Chapter 175: The Road to Destruction (Part II)
"Royal!" The biggest flaw of mercenaries is the problem of discipline, they only fight for money, so it is difficult for them to organize an effective defense in the face of overwhelming threats.
But the mercenaries of the north wind are completely different, these veteran knights are already serving in the army, even if they are unruly, but for them, the honor of war and money cannot be abandoned, because of this, in the face of the surging Teutonic Knights, they still raised their shields!
The retreating Rus' soldiers hid behind the shield wall formed by the knights and continued their attack with mortars. These soldiers were simply not afraid of death, and some of them even rushed at the terrifying mecha knights with swords, and the madness infected many people, and even Vasily's subordinates went to desperately stop the pace of the Teutonic Knights at any cost. Resisting the charge of the Teutonic Knights and not destroying the Novgorod formation was the key to this battle.
Flesh and blood mingled between the fragmented wreckage of the mecha, and countless people fell.
And all this made Vasily crack in his eyes.
"Don't be impulsive, Vasily, it's not the time yet." Alexander reminded coldly.
"When will it be, those are my men!" Vasily roared in a low voice, and in his rage he almost tore apart the man in front of him, but was stopped by Constance Dante.
"Get out of the way!" Vasily roared at Consitine. "You're just a dog, get out of here!"
"General Vasily, if you stop this war now, the lives of your men will be in vain."
"You don't see anything, what they're fighting against is a mecha, using their flesh and blood to resist the machine, that's a sacrifice in vain!" Vasily roared.
"Vasily! My people are also down there, they will not die in vain, it is enough for you to know that. It's worth it! Do not forget the oath you made before the Grand Imam. Alexander's words made Vasili pause.
But with those mechs, can they really stand up to the Teutonic knights? When he was in Langdenburg, he had seen the horrors of those monsters.
"Shred them!" And the Teutonic Knights did not flinch in the face of the shield wall formed by the Rus, on the contrary, the power core of all the mecha was running at high speed in an instant, and under the crazy power output, the jet hole behind the mecha spewed out white high-temperature steam, completely engulfing the mecha that collided together.
And everyone is already immersed in the atmosphere of war, no one retreats, they have already killed red eyes.
The mecha slammed the armor at the opponent's armor with an armor-piercing hammer, and the soldiers even fearlessly rushed at the Teutonic knights in front of them with explosives strapped to them.
The war is increasingly dehumanized, without mercy, without any human touch in the eyes of both sides. More and more mechs fell, and more Rus' soldiers spilled blood. In particular, Alexander's new army even climbed to the chest of the mech, and fired at the hatch with an armor-piercing cannon to kill the knights, while the Teutonic knights also slashed with their giant swords and even trampled the soldiers with their feet.
And this scene is in Alexander's eyes.
"It's finally a trick, Kniprodöd!" But a relaxed smile appeared on Alexander's face.
Alexander had been studying the Teutonic mecha for several years, and it could be said that he knew them better than his own relatives. And the wedge-shaped pig's mouth formation, the battle formation that the Teutonic Knights have always relied on, will make the Teutonic Knights pay a terrible price!
Under the dense curved shield wall, the Teutonic Knights caused a large number of casualties, but the impact of the Teutonic Knights was greatly neutralized. The mecha knights in front couldn't break through, but the knights in the rear were still squeezing, and the battle between the two sides suddenly turned into a tug-of-war, crushing lives like a crushing plate. Not only the Novgorod army, but also those Teutonic Knights. The main knights of the Teutonic Order were Livonian and Prussian military aristocrats, but many of the auxiliary knights were mercenaries, who were in charge of the two wings in the wedge, and the main knights were the backbone in the middle.
"It's going as planned!" Alexander gave the final order to the knights below who were fighting bloody!
And the mercenaries who received the order also began to act.
"Everyone, prepare to change formation!" Hannes yelled at the walkie-talkie!
Without noticing, the ranks of the mecha legion changed, and the mecha knights in the center of the originally prominent arc shield wall were wielding an armor-piercing hammer while protecting themselves with shields and slowly retreating, and every time Novgorod took a step back, the Teutonic knights, who were already impatient, rushed forward frantically, especially the well-equipped main battle knights, in their eyes, the opponent's main force in the center could no longer support it and was about to collapse. But what they didn't know was that the knights on both sides of Alexander's arrangement were piloted by reinforced T-mechs, which were no less powerful than the auxiliary knights of the Teutonic Order.
The Arc Moon Shield Wall, which was originally raised outward, had now turned into an Arc Moon Formation that was concave inward.
The main knight in the center had already killed the red eye, and he didn't care at all that their auxiliary knight had already fallen into a bitter battle
The new formation gradually stabilized, and the central mecha that had originally retreated also stopped, once again blocking the footsteps of the frantically attacking Teutonic Knights with a shield wall, but the Teutonic Knights still did not realize the other party's intentions, thinking that this was just the last dying struggle. However, the elites on both sides of the Rus continued to squeeze the space of the knights like pincers, and the more and more auxiliary knights gathered felt that they were tied hand and foot, and had to retreat to the center.
"This is a tactic used by Hannibal!?" Constance Dante finally understood Alexander's tactics, and at Cannae, the illustrious Carthaginian general faced the citizen army of the Roman Republic in both quantity and quality, but Hannibal tricked the demoralized Roman army into the trap of death with his arc tactics. In the battle of Cannae, the Republic suffered all casualties, while Carthage suffered only a handful of casualties.
And this squeezing tactic adopted by Alexander is similar to the Battle of Cannae!
And now the Teutonic Knights' wedge formation is finally a little difficult to maintain.
"yes. I've been waiting for now! The so-called destruction is always self-inflicted, and finally this protracted war can be over. Alexander waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him ran to the back and pulled the canvas, and the huge heavy locomotive was on a huge container.
Vasily looked at the Teutonic Knights below and muttered, "This is finally the end now!" "The battle was so tragic that countless people were killed, both Alexander's new army and his men.
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"Commander, I'm afraid it's not good to go on like this!" And at this moment, someone finally came back to their senses from the killing, more and more auxiliary knights were no longer able to resist, and the wedge array had almost collapsed, and the main battle paladins found that they had fallen into a three-sided encirclement, and the space was constantly being squeezed, and they couldn't take a step back at all.
"We've been tricked, and if we continue like this, we'll definitely be wiped out!"
"Don't panic!" The panicked knight's ears rang with Kneprode's resolute voice, which stabilized their state of mind.
Kniprod seemed to remain calm, "This is the death throes of Novgorod, the army in their center can no longer hold up, as long as we break through their weakest link, it means our victory!" ”
His words were like a shot in the arm to rekindle the confidence of the originally demoralized Teutonic knights, and launched a fierce attack on the new army in Novgorod.
Alexander's tactics were actually suitable for large corps, as the number of opponents made it impossible for them to find out what they were trying to do, and the size of the army made it difficult for all parties to communicate with each other. But if it is a small army operation, it will not work at all, because every move on the battlefield cannot be hidden at all. However, this battle is a rare example of a high proportion of mecha troops. The mech is powerful, but its biggest flaw is that it has too narrow a combat field of view, which allows Alexander to complete his ambush.
What a terrible man! Constance Dante looked at Alexander beside him and couldn't help but feel a little frightened, he could be called a genius in any aspect, and the Teutonic Knights were played with in this way.
Now. Vasily could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and at this time his troops finally withdrew from the battlefield.
"This time, the Teutonic Knights are truly certain to die." Constance Dante muttered to himself, "Is it my turn to play next?" If the front direction is torn apart by the Teutonic Knights, then the situation will take a turn for the worse. ”
"Don't worry, don't worry." At this time, Alexander's face was full of lightness.
The man turned and walked to the huge containers, stroking their cold surface. Grand Duke Alexander said with an intoxicated expression: "My lovely pets, get ready to dine now!" Come and enjoy the last glory of the Teutonic Knights! (To be continued.) )