Lord Duke! It's all Romans! The Romans all over the mountains! ”

The Austrians gave a lot of aid, but the artillery of this era was slightly weak in the face of the onslaught of the large army because of its slow reloading, and Giovanni's troops were deployed in the most secure formation.

Standing at the forefront is the main force of the Phoenix Legion - equipped infantry. Refined fan shields and thick plate armor are almost the finest armor that the Empire can offer at the moment. Although the real plate armor is only a hundred years old, the plate armor made the English longbowmen almost desperate for protection, and it is a rare example of a "shield" defeating a "spear".

And after the mounted infantry, it is the core of the Phoenix Legion, the heavy cavalry. The reason why the heavy cavalry was not allowed to stand at the front of the array was that the mountainous terrain of Mount Berich seriously affected the cavalry's ability to attack, and it would be half the effort to attack the heavily defended ramparts of the Serbian rebels along the mountain. And once the attack is contained, the heavy cavalry is likely to be in a dilemma because of the dense line of friendly infantry behind them.

After a distance between the two heavily armed troops, there is a dense group of light infantry, also in the most traditional line formation, with each two columns forming a formation, with shields in the front row and crossbows in the rear for suppression. There is the most efficient way to advance to the top of the mountain.

"Mr. Giovanni, I heard that you have hidden a treasure with quite amazing combat power...... And easily repelled an ambush by Serbian rebels with it? "Hunyati touched Giovanni's armor with his arm,"

Giovanni was taken aback by Hunyati: "Your Majesty Hunyati...... Now that you are the supreme ruler of Hungary, I would advise you to take the lead in such a campaign...... After all, the Battle of Varna has a precedent, and you've been injured along the way. ”

"I'm sitting on a!" Hunyarti obviously did not pretend in front of Giovanni, and put on the consciousness of aristocratic posture, and even his words were quite "simple", he put his arm on Giovanni's shoulders and said casually, "I was also instigated by your Majesty John and that little girl at the beginning, but I didn't expect to be wrong and really become this regent." To be honest, I'm still used to hearing the people of Budapest call me the White Knight......"

"I can understand that you are showing off?" Giovanni took a step forward, half of his body in front of Hunyadi, "But then again, the regent is the regent after all......"

"What does that mean?"

"After all, László V is still the first in line to the Hungarian crown, not that he has a high level of support in Hungary, but ...... His legitimacy is truly irrefutable. ”

In a recent correspondence with Constantinople, Sophia mentioned this incident in passing, and it was also after listening to Hunyadi talk about it that Giovanni, who was full of thoughts about the Serbian rebels, suddenly remembered this stubble: "Your Majesty Hunyati, we all know that Frederick III himself did not have the right to inherit Bohemia and Hungary. If the Habsburgs released László V for the sake of the gateway to Bohemia, no one could guarantee that he would not threaten Hungarian rule. ”

Giovanni was not clear about the specific decisions of Constantinople, and he did not want to interfere too much in political decisions, but it was still necessary to let Hunyadi be on guard. Contracts are the least valuable thing, and even if László V and Elizabeth agree to renounce the Hungarian throne, there is no guarantee of what will happen next.

After all, ambition is the most uncontrollable thing.

"Giovanni, I'm not a generous person."

"You don't look so generous."

The two smiled in a rather tacit understanding, and then continued to turn their gaze to the battlefield.

The efficiency of the propulsion is not as rapid as it seems.

Whether it was the mounted infantry at the front or the light infantry in the rear row, there was an unexpected drastic attrition. The Serbian rebels' firepower was quite targeted, using firearms such as artillery, muskets and hand cannons to inflict casualties on the infantry in the front row, and using dense arrows to deal with the line of light infantry, which was quite tacit.

"General Giovanni, what kind of phalanx is it, really don't let them assist in the advance? If this continues, the losses of the legion will probably not be small.

"Our goal is to encircle Nišburg before winter, and by the beginning of next spring we will have supplies and reinforcements, and the losses of the Holy See and the Phoenix Legion are still within a bearable range. I would prefer that this time Prokupre's defenders would not burn the grain and grass before surrendering, it would be a waste of ......" Giovanni's tone was relaxed, but he obviously did not expect the Serbian rebels to pour fire so desperately, "Although the new Roman phalanx has strong combat effectiveness, it also has many flaws, and the level of training is also a problem, besides, such a mountain attack is very unsuitable for the use of muskets." ”

"Then let's see."

The mounted infantry, who rushed to the front, gasped for breath from the high-intensity movement, but at this moment, the sandstone ramparts of the Serbian rebels were close in sight. Such a height can be crossed by jumping slightly.

"Eric! Tarberg! Hand on! A non-commissioned officer shouted, and two mounted infantry with fan-shaped shields stood in front of him, and then the non-commissioned officer ran in three or two steps, and then leaped over the earthen ramparts and burrowed into the arms of the Serbian rebels.

As if to block the onslaught of the Imperial Legions, the Serbian Legions used spears of several meters behind the gravel ramparts in an attempt to pinn down the Imperial soldiers near the earthen ramparts.

It's a pity that these spearmen have been rushed by the equipped infantry. It seems that the Austrians did give Serbia a lot of advanced firearms, but most of the line infantry responsible for sending them to the dead were composed of untrained Serbian peasants or local militiamen.

As soon as the infantry entered the line, the cavalry did their job - to storm the artillery and crossbow positions.

The standard-bearer who followed behind the non-commissioned officer was even more quick-eyed, quickly pulling out the poorly designed flag of the Serbian Restoration Army, which had been pierced by crossbow arrows, which had been inserted in the earthen ramparts, and instead raised the national emblem of the Imperial Double-headed Eagle and the imperial flag.

"For Rome!"

Eric and Tarberg quickly followed their commander to establish the first line of defense. For them, the sight of the rebels' brains splashing and blood in front of them only aroused their will to fight. According to John's instructions, in the daily training of the Phoenix Legion, the most emphasis is placed on the concept of "friend and foe" in the part of ideological construction, rather than the same brother and chivalry.

In the face of imperial interests, if killing is the best means, then it doesn't matter who is standing in front of you!