191 – Ambush is fun (2)
The order to charge was given, but I stopped the charge by clenching my right fist.
“Wait a moment!”
An order was given from the High One to charge, but none of the mercenaries, including ours, rushed out right away.
Everyone gave standby orders for each mercenary unit and unit, and mid-level commanders gave additional orders.
“Hold on tightly to the spear and run down at the same pace!”
Hilde gave orders while holding a short spear instead of a long spear and pointing forward.
“Push forward, regardless of whether it is the enemy’s shield or armor!”
Anyway, if you run out here in the forest holding a spear at full speed, it becomes very difficult to aim the tip of the spear due to the acceleration that occurs while running.
Even under these conditions, no, a mercenary with a lot of practical combat experience can pierce a hole the size of a coin while running with a 5-meter long spear…
The majority of soldiers can’t do that, so it’s right to just point and push forward.
‘Anyway, the guy who has the ability to aim and stab will do well.’
Karin, who was shooting arrows in front of us, started breathing a little heavily.
“But this is the last time! “Shoo one more shot before Lucian uses magic!”
Lucia also began chanting magic while pointing her magic wand at the enemy.
“O power of the earth, which destroys everything it steps on, appear before me! Earth Stone!”
When the enemy’s formation is gradually becoming more and more disorganized due to the constant barrage of arrows.
The earth magic used by our mercenary wizards attacked the enemies.
Most of them threw stones the size of a human face over the heads of their enemies, breaking the torsos or heads of one or two of them.
“Ugh!”
Lucia used magic to create a stone block the size of a carriage and rolled it towards the enemies.
Those who were in the path of the stone were crushed to death.
“My arm! Ahh!”
When the formation collapsed to some extent with arrows and magic attacks, I also gave an order while swinging my sword forward.
“Whitebeard mercenaries charge!”
Hilde stood at the forefront of this charge.
She could appoint other white captains, but her skills are also good, but the short spear she wields is very effective in dealing with the minor soldiers at the front of the formation…
This is because we judged that it would be the best way to clear a path for our troops from the front.
“Follow me!”
As Hilde ran at the forefront of our troops, our mercenary troops also responded with shouts.
“Follow Centurion Hilde!”
“This is an opportunity to spread the name of the Whitebeard Mercenaries!”
“Let’s grab our share and go back!”
The morale of the ambushing allies was high, but the enemies, who had been hit hard in the back of the head and were unconscious, were just busy floundering.
Most of the guys in front of us who were going to hit us were slow to react even though they knew what to do with their spears in hand.
“Run! “Run!”
At those words, the guys in the second and third rows hurriedly came in to fill the empty space in front.
“f*ck! “Aim your long spear forward!”
Nevertheless, their formation showed a lot of gaps, like a sock with several holes in it.
If we focus on digging into this area, we will definitely be able to deal with them.
“Everyone prepare for shock!”
As soon as the warning was over, friendly and enemy forces clashed.
The first thing I heard was the sound of cheers emitted by soldiers holding long spears just before they clashed with each other.
“aaah! Die!”
The sound of the spear pole breaking, the deathly sorrow of those who were stabbed to death, and the screams of those who were injured rang out.
“Ugh, save people!”
At the same time, the floor was littered with corpses of those who had just been alive and those who would soon die.
The living corpses lost their strength and groaned as they died.
“Ugh, save me…”
But since those who were alive and fighting were preoccupied with their own survival, their isolated complaints were naturally ignored.
‘I will die if I worry about such things.’
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It may seem heartless, but the living must live, so he immediately gave the following command.
“Throw away your polearm and attack!”
When fighting with a long spear, the opponent and I both form a formation and fight in an orderly, controlled manner.
Throwing away the long spear is the same as saying that we will start a dog fight from now on.
When they were told to strike, the men threw the polearms they were holding on the ground and drew their swords.
“It’s time to go get a kick out of it!”
They were actively fighting with long spears, but when they picked up swords, maces, or hatchets, they started running wild like berserkers.
“It’s a group of three! “Fight as a group of three!”
As always, young men with relatively little combat experience stood at the front wearing breastplates.
“Ugh! “You f*cking bastards, die!”
Even if you are just a newcomer, you must have already killed the enemy several times in the war…
I don’t think I was able to properly learn how to face the fear of death confidently.
However, they did a good job of blocking the enemy’s attack with the weapons they were holding.
“f*ck! “It’s blocked!”
Once the attack was blocked, the second and third rows of soldiers standing behind them quickly killed the enemy soldiers.
“There are people behind this bastard!”
“Didn’t you learn to watch your back?”
“Come to your senses even in hell.”
Of course, through training, we have instilled in our bones how to deal with such fierce battles, but this is a battlefield.
There were a small number of people who were attacked by the enemy, but they came out often.
“Wow, ten…”
Every time two or three enemies die, I wonder if one of my allies will get hurt.
Just as humans feel more pain when their own finger is pricked by a needle than when someone else’s finger is cut off…
I also felt the regret of seeing my allies dying greater than the joy of seeing 2 or 3 enemies fall.
And at this time, the breastplate and helmet provided to the soldiers shone.
Because the enemy attacked the breastplate or helmet, there were people everywhere who did not die after being hit with a sword.
“Ugh! Uh? “You’re alive?”
When I said I wasn’t saving money on equipment, this is what I meant.
Then, Hilde, who was in the vanguard instead of me, was running wild between the enemy lines with her javelin at great speed.
“Get out of the way!”
When I swing a sword, I have to swing it wide, whereas when I fight an enemy with a single spear, I can fight just by moving my arm back and forth…
Hilde stabbed the enemy at the same speed as if she were shooting an assault rifle.
The enemies she faced died helplessly like leaves falling in the wind.
One person was stabbed by a spear and fell down holding the stab wound.
“Ugh!”
Then the soldier next to him swung her weapon to kill Hilde.
“Get over it, you whore!”
The person who attacked also blinked once and before he knew it, he had become a living corpse, clutching a vital part of his body.
Suddenly, there were a lot of scared enemies in front of her.
I see that my ability to use spears is increasing these days, and I have a feeling that Hilde will soon overcome the wall.
Now I should set the stage for Hilde to be more active behind her, right?
“Haksen Platoon Commander! “Hilde, the white master, can’t keep up with her, so go help her!”
“Yes, I understand!”
“The early battle determines the entire war! Hurry!”
At those words, Haksen, who was near me, quickly moved with his platoon to support Hilde’s rear.
Until Haksen arrived, it felt like the enemy forces were focused on Hilde Baekin’s side, so she, standing in the vanguard, almost became isolated for a moment.
Thanks to her proper support, the disaster of losing Hilde and her vanguard of a hundred troops did not occur…
Hilde the White Flag flag waved her White Flag flag left and right loudly to signal her gratitude for the support.
Our troops continued to push forward, but the enemies were embarrassed by the continued attacks.
Mercenary platoon leaders and noblemen and regular soldier platoon leaders were waving flags and shouting for support.
“Reinforcements! “Please request reinforcements!”
As they said, there is only one intuitive way to overcome this situation: reinforcements come from the rear or wherever.
However, there is no way for reinforcements to come in a hectic situation as the enemy forces surprise us and we are virtually completely surrounded.
Why? If you think about it with common sense, if your feet are on fire right away, you should live first. Where can you afford to help others?
The answer they received was not very good.
“Hold on through evil!”
The guys fighting on the front lines keep asking for reinforcements, but they don’t have the time to do so, so they’re struggling.
‘Now might be the best time to take them down.’
“Hilde, prepare for the 100-day shift! I will take the lead! “Follow the assault team!”
Hearing that they would launch a more radical and intense attack, the assault brigades began to warm up with exaggerated movements on purpose.
“Oh my, I thought my whole body was going to freeze because I was watching from behind.”
Some people even muttered when they saw their swords.
“Time to show our pretty girl a taste of the blood of her enemies?”
Then, I led the assault troopers and advanced majestically, overtaking our own men.
“Everyone worked hard.”
After straightening my shoulders and walking confidently forward, I cut down the enemies around Hilde with my sword.
“Lord, lord?”
He patted Hilde on the shoulder and said.
“There was a lot of hardship in the vanguard. Now it’s my turn, so step back and rest. “I’ll call you later if I need it.”