Chapter 429 - 177: Interception

Chapter 429: Chapter 177: Interception

"Look! It’s the Lord’s dragon!"

"My Lord!"

"The Lord has returned!"

With the roar of a great dragon, the human army erupted like a pot of boiling water, and everyone looked to the sky.

The noble lords at the front of the formation, who had been waiting for orders and were at a loss, felt their resolve instantly solidify upon seeing the dragon in the sky.

"Quiet! Hold the formation! Hold the formation!"

"Attention! Anyone else who disrupts the ranks will be dealt with by military law!"

The Non-commissioned Officers in the ranks stepped forward to maintain discipline.

There was nothing wrong with this. This was a battlefield! It wouldn’t matter if Robson himself had arrived, or even the Lord of Dawn—the formation must never be broken!

Robson, riding Everton, landed in an open area.

...

"Sir! You’ve returned!"

"Lord Viscount!"

As soon as Robson dismounted from Everton’s back, a group of nobles immediately rushed to greet him.

"What has happened recently? Start from when I left."

Robson looked toward Knight Turalyon in the crowd.

This was one of his old subordinates from the Western Front, the former commander of the Third Regiment.

Turalyon stepped forward and recounted everything that had happened from start to finish.

Robson nodded.

He had already gotten a clear view of the general situation from the sky. The Centaurs to the north were currently making no moves.

Keeping Turalyon with him, Robson had the others return to their respective positions in the formation.

The war situation was now intricate and complex. Robson would have to wait for Bo Yang to arrive to understand the overall state of the battlefield.

Fortunately, Baron Bo Yang did not keep Robson waiting long.

"Lord Viscount!"

"Sir."

Baron Bo Yang and Earl Uman rode up and saluted Robson.

After hearing the situation again from Bo Yang, Robson patted his shoulder, feeling a sense of gratification.

"Well done. You handled things in a timely manner."

These were not mere pleasantries from Robson; he was being sincere.

After all, Bo Yang had been facing Julian City plus the Centaur Royal Family’s army from beyond the pass.

And with Robson having taken all the elite corps with him, achieving what he had was more than enough.

His use of the Magic Crystal Cannons in particular showed that he had truly grasped Lord Robson’s methods.

Hearing Robson’s praise, Bo Yang’s expression grew slightly emotional.

"Sir, what do we do now?" Bo Yang asked.

"What do we do?"

"Now that they’re here, we certainly can’t let them leave so easily," Robson said with a smile.

’If the Centaur Royal Court had just holed up in the city, there wouldn’t be much I could do. But since they dared to come out, they should be prepared to be annihilated.’

Just as most people suspected, Robson’s future path would surely be to push from the Centaur Royal Court onto the Beastman Grassland, fighting all the way to the central front to meet up with the human armies there. If he had the chance, it would be best to pick off a trailing enemy force before the decisive battle on the central front.

That way, Lord Robson’s name would at least be recorded in the kingdom’s book of merits.

This wasn’t impossible. There was indeed some distance between the Eastern Front and the central front, but he still had the carriages provided by the Gauss Clan!

And according to the information from the Mountain Rock Bear Race, the major Beastman powers in between were the Gray Dwarves, the Centaurs, the Tiger Race...

’If I can destroy another Centaur force now, it will make the future assault on the Centaur Royal Court that much easier.’

"Relay my orders to the entire army: launch a direct assault."

"As for the rest, I’ve already made preparations."

"As you command!"

...

"What’s going on? The humans on the other side... they feel different somehow," Hughes said, confused.

He had just seen a red dragon descend from the sky into the human position.

And then, suddenly, the humans on the other side felt different.

Hughes couldn’t quite put his finger on what exactly had changed.

Quintus narrowed his eyes, looking ahead warily.

"It must be Robson. That human lord who defeated the Second Prince has returned.

I heard recently that he has a red dragon."

"Then what should we do?"

Upon hearing the name "Robson," Hughes’s expression changed.

Robson himself probably had no idea how much more famous he was within the Beastman Empire than he imagined.

The Beastman Second Prince may not have been favored, but he was a Prince nonetheless!

Moreover, before Robson arrived on the Eastern Front, they had been winning victory after victory, even reaching Feiying Pass, only to be pushed all the way back in a single campaign.

It was hard not to become famous after that.

Quintus’s expression also turned grave.

"We stick to the original plan. We’re only here to draw their attention, not to engage.

If they dare to attack, we retreat."

"Order the entire army: rear guard becomes the vanguard. The Extraordinary Warriors will protect the flanks. March in retreat."

This order left the Centaur Warriors somewhat bewildered.

’The enemy is practically walking all over us, what are we waiting for?’

But despite their confusion, they still carried out their commander’s orders.

And so, a strange scene unfolded on the battlefield.

When the human Soldiers advanced at a walking pace, the Centaur Warriors retreated at a walking pace.

When the human Soldiers retreated, the Centaur Warriors advanced.

Robson naturally understood what this Centaur force was trying to do: tie him down without paying a price.

However, Robson was more than happy to drag things out with this group from the Centaur Clan.

’He was waiting for his follow-up move, waiting for the right moment to change tactics. He just didn’t know what the Centaurs on the other side were waiting for.’

The battlefield remained in this state of stalemate until a strange bird streaked across the sky.

To be precise, it was a silver-white phoenix.

"Magic Crystal Cannon! Prepare to fire! Fire!"

Seeing Huang Na take to the sky, Robson knew that Valentino’s preparations were nearly complete.

"Entire army, Third Regiment as vanguard! Change formation and attack!"

"For Affleck! Charge!"

"Attack! Ready! Archers, ready!"

...

In an instant, the army that had been engaged in child’s play with the Centaurs suddenly transformed into a ferocious, man-eating tiger.

Upon receiving the order, the entire army immediately entered a battle-ready state, and Everton soared into the sky.

In the distance, as a veteran of the battlefield, the humans’ sudden, unusual movements instantly put Kunluns on alert.

"What’s happening? What did I miss?"

’The commander on the other side was a famed general a level above himself; he didn’t believe any human would make such sudden moves without reason.’

"Hoofbeats!"

Kunluns was startled.

"Human Cavalry! Where are they?"

"Quick! Where are the scouts?!"

At this moment, Kunluns desperately wished for a soaring Thunderhawk in the sky.

Unfortunately, there were none. All the Thunderhawks had been transferred to the central front, where more and more of the Empire’s forces were now gathering.

"General! General!"

"Enemies to the north! Human Cavalry!"

"The north!"

’When did the enemy get to the north?’

’Weren’t they in the south?’

"How many enemies?"

"Thousands of Cavalry! Thousands! There’s an Extraordinary Corps—it seems to be a human Knight Order!"