Knights hacked and slashed. Swords and axes clashed, cleaving open helmets and skulls.
The noise was like the Devil's own smithy, and blood stained the soil red.
The Knights relentlessly pushed back the Shield Soldiers, compressing their space and forcing them into a constant retreat. Their formation began to fall apart.
When the Shield Soldiers began to advance, the Knights fell back, circled around, and then charged once more.
However, this time, just as the Knights were about to charge up the gentle slope, the outermost Shield Soldiers suddenly parted to the left and right. The Infantry, wielding Short Swords and axes, also scattered. Then came the Long Spears.
Two or three members of the Civilian Militia held each Long Spear, raising them slightly and thrusting at the Knights charging up the slope.
