Not only were the plate knights of the alliance of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms wiped out, but the hussars that were put together did not escape. Hus, the commander of the allied hussars, was captured after being directly cut down by the Cossack cavalry. Although Huss was strong in martial arts, those authentic Ukrainian Cossacks were not inferior to him in terms of the level of using knives on horseback.

Of course, Huss did not use a sword, but a knight's sword, also known as a knight's straight sword. The knight's sword was developed from the Viking sword, but the original Viking sword was made very heavily because of the backward smelting technology at that time. In the 16th century, with the development of steel technology, knights' swords have been relatively "thin", somewhat close to the kind of thin swords used in fencing competitions in later generations. It's just that because steel technology has not yet reached the level of the 19th century, it now looks like an ordinary sabre. The difference between the two is that the cavalry sword has an extra blade.

However, the blade on the extra side was useless. Because, in the process of high-speed hedging of the hussars, they could not use thorns at all, but only chops. This is the same as a knight using a riding spear, if you use an ordinary spear to pierce the enemy's body, there is no chance to pull it out. Therefore, even if the sword was used, the European hussars used it as a knife in a high-speed charge.

As for the cavalry straight sword that was popular after the war? No kidding. Pierce straight with a cavalry sword, provided that you use a wall charge in a dense formation. Because, there is no gap around the wall charge. Moreover, a straight stab is indeed more lethal than a slash.

Also, the most important thing to note is that the wall charge is slow, so you can use a straight sword to stab directly. If you charge at high speed, you dare to stab ...... Well, you don't have to use your hand, you will definitely break the bones, and you will have no chance to pull it back after stabbing the enemy, so you can only abandon the sword......

Moreover, if you stab straight with a straight sword in a sparse formation, you will definitely be beaten out of the sword when you encounter the sword. Because, when the cavalry of both sides staggered, your direct stab only has one chance, and it is easy to be dodged by the nomadic cavalry with good riding skills. However, the opponent's saber has a wide range, but it is very difficult to dodge.

Therefore, on the premise of not using a wall charge, using the knight's sword to stab directly, you will definitely be abused.

Therefore, in this era, even if the knight's sword is used, the hussars are also chopped. A straight stab is only considered when advancing at low speeds.

Of course, in this era, there were more knightly straight swords, mainly in Western European countries. Starting from Hungary, as well as Eastern European regions such as Bohemia and Poland, sabers are also popular. Stranger in Germany, the people in the western part of the country preferred to use the knight's sword, while in the east and southeast (near Hungary) the saber was popular......

As for the hussars of this coalition of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms, it is also more complicated. Many of them used knightly swords, and many of them used swords (mainly under the influence of the Hungarians).

However, the knight's straight sword is really not suitable for chopping. Therefore, it is not surprising that in the face of the Cossack sabers, the combined cavalry, which was already a rabble, was easily annihilated.

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Not to mention the duel of the cavalry in the rear, the decisive battle of the infantry on both sides in front was also very tragic. For the all-out charge of the Beihai Army, the alliance of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms was actually not very afraid. Because, there are more of them, and they are a little more confident.

Therefore, at the beginning of the engagement, the resistance of the coalition infantry was very fierce. When the soldiers of the Beihai Kingdom rushed to the front and rear of the enemy line, the veterans in the front row of the coalition army calmly raised their spears and stabbed forward fiercely......

The officers and men of the coalition were in accordance with the custom of the European armies of this era - the veterans stood at the front, and the recruits stood at the rear. Therefore, the soldiers of the Beihai Kingdom are facing the strongest group of veterans of the coalition army.

Therefore, at the beginning, although the spearmen of the North Sea Kingdom did not fall behind, they did not have much of the upper hand. After all, the veterans of the front row of the coalition army, in terms of the technique of stabbing people with spears, are not inferior to the soldiers of the Beihai State at all.

However, after stabbing for a while, the gap came out......

Why? The gap between the two sides is mainly in equipment......

Marin was rich, so the first three rows of Beihai State spearmen were all wearing breastplate armor and iron helmets, and their protection was very high. And the spearmen stab each other, and the point is to stab the enemy in the chest. In the case of the soldiers of the Beihai Kingdom wearing cuirassophoids, it was difficult for the enemy spearmen to make meritorious achievements. In particular, most of the soldiers of the Beihai Kingdom will also put a piece of wood similar to a mahjong mat on the outside of the breastplate, which is more difficult to be injured by the enemy's spear.

On the other hand, on the side of the coalition forces, only two of the eight vassal states of the Duchy of Braunschweig were relatively rich. So, most of the front-row infantry of the coalition forces did not have cuirass armor.

In this way, it was a big loss - the spears of the allied spearmen stabbed the enemy, making a dull metal crash of "boom-boom-boom". And the spearmen of the North Sea Kingdom stabbed the enemy with their spears, and most of them worked well. Except for a small number of elite Brunswick infantry who wore breastplates, no one else had cuirasses. Once you are stabbed by the enemy's spear, you will definitely be killed or wounded......

In this way, the spearmen in front of the two sides stabbed each other, and it seemed that they were evenly matched, but as time passed, the casualties on both sides were very different......

The front-row veterans of the coalition army, because of the lack of armor, fought less and less, and people kept falling. On the other hand, the front row infantry of the Beihai Kingdom, because the armor was sufficient, no one was stabbed to death on the spot. Even if they are injured, most of them are non-critical parts such as arms and legs. Although some people will withdraw from the battle because of this, this kind of spear stab wound can easily be saved in the hands of military doctors.

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Marin couldn't squeeze to the front to participate in the stabbing exchange, so he paused to watch the battle from the movable vehicle-mounted arrow tower behind the formation. However, he could see that the enemy army seemed to be still holding a sigh of relief and refused to admit defeat. After all, the eight princes had sent their cavalry to intercept the enemy behind the formation. If the interception is successful, then the threat to the rear of the coalition forces will be lifted, and they will be able to fight the enemy in front of them with peace of mind......

So, the only belief that held on to the enemy spearmen at the moment was that they expected the cavalry in the rear to win......

However, this is not possible......

On the movable turret, Marin waited for the enemy's thousands of light and heavy cavalry with his own eyes, and was planted under the combined forces of the black-shirted knights and Cossack cavalry of the North Sea State......

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Seeing that the enemy's cavalry was completely wiped out, Marin took the opportunity to shout:

"The enemy's cavalry is completely destroyed! Brothers, we win! ”

In fact, although the cavalry was completely wiped out, the spearmen in front of the battle had not yet conceded defeat......

But Marin shouted this voice, which directly demoralized most of the coalition infantry who were desperately fighting in front of the battle!

Many in the coalition stood on their feet and looked back, hoping that Marin was lying. It's a pity that they are destined to be disappointed - the thousands of light and heavy cavalry of the coalition behind them are indeed gone, and they should all be wiped out by the other party......

"The cavalry is really finished!" This news quickly spread in front of the enemy army. Then, the coalition cavalry lost its backbone, and the resistance was suddenly less fierce than before......

Marin saw an opportunity, so he led his men and shouted:

"Surrender or kill! Surrender or kill! ”

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As soon as these words were shouted, the allied cavalry was indeed wiped out. As a result, the morale of the coalition forces collapsed. The spearmen of the coalition army, who were originally stabbing each other with the Beihai army, seemed to have lost their direction all of a sudden......

Then, as 2,000 black-shirted knights and nearly 5,000 Cossacks returned to the flank of the battlefield after ending the encirclement and suppression of the coalition cavalry, the soldiers of the coalition army of the princes of the eight countries suddenly panicked and their morale collapsed......

"Run!" Seeing that defeat was imminent, some coalition soldiers didn't think much about it, threw their spears directly, and fled for their lives in the gaps in the battlefield......

However, there were several thousand Cossacks on the battlefield, and where could they flee? But once someone takes the lead in escaping for their lives, many people will follow suit. In the end, the morale of the main infantry of the alliance of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms, which was originally fine, collapsed, and began a very stupid "scattering and fleeing"......