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Soon the spies finished their reactions, and did not mobilize the troops lying in ambush on the other side of the shoal. Such an approach piqued Egil's interest. So much so that Egil is in a pretty good mood now, as if he was the kind of game he had always wanted, or the kind of dozens of "didn't open a Thunderbolt membership, so he played for a few days and nights." This era, this year. This European general can even know the existence of the right way. It's only rudimentary, though. A little maneuvering will make him miscalculate......

"Just use the number of troops to suppress it. The so-called trickery is, to put it bluntly, nothing more than the ignorant resistance of the weaker side. Egir chuckled, and before it was dark, he led the army to the stone bridge. Set up camp. Preparing for the next day's attack.

"Tomorrow, it's going to be a fierce battle. On the other side of the Danube, Wallenstein and Duke Henry were also nervous and couldn't sleep at all. There was an inexplicable fear of the next day's battle. And at this time, a light snow came, adding a bit of slaughter to the battlefield. A light snowfall has once again lowered the temperature along the Danube. However, it still did not reach the level where the Danube froze all at once.

December 4, 1007. The weather is clear. The lazy winter sun shines on the snow, and the refracted light is uncomfortable for people's eyes. In such an environment, the Battle of the Danube began. Duke Henry of Bavaria fought hard, took out the coffin, hired a certain number of mercenaries again, and at the same time, a group of Christian crusaders who were encouraged by the Holy See also joined Duke Henry's camp. This further swelled the number of the duke's army to about 30,000.

And the number of Norman troops against Sivaria was, 140,000!

As Emperor Egil had said before, there was a fivefold difference in strength between the two sides. With such a gap, we can win by opening up the array and fighting with the right attack. South Germany has a temperate continental climate, and the next two months are all winter. The Alps are an impassable moat. And Northern Italy does not have such a rare star as Hannibal. What Egil had was time to slowly concoct the Bavarian army.

"It's like this. ”

In the morning of the same day, the main forces of the Norman Empire began to get up, eat, and rest at the same time. The Norman artillery unit, which had risen an hour and a half early, was already in position. A total of fifty long-barreled guns of the latest type are already in place. And further behind, there were large eight-inch mortars with a larger number and longer range, but not as high accuracy. Next to the exquisitely carved gun body, there are stacks of shells, a sufficient number of solid shells, flowering shells, and shotguns.

The Norman gunpowder weapons general, Basumi, wore a yellow and white shirt, leather corset, long boots, a beret decorated with feathers, a flintlock pistol carved from ivory, and a command knife hanging from his waist in his right hand. The end is heroic.

"It's time to go. After checking the state of the artillery one last time, General Asami turned to Egil, who was standing behind him, dressed in a white fox fur and smiling as if he were on an outing, "Please give the order." Sovereign. ”

"Of course. Egil reached out and removed his spotless white gloves, and with a "choke!" sound, he pulled out the blade that tore through life. In the dim sunlight, the blade of the knife appeared with a strange dark red light, which looked so dazzling. ...,

"I brave soldiers, skilled artillery soldiers! I order you to blast the enemy on the other side to pieces!" And Asami immediately gave the order: "The mortar uses flowering shells to shoot at the enemy's camp. In the first three rounds, the long-barreled cannon used solid shells to try to disrupt the enemy's defensive offensive. After that, use the flowering shell with the mortar cannon!"

Immediately afterwards, the gunners immediately took action, picked up the heavy solid lead bullets on the ground, threw them into the barrels, and used wooden sticks and pestles to solidify the cannons. Then pour a sufficient amount of gunpowder into the small hole behind the barrel, install the fire rope, light and ignite one by one, and then the gunners have to cover their ears and run to the sides and squat down to prevent the eardrums from being broken by the roar of the gun.

As soon as the well-trained Norman engineers bombarded the past, they heard the projectiles burst through the air and roared, and the Bavarian troops on the opposite side were completely unstoppable, and they all panicked! The improvised wooden barracks could not stop the heavy artillery fire at all. Those wooden fences, the entrance of the female lookout was shattered in a short time. A small number of stone arrow towers and small fortresses are also constantly damaged, and they are about to be unable to support them.

And inside the barracks, a large number of flowering shells smashed in, which also caused a lot of confusion, although today's mortars do not have long eyes, and the hit rate is extremely poor. But the loud noise, the range of the explosion, and the sparks that burst out ignited the tents in the camp... "It's also quite disturbing. Many soldiers who had never seen such a scene were scared half to death, running around like headless flies, trampling each other, killing and injuring countless people.

And there are even some unlucky ghosts, who were hit by flying shrapnel, missing arms and legs, and even had half of their heads cut off. There was a wail in the barracks. It's like the end of the world.

"Damn it, hurry, my lord, you must destroy all those cannons!" Wallenstein shouted angrily as he took Duke Henry's hand.

"That's right, hussars, quick, hussars cross the river, dismantle all the enemy's artillery!" shouted Duke Henry. However, in such a chaotic situation, it is not easy to gather a group of soldiers. After more than half an hour, hundreds of light cavalry gathered in several open spaces, one by one, but under such circumstances, many of the cavalry's horses were frightened and could not fight. The total number of cavalry that could be dispatched was only two hundred. It's a drop in the bucket.

Moreover, under such a fierce bombardment by enemy artillery, these light cavalry did not want, or did not dare to cross the river to attack.

"No matter, hurry, go! All the soldiers who participated in this charge will be knighted!Each will be rewarded with one hundred florins!" Duke Henry shouted, as he shouted at the hesitant hussars.

There will be brave men under the great reward. One hundred floringold went to Egil, which was the money for a meal. But in the eyes of the bitter light cavalry, it can be regarded as a lot of money. Not to mention the knighthood. This thing is not something that can be obtained casually in this day and age. Hearing only an order from Duke Henry, the cavalry immediately fought bravely and shouted desperately.

"Tsk...... At this time, if a cannonball hits over, then it will be a joke. At this moment, Egil also went to a makeshift watchtower, holding a monocular to see the whole process. Although I couldn't hear what Duke Henry said. But it's not hard to guess. His Majesty the Emperor smiled wickedly, but he was not worried at all. ...,

In this way, a group of more than 200 cavalry gathered on the opposite side of the bridge, raised their swords and sabers, and rushed towards the Norman position on the other side of the bridge. Seeing this scene, the artillery commander Ba Asami was not in a hurry, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered: "The fifteen guns facing the bridge deck, change the shotguns, from west to east, three guns in a group, take turns to fire!!

Hearing the commander's order, the gunners immediately went into action, clearing the chambers and loading the shells. I only saw the neighing of the war horses on the opposite side, and the cavalry huddled together on the bridge deck roared, Ba Asami's eyes narrowed, and the command knife in his hand swung down vigorously, and ordered loudly: "Launch!!"

With Asami's order, the westernmost flank, that is, the left flank of the Norman camp, the three cannons on the left side of the bridgehead roared, and the countless small projectiles fired formed a metal fan in the air. The three guns were at different angles, and at once the narrow bridgehead was completely covered. The neighing of the sprinting horses and the shouts of the cavalry turned into heartfelt screams in an instant. The dozens of cavalrymen at the front who were beaten turned on their backs, and their bodies were full of holes, like honeycombs!

Immediately afterward, the other cavalry who continued to charge forward over their corpses were quickly attacked by a second round, and three other guns that were slightly delayed! The same fan-shaped shotgun made them suffer the same tragic fate as the previous cavalry. This was followed by the third, fourth, and fifth groups, with a total of five rounds of artillery shotgun fired, causing terrifying casualties in a small and wide range in a short period of time, destroying most of the enemy's cavalry at once! The stumps and severed arms of men and horses covered the entire bridge deck! The surviving cavalry looked at this scene and were completely stunned. Then they howled madly, turned their horses' heads, and ran back as hard as they could, as if some devil were chasing them.

"It's a failure!" Duke Henry and his senior counselor Wallenstein, who watched this scene, were furious, and the two of them had already observed. Enemy artillery is powerful though. And the kind of weapons that can hit one piece at a time is quite surprising. But the enemy's artillery can't be fired continuously, and after firing a round, they have to wait a while before they can continue to attack, and at that time, it is the best time for them to attack~ However, this opportunity has disappeared!

But then again, after seeing that tragic scene, even the bravest soldier will have a blank brain and do something similar to those cavalry,... (To be continued). If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly passes, and your support is the biggest motivation to find. ）