774 Pass Hedging
The centurion rolled down the hill with a stunned face.
Then the pass was lowered to Manstein and Heitinga, and a group of spearmen rushed up from behind the pass.
These spearmen were unlike anything they had seen in the previous two days, as they were noticeably more proficient in combat.
They formed a phalanx with ten men in front of them and sword and shield bearers in front of them, holding shields.
And in the middle of the battle array, there were archers, crossbowmen, and even grenadiers.
The two phalanxes pushed flat, and soon collided with the two centurians they rushed up.
However, this time, the Mains warriors, who have always been known for their bravery, did not take advantage of anything.
You must know that this time they went east, and along the way, just relying on these Manyin's heavy infantry, they destroyed many city-states.
In the Huluo Sea area west of Baiyun Mountain, they relied on the Manyin hoplites to push all the way, and completely defeated the coalition army composed of more than 30 city-states in the Huluo Sea area.
In that big battle, their hoplites were gods of the First World War.
Since then, they have traveled all the way in the Huluo Sea region, and many city-states have been descending from the wind.
When he saw them coming, he obediently opened the gates of the city and gave them the treasures.
Therefore, this hoplite has always been the pride of Manstein and others.
But at this moment, their pride is being slaughtered wantonly in this pass.
That's right, these brave and warlike hoplites are simply not enough to look at in front of other people's spearmen.
The spear phalanx of others will not take the initiative to attack.
At first they were only thirty meters away from the two centurions, and within this distance, the archers and crossbowmen in the middle of their phalanx were constantly firing at the centurions.
Although there are shield players in front of the hundred-man team, the shield is large, and it is impossible to achieve full coverage.
What's more, the opponent's bow and crossbow are really the most terrifying rate of fire they have ever seen.
Especially with bows and arrows, they watched each other shoot five times in a row in a matter of seconds.
And at such a close distance, the archers of the opposing side can simply play sniper.
They specifically aimed at the gaps in the shields.
Although the soldiers behind the shieldbearer are also heavily armoured, the problem is that these damned Auroras are using armor-piercing arrows.
The triangular pyramid-shaped bow arrow is extremely lethal in itself, and it shoots at such a close distance.
The hoplites behind the shields could only resist hard, but after a few strokes, everyone found that they couldn't carry it at all.
The breastplates of countless people were directly broken, and if you were shot by this arrow, you would basically die.
Because you can't take it off at all, unless you're willing to rip off a large piece of meat......
Finally, someone in the two-hundred-man team couldn't stand the suction of such a rain of arrows.
Hoffman was the first to step up, and this was the centurion of the centurion on the right.
In his early years, this guy was a Norking in the northern part of the Manyin Continent, and he was also a member of the Manyin, but their reputation was not very good.
Because their favorite profession is pirate......
This Hoffmann, who had also been a pirate for several years in his early years, was later captured by Manstein's father.
However, his father saw that this guy's military quality was good, so he asked him to change his ways and become a private soldier under the Duke of Red Rose.
This time, as the representative of the Red Rose family, Manstein led the army to the west, and naturally brought this capable general with him.
This time, he sent someone to test it, and he was not at ease about sending others, so he sent Hoffman.
And at this moment, this guy really broke out with amazing combat effectiveness.
With a loud roar, he snatched the shield from the shield bearer in front of him, and then rushed towards the enemy phalanx in the rain of arrows.
The hoplites behind saw that the centurion had taken the lead in the charge, and immediately followed one by one.
This routine is very familiar to everyone, and there is no other way to encounter such an enemy, but to meet hard.
The centurion is willing to be the hammer that breaks the city, so everyone must not let the centurion down.
Unfortunately, the next battle situation was not as everyone thought, and Hoffman had only taken two steps before he suddenly fell to his knees and fell to the ground.
It turned out to be the cunning archers in the enemy phalanx, who actually aimed at Hoffman's feet and launched an attack.
Two arrows in a row hit Hoffman's left and right feet, nailing his feet directly to the ground.
Even though they were hoplites, they couldn't wrap their instep.
But this blind spot, which would not be discovered at all on the battlefield of Mains in the past, is now being used here.
Hoffman screamed in pain, but at the moment of his scream, a crossbow bolt was fired from the enemy phalanx.
Straight through the mouth, Hoffman died tragically on the spot......
saw the fierce generals who had followed their own expedition to the east and west for many years, and died tragically on the pass.
Manstein was also angry and slapped the saddle.
But the next scene surprised him even more, and the Mann warriors finally rushed to a distance of only five meters from each other.
But at this time, the enemy's phalanx suddenly moved, and the spears were suddenly flattened, and a wall of spears was formed in front of the phalanx.
The warriors rushed forward, brandished their weapons, and began to chop through the spears.
But at this time, the Aurora's spears also moved, and they cooperated perfectly.
Aim at the weakest points of the soldiers' armor and stab them once their soldiers reach for a block.
Then there will be spearmen from another angle, specifically attacking the armpits of these hoplites.
Several infantry were soon stabbed in the pass, but some hoplites found a way to deal with the attack.
That is, holding a shield, protecting the head and face, and then ignoring the spear stabbed by the opponent, he struck and rushed.
As long as they are given to rush close to the enemy's phalanx, the heavy swords and battle axes in their hands will be effective.
They were convinced that if they were allowed to rush into the enemy's ranks, the enemy would not be able to stop them.
Because these heavy infantry are carefully selected one by one, and the average height is more than 1.9 meters, or even more than 2 meters.
They are all strong men with a physique of more than 200 pounds, and they are dressed in armor of 30 catties, which is a humanoid tank.
So they have absolute confidence in their melee combat.
It's a pity that the group of Aurora soldiers they encountered today didn't give them such a chance at all.
Finally they bowed their heads and dashed away from the enemy's spears and approached the enemy line.
But then another weapon of the enemy appeared......
That's the flail!
A weapon that the soldiers of the Mainland had never seen before, a large nunchuck.
The shaft at one end is about the same length as the shaft of a spear, but it is not a spear at the head of the spear......