Chapter 540: Capture the King

These nomads themselves were not a disciplined military organization, warriors and soldiers, but a rabble.

Of course, from the perspective of later generations, they are a motley army with no discipline to speak of, and from the current point of view, they are a group of brave warriors.

Not only them, but also many of the Kingdom's regular armies, only a few of them had good discipline to command their commanders.

They were so unbearable at this time only in front of the Denlenburg infantry, which was modeled on the discipline of the army of later generations established by William.

However, no matter how brave and good they usually were, they were no match for the Denlenburg infantry, who had already found their senses at this time.

The rout was a foregone conclusion, and the Denlenburg infantry slowly advanced under William's orders, while the archers and crossbowmen behind began to fire again.

The enemy's defeat was already doomed, and they attacked the Denlenburg infantry from all sides, and after being stopped by William's knights and hussars, only a thousand men were left to charge the Denlenburg infantry.

It was 12,000 soldiers, and if they attacked the 12 heavy infantry arrays of their own troops with an array of light cavalry, they would surely be defeated.

Although the Denlenburg infantry was not used as heavy infantry by William, judging from their equipment, they were out-and-out heavy infantry.

Even if they only have a layer of iron armor on them at this time.

Soon, the Chekel cavalry, which had been stopped by the knights and hussars, fell to the upper hand.

The Knights of the Iron Cross were extremely well equipped, and the attacks of the enemy cavalry could not harm them at all.

But their swords and spears could easily penetrate their enemies' bodies, and the horsemen they had trained since childhood were even better than those of these Chekers, and their skill in killing made them miserable.

The hussars, on the other hand, were more or less the same, in addition to the outer layer of chain mail, they also had lined cotton and leather armor, and the enemy's scimitar spears could not inflict much damage on them, but their well-crafted scimitars were able to inflict a large number of fatal wounds on enemies who had almost no protection.

Moreover, since they were also selected from the Chekers, they knew very well the fighting skills of the Chekers, plus they had been trained and were very skilled in cooperating with each other.

But they don't feel any guilt, they now live in the Düllenburg area, they have the identity of Dürlenburg, so now they are the true Loalds under the rule of the Count of Düllenburg.

The national consciousness of this era is still very weak, even in William's previous life, nationalism was only produced in modern times, so they easily gave up their former identity.

In this way, the Cheker cavalry suffered a large number of casualties, and they gradually fell into decline, and finally even turned their horses and fled elsewhere.

Chief Tiliro and Chief Mutus watched from behind in despair, they knew that this was very likely to happen, but they still had some luck, and when it did happen, they really couldn't accept it.

William looked at all this calmly, in his opinion, it was not something to be extremely happy about, although he was in a good mood, but he remained calm.

The battle went very well, and the knights and hussars, who had crushed the enemy cavalry, did not pursue, but waited for William's orders.

No soldier or officer dared to act rashly without an order from William.

Instead of letting them pursue, William told them to capture Chief Mutus and Chief Tiliro.

After all, William is going to rule here in the future, but he is not here to kill people to vent his anger, so he does not plan to cause a lot of killing, as long as the leader of the enemy, so that the Chekel people have no possibility of resistance, his goal will be achieved.

When the time came, a large number of Lordes were resettled to the steppe, and then a fortress was built here every dozen kilometers, and a sentry tower was built every few kilometers.

Build a stone road to the entire grassland, and don't be afraid of these Chekels, and then this steppe will be firmly controlled by William.

Having received orders from William, and without the command of their commander, the light cavalry and Iron Cross knights rode towards the chiefs of Mutus and Tiliro.

However, the war horses under the crotches of the two chiefs were the best war horses they could get, and the best war horses in the entire Dells continent were produced in the Chekel steppe.

Therefore, their speed was very fast, and the war horses were like psychics, understanding the anxiety of their masters on their backs, and their four long legs were like windmills, and they quickly carried their masters away from here.

Seeing this, William ordered the Iron Cross knights to come back, they were heavy cavalry after all, and their horses could not run for long with heavy equipment.

The best way to do this was to let the light cavalry pursue, and although they could not catch up with the horses of the two chiefs, they would not lose them.

When the time comes, as long as you chase and intercept them, I believe that it will be easy to capture Chief Mutus and Chief Tiliro.

William's vassals this winter did not play a role, but they were able to respond to William's call in this way, which was satisfactory to William.

This can show the attitude of the vassals towards themselves, and it can also make the vassals look forward to the signs of being feudal.

If William loses these powerful vassals now, not to mention losing his deterrent power, but at least in terms of influence and strength, he will receive a lot of losses.

There must be a reason for the existence of a system, existence is reasonable, and the sub-feudal system is still practiced, which represents the applicability of the sub-feudal system in this era.

Not only can it reduce administrative costs, but it can also mobilize the enthusiasm of the nobles to vigorously govern their own territory, which can maximize the potential of the land.

However, William did not leave the vassals' army idle, and ordered them to clean up the battlefield, and if there was any valuable booty, it would belong to them.

However, William would not do anything to sneak up on the enemy's rear family camp and plunder the finances, and if he wanted to firmly control this place, he could not kill too many people.

Chief Mutus and Chief Tiliro desperately urged the horses under their crotches, hoping to shake off the hateful pursuers behind them.

Although they were defeated, they still wanted to live, even if it was to defect to the Donchekers or find a place to die, which was much better than being captured by the enemy.

The light cavalry pursued closely behind the two, and they split their formations and prepared to encircle them.

Soon, the hussars blocked their path, and in this way, Chief Tiliro and Chief Mutus fell into the circle of his hussars.