Outside Deherim.
The intense fighting had entered its final stages.
The Swadian heavy cavalry led by Lezalit, like the sharpest long blades, completely divided the Undead Monster army.
Leaving not a single one alive.
And the Khergit Mounted Archer army led by Bestour, unleashing volleys of arrows from the side, even personally charging into the Undead Monster army with their lances, briefly engaging with the Swadian heavy cavalry, and then separating again, like two interlocking sawteeth, continuously slaughtering the Undead Monsters.
Harvesting the numbers of the Undead Monster army at an even faster rate.
At this time, in the already harvested fields outside Deherim, large areas of Skeleton fragments had appeared, as if countless Skeleton fragments had inexplicably risen from the ground, looking pale and dusty, quite eerie.
Especially now, as the Undead Monsters in the Undead Monster army were dealt with, the black mist that previously enveloped these Undead Monsters and prevented them from being burned by the white Holy Light also began to dissipate.
This further revealed the ground covered in bone fragments, to the point where the normal color of the ground was gone.
Instead, it looked like soil mixed with countless white stones, appearing strange.
But for the mount & blade Cavalry still galloping, these white bone fragments were not something strange or eerie, but rather an excellent symbol of their military achievements after fierce battles.
That's right, an excellent symbol.
Look at these white Skeleton fragments, look at these fragments all over the ground; they are the spoils left behind after they had engaged in close combat and used their weapons to eliminate the terrifying Skeleton Undead.
And among these bone fragments, there were also many fragments of decayed weapons or armor.
These were also their spoils.
And based on past experience, these decayed weapons mixed in with the bone fragments and stepped into the fields by horseshoe iron could actually be picked out and re-melted in a blacksmith's shop to form iron ingots of good quality, which could still be sold for money.
After all, in Calradia, the price of iron products continued to rise due to the wars between the Vigia Kingdom and other kingdoms.
Even rough iron ingots formed by melting down this scrap iron could be sold at high prices.
This also meant increasing revenue for Deherim.
How could they not be considered spoils?
At least for these Mount & Blade Soldiers who wholeheartedly hoped that Deherim would get better and better, and that Shen Mu would gain more dinar, and who had placed their entire future in this new Deherim in another world.
The more spoils they obtained, the more contributions they made to Shen Mu and Deherim.
They were too happy to be bothered.
So when they thought about the spoils they could obtain and how they could make Shen Mu's Deherim develop better, they became even more excited and began to chase after the Undead Monsters, using their weapons to completely kill the remaining Undead Monsters under their horses' hooves.
Even Fatis, who was leading the Holy Tree Knight and Holy Tree Cavalry, did not truly make a move.
He had already seen that on the battlefield, the Swadian heavy cavalry and the Khergit Mounted Archer cavalry had completely wiped out the Undead Monster army with overwhelming force, and seeing that the battle would likely end soon, he chose not to intervene.
There was no need for Fatis and the Holy Tree Knight Order's cavalry to make a move either.
"I never expected these Khergit Mounted Archers to have such exquisite horsemanship, it reminds us of the Dasha Mounted Archers," a senior Knight of the Holy Tree Knight Order spoke slowly.
And as he mentioned this term, the other Holy Tree Knights also nodded in agreement, and the Holy Tree Cavalry also showed approving gazes.
In the mount & blade: Warband - Pendor world, there were also nomadic peoples.
And in this world, the nomadic people they knew were not the Kujit Khanate, but a collection of nomadic tribes called Dasha.
Known for their mounted archers and blade masters.
Their mobility was very strong.
Although they were very far from Iron Oaks Castle, the garrison of the Holy Tree Knight Order.
But they had also witnessed the horsemanship of the Dasha people.
Now, seeing the charging mounted archery and close combat skills displayed by these Mounted Archers from the Kujit grasslands, they felt that their skills were no less than those of the Dasha people.
Of course, this comparison was not derogatory, but complimentary, because in their impression, only that nomadic gathering called Dasha could possess such mounted archery skills and rapid mobility.
And Dasha was also one of the mainstream kingdoms on the Pandora Continent.
It was a major force.
Comparing the Kujit Mounted Archers, whom they didn't know well, with the Dasha Mounted Archers, already indicated that they acknowledged the strength of these Kujit.
The strong are always matched with the strong.
"Then, respected Lord Fatis, do we still need to attack now?" At this time, the Holy Tree Knight also looked at Fatis.
"Not for now, it seems the situation on the battlefield can be resolved without our intervention," Fatis just shook his head, and at the same time raised his head to look at the battlefield, where two cavalry formations like giant snakes were jointly strangling the fragile Undead Monster army, which looked like small cakes, and a look of pity appeared on his face.
For these Holy Tree Knights who did not understand the Mount & Blade Warband World, Fatis naturally understood the cavalry formations of the Swadian Kingdom and the Kujit Khanate in the Warband world better.
After all, they were the absolute representatives of two schools of thought.
The heavy shock cavalry formation led by the Swadian Kingdom, and the heavy mounted archer formation led by the Kujit Khanate.
Two types of cavalry formations serving the Undead Monster army together.
This was truly astonishing.
One must know that in the era of the Calradia Empire, it was by the command of the Empire that these two cavalry formations could cooperate.
Then, after the Calradia Empire fragmented and became six kingdoms.
The heavy shock cavalry of the Swadian Kingdom and the heavy mounted archers of the Kujit grasslands had never joined forces again.
Instead, they had confronted each other many times due to conflicts of interest from their fallen kingdoms, and had suffered casualties due to their respective characteristics.
Now, under Shen Mu's command, they began to cooperate again, directly showcasing the overwhelming frontal impact capability of the Swadian Kingdom to the fullest, and the tactical brilliance of the Kujit Mounted Archers in harassing and disrupting the enemy before charging.
With the cooperation of the two cavalry formations, the situation naturally became one-sided.
"Let's go, we'll go back and report to Lord Shen Mu," Fatis looked at the outcome of the battle, which was already nearing its end, and did not choose to stay here for long. He just looked to make sure there were no unusual circumstances, then turned his horse around, shook the reins, and let his warhorse step forward, heading towards the city gate.
However, this time they were not going to the west gate, but the east gate.
Along the way, they also saw scattered Skeleton Soldiers, about 10 of them, covered in thin black mist, still rushing towards the ramp on the city wall.
At the same time, having discovered the figures of Fatis and the Holy Tree Knights and Holy Tree Cavalry approaching, sensing the aura of the living, the red soul fire in their eyes flickered, and they changed their direction of attack, raising their decayed weapons, and began to charge towards them.
"This is too interesting," but facing these Skeleton Soldiers who were stumbling towards them with decayed weapons raised, the Holy Tree Knights following Fatis immediately burst into hearty laughter.
They did not feel that these Skeleton Soldiers posed any threat to them, but instead, they exchanged glances and then burst into even louder laughter.
When the enemy is truly too weak, even their attacks seem cute and laughable.
However, those Skeleton Soldiers were getting closer and closer to them.
"Stop playing," Fatis said, and waved his hand forward casually, "Is there any Holy Tree Knight willing to deal with them? I only need one person."
"That's right, only one person," the surrounding Holy Tree Knights also smiled and turned to look at the Holy Tree Riders behind them, and even nodded at the Holy Tree Riders with whom they had good relationships, wanting their subordinate Holy Tree Riders, their own people, to gain recognition in front of Fatis, this General.
"I'll do it!"
At this moment, a Holy Tree Rider immediately shook the reins in his hand vigorously, and lightly kicked the horse's belly with both legs, causing the Holy Tree Steed under him to charge out.
At the same time, as he charged out, the Holy Tree Lance in his hand was already raised and placed on his shoulder, with the tip pointing downwards.
In just a moment, he charged into the midst of those ten or so Skeleton Soldiers.
He immediately pierced the eye socket of the foremost Skeleton Soldier with the lance in his hand, destroying the soul fire and energy circuits inside the eye socket, and pinning it to the ground.
And the entire Skeleton body of this Skeleton Soldier, at this time, rustled and turned into a pile of Skeleton on the ground, becoming useless bone fragments.
And this Holy Tree Rider did not become complacent because of his successful strike, but instead raised the lance in his hand again, even though the lance was still piercing a skull, and thrust it forward again, piercing the head of another Skeleton and impaling it on the lance, just like skewering candied hawthorns, continuously piercing the heads of those Skeleton with the lance in his hand.
In just half a minute, all ten or so Skeleton were impaled on his lance.
It really looked like holding a string of candied hawthorns.
"Hahaha, I knew this guy! He usually likes to show off his skills!" And the Holy Tree Knight who had spoken first, seeing the outstanding performance of this Holy Tree Knight under his command, immediately burst into laughter, and even boasted to the side, "I think it won't be long before he becomes a Holy Tree Knight. After all, with such good potential, if we don't knight him, I think our Knight Order will lose a very good talent."
"Thank you for your praise, Lord Knight," the Holy Tree Rider in front held up the lance with ten or so skulls impaled on it and returned to the formation, proudly displaying his spoils to the surrounding Knights and Riders.
"Hahaha, you're absolutely right."
The surrounding Holy Tree Knights all laughed, but they also turned their heads and glared fiercely at the Holy Tree Knights behind them who hadn't reacted first, clearly dissatisfied with the senior Holy Tree Knight's boasting to them.
Of course, this dissatisfaction was just between friends, stemming from a little jealousy in their hearts and the helplessness of seeing him boast.
There was no real dissatisfaction.
After all, if the Holy Tree Riders behind them had charged forward and reacted first, eliminating all those Skeleton Soldiers, then the opportunity to boast would have been theirs.
Then others would be dissatisfied.
It was mutual.
"Hey, Fatis, it seems the battle is over," and at this moment, just as these Holy Tree Knights were still showing off to each other, Manid's voice came from the city wall.
Fatis raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound.
Just above the bone ramp, Manid had climbed over the parapet on the city wall and reached the top of the bone ramp, stomping hard on the bone ramp which was already very firmly interlocked, and even stomped his foot, saying with great satisfaction, "Look at this bone ramp under my feet, it's really very sturdy. I think if it wasn't used for war, but for building city walls or filling land, it would definitely play a good role."
"Manid, don't you think it's a bit strange to use bones as city walls or to fill land?" Fatis looked at Manid below with helplessness.
"Special circumstances call for special measures," Manid didn't care about him at all, but instead stroked his chin and shouted to Manid, "Think about it, if our city wall is damaged and we can't repair and seal it temporarily, if we use special means to pile up bones and form a new city wall, wouldn't that mean quickly repairing the city wall on the battlefield?"
"What?" Fatis was slightly startled at this moment, and suddenly felt interested in Manid's idea.
"Think about it again, if your cavalry formation is about to charge, I use special means to form low walls or city walls that obstruct the charge with these Skeleton," Manid's face was even more excited at this moment, and he shouted to Fatis, "Then at that time, wouldn't the cavalry charge definitely be restricted?"(End of this chapter)
