The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 759 Projection! Strike while the enemy is crossing!

"These pigs! How could they capsize on their own?" Alistar frowned. Fighting against such an opponent was an insult to him!
"Oh! I'm sorry, my friend, I didn't mean to insult you. In fact, they are not as good as you!" Alistar's tuk-tuk pig suddenly grunted, and Alistar quickly reached out to soothe his companion.

"By the Dragon God! What an ugly march!" Alistar frowned, falling silent as he watched the charioteers, men and horses sprawling in the river. Was he really going to fight such cowards?
Because it is located at the confluence of the Hongshui River and the Jiliu River, the river surface here is wider, and the water flow at the confluence is faster. The Dongyi people, who have lived on horseback and in chariots for many years, will naturally make various mistakes in the tense armed crossing.

"Boom!" The sound of water exploding rang out. Alistar looked in the direction of the explosion and saw that an aquatic monster had attacked a wooden boat... This made Alistar's lips twitch. What a misfortune! Misfortune always seems to find its way to the unfortunate? Were these Eastern barbarians punished by the Dragon God? Alistar, who hadn't been particularly devoted to the kingdom's Dragon God before, found his faith in the Dragon God growing stronger involuntarily.

"Hmph~" The grunts of the boars blended together, and the heavy breathing of the goblins also filled the air. This was the first time they had faced such a large number of enemies; at least several thousand Dongyi vanguard soldiers pressed towards them in a dark mass.

"Raise your guns!" Alistair commanded calmly, for a general's courage is paramount! He couldn't afford to panic; besides, the powerful Goblin Banner Knights weren't someone they could easily sway!
"Throw!" Alistar channeled his battle aura into the short javelin in his hand, swung his left arm with all his might, and hurled it out. The javelin, wreathed in battle aura flames, flew straight and steadily! Nearly a thousand javelins followed closely behind!
This is a skill Roland specially designed for the goblin knights! Because of the slender build of the barbarian goblins, they can't effectively use ranged weapons. The bows they can draw have very little draw weight, and crossbows are inconvenient. Therefore, after careful consideration, Roland decided to equip them with an ancient and effective ranged armor-piercing weapon—the javelin! The Imperial standard 1.2-meter javelin is a bit long for the goblin knights, but no problem! Skilled dwarves will do the trick! A 1-meter javelin is provided! The triangular armor-piercing spearhead of the javelin balances penetration and lethality!
While javelin throwing is a core skill for Imperial infantry, it's a rarity for Imperial knights. The noble knights disdain using "little weapons" (which are simply less convenient than a horizontally laid lance...). To find a javelin-specific skill for knights, Roland searched the entire kingdom for high-ranking knights, finally discovering the knightly skill "Projectile" from the treasure-hunting old man! It grants the target a 100% increase in range and 25% piercing damage. It must be said, old man Adile is truly a treasure trove; he has all sorts of strange and wonderful knightly skills...

Roland went to great lengths to get the arrogant old man to lower himself and teach skills to the goblin mercenaries he used to look down on. Although the old man was loyal to the king, he did not obey the king unconditionally. In the old man's eyes, this kind of request was no different from an insult to his hero status.

After much persuasion, even to the point of exhaustion, Roland couldn't change Adile's mind. It was only when Nyx casually remarked that these goblin knights would be the vanguard of the kingdom's counterattack against Lagrange that the old man's mysterious switch was activated, allowing the goblin knights to learn the knight skill—projectile.

……

"puff!"

"puff!"

"thump!"

"laugh!"

As javelins rained down, the Dongyi chariot warriors on their rafts and boats were thrown into the water like dumplings being dropped into a pot, or nailed to the boats. Interspersed among these were the sounds of javelins missing their mark and hitting the water, and the screams and wails of the Dongyi chariot warriors who weren't quite dead, creating a terrifying symphony. As blood seeped into the river, the entire area turned a pale red, and the stench attracted predators from the water! Aquatic monsters also joined this bloody feast.

"Kill! Ah!"

"Kill these beasts!"

"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"

The Dongyi chariot people, who were stunned by the barrage of javelins, finally came to their senses. They frantically attacked the monsters in the water while angrily retaliating against the goblin knights on the shore.

Never underestimate the archers of the Eastern Chariot People! Among the Eastern Chariot People, there are quite a few nomadic archers skilled in archery! Archers constitute the largest group of professionals among the Eastern Chariot People! These Eastern Chariot People archers are the ones who have killed the King of Gondor from the "moving walls"! Their danger level is second only to the Eastern Chariot Knights! Runes didn't only give birth to the Knights of Lordaeron, belonging to the Elven Duchy of Lordaeron under the Empire; before the Empire conquered this land, the roaming Eastern Chariot Knights were still deadly!

Compared to the somewhat awkward lightly armored shock knights of Lordaeron, the Eastern Barbarian guerrilla knights were masters of kiting tactics. Maneuvering between enemy and friendly range was second nature to them. Their choice of scimitars and longbows over lances defined their tactics. While abandoning the pincer charge sacrificed their unparalleled impact, it granted them unparalleled mobility. Furthermore, they forwent the noble plate armor of knights, opting for lightweight leather and chainmail, maximizing their mobility by armoring key areas. They were one of the few archer knight units in Middle-earth.

At this moment, these Dongyi guerrilla knights spontaneously organized themselves. They bent their horn bows and directly exchanged fire with the goblin knights. In their glory state, the battle aura shield formed by their combined battle aura easily blocked the arrows flying from all directions. Similarly, their short spears could not threaten the Dongyi guerrilla knights who had raised their battle aura shield.

"Bang bang bang!" The dense gunfire made Alistar frown. The Dongyi archers, who had reacted, didn't care who they were and immediately drew their longbows and fired! Moreover, with the archer skills, the arrows launched from these longbows were dense and heavy, and the battle energy consumption of the entire knight order suddenly increased. This made Alistar somewhat displeased. The enemy not only did not surrender, but also dared to launch a counterattack.
"Throw!" Alistar drew another javelin and hurled it. The goblin knights behind him followed suit as if guided by a weather vane. Instantly, another group of Dongyi people on the river fell to the ground. The sharp-eyed Alistar even noticed that some of the Dongyi archers were shot dead.

"Retreat!" Alistar, knowing when to stop, naturally wouldn't stand still and get rained down with arrows.

(End of this chapter)