaged in combat and were at a disadvantage, Count Axel's hawk-like eyes kept scanning the battlefield.