Chapter 169: The Battle of Repalet (Part II)
By the time the Nordyars noticed that the situation on the battlefield was not right, and gave the order to return to the defense, hundreds of meters away, two Swadia heavy cavalry units had appeared on either side of the army that had rushed out of the camp, and were still advancing forward.
The Svadian hussars, who had been "fleeing" before, also gradually slowed down and finally stopped, and they collectively turned, and then the rear army turned into the front army and began to charge again against the Nord army.
The Nord infantry at the front and on both sides soon noticed that something was wrong, and they began to slow down, but the Nord soldiers in the center continued to charge. No, it became very chaotic all of a sudden, and many people were knocked down by people behind them, or a group of people huddled together and couldn't move. This is an old problem of the Nord army, these northern warriors are so strong in their will to fight that it is difficult to contain them when they charge.
The infantry on the other side of the camp had stopped at the sound of horns, and almost five thousand soldiers had crossed the trench and were gradually recoiled by the heavy cavalry of Swadia.
"Attack, for Svadia!"
The voice of Count Claes came from behind him, and the barons and knights who commanded the phalanx also chanted slogans, leading the troops to begin to accelerate, and finally charged the Nord army from both flanks.
"For Svadia! For Svadia! ”
This atmosphere gradually affected Byron, who involuntarily began to chant the slogan "For Svadia" and led the charge. The speed of the horses became faster and faster, and the mounted spears were raised.
The Nord gars looked at the heavy cavalry in the distance, and listened to the trampling of horses' hooves like thunder, and they no longer dared to order their troops to continue to attack, and knew that retreating was waiting to be harvested by the other side. They ordered their troops to form a phalanx in their place, ready to meet the charge of these heavy cavalry head-on.
But the two thousand heavy cavalry had by this time detoured behind them, surrounded their entire force from the flanks and behind, and launched a siege.
The previous cavalry column turned into a horizontal column, and hundreds of meters of cavalry spears plunged into the ranks of Nord's army.
Most of the Nord warriors failed to form a solid array with those around them, and when Swadia's horses reached them, their spears and shields were not enough to hold them back.
A senior Nord soldier stood at the front of the line, throwing a heavy axe at the heavy cavalrymen in plate armor and armed with spears, before raising his spear and stabbing at him.
The axe got stuck in the cavalryman's armguard, severing the tendons of his arm and slicing through an entire piece of musculature. The spear fell to the ground, and the senior Nord soldier took a few quick steps forward, plunging his spear into the man's collarbone.
One of the heavy cavalry fell, but the spear of the heavy cavalry behind him pierced the veteran soldier's body, picking him up and throwing him into the ranks of infantry behind him.
In an instant, hundreds of Nord infantry were sent into their kingdom by Swadia's heavy cavalry with cavalry spears, and hundreds more were trampled by their horses, their heads smashed and their bones shattered by maces.
Javelins rained down and throwing axes covered the men's heads, but even so, most of the heavy cavalry rushed into the Nord's army.
The Svadian heavy cavalry on both sides frantically squeezed the Nord army in the middle, like butter in two slices of bread, from the pile above the knife, only a thin layer was left to be squeezed, and finally it was eaten cleanly.
At this time, Svadia's light cavalry also turned their heads and re-launched the charge, brandishing their weapons and crashing into the Nord soldiers head-on. They surrounded all the Nords, leaving only a few small openings for cowards to escape.
Led by Fatis and Kenrad, Byron's cavalry forces also broke through into the disorganized Nord forces.
The dozen or so Svadian heavy cavalry in the lead tore open the hole with the cavalry guns in their hands, and the Nord warriors who hurried to the front of the line did not stop these heavy cavalry as the other soldiers imagined, and the Nord skilled light infantry and archers behind them were even more unable to compete with the heavy cavalry troops.
Just like in those previous battles, John held the Peony banner high and led nearly a hundred mercenary cavalry and better-equipped mercenary horsemen behind him to rush into the ranks of the Nords, killing the brave Nord warriors with seemingly chaotic but equally powerful weapons.
Byron was armed with a riding spear, a kite-shaped shield, and the thunder horse under his crotch was wearing a burqa and chain mail, and even if he was not wearing an eye patch, he dared to rush into the phalanx of spears.
Byron's mounted spear directly and seriously injured a Nord warrior standing in the front row, and then the Thunder knocked over another Nord warrior and stomped on him with his front hooves.
A skilled Nord light foot soldier attacked Byron with a spear from the side of his horse, but was blocked by Byron with a shield, after which Byron threw down his riding spear, drew his mace, and broke his neck in one fell swoop.
Fatis rode his horse back and forth through the crowd, his spear so good that most of the knights in Swadia couldn't do it with a single lance for an entire battle.
Kenrad and his mercenary cavalry were equally combative, especially the Salander riders from the south. In the game, their combat effectiveness is really average, but regardless of the actual Salander combat effectiveness, these Salanders under Kenrad are very good at fighting. Beneath their orange robes were Salander's chain mail, and the scimitars in their hands swung swiftly, slashing precisely through the throats of the Nords who had no neck guards.
Byron's heavy cavalry troops were rampaging through the Nord troops, and although the opponent was brave and fearless, they were huddled together under the attack from all sides, and they could not even exert half of their combat effectiveness. Under the attack of more than 3,000 cavalry, it was only a matter of time before the 5,000 disorganized Nord infantry were annihilated.
In the Nord camp, the Yars were roaring. They saw that the Swadian cavalry was destroying half of their troops, and in the distance, no less than 10,000 infantry were advancing towards it. If nearly half of them were gone, the remaining 6,000 Nord soldiers would not be able to win head-on, even if the strongest of them were in the camp.
Soon, the Nord soldiers, lined up, trotted out of the camp. They were going to support their besieged brothers, even if they had to face the thousands of Swadia cavalry head-on, anyway, the two sides had already been in contact on the previous battlefield, and no one could take advantage of the frontal toughness.
Because the Nord kingdom has one of the most powerful infantry units on the continent of Swadia.
Amid the smoke from the flames, fearless warriors dressed in heavy chainmail with a studded leather outlay stepped out of the camp, their axes in their hands, their eyes determined, their muscles as strong as iron plates.
Behind them were the Yars of Nord, riding northern horses with angry flames burning in their eyes.
"The southerners are trying to defeat us with their horses, and we want to show them our true strength. Onward, Royal Guards! ”