"Cavalry! Watch out for the opposing cavalry! ”

Seeing that the heavy cavalry on the opposite side had moved, the distance of three hundred paces was only fleeting for the cavalry, and now that King William had given the order to die, those Norman iron horsemen were even more stingy, and the riding boots with iron spikes hung on the horse's belly, and the horse would only rush forward as if it was crazy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Count Xiao Tang opened his mouth, and the knights who had been waiting for a long time immediately rushed out, on the narrow terrain, the mobile arms could only use heavy cavalry to deal with heavy cavalry, and these knights were all arrogant lords, and Count Xiao Tang was not their feudal lord, but under the pressure of their respective earls they reluctantly obeyed the orders of Count Xiao Tang. It's better to send this kind of stealth bomb out early, and it will save trouble.

"It's all dead to look good!"

Little Count Tang thought with such a dark psychology, and then stopped paying attention to these guys who felt good about themselves, and gave orders loudly.

"The ballistas keep shooting, don't stop! Crossbowmen, shoot at a distance of seventy paces from the enemy! Archers, shoot at a distance of fifty paces from the enemy! Mounted crossbowmen, two-wheeled projectiles ready! ”

That's it, because most of the heavy cavalry has been stripped of an iron armor by Earl Tang, so the number of heavy cavalry is far inferior to the other party, at most it can only resist the Norman iron cavalry for a while, but this time is enough!

In the next second, it was a rain of bullets, dense, enough to make every guy with a dense phobia tremble with fear, of course, most humans have a dense phobia......

However, the real threat to the heavy cavalry in this rain of bullets was the crossbow arrows of the mounted crossbowmen, whose crossbows could barely pierce the double chain mail, crossbowmen and archers of the heavy cavalry due to the acceleration of the horses...... They just have to shoot the horses.

Cavalry cavalry, without horses, is nothing.

"Let the ballista troops fire two more rounds, and then you can run straight back, the third column of infantry units is ready, the pikemen are in front, the sword and shield soldiers are guarding the wings, and the other infantry are following behind, ready to meet the enemy!"

Count Tang looked at the knights who went to fight with the Norman Iron Cavalry, and as he expected, they were already gradually unable to support it, the lack of numbers, and the accidental injury of crossbow arrows made these knights miserable, and after hesitating for a while, Count Tang issued such an order.

A ballista is precious, it is not easy to train a qualified ballista, he has to learn to estimate the distance, judge the range, as for the ballista, anyway, it is just some wood and iron, King William wants to give it to him!

Besides, when this war is over, it is not certain whose ballista is owned!

So, after a short period of bow and arrow shooting, the two sides finally entered the stage of real bayonets, the guns were broken, the swords were stabbed and the axes were slashed—a battle of life and death was about to be made!

At that time, the Norman assault infantry, who had finally approached the enemy with great difficulty after paying a lot of casualties, remembered their brothers and sisters who had just been strung into gourd strings and were still wailing on the ground, and their eyes turned red on the spot, and they clenched their hands together and brandished their big axes, and used all their strength to slash. Although the super-long pikemen of Count Xiao Tang are also veterans, and everyone has touched the blood in their hands, but like now, they are not afraid of death, and they don't care about the head of the super-long spear stabbing into their bodies, on the contrary, the Norman assault infantry, who are angered by their own injuries, will swing the big axe in their hands with all their might, and cut down the super long spear of the super-long pikemen on the opposite side.

"Steady! Soldiers! Steady! I think of my usual training! Trust your comrades-in-arms! ”

Seeing that the pikemen were a little unstable, the knight of Orcoba, who was in charge of commanding the pikemen, immediately shouted like this, and the soldiers heard the knight's voice before they finally calmed down.

"Ready-ready--stabbed! Stab right forward! ”

Stab right forward!

From the beginning of the formation of the super pikemen, every minute of every day, in addition to training discipline and standing in a military posture, this is the only attack action that the super pikemen will do!

Therefore, this action is completely tempered, has been practiced countless times, integrated into the soldiers' bodies, integrated into the soldiers' souls, as the old saying goes, the skill is superb, there is no other, only familiarity.

"Quick! Spearmen march! Charge on both sides of the sword and shield hands! The rest of the infantry followed! ”

At that time, with a round of stabbing attacks by the super-pikemen, the Norman assault infantry in the front row was completely defenseless, and most of them were pierced through the heart and died on the spot, and then as the super-pikemen drew their spears, a round of red tassels flew into the sky, and immediately a tiny gap leaked out.

Opportunity!

Seeing such a rare opportunity, Count Xiao Tang immediately shouted excitedly, the sword and shield soldiers, as well as the infantry of the Grand Duke and Earl, whether they were levies, light infantry, or hoplites, all swarmed towards the sides of the Norman assault infantry, trying to squeeze out their living space!

"Archer ......"

King William's face sank, he originally thought that with the terrain and the advantages of preparing in advance, it was enough for him to fight a perfect assault battle, but it was destroyed by the ballista car of Count Don Jr.!

"No, no, no, I still have an advantage, I have more cavalry, infantry, and morale than him, but I was caught off guard. This also taught me a truth, in addition to the number of cavalry under his command to decide whether to attack or defend in a battle, there is another judgment variable, that is, the number of long-range attack forces. Perhaps, I can always apply this truth to the battle of Normandy in the future......"

King William thought like this, his face was a little better, and then he waved his hand, and the English archers who were standing at the back waiting immediately fell in a round of arrows, whether they were friends or enemies, the sickle of death was the same!

The battle between the infantry is already so fierce, but what really determines the victory or defeat is where the cavalry is!

In the Middle Ages, the vast majority of battles were always decided by cavalry!

At that time, the Irish coalition army consisted of a total of 200 knights and heavy cavalry, and these people formed a chaotic array, charging at the Norman iron cavalry in an orderly manner. The Norman Iron Cavalry also received a death order from King William, desperately squeezing the horsepower and unable to maintain the formation.

The horses galloped, and the heavy cavalry on both sides held the cavalry guns in their hands tightly, leaving only the faces of the approaching enemy in their eyes, and then the hands were handed forward!

"Whoa—"

The wooden barrel of the gun could not withstand such a large impact force at all, and cracks had already appeared at the moment of impact, but the intelligent human beings thought of a way, that is, to wrap the wooden barrel with iron, even if there was a crack, it would not be able to burst!

After the first round of charges, most of the heavy cavalry or knights immediately confirmed that the cavalry spear had pierced an enemy, then let go of their hands, and then sharply pulled out their maces or battle axes, and slashed at the nearest enemy next to them, and the scene fell into a melee for a while.

However, because King William trained his cavalry very well, even if the front row was fighting, the Norman iron horsemen in the back row had already begun to turn their horses' heads, ready to go around from the sides, and then surprise the Irish coalition.

However, at this time, the crossbowmen on horseback struck out.

The salvo of crossbow arrows of six hundred horseback crossbowmen instantly destroyed the formation of the opponent's Norman iron cavalry. Although the cavalry did not suffer much damage by leaning on the armor on their bodies, the war horses did not. And in the galloping cavalry group, the final result of the horse stumbling is to be trampled into meat sauce, this is absolutely true, absolutely unavoidable. No matter what status you are, when you fall to the ground, you will never be able to stop the galloping horseshoe.

This round of volleys directly destroyed the formation of the opposing cavalry, and at the same time made these Norman iron horsemen a little overwhelmed.

The Normans, who were originally descendants of the craziest Vikings in the world, shed the blood of the Vikings, which certainly made them braver and crazier in battle. But this also makes them feel like they are angry, and any disciplinary orders will be forgotten, and only five steps of blood splashed in their armor can cool down their mushy brains.

So at that time, there were angry Norman iron cavalry chasing the light cavalry, one cavalry did so, and soon led the others, and the entire Norman iron cavalry team was all led to the wrong course, so that King William could not count on this strong army for the time being.

However, the Count of Don Jr. made a mistake.

The light cavalry had to have enough space to maneuver against the heavy cavalry - perhaps this was not all wrong, because the order given by the Earl of Don was only to 'slow down the heavy cavalry', not to let the light cavalry and the Norman iron cavalry fight each other. It's just that he didn't expect that the crossbowmen on horseback would rout so quickly.

In particular, there were some crossbowmen on horseback who had just been stripped of their iron armor with wooden heads, and who dared to hedge against heavy cavalry with double chain mail in cloth clothes and long swords - there may be some talented fellow who could pierce double chain mail with a long sword, but he would never be among these wooden heads.

So these guys are tragic, horsepower, coupled with the sharpness of the long sword, only a white mark was stabbed on the chain mail, but their tiger mouth has been numb by the shock, of course, most of these woods, will no longer feel the taste of the tiger's mouth numb.

The Norman knights laughed and raised their axes, looked at the sheep in front of them, and then slashed freely!

With a 'card rub', the head fell to the ground!

Then, these bastards, who are usually used to being powerful in their own territory, can recall what it is like to be afraid!

"Run!"

A guy who was lucky enough to escape under the big axe roared in horror like this, he is a man of status! He also has a wife and children, and he also has two lovers! He can command whomever he wants in the village, how can he die here?!

"I'm not running away, I'm just conforming."

"Everyone is running, won't I be a fool if I don't run?"

"I just want to live! I don't care about the rest! ”

Guided by such dirty, cowardly, or selfish thoughts, the horseback crossbowmen who had temporarily transferred to the post soon collapsed, led by the first to escape.

"Get back! You cowards! Coward! Vermin! Where can you flee to? ”

At that time, watching the crossbowmen on horseback flee the battlefield at high speed, Count Tang only felt that his heart was broken, the crossbowmen on horseback were the most important part of his plan, and only by relying on them to drag the heavy cavalry could there be room for the infantry to play. Now that the light cavalry has run, who else will face the frontal onslaught of the heavy cavalry?

"Spearmen! The pikemen withdraw! Build a line of defense on both wings! Get ready for a cavalry charge! ”

There was no way, the light cavalry ran far faster than them, and no matter how loud the voice of Count Xiao Tang was, they pretended to be deaf and didn't care, and rushed straight behind.

It's ridiculous! This is not Ireland, so where can they flee to? Will they still be able to cross the sea on horseback?

At this time, the Norman horsemen, who had already drunk their blood, finally came to their senses, and they divided a detachment of divisions, and continued to entangle with the knights and the remaining crossbowmen, while the rest charged directly at the weakest wings!

Count Don wanted to get the pikemen to withdraw and build a defensive line, but it was easier said than done. Not to mention how far his orders could be transmitted on this battlefield where the sound of fighting was everywhere, in this kind of crowded situation where everyone was crowded and everyone could not take a step back, the super long spearmen holding six-meter spears had no other way to choose except to advance.

Moreover, although the Norman Iron Cavalry no longer had their cavalry guns, with the impact of tall horses like heavy trucks, it was enough to deal with a group of unsuspecting light infantry!

"Bang-"

Like the sound of a large hammer striking the floor, the human body is as worthless as the debris that splatters everywhere, knocked into the air, crushed, crushed into pulp, and then trampled by the hooves of the war horse, until it becomes one with the earth!

This onslaught of the Norman cavalry achieved the best result, sending about a thousand infantry to heaven or hell. The right flank of the entire Irish coalition was scattered in an instant, and the light infantry who did not have enough courage fled immediately after a moment of stupefaction, and behind them, the cavalry with big axes were chasing and slaughtering!

And the impact of this charge of the Norman Iron Rider is not only that! The collapse of the right wing directly affected the morale of the Chinese army and the left wing, whether it was super pikemen, sword and shield soldiers, hoplites, or other ordinary troops, seeing such a terrifying lethality, his face changed at that time, and he trembled, and he was afraid that the next person to be crushed into flesh would be himself!

At this moment, the Irish coalition army is in the stage of decline, and the soldiers have fear in their hearts, so naturally there is no way to maintain a strong oppressive force as before, and everyone has left a force - nonsense, and they will count on this strength to run away later!

And the Norman assault infantry, which had been squeezed, relieved at this moment, as if a spring had been compressed to the limit, suddenly burst out with unimaginable force. It is said that the spring is pressed to the limit, that is, it is about to break, so if the crossbowmen on horseback can hold on for a while, it is impossible to say that the Norman assault infantry will collapse, then it will win......

But there are no ifs and ifs in war, time cannot be turned back, winning is winning, losing is losing, and there is no other way. The form at that time was that the tide of the battle was reversed, and the Irish coalition was shaken on all fronts!

If you describe it as a scene in a full-scale war, it is that it has begun to flash white, and it is not far from rout!

But all this, at this moment, Count Xiao Tang has no heart to pay attention to it anymore, the reason is very simple, the terrible Grim Reaper, the Norman Iron Rider is about to kill in front of him!

At the beginning of the war, for the sake of safety and to overlook the panoramic view of the battlefield, Count Tang Jr. chose a hill located at the rear of the army, and there was no mistake in doing so. But for now, the center and left flank were still entangled with the Norman assault infantry and could not move, while the right flank had clearly collapsed, and the most dazzling place in the whole Irish coalition was the seat of the Earl of Don, who hung the banner of a magnificent eagle. At this time, this group of Norman iron horsemen is eyeing this handsome banner, as long as it is cut down, or forced away, then the war is over!

"Please make a decision as soon as possible!"

At that time, seeing that the Norman Iron Horseman, who was covered in blood and even had some minced meat hanging on his body, like a devil struggling out of hell, directly chiseled through his right flank, and rushed in his direction, Count Osoruni immediately thought about the little Count Don's suggestion, which obviously meant that the little Count Tang should run away quickly!

As long as there is a life, it's better to say anything!

Looking at the Earl of Kildel next to him, he obviously couldn't stand, his legs trembled as if he were dancing, if it weren't for the fact that the Earl of Don had not yet run in front of them, I am afraid he would have fled long ago - but even so, it was close to his psychological limit, as long as the Norman Iron Rider got a little closer, maybe he would have fled regardless of it!

But the little Count Tang was still hesitating.

At this moment, the Irish coalition is not without a fight, although the sudden outbreak of the Norman assault infantry is violent, but it can't last long, to put it bluntly, it is a return to the light, as long as the Chinese army and the left flank can still hold on, then this momentum will soon be exhausted, and it will be King William who will be defeated at that time!

But there must be a prerequisite for all this, that is, Count Xiao Tang cannot retreat! His handsome banner can't be retreated! will be the courage of the soldiers, and the main generals of their own family have fled, so how can the soldiers below give you their lives? No matter how good the battle situation is, it is not impossible to collapse in an instant.

But if he didn't retreat, seeing that the man-eating cavalry was getting closer and closer, Count Xiao Tang was actually beating a drum in his heart!

It's not just drumming, it's panic!

Withdraw...... Still not returning?

PS: I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, but I didn't want to divide the chapters, so I finished it in one go. A big chapter of 5,000 words, so that the three more promises made yesterday are completed.