Chapter 932: Ariel Falls to the City (Part 1)
Since the start of the "Aurora" offensive, Raymond has been feeling aggrieved.
Because he has never been able to wait for the opportunity to gain military merit.
After the "Aurora" offensive began, Raymond and Su Cheng commanded the main force of the Eastern Route Army. They never had the opportunity to lead the army alone. So far, Raymond has not made any achievements.
Raymond is also a knight and also desires military exploits.
After Su Cheng handed over the new vanguard troops to his command, Raymond could be said to be overjoyed because he finally had the opportunity to lead the troops alone.
However, after finally being able to lead the army on his own, Raymond still failed to make any achievements.
Because the march went so smoothly, all the cities along the way surrendered without a single battle.
Raymond was naturally quite dissatisfied with this result.
That was why he was so happy after hearing this report from the spy.
After realizing that there was an opportunity to make a great contribution in front of him, Raymond lost all sleep in an instant and ordered all the cavalry in the army to stop sleeping and prepare to attack immediately.
Raymond planned to seize this rare opportunity to assemble all the cavalry in the army and strike a thunderous blow at Ariel, who was now in chaos.
There are not many cavalry under Raymond's command now, only more than 2,000, but it is enough.
After gathering all the cavalry in the army, Raymond took advantage of the night to attack Ariel, which was more than 30 miles away.
As for the remaining infantry, they were put under the command of the remaining knights in the army.
Raymond was originally a general who was good at commanding cavalry.
Subtly adjusting the speed and marching rhythm of the cavalry so that the cavalry can travel as fast as possible and as far as possible - this trick is Raymond's specialty.
At dawn, Raymond and his cavalry arrived at the city of Ariel.
After arriving at the gate of Ariel, Raymond discovered that just as the spy said, Ariel was now in chaos. Looking from a distance, the gate of Ariel was still crowded with many chaotic people. crowd.
The wide-open city gate is crowded with people, carriages, and livestock—if you go to line up obediently,
I don’t know how long I have to wait in line before it’s my turn to leave or enter the city.
Of course, this only happens if you choose to wait in line.
As the aggressor, Raymond would naturally not wait in line to enter the city.
The target of Raymond's attack was Ariel's northwest gate.
After ordering the formation of a wedge formation, Raymond personally led the cavalry to launch an assault towards Ariel's northwest gate.
The cavalry galloped, the war horses neighed, and the horns blared. Under the charge of the cavalry, the unarmed civilians had no chance to fight back.
Raymond and the wedge-shaped formation behind him penetrated the crowd of civilians like a sharp arrow shot out of the string. Like a hoe plowing the field, they plowed a bloody road and entered the city of Ariel.
The civilians crowded in the northwest gate were either trampled to pieces by the war horses or killed by the soldiers on horseback.
Most of this cavalry are new recruits, newly recruited after the end of last year's "Overlord's Counterattack."
The reason why these recruits were incorporated into the new vanguard force was for military training.
Anyway, the reinforcements of the Holy Hiran Empire have been defeated, and there is no threat from the front. This is a good time to train troops, so that these new recruits can become more familiar with the feeling of being on the front line.
After entering the city of Ariel, the cavalry automatically divided into several small teams and fought in different directions.
The cavalry moved in all directions, weaving through the streets and alleys of Ariel, chopping down, stabbing, and trampling everyone they met along the way like chopping melons and vegetables.
Countless civilians rushed to flee, but could not find a way to escape.
They can only run like crazy, cry like crazy, jump like crazy, and shout like crazy.
Such a tragic and bloody scene would make any ordinary person feel unbearable.
But Raymond didn't feel much about it.
In his eyes, there was nothing wrong with this. He had done similar things countless times before.
If you ask Raymond how he feels after seeing such a scene, Raymond may answer: I feel very sorry.
Because killing civilians does not count towards combat merit, no matter how many civilians he kills, he will not receive any combat merit.
The reason why this cavalry was divided into several groups after entering Ariel City was to control the city gates in different directions.
The spies who had been lurking in Ariel City for a long time had already drawn a detailed map of Ariel City, so even if they rushed into the city, Raymond and the others did not get lost.
After quickly controlling all the city gates of Ariel and preventing anyone in the city from escaping, Raymond began to wait quietly for the arrival of the follow-up troops.
There are only more than 2,000 Britannia soldiers entering the city now.
Ariel has a population of more than 800,000 people. Even if a lot of people have left since last night, there should be at least 600,000 people left in the city.
Thousands of people - judging from the numbers alone, the combat power of the two sides is not proportional at all.
Although it sounds ugly, it is also very correct. The remaining 600,000 people in the city may be able to drown Raymond and the cavalry team he brought with just one spit.
However, in the face of the wanton behavior of the Britannia cavalry led by Raymond, the civilians in the city took the action of kneeling on the ground and surrendering, not even daring to look at them.
In order to get out of the city even a little earlier, Ariel has staged many bloody fights since last night.
Citizens fought with the defending soldiers, and citizens fought with citizens.
They fought so fiercely and bravely with their compatriots, but when the real foreign enemy came, they did not dare to resist at all.
The horseshoes and lances of the Britannia cavalry completely frightened all the citizens in the city.
Ariel has a total of 6 gates, and the Britannia army that entered the city first has only more than 2,000 cavalry. With such a division of troops, each gate is guarded by only a few hundred cavalry.
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