Chapter 16: Alternate Attacks
Adsonius split his hands, and the arrow array he organized fired ten thousand arrows in unison, countless arrows swayed slightly in the air, and were kept in the direction by the tail feathers, and then roared and fell into the side and rear of the large infantry spear forest, clanging, and the Italian veterans who ran raised their shields in their hands one after another, covering the arrows, but the soldiers in the back row of the spear forest phalanx, except for helmets, spears, swords, and light cloth armor and leather armor, there was no other cover, and under the arrow feathers shot by this small recurve bow, they fell intermittently, Screams rang out.
But the rate of fire of the Turks and Kurds was very alarming, and they quickly threw out a wave of arrows, this time, because the direction and distance were adjusted, they shot directly above the spear array, and the crackling sound sounded, and the entire Red Hand Brigade that was surging forward, the front suddenly slowed down, and some soldiers fell, but more soldiers recovered in a short period of panic, but through the edge of the helmet, and the infantry spears of Rulin, they found that the comrades around them were still stubborn and dense, front and back, left and right, next to each other.
Many of the tall soldiers in the front row felt that some pieces of chain mail had fallen off their boots, and they soon understood that the Turks had exchanged soft bows for the speed of fire, but they had neglected the protective ability of the chain mail on their bodies, and these shots had not been effective in stopping the pace of the entire brigade.
The flag officer at the head of the formation raised his halberd and small flag high, and the surviving drummer next to him beat the drum again, "Hallelujah!" Banda began to shout as the four detachments formed a formation of three in front and one in the back, holding up the tips of their swaying spears, heading towards the central core of the Adesonius Front.
On the other side. Several slave soldiers who rode the camels also followed the instructions of the emir. Beat the drum and raise the signal flag. Adesonius himself climbed into the saddle of his horse and lifted the spear with the banner of glory, in an age when the commander of a large contingent is both the core and the brain, and often must be the warrior at the forefront.
On the plains under the hills, the cavalry of the various fronts reserved by the Turks followed the signal and came out with a drum. They all rode very good and fast horses, and from all directions, they let out terrifying cries and arrows to smash the four Bandar detachments of the Red Hand Brigade.
At this moment, the flag-bearers of each queue raised the whistle hanging in front of their necks, sounded it with a beep, and then waved their arms sharply with their thumbs down. "Guard, guard!" In response to this voice, the soldiers of the third Banda detachment on the far left skillfully turned their bodies one by one. In order to face the rushing Turkic cavalry, and then the most forward, one by one, half-knelt down. Raise the infantry spear diagonally, against a single arm and knee. The other arm grips the hilt of the sword in the sheath, and the second row holds the back half of the large infantry spear with both hands. The tip of the spear was stretched out and placed on the shoulders of the first row of soldiers, and the third row of infantry spears were concocted in the same way, and soon a wall of spear tips against the cavalry assault was formed.
At the same time, the 1st Banda detachment on the right also turned slightly obliquely, and took a posture of defending the place against the Turkic cavalry rushing from that side; The sixth detachment in the center, and the second detachment in the back, stopped back and forth on the central axis, and happened to the left and right sides, forming a gap of about 100 feet in.
The sound of whistles, drums, flutes, the entire brigade and regiment's infantry line converged into a huge porcupine with thorns, or a giant hard walnut with thorns, accompanied by the trumpets and trumpets of the Turkic cavalry, the shouts of the soldiers, the vibration of the hooves of the horses, the smoke and dust, the clouds flying, almost to break people's eardrums, everywhere there are men and horses fighting close to the figure, some reckless or brave Turkic cavalry fell down on the tip of the spear, pierced and torn, but their death did not play a role in guiding the assault, The follow-up horses were instinctively afraid, and could only look for gaps in front of the lines of telescopic and poking spear tips, looking for gaps and running around, and the Turkic infantry following behind were bent on the waist and held their swords into the lower gear of the spear forest, so the soldiers in the first line drew their swords one after another, and interacted with them in white-knives combat: once the Turkic infantry was resisted back and raised their heads, they were pierced back and forth by three or four spear tips at the same time, and their bodies fell and died in battle.
Soon, three detachments of spears were found to be good and resolute warriors, many of whom were on horseback, or running with round shields and scimitars, chanting the slogan of Allah the Great, like a "hammer" composed of a dense crowd, wedged into the recess, to cut down and tear the flanks and rear of the detachments on the left and right!
At the sharp whistle, the first and third detachments, the soldiers in the three rows behind, after receiving the order, quickly discarded the infantry spears, turned around and drew the long swords they were wearing, and fought with the Turkic soldiers who broke in.
Gawain, who had a falcon standing on his arm on the hill, stared at the intricacies of the battle line, and shouted to Tetisius and Theognes, "All my colleagues in the Roman Empire, go to the front-line troops to supervise the battle, open the situation on the right side of our army as soon as possible, defeat this group of infidels and unbelievers, and the gate of Antioch City will be opened to His Majesty the Emperor!" ”
Without any resistance or hesitation, the two of them, as if Gawain were truly under his command (although the chief of the Privy Council was General Tetisius), hurried to the back of their own team, and shouted in encouragement.
Then, Giovanni unfurled a surprise colorful flag below!
The standard-bearers of the 2nd and 6th detachments, located in the center of the rear of the line, turned their heads one by one and saw the signal from the military judge and spear instructor, and then the beating of the drummers suddenly became violent, drowning out the other sounds of the battlefield, and all the soldiers of the 2nd and 6th detachments, clenched the tips of their spears, looked at the enemy who was caught in the recess, and then, under the guidance of the standard-bearers, launched a fierce attack on them, accompanied by the cover of many avant-garde halberdiers and Italian veterans.
Earlier, when crossing the nameless "Eyes" hill, the infantry of the Red Hand Brigade rushed to the plains, which was equivalent to a charge with armor on their backs and heavy weapons, and their physical strength was exhausted to the limit; However, the soldiers of the second and sixth banda detachments who stopped their steps, but while fighting on both sides, they took the opportunity to recover their physical strength, so when they collectively raised their spears and charged, they had the upper hand on the Turks' physical strength, and they killed the original "concave" in one go, and soon killed the original "concave" into "convex", and then the first and third detachments also began to turn defense into attack, killing the Turks to a great defeat, and attacking alternately, advancing a distance of about 600 feet, many soldiers in the feather and helmet, can already clearly see the bright banner of the other emir, and the camels of various colors that were hung with the commanding ones.
"Kill it!" The shouts and shouts come and go! (To be continued.) )