Chapter 383: The Difficulty of the Battlefield
Although disgusting enough, such a battle damage will only make the hearts of the people involved, and no one can empathize with the feelings of the "barbarians" watching the strong Viking warriors being bitten to death.
The people who were gloating just now continued to gloat.
In Fiona's opinion, as long as the more than 10,000 "rebel elites" are false, the loss of the Pioneer Force, which is not very important, is not a big deal. On this battlefield, the only thing that can really attract her attention is the forces directly under Edward III, the ruler of the Land of the Gods, and the royal guard of King Charles VII of France, the last plot force in France.
Edward III's iconic troops, the "Feudal Heavy Cavalry" and the "Barclays Infantry", are old faces, and the strengths and weaknesses of combat effectiveness are well known to both sides, and there is no value to be tempted. The only thing that was a little different was probably because it was the last stand, and many "trainee knights" were also pulled onto the battlefield, guarding the flanks of the military formation.
These "trainee knights" are the condensed version of the feudal heavy cavalry, which belongs to the reserve force that is not fully trained, and it is obvious that they can't take care of it at this time, and they are sent to the battlefield with weapons and horses.
In addition, at the rear of his military formation, there were dozens of cavalry equipped with cavalry shrouded in iron armor. Compared with the feudal heavy cavalry, their armor is thicker, and their weapons also abandon the commonly used long swords, and only use an iron spear, the body of which is about three meters long, which is obviously not something ordinary knights can control.
Their armor was all quenched, with passivated wires intertwined with each other, and helmets tightly bound with steel rings, leaving only two small gaps in the eyes. On the inside of the iron armor, a layer of shirt was carefully made of silk mixed with cotton cloth, which not only prevented the iron armor from directly touching the flesh, but also the last layer of protection for the arrow.
These knightly horses are all tall and mighty, and the strong horses are also covered with thick armor, once they charge up, they can't stop at all, they only need to rush into the opponent's infantry line, and the spear in their hands can immediately become a killing weapon, and the huge inertia is enough to make all the opponent's defensive arms unable to resist.
Obviously, this is an elite evolution of the feudal heavy horse.
In fact, whether it is a feudal heavy cavalry or a mounted knight, their original role is to tear apart the opponent's formation, so in the arrangement of troops, it should be in the first sequence of the charge, and the rear should be the infantry, but Edward III put them all in the rear of the Barclays infantry regiment, which is what a last resort embarrassment.
All this is only because of the 3,000 epic troops in the British camp - British longbowmen.
There were English longbowmen on the battlefield, and all the cavalry could only retreat, which was already an iron law on the European battlefield. Since the Battle of Arkukin, not a single cavalry has dared to challenge them on a frontal battlefield.
5,000 longbowmen vs. 40,000 heavy cavalry, the battle loss ratio was 1 to 400, this battle was a pain that France can never forget!
Moreover, the time when this battle took place in the plot world was not far from this time, that is, after the defeat of that battle, France in the Hundred Years' War fell into a fully weak defensive posture, and in 1419 completely lost the outer Normandy region.
It was at this time that Edward III cut into the plot world, choosing to infiltrate one by one when the French plot forces were extremely weak, and gradually controlling the relevant permissions of the plot world, and seeing that it was time for a bumper harvest, but unfortunately now decades of hard work have come to naught, and things seem to have become a curse, and the French plot forces are unable to resist his infiltration because of the longbowmen, and now it is his turn to face this nightmarish class head-on.
There may not be a hidden struggle in the world of the plot!
The other army on the battlefield came from the French plot forces, who were the last force of King Charles VII of France.
As an epic historical figure, Charles VII gave up the opportunity to be on the battlefield in person, and instead appointed the steward of the royal family as the supreme commander of the Paris Guard, and legally enjoyed the supreme command of the plot forces.
At present, it is worth paying attention to the 10,000 B+-class "cuirassiers", 3,000 B-class "crossbowmen" from Genoa, and the last bit of royal blood, 2,000 A+-class "noble knights"!
This army of 15,000 people is extremely strong in its own right, and it has a broken version of the "aura of heavenly fortune", even if it is not the opponent of the British army, it is enough to support it for a long time, and with the more than 10,000 ordinary soldiers temporarily raised from various places, as well as the troops equipped by the participants in the land of the gods, it seems that the time to hold Paris for ten days is not as difficult as imagined.
"Don't expect them too much, this is the last capital of the cowardly Charlie, and it is also the last capital for him to beg for mercy like the King of England, and it is already my last ability to pull them to this battlefield." Edward III smiled bitterly, the opponent's strongest blow was to shatter the spirit of France, including this French king, a monarch did not even appear when the other party attacked his capital, what else do you expect him to do?
The decision now depends on how big Fiona's heart really is.
If she wants the King of England to completely conquer France and be crowned Emperor under the Holy See, then she must seize the opportunity to destroy the King of France at the same time, which is the capital of the last negotiations, otherwise King Henry VI, with his foolish character, is very likely to agree to the submission of his distant relative.
This is the usual outcome of wars on the battlefields of Europe—one side wins, but nothing really seems to have changed.
But if it weren't for the annexation of France, then Henry VI's exploits would not be enough for him to be promoted to an epic historical figure, and Fiona's benefits in this plot world would only be limited to ordinary plane wars, and the benefits would naturally be not small, but compared to personally supporting an epic historical figure, it seems to be nothing.
In the final analysis, there is no conflict between this French army, which can be seen as the last effort of Edward III or the difficulty of the task chosen for Fiona.
Fiona was also not the commander of the British army, but with her current influence, it was enough to decide whether or not the second attacking team would choose to draw the French into battle.
"Prepare the Wind Breaker!" Fiona's white face showed a trace of abnormal flushing, and there was a hint of trembling in the order, which was not at all in line with her status as the ruler, but at this time, no one dared to question her, and a title pioneer immediately stepped forward and bowed his head to obey her orders.
"The target of the second wave of attacks, the French garrison, the Count of Madelech, the head of the royal family!"
"Your orders will be carried out thoroughly!" The Windbreaker promised loudly, and quickly moved his troops out of the camp.
The number of soldiers under his command is not large, but it is an extremely important link in any war, that is, the catapult with siege effect!