Chapter 279
Roger thought, perhaps these Roma thought that what they were about to encounter was a force that had been defeated by fatigue and thirst and could be easily defeated by them.
Roger sneered, he thought, this is war.
Everyone will make mistakes in war, they will make mistakes, and the enemy will make mistakes.
Because of the water, I was embarrassed, and because of the water, the enemy gave up the most favorable terrain.
So next, it depends on whose troops can fight better.
Roger meditated on the information he had collected before and distinguished the enemy's military strength.
First, in the middle of the Roma camp, in front of a huge tent, he saw the palace guards guarding the Sultan.
Roger knew that the members of these guard cavalry were children of nobles and were extremely loyal to the Sultan;
They train hard since childhood and pass strict selection before they can be allowed to join the Imperial Guard Cavalry;
They are equipped with guns, Arab straight swords or Turkic scimitars. Whether they are wearing heavy armor, they are not inferior to anyone who fights in close combat.
However, the number of cavalry guards is not large, and it seems that there is only one team.
Roger saw that there were some cavalrymen, also equipped with excellent armor.
He thought, this should be the Sipasi cavalry.
According to the information collected, he knew that the Sipasi cavalry served in the army in exchange for the cavalry, which was equivalent to the knights in his own troops.
He saw that some of these cavalrymen were holding spears, some were holding bows and arrows, but swords were hanging around their waists. Obviously, they were all good at close combat.
However, Roger felt that these people might not necessarily have the advantage when facing the knights in his army.
Perhaps they will perform extremely well against light infantrymen.
The number of these Sipasi cavalry is not large.
In the enemy's camps, the most numerous were cavalrymen without armor, shields, only bows and arrows and short swords.
Roger could not tell which of these people came from the bottom of nomadic society and were used to horseback careers all year round, and Turkic archers.
Which are the light cavalry serving in the Mullins army and the Ajinki Archer.
Roger remembers the information collected that Turkic archers were good at light-fitting battles, coming and going like the wind, facing the enemy, arrows fell like rain, and then rode their horses away.
The Ajinji cavalry also marched as fast as the wind, but they were more impulsive and recorded that they were charging without authorization.
In addition, the Ajinji light cavalry are well-trained than the Turkic archers. When they face the battle, they can form a circular formation and use dense circles to shoot to kill and injure the enemy.
Roger knew that both of them were long-range troops, and flanking harassment was very effective, but close combat was quite fragile.
In addition to cavalry, Roger saw that there were infantry in the enemy camp.
Among these infantry, there are a large number of archers.
Roger saw that the most minimal equipment was Turkic archers with short swords on their waists, no armor, and only simple cloth robe.
Most of them came from settled herders, farmers and kingdom pariahs, and had extremely low status.
Before joining the army, these soldiers used bows and arrows to hunt for a living. The hard years made them extremely tough and powerful.
They have excellent bow and arrow skills, but their close combat is extremely fragile and are only suitable for harassing the enemy on the flanks.
Other archers, with small round shields tied to their left arm, were wearing simple sage-like leather armor, and long swords were slung around their waists.
Roger knew that it should be a Kurdish archer.
There are also some soldiers holding bows and arrows, which are very small but well-equipped.
Roger knew that it was a regular Turkic infantry.
These Turkic infantry were wearing half-body wallets, leather helmets, small round shields tied to their left arm, and long swords hung on their waists.
Roger recalled the records in the information that these Turkic infantry were not pure archers, and they were all skilled in swordsmanship and archery.
They usually use bows and arrows to cast a rain of arrows on the enemy, and then rushed into the enemy's formation and fought in blood.
These Turkic infantry are well-trained and well-equipped, and are elite fighting infantry.
Roger noticed that there were still some infantrymen in the enemy camp who had no bows and arrows.
There are some town militias who don’t wear armor and hold daggers.
These people generally only defend their own homes and rarely go out to fight.
Roger estimated that they were forced out by Rom Sultan Masud, and it can be seen from a distance that these people were depressed.
There are also some javelin militias without armor, with small round shields tied to their left arm and two short javelins in their hands, which are also not very morale.
At this time, in the Roma camp, someone seemed to have found Roger who was peeping in the distance.
Roger saw several teams of javelin soldiers rushing out of the camp and rushing towards him.
Roger did not leave immediately. The other party was still far away, so he was not in a hurry.
He saw that those teams of javelin soldiers were fierce and were completely different from those with low morale.
Roger thought that if the information was accurate, it should be a Kurdish Javelin.
These Kurdish javelin soldiers were not local soldiers. They came from the eastern mountainous areas and often the entire tribe was hired to serve.
When they resisted the Crusades before, there were records of their fierce battles.
It is recorded that the javelins of these javelins have the ability to break armor. When they fight, they usually take the lead in flying the javelins, and then swing their swords into the enemy formation and fight to the death.
Roger thought that for javelin soldiers who were just wearing simple leather armor, they could take the initiative to fight in close combat. Obviously, they were not afraid of death.
Or, brainless.
For example, now.
When those teams of javelins approached the steep slope, Roger ordered: "Charge."
He wanted these pretentious guys to know that the Normans were not afraid of death.
The guards followed Roger and rushed straight down the steep slope.
Still looking for a way, the Kurdish javelin soldiers who wanted to go around the steep slope hurriedly threw out the javelin.
These people obviously didn't expect Roger to rush down the steep slope.
Ordinary cavalry dare not do this. On such a steep slope, a horse will fall off when it falls, and even the man and the horse will fall to death.
But if others dare not, it does not mean that Roger dares not.
Roger thought, this is called the daily operation of a talented and brave, or the local tycoon-level krypton-gold player.
Roger raised his shield and easily knocked the javelin thrown from bottom to top.
He thought that the Golden Retriever II under his seat was not an ordinary horse, and even his personal guards rode good horses.
He is very confident in his horse and his riding skills.
Roger put his flat lance through two enemies in a row before it burst open.
The Golden Retriever II he controlled directly knocked away a stupid egg who was still stunned.
After discarding the cracked rifle, Roger pulled out the "mosquito bite".
He slashed left and right, and instantly took two more lives.
Then he found that there were no enemies in front of him.
Roger continued to run a horse for a while, then turned around his head.
He saw corpses all over the ground, as well as several "lucky people" who were seriously injured and still wailing.
Chapter completed!