Chapter 64, Aarhus Bridge Defense Battle

The next morning the soldiers reached the Aarhus Bridge.

This is a stone bridge about 30 meters long. Due to Albert's emphasis on trade and commercial routes, there are guard posts here.

The soldiers immediately began to arrange a large amount of gunpowder on the bridge under the guidance of the officer, while Nikolay and Ryan asked the sentry about the battle situation: "How is the battle at Oak Pass!"

Before the words fell, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance, and a human army of about 70 people rushed towards the Aarhus Bridge. Almost everyone was injured: "Mr. Nikolai! We can't stand it anymore, Oak Pass is about to fall!"

"What?!" Everyone was shocked, and quickly inquired about what happened.

"The barbarians attacked again and again regardless of casualties. We resisted desperately, but there are too many barbarians!" The leader soldier wiped the sweat from his face: "We can only choose to retreat, there are too many enemies .”

"How long will it take for the barbarians to get here?" Ryan stepped forward and asked.

"We sealed the gate with boulders and iron, and the barbarians only had simple siege weapons... The gate should last another 20 minutes." If Ryan did not admit his mistake, the leader was the chief guard of Oak Pass.

"Very good! Thanks for your hard work, you guys retreat first, leave this place to us!" Nikolai waved his hand, signaling them to retreat quickly: "Go back and have a good rest, we will resist Bireg and his bear tribe here! "

"Thank you, sir!" The chief guard at the pass saluted the two knights, and then led the seventy remnant soldiers to retreat.

The battle situation was urgent, and the soldiers speeded up the deployment of explosives. The heavy atmosphere was spreading among the soldiers. When black barbarians appeared on the horizon in the distance, Mijodenhaven's army finally arranged the explosives.

"Array! Arrange! Prepare to meet the enemy!!!" Nikolai commanded the soldiers and set up defenses at the bridgehead. The shield-wielding halberdiers lined up in two rows, and behind them were the most elite swordsmen.

These great swordsmen wear breastplates, tights, and round helmets. They are the most elite troops in Mijodenhaven. In fact, the main force of the empire's army is also composed of these two-handed swordsmen and knights.

The two-handed sword has a huge range of damage and lethality. Facing barbarians, green skins, and undead troops with little armor, the effect of the two-handed sword is excellent, especially for restraining long-handled weapons. Lacking sophisticated equipment, the lethality of an army that uses a large number of spears and guns is amazing.

So these great swordsmen are the real support in this battle.

Gradually, in the dark, barbarians appeared.

Hordes of barbarian bearmen from the northern wastes loom far on the horizon.

"coming."

Most of the barbarians wore the simplest fur coats, and held tomahawks and bucklers, and some held long guns. Their hair was shaved clean, leaving only the middle of the head.

It's a predator!

Marauders are born warriors, born in the most difficult and harsh conditions of the northern wasteland, and raised under the cruel law of the jungle, because the weak have already died in the survival of the fittest.

The barbarians never farmed and had no time to harvest crops. The tools they used for production were axes, swords and shields. What do they want? Southerners have it! Go grab it! Go for it!

Everything we desire can be obtained from lowly southern humans!

Thousands of barbarians marched towards the Aarhus Bridge. The barbarian team was disorganized and tattered, but the well-dressed and more sophisticated Nord army was very nervous.

sharp contrast.

The leader of the barbarians, Bireg, stepped out in front of everyone's eyes. He was a tall and strong man, his muscular body was wrapped in a leather armor exuding a blood-red aura, and his hair was braided. and a brown beard hanging from his head,

But the ends of the beard and the knots of the braids are covered with various skulls, which makes people shudder.

"Another massacre, another victory, too weak, and the southerners bore me." Bireg laughed, and then he raised his tomahawk, signaling his tribe to stop: "Now, another group of stupid Southerners bar our way, tell me my warriors, what shall we do?"

"Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all!!!" All the barbarians roared loudly, each of their faces was full of bloodthirsty and fanaticism.

"Then...listen to my order...I'll count to three, and we'll launch an attack!" Bireg shouted indifferently, he really didn't pay attention to the soldiers on the opposite side.

"Get ready to fight! Get ready to fight! Nord warriors! Hold your spears and stand up your shields. Behind you is your homeland! Show your courage!" Ryan walked through the array of soldiers holding his warhammer , said angrily: "Death to the survivors! Live to the dead! Today I will fight side by side with you! Let us go from one victory to the next! Long live Nord!"

"Long live Nord!" The soldiers guarded by the bridge, the front halberd and shield soldiers were deployed at the head of the bridge, the swordsmen were behind the battle, and the elite crossbowmen were deployed in the bunkers behind the bridge. His finger was on the trigger, ready to shoot at the barbarians.

"This time, there are some bastards with backbone." Bireg saw that the army on the opposite side was well-organized and closely lined up, so he let go of his contempt, although he didn't quite understand why there were such elite guards on the bridge. Army, but what does it matter?

Blood God will love this show.

"Forward! Forward!!!" The barbarian soldiers began to charge towards the Nord army at the bridgehead.

At the forefront is the barbarian raider, the lowest unit of the barbarians.

"Shoot!" The Walnut Knight Nikolai, who was in the bunker behind the bridge, first took out the big bow behind him, and then drew a feathered arrow from the quiver behind him. The Walnut Knight took a deep breath and drew the big bow.

"Hey!" The first barbarian looter who rushed to the front was hit in the face by a feather arrow, and fell down directly after screaming.

The crossbowmen followed Nikolai and started shooting one after another. In the blink of an eye, several barbarian looters at the front were shot and killed one after another. However, there are thousands of barbarians, and the dark army will not disperse just because a few people fall. , The fall of the first few people doubled the ferocity of the barbarians. Everyone rushed to the front line, turning a blind eye to the death of their companions.

However, the bridge is narrow, and the number of barbarian soldiers who can rush to the bridge is limited. The halberd soldiers used the simplest thrusts to take the lives of one barbarian plunderer after another.

More barbarian troops are all crowded together, and they can't rush to the bridge at all. In the crowded situation, the barbarians can't use their personal force, which greatly limits their combat effectiveness. A single thrust from Nord's halberdiers wounded and killed them as they lined up.

Some barbarian raiders tried to wade across the ice of the Obre River, but they soon realized that they were wrong... The ice layer of the Obre River is thinner than paper, and it shatters at the touch of a touch. After unfortunately falling into the water and becoming a living target for the crossbowmen, no barbarian soldier dared to go into the water again.

"Come on!" Ryan held the hammer in both hands, and with one blow, three barbarian soldiers flew away. The white wolf knight's war hammer opened and closed. He first smashed the head of a barbarian looter twice, and then With the power of one person, the barbarian looters who rushed to the bridge were defeated and retreated.

"Fight!" Ike and Lops also followed Ryan, looking at these barbarians, Ike's eyes were blood red, he needed the glory to wash away his shame, the wandering knight didn't even use a shield , holding his long sword in both hands, he bravely charged into the enemy's formation.

Ike first met a barbarian with a mohawk head and a bunch of teeth hanging from his body. He swung his sword unceremoniously and swept across. The long sword was blocked by a wooden round shield and then moved towards the barbarian's head. When the tomahawk approached Ike's face, half of the barbarian's head also fell to the ground.

Lopus played for stability. He carefully hid himself behind the shield and blocked the oncoming tomahawk with the hard kite shield, and then pierced another barbarian with his halberd.

The first wave of barbarians rushed to the bridge and dropped more than fifty corpses, but failed to make the Nord army's front line retreat a step.

"Give me an order! Tell the warriors to retreat!" Bireg immediately realized that this was not going to work, so he immediately ordered all the barbarian looters to retreat, and many of the barbarian troops walked out of the black fur. Barbarian warriors with plentiful javelins and axes.

Seeing these barbarian soldiers coming out of the team, Ryan felt bad. He immediately stepped back, and then shouted at the soldiers: "Raise your shield! Raise your shield! Look for cover!"

As soon as the words fell, Ryan's voice was drowned out by the roaring axes and javelins. The White Wolf Knight stood still, and any flying weapons were easily blown away by him.

On the other side of the river, a large number of javelins and throwing axes attacked Nord's army formation. Many crossbowmen were hit by javelins and throwing axes before they had time to squat down, and immediately fell down. On the bridge, the halberdiers stood up Shields defended, and the two-handed swordsman and Ike also hid in the shield formation. Even so, several halberd soldiers died in the attack, and many shields were deformed by the huge impact.

"Counterattack!" Dodging several attacks, Nikolai immediately signaled the crossbowmen to counterattack. He bent his bow and set the arrows. Armored barbarian javeliners and throwing axemen fell in groups.

The battle situation fell into a stalemate, the barbarians did not retreat with this group of Nord troops guarding the bridgehead, and the Nord troops could not leave the front line to fight the barbarians in hand-to-hand combat where they were weak.

After several rounds of attack and defense, the barbarians left more than 200 corpses, and the Nord army also lost more than 50 people.

"Kulorin? Where are my champions?" Bireg had no intention of joining the battle at all. The barbarian leader grinned and watched his tribal soldiers fall in pieces. The death of the scum made him very happy. His tribe doesn't need weaklings.

However, Bireg also deeply understands that his mission is to destroy Mijodenhaven, and in order to please the God of Darkness, he must speed up.

"Boom~dong~dong~" heavy footsteps sounded.

Three barbarians with a height of two meters, wearing huge horned helmets, covered with a set of sturdy chaos armor, and holding giant maces appeared from the army: "Chief!"

"Get rid of them! Go forward!!!"

So these giant barbarian warriors held a giant mace and rushed towards the Nord army formation at the head of the bridge.

Be the barbarian champion warrior! Ryan gritted his teeth, it is said that every such barbarian champion warrior has been baptized by the God of Darkness, and they will fight eternally under the watchful eyes of the God of Darkness until they die or their strength is recognized.

Every champion warrior is at least a peak elite powerhouse!

The huge figure and the red light glowing from the horned helmet made the soldiers shudder.

"Shoot! Attack those big guys!! Shoot them at the shoulders! Belly! There are gaps between the armor!" Nikolay signaled the crossbowmen to divert their attention, and the soldiers immediately turned around under his command.

"Ding~ding~" The bodies of the champion warriors were gradually filled with dense arrows.

It was useless, the action of the champion warriors did not stop at all, instead, their pace gradually accelerated, one by one, they rushed towards the dense shield formation of the Nord army.

"Meet the enemy!" Ryan took the lead, and first met a champion warrior. The clash of warhammer and mace made a deafening and sharp sound. The barbarian champion warrior took two steps back, but fired at Ryan again without emotion attack.

The other two champion warriors kept moving, and charged directly towards the halberd formation at the head of the bridge. Facing the solid shield wall, the barbarian champion named Kurorin rushed to the front of the halberd formation, and then the heavy giant The mace swept down...

The solid shield is broken! Amidst the screams of the Nord soldiers and the sound of falling into the water, the solid shield was smashed by the barbarian champions!

"Forward!!!" Bireg raised his big axe: "Warriors of the bear tribe! March!!!"

The barbarian marauders rushed into the Nord army like a tidal wave.

"Great swordsmen! It's time to fight!" Ike also raised his long sword, and the great swordsmen followed the wandering knight and launched a countercharge towards the oncoming barbarian army. Great swordsmen As soon as he entered the battlefield, he stabilized the situation, and the two-handed sword kept harvesting the life of the enemy.

The brutal hand-to-hand combat began. In the last second, the great swordsman of Nord chopped off the head of the barbarian looter. In the next second, he was hacked by another barbarian from behind, and fell down screaming.

The great swordsmen were better at fighting than the barbarian plunderers, but the number of barbarian soldiers was several times that of them. After just ten minutes of fierce fighting, Nord's army began to be defeated by the barbarians.

Ryan hit the barbarian champion's wrist with a full blow. The barbarian champion lost his weapon in a scream. He tried to pick up the weapon, but Ryan didn't give him this chance. The white wolf knight's hammer was surrounded by whirlwinds, and the swing speed was far beyond ordinary people. , He first smashed the barbarian champion's right hand with a hammer, opening his whole body wide open, and then hit his head with a hammer, the horned helmet made a sound of shattering, the barbarian champion took two steps back and fell to the ground.

Lane immediately landed a hammer on the head to complete the kill.

"Yo~ Nord still has such a human being?" Bireg saw that his champion was dead, and there was no expression of heartache on his face. He took his battle axe, when he noticed the young knight's decoration and After black hair and blue eyes, he laughed wildly: "Ha! It's him! It really is him! I want to take off his head! Dedicate it to the greatest and most noble His Royal Highness Blood God!"

Ryan took off the head of the barbarian champion, turned around and found that Nord's army was already crumbling under the attack of the barbarians, so the White Wolf Knight stopped thinking about it, he fought while retreating, and after helping several great swordsmen get out of the battlefield in a row, issued a issued a military order.

"Retreat! Retreat! The Aarhus Bridge can no longer be defended! Let's retreat into Mijodenhaven!"

"retreat!"