(149) Rapid change

On the battlefield of the Battle of Delta Valley, the two armies were in the thick of a fierce battle, and the leading soldiers on fast horses shuttled back and forth on the battlefield, passing on the latest battle situation and orders.

At 11:34, the front command of the Valstad Expeditionary Force.

"Your Excellency, General Gavin's troops have penetrated the enemy's right flank position, they have met with stubborn resistance, the enemy line infantry has relied on the trenches to lay a deep defense, their native allies are stronger than we thought, those arrows have been quenched with poison, and our soldiers will be dead if they are hit."

"I see, you go get busy." After passing the troops away, Marshal Dali Einfurt picked up his binoculars and looked at the battlefield:

"The enemy's right flank is indeed covered with a defense in depth, and it is indeed a trap set by Prince Rudolph, who deliberately lured us to attack with his aboriginal allies."

A staff officer anxiously asked, "Your Excellency, Commander, should we send reinforcements?" ”

"Don't worry, friend, it's not time yet, General Jiawen is still fully able to hold on, you have to calm down in the battle, and I have to respond according to the enemy's movements."

At this moment, another herald soldier rode over on horseback: "They moved! They moved! The two infantry divisions in the center of the enemy army were moving closer to their right flank, and the cavalry units on their left flank were also beginning to assemble! ”

Dali Einfoot clapped his hands vigorously, and his joy was overflowing: "Prince Rudolph can't hold his breath!" That's great! As I expected, he really wanted to outflank Jiawen's right wing! ”

The staff officer hurriedly asked, "Now...... It's time? ”

Dali took out his pocket watch and looked at it, then returned to the table, pointed to the map and said, "Yes! It's time! Let the Central Army advance as a whole and divide an infantry division to support General Jiawen.

Trumpeter! Send a signal to the right flank of our army for General Poigny to set off immediately, and I want his cavalry to quickly intercept the enemy's cavalry units! ”

As the orders were given one after another, as if a hornet's nest had been stabbed, Valsta's entire army was mobilized.

The central forces of the two armies opened up long infantry formations and began a bloody tug-of-war in the center of the valley, and on the left flank of the Valstad Army, General Gavin, who had been reinforced by a division, gradually stabilized his position, and was not afraid of the enemy's large-scale counterattack, and gradually gained the advantage.

On the right flank, the main cavalry of the Valstas had also been assembled, and General Poigny was boosting morale in front of the battle:

"Warriors of Valsta! We're going to end this battle with lightning speed, and let those Sylvinians see what a real charge is! ”

The brave knights drew their sabers and raised them above their heads like a jungle of silver steel: "Long live the Valstad Empire!" Long live the Emperor! They roared.

"Very good, quite good! Brothers, follow me! With that, General Poigny took his whip and tightened his legs to the belly of his horse, and sprang out first.

He was followed by some 4,600 horsemen, and the impressive cavalry column was in good order, neatly lined up, with cuirassiers in shining armor and helmets at the front, their high-headed horses under their crotches full of impact, followed by dragoons who also rode heavy horses, these heavy dragoons had abandoned dismounting and became professional melee troops.

Light cavalry on light horses were at the back of the cavalry column, ranging from the richly dressed and agile hussars to the chassars in their iconic green jackets who were good at shooting on horseback.

Iron hooves trampled the ground, shaking the small stones to roll back and forth, and the Valstadian cavalry had not yet accelerated, they had to reserve their strength for their horses, and wait until the moment of the charge to start picking up speed.

"Haha, I saw it! Banner of the Sylvinians! It's their cavalry workhorse! General Poigny shouted excitedly, "They're going to cut off Brother Gavan's ass, that's not good, we can't let these bastards get their way!" Adjutant, blow the trumpet! Let the cuirassiers charge! ”

"Woo woo woo ......"

The long bugle resounded across the field, "Rush! The cuirassiers shouted wildly, and the warriors plunged the spurs from their boots deep into the belly of their horses, and the horses were forced to gallop wildly by the pain, and their terrible eyes were bloodshot, and their mouths were foaming at the mouth.

The cuirassiers stretched out their arms and pointed forward with their heavy straight-edged sabers, a highly effective cold weapon, 1.2 meters long and a staggering 0.91 meters long, with a thick and sturdy back, a straight and sharp blade, a large enveloping bowl-shaped gauntlet and a distinctive pistol-shaped hilt.

The reason why the blade is so long is that it is a professional saber of heavy cavalry in the true sense of the word, and the heavy cavalry ride heavy military horses with a height of more than 1.6 meters at the shoulder, and at such a height, if you use a saber under 1 meter in length, although you can tilt your body, your saber will still be difficult to reach the infantry lying on the ground.

This Type 1707 heavy-duty straight-edged saber was designed by the Marquis of Dali Einfurt himself, which conforms to the principle of mechanics, feels comfortable in the hand, makes it easier to thrust, and the simple and sturdy bowl gauntlet can completely protect the user's hand.

In a situation where practicality and art could not be both, the Marquis of DalΓ­ decisively chose the former. Due to its lack of ornamentation and low cost, the cavalry saber was soon mass-produced and distributed to the heavy cavalry units of the Valstad Empire as a standard sword.

The Varsta cuirassiers were menacing, and the enemy hurriedly gathered their hoplites and hastily responded to the battle.

The modern heavy cavalry units of the two armies were like two high walls, colliding with an astonishing momentum, killing and wounding hundreds of people in a second, and this huge power came more from tactics and discipline, which was incomparable to the undisciplined ancient knights.

DalΓ­'s new saber was a success, and more than 300 Sylvinian knights had been pierced in just one minute of the heavy cavalry of the two armies, and the scivet-bladed sabers they were equipped with were generally shorter in length, more suitable for slashing vigorously, and were completely inferior to the opponent's straight-edged saber in terms of stabbing efficiency, and scientific research proved that the stabbing was faster than the slash, because the straight line between the two points was the shortest.

The Valstasians took advantage of their superiority in weapons to achieve a crushing victory in this cavalry battle, and a quarter of an hour later, the cuirassiers entered the enemy cavalry formation, facing the weakly defended enemy light cavalry, as if they were in a no-man's land.

The adjutant's face was covered with blood and he shouted: "We have won!" General Poigny! Their commander, Field Marshal Barclay, has died! The enemy cavalry, suffering heavy casualties in the melee, retreated! ”

"Don't give them a chance to breathe, lest they regroup again, let the cuirassiers rest in place for a while, adjutant, you take the light cavalry to catch up and break up their formation, I will make the opposing cavalry completely collapse and never return to the battlefield!"

"Yes! Checkmate! What about you? ”

"I'll take the dragoons to the central battlefield to help, the battle situation on Dali's side is tight, you have to follow after you complete the mission!"