And so, the two cavalry units that were at the front were wiped out - but after that, things took a new turn.

In terms of long-range firepower, a well-armed Centaur Warrior with a compound bow is no match for a well-armed human knight. In contrast, the short-barreled firebolt and the steel hand crossbow were lethal to centaur warriors, mainly due to the poor defense of outdated, outdated traditional scale armor.

However, Sarida Khan also tried to widely introduce a new style of armor within the khanate. But there was a lot of resistance.

This resistance does not come from tribal traditions alone. It's more from the actual situation.

There is a lack of sufficient armor divisions, and there is a lack of adequate equipment and technology. Lack of high-powered water, or steam-powered forging presses and steelmaking furnaces.

That's it, that's it. This is also the biggest problem of the Tartarian Khanate and the Ottoman Empire, two non-human states. Or at the root, they don't have enough technology.

Even the merchants were aware of this - not out of patriotism. Rather, it was for a practical purpose - to starve the master to death for the disciples of the church. Although in a short period of time, the sale of machine qì equipment earned more than the sale of weapons and armor. But this is tantamount to cutting off one's own path to the future. Smash your own job. No one would be stupid enough to do this - except Khrushchev.

The Tartariya Khanate may have been even worse by the fact that they did not have high-quality coal and iron ore. And this is one of the reasons why Sarida Khan is desperately trying to go north and attack the Slavites.

In Ruthenia, there are several iron mines of very good quality, and there are also a large number of coal mines. As long as this territory can be swallowed, the weapons and equipment of the Khanate can be greatly improved.

Of course, this is only theoretical.

But there's always a thought, isn't it?

That's it. In terms of firepower delivery, the human army was slightly stronger than the centaur cavalry of the Tartarya Khanate. At the same time, in the charge, the two sides were half a catty. But when it comes to melee combat, the human cavalry is far from being a match for the centaurs.

Compared to the human cavalry who need to fight people while driving a war horse, they need to use stirrups to exert their strength. The combat effectiveness of a centaur warrior who is completely a combination of humans and horses is naturally much stronger. After a few rounds of charges, they all fought each other out of an elite assault cavalry. The two entered hand-to-hand combat. Two armies of thousands of cavalry, together with an army of nearly 10,000 knights, cavalry, and centaurs, were mixed together, with bright scimitars, long swords, heavy chains, war hammers and tomahawks held high above their heads, and for a time, people even had the illusion that the sun had become dim.

Lost.

Originally, Duke Otto thought that he could rely on more advanced cavalry dense arrays, wall charges and other tactics to counter the strong, furious centaur warriors. But now, it still doesn't work. No way. Although it is well said, theoretically, he and William have also done a few deductions before. But no, no, no.

"Civilized armies rely on discipline and skill, while savage armies rely on individual skill and furious hearts. It is generally accepted that civilization is a matter of course over barbarism. However, this point is placed on the centaur, and it is ...... Slightly fallacious. Duke Otto thought to himself.

"It's much better, Duke. For the first time, we couldn't even go head-to-head with the centaurs. Beside Duke Otto, a Gothic knight said, "Now, although we are losing, at least, we can face the centaurs head-on. This has to be said to be a big step forward. ”

"That's right...... And that's true. Duke Otto said, "And besides that, we have something else that can be fought against them." Out of the corner of his eye, he looked at the soldiers around him. These mercenaries, who are used to killing people, either have a stern face or a flat face. Or maybe it doesn't matter. They carried the barrels of extra-long guns. Quiet without saying a word.

Duke Otto believed that the human army under his command was the strongest and best of the era. And with the safety of the flanks assured, no cavalry would dare to charge the infantry head-on. The phalanx of extra-long spears and arquebuses was enough to ensure the frontal security of the coalition forces - even the centaur warriors would have been extremely difficult to break through.

"Move forward. Thinking of this, Duke Otto gave this order: "Main infantry, advance a little. Don't leave too much space for the enemy. ”

With the order of Duke Otto, the army began to move forward slowly, the reason why it was not fast, was to take care of the artillery units.

In order to move the guns, they either had to re-mount their horses, or they simply had the artillery push them forward. This greatly slowed down the advance of the infantry units.

Duke Otto was not worried about this, though. He's not in a hurry, preferring to be slow rather than out of business.

At the same time, the new Circassian army on the left flank was to come into contact with the centaur cavalry units.

After entering a distance of five hundred meters, the light artillery accompanying the infantry began to fire. Centaur and nomadic cavalry casualties began to increase.

After entering a distance of three hundred meters, the enemy's speed began to increase. At the same time, the infantry accompanied the artillery firing the last round of solid shells.

"Change the shotgun. "After William's order, the shotguns, which were wrapped in countless tiny lead projectiles, were filled into the chambers. Just wait for the opposing cavalry to enter the firing range, and give him a hard blow.

Immediately after that, William gave a second order-

"Prepare to shoot. This order was given to the infantry units under his command.

After this order, the formation formed a dense array, and the infantrymen armed with flintlock muskets raised their muskets and aimed them at the enemy on the opposite side.

"If it's infantry, it's best to put it within fifty meters. But the enemy is cavalry, so it is necessary to shoot at a distance of a hundred meters. This will allow you to shoot a full three rounds. William thought to himself—

After reaching a distance of two hundred meters, the centaurs and nomadic cavalry began to charge - before that, they had lost more than three hundred soldiers by artillery bombardment. The array was loose, and morale was weakened by a notch - and yet, even so, if they did charge, they would still be an unstoppable force of terror!

"Steady, steady! Don't shoot! Don't fire until you hear the order! Do you hear it? Do you hear you scum!" shouted and cursed from all over the 1st Regiment of the New Army.

Unlike in the first battle, against infantry units. This time, the centaur and nomadic cavalry charged more pressure than the previous infantry attacks. Much bigger.

"Don't tremble, don't be in a daze, think about what you've done in training, just do what you did in training!!"

The company commander of the various companies shouted desperately, shouting hoarsely—pacifying—or threatening his soldiers. However, the effect is still not significant.

This was perhaps the only place where William's new army was inferior to the old mercenary units.

Experience, or rather, guts.

Although they have been trained countless times. It was even trained almost like a machine. But under such tremendous pressure, the imperfections of human nature are exposed.

"Warlords. So William gave his third command.

"Let your subordinates fear you more than your enemies. William did not hesitate to carry out this.

Soon, the Overseer, which had been transformed from a cavalry guard, cut off the heads of the most shaky and poorly complexed men. Under the influence of the smell of blood and the corpses that were not blind, the queue returned to normal in the shortest possible time.

After that, it's one hundred and fifty meters.

"Earl—" Beside William, little John was apprehensively trying to speak, though not yet within the range of the musket. But artillery shotguns are already ready to fire.

"We must shoot together!" William interrupted him without hesitation.

"But—"

"-Shut up!"

If it were a normal day, William might be interested in giving little John a good explanation. But when is the moment? The stakes are crucial. In any case, his own authority as a commander must be strengthened, strengthened to the maximum!

Sure enough, after William shouted, Little John closed his mouth and did not dare to speak again. At the same time, the opponent is still sprinting at the fastest speed.

One hundred meters, the human limit is around ten seconds. Cavalry and centaurs are naturally much faster than humans.

"Five seconds, six seconds, or seven seconds?"

At the same time that William thought of this, the nomadic cavalry and centaur warriors were already within range. At the same time, a solid buckshot fired from an artillery position smashed into the phalanx of a centaur unit from the side. In the blink of an eye, screams, blood mist, minced meat and bone residue splattered out like garbage. Then, the monstrous monster-like centaur warriors in metal armor fell to the ground like broken sacks.

"Killing has never been easier than today since civilization emerged in the world. ”

Such a sentence suddenly appeared in William's heart.

"Fire. ”

At the same time, he gave the order.

The first array of 1,200 soldiers, twenty-five three-pounder guns, and ten six-pounder guns let out an earth-shattering roar in the first instant. Fueled by gunpowder, red-hot metal erupted and shot at Tartaria's cavalry and centaur warriors...... R1148