In contrast to the advantages of the Hereford family is the disadvantage of the dark elves. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The cavalry units of the Dark Elves are inseparable from the light cavalry units under the 1st Cavalry Brigade. In this case, one regiment of their infantry units collapsed, and another was about to collapse. In this case, despite his reluctance, the Dark Elf commander had to give an order to order the Dark Elf troops under his command to attack.

The Dark Elf cavalry, armed with cavalry crossbows, chased the pistols away. Earlier, the pistols' fierce fire startled the Dark Elves' side. The forward commander of the Dark Elves only felt that if he let these guys do it again like he had just done, then he would not have to fight this battle, and he could directly declare it a failure.

So, despite his reluctance, he sent the Dark Elf Cavalry Battalion to fight against the Pistol Cavalry Battalion.

In addition, the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Dark Elf Praetorian Guard, the third array, also began to move towards the battlefield, preparing to confront the enemy's main force.

Seeing the infantry array slowly moving, the melancholy in the heart of the Dark Elf Commander came to life.

Equipped with the finest plate armor, finely crafted flintlock pistols and bayonets. But because the number of dark elves is insufficient. Therefore, an infantry regiment composed of pure dark elves usually has only eight companies, that is, 1,200 men, instead of the usual ten companies of an infantry regiment, 1,500 men.

The lack of troops, in a sense, also represents the lack of combat effectiveness.

If the current war is still stuck in the era of cold weapons as usual, then the Dark Elves can make up for this lack with their martial arts and experience. But now, in the era of gunpowder weapons, the warriors under the knight mentor did not have the fighting spirit to condense and strengthen the armor, so the value of life was equal for both the dark elves and the humans. It's just a bullet.

That's it, the dark elves are very resistant to this kind of progress, and they are very unhappy. This prevents the Dark Elves from taking advantage of them. There are even quite a few dark elves who are very frightened to make predictions, and as the times continue to progress, gunpowder weapons continue to develop. The final war will definitely turn into a war of attrition in which the two sides compete for population and consume troops.

In such a war situation, the Dark Elves would be inherently at a disadvantage. In this case, the betrayal of humanity, the disintegration of the powerful empire of the dark elves, and the decline of the dark elves also seem obvious.

Especially in the north, the collapse of that formidable adversary, the Tartarya Khanate, was also a wake-up call for the dark elves.

Despite the fact that the Tartarya Khanate itself, as a nomadic empire was congenitally deficient. Coupled with the efforts of all parties, including humans and dark elves, it took several large-scale, decisive battles and even wars before the khanate collapsed. But, whatever the reason, the results are frightening.

The Dark Elves are terrified that their great Ottoman Empire will become the next Tartaria.

The reason is simple.

Mankind.

The rise of humanity is already inevitable.

With the advancement of industrialization and the emergence of new weapons, the rise of mankind has become inevitable. On the other hand, whether it is a centaur or a dark elf, or a dwarf who have survived in the ice and snow of Scandinavia, they are all at a disadvantage.

In this case, the dwarves chose the path of staying away from the hustle and bustle and cooperating with humans as much as possible. The centaurs, on the other hand, have become an inconspicuous stepping stone on the road to the rise of humanity after a struggle.

As for the dark elves......

According to the best idea of the dark elves, they will win a complete victory in this war, expand their territory, and annex the entire Slavic world. Then he trained the Slavites, Russians, Bolotsks and Wenders. Expand your power tenfold, or even more. After that, launch an attack on the human world and eventually conquer all of humanity.

Of course, despite the loud slogan, in reality, it is just a slogan. Deep down, even the most belligerent and optimistic Dark Elves only regard this goal as a spur to move forward, rather than a strategic goal that can definitely be achieved.

Because it's just too difficult.

Despite the appearance, the Ottoman Empire still maintains a behemoth, strong military power, huge territory, and countless wealth, making this empire look objective and terrifying. But in fact, in terms of overall strength, this empire can only be regarded as one of the relatively powerful countries in the old world.

This power is on a par with Britton, the Herefords, the Swabians, and the Visigothic kingdom. In other words, any powerful country in the human world, taken out alone, has the strength to fight the dark elves of the Ottomans.

In terms of overall national strength, then even the Ottomans are inferior to the Britons.

They can't even be considered the most powerful countries of the Old World.

When you think about it, the outlook is very depressing.

"However, there will always be a way, there will always be a way. The empire is still expanding, the army, finances, and politics of the empire are still healthy. On the other hand, in the human world, the West has fallen into a quagmire of chaos and internal struggle, and the Ostrogothic Empire has never been unified and will never be unified in the future. At the same time, the Britons placed greater emphasis on overseas colonization as well as commercial interests. In this case, our real enemies are really only the Hereford family. ”

The thoughts in the heart of this dark elf commander are actually the mainstream thoughts of the official Ottoman Empire at this stage.

For the vast majority of the time, the human world was not interested in the desolate and devastated frontier areas that were constantly at war. In particular, large areas east of the Vistula River are considered wild land, not enough to be mined, exploited, and insignificant, and it is not a pity to discard them casually.

It was only a formidable power like the Herefords who would regard the unoccupied, desolate – and indeed very rich frontier regions as their core interests, and would be very keen to compete with the savage centaurs and nomads for the right to live.

If the collapse of the Tartariya Khanate was a wake-up call for the dark elves, then the Hereford family, with their strong rise in the Great Frontier region, did not hesitate to fire a cannon next to their ears.

None of the Dark Elves wanted to see a modern, centralized country, with extremely powerful and terrifying power, and sufficient agricultural and industrial productivity, to replace a half-power like Tartaria across its north.

Especially in the case of the Herefords, who began to try to connect with the Lombards, as well as the Carpathians, the idea was even greater.

Anyone with even a modicum of cartography can see how dangerous the Ottoman Empire will be after the Herefords have integrated the entire Slavic world and formed a solid alliance of interests with the Lombards and Carpathians.

The north, northwest, and west of the entire empire, both along the coastline and on the land borders, were shrouded in enemy attacks. The Ottoman Empire will suffer the most serious hostilities and bear great military pressure on its borders.

And there is only one way to eliminate this possibility and prevent such a terrible thing from happening, and that is to defeat the most powerful core of this alliance, which is the Hereford family.

"As the first battle of this war that decides the fate of the dark elves, it must not be lost. The commander of the dark elves swore secretly.

At the same time, the situation on the front line continued to stalemate, and it developed in a direction where no one knew the outcome.

The cavalry of the Hereford family had firmly occupied the advantage against the Turkic and Levantine cavalry. But there are relatively many opponents, and it is still very difficult to completely defeat them.

On the other hand, the fighting on the front line is once again in a stalemate. After crushing several companies of the new Ottoman army, the cuirassiers of House Hereford, before they could celebrate their victory, were attacked by the Dark Elf Praetorian Guard.

The Dark Elves, armed with flintlock pistols, filled the gaps created by several collapsed Novas infantry companies. This was followed by a standard three-section musket salvo, killing nearly a hundred cuirassiers. Then, without hesitation, he leveled his bayonet and charged at the cavalry of the Hereford family.

Interestingly, or perhaps notably, some of these dark elves held bayonets in one hand and pulled out the scimitar from their waists. Attack as a dual-wielding weapon. This shows that these dark elves have much more powerful martial arts than humans.

In actual mountain battles, these dark elves wielding bayonet guns and scimitars are often able to outnumber each other. In the face of a large number of enemy sieges, it can also calmly deal with it. Its attacks are steady, accurate, and vicious. Whether it is the sudden arrival of the bayonet, the lightning-like thrust, or the scimitar in the hand cutting in with a strange route and angle, it is impossible to guard against it.

At the same time, the quality of the breastplate that protects the neck of the opponent's high collar is also stronger than that of ordinary armor. The Hereford family's attack pierced it, leaving only a shallow mark except for a slipper.

The armor that has been darkened is enough to withstand the attacks of most cold weapons. Even a triangular bayonet with a certain armor-piercing effect is no exception. In this way, it is even more difficult to attack and kill these dark elves......

And so, after this group of dark elves joined the hand-to-hand combat, the situation in Hereford's army deteriorated sharply. Little by little, the front retreated. A large number of corpses of people and horses were left along the way.