480: Chapter 75, Night Battle_1 480: Chapter 75, Night Battle_1 Alentejo, after two days of consecutive attacks, the exhausted defenders, who were on their last breath, yet refused to fall.
As the aggressors, the Bimon Army Corps was not having an easy time either.
Not being able to defeat the defenders immediately meant the war had turned into a war of attrition.
The castle was small and could not accommodate a large army, so it could not lean on the advantage of fortified defense.
But in the end, it played a crucial role.
The Bimon Cavalry’s usual tactic of swift assaults ran into a wall here.
No matter how fierce the cavalry was, they were powerless in front of the castle walls.
Unable to break through the Central Army, the formation with the castle as its core, remained steadfast.
Even if the Bimon Cavalry attacked from every direction, scattered the defense, but their enemy still had hundreds of thousands, they couldn’t kill them all right away.
Since they hadn’t killed them all, when the Bimon Cavalry shifted attack direction, the aristocratic military officers immediately came out to reorganize their troops.
Not that no one tried to run, but that was the minority.
All the troops were made up of the nobles’ private armies, and the serfs followed the movements of their masters.
The aristocratic military officers were not fools, they knew very well what running away would mean at this moment.
Standing and resisting didn’t necessarily mean death, but desertion certainly meant their doom.
Labeled as “deserters,” losing all their honor and property, enduring the persecution of the entire Human Alliance, obviously wouldn’t be worth it.
Apart from the initial panic, once realizing that the Bimon Cavalry was limited in numbers, everyone slowly started to calm down.
The number of defenders was large enough to take turns resting.
In contrast, the Bimon Cavalry was limited in numbers and had to rest after an assault.
During the resting time, not only did the Bimon Cavalry recover their strength, but the defensive troops who were passively beaten, also resumed their formation.
Even though they had traveled a long distance, they didn’t carry heavy weapons, but some basic long-range weapons were still equipped.
Each time the Bimon Cavalry charged, they would be greeted by a barrage of arrows.
The heavy cavalry didn’t mind, but the light cavalry couldn’t avoid some losses.
It seemed insignificant, but after several times, the cumulative casualties were substantial, let alone the normal depletion during combat.
After spending two days and launching thirteen attacks, the casualties of the Bimon Cavalry had exceeded four digits by this morning.
Although the achievements were even more brilliant, the enemies killed were more than ten times their losses, it greatly disappointed Prince Butzweig, who was in command of this battle.
If this continued, he was unsure if he could annihilate this enemy force.
However, his Bimon Cavalry was about to collapse from the ongoing tense situation.
They were both Human Armies, in the last Battle of Dachias, everything went smoothly, but here, they hit a snag.
If overall strength was considered, the army in front of him was not stronger than the enemy he faced during the last battle.
Although it had an Elite Infantry Legion and a Knight Corps, it could not stand against the other forces.
After all, it was a hastily mobilized team, and there was an obvious decline in the quality of the soldiers and their training.
Almost a single charge could tear apart the enemy’s formation.
If it were not for the castle blocking the center that prevented the Bimon Cavalry from penetrating, he would have already achieved victory.
Unfortunately, there are no “ifs” in war.
The castle in the middle not only ensured the safety of the Commander in Chief, but also tightly protected the logistical supplies.
Even if they held out here for half a month, the enemy could still persist, instead, the attackers would be the first to falter.
There was no way, in warfare, soldiers had to be swift.
Prince Butzweig needed to take the overall situation into account, he couldn’t keep lingering here.
He attempted to split the army and attack from four sides, only to have one Cavalry Corps unluckily ran into the enemy’s elite forces, and even be quashed by the enemy’s Knight Corps, directly losing half of the soldiers.
It was like a basin of icy water in winter, drenching Prince Butzweig in chilling disappointment.
The cruel reality reminded him that the cavalry’s blunt attack on the infantry formation was not a great choice, even if this infantry had an average battle strength.
“Your Highness, the Hawkman Scout brings urgent message: The Alpha Kingdom Expeditionary Army suddenly accelerated its march and is heading straight for Dapes City.
According to their marching speed calculation, they will arrive at Dapes City either by tomorrow night at the earliest or the morning after at the latest.”
Satuk reported somewhat tensely.
A person’s name casts a long shadow.
The reputation Hudson had made, already had a certain deterrence to the low-ranking officials and soldiers of the Orc Empire.
The actual combat power of the hundred thousand strong expeditionary army had not been verified.
Anyway, the answer given by the Hawkman Scout was: elite human race.
If one Hawkman said this, it’s not significant, but if a group of Hawkmen said this, it must be taken seriously.
No matter what, the Expeditionary Army had the record of annihilating the Bimon cavalry corps, severely injuring the Bearman Infantry Corps, and trampling the Bearman Imperial Court.
At the very least, it could be confirmed that the expeditionary force had more than twenty thousand elite infantry and several thousands of elite cavalry.
This kind of enemy, even the accomplished Prince Butzwieg, had to take seriously.
He glanced at the battlefield, and the unwilling Prince Butzweig ordered, “Give the order, sound the gong and call off the troops.
Let the army rest for a day and start retreating to Dapes at dawn tomorrow!”
The best time to engage in battle had passed, he could continue to fight on here, and Prince Butzweig had confidence to crush the defenders.
But the problem was he didn’t have time!