Yes, in the early stages of this campaign, the only thing worth mentioning was the cavalry raid - although in modern times it is not uncommon for well-trained infantry units to beat cavalry or something. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info But there is a premise here, and that is that the infantry must be in formation...... In fact, organized infantry units have been hanging cavalry since classical times BC. For generals from professional backgrounds, infantry fighting cavalry or something is actually very simple, even lighthearted.

Of course, there is a premise here, and the premise is that the infantry is on the defensive.

Well, yes, from classical times to the present, there is usually a premise for infantry formations against cavalry, and this premise is that the infantry is in a state of stationary defense, and then the cavalry charges upward...... At least for now, yes......

Well, it's not really that important.

Infantry in array can fight cavalry, but infantry without formation is no match for cavalry - so infantry versus cavalry usually revolves around one point. That is, the organization. The infantry did their best to maintain their array, and the cavalry tried their best to harass - bows and arrows, or javelins, or carbines. and assault to weaken and overwhelm the opposing array.

It's like this.

Following the opponent's collapsing array, the light cavalry regiment drove the routs to charge a few companies further behind. Some of these companies reacted a step faster, and stopped after the company commander's order, and then the super-long pikemen quickly lined up to form an array of super-long spears.

In their eagerness, the musketeers were unable to reload their ammunition, and in fact they were more or less surprised and even frightened after being assaulted. So much so that these guys are shaking their hands and can't reload their ammunition.

"A bunch of scum. The company commanders looked at the musketeers with great contempt - in the eyes of traditional officers, these soldiers armed with long-range shots were cowards...... In fact, in battle, these musketeers rarely participate in melee combat, so their morale and courage are weaker than those of the super-pikemen.

In fact, this is also a common problem of almost all musketeers in the current human world. The new army, including Frisia-Briton, was also equipped with the "new army" with bayonets and muskets...... The only infantry in the world with sufficient strength to shoot both long-range and bayonet charges is probably the Hereford Praetorian Guard, and the newly formed Polotsk Praetorian Guard. Only generals and armies who "invented" contemporary tactics have a full set of traditions, training methods, experience, and weaponry......

That's it, several infantry companies stopped and went on the defensive, but a few more were a beat slower to react. Before they could react, the screaming and irrational rout had already rushed over with a wail - here it is still necessary to explain the difference between modern professional mercenaries and medieval troops - if it is a Sino-Cuban army that is not sufficiently trained, it will be directly blinded after being rushed like this, and it will even cause a chain collapse......

But these modern professional mercenaries are different. They are much more sensible, or rather, much more ruthless. Faced with the fleeing allies, the soldiers swung their spears and stabbed forward almost without hesitation. It's like attacking an enemy, killing them without mercy.

Such an attack intimidated the routers, so much so that they somewhat regained their senses, then turned around and circled the sides of the array......

Then the hussars slammed into the enemy, and the shock force made many of the pikemen vomit blood—but they did not give up, and still held their guns tightly—very simply, very simply—the enemy's horses were either simply stabbed to the ground, and they were merely spitting blood. In this era, there are very convenient and simple healing techniques. As long as it is treated, the body will be completely fine. What's it to spit blood?

In this way, the light cavalry's attempt to drive the rout to storm the enemy's array failed...... The Imperial Hussars did not extend their gains.

Seeing this, William sighed secretly, sure enough, the army in this era has become more professional, and at the same time, there are armor-piercing heavy muskets and artillery everywhere. The combination of the two led to a decline in the status of the cavalry...... Today's cavalry can no longer play the role of a hammer as it did in the Middle Ages, at most it can only be regarded as a dagger. It's used for raids, sneak attacks, surprise raids or something. The frontal battlefield can really only be handed over to the main force of the infantry.

And, even so, the role of cavalry is not too great...... His Majesty the Emperor was looking for the timing before, and it cannot be said that it is not bad. But he decisively threw in a light cavalry regiment, and in the end did not achieve much success. This made William a little emotional.

That's pretty much it. His Majesty the Emperor had no intention of committing more troops to the First Array. Then the next battle leaned little by little in the direction of the coalition forces. Especially after a large number of Frisian troops joined the battle, the tide of the battle tilted even faster.

Although it was only a conversion of arquebusiers into flintlock pikemen, this change alone was enough to make the Frisian army burst out with a combat power far superior to that of the enemy.

According to this regular battle of bombarding and stabbing each other, a company of the Frisian army was often able to replace two of the enemy. In this way, the front line, the first array of the imperial army gradually could not support it.

After a total of nine infantry regiments and more than 12,000 troops had been crushed, the first array of the Imperial Army finally crumbled - and then, just as General John Churchill was happily trying to intensify his attack and crush these enemies, Emperor Kalman IV finally made a move.

His second front began to advance. Little by little, the 24,000 Imperial Guards replaced the front and incomplete first array, the Emperor left the three infantry regiments and artillery positions that were still well preserved, and then put the remnants of thousands of defeated soldiers in the back.

The report received by William described this act of Kallman IV as follows: His Majesty's command skills were undoubtedly quite high. Under his command, the entire Imperial Army was like a tight machine. The formation was completed smoothly.

In the process, his enemies, the Protestant coalition, have been eager to find loopholes in the Imperial army, as if their army had changed formations and then been beaten to the ground by the Imperial army.

However, it is very unfortunate that they did not take advantage of such an opportunity. During the whole process, there was not a single mistake in the various arrays of the Imperial Army. As they fight, they transform arrays. At the emperor's side, six regiments of cavalry were on standby, always alert for possible contingencies. In this way, after the Imperial Army completed the transformation array, the coalition forces were unable to find any leather exhibitions.

That's it. The main forces of the Imperial Army came into play. The emperor concentrated two infantry regiments with flintlock pistols and arranged them in the first array.

The Emperor used the tactics of flintlock muskeers, which were different from those of the Hereford family. He divided the infantry company into four platoons instead of three. When firing, it is also not possible to shoot alternately in each row to ensure that the shooting can be continuous. Rather, four rows of soldiers fired at the same time - the first two rows of soldiers crouched and the last two rows of soldiers stood as they fired.

In this way, an infantry company with a total of one hundred and fifty muskets fired together in one go. Its power is naturally much greater than that of three rows of gunmen taking turns to shoot. The lethality is naturally greater than that of continuous shooting. According to the idea of Emperor Kalman IV, he wanted to collapse the enemy with such an orderly and fierce blow.

It's just a pity.

Such a salvo requires much longer reload time than a three-stage shot...... At the same time, the damage caused by such an attack ...... Anyway, it's not much higher than a three-stage shot.

Of course, there was a very important reason for this, which limited the combat effectiveness of these musketeers - that is, in this era, one thing that was crucial, even important to death, for musketeers, and that was the bayonet.

Yes, it is a great pity that the Praetorian Guard units of Kalman IV, like those of his neighbors, the Visigothic Fathers' Order, were all armed with smoothbore guns without bayonets. The melee tactics of these elite Praetorian Guards are very traditional swords.

This weapon is a good weapon to make a nobleman or an officer look good. But the battlefields of this era are a little more powerless - but of course, this argument also has to be divided - as if it were the elite Praetorian Guard of Kalman IV, the two infantry regiments armed with flintlock muskets, all of whom were the sons of the nobility carefully selected by the emperor - yes, these people received more traditional knightly education before receiving musket volleys.

In other words, these guys are all swordsmanship.

Thus, a scene rarely seen on the battlefield of modern times appeared in this war - the two flintlock regiments of the Imperial Army, the six companies in the front row, after two volleys of flintlock muskets, drew their swords as quickly as possible, and then carried their rifles on their backs, brandished their hands and half swords in both hands, and rushed towards the enemy weakened by their musket blows. After a battle like chopping melons and vegetables, it is easy to crush the enemy on the opposite side.

"You can even play like this!" At that time, when the war report saw this page, William also felt a little grass in his heart, and then sighed, these imperial nobles really know how to play.

But of course, surprise is surprise, but it's just surprise. William didn't think he cared.

First of all, there is no possibility of learning from this tactic -

The Hereford family is not enough, and there is no way to make up two regiments of noble children in one go.

Elite soldiers like this must have enough background to be formed...... In William's opinion, such an army was the same as the current lancers. A legacy of the medieval aristocracy. When a battle is over, it's gone. There is no possibility of rebuilding at all.

And other than that, there is actually nothing difficult to deal with with this kind of unit - these guys are very strong in melee combat, and many of them even break through to the knightly rank. But it's a pity that the knight-level Dou Qi cultivator still can't block the bullets.

Therefore, when facing this kind of troops, it is only necessary to follow the standards of ordinary troops.

First artillery bombardment, then flintlock volleys, then grenades, then bayonet assaults......

Before the bayonet melee battle, most of those guys were almost dead, and then the bayonet charged, fighting for a few more people, they were all killed. After fighting two regiments, there is no need to think about dealing with such an enemy in the future.

That's it.