Chapter 250.3 \nBut the goblins were never really horse riders, so they did have one blind spot .
The cavalry which Zaurosh led in a wedge-shaped assault formation was meant to intercept the Valkyria, who were riding from behind . The goblins needed to accelerate first before they could exhibit their destructive strength; hence, why they had taken it upon themselves to use an assault formation .
If they didnât remove the enemy behind them quickly, the enemy cavalry expanding toward their flanks would attack them . In order to raise morale and give time to build their charge, the formation they chose was the arrow-point formation . They would focus their strength into a single point and then smash all of that into the approaching enemy .
Zauroshâs objective was to stop the cavalry led by the War Princess . Behind them was the cavalry of the Goblin King .
After passing by the enemy, they could go around and take the enemy from behind to help the kingâs cavalry in their assault . Of course in that case, if the enemy doesnât want their backs taken, then they would have no choice but to respond to their movements .
Zaurosh tried to pass by the enemy while using the arrow-point formation, but then the movement of the enemy cavalry caused his eyes to open wide .
The head of the enemyâs formation had split into two .
They passed by each other, and Zaurosh tried to crush them, but the enemy did something unexpected, and before he knew it, they were already leaving them behind . Zaurosh had attacked straight into the center, but the Valkyria just split to the sides . They showed no signs of regrouping into one group and instead continued riding as two diffrent groups .
ââTo the right! Turn!â
But Zaurosh only hesitated for a moment before deciding to chase after one of the two cavalries . Already, he had drawn up a diagram in his mind where both cavalry groups attacked him . As such, he led his cavalry to turn around .
But again, the cavalry of Valkyria did not do as he expected .
âDonât ignore me!â Zaurosh cried . \nValkyria rode as if they didnât care about him, and their intentions became apparent .
âTheyâre going after Felduk!
But by the time Zaurosh realized that, much time had already been lost .
âAt this rate⌠Tactician-dono!â
The Goblin King was also watching when the enemy cavalry split .
âSo Zaurosh chased after the right cavalry . In that case, we shall give chase for the left!â
The Goblin Kingâs great sword flashed and the direction of his cavalry was decided . Gi Be Slay and the other imperial guards of the Goblin King accelerated .
Their objective was the commander at the head of the cavalry with fluttering blonde hair .
The king bellowed and the rest of the goblins cried back in response .
Like that the Goblin Kingâs cavalry and Zauroshâs cavalry were split as they gave chase after the now split cavalry of the Valkyria .
âTheyâre fast . As expected of monster beasts . â
When Blanche the War Princess saw the giant goblin approaching, a faint smile appeared on her face . If they were to take that head on, no matter how well-trained the Valkyria may be, only destruction would await them .
âIf we face them head on, that is⌠Archers!â
It wasnât easy to pull off horse-back archery in an actual battle, but it wasnât impossible by any means . The Holy Shushunu Kingdom possessed a vast amount of wealth and plains that made that very thing possible .
The famed archers under the direct control of the royal family were one of the Holy Shushunu Kingdomâs major powers .
And although few, even the Short Sword Battle Maiden have succeeded at training their soldiers to perform horseback archery .
At Blancheâs behest, her soldiers fired their arrows at the goblins while riding like the wind . The Goblin King easily brushed aside those arrows, but even then he had no choice but to slow down a little .
âChange course! To the left!â
The official army of the Holy Shushunu Kingdom that Blanche Ririnoie led regularly used horses . The Holy Shushunu Kingdom didnât merely incorporate the faster three-eyed unruly horse (Hipparion), hich because it wouldnât make the unit uniform, but more so because monster beasts like Andrewarchus, Hipparions, and Sand Horses were all actually inferior to horses when it came to their ability to turn around .
Until now the goblinsâ enemies have always clashed with them from the front, so it hasnât been a problem, but Blanche Ririnoie understood the weakness of the goblins well, and the irregular trajectories she drew with her cavalry made sport of the Goblin Kingâs cavalry .