Chapter 1137: Seeking Benevolence and Obtaining Benevolence
"Ha, General Nokicalfe's concern is not unreasonable, but it is completely unnecessary. You also said that there are no walls on three sides of the city of Kyiv, and everyone knows about it, will the people in the base camp not think about it? This general will not lie to everyone, this plan to move according to the army is formulated by the base camp, His Royal Highness personally instructed, we just want to give the Germans a chance, the old cat can only be inseparable from the fishy smell "When Yerusha heard this plan at first glance, he also disagreed, after all, it was too risky to put the city of Kiev in danger, but after listening to Dongfang Jin's explanation, he understood why he was fishing. Now the base camp is not thinking about the city of Psk at all, but how to realize this Baltic strategy, the Germans, the Danes, the Swedes, the forces are complicated, and if you want to control the Baltic Sea in this complex situation, you must have a comprehensive plan. Once the Baltic campaign was launched, it had to be fast, directly defeating the Germans, and not giving the Germans a chance to form an alliance. Now the Danes and the Germans seem to have some kind of agreement, but it is not an alliance at all, and both sides have their own interests and interests. But once the Great Song Dynasty launched the Baltic Campaign, the Danes, feeling a great threat, would put aside all their prejudices and hug the Germans tightly. The only way to quickly open the situation is to move quickly, so fast that the Danes can't react, what better way than to borrow the city of Psk and annihilate the living forces of the Germans?
The Germans opened the way with the blue shield cavalry, which was very fast, and the nearby Slavic lords heard the wind and moved closer to the city of Kiev, but the cities of Vilnius and Messouda as the two wings of the city of Kiev have been holding their arm, which is really confusing. On the tenth day of October, at two o'clock, the vanguard of the Blue Shield Cavalry had already launched a fierce confrontation with the Dingguo Army stationed in the outermost part. Stationed here is a cavalry battalion belonging to the second military camp, the two sides fought for half an hour, after each was damaged, the cavalry of the Dingguo Army began to take the initiative to retreat, which the Germanic cavalry did not expect, but for a long time, many Germanic cavalry began to chase and kill, and the cavalry of the Dingguo Army who fled in front seemed to have received some kind of instruction, and suddenly dispersed, forming countless small detachments, and in desperation, the Germanic cavalry also followed the division of troops. But chasing and chasing, the distance is getting farther and farther. The Germans were unfamiliar with the situation around Kiev, far less familiar with the Dingguo army, and were thrown off after a pursuit. Some of the Germanic cavalry came back dejected, and when Bysel heard what had happened, he directly smelled a dangerous breath, how powerful the cavalry of the Orientals was, he knew it well, these Oriental cavalry not only had strict military laws, had a degree of advance and retreat, but also had commendable courage, how could they flee back with a small contact battle? Something was wrong, and Bysel became cautious and ordered his soldiers not to pursue him at will.
Bysil slowed down the pace of progress, does not mean that other people also have this cautious heart, at the beginning of the vanguard can still maintain the trend of advancing in tandem, but slowly some people are eager to make meritorious contributions and speed up, and some people are worried, and they are lagging behind. In the evening, the Germanic cavalry rested near the Levta farm, a hundred miles west of Kiev, when the main army also arrived at the Levta farm. Bysil presided over the routine deliberations, and everyone had different thoughts, so their attitudes towards Bysil were also different, Bysil's face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of cold breath, "I strictly ordered that the enemy should not advance lightly, why didn't you listen, and pursued more than 20 miles privately, in case the other party had an ambush, which of you should bear this responsibility?" ”
Not all of the commanders are Danube nobles, most of them are from the southern blacksmith family and the church and the eastern nobles, the blacksmith family has always been inconspicuous, so naturally they will not be the first birds, but the church and the eastern nobles will not give Bysel face, the commander Berkeley picked the fire in front of him without being salty, "Lord Bysil, are you a little worried?" The Orientals were beaten back, and their strength was weak, and you still let everyone garrison, didn't you let go of a good opportunity to kill the enemy in vain? If you are timid, then guard the rear with peace of mind, and we will go in pursuit, whether you live or die will not be implicated. ”
In the face of low-hanging fruit military exploits, no one was willing to give up on their own initiative, and Bysil was obviously frightened by the previous battle. In the face of these unruly aristocratic commanders, Bysil is also helpless, and simply does not persuade, many times only after suffering will he understand the truth, "I have already said what should be said, as for how to do it, it is your business, if something really happens, you must not retreat from the responsibility." Everyone is a knight of the Empire, and they should keep their promises. ”
"Don't worry, Lord Bysil, we can still guarantee this" Everyone scoffed at Bysil's warning, and after the nobles of those opposition factions left, the Ren of the southern blacksmith family also left one after another, and only the three noble commanders belonging to the Danube Valley were left around, and they looked at each other, feeling that Bysil was too cowardly today, "My lord, are you too tolerant of these people, do not listen to orders, despise the commander, and be beheaded according to the law." It was a group of Frederick dogs, and it was only right to kill them. ”
Why doesn't Bysil want to kill people? But those people don't have a simple role, everyone comes from a different aristocratic lord class, it can be said that the whole body is involved, and now the situation around Kiev City is a little confusing, and it is impossible to figure out the context of the Orientals, at this time, the first infighting is simply self-destruction of the Great Wall, "Bear with it first, don't you think the Oriental people's way of playing today is very weird?" After only a little resistance, they scattered and retreated, and I was worried that there was some conspiracy hidden here. Since those people are eager to make meritorious contributions, let them rush up and test them, even if there are any accidents, those people will suffer. I've made it clear today, and even if something happens in the future, Lothair and Dolle can't blame us. ”
In a few short sentences, the true intentions were revealed, and several Danube nobles all looked suddenly enlightened, with a wicked smile on the corner of their mouths, and Faches stretched out his thumb and laughed, "My lord, it's really a good plan, let those people help us test the waters, they can't say anything yet." Hey, if there is a good opportunity, it's not too late for us to pounce on it, inside and out, we've earned it. ”
Bysel smiled faintly, and it was a compliment. In fact, he is not a clever conspiracy, it is a fair and honest conspiracy, if it were not for the lack of greed of the eastern nobles, this strategy would not have been possible, and greed will often become a point that is used by others. Bysil's side is no longer in the way, and those nobles who are eager to make meritorious contributions have no scruples. Early the next morning, the Germans split into two lines and launched a new attack on the center of the eastern defense line of Kyiv and the southern garrison. This time, the Germans concentrated more forces, trying to carve a hole in the defensive line in one fell swoop. In less time, many soldiers of the Dingguo Army gathered on the defense line of Kiev City, the first military camp and the second military battalion have rushed to Kiev City from the direction of the Suzdal River to garrison, these two armies are mainly rebuilt by the elite infantry of the Dingguo Army, maybe the cavalry strength is insufficient, but the defensive strength is definitely the top two. Columns of shields lined the line, spears poking out from the cracks, like countless sharp bee stings embedded in the steel walls. On the one hand, the brave cavalry, and on the other hand, the infantry of the Dingguo Army, who are good at defense, staged a duel of spear and shield on the vast plain of Kiev.
The Germans swarmed up, trying to tear a hole as fast as possible, and in order to break the front row of shields, the eastern noble commanders sent out the few heavy cavalry. These heavy cavalry were built in imitation of the Iron Float and cost a lot, and this was definitely the ace of the Germanic cavalry. Each of these heavy cavalry was holding not a cavalry spear, but a modified chain ball, which, relying on the advantage of speed, swung out violently and smashed into the shield fiercely, making a fierce crashing sound, the sound of metal impact, irritating everyone's ears. The Dingguo army had never seen this kind of attack, and the heavy chain ball smashed on the shield, which shocked the shield soldiers' hands a little numb. One chain ball, two chain balls, and then the flying chain balls smashed over, the sound was endless, and some soldiers were shocked by the tiger's mouth, and they could only rely on strong willpower to carry the shield on their shoulders. At this time, the Germanic heavy cavalry took off the cavalry spear from the horse, let out a beastly roar, and rushed fiercely, after the continuous impact of the chain ball, the shield soldier was shocked to the head of the dizzy, the cavalry speed was fast, the heavy cavalry rushed up, the cavalry spear poked, and the front row of shields was slammed over. When was the infantry formation of the Dingguo Army so fragile, and the gaps in the first layer of protection continued to appear, the Germanic heavy cavalry was encouraged to rush and kill more violently. When the people in the rear saw the breakthrough ahead, they immediately no longer hesitated, and the four phalanxes quickly approached with the light cavalry.
Bysel has also been observing the situation on the battlefield, and he doesn't understand that the Easterners have always relied on the combination of infantry and cavalry, advancing and retreating together, why this time there are only infantry? What about the cavalry that galloped all over the field with the Germanic warriors yesterday, no, the Orientals must have a backhand. The problem that Bysel can see, those big nobles in the east can also see it, Wagtre deliberately left two thousand Holy Cross cavalry and Boyo cavalry regiments, Bysel wants to see the excitement, so today let Bysel have a hard time and can't speak, and when he wins a big battle, what will Bysel's expression be? In the blink of an eye, the armies of nearly 20,000 people on both sides had collided together, and on the narrow defensive line, the Germans swooped forward without fear of death, and some Germanic cavalry cooperated with heavy cavalry to cut the gap. The soldiers of the Dingguo Army also did not flinch, and the junior officers constantly instructed the soldiers under their command to reorganize the defensive line, and used their spears to constantly attack the incoming enemy, "Shield formation, spear stabbing, second platoon retreat, reorganizing the defensive line, stabbing .... Thorn ....."
The Germans paid a heavy price in the face of shield-mounted spear formations, and many were stabbed in the legs and let out a terrible wail. However, everything that the Germans had paid was worth it, and the narrow defensive line formed by the Dingguo army was slowly retreating, and perhaps holding out for another hour would lead to a complete victory. At this moment, a silver streamer appeared under the northern dome, and their speed was slow, but when they showed their full faces, they suddenly increased their speed, and suddenly thousands of horses galloped, and they rushed towards the Germans who were attacking the defensive line with overwhelming momentum, and the Germanic infantry in the northernmost part fell like a piece of wheat. The cavalry appeared, and the pressure on the infantry suddenly decreased.
Wagtrey secretly scolded angrily, the hateful Oriental, he was really too bearable, he didn't show his head before, but rushed out when the defense line was about to collapse. Groups of cavalry, phalanxes, looking at the cavalry group that covers the sky and the sun, I am afraid that all the eastern cavalry near the city of Kyiv are coming. I have to say that the Eastern Cavalry was very accurate in timing, at this time, in order to completely break through the defense line, almost all the infantry pressed up, and the two sides fought together, and it was difficult to make changes in a short time. Wagtelley was a little afraid, but he still maintained his composure, and there were more than 5,000 cavalry in his hand, and he didn't dare to say anything about repelling the eastern cavalry, but with a large number of infantry, it was absolutely no problem to block the opponent's offensive. As soon as the flag changed, the Germanic soldiers surrounding the line reacted quickly, and they slowly formed a line of defense on the flanks. A diamond-shaped shield is stacked up, slowly turning into a shield city wall, the same cavalry charge, the Germanic defense line is much weaker, due to limited resources, the Germanic people build mostly wooden shields, this kind of shield is very dexterous, the protective area is also large, but the frontal protection force is too much worse than the heavy iron shield, the cavalry gun of the Dingguo Army took into account the problem of breaking the shield, the spear head is thick and heavy, plus the impact of the war horse, the huge impact force bombarded up, only to hear a click, A wooden shield was smashed to pieces, and then there were many gaps in the entire shield array, and as soon as the flaws came out, the heavy cavalry spears directly began to cut, and the chain horses behind cooperated with the split formation, and in an instant, the infantry formation formed by the Germanic people in a hurry appeared countless cracks, and under the impact of the cavalry of the Dingguo Army, it became crumbling. Most of the cavalry of these Dingguo Army were Eastern faces, but there were also many tall and mighty Slavs, and under the leadership of the cavalry of those ancient towns, this huge and complex cavalry became orderly and orderly, and there was no such unfamiliar situation. Wagtrey was curious, why did Dolle train for half a year and not be able to practice this effect?
The battle continued, once the ancient town cavalry gained the advantage, they did not give the Germanic infantry a chance to breathe, at this time the entire long phalanx had been cut into several pieces, the Germans were not willing to be defeated like this, and tried to regroup, and the light cavalry cruising outside was directly a rain of arrows. These Germanic infantry were not heavy cavalry, they had no heavy armor protection, and there were not too many shields, and the rain of arrows fell from the overhead, and many people were crucified in an instant, and the phalanx that was still assembled was suddenly shattered.