After the first day of fierce fighting, the two sides did not engage in such large-scale battles, but tested each other, and the Scouts became the most casualties of the troops.

"It can't go on like this, the soldiers already have a lot of resistance,"

Bernard persuaded Alfonso that after all, the enemy was fighting on his own, and in the end he still had some advantages.

"The soldiers who were sent to listen to the situation even had to write a desperate letter before they set off, and there was not one out of ten soldiers who could come back, which was simply sending them to death."

Don't look at who are on the coalition side, although there are few elite Mamluks on the other side, the coalition side is the same, most of them are mercenaries, conscripted farmers, miners, etc., and the number of pure soldiers is still not much,

In our country, the Qin Dynasty used to conscript peasants as soldiers, and the Song Dynasty had a conscription system, and the establishment of a standing army in Europe was regarded as a major reform of the army, which was one of the main achievements of many monarchs.

"So what do you say you should do?"

Alfonso was also irritable, and he knew these things,

"What is the number of enemy soldiers? How to replenish the enemy's logistical baggage? Where does the enemy's water come from? How many elite troops are there? And how many ordinary troops? I don't understand these situations, how to fight? ”

As he spoke, Alfonso's tone softened,

"I know that the soldiers are resistant, so I ask you to do their work and comfort the soldiers, after all, with their help, we have also received a lot of information."

Bernard was angry, but also knew that Alfonso had a point, sighed, and sat down helplessly.

"You can't be passive all the time."

Constantine, who had not spoken, answered,

"Find a way, we must destroy the other party's elite Mamluks, otherwise Harry will not want to negotiate peace."

"What's your solution?"

Alfonso was a little puzzled, and looked at Constantine with a confident face,

"The so-called war is to give full play to our strengths, against the enemy's shortcomings, the elite Mamluks are basically cavalry, in terms of long-range attacks, the enemy is on horse, whether it is accuracy or damage, is inferior to us, if we massively line up musket troops, maybe we can give them an unforgettable lesson."

Constantine was able to make such a suggestion, naturally he had a reason, compared to the training method of crossbowmen and the production process of crossbow arrows, the equipment of the musket was much simpler, and it was not a test of skill,

In addition, since entering the city, the first thing to take over is the large and small blacksmith workshops in the city, and the production process of arquebuses is not very troublesome, so it is naturally not a problem to equip the coalition army.

"Okay, then in three days, let's call the battle, and this battle will be commanded by you."

Alfonso was not at all familiar with Constantine's new musket, and professional things had to be left to professional people, so he didn't plan to meddle, but he still planned to keep an eye on it.

"You don't need to equip all the new muskets, let's arm a third of them first, and see how they work."

Constantine was noncommittal, it wasn't his soldiers anyway, and it was normal for Alfonso to be a little cautious.

Three days later, at the provocation of the coalition forces, the two sides again came to the plain outside Antioch to prepare for the start of a second confrontation,

This time, the two sides did not talk nonsense anymore, and the war went on to such a point that it was impossible to stop unless one side conceded defeat.

Harry looked at the array of enemies lined up not far away, and suddenly found something,

"What's wrong with the other side?"

It is clear that the double-headed eagle banner was moved from the side to the center, while the original Aragon coat of arms was moved to the side, which means that the battle was commanded by the Byzantines.

"No matter what, no matter who is in command anyway, our scimitar will make him bleed."

Harry grinned and commanded the army to charge, obviously, the advantage of the past few days made him a little inflated, and he didn't care what conspiracy the other party had, so he went straight to it.

"Charge, charge, my soldiers, send them to their God."

Harry took off his helmet to show his courage and bravery, and sure enough, it boosted morale.

This time the Mamluks gave up even tentative archery and did not care at all about the long-range firepower of the coalition forces, which, in their opinion, were not organized and did not cause much damage.

Seeing that the Mamluks were getting closer and closer, after a shout, the soldiers in the first row returned to the formation, revealing the phalanx.

At this time, the Mamluks completely saw the formation of the coalition army, its shape was a rough square, the outermost layer was a row of spearmen, and the front end of the spear shaft several meters long was the tip of the spear that flashed this cold light, making the whole array as unapproachable as a hedgehog.

The pikemen were not very closely arranged, leaving a gap less than half a man's width in the middle to facilitate the firing of crossbow arrows and muskets, and the crossbowmen and musketeers were divided into three rows, two rows of musketeers and one row of crossbowmen,

In the center of each phalanx is the captain of the phalanx, and flags are set up in it, showing the identity of the coalition forces.

The phalanxes were not very close to each other, also to prevent accidental damage to friendly troops.

Heavy cavalry like the Mamluks, they can't stop when they run, otherwise they will lose the most important impact, and the cavalry that stops is not as good as the infantry, this sentence is not just talking,

But this trick would be miserable if it ran into light cavalry like the Mongols, the main thing is that the current musket does not have enough range, and it is easy to be killed by kites.

Under the organization of the front-line squad leader, the Mamluks attacked from all sides, divided into many squads, and rushed towards the enemy's formation.

On a small hill not far from here, Alfonso's nervous palms were sweating, and if he still couldn't win this time, I was afraid that the crusade would have to end at Antioch.

Constantine, who was on the front line, seemed to be confident, but in fact he was still a little apprehensive in his heart, after all, no one had tried these things before, and anyone who ate crabs had to have great courage to do it.

"Ready, first row, put!"

The orders were given by the squad leaders in front one by one, and the roar of gunpowder continued to sound, and the smoke gradually spread throughout the battlefield.

"Herod~" The wailing of the horses,

"Ah~" The soldier's wail,

"Puff~" The sound of the sword slashing flesh and blood,

Along with the order, the soldiers of the coalition army opened fire again and again, so that the soldiers were a little numb,

"Ahem," Constantine coughed, the smoke on the battlefield was too big, and the early muskets were like this, not to mention now, it was the Napoleonic era, and the smoke from the artillery often made it difficult for the enemy and our soldiers to distinguish between each other,

When the smoke gradually dissipated, Constantine also saw the scene ahead, which also surprised him,

The tall Arabian horses fell to the ground, struggling to get up, some of the Mamluks were crushed under their horses, unable to move, the crescent banner broke several holes and was left alone on the ground, and the whole plain wailed,

But at the same time, several large phalanxes were broken, and the casualties of the coalition forces were not few, but they were still much better than the almost total destruction of the Mamluks.

Seeing this, Iprahim Bey, who was ordered by Harry to stay, also reacted, and hurriedly rushed up to carry Harry back to the camp, and before Harry's situation came out, the two armies also had a temporary truce.

Even if it were to be fought like this, it would still be possible to resolve the issue through negotiations, but now it is clear that the coalition forces have a great advantage and can have some advantage in future negotiations.