"Adjust your formation and prepare to attack!"

As Baron Floss approached his ranks, the knight next to him shouted his orders.

"If I go, I'll knock the knight on the other side off my horse, cut it off, and plunge my sword into his chest."

Alleyne was a little dismissive of the performance of the knight of the baron, and was confident of defeating the two knights on the other side.

"I know you're good, Arenn, but can you be quiet for a moment?"

Bandak, carrying a heavy crossbow, walked past Arynn and said with some unpleasantness.

Alleyne smiled, he already had a general understanding of Bandak's character, so he didn't pay much attention to his words. And Fatis put on an expensive covered helmet and checked his riding gun. He didn't pay much attention to the conversation between the two, but encouraged the cavalry behind him verbally over and over again.

"What are the odds?"

Byron glanced at Baron Florus, who had just returned, and turned his head to ask Fatis.

"Half to half."

Fatis thought for a moment and replied cautiously.

"That's enough."

Byron took a deep breath and removed the mace from his horse, and put a triangular shield on his other glove.

The troops of Baron Aikmerk on the opposite side began to advance, not at a fast pace, but in a very stable formation.

The sound of the trumpet representing the advance also reached Byron's ears, and he also gave orders to his troops.

"Forward!"

"Hah!"

With a loud shout, the mercenary infantry and light infantry at the front violently tapped their shields, which Byron usually asked for during training, of course, in order to be more imposing, and smoothly remind the troops behind the team to advance.

At Byron's side, a strong Nord light infantry also quickly beat the skin drum on his chest, and the whole team stepped on the landing point of the drum and began to advance. This method works very well, and after a week of training, the team will not be chaotic as they move forward.

"Peony mercenaries, my brothers! The nobles are watching, the counts are watching, and great bonuses await us. Let's slit their throats with our swords, and let's plunge them in the chest with our spears! If anyone runs away and abandons his companions, we cut off his head. I promise you, after this battle, I will share the reward with you! ”

Inspired by Byron's words, the soldiers' steps became more and more powerful, and Byron also found that the morale of his soldiers had reached 95.

One of the important factors in this is that Byron has an invincible morale bar, because they have not been defeated, so the soldiers dare to attack the powerful enemy.

"Captain, can I take out that noble man who doesn't wear a helmet? Within thirty paces, my steel bolts and heavy crossbows were enough to pierce his plate armor. ”

As he was advancing, Bandak approached Byron's horse and whispered a question.

"You can attack him, but don't kill him, there will be many people who want to take revenge on you."

In response to Bhandak's question, Byron also bowed his head and gave an answer.

Bandak nodded, and returned to the second row of the line, which was full of Byron's crossbowmen.

The distance between the two sides was already less than a hundred meters, and the opposing team slowed down, and the crossbowmen went to the front and began to fire crossbow arrows.

About thirty Swadia guerrillas and ten hired archers stood at the front of the line and fired crossbow arrows at Baron Floss's troops, and after one shot, five or six more of the Baron's troops fell.

"Keep going!"

However, Baron Floss did not give the order to fight back, but ordered the infantry to cover his crossbowmen and continue to advance.

Baron Ekmerk's troops stopped, and the crossbow bolts came one after another, and even Byron, the unit in charge of the left flank, suffered a small number of casualties. But none of the three phalanxes stopped, and they continued to advance.

When the distance between the two sides reached fifty meters, and the opposing crossbowmen began to load, the baron's crossbowmen stepped out of the queue and raised their crossbow arrows.

Baron Flores's army consisted of about a hundred crossbowmen, many of whom were militiamen armed with hunting crossbows, but they could still deal some damage. And at a distance of fifty meters, the effect of the crossbow bolt is also greatly increased.

A rain of arrows passed, and many of the light infantry's shields were pierced by the arrows, and at least twenty soldiers were shot by crossbow arrows and lost their combat capabilities. All at once the casualties were equal to Baron Flos's troops, or even a few more.

Baron Ackmerk's cavalry also came out, and after Baron Floss's crossbowmen had fired, they came to the front of the line with their rifles, and the infantry around them gave way.

Fourteen heavily armed heavy cavalry, and more than sixty lightly armed cavalry of varying equipment, with the heavy cavalry as the center, formed a conical formation that spread outward.

The heavy cavalry began to clamp their legs and give orders to the blindfolded horses. The cavalry began to pick up, and Baron Flos's crossbowmen retreated behind the infantry after a second shot, while the spear-armed light infantry also placed their spears on their shields.

Their crossbow arrows brought down another seven or eight opposing infantry crossbowmen, as well as two light cavalry. More often than not, though, the arrow will bounce off the heavy cavalry's armor, leaving a small dent.

By this time, Byron and the other flank troops had reached a suitable distance, and Bandak also walked to the front with the other Byron's crossbowmen. They adjusted the angle of their attacks and fired arrows at the enemy cavalry diagonally opposite. This is not a wise approach, after all, there are many soldiers waiting for them in front of them.

However, one of the heavy cavalry and two other cavalry fell from his horse, and the arrows of Bandak's steel crossbow arrows struck the unprotected cheek and killed him.

This time, Baron Flores's Chinese army will be less impacted.

Fifty meters away, just enough for heavy cavalry to lift the speed of the horses. A platoon of mounted spears and spears raised. They were greeted by Baron Florus and Byron's cavalry.

In order to achieve victory, Byron allocated 20 hired horsemen to Baron Flos, plus the baron's original cavalry troops, the number of cavalry on both sides was not much different, and a fierce collision was inevitable.

Before the cavalry of the two sides collided, a number of spears and flails flew out of the cavalry units of both sides, these are common weapons used by mercenaries, although they are not as disciplined and equipped as regular heavy cavalry, but their long combat experience makes them very proficient in certain weapons.

Soldiers were constantly hit by javelins and flails and fell off their horses, and some horses were hit and fell.

Spears and spears collide together, riders rub shoulders with riders, and blood is always splattered in the air.

At this time, Byron's troops also moved, and the Peony mercenaries quickened their pace, raising their shields and weapons.

Fatis began to detour towards the flank of the other side with the cavalry of Byron, and a small group of cavalry appeared in the ranks in front of them, and it seemed that the other side had more cavalry than Byron had imagined.

The Chinese troops on both sides had already joined together, and the cavalry on both sides suffered considerable losses in the confrontation, and then led the infantry to charge into the enemy's phalanx.

The spears thrust, the horses struck, and there were always horses that fell, and people who were knocked out of the way. Many of the horsemen fell off their horses and drew their swords to get back to their feet. Many of the infantry were impaled with spears, but their teammates knocked the riders off their horses with spears and halberds.

The cavalry spears were broken, the swords were stained with blood, and the two armies were in a state of scorching from the very beginning.

And Byron also led his soldiers to the other side's formation. This time, Byron and the two heroes charged forward on their horses, and the gold-plated peony accessories were particularly dazzling.

The soldiers on the opposite side began to subconsciously retreat, because the morale of the Peony mercenaries was far superior to them at this time.