Nearer, closer, closer - the first round of slaughter had been completed by artillery shotguns and rifled guns before the Briton phalanx and the colonial infantry regiments could react. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In an instant, a large number of well-arranged light cavalry and cuirassiers fell down in convulsions as if they had been electrocuted. The cavalry companies that rushed to the front lined up in a twenty-five by four horizontal column lost more than half in an instant. At the same time, the remnants of the cavalry increased their speed to the maximum - at the same time, in order to cope with the fear of corpses, blood, and loud noises of the horses. The spurs on the cavalrymen's boots slashed through the bellies of the horses.

In severe pain, the horses neighed, lost all their senses, and rushed as fast as they could towards the defense line of the Briton and the Russian coalition forces.

"Hold on, hold on, remember that you represent the great kingdom of Briton. It represents the best Briton nation in the world, for honor, for victory!" shouted the front-line Briton officers. They completely ignored the violent shaking of the horse's hooves, as if it had been shaken. They also ignored the armored cavalry that swooped down on them like a torrent.

At the same time, the roar of muskets rang out. The arquebusiers, who were in the long-range auxiliary forces of each infantry company, fired a volley in their hurry, and then they hurriedly hid in the gaps in the super-long spear phalanx of the various companies within the defensive range of the spears.

During this period, the arquebusiers had neither the ability to defend nor the ability to attack. The cuirass, as well as the spears and spears of the surrounding allies, could not give them enough comfort. In such a situation, there were very few arquebusiers who dared to draw their swords and prepare to fight the cavalry. More people changed their faces and froze. Some even closed their eyes - and then the end of these guys came.

Impact - Wounded in the abdomen, the frenzied horse rushed into the field of guns. In an instant, a tremendous force of inertia pierces their bodies – chest, neck, or head. These steel spears pierced the lungs, hearts, arteries, and other vital organs of the horses. The horse died in a hoarse exhaustion. The knights were also thrown off by their horses. Fall half to death, or even die outright.

But at the same time, the ultra-long spearmen who were hit with great force had to dislocate their wrists, and even fall to the ground with great force, and then be trampled by the horses' hooves, which could instantly stomp the spearman's head and helmet like watermelons.

At the same time, the cavalry spears of some knights, as well as the extra-long spears of the infantrymen, still achieved real "results", and under the effect of great inertia, the cuirasses on their bodies were like papier-mâché. Except for a few rookies who did not master the skills of power, and the tip of the spear was cut by the arc of the dissected breastplate, the spears of the others pierced the enemy's breastplate without hindrance, and then pierced the opponent like a string of sugar gourds.

Of course, most of the time, a lance and a spear can only pierce one person - only because of the length of the weapons on both sides. The cavalry of the first column and the infantry of the first column will die at about the same time. The horses lose their forward impact in an instant, and they can't crush several times the enemy infantry with a single charge, as their predecessors did.

Even many times, they can't even exchange one for one with each other.

"Really...... Damn it. ”

In the back, the cavalry commanders gritted their teeth as they saw the heavy casualties of their own cavalry - but the cavalry that charged these traditional phalanxes of super-long spears was even worse than the cavalry that charged these traditional phalanxes of super-long spears -

The cavalry companies, after rushing through the shotgun bombardment, were followed by another round of grenade throwing.

Cavalry units that charged in dense formations were not very resistant to grenade throws - perhaps it would have been better to charge in a skirmish formation - but if they had charged in a skirmisher formation, they would not have been able to break through the seemingly light and hollow phalanx.

So, after two rounds of fire, the cavalry units suffered heavy casualties. They couldn't even rush into the enemy's infantry swarms and drag the battle into hand-to-hand combat, as their counterparts did.

"What if...... It would be better if they retreated. Of course, what William said by "thus retreating" did not mean that the first array, which had basically lost its offensive capability, several light cavalry companies in Asturias. Rather, it was a second array about seventy meters away, and they would launch a charge at Hereford's white phalanx in the next few seconds.

If only they hadn't been deterred by the tragic deaths of their allies.

"So, they're Asturians and they shouldn't ...... All right. ”

In the end, the Asturians gave William an unsatisfactory answer.

They charged.

Yes, these bastards, after entering the combat mode, were not frightened by the huge casualties of the friendly forces, but continued to rush towards the white army of the Hereford family without hesitation, and then ran headlong into three rows of bayonets.

Three rows of bayonets, the first row crouched down and raised the rifles at a forty-five degree angle in the shape of a horse-repellent stake, and the second row held the rifles low, parallel to the waist. The third row holds the rifles aloft, shoulder-high. In this way, a rifle with a length of almost two meters with a three-edged bayonet can form a classic anti-cavalry line. And the bayonet, which is more than forty centimeters long, is enough to penetrate and inflict fatal damage on any war horse.

Unfortunately, the bayonet gun was still too ephemeral to completely isolate the soldier from the enemy like an extra-long gun...... Perhaps they would be able to play better against the sabers-armed cavalry. It's just a pity that their opponents are lancers, armed with cavalry guns more than three meters long.

In the face of these bastards, the brains of the white legionnaires in front of the hollow phalanx went blank, and some smart guys couldn't help but scold themselves for being stupid. Then, not surprisingly, they were pierced through the body with their rifles - before their bayonet guns had inflicted any damage on the enemy.

A large number of infantry were knocked to the ground. The hollow phalanx was knocked out of the gap in an instant. The white legionnaires, who had been impaled through their bodies and had their ribs crushed by their horses, spat blood from their mouths and fell down screaming loudly.

"FVCK" William, who saw this scene, couldn't help but scold. Since his debut, he has not suffered such a big loss - at least three hollow phalanxes have been knocked open by the opposing cavalry. In an instant, hundreds of White Legionnaires were killed. This must have been the largest single casualty battle since the formation of the White Army. The only consolation was that, despite the heavy losses, they did their job well - the bayonets eventually pierced the horses. Those cavalrymen, killed.

It's just that William is not satisfied at all.

Not counting the damage caused by previous shots, shelling, and grenade throws, the first phase charge damage is counted only for hand-to-hand combat. The casualties of William's flintlock pikemen were probably two to one, or even three to one, to the Asturian light pikes. That is, two or three flintlock muskezeers of the White Legion to defeat one Asturian light lancer.

This exchange ratio made William feel very heartbroken.

"You're making more money. Perhaps it was William's grinning expression of heartache that irritated Victoria beside him, and the other Queen Majesty of Briton said with an unhappy face: "A flintlock pikeman, even if it is ten, is not worth as much as a lancer." How long does it take you to train a musketeer? six months, or three months? The other side's lancers have to start training from a young age, ten years, or even twenty years before they can go into battle. If they die for one, there will be one less. If you die one, you can train two. Who do you think is taking advantage?"

Victoria's words made William's heart feel a little better, but only a little—yes, unlike the sabre cavalry, riding a spear is a skill. In the era of the Napoleonic Wars, except for Poland, which had a strong feudal tradition, there was basically no place in Europe to pull out formed lancers.

-- Everyone knows that the lancers are much more powerful than the swordsmen. But in the end, everyone chose the sword cavalry...... Just because the lancer is too delicate and too unaffordable. The training cycle was fatally long, and as a result, it was pulled to the battlefield, and William died hundreds of people in one round of artillery bombardment and one round of grenade throwing. After this battle, there is no place to replenish. It's really more than worth the loss. Victoria was sure that after the battle, the king of Asturias would vomit blood in frustration in the face of the loss of his own cavalry troops.

In this case, everyone should discuss more about the saber as a civilian unit that can be completed in about half a year without cost, even riding with saber training.

"Even so......," William thought for a moment, and that was indeed the case. However, when he looked at Victoria's formation, he had some gains and losses.

Compared to the flintlock pikemen, who suffered heavy losses, the phalanx of extra-long spears did not lose much. And there is no meaning of suffering. At the moment they are fighting with the cavalry of the Visigoths. The shouts of both sides became one. But it didn't lose many people...... The opponent's first array of cavalry lost more than sixty percent. Before the cavalry of the second array could enter the battle, they were replaced by a larger number of infantry. It seems that these guys don't have to go to the battlefield most of the time, which is really enviable.

That's it. Briton's phalanx of extra-long spears suffered minor losses against cavalry. However, on the other hand, they did not inflict many casualties on the enemy. The opposite of the result of William's flintlock musketeers.