Chapter 65: The Battle of Pinker (2)

The next day, at noon, Duke Edward gave his soldiers a full meal before placing the army at the smaller end of Pink Valley, while Earl Argyle stopped the army at the larger exit of Pink Valley.

Most of the entire army was wearing red jackets, and the whole team looked very energetic, which is also the origin of the English Red Shrimp Soldiers. From a distance, a fiery sea of red.

Soldiers generally wore red jackets with black outermost jackets with golden roses and crowns, red or black hats with white feathers, and breeches of various colors.

In the first half of the 16th century, English soldiers had their markings on their chests and backs, and subsequently also on shields and swallowtail flags (pennon), usually the St. George Red Cross.

Officers generally wore ribbons, which were usually worn around the waist or hung from the left shoulder, and some pikemen and cavalrymen became representatives of this superior class. The ribbon seems to be red, or red and white.

As in other armies of the era, the officer was distinguished from his subordinate soldiers by their weapons (swords and shields, half-length spears, or halberds were the weapons of the officers' favor), by silk, more expensive garments decorated with ribbons, by gold or silver decorations, more aesthetically pleasing armor, and by jewelry.

The Scots, on the other hand, wore a simple iron helmet, a jacket, a white tight tunic and trousers, and their arms and thighs were protected by 4 to 5 rows of copper chain mail to prevent sword cuts. A large turban is wrapped around the neck 3 to 4 times, not to keep out the cold, but to prevent cutting.

Other protective equipment is a small round shield in the left hand, which can be used even when holding a spear, and their secondary weapons are broadswords and daggers.

The 16th-century Lowland tribesmen usually wore blue hats, and other common clothing colors were brown and light blue.

In the campaigns of this period, more than 70% of the Scottish army consisted of pikemen.

Highland tribesmen, on the other hand, generally wore "leinecroich" ------ knee-length gown, usually dyed yellow with saffron, and a larger mantle or a checkered shawl fastened with brooches. This is generally what the chiefs wear.

The only protection commonly used by the average Highland tribal warrior was a tar-covered stiffened buckskin belt, though in any case they often went into battle topless, though sometimes a short shirt was left behind, and the excess was tied around the belt between the legs.

So the scene that can be seen at that time is like this, the English are basically red, and the more than 1,000 cavalry in front, and more than 500 heavy cavalry are all dressed in blue and white.

On the Scottish side, there is a lot of flesh in front and a patch of yellow in the back, how to say? Anyway, it's very coordinated.

"Lord Earl Wellington!" Duke Edward rode his horse on an artificially constructed high place in the rear, looked at the Scottish army opposite, and couldn't help but shout the name of the cavalry commander.

"Yes! Your Excellency, Duke! The Earl of Wellington was beside Edward, and when he heard him calling out, he hurriedly stepped forward.

"First of all, you lead the cavalry to take the initiative to attack and wipe out the group of dwarf cavalry on the opposite side!"

"Yes! Lord Duke! I'll go now! "The Earl of Wellington was very confident in his riding skills, and his voice was hearty.

Then he glanced at the knight standing behind the duke like a benchmark, sighed, and then mounted his horse and returned to his post to carry out his mission.

That knight was the nephew of the Earl of Wellington and the sole heir of the Earl of Wellington, a stubborn young man. In order not to let him be in any danger, the Earl specially arranged for him to be with the Duke of Edward, so that there was no danger and it was easy to take credit.

It's a pity that the stubborn knight guessed that it was the Earl of Wellington who got it since he knew that he had become the commander's guard, so he has been ignoring him until now.

Staring in the direction of the Earl of Wellington, the young knight's face was a little stubborn, and there was some sadness, his eyes were concerned, and his lips were pursed.

"Don't worry, my knight! The Earl of Wellington's horsemanship was notoriously powerful among the nobility, and God would bless him! ”

Seeing the young knight's somewhat uneasy look, Edward couldn't help but be comforted. Duke Edward, an independent young nobleman like him, admired him very much, and he was also the heir to an earl, which attracted Edward's attention even more.

The Earl returned to his ranks, looking at the more than 1,000 light cavalry and 1,000 heavy cavalry behind him, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart.

"Everyone! For His Majesty's Majesty! Rush with me! ”

The Earl took the lead in rushing at the opposite Scottish army, and then his family cavalry rushed forward to protect him, and then the whole army of cavalry rushed forward.

The cavalry, for the most part, were skilled border cavalry, who well formed a large awl behind the Earl and stabbed at the Scottish troops. The slower heavy cavalry followed.

Count Argyle frowned when he saw the cavalry of England rushing towards him, with a serious expression.

"Order the artillery group to shell first, and then let the cavalry attack!"

"Yes! Lord Earl! When the herald on the side heard this, he immediately mounted his horse and conveyed the commander's order.

To tell the truth, Lord Regent did not want to send cavalry at all, because compared to the horses of the English, the horses of the Scots were horses, and England's advantage was too great.

So artillery is why it was popular with the Scots.

On the whole, this is the strength of the Scottish Army, although it does not always have the opportunity to be recognised and reasonably effective. The cannon teams that have completed training and participated in the Pinkie campaign are: two standard cannons, one variant cannon, two standard heavy guns, and one speedy gun.

So, when the Earl of Wellington was still a mile away from the Scottish army, the Scotsman's cannon was fired, but the Earl was not at all afraid, for he knew that the aim of the cannon was extremely low.

In fact, as the count had expected, only a dozen cavalrymen were killed or wounded in three rounds of shelling, and two more were killed when their horses tripped over stones.

Soon the Earl was in the hands of the Scots, and a group of Scottish horsemen, more than the cavalry behind him, was galloping on ponies.

The Count was undaunted, and met him with determination. In an instant, the cavalry collided with each other, and dozens of people flew out of the front row, while the Scots flew out even more.

The Earl was guarded by the family cavalry, and did not fly out safely.

Immediately afterwards, after the cavalry of the two sides approached, they fought each other, and at first the English cavalry relied on the advantage of the horse height to kill the Scots, and even the Earl killed three Scottish cavalry.

Soon, however, the Scots took advantage of their numbers and began to fight with the English. At this moment, the English cavalry was caught in a bitter battle.