Unlike the excellent and crisp record of the Norman hussars. In battles with the Eastern Roman lancers, the Celtic knights did not have much of an advantage. Despite their full plate armor and armed with maces and kite-shaped shields, the knights were superior in appearance to the hussars. However, the actual combat effectiveness is not satisfactory.

Perhaps this is not the same as the Kingdom of Britain, like the Norman Empire, which let their knights implement a false feudal system. And it is related to bringing them together to perform professional training. The knights of the Kingdom of Britain still maintained the traditional feudal fiefdom system. As a result, the individual prowess may be better than that of the Norman knights, but the degree of professionalism is not too high. Don't say like the Norman knights, take a neat cavalry array to launch a wave charge. Not even keeping a neat formation in battle.

There's no denying it, though. These knights, who have a slightly outdated tactics, are still a formidable force, especially when they are armed with heavy plate armor and the Norman V horse. The superiority in equipment, as well as the advantage of individual martial arts, allowed them to still have the upper hand against the quasi-hoplites of the Eastern Roman lancers, which were three times their size. It's just that you can't win for a while.

"But that's enough. Seeing that his knights were in a bitter battle, Artoria was not too surprised. After all, from the very beginning, the tactics she chose did not rely on these knights. Instead, they pinned their hopes on the side of the Norman hussars. And the Norman hussars were indeed very beautiful, destroying the rabble on the right flank. Then it's time to reap the fruits of victory.

As Lilianu had imagined, the hussars slaughtered the remnants and drove them towards the two mercenary legions that were in good standing. Hopefully, these routs will be able to demoralize the opponent and crush them.

However, the soldiers, who had already received Lilianu's orders, did not collapse with the rout, as the Norman hussars had expected. Instead, after shouting a few times to get them around the array, they very decisively began to fire arrows and throw guns. Kill these routers to prevent them from disrupting their position.

At the beginning, these mercenary soldiers were a little unbearable. But the regular Roman army beside them, as well as the resentful and ruthless Roman veterans, soon took the lead by example. Under their leadership, many Roman mercenaries who escaped and were not killed by the Norman hussars were in turn killed by "their own people".

But this cruel act avoided the collapse of the Roman army all the way, at least temporarily.

When the hussars found out, their enemy was in formation, guarded by bows and crossbows, armed with Roman heavy infantry and shield spearmen from Western and Central Europe. When forming a solid defensive array. They quickly changed their strategy. The commanders and centurions of the hussars whistled continuously, and the standard-bearers around them kept blowing their horns. Soon, the hussars changed their tactics, moving from a central breakthrough to a two-sided attack.

The horse-skilled hussars, with their cavalry militia, divided into two sections by a whole army, one on the left and one on the right, bypassed the front of the heavily arrayed Roman army, and began a great detour towards their flanks. At the same time, these warriors also attacked their enemies with bows and arrows, compound bows and cavalry crossbows, and short javelins.

"Damn it! quick, turn around! The enemy is going around our flank!!" watched as the hussars tried their best to play with their horsemanship and maneuverability. The Roman officers yelled in frustration. Ask their armies to turn to the left and right to defend themselves against opposing attacks. As a result, there was a certain degree of confusion in the opposing array.

But that's not all. The hussars swung in like the wind and detoured back behind the Romans' flanks, but did not charge as directly as the Romans had imagined. Instead, after another whistle, the troops on the left and right flanks were divided into four teams again. And still to their left and right, that is, to the front and their rear that the Romans had held onto.

"What the hell are these Normans doing?!" the Romans were bewildered by the actions of the Norman hussars. There were quite a few people who couldn't figure out what the Normans were trying to do. The few who reacted a little quicker again ordered their soldiers to "turn around!"

After receiving such an order, many soldiers who could not read a single big character and could not even distinguish between the east, south, and northwest were directly confused by these inconsistent and vague orders. And the formation has become more chaotic...... In this case, the Norman hussars would have achieved quite good results if they had charged. But they were not satisfied—after the four cavalry had rushed around the corner, two of them turned around and turned back to the flank of the Roman army, which had just arrived.

Thus, after these three roundabouts, the Romans' originally well-organized array became completely confused. Instead, they had a militia of 2,500 hussars and mounted cavalry.

"Charge!!"

Almost at the same time, the cavalry on all sides launched a charge together. The hussars howled like mad wolves, and the hussars, with their light rifles, raised their horses to the fastest speed, and then rushed towards the Romans, whose good horses sprinted with all their might, reaching speeds of almost seventy kilometers per hour. Less than two hundred meters away, it's gone in the blink of an eye!

Then came the piercing of the spears, the ramming of the horses, the trampling of the hooves! It became the loudest voice on the battlefield! The Roman army of 20,000 and nearly 30,000 lost a quarter in an instant, and then completely collapsed! Whether it was the mercenaries with low morale, or the professional Roman heavy infantry, or even the angry Roman veterans. At this moment or in battle. Or maybe your brain is so drenched in fear that you can't think at all, and you can't do anything other than scream in panic and run aimlessly!

This was followed by a one-sided slaughter. The hussars threw away their rifles, which had been broken in their bodies, and drew their sabers or blunt weapons such as maces, war hammers, and maces. Crazy harvesting the lives of the Roman army. For a time, the heads of the people killed on the left side of the battlefield were rolling, and those Roman heavy infantry, those veterans who could be called elite in the Roman army, did not have time to play a role at all, and they were killed cleanly! The Norman hussars used a wonderful tactic like a performance, and it only took more than half an hour to completely crush a Roman army!

“...... It's just ......" This time, even Lilianu, who had been observing the whole process, was completely speechless. It is completely impossible to comment on such a situation. It's as if the ancient Romans had seen Parthian archers and ironclad cavalry for the first time. The Eastern Roman Emperor was speechless, watching the Norman hussars perform as if she had seen a monster.

This is also due to the fact that the hussars are light cavalry, they do not have much armor and heavy equipment, and the cavalry guns are also hollow and light. The reason for the new Norman V horse, which has been further improved in speed and stamina. Otherwise, it's going to go around in circles and make a quick detour. I'm afraid that before I can pass the enemy around, the war horse will already be tired and lie down. The horseback militias were on horseback for this reason. Barely able to participate in the massacre. There were even many people who stumbled and were thrown off by the horses and fell half to death. And their horses were lying on the ground foaming at the mouth, and they were about to die of exhaustion...... But it's still worth it.

After easily crushing the Romans' left flank and their reinforcements totaling 40,000 men, the Celtic army had completely taken the initiative on the battlefield. Nearly 10,000 Norman cavalry stood at one end of the battlefield and began to recuperate and intimidate the Roman army. Lilianu had no doubt that once the cavalry had regained their strength, she would launch a charge on their flanks in order to completely crush the demoralized Roman army.

"My army of more than 100,000 is not as good as the Norman rat generation of tens of thousands of horses?!" Empress Lilianu, after a short moment of surprise, turned red with anger, and said such a thing through gritted teeth. But that's exactly what happened. On the front, the infantry sequences of the Romans could not break through the array of extra-long spears deployed by the Celts. And the flank attack plan on both flanks also failed, and was even countered by the other side. More than 40,000 troops were lost at once.

Combined with the losses on the frontal battlefield, the total number of Roman troops has been reduced by almost a third! This is already a very dangerous number. If we don't think of a way, I'm afraid we will lose this battle! The 130,000-strong army will lose to the opponent's 40,000-strong army. How could the arrogant Lilianu swallow this breath?

At that time, she drew her sword and roared: "If the whole army comes forward and loses this war, then the whole empire will be finished! The dignity of the Romans will be trampled on by the barbarians! Aren't you a civilized and advanced people?! Don't you look down on those non-Roman barbarians? Then let me see your determination! The Imperial Foresters, go with me !! the battle."

With Lilianu's personal involvement, the war is heating up. At the same time, an earth-shattering roar of the beast came from the front line of the two armies......

(To be continued)