Although the battle was dark, there were enough torches gathered around Ladislaus, which provided light so that the Austrian captains could clearly see the Austrian flag.

Ladislaus sat on Knee, observing the situation.

When the Swiss were attracted by Count Slam and gave up their first charge, they were less than twenty meters away from complete destruction.

Tony finally gave the order to retreat in time before entering Ladislaus's carefully prepared pincers.

His judgment gave the Swiss Guards a chance to survive, but it was just a chance. The Austrians were still very likely to severely injure or even annihilate the Swiss who needed to maintain their formation.

Although the Siena army has limited combat effectiveness, it is still very good as an auxiliary transport team. Their presence greatly reduces the pressure of the Austrian army's march. Ladislaus's men are in good condition.

The Sienese people caught in the Austrian army would not be eaten by the night.

Of course, the possibility of safe evacuation of the Swiss is also very high.

When the troops are hung up by elite skirmishers and unable to retreat quickly, and then are exhausted and finally collapse, the attacking side generally needs to have relatively powerful cavalry to suppress the defending side at all times. Archers alone can only reduce the opponent's morale and organization.

But as long as the defending commander is determined and does not lose patience, the archers will not be enough to destroy the phalanx.

The task of delivering a fatal blow to the phalanx also requires cavalry.

The Austrian cavalry has never been elite, and even the proportion of cavalry in the scout team is not high. Instead, the cavalry is mainly rogues and emphasizes the combat methods of lurking, tracking, and close combat.

But Ladislaus still paid necessary attention to the cavalry.

In fact, the Austrian cavalry went through reorganization for a long time, and after missing several battles, it finally went to war again.

Due to the political environment in Vienna, the cavalry reform progressed very slowly. It was not until after the victory in the Battle of Pavia that Ladislaus had enough prestige to reorganize the Vienna Guard Cavalry Regiment, which had a very strong aristocratic influence.

More than a thousand people who were laid off received a good severance package. In addition to one hundred thalers per person, the newly conquered Milan area had a lot of abandoned land due to the war. Ladislaus redeemed it for each retiree.

The soldiers were allotted two to three acres of fields depending on their fertility.

Only the worst officers were dismissed, and most of the noble officers who failed to pass the test were placed in the security system of the newly conquered areas.

In fact, most people never dream of going there to dominate and dominate. There will always be various opportunities in newly conquered lands.

Ladislaus could only hope that they would not cause any big trouble. Compared with the newly acquired provinces, the strength of the Central Field Army was more important.

In any case, relying on the newly obtained land and money, Ladislaus reorganized the cavalry force with the strongest aristocratic flavor in a balanced manner.

There are now a total of 1,500 cavalry guards. This time, the 500 cavalrymen brought by Kessell-Vitting are all equipped with high-quality military horses and mail armor. Their military appearance is neat and their fighting spirit is high.

The special terrain of Venice and the slow reorganization process prevented Ladislaus from using cavalry at all in that battle.

During the surprise attack on Florence, they always acted as a reserve force to be wary of the Florentine army that might exist nearby. Seeing their colleagues' achievements, the cavalrymen, who had always regarded themselves as a high-level unit, became extremely anxious.

Only this time, Ladislaus did not allow them to attack the toughest enemy. It was too dangerous to attack the Swiss phalanx in the dark.

The Swiss have proven more than once that their discipline and country party spirit can offset the advantages of war horses in weight and impact. The human spirit can defeat the physique of war horses.

The human spirit and will can be worn away. If they were pressed on this extremely stressful battlefield for another half an hour, the Swiss would not be able to survive.

But the Austrians have suffered from the stubborn stone-like character of the Swiss mountain people. For more than a hundred years before the leap, the Habsburg family was driven out of the northern foothills of the Alps step by step by the Swiss.

If you continue to bite the Swiss Guards for half an hour, most of the Roman soldiers in the west will be able to escape from the battlefield. It would be good if the Siena army who barely entered the battle could defeat them. It is absolutely impossible to eat them.

Under the harassment of bows and arrows, the Swiss remained silent and calm, retreating eastward slowly but orderly.

"Let the infantry spread out to the two wings. Our strength advantage is more than two to one. We can attack them forcefully." Old John's suggestion was bold. He was now very confident in his troops.

But opening up the formation would give the Roman army a chance to make a comeback. Either wing might be penetrated by a determined charge from the Swiss Guards.

"That's all, a seven-point victory. Tonight is already a great victory. Don't expect too much. Weiting, you attack the enemy's camp to the west."

After waiting for a long time, Ladislaus finally ordered the cavalry to attack westward and eat the turtle in the urn first.

His order made Kessell-Vitting slightly disappointed, but also relieved.

After all, this can be said to be the first battle after the reorganization of the Austrian cavalry. Whether or not the first battle can be won is very important to the morale of an army.

Failure to chew hard bones may cause irreparable damage. Of course, when you need to build confidence, it is better to fight hard.

Although the Roman army in the west was still fighting fiercely with Siena for the time being, in fact this low-level fierceness was meaningless at all. The elite Swiss Guards were being driven farther and farther away, and Ladislaus decided not to

After taking the risk to try to eat the Swiss Guards, the fate of those Roman city defense troops and noble private soldiers was doomed.

"Kill, kill."

A group of Sienese troops, perhaps more than two hundred men, were defeated by a Roman army that was at most half their number.

The Roman army has formed several small groups with fighting capacity. Correspondingly, the organization of the Siena army has almost disappeared in the night. Except for the two hundred elite members of the Colonna family headquarters sent by Marquise Facchetti, the rest

The mob was already in chaos.

Even the elite members of the Colonna Palace family were trapped by the so-called friendly forces and were unable to exert their combat effectiveness. They wanted to maintain the front line through killing, but the result was that the miscellaneous soldiers collapsed faster.

The dozen or so elites that Patriarch Petrucci worked so hard to preserve, coupled with the existence of the old men and women, made their small group invincible in this low-level battlefield, which greatly helped the Roman army regain the initiative in the battle.

At that time, when several powerful groups formed by the Roman army began to cut and attack the Siena army, the Ferrucci family began to slowly drag behind.

Patriarch Petrucci was one of the few on the battlefield who saw that their advantage was meaningless.

"Quick, quick, how many horses have you grabbed?"

"Nine, two more to go before all our men have horses."

"Nine horses are enough. Maicon and Milito are too old to follow us for a few days. We must hurry. The Austrians will come at any time. The reinforcements from the city of Rome are to the east. They will not pursue us too far south.
Chapter completed!