That's it, maybe in the next few years, it will be difficult to see such a powerful scene. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "William thought so in his heart - tens of thousands of cavalry. Perhaps in the past few decades, after the collapse of the Tartariya Khanate, the collapse of Sarida Khan and the decline of the centaurs, tens of thousands of cavalry are already the largest assault force that any known force can come up with.

Some people may think that now that the era of gunpowder weapons has arrived, the era of cavalry has passed, and then it is up to the infantry, and the infantry is popular. At the same time, too many infantry chose to use extra-long guns. A large number of well-arrayed ultra-long pikemen are the biggest nemesis of the assault cavalry. In this era when the other side has not carried out too many military reforms and can still come up with tens of thousands of ultra-pikemen, nearly 10,000 cavalry or something, although it sounds very powerful, but in fact it is just to deliver food to the other side. It doesn't make much sense at all.

But William had to tell everyone in all his respects, and tell everyone who thought so, that they were wrong.

Yes, maybe separate cavalry units are of little use. In the face of a well-arrayed pikemen, such an arrangement would inevitably lead to a bleeding death - but William never thought of using cavalry alone. With four hundred and thirty guns at his command, William could proudly claim that this was by far the most powerful and formidable artillery cluster in the world.

And when the most powerful cavalry cluster in the world and the most terrible artillery cluster in the world merge into one, the sharpest war machine naturally appears.

"Today, I'm going to let the whole world know my name. William was a little excited—he knew that after the war was over, the name of himself, Wilhelm von Hereford, would inevitably become the hottest, the most dazzling, the brightest presence in the world. Today, neither the Emperor nor the Queen of Briton can absolutely, absolutely, absolutely overshadow their own limelight.

"When you think about it, you feel very excited. William thought to himself.

At the same time, opposite the army of the Hereford family. His enemy, His Majesty the Emperor, Kalman IV, was puzzled.

"What exactly does he want to do?" His Majesty the Emperor did not understand what William wanted to do - yes, of course, tens of thousands of cavalry, including six thousand to seven thousand lancers. Such a power made His Majesty the Emperor feel terrible too. But when you think about it, that's it.

The infantry he deployed on the front line were all battle-hardened veterans. so that they will not be so frightened that they can't move because the cavalry roars and shakes the earth, which is very terrifying.

Isn't the cavalry terrible.

Yes, cavalry is indeed terrible.

Was the cavalry invincible?

Not.

The phalanx of extra-long spears was enough to restrain the cavalry. Especially enough to restrain the roaring cavalry that charged from the front.

"What's the point of the other side deploying a large number of cavalry on the first line?" Kalman IV thought to himself: "The other side wants to counterattack, wants to attack our army's array, but in that case, wouldn't it be better to deploy the cavalry troops on the second line?"

Kalman IV knew the power of cavalry. He also knew the "usage" of cavalry. Before the cavalry can launch a decisive charge, which can affect and even determine the outcome of the war, there must first be a premise, and that premise is to use infantry and artillery to weaken the enemy's array to a sufficient extent. In this way, the role of cavalry can be fully played.

But William's first array consisted almost exclusively of cavalry - the chasseur unit of that regiment, which was completely ignored by Kalman IV. He didn't think the stragglers, who were "sneaky and guts, like thieves and thieves," could make a difference.

In fact, this is also the "correct understanding" of the world's mainstream military scientists about the stragglers.

It is to be counted on these guys as a slightly valuable "add-on" to harass and harass each other, and to cause trouble for the enemy like blood-sucking mosquitoes. But to expect these guys to play a big role, it's totally hehe.

"So, what exactly is the other side trying to do?" said Kalman IV, repeating what he had said earlier—he instinctively sensed that William had a conspiracy, that he had some kind of tactic that could decide the outcome of the war. But he couldn't see what William's tactics were. It embarrassed him. There was even the illusion of being humiliated - though no one actually meant it - but, yes, he himself felt so - William had a tactic. Whether this tactic was clever or not, he couldn't see it at all. This in itself can be described as a failure.

The older he gets, the more psychologically sensitive Kalman IV immediately frowned, and then, for William, an opponent he has never met, this small generation of imperial nobles, the perception is even worse.

Although by now, it is unlikely. But Kalman IV still expected that if he could defeat the Hereford army and force the Hereford family to surrender to him, then he would have to do two things.

The first is to marry his daughter, and the second is to order William to hand over his inheritance, deprive William of his status as the heir of the Hereford family, and then force him to live in seclusion.

Although it is said that William, as an imperial nobleman, it is difficult for the emperor to order him to die. But it was ordered to disinherit it, as well as seclusion. The emperor felt that he still had this power. And as long as these two things are done, then there is actually no difference from killing William. For aristocrats and politicians, without power and unable to continue to be active in the political arena, in fact it is no different from death.

That's it.

After self-satisfaction, Kalman IV made a decision - to maintain the status quo.

"I don't believe that, yes, I don't think there's going to be any good way. The other side is definitely bluffing. Or worse. It is as if the vast majority of children and young people of this age feel that the cavalry is a powerful force that is difficult to defeat, and the charge of the cavalry is invincible. And he happened to have such a powerful cavalry unit in his hands, so he thought that he could win with this cavalry...... Yes, it must be like that. So there's nothing to be afraid of. ”

At the thought of this, Kalman IV smiled confidently. Immediately afterward, the order to attack was given.

"Very good" At the same time, seeing that the opposing army began to slowly move forward, taking an offensive stance, William showed a relieved smile.

Very good, very good. The opponent still insisted on attacking. In other words, the other side still thinks that he is the strong and that he is the one who should attack. In this way, I will be able to win very happily and happily.

The cavalry units on the side of the Hereford family were all hiding in trenches that could not be reached by enemy shells. Or out of range of enemy artillery. The cavalrymen weren't responsible for stopping the enemy, so they didn't have to worry about the enemy's charge or anything. At the same time, they are faster than infantry. So even if it's far from the front line, it won't get too much of a way.

It is for this reason that the Imperial Army can also be called a very powerful artillery force, and it does not cause much harm to the Hereford Family Army.

On the other hand, in the face of the enemy's dense incredulity, twice as many infantry were placed in a narrow position than normal, which was the best target for artillery units. With the shining artillery power of the Hereford family, it only takes one salvo to smash the opponent to pieces......

But William didn't, like any seasoned old hunter, before his prey fell into the trap completely, he had to tighten his noose little by little, and then unleash the fatal blow......

As if most of the time, the Heriford Family Army's artillery was not fully energized, they just maintained a slow and orderly rhythm, beating the enemy army like a drumbeat. And the rhythm of the drums was only slightly faster than the enemy's artillery. At the same time, none of the powerful eighteen-pounder unicorns and howitzers fired, and all of them quietly waited for the order of His Royal Highness Prince Hereford.

In this way, the Imperial army slowly advanced, and these soldiers carried flintlock muskets, or arquebuses, or extra-long guns, lined up in neat horizontal formations, and strode forward to the sound of military music and the beat of drums.

They ignored the small mushroom clouds that exploded around them, the fragments of flesh and blood that had been blown out around them, and the dirt, plasma, various tissues and organs, tissue fluids, and various firearm fragments and parts that jumped on their bodies.

These are the most elite mercenaries, the most powerful warriors in the human world. Kill countless people over the course of hundreds of years, from centaurs to dark elves, from heretics to the greenskins of the South. The companies and infantry regiments formed by these cold-blooded warriors are all extremely powerful armies armed to the teeth. This is a powerful army that could not have been imagined in classical times, and in this way, it is moving forward with an indomitable attitude.

It was nice and perfect. Seeing the empire's army moving forward little by little, Kalman IV nodded with satisfaction, this is what he can imagine, the most powerful army in the world. Nothing can stop them......

Although before this, his army was beaten badly by the Hereford family. But it was beaten by the infantry troops, wasn't it...... And now, only the artillery of the Imperial Army is a little annoying, but this level of artillery fire is still within the tolerance of the Imperial Army.

Everything was under the control of Kalman IV, at least, that's how things are going now.