Chapter 7: The Pale Battle (2)
At the beginning, it was only one side of the Capetian army that couldn't bear it and launched a charge without authorization, but later, under the deliberate inaction of the command, more and more Capetian knights began to charge, and an unstoppable torrent of iron horses appeared on the not wide frontal battlefield for a while.
Si Nanpei clearly remembered that when the military meeting was held yesterday, the gang of nobles obviously wished that they were arranged to charge at the end, or simply did some work to clean up the battlefield, why did they rush to die one by one now?
After that, the battle situation in front of him gave Sinampe the answer - it turned out that the purple-shirted longbow of the Caledonian could not shoot through the cuirass of the Capetian hoplite knight at all! When those Jenova mercenaries charged just now, I am afraid they had already realized this.
If there is no danger of death, then how can the "great" nobles let go of such an opportunity to make meritorious deeds and be able to snatch the spoils of war in the future?
As long as the hoplites were able to break through the Caledonian positions in droves, and the Commune recruits could keep up in time, then Capet would have won easily—at least as everyone present, including Sinampe. He had now begun to laugh at his first senseless sense of foreboding.
But it was a false feeling, and it completely ruined the Capets' hopes of winning the battle.
There was only one person who didn't think like this - Crown Prince Huge's face became extremely gloomy, and he slapped his palm heavily on the battlement, and the iron armor and masonry on his palm struck each other, making a crisp sound: "Damn, why didn't my father stop them?"
"Block?" Si Nanpei shook his head, "Your Highness, as long as someone rushes out, it will already be unstoppable—if you want to stop it, it will only make those noble lords who are eager for war merits resentful, I don't think with Your Majesty's wisdom, you won't do this." Instead of trying to stop them, let's see how well they can fight. Looking at the current situation, our side still has the chance to win. ”
"You're probably overestimating Capet's cavalry. Yu Ge calmed down for a moment and said slowly, "You must know that the fact that a longbow cannot penetrate the heavy armor of the knights does not mean that the knights can defeat those infantry. ”
After saying this, he turned and commanded his men: "Go, close all the gates, and if there is a rout in the future, not a single defeated army will let them in, including His Majesty the King! ”
Sinan Pei was taken aback: "Close the city gate?"
"Mr. Si, I hope that the artillery commanders under your command will also be in place quickly. Yu Ge said to Sinan Pei solemnly, "Let's not talk about what happens in the field, the defense of the city must rely on your artillery. ”
Sinan Pei was silent for a while, and nodded yes. Although he wasn't sure why Yu Ge arbitrarily gave such an order that would definitely offend people, Si Nanpei was not a fool, and he could detect a little bit of something wrong, and according to the criteria of being prepared, he obeyed Yu Ge's arrangement: "I understand." Pol, Townvins, and a few bastards over there, don't be blind with binoculars, go and scatter around the fortress as they have been arranged...... No, it's better to concentrate all the artillery to the north and west. "If the Capetian army can achieve the final victory, then Huge's order will not matter, but if the Capetian army is defeated, such a prudent order can save lives. And according to the investigation and study over the past few days, he cautiously concentrated his artillery to the north and west, which were most likely to usher in the impact of the rout.
The king's banner still fluttered in the center of Capet's original formation, and he rode on his horse, watching the prancing horses beside him move forward, with no sadness or joy on his face.
His own army did not move, nor did the few nobles who followed the king's baton - these were what everyone used to call the king's faction.
But at this moment, no one paid attention to such details, and now all the nobles could think of was to cut off the heads of their enemies, and then take them home to show off to their mistresses, and then look at their frightened and lovely faces and laugh.
"Do you say, Byangu, that the Galledonians are really as tough as we think?" asked a young nobleman, unable to help but wonder, to Flesova with a laugh.
"Maybe there is, maybe not, but either way, we won't lose. Flesova looked ahead and shook his head, "We just need to understand that." ”
As Hugg and these shrewd fellows expected, the seemingly formidable Capetian knights were not as devastating and victorious as most people imagined!
Because...... This has always been the game set by the commander of Caledonia who is proficient in figuring people's hearts and minds for the Capetes. The main force of the Galedonians is indeed longbowmen, but in a battle of 10,000 people, it is impossible for the Galedonians to rely only on longbowmen!
Just as the first group had actually crossed the creek in front of the Caledonian position, and before the second group of knights could catch up, a number of obstacles floated down from the upper reaches of the river! The second group of knights was at once delayed, and those knights who had already crossed the creek because of their small number were at last hated by the "saturation blow" of the Caledonians, and died in bliss on the way...... No, it should be said to be a paradise of the dead.
Once the cavalry begins to charge, it is not ordinary to be able to stop - if you want to stop, you can only slow down slowly, but this is absolutely impossible on the battlefield, otherwise needless to say, the companion who charges behind you alone can kill you - this is the cup of intensive charging in the era of cold weapons.
So the knights behind him secretly congratulated themselves that they were not so impatient to make a bird, sympathized with these unfortunate ghosts who had died tragically under the tricks of the Caledonians, and began to charge again—in their opinion, as long as the Caledonians had no tricks, they were not left to be ravaged.
But unfortunately, because the obstacles were destroyed in the charging formation, and because the speed was not fast again, these second group of heavily armored knights fell headlong into the trench in front of the Galedonian army's position, and did not see the dawn of victory.
Si Nanpei unconsciously grew his mouth: "This ...... Is this repaired according to the standards of anti-tank trenches, how can it be so wide?!"
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