Chapter 105: The Second Battle of Dehebas, the End
Count Don is not having a good time here, so is King William just as good?
In fact, King William's heart was dripping blood!
In this war, in which both sides have invested their greatest strength, he is like a red-eyed gambler, pressing the car and house ticket girl. He had already put in all the Norman assault infantry, all the Norman horsemen, all the archers, and even the most precious Norman warriors, www.biquge.info a thousand men! Now there are only five hundred people around him!
But what about the result?
The first salvo of the ballista car had already caused him heavy losses, and the farther the Norman assault infantry rushed forward, the heavier the power of the giant arrows fired by the ballista cart, and at a distance of three hundred paces, the ballista carriage alone had already killed and injured more than five hundred of his Norman assault infantry!
Of course, this was nothing to King William, who had 8,000 troops, not to mention the ferocious nature of the Normans, which only angered them even more, but the shooting of the crossbowmen, the shooting of the archers, and the shooting of the English archers (and the indistinguishable on the battlefield) were all fatal to the Norman assault infantry in leather armor!
Well, even if it's nothing, King William has ruled Normandy for almost forty years, and his prestige and reputation are very high, and when the banner is inserted, countless hot-blooded Normans will throw in, and with a little training, they are excellent warriors. But the Norman Iron Horse, as well as the casualties of the Norman warriors, this cannot be ignored.
Don't forget that he has to fight the King of France to the death!
In this war, even if it is a crushing victory, it is his defeat!
Therefore, King William really did not want to fight. In fact, when the young Earl Tang had just surrounded his infantry, he already had some regrets, but the unexpected collapse of the enemy's right flank by the Norman iron cavalry gave him some hope. However, when he watched from afar that the defeated army was organized again and reorganized into a defensive line, he knew that this war could no longer be fought.
"So be it...... The sun was already setting, and there was no way to fight at night, so both sides would have to withdraw their troops at that time. Then I sent emissaries over to negotiate peace with the Irish coalition, believing that they would never again think of such a battle. β
Silently, King William sighed, not completing his strategic ideas on the battlefield of Dehebas would definitely affect his subsequent battles, but what else would he do? Continue to fight with Count Tang Jr., don't want your hometown?
But God just wanted to get along with King William, he had just come up with this idea, and in the blink of an eye, his own archer troops were in an uproar, and there were faint signs of collapse!
In the midst of the unguarded archers, an elite heavily armed infantry slaughtered them. Although their number is only more than 100 people, but they are quite orderly, several people form a semicircle, between each other can attack and retreat, and the first leader is even more red-eyed, carrying two wheel-like axes all the way to the rampage, it can really be said that the seeer is invincible, and he is about to chisel through the entire third array!
"What's going on! Where did that army come from?! β
King William was shocked and suspicious.
"What's going on! Where did that army come from?! β
Count Don Jr. was surprised and delighted.
"No matter, since they are slashing and killing the army of England, they must be friendly troops, and if they are friendly troops, there is nothing to be afraid of."
That's it, with such a thought, Count Xiao Tang immediately drew his command knife and shouted loudly: "Look! Soldiers! Reinforcements! Reinforcements have arrived! The enemy soldiers have collapsed! Hold on a little longer, hold on a little longer and we'll win! β
From such a distance, so chaotic on the battlefield, how could the soldiers see clearly. But the three of them became tigers, and no one believed the empty words of the Earl of Don, and when everyone in the rear shouted loudly, the whole battlefield could be heard, even King William's soldiers could hear itβalthough they could not understand it, but looking at the excited and joyful expressions on the faces of the soldiers of the Irish coalition, they knew that something bad had happened.
"Go, send two hundred more Norman warriors up and stop that army."
King William's face was gloomy and inexplicable, and the army that suddenly appeared across his rear, causing a large number of casualties and once again hitting the morale of the army - although it may not seem like much at the moment, who knows if it is just the vanguard? How many more such troops are hidden in the dense jungle around here?
As soon as the suspicious ghost came out, even a fierce army like the Normans couldn't help but restrain a little bit of strength, not because they were afraid, but because of the natural reaction of the human body. They must pay some attention to observe the gloomy jungle around them, otherwise it would not be the greatest shame that they did not die in a heroic battle, but fell under such despicable tactics?
"Stop! Let's start withdrawing! β
Two more hundred-man troops were sent up to block the army that came out of nowhere, and King William looked back at his own army, which had obviously retreated, and couldn't help but sigh and say so.
"But Your Highness, we still have an advantage, as long as we put all the remaining forces into the ......"
The Earl of Castle led the Norman cavalry to charge, and now King William has only Count Robert by his side, this earl is still unwilling, obviously the situation is far from collapsing, it is clear that the Norman cavalry has almost rushed to the side of the enemy leader, and now withdraw the army, all efforts will be in vain!
"Don't persuade me anymore, we must withdraw our troops."
King William shook his head and explained to his loyal generals: "We must restrain our desires, and winning or losing this war is not the most important thing. And don't forget what we were aiming for at the beginning, as long as we can force a draw. If we just put everything down here, what will we do against Henry VII in Normandy in the future? β
Hearing this, although it was still very, very incomprehensible, in view of King William's prestige and loyalty, Count Robert finally obeyed the order and began to direct the troops to slowly withdraw from the battlefield.
In fact, King William actually has a reason not to say it. Who knows if the remnants of the soldiers in Dukala Castle have the courage to suddenly cooperate with Count Xiao Tang to give him a counter-encirclement, and at that time, the internal troubles and the external instability, then his reputation will really be ruined!
The inexplicable army that came out of nowhere in front of him only gave him a wake-up call and made him firm in his determination to withdraw the army, but as for the real damage to him, King William didn't care too much.
As a result, with King William giving such an order, the form of the entire battlefield has begun to become weird, and the soldiers of the two armies at the forefront are still fighting with red eyes and sacrificing their lives, and the shouts of killing can still resound throughout the battlefield. But the army behind them has begun to turn around and leave one row after another, King William is withdrawing, and Earl Don has also summoned super long pikemen and sword and shield soldiers, and the speed of the retreat to block the advancing Norman iron cavalry!
"Nothing can be done...... Withdraw. β
At that time, hearing the order sent by the herald, and looking at the line of defense, which was getting thicker and thicker, the Earl of Eburg could only say helplessly, and then turned his horse's head and prepared to rush out.
There is no way, the Norman iron cavalry has already fought with knights or horseback crossbowmen for a while, and then there is a continuous rush, whether it is a cavalry or a war horse, their physical strength has reached the limit, if they don't run at this time, the cavalry will be able to fall directly to the ground tired!
King William gave him the heavy cavalry, but he didn't want him to take the heavy cavalry to his death!
"Enemy...... Retreated? Did they really retreat? β
As if in a dream, seeing the fierce cavalry just now running away so lightly, the Earl of Kildel stammered in disbelief.
"It's just temporary, it's temporary."
Earl Don shook his head, looking at the battlefield that had gradually calmed down, and the seat of King William, which was located far away on the high hill, and sighed slightly.
"In any case, right now, our war is over."
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