Chapter 146: The War Begins

In the end, Justinian XI was able to get the forces to reach a compromise. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"We can send a thousand men to attack the artillery positions of the Tulde army northwest of Severus, where there are not only large magic cannons that can bombard the city walls, but also an armory stacked with enemy siege machinery, ladders, turtle carts, ramshells, trebuchets, etc. Capturing it will greatly reduce the pressure on us to defend the city, and it will also help the Western coalition forces. ”

At the same time, the battle outside the city also began, and under the orders of the majestic Sultan, the war drums of the Turd army were in unison, and they attacked first. With the earth-shattering shouts of slaughter, the heavy cavalry of the Turde Empire, blessed by the true gods of the Sun Chaser God Cult, slowly started in a loose formation, and then accelerated to charge. When they arrived at a place two hundred meters away from the front of the Western Coalition Army, the thousands of troops suddenly separated their two snake heads left and right like a legendary terrifying two-headed python. The fact that the Turde cavalry was able to maneuver and change direction in such a coordinated manner was an eye-opener for the Western coalition forces.

"Tulde's army is truly extraordinary, it has not forced its way into our army, and it also knows how to evade magic guns. They are trying to release arrows in such a roundabout way, right?!"

"Quite possibly, Salian. ”

On the one hand, the Turde war horses galloped with dust to cover the sky, and on the other hand, two hundred meters was also the limit shooting distance of the magic gun at that time, and there was no lethality at all, and the Western coalition forces could only watch the enemy maneuver quickly. Just when everyone was on full alert, a locust-like bow and arrow was shot out of this cloud of mist.

Although the coalition forces had long been prepared for the tactics of the Turde cavalry, they still felt a strong sense of oppression when they truly experienced this terrifying power. The phalanx of the Divine Grace Empire on the left flank did not move, and in front of the line were all mounted cavalry wearing fully covered plate armor, and after covering the only helmet with a slit with a flirtat, ordinary bows and arrows were of little damage to them.

The Murasen army in the center immediately changed formation, and the musketeers all hid in the middle of the infantry phalanx, the sword and shield men in the front held their shields high, and the spearmen in the middle plunged one end of their spears into the earth, and then swung their spears left and right, these four-meter poles could deflect the incoming arrows well and counteract the force of their fall.

The closely aligned right-wing François army was also led by shield men, and although there were some losses, they were acceptable.

After several rounds of attacks, General Córdoba, the de facto commander-in-chief of the whole army, felt that the momentum of the Turdish army had been slightly weakened, and immediately sent heralds to inform the hoplites on the left and right flanks to attack.

"Your Excellency the Duke, Princess Eudora has an order, and orders the Divine Grace Empire to launch a quick attack!"

A herald with an ornate headdress conveyed the order to Duke Salian von Hohenstringen.

"Okay, please report back to the princess, the contemptible will personally lead the team to attack!"

"Yes!"

Salian then rode to his phalanx and shouted.

"Brave knights of the Divine Grace Empire, your ancestors and I followed the great Emperor Barbarossa hundreds of years ago to defeat the heretics in front of us and occupy the Levant, let the Turdes once again use the power of our Tutonians today!"

"Long live !!" "Long live the Emperor, long live the Holy Lord!!"

Salian ordered: "All in line, spear raised, charge!"

The well-trained hoplites charged in dense columns, acting as the left flank of the coalition forces, facing the Tulde Right Wing Army, led by the national division Özturk. In the Great Plains of the Western Continent, this kind of onslaught was once invincible, but today they have encountered opponents who are also highly skilled in horsemanship, and more agile and attacking. The black-and-white Six Thousand Divine Grace Empire Heavy Knights were like a dark cloud on the horizon that swept away the Turde Heavy Cavalry, but it didn't do much real damage.

Even, a large part of the knights who finished the charge did not break their spears, which means that their attack failed. And because they approached the shooting range of the Sultan's own soldiers, they were shot intensively by their powerful magic guns, and many people fell off their horses. At that time, magic guns with a low probability of hitting and insufficient accuracy had to be concentrated in large numbers to exert their power.

"Drop the spear and fight freely!

Salian knew that another charge would not extend the gains of the battle further, but would drain the strength of the cavalry and horses, who were much heavier than their opponents. Like them, the right flank of the coalition formed by the François was already in a scuffle with Türde's left flank army. The Mulassen army in the center moved forward steadily, and the magic gunners and infantry fought together, and they gradually compressed the opponent's Chinese cavalry, and the entire battle line slowly advanced to the side of the Tuld. General Córdoba, who had arrived at a high ground, carefully observed the overall situation of the battlefield and said to Eudora beside him.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, the left and right flanks of our army are fighting with the enemy, and our Chinese army is slightly advancing forward, we should let them attack towards the center centripetal and force the Sultan to retreat, then the enemy's momentum will definitely decline!"

"If only we had communicated with the city beforehand, and if His Majesty the Emperor could send a force to attack the Turdes in the rear, our chances would be greater. ”

"We can't control anything, dear Highness, the enemy forces besieging the city are like iron passes, and they can't get in touch at all, so everything depends on our own hands!"

"Yes, now I can only rely on myself, so please pass on the order! It's just that I see that the lord of the Divine Grace Empire, Duke New Mark, seems to have killed himself in the enemy formation, who is in command of his army?"

"Hehe, Your Highness don't have to worry, just inform Anna von Celine Filst that the Duke of New Mark has appointed her as a general. ”

In fact, as early as the Holy Capital, Anna had already worshipped General Córdoba as a teacher and learned the art of war from him, so she instructed Salian to appoint new officers.

In this way, the order was again conveyed by the heralds, and the Duke de Pompadour, of the François army on the right flank, immediately sent the elite cavalry led by the Count of Baz de Castelmo to attack the Sultan's center, and the mercenaries of Itkanlia in reserve, these magic guns, spearmen, pulley crossbowmen, or sword fighters showed their might in the melee at this time, and their sophisticated killing skills and war habits could be put to good use.

The herald also informed Miss Anna of the Left Wing of the new order, and she ordered the trumpeter to blow the horn and call Salion. Duke New Mark returned to his own camp with three consecutive teleportations.

"What's wrong, dear Anna?"

"Princess Eudora ordered us to send elite soldiers to immediately attack the Tulde army!"

"Oh, so what should we do?"

"Take two thousand elite cavalry with you, and let the rest and reserves cover you. ”

"Alright, Miss Cyril and Chief Ivan are invited to attack!"

Salian then fought into the enemy line and came to the knights.

"Sebastian, gather your brothers, and we will meet the Chinese army of Sultan Suleiman. ”

"Okay, I already had that intention!"

Just as Salian was gathering his army and preparing for a surprise attack, he spotted a familiar figure flying from the enemy's right flank.

"Boy, I know you, and that little girl, this arm of mine is thanks to you, and today I must let you die without a place to bury!"

"Haha, it turned out to be a national teacher, I haven't seen you for a long time, I'm Salian von Hohenstelingen, Duke of New Mark, this girl is the princess of the Far Eastern Islands, Nanjo Chieko, I don't think you have heard of it! Unfortunately, you won't have a chance to know it again in the future!"

"Arrogant boy, don't rejoice too soon!"

As he spoke, the national teacher released a long-charged magic energy bullet, but before it could attack Salyan, it was deflected by some unknown force and landed in a nearby clearing. This is not Salian's handiwork, as he had already tried it last time, and the Horror Arcane had no effect on the spell of the Evil Eye Witch King Ozturk. This man possessed the ability to defeat their old enemies in the east, the Zaratus, so he would have defeated the cavalry commander of the Achinid Empire so easily. Therefore, the terrifying secret technique that is of the same origin and has the same lineage is naturally perfectly restrained.

"Salian, you go quickly, I'll deal with this guy!"

It turned out that Miss Estherfaria Werther had come to Salian's aid! As a telekinesis mage, her magic was effective against sorcery!

"Well, but be careful, dear Estherfaria, I can't afford to lose you!" said Salian earnestly.

"Haha, I've got a lot of new gadgets to experiment with this monster today!" replied the eldest lady of the north confidently.

"Well, don't underestimate the enemy, this person is Ozturk, the Evil Eye Witch King, the national teacher of Tulde, who is good at evil arts and alchemy. Then I'm leaving!"

At this moment, taking advantage of the confrontation between the large armies outside the city, in the city of Severus, the sneak attack team arranged by the Emperor Justinian XI of the Whira Empire has quietly sneaked out of the water gate on the northernmost side of the western city wall (Theodorous West Wall), because most of the troops have been gathered on the battlefield, and only a small part of the second-line troops of the Turde army are guarding the city wall. They didn't expect that the weak defenders would dare to arrange a team to go out of the city to attack, so they didn't notice anything. The small team of 1,000 men, bypassing the towers built by the Turks outside the walls, secretly ambushed and waited for the patrol to leave.

On the other end, two interspersed teams were carrying out a powerful assault, and with their cooperation, the Central Route Army also sent an assault team composed of elite sword fighters, shield swordsmen, and two-handed swordsmen to storm forward. Mullarsen's two-handed swordsmen are very different from the two-handed swordsmen of the Divine Grace Empire, the two-handed swords they use are lighter, about less than three kilograms, and the personnel are all selected from among the sword fighters, which are specially prepared by the state for large-scale battles, combining the lethality of the two-handed sword with the skillful steps of the Murasen sword fighters.

In the face of the pressing of the Western coalition forces, the wise and wise Suleiman the Magnificent will naturally not sit idly by. He still stood tall in the array, and as he raised his hand softly, like a caliph of the past, his personal eunuch immediately stepped closer.

"Let the Praetorian Guard send someone to stop those three teams. ”

Hearing these soft words, the eunuch who was beautiful and fragrant disappeared without a trace in an instant, and if Miss Li'er was here, she would definitely be surprised by this person's powerful space-time magic.