Handing over the war book, this is really a very interesting setting in the history of war. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The commanders of the two armies handed each other the war book, agreed to a big battle in a certain place on a certain day of the month, and then the two sides gathered their own soldiers, set up a formation, the cannon rumbled, the murderous spirit, the infantry and the infantry fought, the cavalry and the cavalry charged, and then it was to look at the morale of the army, coupled with God's providence, the winning joy took advantage of the situation to pursue, and the lost temporarily retreated to reinvigorate, waiting for the next day to hand over the war book and another wave.

Another wave of war letters.

Don't these people know what a sneak attack is, and what it means to be a 'soldier, a trickster'?

No, never underestimate the wisdom of the ancients, whether it is our ancestors or the ancestors of Westerners, since they all chose to do so, it must be reasonable.

The first reason was the limitation of productivity at that time.

Just like we said before, the army marches forward, but the army is also made up of people, and people have to drink water and eat, right? In terms of the level of logistics at that time, those who could buy grain and grass with money instead of forcibly requisitioning it on the spot were the 'teachers of benevolence and righteousness', and there were only a few towns that could provide grain and grass, and there were only a few rivers that could provide tens of millions of people to drink water and cook together.

Another is the reason for the depth of strategy, in the Middle Ages, or during the Warring States Period, we all know that there are many small countries, what is a small country? Basically, it's a county, or a city. Such a small country, it is conceivable that there is no strategic depth at all, and the enemy will directly attack the doorstep, and there is nowhere to withdraw if he wants to.

If there is really enough strategic depth, it is like the vast steppes of Eastern Europe, or the frozen northern tundra of Russia, who wants to have a hard anal with the enemy?

The most famous 'Pathia tactic' of the nomadic hussars, to put it bluntly, is not to rely on the vast meadow to fly a kite and fly the opposite side! And Russia, with its unique terrain and General Winter, forcibly consumed Napoleon's 600,000 troops!

And now, because of the progress of productivity and the evolution of transportation modes, what undeclared war, blitzkrieg, and sneak attack war have become commonplace, and the picture of the two armies facing each other in ancient times can only be recalled in film and television works.

But now, this picture, which should have existed only in history forever and can never be recreated, is now appearing.

The battle took place on a moor on the border between North Munster and Desmond, with only a few low mounds and no shelter, making it a great place for cavalry charges and legionary infantry attacks.

The choice of this wasteland, the Grand Duke of Mulchid and the Count of the Younger Tang also had considerations - first of all, this wasteland is endless, and there is basically no ambush. Secondly, after the victory, there is no doubt that this place, where there is no cover, is quite suitable for pursuit - both sides have confidence in victory, well...... It's not clear to Count Don Jr., but Archduke Mulchid does, after all, on paper, his odds are still very high.

If you look at it from the books alone, Grand Duke Murchid has a total of more than 800 light infantry, the so-called light infantry, that is, wearing light leather armor, holding one-handed swords, round shields, two-handed swords, meteor hammers, axes, long axes, maces and other melee weapons, and then it is a swarm of swarms rushing up, slashing and killing in blood.

Light infantry training was very simple and inexpensive - as long as they were wearing leather armor and were healthy enough to wield a sword, after all, in this era, it was impossible for ordinary nobles to give soldiers any training, and light infantry was just a little more advanced cannon fodder than conscripted peasants.

Then there are 200 archers, in fact, training an archer is far more difficult than we think, bows and arrows are easy to master, and besides, it takes time to make arrows, and it takes more time to make a good bow, and the Grand Duke of Murchid has so many archers, which is already a sign of wealth.

Then there were the knights, and their servants, a total of 100 men, and these were the true strength of the Grand Duke's arms, and the scene of the heavy cavalry charging and trampling the earth with their horses was a nightmare that many soldiers would still appear in their dreams in the middle of the night after many years.

Moreover, the Grand Duke of Murchid also had the friendly support of the Count of Ormond, 300 light infantry and 50 heavy cavalry, which was already a big help.

But on the side of the little Count Tang, if you don't count the mercenaries, he has a total of 650 light infantry - pikemen are also light infantry, and they are only equipped with leather armor and spears, and at most they are equipped with huge wooden shields.

Then there were the same knights, and the knightly servants, a total of 56 men, much less than the coalition of the Grand Duke and the Earl of Ormond.

Then there were the mercenaries, who were of good and bad quality, and equally good and bad equipment, and Count Don could not yet organize them into his own army - Count Don's own pikemen were all trained by himself, disciplined and brave, and to add this group of unorganized and undisciplined mercenaries would only be a rat that would spoil a pot of porridge and corrupt discipline.

Therefore, Count Xiao Tang simply let these mercenaries form their own team, and they elected their own commanders, but Count Xiao Tang took out all the archers in the mercenary army and formed a team of 120 people as a supplement to the lack of long-range attack ability of pikemen.

Now the two sides of the match, their troop composition, and the terrain have been roughly introduced, this is the location and people, and then that is to say, the time, today God is very faced, cloudless and clear sky, just an occasional breeze, which does not affect the play of the two armies at all.

As a result, the two armies began to slowly approach, and finally stopped at a distance of two arrows from each other.

"Let the peasants go first, and consume their arrows."

At that time, Grand Duke Mulchid was separated by more than 100 meters and nearly 200 meters, and he couldn't see what the situation was on Count Tang's side from a distance, so he made a cautious decision first.

Of course, the knights have no objection to such a decision, what about consumables, when will it not be consumed now? So this group of knights, they divided into 20 cavalry, using whips, long swords, and shouting, to drive the huge number of peasant soldiers forward.

Most of these peasants had no armor, some did not even have a cloth coat, and the so-called weapons were only wooden spears or sticks. Let them go and attack under the fire of the regular army, of course they do not want to. But what can be done about it? Behind him were heavily armed cavalrymen, who could never outrun four legs on two legs, and if they took a step back, they would be whipped, or they would be cut directly by a long sword and hit by a horse, so these peasant soldiers would not dare to retreat before they collapsed.

So these peasant soldiers, quite slowly, almost step by step, began to advance.

On the side of Count Don Jr., the knight of Ocoba, who had already returned from his mission, was also introducing the general situation of the battle to Count Don Jr.

"The Grand Duke will definitely pioneer the peasant soldiers to test us, and by the way consume our arrows and strength, this is a difficult way to deal with, although the peasant soldiers do not have any attack power, but their huge number is already very difficult."

Count Xiao Tang nodded, indicating that he understood-this is similar to driving the displaced people to attack the city during the Yellow Turban Uprising of the Three Kingdoms, although eighty percent of them could not be captured, but it laid the foundation for the next essence troops.

"Since the opponent drove consumables to attack, then our side should also use consumables to fight back."

Count Xiao Tang said this, signaling that the mercenary army should go to the battlefield - as for whether the mercenaries are willing or not, it has already been said before, even if it is a mercenary, it is also to be credible, and the Count of Xiao Tang only let them deal with the peasants, not let them face the heavy cavalry charge head-on, which can already be said to be the easiest job in the whole war.

So the heralds, usually replaced by light cavalry, went to convey the orders of the Count of Xiao Tang, and this group of mercenaries, as expected, accepted this 'easy' work very happily, and quickly ran to the front army, forming a one-line formation, ready to meet the attack.

These mercenaries, as I have said before, are composed of small groups, so even on the battlefield, they are also divided into small groups, each using the best way, for example, the famous White Army, they rely on blood to fight and rush, or the Starlight Corps, they are good at defending and counterattacking, and then attacking after shield defense.

But no matter what kind of method they are good at, mercenaries can be considered professional soldiers, and using professional soldiers against a group of peasant soldiers who can't even eat enough is a massacre!

"Let those cavalrymen work hard! Let them cut off a few more heads! Force the peasants to attack! Send a few more knights to gather the scattered peasants and organize them to attack again. ”

At that time, seeing that the peasants and soldiers in front of him were vulnerable and began to chaos very easily, and they had not yet played a role in consumption, Grand Duke Murchid was very dissatisfied and said to the knights around him.

When the knight received the order, he took the men on his horse, brandished his long sword and began to gather the peasant soldiers who had begun to slowly disperse, and the peasant soldiers, under the threat of the knight's bloody long sword behind him and the more deadly human heads, had to turn around and continue to attack the mercenary army.

As the saying goes: ants bite elephants to death. Even if you are a professional soldier, if your limbs are held by someone, then you can't resist. Under the continuous attack of the peasant soldiers like a tidal wave, the mercenary troops finally began to suffer casualties and commotion, and the next step was to see which side had higher morale and which side could tolerate more casualties.

Obviously, no matter how many heads the knights behind them cut off, once there were more corpses in front of them than the heads behind them, the peasants could no longer maintain their morale, and they began to collapse.

"It's still working." The Grand Duke of Murchid saw that the troops of the little Count Tang had also begun to stir, and finally showed a satisfied smile: "Let the peasants and soldiers withdraw!" Now it's time for us to perform! The archers are in front, the infantry is in the back, the cavalry guards the two wings, and the whole army advances! ”

PS: I finally have a deep understanding of why most of the descriptions in words are not as good as the pictures...... This chapter is so difficult.