Chapter 19 Desperately Squeeze
The Norman assault infantry, although they were slightly unpresented against the backdrop of heavy cavalry, Hussar, new army, heavy crossbows, artillery and other troops. Originally, when the Norman Empire made its fortune, the long-handled axe warrior was one of the absolute main forces of the empire. They made great contributions in wars many times.
However, when the empire developed to the present, professionalism, high quality and high-tech level. Such an army became the mainstream direction of development. Too much reliance on personal courage, the assault tactics of force gradually lost their effect. This made assault infantry, the originally elite army, become mediocre, and even once became an auxiliary army of the super-spear phalanx. But this does not mean that assault infantry has no meaning of existence.
When fighting in the mountains and jungle, when the large corps are in a state of anxiety, assault infantry will be the best candidate for commander Norman and the right person to break the status quo. In addition, it is like now, in such a narrow area, when the cavalry forces cannot play a role, assault infantry has become the best offensive force.
Brave the rain of arrows, stones, wood crocks and tinctures that are falling from the city. They bravely move forward. They cross the deep river, rush through the fire wall, tear open the enemy's array, and fight forward bravely. The Norman Assault Infantry is now infinity! They are the most dazzling stars on the battlefield!!
Under the powerful attack of the Norman assault infantry, the Swiss mercenaries suffered heavy casualties, and the array they formed was constantly impacted, torn and defeated. A large number of fearless Swiss soldiers were killed. Although these brave and interested in the spirit of the contract were still fighting bravely. But depending on the situation, they had become full of loopholes, and the dead bodies lying on the ground that were cut by the Norman battle axe, anyone who knew a little military knew that their defeat was only a matter of time.
"Queen! We are almost unable to stop it! Please give orders early!" Soon, a Swiss mercenary commander with a gray face ran to the city tower and shouted to Queen Mary: "We need support!"
"If you can't stop it, you have to stop it!! Burgundy's victory and defeat are here. Don't do anything to shame your reputation, mercenary!" Queen Mary's face was also not good-looking. She said beautifully, but her heart was beating violently without competing. At the same time, she also scolded the Burgundian soldiers who left the city without authorization.
"I will send troops to support you, mercenaries, and ask you to continue fighting! After all, this is what was written on our contract." Queen Mary continued.
"Yes, it is true." Although he was not interested in supporting the Burgundy Kingdom, which had originally bullied himself, was not afraid of such a task. However, the mercenary commander still abides by the obligations of a Swiss mercenary. After saluting Queen Mary again, he hurried down the city tower and commanded the battle.
At this time, the entire city gate had been completely occupied. The Burgundian army's attempt to close the city gate again had completely failed. The Swiss army was still retreating, retreating, and shrinking its formation. It hoped that the Norman attack would continue to be blocked on the streets at the city gate, which were not very wide.
Queen Mary also adjusted her strategy in time. Although in her heart, she was extremely disgusted with the Swiss mercenaries. However, the current war was related to the life and death of her country. So she had no intention of playing tricks on the Swiss. After the mercenary commander ran down, the queen quickly dispatched her troops and dispatched a Burgundian army from the passages on both sides of the inner wall to attack the Norman wings.
Although there were many conflicts with the Swiss, Burgundy fought desperately to lean on the Swiss. The troops dispatched by Queen Mary this time were the Wallonian Guards established by the Swiss super-split soldiers. They also held guns and halberds and fought in an array. However, their equipment was much better than the Swiss.
Even the lowest-level soldier of the Wallonian Guard is equipped with heavy chain armor. The officers are equipped with composite chain armor, and some are even equipped with early plate armor smuggled by the Norman Empire. Their main force has been eliminated. All of them are equipped with steel helmets. This makes the poor Swiss people who are used to being envious and jealous.
In this way, the Wallonian Guard, one with one thousand men, each launched an offensive against the Norman assault infantry, and together with the Swiss who cooperated with the front, launched a three-sided siege on the Normans to block the Norman army's advance.
In this way, the battle began to fall into a stalemate. Although the Norman assault infantry was strong, the Burgundian army was large in number, and they had the advantage of formation and were besieged from three sides. So for a moment, neither side could do anything to each other. He could not see the situation on the front line, and General Fal could not effectively command the front line. He only saw his own army entering the city continuously, but Dijon City was like a bottomless pit and could not fill it anyway. General Fal, who was in a hurry, scratched his ears and wanted to rush to the front line to fight.
"General! The artillery and siege machinery are transported here!" At this moment, the general was rewarded by the knights - the Normans' tactic was a surprise attack, so the heavy artillery and siege machinery were naturally not brought. However, seeing the battle situation was in a state of anxiety, General Far issued an order to turn the barracks with a fast horse, order the baggage and engineering soldiers to send these things over.
Hearing this news, General Far finally breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately shouted: "Don't worry about anything else, push the chariot in front, and the crossbowman gets on the chariot and suppresses the shooting!" At the same time, he ran towards the chariot and said: "There are also artillery and stone casters, carry all of these to the range, suppress the attack on the enemy's city wall, and support our army!"
The Norman crossbow was originally the most powerful in the world. It was only because it shot upwards to the city, so it tied with the Burgundian army. At this moment, a total of more than 30 building vehicles were transported over. Norman's powerful crossbow, longbow and other objects were immediately supported. The building vehicle, which was eight meters tall, was slightly higher than the city wall. Standing on it, Norman's long-range troops could suppress the Burgundians!
In this way, after a group of siege machinery joined the battlefield, the situation suddenly changed. The Burgundian crossbow troops, which were originally evenly matched with the Normans, were immediately suppressed and could not raise their heads. The tactics of throwing stones and other tactics against the infantry under the city walls had to stop. The roar of heavy artillery was hit by the flowering bullets, and the split human body also reduced the morale of the Burgundians. As one went up and down, the Normans' offensive suddenly became much more fierce.
"Continue shooting, don't stop!" Seeing the situation on the front line change, General Fal finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he continued to order: "Transport more ladder vehicles through the pontoon bridge and wait for my order! The assault infantry will shrink their fronts for the time being, and don't continue to attack!"
Hearing General Fal's order, the knights under his command immediately took action, urging the baggage troops and the Norman infantry to advance. As ladder trucks were transported one by one, Queen Mary, who had already retreated to a safe corner under the cover of the guards, became increasingly uneasy.
"Send reinforcements and wait under the city wall - the other party looks like they are going to attack the city in large numbers!" Seeing the other party transporting ladder trucks under the city wall, Queen Mary immediately knew the other party's tactics - but at this moment, the front wall was in a mess. The bow and arrow cast stones and artillery cannons fought desperately. The bombing of money not only prevented the soldiers on the city wall from looking up, but also caused other Burgundian soldiers to dare to go up the city wall. Queen Mary had no choice but to order this way.
As time gradually passed, the Norman assault infantry retreated slightly, and a total of twenty ladder trucks were transported across the moat and placed them in a row under the Dijon wall. They leaned against the city wall. The Normans' artillery, catapults, and crossbows, which had excessively lethal power, stopped shooting to prevent the shooting from being deviated and harmed their own ladder trucks. Only individual weapons such as bows and crossbows were still firing continuously to suppress the enemy.
"Attack! Full attack!!" Seeing the front-line army finally ready, General Fal yelled and issued an order for a full attack. The next moment, Queen Mary also issued an order to rush up to the city wall and fight against the Normans!
The soldiers of the two armies started almost the same point, and then each occupied half of the city wall. The support and fired, which was meaningless at this moment. The crossbowmen got off the ladder truck, but did not leave the battlefield, but held the swords and swords in hand, and prepared to enter the battlefield as the final reserve!
"Kill! Kill them!!" A large number of Norman infantry roared, wielding their battle axes and slashing violently, and at the same time, they used their strong shields to smash towards the enemy in order to break the opponent's front. The main infantry of the Burgundian army, the traditional shield spearmen, formed a solid line of defense to block the Normans' further attack! The two sides squeezed into a group on the city wall that was three and a half meters wide and narrow. The battle was inextricable!
Under such circumstances, the Norman infantry tomahawk was somewhat unable to be used, and they could not compare to the short spears of Burgundy. However, they still relied on their qualities, equipment advantages, their general bonuses, and the soldiers behind kept throwing, bypassing their heads and chopping at the other's heads, gaining the upper hand! The Norman infantry advanced step by step, and soon, the Burgundian army could not gain a foothold on the city!
"Stop!!" As he gained the upper hand on the city wall, some of the Norman troops began to extend to both sides of the city wall, and some passed the stairs of the tower and rushed down the city wall. Queen Mary saw the enemy approaching, and retreated again under the cover of the guards. She went down the city wall, and organized the army to organize defense lines on the steps of the city walls everywhere nearby. Although the Burgundians lost the city wall, the bodies of a large number of soldiers covered the city walls, they were still fighting hard! (..)
Chapter completed!