Come to another world and become a lord

Chapter 118 A last-ditch battle

In order to allow Alia to be fully prepared, Carl had been delaying the decisive battle. He first let the troops rest for a day, until the sun set and red clouds rose in the sky, then he began to order the crossing of the river. When they started crossing the river, he divided the troops into three groups.

The first to cross the river were the 100 refugees, led by Paan. The young baron was full of energy and led the team with great confidence.

After making sure they had crossed the river safely and without being attacked, the second group began to cross the river.

They were his own infantry and newly surrendered soldiers, numbering less than 200, divided into two formations, led by Selena and Jim respectively.

When he saw Selena, he was even a little surprised. The latter was wearing soldier armor and holding the sword and shield given to her by the dwarf. She was not riding a horse, but standing in a formation with the infantry.

When he asked, the girl smiled and said:

"The best way to command infantry is to join their formation. Don't worry, I have also been participating in training during this period."

He didn't say anything more, just nodded, until the second group also crossed the river successfully. The third group was the remaining cavalry, including him and Edgar.

The reason why he chose to cross the river last was to prevent Morton from making a surprise attack halfway.

It wasn't that he was afraid of death, but he knew what Morton wanted. As long as he didn't cross the river, he wouldn't take any action. So he stood at the end of the team, dragging his feet all the way. When he got ashore, all the troops had already formed their battle formations. It was getting dark, and some people even lit torches.

The 100 refugees led by Parn were in the middle, serving as the central army, while Selena and Jim's troops were on the left and right sides respectively, and the cavalry was at the end.

Edgar, who was standing by, was already terrified:

"Sir, although it's a bit inappropriate to say it now, our decisive battle across the river..."

"Why, are you scared?" he asked jokingly.

"No, we have no way out. I'm afraid the soldiers will..."

"Don't worry, we can have a celebration banquet tonight." He patted the knight's shoulder to comfort him, and then said, "Take a few people and tell Parn to let his refugees go first; tell Selena and Jim to stay where they are and wait until Parn retreats and then take over."

The latter first revealed a smile that was uglier than crying, and then ran towards the front army formation with a few knights.

Then he saw the refugee formation of Parn slowly moving forward, and at the same time, he also saw several teams from Morton's team, led by Baron Patrick, coming towards him. Everything was going according to his plan. He didn't know where Alia was now, but it was not something he could control. He trusted her, and the girl had never let him down so far.

But there was still one problem, that was Parn. He did not trust his leadership ability. In addition, the team was originally composed of refugees. If this young man was to lead such a group of people who were ready to flee at any time, he would not be able to last for half a quarter of an hour. Thinking of this, he galloped his horse, passed through the left and right military formations, caught up with the refugee team, and came to Parn's side. He could even see that the other party showed a touched expression.

Then the two of them worked together, led a hundred-man refugee team, and bravely rushed towards Patrick's army. In less than half an hour, the entire army was defeated and retreated. Well, the facts have proved that this has nothing to do with leadership. This group of refugees is just like this. It doesn't matter who comes. He thought while running away, with the excited and roaring pursuers behind him and the flying arrows.

They were chased all the way to the river bank, and everyone was forced to stop. He heard the continuous wailing from the crowd:

"There's no way out!"

"Fuck it, what now?"

"I don't want to die!"

Everyone's face was filled with despair. He did not see people showing any determination to fight to the death in such a desperate situation. Instead, everyone was terrified. As long as the enemy continued to press them, these people would definitely lose their minds and choose to jump into the river. Those who were lucky might be able to escape, but most would be drowned in the chaos.

At this moment, the crucial horn sounded, and Selena and Jim's troops rushed out from both sides as ordered, blocking the pursuing troops for a while.

The crisis was temporarily resolved and the refugee army got a chance to catch their breath.

Many people chose to sit down where they were, breathing heavily, and some even began to pray and express their gratitude to God.

"Are we saved?" Paan asked in shock beside him.

"No." Carl replied calmly, "But let's take a break first."

He did not rush, just waited.

He understood that this group of people needed a buffer and to slowly calm down.

People can indeed burst out with tenacious fighting power after being in desperate situations, but that is mostly the result of rational thinking.

What we need to do now is to let them gradually regain their sanity during the rest, let them realize the current situation, and make correct judgments.

Only in this way, when faced with a desperate situation, can they truly unleash their potential. Especially this group of people, most of them were gangsters, unorganized and undisciplined, but fierce. If it were a normal battle, these people would be used to being lax, and once things went wrong, they would definitely run away first. But now there is no way to retreat, and that fierceness can take the lead.

The shouts and cries of killing from Selena's side continued. It was obvious that the trained troops were much more capable of fighting, but the numerical disadvantage still existed. Carl understood that they could not hold on for long.

After taking a short break and making sure most people were calm, he finally spoke again:

"Brothers, we have no way out."

He shouted loudly, his tone surging and passionate:

"If you want to survive, there is only one choice!"

As if inspired by his passion, he heard people start to chatter:

"Damn it, fight them!"

"Don't be a coward, let's go together and kill those bastards!"

Then he heard Paan shouting excitedly:

"Follow Lord Karl and fight your way out!"

"Fight our way out!" Everyone shouted.

"kill!"

For a while, the shouts of killing were deafening. The original mob finally united at this moment, and they were more ferocious than anyone else.

Selena and Jim's troops gradually began to waver under Patrick's continuous attacks. They kept retreating to both sides, and a gap was slowly torn in the middle.

The girl still clenched her teeth and shouted loudly:

"Hold on! Don't be scared!"

But even so, it could not change the declining situation on her side. Just when both of them were engaged in a tough battle, there was a sudden roar of killing behind them. When she turned back in surprise, she saw Carl leading the refugee army to come up again.

Selena was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. She was amazed at how quickly this group of people could recover after the defeat. What surprised her even more was that the state of this group of people had completely changed. They didn't look like the defeated army at all. Not only were they full of energy, but their eyes were full of ferocity, like a group of hungry wolves, fiercely pouncing on their prey. They rushed over, not only filling the gap in the middle, but even breaking through the enemy's army formation.

The most excited among them was Parn, who rode his horse and rushed to the front, swinging his sword to attack the crowd below, and kept shouting:

"Charge! For the sake of the Lord, victory is at hand!"