The most important thing in the battle of the plains is to spread the formation.

If the formation is proper and the combat effectiveness can be brought into full play, the chances of victory will inevitably increase by a few points. It is precisely for this reason that the new army of Guangming defended the river, in order to occupy a favorable position, and launch an attack while the enemy army crossed the river to disrupt the opponent's position.

Snowton's southern expeditionary army certainly had the option of avoiding its sharpness and crossing the river upstream or downstream. But if you want to rely on a few pontoon bridges to transport hundreds of thousands of troops across the river, it will take at least a day and night, but the new army of Guangming will not sit idly by, they can calmly send troops to block the enemy.

Another option for Snowton's southern expeditionary army was to choose a place where the water was gentle and swim across the river with horsepower. However, within a hundred miles of the upper and lower levels, the only suitable place to swim is not far west of the city of Severa, that is, in front of the camp of the New Army of Light. It is precisely because of this that Tuchel has chosen to set up camp here and defend himself with heavy troops.

"Your Majesty, the enemy army was unmoved, but only sent archers to scatter and harass. The herald turned over and dismounted, and replied in a loud voice.

"Well......" King Nacini pondered for a moment, revising his established strategy, "withdraw the army that crosses the river upstream, order the troops downstream to continue crossing the river, and send two more brigades to set up pontoon bridges ten and twenty miles downstream, respectively, to test the enemy's reaction." ”

The herald took the order, and Costa, who was next to him, eagerly said, "Your Majesty, send us to swim across the river, and only the heavily armed knights who 'step on the black flag' can resist the enemy's rain of arrows." ”

"Arrows can be resisted, but what about catapults?" said King Nacini, glaring at him, "but you are indeed thick in armor, but with such heavy plate armor, it is inevitable that you will slow down your march when you enter the water, and will not you be used as a living target?"

Costa scratched his head. Don't dare to mention it again. In fact, he is not a stupid person, he repeatedly emphasized that it was just to leave a reckless impression on others, and he knew that the king would never send a "black flag" to send him to death.

"Your Majesty," Fran said, looking across the bank. He asked, "Since the enemy has sent archers, why don't you let the 'Blue Cloth Long Shot' fight, my sons and daughters will definitely make them pay the price of blood." ”

"Wait a minute. This time, King Nacini did not refuse, but waved his hand slightly, and ordered the flag bearer behind him to give orders.

A dark green trimmed military flag was raised, and a group of light cavalry rushed out of front of the formation. They were all armed with leather shields. Cover your head and face, then drive your horses into the river and plop them like children smashing into the water.

This was a certain brigade of the 2nd Line Corps, and at the pre-war meeting, they were unfortunately drawn the task of starting the battle. In a battle of this scale, these poor guys are afraid that they can't even draw out the enemy's hole cards.

Sure enough, the new army of light was in the array. Even the bed crossbow was not used, just a few boulders were thrown here and there. It was mixed with a rain of arrows. In the midst of the screams, there were constantly arrows from horses or soldiers, and the river was soon stained red with blood, but the water rushed, and the corpses were washed away, and the remaining warriors pulled the horse's tail. Grit your teeth and continue to carry out this mortal military order.

Seeing that they had just crossed the center of the river, and that their number was less than thirty percent, King Nacini's face remained unchanged, and he waved his hand again and gave the order.

The second group of light cavalry sorties. Their leather armor was lighter, and they swam faster than the heavy cavalry, which was one of the reasons why King Nacini chose them to be tempted.

Another reason was that the heavy cavalry was expensive and he did not want to waste it.

The fate of the second group of hussars was not much better than that of the first. Immediately, the third group, the fourth group, finally some soldiers set foot on the land on the south bank, but a burst of arrow feathers floated by, and they were all dead on the spot.

During this time, with generals and staff officers on their side, the approximate number of enemy catapults and the frequency of attacks by archers were already calculated, which was also the most important value of the vanguard.

Of course, these speculations are not necessarily accurate, and they are only used as a reference for the manager's decision-making. At the same time, the herald reported again that the troops crossing the river downstream had just set up a pontoon bridge when they were burned by the enemy with rockets.

"Who's the boss on the other side?" asked King Nacini casually, frowning slightly.

"The Provisional Commander of the New Army of Light, Tuchel," Sunia described at length, "he was the son of a shepherd of Setstien, whose parents were killed by horse thieves as a child, and who later joined the Papal army, and has fought to this day...... This man is cautious in his use of troops, but in critical times, he does not lack the courage to take a desperate gamble. ”

"It's a tough opponent. King Nacini commented. The high morale of Snowton's middle army has dropped slightly at this time, but he can't directly put the elite troops into the battlefield.

Consumption, we must try to consume the enemy's energy and weapons in order to leap south and win the battle.

"Cover the fire, continue to cross the river!" King Nacini ordered after a moment's thought. So Snowdon's catapults and bed crossbows began to roar, and boulders crossed the river and smashed into the positions of the New Army of Light.

The soldiers of the New Army of Light had to retreat into bunkers, and the pure white holy light also flickered one after another, and the chaplains of the army took action to bless their own soldiers with divine magic.

Tuchel's camp was set up in a reasonable manner, with the main force stationed in the rear, avoiding the blows of the Snowton catapults. In the northwest corner, bunkers and tunnels were dug out, and a small number of elites were hidden in them in case of emergency.

The forward positions built along the riverbank provided protection for the archers, and the catapults in Snowdon's array were unable to inflict effective damage. As for the Catapults and Bed Crossbows of the Bright New Army, they were erected on the raised mounds in the middle of the camp, and they targeted the enemy troops crossing the river, so they did not need to go too far.

But in any case, the archers of the new army of light were suppressed. Losing the threat of arrows, the Snowton warriors roared and swam to the other side.

Tuchel pondered for a moment before having to order the catapult to intensify its attack, and the stones smashed on the surface of the river, causing a splash. The warriors who were smashed, their shields could not provide any defense, and they floated on the surface of the water like dead fish, bleeding and flying around with stumps and severed arms.

This decisive battle finally has the appearance of a decisive battle.

Snowton's force crossing of the river at any cost has left Tuchel wondering if he was right. Could it be that the enemy army is not tempting, they are really going to start a decisive battle, at this moment?

"Prepare for battle. On the north bank of the river, King Nacini stared at the reddened waters and commanded indifferently. The generals beside him stood by, all gearing up, as if they were impatient.

... (To be continued......)

PS: (Second update.) ）