The First Vampire

Chapter 460: 458 Trap_1
Cavalry is not good at siege warfare, this is common military knowledge.

The reason is simple, the swift cavalry do not carry siege equipment.

Besides, besieging a city requires using human lives as fillings, no rational general would be willing to waste precious cavalry in a siege.

Of course, if it’s possible to open the city’s gate through internal collusion, sneak attack, deceit, and other tactics, the difficulty of siege warfare would instantly reduce by several levels for the cavalry.

That’s exactly the situation for the Blood Knight Army now.

Rushing in from the opened North City Gate, galloping across the wide streets, if they could crush all resistance in the city before the enemy can respond, then the capture of White Dew City would be almost guaranteed.

However, if the enemy were not immediately crushed, then there would be some trouble for the Blood Knight Army.

After all, capturing a city relies on the coordination of cavalry and infantry. Without the infantry’s support, completely wiping out the enemy forces in the city will cost the cavalry dearly.

Because this is not a field battle. Once the city gate is broken, if quick victory cannot be achieved, then a bloody and cruel urban warfare would ensue.

In this aspect, infantry has a natural advantage over cavalry.

Of course, it’s not that cavalry can’t engage in urban warfare, it’s just that they would lose their biggest advantage.

The Blood Knights Army also seemed unwilling to get bogged down in urban warfare. They launched the fiercest offensive immediately after entering the city, and their offensive target was very clear –

It’s not White Dew Fortress – the governing core of East Territory, but the manor of the Howell Family!

Since the breakthrough of the North City Gate, the unprepared and inexperienced defending army crumbled almost immediately under the sudden fierce attack of the Blood Knight Army.

The Eastern general in charge of the defense of North City tried to amass a few thousand troops, but the hurriedly assembled infantry formations were unable to withstand the charge of the Blood Knight Army.

After a single battle, those soldiers of the East were instantly crushed by the Blood Knight Army and turned into a one-sided massacre. The streets were littered with the bodies of Eastern soldiers. The river of blood piled up and stretched far away.

The situation in North City had thus collapsed completely.

The Blood Knight Army had no intention of staying there, but instead launched straight away towards East City, where the Howell Family was located.

From the aerial view, only lines of fire dragons spreading quickly from the North City gate, their hoofbeats resounding like thunder, war cries filling the air.

But when the Blood Knight Army’s vanguard charged into East City, they immediately noticed that the situation here was completely different from North City.

Rows of Eastern soldiers with large shields and long spears formed a phalanx on the street that looked like a hedgehog army. Moreover, archers lining both sides of the street continuously shot arrows from the roofs of houses.

This was obviously well prepared!

Moreover, given the speed at which the Blood Knight Army broke through North City, the military formation in East City had probably started forming even before the Blood Knight Army entered the city!

How could this be possible?

Clyde waved his lance, knocking away the incoming arrows, and immediately summoned an orderly, commanding him:

“You return to North City immediately and inform Knight Logh about the situation here. Tell him the East City defensive forces were well prepared and that this might be a trap!”

“Yes!”

The orderly took his command and left.

As Clyde’s gaze returned to the front, he saw the Eastern defense forces standing ready and resolved. But he had no intention of backing down.

Even if there was a trap ahead, under a military order, he must lead his forces forward!

“Warriors of the North, follow me and kill them all!”

“Charge!”

…

Atop the North City Tower.

Knight Logh quietly listened to the frontline report brought back by the orderly, not saying a word.

His gaze was fixed on the East City, where smoke was billowing and cries of war shook the heavens.

Even though he didn’t see it with his own eyes, Knight Logh could guess how fierce the war situation in East City was.

Apparently, the Eastern army was using the geographical advantages there, dragging the Blood Knight Army into the cruel urban warfare.

Compared to the easy and lighthearted, crushing sweep of North City, it seemed that that was the real battlefield.

The deputy officer beside him saw that Knight Logh was not saying anything for a long time and couldn’t help but remind him:

“Sir, the St. Prowse Family was obviously prepared. This might be a trap specifically for the Blood Knight Army!”

Knight Logh chuckled coldly, saying: “We’ll see if the Easterners’ trap has what it takes to trap the beast that is the Blood Knight Army!”

The deputy officer hesitated for a moment and did not say the words of persuasion. Instead, his gaze turned towards East City.

He saw lines of fire dragons representing the Blood Knight Army obviously slowed down and their speed greatly reduced.

However, compared to the newly reorganized Pegasus Army, the blood knights, as a strong army, were much stronger. Even when at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, arm types, and terrain, they were still moving towards their target with difficulty.

While the war situation was at its peak, another orderly came running hurriedly, reporting to Knight Logh:

“Sir, our scouts outside the city have discovered enemy movements!”

Knight Logh was startled, and immediately followed with questions: “How many of them? How far away are they from us?”

“The sky is too dark, we can’t accurately locate the enemy or know their specific situation. But according to the traces of their marching, this is definitely a large army of tens of thousands of people!”

Knight Logh felt a chill in his heart and his eyebrows furrowed deeply.

The deputy officer couldn’t help but say:

“Sir, the Pegasus army is all in the city, the troops outside must be the Lords’ Alliance army. This is definitely a trap! We’ve been fooled!

We still have time to gather our troops and retreat. Otherwise, once the large army outside the city surrounds North Gate, we will be really trapped in White Dew City!”

Knight Logh said nothing, just gazed intently in the direction of East City.

The deputy officer once again advised: “Sir, I suspect Marquis Vincent has betrayed us, even if we successfully breakthrough the defensive lines of the East City, we won’t possibly be able to take the Howell Family with us!

So, you should call for a retreat sooner rather than later!”

Knight Logh turned his head and asked seriously: “Are you sure that Marquis Vincent has betrayed us?”

“Of course! Marquis Vincent has definitely leaked our plans to Duke St. Prowse.

Otherwise, considering the speed of our raid, how would Duke St. Prowse have had time to summon a Lords’ Alliance army and have them lie in ambush outside the city, ready to block our retreat?”

Seeing that Knight Logh was still hesitating, the deputy officer once again advised: “This is actually not surprising at all, Marquis Vincent, after all, is an Easterner. Even if he agreed to cooperate with us, it’s hard to guarantee that he wouldn’t change his mind. The Count should never have trusted him in the first place…”

“Are you questioning the Count?” Knight Logh interrupted coldly.

The deputy officer immediately bowed his head. “I wouldn’t dare!”

Knight Logh looked at the deputy officer seriously and ordered: “You go to East City and supervise the battle. Within three hours, you must reach the Howell Family Manor!”

“Yes!”

Then, Knight Logh turned to the orderly and ordered:

“Let the scouts find the location of the large forces outside the city and report their movements to me at all times!”

“Yes!”