The commander of the Royal Army's right wing strictly forbade the retreating enemy troops to pursue and gave orders to intercept the enemy cavalry that would soon be attacking them.

The commander of the right wing of the Royal Army strictly forbids the retreating enemy troops to chase them, and gives orders to intercept the enemy cavalry that will soon be attacking.　Long spearmen, man your positions!

　Following the orders of the unit commander, the soldiers came to the front with a large shield.
　It takes four people to carry it, but rather than a huge shield, it could be called a small wall.
　The protruding part attached to the bottom of the shield is thrust into the ground and a pillar is assembled to support it.
　It's a form too aggressive to be called a shield, as the front is equipped with three large spikes to skewer opponents coming at you.

　Behind the line where the shields are tightly packed, troops with bows are waiting, and from between the shields, troops with long spears in their hands can be seen waiting for the enemy to pull back their hands.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of how much the enemy is a cavalry driving an unidentified beast, but with this much preparation, it's not going to be easy to break through.
　It was a preparation that was possible only because we knew in advance that the other party would be attacking us with their cavalry.

　You can use the hindrance shield to blunt the cavalry's assault, and give damage with the bow and long spear.
　If the opponent's legs stop, we win.
　The main territorial soldiers from the central unit would have already changed course and are heading towards us, and the kingdom's cavalry, which was waiting in the rear, should also be watching for the right side of the right wing troops to make a flanking attack at the right time.

''Alright!　Our task is to stop the enemy cavalry's momentum and hold the line until our friends arrive!　Hold on no matter what!

　The orders flew from the commander and the soldiers followed the pre-determined instructions to their positions.

''Here they come!　The enemy!

　When the commander received the report, he turned his attention to a group of horsemen coming in a straight line towards us.
　Their strange silhouettes are clearly visible even from a distance, which tells me that the other party is not an ordinary cavalry.

　The enemy's cavalry is driving a beast that looks like a horse, but is not a horse.
　Their bodies look almost the same as horses, but their appearance is very different.
　The base of its limbs, the sides of its body, and from the upper half of its head to its back were wrapped in something that looked like feathers.
　In particular, the feathers flowing from the sides of the body to the back were extraordinarily large, and the way they fluttered backwards in the wind gave the impression of a low-flying bird rather than a galloping beast.

That one. ......

　I was puzzled by his odd appearance for only a moment.
　The commander immediately ordered me to regain my composure.

''Bow ready!''

　Following his voice, the troops lined up behind the hind shields to hold the arrows in their bows.
　There was tension between the soldiers supporting the shields and those holding the long spears.

''Fire!''

　As soon as the enemy's cavalry entered the effective range of the bow, arrows were released by the commander's order.
　Hundreds of arrows flew at once with a wind noise.
　It is a very good idea to have a good idea of what to expect when you are in a position to make a decision.

''Followed by a second shot!

　The commander felt uncomfortable that the first shot didn't reach the enemy, but he ordered a second shot without wavering.

　The enemy must have been coming slower than I thought. The commander concluded that.
　Perhaps the fact that they had been tossed around in the initial battle had led to an overestimation of the unfamiliar cavalry.

　But that thought was soon dismissed.
　This is because the second arrow from the following shot also pierced the ground just before the enemy, just as the first shot did.

　Unlike the first shot, it is clearly within the range of the arrows.
　As expected, even the commander begins to feel this is strange.
　It may be my imagination, but this is because the arrows that had been charting a mountainous trajectory up to the middle of the shot suddenly seemed to stall and fall.

　That suspicion was confirmed when the following third shot took an unusual trajectory and pierced the ground just before the enemy.

''Magic protection?!''

　Sensing the presence of magic in the unusual trajectory of the arrows, the commander instructs them to cease their attack with the arrows and prepare for close combat.

'To the halted horsemen, strike in groups of three!　Don't let them pull out the barrier shield!

　The enemy cavalry was already just around the corner.
　In less than a minute, they would clash with them.

　The soldiers supporting the barrier shield gasped.
　The distance between them and me is decreasing even as I blink.

　Fifty meters.
　The enemy's cavalry, seeing the readiness of the kingdom's troops, will charge in unabashedly.

　Thirty meters.
　Will the horsemen's rush win out, or will the defense of the hind shields and long spears win out?

　Ten meters.
　The soldier supporting the barrier shield braces himself, and the tip of the long spear is tilted upwards from the horizontal direction to a slight angle.

　Five meters.
　At that moment, as the Royal Army soldiers held their breath as they prepared for the moment of the clash.

　The unbelievable thing happened.

''Nah......!

　The speechless commander's gaze was directed above his head.
　There was the sight of an enemy horseman jumping over the soldiers of the kingdom army against the blue sky.

　Just before the enemy cavalry collided with the vanguard of the kingdom's army, the enemy cavalry leaped their own cavalry.

　Of course, an ordinary horseman would have been able to leap a few meters at the most.
　And when it comes to height, if it could surpass a single person, it would be a good thing.
　But the enemy's unfamiliar horse overturned that common sense without hesitation and literally jumped over it.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more information on this topic.
　Aside from the vanguard with their shields lined up and long spears at the ready, the only ones behind them were the soldiers who were unprepared for the horsemen.

''Whoa!''

What the hell?

　The enemy's horsemen suddenly fell on us and crushed us, sending us flying away and scattering our lives like leaves being tossed about by a storm.

It's not ......, it's ......

　It was so unexpected that the commander could only stand still.
　He didn't expect that the cavalry would leap so high and far and be bitten into the inside of the formation like that.

　It was as if a blade had been sent directly into his stomach.
　All that was left was the fact that the all-important preparations they had made to prevent the cavalry charge had been of no avail.

　The surroundings were in chaos.
　The soldiers in the vanguard, who had been forced to flail their preparations, didn't know what to do, and the soldiers in the center of the unit, who were suddenly attacked, did their best to escape the overwhelming violence.
　Confusion had become confusion until it could no longer be contained.

　It no longer resembled an orderly group that could be called an army.
　If we were to compare it to a herd of small animals being devoured by ferocious beasts, it would be a herd of small animals.
　The royal right-wing troops had become prey that could only dedicate themselves to the enemy, instead of fulfilling their role of stopping the enemy cavalry.

''Eei!　The numbers are greater here!　Press and wrap!

　The commander hurriedly sent out instructions, but it was doubtful how far they would reach.
　Moreover, the situation is even worse.

''The enemy left wing troops are reversing and coming towards us!

What?

　The enemy's left-wing troops, who had been retreating, had launched an offensive.
　With the enemy's cavalry inside, the confusion was further attacked and the confusion, instead of being stopped, was accelerated.
　The vanguard troops were threatened by the confusion of the cavalry in the rear, while the front was caught in the middle by the offensive of the enemy left wing troops.

''Troop leader, it's dangerous here!　Let's step back for a moment!

'Where do you think you're going to go back to?　In front and behind, there are Imperial troops--UGH!

　A commander who was about to oppose the advances of his subordinates fell with an arrow to the neck.
　The kingdom's right-wing troops, who had lost their unit commander, were unable to clean up the confusion, and their numbers were reduced by the imperial attack.





　The imperial cavalry that kicked off the right wing troops of the kingdom - the flying horse (hiba) troops of the Saint Rogel monarchy - charged through with their momentum intact.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.

The Imperial forces will take care of the rest. We will continue to assault the main camp of the kingdom!

　The captain of the flying horse squad instructs his subordinates to follow him.

　He didn't think that they would be able to get through the right wing troops.
　In the path of the flying horse squadron, an uninhabited field was all that lay ahead of them.
　Beyond that was the main camp where the kingdom's supreme commander and his staffs were located.

　The role of the Flying Horse Corps was to thoroughly destroy the enemy's chain of command and disturb the rear.
　For the St. Rogel monarchy, the objective was also to show off their military power.
　The fact that this battle ended in victory was due to the work of the Flying Horse Corps. You have to remind the upper echelons of the empire that.

''Those guys in the kingdom, you looked like a pigeon ate a peashooter!

　One of the cavalrymen riding alongside the captain speaks to him without hiding a joyful smile.

He said, "Hahaha, that's right!　It would have been a shock to those who didn't know about the protective winds and leaping power of flying horses!

　They know very well that the flying horse brought over from the San Rogel monarchy is very different from an ordinary horse.
　As their name implies, when they leap, they fly as if they were in the air, closing the distance between them and their feet in a single bound, and the magical wind, which is known as the protective wind, makes it impossible for arrows and other light weapons to hit them.

　To prevent the flying horse from charging, a ten-meter high fence or a thirty-meter long moat and a barrage of projectiles rather than bows and arrows would be necessary.
　Of course, there was no way for the people of the kingdom to know that.
　To them, Fei Ma's amazing leap must have been unimaginable.

''Well, it won't be like this next time, though!

　This was only the first time such a surprise attack would work.
　I don't know about the protective winds, but Fei Ma's leaping power must have been firmly in the eyes of the Kingdom Army.
　In the next battle, I don't think they will let him jump over the enemy's vanguard as easily as he did this time.

''Is there a next one?''

　The Empire is determined to put a stop to the kingdom in this one battle.
　If things go according to plan, the kingdom will lose most of its mobilizable forces.
　If that happens, my men are right, there will be no next time.

...... That's up to us to do.　

　The captain of the flying horse squad slurred his words.

''No more nonsense. The enemy's main camp is in sight!　You haven't received the news that we've broken through the kingdom's right wing forces yet!　I don't give the enemy a chance to adjust their stance and strike at once!　The enemy general seems to be royalty, if you capture him, you'll get a medal!

　With the main camp of the kingdom in sight, the Flying Horse Squadron's personnel responded to the captain's inspiration.
　The Royal side is also showing signs of movement now that they have confirmed the appearance of the flying horse squad, but without a clear idea of whether we are friend or foe, they will not be thorough enough in their response.
　The captain knew from experience that such delays would lead to fatal losses on the battlefield.

'I don't see any reason for us to lose.

　He murmured softly so that his men could not hear him, then smiled fiercely and ordered his entire army to charge.