Chapter 350: Don't Take Prisoners (Part II)

The drums of war grew rapid. The officers of each flag regiment nervously issued orders, and the infantry camp behind the entire chariot formation suddenly expanded outward, and behind the shield array on both wings, the soldiers pushed the large shield forward, and behind it were the infantry armed with cross guns. In the core, the hoplites have rested, and their magical armor can be reused.

The speed of thunder can be as powerful as cavalry within 500 meters, and their axes and halberds can destroy all heavy armor. This thousand hoplites are the essence of the 6th Battalion.

Salin equipped the 1,000 toughest soldiers with magical armor and weapons that could break through heavy armor. The heavy infantry of this flag regiment does not even bother with logistical problems. For every fifth soldier, a purple-gold sea urchin skin bag was distributed, which contained all the equipment and food they needed.

This thousand-man flag regiment, Salin was used for experiments, and he wanted to see if his conception of the army was correct. Cavalry is certainly powerful. But there has never been an army that can build a nation by cavalry.

The huge infantry legion, the magic legion, is the root of victory. As for the cavalry, unless, Metatrin's flying golems are successfully manufactured, and Saleen is able to build equipment that can withstand a single person's flight in large quantities.

That's the real cavalry, the air cavalry!

The air cavalry is the establishment of the elven plane, and almost all humans at the beginning could fly, so naturally they would not study any equipment or look for magical beasts to travel. Although humans now have the means to make flying equipment, they are extremely expensive, and many materials can no longer be obtained in other planes. For example, the Thundercloud Tree, a tree that grows on the giant plane, is not afraid of lightning strikes because it goes straight into the sky, and is not afraid of lightning strikes, so it is most suitable for flying equipment.

And ancient humans just used this as a material for shipbuilding.

After obtaining a large number of shipwrecks, Saleen originally wanted to make a shield out of thundercloud wood, but later discovered metallized steelstone, although it was heavier, it was very easy to refine, and as long as there were enough materials, it could equip armies on a large scale.

Salin later planned to build a warship out of thundercloud wood, after all, he couldn't expect the Wing Skull to hold up the naval banner alone. However, Elenor gave Salen a bunch of blueprints, including a manned flying golem.

Of those who can be used to create puppet bodies, Saleen now only has Thundercloud Wood.

With Thundercloud Wood, Salin's army was very different, so he focused more on infantry. This magical heavy infantry is the object of Salin's key experiments.

The heavy infantry of the 6th battalion regained strength, and the shield arrays on both flanks opened and crashed into the Phoenix rebels who rushed up from the flanks.

The shield array is to defend against the impact of cavalry, and any army belonging to the Qin Yin Empire, the cavalry's war horses are all armored, and there are long metal ramming horns on their chests, which can smash the bones when they hit the infantry.

The two-meter-high shield was pushed up in a row, and Phoenix's infantry had nowhere to start. The two sides crowded together. Neither the cavalry of the 6th Battalion nor the cavalry of the Legation Regiment was immediately mobilized. Heavy cavalry is also a bit difficult to attack the infantry of thousands of people, and the use of cavalry is best to crush the enemy with a single blow.

The shield infantry of the sixth battalion fought forward, and behind them were infantry armed with six-meter spears. Such a long weapon requires a soldier with a certain skill to use it. The formation of the Phoenix army was compressed, and the gap between the soldiers suddenly became smaller. Only then did the shield infantry disperse, revealing the spears behind them.

The Phoenix infantryman, who was smashing the shield with his tomahawk and hammer, was suddenly poked into a string of blood gourds.

The Phoenix infantry also had pikes, but they were more than four meters long, and after the pikemen were pushed away by the shield infantry, the infantry with heavy weapons rushed forward, trying to break through the shield formation. was hit hard by the change in formation of the sixth battalion.

It is impossible for the shield infantry to hold out for too long, and if the illusion formation is not changed, the large shield will be split quickly.

The Phoenix people were also mixed, and seeing the ferocity of the spears, the infantry with heavy swords went to cut them down. The spears are generally made of wood, with only the head being metal. However, the spears of the sixth battalion, two meters in front, were wound with a layer of wire, and one or two strokes could not be cut at all.

This kind of spear, the sixth battalion is also discarded when it is broken, and there are no good materials. After assassinating hundreds of Phoenix soldiers, spears began to be cut off by the enemy and rendered unusable.

Only then can the 1,000 archers in the rear move forward and throw their feathered arrows into the enemy's formation.

The shield array did not disappear completely, every six shields formed a circle, and the shields kept shooting crossbow arrows outward. The hand crossbow of the sixth battalion has a killing distance of about twenty or thirty meters, which is not as good as a bow and arrow, but the hand crossbow has a crossbow box and can shoot continuously.

These crossbows were not very lethal, but they disrupted the attacks organized by the Phoenix people again and again. The two sides gradually became entangled, and before they knew it, the shield infantry had cut through the infantry of the Phoenix rebels, forming small positions one after another.

The cavalry of the 6th battalion did not begin to attack until this time.

The cavalry had long since lost their cavalry spears, and now they had a scimitar with a back-edged blade. If the arc of the scimitar is doubled, it will be a sickle. The tip of the blade of the scimitar has a serrated cut at the opposite angle.

Without long cavalry spears, the cavalry remained fierce. The heavy vest that was temporarily hung made the weight of the war horse exceed a thousand catties. The cavalry did not rush directly into the infantry formation, it was looking for death. Losing speed, the advantage between cavalry and infantry is reversed. War horses have become a burden.

The sound of heavy horses' hooves sounded along the perimeter of the infantry, and the cavalry of the 6th Battalion brandished their scimitars and hooked the Phoenix infantry one by one on the outermost layer like peeling an onion. The backblade of their scimitars, with the impact of their horses, can cut through metal armor.

"It's so powerful!" Balder couldn't help but take out his alchemy telescope and observe the battle from a distance. The 3,000 cavalry of the envoy did not move, and waited patiently. If the enemy had reinforcements, these 3,000 cavalry would be equivalent to reserves.

Bald saw that the formation of the 6th Battalion had unconsciously changed completely, with a flag regiment of hoplite infantry in the center, and the flag regiment where the battalion general was. The two thousand men did not move at all, while the other six infantry regiments formed a huge gear shape, with six sharp corners facing outward, in a rotating manner, strangled towards the Phoenix infantry formation.

If the strength of the two sides is not cavalry, it is basically equal, and the sixth battalion still has a slight advantage. In terms of the situation, it was a one-sided slaughter. The cavalry on the periphery constantly reduced the number of enemy infantry. Their iron cavalry relied on their speed and could easily decapitate infantry with their scimitars.

The heavy sword of the Phoenix infantry is slashed on the heavy armor of the cavalry, which is difficult to cut into, and if you use a straight stab, you can break the armor, but in such a battle, the infantry will also be knocked away by the powerful impact force.

The 6th battalion fought more and more smoothly, and the enemy was not a member of the Holy See, and it was easy to lose combat effectiveness. The armor that Salin equipped them with was more than twice as good as that of the enemy, and even if it was an unskilled slash, the soldiers of the 6th Battalion had the advantage. What's more, the formation of the 6th battalion has always maintained a huge gear state. The shield infantry cut the Phoenix apart, and every position was flanked from both sides, and the cavalry of the sixth battalion was slaughtered on the periphery.

Phoenix's second 10,000-man squad had not yet reached the battlefield, and the battle was almost over.

I don't know under what circumstances the Phoenix people began to retreat. There is the first deserter, there is the second. The officers desperately restrain the soldiers, the battalion of Phoenix will try to maintain military law with their own soldiers, and the soldiers of a flag regiment will try to straighten out the formation and want to hold out until reinforcements arrive.

Originally, the Phoenix rebels were dressed in the same clothes, and the battalion of the sixth battalion could not find the location of the Chinese army, but now, the rebel battalion of Phoenix would be exposed, and the sixth battalion would immediately give an order.

The huge gear formation began to advance southward, and the speed increased abruptly. To the sound of war drums, the heavy infantry of one of the flag regiments, which had not participated in the battle, rushed towards the enemy's central troops. At a distance of two hundred meters from the enemy's center, the legs of each heavy infantry burst out with the brilliance of magic.

Once the speed of the heavy infantry is raised, the lethality is too terrifying.

Duke Balde only saw a patch of black armor like a tide, drowning the Chinese army of the Phoenixians.

Under this fatal blow, the Phoenix people completely collapsed, and there were still nearly 5,000 troops, but at this time they didn't have any intention of fighting back. Most of the Phoenix fled south, with only a few fleeing east.

The beat of the drums changed the rhythm again, and the hoplites pursued for a mile before retreating. Every step they took was consuming the magic core on their magic armor.

The cavalry of the 6th battalion put away their scimitars, took their bows and arrows from the infantry, and pursued them in rear. They also did not think about the total annihilation of the enemy, and the losses would be very large. The soldiers choose their fighting methods according to the sound of the drums, and they have long been extremely proficient in practice.

The cavalry pursued the routs and shot them one by one with bows and arrows, and they were heavily armoured, making it difficult to handle bows and arrows. It's just that Salin hasn't distributed all the equipment suitable for them yet, and he can only use bows and arrows instead.

Each shot out of twenty-four arrows. After the three crossbows, the cavalry also withdrew.

Without orders, the shield infantry reorganized their formation, and the cavalry dismounted and unarmored with the help of the infantry. Because the battle time was still short, the war horses were excited, and the cavalry had to appease the war horses and take off their vests.

The main force of the 6th Battalion retracted to the back of the car formation. Then Bald saw a flag regiment of light infantry, which at this time changed to short spears and began to clear the battlefield.

The battlefield was full of wounded soldiers, lying on the ground shouting and moaning. These light infantry stabbed the enemy to death one by one with short spears, and their movements were calm and sophisticated. When they fought against the Holy See army, they did so at the risk of enemy arrows. Because if you don't, the wounded soldiers on the ground will jump up at any time under the influence of magic and give you a fatal blow.

Don't take prisoners, this is the experience learned after the bloody battle between the 6th Battalion and the Holy See Expeditionary Force.