Chapter XXXVIII. Prague Spring

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The Norman Empire was invincible and will continue to win. When General Ace came to www.biquge.info the city called Prague, he thought to himself: "Now, it will be time for me to repay the Lord for his meritorious service to the Empire!" (Egir is one of the few people who can hold back his vomit after seeing General Ers.) This is thanks to the various banquet eras, the edification of those noble ladies and ladies of the Fauvist sect)

In this way, this general, who claims to be the best at attacking fortifications in the empire. And so began his plan. One, enough to wipe out Prague's 40,000 defenders.

"There are no rivers here, and it's not the rainy season. Therefore, the method of water attack is basically impossible. And if you use the front attack method, the casualties may be a little large. Tunnels, dirt mountains, internal responses, etc., are also too slow, and may not be effective...... Well, use that. A terrifying weapon that scares the enemy. ”

When the Norman army reached the city of Prague and set up camp. At the head of Prague, General Karl and General Wallenstein were relatively silent. The thought was pretty much the same: finally, it came.

"The other side did not attack the city in the first place. It doesn't look like that monster's style. After looking at it for a while, General Karl turned his head and said to General Wallenstein.

"Definitely. Originally, I thought that according to the surname of that monster, it would rush over at the first time. Headbutt in Prague City and break the blood. General Wallenstein said the same.

It seems that both generals are in a good mood. Presumably, he was very confident in the outcome of the war. It was thought that relying on the high and deep pools of Prague, he could crush the Norman army, an annoying army along the way.

So, on the first day, the next day, and the next two weeks. The Normans did not take any action against Prague except for a slight infantry dispatch and a round of feints on the second day. This baffled the Prague defenders. The ordinary soldiers below were happy and relaxed, but the two coalition generals on the top had to be suspicious.

Inside the mayor's residence. The two generals discussed for a long time, but they couldn't come up with a reason. Although there are many speculations, they cannot be confirmed. There is no other effect than to increase depression. After talking for a long time, General Karl slapped the table and said this nonsense: "That monster must be planning some kind of conspiracy!"

General Wallenstein was slightly speechless. I secretly slandered in my heart: "Nonsense ......" but I heard General Karl continue: "It's easy to know what trajectory the other party has." As long as we take the initiative to attack, we will know!"

"Take the initiative to attack......" Hearing General Karl say this, General Wallenstein hesitated a little and nodded: "If you can break the deadlock, it's not impossible...... It's just that...... If that fails......"

"How do you know if you will succeed if you don't give it a try? Besides, we have an army of 40,000. Even a slight loss is not a big deal!" General Karl continued. And General Wallenstein nodded again.

"Well, then, tonight I will lead the Hungarian cavalry to attack. Please do your job well. If you win, you will lead a great army to attack. If you fail, please support you. Let the enemy not take advantage of it. ”

"I see. Please be careful. Wallenstein nodded yes.

So, next, the two generals carefully discussed the specific details of the night attack. After that, they went their separate ways. General Karl went to the hired Hungarian cavalry. Promised benefits boosted morale. Ask these guys to sell their lives. General Wallenstein, on the other hand, inspected the city's defenses again, preparing the army to respond and increasing the city's garrison to prevent the other side from taking advantage of the chaos to attack......

In this way, it was busy until the evening, and the Hungarian cavalry had a full meal and recuperated a little. When the sun completely set, it was a dark and windy night, suitable for murder and arson. A total of 800 elite cavalry, the horse's hooves were covered with a layer of hay to prevent the horses' hooves from being too loud to attract the attention of the enemy. Then he opened the gates of the city, and without saying a word, left cautiously.

The eight hundred cavalry were silent, and slowly arrived next to the Norman camp. From a distance, General Karl saw a few torches lit at the gate of the camp, and above the watchtower, the Norman infantry, who were supposed to be on high guard, were sleeping soundly.

"God forbid. Seeing this, General Karl became excited—this time, he would probably win! Without hesitation, he drew his sword at his waist and roared: "Charge! Attack! Kill those Normans!!

After this roar, the Hungarian cavalry, who had long been unable to bear it, also shouted and cheered. Immediately increased the speed of the horse to the fastest and rushed towards the Norman camp!

"Did it work?!" At the head of Prague, General Wallenstein couldn't help but think when he saw the sudden noise in the Norman camp.

-- However, just as the Hungarian cavalry rushed to the front of the Norman camp -- suddenly, the Hungarian cavalry in the front row felt the horses under their crotches slam into the air, and then the ground collapsed entirely! Underneath the surface of the floating earth was a trench lined with sharp wooden stakes as hideous as the teeth of a vicious beast! Under the action of gravity, nearly 100 Hungarian cavalry in the front row fell violently, and were pierced by these stakes along with men and horses, and the screams suddenly overshadowed the screams of the previous charge!

Immediately after, at the front, the Norman tent was violently overturned. Norman soldiers armed with heavy crossbows, repeaters and muskets, longbows, poured out of the tents. The wooden fence at the front of the tent was also pulled down. Let there be no more hiding between the Norman soldiers and the Hungarian cavalry!

"Trap!" At this moment, even the most stupid person knows what is going on. General Karl's heart thumped. He saw the man he called "monster" in the dim light of the torch.

"I wanted to catch a big fish. But I didn't expect that only some small shrimp were hooked...... However, the size is also a piece of meat......" General Ers snorted coldly and waved his hand: "Launch!"

As soon as the general gave the order, thousands of crossbow muskets were fired at the Hungarians in succession, although in the dim light of the fire the sight was not very good. But such a close distance, and such a large target for cavalry. So it's not hard to shoot. Under a rain of arrows and bullets, the Hungarians lost nearly a third of their troops!

"Offensive !!"

If it were replaced by another force at this time, it would have collapsed long ago. However, these Hungarians are unusually strong. In such a situation, it is possible to continue fighting. And also has a very strong offensive surname. Some of the cavalry saw that the trench was no more than a meter wide. The horses can pass with a leap. Although the crossbow on the opposite side is fierce, as long as it can rush close, it is your home field!

At the thought of this, the Hungarians roared again and charged at the Norman camp!

"Worthy of the Hungarian cavalry, brave. General Ace admired. Then, in an artistic mood, he watched as these brave Hungarians were wiped out under the rain of arrows, but they could not advance an inch—close enough distance for General Ers to form five or six columns of his long-range troops in turn, so as to ensure that the fire output would not be interrupted.

In the front row were the musketeers with the closest range, in the back row were the crossbowmen, and behind were four columns of heavy crossbowmen. The longbowmen, on the other hand, supplemented their firepower with projectiles in straggler formations, around and behind this echelon. Under this arrangement, hundreds of Hungarian cavalry dared to attack, these unarmored light cavalry, which could almost be said to be shirtless. Not a single one of them was able to rush in front of the Normans, and they were all shot.

"Retreat!" In such a situation, there is no point in sneak attacking. Even though General Karl was dissatisfied, he was helpless. As soon as he retreated, he turned around and fled with the remnants of the Hungarian cavalry. It's just that he didn't expect at all that the Normans were still holding back. The Norman hussars on both wings rushed out. Raising the cavalry crossbow flat, it was another round of crossbow arrows against the remnants of the Hungarian army. At the same time, the projectile of the lightly armed cavalry behind them also killed many Hungarian cavalry.

"Retreat!!"

Seeing the enemy catching up, General Karl was terrified, and then shouted. The Hungarian cavalry behind had already caught up and been slashed by the mad dog-like Norman hussars. However, the time they had gained by holding back the Norman hussars was completely insufficient. The city of Prague is already in sight. But before they can escape back to Prague, they will probably be killed by the enemy with less than 200 remnants!

At this moment, the gates of Prague City suddenly opened. A group of hoplites roared out, letting the fleeing Hungarian cavalry get past the Norman hussars. Heavy knights armed with heavy weapons such as maces and war hammers were amazingly combative, while Norman hussars were not equipped with heavy weapons because they were pursuing. Therefore, all of a sudden, the other party seized the upper hand.

"Retreat. "I don't see that I can take advantage of it. The hussar commander decisively chose to retreat. At the sound of a whistle, the hussars quickly abandoned their enemies, turned their horses, and ran away without looking back. Although the hoplites were impressively combative, they were not as fast as the hussars. Therefore there is nothing that can be done.

"Thank you so much. Back in Prague, General Karl looked at General Wallenstein, who was dressed in military uniform at the city gate, blushed slightly, and then bowed his head and thanked him like this...... (To be continued)