Chapter 10 Cavalry and Cavalry

"What?!" Seeing that the enemy was pouring out so many cavalry from the side of the other small stockades. The speed of the other side was very surprised, and saw that the Norman hussars, who were armed with light cavalry guns and charged extremely fast, suddenly, like arrows from the string, plunged into their own array, and launched an extremely successful charge from the fragile middle of their heavy cavalry.

The Norman hussars cut off the Mongol heavy cavalry in one fell swoop. The light cavalry spear, with the bonus of the hussar charge, was unhindered, piercing the Mongols' double layers of heavy armor like a layer of paper or rags, and piercing the ribs on the side of the human body. Stir the ribcage to a thin screeping. In fact, some of the Mongol cavalry were stunned by the tremendous force of the impact before the light cavalry spears had pierced their bodies.

The frustrated Mongol heavy cavalry, the poor fellows who were stunned, badly wounded, or killed in battle, fell from their horses in a burst of screams. A frightened mount, or a soldier running from behind, trampled on a pulp. And the war horses that lost their owners also ran aimlessly, completely disrupting the formation of the Mongolian heavy cavalry.

"Draw out some of the soldiers and engage the enemy's cavalry, and the others continue to charge!" commanded this group of heavy cavalry, and the thousands of households quickly came up with a way. The soldiers on the flanks who had been attacked turned around, drew their scimitars, and their maces fought with the Norman hussars who attacked them. The rest, with two or three thousand Mongol heavy cavalry, continued to charge.

At this moment, the three Norman fortresses that had been attacked were completely tilted in the direction of the Normans. The Norman soldiers were in high spirits and completely suppressed the Mongol soldiers with a dense array of shield spearmen. One of the fortresses had even completely driven the Mongols off the city. The remnants of hundreds of Mongol soldiers, struggling to support themselves at the ramp in front of the wall, but in the salients on the other side of the wall, projections of Norman long-range troops attacked. And on the front, under the suppression of the Norman defenders with the Norman infantry as the backbone, complete defeat seemed to be imminent.

And the appearance of this group of Mongolian heavy cavalry changed the situation of the war. After crossing the Norman Empire's network of firepower woven with bows and arrows, crossbows, city defense crossbows, catapults, and artillery. The remaining Mongol heavy cavalry, with more than 2,000 men, turned over and dismounted, formed three groups of about 700 men, and rushed towards the three Norman fortresses.

After this group of elite Mongol troops joined the battlefield, the situation of the war suddenly changed. Very strong in strength. The quantity is also sufficient. This group of dismounted Mongolian heavy cavalry quickly turned the tide of the battle. The spears wielded by the Norman reserve militia could not do enough damage to the Mongol heavy cavalry in two layers of heavy armor. The regular Norman infantry, who had been able to hold them down, had suffered many casualties in the previous war—and in fact, even if that hundred-man squad was intact, it was unlikely that it would be able to withstand seven times the elite heavy infantry of their own.

In this way, the Mongols once again attacked the Norman city. Several successive offensive and defensive exchanges, this section of the wall of the three fortresses has all accumulated a layer. Even two layers of the body. Soldiers on both sides fought for their lives on top of these two layers of corpses.

"Damn, are you going to lose it?" Seeing that the Mongols had once again gained the upper hand, the Normans stationed in the other forts, as well as their allies, were extremely anxious. Some turned to the front of the battlefield where the cavalry of both sides were fighting. Hopefully, the Norman hussars will defeat those Mongol heavy cavalry as soon as possible. I can free up my hands to help the three wooden forts.

However. Unfortunately, the cavalry battlefield was also in a stalemate. Although the equipment suitable for fighting heavy cavalry was replaced. However, because the battlefield was too narrow, the hussars could not stretch out. Their best tactics, mobile warfare, are almost impossible to implement. Therefore, they can only fight head-to-head with the Mongol heavy cavalry now. And the heavy cavalry, the least afraid is to engage in a hard-to-head battle with people. ...,

These Mongols seem to have had experience in fighting professional, well-disciplined, and well-organized cavalry. And they know how to deal with these people, if they are in the vast grasslands. They would send light cavalry to harass them, and with the excellent mobility of the Mongol cavalry, the enemy would not be at peace, and eventually the flaws would be exposed.

In this kind of melee, the Mongols will use tougher tactics to forcibly tear through the opponent's array, leaving the battlefield into a state of chaos. And then to what they were born with. Wolves-like swarms defeat the enemy with organized tactics of chaotic warfare.

It was as if now, the Mongol heavy cavalry, regardless of casualties, forcibly broke through the 100 hussars listed by the Norman hussars. And the Norman cavalry was not vegetarian either. With the lightly armed archers as the core, the hussars carried armour-piercing hammers and pickaxes to restrain the heavily armored enemy, and fought to kill the Mongols who tried to break through their array.

However, these Mongols were not afraid of death at all. No matter how many casualties there were, they did not abandon their offensive intentions. In the end, the Mongol heavy cavalry destroyed the vast majority of the Norman hussar array at the cost of losing hundreds of elite heavy cavalry.

After losing their formation and organization, the shortcomings of the Norman hussars' lack of tenacity gradually became apparent. Although they have better speed and agility, they are not much worse than the Mongols in terms of weaponry. But only the Norman hussars with leather armor and hard leather armor were indeed a major flaw in their defensive power. The Mongol heavy cavalry, armed with a sharp Uzi scimitar, could easily split the Normans in half with their leather armor. And the Mongol heavy cavalry armed with heavy maces,

The Mongol hundreds, with a shrill whistle in their mouths, commanded his cavalry to attack with one whistle or another. The hussars were surprised to find. In a very short time, they were divided and surrounded.

The formation was torn apart. And in terms of individual combat effectiveness, it is not as good as these carefully selected Mongolian veterans. It is also not advantageous in terms of numbers. The Norman hussars were in the greatest crisis since their formation! Especially when they found that in such a chaotic battlefield, for some reason, the Mongols were able to get to grips with each other. When you are able to maintain a certain level of organization without falling into the dilemma of fighting on your own side like yourself......

"It's a whistle! They use it to get the word across!" Soon some Norman officers discovered the truth of the matter—the hundreds, thousands of Mongol households, who were dressed more ornately than the soldiers, and had more decorations, each with a whistle that could make a high-pitched sound. Those Mongol nobles passed messages and orders through the sound of whistles.

A whistle that produces a more complex and varied sound than a trumpet is also more useful than a trumpet in carrying messages and commands -- provided that the soldiers are proficient in mastering the meaning of these complex, hurried sounds. It is precisely for this reason that the number of these Mongolian elite heavy cavalry is so scarce and the combat effectiveness is so amazing.

"Damn it! Who are these people?!" The Norman cavalry realized for the first time that they had failed in what they were proud of. This made these arrogant hussars feel unacceptable, and as a result, these hussars also fell into a state of madness and wanting to fight.

The two cavalry, which can be called the strongest level in the world, are in full swing and in a mess. Both the Norman commanders and the Mongols were very surprised by this result - they were all cavalry forces that dominated their spheres of influence. The Mongols have always been proud of their unrivaled cavalry. The Normans were even known as the Norman cavalry. Neither side expected that this time they would meet their opponents.........

"How can they do it?!They are just a group of lightly armed cavalry!Why can't the Mongol warriors defeat them in the first place?!" Su Butai shouted in anger. On the other side, General Joseph's eyes widened in disbelief:

"Impossible! How can there be a cavalry in this world stronger than the Norman cavalry?!"

After seeing that the elite hussars of the Empire, which were so proud, were suppressed by the heavy cavalry of those savage nomads, Joseph couldn't help but shout like this.

“...... No wonder the sovereign is so wary of the country. They do have the power to shake the world. Next to General Joseph, General Ivan also sighed.

Fortunately, both generals were professional soldiers, and although they were very surprised by this in their hearts, they still returned to normal in a very short time. And began to discuss whether to further increase the reinforcements.

"Obviously, if the draw continues, we will lose not only the three southernmost branch fortresses, but also two thousand hussars. That's something we don't want to see, and if we want to avoid that, we'll have to send more reinforcements into the battlefield. "General Joseph advocated the immediate dispatch of more troops into the battlefield.

"But have you ever wondered what the enemy will do if we send more reinforcements over? At that point, we're on the back foot – you know, we're on the defensive. What we should do is to use our fortifications to kill and inflict maximum damage on the enemy. I don't think we should care about the gains or losses of one or two fortresses. It's okay to lose even one or two lines of defense - after all, we have built six of them, it seems!" and on the other side, General Ivan had a different attitude......