Chapter Seventy-Four: Life and Death Rivals
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"Kill them!" the heavy cavalry was already red-eyed, the knight's shield blocked the spears of the light infantry, and the knight's sword pointed directly at the musketers.
"Marshal! They didn't see the banner. The herald hurried over.
The heavy cavalry had missed the best opportunity to retreat, and now retreating would only expose the knights' backs to the enemy, and the heavy cavalry's backs were only covered with a weak layer of chain mail. And if Ming Jin is going to be forced to retreat, it will disrupt the whole battle at that time.
Hebrew gritted his teeth, "Let the heavy infantry press up, and the light infantry advance." Eat the shield soldier first. ā
The herald immediately turned back and gave the order, and a group of two thousand heavy infantry was divided in half, and three squadrons of light infantry rushed over the heavy infantry and ran up to intercept the shield men who were about to outflank the heavy cavalry.
Tadao Kosaka made a mistake by sending out the ace firecrackers prematurely in order to discourage the confidence of the Oslan soldiers. He had originally planned to let the firecrackers fire a single shot and change the infantry, but he didn't expect that he would face the most elite "Red Panther Knights" in the Empire. After sacrificing a row of heavy cavalry, all the cavalry adopted the spear throwing method used only by heavy infantry, directly disrupting the formation of light infantry placed in front.
When the first heavy cavalry knocked out the first musketeer, the fastest was still pouring gunpowder into the chamber.
In desperation, the firecrackers could only hide behind the light infantry as much as possible. The light infantry, which has not yet formed a team, has become the fish and meat on the heavy cavalry board, whether it is a chopping knife or a naginata, it requires a certain amount of space to move when wielded. The crowd of musketeers completely disrupted their formation, and friendly troops continued to pass by or in front of them. When the heavy cavalry rushed in front of the light infantry, not a single light infantry waved their weapons.
The heavy cavalry that broke through the three layers of defense in a company was also exhausted. Even though their armor could protect them from injuries, even the weight of the armor of hundreds of pounds weighed down the mount was breathless. But the heavy cavalry had to continue the charge, and if they stopped, they would become a live target if they were surrounded by long-armed infantry.
Less than half of the 2,000 heavy cavalry survived. When they broke through the positions of the shield and spearmen just now, they didn't lose as much as they did now. Seeing the remnants of the firecrackers retreat behind the incoming infantry, the squadron leader of the heavy cavalry had no choice but to lead the team to the right side of the battlefield. There, Birdwin's heavy cavalry and Sanada Takuya's light cavalry were in a difficult fight.
But how could Tadao Kosaka, who had exchanged the lives of more than a thousand soldiers for the opportunity, let it go, and the already loaded firecrackers pulled the trigger again. Blood continued to flow from the armor of the heavy cavalry, and no amount of sturdy plate armor could block the fire of a close-range shot.
By this time, the war between the two sides had reached a stalemate. The Hebrew light infantry surrounded Tadao Kosaka's shield men and spearmen, and if he could eat all of their shields in one go, he would be invincible with the cooperation of the heavy infantry and longbowmen. But Kosaka also surrounded his heavy cavalry, and as long as he eliminated the expensive heavy cavalry, Kosaka would be able to take advantage of the situation to engage the Hebrew light infantry. The heavy infantry of Osland had already moved, and as soon as the two armies were in a melee, then the whole five thousand longbowmen of Hebrew would have to withdraw from the battlefield.
Both of them played a good game, but how to break the deadlock in front of them? The main knights of both sides were fighting happily on the side, and the light cavalry on both sides were also playing hide-and-seek very happily. And the camps of both sides have not yet begun to move as a whole, and Tadao Kosaka's Taiken samurai team has not yet appeared.
Hebrew began to lose his breath first, because the other side still had 5,000 cavalry in his hands, and his own heavy cavalry was already less than 300 meters away from the alien position, and the powerful longbowmen could even shoot at them. If it weren't for the presence of light infantry, and the projectile could not be targeted, the alien longbowmen would have to shoot a wave to test the effect. Three hundred meters is an acceleration distance for light cavalry.
Hebrew still had a lot of cavalry at hand, and even if he went into battle, he would not be unable to be mobile. A banner was raised, and Hebrew drew four more of the eight remaining squadrons of light cavalry to make up for it. Their task was simple, to cover the retreat of the remnants of the heavy cavalry. One heavy cavalry is equal to the price of three light cavalry, and it is difficult for a military power to afford too many losses.
Tadao Kosaka was not a vegetarian either, and in addition to the light infantry that had already been handed over, he also sent 500 Taiken samurai and 2,000 light infantry to join the battle. It seems that he is going to eat the less than a thousand heavy cavalry.
Seeing the samurai armed with swords rushing up in the light infantry formation, Hebrew clenched his fists. He didn't know how much of an impact this legendary team could have on the outcome of the battle. Originally, he planned to eliminate the other low-combat soldiers of the alien race one by one and then concentrate on the elite to deal with this group of samurai, but now that the battle situation is tight, Kosaka Tadao can't sit still, and directly puts the strongest troops at hand into the war.
In fact, Tadao Kosaka is also a hundred unwilling, and the difficulty of training a samurai is far more difficult than ten ordinary soldiers. If there is a mistake in command, it will create a situation from which there will be no return. And he had to admit that his soldiers were not as good at coordinating between units in large-scale operations as the soldiers in Osland. This also forced him to use this noble samurai, which far surpassed ordinary soldiers in terms of equipment, ability, and mastery of the battle situation.
Kosaka's purpose was very simple, that is, to keep close to the soldiers of Oslan and constantly push the battle line in the direction of the Oslan heavy infantry. However, this heavy cavalry will not be able to advance effectively unless it is destroyed.
Berdwin pushed his shield forward with all his might, blocking Takuya Sanada's spear from the main entrance. The two ignored the people running by and concentrated on dealing with their mortal enemies. After several waves of charges, Oslan's heavy cavalry began to lose some physical strength and was gradually suppressed. There were constant detachments from the light cavalry to support the heavy cavalry, but the number of casualties of the light cavalry without heavy armor was too great to cooperate with the heavy cavalry in an effective charge.
Fortunately, with the help of the newly replenished light cavalry, the camp of the alien shields had already begun to collapse, and it was only a matter of time before they were eliminated.
There was another burst of gunfire, and there were less than six hundred of the Oslan heavy cavalry still sitting on horseback. At this time, the Taiken samurai had already begun their performances