Medieval Empire Soldier

   Chapter 40 Forty, Night Raid Battle, Part 1

   In the reindeer camp several miles away, the patrolling soldiers could feel the smell of blood mixed with sulfur coming from the north.

  In the camp, several priests wearing black vestments recited prayers silently. They used several fires outside the camp as a medium to evoke the fire of the wolf god.

  The white flames floated out of thin air, forming a thin layer of ripples, blocking the blood and gas.

   In the direction of Xi'en Village in the north, the rising red light made the conscripted militiamen in the camp uneasy. They instinctively wanted to hide, and it seemed that there was an extremely terrifying atmosphere in the world.

   "The Norsca people have started the sacrifice ceremony." Krill walked out of the tent, a pair of wolf eyes staring at the vision in the distance.

  Lyren was still standing on the banks of the York River at the moment, and he felt an indescribable heartbeat, beating powerfully, gradually making noise in the camp.

  The forces of all parties began to urgently assemble the army, the soldiers quickly dressed and put on armor, and several corvée grooms put shoes on all the horses in the inner stables.

   Countless torches lit up like stars and flowed like a tide.

   Baron Yorn's tent is full of knights, all of them fully dressed and ready to deal with the enemy.

  “toot~~~”

  “toot~~~~~~”

   On the sentry tower on the outer layer of the camp, several swan whistles rang through the night sky, and everyone was shocked.

  Laylen just put on his knight's plate armor and clenched the Hammer of Heram in his hand. The sound of the flute meant an enemy attack.

   At this moment, in the large tent of the reindeer camp, the knights are still a little numb to the emergency gathering, many people are sleepy, and have not yet put on their armor.

  Yug Yoon on the left side of the first seat, although fully armed, his eyes were full of tiredness. He was woken up by a personal attendant in his sleep, and his head was still a little groggy.

   "It's not good! Lord Baron! It's not good!" The hurried soldiers rushed into the tent, and all eyes were on him.

   "Say it! What's the matter!"

  Baron Yorn was very old, and suddenly woke up from his sleep and felt a little chest tightness. At this time, he had to strengthen his spirit.

   "Report from the outpost tower, a large wave of unidentified guys are attacking here!"

   "An enemy attack?" Baron Yorn was shocked and asked quickly, "How far are they from the camp?"

   "Less than five miles!"

"what?!"

  The knights couldn't help but panic. Some of the ranger knights had their Adam's apples agitated unnaturally. The middle-ranked kingdom knights were still calm. They immediately ordered: "Sir Baron!

   "Yeah! It's too late to arm now!"

   Baron Yon was a little nervous. He had only dealt with robbers and small wave beastman attacks in his life. He suddenly responded to a large-scale night attack, and when the specific number of enemies was unknown, he reluctantly kept his composure.

   He looked around the tent and hurriedly asked, "Where's Lord Creel? Where's Creel? Why didn't you see Draven's army?"

   In the entire coalition, the most capable knight is none other than the elite white wolf knight company captain Claire Anluoxian. His absence at the moment makes Baron Jorn uneasy.

   "Lord Baron! Draven's knights are still stationed on the other side of the camp! They won't be able to come over for a while!"

   "Hurry up and give the order, baron! The enemy will come rushing up if it's too late!"

   The knights of the baroniality said eagerly.

   Outside the tent, there was a faint scream, and it was obvious that the guards of the outermost defense had already met the enemy.

   "Then that. Quickly send the order to arm!"

"Yes!"

  In the baronial residence of Jon, there were more than 400 people in a chaotic scene. It was difficult to organize for a while, and the officers' orders were so noisy that they could not hear them.

   At the same time, the Draven army was stationed.

  Different from Baron Jon's hesitation, with the help of Lallen, Creel quickly gathered all the Draven army, and more than 20 knights gathered in Creel's tent at this moment.

   "Parton Village Infantry has been deployed to the predetermined position! The archers are loaded! Ready to fight!"

   "Lord Krill! Most of the roadblocks you requested have been set up! The rest, the cargo militiamen are hurrying to move them!"

   "Arden Village's army has been deployed to the predetermined position! The spears and halberds have been distributed, and the front line is tight!"

   One knight after another ran in and out, reporting real-time movements to Krill and Lallen in the tent.

   "Kriel, we have a small number of soldiers, and the number of enemy attacks is unknown. I suggest to quickly build simple roadblocks at these locations and organize a second line of defense."

  Lairen pointed a simple sketch on the table, and the first time the kingdom knight had a vision in the north, he found Creel and asked to quickly organize a defense line.

   In addition, Laylen relied on the system's simulated sand table to roughly outline the general situation of the reindeer camp.

   "Did you hear?! Just do as he said!" The white wolf knight yelled at the messenger in the tent.

   "Oh! Oh!"

  The messenger was stunned for a moment, and ran out of the tent as if flying.

  A large number of scouts were released to guard outside the Draven station.

   A shield wall was formed. About 180 infantrymen blocked several key positions in the south. They held spears or machetes and carefully watched the north.

  The low wooden fence was filled with crossbowmen and archers, looking nervously at the pitch-dark wilderness.

   There are also 60 people behind the front, who are nervously building a second line of defense.

The time was running out, and the knights didn't have time to mount their horses. They supported the frontier positions in the form of infantry knights. The swords, shields or halberds in their hands were very good, and they were equipped with chain mail and kite helmets. First.

  The white wolf knights headed by Krill, all holding warhammers, fine steel armor reflecting the soft moonlight, standing at the rear of the front line, ready to break into the enemy line at any time, they will be ferocious and powerful hammers!

   In the night, the bright moon Manasbury and the dark moon Morsbury hang high, complementing each other, and the moonlight sheds light on the enemies in the wilderness.

   A huge army of Beastmen rushed to the reindeer camp in the south like a tide, horned beasts with strange horns, giant bulls of doomsday, chaotic war mastiffs, and many Norsca Berserkers among them.

   "They are coming!!"

   "No! Don't eat me! Don't!"

   "Mom! Mom! Help!"

   A desolate and desperate voice resounded in the night sky, and Lallen stared coldly outside the camp.

  A wooden sentry tower was collapsed by the doomsday bull, and several unfortunate soldiers fell into the beast tide. In desperation, they were torn off their limbs by the surrounding horned beasts, dug out their internal organs, and devoured them.

  The morale of the troops in the Baron Yorn garrison suffered a severe blow, and many people felt fear in their hearts. At the end of the chaotic front, some people could not stop walking back.

   "Death to those who fall back!"

   Ser Duran slashed the retreating conscription militia to the ground with a sword, and said inwardly.

   was shocked by the soldiers, and no one dared to take a step back, at least until morale collapsed.

   The militiaman who fell to the ground clutched the back of his neck, and the agitated blood spurted out from between his fingers, twitching and gradually becoming cold.

  Draven Station, the soldiers also began to retreat.

   But the courage in their hearts will be rekindled as long as Laylen is at the front of the line.

  [Characteristic: Prestigious +4 Leadership]

   This is one of Layren's characteristics, and it is very effective in stabilizing the morale of the army in the battlefield.

   "Warriors! Hold the line!"

  The White Wolf Knight Krill also walked back and forth at the front of the front line, holding the wolf head warhammer high in his hand, loudly boosting morale.

   The Beastmen are getting closer and closer, and Laylen is standing at the Oak Village army station at the moment, not far behind, Albert and a group of crossbowmen are ready.

In front of   , Gavin and Sith were integrated with the two teams of spear and shield soldiers. They formed a tight and strong shield wall in front of the knights of the kingdom, waiting for them.

  Finally, the fastest Razor herd and Chaos War Mastiff are about to rush into the range of the bow and crossbow.

   "Archers, prepare to shoot!" The sergeants standing on the wooden fence shouted and ordered, and the archers and crossbowmen also raised their bows and crossbows.

   "Shoot!"

  Swish.

   Hundreds of arrows flew out into the sky, a rain of arrows appeared on the top of the beastman's head, and dozens of Chaos Mastiffs with fragile bodies were shot to the ground. They lacked protection and were easily killed by long-range weapons.

   But the number of the herd is almost over a thousand to the naked eye. The Chaos Mastiff and the Razor herd lost less than 40% in one round of arrow rain. In a few seconds, they were getting closer and closer to the first line of defense.

   "Shoot!"

   Another round of arrows flew out. This time, the gains were no longer as huge as the previous wave. Only 30% of the vanguard herd fell, but the Beastmen's army was not limited to the fragile Razor Beasts and Chaos War Mastiffs.

   "Learn the front of the spear! The halberd is flat! The shield wall is ready! Withstand!!" Many sergeants shouted.

   30% of the Chaos Mastiffs slammed into the dense forest of human spear formations. The sharp points of the spears pierced through the fragile bodies of the Mastiffs and Razor Beasts and nailed them to the shield wall. The first layer of defense was not shaken.

   The group of inferior horned beasts also crashed into the range. Their shoulder blades and abdomen are somewhat protected by cortex, and the small round shields in their hands also protected them from some projected arrows.

  The damage done to them by the long-range output is still considerable. Only less than 70% of the inferior horned beasts rushed to the first layer of defense. Some of the horned beasts took out the inferior javelins behind them and threw them towards the dense formation of humans.

   Dense javelins, with piercing through the night sky, were printed by the bright moon Manasbury, like a chain of silver poisonous snakes, roaring away.

  Some human soldiers who didn't have time to prepare were hit by javelins. The powerful javelins almost penetrated their armor, and many people fell down.

   The shield array in the front row attracted most of the javelins, and there were some vacancies, but they were filled quickly.

  The wooden shields that Lailen equipped the spear and shield soldiers of Oak Village were very strong, and a round of javelin salvos from the badhorns did not cause effective damage.

   After a month of intensive training, they were already very comfortable with the spear in their hands, and every time they stabbed it, they could take away the cheap life of a bad-horned beast.

A team of crossbowmen led by   Albert also fired continuously, with long crossbow arms and short arrow slots, which allowed them to maintain a certain reloading frequency.

The    Oak Village soldiers held a small opening. On average, each horned beast that rushed forward had to face the stab of two spears. The three-meter spear gave the spear and shield soldiers an advantage in attacking distance.

  Laylen waved the Helam warhammer in his hand from time to time, hammering and killing wildly among the horned beasts. The fire of the soul attached to the hammer attracted the attention of the soldiers around him, like a glimmer of light in the dark night.

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