Chapter 775: Taking over the city
The captain of the guard hurriedly took a few steps back when he saw this, but the cavalry, who had already become red-eyed, would not let go of such an opportunity and pushed forward again to cover each other.
Soon, the battle lines of both sides were pushed into the middle of the alley. Just when the guard captain was about to give the order to retreat, a sudden roar from behind made him give up the plan.
"Slaughter those bastards for me, kill one person, and reward me with five gold coins!"
Earl Dylan, the lord of Tira City, who arrived in time, pulled out the long sword at his waist, intending to use a generous reward to make his soldiers work for him.
This move is fatally attractive to any soldier. As a result, the hundreds of soldiers following him rushed towards the group of "bandits".
Stimulated by money, this group of desperadoes desperately pounced on the cavalry on the other side - "Lord Angus, the opponent's numbers are getting larger and larger, aren't they~"
Seeing the reinforcements from the other side coming, Lusignan, standing behind Angus, knew very well that his cavalry would not be able to withstand the opponent's attacks one after another.
Angus stretched out his hand to stop him.
At this time, the fog gradually dispersed, but the soldiers fighting on both sides did not pay any attention.
Standing outside the gate of the mansion, Angus keenly discovered that there were more than a hundred soldiers in Tila City wearing armor, and with some handymen and servants wearing cotton armor, the number was close to 200. This shows that nearly two-thirds of the soldiers in Tira City have arrived here.
As the opponent's reinforcements joined in, our own cavalry was already at a disadvantage and retreated step by step.
Even though the current battle situation is unfavorable, Angus still plans to hold on for a while and wait for the remaining reinforcements from Tila City to arrive before ordering the remaining ambush troops hidden in the surrounding area to attack.
"The rest of you, follow me!"
Angos shouted and rushed forward with his battle ax.
With the follow-up reinforcements joining, the cavalry that had been retreating finally withstood the opponent's offensive.
At this time, Lusignan, who rushed up after him, raised his sword and pierced the stomach of the guy in front of him along the gap between the shields. When he drew his sword and struck again, an ax suddenly swung from behind his shield. Lusignan lowered his body and avoided the fatal blow that almost cut off his skull. The ax hit the side of the shield, immediately opening a gap between the two sides.
When the soldier holding the ax wanted to attack again, Angus was the first to chop the ax into his neck, and blood dripped immediately.
"Quick, block the gap! Crossbowmen, suppress the enemy's rear!" While fighting, Angus commanded the disadvantaged cavalry to counterattack.
At the critical moment when the two sides were fighting to the death, several armor-piercing units behind the cavalry screamed and flew towards the Tilachen soldiers who were constantly charging towards the mansion.
After a few muffled sounds, the four soldiers fell to the ground.
Although this alleviated the opponent's attack to a certain extent, it was not enough to relieve the pressure on the cavalry in the melee.
Angus, who was already red-eyed, saw that both sides were in anxiety. If this continues, it will definitely be detrimental to his own side.
Hence, he decisively ordered a retreat, "Everyone, listen to my order, cover with shields, and retreat alternately." As he spoke, Angos chopped off the arm of the opponent's soldier who was tightly held by a cavalry.
Stanley on the side thrust his sword into the sole of an enemy soldier's foot, smashed the guy's nose with his hard forehead, and then quickly retreated under the cover of the shield soldiers.
When a group of people retreated outside the gate of the mansion, the Tira City defenders who were pursuing them became even more frantic and killed three cavalrymen with a fierce offensive. Just when Angus was about to give the order to retreat into the house, a large number of enemy reinforcements suddenly appeared at the alley, causing him to stop his retreat.
"Stanley, hurry up, blow the horn, it's time to close the net!"
"Yes!"
Stanley took off the horn from his waist and blew it with all his strength!
Angus shouted, "Guys, kill me, reinforcements will be here soon!" "
"Kill!"
Angus's words were like a strong dose of medicine, causing the cavalry who were forced into the corner to fight back at the exit of the alleyway again. Count Dylan, the lord of Tira City, finally breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the steady stream of reinforcements arriving.
But the innermost soldier never made a big breakthrough, which made him anxious.
At this moment, he suddenly had a plan in mind. He immediately called two personal guards over, "You two, lead twenty people to attack me from the back wall and catch them off guard."
"Don't worry, Lord Earl, I will definitely come to you with the heads of those bandits." The personal guards assured Dylan.
"You guys, follow me!" The guard pointed at the group of soldiers behind Count Dylan, turned around and led them to run towards another alley -
Dylan looked at the last soldier who disappeared at the entrance of the alley, then lightly kicked the horse's belly and walked slowly towards the direction of the mansion. Seeing that the front attack was not going well, he decided to light a fire for his group of soldiers.
When he came behind these soldiers, he raised the long sword in his hand and shouted, "Listen to me, whoever kills an enemy will be rewarded with ten gold coins, thirty acres of fertile land, and promoted to the first level!"
With these words, the soldiers of Tila City, who were already in decline, felt like they were beaten to death. For them, these rewards are enough to provide them with food and clothing for the rest of their lives. As a result, these guys launched a final death charge against the "bandits" in front of them like roaring beasts. After a confrontation, five of the already exhausted Welsh Legion cavalry were killed on the spot.
Count Dylan, who was standing at the rear supervising the battle, was overjoyed when he saw this. He smiled at the guards beside him and said, "You see, as long as the price is right, they can change from docile sheep to fearless hungry wolves!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a rush of horse hooves suddenly came from the street..
"Your Majesty, it's not good!"
At this time, several servants waiting outside the alley hurriedly ran into the alley.
"Why are you panicking?" Dylan shouted angrily.
"Your Majesty, the cavalry! A large number of cavalry are coming!" The handyman gasped in panic and said.
"Where are the cavalry coming from?" Dylan was about to scold him again, but he felt a slight vibration under his body. Without time to think, he immediately turned the reins and rushed towards the alley entrance. At this time, the cavalry who had been ambushing for a long time on both sides of the main street rushed towards the alley like a whirlwind. The sound of the horse's hoofs on the bluestone was like a muffled thunder, covering everything around him~
"Hush!"
Dillon, who quickly rushed to the street, looked at the large number of cavalry who were less than 200 steps away from him. He suddenly panicked, turned around and shouted to the soldiers in the alley: "Quickly retreat!" Then he whipped the horse's back and ran desperately towards the alley diagonally opposite.
However, except for a few soldiers who heard the order to retreat and gradually withdrew, the rest of the soldiers were still killing each other with these "bandits".
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of cavalrymen had surrounded the area. The soldiers of Tira City who were running around in the streets were like panicked rats. The cavalry who were chasing them killed them all like melons and vegetables. The screams and pleas for mercy were endless. Ah! The cavalry is coming~"
Outside the alley, a soldier who had just ran out was about to call the police, but then he was knocked to the ground by a cavalry who rushed over, and his spine was instantly crushed by the raised horse's hooves.
Immediately afterwards, the cavalry began to rush into the alley one after another, and started a bloody massacre in the backyard of the mansion against the Tira City soldiers who had no way to retreat. The count's guard who had just climbed to the courtyard wall with the shoulders of his men had no time to take a breath, and found a cavalry squad rushing towards them.
“Run quickly, the cavalry is coming!” At this time, a soldier in the corner shouted, and everyone immediately dispersed.
"Stop! Stop! Wait for me~" The panicked Earl's guard looked at his subordinates leaving him and suddenly panicked. In the panic, a sharp arrow shot through his calf. He lost his balance and fell backwards along the wall. After a scratching sound on the neck, there was no movement.
In the alleyway not far from the mansion, looking at the guards who were being killed continuously behind him, Dylan, who was running at the front, panicked and the horse under him ran desperately under the whip again and again, trying to lead his master to escape from the current danger.
However, just when Dylan rode his horse to the corner of the alley, he thought he would be out of danger immediately. At this moment, a sharp arrow whizzed by and hit the horse's right leg.
The severe pain caused the war horse to suddenly lose its balance. After a roll, Dylan was thrown off the horse and hit hard against a hard wall.
The sudden and violent impact made Dylan dizzy and his stomach was churning.
When he tried to get up, he found that he had lost all feeling in his thighs, and there were bursts of severe pain in his right arm that supported his upper body.
"Here, come and save me!" Dylan shouted twice to his men, but no one responded.
When he raised his head and looked behind him, three men in black holding long swords were walking towards him step by step"
"You, who are you?" Dylan asked tremblingly.
The man in black walked up to him, raised his foot and stepped on his painful arm, bent down and whispered softly: "You will know soon~"
"Take it away!"
Outside the gate of the mansion, Lusignan raised his long sword, stepped on the guy under him, and stabbed his heart with the sword without any hesitation.
At this time, the sky was getting brighter. After two hours of fierce fighting, the entire alley was littered with corpses, and bright red blood filled the shallow pits on the ground.
Angus, who was sitting on the steps, took the wine bread from Stanley and took two swigs of it. The battle ax placed at his feet was wrapped in condensed blood, exuding bursts of blood.
The fierce slashing made him feel exhausted, but fortunately, the process was safe and he successfully completed the task assigned to him by Art. Angus stood up slowly and said to Lusignan who came over: "Send someone to take over the entire city immediately. If there are any resisters, kill them on the spot!"