Chapter 469: Capture the thief and capture the king first

In terms of equipment, Marin's front-row spearmen were superior to Swiss spearmen. Because, the helmets worn by Marin's spearmen are with masks, which have higher protection.

Moreover, Marin also put on a skirt made of "mahjong mats" for his elite spearmen in the front row. The appearance of the wood chips of these "mahjong mats" is also nailed with iron sheets, which has good protection. At least, when the enemy stabbed himself in the lower body, the skirt of the "mahjong mat" wrapped in iron sheets was not bad.

Therefore, although the combat experience was not as rich as those Swiss veterans, relying on the superiority of equipment, the two sides also had a draw.

It's just that Marin knows very well in his heart that the melee combat ability of his soldiers and spearmen is not as good as that of Swiss spearmen who have many years of experience in stabbing each other.

Marin's elite spearmen were able to draw with the Swiss because the Swiss were not yet comfortable with the East Frisian spearmen with masks and skirt protection. Over time, once those Swiss veterans got used to it, it was the East Frisian spearmen who would have failed. After all, the East Frisian army did not rely on spearmen to win.

Therefore, after seeing that the knights of Brandenburg were finished, Marin decisively moved the black-shirted knights to the middle side to snipe the Swiss spearmen in the front row.

Regardless of whether the Swiss spearmen wore half-body plate armor or not, in front of the muskets, they had to kneel.

In fact, Marin had planned to bring in the three thousand musketeers. However, those musketeers were arquebus shooters. The biggest problem is that arquebus shooters have to keep a distance of 1 meter from each other. Otherwise, the sparks flying from the arquebus on the arm may ignite the gunpowder of the comrades next to him, which is very unsafe.

And now in the camp of the Bossa coalition army, it can be described as crowded. Everyone was leaning together, apparently there was no place for the arquebusiers to stand. Fortunately, the black-shirted knights who use clockwork muskets, because they are not lit with an arquebus. So, the black-shirted knights can be very close to each other. It is even possible to take advantage of the gap to fire.

Therefore, Marin simply let those black-shirted knights squeeze in and kill the opponent's armor-wearing soldiers. As for the 3,000 arquebusiers who had nothing to do, Marin simply gave an order - let them follow the sappers to fill the pits and smash the walls, so as not to waste manpower......

At this time, as time went by, it was already past 6 o'clock in the morning, and the sky began to brighten. The situation on the battlefield is also beginning to become clearer.

Marin found that the elite of his own army, as well as the elite of the enemy army, were crowded near the wall. As the work of filling the pits and smashing the walls continued, more of their own people entered the walls.

Moreover, the Saxon army in the south was more unlucky, completely disrupted by nearly 30,000 Persa allied soldiers. At this time, the Saxon officers, who were gathering their ranks and driving away the people, had no time to go into battle.

As for the middle and north lanes, the Swiss mercenaries in the middle seemed to be very accustomed to melee, and the Swiss veterans in the front row, who were desperately withstanding the onslaught of the East Friesian spearmen, did not take half a step back.

However, the Brandenburg army on the northern road was in confusion because the "wolf's tooth commando" led by Kahn had broken up the formation of the dismounted knights. With the help of the black-shirted knights, Brandenburg's three thousand dismounted plate knights were finished.

The rest was the infantry of Brandenburg in the back. Brandenburg's infantry, not to mention how strong its combat effectiveness is, its equipment is obviously very scummy.

Because, like Saxony, Brandenburg was a traditional knight-led army. If you have the financial resources, you must give priority to equipping knights over infantry.

Therefore, even the elite infantry of Brandenburg, who were at the forefront, did not wear half-body plate armor. Only some officers procured their own pieces such as breastplate armor and put them on to save their lives.

In the face of such Brandenburg infantry, Marin had a lot of confidence in his elite spearmen. It was only a matter of time before the Brandenburg infantry on the northern route was defeated.

In addition, through the telescope, Marin discovered the location of Frederick III and Joakim I, both of whom were in command vehicles behind the phalanx of Swiss spearmen, with few guards around them......

It's just that the 20,000 main forces led by Marin can't reach behind the enemy formation to capture these two people. Because, in front of them, tens of thousands of people are blocked......

However, after looking southwest through a telescope, Marin found that Woolf. The soldiers of Esbrand and Saqqara were driving away and frightening the people of Brandenburg and Saxony in order to keep the onslaught on the Saxon army.

To their left, however, is an empty space that allows them to go around behind enemy formations......

Therefore, what Marin had to do now was to command the reinforcements of Woolf and Saqqara, and to divide his troops and horses to attack the command vehicles behind the enemy's formation, preferably to capture Frederick III and Joakim I.

Of course, there was no walkie-talkie at the moment, and the messenger could not penetrate this sea of people. So, Marin looked at the trumpeter beside him and asked him to signal and command according to the codebook......

"Dood-doo-do-da-doo......-doo-doo-do

A series of trumpets sounded on the battlefield, and the clear and loud sounded. Moreover, Marin also asked the trumpeter to blow it several times, facing the southwest direction......

Woolf. Esbrand and Saqqara were happily driving away the nearly 30,000 people of Brandenburg and Saxony. Suddenly, they heard the sound of a military trumpet......

Both of them were stunned, after all, it was the first time they had heard the command of the military horn. Moreover, although they had been trained before, they had forgotten what the trumpet meant.

Luckily, one of Saqqara's phalanx leaders seemed interested in what the trumpet meant, and memorized the entire codebook. When Saqqara summoned the phalanx leader, he was told that he and Woolf. Esbrande - This trumpet means that the leader of the enemy army is the last in the middle, and we should send our troops around behind the enemy to capture him alive......

Woolf. Esbrand and Saqqara immediately asked their guards to lie down as stools, while the two of them stood up and began to observe the situation with binoculars......

"Sure enough, we can send people to the left side to go around behind enemy lines...... Like, that chariot inlaid with gold is where the leader of the enemy is? "Woolf. Esbrand said in surprise.

"It seems that yes, then, which of us used to capture those two Electors alive?" Saqqara asked.

In fact, Saqqara also wanted to lead his troops to capture the two Electors alive. Capturing the leader of the enemy army is a great achievement. However, he was only a rising officer, and only an acting corps commander, and his status in the reinforcements was much lower than that of Woolf. Esbrand, had to wait for Woolf. Esbrand instructed.

Sure enough, Woolf. Esbrand took the task himself, however, he also gave an explanation:

"I'll take someone with me, the first three rows of spearmen of my men are all in plate armor, and the musketeers are with them. You also see the second floor, where they are hiding next to the Swiss spearmen. Your men are all recruits, and I'm afraid they may not be able to beat the Swiss......"

Saqqara nodded, agreeing with Woolf. Esbrand's statement. His people are indeed recruits. So far, only participated in the battle of the sneak attack on the Danes. However, the Danes are also recruits......

In the face of the Swiss spearmen, even the non-elite at the back, Saqqara's English mercenaries may not be able to beat them. What's more, the English spearmen under him only wore "mahjong mat" armor, and few wore plate armor. Plus combat experience is indeed inferior to Woolf. The Second Legion under Esbrand was abundant. So, he gave up the idea of competing for the task. Besides, I can't fight......

That's it, Woolf. Esbrand separated the elite veterans of the 8,000 Second Legion under his command. The task of driving out the people was entrusted to the English legions in Saqqara.

Taking advantage of the chaos on the battlefield, Woolf. Esbrand, with his elite men, abandoned all his baggage, and murderously bypassed the people of the Bossa coalition army in front of him, and went straight from the west to the luxurious command car of Frederick III and Joakim I to the north......

Follow Woolf. In the Eastern Art of War, which Esbrand once learned from Marin, it is called - "Shoot the man before the horse, and capture the thief before the king"......