In this way, the Emperor thought that his army could continue to support - and he must, and had to think so. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info he hasn't lost yet, he can still win. If he didn't think so, he would have collapsed in a split second. So he has to keep telling himself that he hasn't lost yet, that he can still win, and that's it.

However, the truth is quite different from the delusions of Kalman IV.

In an instant collapsed the first array, thousands of routed soldiers, although in their own phalanx, muskets. Treating them like enemies calmed down somewhat—but that's only part of it. Others, already frightened by the terrifying battlefield, could not calm them down even if they were attacked by their own warlords.

These men rushed into the armies of the second array of the Imperial Army. It caused a bit of confusion - not a lot of it, but it still had some effect.

"It's a shame. At the same time, William secretly screamed pity-

It was not like the first array, which crushed the enemy's tens of thousands of troops in an instant, because in the past, our own troops had to pull the enemy close and then cover the entire battlefield with artillery to completely defeat the enemy - but now the situation is different. The enemy in the second array is within your range, but the firing range is insufficient. Therefore, the artillery bombardment of their own troops is basically concentrated in the front line of the other side.

Those light artillery pieces can be quickly maneuvered with a war horse. But nine-, twelve-, eighteen-pound guns were very difficult to move.

In this way, the effect of the bombardment is naturally not as obvious as that of the first array. The damage inflicted on the enemy, the shock to the soul was naturally not so much - seeing that the enemy's rout did not break up the opponent's array, and although the enemy's morale was greatly reduced, he still gritted his teeth and persevered. William knew that this attack would not be too simple-

The first three cavalry regiments to be selected took advantage of this opportunity to retire, and then replaced with three other cavalry regiments, as well as two pistol cavalry battalions.

Before, attacking and defeating the enemy was a trick, but this time, William had to do the real cavalry and artillery, defeat the enemy in the offensive battle, and achieve victory.

"It's not that difficult. William thought to himself.

Under his command, the artillery of the Imperial Army quickly aimed at the target, weakening several points on the enemy's array. At the same time, the cavalry, also under the command of William, rushed towards the points where the most artillery ravages were—

In the process, Archduke Charles, the Prince of the Empire, cried out and begged his father, Kallman IV, to retreat a little—the Herriford guns were so heavy that he possibly that the explosions were right next to him—although in reality, at this distance, the probability of them being hit by a stray bullet was very high

However, Kalman IV completely ignored the kindness of his eldest son. He glared at Prince Charles as if he were his mortal enemy, and then slapped him so hard that he was full of stars: "Shut up!"

There was no explanation, no other insults, he simply gave him an order. However, it was this attitude that made Archduke Charles feel that he had been insulted in unimaginable ways. He looked at his father in disbelief, and for a moment he couldn't believe it was true.

It was in the process that the cavalry of the Imperial Army rushed over—listening to the sound of horses' hooves that shook the earth, and feeling the ground trembling around him, as if there had been an earthquake. The soldiers of the infantry companies who stood in the front row, who had not yet been destroyed by the artillery, all turned pale and miserable.

It's been a long time, and it's been a long time since a single fool has made a head-on assault on the defenses of infantry arrays with cavalry units. If it weren't for the Hereford family, that madman genius played such a game, people would probably have forgotten that there is such an offensive tactic in this world - in fact, even those veterans who have been in the army for more than ten years dare not say that they have really faced a frontal charge from cavalry.

And now, they have the opportunity to experience it for themselves – even though the vast majority of people don't think it's a good thing...... They only now remembered the horror of the infantry units being dominated by the cavalry for hundreds of years, and the humiliation of their weakness.

It was an innate fear that was deeply embedded in the genes of any soldier - and that fear was later replaced by the steel beast - the tank and other infantry fighting vehicles, but it meant exactly the same. Crushed, crushed, and battled against those monsters in human flesh and blood. It's the ultimate test of humanity.

Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, the vast majority of the soldiers of this age, the soldiers who had been trained by whips and sticks, the sound of insults, and the leather boots of the officers, all had a mechanical mind, and they could deal with such an attack.

At the same time, the protected flintlock musketeers swore to teach them a lesson to bear the losses and to teach them a memorable lesson—and at this moment, many of the officers began to regret it. If this had been known a long time ago, then they should have deployed artillery in the second array. At the very least, the artillery group should be split - now, with the loss of the first array, the hundreds of guns of all kinds have become trophies of the enemy.

Although William had no disdain for these bits and pieces, obsolete antiques. But for the vast majority of countries of this era, these artillery pieces were a treasure that is difficult to describe in words. The soldiers and officers of the second array will miss them because they can kill and injure those cavalry on the largest scale at close range, with an overwhelming round of shotguns. As long as a hundred three-pounder, four-pounder, or six-pounder cannons are ready to fight, and then spit out shotguns, then even a cavalry regiment will be hated.

It's just that they don't have artillery anymore. However, the volley of flintlock muskets was still commendable - in the second array, nearly 5,000 soldiers of the three infantry regiments of the first front, under the salvo of dry muskets, the bravest cavalrymen who rushed to the front fell as if they had been electrocuted. The horses that had been struck also screamed, raised their hooves high, and threw their knights off their backs.

If there is any cheering, then the Imperial Army will definitely cheer now. This volley of muskets killed at least two hundred Hereford cavalry. This was the largest number of enemy troops they had killed since the battle began.

After this, the musketeers continued to reload - although the vast majority of musketeers felt that they had no chance.

Beside them, beside them, behind them, the super-long pikemen who had been waiting for them even more. They waited for the cavalry to crash in—and then, a battle of human lives for human lives—

Unfortunately, they miscalculated.

The main area of the Imperial cavalry attack was the same area that had previously been severely weakened by artillery, where the array of Imperial infantry units was very sparse. Although the emperor, generals at all levels, colonels and regimental commanders desperately wanted the reserves to block those openings. But it was too late. The onslaught of the lancers of the House Hereford had rightfully broken through the weak resistance, and in this way, the defensive line of the army of nearly 5,000 men was in full shape......

At the same time, in the face of the enemy's heavy array, the cuirassiers and the revolvers mixed with them stopped. The generals and soldiers of the Imperial Army, puzzled, drew their revolvers, and fired as fast as they could, turning the revolver, and firing - in a dozen seconds, before the end of a musket salvo of a most well-trained flintlock musketeer, the two battalions of pistols had exhausted the two revolvers they were equipped with, a total of twelve rounds.

It was an incredibly unbelievable, unimaginable, unacceptable, and irresistible rate of fire for the Imperial Army. The pistols poured out their firepower in an instant, and the company they targeted was shattered and demoralized. Then, the charge of those pistol cavalry and cuirassiers was devastating.

The second array of the Imperial Army, the first front, collapsed so quickly.

"Damn, damn it! How the hell did they do it?!!!" watched as the cavalry split their array, and then brandished their sabers, slaughtering and harvesting lives on the left and right flanks of the array. The Emperor's eyes widened, and he muttered something like this in disbelief—

The front of the phalanx was difficult to break through, but the flanks were very fragile - because of the length of the spears, when the enemy approached the flank, even if they turned around, the tips of their spears could not pierce the cavalry. And in this case, it became a natural choice to throw away the super long spear in your hand and draw your long sword to fight the enemy...... But in this way, the integrity of the entire company phalanx was broken. The cavalry could calmly divide their troops, go around behind them, or even flank them in front.

If it is in a normal state, then the phalanx company will be surrounded by friendly units that support and cover each other. But when the friendly units that supported and provided flank cover were already overwhelmed by the enemy's artillery and the enemy's cavalry, the flanks, the greatest weakness, became their most fatal flaw.

That's it, the second array of the Imperial Army, the first front, three infantry regiments twisted and collapsed at breakneck speed. This collapse did not even have to wait for the follow-up infantry units of the Imperial Army, which had been joined by the infantry with bayonets and guns and their heads held high.

Just held on for half an hour. The three regiments of the Imperial Army, in a state of defense, were crushed by the Imperial Army. And the fate of the second front of the second array of the Imperial Army, the other three infantry regiments, was not much different from their friendly forces.

The Hereford family army easily routed another army of the enemy, tens of thousands of troops. Then he continued to advance without hesitation, advancing towards the third array, which was the last, most numerous, and most combat-ready of the Imperial Army. It's as if nothing can stop them.