106. The cowardice of the Fries
The deathly silence was the same throughout the battlefield. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info In addition to the particularly harsh cheers of the Huns.
Kallas couldn't believe what was happening before him, and his mouth murmured:
"What? How can it be? With the kind of iron-smelting technology of the Huns, how can it not reach this level, this, this is impossible! ”
Kallas roared, and all the generals looked at the yelling Kallas, who noticed his gaffe, coughed twice, covered up his embarrassment, and continued to say majestically:
"Keep fighting!"
Kalras's face turned pale.
"Fries' First Legion, attack!"
Kalas waved his hand violently, as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, he did not allow himself to make mistakes, let alone lose his temper. The leader of the Fries, Aaron, drew his long sword and stared at the Hun legion in the distance with serious eyes, not feeling a mouthful of saliva.
He was a little uneasy, not afraid, but because he had seen the power of Damaquet's saber, and he was superstitious, and Aaron believed that the fate of man was determined by God, and now, God was on the side of the enemy, and there was nothing more disturbing than this.
He lowered his head, glanced at the thick and heavy earth, and felt a lot more relieved in his heart, before he walked quickly to the front of the array, behind him were fellow Fries, although Aaron was very dissatisfied with attacking as the first echelon, but the Friesians were okay in business, but they were not as good as the fierce Saxons in battle.
In the face of the strong Saxons, the Fries, who had only a 5,000-man legion, had to obey the command of Karlas, who sent three legions of 15,000 men, while the combined army of the mountain tribes sent two legions of 10,000 men.
The Saxons only respect the strong, and they obey only the strong. In the face of the cowardly and weak Fries, the Saxons did not hesitate to use them as cannon fodder.
"For the glory of the Fries! Advance! ”
Aaron pointed his sword forward, his face determined. But the look is extremely serious, the Friesian legion is lined up, and their equipment is also very Friesian, with leather armor made of shark skin.
The so-called leather, the boiled leather is called leather, the leather is originally soft, and it will become extremely hard after cooking, but there are also disadvantages, that is, it does not conform to the structure of the human body, and it will not be very convenient to move after wearing it.
The Friesians behind Aaron lowered their heads, all of them had heavy expressions and serious faces, and occasionally a few soldiers showed a look of fear in their expressions, the Friesians were good at pirates, but in land warfare, in the face of strong heavy cavalry, they also had to hate the battlefield.
Ye Feng rode on top of the Aha BMW called Nuo Ling, his expression was grim, and the corners of his mouth occasionally turned up slightly, showing his unprecedented confidence.
"Fourth Legion! Advance! ”
Ye Feng swung the Dama Geshi saber, the large saber glowing bloodthirsty in the sun.
The summer was scorching, the hot sweat of the soldiers overflowed, and the soldiers on both sides had to endure the smell of each other's stinky sweat, even if it was Ye Feng, there was stinky sweat on his body, Ye Feng's forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat, which slowly converged into a trickle, but Ye Feng didn't care, as if he didn't. He raised his head coldly and proudly, staring at the advancing legions.
The Fourth Regiment consisted of 5,000 slaves, who were untrained and demoralized. But they can drain the enemy's stamina very well, and both sides make the same choice at the same time.
Both sent their own cannon fodder troops, which was a dessert before dinner.
The slaves wore their upper bodies, revealing their lean muscles, and they held a small round shield, which was full of iron nails, which could strengthen the resistance of the round shield, and this small round shield with a diameter of 30 centimeters was more than enough to deal with the stabbing of the sword, but for the arrowhead, it was far inferior to the large round shield.
But Ye Feng's financial resources were only enough for such a rudimentary armament, and this style of small round shield can be traced back to the Iliban infantry in the 2nd century BC, and now it is the 5th century AD! This weapon is rudimentary.
As for chain mail, how could such a precious and scarce and expensive piece of equipment possibly arm slaves? These knights felt that expensive weapons. The time for chain mail production is extremely long, especially in the absence of a wire drawing machine, Ye Feng remembers that the first time he made chain mail under the guidance of his father, it took five hours to make a postcard-sized chain mail, God is pitiful, at that time, he was only fifteen years old.
Although Ye Feng's skills are now extremely proficient, making chain mail by hand is still a huge project. Let the ancient blacksmiths worry about it! Ye Feng once muttered dissatisfiedly.
What I'm going to make is the ultimate weapon of defense, plate armor! How is chain mail worth my shot!
The slave conscripts barely maintained their formation under the whips of the Hun soldiers, they wore shorts, and their faces were dish-like, but under the drive of the whips, they still walked slowly, and the skill of the Hun knights riding with whips was extremely superb.
Obviously, they are experienced slave owners, and the momentum of each of their whips is extremely amazing, but they only hurt the flesh of the slaves, and they will not be seriously injured, but the dust and yellow smoke raised by the whips are extremely terrifying. This deterrent effect of the whip.
Leather whips are mostly made from the tail of an ox, and there are also animal bones and bones, so when whipped on a person's body, it is extremely painful, and often a whip is a blood stain.
So, on the noisy battlefield, you can see such a scene.
The Fries' legion stagnated, and no matter how much Aaron inspired the Fries, with glory and wealth and spoils, the Fries, who seemed to have no legs, crawling like snails on the ground.
And the slave legions, groups of slaves, staggered forward, and the Hun knights rode through them, raising puffs of dust.
The ground trembled, and the majesty of walking in unison was revealed, like an earthquake, and the faint of heart would tremble.
So there was such a strange scene on the battlefield, the soldiers on both sides of the front line did not want to fight, but the soldiers behind were eager to rush up and fight fiercely.
The slaves were strangely armed with all sorts of knives, swords, axes, and clubs, but it was difficult to see swords, axes, and bows.
The Fries, on the other hand, were mostly wealthy burghers, armed themselves, and wore ornate and practical leather armor, made of the gray pigskins of the Fries, as well as the skins of other animals.
They hold a round shield similar to that of the Viking Age, and the handle of the round shield is a hand that passes through a strap and then grasps a second belt, which is more secure than a double safe.
The round shield is made of staggered several wooden boards, if the texture of the wooden board is in one direction, it is easy to be broken, and the staggered is more firm, and the surface is skinned, with tanned leather, and the edge of the round shield is wrapped with iron, so that it is more firm.
Don't look at it as a small round shield, it also contains the element of technological innovation, this is simply art!