The Extra Wants To Live

Sian's infantry evaded the cavalry by flanking the Hardion infantry.

The cavalry was supposed to protect them, but they were pushed to the flanks by the numerous heavy cavalry of the Siana army and were unable to provide protection.

The companies on the outermost flank tried to block the attack by thrusting their spears, but the cavalry was pushed back, leaving a large gap exposed, making the attack futile.

"Stay in line! Stay in line!"

The commanders of each company did their best to prevent soldiers, who felt uneasy about having their sides exposed, from deserting their posts.

But more and more enemies kept coming.

Instead of attacking immediately when the enemy approached, they retreated to an appropriate distance and formed a line.

They were trained soldiers, and they must have had a commander with them.

It might be an elite force comprised of the warrior class.

"What the hell!"

The infantry commanders tried to remain calm to control their men as they watched the enemy slowly accumulating on their flanks.

But because of the thick sand and dust, their vision was limited, and they could not see what was happening behind them.

Aren't you going to send cavalry?

What about the reserves?

I thought so, but since we have far fewer troops, if we use up all the cavalry and reserves here, we will be left with nothing.

Maybe it's taking some time for the order to be delivered, so support is running hard.

"Archers! Where are the archers?"

The commander at the end of the right wing, unable to bear it any longer, began searching desperately for archers.

The archers were clearly supposed to guard the end of the line, but their arrows were nowhere to be seen.

"Attack! Attack!"

"Wow!"

The infantry of the Siana army that had dug in through the gap had piled up enough, and they launched a flank attack against the Hardion army's wings.

"Stop it!"

"Eww!"

The light infantry, which was already a reserve force, was fighting on the first line.

The first line of light infantry companies on the outermost line retreated hesitantly, at a loss as they were surrounded on three sides.

The attack was concentrated on the first row, which was the most vulnerable, and the pikemen in the second row were in a slightly better situation, but once the first row collapsed, the second row would also begin to collapse in no time.

"Save me!"

"I can't die like this!"

The first line's outermost company, surrounded on three sides, panicked and began to flee.

They wanted to act quickly before they were completely surrounded by the enemy and couldn't even escape.

However, the moment when the greatest number of casualties occurs during a battle is the moment when the escape begins.

"Ahhhh!"

"Where are you going!"

The soldiers who were directly fighting the enemy at the very front were startled and turned around when their rear suddenly became empty.

And then they discovered their allies running away with their backs turned.

If you can fight here, you are no longer a soldier.

Even as a knight, it is difficult to fight in this situation without running away.

Naturally, everything came crashing down at once, and the first line's outermost company was completely annihilated in an instant.

There were fewer than ten survivors.

This was because they were caught from behind while running away and died one after another without being able to put up a fight.

These waves began to slowly spread toward the center.

However, thanks to Baduan's arrangement of his soldiers in company-sized squares, the gunfire and fear spread more slowly than expected.

It took some time for them to notice the situation in the adjacent company because of the thick sand and dust, the screaming, and the enemies who had rushed in between the companies.

This was also what Baduan intended.

That is to say, even this situation where soldiers were dying was entirely intentional.

The flank attacks were concentrated on the most vulnerable light infantry in the first rank, while the second rank slowly withdrew as the first rank collapsed.

Therefore, Hardion's infantry formation naturally became a crescent formation with the flanks drawn back.

However, the left wing, which had been heavily mobilized with knights and heavy infantry, held out well despite the enemy's fierce attacks and was barely in disarray.

Because of this, only the right wing of the Hardion infantry suffered a major defeat.

This was an unexpected turn of events for the Siana army, which had been planning to break through the left wing of the Hardion infantry, but they decided that they could not miss this opportunity.

"Charge! Charge!"

Phew! Phew!

The cavalry on the left wing of the Siana army, having discovered a gap, received orders to move recklessly.

Nearly half of the heavy cavalry engaged in a fierce battle broke away and charged into the gap.

The Siana army decided to send additional cavalry from the reserves resting in the rear to support the engaged left-wing heavy cavalry.

It might be a good idea to send the reserves right away.

They would be able to perform better since they were physically stable.

However, since there was no way to know when Hardion would close that small gap again, he quickly deployed the heavy cavalry that had been fighting on the battlefield, even though they were tired.

"Hahahaha! Run! Run!"

The Tumari warrior at the forefront of the heavy cavalry laughed happily and aimed his spear.

Doo doo doo doo!

"Wow!"

The soldiers of the Siana army, who had been pushing the flank of the Hardion infantry right wing, cheered as the friendly heavy cavalry charged right behind them.

"Fuck! Fuck! What the hell is going on!"

The Hardion infantry literally began to panic.

If the rear was exposed to heavy cavalry, the battle would end without a trace.

However, there was still no sign of their reserve forces coming to provide support.

What on earth was Archduke Carl, in charge of the right wing of the cavalry, doing?

At that moment, when everyone's confidence in victory began to crumble and unrest spread uncontrollably.

Kwarrrrr!

On the sandy, dusty battlefield, flames rose.

A stream of flames ran diagonally forward to the left from the edge of the right wing of the Hardion infantry.

The first line of the infantry right wing collapsed, the second line retreated, and in front of the curved formation, the infantry and heavy cavalry of the Siana army rushed in, taking advantage of the gap, while magical flames ran forward, flickering their tongues like demons.

The vanguard of the heavy cavalry that had been charging excitedly was roasted to death in an instant without even being able to scream.

The horses that had been galloping right behind them tried to turn around and retreat in a hurry, but due to the heavy cavalry's characteristics and the fact that they had to dig into narrow gaps, they had to stop and face the fire.

"Ahhhhh!"

Even the noise of battle stopped for that moment.

The flames devoured the air, burning everything within their reach.

Only the screams of those dying in it, screaming in unison, could be heard clearly there.