Ironically, the two armies, albeit of different denominations. But they are all God-believers. So, the slogans of the two armies were much the same - except for a small number of polytheistic, shamanic steppe nomads, the rest of the Catholics shouted like this.

"Jehovah !!!"

That's it.

The war had reached a tipping point - at this moment, on the frontal battlefield, the power of Egil's elite infantry was on full display, and in the seven hours since the battle, the Norman army line had advanced nearly eighty meters. Every step is stepping on the flesh and mud of the other party. So far, the coalition forces have lost tens of thousands of people. The soldiers were tired. Defeat and retreat.

On the left flank of the battlefield, the harassment tactics of the professional hussars were very successful. Because the opponent's duke's guards were dressed in heavy scale armor, even heavier than heavy plate armor. So the mobility is extremely poor. It's not enough to deal with such a harassing tactic. Its speed was completely unable to keep up with the light hussars. And wanted to ignore this group of hussars and directly attack the Norman flank, but was entangled by the Norman heavy cavalry. Immediately afterward, a force of Viking death strike fighters that Egil had just organized rushed over. Completely entangle each other to death.

After losing the shock power, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry will be reduced by more than half. If they are facing other troops, then the Duke's Guard, which is heavily armoured, can still rely on its heavy armor and fierce heavy weapons to fight against it, but it is powerless when facing the powerful two-handed axe soldiers of the Death Warrior. The warriors of the decisive battle slashed their axes and slashed the legs of their cavalry and horses. Extreme restraint of these hoplites - I mean, of course, hand-to-hand combat, when the cavalry loses its impact.

After this, these cavalrymen were not fools either. Quickly adjusted and broke out, and the Norman cavalry and the Death Warriors did not pursue. Instead, the hussars ran over and harassed ......

That's it, the left wing is fine.

Again, the key is the right.

On the right flank, after two successive wave charges, the Novgorod division of the Allied forces suffered heavy casualties and was on the verge of collapse - Swedish Gustav had no choice but to send the previously withdrawn, incomplete heavy cavalry units over, slightly hindering the Norman cavalry charge on the right flank.

But it's only a little bit of delay. After Egil frantically threw all the remaining 1,300 hoplites into the right flank, the opposing hoplites only supported for a short time before crumbling.

"Trouble. ”

On the left flank, Semenovsky's office, was preparing to send his elite Cossack hussars to the front to maneuver with the hussars and break the stalemate. only to find that the right flank of their friendly forces was about to collapse. Semenovsky was furious and scolded Prince Rurik of Novgorod for being a waste, but there was nothing he could do.

"Damn...... Cossacks - tell those Cossack thugs to go to the left flank and stop the enemy cavalry!"

"Understood-" So, the herald next to Semenovsky quickly turned on his horse. Quickly ran to the front of the Cossack cavalry units, which were located in the rear of the side of the battlefield, to deliver orders.

"Cut...... Really, it's only at times like this that we come to mind. One of the Cossack leaders complained after taking a mouthful of thick phlegm. This group of Cossack exiles from Porozhazhye also belongs to the mercenary sequence. Although it occupies Crimea, this land with abundant water and grass is close to the Black Sea coast, which is convenient for trade, nomadism and cultivation. But this group of Cossack exiles were all bandits, and they were very easy and hardworking. I don't like herding, I don't like farming, and I don't know how to buy or sell. This is different from the Swiss mountain people who are unable to survive because of the poor soil, so they have to go out as mercenaries and use mercenary money to support their families.

These Cossacks, voluntarily.

Willing to kill, willing to rob, willing to set fires, willing to enjoy all the sins and atrocities on the battlefield. It would be more accurate to say that they are monsters in human skins rather than humans.

Therefore, even every time there is a fight, it is put in the most dangerous place by the employer and used as cannon fodder. But the Cossacks did not get tired of it.

Of course, only if they pay enough money for their enjoyment. And the spoils of war plundered in the war are also completely owned by them.

That's it, albeit with the scolding of "bastard adults in Moscow". But the Cossacks still checked the compound bow with a hippie smile. Immediately after a whistle, nearly three thousand Cossack cavalry howled and rushed towards the right flank of the battlefield.

"Damn it - leave them alone - no, send a third of the cavalry to drive them out, and the rest of the cavalry will continue to charge the enemy's right flank!" Egil gave the order after a moment's thought. However, at this moment, in the midst of a very chaotic and extremely noisy battlefield. Military orders are no longer well communicated. Although a small number of heavy cavalry or knights heard the faint sound of a horn behind them. But only slightly confused.

"Which reserve was ordered to advance?" thought the cavalrymen. At the same time, his attention was quickly attracted by the new enemy, the Cossack hussars who played with bows and archery, formed a circle of cavalry and archery, and a small number of Finnish light cavalry.

"Damn-damn it-hurry, get the royal knights on the right flank forward some distance. Then give the order!" Egir saw that the right flank was in good form, but he could not do it because the vast majority of his own army rushed over and fought with the Cossack light cavalry. This made Egil feel infuriated. At the same time, the strategy was adjusted again, and such an order was given to the royal knights on the right flank.

Battlefield, scorched.

From early in the morning until now, after nearly nine hours of fighting, the two armies had not been able to distinguish the winner - although Egil's army was superior on all fronts, and even a slight adjustment could have led to a rout. But before that-

A tie is a tie!

It's getting dark. I saw that the sun would set in another hour or two. For a battle of this scale, it is also very troublesome to fight at night. In that case, they will have to go back to each other, recuperate, and wait for the next day to fight again.

However, it was clear that Egil did not want to do so.

The Cossack cavalry used a very different tactic from the professional hussars.

Cavalry Shooting Circle, as the name suggests, is that hundreds of cavalry are decorated one by one in a large circle, running and shooting at the same time, the advantage is that the fire is continuous - the part of the cavalry facing the enemy shoots, then runs, draws the bow and winds, and then runs and shoots again. Formation of continuous and uninterrupted fire. At the same time, the circular cavalry formation is hollow, which can effectively resist the scattering of foot archers. Engage in firefights with foot archery to the maximum.

However, there is one of the biggest weaknesses of the Mounted Shooting Ring Formation. It's just a lack of mobility. At least that's what Egil thinks. And the melee ability of light cavalry is not as good as that of heavy cavalry, which is also a well-known problem.

Therefore, the Norman hoplites felt that the opponent was very naïve after seeing the enemy put on such a formation. I'm sure I've won. As long as you endure a rain of arrows, you can - eh?!

Immediately afterwards, the Cossack cavalry gave the Norman cavalry a profound and unforgettable lesson. When the Norman heavy cavalry and the Cossack cavalry were about to come into contact - the Cossack cavalry changed formation in an instant - with fifteen horses at a distance. The Cossack cavalry in front continued to run forward, while the Cossack cavalry in the rear turned their horses' heads slightly, and the angle of the circle changed in an instant—as if a snake coiled in a circle had in an instant deflected its head into the circle.

In this way, the Norman hoplites swooped down. Seeing the other party's behavior like this, he seemed a little dazed and at a loss.

Immediately afterwards, the Cossack cavalry turned again, and the whole circle became an encirclement in an instant, and slaughtered the Norman cavalry, who were still at a loss for what to do.

"Damn it......" Egir saw the other Cossack cavalry perform like this, but there was nothing he could do but scold. Today, he no longer had a working cavalry force at his disposal.

Well, well, there's actually another one, which is his own knightly guard. But it was completely impossible to get Egil to give such an order. And the knights of the guard also have a task on their part, which is to blow the horn and convey Egil's orders. Therefore, the tactical significance of this unit is completely devoid.

Then again, though, Egil didn't think his cavalry would let that lead to defeat - after all, it was the elite hoplites he had built with his own hands and spent a sea of gold and silver. Neither equipment nor combat effectiveness can be compared to this group of Cossack vagrants, this group of scum.

At this moment, Egil was already jealous of this group of Cossacks......

The battle continues. In a fit of rage, Egil threw three thousand men into the front-line battle. Since the cavalry is useless for the time being, then use the infantry to defeat the opponent in a dignified manner!

So the three thousand-man detachment returned to the right flank and attacked from the flank. A round of axes was followed by a charge, which increased the pressure on the opponent's array. With such a flank attack, Novgorod, which suffered the heaviest casualties, could not hold it in the first place. Rurik saw that his army had lost almost half of it, and the Tomahawk cavalry unit that had been so hard to assemble was even more dead, and he was distressed to death. It didn't matter what the situation on the battlefield was - he knew that this battle, even if he could win in the end, would be swallowed by the other two allies because of the damage to his strength. In that case, it's better to die alone than to die with everyone.

"Let's go! We're not fighting!!Fucking Gustav is attacked, then we're going to do it—I'm not going to do it!!" After saying these words, Rurik turned around and ran backwards with his own personal guards. When he ran like this, he also announced the complete collapse of the Novgorod army......

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