September 5, 1002 AD. The day when the Norman Kingdom and the French Kingdom agreed. Fifty miles away from the outskirts of Paris, the troops of both sides formed a lineup and the war began.

Adhering to the usual practice of the Middle Ages, the war still began in the early morning. Although the weather is not very good today, it is extremely gloomy.

Joan of Arc thought for a moment and knew that the Norman army was strong and the Norman Cavalry was even more famous all over the world. If you want to win, you should follow the previous combat methods and adopt defensive counterattack combat methods.

At this moment, the army under Joan of Arc had already been trained after countless big and small battles. Although it was still much worse than the posture of the veterans under Egil's command, it was much stronger than the informal armed personnel such as ordinary bandit mercenaries.

A long time ago - basically when Egil just claimed the King of Norway, Joan of Arc had already started his research on Egil. He knew that this was a cunning and cruel enemy. It was much harder to deal with than Artoria. And with the first Paris suburban battle before, the other party probably wouldn't make the same mistake again.

So... this battle should be very difficult.

Joan of Arc thought about this and arranged the army into this: unlike before, there were six arrays. The front row was the most elite, heavy hook and axe soldiers wearing chain armor and holding long-handled hook axes to form a dense formation. It is similar to the Scottish Highland spearmen. At the same time, hook and axe can be cut and stabbed, made simple and efficient, and also has a certain armor-breaking ability, so he was attracted by Joan of Arc and became a weapon equipped by the main force.

Between the second and third columns, there are several relatively high slopes. A group of Italian giant shield crossbowmen hired by France were deployed here, and Joan of Arc hopes to fight against Norman's longbowmen with these guys.

The Volunteers formed the second, third and fourth rows. Although the equipment has been slightly enhanced, most of them are equipped with spears and leather armor, and a small number of them are equipped with sickles, short swords and hand axes. The morale is very good, and the personal combat ability has also increased a lot. However, there has not been much improvement in tactics. As before, they are all fighting a broken war - such an army totaling more than 20,000, accounting for two-thirds of Joan of Arc's army.

The fifth column is where Joan of Arc is located, and is also the elite of the reserve team. He holds a warhammer with both hands and wears heavy chain armor, with a total of more than 1,000 elite soldiers. He is where Joan of Arc's army is located.

In the sixth column, Joan of Arc placed the French Knights here as the last support. It was also the counterattack force after a successful defense.

Seeing the French army opposite, he was well-decorated and dressed. Egil took back his monocular telescope and nodded. He thought: Just grabbing a group of farmers to practice bass and practice bass, Joan of Arc is well-known. What surprised Egil was Joan of Arc's attributes. Six points of dominance is not high. Excellent infantry generals + 2 infantry commands are not big. The key is virtue and piety. These two highs are scary. The virtue of fourteen points can basically ensure that the army will never collapse. The piety of sixteen points can make most cardinals die of shame...

"It's really a disaster." Egil looked at the three-signature flags from afar with his telescope, and the beautiful figures under the flag. He said such unclear words...

However, certainty is certain. The battle still needs to be fought. Egil is defeated but not allowed to win in this battle. It does not mean that he is really willing. Some necessary means and struggles are still needed - for example, he devoted all the light cavalry from the beginning!

A total of 6,000 light cavalrymen, including 3,000 professional Hussars who are proficient in cavalry and shooting! This is the light cavalry unit that Egil is proud of - although the open space outside Paris is not very large. The Western European plains are not as broad as the Eastern European plains, with a wide enough flat terrain for the light cavalry to gallop - but this is enough!

The Hussars were arrows like locusts, covering the sky and the earth. With just one encounter, a heavy arrow shot down a piece of hook and axe soldiers without shields on the opposite side. The Hussars whistled and retreated directly, and then the roaring Finnish light cavalry rushed forward with a shiny sabre.

"Stay! Don't panic! Hold it tight!" The French noble commander on the front line shouted, ordering the hook and axe driver who was a little stupid by the opponent's attack to stabilize the formation. At the same time, the giant shield crossbow soldiers in Italy also pulled the crossbow strings under the greeting of the mercenary leader. This heavy crossbow looks similar to the crossbows used by the crossbow soldiers under Egir, and they also use their feet to step on the strings. The attack power is quite excellent. The crossbow soldiers gathered on several hillsides, crossed the first formation from a high point, and then shot densely at the Finnish light cavalry...

The Finnish light cavalry were covered with light leather armor and horses did not have armor, so they naturally could not stop the crossbow arrows falling from the sky. Whether it was shot or horse, it could cause great damage. However, these Finnish light cavalry dared to fight their lives. In this round of people turning over, the blood and corpses did not make them afraid. Instead, it aroused the cruelty in the bones of the Finns. The light cavalry roared wildly and made a wolf howling sound. They rushed into the hook and axe array that had just scattered due to a rain of arrows. Then they raised their hands and fell, and the heads rolled. The hook and axe soldiers also rose up to resist and chopped over a large number of light cavalry.

“…Light Cavalry?”

Seeing that the other party was not charging with heavy cavalry as he had imagined, Joan of Arc frowned, and then saw the three thousand hussars separate, and after turning around, he detoured to the two wings of the battlefield, aiming at the Volunteers with weak protection in the middle, another rain of arrows...

"Cabinets... drive them out." Seeing the opponent using the power of the light cavalry to perform such harassment tactics, Joan of Arc had no choice but to order half of the heavy cavalry that were originally used for counterattacks, hoping to expel the Norman professional Hussars.

The knights could not hold back and rode on horseback to fight. However, after approaching the Hussars, the Norman Hussars turned again and ran farther away. The knights were undecided - but they were shot by the Hussars in a rain of arrows, losing a little force.

Seeing the opponent's Hussars cheering and laughing not far away, and attacking their side with bows and arrows. The French knights could not bear such insults, so they rushed over with a loud shout. They chased and fled, and soon left the main battlefield...

On the front, the Finnish light cavalry heard the sound of retreating horns from the main formation, and also shouted and retreated. Under the strict order of Joan of Arc, the French army stabilized its position and did not chase after it. In this way, the first round was over. After halfway through the pursuit, the group of French knights sneered, and turned around and ran away under the leadership of their noble lords, and never returned to the battlefield...

Joan of Arc suppressed the deep sense of anxiety in his heart, and looked at the opposite side, but still did not see heavy cavalry. Instead, a large number of professional Viking warriors formed a shield wall to protect the longbowmen and crossbowmen. After reaching the range, the crossbowmen took a step forward and formed three crossbowmen. The longbowmen set the bow and stringed the bows of Robin Hood. After that, the French called it a torrential rain and the crossbowmen overwhelmed the sky. The Frenchman watched the rain of arrows hit, and the scenery was as if it were doomsday. The shield with the shield protected the head, and the armored ones resisted with the armor.

However, most of the French volunteers did not have armor, and suffered heavy casualties under the suppression of the long bow and crossbow...

At this point, Joan of Arc understood: In addition to the number of cavalry under his command, there is another variable of judgment, that is, the amount of long-range attack power... When the opponent's long-range attack ability exceeds the limit he can bear, there is no other way except to turn defense into offense. Under such a rain of arrows, if the army's morale and soldiers are not brought closer to close combat, the morale of the army and its soldiers will be gradually weakened. In this way...

"……attack."

The situation was a little bit out of Joan of Arc's control. Seeing the opponent's projection troops quickly evacuated after their troops approached, a large number of professional Viking soldiers behind them advanced forward, shining armor, unified blue-bottomed bird-coat, and thick heavy infantry arrays. Seeing the opponent's base unit with a team of thousands of people as their basic units, highly organized like the infantry of the ancient Roman legion, one thousand people were in neat pace, like a mountain-like posture. The Frenchman felt the suffocating pressure in an instant.

Egil snorted lightly and seized the opportunity to perform the thundering stunt. In an instant, a breath of despair enveloped the battlefield. The French wailed endlessly at that moment. They even thought they were fighting Satan. They threw away the short contradictions and fell to the ground, crying with countless people. Fear spread like a fierce infectious disease in the French army.

This is also the credit of Egil. After the brutality value increased again, the influence of his brutality value increased widely. It could almost cover the entire battlefield. The brutality value of up to 17 points, the great military power of the Norman army, and the powerful stunt of the underworld, and the blessing of the three, the French army collapsed even before the battle was fought. This is not unimaginable.

However, things did not end like this. If things ended like this, Egil's play would not be able to continue.

"France and glory!!!" Seeing the Norman army in such a posture, Joan of Arc drew out his sword and confronted him tit-for-tat, and the special stunt "Shining the Holy Light" instantly enveloped the whole audience! The morale and defense of the French army increased significantly, and their physical strength was filled. They once again had the ability to fight...
Chapter completed!