"Battalion commander, are you sure you want to move on? We have already sacrificed three gunners and seven sappers, mules and horses and quite a few dead. Captain Garland, whose face was blackened by gunsmoke, asked.

"Don't hesitate, listen to my orders, fire another set of solid shells, and continue 100 meters."

Artillery Major William Einfurt remained unmoved by the oncoming hail of bullets, leading the way on horseback, and his men were well trained to move their positions at alarming speed.

The next position was only 400 meters from the enemy's frontal line.

They became the best targets, and the artillery, line infantry, and even the chasseurs and dragoons of the Knights poured fire on this force, and in an instant many more people were shot, and Major William himself was hit in the arm by shrapnel.

"Battalion commander, you are injured, go back to find a military doctor, I will command the school"

William Einfurt glanced at the adjutant and said with a smile:

"Garand, you cunning creature, want to monopolize this honor while I'm away? No way! ”

Captain Garland looked aggrieved:

"Hey, you obviously rushed out and rushed to die, even if you get the medal, you won't have the life to go back to get it...... At most, leave us a cemetery in the Imperial Martyrs' Cemetery. ”

"Hehe, I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously, man!" William raised his voice and commanded:

"The old rule, two sets of 12-pounder cannon standard shells, three groups of 6-pounder cannon standard shells, howitzer loading one group of improved nine-pounder lime shells, half a group of improved nine-pounder incendiary shells, the muzzle mark is aimed at the enemy horizontal line in front, put!"

He raised his binoculars and began to observe the results of the shelling, and then frowned, William walked up to one of the gunners, kicked him lightly in the ass, and scolded:

"Old Henry! You idiot! The elevation angle is turned up too high! Your cannonballs have flown over the walls! Lower the elevation bolt by four notches! ”

The veteran smiled and said, "Hehe, I'm sorry, battalion commander, I drank too much this morning, and I was a little in a trance, but I just think that I drank too much to enjoy it." ”

William's face darkened:

"Old Henry, we've known each other for a long time, you should know, I'm not the kind of officer who manages too harshly and ruthlessly, I like to give my subordinates enough space for them to play freely, and I hope to become close friends with everyone, isn't it a bit too much for you to do this, and you actually drink too much in the early morning of the battle day!"

"It was my mistake, battalion commander......" The veteran bowed his head in shame and said no more.

"Forlist, you're going to take over this howitzer, as for old Henry...... You go sober up! Let's go carry the shells! I'll punish you when I go back! With that, William turned to command the other gun emplacements.

Seeing this episode, Captain Garland gave a thumbs up to his commander, the young artillery major was lax in governing the army, and he was by no means ambiguous on key issues.

"Not good enough...... Far from good enough to achieve the results I expected. William held up the binoculars, unwillingly.

"Everyone, stop firing! Go ahead 100 yards! ”

Garland stood in front of him and warned him: "Battalion commander, if you advance any further, you will be in danger of being charged by the enemy's cavalry, are you sure you want to do this?" ”

William patted his old friend on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, I know exactly what I'm doing, this tactic was taught to me by Prince Leopold himself, his key is trust, give the flank to the friendly forces with confidence and boldness, believe me, seeing us rushing so high, the others are more anxious than ourselves!"

William's guess was obviously correct, and the commander of the Twelfth Army, Field Marshal Siegfried, had already mobilized the whole army to press on it after seeing the artillery rushing forward.

Marshal Iwan's steppe cavalry division was led by his nephew, General Andrei, and at this moment this fierce cavalry force was closely following behind William's artillery battalion, ready to respond to any contingencies.

The new position was only 300 meters away from the enemy, and William could even see the letters on the enemy flag on the opposite side through his telescope.

The closer the distance, the heavier the blow became, three more sappers were killed, two gunners fell with bullets, the former was covered with a white cloth and put on the spot, and the latter was transferred to the military medical clinic in the rear.

A mule pulling a cannon was directly hit by an enemy shell, and was instantly dismembered into countless pieces of flesh, the internal organs and intestines fell to the ground, and the artillerymen's bodies were all splashed with blood.

The gunner Forrest actually cried: "Na! My old Duncan! That's my favorite pet! It's so pitiful that even a whole corpse is gone! ”

Old Henry, who delivered the cannonballs to him, scolded: "Fuck, you stinch, you don't feel sad when people die, but you cry for the mule!" ”

"You know what? I always fed old Duncan carrots and apples, and he had a great relationship with me...... When he saw me from afar, he ran over and rubbed his nose against my boots! ”

Before he could finish speaking, Forrest was hit in the head by a shrapnel fragment, and the warm brains splashed the faces of the artillerymen around him, and he collapsed like a puddle of mud.

Old Henry was stunned for a moment, he did not cry sadly, but silently moved the young man's body aside and took his place as gunner.

Major William saw all this in his eyes and nodded silently in approval,

Although these subordinates had all sorts of faults, and some of them even occasionally went on errands, there is no doubt that they were excellent and brave artillerymen.

(With such a warrior, Valstad will live on forever!) ）

"Battalion commander! Look at the left front, the enemy cavalry is rushing over! Captain Garland shouted hoarsely.

Before William could speak, he heard the shouts of friendly soldiers:

"Don't panic! Artillery brothers! Here we go! "The earth was trembling, and the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the left rear, and it turned out that the steppe cavalry division led by General Andrei had arrived in time.

General Andrei drew his shining silver saber and shouted:

"Nomad brethren! Let these city sissies feel the wrath of the steppenwolf! Trumpeter, blow the trumpet! Kill! ”

After a series of hurried trumpets, the steppe cavalry divisions in dense columns rushed at high speed, swept past friendly artillery positions and charged head-on to the enemy cavalry.

This division was composed of a mixture of various types of light and heavy cavalry, including cuirassiers, dragoons, hussars, chasseurs, and grenadiers...... One of the most striking is the unique class of the steppe people, the lancers.

These steppe warriors held 2.8-meter-long riding spears, flags embroidered with the national emblem of the empire fluttering under the tip of the spears, wearing traditional flat-topped square military hats, wearing gorgeous fur coats, and riding pure-blooded war horses in the cold regions of the northwest grasslands.

At a distance of 200 meters from the enemy, the cavalrymen dug the spurs from their boots deep into the belly of their horses, forcing the horses to run and dash wildly, the lancers mounted their spears at the flat ends, the cuirassiers and hussars raised their sabers, and the chasers drew their carbines on the sides of their saddles and raised their guns to aim.

General Andrei roared angrily:

"Rush forward, we will win!"

Thousands of voices shouted:

"Long live Valsta!

Long live the Emperor! ”

The cavalry troops of the Knights Kingdom were instantly swallowed up by this force from the steppe.

The metallic sound of swords and guns clashing gradually turned into wails, the spears pierced into the heart, the swords slashed through the flesh, the horses' hooves trampled the corpses, the carbine bullets hit the head, and the world-famous knights' heavy cavalry lasted only five minutes before being crushed.

Major William Einfurt witnessed this hard-hitting, thrilling cavalry battle in the telescope eyepieces.

He didn't feel sorry for himself at all, but felt some pity for his opponents, and took pity on them for encountering a strong team from Rutz.

Captain Garland drew a cross on his chest and said:

"God bless, obviously...... The threat on the left flank has been lifted, or eliminated, and I am glad that Marshal Iwan and his nephew, General Andrei, are on our side. ”