(358) Hand-to-hand combat
A company of light infantry from the Kingdom of Solan was targeted, and these unfortunate bastards became the first target of the cuirassiers.
These light infantry were scattered in formation, they could not form a phalanx in time to resist in the face of cavalry charges, they were short and thin, and they were good at fighting bayonets and hand-to-hand combat, all of which made them the favorite targets of cavalry, and they had no power to resist at all.
What's more, they are still facing the most elite and powerful army in the world today, the Valstad Imperial Guard.
Captain Edgar Midknight didn't have to do anything to get his first kill of the day.
The beast-like, tall horse she rode knocked a light foot into the air, then trampled him to death with his iron hooves.
The veins were shattered, the bones were broken, and the blood soaked the red uniforms of the light infantry, making the red of the clothing even more vivid, and the brains that burst out flowed to the ground, and the death was extremely tragic.
The second kill of the princess came five seconds later,
A light infantryman raised his bayonet and stabbed her, and Edgar was so powerful that he deliberately did not make a defense, allowing the enemy's bayonet to stab him in his breastplate.
The sharp triangular bayonet stabbed the sturdy front of the cuirass, which was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and the bayonet slid along the arc of the cuirass, making a piercing metal scraping sound, leaving only a dent and a shallow scratch.
Edgar mocked his opponent contemptuously; "Die, invaders!"
With that, she slashed half of the opponent's neck with the heavy straight-edged saber in her hand, and under the effect of blood pressure, blood splattered from the arteries half a meter high, and the boots on the princess's right foot and the breeches on her right foot were splattered with blood.
In just three minutes, the 10th Cuirassier Squadron had slaughtered a company of light infantry, and the cuirassiers who rushed in the back row did not even have a chance to get a piece of the pie, only saw a corpse.
For elite hoplites like them, who are well-armed and well-trained, this is not a battle at all, it is a complete torture, it is simply too easy.
Firebeard spat at the corpse of the enemy. With a complaining face, he said, "These gringos are so fucking weak!" Lao Tzu's saber hadn't been stained with blood yet, and the first battle ended in a daze. ”
Fat Yali shook the blood stains on the saber: "Dude, don't worry about not being able to distinguish the opponent, Solanao is everywhere, not to mention that we haven't gnawed hard bones yet!" I'll cry later! ”
"Haha, you nasty fat man, do you dare to make a bet with Lao Tzu, let's compare who kills more, and the loser treats him to drink, okay?"
"Bet on it, who is afraid of whom! Wait for a treat, good brother! Fat Yali laughed.
Lady Blood Rose scolded, "Fools, stop gossiping! Look over there! The enemy cavalry rushed over, ready to fight! ”
Captain Edgar raised his binoculars and glanced at it, then calmly gave the order: "Heart! That's a unit of lancers! They hit hard! But don't worry, in the academy, Dean Simon taught us how to deal with the lancers, and we moved to the muddy ground to engage in battle, so that we could weaken the enemy's impact. ”
Firebeard laughed, "Haha! What a shameless strategy, I like it! ”
Led by Captain Edgar, the 10th Cuirassier Squadron of the Imperial Guard came to a muddy area.
The ground here has obviously undergone a large-scale artillery bombardment, the earth has been blown up, and the groundwater has seeped out of the surface of the soil, forming a large soft swamp, and once the horses have to slow down once they reach here, because the horse's hooves will sink into the mud and it will be difficult to pull out, and if they are forced to accelerate, they will slip or hurt the horse's hooves, thus losing their combat effectiveness.
A squadron of lancers from King Solan** followed, apparently ordered to support their light infantry companions, and their commander hesitated when he saw the mire, and then ordered his men to move on.
Captain Edgar Midknight nodded approvingly, commenting, "Foolish act, but also brave, and it seems that there is no shortage of respectable warriors among the enemy." ”
Without the blessing of speed, the lancers struggled through the mud, and in this terrain, their shock advantage was lost.
"Brothers and sisters of the 10th Squadron! Those lancers who don't know whether they are alive or dead have come to us, kill them all! Captain Edgar ordered.
"Kill!" The cuirassiers roared in unison, the soldiers in the front row drew their carbines and flintlock pistols and fired a volley, and more than a dozen enemies were shot and fell off their horses.
After engaging the enemy in close combat, the equipment advantage of the cuirassiers was undoubtedly revealed,
Their heads were protected by iron helmets, and their torsos were covered with heavy cuirasses,
Thick cowhide gloves and boots also have a considerable defensive function, only the thighs are considered weak points on the whole body, and the head of the heavy war horse is also equipped with plate armor and chain mail, which has a defensive advantage in hand-to-hand white-knuckle combat. In contrast, the lancers had to abandon their heavy equipment for speed, and they wore uniforms made of cotton and wool, which were inferior in all respects, except for the spears and spears, which had some advantages in attack range.
Sure enough, the cuirassiers had the upper hand in this hand-to-hand combat on the muddy terrain, brandishing their sabers and frantically harvesting the lives of the lancers, another brutal slaughter.
Seeing his comrades fall and die one by one, a lancer officer with tears in his eyes shouted: "Long live the kingdom of Solan!" Long live King Louis! Then he flattened his rifle and rushed over, and his momentum was quite strong.
"Get out of the way, I'll meet him!" Captain Edgar personally met the battle, and she became serious, giving the enemy the respect he deserved, and cried out, "What a warrior! But you are unfortunate enough to meet me! ”
"Die! You Valstad! The lancer scolded.
Perhaps because the ground was gradually drying out of the sun, the spear horses galloped wildly through the mire, and the 2.8-meter-long spear mixed with the whistling wind stabbed Edgar in the face.
The lancer felt very strange, and the beautiful female knight in front of him watched the spear silently without moving, neither blocking with a saber nor dodging.
(What's going on?) She gave up? )
Suddenly, the knightess struck, her left hand in a cowhide glove gripped the tip of the spear at lightning speed, and the lancer felt a tremendous force coming from the hilt of the spear.
(Now, she's going to take my spear away?) This arrogant and arrogant Valsta girl dares to compete with a man! I'm going to pierce her pretty goddamn head! The Lancer thought angrily.
But what happened next was completely unexpected, the strength of the female knight was like a wild bull, snatching away his riding spear, and a beautiful and cold face was smiling at him.
(Good guys!) That's a lot of strength! And the speed and reflexes are like nothing I've ever seen before! This woman...... Now, this ...... Is this really human? In those purple pupils...... Is there light? )