In this way, Edward wanted to use his musket to shoot and cause a deterrent effect to make the opponent feel afraid, and then use this round of charging to completely crush the enemy. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It stands to reason that such a tactic is indeed possible. It's not very high, but it's not completely impossible.

Thinking of this, Edward, the captain of the cavalry company, was very excited--think about it, many of those bastards who were contemporaries with him became regimental commanders, deputy regimental commanders, and a few of the better ones even became reserve commanders of the regiments-because William had a firm grasp of military power, so at present, in addition to himself, his father King Otto, and his most trusted general, John Jr. The Hereford family no longer has a fourth commander in real power. Several of the best are currently acting corps commanders as deputy corpsion commanders. It seems a bit unjustifiable.

However, their status is already very enviable to Edward.

Although as a member of the first officer training course. But Edward had no other advantage.

First of all, he was not from the territory of the Hereford family, but from a mercenary. This made him seem a little out of place in the old Praetorian Guard system.

Secondly, he did not participate in Wilhelm's defense of the Vistula fortress, nor in the subsequent conquest of Novgorod, and finally in the expedition to the New World...... The vast majority of Hereford officers were promoted because of these three wars. And he regretted very much, either because he was sick, or because he did not choose his company when he was fighting.

All in all, this guy is like this, very aggrieved for several years. When the Hereford family's army expanded, he immediately cried and shouted and made a statement, transferring from the Russian Praetorian Guard to the Polotsk Praetorian Guard directly under William, and hoped to achieve better development in the newly formed Praetorian Guard.

He originally thought that the number of the Russian Praetorian Guard was enough to have four corps, so why should the Polotsk Praetorian Guard also have four corps? When the time comes, how can he, as an officer with old qualifications, be reduced to a battalion commander. With a little credit or something, it's not impossible to get the regimental commander......

It's just that, very unfortunately, he thinks so, but it doesn't mean that the kings of the Hereford family think so. Despite the war, the Hereford family chose to expand their army, but to add new troops to the original five Praetorian Guard regiments.

And because the Polotsk Praetorian Guard and the Russian Praetorian Guard are two systems, the promotion of the two sides is not uniform. The Russian Janissaries, with four Janissaries Corps, expanded their strength four times as many as the Polotsk Praetorian Guards. The number of extra official posts was also four times that of the Polotsk Praetorian Guard...... So, Edward was very happy not to be chosen, and became the one left.

It's a tragedy.

Well, no, it's a tragedy. There's nothing else to say.

That's it, Edward's frustration has no way to vent, he can only continue to look for opportunities to climb up......

Eventually, the opportunity was found. That's the new, experimental army.

Or enter the Chasseur Company, which is already very popular at the moment...... Of course, the Hunter is also a very fashionable and popular class at the moment. With Edward's qualifications, it is possible to enter the company of hunters, but it is impossible to become a company commander.

The other is to enter other experimental armies. It's like the current pistols.

It's quite a gamble, so to speak. The gamble is on whether these experimental classes actually work.

If they were really effective, then as the first officer of the new branch, he would rightfully receive merit, and then be promoted. However, if these classes are all scum, then his time in the past few years will be in vain.

So, it was a gamble - and obviously, Edward was right!

In the past few days, the outstanding performance of the pistols in actual combat has fully proved the actual combat value of this branch. As long as this war ends smoothly. Most of his rank will be promoted. With this qualification, the road to promotion and fortune will be much smoother in the future.

However, Edward was not satisfied with this - yes, although the credit was already in his hands, Edward was hungry for more. He dared to guarantee that after seeing the strength of the pistols, the Praetorian Guard would definitely form more pistol cavalry units. When the time comes, I can't say that I can become a battalion commander or something......

"That's it, if you want to really grasp that, you have to win this victory, and you have to break 800 in 100 horses. It's not a very amazing record, but it can be blown over to some extent.

With this qualification, it is mostly a certainty that you will be promoted.

Edward thought to himself. Very happy to charge forward.

It's just a pity...... The other party is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Seeing that his own forces have lost so much. The Carpathian hussars did not feel frightened, nor did they collapse and flee because of this charge. The guys, in turn, roared with rage and charged at the enemy.

This was not expected by Edward—their muskets had already been fired once, and it was too late to reload.

"Draw your sword!"

In a hurry, Edward could only give such an order, and unfortunately, despite the enhanced long-range shooting ability, the melee combat ability of these cavalry was slightly inferior to that of these enemies. In particular, the hasty change of weapons made the soldiers a little panicked and upset.

In this case, the Carpathian hussars, who were the first to shine on the face, were more numerous and had a wider cross, and rightfully gained a huge advantage. Just a few glances, the dozen or so soldiers who rushed to the front fell in a pool of blood.

At the same time, the other side is still using its wider array to surround the pistol cavalry led by Edward. Under the attack from three sides, the pistols were almost in disarray.

"Damn, bastard, do you mean I'm going to die here?!Is that the end of my life?!" Edward roared almost in frustration as he saw the soldiers fall in front of him, and as the number of enemies around him grew and they got closer and closer.

Regret, anger, and even despair swelled in his heart, and he couldn't help but roar - and then, a frenzied fight.

The bright saber was raised high and swung down suddenly. Heads and stumps and severed arms are scattered in all directions - to be honest, this is the most appropriate and common state of the cavalry battlefield in this era -

Just before Edward's company was about to be wiped out, there was a sound of horses' hooves around - and then more gunfire began than before. Edward, whose brain was tense, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the gunshot.

Reinforcements have finally arrived. The vanguard was the other two companies of pistol cavalry. In this era, only cavalrymen equipped with epoch-making weapons such as revolvers could shoot such a dense barrage in such a short period of time.

With these guys around, you're safe.

Edward, who breathed a sigh of relief, only felt that his eyes were dark, and then he lost his strength and fainted.

That's it, the encounter is over. Nearly 800 Carpathian hussars were almost completely wiped out. They surrounded others and then were defended by others. The entangled cavalry could barely escape.

After this crushing defeat, the number of hussars under the emperor's command fell to more than a thousand, and he did not dare to fight the cavalry of the Hereford family, which was too much of a luxury for them. And after this cavalry battle, Kalman IV also somewhat understood what kind of enemy he was going to face.

In a sense, the Hereford family's army, numbering no more than 70,000, was the strongest and most formidable opponent he had ever encountered.

The Emperor regretted his decision to fight William.

But only slightly.

Now that we have made up our minds, we must strengthen our conviction and overcome all difficulties to achieve victory.

The Emperor had a hunch that the coming battle would be a great challenge for him - but at the same time, it would also be a great opportunity and a great honor. If you can win, you will receive greater glory and rewards than any war you have participated in before. The entire empire, and indeed the entire human world, will crouch at their feet. When the time comes, he will really have the ability to surpass the emperors of the empire and truly unify the entire empire under his banner.

At the thought of this, Kalman IV, who was already over fifty years old, was still overwhelmed with excitement.

Compared to these glories, these rewards, the slightest danger is nothing at all. Moreover, the most important thing is that the Emperor still looks down on Wilhelm von Hereford, a young man who has just turned twenty years old.

In any case, he didn't think he would lose to such a guy!

At the same time, before the Great War, Wilhelm von Hereford was thinking much the same as Emperor Kalman IV.

"It's come this far, it's very good, yes, it's finally this far. William laughed almost nervously—more like making a horrible grimace than laughing. His facial muscles were almost uncontrollably smiling.

"Then, after this war is won, everything will work as I want it to be. William thought to himself. Before the people around him were scared by his smile and wanted to persuade and care for him, William's expression had returned to normal. I couldn't see what kind of madness he had just had.