The loss of the haze of an infantry company in an instant made the Visigoth-Asturian coalition slightly shaken. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but soon the soldiers regained their composure—or rather, the officers of all ranks forced them to regain their composure, and then proceeded briskly.

"Then there was a round of grenades and a round of bayonet charges...... In this case, the troops of the second array will all be abolished......" Count Warren on the opposite side thought in his heart: "The sacrifice of two columns of nearly thirty companies in exchange for the follow-up troops can engage with the opponent in short arms, this price is really too great...... For now, though, it's the only way. Thinking of this, Count Warren calmed down again.

Ci is not in charge of the soldiers, and the deaths of hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of soldiers are nothing in the eyes of the supreme commander.

They want meaningful, worthwhile sacrifices. As long as these sacrifices allow them to accomplish their strategic goals, then they do not need any hesitation, no regret and no compassion.

However, what happened next left Earl Warren dumbfounded-

Five regiments, a dozen companies of the second array, were not crushed by the opposing side's grenade and bayonet charges in the ensuing battle, as he thought. Rather, constantly, falling under intensive fire from the opposite side......

Immediately afterwards, Count Warren discovered something that made him feel very sad, that is, the enemy on the opposite side was equipped with too many rifled guns. Listening to the sound, you can know that the other side is armed with rifled guns of at least one regiment.

These muskets, which were basically capable of accurate shooting at a distance of 100 meters, could cripple two or three companies with just one concentrated round of fire. And with the support of these musketeers, a larger number of flintlock musketeers and artillerymen were loading ammunition as fast as they could, or alternating between their posts.

William deployed two infantry regiments on the front line, all armed with flintlock muskets. They are enough to rotate once for the best shooting effect -

Under the rapid fire of the flintlock pistols and the high accuracy of the rifled guns, the dozen or so companies of the second array of the Visigoth-Asturian army suffered heavy casualties - after which they barely launched a charge, which was followed by a near-saturated throwing attack of grenades -

The remnants of the coalition soldiers were torn, ravaged and churned into meat sauce in the continuous blasts of grenades. Shrapnel flew sideways, turning human limbs and internal organs into meaningless pieces of flesh - this time, it didn't take a single bayonet charge to completely destroy them.

The few lucky coalition soldiers who were not killed in this round of grenade bombardment looked around blankly, and they were corpses, corpses, mutilated corpses, human corpses...... The officers who were supposed to give them orders, the comrades who fought alongside them, all died, all died, all died.

After this, some of these poor guys let out hysterical screams. Some were directly frightened by this hellish situation and fainted, while others turned around and ran backwards without their lives.

“...... Damn it!!" Count Warren on the other side gritted his teeth.

The White Legion and the Briton coalition had such firepower that the tactics expected by the value could not be used. The opponent does not need to charge with bayonets, and can defeat his infantry units with saturated kills of muskets and grenades. In this way, no matter how many infantry you send up, you will be sent to death.

Count Warren was not so ruthless that he thought of using the lives of his own infantry troops to save the opponent's musket bullets. At the same time, he did not study the pig rush **** tactics of William's previous life. In fact, with the weapons of his infantry, it was pointless to charge in a skirmish formation - the super-long spear could only be used when fighting in formation. In a melee of hand-to-hand combat, it is no more useful than a dagger.

But of course, that's not to say that Earl Warren can't do anything. On the contrary, for the current situation, Count Warren has a "way".

"First of all, let's get all the infantry units back. Count Warren said.

In fact, even if Count Warren didn't say it, the troops on the front line didn't have the courage to fight.

Looking at them in front of them, friendly troops with the same array, the same troop configuration, and the same tactics are like wild dogs, dying in front of the opponent's position...... In such a situation, even the bravest Visigoths, or Asturian soldiers, would no longer have the courage to fight.

If the officers forced them forward...... Well, these guys are still going to move forward, of course, but they must be collapsing faster than anyone else.

"Cavalry regiments, I need our light cavalry regiments, cuirassier regiments, and I want the two hussar regiments of our allies to be concentrated. Count Warren's face was heavy: "Then I want them to take turns charging at the enemy's positions - and then prepare three new regiments of infantry, and ask the allies to concentrate three regiments of infantry as well." After the cavalry unit has successfully dragged the opponent into the melee, I want them to join the fight!"

With the order of Count Warren, the Visigothic and Asturian forces on the opposite side began to move. They were very quick and very decisive to concentrate the main force of their cavalry in the shortest possible time. At the same time, the remnants of the infantry units on the battlefield returned to the rear. In a short time, they will not go to the battlefield again.

"Cavalry...... Opposite, William couldn't help but frown.

Massive, formed cavalry units, plus the plain terrain where the cavalry galloped. This should be the last thing you want to see in a defensive battle at a disadvantage. To make matters worse, in the previous bombardment, William had lost almost all of his stakes, as well as the breastwork and other defenses. In this case, he can only rely on the infantry units under his command to stop the opponent's iron hooves.

"Luckily, my troops are not the only ones in the first line of defense. William thought to himself, and then looked at Victoria. I want to ask the other person's opinion.

However, this action was not made in the end.

They had already exchanged views before, and William was the commander of the battle. Of course, the Bretons were also under his command.

"The infantry, dressed with bayonet flintlock pistols, was not very defensive against cavalry charges...... However, with a one-to-one exchange ratio, it is feasible to kill the opposing cavalry. Training an infantryman and giving them weapons and equipment costs much less than a cavalryman. So, we're still profitable. ”

William thought to himself. Then I reaffirmed my confidence. The era of cavalry as the main force has passed, and in the following era, the line infantry is the main force...... No, the same can't be said either.

It should be said that in the next war, the status of infantry, cavalry and artillery is almost equally important, and only by flexibly applying the three arms to work together can we achieve the final victory in any war.

"It's just a pity that those Cherokees don't fight. William hated in his heart - if the Cherokees had fought a little harder, then he wouldn't have to work so hard - the Cherokees scattered across the land had hundreds of thousands of horses and a large number of riders.

If these horsemen could be organized, then William could even form a cavalry division, or even several cavalry divisions.

It's just a pity. Among the hundreds of thousands of horses, there is probably not one percent that is enough for the standard of war horses in the Old Continent. It was also not easy to train the free-spirited Cherokee riders into qualified cavalry.

Therefore, William could only pinch his nose and use the infantry units in his hands to resist the enemy's cavalry army.

"Enemy...... There were at least four cavalry regiments in force. Seeing the increasing number of cavalrymen waving lilies and crown banners on the opposite side, William couldn't help but be a little surprised. At the same time, however, the troops of his first array had already been organized.

Two Briton Infantry Regiments, one Colonial Infantry Regiment, a total of three old-fashioned infantry regiments, the soldiers of the Infantry Regiment held their extra-long guns in their hands. Two lines of extra-long spears were formed.

The soldiers were closely aligned in a company unit, leaving enough passage between the gaps in each company for the musketeers of each company to enter and exit.

William believed that Britton's tried and tested soldiers could deploy a phalanx of super-long spears facing the enemy on all sides at the stroke of an order. A typical, Spanish-style phalanx of super-long spears to block all, any, all the stupid cavalry units that dared to challenge it.

At the same time, however, William did not have as much confidence in his colonial infantry regiments - so they did not form small maneuverable phalanxes in company units, as other infantry companies did. Rather, it is direct, and the whole one makes up two large, whole arrays. and was firmly guarded in the middle by his allies.

After all, these guys have not been trained for long. William only gave them basic cohort training and basic training. They have not accepted other array conversions, signal flag recognition, infantry drills on various terrains, army tactical drills in various situations, etc., etc., etc

Worse was their morale - despite being protected in the middle by the "powerful" allied forces, William could see the horror on the faces of these men through the telescope.

"These bastards can't be trusted. William admitted this without any psychological pressure—if there was one place where the line of defense would be the first to collapse against the cavalry troops, he would bet that it was the colonies where they were garrisoned.