Ten thousand heavy cavalrymen, like an iron torrent, rushed swiftly towards the camp.
As for the light cavalry, they all stood guard on both sides, and when the heavy cavalry charged into the camp, they were responsible for providing auxiliary attacks from the outside with bows and arrows.
"What's that sound!"
The patrolling soldiers were awakened; after all, the ground was shaking so violently that even the soundest sleeper would be disturbed.
The soldiers standing at the camp gate noticed that the enemy had already rushed to their doorstep.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The guards shouted warnings, but it was too late. By the time the soldiers inside the camp were awakened, the heavy cavalry had already stormed into the camp.
Rumble!
The loud noise woke everyone up. As soon as the group stepped out of their tents, they were met with rows of steel guns.
The silence of the night sky was shattered by screams. In the center of the camp, Seri ran out of the main tent, his clothes disheveled.
"What happened?"
"Lord Serri! It's terrible! The enemy has launched a night attack, and their heavy cavalry has already stormed the camp!"
Upon hearing the guard's report, Seri launched into a tirade of profanities.
"What are those patrolling soldiers doing! Quickly, assemble the troops and counterattack!"
The battle maniac Sai Li immediately crawled into his tent, preparing to put on his armor and lead his army in a counterattack.
But to his utter surprise, in just a short while, the heavy cavalry had reached the vicinity of the main tent.
The guards burst into the tent, knelt on the ground, and shouted.
"Lord Seri, let's run! The enemy is already on their way and they're almost here!"
Seri wasn't stupid. He rushed out of his tent and saw flames soaring into the sky. Countless heavily armored cavalrymen were slaughtering indiscriminately in the camp. His own soldiers were killed without any resistance.
"Lord Seri, let's retreat quickly!"
"withdraw!"
Seri flipped over and climbed onto the white horse led by the guard, then turned and ran out of the camp.
With their commander gone, the allied forces in the camp were left without leadership, running around like headless flies, at the mercy of the heavily armored cavalry.
The light cavalry on the perimeter kept firing at the fleeing soldiers.
Lei Bao had sharp eyes; he spotted Sai Li being escorted away at a glance.
"Ha! I didn't expect to run into such a big fish! Quick! Chase after it!"
Three thousand light cavalrymen swiftly launched an attack, relentlessly pursuing the fleeing army.
"Release the arrows! Shoot all the arrows out!"
Lei Bao shouted loudly, and the cavalrymen beside him unleashed a furious barrage of arrows at the defeated army ahead.
Of the soldiers who fled with Seri, only a little over a thousand remained after the rain of arrows. These were all Seri's personal guards, elites he had selected from gladiators and slaves.
Being pursued during his escape, coupled with the collapse of the night raiding force, fueled Seri's anger.
"Damn it! You still dare to chase? Turn around and charge back!"
Saili drew his ornate longsword from his waist, turned his horse around, and charged back.
The soldiers beside him dared not object, and they all hurriedly turned around and followed behind Saili, rushing towards the light cavalry led by Lei Bao.
Lei Bao, who was in pursuit, saw that the other party still dared to fight back, and immediately shouted loudly.
"Brothers! Our chance to earn merit and a reward has come! Charge forward and capture the enemy leader alive!"
With bows and arrows slung over their backs, the light cavalrymen drew their scimitars from their waists and grinned as they charged forward.
"kill!"
The two sides clashed, and half of the soldiers led by Seli fell instantly, while the light cavalry led by Lei Bao suffered only a dozen or so casualties.
Lei Bao, who was at the forefront of the light cavalry, kept his eyes fixed on Sai Li. He hid in the belly of his horse and suddenly appeared when Sai Li was swinging his sword to cut down the surrounding soldiers, and used the back of his sword to cut him off his horse.
The fighting continued, and three minutes later, all of Serri's elite troops were killed by the light cavalry's attack.
Lei Bao, who was captured in the prisoner's camp, burst into laughter at this moment.
"I never expected you to fall into my hands. I wonder what Lei Hu's expression will be when he finds out."
Having unexpectedly gained such a great credit, Lei Bao grinned from ear to ear.
"Come on! Tie him up and send him to the city lord."
"Let me go! I am a nobleman, and even if I am defeated, my family will ransom me!"
Seri stared wide-eyed, furious. He never expected to be defeated by the Dragon City army, and to lose so utterly without any chance of fighting back.
You are despicable!
Escorted by the light cavalry, Seri couldn't help but turn around and curse Lei Bao.
However, Lei Bao clearly didn't take it seriously. In a battle between two armies, it's either you die or I die; there's no such thing as being despicable.
After a quick cleanup of the battlefield, the light cavalry swiftly transported the fallen brothers and the wounded back to Dragon City, and Seri was also taken back with them.
Lei Bao returned to the main battlefield, where the enemy had already surrendered, and Lei Hu was leading his men to clean up the battlefield.
"Hmph! You got a good deal."
Upon seeing Lei Bao, Lei Hu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Haha! You got lucky. Don't be angry, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Lei Bao's words not only failed to appease Lei Hu, but instead made him even angrier.
"Stop dawdling! Get to work quickly! Tie up all the prisoners and send them back to Dragon City to await the city lord's orders!"
Despite their verbal sparring, the two actually have a very good relationship. However, this time the situation is different; it's their first battle, and whoever captures the opposing commander will determine their standing in the city lord's eyes.
After cleaning up the battlefield, it was tallied that the battle yielded a month's worth of rations for 50,000 troops, countless suits of armor and weapons, more than 6,000 warhorses, and more than 20,000 prisoners.
As for the commander, Sergi, he was not included, since he was a nobleman and, according to unwritten rules, had special privileges.
During wartime, nobles were captured alive, and arbitrary killing or mistreatment was prohibited. Furthermore, their families had the right to ransom the person.
After their victory, Lei Hu and Lei Bao escorted supplies and prisoners back to Dragon City in a grand procession.
Because it was midnight, they didn't wake Hao Yun, but waited until the next morning before reporting to the palace.
Chapter 159 Meereen's Unyielding Spirit
Hao Yun, who had just gotten up in the early morning, noticed Lei Hu and Lei Bao waiting outside the door, so he got up and went out of the room.
"We won."
Hao Yun's tone was calm, because he knew that he would win this battle.
"We won. The enemy was completely wiped out. Our army suffered 121 dead, 360 seriously wounded, and 1,322 slightly wounded."
After listening to Lei Hu's report, Hao Yun nodded. With 20,000 fighting against 50,000, the number of dead and seriously injured did not exceed 500, which was not bad.
"Hmm, it's alright."
Upon hearing this, Lei Hu and Lei Bao smiled. They had been worried that the city lord might be dissatisfied, since their sneak attack had resulted in so many deaths and injuries, which was somewhat embarrassing.
It should be noted that their 20,000 cavalrymen were equipped with the finest gear; it would be difficult to find cavalrymen on the entire continent with better equipment.
"Lord City Lord, we have captured the enemy general. Shall we bring him up for you to see?"
"Okay, bring it up."
Lei Bao waved his hand, signaling his men to bring the man forward.
Hao Yun's lips curled up, and he thought to himself, "This is quite an unexpected surprise. I didn't expect Lei Bao to be able to capture the enemy's commander alive in the chaos of the battlefield."
Sai, who hadn't slept all night, was pinned down by someone with bloodshot eyes.
"Lord City Lord, the prisoner has been brought in."
With his hands bound, Sai Li angrily pushed past the soldiers and stood tall in front of Hao Yun.
Even after being captured, he remained arrogant.
"You are the Lord of Dragon City?"
"That's right. What can I do for you?"
Hao Yun looked at him with a smile, but his divine sense probed into his brain.
After a quick glance, Hao Yun was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that the person in front of him had some skills and wasn't just the kind of nobleman who only knew how to enjoy himself.
"Was it you who arranged their night raid last night?"
Seri was very resentful of being defeated and captured. He felt that the person in front of him was despicable and that he would definitely not lose if they fought head-on.
"So what if it is, and so what if it isn't?"
Hao Yun's tone of voice made Sai Li very uncomfortable.
"I want to have another match. Do you dare let me go back?"
In Seri's eyes, war was just a game, and the dead were just numbers to him.
"Can."
Hao Yun waved to signal them to untie him. Lei Hu and Lei Bao looked up at Hao Yun, opened their mouths, but swallowed their words.
The soldier standing to the side deftly untied the ropes binding Seri.
Seri rubbed his wrist, which was red from the straps, and smiled.
"You did a great job. Goodbye, I'll be back in a month."
Hao Yun laughed too. He thought it wouldn't be bad if the other side sent this idiot again.
"Someone, give him a horse and some dry rations."
Thank you.