339.Chapter 339: Cavalry Charge

"Unexpectedly, really unexpectedly, it seems that history will remember this day, and I can also be remembered by history because of the merits I made today. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Across from William, Earl Warren sighed in his heart.

Joy, ecstasy. As the troops of the four Fathers regrouped and slowly moved forward, the joy in Count Warren's heart became greater and greater.

Of course, this is actually an illusion.

It's just a mistake.

Although I really want to sigh, or go to Victoria to make this matter clear. But in the end, William did nothing. He continued to look at the battlefield, and then left all his messy mood behind. After that, all his attention was turned to the battlefield.

"I still prefer war to others. William said.

"Because it's so straightforward. ”

After receiving William's signal, two cavalry regiments and a cavalry battalion at the front were all in place. At the same time, the artillery units, which had received the William signal, also began to reload ammunition.

On the orders of William, all infantry units of the second line of defense abandoned their first-line positions, giving up their positions to cavalry, artillery, as well as artillery units transferred here from the first line.

Today, more than 150 artillery pieces have been deployed in the second line of defense. Counting the three high grounds, the artillery that can launch an attack after adjusting the artillery position. At present, the number of artillery units aimed at the four regiments of the Fathers has increased to more than three hundred.

"This is perhaps the strongest artillery attack of this era...... Who knows, though. ”

At the same time that William had such an idea, the four Fathers began to move slowly. At the same time, the heralds delivered messages to William one after another. The artillery has been adjusted to shoot at all elements and is now ready to fire.

"Very well, then let's launch. ”

After a few minutes of pause, watching the Fathers march to the beat of the drums, and getting closer, William gave the order.

The earth-shattering sound of artillery rang out. In just five minutes, the artillerymen fired three rounds of rapid fire, ignoring their physical strength and rapidly increasing barrel temperatures—and in an instant, thousands of flowering shells exploded in the array of the Fathers.

The "flowers" of human bodies and mushroom-shaped smoke from the shells enveloped the entire array in an instant. Screams, death, death and death. In an instant, hundreds of soldiers of the Father's Order were blown to shredded meat, and hundreds of people were also blown open in the chest, breaking their legs, arms, and limbs to the ground. The fear and pain made them scream like crazy.

Crossfire.

Only half of William's artillery was deployed on the front of the enemy. The other half was deployed on high ground on either side of the array, and the zigzag artillery positions brought in crossfire with no dead ends. Its lethality is much more intense than that of ordinary artillery fire.

Almost instantly, the soldiers of the Fathers Regiment were stunned. They suffered heavy casualties, but the deafening sound of artillery fire and the shock effect of the heavy artillery fire were the deadliest blow to their morale compared to the casualties - and worse, before they could regroup, the cavalry charge of Briton and Hereford arrived.

William was very clever in placing the Breton cavalry regiment in the first line, and forming its ten cavalry companies into two platoons, fifty times two in the widest line, and William wanted to give full play to the charging power of the light lancers of this regiment, and to deal the greatest and most terrible blow to the enemy.

At the same time, it is not like the vast majority of generals of this era who only send infantry or cavalry to attack after the artillery has been stopped. William gave the order to charge as soon as the second round of artillery fire rang out—and the third round of rapid fire passed directly through the heads of the cavalrymen and smashed on the heads of the soldiers of the Fathers.

The cavalrymen first jogged and trotted, and then increased the speed of their horses to the limit. Not long after the third round of artillery bombardment had fallen, before the soldiers of the Fathers had reacted, the 1st Light Lancer Regiment of Briton had already rushed in.

The dense array of ultra-long cavalry spears of more than three meters, the fierce charge, and the terrifying momentum directly destroyed the enemy's first array. There was no array at all, and more importantly, the Fathers, who were not equipped with any anti-cavalry weapons, were pierced by spears without resistance, knocked down by war horses, trampled by horses' hooves, and thus undoubtedly collapsed.

With the first array undoubtedly collapsing, the cavalry continued to advance and rushed into the second array of the Fathers. This time, the formation of the cavalry was slightly flawed, and the weapons in their hands changed from disposable riding spears to sabers.

Still, the result was the same.

The saturation blow of the artillery, followed by the cavalry destroying the excitement of the first front, made the soldiers of the Fathers of the second front unable to raise the will to resist at all. Under the onslaught of the cavalry, their formation was doubly destroyed. Behind the Breton Lancers, the Hereford Cavalry and the New World Colonial Cavalry remained intact. They can easily support any barely organized area of the enemy. After these soldiers entered the battle, these barely organized troops collapsed as quickly as possible.

The second array of the Fathers lasted only a little longer than the first. It was immediately announced that it had been breached.

The cavalry of the Briton and Hereford coalition forces were not repaired, and they drove the routs like sheep, rushing towards the third array of the Fathers. They followed, harvesting the head of any soldier of the Order of Fathers who ran too slowly, or turned in shame, wanting to continue the battle, shouting loudly and roaring as they kept moving forward.

Look at these friendly soldiers whose faces were distorted with terror, and who had lost their armor. Looking at the cavalry units that were fiercely chasing behind them, many of the soldiers of the Third Array couldn't help but tremble their legs, and some of the guys who lacked the ability to resist pressure directly wailed, dropped their muskets, and then turned around and ran-

The morale of these guys was on the verge of collapse, and after they were really hit by the routs, they really collapsed.

There was almost no engagement, and the twenty companies of the third array collapsed seventeen. Only three companies, under the flood of routs and the extremely high morale of the allied cavalry, went up the river and attacked in turn.

Kill, kill. The vast majority of the soldiers of these three companies have also fled with the current. Together, they had less than a hundred troops. Even the lieutenant company commanders of these three companies fled. Today, they are commanded by a second lieutenant officer.

"We can't retreat without a fight! We can't die! We are the Fathers! We are the Visigothic Fathers. Our ancestors spent decades, hundreds of years forging the prestige of this army, and we can't let it become garbage in half an hour!!"

The second lieutenant officer roared. It held aloft the banner of the Bourbon royal family, the Visigothic iris with a white background, and under his inspiration, the hundreds of soldiers seemed to go crazy, brandishing their swords, fighting their way through the original friendly rout, and then slammed into the cavalry.

It's like a reef jutting out of the middle of a rushing river. Here the torrent was stopped for a moment, and then parted - this force held back a small part of the cavalry, and for a time, with a bloody bravery, the cavalry could not break through their lines.

"Interesting...... No matter how degenerate the army is, there are still guys like this after all. William saw this clearly: "However, I will not allow this to happen. ”

Thinking of this, William drew his sword sharply, and then ran forward as fast as he could. In just a few seconds, he rushed to the front line, jumped up, stepped on the shoulders of the cavalry and the routs, and rushed to the second lieutenant who was holding high the flag of the Fathers.

The ensign was a little overwhelmed by William's sudden appearance.

"What's your name?" asked William.

However, the other party did not mean to answer at all. After understanding William's identity, his expression became extremely excited. Even though he didn't say anything, William understood what he meant.

Kill William. Kill this guy and you can turn this battle back from defeat to victory.

"Interesting. William didn't stop him, let the guy hand the flag to the people around him, and then drew his sword.

Immediately afterward, William's sword pierced his heart.

Before he could react.

"It's good, it's just that my hands are a little wet, it's a pity. William put his sword back into its sheath, then turned.

After that, the guy's chest cracked, and blood gushed out instantly.

The cavalry - whether it was the Hereford cavalry of the White Legion or the cavalry of the Briton Company. They looked at William in awe, one might even say fear, and then consciously gave way to the way.

On the other hand, the faces of less than a hundred of the bravest soldiers of the Father's Order were only rich in fear that could not be dissolved.

"Ahh......h

They shouted meaninglessly. At the same time, the flag also fell to the ground. The courage that had been summoned by the sacrifice of that brave ensign was gone. They cried out, dropped their weapons, turned and fled like ordinary soldiers.

This small piece of reef was blown apart. The cavalry torrent continued, moving forward without hindrance.

The overall situation has been decided, and there is no chance to turn the tables around.

Two Fathers, two Lesser Fathers. The most powerful and high-profile army of the Visigoth-Asturian coalition, the victorious army of Count Warren and the allied soldiers, collapsed under the onslaught arranged by William. More than 6,000 soldiers died or fled. Others simply fell to their knees and surrendered to William.

The tide of battle was completely reversed.