Chapter 1494 notoriety
The night battle lasted for nearly five hours, and almost all the noble officers and soldiers who participated in the battle were exhausted.
Not to mention close combat, it is uncomfortable to stand for five hours. After five hours of battle, even if the Parliamentary Army fled after defeat in the Marston Wasteland, the infantry and knights of the King's Army could no longer be chased, and only a few Parliamentary Army soldiers became prisoners.
After winning, they sat on the ground with great strength and breathed the air after the war.
However, Sun Chuanting heard joy from their exhalation, which was the joy after winning!
The King's Army was almost wiped out in the Battle of Mount Edge, but the result of this battle was very different from the Battle of Mount Edge, which made the King's Army cheer like never before!
"We won!" Prince Rupert found Sun Chuanting with a rolled-blade knight sword.
Under the leadership of this Eastern officer, they achieved unprecedented victories. The intensively trained infantry and cavalry quality has been significantly improved compared to the Battle of Mount Edge. They fought steadily in this battle and defeated the parliamentary army and the oath army!
"Although the opponent has a large number of people, soldiers are more important than elites, and it is completely reasonable for us to defeat them." Sun Chuanting was not so ecstatic.
Even if he failed in this battle, he still had a garrison in Portsmouth to use.
"Haha, the parliamentary army suffered heavy losses this time. The most important thing is that they defeated their union with the Scots. Their confidence will definitely collapse. His Majesty the King can ensure that there is no worries. We can take the opportunity to drive the pledge army back to Scotland and force them to stop joining the war!" Prince Rupert was obviously in a good mood.
When the first ray of sunlight pierces the wasteland, the battlefield can finally see things easily.
The King's Army counted the losses, killing about 1,100 people, and capturing 1,700 people of the Parliamentary Army. Prince Rupert judged that the Parliamentary Army lost 4,000 people in this battle. Most of the people who lost these losses were killed by cavalry during the escape.
"If it weren't for nighttime, our cavalry could have expanded the results and completely collapsed the parliamentary army." Prince Rupert was very regretful after estimating the number of people killed by the other side.
The parliamentary army gathered 27,000 people, and it is estimated that it will be able to gather 20,000 people after the defeat, which is still more beneficial than the King's Army in terms of number.
"However, the other party suffered a serious blow to the morale of the war this time. Not to mention 20,000 troops, even 50,000, would be useless," said Sun Chuanting.
The focus of war is definitely not on the number of people, but on momentum. The so-called one-stop effort will decline again and then be exhausted, but when one side continues to lose, no matter how many people there are, it cannot reverse the changes in people's hearts!
The King's Army's confidence increased due to the great victory in the battle, while Cromwell, Fairfax, and Earl Levin of the Parliamentary Army retreated to the west. It finally stood firm and gathered more than 10,000 people again. Some militias disappeared when they fled last night's melee.
The members of the parliamentary army were depressed. They were psychologically resistant to the king's army, and now they were easily defeated by the other party like divine help. They couldn't help but wonder if they could continue to fight against the king. After all, the king is the Lord of Britain.
"With the current morale of our army, there is no way to continue the battle. We need to find a place to rest."
Earl Levin, who once served as the marshal of the Swedish army, tasted the pain of failure, and the pledge army he led was defeated in a five-hour battle.
Originally, he wanted to help the English Parliament win with his vows, but shortly after entering England, the vows were defeated?
"The Kings' performance was completely different from the Battle of Newcastle and Mount Edge. When did they become so disciplined?" Fairfax was extremely depressed.
In the battle last night, he led the cavalry to attack the right wing of the King's Army, but he was defeated by the King's Army knights led by the right wing Wilmot. The opponent did not pursue him at all. Instead, he went around to the left wing to attack Cromwell and Earl of Levin, causing the cavalry on the left to fail quickly.
"I heard that the commander-in-chief of the other party was an officer from the East. He must have used Eastern witchcraft to make the soldiers of the King's Army brave and good at fighting, just like fighting puppets! Otherwise, it is difficult to explain why they completely turned into a group of people after winter!"
"This time we failed. The king himself is the king, and there are also the help of the witchcraft of the East. How should we fight against him?"
The officers of the Parliamentary Army and the Oath Army were depressed. The defeat in the battle caused their confidence to be greatly hit. They were able to fight with the King's Army during the Battle of Mount Edge, but now...
"No, we have not failed yet! We only need a few days to gather the army and then regroup and fight the King's Army! Our parliament will have more money than the king, and even the navy is on our side. If the king is unpopular, then as long as we have time, we will always wait until the turn of opportunity!" Cromwell encouraged the depressed parliamentary officers with his wounds.
Cromwell was hit by a bullet and had a simple bandage on his neck and left eye. Fortunately, he did not hurt the fatal key. However, he would definitely suffer from lifelong pain and would suffer from guilt in the future.
"The king's army has proved to us with facts that they are stronger than us, and that the king has the identity of the king..."
"The other side is getting stronger and stronger, and even if the parliament is richer, will the war continue? Our battles in the past few months have caused the sacrifice of tens of thousands of young and strong men in England. Our population is not large, so if this continues, everyone will fight all."
"Let's leave here for now, otherwise we will be in trouble when the King's Army chases us."
The generals of the parliamentary army were still afraid. They and the pledge army advanced to the counties still under the control of the parliament, avoiding the edge.
The news of the victory of the King's Army reached the territory occupied by the King's Army, such as Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, which attracted cheers and soldiers of the King's Army to tell each other. The victory of the King's Army was not only to inspire morale and attack the morale of the Parliament, but also more English nobles and peasants remained neutral, watching which side of the King's Army or the Parliamentary Army had the advantage. The victory of the King's Army made these neutrals begin to favor the King's Army.
Especially for a town, it is important to take a team! If a town stands in the wrong team, then the town will be subject to heavy taxes after the war, and may even lose its seat in the parliament and cannot fight for its own town!
After winning the battle in the Marston Wasteland, Sun Chuanting and Prince Rupert led the King's Army to restore Yorkshire, forcing the King's Army and the Vowed Army to the Scottish border, and won more than ten small-scale battles in succession!
Sun Chuanting from the East became an oriental wizard who called the wind and rain in the eyes of the parliamentary army. Prince Rupert was called the man-eating demon king because he often led the cavalry to charge forward. Both of them were notorious in the territory controlled by the parliament.
Chapter completed!