Chapter 75: A Trivial Victory
85_85536 At the same time that the Slavic warriors were determined to swim against the current and prepare for the battlefield, William also noticed this force.
"The number is less than thirty, and the race is ...... Typical Slavic warriors. Not much armor is equipped. Presumably to disguise his identity. weapons, and rightfully so, tomahawks. ”
After glancing at the other party, William immediately used his mental reading ability to figure out all the basic information of the other party. At the same time, he made a judgment: "This is probably the group sent by the other party, the centaur of Tartaria." That is, the core of this chaotic army. As long as this force is crushed, then this battle will be over. Thinking of this, William ordered loudly: "Stop! The whole army is established! Maintain the formation! Grenadiers are ready!"
With William's order, the entire phalanx of spearmen stopped, and nearly two hundred corpses had fallen along the way of their advance. The pikemen, by contrast, suffered few casualties. Seeing that a great victory was within reach, the morale of the soldiers naturally rose, and the anxiety and fear that had arisen at the beginning of the war had long since disappeared.
It's just that such a high morale is not all good. The biggest problem was that the soldiers were a little disobedient - they remembered William's promise before the battle that they would only pay half of the looted goods. The other half is all your own stuff.
Seeing the enemy approaching and disintegrating. Many soldiers wanted to work harder and break up the other party so that they could get rich.
As a result, I didn't expect that at this juncture, William asked them to stand up and maintain the formation.
Such a beautiful order naturally made many people feel unhappy. A few of the reservists, who had been very courageous, looked at each other and made a decision—they did not stand still, but continued to run forward. It's just that I didn't hear William's order just now.
"Anyway, it's been won now. What matters. And wait for us to rush like this. Others will be hands-on, too. At that time, even if Knight William wants to pursue it, we will kneel down and admit our mistakes. Can he still kill us? ”
Although not everyone can figure out these truths. But the psychology of these few people who want to run out of the array is probably like this.
But they were wrong.
After seeing several people rushing out of the array, William did not hesitate to make a ruthless move. He pulled out the handcuff from his waist and aimed it at the back of one of the reservists, pulling the trigger.
With a "bang"!, a bloody hole appeared in the soldier's back, and then with a "poof" sound, he fell.
"Whoever doesn't obey the military order will doom that person!" William shouted, reloading the handcuff with projectiles.
Seeing William's murderous glare. The remaining few soldiers, who were lucky and eager to try, immediately did not dare to move again. Obediently retracted, and the formation was so stable.
This also disappointed the lucky Slavic warriors - they had also thought that if William's army got carried away and pursued in formation, then it would be easier for them to fight a counter-charge.
It's a pity that William, who has the ability to read minds, is close to perfect in his insight into the battlefield.
Therefore, they can only force the phalanx of the Goths...... Or rather, they didn't even have a fair, hard punch at the Gothic phalanx.
At the same time that they went against the current, and gathered a group of rogues, ready to storm the phalanx of the Goths. William spotted them as well - within fifteen paces, William gave the order: "Grenadier!"
At a distance of ten paces, a total of fifty grenadiers threw fifty grenades at that small force of less than a hundred!
I saw these black long strips of cast iron round sticks thrown at my phalanx in a parabola. Ivanovic's eyes shrank to the size of a needle. After that, he scolded what he thought was the most ugly sentence.
In this way, the round of counterattacks brewing by the Slavians ended before it began. After a round of grenade bombardment, most of the Slavites were killed, wounded, and incapacitated. The few remaining have also lost the will to fight. And those who were coerced or encouraged all lost their morale and fled in all directions.
After that, when Charlumi led the cavalry troops and the hired ranger knights appeared, the only thing they could do was clean up the battlefield.
"That's really ......," he said, looking at the rogue troops who were driven around the mountains by a reserve soldier who was only one-tenth of their number. Xia Lumi didn't know what to say for a while. At the same time, the knights and cavalry under her command were also a little unhappy.
For knights, it was more important to show personal prowess than to win. And for the people of the Horse Guards. If you can't get merit, you can't be promoted. Each of them had the mentality of wanting to be a courtier or knight of Charunmi. Each one wants to perform well in this battle, then stand out, and then step up to the sky.
They had expected that William's infantry unit was about to be defeated. At least in a stalemate or a slight disadvantage. Then they sorted, charged in one round, galloped and then crushed each other. has had enough limelight, and has gained enough military exploits, and then the promotion that should be promoted. The reward for receiving the reward.
But is it......
However, despite this, the knights and cavalry guards, under the command of Charlumi, rushed towards the rogue army, which was already on the verge of collapse.
Although, the cavalry units could not be considered the last straw that broke the camel's back, but it was almost there. After discovering that such a cavalry had appeared on their flanks and had launched an attack on them, the Rogue troops had no other thoughts. In addition to fleeing, many fell to the ground, dropped their weapons, and surrendered.
"Little John - go to Charlumie and tell her to restrain her troops as much as possible. Try to catch it alive. William watched one of Charlumie's charges, and before he could reach the place, a volley of horsepower crushed the enemy. Immediately he found little John and said to him, "Ride your horse and tell Sù Charlumie, these men are still useful!"
Little John is stupid, and stupid. The only advantage is obedience. After William had said this, he said yes and found his horse and ran out. No hesitation at all.
It was he who did not hesitate at all and saved at least a thousand rogues. Otherwise, the knights and cavalrymen who were full of frustration and had no way to vent their frustration might really be able to kill all the rogues who fled.
Seeing that the rogues had collapsed and were unlikely to regroup for a counterattack, William breathed a sigh of relief. After that, he ordered: "Disband the formation! Pursue freely! Order, take as many prisoners as possible, and don't kill anyone!"
After this, the reservists, and the peasants behind the reservists, who were also eager to try and excited about their victory, rushed towards the fleeing rogues.
The defeat was like a mountain. That's pretty much it...... But if you think about it, it's still child's play. Or rather, small scenes.
It's not just the cavalry under Charlotine and the hired ranger knights. In fact, William was also very dissatisfied. Well, dissatisfied. Before they could get happy, the other party had already collapsed......
"However, the so-called Liukou is basically this kind of Cheng dù...... "Huh," said William, muttering to himself, slowly moving forward, looking at the reservists and peasants who were running and rushing forward.
There's a slight sense of accomplishment.
But it's fleeting.
All in all, it's not a big deal.
"Then again, if you do have a strong opponent, it doesn't matter who wins or loses. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to strengthen the training. ”
That is, when William was talking to himself and moving forward. Suddenly, he sensed something. Stopped. At the same time, he showed a hesitant expression - that is, he felt his hesitation and hesitation, which made Ivanovich determined.
The next moment, he jerked up from the pile of dead bodies on the ground—right on William's side.
I don't know if it was because of the explosion just now, or because he was too big to get up. Or maybe it's both. Ivanovic's upper body was torn in half. His body was as strong as iron and covered with countless hideous scars.
If it were a normal day, his hideous, strong and huge body would definitely be even more eye-catching and terrifying. It's just that Ivanovich looks a little miserable now.
The grenade-throwing attack just now did not kill him, but it left him seriously injured. The flesh and blood on his left hand were blurred, one hand didn't know where it went, there were still a few pieces of iron hanging from his left arm, and there were many scars on his chest. At the same time, his left eye was also closed, and a line of blood ran down the corner of his eye. I don't know if it's injured or blind...... In addition, the shock caused by the explosion caused him to have an intracranial hemorrhage, so much so that his right eye was also blood-red.
The whole world is red. Red, red, red, red, crazy red.
After standing up suddenly, he was stunned once more - only because William, who was next to him, had already turned around at the same time as he stood up, and at the same time, his expression was very calm.
"I did it on purpose...... Did you lure me to it?" Ivanovich immediately thought of this possibility. Then began to hesitate. And didn't do it in the first place.
"Is it here that you want my life, or do you want to hijack me?" asked William, smiling.
"Tricks--" Ivanovich roared, stabbing William with his dagger in his hand - but before that, William's handcuff was aimed at his forehead.
Shots rang out, and blood burst out of the head of Ivanovich, who was as strong as a bear