"How is it possible?! They, what are they doing!" The commander of the Forward Army of the Royal Fourth Regiment of Byvost looked at the flag flying in front and muttered to himself in panic. The guards around him also looked very panicked. .
No one thought that the seemingly stable northern front would actually kick off with Longcheng taking the lead in attacking. Maybe some people would not relax their vigilance, but under these severe cold weather conditions, the mobilization of the army was extremely difficult. Many of them thought that Longcheng would attack the Phillips family first in an attitude of defending from the north and attacking from the south instead of going directly to the eldest prince.
But the facts are before our eyes. The impossible army has appeared, and there is really not much time left for the eldest prince and his subordinates.
The commander who came to his senses made a prompt decision and set up a battle formation of 3,000 infantrymen. This strategy was still to move out of Longcheng. In addition, dozens of cavalry liaison soldiers mounted their horses and galloped to the city of Brie behind to report to them. .
At this moment, the forward soldiers were in panic. The appearance of an enemy that could not have appeared at this time made them somewhat at a loss. These foreign soldiers from the southern countries were facing the northern giant Dragon City for the first time in a real sense. dragon.
"Sir, there are about 20,000 troops on the opposite side, pressing in from three sides. In addition, our soldiers also saw a lot of dust on the right wing, predicting that it is a large cavalry force." The adjutant general hurriedly told the intelligence collected to him. Commander, I hope he can figure out a way to deal with it.
In an open plain area, fighting against the Longcheng troops who were good at field combat, no one thought they had a chance of winning. Moreover, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, 3,000 versus 20,000, so there was no hope of victory at all.
The commander doesn't know the current situation, but he can't retreat, and the opponent doesn't even allow him to retreat. A losing battle is inevitable, and all he can do is delay as much time as possible to raise funds for the city of Brie in the rear. enough time.
Difficult, very difficult. The commander who knows the opponent's strength knows that perhaps the three thousand elite infantrymen under him will fall apart with just one charge.
"Make a round formation! Quick! Everyone move, quick!" After much deliberation, the commander realized that only the turtle shell formation could delay the attack for a moment. Generally speaking, using a double line formation to engage the enemy was a no-brainer.
His order temporarily calmed down the panic-stricken troops. The soldiers quickly gathered under the command of the commander, forming an irregular oval.
The outermost layer is a thick wooden spear about three meters long, which is simplified based on the invincible pikemen phalanx of Dragon City. At the same time, these spears are not only simple to make, but can also be a good deterrent to cavalry troops.
On the inside, there are a large number of shield soldiers. They wear thick cotton clothes. These cotton clothes not only keep warm, but also have certain defensive capabilities. They hold a knife in one hand and a shield in the other. From the weapon point of view, they are completely copied from the Dragon City Sword. Shield bearer!
The innermost layer consists of a small number of archers, most of whom are hunters born in the mountains and wild forests. When the Dark Brotherhood referred to the establishment of the Dragon City troops, they were unable to find or had no time to train a large number of outstanding archers, so they only The next best thing is to collect hunters and mercenaries from all over the continent. The crude bows and arrows used by these people can produce strong enough penetration within a distance of one hundred meters, and the longest range has reached two hundred and fifty. It's about 1 meter, and its power shouldn't be underestimated.
The commander watched his men gather together, and felt a little calm. With three levels of strength, the outside, the inside, and the inside, at least the opponent's cavalry troops would not be defeated in one blow. As long as they fell into hand-to-hand combat, relying on the round formation's no-dead-end defense, they could maximize their delay the time of failure.
At the same time, on the other side, after laying out the attack plan, the commander of the 21st Division issued new instructions to the cavalry unit that was the first to set off. The cavalry unit that was making a circuitous move to the left immediately divided into several small teams, each A team of three or five people accelerated away from the main formation and moved toward the enemy's rear to outflank them. Their order was to intercept as many of the enemy's rearward contacts as possible.
Later, Wang Meng saw the tortoise shell formation set up by the opponent.
"Hmph! If you want to fight stubbornly, let me tell you that it's not easy to be a hero!" Wang Meng smiled coldly and reacted quickly. The advancing troops further expanded the encirclement area, completely encircling all the people in three directions. The space is compressed and clean.
The two sides are five hundred meters apart. This distance is the long-range strike range of the Longcheng army. In addition to large trebuchets, the Longcheng army also has a large-scale crossbow machine. Within this range, the power of the crossbow machine is enough to penetrate the average Thick city gate!
However, this time, the 21st Division did not carry a large number of crossbow beds. Since it was a forward force, many of the machines in the organization were among the large forces behind. However, strict military management made them accustomed to being within this distance. stop.
"Keep moving forward, the distance is 300 meters!" Wang Meng did not blame his men for standing still. Since the establishment of the Dragon City army, all imaginary enemies have been drilled with themselves, so the previous scene happened.
But it is obvious that the opponent does not have such a long-range attack method at all, so naturally there is no need to stick to the routine of setting up a formation within a distance of 500 meters.
The troops who received the order continued to advance, further pressing the opponent's space, until the two sides were about three hundred meters apart, and the three infantry regiments on the left, center and right formed a tight encirclement.
As usual, the frontline troops are always elite spear formations. Their reputation has been engraved in everyone's hearts with their impressive achievements of blood and fire. The spears with cold gleams on their tips are reflected in the sunlight. The lower part emits a soul-stirring cold light.
Their masters all had expressionless faces and stood as straight as spears in their hands. Under the shouts of the front-line commanders, the pikemen arranged neatly into square formations, building an impenetrable defense line for the troops.
Behind them, a large number of swordsmen and shieldmen put their shields down at their feet, and then took out the longbows hanging on their backs. This kind of longbow has great pulling power, but its production is very rough and it is a consumable. This time During the expedition, in order to make up for the long-range strike methods of the 21st Division, these longbows were specially transferred.
However, since the sword and shield players are all guest archers, and pulling this kind of bow is extremely physically demanding, each person is only equipped with five bows and arrows. In other words, each person can pull the bow string up to five times. In this way, they There is no need to worry too much about the physical energy consumed that will hinder the subsequent hand-to-hand combat.
Behind the sword and shield bearers were groups of long-range troops. They took out the parts from the accompanying carriage and assembled them into a crossbow bed. Then they took out thick crossbow arrows from the carriage. And the real bows and arrows The hand troops, under the command of the commanders, are tightening the bow strings, taking out the arrows from the arrowheads, and inserting them one by one into the soil at their feet, so that they can quickly shoot from the ground during rapid shooting. Draw out arrows without having to draw them from your belt.
The entire team was in order, and no other noise could be heard except for the shouts of the commanders. The quick and efficient preparations were completed in just a few minutes, which made the division commander Wang Meng very satisfied. These were all derived from his daily routine. Hard training, now on the battlefield, has turned into every guarantee of victory.
When the 21st Division completed its preparations, the enemy took the lead in starting the attack. Their archers spontaneously drew their full contribution, raised the elevation angle to the maximum, and then released the taut bow strings in their hands.
Bows and arrows whizzed away in groups of twos and threes. At a distance of three hundred meters, only the best archers could barely produce a certain degree of lethality. And in this army, there were no more than a hundred such people.
As a commander, he did not organize the movements of his men. He even watched the arrows whizzing away with some expectancy, secretly praying in his heart that it would produce some effect.
Why do you have such an idea? It's actually quite normal. The enemy is several times larger than your own, and the battle is inevitable, so that the soldiers under your command are on the verge of collapse. In order to prevent a big rout and to delay time, the archers kill one or two enemies. , taking the lead in inflicting casualties on the enemy, which can boost morale very well.
A few seconds later, bows and arrows landed on top of the Dragon City army. However, most of them were inserted into the open space between the two armies, and only a few fell towards the soldiers below.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Many of these fallen bows and arrows lost their kinetic energy and fell on the armor of the spear formation soldiers like scratches. In this wave of attacks, only three unlucky ones of the 21st Division of Longcheng were injured, and the injuries were still very minor. A small injury - his face was scratched by a falling bow and arrow.
Seeing that the effect was minimal, the commander sighed inwardly. Although he had no hope of having any big effect, it was still frustrating to see no setback at all.
The enemy here had just finished a wave of bows and arrows, and the preparations for Dragon City were also completed. Wang Meng immediately issued an attack order.
The crossbow bed troops located in the rear were the first to fire. They placed the crossbow bolts with thick arms on the crossbow bed at an elevation of 30 degrees. After the final calibration, the red flag in the hands of the command officer was waved down fiercely.
Boom!
The huge sound, accompanied by the roar of the crossbow bolts charging at high speed, opened up the enemy's nightmare.
Two hundred crossbow beds not only brought casualties to the opponent, but also severely swallowed up the last trace of morale.
The crossbow bolt, which was originally used to deal with the solid city wall, hit the turtle shell formation with huge kinetic energy. The thin shield in his hand, used to defend against the bow and arrow, was as fragile as paper in front of the arm-thick crossbow bolt.
After the whistling crossbow bolt easily tore apart the shield, it penetrated the body without slowing down. The soldiers who unfortunately blocked the direction of the crossbow bolt danced weird dances like dolls controlled by others. Their limbs were broken, and their arms were broken. Blood flew in the air, and a nightmare scene once again descended on the earth.
"It's over, it's over, it's over." After witnessing such a scene, the commander who was muttering to himself saw his eyes darken, and then he didn't know anything else. It turned out that a thick crossbow arrow happened to reach the commander's location. , this unlucky guy died in an unknown way.
As soon as the battle began, Longcheng declared its strength in a devastating way.
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