I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 386 Escape

After a week of fierce fighting, the battlefield was filled with smoke, broken limbs were scattered all over the ground, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of blood. Alice sat tiredly in the tent, her armor was covered with scratches, her face was covered with dust and blood, her eyes were full of fatigue, but the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised, revealing a trace of relief. She was happy for the remarkable results achieved this week. Those fierce fighting scenes kept emerging in her mind. Every charge and every swing of the sword brought the fruits of victory today.

"Tony, the enemy has withdrawn a large number of knights. Our mission is complete." Alice stood up and walked to the huge marching map. She moved her fingers slowly on the map, analyzing the enemy's movement trajectory. Her voice was a little hoarse, but it revealed a firmness and confidence.

"Sister, the mission has been completed. Next, as long as we capture the town ahead and seize the necessary supplies, we can leave and escape the enemy's encirclement." Tony's eyes were shining with excitement, like the twinkling stars in the night sky. This was the first time he commanded a battle alone, and the current situation was very favorable. He felt as if he was standing on top of the world, full of energy.

Tony, with his thousand magic lance knights, rushed through the Macedonian Empire like a whirlwind, almost turning this huge empire upside down. The surrounding countries were keenly aware of the decline of the Macedonian Empire. Even Albania, which had always lived in harmony with the Macedonian Empire, began to send troops to guard the border and closely monitor the changes in the situation. Not to mention other countries that were not very friendly to the Macedonian Empire. They were like sharks that smelled blood, and they would definitely take the opportunity to bite hard and attack this once powerful empire.

At this time, the Macedonian Empire hated Tony, the "little mouse" who was running around and disturbing their peace. They knew very well that if they could not eliminate Tony as soon as possible, the surrounding hostile countries would definitely seize this opportunity to attack them. At that time, they would be in a desperate situation where everyone would push down on them when the wall fell, and the entire empire would be in danger.

Therefore, the Macedonian Empire began to implement strategic contraction. The 10,000 knights who had originally besieged Alpha were now rushing back to their homeland. After all, expansion must be carried out under the premise of ensuring the safety of their homeland, and now, they have obviously lost such conditions, and the crisis in their homeland is the top priority.

In order to eliminate this "little mouse" that was causing trouble in the country, the Macedonian Empire spent a lot of money this time, uniting 10,000 regular knights in the country, plus 10,000 knights who were besieging Alpha and 20,000 soldiers from the country defending the city. Although these soldiers who defended the city did not have the ability to go out of the city to actively eliminate the knights, they had strong defense capabilities thanks to their solid city walls and fortifications.

The main task of these ordinary soldiers is to guard the city and close the gates, so that Tony, the "little mouse", cannot get effective supplies. In this way, they want to force Tony into a desperate situation, make him fall into the encirclement they carefully arranged, and then destroy him in one fell swoop.

"Tony, something is wrong. The cities we have encountered these days have all closed their gates, and we cannot plunder supplies at all. If this continues, we will sooner or later be surrounded by the enemy due to lack of supplies." Alice frowned, her eyes full of worry. She has been fighting on the battlefield for many years and has a keen intuition about this abnormal situation.

"Sister, don't worry. We currently have 3,000 war horses. Even if supplies are scarce, we can rely on horse meat to survive." Tony waved his hand nonchalantly, not worried about the supply situation. After all, each of them was equipped with three horses, and these war horses were far beyond the reach of ordinary knights in terms of speed and endurance. In his opinion, this was their greatest confidence.

"Sister, the town ahead has not closed its gates. This is a rare opportunity for us." Tony said excitedly. He had already sent smart and capable scouts to get information. If there was any movement, the scouts would report immediately. His eyes were shining with confidence, as if he was determined to win this opportunity. However, Alice felt a little uneasy. She always felt that things were not that simple.

"I always feel something is wrong. The surrounding towns have closed their gates, but why is this town the only one with its gates wide open?" Alice's eyes were filled with worry. She stared at Tony closely, trying to get him to pay attention to this anomaly. With her years of experience on the battlefield, she noticed this unusual phenomenon, which made her doubts deepen. She knew that in such a complex and dangerous situation, it was crucial to stay vigilant, and any negligence could bring about a catastrophe.

Tony understood his sister's concerns, but he also thought that this opportunity to obtain resources could not be easily missed. After careful consideration, he decided to personally lead an elite team to investigate the situation, while instructing others to remain highly alert and be ready to respond to emergencies at any time.

As Tony and his team approached the town cautiously, they immediately felt an unusual silence. The entire town seemed to be shrouded in a strange silence. The streets were empty, and the usually bustling market was deserted, without a trace of fireworks. This dead silence gave them an ominous premonition, and everyone clenched their weapons, their nerves as tense as a fully drawn bowstring.

Tony took a deep breath, suppressed his anxiety, and carefully led the team into the town. They walked very lightly, looking around vigilantly, not missing any corner, carefully searching for clues.

In the central square of the town, they found a horrifying scene. Corpses were lying on the ground in all directions, and the scars on the corpses were shocking, showing that they had been brutally attacked. Some of these wounds were deep enough to see the bones, and some were bloody and fleshy, as if they were bitten by some ferocious beast. Tony's face suddenly became solemn, and he realized that they might have fallen into a carefully laid trap, and the danger was approaching step by step.

At this moment, a low and strange roar came from a distance, full of wildness and brutality. Tony immediately realized the approach of danger, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, but he did not panic at all. He made a prompt decision and loudly ordered the team to evacuate the town quickly. However, when they turned around and prepared to leave, they found that the retreat had been blocked, and a group of mysterious enemies appeared in front of them without knowing when.

These enemies were huge, like giant beasts, and every step they took made the ground tremble slightly. They exuded a powerful aura that made people's hearts flutter. Their skin was rough and hard, covered with strange patterns, like ancient runes. Their eyes flashed with bloodthirsty red light, and their mouths were full of sharp fangs, and they roared from time to time. These enemies were hundreds of mutant orc warriors. Their offensive was fierce and fierce, unstoppable, and chilling.

Facing this sudden crisis and hundreds of fierce mutant orc warriors, Tony's eyes showed no fear, but a burning fighting spirit. However, Tony knew that once he was entangled by the enemy, the hidden enemies around him would surely rush to support him quickly, and by then, the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse, and they would be in an irreversible situation.

"Tony, you go quickly, I'll cover you!" Alice shouted at the top of her lungs. As a sister, her innate desire to protect made her step forward without hesitation. Her firm eyes showed her determination to face death. She had made up her mind that even if she had to use up her last bit of strength, she would block all harm for her brother.

"Sister, I made a mistake in command. I was greedy. I will bear all the consequences. I will cover the retreat!" Tony's face was full of regret, and tears of self-blame rolled in his eyes. He knew in his heart that it was because of his greed for the possible supplies in the town ahead. His greed caused the enemy to set a trap, which led to a crazy pursuit and trapped everyone in this desperate situation full of dangers.

At this moment, a cloud of dust rose in the distance, and a large number of knights came galloping like a storm, with the sound of horse hooves deafening. They quickly surrounded them from all directions. From the enemy's well-trained actions and neat formations, it can be seen that they were clearly well prepared and had carefully planned this encirclement. Tony and his team had very little time left, and every second seemed extremely precious.

The mutant orcs were not in a hurry to launch a fierce attack. They stood still and let out a series of low roars, as if they were mocking the struggle of their prey. They knew in their hearts that the special weapons in the hands of the enemy had great lethality to them. At this moment, they only needed to hold the enemy steadily and wait for the arrival of the reinforcements to successfully complete the mission.

"Let's go, break out from the north!" Alice quickly scanned the battlefield with her sharp eyes. With her rich combat experience, she accurately determined that the enemy's defense line in the north was relatively weak. She gave the order without hesitation. After all, the Macedonian army was mainly dispatched from the south, and the troops in the north were relatively sparsely deployed. This was their only chance of survival.

"Want to escape? Where can you escape to!" With a roar, the mutant orc warriors completed their transformations one by one. Their bodies swelled instantly, and their muscles bulged like steel. The boarmen with the strongest defense bravely stood at the front line. They stood shoulder to shoulder, forming an indestructible line of defense, like a thick wall, stretching in front of Tony and others.

"Shoot!" Tony was anxious and shouted the order. In an instant, all the magic lance knights roared angrily, and the magic lances in their hands sprayed out dazzling flames, and the dense firepower poured out towards the enemy like a torrential rain.

However, ordinary bullets hitting these monster-like mutant orcs were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Sparks flew everywhere and explosions were heard, but they failed to cause much substantial damage to them. The skin of these mutant orcs was as hard as iron, and ordinary bullets could not penetrate it at all, leaving only shallow marks on their bodies.

"Use special armor-piercing bullets!" Tony was extremely anxious, with beads of sweat on his forehead. At this critical moment, he had no choice but to use these precious special bullets. These special armor-piercing bullets were their last trump card and their only hope at the moment.

Of course, the number of these special magic bullets was extremely limited, and only the captain and the sharpshooter in the entire team were equipped with them. However, when these special armor-piercing bullets were fired, the effect was quite significant. The orcs who were hit screamed in pain, their bodies shook, and casualties began to appear. Some orcs had their arms blown off, and blood splattered; some had their abdomens pierced, and they fell to the ground and struggled in pain.

However, the battlefield situation was changing rapidly, the horses ahead were already violently colliding with the enemy, the roars and shouts were intertwined, and the scene was in chaos. At this critical moment, someone had to stay behind to cover the retreat, otherwise once they were entangled by the enemy, the consequences would be disastrous, and it would be almost impossible for all to retreat.

"Tony, I leave my father to you!" Alice cried out in tears, her eyes filled with reluctance to part with her brother and concern for her father. Then, she led her men and rushed towards the enemy's iron-clad blocking formation without hesitation, like a torrent of steel, ready to break through the enemy's defenses.

"Sister, don't!" Tony shouted angrily, his eyes were red and tears welled up in his eyes, but he could only watch Alice trapped in the enemy's camp, his heart filled with despair and helplessness.

Just when Tony felt hopeless and thought everything was over, a commotion suddenly broke out behind the enemy. A powerful team of knights, like a sharp knife, broke through the enemy's defense circle and rushed towards them.

"Hurry up and evacuate immediately, leave this place to me!" Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Alpha actually arrived with the Berserker Knights.

Alpha rode on a tall warhorse, wearing shining armor, with a firm and majestic look in his eyes. This is a powerful knight group composed entirely of mutants and modified people. Their bodies have been specially modified to have strength and speed far beyond that of ordinary people. Their powerful attack power is incomparable to ordinary knights. Their arrival is like a ray of dawn, illuminating the dark and desperate situation of Tony and others.