"Take advantage of the defensive advantage and crush about a third of the opponent's troops. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info But even so, the other party is still half more than us. William looked at the lily representing the Visigothic royal family outside the battlefield, and sighed in his heart:

"The number of troops is still too small. If the White Army had 20,000 men, I wouldn't have to be so constrained. If there were 30,000 people, I could easily sweep the whole new world, and if ...... But that's all an 'if' thing. Now I can only use these 7,000 people. ”

William thought to himself. Standing on a relatively high ground, he watched as the last infantry company slowly entered the battlefield. Then he nodded. After that, the soldiers marched forward to the beat of the marching band—and at the same time, the enemy on the opposite side was slowly advancing towards the White Legion of the Hereford family at the same speed. And the same tactic is that the artillery of both sides begins to fire.

Lacking bunkers and trenches, the White Legion of the Hereford family suffered a rapid increase in casualties. At the same time, in the field, with a better view and a closer distance, the Heriford family's artillery damage was also much more numerous - before the infantry of both sides approached, the artillery of both sides had begun to exert its might. Solid shells and flowering shells sliced through the air along the trajectory of the ballistics, and then smashed into bloody alleys in the infantry companies of the White Regiment. Or bring up pieces of stumps and severed arms in the Visigothic Expeditionary Force.

"Very good!" had not been seen before, but for a moment William could not help but give a very good assessment of the Visigothic artillery—the guns used by these soldiers were slightly old and outdated. By no means a match for the latest Napoleonic guns, "designed" and manufactured by William. It stands to reason that even if the number of artillery of the White Army is only half of theirs, it should be able to suppress the other side and gain a slight advantage.

But the reality is different - the reality is that the performance of the artillery on both sides is basically the same. The White Army may have the upper hand slightly, but the trend is not obvious.

This means that the Visigoths' artillery skills are much more powerful than those of the Herefords. This is also one of the reasons why the Visigoths have been able to maintain the reputation of "the first army power" on the continent with many powerful countries.

The Visigoths were the first in the world in terms of the quality of artillery.

"It's unlikely that you want to suppress the other side in an artillery battle...... If a cavalry assault is used...... "William took a slight look at the opposing artillery position—two artillery regiments, each with an infantry regiment as an escort. If a cavalry assault is sent, there is a high probability of heavy losses.

"The other side has much more troops than our army, so ...... For now, let's do it. ”

Although he was not reconciled, William decided to endure it for the time being - and in this case, the opposing forward infantry company, after suffering enough casualties, finally approached the chasseur unit of the Hereford family.

However, the hunters did not give them any chance. Without hesitation, they turned their heads and retreated, disappearing between the gaps between the various private companies.

"Damn it, coward!" shouted the Visigothic officers at the front, all in frustration.

In the battle just now, the chasseurs killed at least two hundred...... Probably more Visigothic soldiers. Then, the bastards fled just before the arquebus was about to go into range.

This made all Visigoths feel like they were holding their breath in their hearts.

But then they swallowed it back—for the casualties inflicted by the hunters were nothing more than painful compared to the casualties that were to come.

When the two sides were about a hundred meters apart, the Hereford soldiers, armed with flintlock pistols, stopped. Then, at a range of seventy meters, the Visigothic army was subjected to the first volley of muskets. Then, the second round within 50 meters.

The soldiers must advance with a salvo of muskets like the scythe of death! Hereford's White Legion, all armed with flintlock pistols!

If the Visigothic soldiers had paid attention now, they would have been very surprised to find that many people had died around them—in front of them, in the back, on the left, on the right. What they know, what they don't know, what they like, what they hate, what they care about, what they don't care about...... The soldiers, the officers, the colleagues, the superiors, all of them, they fell so easily, lost all their strength, and fell in a pool of blood. Some screamed loudly, while others lost their movement altogether.

As a result, the Visigoths will easily have the illusion that everyone is dead, and they are left alone.

This is one of the reasons why the classical army would collapse so easily.

However, modern armies are different. After entering the battlefield, modern armies will lose most of their thinking ability. Instead, the orders of their officers will serve as their brains. And the entire company will merge into one, forming a new, life-like existence.

In this case, as long as the "brain" exists, it doesn't matter if you lose a third or even half of your "body". The company will still move forward, it will still fight. And in the wars of this era, there was an unwritten rule, that is, "it is not allowed to deliberately attack officers".

This can ensure the survival of the "gentlemen of the upper class", and also ensure the integrity of the "company brains" of both sides. It can be said to be a mutually beneficial tactic.

Not stupid, not gentlemanly. Rather, it is a decision made out of reality, out of practical considerations.

It was in this situation that the Visigothic expeditionary force suffered heavy losses under the blow of a volley of muskets from the White Regiment, which was subordinate to the Hereford family. But apart from a few comparisons

Except for the unfortunate company that was hit in the "brain", most of the other troops continued to advance.

"Don't shoot, don't stop reloading. Especially within the range of thirty meters, do not hesitate to move forward, forward!

Before the battle began, the Earl of Rochambeau forbade his army to tell his army all the elements of the battle of the Hereford family.

The flintlock pistols were extremely fast to reload, and the Hereford family was all musketeers.

If the troops armed with arquebuses stayed and fired at each other, they would definitely suffer a loss - to death.

The opponent is capable of firing two or even three rounds in a salvo. You can only shoot one round. Moreover, according to the configuration of each company of the expeditionary force, which is only a quarter, that is, thirty-five musketeers, the opponent's firepower in the same time will reach eight to twelve times that of its own.

This was a complete disaster for the Visigothic Expeditionary Force.

So, Count Rochambeau asked his troops to abandon a round of arquebus fire and go straight to the melee phase.

Then, the Visigothic expeditionary force was armed with grenades, a weapon that the count considered useless and should have been eliminated long ago.

The lethality of the wooden-handled grenade proved to be so good that a single throw within 30 meters could almost break a company - especially after the company had already experienced artillery bombardment, two or even three rounds of musket salvos.

So Count Rochambeau asked them to start charging regardless of their physical strength as soon as they came within thirty meters......

To tell the truth, both of the count's orders were correct. It's a pity that the two orders are still useless.

Even if one arquebus salvo was removed, giving Hereford's White Army eight to twelve times the advantage in firepower, the Hereford family would be able to earn two musket salvos for nothing, and this would not change.

And even if they start charging within thirty meters. But the grenade was still thrown much faster than they thought.

The dozen or so companies that were the first to go into battle collapsed in the shortest possible time - only a few very strong companies, with more than seventy percent killed, fought with the Hereford army. They are heroes.

Although they themselves did not pose any threat. However, they created an opportunity for their follow-up troops.

The White Legion company, which was entangled, had no chance to regroup, and in the face of the follow-up enemy forces, it had no chance to fire two volleys. Throw it with a round of grenades.

Although a small number of soldiers consciously threw grenades, the subsequent Visigothic expeditionary force still maintained most of the advantages - that is, formation.

Maintaining a neat array of extra-long guns, they played to their advantage at this moment - in the face of the forest of guns, the infantry of the Hereford family armed with bayonet guns finally began to suffer......

Despite the use of cuirass, it is difficult for the opponent to kill in one hit. But the stabbing to the thigh, to the throat, to the arm still left the Hereford soldiers struggling to cope. They tried to block those attacks with bayonets, while following the tactics taught in the infantry drill code, in groups of three, coordinated with each other and covered each other.

They want to be able to block each other's spears, rush over, and attack - but many times, they can't do that.

The vast majority of the soldiers, after a while of fighting, were helplessly stabbed in the thigh and lost the ability to move, and then were stabbed in the arm and lost the ability to block. And then ...... Die, or flee. Either way, the outcome is that the Hereford family loses a soldier who can come in handy in this war.

And so, at least in these places, in parts of the battlefield, after the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers, the tide of battle gradually changed, just as Count Rochambeau most wished.

"But that's simply not enough. Wright looked at the battlefield and muttered to himself.