Derek's judgment was not wrong. The reason why the barbarians crossed Ironwall City was not purely for military considerations. Although in the past thirty years, the barbarians have carried out a series of military and political reforms, some things are still difficult to completely remove. For example, the chieftain system centered on small tribes, and for example, the conscription system. Many of the barbarian troops invading this time are warriors provided by various tribes. The barbarian commander inevitably has to consider the demands of these tribal chiefs. So sending small groups of troops to sweep across Ironwall City is a way to win them over. Moreover, it can also slow down the reinforcements of the Kingdom of Locke. It's just that the barbarians underestimated the difficulty of besieging the city. In recent years, the main focus of Ironwall City has been on guarding against the attack of the Kingdom of the Holy Cross. Therefore, as the northern province, military considerations outweigh commercial considerations. This central idea of building a city accidentally saved the northern province. Half a month has passed since the barbarians attacked Ironwall City, and there is still no progress. And these small groups of barbarian looters are also very conscious. When they saw Derek's large army approaching, they gathered immediately and prepared to evacuate. At least when a certain number gathered, they would try to confront the large army of the Kingdom of Locke. In half a month, it was enough for the barbarians to recognize the combat effectiveness of the Kingdom of Locke. At least the nobles of the northern province have not degenerated to the point where they can't lift a sword. On the contrary... the nobles of the northern province are all fiercer than wolves. Several small groups of barbarian troops quickly gathered and retreated according to the planned plan. Although they carried some spoils, they were not very worried that the army of the Kingdom of Locke would catch up. Because the movement of a large army is bound to be sluggish. They are equipped with a large number of mules and horses just for this moment. If a small force pursues, it's not known who will defeat whom. The army of the Kingdom of Locke is like a wolf, and the barbarians are like lions. When Derek quickly pursued and was more than ten miles away, he actually encountered the barbarian scouts. Simon led three or five cavalrymen in pursuit, and the two sides started a chase. Derek climbed up high and looked into the distance. For the first time, he saw the barbarian soldiers and could see many things from them.
"The fact that the barbarian scouts are placed so far away shows that they already have a complete military organization and are not a mob. Moreover, this scout is very good at riding. The barbarians are also a lot bigger than us. It seems that everyone is too optimistic." Derek was in a heavy mood. He had originally thought that they were weak opponents like in an easy dungeon, but unexpectedly, a big boss popped up. This feeling is very bad. However, no matter how strong the barbarian scouts are, the ones chasing them are elite knights. After a while, Simon knocked the scout off his horse.
"Keep an eye on them and take turns resting. I want all the barbarian scouts to dare not come out and move, making them blind." Derek commanded. The cavalry was fast, and the elite infantry behind was still a bit behind. Adding the rest time, they had to hold the other side for at least one day. It was very difficult for more than twenty cavalrymen to do this. The barbarians only needed to hurry on their way to quickly open up a distance. However, Derek divided the knights into two teams and took turns trailing the barbarian convoy. From time to time, they showed off their might and made gestures of charging the barbarian convoy. When the barbarian cavalry chased, they retreated. When the barbarians wanted to leave, they continued to provoke. After several times, the barbarians couldn't control their emotions.
"Let me lead people to teach them a lesson. Give me all the cavalry. I must destroy these hateful Lockes." A strong barbarian man roared. As a low-level barbarian small leader, his martial power was not low. And by gathering the barbarian cavalry from several teams, there were at least forty or fifty cavalrymen. It seemed that there were nearly twice as many as the pursuing Locke cavalry. In these days, they had seen the cavalry of the Kingdom of Locke. They were not stronger than themselves. Even in terms of individual combat power, they were a bit weaker. Several other small leaders thought about it. Being harassed like this was not a solution. So they agreed to give their cavalry to the other party. Excluding a few leaders, a total of 52 cavalrymen were gathered. When Simon led the cavalry to harass again, the barbarian cavalry swarmed out. This time, they were not satisfied with just driving away these annoying Lockes. Even if Simon left the battlefield immediately, the barbarian cavalry still chased closely, with the intention of swallowing Simon's team of cavalry in one go. Derek was resting with another team of cavalry. When Simon fled back in a panic, he immediately got on his horse.
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"Brothers, the opportunity to make contributions has come." Compared to the barbarians being cowards and hiding, chasing them out was better. It could not only launch a small-scale attack with elites but also disable the barbarian cavalry. Otherwise, if there was a fierce battle with the large barbarian army, whether it was gathering the cavalry for a charge or finally countercharging and fleeing, it would bring considerable losses. It was better to solve it in advance and reduce the casualties of the infantry. Everyone had trained for so long just to fight the barbarians. Now the opportunity has come. All the knights got on their horses but were unexpectedly calm.
"Go around, go around." Derek shouted. Seeing this, Simon led the cavalry in an arc and finally returned behind Derek. And Derek had already occupied a high slope. Due to Simon's guidance, the barbarian cavalry's formation tilted slightly, exposing a small part of their flank to Derek. Perhaps they didn't think that these ten or so cavalrymen would dare to countercharge. Then they witnessed it. When the northern warhorses accelerated, the heavy horse hooves made a rumbling sound. The chain mail made a crisp clinking sound. In just a few seconds, the cavalry team completed the whole process from being stationary to accelerating. The barbarian cavalry noticed this group of audacious enemies, and their formation was a bit chaotic. It could be seen that the quality of the barbarian cavalry was still good. Even though they were not familiar with each other, they barely managed to turn around. But Derek was faster and pierced deeply into the only gap. Piercing through the barbarian cavalry formation from the oblique rear. The armored cavalry in full charge quickly completed a penetration. The losses of the barbarians were unexpectedly large. In a short time, more than a dozen cavalrymen fell. Even if the formation was a bit chaotic, such casualties should not have occurred. They even noticed that this team of cavalry was different from the harassing cavalry. Even the warhorses were armored. Derek and Simon were divided into two teams. Whichever team was harassing would go lightly armed. Whichever team was resting would be armored and waiting, guarding against this situation. Their preparations in advance had now taken effect. Coupled with the combat power of the elite cavalry, the morale of the barbarian cavalry was immediately dispersed. And Simon also circled around and immediately launched a charge. Before they could recover from the chaos, and even some people were facing Derek's side, ready to fight. Caught off guard, they were pierced through again. Derek and Simon joined forces. More than twenty cavalrymen were mostly intact.
"Charge!" The barbarian cavalry barely counterattacked once and finally collapsed. When they saw only a dozen or so cavalrymen returning to the convoy, the barbarian soldiers couldn't believe their eyes.
"Did you fall into an ambush?" This was the only reason they could think of. But the barbarian cavalrymen shamefully told the truth. The remaining barbarian small leaders immediately realized that they might be in big trouble. Judging from the performance of the cavalry of the Kingdom of Locke and their bold attacks and harassment, they were definitely not an ordinary army. Should they abandon their supplies and flee or stay on the spot and wait for rescue? The barbarians were in chaos. And as night fell, they had to set up camp.