Chapter 627: Ambush

Receiving Charlemagne's orders, the soldiers quickly removed their armor and put themselves in the most relaxed situation to recover their strength.

At this time, Baron Sarir had already arrived a kilometer away from the manor with his soldiers.

"Hold on!" Baron Sarir said silently in his heart, it was not that he cared about Baron Avala, but that he was worried that without Baron Avala, it would be very difficult to deal with Charlemagne.

At this time, Charlemagne estimated that the time was almost up, and immediately ordered the soldiers to get ready, and all the soldiers put on the armor they had taken off again.

Although their physical strength at this time has not recovered to the same as before the war, it is much better than just now.

Charlemagne ordered: "Let the archers lie in ambush on the low wall, the Iron Cross Knights all mount their horses and hide secretly, and the royal infantry and town guards are in front of the main castle gate!" Then quickly close the low wall gate! I'm going to close the door and beat the dogs! ”

Everyone was quickly ready to fight, and the archers and crossbowmen quickly climbed the low wall and hidden.

The royal infantry was left with more than eighty men able to fight, and most of those forty were wounded and unable to fight.

The town guards, on the other hand, suffered heavy casualties, and now there were only more than 70 people left, and they formed a phalanx centered on the royal infantry.

The royal infantry also replaced the short gun barrel with a three-meter-long large gun barrel, and the short gun barrel used in the narrow place in the hall just now could not be used in field battles, and the formation must use long weapons.

The glittering barrels of their guns shone in the bright spring sun, and the sword and shield infantry stood at the front of the line, leaning their shields against each other to form a tight shield wall.

The archers lie on top of the low wall, which is still too short to be spotted even if they squat.

Charlemagne stood at the back of the line, and the Iron Cross Knights were also hidden, although the range inside this low wall was not large, but if they charged, they could still inflict great damage on the enemy.

"Quick! Soldiers! Faster! Baron Sarir anxiously urged the soldiers, now more than five hours had passed since he got the news, and he was afraid that Baron Avala would not be able to resist Charlemagne's attack and had failed.

What he didn't know was that Baron Avala had already failed and been captured by Charlemagne, and there was a trap waiting for him in the manor.

Baron Selier marched quickly, and when they reached the outside of the manor, they found that the low wall was empty.

Baron Selier's heart was even more anxious, "Quick! Soldiers, hurry up! We must rush in as quickly as possible to save Baron Avala! ”

With that, he led a group of knights into the low gate of the manor.

The soldiers behind also rushed into the gate, following Baron Sarir.

At this moment, when most of the enemy entered the gate, the commander of the archers immediately ordered the gate above the low wall to be closed.

This was not Charlemagne's order, but the commander of the archer suddenly reacted.

Leave some enemies outside and won't be able to get in for a while, and troops inside the low walls will be able to face fewer enemies.

The sudden change made the enemy feel a burst of panic, and the enemy outside the city wall immediately retreated dozens of meters, they were afraid of any danger on the low wall.

But who knows, their retreat just made the archers above the low wall breathe a sigh of relief, and if these soldiers had to cross the low wall, the archers would basically be unable to stop them.

However, they had already become frightened birds at this time, and no one expected this to happen, but suddenly there was an accident, and even William's royal infantry would have a slight riot, which is understandable.

The soldiers outside didn't know what to do because they had no commander and no leader.

And Baron Selir, who was also shocked at this time, followed by boundless panic, saw that in front of him was a group of neatly arranged and heavily armed troops.

Several thoughts instantly surged through his mind, the manor had been breached, and Baron Avala must have been a fierce man.

But randomly, he thought of something he should be more concerned about, that is, how he was going to face the scene in front of him.

The enemy was ready to work and waited for battle, while his own soldiers were exhausted from the march, and there was no good formation.

How to fight the enemy like this, Baron Sheril's heart suddenly sank, and he felt very bad.

It was normal for him to feel bad, for the sound of arrows breaking through the air had been heard, and the archers and crossbowmen on the low wall had already rained their arrows at Baron Selir's troops.

The power of more than forty arrows at such a close distance was almost unmatched, and the power of the recurve bow and pulley crossbow was beyond the armor of William's royal infantry at this distance.

The armor of the Iron Cross Knights may resist the power of the crossbow arrows and arrows, but it will still produce a huge impact force that makes the knights unstable.

More than forty arrows were shot into the crowd in this way, and a round of arrows directly caused more than ten losses to the enemy.

This is due to the fact that they are standing too thinly, otherwise there would have been more casualties.

This kind of front and back attack situation made the soldiers under Baron Sarir very panicked, and they didn't know which side to bite and face.

If you are facing the front, the archers behind you will definitely shoot at you, but if you are guarding against the back, the enemy in front will also be dangerous.

And under the round of arrows just now, they even caused some riots, and many people fell directly to the ground and were trampled by their comrades.

Charlemagne couldn't help but be happy when he saw the scene at this time, and then quickly ordered the royal infantry to move forward, and then drew his long sword and shouted to the sky: "Knights of the Iron Cross!" Charge! ”

And after he finished shouting, the great knights of the Iron Cross Knights also shouted: "The Third Banner of the Second Wing of the Iron Cross Knights!" Charge! ”

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a full forty Iron Cross knights charged from all directions at the same time, and they gradually converged.

The charge of the forty Iron Cross Knights gathered together was almost unstoppable, their spears in their hands like the most terrible and sharp thorn bushes.

They formed a wedge formation, which was the most suitable for shock infantry.

And just as they were about to reach the enemy, the array suddenly split into two parts, one part of which charged the enemy's infantry, and the other part that surrounded the perimeter.

They were guarding against Baron Scherier's knightly forces, and if they were attacked from behind by the enemy knights while charging the enemy infantry, even the famous Iron Cross knights would suffer heavy losses.