Chapter 364: Fierce Battle(1/2)
Compared with the lively atmosphere on both sides, shooting from the air in the middle of the battlefield seems relatively dull and boring.
It is too dangerous to use circle stunts in the night, so the archers and cavalrymen stood in dispersed places, constantly making repeated actions of arrows, bows, and shooting.
Including themselves, no one could see whether the arrows they shot hit the enemy.
Perhaps it was just repeatedly stuck in the open space, perhaps it was stuck in the shield of the opponent's spearman, or it was stuck in the corpse of an enemy who had long been dead.
At the same time, these archers, like the snow in the winter, suddenly collapsed a small piece here under the fine spring rain, and suddenly another small piece there collapsed, gradually melting.
It seems that their lives are just being consumed meaninglessly.
But the enemy's main formation was increasingly violent, which made Roger know that the sacrifices of these archers were not useless.
The retreating Arab cavalry gathered again.
At this time, two black shadows flowed out from behind the enemy formation and merged into them.
From time to time, moonlight reflected in the dark shadows.
Roger probably was the Gulam heavy cavalry wearing silver shiny chain mail.
He thought that according to the position of the enemy's horn, the enemy's chief general should be at the rear of the camp.
Now there are no Gulam heavy cavalry, and there may be only one team of personal guards who protect the main general.
This is an opportunity.
Roger turned his head and asked Usman: "Do you dare to hunt the head of an enemy general among the hosts?"
Usman hesitated a little, then gritted his teeth and said, "Dare!"
Roger patted the other person on the shoulder and said, "You are not a brave warrior, but your rich experience and cautious personality are precious treasures.
“Take all the horsemen and walk around from the edge of the battlefield from afar.
"When you think it is appropriate, launch a raid on the enemy's chief general.
"This order from me is not mandatory. If you think there is no proper opportunity, you can hold your troops until the end of the battle. I will not blame you for your caution.
"Go, I believe that your rich experience can allow you to make the most correct judgment."
So Usman, with 540 horse-riding soldiers, ran away quickly and disappeared in the darkness on the edge of the battlefield.
Then Roger called the commander of the General Guard of the Jerusalem Court.
He ordered the other party to divide the 120-man team into two, supporting the heavy cavalry led by Lawrence and Odin on both sides.
He believed that these direct guards that originally belonged to Rollo, and that these heavy cavalrymen who were able to control the discipline of the horses while moving and stopping.
The commander said nothing, and after saluting, he turned around and executed the order.
The cavalry on both wings of the enemy launched another raid.
For some reason, Roger looked at the two groups of black shadows moving forward inexplicably and felt that there seemed to be a hint of determination and tragic in it.
The Turkic archers on both wings retreated again, and several of them ran slowly screamed and were swallowed by the two silent black shadows.
Lawrence and Odin led their heads separately.
However, this time the opponent retreated without contact.
They rushed into the formation of the Christian heavy cavalry and sank the flush array of opponents.
Then they firmly fought with the Christian heavy cavalry face to face.
The Christian heavy cavalry were not scared away by the courage of the enemy cavalry.
This kind of attack from the enemy actually aroused their blood.
Lawrence shouted wildly: "Send these lowly slaves to hell!"
Odin was also yelling: "Kill!"
So, the heavy cavalrymen who received support from the General Manager tried their best to push forward, and they cut against each other with their opponents.
In the increasingly thick night, every time the sword and sword, sword and chain mail intervene, Mars exploded, and "其其其其" was like a blacksmith.
Roger was a little surprised why the Arab cavalry did not retreat. This kind of attack was very disadvantageous. Even with the support of the Gulam heavy cavalry, it would not last long.
Then he saw the enemy's formation move.
The huge square shadow cracked, the second half did not change, and the first half moved forward at an extremely slow speed.
After a distance, their speed suddenly accelerated.
The Turkic archers in the front persisted until they were about to be encountered by this group of black shadows before they quickly retreated.
They opened the distance and continued to shoot arrows, shouting: "It's the Saracen militia!"
Roger had never heard of the name of this army, and he turned around and shouted, "Who knows the Saracen militia?"
A ghostly black shadow floated towards Roger quickly and was captured by Henk.
The scout captain hurriedly shouted: "Sir, I am my own person!"
Henk scolded dissatisfiedly, "Why are you always sneaking?"
The captain of the scout nodded and bowed and remissed, "I'm used to it, but I'm used to it."
Roger waved him over.
The scout captain said nothing nonsense, and he introduced: "The Saracen militia were summoned from the wealthy citizens and organized into an army.
"They are well-trained, wearing chain armor, holding long shields, fighting with spears, and their fine equipment is far superior to ordinary militias.
"The Saracen militia can fight independently or cooperate with other troops to fight, and are good at fighting against cavalry."
Roger nodded and then ordered: "You scouts don't have to stay on the battlefield.
"Spray all your brothers. If any accident happens, I hope to know it as soon as possible."
The captain of the scout took the order and left.
Roger turned around and saw that the Saracen militia had already divided into two pieces from the middle.
They shouted and attacked the entangled cavalrymen of Lawrence and Odin.
Roger looked at the shadow left on the enemy's front line.
He thought that if he guessed correctly, there should be only enemy archers and the chief guard there.
They absolutely cannot stop their heavy cavalry raids.
Once the enemy general is killed, they will be not far from collapse.
Roger looked back and saw that the 300 Sicilian Norman cavalry were still calm, and the other heavy cavalry were almost unable to hold back.
Their horses were scattered in scattered steps, digging sand and soil from time to time, wasting their physical strength in vain.
Roger knew that once he ordered these people to attack, it would be like opening the gate and releasing water, and it would be impossible to change the order.
He drew his sword and prepared to order.
Then, just as the order was about to be issued, he swallowed it back.
Roger thought of the abnormal slow speed of the Saracen militia when they first set out.
He thought, is there really a pitfall there?
Does the enemy general have similar character to him and like to dig holes?
On nights with limited visibility, it is impossible for the charge of the cavalry to avoid the trap.
Roger decided to be more cautious and act according to the original plan.
He ordered: "Norman Cavalry, Jerusalem Knights, and Frank Knights were on standby.
"The rest of the Crusaders, with us as the boundary, attacked the enemy Saracen militias from both sides.
"War in the witness of God, fight for the glory of the Lord! Attack!"
"Kill!" "Charge!" "Charge!" "God's will!"
Roger was like a stabilizing needle, and a torrent of "rumbling" rushing through both sides of him.
More than 1,100 Crusaders shouted, divided into two arrows, and killed them.
At this time, the Saracen militia, cooperating with the Guram heavy cavalry and the Arab cavalry, had surrounded the heavy cavalry led by Lawrence and Odin.
The heavy cavalry without speed resisted with difficulty under the close proximity of the spearmen.
The arrival of the Crusader cavalry made the surrounding heavy cavalry slightly better, but they still need to work hard to end this dilemma.
The Arab cavalry, under the attack of the inside and outside, turned around and escaped the moment the crusaders rushed over.
This time, no matter how quickly and vigorously the horn behind the enemy camp whistles, it would be useless.
The Arab cavalry fled without looking back.
The Gulam heavy cavalry still insisted, perhaps because of their years of slavery, which allowed them to endure pain more than ordinary people, but their number was rapidly decreasing, and it was only a matter of time before they could lose.
What really surprised Roger was that the Saracen militia did not collapse after encountering the backlash of the Crusaders.
These militiamen set up spears like hedgehogs back to back, shouting and cheering each other, and fighting against the heavy cavalry on both sides at the same time.
To be continued...