Time passed little by little, and Angus's rash Burgundian mixed cavalry and several infantry teams were already in formation, but Art did not blow the charge horn.
He was waiting, waiting for the Swabian heavy cavalry to leave.
About half an hour later, Art expected that the Swabian heavy cavalry was at least five miles away from here. As long as the charging troops moved quickly, he could end the battle even if the Swabian heavy cavalry returned to support him.
「传令，所有士兵，杀敌一人军赏三十芬尼！」
「杀敌一人，军赏五十芬尼！」
「杀敌一人，军赏五十芬尼！」
「杀敌一人，军赏五十芬尼！」
The guards around Ate shouted orders at the top of their lungs. Hundreds of soldiers in front of the car formation cheered in unison, and their morale was high.
"Wave the flag, blow the trumpet, and attack with the whole army!" Art ordered word by word to the bodyguard and messenger beside him, Ma Xiu.
Three trumpets sounded, and the flags of each army waved.
Angus looked around and saw that all the flag squads had responded to the flag, so he ordered to charge, lightly kicking the horse's belly and moving forward slowly. The more than 120 horses on both sides of Angus also snorted and kicked their hooves to follow Angus's horse. The elite warriors and light infantry behind the cavalry moved forward in an orderly manner and headed towards the Swabian army in an orderly manner amidst the orders of their respective commanders.
Just when Angus led his army more than 20 steps out of the vehicle formation, a plume of smoke rose from the rear of the Swabian army on the opposite side. Angus slowed down his horse speed, stood on the horse and turned his head to look back at the command vehicle where Art was.
At stood still, the military flag was still in the charging position diagonally forward.
Angus calmed down, turned his head and continued to lead the army closer to the enemy's position.
The Swabian army's military formation features heavy armored infantry and elite infantry in the center and protrudes forward. The two light infantry phalanxes on the flanks face each other with shields and spears. The archers are located at the rear of the military formation. Count Randy's central army is behind the archers.
The elite infantry in the center is the core combat force of the Swabians, and Angus's cavalry runs towards the elite of the Swabian center.
Regardless of whether there was a trap or ambush, or whether the Swabian heavy cavalry would suddenly return to the battlefield to kill him, at this time the army led by Angus had become an arrow that could only penetrate the target.
Walking slowly to one hundred and eighty steps in front of the enemy, Angus began to direct the army to accelerate. The horse soldiers beside him tilted the upright military flag forward. The cavalry began to accelerate, and the infantry quickly followed up.
After one hundred and fifty steps, the Swabian arrows began to scatter. At such a distance, the arrows had little power, but they always caused interference to the army behind Angus.
Among the Burgundian cavalry attacking the enemy formation, dozens of heavy cavalry were in the front, serving as the blades of the sword, and more than eighty light cavalry were slightly behind as the wings.
For many years, the armies of the Count of Burgundy have been retreating steadily under the iron heel of Swabia, but today they were able to take the initiative to attack the Swabian military formation. The heavy and light cavalry who were in the forefront suddenly felt excited.
The war horses under them also began to slowly increase their speed following the passion of their masters. The horses' hooves kicked the ground, sending up grass flying all over the sky.
After the mixed light and heavy cavalry, 480 elite infantry and 200 light infantry also rushed towards the enemy position at high speed.
Hence the military exploits he achieved in ambushing a small Swabian army in Heyuan, the brave Hans and the butcher Bury, who had experienced a bloody baptism together, were selected into the Deadpool team. The two also achieved military exploits when they attacked (plundered) the Swabian border county of Buvan.
Joining the Deadpool team means sophisticated weapons and armor, generous food treatment, and of course, many opportunities to die.
Hans was hesitant at first, but when his commander Rigg, who was promoted to the flag captain of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, asked him if he wanted to kill the enemy and get rid of his prisoner status, he nodded.
The fear of death was still the fear of death, but there was a strange feeling in that fear, which made Hans feel trembling all over and blood rushing to his head.
Hans did not know that at the moment when he bit the throat of the Swabian enemy with his teeth, a murderous beast had already taken over his soul and body.
Although he was at the front of the entire infantry formation, more than a hundred galloping horses raised dust and blocked his view. Hans had no idea how far away he was from the enemy formation.
"Bury, how far is it to catch up?" Hans asked Bury, who was holding a shield beside him to block sporadic arrows.
Bury put down the shield that blocked the arrows, glanced sideways at Hans while running, and cursed: "Look ahead, lift the shield, pay attention to the arrows, you idiot!"
Hans just lifted the shield, and a stray arrow hit the wooden shield, but the arrow lost its power and only made a scratch on the wooden shield.
"Don't worry about how far away it is, just charge. After a while, the two of us will get closer to look after each other. If we kill the enemy, we will share the reward! Fifty pfennigs for a head, I have to get at least two hundred pfennigs! Haha~" Butcher Bury's face was purple, and his expression was almost crazy.
Butcher, this profession itself is not a good one.
The cavalry accelerated again, the roar of the horses' iron hoofs became louder and louder, and the arrow rain from the sky became more intensive. Hans, Bury, and the Burgundian infantry also threw off their legs and strode into the formation.
It is useless to hide and retreat in such a rain of arrows. The only way to restrain is to rush into the enemy's position as soon as possible and make the enemy's archers stop shooting. This is what veterans and officers have repeatedly explained.
Hans was lucky. The arrows that rushed towards him like locusts did not hit him. Three arrows were already hung on his shield. However, the Burgundian army charging here also suffered casualties. First, a light cavalry horse in the front was hit by an arrow. The horse fell to the ground in pain, and the two light cavalry behind it were alarmed; then there were four or five riders on horseback. After being shot off their horses, most of them were hit by arrows in the thighs, and their lives were not in danger, but they could only wait for rescue after the war; then a dozen infantrymen fell. Although these people had armor, the armor was not heavy, and arrows with awkward angles could still pierce their armor... Bang! Bang bang...
More than forty heavy armored cavalry collided with the Swabian heavy armored infantry and spearmen in front. How could those spearmen and heavy armored infantry withstand the collision of thousands of pounds of war horses? They were knocked out five or six steps in just an instant, and a gap was suddenly opened in the center of the Swabian army.
Tum, tom, tom~
Eighty or so light cavalry crashed into the two wings of the Swabian center formation. These light cavalry did not have the momentum of the heavy cavalry. Many horses were stabbed by spears and fell, and some horses and riders even stopped in front of the spear points of the formation.
所幸居中的重骑兵已经打开了一个缺口，没能撞入敌阵的轻骑兵调转马头继续朝重骑兵破开的缺口冲去......
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Swabian rear line, Count Randy's heart strings were tense, and his hands holding the reins began to sweat. This battle was not what Randy had expected.
The favorite thing of battlefield conspirators is suspicion. The appearance of any battlefield will be repeatedly considered and questioned.
Landy dared to let the heavy cavalry attack from behind when the Burgundian siege army outside the castle was not yet stable, because he expected that the opponent's Att would not dare to take the opportunity to break out of the car formation to fight with him.
First of all, the Burgundians were not superior in military strength, and nearly half of their soldiers were defeated frontier troops and prisoners who had just been released from prison. The only slightly elite troops were more than 400 troops brought from the western front. On the other hand, among the more than 1,000 soldiers of the Swabian army, there were heavy armor, elites, and crossbowmen. More importantly, their morale was relatively high.
Secondly, the Burgundian commanders have endless schemes and tricks. The more a person likes tricks, the more worried his opponent is about to cheat, so he thinks that the Burgundian commanders will not attack rashly.
However, he only knew that Art was a "despicable person" who was accustomed to conspiracy and tricks, but he did not know that Art was also a gambler who dared to take risks.
When the enemy's mixed cavalry came out, he also thought of using a blast of smoke to scare them away, but the opponent remained unmoved at all. This battle situation surprised Earl Randy. After the heavy cavalry left, his army would lose its absolute advantage in fighting the enemy's cavalry. He would be at a disadvantage under the impact of the enemy's cavalry. Therefore, when facing the enemy's charge, he gave up the hedging and chose to defend in formation.
The two armies were already locked in a fierce battle. The mixed cavalry led by Angus withdrew from the gap between his own soldiers in time before being completely overwhelmed by the Swabian soldiers. They were divided into left and right groups and regrouped towards the sides and rear wings, preparing to attack the enemy's flanks.
In the middle of the battle group, the Burgundian and Swabian infantry were completely locked in a stalemate. Spears were pierced, broadswords were slashing, battle axes were flying, heavy hammers were smashing, flails were rising... limbs were broken, meat was broken, intestines were broken, screams were continuous, and the sound of fighting was deafening.
"Heavy armor! Heavy armor! Break the heavy armor!" The order from Deadpool Captain Rigg sounded. After the cavalry withdrew, the remaining Swabian heavy armored infantry came forward again, blocking the offensive.
Dozens of Deadpools heard Rigg's call. Under the command of their respective black-robed commanders (former veterans of the Wells Legion), they gathered and rushed towards the Swabian heavy armored soldiers surrounding them.
Hans was lucky enough to escape the deadly arrows and spears. After the cavalry withdrew, he became the vanguard facing the Swabian army.
After the black-robed squadron leader roared and rallied, he instinctively raised his leather buckler, squeezed the long-handled battle ax tightly, kicked his cowhide boots on the turf, and rushed towards a Swabian heavy infantry wearing iron armor.
Grinning his teeth and widening his eyes, he raised his tomahawk back and forth. The force rose from the soles of his feet and tightened every muscle. Then it was concentrated in the palm of his right arm and passed the tomahawk directly, slashing towards the chest of the Swabian heavy infantryman.
A falling battle ax appeared in the sight of the Swabian heavy infantryman. He instinctively ducked sideways, and sparks erupted as the battle ax rubbed against the iron-plated armor.
The Swabian heavy infantry reacted very quickly. Before the sparks on the armor disappeared, the broadsword in his hand had already stabbed Hans in the waist.
Hans had no time to stop and block, and could only watch the bloody blade of the broadsword stabbing him in the abdomen.
The moment the broad sword pierced Hans's abdomen, a huge force pulled Hans violently. The sword edge that had just penetrated the skin left his body, and Hans fell backwards and fell to the ground.
At almost the same moment, a heavy hammer came out from the right rear and hit the Swabian heavy infantryman in the chest. A deep hole was made in the armor plate of the Swabian heavy infantry, and the body in the armor was also knocked back and staggered.
"You don't want to die? You dare to charge forward alone." Bury turned his head and cursed at Hans on the ground. He continued to rush forward and smashed the iron helmet of the Swabian heavy infantry on the ground with a hammer.
Hans looked around and realized that his companions had just arrived.
"What a danger!" Hans said thankfully and quickly got up, otherwise his own men rushing up from behind might trample him to death.
Hans and the soldiers of the Deadpool team reached the Swabian heavy armored infantry, and the two sides began to see each other back and forth within one step...
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Two hundred steps away, Art had jumped off the command vehicle and mounted his own horse. Apart from a few direct teams, only the recruits from the rear team were left.
The battle reached a stalemate, and the Swabians actually stabilized their position under the impact of hundreds of cavalry. Although they suffered heavy casualties, they showed no signs of breaking up.
In a stalemate, victory or defeat may be in an instant. We can't wait any longer. Art immediately ordered, "Ron, leave the flag bearer behind. You will personally lead the guards, military law, and the rest of the special forces to dismount and fight, and lead a hundred new soldiers to immediately attack the enemy's center. On the right side, they penetrated the light infantry formation on the right side and attacked the enemy's heavy armored infantry from the flank."
Ron and others could no longer hold back. They immediately jumped off their horses and led more than a hundred roaring soldiers to rush towards the fiercely fighting Swabian army.
After Ron left, Art gave a loud command to the soldiers who stayed behind: "Sixteen tanks in the rear line will form a wedge formation, attack the enemy's left flank, and use the tanks to break down their defense line!"
A moment later, the sixteen carriages behind the chariot formation ran around the battlefield towards the Swabian left wing under the control of the driver.
Chariots charging into the formation are really a helpless move. However, when the sixteen four-wheeled carriages rushed into the left wing of the Swabian army formation in a desperate manner, the Swabian left wing army formation was knocked down by the horse carriages. Several carriages that were not stopped by swords and spears even rushed into the depths of the enemy's formation, shattering the Swabian left wing army formation into pieces.
The Swabian army began to waver. Seeing that the balance of the war was about to tip to the Burgundian army, the messenger suddenly pointed to the west and exclaimed.
Three wolf smoke rose.
"Oops! The Swabian heavy cavalry returned for reinforcements, we were fooled!" Art felt bad.
"Quick, all the chariots rush up immediately, and take a hundred steps in front of the formation to meet our army's retreat!" Art knew that once the Swabian heavy cavalry returned to support, he would be defeated. At this time, he could only make the worst preparations, use a chariot formation to meet the army's retreat, and reduce battle losses as much as possible, even if many soldiers who were stuck in a stalemate were destined to be unable to retreat... ...
Nearly thirty chariots were slowly running toward the battlefield under the control of soldiers (Note: The formation needs to be kept stable and cannot be accelerated.)
"Matthew, prepare to blow the trumpet! Send the order to withdraw from the battle!" Art, who was in the mobile vehicle formation, gave the order to blow the trumpet and withdraw.
However, at the moment Matthew and the two trumpeters picked up their horns and put them to their lips, something unexpected happened to the Swabian army.
The Swabian army thought that thirty carriages were still going to attack the army, but they collapsed at the last moment.
At first, a few light infantrymen in the rear turned and fled, then a large group of people followed, abandoning their armor...