Chapter 228 Lure the enemy in front of the formation
When they saw a group of armored cavalry coming towards them menacingly, the pagan army stopped advancing.
Although the pagan army has an absolute numerical advantage, everyone present is experienced in many battles and knows how to respond correctly in battle.
They knew very well that the most important thing when facing heavily armored cavalry was stability. Otherwise, if they were not operated properly, these few hundred cavalry would be enough to overwhelm their entire army.
The pagan archers fired sparse arrows, but they all bounced off the Russian armor and horse felt. The pagans did not have strong bows and crossbows, and there was nothing they could do against the Russians wearing iron armor from a long distance.
After the Russians rushed into their shooting range, they bent their bows and nocked arrows as fast as they could, and released rounds of arrows. Under this ruthless rain of arrows, the pagans in civilian clothes immediately fell.
one slice.
Many people were lying on the ground and wailing. The totems and idols that served as shelter failed to protect them, and these clay puppets also fell to the ground and fell into the dust, as insignificant as that dust.
Although many companions were injured, no one had the experience to care or help because the Russian cavalry was right in front of them!
These men, horses, and armored followers came with fierceness and power that seemed to flatten them. Moreover, before the power came, they were showered with arrows. Facing these arrows, they had to fall down a bunch of their comrades.
The comrades in front are still falling, how can they have any thoughts to take care of the wounded, and the most important thing is that the Russian heavy cavalry is coming with a fierce force!
Everyone can't help but feel fear when faced with this, but they have to suppress their inner cowardice and use fanaticism to cover up their fear. This is what makes them continue to stand firm and raise their weapons.
But just when the Ross cavalry formation was about to crash into the pagan army and crush it, Rostislav suddenly raised his long sword and waved it left and right.
Following his action, the Ross Cavalry immediately began an operation that surprised the pagans.
They were like water flowing on a rock, smoothly dividing into two paths, turning left and right in front of the tight pagan army formation, and then marching parallel to the pagan army formation for a period of time. During this period, Ross personally followed
Shooting wildly at the pagan army formation.
The Russians were just as leisurely as if they were hunting, but the hunted prey were not so leisurely. If they were shot by arrows at this distance, no matter what kind of armor they were, they were likely to be shot through, not to mention that there were basically no armors here.
They were all people dressed in commoners, and they were naturally howling like ghosts and wolves when being hit by arrows.
Janos and the leaders of the pagan army were full of surprise. They had never seen such a smooth and smooth operation before, and they couldn't help but be shocked by it all.
Rostislav even gave a great gift. He sent an arrow to the enemy leader with a skeleton on his body, but the arrow just missed his shoulder and then shot directly at the totem behind him.
between the eyes.
This made Janos angry. This was a sacred object of the great God Isten, a totem worshiped by believers before his father. However, this totem was desecrated like this. How could he not be angry?
At this moment, Ross's entourage broke away from the state of parallel shooting. They turned their horses' heads, then gathered again at the place where they had rode their horses, and then formed a neat queue and pushed back.
Looking at the leaving cavalry, Janos's anger reached its extreme.
These behaviors of the Russians were like graffiti on his face, making him feel that his own glory, the glory of his family, and the glory of the gods had been greatly insulted. He wanted those Russians to pay the price!
"Chase! Go chase! I want those Russians to die!"
The leader's anger made everyone active. As the horns sounded, the nomadic cavalry on standby poured out in groups like wolves and rushed towards Ross's personal entourage.
However, there are still many nomadic cavalry who are not taking action. After seeing the level of training of these Russians, these cavalry do not dare to provoke them at all. They know how powerful the cavalry can be in such a formation.
As for those who are still rushing forward now, they are either stupid young people or guys who want to show off too much, but the combined number of these people also crushes the Russians.
Seeing the nomadic cavalry dispatching, Rostislav felt happy. The guy had completely fallen into his trap. This was exactly the effect he wanted. He was just afraid that these people would not follow.
Of course, the pursuing nomadic cavalry also fired rounds of arrows, but most of them could only chase behind the Russian horses.
However, the arrows that Ross personally counterattacked were almost useless, and the gap between the elite and the ordinary was reflected in this way.
But the Magyar pagans were still pursuing them. A mere death was nothing. Their ancestors were living such a life, and they were just living such a life.
If you don't want to pay the price, how can you eat flesh and blood? This is the truth that almost all nomads adhere to, but many tribes have forgotten one thing. Sometimes the price you pay will be too high for you to accept.
Just when these Magyar pagans were about to fight for their lives, they found that the Russians suddenly stopped and ordered two large battle lines in front of them, waiting.
This made many nomads feel happy. Are the Russians going to fight with them in battle? That is really what they want. They will never lose in a mounted battle.
But what they discovered next was waves of arrows falling from the sky, and unlike the weak arrows of the pagans, all these came from real strong bows and crossbows. The arrows tore through gold and iron, biting into pieces.
It entered the flesh and blood, causing the nomads to flip over and scream in agony.
A Magyar knight, whose whole body was wrapped in iron armor, was full of arrows. However, he saved his life by relying on the armor. However, as an arrow hit the horse under him, the creature that felt severe pain stood up straight,
The rider was thrown off the horse, and then the huge horse corpse pressed up.
Seeing all this, Rostislav had a smile of successful conspiracy on his face. All of this was his little trick. He mobilized the enemy troops by luring them into action, and then let them step into the trap he had set - archers and
The crossbowmen have been waiting for this moment for a long time.
The next step was the final step. As Rostislav waved his sword again, Ros followed him and advanced. The two battle lines advanced towards the nomadic cavalry with great pressure.
As the Ross cavalry advanced, the arrow rain naturally stopped. The nomadic cavalry, who had just been in a state of embarrassment under the arrow rain, looked at the rushing Ross people and was completely at a loss. Their queue had been interrupted by arrows and corpses, and
In his heart, he still carries the fear of the rest of his life.
However, the shouts of the chiefs and leaders still caused them to harness their horses, draw out all kinds of weapons and charge towards the tight battle lines. The two groups of cavalry came towards each other.
Rose and his entourage have experienced many such scenes, and they naturally have no fear when facing this. Furthermore, they line up in an orderly manner, and their power undoubtedly overwhelms the opponent.
This time, the spear supervisors who maintained the formation did not even need to take action, because the opposite battle column was too weak, making it difficult for the cavalry in the battle column to feel any fear.
The nomads on the opposite side were another story. It was the first time for many of them to face such a tight formation, and their own lines were broken.
This put them at a disadvantage in terms of mentality from the beginning. As for armor and weapons, they couldn't compare with the Russians.
As the two armies continued to approach, the cavalry on the nomad side continued to break up and escape from the formation. No matter how their chiefs and leaders shouted, these people were unwilling to return to the formation.
Serving the gods is enough. Not to mention that so many people have died. How can we survivors fight for our lives? How can we offer sacrifices to the gods in the future even if we risk our lives? I believe the gods will understand.
So under this kind of thinking, more and more people escaped. The nomads were originally much more powerful than the Russians, but they were completely overwhelmed by the smaller number of them.
Another thing that happened next left no room for their momentum to recover, because on both sides of the battle line, another group of heavy cavalry rushed up.