Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 203

“Commence firing.”

At Cesare’s command, a storm of arrows simultaneously poured from the bushes toward the heavily armored cavalry below the hill.

– Thudududududuk!

Though numbering only around 300—nowhere near the grand spectacle seen in large-scale battles—it was still the most impressive display a regional lord’s private soldiers could muster.

Immediately afterward, Cesare realized his fears had not been unfounded.

– Ting! Tiding!

The sound alone was ominous.

– Tididididing! Tiding!

The Galico cavalry’s silver armor effortlessly deflected the downpour of arrows like a summer storm. No screams of knights rang out as he’d hoped. Not even the panicked cries of horses could be heard. These were true elite troops.

Cesare instinctively understood they were doomed. The Galico knights had already turned their mounts toward the foothills faster than he could react.

“All forces, retreat!”

A tenor voice urgently barked the order. Soldiers who hadn’t grasped the situation began to panic and scatter. Cesare, without hesitation, turned his horse away.

Issuing the retreat order before fleeing alone was his last shred of dignity.

“Fall back inside the walls!”

He shouted it once more, out of conscience. It was called a retreat, but in truth, it was pure flight.

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