In fact, this time the plate knights of the Duchy of Mazovia lost really unjustly. If it was a head-to-head matchup, they wouldn't have lost so badly. However, they were in a hurry to chase the 1,000 knights of the Jagiellonian royal family as bait, and they turned their backs to the hussars. By the time they turn around to fight, it's too late.

After all, the Plate Knight itself is cumbersome and heavy, and his speed is slow. A hasty U-turn is naturally not as good as the whistling hussars.

Moreover, with Marin's spring lance, the hussars could charge repeatedly with a single lance, which is terrifying. You must know that in the traditional knight duel, every time he rushes, the knight has to go back and change his riding gun.

Hussars, on the other hand, had spring-loaded lances and could charge back and forth repeatedly. Even if the knights of the Duchy of Mazovia wanted to go back and change their rifles, it would be difficult to do so. Because, at this moment, they are near the royal army of Jagiellon, far away from their own battle formation......

In addition, because the war horses have not undergone adaptation training, the first time I saw the Polish hussars in "fancy costumes", I was frightened. Shocked together, the battle array was chaotic, and it was naturally slaughtered unilaterally.

Without these factors, even if the knights of the Duchy of Mazovia were defeated, they would definitely be able to inflict great damage on the hussars. Instead of killing and wounding only a few dozen opponents as now, and then destroying all of them......

Of course, it is said that the whole army was annihilated, but in fact, most of them did not die, but were shot off their horses and fell into a daze. Then, he was captured by the infantry of the royal family of Jagiellon, who rushed over. After all, they wear full-body plate armor and have good protection. As long as you are not trampled by horses or attacked by vital points, you will not die. However, it is very common to fall off a horse and break an arm and leg in such a heavy outfit......

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Seeing the 2,200 proud Plate Knights wiped out, Vazinsky, the commander of the Duchy of Mazovia, was terrified. However, as a well-informed veteran, he also knows that now is not the time to be afraid. And, there must be no fear.

So, he commanded in a loud voice:

"Steady! Steady! Pikemen, the end of the spear is stuck in the ground, and the spearhead is diagonally forward, blocking the charge of the enemy cavalry! ”

This is a very common spear formation in Europe to block the cavalry charge, and the spear in hand cannot withstand the savage charge of the cavalry. So, the European infantry would stick the bottom of their spears into the dirt and move forward at an angle of 45 degrees. In this way, when the enemy's cavalry collided, not only would the horses be stabbed by the spearheads, but the huge impact was transmitted to the earth, not to the spearmen......

However, the Polish spearmen differed from the Swiss spearmen in that they used ordinary spears of more than 3 meters in length, rather than the 6 meters of spears used by Swiss pikemen. If it is inserted in the soil at an angle of 45 degrees, the horizontal length will be shorter......

And the cavalry spears used by the Polish hussars were more than 4 meters long. The hussars held their spears flat, much longer than the horizontal length of the spears of the Polish infantry at an angle of 45 degrees......

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After defeating the cavalry of the Duchy of Mazovia, Lewandov was not satisfied with this result, but continued to attack the infantry formations of the Duchy of Mazovia......

"Hussars, prepare! Tilt 45 degrees and hit the enemy's right flank! ”

Suddenly, the Polish hussars turned their horses to the left and rushed to the right flank of the Mazovian infantry......

When the hussars swept over the right flank of the Mazovian infantry phalanx, the spring-loaded lances, more than 4 meters long, picked up many Mazovian infantry......

"Not good, their riding spears are so long! It's longer than our infantry! ”

In fact, the Polish hussars used such long spears and were indeed not afraid of infantry phalanxes. Originally, in history, during the war period, the Polish lancers of the emperor succeeded in single-handedly challenging the Spanish infantry phalanx, took the initiative to defeat the Spanish infantry phalanx, and made great contributions to the annexation of Spain by France.

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After one success, the Polish hussars did not turn back, but went around to the right of the Mazovian infantry phalanx. Then, in a different direction, he went straight to the rear of the right flank of the Mazovian infantry phalanx......

In Europe in this era, the soldiers at the back of the queue were mostly new recruits, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled. In the face of the fierce onslaught of the Polish hussars, the old, weak, sick and disabled behind were suddenly disrupted in formation......

"Steady, steady!" Varzinsky intended to mobilize reserves to support the rear.

But before he could move, the phalanx of infantry of the Jagiellonian royal family in front of him pressed forward. And the plate knights of the 1,000-Jagiellonian royal family, who had fled before, also circled to the left side of the infantry phalanx of the Duchy of Mazovia like ghosts......

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"It's over!" Radzynski suddenly despaired. Now that he is surrounded by enemies on three sides, it is difficult for him to casually mobilize reserves to support other places.

It is certain that once the reserve detachment from its own position, it will definitely be subjected to the onslaught of the enemy cavalry......

Before he could react, the 1,000 plate knights also launched an assault on the left flank of the Mazovian infantry phalanx. Moreover, this time, they also switched to slender spring-loaded cavalry guns, which were well suited for storming infantry phalanxes......

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Moreover, unlike the hussars, whose horses and thighs lacked protection, the plate knights were armed to the teeth, and the horses were also clothed in horse armor, so they were not afraid of infantry attacks at all.

Therefore, the 1,000 plate knights crashed into the left flank of the Mazovian infantry phalanx in a daze......

In the face of a thousand plate-armored knights rushing over like tanks, the Mazovian infantry on the left flank could not resist, and a gap was torn open in one shot.

Then, the group of plate knights directly brandished spring-loaded cavalry spears and drove away the nearby Mazovian infantry......

After that, the knights stepped back and slammed into it again......

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At the same time, 4,000 (already insufficient) Polish hussars also began to violently attack the rear part of the right flank of the Mazovian infantry phalanx, specifically picking on the old, weak, sick and disabled parts.

Łazinski wanted to mobilize elite reinforcements on both flanks, but he couldn't—Sigismunt I's main infantry force was pressing down......

Under the attack of the Jagiellonian royal army on three sides, in less than half a day, more than 10,000 infantry of the Duchy of Mazovia collapsed on all fronts. And Varzinsky could not escape - he was surrounded by hussars while he was running away on horseback......

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"Hahahaha, this spring riding gun is really easy to use. It's a good thing that the plate knight can directly charge the infantry phalanx, and he doesn't have to worry about hurting his arm by the reaction force of the cavalry spear! ”

"Your Majesty, now that the enemy army has been completely destroyed, what should we do next?" The hussar commander Lewandov asked.

"Surround Warsaw and force your opponent to surrender!"

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"What? The Great Army under General Radzynski was wiped out? How can it be? Even if you can't beat it, you won't be able to withdraw it! "In the royal palace of Warsaw, the regent Anna. Radziwiu's face was full of disbelief.

"Madame, it is true. Now, the army of Zygmunt I has surrounded Warsaw! Prime Minister Dudek reported.

"How many troops do we have?"

"There is no regular army, only 1,000 militia left...... Prime Minister Dudek said helplessly.

"That'...... That...... Can only surrender? ”

Dudek nodded helplessly:

"It can only be like this, at least, the other party will not kill the big nobles. Otherwise, the nobles will not agree! ”

"Well, we surrender ......"

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Soon, Anna. Radziviu took his eldest son by the hand and personally led the team out of the city and surrendered. And the rich principality of Mazovia also fell into the hands of Zygmunt I......

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