Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 980: Chapter 135: Turn the Tide!

The surprise attack by Oerstein’s air cavalry indeed delivered a blow to the Border Prince’s Territory, catching them off guard.

The camp was primarily set up to defend against enemy forces attacking from the high ground below, never expecting an attack from even higher up in the air.

More importantly, they never imagined that Hesse Territory would possess such a large scale of air cavalry, as six Champion Knights descended alongside a multitude of Swan Knights and Giant Eagle Knights, launching a surprise attack on the camp. These forces then brazenly set the camp ablaze, aiming to dampen the defenders’ morale and shake their fighting spirit.

Undoubtedly, these tactics proved incredibly effective, instantly placing the Leader of the Black Lynx Knight Order, Joseph, under tremendous pressure.

The situation had reached a critical moment where life and death could be determined instantaneously, and his next decision would influence the entire battlefield’s outcome.

Thus, the Sun Goddess teaches that timely decision-making is a constant principle of warfare, with its skillful application lying entirely within one’s mind.

His previous strategy of trapping the dwarves on the cliff was no longer feasible.

He had to quickly decide whether to launch a fierce attack to crush the dwarves and rescue the camp above or to decisively retreat and preserve their limited strength.

Any delay could result in losing this important camp or the complete annihilation of his forces.

Such intense pressure on the commander would greatly test their resilience and calmness under stress; otherwise, it could easily lead to a wrong decision, resulting in a total defeat.

Joseph was clearly not a calm leader; always arrogant and overbearing, he could not admit that the noble and powerful Black Lynx Knight Order from within the Empire had been defeated by a group of commoners from the Border Prince’s Territory.

Thus, he roared angrily, ”Attack! Launch a full assault! The enemy’s gunpowder is exhausted; cut to pieces this bunch of cowards who only hide behind gunpowder and sneak attacks!”

”Hahaha~ Those Mountain Cat brats took the bait!” Seeing Joseph’s rash decision, the Dwarf Butchers were overjoyed. They immediately swung their massive war axes and welcomed the re-forming Mountain Cat Knights as they charged forward.

In direct combat, the Dwarf Butchers certainly did not fear the Mountain Cat Knights.

With their massive war axes swinging down, they could easily shatter the armor of the Black Lynx Knight Order. The dwarven runes on their sharp axes could cleave through inferior enemy weapons.

The collision of the two distinctly different armies instantly unleashed a bloody violence.

Meanwhile, the Dwarf Rangers on the cliff, their spirits lifted, seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack while the camp above was in chaos. They broke through the Five Miles Secret Gate, with more than a dozen dwarves climbing to the top of the cliff, coordinating with the relentless air cavalry attacks on the Border Prince’s Territory’s defending forces.

Seeing this, Oerstein held back no longer and decisively said to Su Li, ”Lord, the Black Lynx Knight Order is fully engaged in battle, unable to withdraw quickly. We can launch a full attack and annihilate this knight order in one stroke.”

Su Li readily agreed, waving a signal to the courier behind him, ”Order, all mercenaries advance. I refuse to believe Grant will simply watch his reinforcements be annihilated.”

As the majestic horn sounded, over a hundred elite knights from the Fallen Wolf Mercenary Corps howled as they spurred their horses forward. Clad in wolf skin cloaks and wolf head armor, these knights, who believed in Yurik, appeared savage but maintained strict military discipline and excellent combat capability.

Once they charged out, they struck directly at the rear of the Mountain Cat Knight Order, while the Walking Knights couldn’t keep up with the steps of the Fallen Wolf Knights.

In the war between the Black Cat and the Gray Wolf, the Gray Wolf undoubtedly held the initiative. They immediately targeted the warships docked on the shore of the Blue Mirror Territory, aiming to cut off the Mountain Cat Knights’ retreat.

The sailors on the ships, worshipers of Manan, resisted vehemently, but mere sailors couldn’t stop these wolf-like elite knights. The knights stormed the cabins, causing carnage, as many sailors fell in blood pools, unable to deter the knights’ rapid advance.

To survive, many sailors had no choice but to leap into the raging Brionne River.

As Joseph aggressively attacked the religious holy image, he saw the appearance of numerous White Wolf Knights behind and his face immediately changed: ”Damn, it’s a trap! Those treacherous believers set up an ambush.”

At this point, the Dwarf Butchers and Dwarf Warriors abandoned all concerns. The leading Giant Butcher flexed his arms, and with a crimson Blood-Bladed War Axe, split a Mountain Cat Knight in half, then shouted excitedly, ”With the strong blood of the mountains, form a shield array, and push these feeble cat skins into the river!”

Under his command, the dwarves erupted with enthusiastic cheers and roars, raising their massive war axes high and letting out basso battle cries, then forming ranks to launch a fierce assault on the Mountain Cat Knights.

At this moment, there were no cannon bombardments—only the clash of primitive bravery and power. The dwarven formations and the Mountain Knights collided like two powerful arms.

But the result was a one-sided retreat, as the dwarves, despite their short stature, possessed high density and strength. In such ferocious clashes, they could reverse-push the enemy knight order, using their shield array and tremendous power to force the Black Lynx Knight Order into slow retreat.