Steel and Sorrow: Ri Chapter 10: Blood feud(3)

Chapter 10: Blood feud(3)

The soldiers could hardly believe it - they were about to engage in a pitched battle against the prince of Arlania.

Who would have thought that they had the balls to fight?

Despite their initial doubts, they were excited for it , as after the battle the soldiers would have certainly been allowed to loot and rape in the city at their liking.

After all, as the Romlians say 'If they bend the knee help them rise, if they fight make sure to give them steel and blood'

And seeing the army , soone would receive their steel today.

"Forward n!" The officers spoke with fierce shouts and encouraging words. "They are cowards! One push and they will all fall!" The soldiers ford a line and marched forward,the battle had already started.

"All in a line," ca the command, "Don't break formation. Keep your shields up and march slowly."

"Co on n! Since when are you scared of these pieces of coals?"

The general plan was easy to grasp , even the officers , though low-level in rank, understood it. They knew that the Arlanian army lacked a strong cavalry , which ant , that the enemy would struggle to defend against their clibanarii riders.So the plan was for the infantry to charge , and when the ti was ripe, to send the clibanarii to finish the job.

As the infantry marched steadily towards the enemy forces, shouts of defiance and threats echoed through the air. "Co and die you bastards!" yelled one soldier, fueled by adrenaline

"I shall have fun with your daughters and wives while you watch

from hell!" jeered another.

Among them all, many were spurred forward by greed be it for gold or won

"Your gold will all be mine!" another one cackled maniacally

Their war cries echoed through the battlefield as they marched straight towards their enemy.

Usually a battle would not begin with a straightforward charge, but rather with an exchange of arrows and projectiles between the two sides, with the winner proceeding forward to soften the enemy lines , before retreating after they either finish up their stacks of arrows, or the enemy start moving toward them . It was a common tactic, but today was different.

Today, at the forefront of the Arlanian formation stood the arch-nesis of the emperor . Just the sight of them made Gratios grit his teeth in frustration as he ordered his infantry to march forward.

"This ti,