And so, while the centaur forces were being deployed to probe from both flanks, the situation in the middle of the Tartarian army became even worse.

More than 20,000 Slavic troops have collapsed, almost a quarter. The first array of the army was close to collapse. Sarida Khan frowned and gave the order. To retreat the remnants of the first array.

After hearing the order, the new Slavic army in the first array was relieved. Then he turned around and fled backwards.

Because the coalition forces need to keep the queue intact as they march. So the advance of the coalition phalanx was not fast.

If you add in the adjustment of the Asturian phalanx by Duke Otto and the movement of the hollow phalanx, this speed is even slower.

In addition, Duke Otto did not want to use too many of the remaining cavalry under his command at this time.

In this way, the remnants of the Slavi army in the first array turned around and fled in a disorderly and disorderly manner. Then there is no way for the coalition forces to stop or pursue them.

And even though it seems that there is no order. But in reality, the remnants of the Slavians did not go crazy or were frightened stupid - of course, this may also be because of the shouting of the officers of the second array of the new Slavic Army, which made them remember.

No one dared to ram the array. Everyone had slipped through the gaps in the phalanxes of the second array. It's a little slower, but it's safe. No one will poke out dozens of transparent holes because of their collision with the military formation, and they will not affect the old and young in the family......

The Slavic Forces were not mercenaries, they had nothing but money and contractual constraints. Their family is in Tartaria, and the monk can't run the temple.

This is also an indirect way to boost the morale of these new soldiers.

“...... Pause to move forward. ”

After breaking through one of the opposing arrays, Duke Otto chose to pause his advance.

Although due to differences in training, armor rate, and experience, the coalition forces did not lose too many soldiers in defeating the new army for a while. But in continuous combat, the consumption of soldiers' bodies is also a problem.

So Duke Otto wanted to form the team for the time being, and then switch places between the second array and the first array. Replace the tired soldiers of the first array with new ones.

“...... But what if the opposing cavalry attacks while our army is changing formations? Send cavalry to fight back?Cover the infantry formation?" Then Duke Otto thought about this question again:

"No, cavalry is more important than infantry. In this case, too many losses will be detrimental to the next action. And the other side began to arrange the musketeers...... "Duke Otto saw the change in the second array of Sarida Khan.

He gathered together a large number of musketeers scattered in various phalanxes. A simple two-column array was formed.

The breastplate armor equipped by the mercenaries is quite good for the defense of cold weapons. However, it is a little more difficult to use hot weapons...... Or two more levels of heavy plate armor, or anti-fire armor, which can block the salvo of arquebus, but in general, mercenaries are embarrassed, or don't have the money to equip themselves with such good armor.

In this case, it is a good tactic to use two musket salvos to take out the first two rows of armored pikemen in the mercenary unit.

However, Sarida Khan's wishful thinking was destined to fail.

Thinking of this, Duke Otto couldn't help but smile sarcastically: "Moreover, this battle is unlikely to be won in the first place. ”

Yes, according to the original plan, against Kublai's army, Duke Otto would feint defeat, and then retreat to the fortress at the mouth of the river, and flank the main force that rushed to annihilate it.

But now the situation is different, it is not Kublai who came, but Sarida Khan. The original plan will be reversed. In other words, Duke Otto no longer has the task of feints and lure the enemy. And in this case, there is no point in feints, luring the enemy.

Duke Otto needed to think more about his subordinates, but also for himself. And in this case, with a weak army, he fought against the elite of Tarta, which was superior to Sarida Khan, and it was already quite good to fight the current tie and slightly upper hand.

No one can do anything, and there is no reason or position to accuse him.

He had done well enough that he could even proudly show off if Duke Otto had been a little shameless—he had the upper hand in the battle with Sarida Khan. Moreover, his army was only thirty thousand. And the army of Sarida Khan was fifty thousand. Among them was his Praetorian guard, Cowardice.

"Yes, that's enough. Duke Otto finally confirmed, and seeing that his logic was completely fine, he stopped thinking about it.

"The coalition forces suspended operations. "Duke Otto gave such an order. Then, the mercenaries of the first and second arrays stopped advancing and began to form a team, resting in place.

"Don't you want to fight too?" Seeing the actions of the coalition forces, Sarida Khan immediately sensed this keenly.

Yes, the battle has come to this, and neither side can help anyone. If you don't want to bask desperately, then a truce is the only outcome.

However, Sarida Khan was not reconciled - Duke Otto, who was at a disadvantage in strength and prestige, was satisfied with the battle. But Sarida Khan, who had an advantage in strength and fame, was not reconciled.

"What a bastard...... But...... If ......"

After struggling in his heart, Sarida Khan also had to regain his senses.

Yes, it can't be fought anymore. Unless something happens. Or rather, let him discover the flaws of the coalition forces. And the only hope for this is pinned on the two people on the left and right wings, Sai Lilei and Di Chiman.

If their temptation is successful, then Sarida Khan will not hesitate to attack.

At the same time, on the left and right flanks of the coalition forces, the battle began again. The thousand-man detachment led by the two centaur generals, Dichiman and Celile, who had been pinned on by Sarida Khan, had made a detour to the rear of the flanks, the Asturian phalanx of pikemen and arquebusiers, and the hollow phalanx of bayonet flintlock pikemen.

Both centaur generals were told by Sarida Khan, and one could even say threatening. Therefore, the use of troops is very cautious. The centaur thousand-man squad stopped at a distance of more than two hundred meters from the enemy. Then prepare the bow and arrows. Be prepared for harassment.

In general, the cavalry bow equipped by the nomadic cavalry did not have a long range, and considering the difficulty of firing a bow and arrow on a warhorse, it was inferior to an infantry bow after all - but the centaur was different. Centaurs have no difficulty with this at all. Even, the tension, strength, and range of the bows they are equipped with are stronger than those of ordinary humans, and even stronger human warriors.

Under the command of Di Chiman and Celile, the best marksmen in the two thousand-man team, as well as the extremely powerful javelin-throwers, even the specially made arrows were too weak to use on steel plate armor. In contrast, the javelin with a conical head is more useful.

In this way, a group of hundreds of excellent centaur archers and tall and powerful centaur javelinmen broke away from the thousand-man team and pounced on each flank of the battlefield in a loose formation, one Asturian phalanx and one hollow phalanx.

On the right flank of the battlefield. The Asturian phalanx set up by the mercenaries was slightly embarrassed. Arquebuses could not be compared with the opponent's heavy composite bows. The disadvantage in range made it impossible for the Asturias phalanx to return fire.

However, under the rain of arrows sown by the other party, the mercenaries still gritted their teeth and persevered, completely ignoring the casualties and desperately maintaining the formation. At the same time, they swung up and down, shaking the shafts of their spears to fend off the arrows. At the same time, although not all of them were equipped with cuirass armor, the ship-shaped helmet was one for each person. These helmets are very useful for a rain of arrows thrown from above. Basically, all damage is completely blocked......

Of course, the kinetic energy of the arrows cannot be completely canceled by the helmet alone. The mercenaries weren't stupid, though, and almost all of them stuffed a layer of cotton cloth inside their helmets to dampen the vibrations.

Moreover, in order to avoid being fired back by the mercenaries' arquebuses, the centaurs did not dare to get too close. In such a situation, the centaur army's bows were not powerful enough, and the casualties inflicted on the Asturian phalanx were not very large.

In contrast, the casualties of the Circassian army were even lower.

William equipped every soldier under his command with a cuirass, in addition to shoulder armor and helmets. That way, except for a handful of unlucky people who were shot in the face or thigh, his flintlock musketeers would be fine. In the end, it is a minority who is shot in the face, and it will not kill anyone if it is shot in the thigh. In this way, the casualties suffered by the army are almost negligible.

Yes, yes, in general archers, archers, mounted archers can play the role of only one harassment. In the era of cold weapons, long-range weapons were basically unable to determine the victory of a war. What really determines the outcome of a war is hand-to-hand combat with real swords and guns -- even in the era of hot weapons.

This continued until the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War, when breech-loading rifled guns became widespread. And before that, even in Napoleon's time, the armies of the countries equipped with front-loading smoothbore guns were still inseparable from the white-knuckle charge to solve the problem.

That's it.

If it was a feudal army, such a blow would indeed cause morale to drop and waver. A little longer, a little more Yan zhòng may even collapse.

However, even if the modern machine army does not change its color even if it is faced with a rain of bullets and a dozen pounds of lead bullet bombardment, how can it change color because of a bow and arrow that is not lethal or powerful at all?

Moreover, even if there is a move that wants to be made, what can a group of infantry do against the archers? Attack? For a group of ultra-long pikemen who rely on arrays to fight, take the initiative to attack the cavalry...... Isn't that a little too difficult?

Therefore, the most correct tactic in the face of these enemies is to ignore them. R1148