Chapter 37: The Battle of Vorvono 3
The Venetian infantry commander wondered how he could give full play to his superiority over the opponent's troops, and thought about some strategies in the war book and some classic cases. However, at this time, the war was in chaos, and he himself had not read many military books, so he could only give up in the end and no longer think so much.
Since they could not be defeated in a chaotic battle together, they relied on the superior forces and divided a part of the troops to go around to the enemy's side to attack and harass, and on the front, they fought hard with the Swiss soldiers with a large force.
He had a lieutenant commander with 3,000 of his men return to the enemy's right flank, ready to take the enemy by surprise when the frontal battle had begun, perhaps so that the enemy could riot, and then he could take advantage of the chaos to defeat the Swiss soldiers.
He himself immediately led the remaining troops directly to attack the Swiss camp, and slowly sorted out the formation along the way. However, after the previous bloody battle, and now that the number of people is so small, these rookies on the battlefield have finally learned a little more or less experience, and when they walk in the phalanx, they are no longer as messy as before, and they need to stop and sort out the formation much less often than before.
Approaching the Swiss phalanx, the Venetian infantry looked at them with a little fear in their hearts, after all, the previous battle made them clearly realize the gap between themselves and the enemy. Now I see them watching their progress coldly, and their hearts are beating a little drum.
Seeing that the other party was gradually approaching him, the Swiss soldiers also began to move, walking in a uniform pace, the formation was almost not scattered in the slightest, and the spears were stabbed diagonally into the sky, and a strong murderous aura permeated.
Finally, the two sides came into contact again and began a tragic hand-to-hand fight. The Swiss soldier was strong and tall, with a long, thick spear with a very sharp tip. Seeing the enemy approaching, when they reached the range of the spear, they immediately poked the spear in their hand with great force, and stabbed the enemy at once, whether it was the head, chest, or legs, and generally those Venetian infantry would instantly lose their combat effectiveness, lie on the ground and wail in pain. The range of the spear was slightly farther than the scimitar held by the Venetian infantry, and by the time the Venetian infantry caught up, the Swiss soldier had already drawn his spear and stabbed it again. Moreover, the Swiss soldiers cooperated very well with each other, and once some of their comrades were temporarily entangled and could not get out, the rest of the soldiers immediately rushed over to protect them.
The gun has always been the king of weapons, and once the spear of the Swiss spearman pierces the enemy, it will either kill or injure. The Venetian infantry slashed the Swiss soldiers with scimitars, and if they were not injured, it was generally difficult for the Swiss soldiers to lose their combat effectiveness immediately, and they did not cooperate with each other tacitly, and the battlefield experience was insufficient.
At this time, Tedler obviously saw that the number of people coming from the other party this time was much smaller than last time, how experienced was he on the battlefield? How could such a carving insect skill be able to hide from him? At a glance, it is clear that the opponent has lost the previous battle, so he uses his brains to give full play to his superiority in numbers, and it is likely that he will divide part of his forces to attack himself on the flank. He smiled coldly, thinking to himself, such an idea is good, but it also depends on who will implement it, if the Swiss soldiers implement such a strategy, it is easy to kill the opponent on their backs, and defeat the opponent at once, and then they can take the opportunity to cover up the killing and expand the results of the battle. But how can such a strategy be carried out by these Venetian infantry, who are not at all tacit in coordination? Tedler smiled contemptuously and ordered his men to do so.
At this time, the Venetian infantry commander saw that his side was losing in the confrontation with the opponent, so he was very anxious to wait for the flanks to hurry over to respond, and he looked into the distance with a look of anticipation in his eyes.
Finally, in the expectant eyes of the Venetian infantry commander, a shadowy figure appeared in the distance, rushing towards the Swiss army's main formation, and he was immediately overjoyed and excited.
However, he didn't wait for too long for him to get excited, and he saw that in the Swiss army, a part of the soldiers had been divided to meet the three thousand Venetian infantry rushing towards him, and his eyes were suddenly a little dull, could it be that the other party had already seen his own plan, so he could so calmly divide his forces to meet the enemy?
At this time, the difference in the quality of the soldiers on both sides suddenly became more conspicuous. On the side of the Swiss soldiers, about half of their forces were divided to attack the 3,000 Venetian infantry rushing in, but the remaining half of them still calmly attacked the hostile and gradually formed a defensive circle, waiting for their comrades to defeat the opponent's rushing men and horses, and then join up with the enemy after returning. The Venetian infantry, who had been expecting the other side to be in chaos, obviously felt a huge drop, and the feeling of being disappointed made them hesitate for a moment, which allowed the Swiss soldiers to easily and quickly form a circle to defend, and the Venetian infantry also missed an opportunity to defeat the enemy because of this.
The deputy commander of the Swiss soldiers, who led half of the Swiss soldiers, looked at the three thousand men and horses rushing from the other side with a cruel smile, quickly met them, and then immediately launched a fierce hand-to-hand combat, killing the opponent at once.
At this moment, the Venetian army was dumbfounded, and they couldn't imagine that their own attacking men and horses were actually killed and fled by the enemy all at once! That's a big gap! Those Venetian infantry who were fighting against each other were also dumbfounded when they saw such a situation, and they couldn't figure out what was going on at all!
Seeing this situation, the Venetian infantry commander was also pale, and immediately Mingjin withdrew his troops, hoping to gather all his men and horses, so as not to be defeated by the other party. Taking advantage of the fact that the two armies separated by the other party had not yet converged, he immediately gathered all the armies and gradually formed a phalanx, and only when the phalanx was formed did he breathe a sigh of relief. However, the sullenness in his heart could not be vented no matter what, and he shouted loudly at the deputy commander who had been killed and returned: "What is going on? You led 3,000 men and horses to attack the flank of the Swiss soldiers, and you were easily defeated by half of the opponent's soldiers and horses? And those of you who are fighting head-to-head! There are only half of the other party left, and there is no way to annihilate the other party immediately? How incompetent you are! ”
The generals of Venice were all speechless, the soldiers of the other side were so superb, the middle-level generals were so good, and the reaction was so fast, and their own soldiers and middle-level officers were basically one heaven and one underground than the other party, which made them completely useless! However, such words cannot be said openly, they can only rot in the heart, otherwise it will be too big a blow to their morale.
Seeing this, Tedler laughed, and praised the deputy commander who led half of the Swiss army to the enemy, saying, "You really have two brushes!" Well done! ”
The deputy commander smiled modestly and said, "What's the matter, it's because the other party is too weak, otherwise I wouldn't have such an opportunity." They thought it was a rush, so they ran vigorously on the way, and in order to achieve the goal of quickly arriving at the battlefield and harassing the flank of our army, they didn't even form a formation, and directly attacked our army formation in a large group of people in a chaotic manner. If our army is completely defenseless, it is indeed possible to cause some trouble to the other party's attack, but the general is like a god, and he already knows that the other party will attack, then the next outcome is almost doomed! They rushed in a mess, the wild running on the road exhausted their physical strength, and our army attacked them with a rigorous battle formation, coupled with the difference in the quality of the soldiers on both sides, which made us kill each other at once, and it is still the general's leadership! ”
Seeing the deputy commander slapping his ass, Tedler also laughed happily, praising the deputy commander for his modesty. Tedler can naturally see the key inside, and indeed as the deputy commander said, this gave them the ability to disperse the enemy who was originally rushing in one fell swoop, and regained the initiative on the battlefield in one fell swoop.
However, this time, it was clear that he could take advantage of the victory to chase and kill the opponent's army, but Tedler did not do so, and those deputy commanders were puzzled, why?
The reason why Tedler did not continue to fight the enemy was because he discovered something unusual, which cast a shadow on his heart. Tedler has fought countless battles, and he knows that once such a situation occurs, then he will not be able to continue to fight the enemy, and he must find a way to figure out the facts, and then make a decision about what to do, otherwise, he will not be able to live so freely to this day.
When the Venetian infantry saw the two engagements, they found that not only did they fail to inflict any devastating blows on the other side, but they had lost a lot of their own troops, and they all looked a little depressed. The Venetian commanders realized why the Allied commanders did not expect anything to do to the French army, and pinned their hopes on the light cavalry that attacked them in the rear of the French army. At this time, he also desperately hoped that the allied cavalry could immediately descend from the sky and mess up the opponent's position, and then cooperate with the front and rear flanking attacks to defeat the French army on the opposite side together!
However, because of the heavy rain that kept falling, the Allies lost contact with the 6,000 light cavalry, and now it was impossible to know where they had marched or what they had encountered, and they had not yet arrived after such a long time, which gave the Venetian commander a sense of foreboding.
However, no matter how much he hoped that the light cavalry would come, he could not rest up now, and he must continue to lead his troops forward to fight the Swiss soldiers, and hold them back, so that he could hold the French until his own reinforcements arrived. So, he assembled again and went forward to fight a bloody battle with the Swiss soldiers.
This time, the Swiss soldiers reacted a little differently, they were just as ruthless, but they did not fight the Venetian infantry, but gathered together and made a defensive posture to resist the attack of the Venetian infantry. This made the Venetian infantry commander a little confused, but he was also happy to see that such a scene could be delayed until his own reinforcements appeared.