Comparing pikemen and flintlock pikemen, when facing cavalry, pikemen are defensive and flintlock pikemen are offensive troops. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThere are pros and cons on both sides.

However, in infantry battles, it was William's flintlock pikemen who were definitely superior to the traditional pikemen infantry. It can even inflict several times as much damage as the enemy.

Therefore, it is still very necessary to persist in military reform. What should be done now is to increase the rate of fire of the musket. It is necessary to break through the integrated technology of breech loading, primer, magazine and ammunition as soon as possible. Even if it is not possible to equip the army with rapid-fire rifles for a while, it is necessary to equip the rifled fire cap guns with Minne warheads. William thought to himself:

"But...... Although it is said that in the face of the lancer charge, the performance of the three rows of hollow phalanxes is poor...... But if you replace the opponent with a knife cavalry whose attack range is inferior to that of bayonet spearmen, then the result is more likely to be another matter. Coupled with the fact that the lancers have a long training cycle and cannot make up for too many disadvantages in a war, then the actual superiority of our army is more obvious than in this battle. ”

Of course, what I think in my heart is what I think in my heart. But on the surface, William made a look of concern, and at the same time couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that the super-pikemen infantry is not useless. At least in the face of cavalry assaults, this kind of garrison can still be very useful.

“...... That's true. After this, Victoria nodded, agreeing with William's statement. William observed Victoria's facial expression for a moment, and finally confirmed that Victoria should not have said anything against her heart. That's exactly what she thought. This made William a little happier again.

Presumably, Victoria will be impressed by this battle she has personally experienced, and after that, she will also reshape her army based on these deep impressions.

- If the infantry duel before this had made her praise the flintlock pikemen, rifled rifles and grenades, then the flintlock pissingers' poor performance in defending against cavalry charges had made her slightly lower her previous praise.

In this case. William believed that Victoria, even if she were to reform her army, would not completely transform her army into flintlock muskeers. She will reserve a fair amount of spear infantry.

As soon as he thought of this, William was a little anxious to see that after Briton turned against the Russian army, the other party still retained a large number of extra-long pikemen, and found that William's army was completely composed of flintlock pikemen.

Presumably, Victoria's expression would have been nice at that time.

As soon as he thought of this, William's mood was much happier-

At the same time, the battle situation at the front began to stalemate.

After achieving a frontal breakthrough, the enemy's cavalry could no longer advance - under the command of the commanders of the various companies, the hollow phalanx of the White Corps began to shrink, and the flintlock pissiers from three other directions, armed with bayonet guns, turned around and began to attack the Asturian cavalry.

After removing the impact factor, the infantry of the White Legion, armed with bayonet guns, had a slight advantage in weapons and numbers - the opponent naturally could not use the cavalry spear in close combat. Instead, the cavalry sword was drawn for combat - a bayonet gun, similar in length to a short spear, superior to a saber in the distance of attack. And in the process of marching into battle, it is more difficult to fight on foot than on foot.

The combination of these two factors led to a sharp increase in casualties among the Asturian lancers.

Usually, this is the case with the duel between the soldiers of both sides. One cavalryman was met by two or three flintlock pikemen who were well-trained, cooperative, and used the tactics of the three-three system. One of the flintlock musketeers was deployed on the front. Two other flintlock muskezeers were deployed on either side. The cavalry was targeted, and the flintlock musketeers' bayonets in front of them made it impossible for the horses to move forward, while some threatening attacks made the horses feel terrified.

In this case, the war horse becomes difficult to control. In order to control the horses, the cavalry will spend more experience. Immediately afterwards, the bayonet gunners on both sides would stab the opposing cavalry in the thigh with a surprise thrust. Makes the other person even more frightened and cowered in the pain - if in this case, the enemy becomes panicked. Then by the bayonet gunners on both sides. One of them, after attracting the attention of the opponent, will directly kill the opponent if they can. If it can't be captured, then the allies on the other side will unleash a real fatal blow.

The bayonet will pierce through the opponent's armpit - where the opponent's breastplate cannot protect. And the height and distance are sufficient. At the same time, the armpit is also enough to pierce the heart or lungs to achieve the effect of killing with one hit.

And just like that, in the first round of the melee, the cavalry of Asturias suffered heavy casualties. A large number of cavalrymen were either wounded or simply killed. Seeing that this light cavalry regiment of Asturias was about to be completely annihilated.

In this case, William once again pinned his hopes on the collapse of the Asturians themselves - in that case, his front-line company would have had enough time to regroup. At the same time, the hunters and riflemen, as well as the artillerymen, also had time to reset.

In this way, he would not have to be afraid of the approaching Visigothic and Asturian infantry.

That's right, after the cavalry successfully dragged the first line of defense of the coalition into close combat, Count Warren did not hesitate to throw his infantry units into the battlefield.

A total of four infantry regiments and nearly 6,000 fresh troops entered the battlefield in great strides. It was immediately possible to join the melee - for now, William was certain that the Bretons were no longer able to neutralize the enemy cavalry. In other words, the Bretons will enter a close-range, mire-like nightmare war as they have for nearly two hundred years.

At the same time, the same was true of the colonial infantry regiments, which were not targeted by much cavalry, but did not play a role. They were only struck by the symbolism of a Visigothic company of hussars. In this process, the artillery gave priority to the Asturians, and then to the Visigothic cavalry that stormed the Britons. And finally they are.

In this way, the weak light cavalry company did not unexpectedly lose much before engaging the colonial infantry. Because of this, William's expectations for the colonial infantry were also lowered considerably. William still felt that they would be the first to collapse on this front.

Therefore, the only thing William could hope for was the badly injured Asturias. William hoped that the cavalry would get out of the battle quickly and then retreat. Give your troops enough time.

In this way, the white corps of the formation was restored. You can continue to use a variety of long-range firepower of artillery + rifle + flintlock pistol + grenade to become a perfect, insurmountable line of defense for infantry.

It's just a pity that William's idea didn't work out.

“...... Damn!"

He watched as the Asturian cavalrymen were stabbed to death with bayonets one by one. He was even simply pulled off his horse, and then pressed to the ground, poking his face to pieces. He watched as his infantry fought bravely against the enemy, and the enemy's cavalry retreated...... However, the remaining Asturian light cavalry refused to retreat.

"Really...... A bunch of bastards. Is it necessary to work so hard for the Visigoths?" William could not help but curse in his heart—what he didn't know was that at the same time as he was scolding, the Count of Warren opposite him was scolding him in similar words.

"Why do you want to attack us who belong to the Gothic nation for the benefit of the Britons?" many Visigothic soldiers had a very bad opinion of William - not to forget, William was still officially the head of the mercenaries. A mercenary leader hired by the Britons.

That's it. In the end, William's idea did not succeed. His infantry was soon dragged into close combat as well, and after the Asturian and Visigothic infantry companies entered the melee, the few surviving hussars cheered, turned their horses, and left the sad land without hesitation. Their task has been accomplished.

"It's wonderful. William looked at the battlefield and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Come back to the rifle battalion, and the huntsman company, all of them...... Artillery, if possible, pull back light infantry artillery as well. If you can't...... Just blow it up. William finally gave the order reluctantly - yes, the opponent's troops had a numerical advantage, and the opponent's infantry was not inferior to his own infantry in melee combat. In such a situation, it becomes a matter of course to abandon the first line of defense.

The rest of the time, the battle between the Britons and the colonial forces, seemed to William to have entered garbage time. Soldiers on both sides lined up in dense formations. Spears stabbed at the opponent violently. However, the vast majority of attacks were useless.

Both sides are regular armies and do not look like cheap and poor mercenaries. Almost all the soldiers on both sides were equipped with cuirasses. In this case, it is very difficult to give the opponent a fatal blow with an extra-long spear. Because it's too difficult to pierce through the opponent's plate armor with an extra-long spear in one go.

And because almost all of the companies were facing the enemy head-on, they could not attack the opponent's armpits as they had done with the bayonets and spearmen against the enemy cavalry. The only real fatal parts are the neck and face - it's just that it takes a lot of physical effort to raise a four- to six-meter-long spear to shoulder height, so few officers advocate a tactic.

They are more advocating attacking the opponent's hands, arms, limbs, and especially the major arteries of the thighs. Those parts are not fatal though. But if an artery is punctured, massive bleeding can be fatal...... Of course, in this case, some soldiers standing on the periphery of the queue can quickly withdraw from the battle...... As a result, the number of casualties in the battle of the cuirassiers was far less than that of the flintlock muskets.