Chapter 202

The decisive battle originated from the early stage of the vassal system. It is the continuation of the knight duel. The emergence of the decisive battle marked that the vassal class began to play an important role in human political, economic and military activities. Together with the Knights and nobles, they formed the ruling class of human society and mastered a certain voice.

Originally, Knight duel and aristocratic marriage could determine the ownership of the territory, but the vassal refused. Even if the knight Lord was defeated and died in the duel, the vassal would use the defense of the castle to tenaciously resist the invasion of hostile families in order to protect his own property and interests. In the later stage, the vassals constantly begged the knight Lord not to hold unnecessary Knight duels, because they were also a force that could not be ignored.

The knight duel is no longer of decisive significance, and the two families with equal strength have their own castle that is difficult to break. They attack each other. You come and go, no one can do anything. However, the territory has become more and more desolate, and both sides have suffered huge losses. Finally, one party proposed: a fair decisive battle to determine the victory or defeat!

Therefore, the new human kingdom appeared in the decisive battle again and again. This new regime is different from the Old Kingdom of the alliance of Lords. It emphasizes the power of the monarch, has more centripetal force and organization, and is completely an enlarged version of the vassal system.

As a small-scale decisive battle is not enough to reflect the real strength of the Kingdom, the victory of the war between kingdoms is no longer determined by the decisive battle. At the same time, in order to avoid internal friction and merger, the king did not recognize any private fight agreement. The duel between the two sides was also a white fight. The contradiction of the Lord could only be referred to the noble court for mediation and the Senate for arbitration.

The struggle between the Lords changed from light to dark, and the decisive battle also withdrew from the stage of history.

The decisive battle is no longer in line with the needs of the times, but the credibility, courage and loyalty it represents are advocated by the Lords. This makes the duel and decisive battle constantly beautified and praised in human poetry and literary works, has sacred significance, and forms a unique instrument system.

First of all, only when dignity is trampled can a duel or decisive battle be launched. If the provocative party refuses to accept it, it will be regarded as a coward.

Secondly, the decisive battle is only to wash away the shame, and no agreement can be supported by the law. In fact, as long as it does not involve territorial merger, other agreements are still valid. Because this is related to the Lord's reputation, if you don't admit it, you will be ridiculed by everyone.

Finally, it is not allowed to hurt those who surrender in the decisive battle. If soldiers abandon their weapons, even if they surrender and are captured, surrender means losing their reputation and courage. Even if they are redeemed, they will no longer be vassals. Therefore, the vast majority of soldiers would rather die than surrender.

In Victor's view, no matter how beautified, the decisive battle is about a fight, a group fight and a life and death fight. However, once any struggle involves the ruling class, it is a cruel war. As long as it is war, there must be a purpose!

Old mercenary Barrett came up to victor, bowed and said: "My Lord, it's all arranged. 20 old men lead a 9-man combat team. Each combat team is composed of 6 elite soldiers and 3 recruits. They will hang the ordinary soldiers of the Buryat family according to my flag and drum action. Nelson leads 40 elite soldiers to deal with their knights and trainee knights. Austin and their heavy crossbow can only be killed by you It's solved by itself. "

Victor smiled, "don't worry, they'll give it to me." Then he hesitated and asked, "can you withdraw those recruits and let my elite soldiers top them? After all, they are not trained enough. I'm worried..."

"My Lord, this is the best training!" Barrett interrupted victor and said, "what's the use of not letting them fight? If they retire this time, they won't have the courage to fight anymore."

"Soldiers who are afraid of fighting are waste. It's better to go back to farming."

Nelson, dressed in black ant man armor, came to Victor with two ferocious gold battle axes.

"My Lord, don't worry about the safety of the recruits. I'm only worried that the guy in Austin doesn't dare to come." Nelson's tone was flat and there was no tension or excitement about the imminent war.

"They will come." Said Victor confidently.

Judy's mother and son have been found, and Victor has also learned about the changes of the Buryat family. Austin offended the surrounding lords, was disgusted by the queen, and failed to murder the family heirs. He has no way out.

Victor can see that Austin has the idea of taking refuge in the York family, but what does it matter to him? If Austin is really sincere, he should give up his surname, completely join the York family, and let Judy's mother and son take charge of the Buryat leader, because the York family does not need the great Knight Lord with two sides and three knives, and the Buryat family will become the natural ally of the York family, oz Austin himself will get a territory, which is in everyone's interest. However, Austin was blinded and hit victor in the face, which is the way to die.

Is Victor's face so easy to fight? In terms of conventional combat power, no lord can compare with victor. Getting rid of Austin can not only make an example, but also support Judy's mother and son, so as to indirectly control the Buryat collar. Victor has this strength.

"Here they are." Victor sensed the movement in the woods without looking at the alchemical crow.

More than 200 heavily armed soldiers appeared on the scheduled battlefield. Austin put on fine gold armor, held a silver beheading sword, and walked ahead majestically. There were two armor Knights beside him. Under their leadership, the Buryat family's army was as powerful as rainbow and as powerful as frost, as if it had won.

"My Lord, I'm going!" Nelson's voice was as calm as ever, only a trace of bloodthirsty desire appeared in his steel cone like eyes.

The soldiers of both sides are facing each other at a distance, the cold light on the armor flashes, and the collision between iron and blood is about to take place. The fighting spirit ignited the blood in Victor's chest. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

"Go! We will win!"

The fighting effectiveness of the vassal soldiers should not be underestimated. Long term exercise and abundant meat make their physique reach the limit of human beings. They can carry hundreds of kilograms of equipment to attack 40 kilometers and launch fierce battles. The vassal soldiers received professional military training from childhood and were instilled with the concept of courage and loyalty. They are skilled and can skillfully use all kinds of long and short weapons and strong bows and crossbows. Their tenacious will to fight makes them not waver in the face of monsters. There have been numerous cases in which 22 soldiers killed ogres with crossbows with the support of priests. Unfortunately, they are facing more powerful alchemical militias.

Victor is a hundred times confident, but Wangdu tax officials are not optimistic about him.

On a low hill 500 meters away, Tanis and his colleagues are watching. A noble boy holding a thin sword handle said excitedly, "I really want to fight in person. It's much more interesting than the army competition!"

"Compared with the exciting battle, I'm more curious about why they fought a decisive battle?" Another noble son asked his colleagues, "what do you think, larrell?"

"No matter what Lord Austin is up to, since he killed Randall's soldiers and accused Lord Randall of kidnapping the family heirs in front of us, he must fight!" Larrell smiled, shook his head and continued, "I just don't understand why Viscount Randall proposed a decisive battle? He has no chance of winning... Ezek, what do you think?"

Azek was the guard captain of the tax official. He used to work in the army and was also a trainee knight. The tax officials believed in his professional vision.

Azek looked at the soldiers on both sides and said slowly: "Lord Austin's Pro guards are well-trained, high morale and well-equipped. Steel ring lock armor and hard leather inner armor are enough to resist crossbow shooting. Their 10 person combat team, one team leader is responsible for command, five spearmen are the main attack, four sword shield men are close combat defense, there are no crossbows, and only five military heavy crossbows are arranged in the rear. Because their opponents are not afraid at all An ordinary crossbow. "

"The equipment of Randall's soldiers is generally blue, which is the characteristic of refined iron. This shows that their strength is far beyond Austin's Pro guard."

"Why?" The noble boy with a thin sword asked curiously.

"Because it's heavy!"

Larrell said: "refined iron is much harder and heavier than iron. Steel ring lock armor is forged by mixing a little refined iron with iron. Although its defense is not as good as refined iron lock armor, its weight is only half. Soldiers who can carry refined iron lock armor are definitely the best of the best."

"The man and horse hills are short of iron and rich in refined iron. No wonder they lock armor with refined iron. The tusk legion of York family really deserves its reputation and is no inferior to the king's forbidden guards." As he spoke, larrell shook his head.

"Indeed."

Ezek nodded: "Most of Randall's soldiers are equipped with fine iron lock armour, and only a few use steel ring armour. If I guess correctly, those soldiers equipped with fine iron lock armour are the elite of the tusk army, and the rest are the guards of viscount Randall. Moreover, the ordinary guards are very nervous, but those elite are not afraid, and the gap is very obvious."

"You see, the 10 member team of Randall's family is equipped with 2 archers and 8 halberds and shields, and each halberd and shield hand also carries 3 throwing spears. At the rear of the military array, there are 20 yew longbowmen around Viscount Randall, which is great. Even armor can't stop the accumulation of longbow and armor breaking arrows. To tell the truth, these soldiers are much more elite than the king's forbidden guards."

"Once the war starts, the longbowmen will shoot the Heavy Crossbow men on the opposite side first. The hard bowmen of Randall's family can be ignored. Unless they can hit the enemy's face, the feather arrows can't shoot through the double-layer armor at all. The threat of throwing spears is even greater. If the spearmen of Buryat's family can't pull away the spears in time, they will only die. Of course, the speed of throwing spears is relatively fast Slow, it's easy to avoid or stop. "

"Lord Randall has no chance of winning. If I were Lord Austin, I would take the lead in killing Lord Nelson opposite, and then rush back and forth several times, and the Randall soldiers would collapse." Larrell shook his head and sighed, "I don't understand why Victor asked Lord Nelson to die?"

No matter how elite the soldiers are, they can't stop the knight's surprise attack. It's a consensus. Austin is not only a great knight, but also has two knights, four trainee knights, and none of the Randall family. This is destined to be a devastating battle.

No one likes victor and no one can understand his ideas.

"I see!" A nobleman raised his hand and screamed. When everyone's eyes gathered, he said proudly: "there are no Knights under Viscount Randall. He just wants Lord Nelson and the elite soldiers of York family to die. Only in this way can Mrs. rose arrange family knights for him."

"Look at the silver armour of honor worn by Viscount Randall. It's gorgeous and majestic. I'll make one when I go back. Maybe I can be liked by some noble lady."

People suddenly realized that although this statement is somewhat absurd, it seems to be the only explanation.

Ezek said disdainfully, "the hills are vast, and the York family has territory and titles. How can their Knights serve a baron? Viscount Randall is so capricious that he doesn't care for his vassals. Who dares to work for him?"

Tnis was silent. He always felt that Victor was not so simple, but he couldn't see any change. At this time, the war drum sounded, the people's spirit was refreshed, and the fierce battle began.

As expected, the longbowmen of Randall's family took the lead in launching a round of volley, and the feather arrows pierced the sky and roared down at the back of the Austin Pro guard. The Five Heavy Crossbow men were nailed to the ground by the long arrows just after they shot the crossbow arrows. They were not dead for a moment, and screamed hoarsely in their mouths. Other prepared crossbow men either held shields or cut off the feather arrows with short swords, He tried to rescue his companions, but the second round of arrow rain came one after another. The armor breaking conical arrow made of refined iron, with terrible kinetic energy, directly shot through the iron oak shield, "poof", "poof", "poof", and the arrows penetrated into the body of the prepared crossbow man one after another. After the third round of cover shooting, Austin's Heavy Crossbow was completely destroyed.

"This level of Longbow hand is really terrible!" The bodyguard chief azek muttered to himself and turned his eyes to the battlefield. What he saw was a terrible massacre.

The elite soldiers of Randall's family threw out the refined iron throwing spear in a very short time. The deadly flying spear screamed in the air. The spearmen of Austin's family fell down like cutting wheat. Although they quickly dispersed to avoid and tried to use the spear to block the sharp throwing spear, they could not avoid being pierced by fate. The soldiers who narrowly avoided the flying spear were pierced by a feather arrow. The short Archer of Randall's family, running and shooting with the team, killed the opponents who tried to fight back one by one.

On the battlefield, spears and feather arrows fly. After three rounds of spear throwing, all the others fell to the ground and wailed loudly, except the swordsman and shield man who could stand. Just after the war, Austin's Pro guards were no longer in rout.

"How could this happen? What about Austin and his knights?" Ezek shouted in a gaffe, searching everywhere for Austin's figure.

In the middle of the battlefield, the two groups were smashing into each other. On the side of the Randall family, dozens of strong soldiers, armed with fine iron long knives, rushed forward around Nelson in black armor. The Buryat family, with Austin as the front arrow and two knights as the left and right wings, the trainee knights are in the middle, like a sharp knife, directly cutting into the opponent's battle array.

A sharp sword lit up, and five majestic soldiers, including people and knives, were split in two. Their stumps and broken arms danced in the blood rain. On the battlefield, a beautiful bloody flower suddenly bloomed and turned into a blood mist. In the blood fog, Austin cut quickly with his sword, and the Yellow air flow lingered on the Mithril beheading sword. Every sword he made could cut an enemy in half.

The blood mist became thicker and obscured azek's vision. He wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said to himself, "that's it! How can a knight lose!?"

Out of jealousy and contempt, Ezek didn't want Victor to win, but he didn't realize that Austin directly showed the elements of the earth before the battle began.

The presence of void elements will make high-level Knights indestructible and invincible, but their fighting spirit will soon dry up. Just as the Golden Knight will not easily lead the element sea, the Silver Knight will show the void element only when it erupts.

Austin had no choice. He found that these elite soldiers were terrible. Five long knives were chopped head-on. He couldn't catch them with the power of knights alone. Fortunately, the knight's body and mind were integrated. As soon as the weapons came into contact, Austin resolutely broke out and cut off five people with a horizontal cut, but the enemy behind did not shrink back at all. He rushed forward one after another to quickly fill the gap in the battle. The strength of each of them can be comparable to that of knights. Austin had to maintain the presence of elements and kill his opponents one by one, because the situation on the battlefield became very bad.

Austin didn't have time to think about why there were so many fierce and fearless ferocious soldiers. His close guards had lost nearly half of them, and the huge force field formed by the elements of the void not only squeezed the enemy's blood into a fog, but also made his knights unable to display it.

"You go! Help the soldiers! I'll meet you when I kill them all!"

Austin's huge sword drew a half moon shaped blade light and killed the two soldiers on the left, tearing a gap for his knights. The two knights were not too late and killed them directly with the trainee knights. Nelson smiled coldly and greeted the knight who broke through with five subdued cattle militia.

The battle was divided into two parts. Austin was besieged by more than 20 soldiers, and Nelson and the Knights of the Buryat family fought together.

Tax officials 500 meters away could not see the battlefield filled with blood mist. They could only see a large stream of blood spring spraying out from time to time.

The noble boy holding the fine sword said happily, "what's the use of the soldiers of the tusk Legion being strong? They will be killed by Austin sooner or later. Lord Nelson should be dead, and Austin's sword and shield soldiers are forming an array to protect themselves. It won't be long before the battle will end. Hey, I don't know how Lord Randall will face Mrs. rose?"

"Those soldiers are really brave. They haven't collapsed yet. Did they use secret medicine?" Asked larrell.

"It should be. Viscount Randall is really vicious." Azek first.

"Look! That's the element of the great knight, isn't it?! the power is amazing! It seems that Lord Austin doesn't intend to delay any more." A noble boy shouted excitedly.

There was a circle of yellow air flow in the center of the blood fog. From a distance, everyone could feel the surging power. The blood fog turned into a blood rain and shot out in all directions. The soldiers besieging Austin were thrown out like broken pockets. When the blood mist dispersed, Austin stood in the middle of the battlefield with a huge sword.

"No..."

Ezek whispered. He saw some Randall soldiers staggering to their feet, crossing the motionless Austin and heading for another battlefield.

In the eyes of the people, Austin stood there without any response, and then fell to the ground with his head up, motionless, as if he were dead.

"What's going on?"

"Look at Victor!"

A noble boy pointed to the rear of the battlefield. Victor was elegantly taking over a heavy crossbow. A dark blue streamer shot out, rowed 300 meters and pointed at a fighting knight. The next moment, the knight fell to the ground slowly like thunder.

The remaining Knight roared and slashed Nelson with his sword. Nelson also roared, and the refined gold Tomahawk chopped straight at his opponent. The flowers and fire splashed everywhere, and Nelson was split by the heavy sword, while his refined gold axe was deeply embedded in the knight's head. The soldiers rushed up and chopped the remaining trainee knights to the ground.

The tax officials turned a blind eye to this, and their eyes were only the blue brilliance hanging in the void. As the blue glow dissipated, a visible ripple appeared in the air.

"Wind Knight..." Whispered larrell incredulously.

Tnis stepped forward and stared at Victor in silver armor.

"No! Victor is a popular shooter! Like sword Saint delavin..."