Chapter 56
Although these noble coalition forces looked quite weak, as the saying goes, a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit, so Wu Wei was not prepared to hold back.
At a command, the army set out and launched an attack under the rain of arrows from the enemy army.
Gruin led the dragon blood warriors to bear the brunt of the attack, and the knight corps composed of knights and light cavalry followed closely behind, launching an indomitable charge against the enemy's checkpoints.
Ordinary bows and arrows posed no threat to them at all, and the heavy crossbow carts on the city walls were too heavy and there were not many of them, so they could almost be ignored.
Nothing could stop them.
The swordsman corps composed of the Long Night Guards also launched an attack without hesitation. They were dressed in cold iron armor and had superb swordsmanship, and they were also not afraid of the attack of the rain of arrows.
The arrows shot were either directly blocked or sparked on the armor, that's all.
When they rushed to the front of the battle in the shocked eyes of the noble coalition, the killing began!
Just a face-to-face encounter, the coalition's camp was almost about to collapse
"An eighth-rank warrior! How is that possible?"
"How come they have so many seventh-level knights?!"
"There is a legendary master! I can't stop him, run!"
"I have a legend here too!"
"What's up with these swordsmen? How can they be so strong? Why are there flames on their swords?!"
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There were too many people in Wu Wei's army that were beyond their imagination, so their battle line soon collapsed under the fierce offensive, and they could only let Wu Wei's soldiers rush and kill in the coalition at will.
The long-range soldiers on the city wall looked at the enemy and us fighting each other, and for a moment they didn't know what to do. They could only carry out scattered shooting and support, but it was even more ineffective.
The key point was that there was a deafening dragon roar in the sky, and a lava dragon with flames all over its body fell from the sky. It just passed low over the city wall and ignited a group of archers and the crossbow carts fixed on the top of the city.
In a blink of an eye, the city wall was turned into a sea of fire.
The long-range soldiers on the enemy's city wall were directly suppressed by Wu Wei's Yanye Dragon Knights, so it was Wu Wei's turn to show his power.
Under the protection of the spearmen phalanx and the sword and shield soldiers, the long-range attack group composed of 50,000 archers and 3,000 mages slowly approached to a sufficient distance, covering the city wall and the enemy's checkpoints within the range.
The next moment, the enemy was hit by a double blow of arrow rain and exploding fireballs.
The archers on the city wall, who were already in disarray, were beaten so hard that they dared not show their heads. They could only desperately endure the flame dragon knights flying back and forth over and over again, spreading deadly flames and dragon breath. The coalition soldiers who were chased and beaten suffered the roar of arrow rain and magic fireballs, and completely lost the idea of resistance, and fled everywhere.
Less than an hour after the war started, the general situation was determined.
Dragon Blood Venerable Gruin and the legendary swordsman Xiyan Apostle, who had just joined a few days ago, even stopped attacking ordinary soldiers, but looked for the commanders of the coalition, killing or capturing them one by one.
That's it, the noble coalition from top to bottom could not escape the disaster, and was soon defeated.
The time spent was actually shorter than the two hours estimated at the beginning. It can only be said that these guys are really incompetent. The combat effectiveness of the 100,000 coalition troops is not even comparable to that of a viscount in the border area.
The battle soon entered the mopping-up phase. Those who dared to resist were killed directly, and those who could be captured were captured. There was no need to worry about the few deserters who were lucky enough to escape.
There was no doubt that this was a clean and neat crushing battle!
Wu Wei rode onto the battlefield like a king who conquered everything, and calmly issued a new order:
"Open the gates and take the prisoners in;"
"Pull a group of archers and mages onto the city wall;"
"The other armies occupied the area outside the city and set up a concave formation!"
"Let’s line up and welcome our new friends!"
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By the time the 50,000 noble coalition troops from the rear city arrived, three hours had passed since the end of the battle, and it was almost dusk.
The scene before them was completely different from what they had imagined, so much so that several commanders of the coalition forces were stunned and broke out in cold sweats.
According to their estimates, this army from the border should be blocked in front of the checkpoint and fall into a fierce battle. When they arrive, they can attack them from both sides, making them attacked from both sides and unable to take care of both ends.
If all goes well, they can directly eat up this army and complete a glorious record of winning with fewer troops.
No wonder they are arrogant. After all, in their eyes, Wu Wei's army is nothing more than a group of defeated soldiers who escaped from the front line.
Who would have known that this was actually a powerful army with hidden dragons and crouching tigers?
Seeing the border army setting up the battle formation and quietly waiting for their arrival, the commanders of the coalition forces knew that the situation was beyond their expectations, even if they were stupid, and they were in a very dangerous situation now.
"Stop! Stop now!"
"Everyone retreat in an orderly manner! Retreat quickly!"
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Wu Wei stood on the city wall and saw the panicked pursuers. He couldn't help but smile playfully:
"You still want to run away at this time? Ask my soldiers if they agree!"
""Go! Don't let any of them escape!"
With a command, the battle formation that had been arranged long ago quickly shrank, encircling the enemy troops that foolishly broke in.
A loud dragon roar was like a signal for attack, and all the soldiers began to close the encirclement and vent their firepower on the unfortunate people in the center.
Looking at the one-sided and brutal battle under the city, Wu Wei couldn't help but sigh:
"I had never thought about expanding the army. Two hundred thousand troops is not a small number. I didn't expect there would be such an unexpected surprise."
"What else can I say?"
"Thank you for the gift, Grand Duke Lanshi!"