197.Chapter 197 Chapter 196: The Torn Land of the Dead
However, it still failed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Yes, still failing.
There are many differences between the old feudal army and the new modern army in addition to morale. Whether it's tactics, weaponry, and, above all, discipline - the berserkers lose their minds, and as a result gain morale far beyond that of modern armies, they also lose their discipline altogether.
In this way, they had nothing to do when faced with the Mystian army that was waiting in formation.
There is no other possibility than to be poked in strings by the very good cooperative Mestian army.
They had only short weapons in their hands, and a few held two-handed weapons. But in any case it could not compare to the phalanx of super-long spears that were so dense that they could not move forward. At the same time, the spears were so lethal that the Slavian berserkers who were charging forward with all their might were pierced through the body by the sharp spears.
At the same time, in the positions where the new Circassian army was stationed, the situation was worse - although the bayonet guns of the William army were also two meters long. There is no difference from the average short spear. But the two-column array of spears, formed by bayonets, was still not as strong as the phalanx of extra-long spears.
The berserkers who rushed in the first row were quickly killed by the bayonets of the new Circassian army - the three-edged bayonets were more terrible than the super-long guns. With massive blood loss, the berserkers will die in the shortest possible time.
But then, as soon as the Circassian soldiers drew their bayonets and prepared to continue the attack, Berserkers swooped down - a gap that would most often be filled by the Forces nouvelles' left and right flanks, or by friendly troops in the rear. However, there are also occasional occasions when these friendly forces are too busy to take care of themselves, and there is a high chance that the Forces nouvelles soldiers will be killed.
At the roar of the berserkers, the tomahawks in their hands were draped down - the first blow usually did not cause much damage to the Forces nouvelles - only because the soldiers were equipped with steel helmets - and the tomahawks were usually not cut but bounced off them.
However, this does not mean that the soldiers of the Forces nouvelles are unscathed. The Berserker's brute force caused him a concussion, and the intense feeling of vertigo and the urge to vomit made it nearly impossible for the New Army soldier to stand still. At the same time, the neck and cervical vertebrae also experienced tremendous force. Some soldiers would even die from breaking their necks - but many more would only be dizzy - and after that, they would be killed by the berserkers after losing most of their combat strength -
Of course, it wasn't usually the Berserker who killed them who gave him the first axe, he was usually dealt with by the other New Army soldiers after a single blow. And if the vertiginous Nova soldier is lucky enough, he can even be dragged away from the battlefield by friendly forces.
However, if they are not lucky, then the first, or the next berserker, who pounces on them, will kill him.
At the same time, mercenary units began to suffer casualties - that were when artillery and bow weapons were fired indiscriminately - although most of these long-range weapons were projected in the back of the Slavian berserkers. But there were still a small number of them that hit the mercenary troops.
As always, bows and arrows don't cause much damage. In fact, Duke Otto did not understand the other commander's - that is, Kublai - that in such a mixed situation of the two armies, his own soldiers were all equipped with helmets, and the soldiers in the first few rows were equipped with cuirassa. The damage of the bow and arrow to them is almost negligible.
On the other hand, for the outrageous Slavian berserkers with low armor rate, the damage of the bow and arrow is very impressive.
In this case, killing ten Slavic berserkers with a bow and arrow will not necessarily kill one Mystyan soldier. But they like to do it anyway. It seemed that it was worth exchanging the lives of a dozen Slavian berserkers for the lives of one Mystyan soldier.
In comparison, the role of artillery, as well as the cost performance, is very high. Area damage from artillery can disrupt a company's phalanx formation as long as it actually hits the target. In this case, the Slavic Berserkers will break through the "absolutely safe distance" created by the mercenary's super-long spears by charging through the gap opened by the artillery.
In close-quarters combat, the mercenaries wielding their swords could barely resist the attacks of the Slavian berserkers by relying on the cooperation of their teammates.
"It's brutal. They didn't think of these soldiers as their own. Seeing this scene, Duke Otto couldn't help but think like this.
At the same time, the brow of Kublai Kublai on the opposite side did not ease - failure, if the result of this attack can only be described as "failure" - the death of nearly 7,000 Slavic berserkers, and the countless attacks of bows and artillery did not shake the Mestian army at all. In this case, if you want to attack again, you have to invest in nomadic cavalry, as well as centaur warriors.
"No—in this case, it's not impossible to die even a few more descendants. If you can crush Duke Otto's army, then it's not impossible to sacrifice all of them!"
Thinking of this, Kublai was already ready to come to his senses. Then the order was given: "Attack! Arruda! You go! Send hoplites!"
"Nayan?!" Hearing Kublai say this, his henchman Aruda looked surprised - yes, Kublai had an elite army under his command, a thousand troops composed entirely of elite centaur warriors. All were armed with heavy scale armor, extra-long cavalry spears, and the finest scimitars.
If it is in the traditional era of cold weapons, this thousand-person team is worth a lot of money. On the battlefield, they are enough to face more than three times the average hoplite, or easily break through a professional infantry force of 10,000 people.
Unfortunately, it's modern times. And the Mystyan army, whether it was the new Circassian army or the mercenary troops, they did not know this "tradition" at all.
Despite this, despite the fact that in this day and age, the importance and actual combat effectiveness of such traditional equipped centaur warriors have decreased considerably. But if applied correctly, this army can still make the difference between victory and defeat in a war.
"Really want to use this army in this situation?!"
"That's right!" replied Kublai in the affirmative.
"But, but—" Arruda naturally knew how much effort and effort his master had put into training this elite army of heavily armed warriors in order to accumulate them. Seeing that the Maisti Runner Army has no flaws, and in this case, to invest in this army, then the result, I am afraid, is ......
"Nothing!" Kublai said loudly, and after saying this, he lowered his voice again and whispered to Aruda, "This battle is valued by Father Khan. In this case, it is only natural that we should go all out, do you understand?! Father Khan, he is looking at this! How much we are giving now, Father Khan can know. How much you consume today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, we will be able to harvest more after that!"
Seeing Kublai's ferocious appearance, Arruda did not make any other movement except to nod his head incessantly-he was terrified--At this moment, Arruda's appearance was even more terrifying than the most vicious steppe wolf he had ever seen-
"All right—go!" said Kublai.
At the same time, at the front, there was not much left of the number of Slavian berserkers. At the same time, although the first array of the Maisti runners was slightly damaged, the main force remained. At least 7,000 soldiers of the Mystyan Army still have preserved their combat effectiveness.
"You can continue to fight...... It's just ......" Duke Otto thought to himself after inspecting the state of the army—only at the same time, on Kublai's side, an assault cavalry force consisting of a thousand centaur hoplites, including two other nomadic heavy cavalry, was ready. The assault force of nearly 7,000 nomadic cavalry and centaur warriors made Duke Otto's mind wander......
At the same time, in the fortress of the estuary, the defending troops, who had been tired for more than ten days, enjoyed a rare time of peace.
However, except for a very small number of people whose brain nerves were really hopelessly thick, all the other defending troops did not rest leisurely, but nervously looked at their west, listening to the earth-shaking shouts and killings there. At the same time, almost all telescopes were pointed in that direction, and although the telescopes of this era did not work so well and saw very blurry, people still enjoyed it.
-- You don't need to be very military literate to understand this -- that is, this support force is of great importance to the fortress of the estuary. Although we have not yet reached the end of the mountain. Panic, fear, loss of confidence and even despair have not yet appeared. But the nervousness is more or less a little.
The fierce attack of the Tartarian army for more than ten days in a row consumed a lot of courage from the defenders of the fortress. In this case, it is natural to pin your hopes on reinforcements. But after listening to the shouts of killing for so long and observing the battlefield for so long, many of the defenders also found that the reinforcements they hoped for did not seem to be as reliable as they imagined.
This time the aid broke the blockade and transported supplies into the fortress operation. Maybe it's about to fail.
"Do you want to send cavalry to support your uncle?" said Charlumie to William on the western parapet of the fortress, "if you send a cavalry unit and attack by surprise—"
"- Useless. William interrupted Shalumi, shook his head, and continued, "Sarida Khan wouldn't be so stupid as not even noticing this—see, those who look lazy, but are actually lions-like. If we open the gates of the fortress, they will attack us at any cost......" William said, pointing to a group of nomads and centaur warriors who appeared to be basking in the sun and catching lice outside the fortress......