No one has ever denied the strength of the Spanish Army, and in the battles one after another, the strength of the Spanish phalanx has been recognized by the European countries.

For more than a century, the Spanish phalanx dominated all of Europe, and countries vied to learn from the standard formation of the army.

Even the English army, which had studied the Spanish phalanx, was faced with a Spanish army that was about the same number as his own, and Alexander stood on the hillside, staring at the orderly Spanish phalanx, which was composed of three phalanxes.

His inner emotions were not revealed, but a calm expression on his face.

And the many generals under his hands have rich expressions on their faces one by one, especially looking at the Spanish Army coming over, it is even more indescribable.

More than 10,000 Spaniards, with the infantry phalanx as the core, in the shape of a pin, marched with firm steps, steadily advancing, mainly pikemen, supplemented by arquebuses and artillery, as a long-range strike force, used to strike the enemy.

More than 1,000 cavalry, arranged as a reserve on both flanks and flanks, ready to deal with the enemy's outflanking forces.

The spearmen of the infantry phalanx were arranged in three dense horizontal formations, each with 50-60 men in front and 20 columns in depth, and around the spear array were arquebusiers in dense formations.

This sturdy and maneuverable formation is about 150 meters wide and 100 meters deep. On the outside of the phalanx, there were also squads of arquebusiers, as well as independent detachments, usually sword and shield soldiers.

Such a formation gives full play to the firepower strike force and relies on the mutual cooperation between the arms to achieve a kind of complementarity and combat effectiveness on the battlefield. This was very advanced military thinking at the time.

Seeing the legendary Spanish phalanx, England fighting against it, is equivalent to an apprentice fighting with a master, even if the English have a great belief in victory, but the probability of victory is very small.

And the allied troops of England on their side, wearing red shirts, white trousers, and a thin layer of leather armor, are better than nothing.

The English army was also in shape, but the difference was that the Calais, numbering more than 1,000 people, were arranged as reserves in case of a surprise attack on the Spaniards who left the city.

Of course, the soldiers on both sides quietly looked at each other, waiting for orders from the commanders of both sides.

Seeing the anxious expressions of his generals, Knight Alexander immediately put on a straight face, reprimanded, and encouraged people's hearts.

After regaining some confidence, Alexander began to take command under heavy pressure.

"It seems that the English are learning from us, which is not bad!"

General Battier, the Spanish commander, rode a horse and looked at the equally neat and orderly English, and his heart suddenly sank, and he pretended to be relaxed.

In fact, he was anxious about the same level of Englishmen.

There is no doubt about the strength of the Spanish phalanx, so for his imitators, he does not doubt that he will not win, but he is worried that he will not be able to win an overwhelming victory.

Yes, it was precisely because he knew the strength of the Spanish phalanx that he feared that his troops would lose too much to quell the rebellion in the Netherlands.

"Stand upright, stand still—" In the center of the phalanx, all the drummers began to pass orders from the general, and the army stopped at this moment.

The soldiers stood upright, dressed in armor, those spears and shields, or armed with arquebuses, but silence was the only thing they had in common.

The distance between each person seems to have been measured, and the difference is as if it is different.

The priests in their robes were praying with the soldiers in the phalanx before the battle, and everyone was so pious and peaceful.

The mellow and upright Spanish language spread throughout the phalanx.

Da Da Da –

Riding on horseback and under the protection of several guards, General Battier walked out of the phalanx and walked to the phalanx, also composed of Englishmen.

And Alexander, on horseback, came to him.

The two politely saluted each other and began to converse in Latin.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency General!" Alexander said softly.

"Glad to meet you, Your Excellency the Governor!"

The two looked at each other, and after seeing their opponents clearly, this time they began to talk.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the Netherlands has nothing to do with your England!"

"No, General, we were invited by the Dutch, the Righteous Army!"

In this way, Battier's eyes were full of anger, and Alexander looked at each other with unfeared eyes.

After a few seconds, knowing that it was inevitable, the two retreated.

"The English are stubborn, it's time to give them a little color!"

Battier looked at the red and white English army and said coldly.

The beat of the Spanish drums followed.

"Knock, knock—" Stepping on the drum, the Spanish army began to advance slowly, step by step.

Looking at the three-person tall spear phalanx in Spain, from a distance, it is densely packed, as if it came from the forest of Wales, full of terrifying factors and making people's scalps tingle.

And the same is true on the English side, the one-to-one spear and arquebus arms make the two phalanxes, as if they are hedgehogs, look full of thorns, difficult to conquer easily.

"Boom-" "Boom-"

The distance was only a few hundred meters, and the battle between the two sides had already begun.

The artillery of both sides had already begun to fire each other, and one after another the cannon rang out, and it was extremely loud in the entire plain.

With each cannon shot, a few pikemen, or musketeers, will be taken away from the opposing phalanx, there is no doubt about it.

But even so, the soldiers of the two armies, who had been mentally prepared in advance, still moved forward slowly without fear, even if their partners continued to fall around them.

However, due to the abundance of English artillery, it was more than twice as much as that of the Spaniards, which caused the morale of the Spaniards to drop slightly.

But the Spaniards continued to move forward without hesitation, firm and slow.

This is to verify the quality of the soldiers on both sides.

And the cavalry on both sides had already been unable to bear it, and they fought from both sides and fought one-on-one.

The Spanish cavalry, fully armoured, riding heavy horses and carrying spears, attacked with the impact of a formation charge, a remnant of the medieval knightly tradition.

The English cavalry, armed with short guns, was dressed in leather armor and was fast, and met it like the wind, and at the moment of encounter, he fired a projectile in his hand, shot it backward, and then drew his waist knife, bent down and swung at the stunned and dismounted Spanish cavalry.

Crackling -

As a result, the cavalry units, which were similar to each other, quickly decided the victory, and the Spanish cavalry routed and left, and the English cavalry won the victory after losing more than a third.

And at this time, the infantry on both sides was getting closer and closer.

PS: There are two more chapters today