85_85536Under the coercion of the mercenaries, the levies were forced to move forward, although they were quite reluctant. At this time, everyone understood that Jerich's tactic was to use conscripts as cannon fodder, and use these "cannon fodder" to deceive a musket salvo from the new Circassian army.

There is an interval between musket shots, and in the intervening between them, the mercenaries can rush in front of them and start hand-to-hand combat - at most one more round of grenade throwing, plus the mercenaries killed by the shelling, and the mercenaries will only die at most a third before entering hand-to-hand combat. The establishment and morale are still well preserved. In this case, the probability of winning increases considerably.

"What a disgusting bunch.

William quickly figured out Jelic's tactics. And then I couldn't help but make such an evaluation of this guy.

"However, it would be too good to win with this kind of trick. William thought to himself. Then he didn't say anything, just sneered and calculated the time and distance.

When the other party was forty meters away, William gave the order to shoot. After giving the order, William was still a little idle, and began to think about shouting every time he gave an order to the army. That's not good. It should be done as much as possible to innovate.

"Trumpeters, drummers, and guò military drums are needed to convey orders and remind them of the march...... Well, in addition to this, there must be a command flag, as well as a full set of flag language...... It's a pity that I should have thought of these things sooner.

But...... Forget it, in this grass-terraced army, with the plain habits of these officers, it is difficult for them to learn these things now. The military trumpeter's thing can be done quickly. But the flag or something, let's wait a while. ”

It was at the same time that William was thinking like this, that another volley of muskets began. After numerous trainings, and actually used once on the battlefield, the musketeers had already fired decent volleys. As the smoke of gunpowder and the crisp sound of gunfire rang out, the conscripts who were pressed in front by the mercenaries also fell to the ground in batches.

The conscripts, who had long lost their morale, really collapsed completely this time. They can't even figure out what they should do.

Some were still running forward in a daze, and some had blank brains, turning around and crashing into the mercenaries' super-long guns. There are also people who stand still stupidly, not knowing whether they are crazy or have lost the ability to think.

There were also a few who knew what to do, and they ran to the side, bypassing the phalanx of mercenaries and spears that were slowly advancing in front of them. In the end, he escaped with his life.

But no matter what they did, both sides of the campaign were indifferent. The two counts, the mercenary captains of the Starlight Corps only care if they can block a volley for themselves, they have completed this task, so no one will care what their fate will be next.

They didn't care how many of these levies died after a four-part shot of muskets, they only cared if their tactics were successful.

And after seeing that these levies had indeed blocked a round of bullets for the main force, the expressions of the three people were very excited. Pelchberg even clenched his fists and waved it, shouting "Good!"

It's just that they miscalculated.

Immediately after a round of four-stage shooting, William ordered: "Turn back! Ten meters away, run!"

With little hesitation, the soldiers turned and ran ten meters backwards - and at this point, the advantage of the short musket was revealed. A musketeer with a musket on his shoulder can run faster than a pikeman who strikes forward with a flat spear.

This saved William about three seconds.

Immediately afterwards, the musketeers, who had turned back to the past, began to reload their ammunition. In the twentieth second, the mercenaries who rushed to the front of the position encountered another problem, and that was the breastwork.

The breastwork is wide and narrow, and the rammed earth is very strong, and it is not possible to destroy it in a moment. And the soldiers under William's command hid ten meters behind the earthen wall, and their extra-long spears could not reach it at all.

This embarrassed the soldiers. It's definitely not okay to go backwards, but it's a bit of a hassle to move forward......

“...... Musket fire! Crawl over at the same time!" So, the infantry battalion commander of the mercenary regiment gave such an order. After that, the musketeers of the mercenary group began to reload their ammunition, and the pikemen began to climb the breastwork.

The breastwork, although not particularly high, is also a little four meters. If you want to turn over, you have to use both hands and feet. In this case, having an extra-long spear in your hand is in the way.

They had to throw the extra-long spear in their hands to the ground and climb again. In this way, this super-long spear phalanx can be considered to collapse...... If you want to regroup and restore the formation, it is too late in time......

That is, the firing time of the 1st Infantry Battalion under William.

Watching this scene. Although the two sides "seem to be in a stalemate, no winner or loser", the mercenary captain of the Starlight Corps has sunk again: "Cunning guy...... What a bastard!"

He couldn't help but curse. At the same time, this time without the urging of the two counts, he preemptively ordered: "Send someone to supervise the levies on both wings, and ask them to clear the road as much as possible, and put another infantry battalion in the front!"

At the same time as he threw himself into the new army, the musketeers of the 2nd Infantry Battalion under William had been loaded. Then, in the face of these enemies, William did not directly put all his firepower into it. Instead, it was decided to shoot in batches.

This is mainly due to the fact that the existence of the breastwork also provides protection for the enemies behind the breastwork. If you order all of them to shoot, it will cause an unnecessary waste of firepower.

"The soldiers of the first column shoot, and the other three columns of musketeers are on standby!"

With William's order, hundreds of musketeers in the first column opened fire. Immediately after, the mercenaries who had already climbed over the wall fell one piece. The first musketeers then knelt down and began to reload. At the same time, the musketeers of the second column raised their muskets, but did not fire at the first time, until a sufficient number of mercenaries had climbed over the wall, and William gave the order again—and with the sound of muskets, the array of extra-long spears that had just improved slightly became thin again.

At this point, no matter how stupid the mercenaries are, they know that this will not work. The pikemen, who had already climbed over the breastwork, did not line up any longer, but simply ignored the oversized spears, drew their swords from their waists, and rushed towards the new musketeers.

"The first and second columns of soldiers lined up with bayonets. Three or four columns of soldiers threw grenades!"

Seeing this, William immediately ordered.

Immediately afterward, a row of bright, cold bayonet arrays appeared in front of the two armies. The mercenaries armed with swords were stunned for a moment - the length of their weapons was at a loss, no matter how short the bayonets were, and the bayonets were more than two meters long. Moreover, William's musketeers were heavily arrayed, but they lost their formation and were in a state of stragglers fighting separately.

In such a state, it is strange that the mercenaries can win the battle - no matter how brave they are, it is impossible for them to break through the enemy line in the face of superior enemy forces when their weapons are completely outdated. In fact, it is. Before most of the mercenaries could rush to the place, they were pierced by more than one bayonet and fell to the ground on their stomachs.

At the same time, the soldiers of the last two columns of the first battalion also threw grenades. In the sound of the explosion, the mercenaries' strength and formation were further weakened.

"Counterattack - no, no!"

Seeing this scene, seeing that his own troops had the upper hand, William instinctively wanted to pursue. But then he noticed that behind the mercenary infantry battalion that was on the verge of collapse, there was another intact mercenary unit. If you charge now, you can defeat the first enemy army, but you are likely to be defeated by the second enemy army. After thinking about it, he ordered loudly: "Stop, whole team!

With William's order, the first battalion of the new army, which had not suffered many losses, was immediately reorganized. Retreat to the paramedic ten meters and then reload the ammunition. As a result, the situation returned to the previous awkward state......

After that, I don't know if it was for the sake of self-preservation or for some other reason, the remaining enemy infantry battalion scattered to the sides and retreated, leaving the position to the friendly forces behind them. It doesn't look like they're going to be like the levies, who play a role in blocking bullets for others.

So, the new Circassian army took the opportunity to return to the breastwork, and another volley of muskets was fired. Then there was grenade throwing, and artillery bombardment crippled the mercenary's infantry battalion. Poor this infantry battalion retreated in an uproar before it could go to the battlefield.

So far, nearly 1,000 conscripts and three mercenary infantry battalions and nearly 1,000 mercenaries invested by the Starlight Corps and Sandomit, and the Vitra coalition army have all been repulsed by William. The battlefield was littered with corpses, and it was conservatively estimated that there were at least 800 enemy soldiers lying on their backs.

"Win!" Seeing this scene, William's mood was very excited.

Smoke fills the air. William's face was almost blackened, but his interest was very high—the battle had been fought so far, and if nothing else, victory was assured. And even if there is any accident, the possibility of "accident" in one's favor is a little more!

"It's time to think about a counteroffensive. William thought to himself. Then he grabbed a soldier by the collar and told him to turn his head to look at him, and then he cried out, "Two cavalry companies to prepare!" We want the 1st Infantry Battalion to exchange positions with us, and the 3rd Infantry Battalion to come to the front. We're ready to counterattack!"

"Ah, that, that?" looked at William with a face that was half stern and half excited. The soldier didn't react for a moment. After William yelled again, "Did you hear that?!", he hurriedly agreed, and then turned and ran towards the second breastwork.

This gave William a little more thought:

"I should have a special herald. ”。