In fact, there was no need for the scouts to shout. Based on the vibrations on the ground, everyone had already felt the arrival of the cavalry, and there were quite a few of them.
The Russians lined up in front of a dense reed bush. The infantry raised their round shields and kite-shaped shields and formed a shield wall. The archers and crossbowmen hid behind the shield wall, raising their weapons and ready to shoot at any time.
"Steady! Steady!"
Gvalan stabilizes the infantry's front line. His ornate ruby helmet compared to ordinary soldiers makes him stand out from the crowd and makes him very conspicuous on the battlefield. However, Gvalan has also experienced many battles wearing this helmet, and has not
How can I give it to him?
In an instant, the Polovets cavalry appeared in front of the Russians, like a wave coming at high tide. The shooter, who had been prepared for a long time, did not hesitate and kept shooting at the horseman, using all his strength to pull.
Shoot arrows with your bow to project more firepower.
Immediately, several people were caught off guard and were shot down, and several people's horses were shot over. However, the Polovets quickly reacted, picked up their riding bows and started to fight back, shooting arrows. Faced with the arrows, the nomads did not panic.
Warfare is never uncommon on the grassland. It is normal for riding bows to shoot at each other. Standing in the face of arrows is nothing at all.
Most of the arrows landed on the shields of the shield wall. The sound and feeling of the arrows hitting the shields frightened the Russian soldiers, who were still farmers at heart. However, discipline and the supervision of personal soldiers still prompted them to hold up their shields and stick to the battle line.
And reason also tells them that this is the most correct behavior at the moment.
But as time went by, accidents would occur. When a Russian soldier was shot down by an arrow shot from the gap between the shields, a gap immediately appeared in the shield wall. The Borovets horse archers did not miss this opportunity. More
Arrows immediately flew into the gap, and more people fell down.
Seeing this, Gevalan was unambiguous and shouted to retreat.
The Russian soldiers retreated into the reeds as if they were escaping. The Porovets could not help but cheer for how easy the victory was. Then seeing that these weak enemies were about to retreat, they all shouted to each other, "Hurry up and catch up."
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They didn't notice the orderly chaos of the Russians who were escaping. They just followed the footsteps of the Russians and rushed into the reeds.
Tugel saw that the Russians were forced to retreat into the reeds. He was very happy about this and immediately sent more soldiers - he was determined to kill all the Russians and make them fight against the nobles of the grassland.
Pay the price for the offense.
However, the Polovets cavalry who entered the reeds immediately ran into trouble. The reeds were muddy and the horses could not run after rushing in. Many cavalry got stuck in the swamp and could not move. No matter how hard they tried, they could not get out of the swamp.
tentacle.
The Russians, who had been prepared for a long time, emerged from various places and aimed at the cavalry in the mud, stabbing with spears or hacking with swords and axes. They had an orderly division of labor and clear goals.
Poor these nomadic cavalry, they were unable to resist attacks from all sides on horseback. Suddenly, blood surged like a fountain, miserable howls kept sounding, and they fell from their horses one after another, and the blood dyed the muddy ground red.
The cavalry at the back were unaware of the situation and thought that the Russians were screaming in front of them. Their desire for military success prompted them to rush in in order to win glory. More and more people and horses were crowded in the swamp.
The nomadic cavalry charged on horseback and were immediately trapped in the mud. Russian ambush troops poured out from everywhere. Bows and arrows were flying, spears and axes were falling. The Russians who had already been ambushing the Borovets were in a panic and could not resist at all.
This wave of attacks.
The Russians can be said to be like a fish in water. The swamps and reeds separated Polovets' military strength, allowing them to easily defeat the enemies one by one and slaughter the enemies like livestock.
After the situation developed like this, the Polovets also understood what kind of trouble they were in. The Porovets who had not yet fallen into the swamp and the nobles' sons who were going into battle for the first time all turned their horses and ran back along the reeds, trying to
Escape from this battlefield of blood and sword.
But what they didn't expect was that their way had already been taken away by the harpooneers.
The Chude people threw countless spears at them. Most of the horses in front were shot to death and piled on the ground. The riders also rolled on the ground. The horses behind them could not pass through and had to be piled on top of each other.
The Polovets were naturally extremely anxious. Some people didn't know what to do and stood there blankly. Others took out their riding bows to shoot at the Chude harpooneers, but the Chude people reacted faster. After they bent their bows,
Before the arrow was nocked, the javelin had already flown past.
The Chude people pushed aside the reeds, and they caught up with hatchets and spears. They wore fur hats on their heads and no armor on their bodies. They only wore cloth clothes that did not reach the knees. They carried javelins on their backs and walked freely in the mud.
The tribesmen from the north are no strangers to muddy ground, and they are even more comfortable fighting in such an environment. For many people, this is no different from the raiding war in the north, but they are just rolling on a different muddy ground.
These sons of the Polovets nobles soon died in the hands of these Chud people. The fighting style of the Chud people was full of the wildness of the north, and their moves were deadly, leaving them unable to deal with them.
For such short-clothed infantry, normally these noble men wouldn't care at all and would simply trample them with their horses, but now the weak enemy in their eyes has become the god of death for them.
The Chude people, who failed to gain much military exploits in that night's raid, drank the blood of Porovets today.
The valuable feathers on the helmets of these noble men were taken away, and these arrogant warriors were killed by a group of infantry they looked down upon.
On the other side, Rostislav personally led his "companion cavalry" to make a surprise attack among the Polovts. Whenever the Polovts began to gather somewhere, they would kill them to break the enemy's front line.
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Rostislav's battle skills were clearly demonstrated on the battlefield. He easily knocked down the Polovts in front of him. Whether they were ordinary herdsmen or famous warriors, they had only the fate of death before his sharp sword.
His men also formed a battle group with him as the core. Rostislav's "comrades" were armed with spears or bows and arrows, fighting beside their prince, and cooperated with him to kill the Polovets invaders one after another.
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The archers and crossbowmen occupied the only high-lying slope and kept shooting at the enemies below. Arrows kept falling. The slingers kept throwing sharpened stones to make holes in the heads of the Polovets.
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"What's going on? What happened inside?"
As the screams gradually faded away, Tugel became uneasy. If they had won, then someone should come and report now? If the Russians had won...how could this be possible? Didn't the Russians retreat into the reeds in defeat?
He sent in only three-quarters of his soldiers, all of whom were cavalry. He did not believe that so many cavalry could not defeat the retreating Russians.
Unless... it's a trap.
When he suddenly thought of this, the soldiers under his command started making noises for some unknown reason, interrupting Tugel's train of thought.
"It's out! It's finally out!"
Finally, some Polovets cavalry ran out of the reeds in embarrassment. Seeing their embarrassment covered with blood and injuries, Tugel knew that he had been tricked!
Suddenly, a rain of arrows mixed with javelins fell on the remaining troops of Tugel. The speed of the attack was so fast that most of the Polovets did not even have time to raise their shields, and the spears came in front of them, and then
Ross's Arrow.
Even among the Kipchak warriors wearing chainmail, many of their armors were unfortunately penetrated by the enemy's projectiles - javelins and crossbows. These prairie warriors lost their horses.
As for the unarmored herdsmen, their furs could not protect them from the attacks falling from the sky, and they fell directly in pieces. Those who had finally saved their lives were frightened and almost wanted to leave first.
A scream broke out, which undoubtedly greatly reduced the morale of the grassland invaders.
"Let's go! Damn it, I was fooled!"
Tugel realized that his main force was gone and the situation was extremely unfavorable.
And although he must retaliate for his anger, he also knows how to survive, and running away immediately is what he should do. As for revenge or something like that - the future is long, and we will fight again in the future.