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He soon discovered that only a few light cavalrymen were holding the right flank of the Storm Leader's army, which might be a potential point of attack.

Without any hesitation, Count Axel immediately summoned a knight and gave the order:

"Look, the right flank of Viscount Storm's army is only defended by some light cavalry. There is no doubt that this is their weak point. You should immediately lead the cavalry to charge their right flank."

Once you break through the right flank, don't linger in the battle. Immediately turn your horses around and charge directly from the rear towards Viscount Storm's infantry formation!

"Then I'll send all my infantry forward to hold off Viscount Storm's infantry. With them attacked from both sides, his infantry will soon be annihilated."

Upon hearing Count Axel's plan, the knight said nothing more, simply nodded, and then quickly gathered a hundred knights, including the kingdom's armored cavalry and royal cavalry.

They will serve as the spearhead of the breakthrough, thrusting straight into the right flank of Stormlands, which is defended by Khergit lancers and veteran Khergit horse archers.

If their charge successfully breaks apart the Khergit right flank, then a comeback is not impossible.

“My merciful lord, they seem to be making some moves over there. A full hundred riders, their target is clearly our right flank.”

Elaine, who had been staying by Liu Tianyu's side, squinted as she reported.

Upon hearing Eleanor's report, Liu Tianyu smiled. Count Axel had indeed fallen for the trap. It was worth it for him to have placed the Khergits on the right flank.

On the surface, the Khergits could indeed be considered light cavalry, but the problem is that they were never used as shock cavalry; their true purpose was as guerrilla cavalry.

The kite-flying tactics of nomadic peoples were always effective in the era of cold weapons, and I believe the Khergits will soon give Count Axel a big surprise.

Chapter 90 *Slap*

"Tap Tap!"

The sound of horses' hooves rose from all sides, accompanied by shouts.

Count Axel's armored cavalry and royal cavalry charged toward the Khergits on the right flank of Stormlands with unstoppable momentum.

As the knight leading this cavalry force, Aberdeen was filled with excitement!

Count Axel had a total of fifteen knights under his command, of whom Mar was the most senior and Feng was the most powerful, suppressing the other twelve knights so much that they could not hold their heads high.

But now, both Mar and von have died in knightly duels, and their lord, Count Axel, is also facing a major crisis.

Now, he has been given a critical mission to lead these hundred cavalrymen as a spearhead to break through the enemy lines and attack the Storm Territory's army.

If he successfully defeats the right flank of Stormwind and, together with his infantry, eliminates the Stormwind infantry from both sides, his lord, Earl Axel, will be out of danger.

At that time, having made great contributions, I will surely replace Mar and von as the chief knight under Count Axel!

Therefore, after receiving the order to charge the right wing light cavalry of Stormwind, Aberdeen was determined to completely scatter them no matter how troublesome the right wing light cavalry were!

"Soldiers, the Count is watching us! For the Count of Axel, for the city of Axel, charge!"

Aberdeen roared, and as he watched the light cavalry on the right flank of Stormwind Territory getting closer and closer, he quickly leveled his heavy lance, the sharp steel tip pointing directly at the Khergits who were only wearing iron armor or even fur coats.

Seeing the leading knight in such a state, the other armored cavalry and royal cavalry also lowered their lances and tucked them into their waistbands, the tips of the lances gleaming with a fierce light.

No one spoke, but their eyes beneath their helmets flashed with a cold, icy light, as if they wanted to tear the Kujit people in front of them to shreds.

"kill!"

Aberdeen roared, then spurred his horse and galloped off at breakneck speed!

It's near, it's near!

Aberdeen could even see the Stormwind Cavalry clearly, but why weren't they flustered at all?

This is a charge by a hundred heavy and medium cavalrymen!

These light cavalrymen were not only dressed in rags, but their formation was also disorganized. What gave them the confidence to be so undisciplined?

Why didn't those medium-armored cavalrymen in scale armor charge at us? Didn't they know that an unstoppable cavalry force is the most terrifying?

Wait, why are they suddenly turning their backs on me? Are they trying to desert?

As Aberdeen watched the unusual movements of the Khergit on the right wing, a series of questions kept flashing through his mind, leaving him with a head full of puzzlement.

But I can't worry about that now. My mission is to crush the right wing of Stormwind Territory, demonstrate my strength, and achieve great merit to become the chief knight under Count Axel!

"Kill them all!"

With another roar, Aberdeen accelerated once more, gradually reaching the front row, ready to drink the blood of his first enemy.

In an instant, a crackling sound came from the ceiling, and Aberdeen suddenly felt as if he had fallen into some kind of hollow state.

He couldn't help but look down and saw that a large pit had been dug in the ground where his warhorse was, covered with a layer of wooden planks and a pile of straw.

But there was no time to think; he and his warhorse had already uncontrollably fallen into the deep pit.

At that moment, his eyes widened in disbelief as he saw sharp, razor-sharp wooden stakes buried at the very bottom of the pit!

"Damn it! We've fallen for their trap! We shouldn't have charged so far!"

These were Aberdeen's last thoughts before he died.

The next moment, several sharp wooden stakes easily pierced through his body and his warhorse's body, instantly taking their lives.

At this moment, the other armored cavalry and cavalrymen of the kingdom also fell into the trap, their bodies riddled with holes by the sharp wooden stakes, blood gushing out.

Some cavalrymen had already stopped at the edge of the pit, but their companions behind them failed to brake in time and rammed them directly into the pit.

In short, after a chaotic scene of men and horses falling, the armored cavalry and cavalry at the forefront of the charge were all caught in the trap and died a miserable death in the horse pit that was dozens of meters long.

Those who are lucky will go to meet the gods the moment they are stabbed; those who are unlucky will continue to wail after their bodies are pierced through, probably screaming for a while before dying from blood loss.

With a sudden horse trap appearing and their commander dead, Count Axel's armored cavalry and cavalry were thrown into chaos.

However, they recovered from the chaos in no time and prepared to cross the horse trap and launch another charge.

Unfortunately, it's too late!

"Whoosh whoosh—"

The sound of bows being drawn and arrows being nocked rang out, and a dense rain of arrows rained down on the chaotic cavalry formation.

"what?!"

"Uh-huh!"

"my eyes!"

The Khergit lancers and veteran Khergit horse archers, riding their mounts, grabbed their Khergit bows, nocked their Khergit arrows (which were as famous as the cone-headed arrows), and unleashed a barrage of arrows at them like a storm.

Some arrows were deflected by the plate armor of the Kingdom's armored cavalry, but others pierced through the armor and penetrated their skin.

The kingdom's cavalry, on the other hand, were in a much worse situation. Most of them wore only chainmail, which offered decent protection against slashes and piercings, but was quite ineffective against arrows.

In just three volleys of arrows, more than a dozen kingdom cavalrymen fell from their horses and were trampled to death by their own mounts.

Some of the kingdom's cavalry, riding unarmored steeds and hunting horses riddled with arrows, let out a scream, collapsed to the ground, and used their own bodies to crush their masters.

"Quickly, put down your lances, raise your shields, pick up your melee weapons, and charge them!"

After a brief period of chaos, a royal armored cavalryman temporarily took command, shouting to everyone and throwing down his lance and drawing his silver-plated sword.

Seeing that someone had taken the lead, the others followed suit, raising their knightly shields high to defend against the barrage of arrows that blotted out the sky.

"Charge! If we can drag them into hand-to-hand combat, they'll be no match for us!"

The lead cataphract of the kingdom shouted, then spurred his horse hard on the belly and charged toward the Khergits.

"Ta Tata..."

Upon seeing that Count Axel's cavalry had regained order and were charging toward them, they realized that Count Axel's cavalry had returned to order.

The Khergit lancers and experienced Khergit horse archers spurred their horses and retreated immediately, but as they retreated, they continued to draw their bows and nock arrows, demonstrating their unity between man and horse.

"ding-ding-ding-ding-ding"

Feeling the force emanating from the knight's kite-shaped shield on his left arm, the leading armored cavalryman of the kingdom felt his anger rising continuously, wishing he could devour the nearby Khergit alive.

Unfortunately, with his plate-armored warhorse and his own equipment, it was a pipe dream for him to catch up quickly with the unarmored horses and hunting steeds of the Khergits.

Even though the Khergit lancers rode steppe warhorses clad in scale armor, they were still faster than the Kingdom's armored cavalry.

"Uh-huh!"

"damn it!"

The Khergits also realized that their bows and arrows were ineffective against the Kingdom's armored cavalry, who wore plate armor, so they specifically targeted the Kingdom's cavalry who only wore chainmail.

Even with limited accuracy on horseback and the fact that the kingdom's cavalry were carrying shields, quite a few unlucky ones were still hit.

"Damn it, this won't do! If we keep dragging this out, even if we're not shot to death, our morale will be completely destroyed!"

The leader of the kingdom's armored cavalry gritted his teeth in anger.

"Ta Tata..."

Just as the Kingdom's armored cavalry were thinking of a countermeasure, a heavy thud of hooves suddenly came from their flank, no less powerful than their own, and perhaps even more so!

Chapter Ninety-One: Your Cavalry is Gone

Stormy Grassland.

While Count Axel's cavalry were relentlessly pursuing the Khergits on the right flank of Stormlands.

However, they failed to notice that the Swadian knights and Sarand Mamluks on the left flank had withdrawn from the left flank and were charging towards their rear.

When the heavy sound of iron hooves came, the leading armored cavalryman of the kingdom instantly woke up. His expression under his helmet changed drastically. Just as he was about to shout for everyone to turn around and fight, it was too late!

The Swadian knights and Sarand Mamluks had already launched their charge from hundreds of meters away, their 2.2-meter heavy lances already laid flat and tucked into their waistbands.

They are now surrounded by Khergit lancers and veteran Khergit horse archers harassing them from the front, while Swadian knights and Sarranid Mamluks charge from the rear, forming a sandwich between them!

The Swadian knights and Sarand Mamluks charged straight forward with their heavy lances raised. The Kingdom's armored cavalry and cavalry hastily turned to meet the enemy, but it was too late.

As is well known, cavalry are only true cavalry when they are charging; once they are forced to stop charging, they are no different from heavy infantry.

Under the lance, all are equal, and the Count Axel's cavalry is now proving this statement to be true.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Ahhh!"

"Xilulu!"

With the added boost from their charging warhorses, the power of the heavy lances was amplified to the maximum. The moment a kingdom cavalryman made contact with a heavy lance, he was pierced through and thrown off his horse.

The kingdom's armored cavalry, relying on their superb skills, raised their left-hand round steel shield high and firmly blocked the powerful spear thrust, but a hole appeared in the steel shield.

"Click"

After a charge, most of the lances in the hands of the Swadian knights and Sarranid Mamluks were broken, but it didn't matter.

Because, after this round of charging, Count Axel's cavalry now has less than thirty riders left standing.

The Swadian knight drew his mace from his waist, while the Sarand Mamluk pulled out his two-handed iron staff from his waist.

They engaged in a relatively mild hand-to-hand combat with the remaining armored cavalry and royal cavalry.

At first, they fell into a horse trap, losing their commander and vanguard. They were then worn down by Khergit lancers and experienced Khergit horse archers. Then, their rear was pierced by Swadian knights and Sarranid Mamluks.

The remaining twenty-odd riders are no longer capable of fierce hand-to-hand combat. The fact that they dare to resist and haven't immediately surrendered on their knees is already a testament to their elite status!

"clang clang"

The kingdom's armored cavalry, both rider and horse, are clad in plate armor, making them extremely difficult to penetrate. Since that's the case, let's just leave them alone!

As the Swadian knights' maces relentlessly pounded against their breastplates, the dull thuds caused dents in the breastplates of the Kingdom's armored cavalrymen before them.

It also caused considerable internal injuries to the kingdom's armored cavalry, who let out a scream and fell off their horses.

As for the remaining kingdom cavalry, they either dismounted voluntarily, knelt on the ground with their hands behind their heads, and surrendered.

Or perhaps a Swadian knight would strike him on the head with a mace, denting his helmet, causing him to fall from his horse and surrender passively.

The remaining armored cavalrymen of the kingdom frantically brandished their silver-plated swords, hoping to carve a bloody path through the enemy lines with their skills.

But faced with the Swadian knights and Sarranid Mamluks, whose equipment and elite status were in no way inferior to theirs, their resistance was more like a tragic struggle of cornered beasts.

After all, they were already at a significant disadvantage in terms of numbers.

"Surrender! You have all proven your courage. Continuing to resist will only result in your own deaths!"

The one who led the Swadian knights and Sarand Mamluks to encircle and annihilate Count Axel's cavalry was none other than Akavi!

He looked back at the remaining thirteen armored cavalrymen of the kingdom and spoke softly.