Chapter 237: Looking at each other before the battle

A day later, William named the castle Mandesburg, which has no special meaning, and it is originally the Mendesburg area, so it makes sense that the castle should be called Mandersburg. 【 ,ζ–°,思,θ·―,δΈ­,ζ–‡,网,】. org

By the course of a day, the inhabitants had moved all the valuable things around them into the castle, which had unrivaled defenses.

And at this time, it was noon, the sun was high in the sky, and a long army appeared on the horizon.

Most of them wore tanned leather armor and felt hats made of animal fur, and a few of the more affluent were able to wear a layer of half-body scale armor and iron helmets on their heads.

And when they saw the tall, sturdy-looking castle in front of them, their jaws dropped in shock.

After all, they had never heard of a castle here, but now a tall castle suddenly appeared here, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to them.

This meant that the cavalry, which the Chekels were so proud of, was completely useless and had to spend a lot of troops to storm the castle.

And this may not be able to successfully capture the castle, after all, they do not know the number of defenders in the castle, if their number is not more than four times that of the enemy, then there is basically no hope of capturing the castle.

And Chief Mutus also looked at the castle in front of him with a solemn face, as the ruler of the Sicekels, of course he knew that Baron William next door was building a castle.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that William's speed was so fast, and in less than a year, the tall and thick city wall in front of him could be completed.

Not only that, but what surprised him even more was why William was able to know his whereabouts so quickly, and came here with his troops to wait for him.

To say that William ended the war early and then came here with his troops to inspect it, then Chief Mutus would never believe it.

However, although he didn't know the reason, he had already begun to regret it in his letter, after all, it was he who invaded the other party's territory in such a grand manner, and it was impossible to say that the other party did not have a little opinion.

But he couldn't just run back like that, that would be a very big blow to his prestige and authority.

The Sichekers, whom he ruled, had been severely damaged in the last battle, and the entire tribe of more than 60,000 people was only able to muster nearly 6,000 warriors.

And of these 6,000 people, more than half belong to the tribal heads, who say that the Chekers are a tribe, but they are actually a combination of tribes, like many nomadic peoples.

At most, the chieftain was strong for a long time, and then developed into a tribe that was different from the other tribes, just like the Lordes.

The king is actually a relatively large nobleman, but the long-term prosperity and the special significance of the wealthy family at the time of the founding of the country make the king a different nobleman from the nobles.

William's face couldn't help but feel a little lighter as he looked at the enemy who appeared below, but when he saw the huge cavalry force around Chief Mutus, his pressure suddenly increased.

Although it has long been known that the Chekers will not lead less cavalry, these more than 500 nearly 600 cavalry are too infiltrating.

Now William's cavalry troops on his side add up to more than 100 people, which is five times different from the enemy!

What a terrible number, and if they spread out and plundered William's territory, William would have no way at all.

After all, he did not have the troops in his hands that could fight the enemy, and the knights and heavy cavalry were heavy cavalry after all, and compared to the extremely mobile Chekel cavalry, their mobility was really unmatched.

After all, their real strength lies in breaking down the enemy's array with impact, and they really don't pay much attention to mobility.

And William was almost the same, although he also knew that the light cavalry played a great role, and the outflanking, partitioning, encirclement, and melee after the heavy cavalry charged the battle were all completed by the light cavalry.

But he did not take this matter to heart, because so far there was no place for the hussars in particular.

What reconnaissance, division, outflanking, these tactics have not worked much so far, basically all of them are a wave of flat push of the heavy armored cavalry admired by William, directly crushing the enemy, and then the infantry taking advantage of the situation to crush it.

And now, when the enemy's light cavalry came to him, he suddenly realized that he did not have a means to counter the enemy's light cavalry.

Imagining the scene of the enemy's light cavalry raging, William couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and then he immediately settled on the formation of light cavalry.

But now, thinking that it was useless, William couldn't help but have a thoughtful expression on his face as he looked at the silent enemy below.

Several nobles around him, as well as Norwin and Urimu, Banshitsk and Captain Merlin were all quiet at this time, William's wise man, the title of the fox of Denlenburg had spread far away, and William's current performance was obviously thinking about countermeasures, so no one around him dared to disturb William's thoughts.

After a while, William showed a calm expression on his face and said, "Let all the soldiers assemble, try to let the enemy see our number, and let them know that our number is not something they can capture!" ”

"Then, we are going to start shouting on the walls and let the enemy know that our morale is high!"

William's plan is prosaic to say, but it certainly has a very big effect, and it is not an operation such as William finding another way.

It's a simple reason of strength, if William's strength is insufficient today, and there are only a hundred soldiers in the castle, then he dares to let the soldiers do this?

Therefore, in fact, there are not so many fancy schemes in the war, and more after the fact, it is a dignified battle, and the competition is the wisdom and ability of the commanders of both sides.

The discipline of the soldier, the ability to carry out the commander's orders, and the physical fitness of the soldier to gain an advantage in the confrontation with the enemy.

Then there is equipment and morale, these things are the key to determining the outcome of a war.

With a burst of cheers, all the soldiers on the city wall fell into a frenzy, and after carrying out a series of orders from William, the enemy's morale was obviously weakened a lot, and they basically understood that the castle in front of them had no hope of conquering.

After seeing the state of the enemy below, William said: "Gather the soldiers, let's go out of the city!" ”

After the order was delivered, 800 elite soldiers followed William and the nobles out of the tall gates of Mandesburg.

The formation was set, and the two sides confronted each other, but neither of them made any rash moves, and the scene formed an eerie calm.

Chief Mutus didn't know what William meant, but he didn't see that the other party was in battle formation, so he only restrained his troops and made them stand up, and did not give orders to fight or prepare for battle.