Chapter 1344: Fighting Tactics

In just three rounds of hedging, the light cavalry of the alliance of the princes of the eight countries lost 1,000 or more people. Then, the rest of the allied hussars collapsed, turned their horses, and fled for their lives.

There is no way, they are just a ragtag army that has been put together temporarily, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. In addition, the quality of their sabers was too poor, and the Cossack swords were basically finished. Therefore, this battle cannot be fought. If you don't run for your life, you will be hacked to death sooner or later.

At this time, Baron Cross, the commander of the coalition knights who had fled back to the formation, also relented. He and his plate knights had rested for a while before they could charge again.

As the cavalry commander of the Duchy of Wolfenbüttle, Baron Cross knew very well that if the light cavalry were lost, they would be left to the slaughter of the musket-wielding cavalry on the other side.

Therefore, from the point of view of self-preservation, he must also save these light cavalry that can make the opposing musketeers scruples. So, he exclaimed:

"Brothers, let's go save those hussars!"

As a veteran cavalry officer, Baron Cross knew very well that his plate knights could not do anything against the lewd cavalry who used muskets, but he was not afraid of the light cavalry who used sabers. In front of the plate knights, the Cossacks did not have any advantages.

So, with the remaining 2,000 or so plate knights, he began to speed up, rushing forward from the side to deal with the fleeing coalition hussars.

In the distance, the commander of the black-shirted knights, Durm, was also shocked to see the coalition knights attacking again. So, while he asked the trumpeter to blow the trumpet to warn the Cossack cavalry, he summoned the black-shirted knights to meet them, ready to stop the plate knights.

But the black-shirted knights were too far away from the front at this time to stop the coalition plate knights in time. Fortunately, the sound of his reminder trumpet put the Cossack cavalry on guard. When he saw the opposing plate knights rushing over, Arthas decisively ordered the horn to retreat. But before retreating, they still pursued and killed more than 400 allied hussars.

Seeing that he had saved the fleeing allies, Baron Cross was also greatly relieved. Then, he suddenly realized how to deal with it:

"Hussite knights, I have found that your hussars are very restrained by the other party's musketeers, while our knights are very restrained by the other party's hussars (Cossacks)!"

"Mistress Cross, what do you mean......"

"Let's cover each other, and when the enemy cavalry comes up, and the hussars are coming, we will go up and intercept them. If it is the musketeers, then you are on! ”

The Huss guard chief thought about it and immediately nodded in agreement:

"Okay, that's it!"

Then, the coalition plate knights and the remaining more than 2,600 hussars, formed a formation to cover each other and moved forward to kill them.

Seeing the formation of the opponent's light and heavy cavalry, the Cossack cavalry commander Alsaston was a little difficult to start, so he rode his horse to discuss with the black-shirted knight commander Durm.

Durm is very experienced, he looked at it, and said directly:

"Let's withdraw! Their plate knights will definitely not be able to run far, and they will lose their stamina after chasing their horses for a while! When the time comes, only those light cavalry remain, which are not our opponents at all! ”

Then, the black-shirted knights and Cossack cavalry also retreated.

In this way, the cavalry of the alliance of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms suddenly fell into a dilemma - they could not catch up, because the hussars did not dare to leave the plate knight and act alone; If you don't chase it, you can't clean up the other party......

As a result, the two sides fell into a phase of stalemate......

Baron Cross, the commander of the coalition knights, sighed and said:

"Let's go back!"

The remaining knights and hussars of the coalition then retreated into battle under cover for each other......

……

In the distance, Marin stood on a high platform and watched the whole process with a telescope. He could also see that the cavalry on both sides had fallen into a stalemate stage, and there was nothing they could do about each other.

In fact, if they were willing to fight hard, the black-shirted knights and Cossack cavalry could also beat their opponents. However, in that case, the casualties may be large. This kind of loss-making business of "hurting the enemy by 1,000 and losing 800 by himself" is absolutely not done by Marin.

You know, cavalry is very valuable, not a branch of the army to be used as cannon fodder. If it is not cheap enough, or the situation is not urgent, Marin will not allow cavalry and men to fight hard. So, there is nothing wrong with the choice of Durm and Alsace.

However, it is not Marin's style to be at such a stalemate......

So, Marin continued to observe the battlefield with a telescope, and finally let him see that something was wrong......

He found that the enemy had concentrated both musketeers and artillery in front of the formation (of course, the artillery was now discontinued), and the cavalry, which was currently concentrated behind the formation, confronted the cavalry of the North Sea State. But comparatively speaking, the cavalry of the coalition forces was much more passive. The main thing is that the Coalition's plate knights are too poor, and the horses don't have long to catch their breath and rest. The cavalry of the Beihai Kingdom is much more adept. Moreover, leaving the cover of the plate knight, the remaining hussars on the other side would never dare to chase them out casually.

So, Marin had an idea and ordered:

"Send the messengers to tell Durm and Arthas to move on the enemy's flank, and let the black-shirted knights attack the infantry on the enemy's flank with muskets!"

Marin saw it - the enemy flanks were full of spearmen, no musketeers, and no archers. In this way, the black-shirted knight ran to the enemy's flank and fired, leaving the opponent absolutely powerless.

As for the opposing cavalry will chase it out? It's good to chase it out! The horses of the opposing plate knights cannot fight for long. After a few more runs, it is estimated that it will take a long rest. And the other party's hussars did not dare to come out to pursue alone, so when the time came, the opponent's cavalry would be very entangled - whether to chase or not?

And if they didn't chase them, the enemy spearmen on the flanks would be miserable - they could only stand there and be shot, and they had no power to fight back...... Come a few more times, it's very demoralizing......

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Soon, Marin's signal corps rode around the enemy line to deliver orders.

Marin then ordered the musketeers and artillerymen in front of the line to continue the attack. Earlier, he was so busy observing the cavalry battle that he forgot to give the order for the artillerymen and musketeers to continue to fight the enemy. Because, at the beginning, Marin was ready to make a surprise attack for the whole army.

But now, the opportunity for the whole army to assault and the cavalry to flank the front and rear was lost. So, let's honestly greet your opponent with muskets and cannons. Anyway, the opponent's artillery was basically gone, and the musketeers were also disabled, and it was the time when the muskets and artillery of the Beihai Kingdom were in full swing......

"Boom-boom-boom-" The artillery of the North Sea Kingdom began to roar again.

"Bang-bang-bang-" The musketeers of the North Sea Country also began to line up to shoot their opponents. Although the hit rate is impressive, as long as you shoot a few more rounds, you can still knock down a lot of enemy soldiers......

……

As soon as Durm and Arthas received Marin's order, they immediately carried out the order and began obscene fighting tactics.

Then the allied cavalry became uncomfortable......

The Cossack cavalry of the North Sea Kingdom covered the black-shirted knights to the flank of the coalition army, and the Montenegrin knights drew their carbines and fired wildly at the enemy spearmen on the flank. Because the Bully Coalition infantry couldn't catch up with them, the Black Mountain knights even got closer to a distance of 30 yards. At this distance, the Montenegrin Knights have a high hit percentage.

Suddenly, the infantry on the flanks of the coalition forces were shot one after another and let out a terrible howl......

The princes of the Eight Kingdoms were in a hurry and hurriedly mobilized cavalry to pursue. However, seeing the coalition cavalry in pursuit, the black-shirted knights immediately fled shamelessly under the cover of the Cossack cavalry.

They then went back to change horses and circled to the other side of the enemy line, continuing to fire at the enemy flank infantry. The coalition cavalry came after them, and they ran again......

The war horses of the light cavalry of the coalition army did not feel anything, but the war horses of the plate knights were so tired that they were about to foam at the mouth......

"Yes, that's what it feels like! This is the correct use of black-shirted knights and Cossack cavalry! Marin was excited when he saw it through his binoculars. Seeing that the coalition cavalry was exhausted, Marin seemed to see the decisive battle......