85_85536 The various mercenary groups in the human world are such a chaotic situation. Because of this, the filth and bad reputation of the mercenaries are endless, and although the income is high, the social status is very low. The vast majority of people equate mercenaries with crooks, robbers, murderers. Although in many cases this formula is actually fine.

It's like now. The mercenary captain of the Starlight Corps frowned when he saw the position of the new Circassian army. As a mercenary captain, he couldn't understand anything else. But for military matters, you must understand. This is the guy who eats.

It seems that he can do without a new army, a new tactic and a new weapon, but he must understand. And William's new army did not use any very remarkable weapons. Flintlock pistols and artillery, throwing grenades are all things that have existed in the world for a long time. Hardly surprising. The mercenary captain was only a little surprised to see so many "new weapons" in this place.

And how effective these new weapons are, he has already seen. The defensive line of artillery, flintlock pistols and throwing grenades is impregnable, not to mention impregnable. But it's very difficult to beat it down. Maybe you throw all the 2,000 mercenaries under your command into it, and you won't be able to win.

Thinking of this, the mercenary captain had the idea of retreating. Turning to look at the two counts, Jelich and Perchberg. It was found that the faces of the two counts were also very ugly.

already had the idea of breaking the contract and not doing business in his heart, and the mercenary captain was not so polite when he spoke to the two counts.

"Two counts. What now?"

Listen to the mercenary captain ask. Jelich and Pelchberg were stunned - what to do? This is not a matter of obviousness. What else can I do? Keep going. Can you understand such a simple truth?

Then, such a simple truth still needs others to say, and the heart of this mercenary captain is probably ......

Thinking of this, Jerich didn't speak, but groaned, and had a plan in his heart. Pelchberg, however, had a bruise in his head and shouted at the mercenary captain: "Attack, keep attacking, is there any other way?

Hearing Perchberg say this, the mercenary captain's face was not good-looking. I thought to myself: to hire a regiment of troops, two families will have to pay for it. Does such a poor ghost really regard himself as an uncle?

Thinking so in his heart, the mercenary captain originally thought of adding a sum of money according to the first method, and then fighting a little less - the Starlight Corps is also considered to have a name in the Old Continent. Naturally, you can't simply regurgitate water. But if the other party doesn't know how to lift, then he will leave with the troops, and no one will say anything.

After thinking about it, the mercenary captain's expression became much colder, and he immediately wanted to speak—but before that, Jelich reached out and stopped him: "Wait a minute. After saying this, Jelich dragged Pelchberg to the side, and after a quiet argument between the two men, it was finally Jelic who pulled Pelchberg to the mercenary captain.

"We're willing to pay another sum of money -- half of your employment fee. But you're going to have to keep fighting me for the rest of this fight. Jelich said to the mercenary captain.

Hearing that the other party was willing to pay, the mercenary captain's face looked a lot better. However, when he heard the price of the other party, he was a little uncomfortable.

"Only half, this ......"

"Because our levies will also fight. Jerichy replied.

"But......" The mercenary captain heard the other party mention the levy, and the contempt on his face flashed. Although it is not easy to say clearly: "The combat effectiveness of these guys is scum." Couldn't help much. But that's what the other party meant. ”

"Sometimes, you don't have to be able to play to be useful. Jerich said with a smile. In the eyes of the other two, Jerich's smile was very sinister, very sinister......

At the same time, after the coalition forces temporarily stopped the momentum of continuing to attack, the Circassian new army was a little baffled on its side. After seeing that the other side lost a battalion, they did not continue the attack, and the officers and men of the new army were not sure what the other side wanted to do.

William was thinking about it: "Is the other party going to retreat? But even if he retreats now, it will be completely useless...... But who knows what they think in their hearts? Is this going to end like this...... It's a bit of a stretch. ”

William thought to himself before he heard movement behind him. When he turned his head to look, he saw Charlumi stretching out his hand and pressing the ground next to the traffic trench, jumping up and jumping out of the ground. Then he walked over to William.

"What are you doing here? The battle isn't over yet. ”

"What's the big deal...... Haven't the enemies already been defeated, why don't they pursue them?" William's tone was fierce. But Charlumi didn't care. Still grinning: "We have two cavalry companies, move away from the horses, attack from the left and right, the enemy's morale is not high, and in the blink of an eye, we can crush them." Then the infantry will attack and crush them. ”

"It's that simple. William shook his head, pointed to the coalition forces on the opposite side that had once again formed an offensive formation, and said, "There is still a lot of fighting in this battle." Hurry back, the first battalion wants you to be in charge. ”

"It's not always the same a few times...... "Charlotine muttered in a pout. However, he still obediently turned around and jumped into the traffic trench, and ran back towards the 1st Infantry Battalion behind.

"I'm afraid it's different. Completely out of sight of Charlumie, William muttered in a low voice.

Yes, it's not quite the same.

This time, the attacking enemy consists of two parts. The number is around eight hundred. At the forefront was an infantry battalion of levies. Behind it is the extra-long spear battalion of mercenaries. And looking at the appearance of the two troops, it seems that they are not very friendly to each other.

Or to be more accurate, the mercenaries are forcing the levies forward, and the mercenaries' extra-long spears have almost stabbed the levies in the back.

"Do you want to use the levies to carry a round of shots, and then use the mercenaries to charge?" that is, at the same time as William thought so, on both sides of the frontal battlefield, two groups of levies began to act.

"You want to move the rejection horse away and attack?" William thought to himself, "However, I am not without troops on both flanks......"

Yes, as William said. Behind the rejection horses on both sides. He deployed about fifty stragglers - all of whom were among the best in shooting training.

These people are also known as "light infantry". Their tactics differed from those of the average private. Not a platoon of guns, but free fire. Its deterrent effect is insufficient. Melee combat also cannot be arranged in dense arrays and fight with the enemy with bayonets.

However, because of their relatively accurate shooting ability, they can attack the enemy in a free-fire manner in a relatively safe situation, so they can produce enough lethality. In complex terrain, when the private cannot be arrayed, this light infantry is extremely useful. At the same time, it is also very useful in terms of harassment.

Originally, William did not have a special light infantry company under his command. But after presetting the battlefield, he felt that his wings were a little empty. And if the troops of the various infantry battalions are transferred, the formation will be problematic. If you put the entire infantry battalion on the flanks, there is a bit of a fuss. At the same time, the three fronts became two, and they became a little thinner.

Under these circumstances, William temporarily transferred more than seventy of the best soldiers from the three battalions to form a temporary light infantry company, and placed them on both flanks of the main battlefield as a shield.

Now it seems that this tactic has been successful.

Although these light infantry were not rifled, accurate rifles, they were still only armed with smoothbore flintlock pistols. But it was enough - as a deterrent, to deter the two wings, the levies, who had long lost much morale, would run as fast as they could when they heard the gunshots, like frightened rabbits.

That's it.

They were unable to complete the task of removing the stakes. At least there won't be any problems in this encounter.

And on the front, seeing that the enemy had put a large number of levies in front, William couldn't help but sneer: "It's really clever." ”

"And what to do, Commander?" asked a company commander beside William.

"There's nothing to hesitate about, just fight as much as you want. All the coalition soldiers are our enemies, it makes no difference!"

William replied.

That is, after William's answer, the artillery that had almost cooled down opened fire again. The shells ploughed through the sparse conscription troops, as before, and opened a few bloody alleys - and it was in this situation that they could not hold the pressure and began to riot. It looks like it's going to collapse soon.

Some of the conscripts turned their heads and tried to escape. But immediately after that, the mercenary behind them pierced the body without hesitation.

The almost defenseless conscripts were no match for the mercenary forces armed to the teeth.

They cried and begged the mercenaries to let them go. But the mercenaries who kill people and set fires, and do too many things that lack morality, naturally ignore them.

"Go on! In the name of His Excellency Jelich, Count Vitra! I command you to go on!" shouted the commander of the mercenary infantry battalion, driving the levies onwards