Chapter 842: French Heavy Cavalry
"Count, the rear army of Burgundy is about to arrive and join the front army"
The hammer smashed a soldier into the air, knocking down more than a dozen people beside him, and a cavalryman next to Count Dinoir stepped forward and said solemnly.
They were about to cut through the front army of Burgundy, but the speed of the hoplites had also slowed down, and the time for the rear army to come was probably not yet raised, and the threat posed by the hoplites who could not raise their speed would be greatly reduced.
"Their infantry phalanx is also out of order, and the threat they pose is even lower"
A fierce glint appeared in the eyes of the Count of Dinoy, and this rear army was too anxious to surround them, and rushed over without even maintaining the phalanx.
Phalanx infantry can also pose some threat to hoplites, now ...... However, their current speed is gone, and it will take at least some distance to accelerate back to the impact.
"That old guy really has the guts, rush with me!" As soon as his eyes lit up, the banner of Burgundy fluttered in the rear army, and the commander of Burgundy was leading his army to dare to come to them.
The Burgundian commander, who knew the power of the heavy cavalry, understood that the cavalry could not be allowed to regain mobility and surround them before they broke through the front army!
But this also gave the Count of Dinoir an opportunity, and as soon as he broke through the front army, the heavy cavalry, which was less than 100 men, suddenly rode his horse and charged towards the Chinese army with all his might.
"Stop them!"
As soon as the words fell, the face of the commander of Burgundy was already splashed with a drop of blood, and the war horse that charged with all his strength, as well as the strength of the Count of Dinoit, smashed the soldiers in the front row more than ten meters away in one fell swoop, and the scattered blood splashed on the body of the commander of Burgundy.
I'm going to kill you! The meaning couldn't be clearer.
"Stop it, and if you die, you will stop me!"
Seeing the blood-covered face of the Count of Dinoy, the Burgundian commander couldn't help but retreat, I have to say that the Count of Dinoy is not suitable to be the commander, but charging into battle can definitely bring deterrence to the enemy and make his own morale explode.
The number of people who broke out of the front army was only a hundred. But it was more easily inserted into the Chinese army, and the phalanx that was not formed into a formation could not create any obstruction.
The phalanx and shield array of the front army can also reduce the speed of the heavy cavalry, and the scattered rear army is still inferior to the front army.
Although the heavy cavalry has a terrifying impact, it does not have an absolute advantage, especially when the number is small, and it will stop sooner or later.
A hoplite for trampling too many soldiers. The speed had been curbed by the human life, and the sudden gravity next to him dragged him off his horse, and he was instantly overwhelmed by the crowd.
But this is not always the case, and there are also hoplites with excited smiles hidden under their masks, and the hoplites hidden by the crown prince are absolutely different from normal cavalry.
After a long period of training, many of them have even reached the strength of regular knights.
Following the force that surged towards him, he climbed down, like a walk in the court, and the cold light bloomed brightly, killing the soldiers around him in a blink of an eye, and riding the war horse again.
Hammer swinging. The speed of the war horse had slowed down, and the surrounding soldiers pounced on him one by one, making Count Dinoy's face change slightly, and it would be worse to continue.
"Pick up!"
Retreating into the encirclement of the soldiers, the Burgundian commander had just breathed a sigh when he saw a black object attacking him, his face changed, he couldn't help but tilt his body, and fell off his horse and fell to the left.
Black objects go on a rampage. Rushed past where the Burgundian commander had been and slammed into one of the knights. The armor on his body was smashed out of the big pit, and he couldn't survive.
“! Charge, gouge through the opponent! Drawing the long sword at his waist, Count Dinoy shouted angrily, and the sound resounded through the battlefield, and the corresponding cries rang out at the same time.
And the army of Burgundy. Confusion began to erupt as the commander landed, for the knight who had been hit was holding the banner in his hand.
The commander's life and death are unknown, the flag is also broken on the ground, and the remaining hoplite cavalry also broke through the front army and launched a charge again.
Facing a war horse taller than his own people, a bloody knight in armor. Coupled with the unknown life and death of the commander and the broken flag, they finally broke up.
The chaos of the army spread and no man's land stopped it, and in a short time it spread rapidly throughout the army, and the hoplites even cut through them faster than they broke through the front military formation.
"Commander, my subordinates are willing to lead a heavy cavalry to charge again and take down the opponent's commander," said one of the knights in the heavy cavalry who broke through the Burgundian army.
The Burgundian army had not yet recovered its phalanx, and with the shock of the heavy cavalry, it might be possible to take the other side now.
"Enough," said Count Dinoy, who swept the phalanx of Burgundy, wiping the blood from his face.
"But such an opportunity"
"The commander of Burgundy is not a waste material, on the contrary, he is quite popular in the army, and his ability is not bad, now he is just sending him to death" The long sword retracted its scabbard, and the Count of Dinoy also had unwillingness in his eyes.
He threw the hammer just now and it was his last chance, and he couldn't hit the old guy and break the flag.
If they continue to drag on, their damage will definitely double, and as long as the old fellow of the Burgundian commander is willing to work hard and hold out until the front army returns, the loss will be a little bit.
The opponent's forces are more than double theirs, and once they are surrounded, the losses will be difficult to estimate.
"Our goal has been achieved, even if they recover their formation, they don't dare to rush as hard as they did just now, we also need to go into Orleans, those guys inside are not so easy to talk to"
Gritting his teeth, Dinoir remembered the defeat last time, the undead guys were hard against his cavalry, and their mobility was completely lost, and the archers were in disregard of the rain of arrows from their own troops, and it didn't take long for the cavalry to suffer heavy casualties.
At that time, he was not led by heavy cavalry, but mainly by light cavalry, mixed with a small number of simplified heavy cavalry.
Just as the Count of Dinenoy had predicted, the speed of the Burgundian march had also slowed down to a certain extent, and although he was worried about the situation of the fortress, who knew if he would suddenly give them another round of attacks.
……
The gates opened, and the cavalry led by Dinnoy easily broke through into Orleans.
The Burgundian army, which was responsible for the defense of the gates in this area, had retreated, and the focus of the English army was not here, so the operation was not difficult.
"Let that Klemans soul fade come to me!" As soon as he got off the horse, the Count of Dinoy had already shouted loudly.
"Count Dinoy, what did you do when you first entered the city, or tell us about the current situation, reinforcements have arrived?"
The leaders and nobles gathered not far from the city gate frowned and said that Dinoir's behavior was obviously disgusting.
But it is undeniable that he is one of the most trusted generals of the crown prince, and they do not seem to be innocent to clash with him, and does his appearance also mean that reinforcements have arrived? (To be continued.) )
PS: It's not for nothing that I specifically wrote about heavy cavalry, it has something to do with strengthening Joan of Arc, compared to other heroic spirits, Joan of Arc is still too weak if it doesn't blow itself up......