Chapter 560: Battle Line

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and fifty cavalrymen divided into two columns, led by Luo Ming, rushed out from the rear of the phalanx.

"Finally out, but our valiant Berans will crush them!"

The viscount shouted, mounted his rifle and charged.

This mere fifty cavalry will not be able to resist them, and if they start a frontal confrontation, they will not be able to reach the level of hand-to-hand combat, and some of them will begin to disperse.

What's more, except for the first few people, they did not carry cavalry guns, only sabers, and even if they were hand-to-hand, they would be easily picked off their horses.

The cavalrymen who launched the cavalry charge were like tanks rushing in, and if the cavalry at hand really had to confront them head-on, they might not even be able to delay for too long.

However, it is a pity that the people of Belan in the north of the mountain still know nothing about Luo Ming's cavalry tactics at this stage.

Luo Ming's horses were generally inferior to those of the Belan cavalry, but at this moment, they showed no less mobility than them, and even slightly surpassed.

I saw that they quickly changed direction to the right, and the original two-way column exposed the side at once, and it almost became a two-way horizontal column for the Beran cavalry (almost from ||became //).

The change was obvious and could be seen at a glance, but the Berans could not guess their intentions at all—it was impossible for the cavalry to stop or turn at once, and to expose the sides in this way was to expose their soft bellies.

Moreover, these two groups of cavalry also changed formations when they were some distance away from the Beran cavalry, and it was not like a tactic to cut off the peripheral forces of the Beran cavalry from the flank.

Could it be that seeing our large number of troops, we didn't dare to fight head-on and fled? But if we fled, it would be too neat, right?

I don't understand it, in order to rule out accidents, a small group of cavalry from the Beran cavalry quickly separated and approached there, if the other party really wants to do something, they can stop it.

As long as it is blocked for a short time, the large force of Beran's cavalry will be able to attack the flank of the phalanx!

However, Luo Ming's cavalry all laughed and raised their pistols.

The formation, which originally looked funny, has now become two battle lines that can give full play to their firepower without worrying about being blocked by friendly forces!

The small group of Beran cavalry that approached them immediately suffered heavy casualties and began to retreat, and immediately after, the large force of Belan cavalry gradually suffered casualties.

Luo Ming's cavalry was less than twenty meters away from the main force of Belan's cavalry, which was a dangerous distance for cavalry warfare, but firing at this distance could significantly increase the accuracy and lethality of the pistol, and it did achieve good results like a successful gamble.

While the Berans were attracted by the pistols, Lomin's heavy musketeers had returned from their original right flank to the middle of the formation, coming out of the back of the phalanx, setting up their muskets and firing another volley.

Nearly forty horses fell with the cavalry, forcing the Beran cavalry to circumnavigate the mass of corpses, and even tripping over them.

Some of the cavalry were stunned by this volley, some changed direction and rushed towards the gunners, while others saw that a large number of cavalry around them were killed, and simply turned their horses around them and ran for their lives.

The momentum of this round of cavalry charge was shattered by a third under this combination punch!

"We can still win!

Not knowing whether he was cheering himself up or encouraging his subordinates, the viscount led the rest of the cavalry with a roar, rushed to the flank of the phalanx, and broke through without hesitation.

This time, they learned the lesson of the last time and adopted the method of attacking from the flanks in multiple squads.

Since it is difficult to pierce the entire phalanx at once, it is like peeling an onion, just cut off the soldiers in the phalanx one by one.

The infantry that fell behind would then follow up to extend the victory, eventually tearing the phalanx apart completely.

The flanks of the phalanx hastily formed a spear formation against the cavalry, and under this impact, they were crumbling, but it seemed that they could hold out for a short time.

The viscount roared in anger and picked up one soldier with his cavalry spear, smashed the other with his body, creating tiny gaps in the spear formation, and then broke away from the spear formation before the momentum was completely exhausted.

At that moment, he actually risked his life and tried his best.

He gasped for breath, turned his horse's head, and prepared to go to the back of the line for the next round of charge.

However, at this moment, he saw a desperate scene.

On the left flank of the battlefield, the spearmen who had been guarding the artillery formed a phalanx and launched a surprise attack, they not only defeated the few infantry sent to stop them, but even maintained the phalanx at the speed of a trot and continued to run in this direction!

The cavalry that rushed towards Rollin's musketeers also suffered heavy losses.

First, they were met with a volley, and then, with the cooperation of the militia, several baggage wagons of various sizes were quickly piled up in front of the musketeers, and the cavalry could not ram hard, but could only go around in both directions.

Just as they were rounding the wheel, a spear sticking out of the back of the car and a halberd with a sharp axe edge gave them an unexpected blow.

To be honest, not all of these militias, who were basically used as civilian husbands, dared to stand up to cavalry.

But musketeers were not helpless, and in fact, they were not physically weak when it came to using heavy arquebuses.

And to compensate for their melee problems, Luo Ming also considered many methods.

It would be too troublesome for each person to carry a sword, and if they were provided with bayonets, the heavy arquebus would be so heavy that it would not be easy to use.

In the end, Grant gave him a simple idea - since the musket needs a stand, then by the way, the stand can be transformed into a weapon, and it can also save weight.

As a result, the bracket was installed with a shrunken version of the halberd head, which can be stabbed, smashed, and chopped.

The Beran cavalry didn't expect this trick at all, and they were caught off guard and suffered damage.

While half of the musketeers picked up the brackets to defend themselves, the other half finished reloading the gunpowder and opened fire again at the cavalry.

Realizing that they would not be able to take down these musketeers in a short period of time, and that their lives were in danger, their anger had cooled, and their desire to survive had prevailed.

On the right flank of the battlefield, the noble cavalry brought by Luo Ming all showed satisfied smiles.

When Luo Ming guessed the intentions of the Belans, he let the noble cavalry go to the right flank, and at this moment launched a round of attacks on the flanks of the Belan infantry.

These noble cavalry have high combat effectiveness, but they are not good at dealing with phalanxes, but at this moment, Belan's infantry is already anxious in front of Luo Ming's phalanx, and a heavy cavalry rushes over from the side, which is almost fatal!