Chapter 190: Steel Crossbow Storm

On the opposite side, about 400 meters apart, the Norton family forces put on an extremely strange formation, the three phalanxes of silver-armored infantry lined up, forming a horizontal zigzag, and the cavalry on both flanks were also three phalanxes on each side, but they were in a vertical formation.

Rao is the second prince has been in battle for a long time, and this moment has also been a little inexplicable, the cavalry formation of these two wings is in accordance with the rules, and it can be attacked and defended. Isn't it too thin for the Chinese army to line up in a row like this? Moreover, the distance between these three infantry phalanxes is too far, and if it is more compact, it can squeeze out an infantry phalanx.

Nine phalanxes, each with a large number of troops, is estimated to be more than 20,000 people. It seems that the Norton family has indeed suffered a lot of losses in resisting the attack of the Warcraft tide, but why does the Norton family still have to fight in the field with this little force, desperate? Or is the dog jumping over the wall in a hurry, breaking the jar and falling, ready to fight with himself to lose both, dragging himself into the water when he is dying, and grabbing a back for life and death?

Thinking of this, the second prince immediately decided to hold his troops, and the first legion of his kingdom would maintain a defensive position first, and then if the Norton family's armed forces had not moved after a while, he might as well order the Earl of Kenmax or Baron Saheen on both sides to send a part of their troops to conduct a trial. Anyway, the Norton family has this little strength, but there are 100,000 troops on their side, and the Norton family can't turn the sky over the sky compared to five to one.

This will make the second prince already thinking about whether to pull the private army of the Northland nobles lined up behind the first legion of the kingdom to the front and confront the Norton family, so as not to damage the strength of the first legion of his kingdom in the battle.

"Your Majesty, the Norton family seems to be really rich, you see, their soldiers are wearing new styles of bright silver armor, and they also cover their whole bodies. The protection is quite comprehensive, tsk ...... "The one who said this was the worship of the Iberian royal family, and nominally the great swordsman of Lu Yinsi, who actually served as the personal guard of the second prince. If he hadn't been there, Baron Saheen Henned, who was originally the Golden Knight, would not have been obediently coerced into following the second prince for so long.

Only then did the second prince shift his gaze to the Norton family soldier, and this look was suddenly filled with jealousy, an ordinary Norton family soldier. The defensive armor he wears is even more comprehensive than that of some of his knights, and it looks more upscale and beautiful, all of them are shiny humanoid cans.

"Hmph! The Norton family has no money to spend, so they can only spend it on the armor of the family soldiers. After all, they have to rely on these soldiers to resist the tide of demonic beasts, and the stronger the protection, the stronger the protection, the more willing these family soldiers are to fight against those fierce demonic beasts. But it doesn't matter, these shining silver armors will soon be mine, and I will use these captured silver armors to form a guard legion to follow me......" The second prince clenched the whip in his hand fiercely and waved it in the air, as if the silver armor in front of him would soon fall into his palm.

"Your Majesty. Look, what is that?chariot?" The Great Swordsman of Ruinsi reminded the Second Prince that the battlefield had changed again.

The second prince came back to his senses and looked up, but saw a scene of chariots and horses on the Norton family's side. Countless chariots of the Black Ravens passed through the gap between the three infantry phalanxes and came to the front of the position, lined up in a zigzag. They didn't seem to have the attention of the phalanx combination, so they lined up one after another. It even blocked in front of the cavalry phalanx on both flanks and continued to spread to both sides.

These chariots resemble a large open wooden chest. At the front sat a coachman, also dressed in silver armor, and behind stood two soldiers with bright silver zither-shaped shields and spears, and it seemed that there were two more behind. One chariot, two horses, five soldiers.

"Haha, this is the killer weapon of the Norton family?" The second prince laughed madly: "With these chariots, you think that you have the strength to fight with my 100,000 army? This stupid bear in the Northland treats us as magical beasts...... Ha ha... It's just stupid. Have they been separated from the human world for too long?"

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" the Great Sword Master Lu Yinsi still didn't quite understand what the second prince was laughing at.

"My dear Ruinsi, as a great swordsman******** you are all in the way of the sword, so you don't know much about military affairs. It was clear that the Nortons wanted to take advantage of the openness and flatness of the battlefield. Surprise us with chariot units. They wanted to take advantage of the strong defense and fast movement of the chariots, and use the chariots to break through or penetrate our defenses, and then the rest of the troops would cover up, and a victory would be within reach...... "The second prince explained.

"What's wrong with that?" the Great Swordsman still didn't understand.

The second prince felt very tired, especially explaining tactical issues to military idiots: "My dear Ruinsi, you don't know that hundreds of years ago, mankind abandoned such impractical things as chariots on the battlefield. No matter how high his defense is or how fast he moves, a horse pulling a cart within the range of his longbow is the best target.

As long as the horse pulling the cart falls, it will affect or block the dash of the chariots left and right behind it, and often an overturned chariot can cause a series of car accidents, and several or even a dozen chariots collide together, which is an extremely rare scene on the battlefield. To avoid such an outcome, it is necessary to widen the distance between the chariots, but in this way there is no impact on the defensive position......

Moreover, the vehicle is extremely demanding on the terrain, and a half-meter-deep trench can block it and prevent it from sprinting. The most important thing is that we have a large number of cavalry, as long as we detour back to the back of the chariot, then the soldiers on the chariot will become fish on the board, and they can cut as they want. That's why I laughed at the Norton family for treating us as Warcraft, and we can indeed deal with Warcraft with a chariot, because Warcraft can't attack from a distance, and it can't make tactical detours. If you want to use a chariot against us, dream about it. ”

"It turns out that there are so many inconveniences in the chariot, and I think it is quite majestic to sit on the chariot. Your Majesty, I'll get a car to play with when I'm going to win...... Belch...... Your Majesty, look over there, are those two huge chariots also chariots?" The Great Swordsman watched with great curiosity as two huge chariots appeared on the Norton family's side, slowly driving into the gap between the three infantry phalanxes under the pull of more than a dozen pack horses, and then stopped.

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Well, all this is to blame for Lorist, because he is sure of the outcome of this battle, so Lorist does not ask too much of the knights of his family. The tactic he laid out was that the steel crossbow chariot would attack first with a few rounds of stormy attacks. Break the enemy's will to resist until it collapses, and then the other battalions of the family will go after it.

It's not that Lorist looks down on the 100,000 northern nobles led by the second prince, but the steel crossbow chariot in his hand is too rebellious, five chariot battalions, 500 chariots per battalion, and 2,500 steel crossbows in the entire chariot corps. A direct distance of 320 meters. The only thing Lorest was curious about was that the First Legion of the Kingdom formed by the Second Prince could hold out for a few rounds under the fire of the steel crossbow......

Therefore, Lorist was careless and underestimated the war-seeking psychology of the knights of his family. As soon as the horn sounded, the three heavily armored battalions of Bodfinger, the three lancer battalions of Tiger Ross, Telman's knights, Yuri's ranger battalion, and Joske's archers' battalion all rushed out of the rock castle in a swarm, leaving the chariot regiment that was ready to be the main force to the rear. Lorlist, who didn't expect this scene, jumped to his feet in anger in the back.

It's a good thing those guys aren't crazy. I also knew that I was waiting in formation, and I didn't rush directly into the enemy's array. Lorist hurriedly asked the chariot corps commander Malek to command the chariot battalion to go to the formation.

El made another fuss, and insisted on pulling the two huge super steel crossbows made by Master Falin to the front of the battle to see the blood. He commanded the guards to push and pull the two huge flatbed chariots across the city gate drawbridge, and finally pushed them to the battlefield.

"Locke, it's not that I'm dead-headed, it's that I want to try the extreme range of these two super steel crossbows. Master Falin said that it can shoot directly to a distance of more than 500 meters, and you think, we will shoot twice from the enemy's command center. It's a big buzz, and maybe it will work in one fell swoop. Just like the decapitation tactic you mentioned, the enemy will be defeated without a fight without a commander......" El said.

Forget it, whatever he wants, anyway, this battle is in his hands, and Lorist is too lazy to bother with El.

"How did you get it out, how do you get it back for me after the fight? Lorist yawned, having tossed a little too much with Miss Theresti last night. It seems that he hasn't slept enough.

"Okay, Malek, start when the chariot corps is finished, you go to command, finish the battle early and go back to rest early. Next, we're going to develop the black mud swamp. Lorist said to Malek, who was riding a horse accompanied by a flatbed chariot.

"Yes, sir. Malek gave a knight's chest salute and turned his horse forward.

Lorist sat down on the flatbed chariot boredly, and listened to El pointing at him: "It's the big flag in the middle, the flag with the crown badge, which represents the second prince, that guy must be under the flag, just aim there......"

"My lord, I can't see clearly. The shooter of the Super Steel Crossbow complained.

Also, the one that can be seen clearly from a distance of 500 meters is not a human, it is an eagle.

"You idiot, what kind of eyes, this can also be a shooter? El scolded dissatisfied.

Finally got it, El jumped out of the car and ran to another super steel crossbow, and when he left, he pulled a guard to command in his place: "I'll wave my hand and order the launch when I'm done, and your side will also launch immediately, I understand that it's not ......"

The horn sounded, and the steel crossbow of the chariot at the forefront went forward more than ten meters and stopped, followed by the second column, then the third column. This is a three-column of vehicles adjusting their firing ranges.

The drums sounded, the attack began, and before the drums stopped, all the chariots had to fire their crossbows, and they were not to stop firing unless the crossbows were out of order.

The two shielded guards standing in front of all the chariots crouched down, revealing the steel crossbow of the chariot behind them......

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......."

The sound of a continuous wire bowstring sounded......

Countless black arrow shadows swept through the space of nearly three hundred meters, rushing headlong into the camp of the first legion of the kingdom that was waiting for the battle, the screams rang out, and the soldiers at the front fell to the ground, with black iron crossbow arrows stuck in their bodies, and many soldiers were strung into blood gourds...

The reaction of the First Legion of the Kingdom was also very fast, the horn sounded, and the two ranger regiments on both flanks rushed up, obviously trying to rush into the chariot array while the crossbow was slow to be wound and the operation was complicated, so that the infantry array in its middle would not be damaged by the second slaughtering fire of the crossbow......

Lorist, who was sitting on the huge flatbed chariot, pouted, the first legion of the second prince's kingdom was indeed well-trained, but he underestimated the advanced nature of the chariot steel crossbow, from the launch to the rewinding, it would never exceed forty seconds. And that's when the shooter takes aim.

Thanks to the combination of pulley and lever-like winding designed by Lorlist, the chariot steel crossbow only needs to grab a steel handle next to the crossbow body and pull it after firing, just like the old-fashioned air gun bullet in Lorlist's previous life, the steel crossbow can be rewound by using the lever principle, and the assistant next to him can put the iron crossbow arrow and re-aim and fire.

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......."

This is the second round of the chariot steel crossbow being fired. The two ranger regiments that had just rushed to the front of the battlefield flipped on their backs, and their corpses were scattered......

In addition to a few tenacious medium-arrow war horses that were still neighing, the entire battlefield suddenly fell silent, and even the follow-up men and horses of the two ranger regiments stopped charging, they didn't know what to do, the two armies were separated by more than 300 meters, and they continued to rush over at least four or five times to experience the baptism of arrow rain, this is not a battle, but a slaughter......

The trumpet sounded abruptly again. With a rush of urgency, the longbowmen of the First Legion of the Kingdom rushed forward, and they stood beside the corpses of their fallen comrades and launched hanging shots with rage.

Perhaps the quality of the longbow equipped by the first legion of the kingdom was lacking, thousands of feathered arrows fell from the sky, filling a large area of land at the front of the chariot array, only a few feathered arrows fell into the chariot array, but the horses pulling the chariots were covered with horse armor to prevent arrows, and the chariot steel crossbow was protected by a shield. With the exception of an unlucky pack horse who was shot in the butt, this round of longbow lounging only resulted in this one.

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......."

The launch of the third round began. The dense array of longbowmen, who were about to move forward again for a distance due to lack of range, collapsed more than half of it as if they had been punched in the face, and the longbowmen on both sides who had narrowly escaped with their lives trembled at the tragic scene of corpses all over the field in the middle, and suddenly shouted to throw their bows and arrows, turn around and run. They collapsed......

"Boom...... Boom......" Two huge bowstrings sounded, and El finally let the two super steel crossbows fire. This time there were two more shooters who were shaking like rain-soaked quails.

However, something unexpected happened to Lorist, after the two super steel crossbows were fired, the banner representing the crown and badge of the Iberian royal family fell, and the first legion of the kingdom was in chaos......

The two family armies of Baron Shaheen, Knight Henneid and Baron Philim, who were placed on the left side of the First Legion of the Kingdom, also moved, their banners facing backwards. began to leave the battlefield, and in the blink of an eye, only the dust and smoke in the distance were seen. The Kenmas family on the right, on the other hand, retreated two hundred meters backwards, and then began to set up camp in a neutral posture.

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......."

This is the fourth round, three short horns sounded, the drums did not stop, this is to the chariot array forward thirty meters, continue to fire......

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......."

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......."

After the fifth and sixth rounds of chariot steel crossbows were fired, all the enemy troops on the opposite side who were still alive had turned around and started to flee......

The drums finally stopped, and the shrill trumpets sounded, an order to pursue the enemy.

"Norton ......" cheers rang out, and the Lancers, Rangers, Archers, Knights launched a pursuit of the fleeing enemy.

El sprang down from the flatbed chariot next to him, jumped on a standby mount, and shouted: "All the guards on horseback, rush, take the prisoners!"

"This guy is crazy, why are you so excited? Also, shouldn't you shout such a catchy slogan as killing them all?, how can you shout to capture the prisoners?" Lorist turned his face in confusion, and saw Reddy smiling forcibly.

At the age of sixteen, he began to follow Lorlist, and four years have passed, and Reddy, who is the eldest disciple of Lorlist, was just promoted to the silver rank ten days ago, and was accepted by Lorist as a family knight, and now he is the youngest knight in the Norton family.

"What are you laughing at?" asked Lorlist.

"Your Excellency, you forgot what you said, you said that in the Norton family, only criminals and captives are allowed to serve in labor......" Reddy reminded.

Lorist suddenly realized, and immediately understood why the knights of his family were so eager to fight, and they were so excited to hear that war was coming, and they were all desperate to capture more prisoners to take their place to develop the black mud swamp. It is no wonder that Bodfinger expressed his determination on behalf of the knights of the family that he would take more prisoners, and even the slogan of El's attack was to take prisoners.

Lorist laughed and scolded, "These guys ......"

...... (To be continued.) )