Chapter 62: A Sharp Turn
Robin Hood had done his best, and had exhausted all two thousand heavy crossbows in the quickest possible time. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info but still couldn't stop Lambert's charge.
The legionnaires in the front row were directly spilled with flesh from the collision in the first instant. The companions behind them were similarly uneasy. The huge inertia of the cavalry was like a huge hammer, smashing all the soldiers in front of them.
The infantry of the first formation did not have the slightest chance to fight back, and were directly torn apart by the impact, and most of them were killed and wounded.
"Second formation! Top! ”
Augustus quickly commanded the legionary infantry of the second formation in the rear to fill the vacant positions ploughed out by the heavy cavalry. But the legionnaires did not approach the six-meter-long spears of the phalanx infantry, nor did they have the three-meter-long spears of the hoplites. They only had a few javelins about two meters long. Relying on them to fight the cavalry, I have to say that they are weak in weapons.
Javelins may be able to deal some damage to knights from a distance by throwing them, but when they are held in the hand and used as spears, their shortcomings are revealed. The triangular spear head was originally intended to shoot at some lightly armored or heavily armored units. But against the iron cans full of defense points, there is nothing to be done.
However, it is fortunate that Alan still has a hand. Leonardo's 2,000 Essis assault men took only 500 men, while the remaining 1,500 men were really good at dealing with heavily armored units.
"Lasso! Attack the warhorse! Get them off the horse! Augustus commanded the legionary infantry in every way to shove the knights off their tall horses.
Frembard shook off his torn rifle and drew his sword from his belt.
The situation was as he had imagined, and although the Essisians had great crossbow arrows, they could not stop the charge of more than a thousand men. And this charge, however, did break through Escis's defense after losing three or four hundred knights.
To Frampard's delight, it was clear that the enemy was not ready to fight the cavalry's weapons. The Blood Legion soldiers, though they looked indestructible, were helpless against the knights in hard armor on tall horses. At best, their weapons leave a few marks on their armor, and they don't pose any threat.
Frembard was very excited at the moment, firstly because of the adrenaline rush caused by being on the battlefield, and secondly, he expected that after he defeated the army of Essis, the entire kingdom of Lorraine would cheer for him.
The knight's sword in his hand slashed swiftly at the head of the legionnaire, each strike carrying the blood of a warrior. The war horse under him relied on his strong physique to squeeze a way out of the legion infantry, and by the way, knocked the soldiers next to him into a horse on his back.
However, just as he was about to kill, a rope loop flew from a distance and was caught in Lambard's chest. Then a strong force came from the rope, and Frembert, who was desperately pulling, retreated. Just as he was about to fall off the horse, Lambard quickly grabbed the reins of the war horse, and at the same time let go of the long sword in his hand with his right hand, grabbed the rope with his hand, and then pulled the strength of the war horse fiercely.
Then I saw a soldier being dragged out of the crowd. But that wasn't the end of it, seeing the soldier being dragged away by Flembert. Soon the other soldiers stepped forward to help, pulling the rope that was attached to Flembert's body. For a while, the two sides were at a stalemate.
Lambert gritted his teeth, desperately trying to keep his balance. He knew that he must not be pulled off the horse, once he fell off the horse, then the armor on his body would not only fail to protect himself, but would become a burden to himself. So the only way to be saved is to cut the rope!
The situation is becoming more and more urgent. Frembard was already sweating profusely, and the horse under his crotch kept stamping his feet, as if he was a little tired. In the face of more and more soldiers, even its strength cannot be resisted.
"Be careful, Lord Earl!" At this moment, suddenly a knight rode his horse from a distance, and with a strong charge, he rushed away from the crowd.
Seeing that they could not succeed, the legionnaires gave up and left. It was in this way that Frembert was able to solve the crisis.
"Dorman, thanks to you." Lambard gasped as he gasped on his horse.
The knight named Dorman took off his mask and said quickly to Lambard, "Lord Earl, the knights are trapped in the crowd, and the casualties will continue to increase. We must... ”
Bang!
There was a clatter of metal and flesh, and Lambard watched as the knight's face was smashed by a hammer flying from nowhere. The originally angular facial features were smashed into a puddle of indistinct meat sauce in an instant, and blood splattered out in the sky, as if there were still a few macular tooth decays. The heavy armor and the knight's body fell to the ground with a muffled thud.
"This 。。。。。!"
Lambert turned his head to see several hammers spinning and flying in the sky.
After the Legionnaires risked their lives to meet Lambert's charge, they quickly entered close combat. However, since the legionnaires themselves did not have any way of restraining these canned cavalry, they suffered a large number of casualties. It wasn't until Augustus's change of tactics prevented Lambard's knights from rampage through the ranks.
The knight loses speed, and then he has to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the infantry. Leonardo's remaining Essis assault soldiers were waiting for this moment. These soldiers are designed to fight against the hoplites, and they are perfect for dealing with such heavily armored knights.
Although the heavy chain hammer could not pierce or destroy the armor of the knights, the huge force was more than enough to smash the armor into a dent. You can't kill the knights in time, but it's easy to break an arm or leg or something. Not to mention that once the helmet is smashed, it may seem like nothing is wrong on the surface, but the knight's brain is not comfortable. The lighter ones were concussed and couldn't get up for a few days, and the heavier ones were directly shocked and bled to death.
In addition, when the knight falls from his horse, that is the real danger. His narrow field of vision made it impossible to observe enemies other than those facing him, and he could easily be attacked from behind. The armor-piercing artifact of the assault soldiers, the nail head hammer, is different from the chain hammer, which is a hole when it is smashed. Even the refined steel armor of the Kingdom of Rollin is no exception!
As a result, after the assault soldiers came into play, the casualties of the Rollin knights increased considerably.
This was not only unthinkable to Frembert, but also to Reynard. Originally, he just wanted to use Allen's hand to weaken his political enemies, but he didn't expect to lose a large number of knights at once. Knights are such a hard indicator of a country's strength, which is an unbearable loss for the entire Rollin Kingdom.
"Quick! Inform Hals to hurry up and help! Renard screamed in frenzy. (To be continued.) )