It stands to reason that half of the role of cavalry is embodied by the charge. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info did not charge, and the cavalry that could not rush up did not have much advantage in the face of the infantry.

Especially when the opponent's infantry units are on standby.

That's it, although they rushed into the army of the Hereford family in one go, the situation was not as easy as some people thought.

Even the rifle with a bayonet was nearly two meters long. The Hereford family men formed a line and then charged, easily crushing a large number of enemy troops.

There is always a misconception about the Hereford family's army, or all the forces and countries that are good at gunpowder weapons, that is, these scum who are good at long-range attacks are definitely not good at frontal hand-to-hand combat, as long as they are hit by the opponent's various gunpowder weapons and drag the occupation into the stage of hand-to-hand combat, they can win.

Unfortunately, this idea is wrong.

Private Hereford, armed with bayonets and rifles, could almost easily stab an enemy cavalryman - and in the face of this flickering, forty-centimeter bayonet wall, the horses were still unstoppable, despite the horsemen's desperate attempts to maneuver their horses forward. As a last resort, the cavalry even had to abandon their horses and fight on foot......

Then, the sabers-wielding cavalrymen did little resistance, were poked out of a large number of bloody holes, and then fell to the ground and died.

But then, the real test came for the Hereford family.

It was the infantry unit of the Hereford Family Army, which followed the arrival of the cavalry, which numbered the same twenty-two companies, but these twenty-two companies, unlike the previous ones, were not equipped with any ranged troops. More than 3,000 soldiers in twenty-two companies are all traditional classic ultra-long spearmen, and even more traditional classics, unimaginable great swordsmen.

In this way, General Franz was able to find these troops, and it was really a rare and painstaking effort - those great swordsmen at the beginning were selected from the mercenaries - although the great swords and other things are no longer appropriate in this era, but at least a hundred years ago, the great swordsmen were still the mainstream mercenary troops. There are still great swordsmen in a small number of mercenary groups, and there are many mercenary families whose ancestors are from great swordsmen.

In any case, in short, General Franz came up with these strange things - the great swordsmen of the three companies charging at the front, these great swordsmen equipped with cuirasses, feathered felt hats, and holding two-handed swords that are 1.4 meters long, show their strength as the strongest and best shock infantry in the world!

Just a round of charge, a rare scene on the modern battlefield, a large number of Hereford family soldiers' heads and arms were cut off by the other party - the great swordsman waved his arms, he could smash the Hereford family's bayonet open, and then with a sword, he could kill the other party.

A large number of pikemen stabbed their spears in all directions, and the Hereford soldiers in the first column barely reacted before half of them were impaled - the rest survived because of their cuirasses.

At the same time, the Hereford infantrymen swung their bayonet guns and flicked the array of extra-long spears on the opposite side, even though the bayonet guns were far inferior in length. But the shorter the body of the gun, it is easier for people to exert force. So they can easily turn the opponent's super long spear to the side, and then rush forward, and then stab violently-

-- However --

Just when the infantry of the Hereford family thought that they were about to win, in the array of spearmen on the opposite side, there were many sword and shield men who killed them, shielded the pikemen with shields, blocked the bayonets, and at the same time stabbed the spearmen with their swords, piercing the infantry.

In this way, although the infantry units of the Hereford family fought bravely, they were still suppressed by the other side for a while. Purely cold-armed troops, albeit rather anachronistic today. But it played a considerable role in this moment.

After more than ten minutes of fighting, more than half of the companies at the front of the Hereford family had suffered casualties. The enemy had to retreat as a last resort - the enemy clung to these soldiers, almost regardless of formation and organization, in order to keep the battle in a cold-armed melee situation.

The Third Regiment of the Hereford Family, the two infantry regiments of the first array, was thus in an extremely awkward state. A dozen companies at the forefront were stubbornly suppressed. The dozen or so companies behind were forbidden to support forward under Freya's strict orders.

"What a bastard, if only at this time I had a cavalry unit on my hands. Freya thought to herself. At the same time, she noticed that several companies of cavalry were beginning to move towards her flank.

"Damn, that's the only cavalry, and they want to attack our flank?!" Freya felt angry and amused for a moment. She immediately ordered the two infantry regiments of the second array to move forward slowly, and the infantry companies on both flanks began to pay attention, ready to deploy at any time and at any time, forming a hollow phalanx to guard against cavalry.

That's it.

The infantry on both fronts are still fighting fiercely. It's like two grinding machines that are working at full strength, colliding against each other, constantly sparking sparks, constantly rubbing off the edges—constantly turning soldiers, constituent parts of the army, into meaningless flesh and corpses.

"Or ...... It's suppressed. Freya sighed. Although in some small group battles, the soldiers of the Hereford family gained some advantage by throwing grenades, and a very small number of officers by shooting with short-barreled handcuffs. But on the whole, it was still the inexplicable hand-to-hand combat units of the Imperial Army that had the upper hand.

"General, look, our army has the upper hand!" At the same time, beside General Franz, several staff officers of the Imperial Army shouted excitedly. It seemed that it was something to be proud of in an instant to suppress the army of the Hereford family......

However, to some extent, it is true. Including the previous battles, almost all of the battles in the past few days, large and small, ended in the defeat of the Imperial Army. Whether it was a hundred, a hundred, a thousand, or even a thousand, no matter what kind of battle they mentioned above, all ended in defeat for the Imperial Army. The only difference is in the magnitude of the defeat of the Imperial Army, whether it was a crushing defeat, a big defeat or a defeat or a small defeat. That's it.

After suffering so many defeats in a row, it is no wonder that these officers are so excited because of the instant gain of their own troops.

"yes, the upper hand. At the same time, General Franz was not at all happy.

Yes, it did have the upper hand. But at what cost did such a gain of the upper hand come in?

Yes, a cavalry regiment, plus two infantry regiments, the blood of almost four thousand soldiers.

After suffering such huge casualties, it was in exchange for such a "gain of the upper hand".

And just having the upper hand, the forces of the River family are still fighting hard. If the commander of the opposing side has any intention of increasing troops on the front line, then such a situation of "gaining the upper hand" may not last long.

To make matters worse, such tactics are almost impossible to replicate. He had only 20,000 men under his command. Even with the troops of His Royal Highness the Prince behind him, there were only 40,000 troops.

With this tactic, four thousand cannon fodder are needed, and three thousand executors are taken with them. In total, it is seven thousand. Five-seven-thirty-five, barely six times.

In other words, his troops could barely use this tactic six times before disappearing.

Of course, this method of calculating numbers alone is very unreliable. In actual combat, it is also basically impossible.

Because the casualties are too great, they will definitely be resisted by the subordinate soldiers. It can even cause riots. At the same time, even if it is used in small amounts, it will definitely reduce the morale of your subordinate soldiers. Another point is that those great swordsmen, as well as the sword and shield bearers, are already the troops that he has collected and organized with great difficulty, and it can almost be said that he has worked hard to collect.

After all, hundreds of years have passed since the previous era of "a hundred flowers blooming", which can be called the sunset afterglow of cold weapons.

It was as if it were at this time in William's previous world. A certain Duke of Wellington, in order to face the great demon Napoleon, hoped to be able to use some secret weapons of the classical era - the muskets of this era fired at a rate that, yes, was indeed inferior to the longbow. So Mr. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, hoped to be able to recruit a group of longbowmen.

Yes, it is the legendary English longbowman, who has been described in countless literary works, and can be called a very good and outstanding English longbowman in the age of cold weapons.

It's just that the Duke of Wellington, who was full of expectations, finally got a poignant reply.

Without.

Yes, there are none.

In the whole of England, there was no longer a single qualified longbowman.

That's it.

Although in the end, the Duke of Wellesley still defeated the Great Demon King, but this matter is still very embarrassing...... If he was defeated by the Great Demon King, or would this matter be more dramatic?

All in all, though, General Franz was much luckier than the otherworldly Duke Arthur Wellesley. There are legends in this world, and magic and vindictiveness actually exist. So, despite the irrepressible rise of science, and more and more prosperous. At the same time, cold weapons are becoming more and more decaying. But it's still much better than the other world line.

It was for this reason that William was able to gather seven thousand lancers. It was also for this reason that General Franz was able to gather these great swordsmen and sword and shield bearers.

Maybe if you have a spare egg to go to Briton, then you can gather a longbow army, right?

However, just like the lancers of the Hereford family, Franz's elite soldiers with cold weapons are also dead and one less and cannot be replenished.

In fact, a lot of them have died by now.

And without the help of these elite soldiers, how much can be achieved by simply using ultra-long pikemen to carry out the same battle...... General Franz himself could not say this.