Rise of the Horde

332 Chapter 33“Send our cavalry at the left flank to try and flank the. Missile units, use their steeds to hide yourselves and follow them, your job is to ambush the enemy cavalry that the enemy will send to repel them in their attempt.” The young but knowledgeable commander assigned Adhalia gave out his commands after seeing the entire bulk of the enemy infantry coming after their frontlines.

The Drakhars would surely be able to fend them off but there is a huge risk of them being encircled and destroyed since their foes outnumber them almost two to one which was bad for them and the enemy archers weren’t also just there for show as they rained down arrows upon the Drakhars who became great targets for them because of their tight formation and slow movement upon the battlefield.

The disadvantage of the Drakhars’ formation was finally being shown as they were helpless against the archers who were quick to run away if they get dangerously close to them. Volley of arrows kept coming, the enemy archers kept the Drakhars occupied while the enemy infantry was reorganizing themselves before engaging back into the battle.

“Send in the remaining cavalry units on our right flank and chase those pesky archers away.” With the command given, the remaining riders on the side of the Drakhars kicked up dust and sand as they headed towards the battlefield. They went into full sprint right of the bat but they didn’t make a beeline towards the enemy archers who were unceremoniously showering their allies with their arrows but instead they headed towards the left flank seemingly to join the other cavalry units who went away far to their left flank.

The lead rider of the remaining cavalry units knew that if they made a beeline towards the enemy archers then the remaining cavalry units of the enemy would be just sent out and they would be held back by them to deny their aid for their allied infantry.

“Do these guys really think that I am an idiot to let them do as they please…?” General Trakaros sneered then sent out a command that the remaining cavalry units except for his personal unit to go and pursue the enemy cavalry that was aiming for a flanking maneuver. He planned to make the enemy commander’s strategy against them, since they had more riders than their foes, they would be the one doing the flanking after dealing with their cavalry. The old general was confident in the fighting prowess of his riders and if… If somehow they can’t eliminate the enemy cavalry that was aiming for their flanks, at least they should be able to deny them from executing the maneuver that they were planning.

“What is your next move? Show me something I haven’t seen before.” The old general was very confident that it is their victory since almost all cards were already played by both sides. There was only the enemy infantry reserves left which could be used by the enemy commander but with their numbers so few, they won’t do much to the scale of the battle.

Exhausted and wounded, the cavalry units that were first sent into battle seemed to have reached an agreement with their adversaries as they both retreated from battle. They had done what they can, they had killed as many of their foes that they can and they suffered wounds and casualties because of it, there commanders can’t ask more from them.

The infantry of General Trakaros under the lead of one of his adjutants finally finished reorganizing their battle lines and they headed forward towards the Drakhars who were being pinned down by their archers. After the archers noticed that their allied infantry were finally ready to make a return to the battlefield, they slowed down in their assault and that was the sign that the cavalry units who were roaming near the battle were waiting for.

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The riders quickly changed their direction and veered right out of nowhere and headed straight for the archers. Recognizing the threat, the enemy archers panicked as they sprinted away leaving their formation and no longer listened to the commands being given to them. In the face of death, the selfishness of humans would come out and that was true with the current situation as each archer run for their lives.

The riders absolutely destroyed the enemy archers with only a few of them making it towards their allied infantry who were prepared to exact revenge for their allies if the enemy cavalry dared to tussle with them but that didn’t happen.

“Retreat!!!”

The lead rider of the cavalry waved for his comrades to withdraw from the battle. They did what they were tasked to do and that was to take out from the equation of the battle the enemy archers which they did. Fighting the bulk of the enemy infantry was no longer their job.

The enemy infantry stared in disbelief as they enemy cavalry chucked a few spears towards them which were the prelude of them charging in towards their line but they just retreated after doing so.

“It seems that there are some capable small commanders in the enemy cavalry.” General Trakaros nodded his head in admiration after seeing the remnants of his archers making their way back towards where he is. The decision of the commander who led the cavalry that hunted down his archers was wise as he didn’t go for their real targets at the beginning and didn’t reveal any intention of doing so until the right moment. He was baited in ignoring their presence because he thought that they were just passing by and they were headed to join up with their allies who were aiming for the flanking maneuver.

Far away from the battle, the cavalry units that were sent by the commander of the Drakhars finally decided that they were far enough from the real battlefield and revealed the archers that they had in tow. Arrows rained down upon the enemy cavalry who were supposed to hold them off.

And with the help of the archers, the enemy cavalry was destroyed and the survivors from the opposing side that fled towards the direction of their main army were pursued.