Chapter 30: The Swiss Elegy

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At that time, the vast majority of the Swiss had lost their combat effectiveness. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info and the few remaining Swiss were no match for the wolf-like Norman army. The Normans had thought that this time the battle would be very easy. There are even those who think that as long as their own army rushes forward. Then the Swiss would immediately surrender and cry out for a bite to eat.

But in reality, this is not the case.

At that time, General Fall also imagined that it would be an extremely easy war. The Emperor [***] team will crush the Swiss like chopping melons and vegetables. At the same time, in order to prevent too many casualties among these would-be captives. General Farr did not send long-range artillery and crossbow troops to fire before the battle, as he had done before. to weaken the enemy's forces. Instead, the Norman infantry was sent directly to attack.

It was said to be an attack, but in reality, General Farr thought, it was nothing more than taking prisoners.

However, something completely unexpected happened. The Swiss after encountering the attack of the emperor [***]. He did not surrender, not even as powerless to resist as some imagined. They roared as if they were crazy, and still fought with all their might, desperately fighting against the Normans.

This surprised the Norman army. And in this amazing kung fu. The Swiss have already inflicted some casualties on the Norman strikers. And so the Norman soldiers began to grow angry - these slaves, these filthy mercenaries. How dare you resist in such a situation?!

As a result, the Norman soldiers gave up their intention to capture the prisoners alive. Begin to engage with it. And as the battle progressed. The Norman soldiers were surprised to find out. The other side is not just the same in momentum. In fact, their physical strength was not as exhausted by hunger and thirst as the Normans thought. It still maintains a strong fighting power.

This made the Normans very incomprehensible. Where do these people get their strength? This physical strength and morale are not the same thing. It's not someone who can open the genetic lock with a grit of teeth and a stomp of their feet. The Swiss have long since run out of food and grass. How the hell did he survive these days?! It's been six days......

Of course, this kind of thing is enough to think about it a little. It's still a time of war. You can wait until the battle is over before you talk about anything else. At the same time, there are some experienced veterans, or smarter commanders, who vaguely guessed the answer. Looking at the Swiss looks is complicated. It was a mixture of anger, confusion, and a hint of fear.

"Damn it!" shouted General Farr in exasperation. Listening to the shouts of killing on the top of the mountain, there was no end to it. Prolonged. Then I used a telescope to see the situation on the mountain. General Farr knew that he had thought differently this time. I vaguely regret in my heart: this one is wrong. I don't know how many people will die. At the same time, the general also secretly vowed: In the future, he must be careful. The soldiers are in danger, and what they said is right. Things on the battlefield, but there is no carelessness at all......

Figured it out, figured it out. But now that the war has begun, it cannot be stopped. General Farr made a quick decision and sent reinforcements up the mountain. Fight to the death with the Swiss!

With General Farr's order, the Norman army once again sent 4,000 infantry and assault infantry. Attack upwards along the mountain road. The Norman army, with its half-phoenix banner held high, struggled to climb upward, and then fought with the Swiss. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. General Farr was secretly ruthless, this battle must not be a single prisoner! Kill all of them to comfort the souls of his own soldiers!

In this way, having received reinforcements, the Norman army continued to advance, gradually pushing their front forward. The Swiss soldiers, albeit very desperately. And unexpectedly saved physical strength. But it was still no match for the Norman army. Their positions are constantly being compressed, compressed. Eventually, we had to be at the top of the hill, a gentle slope that was not too small.

In all, more than 6,000 Swiss people were densely packed together on that small gentle slope. They were next to each other, and they were crowded with people. There are hardly any gaps around. At this time, if a shell exploded in their midst, it would certainly cause great casualties. And if a crossbow shoots at them, they don't need to aim at all, and almost every arrow can hit the target!

But the problem is that the desperate forces in the mountains are almost all melee hand-to-hand combat. Needless to say, the Swiss were as good as their father, Wilhelm Dyer. Natural archers who can shoot apples on people's heads are naturally pitiful. The Normans, on the other hand, originally thought it was a battle to take prisoners. So at the beginning it was all infantry.

And then, the infantry sequence was violently counterattacked by the Swiss. In order to prevent the front from being torn apart, let the Swiss people counterattack, such an outrageous thing happened. General Farr seeks stability. Then he sent another group of infantry and assault infantry to go up.

In this way, there are almost no ranged auxiliary attacks on both sides. And the top of the hill is also occupied by these infantry wielding swords and fighting with their tomahawks. It's too difficult to send a remote person up again. General Farr was also afraid that if an infantry force came down at this time, he would not be able to storm it. Break the siege of the Norman army. That's not good. Therefore, I did not dare to make too many adjustments to the troops on the front line.

So, the two sides were exhausted. Lives for lives. Fighting a complete war of attrition. The only thing that gave General Farr some comfort was that the Norman infantry were armed with throwing axes. Can provide a little ranged attack. Plus the advantages of other aspects. This consumption is basically carried out on a one-to-two-five, or one-to-three basis. For every Norman soldier sacrificed, two or three Swiss were killed for burial.

That's exactly what happened. Although heartache for the loss of the army. But the battle went on. After all, the Swiss also sent an army of 50,000. A fierce battle with them, with thousands of casualties. Such an achievement can be said to be reasonable.

General Farr was comforted by the thought. Continue to observe the situation of the battle. And so it went on for two or three hours. It's afternoon. The Swiss organized several counter-offensives - they said they were organized, but in fact they only saw that something was wrong with the Normans, and the outermost veterans acted on their own, and then the soldiers behind followed suit. This is just the behavior of the lower-level personnel to make their own claims.

If you make an analogy, intelligent creatures can use their brains to give orders to metaphorically command the army and conduct battles. This spontaneous organizational behavior, like that of single-celled organisms, automatically absorbs nutrients through the cell wall. It's the same as the very simple and primitive behavior. Such a slight mistake would soon be discovered by General Farr, who would quickly make up for it. No harm to the Norman army at all.

The battle continued, and the number of Swiss troops, as well as the intensity of resistance, decreased. The positions they occupy are also getting smaller and smaller. The hill was covered with a thick layer of corpses. The Swiss are also crowded when they stand. When it falls, it occupies a larger place. The corpse was laid layer upon layer. It looked as if the hill had suddenly risen by tens of centimeters.

The soldiers on both sides fought between these two layers of corpses, mainly the Normans, of course, and they continued to advance on the corpses of the enemy and their own. And he cut down the other Swiss who stood in his way, and then trampled them under his feet.

"It's almost over. "I watched my troops advance one after another. The encirclement is also getting tighter and tighter. General Farr finally relaxed. Part of the infantry was sent down the mountain, and a group of longbowmen was sent up. Rain of arrows on the remnants of the Swiss army.

As I said before, in such a densely populated situation, the Swiss people could hardly withstand such an attack. Norman longbowmen are famous all over the world. Although in recent times, its important surname has been combined by crossbowmen and artillery, and has been lowered a lot. However, this does not mean that the combat strength of the longbowmen has decreased. The rain of longbows and arrows, like hail and thunderstorms, is still a nightmare that will strike fear into the hearts of any enemy.

The addition of Norman longbowmen made the already shaky Swiss army even worse. Tough infantry, lethal longbowmen. Although the two major arms of the Norman Empire have been greatly modified today, they are still perfectly coordinated!

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, under the fierce attack of the Norman army, the positions held by the Swiss army were further reduced. And the longbowmen should be extra careful when shooting at this moment, so as not to shoot their own people. And after this day of fighting. The Norman army, under the command of General Farr, changed from the rear to the front, taking turns to kill the enemy. The Swiss did not master such tactics. After a day of fighting, my physical strength dropped a lot. Although morale was still high, it gradually changed from impassioned to a tragic atmosphere......

"Swiss, no. General Farr snorted softly, muttering to himself. The sound is indescribably cheerful. Immediately afterward, the general's eyes emitted a light like that of a hungry wolf--the Norse Wolf skill was activated! The Normans' combat power increased in an instant! The offensive was once again fierce by three points!

In such a situation, the Swiss mercenaries also knew that their final moment was coming. So, instead of maintaining the array, they chose to attack, and rushed towards the Norman army that surrounded them in all directions. The last of the less than a thousand Swiss, all of them killed hundreds of Norman soldiers again in the same way. That's the end of it!

At this point, the war between General Farr's command and the Swiss came to an end. The Swiss army of 50,000 died or surrendered, and vanished. And ahead of them is Bern, the capital of Switzerland!