- After the first wave of cannon fodder and the second group of cavalry were killed, the third group of troops of the Imperial Army, that is, the pure hand-to-hand combat troops, did not have many great swordsmen in this group of troops. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info At the same time, the number of sword and shield men covering the pikemen is not too large.

In this case, their attack and defense are much weaker than the previous army.

However, even so, they are still one of the best armies of our time, and even in the world. In this way, William was surprised - although the other party was still suppressed by the Hereford army, he found - at least, it seemed to have found a way to fight the Hereford army.

"It's amazing. After seeing this, William couldn't help but sigh - his enemies, the men, braved the hail of bullets and bullets to rush forward, opening up a fair and face-to-face confrontation with the Hereford family army with the death of thousands of soldiers.

"I don't know who came up with this tactic, it's really amazing. William thought to himself. As the current supreme commander of the Hereford family, the commander of the 60,000-strong army. William was surprised that this guy could come up with a terrible tactic of injuring 800 enemies and injuring 3,000 himself.

"Intelligence shows that His Majesty the Emperor did not appear on the front line of the battlefield, that is, it was not this tactic that Kalman IV came up with...... It seems that the Swabian family is not without talent...... Who should it be? General Franz, or maybe my 'brother' whom I never met? It should be more likely that the former is the former. William thought to himself, and then smiled pleasantly.

It's not very clear, but you can guess it. There would be no one else who could argue for so long, but not be stopped, except for the two highest-ranking commanders. That's it.

"Hehehe. "William was very happy in his heart. At the same time, looking at the battlefield where the front line was raging and stalemate, William was a little eager for a moment - as a commander, he told himself rationally that he should retreat. But the identity of the most swordsman made him very, very, very eager to stand on the front line, wielding his long sword to kill all the bastards who dared to approach him-

Naturally, this thought thrilled William. As the contemporary heir of the Hereford family, and as one of the few knights in this world with the rank of Great Mentor, William's thoughts are understandable, and the probability of his death is very low.

As a knight at the level of the Great Mentor, in this era when personal force is getting weaker and weaker, the combat effectiveness of the Great Mentor level has been decided, and it is definitely the level that stands at the apex of personal force.

William was not afraid of death or anything like that. The Dou Qi armor formed by the Dou Qi of the Great Mentor level was fearless even if he faced the dragon's breath head-on, or the bombardment of the sixty-four-pounder cannon, let alone lead bullet or something.

For the sake of Lenovo, even if there was a regiment of flintlock musketeers gathering fire on him, he would not have any problems.

It feels like if you really want to kill William, then at least - yes, at least need to have a modern 270mm heavy howitzer. Or maybe it's a big killer like a cloud burst bomb.

However, William felt that the invention of those weapons of mass destruction would have to advance the world for another hundred years. And a hundred years later, if he is still alive, then he will most likely have surpassed the Great Mentor and reached the knightly model, the highest status and honor that this knighthood can obtain. At that time, most of the cloud burst bombs with a yield of several tons will not be able to help themselves. Maybe you can consider using your body as a nuclear bomb?

Well, just kidding.

In fact, what I said before about going to the front line or something is also a joke. In this era, personal bravery is no longer the mainstream - William can't go to the front line, in fact, it has little to do with his own combat effectiveness - if this era is still stuck in the knightly society, relying on the strength of the knights, the knights are brave and fierce fighting style to fight, then it doesn't matter whether William is a great mentor or an ordinary knight. As a nobleman, he should lead by example.

However, it is obviously not the case in this society, and the army of this era pursues discipline, the quality of the army, and the pursuit of fighting like a tight machine.

In this case, the army requires officers and soldiers at all levels to perform their duties. It is precisely because of this that William, as the supreme commander of Hereford's army, should lead by example.

As the Supreme Commander, he should have stood here and commanded the whole situation, and should not rush to the front line to charge into battle—not to say that he was a great teacher, even if he was a model of knighthood. It's not about power, it's about rules.

Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, William must not do it himself. And if the situation is so dangerous that William has to do it, then ...... The Hereford family's grand hegemony or something is probably coming to an end.

That's it. William just sighed slightly, and then ignored these mentalities. He continued, looking at the battlefield carefully. At the same time, he pondered what to do next-beside him, the nominal commander of the Fourth Legion, the only general who had been given the position of acting corps commander among the thousands of career officers in the entire Hereford family, William's not-so-descended General Wilder, was looking at the battlefield with a not so willing expression.

The Hereford family valued military power so much that they could not tolerate anyone's involvement. Therefore, although General Wild was very unwilling, and even had some elements of argument, William still ruthlessly and without hesitation took away his command of the Fourth Army and the defensive power of the second front.

However, William also appeased the general to a certain extent by promising him that he would never bother with the command of these regiments after the war was over.

This made General Wilde very helpless, and he had no other way than to agree. And the current situation seems to be unacceptable.

Despite a series of policies, William more or less mastered the morale of the military. But in terms of arm-and-finger and prestige, William is still a little worse. To gain sufficient, exalted, incomparable, prestige to silence all dissenting voices, he had to do something.

And this war with the Empire, with the Swabians themselves, was the best stage that William had chosen for himself - and so far, there was no better, more advanced and more effective stepping stone than the Empire.

Therefore, in this war, William will never allow anyone to share his resources and prestige. He would never allow that to happen.

That's it.

"So, it's really troublesome. William thought to himself. He looked at the frontal battlefield, the thousands of troops that swooped over, and sighed in his heart. Under normal circumstances, such a tactic is very easy to crack - you see, the other side has neither cavalry troops nor troops capable of defending the flanks, right? In this way, as long as two cuirassier regiments face each other's flanks with an A, and then the enemy will easily disappear.

In fact, William could have achieved the same effect with infantry even without cavalry - this is the legendary left-to-right tactic. Advance in small steps to the left and right flanks in a column formation, and then turn left and right when you reach the predetermined position. Then he raised the smoothbore gun in his hand and banged it...... Such a volley completely crushed the opponent.

In William's previous life, this was the delightful infantry tactic invented by Frederick the Great on the modern European battlefield.

It may not sound like a big deal, but it's not. In fact, this requires a very high level of quality and training of infantry units -- because without sufficient quality and training, they will not be able to maintain a uniform array and run forward in small steps, nor will they be able to complete the difficult tactical maneuver of turning left and right on a battlefield full of war and chaos after a single command.

Even with the quality of the Hereford family's current world-class army, it would be very difficult to do so. Not to mention the mercenaries who are rigid in their thinking and very outdated in training and weaponry.

However.

Yes, however, William couldn't do it, not because he couldn't, but because he couldn't.

His original plan, his tactics have not changed. He still adheres to the policy of resisting at all levels...... This decision is made based on a variety of considerations and will not change due to certain changes.

Of course, there is another reason, and that is that the Fourth Legion of the Hereford family, which William now commands, does not have enough cavalry and elite infantry. It's all concentrated in the third array, and it's too late to be dispatched.

"So, so be it. William thought to himself...... In this state of basically being in a normal, regular battle, he doesn't need to give too many orders, he just needs to make a majestic appearance, and then watch the battle move forward automatically......

However, the situation was not as simple as William thought - in the first batch of enemies all collapsed. At the same time, the first column of our troops began to retreat, and as the battle entered the second round, the Imperial offensive began to stall - after being bombarded by hundreds of guns from the Hereford family, the troops turned and fled in panic, and their morale was terrible.