The Lord Of Blood Hill

Chapter 602: Our War Is Over!

Unlike the cavalry's contest of endurance and technique, the infantry fight is pure head-on slaughter.Here, what matters is who is stronger, whose sword is faster, and whose blows land harder.

As Ogiro's strongest infantry legion on the attack, the Sharp Spear Legion has always excelled at charging formations.

After the Battle of Blood and Fire, however, the Death Herald Legion has become just as good at formation charges, and it is especially skilled at handling aggressive armies like this.

No matter how fierce the Sharp Spear Legion's attack is, can it really compare to Ika Kingdom's Night Falcon Knights?

After an hour of bitter fighting, the Death Herald Legion has in fact gained the upper hand.

The Sharp Spear Legion could have held on, but its allied troops on the flank are the first to be defeated.

Clifford's army group has received more than half a year of training in Peace Haven.

They were all veterans to begin with. After correcting some bad habits and introducing advanced command and training systems, the combat strength of these four legions jumps sharply.

On top of that, all the military equipment they use is produced by Peace Haven, and its performance is superior to that of Ogiro's four standing legions.

More importantly, Ogiro's army has been fighting for nearly a year.

Especially after the Bloody Pre-Winter Battle, Ogiro's vitality is badly damaged as well.

Less than two months have passed, and faced with another cruel battle of this level, many soldiers can no longer hold up mentally or physically.

By contrast, Clifford's army group has rested for more than half a year. With good food and good care, their physical condition has improved considerably.

Facing rested troops while already exhausted puts tremendous pressure on Ogiro's army.

After the two sides mix together and fight for a while, Clifford keenly finds an opportunity.

When one enemy regiment begins to falter, he decisively sends in a reserve regiment.

The fresh force takes over and tears open the enemy formation directly. Then he commits another regiment along the gap and pushes toward both sides.

A longer stretch of the battle line begins to collapse, and the left wing in combat immediately starts to rout.

Clifford is very clear that the key to this battle lies in the contest between the core legions in the center.

So he brings out his last reserve regiment and orders it to attack the flank of the Sharp Spear Legion at any cost.

Although the Sharp Spear Legion's flank has a certain defensive strength, it still falls into great confusion when faced with the assault of an entire regiment.

This soon affects the front line where the fighting is taking place, and the Death Herald Legion's mid-level frontline officers immediately seize the battle opportunity.

The hundred-man unit that first tears open the Sharp Spear Legion's defensive line does not continue charging forward. Instead, under pressure and accepting heavier casualties, it pushes into the enemy's rear diagonal.

Like an avalanche, the Sharp Spear Legion's defensive line begins collapsing bit by bit before everyone's eyes.

Then the Death Herald Legion advances and pursues along the entire line, scattering the enemy formation and preventing them from gathering on a large scale again.

Sword-and-shield infantry push forward, pursue, and divide the enemy. Spear-and-shield infantry begin surrounding and killing them.

Soon the rout spreads like a contagion, causing Ogiro's infantry formation to retreat across the entire line.

Whether it is the Death Herald Legion or Clifford's army group, both prioritize killing the enemy commanders.

Once the command system breaks down, organizing a counterattack becomes difficult, and even an orderly retreat turns hard.

Just as the situation is about to turn into a complete rout, the commander of the Gloomwood Knights can no longer hold back.

If these five legions are lost here, the entire war situation will change.

But as soon as he moves, Simon guesses his intention and immediately adjusts direction, locking himself firmly on the flank of the enemy's attack route.

This puts the Gloomwood Knights in an very uncomfortable position. They cannot fight, and they cannot withdraw.

And during this tense standoff and maneuvering, Ogiro's legions still fall into a major rout.

The Gloomwood Knights can only watch helplessly as their infantry are continuously divided and slaughtered.

As time passes, Ogiro's infantry cluster no longer has the slightest ability to resist. All that remains for them is slaughter.

Even worse, the allied cavalry battalion units have begun joining the tail-chasing pursuit.

In particular, the Death Herald Legion's three cavalry battalions hang their war spears and lances on their saddles and draw two cavalry sabers each.

With the speed of their horses, they only need to grip the hilts tightly and adjust their direction to easily cut fleeing Ogiro soldiers down from behind.

Long training allows them to strike the back of a foot soldier's neck with precision while galloping at high speed.

With one slash, half the neck is cut open.

The three thousand-man cavalry battalions keep scraping across the flank of the fleeing Ogiro army like razors.

Every attack leaves behind several hundred corpses with severed necks.

As for the Death Herald Legion's infantry, the scene there is just as brutal.

The soldiers of the Death Herald Legion shout only once to the surrounded and divided Sharp Spear Legion soldiers, telling them to lay down their weapons and surrender if they want to live.

If the enemy refuses to surrender, they are either stabbed to death by formed spear-and-shield infantry or shot dead by the heavy crossbowmen arriving from behind.

In just half an hour, the number of Sharp Spear Legion soldiers killed is several times greater than the number killed during the previous two hours of bitter fighting.

Just as Ogiro's infantry are about to be wiped out, several rhythmic horn calls suddenly sound across the battlefield.

The Death Herald Legion soldiers who are still pursuing quickly stop at once, gather together, and reform their battle formation.

This action causes Clifford's army group, which is pursuing together on both sides, to do the same, thinking that enemy reinforcements have been discovered.

But when Clifford finds Berkner and asks what is happening, Berkner points ahead.

"The five-kilometer range has been reached!"

"Our orders are to annihilate the enemy within five kilometers of the convoy. They have left our combat range."

Clifford's eyes widen, and he tries to persuade him unwillingly. "If we pursue now, we can keep all five Ogiro legions here!"

"That even includes the Sharp Spear Legion!"

"If Ogiro loses these elites, their advantage will vanish immediately. Their western-line army might even have a chance of being encircled by us."

Berkner says calmly, "That is your war. The order I received is to protect our supply convoy."

Clifford still refuses to give up. "General Berkner! This chance is rare. After we wipe out these armies, your convoy will be even safer!"

Berkner shakes his head. "No. That will only enrage Ogiro's army."

"To rescue the western-line forces that may be encircled, Ogiro will definitely transfer heavy troops from the east and prioritize dealing with us."

"Our convoy is going to deliver supplies to Saltwater Town in the south. There are more than a hundred thousand people there. We cannot take that risk."

Seeing Clifford's unwilling expression, Berkner says, "Be satisfied. In this battle, we have taken out at least twenty thousand enemy troops."

"Including the Sharp Spear Legion, all five legions will be unable to participate in the war for a short time."

"We have helped you a great deal. You should be satisfied."

"I said it before. That is your war. What we have done is already enough."

"Also, in the coming period, the Gloomwood Knights and those two cavalry clusters will be unable to enter the war either. They must constantly monitor our movements."

"In effect, we have helped you remove seven Ogiro legions from the war for a short time. Is that still not enough?"

Clifford looks at the Ogiro soldiers fleeing in the distance. No matter how unwilling he is, all of it can only become a sigh.