After arranging the excavation of the canal, Marin did not stop, but took 300 men and headed south. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Along the way, it was quite peaceful, but after entering the mountains of the Duchy of Württemberg, Marin and his party unfortunately encountered a group of bandits.

In this era, the Duchy of Württemberg had many poor mountain people because of its mountainous terrain and mountain people. Moreover, not every mountain dweller is simple and kind. No, this time, Marin encountered a gang of bandits with a number of up to 800 people.

Moreover, to Marin's surprise, the bandits took the lead in seven or eight wandering knights......

However, Marin also thinks about it as normal. Relying on those depraved mountain people alone, they are not capable of forming such a large gang of bandits. The mountain dwellers did not possess the command talent alone, and only those wandering knights from knightly families had received such training. Moreover, this gang of bandits had a good eye and occupied an important mountain pass south of the Duchy of Württemberg. Moreover, because it is located in the southwestern border mountains of the Duchy of Württemberg, the Duchy's army is not very capable of managing this side.

Marin and his entourage wanted to go south, either by taking this mountain pass, or by taking a detour of more than 30 kilometers to another place in the west.

Marin was still thinking about the gains and losses, and the grumpy Karn was not happy for a while, and took the initiative to ask for battle:

"Young master, let me go and smash the heads of these bastards!"

Behind Karn, a group of Plate Guards also asked for battle, wanting to show off their martial arts in front of Marin. Marin thought about it, but declined Karn's offer to fight.

Why? Karn appeared with 100 regular plate armor heavy horses, would those bandits still dare to come out? If they had stuck to the camp and the mountain pass, Marin would not have been able to go south.

You must know that Marin brought cavalry this time, and he was not good at attacking fortifications. If it is a strong attack, the losses will be great. And the 300 people around Marin are all elites, and it's a pity that one of them is a pity. So, Marin decided to outwit it. Of course, if the other party is not fooled, then forget it, it is better to take a detour than to be trapped here.

Through the telescope, Marin found that the north side of the pass was an open area, and 500 meters to the north, there was a forest. The trees are sparse and suitable for ambushes.

Thinking of Ziggy's example of a Swiss mercenary regiment defeating the Saxon army from the flank, and Li Shimin's example of using the Xuanjia cavalry to attack the enemy's position from the flank, Marin decided to imitate this tactic and defeat this group of bandits. But first, it is necessary to lure the enemy out......

So, Marin called Dawn, the captain of the black-shirted knights, and asked him and his men to take off their armor, put on irregular ordinary clothes, and dress up as horse bandits, and go to provoke those bandits.

Karn, with 100 plate guards, removed the plate armor and mounted spears from pack horses, armed them, and ambushed them in the woods. As soon as the bandits pass by the edge of the woods, they rush out and attack the bandits' "waist" in an effort to defeat the enemy. In order not to make a sound, Marin ordered everyone to tear a strip of cloth from their bodies and tie the horse's mouth temporarily, so that the horse would not neigh and be heard by the enemy. And those horses that were transferred were also sent to the far rear by the scouts.

Then, Dawn took the lead, and led two black-shirted knights with loud voices to call for battle close to the mountain pass:

"Listen to the group of miscellaneous people in front, your grandfather Dawn is here, and call your bastard leaders to come and talk back! Lao Tzu is going to destroy them! "In this era, bastards are looked down upon, and it is definitely a great insult for Dawn to scold those wandering knights as illegitimate children. Of course, Dawn didn't dare to mention the word "illegitimate child" in the face of Little Master Robert.

When they learned that they were called "illegitimate children", the leader of the eight wandering knights of this gang of bandits was furious, so they put on their weapons and armor, and took all the bandits out of the camp to meet them. And Daun also retreated to his own position.

However, after seeing that the enemy on the opposite side was 100 cavalry, the bandit leaders calmed down.

"Boss, the person from the other side is not good, where are these 100 cavalry? Could it be Württemberg's army? Jeff, the second of the eight wandering knights, said timidly.

"Don't be afraid, it's only 100 cavalry. Moreover, not yet the plate cavalry. Second, have you forgotten how the Swiss spearmen defeated the Burgundian knights? We have 800 spearmen, and we can't stab them! Moreover, they didn't wear plate armor and stabbed people directly. By then, we'll be able to capture a lot of horses! ”

Apparently, the bandit leader was a brainchild of the Swiss spearmen. No, 800 bandits, all spearmen, and there is not a single archer or crossbowman or anything.

The bandit leaders looked around and didn't notice the existence of other armies, so they were relieved. Moreover, there were no examples of ambushes and sneak attacks in the Middle Ages of Europeans, so these wandering knights were careless.

It's just that he didn't know that in the woods behind the 100 black-shirted knights, there were 100 plate knights and 100 scouts......

"Do you see clearly? Are you sure you don't have a crossbowman? Marin asked Sauer.

"Sure, it's all spearmen!" Sauer put down his binoculars and affirmed.

"That's good, order the black-shirted knight to attack!"

Sauer then sent scouts to run behind the black-shirted knight from behind and verbally convey the order.

Then, a group of black-shirted knights rode forward and slowly approached the bandits' spear formation......

Because the battlefield is outside the mountain pass, the field is still wide, and it can accommodate 100 black-shirted knights to do deflection riding.

Long before the battle, the black-shirted knights loaded their five carbines and clockwork. The 100 black-shirted knights rode slowly forward and suddenly stopped 40 meters in front of the enemy line......

"What kind of cavalry is this, and why don't you have a cavalry gun in your hand? Don't even draw a one-handed sword? Several bandit leaders from wandering knights were a little stunned. Truth be told, they hadn't seen empty-handed cavalry yet.

Just when the bandit leaders were stunned, the black-shirted knights pulled out their first carbine from the leather pouch on the side of their horses, and began to fire a volley on the stationary horseback.

"Bang bang bang-"

"Ahh......h

"Help—"

……

Soon, dozens of unarmoured bandit spearmen let out a cry of pain. At a distance of 40 meters, it is still a stationary shot, so the hit rate of the black-shirted knights is still very high. In this round, at least 70 bandits were shot.

"Horseback riding...... Musketeer...... "The bandit boss was a little stunned, he had never seen a class like this. Moreover, the opponent's musket is so short...... However, the eight leaders of them stood high behind them, and they were not worried about being hit by carbines.

Originally, they thought that after the black-shirted knight had finished a round, he would either retreat and reload, or draw his sword and charge. However, what they didn't expect was that. The black-shirted knights did not go at all, but threw the finished carbine into a leather bag on the other side of the horse's back, and then pulled out another carbine from the original leather bag and continued to shoot......

Then, dozens of bandits were shot again......

But that's not all. I saw the black-shirted knights throw the finished carbine into the leather bag again, and then took out a carbine again, and continued to shoot the spear phalanx in the eyes of several bandit bosses......

In this way, after 5 rounds of continuous firing, it stopped. Then the black-shirted knights turned their horses around and went back to reloading. And the spearmen in the front row, two or three hundred people have already been shot. More than 50 people were saved on the spot, and the rest were also horrified.

The bandit leaders regretted their death at this time, and they knew that if they continued to hold on like this, they would be afraid that the team would be finished when the musketeers on horseback attacked again.

So, Miller, the bandit boss, made up his mind, waved his hand, and ordered:

"The wounded rest in place, the others, pursue at full speed! Don't give them a chance to stop reloading! ”

Then, the remaining 500 bandits, led by 8 wandering knights, picked up their spears and began to spread their legs and run forward......

In particular, the 8 bandit leaders from wandering knights, who consider themselves to be strong warriors in plate armor, hope to catch up with those black-shirted knights on horseback, so that they can go on a killing spree.

Because, in their perception, as long as the musketeer is approached, he is basically a lamb to the slaughter......

Moreover, without touching the corners of each other's clothes just now, they lost two or three hundred people, which made them very annoyed. Without seeing any other troops, the bandit leader Miller decided that he must kill the group of musketeers on horseback and snatch all their horses......