After the cavalry on the left and right flanks retreated and replaced with infantry, the troops of the Tartarya Khanate began to stagnate.

Just now, the army of the Khanate attacked the new Circassian army head-on, and then was brutally wiped out by a salvo of artillery shotguns and muskets. This lesson taught the Tartariya Khanate all too well what a terrible price it would have to pay to storm the musketeers' positions head-on.

In this way, the infantry and cavalry on both flanks resumed their state of confrontation. Perhaps the cavalry of the Tartariya Khanate will want to continue the detour and look for gaps in the coalition forces. But then, the actions of the coalition infantry made them lose the idea of continuing to go around in circles.

Phalanx. The Coalition's mercenary units and the Circassian Army used two new and different phalanxes to deal with the cavalry.

One is similar to the Spanish phalanx in the previous life, with pikemen facing the enemy on all sides and musketeers reinforcing the Asturian phalanx at the four corners. The other was arranged in the same arrangement as the Asturian phalanx, except that it was composed entirely of bayonet musketeers.

Duke Otto and William organized all the infantry units of their third line of defense into a semicircular arc of Asturian phalanx and hollow phalanx, which guarded the flanks and rear of the army, and guarded the remaining 3,000 cavalry in the center.

This Asturian phalanx, together with the hollow phalanx, can be said to be the ultimate evolution of infantry against cavalry. There are no dead spots and no weak points. Although it also has the disadvantages of inconvenient movement, rigidity, slow change of formation speed and so on. But on the current battlefield, these two phalanxes are enough to use. Enough to stabilize the defensive line, enough to protect your own cavalry, and enough to deter the enemy's cavalry.

"Great Khan! What to do next?!"

On the front, the Slavic Forces are no match for the coalition mercenary forces. At the same time, the superior cavalry strength of your own side will not be able to play a role in the face of the phalanx defense line. Sarida Khan couldn't help but frown.

At this point, there are only two options. The first is to throw more troops, from the front, from the side, from the back. Light cavalry harassed, heavy cavalry charged. Even the cowardly Xue army was thrown into battle, hoping that the impact of his elite cavalry would be able to break through the opponent's line. As long as you can break through a little, you can reverse the disadvantage in one fell swoop and get the first opportunity.

But this tactic carries a lot of risks.

Despite the fact that the foundation of the Tartarya Khanate was very thick. But so many centaurs, especially this cowardly Xue army, if they were exhausted like this, would still be a huge loss that the Khanate would never be able to bear.

Even, just a half, or a third. Sarida Khan could not accept it either.

The second is a temporary siege. Siege the enemy's infantry units with the mobility of cavalry. And then little by little trap the opponent...... Originally, Sarida Khan really thought so. After testing the strength of the new Circassian army on the left flank of the coalition forces for a while, he focused all his attention on cavalry warfare.

It's just a pity that neither the Hereford father nor son are fuel-efficient lamps. It soon became clear that Sarida Khan's intentions were also visible. After that, the cavalry was withdrawn and the phalanx was used to protect the flanks and the back. In this way, they still have a few thousand cavalry under their command. If Sarida Khan had used the tactics of encirclement, he would have dispersed his forces. Then, the cavalry units of the coalition can win more with less, or break through one by one, or make gaps. The tactics of encirclement are tantamount to failure.

"After that...... There are only two tactics. Sarida Khan frowned, thinking to herself.

One of them is very cumbersome, but at the same time very easy to use. It's a pull tactic. His infantry units pushed forward or backward, leaving a hole in the coalition line, and then won with a cavalry attack.

However, this is first and foremost the need for the troops to be able to win, or to be able to win, or to not be crushed by the enemy's army on the way back. At the same time, it is also necessary to have a high degree of battlefield insight and be good at seizing the opportunity. At the end of the day, pray that the other person will make a mistake. It will not fill the hole in the shortest possible time as the front advances or moves backwards.

"There is still an array on the other side that has not moved. And Duke Otto was not incompetent. Thinking about it this way, I'm afraid this tactic won't be able to be realized......" Thinking of this, Sarida Khan sighed. Then the final decision was made.

Since none of the first three tactics can be used, only the last one remains.

That is to turn around and go back to the camp when it gets dark and let this war be a draw.

"It's really ......" Thinking of this, Sarida Khan felt very aggrieved.

Although he valued Duke Otto's talents very much, this value was the kind of love that the superior valued the inferior. He never thought that Duke Otto would be a stumbling block in his way. Never thought of it that way. He never regarded Duke Otto as a man of the same height and rank as him.

He never felt that Duke Otto would be his opponent.

However, reality soon gave him a merciless slap in the face.

At the same time, reality told him that he needed more new infantry units like the Slavic Army.

He even began to think. What would have happened if in this war he had enough new infantry at the beginning.

He will hold up a wider battlefield. Duke Otto had to throw his entire infantry army into the frontal battle. Then use his superior cavalry troops to calmly harvest the cavalry on both flanks of the opponent.

After dealing with the enemy's cavalry and the enemy's infantry is all pinned down by his own infantry, he can use the mobility of the cavalry and centaurs to attack the opponent's flank or back. In the end, the front and back flanked and killed the coalition forces.

It's not like now, it was made up of troops far smaller than itself.

Thinking of this, Sarida Khan became more and more irritable: "No, don't give up too soon. Maybe we still have a chance! I can try to storm the opposing phalanx with cavalry troops. Maybe the other party is just strong outside. I don't need to worry too much!"

Thinking of this, Sarida Khan regained his fighting spirit, then turned his head and looked at his side: "Di Chiman, I'll give you a thousand-man team, you go and test the enemy phalanx on the right!"

He shouted to one of his centaur generals, "Use more bows and arrows, and more javelins." Disrupt the opponent's formation first, and then charge after seeing the flaws!"

"Yes, Great Khan!"

After responding, the centaur general Di Chiman, who was draped in heavy two-layer scale armor and wrapped like a monster all over his body, led a team of 1,000 centaur warriors and quickly moved towards the right flank of the battlefield.

"Sailile!" After this, I don't know what kind of consideration he was in, Sarida Khan looked at his youngest son, Sellilei, who had been with him, who had been with him—at first hearing Sarida Khan call his name, Salilei was full of excitement, and he had just devoted all his attention to the battlefield. Seeing the inferiority of their own infantry on the battlefield, the cavalry could not open the situation, one was anxious, the other was excited--this was the first time he had seen such a large-scale battle. Both sides invested nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses. It's really rare. After all, Celile is also a child of the Khan family, born as a centaur warrior. Naturally interested in such scenes.

Even the scenes of the cannonballs roaring and beating people to the ground were bloody, and he watched them with relish......

"Yes - the Great Khan. "It was a little surprised, but Celier really knew what he should do in this situation.

He immediately straightened up and looked ahead. Like a warrior, gritted his teeth and had to be serious—though after seeing him like this, Sarida Khan said nothing. But Celier breathed a sigh of relief. He did not ask Sarida Khan to praise him. It is enough to ask Sarida Khan not to criticize him.

But then, what Sarida Khan said still startled him.

"I'll also give you a team of 1,000 to attack the opponent's left flank!"

Upon hearing Sarida Khan's order, Salilei was stunned—before that, he had only commanded a few hundred stragglers at most. It was the first time for him to have such a large army of 1,000 people.

"Didn't you hear me?!" was just a moment of hesitation, and it was already disgruntled by Sarida Khan. He questioned Celier so loudly. Sailile immediately replied loudly:

"Yes!" and then also led a thousand-man detachment, towards the left flank of the coalition army...... That is, the new army of Circassia, that is, the army commanded by William, rushed in the opposite direction.

At this time, the expression of Selilei, who was dressed in light scale armor, became particularly hideous—he knew who that army belonged to, who was commanding it, against the great Tartarya Khanate.

At the same time, he did not forget that there was still an account to be settled between him and William...... R1148