Chapter 221: Decisive Charge
Under the goat effect, the light infantry on the side of the Manders infantry completely collapsed, and more than 3,000 light infantry rushed to the pigs, and even began to attack the ranks of armed infantry behind them. Fastest updates
Viscount Winston looked at the situation on the battlefield from the rear, and couldn't help but turn blue, these light infantry were their biggest advantage compared to William.
Unexpectedly, this hole card was easily resolved by the enemy, which made him more and more annoyed.
However, although he was a little anxious, he did not lose his mind and quickly dealt with the matter.
"Let the armed infantry and mercenaries go up to the top! Don't care about the scattered light infantry, keep the formation so as not to be scattered, kill a group of light infantry to deter them, and collect the light infantry as much as possible, at least make sure they don't dare to approach! ”
As soon as the words fell, more than 300 armed infantry under Viscount Winston rushed forward with more than 500 mercenaries.
They killed a group of light infantry, and with the stimulation of blood, they successfully gathered a group of light infantry with more than 500 people around them.
Both armies only have each other in their eyes, and William did not bring light infantry to the battlefield this time, so the Menders infantry has been consumed for a while, and their physical strength will definitely decrease.
William looked ahead and said to one of the dozen or so heralds who followed him: "Let the archers move quickly, follow the rear of the melee troops, and then back after six rounds of fire!" ”
William spared no effort to sputter the archer troops, and even deliberately made a cross-era recurve compound bow, of course, to let them play their own value.
Six rounds of fire are 900 powerful arrows, which can cause at least 200 casualties in the enemy's ranks, and can also create a certain deterrent, which is the role of archers.
The two forces were getting closer and closer, and they could already see the dirt on each other's faces, the sharpness of each other's spears.
The warriors' hearts were racing, and they could feel the rush of blood from their hearts to the rest of their bodies, and the blood burned like gasoline in their veins.
The Manders infantry and hoplites were never afraid of battle, and the Energizer's equipment and brutal training made them fearless on the battlefield.
In front of them the vicious enemy is the bounty for their capture, and they have erected absolute confidence in themselves in a series of victories.
The Manders infantry and hoplites charged the enemy in silence, their charge was silent, not a single person shouted or exchanged ears in the ranks, except for the sound of neat steps, there was not the slightest sound, this silence brought great psychological pressure to the enemy.
The mercenaries, on the other hand, were shouting, waving all kinds of weapons in their hands, and rushing away at the enemy with chaotic steps.
The two sides collided together, and the enemy's troops were not as equipped as William's army, so they suffered heavy losses in the first wave of collisions.
The soldiers on both sides kept waving their weapons, the Manders infantry spears desperately stabbed out, and the hoplites swung their giant axes desperately.
It has caused a bloody storm among the enemy, but the enemy is indeed not vegetarian, and Viscount Winston's armed infantry is indeed good.
The spears in their hands were also very powerful, and after a burst of stabbing blows, the scales and armor on the Manders infantry were successfully damaged, causing the casualties of the Menders infantry to skyrocket.
Of course, although the Menders infantry suffered heavy casualties, the enemy's losses were even greater, and it can be said that the casualties that could be brought to the Menders infantry were all brought by those dead enemies.
They used their lives to bring hope to their comrades-in-arms to kill the enemy.
William's mercenaries were also very strong, and the Manders infantry began to move according to William's orders under the command of their column commanders.
This movement was actually very slow, and it could take a few minutes for William to give an order, and there was no telegraph or any means of communication in this world.
Therefore, the only two ways to command the troops are through the flag and the herald, which feels like playing Red Alert, because of the lag, the orders you issued take a long time to be executed.
The uncomfortable feeling is indescribable.
As a qualified general, or rather a qualified nobleman, eliminating this delay and speculating on the enemy's movements became mandatory.
William is doing a good job now, compared to Viscount Winston's somewhat poor command, William can be said to be very qualified.
The Manders infantry changed formations, and because the commanders had undergone basic training, they were more mature in organization.
As for Banshitsk, as a heavy infantry commander, his control of the battlefield was certainly much stronger than that of these column commanders, coupled with the inhumane long-range strikes of the archers, which caused the enemy to suffer a lot of casualties, so, with their cooperation, the enemy was defeated and retreated.
Looking at some bad scenes on the field, Viscount Winston was a little anxious, found a knight, and said: "You secretly send around the enemy's camp and go to the forest behind them to see if there is a force that has arrived, and if so, let them charge the enemy immediately, do you hear?" ”
The knight was slightly different, but the majesty of Viscount Winston was not something he could resist, and as a vassal, of course, he had to obey the orders of the feudal lord.
Nodding respectfully, he said, "Yes, my lord, I'll go now!" ”
After saying that, he kicked the horse's belly, went around the battlefield in a big circle, and walked to the forest behind William's troops, because there was only one person, and the target was too small, so no one on William's side found him.
After the knight left, Viscount Winston said to the herald beside him: "Let all the nobles gather the knights, and we will bite and charge!" ”
On William's side, seventy-five of his direct knights and heavy cavalrymen crowded around him.
The young knight Husa who surrendered chatted with several young knights who had not long become knights around him, and none of them were dissatisfied with the treatment under William, especially Husa, who only knew after he surrendered that Baron William was so wise.
William watched the commotion on the side of the enemy camp, his position was just right to see the enemy's movements, and the knights who found the enemy began to assemble, and William naturally could not be left behind.
He also said to the herald beside him: "Let the nobles on our side gather the knights, and the enemy knights will also charge, and we will crush them!" ”
"Be quiet! Prepare everything you need to prepare before the charge, and no one will care about you when you charge! ”
Norwin said as he spoke, his words were mainly spoken to the young knights, and the heavy cavalry veterans and the knights who had been adults for a long time did not need his advice at all.
As William's appointed Knights' Vice-Banner Captain, Norwin was the commander in charge of the knights, while the heavy cavalry was temporarily commanded by Norwen.
Of course, in the end, the command of the heavy cavalry and knights, as well as the financial power, as well as the appointment and dismissal power, were still in William's hands.
It's not that he doesn't trust Norwen, it's just something that must be done as a superior, the nobleman must be a military leader, it doesn't matter whether he trusts it or not.