Chapter 1009: Bloody Street Battle is Invincible (Part I)
The Great Tower of London is a street to the northwest of the Tower of London's Royal Palace, and as soon as you cross this street, the Tower of London is in front of you. Moreover, there is no bigger street in the neighborhood than this one. And those small streets in the vicinity, because the streets are narrow, are easier to defend. There is only Big Tower Street, because the road is wide, it is more suitable for passing through large groups of people.
So, Jones. Stanley decided to lead his men across the street and directly under the walls of the Tower of London Palace, where he would attempt to breach the Tower of London.
It's just that the recruits of the Praetorian Guard in the second phalanx have also stabilized after merging with the first phalanx. Because the first phalanx is not only the thousand-man phalanx led by Edward's confidant Jenas, but also the one with the highest quality of personnel among the five thousand-man phalanx.
Although most of the 5,000 Praetorian Guard recruits were recruited from the vagrant and gangsters, some were recruited from ordinary good people. And most of these people were selected by Jenas into the first phalanx. In normal times, the first phalanx of Jenas also trains a little more than the other four phalanxes. Because, the first phalanx guarded the southeast of London, and at the same time helped to defend the Tower of London Palace.
With the first phalanx with the strongest combat power as the main force, the second phalanx, which was originally a little scared, gradually gained confidence. And Jenas, who knew the inside story, decided to lead the 2,000 men of the first and second phalanxes to defend several streets such as Data Street, waiting for the main force of the battalion in the west of the city to come for reinforcements.
Therefore, the collision of the two parties is a street melee with Data Street as the main battlefield......
Why is it a street scuffle? Because, the tactical literacy of both sides is not very high. Although Jenus was a close confidant of Edward, he did not come from a traditional military aristocratic family, and he was not very skilled in military training. Otherwise, Edward would have arranged for him to join the regular army as a general. Therefore, the first phalanx under him, because of the lack of training, is stronger than the gangsters. Therefore, their battle with the rebels is not so much like a duel between armies, but more like a street battle between the old boys......
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On the rebel side, it's more like the old boy. All of them were dressed in black...... Although they don't quite resemble black suits (there are no later suits at this time), and there are no sunglasses, they all wear black clothes and carry machetes...... It's like a gangster who cuts people in the old boys......
At the northwest end of Big Tower Street, the two sides met on the street. The rebels who had just defeated the fourth and fifth phalanxes were demoralized and outnumbered, so they were naturally the attackers.
A highly skilled black-clothed man with a knife hand stood on the street, looking at the Praetorian Guard recruits in the first and second phalanxes opposite with contempt. Then, suddenly, he raised his knife and shouted:
"Brothers, hack them to death!"
Then, the leader of the pack took the machete in his hand and rushed forward. He was followed by a large group of gangster swordsmen dressed in black......
"Which is called justice and which is invincible, but it is difficult to determine right and wrong; Who has the right to decide, heaven and earth can testify, no matter what the background is......"
If Marin were here to watch the battle, he would definitely have the theme song of the Crazy Boy - "Invincible" in his head. Because, this face is so special that it looks like a street gangster......
I saw Hongxing's helpers...... Abu, the rebels of the remnants of the Tudor dynasty, dressed in black and armed with machetes, rushed forward bravely, and when they saw their opponents, they picked up their blades and slashed ......
The leading knifeman named Jack is a famous knifeman under Jones, the leader of the men in black, who is very famous among the underground forces in London and is known as "Jack the Ripper". Because, this thing likes to cut open the other party's chest with a knife after slashing people, which is very cruel.
"Poof—"
"Poof—"
"Poof—"
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I saw Jack's knife flying up and down, and in the melee, soon a number of Praetorian Guard recruits fell to the ground with knives and began to wail. Spurred on by Jack's bravery, the men in black defeated the Praetorian Guard recruits in the first and second phalanxes.
Seeing that his opponent had been killed and retreated more than a dozen steps, Jack proudly brandished a blood-dripping knife and shouted:
"Who else?"
And the Praetorian Guard recruits in the first and second phalanxes seemed to be killed and frightened by this roar, and they unconsciously took two or three steps back.
"Hahahaha, that's cool!"
"Boss Jack, you're so good!"
A group of men in black laughed, but they forgot that this was not a mutual attack when they fought for territory in the past, but a rebellion, and they didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue it...... What does Taizu's poem say - it is advisable to chase the poor with the remaining bravery, and not to sell the name of the overlord......
Because of the momentary pride, the men in black, who had the upper hand, actually suspended the attack and allowed "Jack the Ripper" to show off in front of the enemy.
Of course, it's not completely useless. If the opponent doesn't have a master who can fight Jack, the morale will be very bad. But only if there are no reinforcements on the other side......
However, this group of men in black didn't know that the other party had reinforcements. In their opinion, there were already 5,000 soldiers and horses in London, and there were already a third-party array, and they had defeated two phalanxes. And the two phalanxes in front of him seem to be the last reliance of the other party. Therefore, the people in black were not too anxious, and began to treat the Praetorian Guard recruits in front of them with the mentality of playing weak opponents.
"What, don't you have the guts? Aren't you the self-proclaimed masters of the Praetorian Guard to defend the king? Don't even have the courage to go it alone? If you're so cowardly, it's better to wipe your neck yourself! Jack carried the blood-dripping knife and said proudly defiantly.
And the black-clothed people behind him also laughed cooperatively......
"Soft eggs, if you don't come, the uncle will have to pass! When the time comes, don't cry and call your mother! Jack continued to provoke arrogantly.
"Wha......" The men in black laughed even more presumptuously.
At this time, the leader of the first phalanx, Jenas, and the leader of the second phalanx, Uke, knew that if no one responded to the battle, the morale of their side would probably collapse.
However, Uke himself is a noble child who is afraid of hardship, and although he is slightly better than the other three gentlemen, his talents are also limited. As for martial arts, they are also commonplace. So, it can only be Jenas who plays.
Jenus was not born into a noble family, but into a family of sailors, having worked as a sailor for a few years. In England, sailors were equivalent to half pirates. Even if ordinary sailors were reluctant to do piracy, the English authorities demanded that the English merchant ships attack the French merchant ships. Otherwise, the huge France, the navy and maritime trade would not have developed? Because, English merchant ships often make cameos as pirates to sack French merchant ships. Even, for those English merchant ships, the sacking of French merchant ships was an important political task......
Therefore, many English sailors were proficient in naval warfare, that is, slashing people with knives on deck......
The reason why Jenus was able to become Edward's cronies and guards was also because of his superb swordsmanship. On a voyage to the island of Ireland to escort Edward, he was chosen by Edward to be a guard after he had a lot of games with sailors and won many games.
It can be said that playing with a slice knife, Jenas is definitely a master. It's just that when he learned the way of commanding troops from Sivarg, the commander of the Fifth Army of the Beihai Kingdom, Sivag told him - as a general, don't be brave. So, he hadn't fought with anyone for a long time.
But now, he has to stand up and fight people. Otherwise, morale will be lost. When the time comes, it will not be possible to be undefeated.
So, Janus took off the luxurious clothes worn by the commander of the phalanx, wore only a simple cloth robe, and took a sailor's scimitar, came to the front of the formation, and calmly said to the arrogant Jack:
"I'll meet you......"
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