Chapter 226: Wendy's Special Skills
Justus opened his eyes wide, stood up, drew his sword, and shouted, "Reinforcements are coming! Fight them off!"
“Haaaaaah!”
The imperial soldiers on the city wall shouted in unison, and their originally low morale was visibly rising.
Several gladiators took two steps back and looked back at the city.
Outside the city of Boshi, an astonishing number of cavalry troops appeared and broke into the battlefield from the side and rear of the slave army!
A large number of galloping horses raised a cloud of dust into the sky. The golden griffin flag at the front of the cavalry team was particularly conspicuous against the winter afternoon.
The sound of horse hooves gradually drowned out the chaotic shouting and killing outside the city, but the crisp sound of lances breaking could still be clearly heard on the city walls.
The vanguard of that unit was more than a hundred lancers, all wearing black robes with emblems. If it weren't for the golden emblems on their chests that indicated their identity, these cavalrymen would look very much like the Empire's army.
But it was obvious that these cavalrymen came from Sarleon.
Because they all held long lances, after the lances broke, they drew the long swords on their backs, and their fighting style was very similar to that of traditional knights.
This is the Pende Cavalry led by Jocelyn, and it is also the result of his training for more than two months.
This former instructor of recruits of the Dusk Knights does have an extremely outstanding level of training skills. The recruits grow faster under him than under the Paladin Roland.
Li Ang himself is also in this team.
In fact, he was at the front of the team at this moment, leading the direction of the charge with Jocelyn.
Jocelyn has now become Leon's standard-bearer. He is now wearing two layers of heavy armor, holding a large flag, and riding a majestic heavy-armored horse.
His horse was very special. It was a gelding found among the spoils of the Gatu people after the Battle of Eagle Claw Castle. It was a very special breed.
This horse is very large, with a shoulder height of two meters and a weight of at least two thousand pounds. It is an extra-large horse breed.
When standing among the Gatomas, it looks twice as big as the other Gatomas...
Generally, this oversized horse has a heavy heart load and is unable to charge at high speed. It is also usually timid and slow to react, just like most draft horses.
But this horse was different.
It is not only courageous, but also has great endurance and enormous strength.
High-speed sprinting has no effect on it. It even often runs around the horse farm and actively collides with its own kind.
Although it still has the common problem of large horses - poor flexibility, its extraordinary strength and rare bravery alone make it obviously the dream mount of most knights.
So Jocelyn was fascinated the first time she saw the horse.
But when he started to flirt with the horse, he realized why no one, including Li Ang, was interested in this mighty gelding...
Because this horse is particularly stupid.
It can hardly understand any instructions and has a very bad temper, like an untamed ferocious beast. Ordinary people can't even think of getting close to it.
It took Jocelyn two full months to ride it… He had to go to Anson every two days to get his horse bandaged…
But then he found out that he had been tricked by the horse.
Because after riding on a large horse with a shoulder height of more than two meters, it is basically impossible to kill the enemy with a sword - the position is too high and very inconvenient.
This horse is too big.
After all, people can only ride on the horse's back in a straddling position. A horse's back that is too wide will restrict the rider's movements. After riding this horse, it is impossible to lower the body and swing the sword, unless you do not wear armor and use a suspended single-sided soft stirrup.
But if you don't wear armor, you'll be a sitting duck when riding on such a tall horse...
So Jocelyn finally put on double armor, wearing the thickest full-visor helmet, wrapping his entire body like an iron lump, and then equipped the horse with heavy full-body armor.
The large horse in full black iron armor, plus Jocelyn wearing two layers of black armor, this combination looks like a demon walking out of the abyss...
But in reality, this iron demon had little killing power. Jocelyn couldn't swing his sword at all. He could only hold up the flag to attract fire and engage in the most dangerous job on the battlefield - flag bearer.
The only way he could inflict damage was to let this strong horse charge straight ahead, knocking over all obstacles in front of it like a tank.
But his appearance is indeed amazing, his deterrent power is indeed full, and his target is very obvious, both friendly and enemy forces can see him at a glance ...
Therefore, when Jocelyn appeared on the battlefield with the flag in hand, the slave rebels were indeed greatly shocked and even caused a little panic. After all, such a large moving lump of iron had never appeared in Bacchus.
This also made it easy for Leon and more than a hundred Pende cavalrymen to break into the main army. They formed a spearhead formation, with Jocelyn as the spearhead, and cut through the chaotic formation of the slave rebels like cutting bread.
Behind these more than one hundred Pende cavalrymen, followed closely by a large group of female soldiers. They wore the same sky blue robes as the Falcon Claws back then. Their horse clothes were also blue, but the emblem they used was not a falcon, but a golden iris.
They are now Amy's followers - this princess knight has indeed recruited quite a lot of followers, as many as four hundred people.
The number of Amy's followers is probably second only to the king's guards in the Kingdom of Sarleon...
Anyway, each kingdom has no standards for the number of squires a knight can have, as long as they can afford it.
Amy is rich now, of course she can afford it - White Deer Castle has everything you need, and although most of the supplies are considered Le Ang's property, she will not be polite to Le Ang.
Anyway, in her opinion, these female soldiers will be handed over to Li Ang sooner or later. After all, the real name of this unit is "Griffin Claw"...
Therefore, the equipment and treatment of the female soldiers are quite good, even to the envy of the knights across the continent - the full set of equipment is supplied by Amy, and the salary is twice that of ordinary soldiers.
High efforts usually bring high rewards. With Sarah's "help", the training volume of the female soldiers is about twice that of ordinary soldiers, and the diligence of the training is probably enough to make the knights of the entire continent shudder.
Moreover, after completing the training, the threshold standards for officially becoming a member of the Griffin Claw are ridiculously high - not only must one pass the martial arts test of the female explorers, but one must also personally bring back the head of a bandit or Gatu raider.
This was how Countess Valera operated back then, and Amy was just following in the footsteps of her predecessors.
With the help of the original female explorers, the newly recruited female soldiers not only have good skills, but also have extremely high obedience.
Because they are not like those male warriors, for them, Amy is the only knight they can follow at present.
This group of female soldiers has now become a silent team. They follow the Pende cavalry at the front without shouting or making any noise.
They just rode their horses quietly, using the crossbows and sabers in their hands to clear the way for the friendly troops behind them and remove obstacles along the way.
Behind these female soldiers are the Noldor troops led by Lisadilan. They are the main output force responsible for eliminating danger.
Let the traditional lancers serve as the vanguard, and the rangers sweep behind to carry out penetrating assaults from the flanks and rear of the enemy. This has been the most reasonable way for cavalry to charge on the battlefield since ancient times, and it is not considered a special tactic.
But this army was obviously very special - behind all the cavalry in front, there were hundreds of carriages.
The carriages were obviously fully loaded, with a crossbowman sitting on each one.
That is the Shining Cross Plague Repellent under Creon.
Nowadays, chariots have long since disappeared from the stage of history. Even the Bacchus Empire, which was the most fond of using chariots, had long since abandoned this war tool that had extremely high requirements for terrain.
But in today's situation, horse-drawn carriages play a huge role.
Because the slave rebels were all infantry, and the area outside the city of Boshi was all flat land.
No one wanted to be hit by a carriage, and no one wanted to face the arrows of the Noldor and the crossbows of the Plague Repellent.
The rebels fell into complete chaos in just a few minutes. This mob began to run around in a disorderly manner. The biggest disadvantage of a large-scale army with a large number of people but lack of effective management was clearly revealed at this moment.
The gladiators on the city wall saw all this. They knew they had lost their backup. Facing the approaching imperial soldiers, they wisely chose to retreat and quickly got down from the scaffolding.
Justus let out a long breath.
At this moment, Li Ang had successfully led his cavalry to the center of the battlefield.
Here was a large group of gladiators who did not panic or flee, but formed a circle, holding up their shields and ready to fight.
In such a situation, they did not flee. It was obvious that the leader of the rebels was here.
"Surround them!"
Leon waved his hand, signaling Jocelyn to lead the team to continue the charge and disperse the surrounding rebels, while he himself led the Noldor Guards to surround the group of gladiators.
The following carriages also gradually stopped here. Hundreds of carriages formed an arc-shaped formation, blocking the group of gladiators between the city wall and the formation.
"Brutus! Elena! I'm Alena! Are you here?"
Alina got off a carriage and ran over, calling her friend's name.
"Hehe... Brutus, these nobles are looking for you... You really are deliberately leading us to our deaths!"
The group of gladiators dispersed, and several burly men walked out.
They held a scarred man in their hands.
"Brutus! Why are you doing this? He saved you! And you..."
Alina screamed and stepped forward.
Brutus had obviously been cruelly tortured, with scars all over his body, but none of them were fatal.
Li Ang grabbed her and said, "Don't go over there. They are different from the gladiators you know... Just look at the way this guy is dressed. Some of them have changed their minds..."
Alina looked at the burly gladiators opposite. Among them was a particularly tall and strong guy holding a crescent axe. He had a golden wristband on his arm, a delicate half-body armor on his body, and even a weird golden crown on his head...
It was probably a ring made from a hammered gold bar, probably imitating Emperor Marius's wheat crown.
There were also golden leggings on his legs, and his entire body was covered in gold ornaments, most of which were crudely made, but still shimmering.
Judging from the way this guy is dressed, his desire for gold may be far greater than the freedom of the slaves who follow him...
"So, you are the leader of this unit now? What's your name?"
Li Ang stepped forward and asked.
"That's the Sword of the Orator, right? How could the Emperor's sword be in the hands of a Sarleon lord? Ha..."
The guy was now looking at the sword in Leon's hand and turned a deaf ear to Leon's questions.
"You should know your situation now... Gladiators, I don't want to kill you! Tell me your name and let your troops surrender!"
Leon looked at the weak Brutus, then looked at the guy covered in gold, and pointed the sword in his hand at him.
"Surrender? And be buried alive or hanged? Do you think I will still trust nobles like you?"
The gladiator grabbed the collar of the weak Brutus in front of him and pulled him up: "That nobleman asked me to surrender, Brutus, is that your plan... hahahaha..."
After saying that, he headbutted Brutus in the face.
Blood splattered everywhere.
"Are you crazy? Let him go!"
Alina screamed.
"Hmph... I know Brutus is from the Immortal Legion... I also know that you are the daughter of Justus, Miss Alina, I will never trust you again!... If you want Brutus to live, let's leave here!"
The leading gladiator looked at Alina and lifted up Brutus, who had fallen down.
"I never thought that a brave gladiator would do something that only a scoundrel would do..."
Li Ang took off his helmet and stepped forward, his face showing obvious disdain: "Kidnapping your own people on the battlefield? That's really great..."
A group of gladiators looked at each other, obviously Leon had stimulated their fragile self-esteem.
"As long as Brutus is in our hands, they won't dare to kill us...If Brutus and I die, the army of tens of thousands will devour them all!"
The leading gladiator saw that the others seemed a little uneasy, so he turned and spoke to the others.
"You should be able to see that I am from the Sarleon Territory... I don't care who you kidnap. As long as I have food, your troops will naturally obey my command..."
Li Ang glanced at the gladiators present, then raised his sword: "Kill them!"
"Wait! Don't you want to save their lives?"
The leading gladiator obviously didn't expect Leon to give the order to kill so nonchalantly. He looked a little panicked, left Brutus behind, opened his arms and took a few steps forward.
"What brother and sister? Him? What does he have to do with me? Are you threatening me with the lives of your own friends? This is probably the biggest joke I have heard this year..."
Li Ang did laugh, and he shook his head as he laughed: "How did a fool like you become the leader of so many people?"
"Then I'll kill you!"
The leader suddenly rushed towards Leon quickly, and the gladiators behind him also rushed over.
"No! Castro! No..."
Brutus, who had collapsed to the ground helplessly, stood up and shouted, "You will destroy everyone!"
But just as he shouted, the gladiator called Castro had already rushed in front of Leon.
The lord is no pushover, and he himself is a habitual kidnapper, so he can naturally see that this guy seems to have other plans.
Seeing Castro rushing towards him, he did not fight back, but instead drove his horse to the side and stood horizontally in front of Alina.
Castro was holding a crescent axe in his hand. Seeing that Le Ang had turned his horse sideways to block his real target, he stopped again very suddenly, stretched out his hand and threw the crescent axe at Le Ang!
Li Ang knew he couldn't dodge, so he swung his sword to block the Crescent Axe.
With a loud "bang", the axe was indeed blocked, but the huge force almost made Leon's sword fly out of his hand. The right hand holding the hilt lost consciousness for a moment and kept shaking!
The force is so great!
After throwing the flying axe, Castro did not continue to attack Leon, but drew out a long knife and rushed from the lord's right side to behind Leon.
His target is Alina!
Two Noldor Rangers quickly surrounded him and stood in front of Castro.
But the long sword swept left and right, and instantly knocked down two Noldor rangers - it hit the shield and did not cause any damage, but the force alone made the two Noldor rangers fall down!
Being light does have its disadvantages. Although the Noldor are quite powerful, they are easily chopped down if they are not heavy enough...
Fortunately, two Noldor blocked the attack, and Alina wisely began to retreat, and several Noldor surrounded her again.
But Castro, holding the long sword, swept away several Noldor again like a gust of wind. The long sword in his hand was so powerful that no one could stop him for a while!
This is a true master, no wonder he was chosen as the leader by the gladiators!
At this time, other gladiators also rushed towards where Leon was.
The distance was too close, so Li Ang had to put the sword in his left hand and solve the crisis around him first. It was too late to pay attention to others.
When the cavalry lost their speed, they actually had no advantage against infantry, especially against the strong and flexible gladiators.
Although most of the gladiators were not wearing armor, they rushed into the crowd quickly, preventing the Noldor guards from shooting arrows and they could only fight with swords and shields.
Fortunately, both the Noldor Ranger and Leon himself had very good defensive equipment. Most gladiators used low-quality swords. As long as they were not stabbed, it was difficult to cause much damage by slashing alone.
But that Castro was indeed too skilled...several Noldor Rangers couldn't stop him.
This guy's sword moves incredibly fast, and as the sword flies, it creates numerous shadows, and the sound of it breaking through the wind is extremely piercing!
The sound of horses neighing could be heard, and the long sword was actually used to attack the lower three routes!
The Noldor Guards are light rangers, they can't protect their horses' legs!
The Noldor guards who were besieging on horseback were chopped down one after another by Castro's attacks from both sides. Although only the horses were injured and none of the Noldor were hurt, a gap was quickly opened in front of the formation.
There was no guard in front of Alina, but Castro was still running forward, only a few meters away from her!
At this moment, a petite figure appeared like a ghost, holding a long sword and pulling Alina behind her.
That's Wendy's.
Castro failed to rush to Alina, and seven or eight Noldor rangers surrounded him again. Several horses fell to the ground and neighed. These rangers were now fighting on foot, which made them more flexible.
But the long sword in Castro's hand flew left and right, and the Noldor rangers couldn't get close!
Seeing that the Noldor Rangers couldn't deal with Castro for a while, Wendy gently pushed Alina back again and said, "Stay away, I'll kill him!"
Then she faced Castro with sword in hand.
The weapon in Wendy's hand might be a special version of the Noldor longsword, thinner and narrower than Lisadiran's sword.
It is estimated that the Fenway family tailor-made it for Wendy.
Wendy's pace went from slow to fast, and finally she bent down and started running close to the ground.
Castro was being besieged by a dozen rangers. Although he saw Wendy running towards him, he had no time to respond. In a panic, he used all his strength to shout "Get out!"
The long sword swept across with all its might, sweeping away all the weapons of the Noldor. Several Noldor retreated several steps, and even a ranger was thrown three meters away by its powerful force!
However, after this incredibly powerful sweep, Castro's goal was wide open, and a Noldor ranger slashed with a sword close to the ground, which hit Castro's calf. Blood splattered, and the sound of broken bones was clearly audible!
But Castro was obviously a ruthless man. Despite such an injury, he endured it and did not fall to the ground. Instead, he shouted, turned around, and swung the long sword in his hand with a powerful force in the direction where Wendy was running!
There were even bone fragments coming out of his calves!
This is the fighting style of a brave and fearless general. The long swords in both hands slash together and bring out a crescent-shaped sword light. It is obvious that the speed and power of the sword have reached the extreme!
If hit by this sword, even a steel shield will be broken in one blow!
And Wendy, who was rushing towards the knife, looked like she would be cut in half!
But in the blink of an eye, Wendy seemed to leap forward, and then disappeared as if she had vanished out of thin air!
Before anyone on the field could react, they saw Wendy do a front flip and land behind Castro.
Castro was stabbed in the leg by a sword, and because he had forced himself to exert force, his calf had been twisted into a shape that was difficult to look at. The bones pierced through the muscles in his leg and were exposed, and he could no longer support his body.
But a "ga...ga" sound came from his throat, and a large amount of blood spurted out from his neck. Then his calves became more and more twisted, and he gradually fell to the ground with a bang.
Only Alina, who was standing behind Wendy, could see it clearly.
After approaching Castro, Wendelf pounced forward like a ghost, sticking close to the ground to avoid the powerful knife.
After lunging forward, she actually bounced up more than a person high with one hand, then while hanging upside down in the air, she swung a sword at Castro's neck like lightning, and then turned over and landed on the ground.
The whole set of movements is as smooth as flowing water, with an indescribable beauty.
This is an amazing killing skill!
Alina stared blankly at Wendy in front of her and stammered, "Wendy...thank you..."
