The Norman Longbowers performed three rounds of rapid shooting. The Frank crossbowmen in Italy, which were on both wings of the Norman army, were not idle. These Kezhang crossbows, which were equipped with local arsenal preparations, or were abandoned by the main forces, had long been eliminated, and a small number of pulley crossbows that did not meet the standard of the regular army, also rushed out a rain of arrows.

Although the shooting speed is really not as good as the longbow, the attack power of these crossbows is even better than that of the longbow. In addition, the number of recruited soldiers is large, and the number of French crossbowmen deployed on both sides of the main force is four times that of the longbowmen! A total of eight thousand crossbowmen fired one round in one round, and the Norman longbowmen was four rounds!

The addition of two pairs produced an extremely terrifying effect. The two rushing to the front, the three thousand slave soldiers suddenly became hedgehogs. This frightened the slave soldiers of Ilhan. The fear spread in the army like an infectious disease. The slave soldiers of the second formation slowed down. However, this gave the Normans an opportunity to take advantage of.

Another round of arrow rain shot out. Thousands of slave soldiers in the second formation fell to the ground, screaming endlessly. In this way, the Normans easily and without much effort, killed one-twentieth of the slave soldiers on the other side.

One-twentieth. This may sound like a trivial number. Compared with 100,000 slave soldiers, it may seem very few. However, the effect of this intimidation is quite excellent. The slave soldiers, whose morale is not very high, suddenly lost so many people, fell a lot.

The slave soldiers in the third row stayed in place, neither moving forward nor retreat. Seeing another round of crossbows shooting across the opposite side, someone shouted in panic, then threw down his weapon, turned around and pushed away the idiot who was blocking the road. He spread his legs and was about to run away.

There are ones, twos, and there are twos. Now that the slave soldiers have such a "role model", they naturally turn around and start running away without hesitation. Behind them, they are blocked from their sight. The slave soldiers who don't quite understand what is going on now are also driven to start running away.

This escape was a defeat. No matter how the Mongols behind them roared, how they waved their scimitars, and fired bows and arrows. It would be useless to drive these people back and continue fighting. These slaves were already filled with fear of death.

No one can accommodate anything else. Escape, run desperately! Only by escaping can you gain a glimmer of hope! At this time, no one cares about other things. There is no other word in their minds except "escape".

It can be said that Ilhan Hulagu made a mistake here. Or in the Middle Ages, most generals with mediocre qualifications also made such a mistake. They believed that war was the more people, the better. However, they did not expect the importance of the average quality of soldiers at all.

Use slave soldiers to destroy their opponents. This is a good plan. But what if it is the opposite? On the other hand, these slave soldiers not only fail to play a role, but are instead hit by the opponent and collapsed. In turn, they affect their morale and formation?

What should I do?!

Xulagu looked at the slaves who were wailing at his array. He was so angry that his face turned pale. He pulled out his scimitar and roared: "The one who retreated will kill! No one will stay!" In this way, he ordered the Mongolian supervising teams to kill the defeated soldiers desperately.

Seeing that the life was broken, the crying of the slave soldiers became even louder. Xulagu could clearly see that around his Mongolian elite, the Muslims in the Arab world looked unnatural. They looked quite sad.

And Marshal Ers would not turn a blind eye to such a good opportunity. He made a quick decision and immediately gave up the tactic of defensive counterattack. He turned to defense to offense. He ordered the artillery to launch a volley. He also ordered the Hussars and the Norman Knights on both wings, the Franks and the Italian heavy cavalry to dispatch one-third of them. He asked them to launch a charge after the volley of the artillery was completed.

So there was another round of roar of artillery like a rocking mountain. Dozens of artillery guns from the Norman army fired in a volley. Although the lethality was not very high, the deafening explosion completely collapsed the slave soldiers and some of the Arab recruits. Ilhan's forward array was in chaos.

At the same time, the heavy cavalry deployed on both wings, Hussars and the knights divided one-third of the troops. A total of more than 2,000 heavy cavalry roared, lined up in dense arrays, shouting loudly, and launched a charge towards the chaotic Ilhan** team!

"Not good!" Seeing that this huge flaw was exploited by the enemy, Hulagu immediately broke out in cold sweat. If this round of cavalry charge was really successful, then this battle would have ended in his miserable defeat.

Fortunately, he was wary of the Norman Knights, so he issued an order before the battle. The Arab and Mongolian cavalry who were deployed on both wings took the initiative to attack after seeing the Norman Knights dispatched. Be sure to stop these deadly bastards!

It's a pity that the Mongols, who are famous for their cavalry, actually chose the army to counter the opponent's cavalry in the battle. This is really...

"I have no eyes on the heaven of immortality!" Thinking of this, Hulagu complained secretly. Although he had converted to Islam, most of the time, this was just a political strategy for him to appease the large number of Muslims in Ilhan. His true belief in his heart was still the Tenggerism, which is publicly believed in by the grassland nations.

Seeing the Norman cavalry rushing towards him like an avalanche, the Arab cavalry seemed a little lacking in confidence. However, the Mongolian elites who had been fighting for the rest of their lives roared, raised their scimitars and opened their carved bows at the first time, and launched a counter-charge towards the cavalry units on both wings of the Normans. The Arab cavalry also rushed over under the strict orders of the Mongolian officers.

After a round of composite bows and cavalry crossbows, the two cavalry torrents collided like this! The Normans' uniform formation is more suitable for heavy charges, and the light cavalry spears completely defeated the Mongols. The Arabs' formation is chaotic and the cavalry units with different weapons! Once they meet, they will turn the other person killed by the horse!

The Arabs were already scared of being killed by the Norman Cavalry. After a meeting, their morale dropped sharply and they were on the verge of collapse. However, the Mongolian cavalry still gritted their teeth to support them. However, although these brave and tenacious Mongols were still not the opponents of well-trained Norman Cavalry. They could only barely block the Norman Cavalry.
Chapter completed!