Of course, the arrogance and stupidity of these bastards Visigoths outraged the entire Briton army - as evidence, they really took control of the entire fortress after five hours. During this period www.biquge.info Blitun's army worked together and dealt a very serious blow to the enemy. It effectively suppressed the arrogance of these Visigoths - at least, as the official version of the Briton propaganda article would say.

As for the Visigothic propaganda, it became the turning point of the whole battle of Rotterdam, after which the Bretons were so frightened that they did not dare to continue fighting the great revolutionary army, but collapsed or something.

It must be all those evil rebels lying, and there is no such thing at all. Uh-huh, yes, yes, yes, that's right.

Even the most honorable former Duchess of Normandy, Madame Maria, said so—even though in reality it was quite different from the version she really knew. At the same time, in fact, she wanted to kill those fellows, but she had to force a smile and say that they were the defenders of the great empire or something—something that went against her heart—something that also made Lady Maria feel very unhappy, and even collapsed—but she was helpless.

That's what it's all about.

On the one hand, it is their own intentions, and on the other hand, it is a more important matter of face - although there are many people who know about it, and even Madame Maria suspects that these unreliable allies of the Russian Gothic Empire are secretly fueling the flames, inciting and spreading the "politically incorrect" rumors or something.

Of course, this kind of thing can only be guessed. Can't really ask. This is especially true now that they are still very, very in need of the Imperial Army.

After the fall of a central fortress, the Britons tried very hard to get it back - although the quality was terrible, and maybe even all the parapets would collapse and eventually become a ruin or something -

However, even if it is a ruin, it is a ruin with complex terrain and high terrain. And the immortal one is stuck in the middle of the other two fortresses. If this place is lost, it will not only be in terms of military morale, but also in terms of strategic situation, which will be quite unfavorable to the Bliton army.

Sensing this, the Briton commander quickly mobilized enough artillery and enough cavalry to countercharge the fortress.

In fact, at this moment, the Visigoths had not yet fully occupied the entire fortress. They only took up the majority of the fortress, three-quarters of it. The more crucial parapets in several directions, i.e., the parapets other than the one that had collapsed on the front, and the more important gates, were still occupied by the Britons.

Relying on such an advantage, the counteroffensive of the Britons was more convenient. As a result, not only the ruins of the front parapet wall, but also the entire interior of the fortress became a hell of blood and fire.

On both sides, the Bretons cavalry wielded their sabers and fought to the death with the Visigothic infantry - here the Bretons made a slight mistake - or a mistake in command. Or rather, this is also a helpless thing, after all, the world is so unfair. In such a crisis, it is also natural for a commander to make a command error - that is to say -

The combat effectiveness of cavalry units in complex terrain is comparatively ...... Subtle.

If it is said that the cavalry wall is formed to launch a charge on the plains, then the cavalry troops are absolutely unstoppable - of course, this tactic is already considered backward in the Empire - the looser formation, plus the revolver is the most popular tactic in the Empire -

Of course, of course, in places where there is no money to equip troops with revolvers, cavalry wall formations are still very popular - although with their training and tactical literacy, they are completely unable to form a wall formation in the strict sense of the word.

All in all, these guys have no formation, and they are completely incapable of using their mobility in the narrow terrain full of ruins and corpses, and on the contrary, they are even less agile than the infantry. After all, not all cavalrymen's tactical literacy is high enough to achieve the unity of men and horses.

In this way, as the vanguard, the three cavalry regiments, which had high hopes from the Britons, met with fierce resistance.

Even the Britons controlled the walls in three directions. Even some of them turned their guns around and bombarded the Visigothic army within the walls, providing fire cover for the cavalry.

The infantry units of the Visigoths, in this way, carried the artillery bombardment of the Britons to the death, and between the blood and fire, they repelled more than a dozen charges of the Briton cavalry.

In the end, they even launched a counter-charge against the other side.

One of the Briton cavalry regiments, which had suffered heavy losses in the charge, collapsed, and the other two were also defeated.

The defeated soldiers blocked the city gates, and in order to fight for their lives, they did not hesitate to confront their friendly sabers. The rout inside wanted to rush out, and the reinforcements outside wanted to rush in. Both sides blocked the entire city gate in one fell swoop, paralyzing the entire region.

After this, the officers of the Briton cavalry, who could barely support themselves in several other directions, had to give the order to dismount. Although they were a little more agile, their range was also reduced - when riding on their horses, they were condescending, barely on par with the opposing infantry.

But after dismounting, a saber of about one meter is no match for the bayonet rifle of the opponent's nearly two meters field.

In addition, there is the problem of formation, and the problem of tactical literacy - after all, they are cavalry, and more often they have to train to fight on horseback than on foot. At the same time, they did not learn the way of fighting in formations like infantry, which made them suffer great frustration and great blows in this battle.

It was in this situation that Briton's army kept retreating, and on the way to retreat again lost a wall of defense—or rather, halfway.

The inner walls are not as steep as the outer walls, and there are no stairs that must be climbed with tools.

There are enough stone steps on the inner wall. Although attacking from the bottom up is also not a good idea. But on the other hand, the Visigothic army had the advantage of replenishing its forces. They didn't need to go through the hassle of going into the fortress and then going up the walls through the stairs that the Britons still controlled, as the Bretons did.

In this way, the battle gradually spread to the top of the parapet. On the stone steps, on the parapet, and on the gun emplacements, you can see the scenes of soldiers on both sides desperately fighting each other.

Or with a saber, or more with a bayonet. There were also some equipped with grenades - this Breton was more numerous, because they had a stockpile. And although after the battle, the revolution, the Visigoths were constantly equipped with this new weapon, but the Visigoths were still a step slower.

Although elite commandos, grenades can be used intensively. But the follow-up ordinary soldiers will not work. Thanks to this, this battle still has to be fought.

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"In other words, the other party has lost more than half of the fortress, but is still fighting desperately?"

This was the battle situation in the area garrisoned by the Briton side when Freya received a letter for help from the Briton army. The two sides fought to the death around the fortress, which had a parapet wall in only three directions. For now, the Visigothic army still has the advantage, but the Britons are not without opportunities.

"What do they want us to do?"

The Britsons tried their best to exaggerate the brutality and importance of the battle, hoping to get help from the Russian Gothic Empire.

In fact, after the first unsuccessful cavalry charge, the Britons were largely out of ideas. Now all the hope is that the armies of the Russian Gothic Empire will be able to help them.

Although this hope is also very slim.

Yes, yes, very slim. It's not because of the conflict between Freya and Lady Maria. It's completely out of public interest. Freya didn't think it would be a good idea to take part in that kind of terrible siege - well, because there was no definite form of warfare - because the current level of urbanization in the world was not good - so in terms of the area occupied by the fortress, it was now the Bretons attacking. So it was a tragic siege.

In this kind of war, where more emphasis was placed on hand-to-hand combat, and the elements of formation were weakened to a minimum, and even the vaunted artillery of the Russian Gothic Empire could not play much of a role, and the two armies were completely glued together. The superiority of the Russian Gothic Empire army would be infinitely reduced, and the only advantage of the Visigoths - that is, morale and enthusiasm - would be greatly expanded.

Although he did not think that the invincible Imperial army under his command would be defeated. However, Freya was sure that if he were involved in this campaign, at least half of his army would have been lost.

Moreover, this is only more than half of the loss of "defensive success". If the enemy attacks again, gathers the remnants of the defeated army, and assists the reinforcements of several legions to attack again, then Freya will have to declare the defeat of this battle.

In the previous battle, Freya saw that she was already discrediting her great empire and great family. She didn't want to do it again anyway.

"That's pretty good. Freya thought to herself: "In this way, the loss of important gains, the loss of the defensive line or something, is the pathetic Briton." In other words, the reason for the defeat in this battle was because of the Britons. I don't have any responsibility...... But ......" (To be continued.) )