When the levee bursts, it always infiltrates slowly at first, and then the gap gradually increases, and when the breach is too big to withstand the impact of the flood and finally collapses, a huge stream of water will rush in and break the levee.

The Montina army was now such a levee, and in the face of the Genoese charge wave after wave, the Montina army was like a lonely boat drifting in the big waves, struggling to support.

Suddenly, an inconspicuous gap appeared, although it was only fleeting, but Cardino accurately grasped the rare opportunity, when the Genoese stormed the gap like a frenzy, the Montina army could no longer withstand the onslaught, from the place where it was attacked, the Montina began to retreat, and then the formation around it collapsed like an avalanche.

Alexander also saw the gap wide, and before he could give the order to plug it, the Genoese advance had already rushed through the gap, and with a burst of cheers, rushed towards the Montinas, who were gathering in a panic to prepare for defense.

The whole formation began to disorganize, and Montina's army had to retreat to both sides to defend against the suddenly cut through line, and as the gap caused by this retreat suddenly widened, a group of Genoese had rushed towards Alexander's position.

"Hunter Guards, Defense!" Busako's hoarse shout rang out in the chaotic battlefield, he held a saber in one hand, a musket in the other, and stared at the Genoese who was already rushing to the front with fiery eyes, "Ready~"

The chasseurs raised their spears and breathed tightly, for the first time they had faced a frontal onslaught on the battlefield, despite having experienced many deaths and deaths before.

And the lords were right behind them.

Alexander also raised his gun, and he did not retreat as Busak advised, for he knew that even a slight change of position at such a time could cause the entire front to collapse.

"Put!"

Busako's roar even drowned out the shouts of killing around him, and with his shout, bursts of gunfire exploded instantly.

The Genoese soldiers who rushed to the front immediately fell to the ground, and the people behind them stumbled on them and fell one after another, and the momentum of the attack seemed to be stagnant for a while.

But this momentary pause was immediately drowned out by those who rushed up from behind, and before the guns of the second row of hunters rang out, the spears of the Genoese were already stabbing at them.

In an instant, the screams mingled with the sound of musket fire, and before the first Genoese had just plunged his spear into the side of a hunter on the opposite side, he had fallen to the ground with a bloody face covered in blood from a musket that had been shot almost at his forehead.

Alexander did not shoot along, he stood behind the hunting guards, and beside him, a pennant fluttered in the wind.

"Blow the trumpet, order to move closer to the military flag."

Alexander gave the order to the trumpeter, and he jumped back on a rock to look at the opposite side, which, as dangerous as it was, was the only way to see better.

Trumpets and drums sounded, and Montina's army, which had heard the signal, began to retreat as they gathered from all sides in the direction of Alexander's banner.

"Is he going to form a defense?" Calgino watched the movements of the Montina from a distance, and then turned over with the help of his entourage, "I think it's almost over, there is no artillery to give us trouble, it's time to deal with Gombray." ”

With that, Cargino clamped his horse's belly and galloped toward the other side of the stream.

"My lord, what about those bohemians?" An officer asked Kargino from the side.

"Keep an eye on them and if they try to storm the right flank, drive them away." Calgino turned his head to the right flank, "Believe me, I know the Bohemians, although they are brave, but if we completely defeat the main force of Cambrai, they will naturally flee. ”

Calgino said and pinched the belly of the horse with force, he had already seen the Montina people slowly retreating, but some of them had obviously been completely crushed, and some of them could not even form a formation, so they could only follow their companions in a panic and retreat in the direction of their own people.

A cacophony of gunfire rang out, and Calgino couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound, noticing a group of Montina soldiers who seemed to have lost contact with the main force and had been surrounded, forming a formation under the cover of the spearmen.

They were surrounded by the Genoese, but thanks to the cover of the spearmen and the long-range fire of the musketeers hiding among the spearmen, the Montina army stubbornly resisted the enemy around them.

"Those people are brave," Calgino said, gesturing to the Montina who have been completely surrounded and have no way out, "and we can give them a funeral of respect." ”

"Yes, sir." An officer smiled and nodded, then hurried his horse towards the stubbornly resisting Montina army.

"Spearmen retreat!"

With the shouts of the officers, the Genoese spearmen retreated.

"Uncle, the Genoese have retreated."

Seeing the enemy retreating, one of the spearmen shouted excitedly, and turned back to the captain in the formation.

"Fool, put up your shield!" A veteran with scars on his head screamed like crazy, and at the same time he shook the halberd in his hand hard, "Ready to meet the enemy~"

There was a burst of bowstrings, a shrill sound of breaking wind, and in an instant someone in Montina's army fell to the ground screaming and being hit by an arrow, and at the same time the angry return of muskets also sprayed terrible projectiles at the Genoese.

"Attack!"

Looking at the Montina formation, which was instantly chaotic because of the arrow, the officer gave an order.

"Defend!"

At the same time, Danfu, as an 'uncle', also roared.

Another group of Genoese rushed from the flank, this was the second time since Alexander ordered the formation to shrink, the Genoese rushed into the gap of Montina's army, after a team arrived in time and the Genoese were heavily defeated and had to retreat, but it was obvious that the team was also difficult to hold on to because of heavy losses, so just when they were a little negligent, the Genoese broke through the gap between the two adjacent formations again and launched an attack on Alexander's hunting guards.

The hunters were so recognizable, their red coats of matural cuirass and short black capes appealed to almost all Genoese.

So much so that some Genoese troops tried to break through the Montina ranks in order to gain a chance to defeat Alexander.

"Your Excellency, you must step back now." Busako's face was already gloomy, and his gaze swept over the faces of the two hunters next to him, and there was some hint in his eyes.

The hunters licked their lips and approached, ready to knock Alexander to the ground at the slightest command from Busako, then tie him up and throw him on Pagassos' back and flee with him.

"If you dare to do something stupid, be careful, I won't spare you." Alexander couldn't look at Busaco either, and his eyes stayed on the Genoese who was rushing into the formation between the two teams, "Blow the trumpet, the musketeers shoot!" ”

The trumpeter, who had been waiting next to him, immediately blew the horn.

When the sound of gunfire on both sides was immediately drowned out, Alexander turned to Busako and said, "I advise you to remember what is happening today, so that you may tell your children and grandchildren that you almost helped the Genoese defeat me." ”

As he spoke, Alexander drew his sword from his belt.

"All you have to do is protect yourself from dying here, and let God decide the rest!"

With that, Alexander strode towards the queue of hunters in front of him.

"Hunters, hold your ground!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The hunters shouted like thunder.

"The hunters hold their ground?" Calgino, who had already crossed the creek, paused, and he got up slightly to look ahead, but he couldn't see anything clearly because the river beach was a little low, but he already had a rough idea of what was happening.

"Gombray is no more," Calgino exhaled softly, and he looked in the direction of the army that was surrounded by Montina, and seeing that the army had been shattered and was in pieces, Cargino wiped the sweat from his head, "But I didn't expect them to be so tenacious, they only failed because they regarded us as opponents." ”

Calgino's words caused laughter from the entourage beside them, and by this time they were as relaxed as their generals, Montina's army had been divided, and as for the Bohemians and the artillery on the hills, once Alexander's main force had been routed, they had nothing to worry about at all.

"Those cannons can be used as trophies of this victory."

The thought crossed Cargino's mind, and he couldn't help but look up the hill at the thought of it.

Then he seemed to see something black flying in his direction in an arc from the distant sky.

Calgino looked up at the black shadow that was flying rapidly, he saw that the black shadow was getting bigger and bigger, and then passed not far above his head, and before he could turn his head to look to the other side, with a deafening sound, Kargino felt that the horse sitting down suddenly shook its body, and then galloped forward wildly.

Calgino's body fell back from the unexpected tug, and the heavy armor nearly threw him off his horse.

But then he felt the horse suddenly lean forward, and with his exclamation, Calgino had thrown himself off the horse and fell to the ground.

As his entourage scrambled to help Calgino up, he was stunned to find his horse lying to the ground with a twitch, its hooves shaking, and under its belly, a mass of squeezed entrails was flowing outward.

To Calgino's surprise, not far from where he had stood, several Genoese had fallen.

"Artillery?" Calgino turned his head suddenly, ignoring the scrapes from the fall, his eyes fixed on the hill not far away.

He was answered by a burst of cannonball, followed by a sudden rain of blood in the ranks of the Genoese approaching the left flank.

"The left flank didn't take those guns!"

Calgino's face turned blue in an instant, and he searched in the direction of the hill, trying to find the infantry that had been sent out on the left flank, but he couldn't see anything except the rumbling of cannon and the glare of the sun in his ears.

The sudden bombardment confused the Genoese army, who were attacking the Montina, and they looked around blankly, the blow they had received during the river crossing was still fresh in their minds, only then the Montina artillery was silent, and the ensuing battle made them forget that they even had that terrible weapon.

Now they heard the sound of artillery again, and with this terrible sound, the shells that suddenly exploded and slaughtered after hitting the ground fell from the sky, which made the Genoese panic a little.

No one knew where the next shell would fall, especially on the left flank of the Genoese, and when they were shelled a second time, apparently with the intention of hitting the blow, a detachment of Genoese even ran out of the queue frantically due to heavy losses.

They rushed angrily up the hill, but they were greeted by an unexpected volley of muskets.

The gunfire was so dense that if you listened closely, you could see that it was even denser than Montina's army, which was concentrating near Alexander's hunting guards.

The Genoese were so wailing from the oncoming bullets that they had to stop and try to retreat.

But the artillery on the hill sounded again, and this time the target was precisely these Genoese who were trying to take the hill.

Four or five shells fell to the ground, and the small tree that had been severed by the fragments swayed and fell to the side, while the branch still hung a half-severed right leg.

The Genoese walked back and forth in fear, trying to keep going, but the bullets from the mountains stopped them, and the terrible shelling was a nightmare.

Listening to the miserable cries of their companions and looking at the bloody stumps around them, some began to flee timidly.

"Montina's musketeers on the mountain?" Calgino's heart jumped suddenly, he already knew by this time that the left flank attacking hill team should have been defeated by the Montina people, or at least entangled.

"Gombray is crazy," Cargino said, looking at the Montina formation, which had almost completely surrounded the entire right flank except for the left flank, "and he didn't keep the most elite army with him. ”

As soon as Cardino's words fell, the cannon sound rang out again, and he clearly felt that when he heard the cannon sound, the Genoa formation that was attacking seemed to be involuntarily a little confused.

The shells fell in the crowd, or rather, into the crowd.

In order to attack the densely defended Montinas, the Genoese army also had to use a denser formation to attack the enemy's line, and when the shotgun landed in the dense crowd, the blood instantly cast a terrible red in the eyes of the people.

The Genoese formation was in turmoil, many of them panicked but helplessly yelled, they did not know what to do about the incessant blow, and the Genoese were even more turbulent when they saw their companions who had retreated from the mountain with heavy casualties.

"My lord, those artillery pieces must be dealt with," an officer ran over with red eyes, his helmet clutched in his hand, and a large hole in his helmet looked shocking, "otherwise our losses will be too great." ”

Calgino looked at the mountain, and by this time he had a rough idea of Alexander's purpose.

It was clear that Alexander had braved the intense pressure from the front and left an elite musket unit on the hill to protect the artillery.

This may seem risky, but as long as the artillery fire on the mountain is ensured, the Genoese will face heavy casualties from the incessant shelling.

But what if the army is mobilized to attack the hill?

Calgino quickly looked in the direction of the line, and he noticed that the Montinas had completely compressed themselves under a hill far away from the riverbank, where they did not retreat any longer, but struggled to support what seemed to be a crumbling formation.

Another round of shelling, this time the shells exploded a few dozen meters in front of Cardgino.

Through the smoke and dust, Calgino saw a flag and its flag bearer being torn to shreds by a shotgun, and a cry of horror could be heard from near the vanishing flag.

"Order the three battle battalions on the left flank to seize the artillery of the Montinas."

Cargino finally gave the order, and although he knew that it would be a terrible decision to draw troops from the left flank that had already surrounded the Montinas, he could no longer tolerate such heavy casualties in his army.

Although Pitiglino of Venice defeated Charles of France at the Battle of Fornovo, he was later reprimanded by the Venetian governor Barbarige for the heavy losses of his army.

Because of this, Pittiliuno was not reactivated until the recent Romagna War.

Cargino knew very well that although his family had gained the power of the viceroyalty, the influence of the Rovere family was enormous, and they were able to send troops to Montina this time, purely to take advantage of the Genoese jealousy and hatred of Venice.

At the same time, in Parliament, the Cargino family tried to convince those councillors that perhaps it would only take a small price to deter and scare away the Gombray.

As long as Gombray was driven out of Montina and announced that he recognized the Rovere's ownership of Montina, Cardino believed that the Rovere family had no choice but to accept this fact except to blame Alexander for his incompetence.

But if, like Pitigliino, he caused the Genoese to lose a lot in this conflict, then things might be much more complicated.

By then, even if he had captured Montina, he would probably have to fall victim to the family in order to deal with the Council's questioning.

Just hold on a little longer, and you can win by taking down the guns on the mountain, Cardgino told himself, and then he commanded loudly: "Take that mountain, and I will kill the guy who commands the artillery with my own hands!" ”

The Genoese burst out with angry shouts, they were really enraged by the artillery, and they were extremely annoyed by the fear of hearing the cannonballs, so that when the three battle brigades rushed desperately towards the mountain, the terrible appearance of the mountain Gompati did not doubt at all what kind of terrible fate it would be if his men fell into the hands of the Genoese.

A Genoese mercenary walked forward panting with a spear in hand, and he was at the very edge of the group, which meant that he would have to go a little further than the others to catch up with his companions.

A corpse lying on the ground in front of him caught his attention, and he knew that it was the previous surrounded Montina army.

At an unexpected cost, the Montina army had been wiped out completely, and now they were to attack the hill with their companions, who had just fought hard.

A corpse that looked like an officer caught the attention of the Genoese mercenary, who immediately ran over with a few quick steps and turned the face down corpse over.

"An official." The mercenary whispered happily, collecting loot on the battlefield is the mercenary's way to make a fortune, and if you are lucky, you may get something more than the salary.

The mercenary kept rummaging through the pockets of Officer Montina, who had a large scar on his head, so he didn't notice the man's hand moving quietly.

The stinging pain suddenly came from under the armpit, and the mercenary's mouth opened violently to scream, but it was tightly covered by a hand, and with the short knife stabbed into the armpit several times in a row, the mercenary's body slowly softened.

"It's really unlucky," Dan Fu carefully pushed the body lying on his stomach to the side, he leaned up slightly and looked forward, looking at the Genoese who were passing by in a line not far away, Dan Fu slowly lay back again.

Danfu lay on the ground and looked at the sky, the sky was blue without a single cloud, and there was a sound on the ground around him, and he knew that it was Genoa's team passing nearby.

"What the hell are those bohemians doing?"

Danfu muttered and closed his eyes, his battle was over, at least he couldn't do anything until the winner was decided.

At the same time, Alexander, who was closely watching the Genoese behind the front, had already noticed the changes that had taken place on the right flank with the movement of the Genoese.

"Busako," said Alexander, who was standing behind a fallen tree trunk, "ordered to tell the Bohemians that it was time for their mall. ”