Chapter 124: Tragedy (Part II)
With this encouragement, Viscount Curwen's troops began to climb the heights, with the light infantry rushing to the front, followed by the armed infantry, and the knights, following Viscount Curwen.
Riders who climb up the hill will lose their impact, and if something happens, they will suffer very heavy losses.
Viscount Raul's troops retreated somewhat under his orders, the density of the formation remained the same, but it was able to draw some men to the other side to defend.
At this time, Viscount Raul was only able to control a small part of the mountaintop, and after a period of fighting, his more than 1,000 people had shrunk to more than 800, and this number continued to decrease.
"Hold on! Resist me! The Count will soon come to our aid with the help of the enemy! Viscount Raul had a sword in his hand, waving it around, and saying things that even he didn't believe in him would be encouraging.
Nearly 2,500 or 600 enemies advanced up from below step by step, and the advance was accompanied by fierce battles, and it can really be said that every step of the advance was made of blood.
Light infantry and armed infantry are mixed, and there is no formation at this time, and it is difficult for anyone to maintain the consciousness of maintaining a formation in such a melee.
The archers in the rear also stopped firing because of the two armies, and they were also armed with short swords and prepared for battle.
The soldiers at the front died one after another, and more than 3,000 people poured up on the narrow hill, which suddenly seemed very crowded, especially the narrower summit.
On the other side, William's situation is not very optimistic, the rate of light infantry consumption is quite fast, in a few minutes, there are only more than 100 light infantry left on William's side, and they begin to disperse.
This is also the result of the overseer behind them, and the serfs here rarely break and flee with the slightest casualties, because not only are there people in the rear to supervise the battle, but even if they successfully escape, their families will be punished inhumanely, so there are relatively few escapers.
William saw that the remaining hundred or so people had begun to flee, and he did not show any expression of dissatisfaction or annoyance, because it was not easy for them to hold out until this time.
"I'm sorry, Baron Byer, for your light infantry to suffer heavy losses!" These light infantry were not under William's command, but Baron Baier recruited from his people, and now that he has lost so much, he may not have many people left, and it is good to win the battle, and most of the losses will be replenished by the enemy.
But if you lose, you will have to face the end of losing all your money, and you will have to further lose a lot of things, and the most compensation for the other party.
"Baron William doesn't have to be like this, I'm ready for heavy losses, as long as we can win, it's all worth it!" Although Baron Baier's face was not good-looking, his words were very firm.
"Let the armed infantry go up on top!" William muttered to himself.
"Manders infantry! Heavy infantry! Now is the most critical moment of the battle, I command you to resist the enemy's attack, and to do your best to kill and wound as many enemy forces as possible, understand? William raised his throat, brandished his sword, and shouted to the armed infantry and heavy infantry standing behind him in a neat formation.
"Understood! Long live the Baron! They shouted slogans in unison.
"Be like them!" Baron Bair pointed to the Manders soldiers in his hand and said, "See? From the beginning of the war, they have always been the main force on the battlefield, the unit that kills the most enemies! ”
"Although your equipment is not as good as theirs, and your training may not be as good as theirs, but! You are all warriors of Denlenburg, raised by your parents, are you willing to be admired by all, and you are just a bunch of ordinary infantrymen? Baron Bair's face was flushed, the veins on his neck were bulging, and he shouted hoarsely to the group of armed infantry.
It seems that he has been holding back for too long, it has always been William who is in the limelight, and it is the main force of the Mandes infantry single battlefield that makes him, the baron, like a supporting role, obscure.
"Tell me! Are you willing?! ”
"Unwilling!" Baron Bayer's armed infantry also replied with a blushing face and a raised voice.
They are also hot-blooded men, they are also warriors in a hundred battles, the Lorde nation was able to defeat other Manchus when the Dells Empire was divided, and it was not for nothing that they were once known for their bravery.
Although hundreds of years of farming life have smoothed out their combat skills and physical fitness, the genes passed down from generation to generation in the bloodline will not change, and the bravery of their ancestors seems to be activated at the moment of their roar, making their momentum change abruptly.
If the characteristics of the Manders infantry are order, discipline, and well-trained, then their characteristics at the moment are berserk, bloodthirsty, and crazy, although there may be a gap in equipment, but if both sides have the same equipment, they may have the strength to fight the Menders soldiers.
"Attack!" William gave the order, and the Menders infantry formed a group of five or five and began to counterattack the enemy, yes, a counter-charge.
The spears in their hands were close to their comrades, and any enemy who appeared in front of them immediately faced the siege of five spears.
The hoplites, on the other hand, did not form a group like the ordinary infantry, and they had no reason or need to do so, with enough armor to make them immune to most damage, and their battle axes and shields were enough to make them defy all enemies.
Baron Bayer's armed infantry was also inspired, and rushed towards the enemy with great momentum, as if they had been beaten with blood.
On the other hand, the situation in the highlands is not optimistic.
"Lord Viscount! The enemy's attack was so fierce that our casualties were heavy, and the soldiers were constantly retreating to the top of the mountain! Another knight broke away from the battle and reported to Viscount Raul.
And the knight who had been trying to report to Viscount Raul had already died on the bloody battlefield, and I am afraid that after the battle, even a complete corpse could not be found.
The knight was visibly more embarrassed, the chain mail on his shoulder was broken, and the blood could be seen flowing from it, and the scars on the helmet he had taken off could be seen from the battle.
Viscount Raul stood at the top, of course, he could see the situation below, and more than ten minutes passed, and his troops were only more than five hundred people left, and more than half of them were lost.
If they fought on the plains again, I am afraid they would have already collapsed, but fortunately, this is a high ground, and the entire army has been surrounded, and they don't want the tactics of the Celestial Empire, surround three queyi, at this moment they can only fight desperately in order to survive.
"I see!" Viscount Raul looked up at the sky, more than an hour had passed since the battle began, it was already midafternoon, and the sun was slightly eccentric to the west.