The forward troops of the two sides fought for almost an hour in the only wasteland suitable for cavalry combat in this nearby area. Most of the time, everyone was chasing each other until one side sent reinforcements to drive away the previous chasing party. All the light cavalry under Count Matt Ass were thrown into this refueling battle, and Byron had already thrown 2oo soldiers into it. If the soldiers who were thrown into this scout battle from both sides were thrown into the baron battle that Byron had participated in, any one of them could be easily defeated.

In this battle, they were only used to test the forwards of the opposing army.

With the sound of the horn, from the other side of the horizon, nearly a thousand cavalry gathered into an unstoppable torrent. The cavalry in the front row all carried their lances, and rushed toward Rodok's forward force.

Facing the killing formation formed by hundreds of lances, the Rhodok cavalry wisely chose to retreat and fled to their own formation.

The heavy cavalry also gradually slowed down under the instructions of the flag and horn, and finally stopped not far from Rolf and them.

Byron walked to the front of the team to observe the terrain and the opponent's formation and team size.

The flag of Count Matthias was flying high in the air, while the original lord's flying snake flag was erected behind the formation. Just like the scout said, the number of this unit is more than 4ooo people, and it gathers at the edge of the forest. However, from the front, their formation is not neatly arranged, and the soldiers are poorly equipped. However, Suno's knight claimed that this was the usual method of the Rhodoks, deliberately reducing the frontal force, placing the rebels and elite troops behind and to the side.

In that case, when Swadia’s cavalry and infantry smashed the front line, they would appear in front of them to intercept horses and a large number of crossbowmen. And when they retreat, the elite Rodok troops on both sides will quickly break through the flanking offensive and outflank the Swadia army that has gone too far.

After Rhodok's independence, Swadia's army invaded Rhodok. As a result, the main force was surrounded by the marshal's arrogance and underestimation of the enemy. Thousands of chain knights were surrounded by armed farmers and mountain people. He couldn't move and suffered heavy losses.

"Very tricky."

Byron couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

This battlefield was deliberately selected by Earl Mattas. If you attacked from the front, you would fall into the kind of crisis that Suno Knight said before. But if you attack from both sides, you don't even have to think that the other side will definitely strengthen the defense, and the woodland will reduce the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. It will be very difficult to defeat the elite troops guarding the two wings.

"We can hold their wings and break directly from the front. As long as we move fast enough, we can break through from the middle and defeat them."

A knight from Suno suggested to Byron.

"But with this tactic, there will always be another phalanx behind the frontal forces. It will be difficult for us to break through there. I think it is better for us to concentrate our forces and break through from one side." Fattis also put forward his own views, advocating from Flanking breakthrough. In fact, his thoughts are closer to those of Suno's knights, they all want to wield the heavy cavalry's charge ability to break down the opponent's weak points while restraining the opponent's formation.

"We can also go around behind them and attack them, but our strength may not be enough to contain the entire frontal battlefield, especially if some people cannot participate in the war."

Rolf squinted at the Uxhall knights and officers who were riding on the horse with their heads high and seemed unrelated to the battle, and said with some dissatisfaction.

"So, what is your decision?"

Everyone looked at Byron, the commander, waiting for him to give orders.

Frankly speaking, Byron's commanding experience is still insufficient, especially for the first time he has commanded troops of this size and with allies participating.

Fortunately, people around him are willing to put forward their own suggestions to him, and he has many plans that he can refer to. Moreover, it is difficult to win a frontal attack, so he can directly give up the idea of ​​tying a wave of the past.

He began to allocate troops, and determined the position and attack direction of each unit's command.

After accepting the order, the knights rushed back to their team positions and asked them to take out the armor to equip themselves. Some of the noble cavalry and heavy infantry need the help of others, let those entourage assist them to put on the armor with three layers of protection inside and outside, and then put the horse armor on the horses. As for those entourages, they only wore a soft armor and helmet, and their weapon shields were also very clumsy. They would only be allowed to enter the battlefield when the battlefield was cleaned up.

The crossbowmen also began to change their equipment and wind up the crossbow arrows. However, unlike wearing armor on the battlefield, the crossbows of these crossbowmen are well maintained and maintained in a state where they can be fired at any time. They will stand alone in a row and stand at the forefront of the team. The spearman stood behind them, holding a Rhodok-style broad shield. When they finished the first round of shooting, the heavy infantry would step forward to protect them and set up a long spear phalanx at the same time.

The equipment was changed before the battle, and the battle method of arranging formation was somewhat different from the battles that Byron had experienced in the past, and it was far from the medieval battles he had known before through the film and television dramas. But Byron had to admit that wearing heavy equipment for a long time did cause a great burden on soldiers. Moreover, even the Rodok units, which had been waiting for them for a long time, changed their equipment when the scouts engaged in battle.

Rhodok took advantage of this opportunity to use the cavalry to harass, and Byron's light cavalry unit immediately counterattacked. In fact, this gap before the battle between the two armies has become the main battlefield for the forward forces. Once you win, you can harass the enemy to a certain degree and affect the opponent's preparation progress.

Byron now understands more about the meaning of a raid. The armed forces in the march are very low. Once a successful raid by a fully prepared army, both equipment and formation will be at a disadvantage, and morale will naturally be too. It's about to collapse.

Yatiman also asked the engineers to assemble the catapults that were disassembled into parts with the fastest speed, removing the cover on the carriage, and exposing the vehicle-mounted ballista below.

The formation is gradually forming, the infantry has lined up, and the cavalry on the two wings are divided into different teams, ready to attack.

The previous battle between the forwards of the two sides was also decided at this time. The Byron troops with superior cavalry strength defeated the Rhodok light cavalry and noble cavalry, and controlled this place in the middle of the battlefield. But at this time the formation of the Rodok army had been set up, and it had advanced a certain distance, which made it impossible for these light cavalry to make money. So they also retreated and joined the cavalry units on both wings.

The sound of the horn sounded, and the soldiers under Byron's command stepped forward towards the opponent's line.

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