Chapter 2 Hussars Mighty!
The big guy in the first place in Sanjiang surpassed me by more than 300 votes and knelt down......
Because there are no other enemies except Sweden in this operation, there is no need to rush. Therefore, the Norman army did not advance very quickly, and it took an average of thirty or forty miles a day to reach the sky. The Norman warriors were also very relaxed about the war. Positive for beating Gustav for such a thing.
The high morale of the army is a good thing. But it's a bad thing for the army to be too proud. But Egil didn't care about that, did he want him to suppress the army and implement civilian politics? A little arrogant is arrogant. Egil looks at his army with the same mood as a doting parent for his own children.
And so, on the sixth day, after the elevated Norman army had occupied nearly a third of Sweden, the professional hussars at the front finally exchanged fire with the enemy.
Finnish hussars vs professional hussars. In terms of numbers, the professional hussars were superior, and the two thousand four hundred hussars acted in squadrons, and the formation was very scattered. Coverage is positive. The range of detours is also quite wide. After encountering the enemy, a whistle can attract at least hundreds of other reinforcements. Immediately after that, the powerful compound bow in his hand was closed one by one, and the bow and arrows were grayed out. The Finnish hussars were not much defended - plus they were also charging, and then they crashed.
Collided with Feather Arrow.
The hussars had a pot of feathered arrows, ten of which were standard light arrows to kill and wound lightly armed enemies, and five heavier triangular arrows were used against heavily armored targets. However, although it is said to be a light arrow, the lethality of a light arrow shot with a short compound bow is also quite good. Especially when some lightly armed cavalry armed only with leather armor thought of these feathered arrows charging fiercely.
The Finnish hussars flipped on their backs for a while. However, in such a short period of time, they were already approaching the hussars.
"Cut them down!" a frenzied voice like a wolf's howl erupted from the hussar captain's throat. At the same time, the sound of the desolate horn sounded again, and the grassland boys' blood boiled for a moment, and the fierce wild surname appeared.
So, the hussars roared and threw their compound bows to the ground, drew their sabers and rushed over - of course, if their bow had been left untouched and found by him after the battle, then I didn't say anything, but if the answer was no, then they would have been charged with destroying military supplies and five lashes on the buttocks.
Thus began a fierce hand-to-hand combat - although in reality the hussars were able to use their own mobility to shoot two more arrows in a roundabout way. But as soon as the guys' brains were hot, they got carried away. Relying on his own knife, he rushed straight over.
And so the standard duel between the light cavalry begins—both men raise their sabers and increase their speed to the fastest, and then the two horses pass by—and the sabers swing down at the same time, and then it's up to the legendary reflexes, experience, and a little luck to decide life and death -- dodge someone else's saber -- at least don't let him slash at your vital point. At the same time, try to make sure that your saber can cut down the enemy. If your head is cut off, then it's a shame. On the other hand, it is a great honor for you to be able to cut off the enemy's head directly - don't doubt it, although the cervical vertebrae are indeed very hard, with the help of horsepower and a good steel knife, it is quite easy to cut off the opponent's head.
Next, the battle dead fell directly off their horses, and the winner, or only the wounded and not killed, continued to charge forward, adjusting the angle and confronting another cavalry rushing from the opposite side. In this way, the number of likely surnames of the weak who died in battle will increase a lot. The strong, on the other hand, can kill more than one enemy at once. Quite efficient, quite in line with the rules of the jungle. Therefore, it is quite common in light cavalry duels.
The elite light cavalry of both sides will hedge against each other, unless the opponent is all dead. Otherwise, no matter the cavalry in the front row and the rear row, they will have to go back and forth. It's like a sieve, to exclude the tragedy of ineffective combat effectiveness, and then move on to the next round-trip......
The two light cavalry units went back and forth like this. All I saw was a piece of knife light, and occasionally a flash of blood, that is, the arms, heads, fingers, or thighs were cut off with a click. Occasionally, someone was disemboweled, and all the internal organs flowed out of the wound, and the hussar was obviously frightened, and dropped his saber and put his intestines inside, and then he was slashed in the neck by the next Finnish light cavalry who rushed towards him......
After this back and forth, the survivors of both sides killed the enemy group, rushed some distance and turned the horse's head, and then you can see how many men you have left.
Finnish light cavalry, heavy losses. Fewer than forty survived, and all were wounded.
But it's not that the Finnish light cavalry can't fight well, and it's not that they are not brave enough. Rather, it is the simplest, most practical, and most brutal question.
There are not enough of them.
As it has been said before, the hussars can summon three or four squadrons of reinforcements with a single whistle, which adds up to four or five hundred cavalry - and this Finnish light cavalry has less than a hundred. There are also many inferiorities in equipment. This time, Egil defeated Livonia and Prussia, and introduced Polish horses, Hungarian horses, and even a small number of Arabian horses. In this way, the horse breeds needed by the herding guild were sufficient.
So, in Oslo, which was upgraded to a fortress, a horse herder's guild was built. Horse herding experts are currently researching to breed a perfect war horse with strong endurance, speed, weight, and impact. Although it has not worked out yet. But a by-product, a light war horse with good speed and stamina, has been bred. Named Norman Warhorse I by Egil. This is the standard horse used by hussars today.
The number, equipment, and war horses are no match for others. The Finnish hussars were powerless to return - but these warriors who grew up in the snow and ice were fearless, and the line between life and death was no more than that - after the leader of the hussars had ordered three hussars to return to report the news, there were less than forty, all wounded - and even a few Finnish hussars who had broken an arm, lost too much blood, and had half a foot in hell roared wildly and launched the last charge of their lives.
However, there is no point.
Under such circumstances, a squadron of nearly 100 men was quickly divided among the hussars and rushed towards the three retreating enemies. The remaining hundreds of hussars directly crushed the past......
"Oh. Victorious. ”
After getting a small victory for his scouts and annihilating all the enemy troops, Egil nodded indifferently, but he couldn't stop laughing in his heart. Praise for his unusually wise effort to develop light cavalry.
"Sure enough, it's me. That was the thought that came to Egil's mind the most at this moment.
The order was given to halt the advance of the whole army and set up camp here. The Tomahawk cavalry joined the scouts and continued to intensify their search, making sure to find out the location and number of the opponent's main forces. Egil gave the order, and then said to Nemulis, who was following him, "Hmm." "Yes. Nemulis nodded, then dismounted, and disappeared after three or two turns.
"It's so urgent, just rush over and solve them. Artoria was a little strange: "The other side did not survive more than 30,000 deaths, and the number of professional troops is not large. We've got 50,000 men, and they're all professional troops—but then again, how the hell did you do that?!!"
"Aha...... I, the Vikings, have been brave for generations, and I can just pick up some crooked melons and cracked dates or something, and train them to be brave and good warriors!"
"But...... These weapons, as well as the technology for mining ...... Are you hiding something from me?" Artoria was not a fool either, and was skeptical of Egil's words.
"Come, Hani, look me in the eye. Egil pressed Artoria's shoulder, and then his hot, loving eyes stared at Artoria as he discharged. Artoria only held on for a few seconds before throwing off her armor and crushing without a fight.
"Forget it - you can do whatever you like. Artoria blushed and shook off Egil's hand, then flicked her whip and ran away. But it's cute to be shy.
"Wait for me, Hani—" Egil immediately chased after him. The knights of the surrounding guards looked at each other, crying and laughing. But I really didn't expect this couple to play this game when the war was approaching. I had to chase after him.
In the evening, after Artoria had had had enough of the noise and fell asleep, Egil put on his clothes and cloak, and got up again.
On the French side, there is news.
"Burgundy, France and France have gathered heavy troops, with bad intentions! The subordinate subordinates are only five thousand and five hundred, I beg your mercy!"
This is a handwritten letter from Lufus, and Egil reads it and burns it.
This was followed by a personal letter from John, commander of the English garrison: "My subordinates have received a letter for help from Normandy. However, Northern Scotland has also had bad intentions recently, and rumors have spread among the British aristocracy. The subordinates have doubts, please give an order to the king, whether to still send troops to help Normandy, what is the scale of the aid, and if the subordinates personally lead troops to help. What is the priority with Lufus?"
Then there was a personal letter from Hans, the chief general of the Livonian garrison: "The former Grand Duchy of Lithuania ceased its invasion of Poland, and at the same time gathered troops around Riga. However, there is a sense that the wind and rain are coming......"
Seeing this, Egil's brow was already furrowed. In the end, what made him explode was Nemulis's return: "The total number of Swedish troops is more than 30,000, but there are more than 40,000 troops of unknown origin next to the Swedish army." Suspected Rus' ......"
Egil:
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"Your sister !!!!!"
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