Rise of the Empire Total War

Chapter 197: Cavalry charge

Faced with a mysterious weapon like the matchlock gun, the coalition cavalry felt a sense of fear. In their eyes, the mysterious long stick held in the enemy's hand could actually kill several layers of clothes at a long distance after flashing lightning. The armor protects oneself, which is no better than a bow and arrow and a crossbow machine. The arrows fired by the latter can be seen and avoided, but the new weapon used by the enemy can't see what it shoots.

witchcraft! Only witchcraft can explain all this!

Out of fear of witchcraft, the Allied cavalry ignored the officer's scolding and directly turned their horses to retreat, allowing Richard's archers and crossbowmen to take the opportunity to retreat into the battle line.

With the effort of the cavalry to disperse, the coalition infantry continued to advance, and a **** battle was about to begin!

"In the name of the Lord, we will win."

Seeing the hideous enemy getting closer and closer, a soldier in the heavy sergeant's shield wall prayed in a low voice, then kissed the cross in his hand and put it back in his arms. With his movements, firmness appeared in his eyebrows. Look.

"shooting!"

Bang bang bang ——

After frightening the enemy cavalry, the arquebuses did not retreat. They still stood in front of the shield wall and fired at the approaching enemies. Due to the large number of enemies, they did not need redundant aiming, as long as they aimed roughly in one direction. Then you can shoot, and every shot can take the life of an enemy.

boom! thump--

The gunfire sounded again. A running coalition infantry's erected shield was punched with a small hole in the lead bullet. The sawdust flew horizontally, but the deformed lead bullet remained unabated. It shot through the chain mail on his body and penetrated into his body. The soldier who was shot ran a few steps forward, then fell to the ground, blood slowly flowing from under him.

After firing the last bullet, the arquebuses quickly put away their weapons, turned and retreated into the battle line, leaving the battlefield to the reliable imperial infantry. In this era, cold weapon combat is still the mainstream of warfare. After all, the firearms owned by Richard can only be used as auxiliary forces. If they want to be the main battle force, they are likely to be defeated by the natives of this world.

You must know that even if the Spanish colonists invade the Americas, they are not relying on firearms, but mainstream iron weapons. Even the Native Americans who are still in the Bronze Age cannot win with firearms, let alone this world civilization. Aboriginal with no difference in rank and Richard.

The speed of the arquebuses was very fast. When the enemy rushed to a place only ten meters away from the battle line, they all withdrew into the battle line. Then, the shield walls of the heavily armed sergeants quickly came together, following the height of the officers. With a roar, the spears were all clamped on the shield, and the iron spearhead that was still shining with cold light was aimed at the enemy far away!

"Charge! Break them down!"

"Withstand! For the empire!"

Countless slogans sounded one after another. The coalition forces rushed to the front of Richard’s army like mountains and seas, like a violent wave crashing into a black dam. Amid the violent impact of shields, many people in the heavy armored soldiers on the line of resistance were killed. Knocked down, knocked over, and then slaughtered by the enemy, but those who stand firm will immediately start the most violent counterattack!

Under the warm spring sun, countless spears and short swords were assassinated back and forth. The sound of killing, the sound of weapons, and the collision of iron armor and shields sounded one after another on the whole front. Soldiers fell every second. Between the fronts, blood water is irrigating this unnamed plain.

At the same time, the Allied cavalry who withdrew from the battlefield made a comeback again. Under the leadership of their respective generals, they roared toward the flank of Richard's army, and issued the most violent roar. Form an anti-cavalry hedgehog circle, crowd together, and block the fierce charge of the enemy cavalry with flesh and blood!

"Hold on! Hold on to the shield and spear!"

At the moment when the horse rushed, the officers in the hedgehog circle exhausted all their strength and roared loudly. All the soldiers clung to their shields and spears. The veterans in the front row were even determined to die. Every one of them knew that under the charge of the enemy’s large-scale cavalry, no one could escape. Especially the person in the front row, that is the deadly position.

In the next second, the Allied cavalry rushed towards the hedgehog circle formed by heavily armored sergeants. Although the warhorse had an innate fear of spikes, it still had to stubbornly slammed into it with the master’s efforts to drive it away. Go up.

boom!

At this moment, people turned their backs on their horses, their shields were destroyed, and the heavy soldiers standing in the front row died almost instantaneously. The soldiers inside felt that the pressure in front of them increased sharply, and everyone backed back and squeezed under the same force. NS. Those soldiers who were unsteady were trampled to death on the spot by their war horses, or were stepped on the ground by their comrades who could not get up, but the coalition cavalry was also unhappy. The impact caused many knights to fall off their horses, and they were trampled into flesh by the friendly horses that followed them.

After breaking through the defense of the hedgehog circle, the cavalry who rushed into the back row fought with the heavy sergeant for a while, and then quickly pulled out. In close combat, the spear is still the nemesis of the cavalry, and they can only retreat, in the distance. Re-arranged, ready to launch the second round of charge.

When the Allied cavalry withdrew, the entire flanks were full of horrible corpses. Undead horses and people groaned everywhere~lightnovelpub.net~Bloodwater flowed, many people's bodies were trampled on by horseshoes, brains and internal organs were dripping. In one place.

Both wings were attacked by coalition cavalry, which made Richard a little overwhelmed. He knew that if he did not send cavalry to support, this battle was likely to overturn-the cavalry charge was not his exclusive, in this flat terrain. , The cavalry on both sides have a lot of room to play, but the number of cavalry in the coalition is far more than Richard, it has more advantages.

"Frank, the cavalry is dispatched to support the two wings!"

The order was issued, and the lieutenant Frank immediately rode away. Then, more than 3,000 heavy cavalry were divided into two directions to support the two wings. These knights armed with giant lances whizzed out of the army and faced the coalition forces who were in line for the second charge. The cavalry killed.

"Charge! For the Empire!"

"Beat them! We will win!"

As the heavy cavalry charged, various slogans were issued from the knights of the two armies. The most unique of them was the Teutonic knights wearing black cross robes. These Teutonic knights were formed by the German knights group to fight against the pagans. The pagans are very cruel. Their enemy was originally the Lithuanian pagans in Northeast Europe, but now their target has become the pagan believers in the Magic Deer.

"In the name of the Lord, charge! Crush the heretics!"

The cavalry of the two armies collided at a high speed, and the movement almost shocked the ground. When the cavalry staggered, countless knights screamed and fell, whether it was Richard’s German knights or the Lasik Principality cavalry. Allied cavalry is the same.

If Richard had a detailed knowledge of the Principality of Lasik that he was about to hostile before the war, then he would be surprised to find that the Principality of Lasik’s knight army ranks among the top three in the Valdasia Peninsula, and the country is famous. In the hometown of knights, most of the army fights with cavalry...