037 Chaotic Battlefield
Due to the extremely poor air tightness of the early arquebus, the penetrating power was far inferior to the rifle bullets of later generations, and even the flintlock pistol was much inferior, so the expensive pure steel heavy knight's shield in this period, and even the full-body plate armor spliced by pure steel plates, as long as it was not a close shot to the face, it could still prevent the arquebus projectile.
However, these steel protective gear can only ensure that the projectile does not penetrate the human body, and the huge kinetic energy carried by the projectile cannot absorb the shock, so the Jamaitian Baron who hit the projectile head-on was shot down and dismounted, until he was captured, and there was a feeling of soreness in the arm holding the shield, if it wasn't for his good physique, he might have been able to break his arm.
The barons of Jamai who were covered in steel plates were so miserable, not to mention those who rode horses, more than twenty arquebuses fired a salvo from the front, and less than ten cavalrymen all landed, some of the horses were killed, and some of them had an extra number of blood holes on their bodies.
Baron Jamai was shot down and surrendered, so that the conscripted militia finally saved some morale, this is the pattern of war in this era, the boss is bravely charging in front, even the conscripted peasant soldiers who are forcibly pulled will take the initiative to follow and kill the enemy out of the worship of the strong, but if the boss dies, no matter how good the war situation is, it can also collapse in an instant......
On the contrary, once the enemy boss dies or surrenders, there will be a significant increase in the morale of his own side, just like now, when he was fighting bravely to kill the enemy, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Jamaitian Baron to break the conscription militia array, he almost broke the opponent's Jamaican soldiers, and after seeing the heroic and fearless Jamaitian Baron being knocked down by a single shot, the morale of the conscripted peasants immediately plummeted, and many conscripted peasants even didn't care about being on the battlefield, turned around and fled.
Under the influence of the musketeers, the conscription militia, which was on the verge of collapse, quickly launched a chaotic counterattack, and the truth of becoming a dog in the wind was fully embodied in the conscription militia......
In such a 'good' situation, Shu Zifeng naturally couldn't allow the 'rebel' aristocratic reinforcements who suddenly came over to rush into the ranks of the conscripted militia, otherwise the conscripted militia who had just experienced great sorrow and joy would completely collapse in a desperate manner......
Shu Zifeng also counted on the first battle to plant the seeds of self-confidence for these conscripted militiamen, and the first battle was very important for a group of soldiers who had never seen blood!
Therefore, Shu Zifeng wore the knight's full armor extorted from the Grand Duke Yaroslav, held a standard cavalry heavy cavalry spear in his hand, and led a few horseback guards who were also wearing ordinary armor to intercept and charge the noble cavalry reinforcements of dozens of people.
At the same time, Bandak also received a new order to recruit the militia to dispose of the valuable captive of Baron Jamaita, and urgently gather all the musket teams in an attempt to establish a defensive line before the noble cavalry rushed into the camp.
Shu Zifeng's few horsemen naturally can't launch a suicide attack and hedge with dozens of cavalry, cavalry hedging is different from fighting on foot, when Shu Zifeng is down-to-earth, he can use the special forces to move back and kill most enemies, he doesn't have that ability on the horse, at most he has a little advantage in strength and reaction ability.
This advantage can naturally be infinitely magnified in a one-on-one cavalry duel, but in the hedging of the cavalry group, how many cavalry guns can Shu Zifeng dodge at most?
The kind of war movie in which all the soldiers shoot their spears in the same direction, and then are resisted by the generals who are killed by the generals, it is impossible to appear on the real battlefield, and it is the basic common sense of a veteran to attack a person from different directions......
As for sneak attacks from behind and from the side, it is the favorite thing for battlefield veterans to do, because this is the safest and safest way to kill!
Therefore, when the cavalry is hedging, if the gap in numbers is too large, as long as there is not a generation gap in formation discipline and armor, it is difficult to win more with less.
Fortunately, the cavalry charge formation of this era was very loose, and there was no wall array of modern cavalry in later generations, and Shu Zifeng could avoid the front of the noble cavalry reinforcements and kill them to the edge.
Shu Zifeng didn't have the luxury of using himself and a few mounted infantry around him to block the momentum of the noble cavalry, he just wanted to delay as much time as possible and kill their living force.
There were only a few dozen noble cavalry on the opposite side, and Shu Zifeng still had the confidence to leave at one touch.
If there were more than 100 cavalrymen, Shu Zifeng would have to weigh the risk of being besieged and killed.
I have to say that Shu Zifeng is still very desperate for the little capital he started, he used to kill the Grand Duke Castle alone, and now he is about alone to 'tease' dozens of noble cavalry!
It's a pity that these noble cavalry who came to the aid themselves are experts in playing cavalry tactics, how can they not see Shu Zifeng's intentions?
Hundreds or thousands of conscription militias are in disarray, some chasing down the discouraged Jamaitian soldiers, some regrouping under the guidance of the musketeers, and the other in a state of 'scattering'......
As for the hunter team of nearly 100 people, they may be good at scouting, and the accuracy of archery is also good, but what about fighting......
The hunter team has been reduced to zero at this time, let alone the enemy, even Shu Zifeng's system soldiers can't find Conrad's group!
The complex environment of the battlefield and the conscription militia with serious lack of discipline make the whole battlefield look chaotic and rotten, but those noble cavalry look like a matter of course, and they don't mean to look down on Shu Zifeng's armed force at all, because the battle between nobles is sometimes even inferior to Shu Zifeng's current team......
This is the fundamental reason why, after Ivan IV in the history of the earth took power, he reorganized the new army with unified command and drove the various Mongol khanates on horseback all the way.
After the aristocratic cavalry realized Shu Zifeng's intentions, they were eager to destroy the conscription militia brigade that was reorganizing and recovering their morale, and directly sent a ten-person squad of cavalry to stop Shu Zifeng and several cavalry guards around him, while the remaining noble cavalry brigade deflected its horse's head, staggered contact with Shu Zifeng and others, and continued to march towards the conscription militia brigade!
Regardless of whether the Jamaiya Barons are defeated or not, they must defeat Shu Zifeng's team, otherwise, their neighbors around the Jamaiya Barony will be the next target to be eradicated!
These dozens of noble cavalry, it can be said that all the horseback guards brought by the four barons and knights around them, including themselves, are still good in terms of equipment, in order to pursue the speed of the raid, they didn't even wait for the infantry under their command, and rushed up.
At this time, the decision-making of these noble cavalry is still relatively reliable, if they come over with infantry little by little, I am afraid that they will face an army of 1,000 people who have eliminated Baron Jamai and are waiting for it.