Chapter 402: Death
Agathon obviously saw Li Ang holding the flag. Seeing that Li Ang was heading towards the central battlefield, he was stunned for a moment, but then he led his troops to turn around and followed Li Ang.
“Follow me!”
Li Ang held up a large banner and rushed quickly to the battlefield where the main army was fighting against the Snake Cult army.
Leon didn't know Emperor Marius's last words now, but he understood Agathon's mentality.
Because Agathon asked him a few days ago...
"Your Majesty Leon, if...if Your Majesty Marius passed away...how would you deal with the Bacchus Empire?"
Li Ang still remembers Agasson's hesitant and sad expression at that time.
Agathon deliberately attacked him when the Snake Cult army had not yet been destroyed, because Agathon knew that once His Majesty Marius passed away, no one would be able to stop Leon's footsteps...
A few years ago, solving the Red Death and killing tens of thousands of Snake Worshipers had earned Leon a very high reputation in Bacchus, and made the Knights of the Glory Cross unwilling to be Leon's enemy.
And this time, if Leon wipes out the Snake Cult, the Bacchus will definitely fully agree with Leon's rule... Then, will the empire still exist?
Therefore, Agasson had to launch an attack at the critical moment when the Snake Cult army was about to be destroyed. This was the best opportunity. If he could kill Li Ang here in one fell swoop, it would be the best result. Even if he couldn't do that, he could use the Snake Cult army to make Li Ang's troops suffer huge losses...
Of course, Li Ang did not intend to let Agasson get his wish.
He could accept the loss, but he would never accept spending all his assets here.
Agasson wants to use the Snake Cult to weaken his own power, but the Snake Cult may not be so obedient...
Agasson's troops are also enemies of the Snake Cult!
"Forward, all the way forward to break through the enemy's formation! Don't look back!"
Looking at the Snake Cult army in front of him, Leon roared and increased Alice's speed to the maximum.
…
Klose looked back quickly. He and Lisadiran had actually seen the problems on Leon's side, but their troops were unable to get away.
The heavy infantry are struggling to withstand the impact of the Snake Cult army, and the Noldor troops must continue to suppress the Snake Cult's long-range troops.
If they divided their forces to rescue Leon, it would most likely result in the heavy infantry including the Silver Hand being swallowed up by the Snake Cult army.
"Sigismund, go and help His Majesty... I can hold off the enemy!"
Klose called out to Sigismund beside him.
To him, Leon's safety was much more important than the outcome of this battle, and much more important than his own life or death...
Sigismund also glanced back and saw Leon holding a flag and rushing towards the main force. He shook his head and said, "No, Klose, your majesty does not need support... We should clear the way for your majesty!"
"open circuit?"
Klose was a little confused.
Sigismund nodded fiercely and shouted loudly: "Brothers! Charge forward! Disperse their axe and spear teams!!"
Then, holding a greatsword, he leaped out from above the shield wall of his own troops and was the first to rush into the Snake Cult army.
"ha!!"
A brave general who leads by example can always easily inspire the bloodiness of the soldiers. The Free Legion was inspired and no longer maintained the military formation. Together with Sigismund, they began to rush forward desperately.
——They all jumped out like Sigismund , smashing their bodies directly into the axe and spear team in the front row of the Snake Cult army.
Klose looked again at the direction Leon was coming from, and saw that the Bacchus were chasing Leon's guards.
He now understood what Sigismund meant.
They really shouldn't turn back to provide support, because once they turn back, not only will it hinder Leon's progress, but the large army will also have to face attacks from both the Snake Cult and the Bacchus.
Li Ang will be caught in the middle and will definitely not be able to hold on.
Sigismund said to clear the way for Leon, which meant to disperse the Snake Worshipers' front-row troops armed with axes and spears who posed the greatest threat to the cavalry, create a gap in the Snake Worshipers' army, and prevent the Snake Worshipers from forcing Leon's guards to stop.
If Li Ang could lead his guards to charge through the Snake Cult army and break through, he would naturally be safe - his boss was not a weakling, he had the ability to charge and break through the formation.
This is the most reasonable solution now.
Sigismund's decision to act on his own initiative this time was correct!
"Death Squad!!"
Klose shouted loudly, raised his sword, took two steps forward, and stood at the forefront of the Silver Hand army.
“Charge!!”
More than three hundred Mettenheim greatswordsmen raised their swords together, faced the Snake Cult's army, and threw themselves into it.
They were not true death squads, and they did not yet possess Frederick's excellent sword skills.
But they are all the death squads that Klose is building, and they are all real Mettenheim heroes - the kind who never look back on the battlefield.
The charge of these heavy infantrymen looked both brutal and tragic.
A large group of strong men rushed into the enemy camp with a flying and heavy chopping posture. Their huge bodies and heavy armor crushed a large number of enemies. Then, they let the enemy's axes pierce their bodies and waved their hammers or swords wildly.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the battle of attrition in which both sides suffered relatively minor losses suddenly turned into an extremely fierce and violent melee!
This is what happens when one side suddenly abandons the formation and launches a desperate charge during a battle in formation.
Basically, it is exchanging life for life, or exchanging life for space.
The warriors of the Silver Hand and the Free Legion were either Mettenheim warriors or former gladiators. Their skills and courage were unquestionable, and they were best suited for this kind of close combat, but it was still difficult for them to stand firm for more than five seconds in a crowd of enemies.
The warriors who rushed into the enemy camp were all using heavy weapons, either sledgehammers or two-handed swords. They could usually take away several enemies around them, but they themselves would also be pierced by axes and spears.
They used their own lives to create a gap in the Snake Worship Cult's formation that was filled with corpses and blood.
"One more time! Daredevil!!"
The first wave of charge had killed a large number of enemies. Klose called on his old companions to continue rushing forward, intending to chop down all the enemies holding axes and guns.
Sigismund led the Free Corps and began to squeeze to both sides, leaving a path in the middle of the battlefield.
Kindness is a terrifying force.
The people of Mettenheim regarded Leon as the benefactor who saved the country. At this moment, they repaid Leon's help with the most violent fight.
Risadiran was leading the Noldor troops on the flank and trying his best to suppress the Snake Cult's long-range troops. Seeing this, he also realized the intentions of Klose and Sigismund.
Klose and his men gave up their battle formation and charged desperately, causing the Snake Cult army to retreat step by step. A huge gap appeared in the middle of the battlefield. The Silver Hand was at the front of the gap, still clearing a way forward.
On the side of the gap, several rows of Snake Cult warriors retreated to the back and huddled together.
We can't shoot any more arrows. The heavy infantry have been completely mixed in with the Snake Cult's army. Shooting arrows again will easily injure friendly forces by mistake.
As the front row was repelled, the Snake Cult's army formation became crowded and chaotic, and the two sides were squeezed very tightly, making it completely unable to move.
Lisadilan has always been good at adapting to changing circumstances, and he immediately responded accordingly.
"Dash into the enemy camp! Break through the enemy from both sides! Don't let those big guys look down on us!!"
Lisadilan divided the elves into two teams, holding swords and shields, and rushed into the Snake Cult army from both sides, continuing to disperse the Snake Cult troops so that Sigismund could clear a path in the middle of the battlefield.
The Noldor elves are actually quite cautious about their lives. They would never go to the front row to face danger easily if they could just shoot arrows from the back.
But cherishing one's life also depends on the circumstances.
When those tough guys from the friendly army were fighting to the death, the Noldor elves couldn't just stand there and watch - the Noldor elves were also brave men!
Especially the tribe of Aldarian, they followed Aldarian because they felt that Aldarian was more courageous...
Besides, they claim themselves to be nobler than humans. Now those big guys have risked their lives to gain space, so they certainly can’t let humans look down on them!
“Hoo! Heh!!”
Two Noldor families, one on the left and one on the right, rushed into the enemy camp from both wings with swords and shields.
They seemed relatively gentler than the heavy infantry, at least they didn't throw themselves into the enemy group...
But the swords in their hands were not gentle at all. The skills of these Noldor elves were far from comparable to those of the Snake Cult warriors. As soon as they came into contact, they were knocked to the ground.
However, there will definitely be many casualties in a close combat, especially in a chaotic battle like this with people everywhere...
Leon was advancing at full speed with the flag in hand. He had already seen his brothers clearing the way for him, and he had also seen the gap that Klose and Sigismund had deliberately left in the middle of the battlefield.
"Forward! Rush through them!!"
Li Ang's eyes were a little moist. He actually didn't expect that his brothers would create opportunities for him in this way.
He originally thought that he would have to fight his way through the enemy lines...
But this time, the brothers fought hard in advance.
The axemen in the front row of the Snake Cult troops have been killed and dispersed, and Klose is continuing to clear a path, and a passage has appeared in the middle of .
Now, Leon and his guards, these two hundred cavalrymen only need to charge into the battlefield at full speed, and then move forward to penetrate the Snake Cult's troops!
"All troops forward!"
Leon shouted all the way as he rushed past the heavy infantry.
In fact, everyone already knew what to do - since Li Ang was holding the battle flag all the way without stopping, the others must of course follow the direction of the battle flag.
Agasson, who had been chasing after Leon, gave a bitter smile, but then firmly pointed his sword at the Snake Cult army.
"Forward! Charge!"
…
Li Ang 's troops advanced all the way and had already broken into the Snake Worship Cult's army.
The Bacchus also rushed to the front of the Snake Cult army.
Agathon wanted the Snake Cult army to weaken Leon's troops, but Leon led his troops into the enemy camp, forcing Agathon to join him in dealing with the Snake Cult army - the Snake Cult people thought that Agathon's troops were Leon's rear troops.
The technical level of the Snake Cult warriors was indeed low, but they also had extraordinary fighting spirit and determination when faced with desperate situations. At this time, they made the same choice as Leon - to penetrate forward.
The only difference is that Leon was heading south, while they were heading north.
This battle is getting a little weird...
All the troops on the battlefield were determined to fight to the death, but none of them achieved the desired results.
Li Ang's troops finally broke through the Snake Cult's troops and broke out from the south side of the battlefield.
The Snake Cult caused heavy losses to Leon's troops, broke through Agasson's troops, and rushed out from the north side of the battlefield.
Most of the troops brought by Agasson were killed and dispersed by the attack of the Snake Cult, and only a few survived.
At the same time, just after Leon had penetrated the Snake Cult troops, he saw the battle flag of Emperor Marius appear at the other end of the battlefield.
This was certainly not Marius himself, but Arina.
Alina and General Ivaylo rushed here with a large army from Dilingang.
Alina originally brought the troops of Dilingang to cooperate with Leon to attack the Snake Cult. They didn't know what Agasson had done... If Agasson had not appeared, according to the original plan, Leon should have continued to suppress the Snake Cult army from a distance, and General Ivaylo would have brought the troops of Dilingang to flank the Snake Cult army from behind - this would have been an easy encirclement and annihilation battle.
But now, the Snake Cult's troops had left the battlefield from the north, and Di Lingang's army was left empty-handed.
The outcome of this battle was not what Le Ang wanted, because his troops suffered unnecessary heavy losses in this battle.
This was not what Agathon wanted, because Leon was still alive and had no serious injuries.
This was also not what Alina and Ivaylo wanted, because the Snake Cult troops ran away!
This is a result that makes everyone unhappy...
But the battle was not over yet—the Snake Cult's troops headed north!
Of course Li Ang knew where they were going...
Lake Erakle.
But now, from here all the way north, there is a military vacuum zone, and there is almost no force that can stop the Snake Cult!
Leon didn't want to know what would happen if the Snake Cult army entered the Noldor Forest...
However, the brothers had just fought an extremely difficult battle, especially the large troops fighting on foot. They were all wounded and exhausted, and now they really had no energy to pursue...
Except for Leon's guards.
The two hundred or so guards had been riding horses the whole time and had not participated in any battles before they met Agathon. Moreover, they had not encountered the toughest spear resistance when they broke through the Snake Cult army. Their losses were not too great, and they had enough physical strength to try to delay the enemy - if they could delay the Snake Cult troops, Alina and Ivaylo's large forces would be able to catch up.
"Wendy, tell Alina that I will try to delay the enemy. Let her chase immediately. We must destroy the Snake Cult's large army here!"
Li Ang turned his horse around and looked back in the direction he came from: "Brothers, do you still have strength?"
The guards looked at each other.
"The Noldor have no troops now... Brothers, we can't let the Snake Cult's troops escape to the north!"
Li Ang raised the battle flag again: "Those who are not afraid of death, follow me..."
The banner of the new Pendor turned back again.
At this time, a team of more than a dozen people slowly gathered on the side of the battlefield.
Agathon is still here.
His troops had been scattered by the Snake Cult, and he himself was injured, but he was still alive.
There were only a dozen iron ring centurions left around him.
"Leon..."
Agathon saw Leon chasing back, and immediately rushed towards Leon with the iron ring centurions.
A dozen iron-ring centurions were holding broad-bladed javelins in their hands.
These people were too narrow-minded. The battlefield was littered with corpses, wounded soldiers, and wandering horses. Li Ang failed to notice them this time...
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
"Leon!!"
"asshole!"
Several voices sounded from all directions at the same time.
Dozens of javelins drew parabolas in the sky...
Several feather arrows were also shot from different directions.
At the same time that a javelin knocked Leon to the ground from his horse, a feather arrow crossed a hundred meters and pierced Agasson's chest.
…
