In this way, the tactic of harassing the archers, forcing them to show their flaws, and then sending heavy cavalry to charge into battle was declared bankrupt. Di Chiman and Salile, who were still not giving up, were ready to grit their teeth and engage in javelinmen - although the javelin's attack power and armor-piercing ability were stronger than those of bows and arrows, the range was very close, basically the same as that of arquebuses. At the same time far inferior to the flintlock pistol. When these javelinmen were thrown in, they had to be prepared for massive losses.

It was at this time that the trumpet sounded - it was the horn announcing the withdrawal of troops.

Despite his reluctance, Sarida Khan was a man of more reason than emotion. After discovering that the centaur cavalry really couldn't deal with the opponent's hedgehog array, he immediately gave the order to retreat.

At the sound of an order, the nomadic cavalry retreated, the centaurs retreated, and the new Slavic army did not hesitate to retreat.

"What a bastard...... "Celile took one last look at the banner of the Slavic Army, and he was sure that under the banner, it was William, the bastard. Think about the last time we met, he could still firmly overpower William, but this time he couldn't even get past him, and the son of the Khan was awkward to death in his heart.

It's just that awkwardness is awkwardness. Salilei did not yet have the courage to openly disobey the orders of Sarida Khan on the battlefield. After one last reluctant glance at William's position, he turned around without looking back and ran back in the direction of his own camp.

"Retreated. "Seeing the army of Tarta retreating with billowing smoke and dust. Duke Otto finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the time again, the sun was setting in the west, and before they knew it, they had been playing for a day.

"The enemy retreated, retreated - yes, the enemy retreated. On the coalition positions, the soldiers and officers looked at each other, looked at each other, and repeated the words.

After being stunned for a moment, the officers and men of the coalition army cheered loudly as if they had gone crazy -- win, win! Fight against the Tartarya Khanate with weak forces, and finally win! They even broke through an array of the Khanate's army at one point. Kill thousands of Slavits, nomads, and centaurs.

Decades, centuries, the centaurs of Tartaria were like a dark cloud, pressing down on the heads of all mankind, leaving them breathless. Fear, fear, a hint of despair in addition to fear.

For humans in the classical and medieval eras, who used cold weapons, centaurs were not a threat, an adversary, or an enemy. Rather, it is a natural disaster like hailstorms, locust plagues, floods, and droughts. That's not something that humans can stop.

And in modern times, although with the rise in productivity, tactics, weapons and equipment, the combat effectiveness of human armies has made great progress. But at the same time, their fear of centaurs remained unabated.

Because in the vast majority of the time, they did not decide the outcome of a war in the way that the main forces would fight, as they do now. Most of the other time, the Centaur Khanate had the upper hand either to the north, to invade the Slavites, or to fight the human light cavalry in the frontier areas.

In this case, humanity is still skeptical about whether it will be able to defeat the centaurs, or even defend against them.

This problem has now been solved by Duke Otto.

The answer he gave was yes.

Yes, humans can fight Centaurs. In the face of the new human army, the elite cavalry of the Tartariya Khanate could not get any advantage.

Although, more seriously, Otto didn't really win. The main forces of the centaur forces were not damaged. Sarida Khan still had enough reserves, and even had the strongest cowardly army in the khanate, which was not put into battle. In terms of battles, this "victory" is of little significance.

And from the point of view of war, Sarida Khan still has the advantage. His large army captured the city of Ruthenia and Pirm. Suppressing the remnants of the Slavites. At the same time, in the Vistula region, his appearance also heralded a bitter battle for the Goths.

The Goths have done everything they can to concentrate all their strength. But Sarida Khan did not.

As long as he gave the order, he could still pull out 100,000 or even 200,000 nomadic horsemen in the Cuman-Chincha steppe, in Tronica, and in the land of Ulus. The reason why he didn't do that before was simply that he didn't feel necessary.

And even so, this "victory" did not have much impact on the course of the war.

But it still makes sense.

Its significance is not in tactics, not in strategy, not in campaigns, not in war. Rather, in "history".

If you look through the history books, you can come to a conclusion. This victory was the only and first battle in the hundreds of years in which humans and centaurs had fought a large-scale battle on the plains.

This is worth commemorating, remembering, and deserving of special mention! The people who participated in this battle made history! From today on, the centaurs will no longer have a psychological advantage in the face of the human empire!

"An era is over...... It's a bit ...... to say that But, indeed, an era is over. The extremes of things must be reversed, and the extremes of prosperity must decline. The Tartariya Khanate has also reached this time...... I have to say, it's a great feeling. ”

On the left flank of the coalition army, among the new Circassian army, William looked at the Tarta army that left the scene in the afterglow of the setting sun, and couldn't help but sigh like this.

His mood is very mixed, a sense of accomplishment, pleasure, excitement and joy. In addition, there are some fears, panics, and even a little sadness......

But this feeling was quick and soon disappeared without a trace. William joined in the loud cheers. He looked around him, and the soldiers were all very happy, even excited. William didn't know if they had developed a similar mentality to himself, but they won anyway. There is nothing wrong with the victors cheering for their own victories.

In this way, after a day of fierce fighting, the battle on the east bank of the Vistula River finally ended. The human side won by a small margin. The centaur army lost a few thousand more soldiers.

For history, this battle is indeed worth writing about. However, for the Second Great Frontier War, this war was only the beginning.

In the middle army, surrounded by William, other knights, nobles, and mercenary captains, and under the compliments of the vast majority of people, either sincerely or falsely, Duke Otto only laughed for a short while, and then regained his face:

"Send a letter to Krakow and tell them that Kubi will not be able to come. It was his father, Sarida Khan, who came. But don't be too scared. Because we won. ”

After Duke Otto's words "We won", the people once again cheered irrepressibly. Crazy slogans followed—some shouting that it was the arrangement of the Lord of Light. Others hailed Duke Otto as a god of war and a saint. There are also those who shout that they will take advantage of the victory and pursue, that they will completely defeat Sarida Khanate, annex the Tartarya Khanate, and then burn it all and kill it all.

It was a mercenary captain who said this, his eyes lit up as he spoke, and he looked like something. This guy told everyone with practical actions, and it is not for nothing that the vast majority of people in this world despise mercenaries and regard them as robbers and robbers, or even flood beasts.

To these words, Duke Otto's response was simple, "Uh-huh, ahhhh "I just hit two haha and it's over.

He also knew that this kind of thing could not be believed at all, and the person who said these things usually just said it casually, and when he slept tonight, and when you woke up the next morning, you asked him again, and he would definitely not admit it. However, although it was all nonsense, Duke Otto could not help but continue to make false promises with them......

This made Duke Otto, who had a slightly introverted personality, feel very uncomfortable. Therefore, in this case, someone should stand up and solve the problems for the duke.

And this character, William, looks left and right, and there will be no one else but him. So he sighed, stepped forward, and said, "Everyone, listen to me first. ”

In the battle just now, William's watch was excellent. While making people secretly sigh that the tiger father has no dog, he is also secretly a little jealous. In addition, the formidable combat effectiveness displayed by William, or the five thousand new troops of the Hereford family, is equally shocking. More importantly, William was the only son of Duke Otto.

Taken together, these three points make William the most suitable character to pour cold water on everyone in this situation:

'Even though we won, we can't take it lightly. After making an opening statement, William noticed that the frenzy had vanished. Everyone stopped talking for a while, and the atmosphere became very awkward.

"So pouring cold water on this job is really not done by people. William thought as he continued to bite the bullet: "The main force of the enemy is still there. And in addition to this, they had an army of 100,000 wreaking havoc on the lands of the Slavites. I don't think the Slavians can hold back the centaurs. You know, they're not Goths, they don't have our spirit, our wisdom and our strength. ”

Here, William slightly praised everyone, including himself, and eased the atmosphere a bit, before continuing:

"And in addition to that, they can recruit two hundred thousand or more cavalry from their territory. My friends, though it may be a bit ...... to say that But it's true that we're rejoicing a little too soon, and then there are more wars, more battles, more centaurs waiting to be defeated. ”

After William had finished speaking, most of the officers, nobles, and knights, mercenary captains began to think. However, there are also a small number of people who seem to disagree. This made William continue to lament that his prestige was not enough...... Perhaps now he is still a little far from a real warrior, knight, noble commander.

The Hereford family, as the son of Duke Otto, has gained a lot and rightfully lost a lot at the same time. R1148