Chapter 53: In the Fierce Battle...
The rapid sound of war drums poured down on the battlefield like a flood, filling the ears of every soldier. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info It's more like a demon that lures the violence that lurks in the hearts of humans.
On the battlefield, the 2,000 heavily armed spearmen of the Kingdom of Rollin were engaged in a fierce battle with the 1,500 legionary infantry of Essis.
However, the battle situation was not as anxious as imagined, and a discerning person could see at a glance that compared to the well-organized and uniform advance and retreat of the legionary infantry, Rollin's heavy spearmen appeared more loose and chaotic.
Especially the first few rows of soldiers who came into contact with the enemy had completely no formation to speak of. Far from keeping the legionary infantry out, the three-meter-long spear was pushed back step by step by the shield.
The shields of the legionnaires were linked to a sector, forming an impregnable shield wall. Although the spears of the Rollin soldiers were three meters long, they were stabbed on the shields six or seven centimeters thick and still covered with iron sheets, and they could not cause effective penetration.
On the contrary, once the soldiers of the legionnaires rushed to the front, the spears would not only be useless at all, but would become a hindrance. The double-layer chain mail of the Heavy Spearman is very good at defending against slashing, but it is helpless against stabbing attacks.
The legionnaires used short swords that were mainly stabbed as their main attack. And unlike the bronze dagger of the Roman legions, after the smelting level has been improved by several levels, the dagger has also become a real iron weapon, which is more lightweight. At the same time, its excellent flexibility also makes it less prone to breakage.
In this way, Rollin's heavy spearmen could be said to be defeated and retreated against such a group of legionary infantry who could not be defeated and could not be defended.
"Your Royal Highness, the situation is not good." Hals said worriedly, "Do you think we're going to send out the knights?" ā
"It's not the time yet." Renard said solemnly. The infantry of the Assis Legion was even more powerful than he expected, and in his mind, two thousand men against fifteen hundred, even if they could not be defeated, would not be defeated so quickly.
But even so, he rejected Hals's suggestion. Although he knew very well that the opponent's advantage was in the tight formation, as long as he broke through the formation, he could turn the situation around in one fell swoop. Renard is a very cautious person, especially this battle is related to the national fortune of the Kingdom of Rollin, and Renard cannot be sloppy. He understood the might of the tin knights of the kingdom of Lorraine, and he also understood their weaknesses. The war had not yet reached a decisive moment, and he would never take any risks.
"Tell the two wings to press me up, the front of the other side is not as wide as ours, surround them from both wings!"
Unlike Renard's seriousness, Alan looked at the battle situation below with a smile on his face.
He was so pleased with the fighting power of the legionnaires that after several battles and years of training that the class modeled after the Roman Invincible Legion was finally able to exert its original power. The Romans grew from a small Adinnine Peninsula to a super-empire that dominated Europe, Asia and Africa, and the powerful legionnaires and infantry contributed to this.
"Lord Duke, the two wings of the other side are approaching us. It seems to be trying to outflank us from both wings. ā
"Very good, just as I am going!" Alan said unhurriedly, "Inform Robin Hood to leave a thousand heavy crossbows in the second formation, and the rest of the men will be divided into two wings, and as soon as the enemy army enters the range, immediately release the arrows!" Also, inform Alexander to let his phalanx infantry move closer to the Chinese army and prepare for battle! ā
"Yes!"
"Is this okay, Lord Duke? If the wings shrink inward, we will be flanked by the other side, and even the 1,500 soldiers on the battlefield now we will not be able to provide effective support! Guy reminded from the side.
"It's okay, just wait and see. It's not going to end that easy. I'm going to see what cards he has in his hand. ā
Both sides acted quickly.
Due to the large number of people on Rollin's side, the width of the battlefield was much wider than that of Allen. When Rollin's two flanks approached the Allen formation, he slowly pulled the formation into a V-shape. The wings of Essis also shrink inward, forming an inverted V shape. From a tactical point of view, this is very bad for Allen's side. Because the opponent can perfectly give full play to the numerical advantage, expand the battle line, and attack Allen's middle army from both flanks, forming a situation where more fights and fewer fights.
It stands to reason that Alan couldn't have seen such a simple situation, but he followed Renard's plan, why on earth did he?
Renard couldn't figure it out even after racking his brains. He didn't believe that Allen was a stunned young man who didn't know how to fight, and many stark examples have proved that Allen is definitely a military wizard. But why didn't he do anything about it?
Faced with such an easy situation, Renard was confused. Could it be that he still has a back hand? There was a faint feeling of unease in Renard's heart.
However, while Renard was surprised by how things were going, it was good news for the rest of the Rollins. Faced with such a good situation, the knights couldn't sit still, and they once again approached Renard and asked to go to battle. However, Renard cautiously rejected their opinion again. Once all of Allen's hole cards were determined, Renard would never have sent out his Tin Can Horseman.
Let the barbarian mercenaries test it. After driving away the angry knights, Renard thought.
"Order, let the barbarian mercenaries raid the enemy's left flank, and at the same time the left flank attacks to pin down the enemy's right flank! Send another team of 1,000 people in the middle! Cut them off from the enemy's Chinese army! ā
See what other tricks you have to play! Renard thought fiercely.
The order went on quickly. The left and right flanks began to act, this time it was not the previous small-scale temptation, this was the beginning of the real showdown. And the most important of these is the Barbarian troops that Renard specially hired from him.
These tall and ferocious barbarians represent absolute charging ability without worrying about their casualties, and it couldn't be better to use them to test Essis's hole cards.
Roar! Roar! Roar!.....
A few roars came from inside Rollin's right-wing formation, and although he hadn't seen anything coming from it, as long as the soldiers who heard it could feel the excitement and madness in the roar.
The array on the left flank was as if they had seen a ghost, and the soldiers were no longer bound by the military order, and they dispersed with an uproar. From the passage they revealed, a team of five hundred men slowly walked into the battlefield. (To be continued.) )