Chapter 470: Grab one, run one
At this time, Frederick III and Joakim I were anxiously observing the situation in the gold-encrusted command car, and at the same time, making some adjustments to try to turn the situation back.
After all, now that it is dawn, with the size of the Bossa coalition army of 40,000 or 50,000 people, as long as it stabilizes its position, it may not lose.
It's just that while the two of them were standing on the golden carriage and looking into the distance, Woolf. Esbrand, with his 8,000 elites and 500 scouts who had helped clear the way, came to the Golden Command Carriage with great vigour.
At this time, Frederick III was commanding his men:
"Go to the right flank, Jorgen, and tell the warriors of Saxony that all the knights leave the crowd and go to the stables on the west side to find horses. It's dawn now, and it's time for the knight's charge. At least, let's break up the crowd of people running around first......"
"Yes, sir!" The Saxon guard named Jörgen had just mounted his horse and turned his head to head south. Then, almost frightened by the eight thousand men of the Second Legion, who were rushing here, they fell off their horses.
He immediately dismounted, crawled back to the side of the golden commanding carriage, and anxiously shouted to Frederick III, who was about to return to the carriage:
"My lord, there are thousands of enemy troops coming from the southwest, and it seems that they are coming for the carriage!"
Frederick III had been paying attention to the east and not to the southwest. At this time, he turned his head to look, and he was so frightened that he almost fell.
"This ...... This is obviously coming to arrest us......"
Thinking of the ransom of 100,000 pounds of silver paid by King Richard I of England, and the tragic fate of his brother-in-law, King Hans of Denmark, who had to cede two principalities after being captured. At this moment, Frederick III had the urge to flee......
However, he also knew that once he escaped, this coalition of tens of thousands of people would collapse.
However, if you don't run and are caught by the enemy, you will be doomed. After all, the coach was captured, so what a hair?
So, after thinking about it, Frederick III decisively took off his gorgeous robe and replaced it with a set of plate armor that looked beautiful, but was actually not heavy.
Then, he sent people to send a few thousand men to the Swiss to intercept the 8,000 soldiers of the Second Legion of East Friesland. Then, pretending to be calm, he returned to the golden command car, and said to Joakim I:
"Jokim, we've got a bunch of enemies behind us!"
"What?" Joakim I jumped in fright. If this group of enemies rushed to the side of the command vehicle, wouldn't they be taken prisoner?
"Don't worry, I'm going to gather the Saxon knights now, go to the stables to the west and mount their horses, and then, lead the charge myself, and crush the sneak attackers! As for this side, you command first, and I'll be back in a moment! Then, without waiting for Joakim I's reply, Frederick III calmly left the carriage and followed the hundred Saxon guards in the direction of the stables to the west.
At this time, the Saxon guard Jorgen, with a few hundred Saxon knights, hurried out of the chaotic formation of the Saxon army, behind the buttocks of the eight thousand soldiers of the Second Legion, to the stables west of the main camp......
The horses of the Bossa coalition army are all in the stables on the west side. When Frederick III arrived at the stables with a hundred guards, Jorgen hurried to the stables from the southeast with more than four hundred Saxon knights......
"There are more than 500 knights now, and we can really attack the group of enemies behind...... "On the side, Frederick III's chief of guard, Conger, said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he received a whip from Frederick III in the face:
"Idiot, do you want me to die? Don't you see that there are seven or eight thousand enemy troops? Moreover, I looked at those people, and they all looked like elite veterans. Even when he was running, his pace was not chaotic. More than 500 of us, hitting them, are we trying to commit suicide? ”
"So what do we do now?"
"Open the camp gate on the west side, and we will run through the west gate...... Frederick III thought for a moment, and it seemed that his uncle Albrecht had fled with a few hundred knights after his defeat. And his cousin George has successfully escaped with cavalry many times...... Well...... It's a necessity to learn......
So, Frederick III ordered on the spot that the guards should strip off the heavy horse armor from the horses, and also take off the trousers of the plate armor (because the plate armor pants affect the dismount and dismount), and throw away the cavalry spear, carrying only the light sword that he wore with him, and then hurried out of the west gate with two horses......
After leaving the west gate of the camp, Frederick III entered the camp where tens of thousands of Hamburg prisoners of war were housed with more than 500 Saxon knights.
There were now thousands of soldiers of the Bossa coalition guarding this side, and Frederick III wanted to run away with these thousands of men, but after seeing that they were all infantry, he had no idea.
At this time, Woolf. Esbrand also received information that hundreds of men in plate armor had fled westward. Woolf. Esbrand was startled and thought that some big fish had escaped. However, he did not see any nobles in silk robes running away, so he thought that Frederick III and Joakim I were still in the golden carriage.
However, he also values the person who runs away. After all, if you can run away with hundreds of armor-wearing men, you must be a big fish.
So, he called Sauer's deputy, Loew, and asked him to pursue it with 500 scouts......
Frederick III was struggling with whether to run away with the thousands of infantry. Suddenly, his men reported:
"My lord, the enemy has sent hundreds of cavalry to pursue!"
"What?" Frederick III was taken aback and prepared to immediately mount his horse and flee.
However, at the door to the east, which was the only one leading to the camp of the Bossa coalition, Frederick III suddenly rolled his eyes, and then ordered:
"Jorgen, you take dozens of people and drive a group of prisoners of war to the east gate to block the door, the more people, the better!"
Then Frederick III immediately mounted his horse and ran away with the others without looking back.
And the guard Jorgen, with dozens of unlucky people, worked hard to drive away the burgers who came......
In the face of the sword, those people did not dare to resist. Then, two or three thousand hamburgers blocked the gate. When Loew arrived with 500 scouts, he saw a large number of people blocking the door......
Although the drive was carried out, the sword threat was also used. But the more the people faced the threat of death, the more chaotic they became. Then, two or three thousand people were in a mess at the camp gate, and even many people were huddled together and stuck on the camp gate......
When Loew finally cleared the camp gate and entered the camp of the Hamburg prisoners of war, he was blocked by thousands of Bossa infantry.
However, many of Loew's men carried a few clockwork muskets. The group of infantry was then easily repulsed by clockwork muskets......
When Loew managed to lead his men out of the gates of the Hamburg prisoner of war camp, Frederick III had already run away with his men......
Since he didn't know that it was Frederick III, the biggest fish, Loew couldn't catch up, so he led people back......
When Loew returned to the battlefield with 500 scout cavalry, he found Woolf. Esbrand had already taken an army of 8,000 and repelled the group of Swiss mercenaries behind him.
After all, Swiss mercenaries have always had a habit of putting new recruits and old and weak last. These people confronted Woolf. Esbrand's elite is naturally unbeatable.
Seeing that the Swiss had not been able to hold off the seven or eight thousand enemies, Joakim I, who was still calm, also panicked. Moreover, he waited for Frederick III to not return, so he was completely panicked.
So, he ordered the groom to hurry and drive the golden carriage north to avoid being killed by Woolf. Esbrand's men caught up.
But at this time, Loew's 500 scout cavalry arrived just in time. So Loew, with the musketeers of the scouting cavalry, rushed forward, drew his lighter carbines, and killed all three groups of horses that were driving the carriage. Then, the golden command carriage stopped there......
When Woolf. When Esbrand arrived with a large army, the hundreds of guards of Joakim I were eliminated despite desperate resistance. Then, Woolf. Esbrand led the men to capture the bewildered Joakim I......
"Huh? What about Frederick III? ”
"I said I was going to the west stable to get the horses, probably...... Get away...... "Joakim I said honestly.
"What?" At this time, Loew on the side jumped up in shock......
By this time, he had already understood - among those fleeing knights was Frederick III...... Poor Joakim I, abandoned by Frederick III......
Loew wanted to kill himself at this time, knowing that Frederick III was in that group, and he would desperately chase after whatever he said. But he came back, and now he is back to catch up, there is no possibility of catching up. After all, he also saw horse armor and plate armor thrown from the ground. Obviously, the other party is running away lightly, and it is very difficult to catch up......
Woolf. Esbrand also understood - only one of the two big fish was caught in the net, and the other ran away......