Chapter 80: Don't Get in the Way
Leon only needed one charge to break through the weak infantry line - without spears and chevaux de frise, a row of shields alone could not stop the horses galloping at full speed, not to mention that Leon had equipped Alice with horse armor.
At the entrance of Maixiangling Village, Anson saw the chaotic retreating enemies and Leon charging from the roof of a carriage, and shouted "Attack!", and chased after them with some new recruits.
Rainier looked back, then made a prompt decision, left his infantry behind and ran away.
The lord saw it clearly and he started to sprint at full speed.
Several infantrymen who were holding up their shields in front of her were knocked away by Alice with screams and howls. Leon rushed towards Rainier with his sword in hand.
Rainier was quite skilled, and seeing that he could not fight head-on, he rolled sideways to avoid the sword in Leon's hand.
Then he pushed an infantryman back to his previous position.
Li Ang cut off half of the infantryman's head with a sword, and then pulled the reins to let Alice turn around and chase him. But Alice was stuck by the infantryman's body, and she took two steps forward before turning around successfully.
Just as they paused, several infantrymen surrounded them again.
The horse failed to speed up and could not charge, so Li Ang had to kill the infantry next to him first.
At this time, Rainier had taken the opportunity to blend in among the fleeing bandits, and dragged two bandits behind him to use as cushions, then began to take off his shoulder and arm armor while running to reduce the weight.
He shouted to the fleeing soldiers beside him: "Go over there! There is a road over there!"
He meant the way they had come, the road that led to the banks of the River Aire.
At the critical moment, Rainier showed an extremely quick reaction, and a large group of bandits rushed towards the intersection shouting loudly.
The potential that people unleash when they are running for their lives is unpredictable. These bandits ran much faster than when they charged just now.
Klose quickly led the stormtroopers to intercept, but after all, they were outnumbered and not mentally prepared, so they could not stop hundreds of people at once.
Leon had already dealt with the infantry around him and was speeding up his pursuit. Seeing that Klose wanted to block the intersection, he shouted loudly: "Don't stop them! Make way!"
They must make way. Two or three hundred people will rush here. Klose and his men are too few in number, and if they block the intersection, they will be dispersed by the fleeing enemies. Once they are dispersed, these enemies will immediately realize that there is no need to escape...
The rout of these mobs was caused by psychological warfare.
This is the good thing about Klose - even if he doesn't understand, he will faithfully carry out the orders of the lord.
Hearing Leon's shout, he led the archers to clear half of the intersection, and then the greatswordsmen began to kill one after another.
Human potential is indeed infinite. Rainier threw away his shoulder armor and arm armor and ran very fast. In this situation, as long as you run faster than others, your chances of survival are greater...
But a two-legged person can never outrun a four-legged horse, and Li Ang has already caught up from behind.
However, there were many bandits blocking the way, and the lord chopped and rammed them, finally closing the distance. Rainier's figure was just a few dozen meters ahead, running wildly.
Leon took off the bow on his back and planned to execute the enemy remotely - as long as he could kill the enemy, the lord didn't care what method was used, nor would he waste any opportunity.
But just as he drew his bow and aimed, Rainier looked back, then made another sideways leap and dived into the woods nearby.
This is indeed a tough guy...
Li Ang rode his horse straight into the woods, but the visibility in the woods was poor and he couldn't see anyone for a while.
They had to search, but they couldn't ride horses in the woods, so Leon had to dismount and search. He didn't want Rainier to leave alive.
Not long after, Klose also hurried over with the stormtroopers, and they had already killed the mob.
"Ha! Stop hiding, I know you're here!"
Li Ang was bluffing loudly, of course, bluffing was not his purpose, he was telling his subordinates his position.
After the last experience, Klose was already familiar with the Lord's habit. He quietly ordered the greatswordsmen to disperse and surround the location where Leon made the sound.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside the woods.
“Da da da…beep…beep…”
Along with the sound of horse hooves getting closer, the sound of bugles rang out.
But this was not the long horn sound summoning the Rangers, but a loud military bugle blowing a rapid rhythm.
"Lion Knight! Charge!"
"Honor is my life!"
On the road outside the woods, the order to charge and neat shouts rang out, followed by the sound of horse hooves.
Is this the Lion Knights?
what happened?
Li Ang took a few steps back and looked back at the road outside.
A team of knights were galloping past with lances in hand, taking the lives of the bandits along the way, with screams and collisions audible one after another.
At this moment, Li Ang caught a glimpse of a figure rushing out from behind the tree and running towards the road outside.
That's Rainier!
Just a few dozen meters away from Leon, Rainier rolled and crawled onto the road.
Li Ang rushed out, only to see Rainier taking off his helmet, raising his hands high and shouting, "Deputy Captain, save me!"
In front of him was a knight wearing heavy plate armor with a long red tassel on his helmet.
In one hand he held a mad lion steel shield, and in the other hand he held a heavy lance. The long hilt of the giant silver-plated broadsword on his back was exposed.
The golden lion with bared fangs and claws on the heavy horse armor is extremely eye-catching.
Leon recognized this outfit - this was his opponent in the final of the arena, the Mad Lion Knight Leiman.
"Rainier! Why are you here?!"
Lehman apparently knew Rainier.
Li Ang rushed over with a sword in hand: "He is here to collaborate with the enemy and betray his country!"
Without stopping, he ran straight towards Rainier.
Leiman held out his lance to stop him: "Sir Leon? What's going on? Rainier is a member of the Lion Knights!"
The lord knocked Rayman's lance aside, but Rainier slid behind Rayman's horse.
Li Ang sighed: "Leiman! Get out of the way! He colluded with the Bacchus Empire to seize Bailu Fort and Maixiangling. I must kill him!"
Leiman looked at the smoke signals from Maixiangling and Bailubao, then looked at the bodies scattered all over the ground, and lifted the visor of his helmet: "Sir Leon, are you saying that these bandits were brought by Rainier?"
Rainier shouted from behind his horse, "It's not me! These are all his men! I'm here to rescue White Hart Castle!"
That’s amazing... You’ve even used up all your skills to the point of confusing right and wrong, right?
Li Ang was so angry that he laughed. He didn't bother to say anything more and just rushed over and started chopping.
The lord doesn't want to hesitate and leave himself with a terrible enemy. If he doesn't kill Rainier now, who knows what else he will do?
Leiman blocked it with his shield: "Sir Leon, wait!"
"Get out of the way!"
Leon used the hilt of his sword to hit Leiman's horse on its butt. The warhorse felt the pain and leaped forward a few steps with Leiman, letting out Rainier who was hiding behind the horse.
Now Rainier had nowhere to hide, so he turned around and tried to run again.
"Sir Leon! You can't..."
Rayman's horrified voice sounded behind him.
But Leon didn't care. He didn't want to let Rainier get away, so he quickly chased him and chopped off Rainier's head with a sword.
The body fell with blood spurting out, and the head rolled several times on the ground.
The head stopped and turned towards Leiman, and there seemed to be fear and a hint of hope in the eyes.
"Leon!" Leiman seemed angry: "Rainier is the Lion Knight! Even if he is guilty, it should be handed over to the court for arbitration! How can you execute a nobleman without authorization?!"
After seeing Rainier running away and looking at the head on the ground, Leiman probably understood that what Leon said was the truth.
But he was still angry, probably more out of face issues.
Leiman didn't know the whole story. Leon killed a nobleman without his permission, and the nobleman was a Lion Knight in his regiment, which made him feel ashamed.
Leon bent down and picked up Rainier's head, then threw it at Lehman with a sneer.
"Lion Knight? ...Lehman! In your eyes, can a traitor be considered a Lion Knight? You should have understood it when you first saw him! If he came to rescue White Hart Castle, why wouldn't he wear the Lion Knight's armor?!"
