Chapter 6: The Race of Animals I've Got Away
However, Egil's idea was destined to disappear in the first place. Indeed, the opponent's less than 2,000 heavy cavalry that had been pieced together was indeed not as gorgeous and neat as the main heavy cavalry he had devoted himself to cultivating. But if they judged their combat effectiveness in this way based on their appearance alone, it would be a bit arbitrary.
No, to put it more practically, it should be said that the group of centaurs increased their speed to the limit at the first time - almost completely unaffected by the weight of the armor on their bodies, and their speed reached forty-no, fifty-no, at least sixty yards! These animal races with the speed of light cavalry and the impact of heavy cavalry collided with the guards of the dwarf chamber at the first time.
"Damn it - the crossbow soldiers retreat, retreat!!!" Egil did not expect that the opponent's speed could be so fast - no, it should be said that the defense of these centaurs is so strong - it is still wrong. It should be said that these guys have such strong vitality, and after being hit by two to five bows and crossbows, they can still continue to charge as if nothing is wrong! Seeing this group of extremely ferocious centaur and half-horse monsters rushed over, Egil's order was a little late.
A Centaur Legion that charged in a loose formation, part of which collided with the guards of the Dwarf Secret Room. The super spear exerted an extremely terrifying lethality in the hands of the extremely high kinetic energy and the rock-solid dwarf heavy infantry - directly penetrating the armor on the centaur's chest, his body and heart, and then stabbing out from the back. In this way, no matter how many monsters it was, it was impossible for the centaur to survive. Although the expression of the centaur could not be seen through the helmet, it was obvious that the ferocious expressions of these guys must have added a little more pain.
Similarly, the guards of the dwarf secret room could not be unscathed. The moment they were hit by the heavy cavalry (infantry) soldiers, their hands holding the gun with all their strength instantly broke into several sections of Krakela, twisting into twisted shapes. It was not a rare thing at all. Even if this guy with all his arms was broken, he would never be able to enter the battlefield again in this life.
This is the fate of a super spearman. It is good when facing enemy infantry. But when facing cavalry, there is only one ending, and they will die together.
But despite this, the deal is worth it. The battle loss ratio between the guards of the secret room and the centaur is maintained at about one to one, usually the loss is a little more, that is, the extent to which it can be ignored. In fact, it is also the same when fighting against other types of heavy cavalry. One to one, and die with a heavy cavalry that is far more valuable than one. This is the best way to use a super spearman.
In comparison, the crossbow soldiers performed extremely unbearable. Seeing the monster opposite with several crossbow arrows hanging on it, roaring and rushing towards him, many crossbow soldiers were frightened in an instant. They even forgot to escape, and then shot them in the chest and were stabbed by the centaur. At the same time, the teammates standing behind him were also shot. Fortunately, Egil's crossbow soldiers were only in three arrays, so they could only die at most three.
In this way, the centaurs stabbed through three crossbowmen and knocked over a bunch of crossbowmen. With extremely violent brute force, they raised their spears with several people hanging on them and smashed them hard to the ground. Amid the screams of the crossbowmen who were not dead, their lower bodies were smashed to pieces. Then the centaurs drew out their long swords from their waists and slashed and slashed in a chaotic array of crossbowmen.
Under such circumstances, Egil's order to retreat seemed a little redundant. Because even if he didn't say that, the crossbowmen could no longer hold on. After the slightly slower heavy cavalry rushed over, the two-wing crossbowmen array declared collapse.
"...Damn it." Egil gritted his teeth and quickly said a completely different order from before: "Don't retreat! Order the crossbow soldiers on both wings to resist! The first formation of the flank Viking warriors advance, and the first formation of the two wings of the Hussars advance. Kill the defeated soldiers!!"
A series of orders were conveyed by the guard knights in the form of a trumpet. Of course, because the battlefield was a little larger, the number of fifty guard knights was a little insufficient. So Egil specially arranged one hundred Norman Royal Knights, divided into two teams and stood on the back of the battlefield on the two wings of the battlefield and focused on the trumpet sounds at the middle of Egil, and then blow the same trumpet sounds. In this way, the command on the entire battlefield could be completely unobstructed, and it would not be like ordinary medieval troops. Once they fought, there would be no command, and it was as chaotic as if driving a sheep.
The cruelty of professional Hussars is not only effective against the enemy. When facing the crossbowmen who fled, these guys are also vicious. They completely ignore the chariot and wave the sabers in their hands, and the heads fall to the ground and roll around.
"The Lord has an order! Don't retreat! Welcoming the enemy! Otherwise, there will be no mercy!!!" The Hussars with murderous aura were at least not worse than those half-man and half-horse monsters in terms of momentum. The crossbowmen were stunned for a few seconds after suffering such terrifying treatment. It was not until the Hussars cut off a few more heads that they realized.
"It's not that we don't want to fight, but the strength of the two sides is too great-"
Just after saying this, the tragic head of the speech was cut off suddenly: "Then follow us! It doesn't matter if you squat down and hold your head to block the knife and make a meat shield for us - the lord said that you are not allowed to retreat, but you are not allowed to retreat!!"
Under such a threat, the crossbowmen were desperate and had to grit their teeth and pull out the short sword for melee combat and settle down next to the Hussars. At about the same time, the main force of professional Viking warriors on both wings had already rushed up, and a flying axe also joined the battle with the centaurs. At close range, the lethality of the flying axe was much stronger than that of the crossbow. After this round of flying axes, the centaurs lay down nearly a hundred. Then, the Hussars rushed over like lightning and fought with the centaurs...
Seeing that the situation of the two wings improved and did not cause a devastating effect, Egil breathed a little relieved, then waved his hand: "Heavy cavalry, the first formation will be moved." Then he picked up the monocular and looked at the centaur who was fighting in close combat with the Hussars.
It has to be said that the combat power of these animals is indeed outrageous. But this is also the case - after all, they are a man and horse-stand-steady, and it is normal for them to stabilize the elite light cavalry. The Hussars in the first formation have a total of 1,200 cavalry, plus the remnants of crossbow soldiers who are light infantry, and the first formation of professional Viking warriors who are professional in heavy infantry. Although they retreated step by step under the advantage of nearly ten times the Norman army's military strength, they still fought to the death. The long sword in their hand was able to cut through the composite armor of the captain-level Viking warriors under the strange power of the centaur. Of course, the sword was stuck on it and couldn't be pulled out after that. As a result, the head was chopped by other soldiers.
However, there were also some extremely fierce centaurs, roaring like this, lifting the Viking warrior up and sweeping across the army as a long knife. They even received very good results...
"Real livestock." Egil cursed in a low voice. At the same time, he made up his mind that if he had the chance, he would have to get a group of centaur soldiers and join his army.
At this moment, after being held back by the guards of the dwarf secret room, the heavy cavalry on the front were killed by the decisive soldiers swung their hands and axes. Egil quickly made a quick decision: "The middle array is moving forward! The desperate soldiers form a semicircular formation charge!"
Immediately afterwards, the Viking Assault Warriors in this circle roared wildly, rushed up with axe, and used all kinds of weapons in a mess with the opposite side - of course, most of them were shields - of course, they were also poor, and there were even many who had farm tools, sickles and hoes, and rushed upwards... The worst and worst was that a group of people didn't even have farm tools, so they could only rush forward with wooden sticks.
"It's really... the Swedes are also beginning to fall." Egil looked at it with a telescope, and then stood and spoke without any pain in his back...
However, although most of the Swedish troops were temporarily recruited, the army of Novgorod and Moscow still had a lot of strength. Novgorod's monkey version of Viking troops, as well as Moscow's heavy-handed axe soldiers, forest axes, professional spearmen, etc., still had certain combat effectiveness. Therefore, although one layer was cut off by the Viking assault warriors after one encounter - holding axe with both hands and axes in the hands and a composite armor in the chains, the suicides were like killing machines, completely ignoring the enemy's attacks, and just struggling to swing the battle axe, lifting it up high, falling heavily, and then turning the head over, opening the intestines and breaking the belly... However, the coalition infantry array could barely stop it.
……perhaps.
"All the ones that God sees!" The Norman Battlefield Clan, who followed the heavy infantry array in the center, had already dismounted his horse and held a long scepter in both hands, shouting wildly to boost morale. The soldiers on the front line instantly became a state of clamoring and fighting, and their attack power increased again.
This time, Egil also grasped the correct use of the Norman Field Clan. Although these guys were also considered elite heavy cavalry - the most important thing is that these guys specialize in big iron rods and have no choice but to ride rifles. Therefore, except for the ability to charge strongly, their strategic significance is not even as good as the traditional improved tomahawk cavalry. Before this, Egil had not many heavy cavalry, so he barely used these guys to make up for the numbers.
Chapter completed!