After a round of volleys, except for the pungent smoke and huge roar, which shocked the Bavarian army, the eight hottest players did not cause any substantial damage. All of this round of volleys were missed and did not hit the target. After all, the accuracy of the smoothbore mesh gun of this era is really not satisfactory.

The barrage composed of eight popular stars is really thinner.

But it is enough. It can play a role as a human being, and the role of fire and popularity has been achieved. Before the smoke of gunpowder has dissipated, more than 70 soldiers from the First Company have approached the bridgehead.

"Prepare! Stabilize the front! Bowman shoot!!" Opposite, Wallenstein shouted at the Bavarian soldiers. After experiencing the previous round of shelling like hell, he could only organize about five thousand soldiers in an anxious manner. However, such forces were enough to defend the small area of ​​the bridgehead mudflat. The Bavarian soldiers were formed into a half-moon arc array, and the soldiers holding shields leaned tightly together, erected the shields in their hands and connected them into a piece. They held spears and built a defense line on them, and behind them were giant shield crossbowmen formed by the Italians.

To be honest, such an array has good defense ability. It can be far or near. It is considered a nemesis against harassing troops such as light cavalry. It also has the power to fight against heavy cavalry and other infantry troops. The Bavarian soldiers wearing heavy chain armor and pot-heels seem to be the product of military reforms similar to the rest of the German princes. The combat effectiveness is incomparable to the recruitment of peasant soldiers with ups and downs. The Bavarian army, which is guarding the bridgehead, encircling on three sides, and able to engage in front-line combat will be several times that of the Normans. That is, a Norman soldier has to deal with several Bavarian soldiers. The local numerical advantage will make up for the gap in combat...

At least the Duke of Bavaria Henry, his senior aide Wallenstein, and many Bavarian nobles thought so. On the opposite side, Egil was a little surprised. Originally, he thought that the opponent's army would mostly line up dense phalanxes at the bridgehead to meet the enemy. In that case, his super-length spearmen could use the advantage of attack distance and calmly shoot out guns and assassinate where the opponent's attack could not reach. However, unexpectedly, the enemy gave up the bridgehead and arranged an arc-shaped array.

However, things did not develop as they imagined. After approaching the bridgehead, the array continued to move forward, and it was still slow. The soldiers suffered crossbow arrows attacked from three sides, and the losses increased a lot. The Norman infantry also fought back with flying axes. After crossing the bridge deck, the first company spread as much as possible. The soldiers on the left and right wings turned ninety degrees to the left and right, while the soldiers on both corners turned forty-five degrees. Such strict training and arrays made the Norman new army form a semicircular array that could correspond to the enemy in a very short period of time. However, if such an array consisting of a total of sixty or seventy soldiers continues to move forward, it will become too loose and dissatisfied.

"Order the follow-up troops to move forward quickly." Seeing that it was not the same thing, Egil ordered this. With the sound of a horn from the guard knights, the follow-up troops of the First Regiment immediately accelerated their speed. From sequential steps to small running. And while running, they still tried their best to maintain the array.

In this way, second, third, fourth..., one company after another rushed to the bridge head one after another, filling the array, allowing the semicircular super-gun defense array to expand outward. In the end, when the three hundred-man Sherwood shooters also crossed the bridge and filled the gap behind the array, the mudflats on the bridge head were densely covered with Norman soldiers.

With super long spears, they resisted the opponent's approach, and with infantry and assault infantry as the second line of defense, they killed enemy soldiers who could not be stopped by the phalanx infantry. With muskets and crossbows as long-range attack hands tea,... The new army regiment was clearly divided. At the order of Wallenstein: "Attack!" Five thousand Bavarian professional troops attacked three sides, they still firmly guarded the southern bank of the Danube River, this position at the bridgehead. The spear is like an iron forest, and the bow and arrow are like heavy rain. With one thousand soldiers, they remain undefeated with five times the power of the crowd!

"Second Regiment, advance!" Seeing the power of his new army, Egil secretly sighed that his military reform was probably the right thing. His move was not slow, and he immediately ordered the Second Regiment of the New Army to advance. Like the First Regiment, the Second Regiment of the New Army also took neat steps to accompany the march. No matter how the fight was ahead, he still maintained a slow attitude and moved forward without saying a word. After crossing the bridge, he filled into the spear array.

The formation of the new army of the Norman Empire became increasingly denser and larger bit by bit. At this time, the disadvantages of the arc formation arranged by the opponent were shown little by little. Although the area of ​​this array connected to the enemy is longer than that of ordinary lines. More soldiers can launch attacks at the same time will also increase, but because of this, this array requires more soldiers to form. In the fortifications that launch three times the attack, each row of soldiers must have so many numbers. This makes the arc array thinner and easier...

It's easier to break through.

It's like fish and nets are wrong. Well, it should be said that it's water and water bags. The more water the elastic water bag carries, the greater the weight it needs to bear." And the maximum bottom will become thinner. When it reaches a critical point and the water bag can no longer bear it, it will be broken.

The current situation is the same. The Norman army fought desperately to launch an attack towards the middle of the Bavarian arc array, which was also the loosest place for the other side. With the continuous addition of batches of new army, super spears, flying axes, muskets and continuous crossbows..., the Norman army continued to attack the Bavarian army, squeezed them, forced them to kill their soldiers, and forced them to retreat.

The more they retreated, the longer the length of the arc array increased, the more places they needed to defend, the thinner the formation became, the more difficult it was to defend, and the higher the possibility of being broken through... In this way, there was a continuous vicious cycle. When all one thousand soldiers of the second regiment joined the array of the bridgehead mudflats, the Bavarian formation had been supported for several rounds and could hardly be supported!

"Add troops! Organize reinforcements quickly!" Henry, Duke of Bavaria, shouted. He organized batches of soldiers to step forward to fill the loopholes in the array that appeared. At the same time, he led a group of knights to intercept and kill the scattered soldiers everywhere. He used roars, whips, scabbards and threats to return and fight again.

"Third Regiment, move forward." On the north bank of the Danube, Egil's face became more and more ferocious. He ordered again and another new army regiment was put into the front line.

It was like a battle between floods and embankments. On the one hand, it kept hitting the embankments, causing gaps to flood, while on the other hand, it kept filling sandbags at the gaps to make up for losses. The commanders of both sides continuously dispatched troops and used all their strength. The Bavarian army intended to maintain the array, while the Norman army intended to destroy.

The key to victory is only a dozen steps or even a few steps away. Such a dense array at the mudflats on the bridgehead on the south bank of the Danube River has caused absolutely amazing casualties. That small piece of land, which is not even a square, has been soaked in the blood of thousands of soldiers on both sides. The battlefield is full of undead!

"Attack, the Fourth Regiment, the Fifth Regiment, the New Army of the Fifth Regiment are all ready! Kill all those bastards!!!" On the other side, seeing his army attacking countless times, but he could not break through the opponent's defense line no matter what. Egil also couldn't calm down. He shouted at the sky, pulled out his sword, and took a scrubbing, cut the railings of the watchtower in front of him into pieces like cutting tofu.

However, despite His Majesty the Emperor's anger, it seems that today's battle can only end here. Due to the width of the bridge deck, the number of reinforcements in the Norman Empire cannot be too large at each time, which almost became a tactic of adding fuel. Sherwood's sharpshooter had already sued Cai for ammunition, and the finger condom of the string was changed twice. If he continued to shoot, it would probably be ruined. The soldiers who fought on the front line for several hours were all exhausted. The short winter day was about to end. The sun was setting in the west, and it was almost dark.

On the other hand, the Bavarian army was unhindered, and could increase the front line forces without restrictions, or replace the troops that had fought for too long. Wallenstein had a very good command ability. Despite all the difficulties, he still defended the front line under the violent offensive of the Norman army. It seemed that he could not break through in a hurry.

"..., withdraw." After looking at the sky for the last time, the sun had completely set, and half of the moon, missing a corner, was revealed on the other side. In this case, although he was reluctant, Egil still issued such an order. With the sound of the horns of the guard knights, more than 4,000 Norman soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief on the south bank of the Danube River and began to retreat with caution. After a hard battle, the Bavarian soldiers who finally defended the front had no intention of chasing. They were still on the spot until the number of the opponent decreased little by little. Finally, they all crossed the river and returned. Only then did the Bavarian army burst into a weak cheer. The soldiers lay on the ground without any strength and could hardly stand up.

"It's finally over." After a day of fierce battle, both Duke Henry and Wallenstein felt physically and mentally exhausted. Unlike Egil who was powerful, they both tried their best. However, when the two thought about tomorrow, the other party would continue to attack, the joy of repelling the powerful enemy disappeared...
Chapter completed!