It seems that the villain is targeting me.

The man who was surrounded had a pair of gloomy blue eyes, with a deep knife scar on his left eye.

That person was the target that Charles wanted to attack and capture alive from the beginning.

King Jialan looked at the imperial prince who was lying limp on the ground.

He sneered, as if mocking his own arrogance.

Chapter 39: Her Difficulty in Self-Proud and Her Expectation for Perfection

On the other side, inside the imperial army camp, all legions have assembled at the fastest speed.

Due to Charles's actions, General Banur's original combat plan was completely disrupted.

The soldiers under King Jialan have become restless. They are well prepared and bloodthirsty, and their morale is soaring.

The imperial army, on the other hand, was in chaos because the eldest prince had attacked against orders. Most of the soldiers had just gotten out of bed and were still hurriedly organizing their ranks.

As long as King Jialan is not stupid, he will definitely launch an attack on the imperial army in one go.

Now the general can no longer care about the disadvantageous terrain he is in. He must bite the bullet and try to attack the enemy so as not to fall into a completely passive situation.

At this time, General Banur still held a faint hope in his heart: he hoped that the elite knights trapped in the enemy's formation were still alive and could hold on until the arrival of reinforcements.

But when the vanguard troops reached the foot of the mountain and the general looked up, the faint hope in his heart was completely extinguished.

He saw the masterpieces of the Galan people.

In a conspicuous open space on the mountainside, dozens of spears were densely packed and stuck upside down. On the tip of each spear, there was a face that looked quite familiar.

They were the elite main force of the Royal Griffin Knights, the most outstanding group of young men among their peers in the empire.

Once upon a time.

Prince Charles no longer had to pay any gold coins, nor did he have to divide a piece of his territory as a reward - no one could collect the bounty he promised.

General Banur's heart completely sank.

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The atmosphere in the Imperial Army was extremely solemn, and the morale of each legion was very low. The leader of the Royal Griffin Knights looked as if his father had died, and he had become completely old.

The existing members of the former leading knightly order of the empire could not even form a guerrilla formation. The situation was urgent and the general had no time to adjust them, so he could only incorporate the remaining knights into the heavy cavalry.

Gwyneth was the first

A group of people who got the news.

She responded quickly to the commander's orders, ordered her light cavalry squadron to complete assembly preparations, and quickly put on her armor, ready to fight in the battle.

Gwen leads the guerrilla light cavalry. She will not face the main force of the Galan people, but will mainly use guerrilla methods to assist the front battlefield. This is also the combat method she has always been best at.

A bloody battle was about to begin. Gwen calmed her restless mount and looked worriedly at the phalanx of heavily armored knights - that was the legion where her brother, Eric Tudor, was.

The heavy armored knights are the only troops that can fight against the Jialan cavalry head-on. It can be foreseen that these heavy cavalry of about a thousand people will bear tremendous pressure in this siege.

If the heavy cavalry cannot withstand the charge of the Jialan cavalry, the army's defense line will collapse, allowing the enemy's real main force to go around to the rear.

Even if they had the advantage in numbers, the infantry phalanx would not be able to hold out for too long under the situation of being attacked from both sides. The Galan people who broke in from the rear would reap the lives of the imperial soldiers like harvesting wheat.

It can be said that the reason why the Jialan Cavalry was able to wreak havoc on the border of the empire was because of this set of blitzkrieg tactics.

They would charge the enemy lines at the fastest speed with their most powerful cavalry units, slaughtering them before the commanders could react and destroying the morale of the army.

This is actually a very simple tactic: use your greatest advantage to attack the enemy's weak point.

The Jialan cavalry are known to be invincible on horseback. They are not specifically targeting the Imperials - they mean that all of you horsemen are losers, one by one.

Gwyneth was filled with anxiety. She was worried about her brother's safety. The battlefield was dangerous and the situation was ever-changing. No one could predict whether an accident would occur.

She pulled the reins nervously, her eyes wandering unconsciously among the soldiers around her.

At this moment, Gwyneth was extremely surprised to see a familiar figure.

She shouted out: "Butcher! You——"

Gwen forgot even the most basic etiquette and drove her horse straight over.

"What are you doing here?" Gwyneth stopped in front of Xiao Niao, her tone stern and unbelievable. "The siege is about to begin. It's very dangerous here. Go back quickly!"

Xiao Niao was also riding on a horse, his amber eyes full of helplessness.

"I'll be in the main tent with the general," Xiao Niao shook his head at Gwen. "The army's morale is already low. After all, I'm the commander of two logistics corps. I can't just hide away."

Gwyneth was anxious: "You can't fight, you——"

"Besides, the rear isn't safe either," Xiao Niao interrupted her. "The Jialan people's favorite thing to do is to launch surprise attacks on the rear. At least the main tent is protected by the general's guards. Maybe I'll be safer there."

Gwyneth pursed her lips and fell silent.

"I know what I'm doing and won't act rashly," Xiao Niao said firmly, glancing behind him. "Besides, the Red Moon Knight will be following me. With her around, nothing will happen to me."

Xiao Niao remained calm and did not waver in the face of the upcoming fierce battle - she trusted the knight she had promoted.

Gwyneth heard the extraordinary trust in the words of the Prime Minister of the Empire, and her heart skipped a beat.

She subconsciously looked at the Red Moon Knight who was following Xiao Niao.

The Red Moon Knight was, as usual, fully armed and in armor, controlling his horse steadily, exuding a reassuring aura.

Hongyue's armor is slightly thicker than that of ordinary knights, but it still falls into the category of light cavalry.

The wonderful inspiration flew before Gwyneth's eyes like a smooth silk thread. She suddenly tensed up, her brain working at high speed, trying to grasp the fleeting thought.

From Gwen's perspective, Xiao Niao's figure and Hong Yue's figure were almost overlapping - as if two people were riding on the same horse.

Gwyneth couldn't help but recall that day when she left the dinner party and Little Bird and Red Moon escorted her home, riding the same horse.

Two people riding the same horse, two people riding... the same horse...

Lightly armored knight.

Gwyneth suddenly grabbed the wandering silk thread, her beautiful eyes staring blankly at the Prime Minister of the Empire in front of her, her heart pounding at the idea that suddenly popped up in her mind.

This isn't the first time this has happened to Gwyneth.

She has always been a commander with great ideas, and she always finds a way out even when she is at a disadvantage.

If she didn't have a way, she wouldn't be able to lead a guerrilla force of 50 people to break through the enemy's army. If she didn't have a way, she wouldn't have come this far.

Gwyneth suddenly lowered her head and had to hold the reins tightly to suppress the sudden urge to rush up and hug the person in front of her.

I'm just too excited, Gwen unconsciously stroked the rough reins in her hand, I thought of a way to solve the current predicament, so I thought so - yes, even if there was a tree in front of me, I would definitely hug it excitedly.

Gwyneth's mount felt a little uncomfortable with the suddenly tightened reins. It took a few steps forward and shook its head in displeasure.

Gwen came to her senses and quickly loosened the rope in her hand.

Xiao Niao looked at him with some doubt

To Gwen: From her perspective, the girl stared at her and Hongyue for a while, then suddenly lowered her head, and her expression looked very strange.

"Are you okay?" Xiao Niao asked tentatively, "Your Highness?"

Gwyneth nodded vaguely.

The mount beneath him seemed to be infected by his master's anxiety and paced aimlessly for a while.

After a few seconds, she pulled the reins, finally calmed down the thoughts in her mind, and analyzed the subtle inspiration completely.

Gwyneth has thought of a way to break the deadlock, and she plans to go find her father.

But until then...

Gwyneth faced the Red Moon Knight and said solemnly, "Sir—your honored sir."

"Please ensure the safety of Lord Butcher," Gwyneth looked at her earnestly. "This man is extremely important to our country. We must not allow him to be harmed."

Hongyue responded to her request with the same solemnity.

"Please rest assured," said the Red Moon Knight, "As long as I am here, I will definitely protect you, my lord."

Hongyue said it very seriously, as if she was making a vow.

Afterwards, when Gwyneth thought back, she realized that Hongyue had indeed practiced this oath from beginning to end, just as she said today.

Chapter 40: Ou eats a spear!

On the battlefield, it is important to seize the initiative.

Because the situation is always changing, you may be the prey in the last second and the hunter in the next second. There is no room for indecision and hesitation. The secret to victory is written in the blood of the enemy - speed is the essence of war.

King Jialan firmly believed in this truth.

He had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time - for many years. He was afraid of the edge of Emperor Lawrence I and the reputation of the Duke of Rose in Highgarden, and he was lurking carefully.

King Jialan had been waiting patiently. Banur Tudor was a tough opponent. This old guy had fought all his life and was not easy to fool.

Fortunately, hard work pays off, and he finally waited for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He must seriously consider whether this will be his only chance in his life.

King Jialan sat upright on his horse, looking down from the mountainside.

There, his slave regiments were already facing off against the imperial infantry phalanxes.

The battle was not a stalemate, but basically one-sided: his slave soldiers fell in droves like wheat cut by a sickle.

If it weren't for the officer Jia Lan who was supervising the battle from behind and chopped off heads without mercy, this team, which was mainly composed of poor herdsmen and horse slaves, would probably have been defeated in no time.

King Jialan never expected these slaves to win, it was enough for them to be able to hold back the imperial army.

After all, there are more than 10,000 people. No matter how fierce or one-sided the battle is, it will take a while to kill them all.

This time, King Jialan is still prepared to use his most skilled tactics - he will break through from the right wing of the army. The Imperial Army will most likely arrange the Knights to meet the attack, but it doesn't matter. His cavalry will tear through the Knights' defense line and start a bloody massacre behind the infantry formation.

The Imperial Army's cavalry was not as strong as his, and the Knights could not withstand the death charge from the Galan Cavalry.

King Jialan observed the battle below.

He realized it was time.

Behind him, more than 7,000 heavily armored Jialan cavalrymen were ready to charge. They stared at the imperial army formation below with a fierce look, as if they were looking at a group of lambs to be slaughtered.

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According to normal rules of war, this siege is very unfavorable for the imperial army.

After all, it is a real fact that their cavalry is weak. Even if the officer supervising the battle breaks the whip, it is impossible for the knights under him to suddenly become furious and majestically defeat the recognized strongest Jialan cavalry.

Not to mention that this group of Jialan cavalry also occupied the advantageous terrain of uphill.

It is generally recognized that the most powerful point of cavalry is the charge. Armored horses carrying heavily armored knights gallop at high speed, and with huge kinetic energy, they slam into the army formation, which can knock the soldiers in the front row away - if they are armored shield soldiers, they will be smashed into meat paste.

It was a veritable death charge, enough to tear through the strongest military defenses, and any wise commander would avoid a top-down charge in a cavalry column.

Now the number of heavy armored knights who are the only ones capable of fighting against the Jialan cavalry is seriously insufficient - there are 7,000 Jialan cavalry, but only more than 1,000 heavy armored knights.

Logically speaking, the commander should arrange it like this:

Put the shield soldiers or any cannon fodder troops in the front to ease the momentum of the cavalry charge and preserve the strength of the heavy cavalry troops for the final desperate fight.

But if you were standing in the imperial army's formation at this moment, you would be surprised to find that the general had arranged all the heavily armored knights in the front row of the formation.

Those standing in the front row were almost all heavy armored knights, and behind them was a light cavalry unit of about two thousand people.

General Banur used almost all of his mobile forces to form a buffer zone that was originally composed of cannon fodder troops! He even pushed his most elite main force into the front row where they were most vulnerable!

This is a cavalry charge. Standing in the front row means you have to withstand the most ferocious attack of the Jialan cavalry.

Second impact.

No matter how strong your martial arts skills are, they will be useless at this time, because it is very likely that you will not have time to use any tricks and will be killed in the blink of an eye.

Most people who can become knights come from good backgrounds, so logically they would not be willing to take this risk.

This is an absolutely unreasonable tactical arrangement and should have aroused opposition from the soldiers.

But everyone saw that the general's son, Eric Tudor, was in the heavy cavalry at this moment.

The eldest son of the Duke of Tudor stood bravely in the middle of the team, like a stabilizing force, firmly stabilizing the soldiers' wavering determination.

The boss put his own son in the front row, which is much more effective than pre-war speeches and promises of money - at least the soldiers will know that they are not rushing to die, and there is still a high probability of survival.

Most of the heavily armored knights were veterans who had fought alongside the general for many years. Relying on their long-standing trust in General Banur, they suppressed their concerns and chose to carry out the general's orders with the utmost resolve: