Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Battle of Iris - (4)

[Iris Plains]

The Army of the Southern Empire led by General Osborne reached the Iris plain before the Seventh Army did. At the suggestion of Paris, headquarters were established on a plateau overlooking the entire battlefield. In the center were 20,000 powerful Full Metal Knights, led by Lieutenant General George. On the left flank is Major General Heit, and on the right flank is Major General Minits, with 25,000 men consisting mostly of light infantry. Their crossed sword flags flew high in the sky, as 50,000 soldiers awaited the arrival of the Seventh Army.

On the other hand, the combined forces of Lieutenant General Lambert and Paul arrived one day later. Judging that the enemy's main force was in the middle, Lambert led his 25,000 men from the First Army and placed in the center. another 20,000 people were separated between the two wings, led by Major General Elman and Major General Hosmund. A headquarters with 5,000 soldiers was set up behind the central formation, led personally by Paul.

Both forces are deployed in a baseline formation, which can take advantage of the vastness of the plain and reduce the threat of attack from the flanks. As horn trumpets and deafening drums rang out, the Full Metal Knight planned to start the battle with an attack.

And thus begins what will be called 《Battle of Iris》 in the future.

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"Your Majesty, you're too close to the front! Please slow down your steps! "

George's adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Cyrus, advises him hastily. But George did not care about it, and instead spurred his horse to go faster. Cyrus stormed to George's side, and George shouted at him:

"Basic stupid! How can I retreat against the weak from the Royal Army? I will destroy anyone who dares to stop our Full Metal Knight attack! "

George had a sinister smile as he crashed into the enemy soldiers one after another. The Lieutenant General who led the attack personally raised Calvary's morale.

A few hours after the battle began.

The fight on the Iris plains was intense.

Full Metal Knight George was a unit of heavy cavalry, and the unusual thing about them was their spears. Unlike ordinary spears, these spears were devoted to penetration, and with the strength of the attacking warhorse, they could even easily pierce through armor. The Full Metal Knight displayed their incredible attacking and defensive prowess, dominating the battlefield.

"Too weak! What an unsightly look! It was the same as the Sixth Army, it seemed like the Seventh Army was just a collection of ordinary people! Even the Swaran Kingdom had more resistance in it. "

George cursed and threw an enemy soldier with his spear. Cyrus suddenly shouted:

"Your Majesty, the enemy has suddenly retreated!"

Following the direction Cyrus pointed to, he could see some Royal soldiers retreating. The other soldiers also retreated in a coordinated effort.

"Wmhp... Adjutant Cyrus, what do you think of the Royal Army movement? Let's listen to your opinion. "

George's cold gaze made Cyrus straighten his back. If he did not give an answer that would satisfy George, his aide would get the general's ire. That's what his gaze said.

"Yes sir, in my opinion, the enemy is trying to retreat to create some distance between us, and then regroup!"

"Then what should we do?"

"It's a good opportunity. I think we should seize this opportunity and break through their midline, and attack their base. "

George was happy to get the answer he wanted. As Cyrus said, the enemy might want to retreat and regroup. If he used this opportunity to strike directly at the enemy headquarters, then he would get all his credit. After that, it was only a matter of time before he was promoted to General.

George shook the blood on his spear, and made a decision:

"Cyrus! We break through the enemy midline, and head straight for their base! "

"Yes sir!"

"Listen to me, Great Full Metal Knight! Follow my lead and attack! The one who beheads the enemy commander-in-chief will receive a great reward! "

"" "Wooaahhh !!" ""

Highlighted by George, the Full Metal Knights let out a deafening roar. At Cyrus's signal, the entire unit moved like an unstoppable tidal wave. On the contrary, even though Lambert and the First Army were trying to hold back the ranks, the Full Metal Knight managed to break through easily.

The center line was disjointed, and the Knights began to threaten the center-row headquarters.

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"Your Majesty, it's the famous Full Metal Knight."

"I can see it clearly. This unit is the personification of the term 'embrono'. They might be enemies, but their appearance was worthy of praise. "

Lambert nodded in admiration. It is true that the morals and prowess of the unit are perfect. Even the First Army was repulsed easily, which shocked Neinhart. No wonder the Sixth Army led by Lieutenant General Sara was defeated.

"Admiring them won't help us. What should we do about this? Running our reserve army? "

Neinhart looked behind them, where the main base flying the Seventh Army flag stood. Lambert said while grunting:

"Hmmp, you have a bad habit of asking the obvious. I've been planning this from the beginning, you think I didn't realize it? "

"Sorry, I'll do it soon."

With that, Neinhart raised her left hand. At this signal, a group of archers who had been waiting for this appeared. Their arrows were covered with oil, and after a soldier burned them, the fire arrow shot was ready.

As the fire burned with the right intensity, Neinhart swung her arms down.

"Let go!"

At his command, volleying shots rained down on the area before the Full Metal Knight. The goal was not to burn the cavalry, but to make the warhorses panic. All animals in the world are afraid of fire. Neinhart's plan was very effective, and the warhorse began to neigh, and began to run amok.

"It's exciting!!"

The riders chided their war horses, but still fell in the end. The heavy infantry used this opportunity to attack the riders descending from their horses. They tried to get up and attack the enemy, but their heavy armor became a chain that weighed down on them. In the end, they were unable to put up any resistance and were killed by the heavy infantry.

Neinhart muttered as she looked at the sight.

"We can stop the enemy's attack for now."

"That's true, but we need to stay alert. Now it is our turn to attack, but the enemy does not waver. "

With that, the two men continued to observe the battle without a word.

The fight in midfield was deadlocked. The battle on both sides was less intense, and the war slowly became balanced. Finally, the setting sun dyed the plains of Iris red. With that as his mark, the two armies withdrew their troops.

The battle on the first day will be over soon.

The Imperial Army lost 2,000 soldiers, and the Royal army lost 3,000 men.

While both sides are equally flat, there is a clear difference in the center line.

Royal Army, Main Headquarters

Otto and some of his staff were overwhelmed with reports from the battlefield. Many of them expressed the prowess of the Full Metal Knight, emphasizing to Otto how powerful the Imperial Army was.

Everyone's working late tonight.

With that, Paul walked slowly to the group. All his subordinates saluted.

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...To Be Continue's...