Upon arrival in Fuerteventura, Marin's fleet docked and disembarked at the island's only port, Puerto Rosario (then called Betancuria). Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Arriving in Puerto Rosario, Marin realized that it was not a big port, but just a fishing village. The pier is also very simple to build, and it is inconvenient to dock.

Fortunately, after Schwartz arrived with his army, he organized his soldiers and built several long bridge piers. Otherwise, Marin's 500-ton large warship would not be able to dock when it came.

When it came to the question of the docking of ships, Marin thought - if the big ships in the port of Rosario were in trouble, then the same was true of Laayoune?

So, he sent a ship to the coast of Laayoune to reconnoitre, and found that it was indeed impossible to dock the big ship. That is, his army, which could only be landed in small boats...... Marin was stunned......

However, this dilemma did not last long. Because, Marin saw the fishermen who had returned from fishing, and the small fishing boats they were driving......

So, Marin sent his men to negotiate with these fishermen to lease their small fishing boats. The fishermen refused at first, but Marin gave them some military rations in return. Eventually, the fishermen agreed to lease the boats.

However, there are only about 20 small fishing boats in the port of Rosario, which can carry up to 100 people ashore at a time. In desperation, Marin had no choice but to send someone to the port of Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria to rent a fishing boat there......

Similarly, in a money offensive, the locals relented and rented out 50 small fishing boats......

On April 23, Marin sailed majestically to the coast of Laayoune with a large fleet of ships and a group of small fishing boats. However, in order to avoid being attacked during the landing, Marin did not land on the edge of Laayoune, but chose to land some distance south in a no-man's land.

At the time of landing, the big ship first approached the coast not far away. The hired boats and the local boaters then traveled between the boats and the beach, bringing the soldiers and horses from the boats to the boats and rowing to the shore......

After half a day's work, all the troops and horses were able to come ashore. In addition, Marin brought a lot of tents. Because it was already afternoon, Marin did not rush to attack, but announced that everyone would rest for the night.

After setting up their tents, Marin's army began to rest on the beach, ten kilometers south of Laayoune......

Early the next morning, Marin organized a large army, lined up in formation, and marched to the Laayoune Oasis in a neat formation......

Because there were infantry in the ranks, the march was slow. Even, in order to protect the physical strength of the war horses, the lancers dismounted and led the horses on foot. Of course, the infantry on the side also helped them carry spears.

The herdsmen of the Laayoune tribe discovered them early, and the entire Oasis of Laayoune began to be in chaos......

The Arab herders were still fierce, and although they knew that the other side was more numerous, they did not back down. Besides, they have no place to retreat. Because, leaving the Oasis of Laayoune, they have nowhere else to go but to wait for death in the desert......

Seeing that the strong men of the Laayoune tribe began to assemble, Marin, who saw the situation through the telescope, did not care. He came this time to let the lancers defeat their opponents head-on. If it weren't for the lancers' abilities, he would have arranged a night attack last night.

Three kilometers from the Laayoune tribal settlement, Marin's army stopped marching. And all the lancers, too, took their spears from the infantry, turned on their horses, and waited for them......

Soon, a group of Berber bearded cavalrymen, about a thousand, wielding Arab scimitars, rushed out of the settlement and formed a loose formation......

However, instead of attacking immediately, the other party first sent someone to loudly reprimand in Arabic, the lingua franca of North Africa:

"Who are you, and why are you encroaching on our territory?"

Marin's Arabic translator, under Marin's instructions, replied loudly:

"We are the new masters of the Oasis of Laayoune, because we have bought the rule of Laayoune from the Assad tribe. Submit to us. ”

The envoy of the other party quickly returned to report, and Ahma, the leader of the Aayoune tribe, was furious. Regardless of whether what Marin said is true or not, it seems that the enemy's army is here to occupy their homeland, how can they accept it?

As a result, thousands of Berber bearded cavalrymen immediately formed their formations, brandished their scimitars, and rushed forward with a strange scream......

Marin saw it and thought it was a good opportunity to test the lancers' offensive ability. So, he waved his hand......

When Schwartz received the signal, he immediately drew his sword and shouted;

"Lancers, charge!"

As a result, the lancers, who were lined up in a dense formation, began to accelerate slowly in a relatively neat formation......

And the lancers in the first row, who had been standing vertically towards the sky, began to square and pointed forward. The lancers in the back continued to spear the sky......

Schwartz's lancers, trained exclusively on Marin's instructions. They are in three rows for a batch of 450 people and 150 people per row. As for the remaining 100 people, they served as a mobile force, covering the flanks.

150 people lined up in a row, close together. Each person occupies a width of only 1.5 meters. You know, the width of the horse's hip is 1.414 meters, and with the stirrups, it is almost 1.5 meters. Each person occupies a width of 1.5 meters, which is considered very dense.

That is, these wandering knights from knightly families can adapt to such a formation in a few months. If you change to a farmer, it is estimated that it will take two or three years of training to get used to it, and you can't run fast, and the formation will disperse as soon as you are fast.

These lancers, forming a formation 225 meters wide, began to accelerate in groups, and at a high speed, fiercely rammed into the Berber-bearded cavalry on the opposite side......

The warriors of the Laayoune tribe were fierce at first. However, when the lancers in such a dense formation collided with me, they were a little apprehensive......

Why? For the spears of the cavalry on the other side must be longer than their scimitars......

If they loose the formation, they can also use their scimitars to block the spears, and then use their superb knife skills to smear the blades on the enemy......

However, the opponent's formation is so dense that there is no chance to start......

What makes them even more embarrassed is that if they hedge against the other party, there is no room to dodge at all, they can only bump into it......

Just as they hesitated, the lancers had already rammed into them......

Although the Berber cavalry was brave, it was useless, and the spears on the opposite side were so dense that they pierced their bodies one after another. Even if someone relied on his superb horsemanship to hide under the horse's belly and avoid the spear, it would be useless. Because, the war horses of the lancers directly knocked over their war horses, and then trampled past...... Many Berber-bearded horsemen who avoided their spears were not stabbed to death, but were trampled to death by the hooves of their horses......

Of course, there are losses on Marin's side. Several horses were injured and had to withdraw from the battle. Several cavalrymen also fell off their horses and were almost trampled to death by their own horses. Fortunately, they had trained before, and after falling off the horse, they immediately rolled to the side, so as to avoid the tragedy of being trampled to death by their comrades.

With just one head-on confrontation, Laayoune's tribal cavalry was crushed. In desperation, the Laayoune cavalry had no choice but to turn around and run away.

However, there were also smart and brave ones, with small groups of men and horses, went around to the flanks and attacked the flanks of the lancers......

In fact, the flanks are indeed a weak point in the wall charge, and they are considered to have found the right direction.

However, Schwartz had long since arranged for 100 lancers to cover the flanks. Seeing this, he immediately sent these 100 men to meet the Berber cavalry, and quickly scattered the other side......

"It seems that the flanks are the weak point of the wall charge...... "Marin sighed.

"Yes, young master, how do you think it should be solved?" Schwartz asked.

"To increase the number of covering troops, of course, the cavalry covering the flanks does not necessarily need to be lancers. Other types of light cavalry will do, and even the black-shirted knights can help cover the flanks......"

"Yes, I see!" Schwartz immediately pulled out his notebook and jotted down Marin's instructions.

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On the battlefield, because the lancers crushed the enemy army, they quickly achieved a decisive victory. The Berber cavalry of the Laayoune tribe scattered and fled.

Marin, on the other hand, took the opportunity to lead a large army into the Oasis of Laayoune and took control of the settlement of the Laayoune tribe......

However, to Marin's dismay, the lancers seemed to be unable to catch up with the fleeing Berber cavalry. So, they didn't capture many prisoners of war......

After all, the lancers are also considered heavy cavalry. Although the lower body plate armor and horse armor have been abolished, the requisitioned equipment is still relatively heavy. Therefore, it was really difficult to pursue the Berber-bearded cavalry, which were purely light cavalry.

As a result, Marin simply commanded the army and settled in the Laayoune tribe settlement. After staying here, Marin arranged for the lancers to rest, and asked the doctor he had brought to treat the dozen or so lancers who had been wounded in the battle. The infantry, on the other hand, would be divided into half of the men to be on night duty to prevent the fleeing Berber cavalry from returning in the middle of the night......

Sure enough, the more than 300 Berber cavalry who had fled, led by their patriarch, who had also fled, attacked Marin's camp at night......

However, they were repulsed by the musketeers......

The patriarch Ahma himself, who was also killed by the musketeers, fell to the ground, and was captured......

As the lancers woke up in the middle of the night and mounted their horses to surround the more than 300 night raiders, the warriors of the Laayoune tribe were completely destroyed. Of the 1,000 cavalry of their tribe, more than 280 were killed on the spot during the day, more than 300 were captured, and more than 300 escaped......

At this point, the Laayoune tribe was destroyed. And Marin, with his subordinates, also urged the captured more than 500 Laayoune Zhuangding to go to the sea to build a long bridge wharf to fit Marin's big ship to dock......

At the same time, Marin also mobilized all his soldiers, including some of the Laayounese, to build a fortress on the shores of the Laayoune Oasis for the army to live in. In addition, Marin also decided to leave 500 infantry as a garrison......

Before leaving, Marin sent people to collect all the knives in the tribe, even the kitchen knives, which were confiscated. If the herdsmen of those tribes need to cut meat with knives, they also need to apply to the garrison fort, and then use knives to cut the meat in front of the garrison fort, under the supervision of the garrison...... After cutting, the kitchen knife must be handed in......

At night, the garrison stayed in the small castle. Although the castle is not yet in shape, only the walls are strong, but it is sufficient. Marin didn't have time to organize everyone to build a complete castle, but built the walls first. The soldiers temporarily set up tents inside the wall, and it doesn't rain all year round anyway, and the climate is warm. When Marin returned, he sent in builders to help build a stronger fortress......

In the future, Marin even plans to build a large yard in which all the local herders can be enclosed and set up tents, with the gate locked at night and released during the day...... In this way, there is no worry about them sneaking up on the garrison in the middle of the night, and there is no worry about them escaping......

After repairing the walls of the fortress, Marin left Laayoune with lancers and 500 infantry in a large ship and returned to his homeland......