rise of empire total war

Chapter 365
"Raise the shield! Raise the shield! Watch out for the rain of arrows!"

Whoosh whoosh—

The rain of arrows that almost covered the sky fell from the sky with a ferocious howl, and hit the shields held above the heads of the coalition soldiers like raindrops, making a tinkling sound. Many arrows shot through the shields of the heavy infantry soldiers, and the arrows almost missed They shot the soldiers below, but there were still a few unlucky bugs whose hands holding the shields were nailed to death behind the shields by the piercing arrows.

Do you think the rain of arrows is that simple?The answer is obviously no. A few seconds later, a series of small explosions were triggered from the arrows. Those soldiers who thought they used their shields to block the rain of arrows were immediately blown upside down, screaming again and again. In the past, the original dense heavy infantry phalanx had been torn apart, and there were wailing soldiers lying everywhere on the ground, as well as pieces of shield fragments and pieces of bombed meat.

This is the Katonita Plain, the place where the Winster Expeditionary Army and the Prussian Allied Forces fought decisively. It is said in later history: the first battle where Winster's firearms became famous all over the world - the Battle of Catonita.

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"Target, the Prussian Army phalanx, free fire!"

Rumble-

A thunderous roar resounded on the Katonita Plain, and then the huge sound quickly spread to the surroundings. In the distance, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of daytime thunder, which made the superstitious Katonita People knelt down and prayed in horror, thinking that it was the movement caused by the decisive battle between Thor and the Sun God.

Black shadows shuttled through time and space, crossed hundreds of meters of plains in an instant, and slammed into the advancing Pro-Prussian coalition army with a whistling sound. A deep hole was smashed, but a few shells happened to fall into the coalition army formation, smashing anyone in its path to pieces. The huge power could instantly turn a heavily armed hoplite into a puddle of flesh, It can make a high-ranking aristocratic elder soul return to heaven.

War is so cruel. In the face of war, no matter the status is high or low, all are equal.

"Fast forward! Fast forward!"

"call!"

Facing such terrifying weapons, the coalition soldiers could only quicken their pace under the shouts of their officers, and trot all the way on the soft grass, trying to engage the enemy hand-to-hand before receiving more shells. The Ten Generals knew very well that The enemy's powerful weapon like witchcraft must not be used when the two armies are in close combat, otherwise it will definitely cause accidental injury.

However, as the infantry moved forward, they also quickly entered the range of the bows and crossbows of the Winster Expeditionary Army, and rounds of arrow rain that almost covered the sky immediately rose from the front of the Winster Army. , drawing arcs in mid-air, and then fell into the running coalition phalanx like raindrops, or shot on the way forward of the heavy infantry.Those light infantrymen who had no armor but only a small round shield were even more miserable. They were knocked down by such a dense rain of arrows and fell to the ground wailing. They may not have died on the spot, but this was not luck, but pain. Start!
Boom! ! !
A few seconds later, the landing arrows exploded one after another, and sparks bloomed on the shields held by the coalition soldiers and on the road ahead. Many humans screamed and howled in pain. When the gunpowder smoke cleared, a large number of soldiers fell on the ground. They were either cut by the shields that were blown to pieces, or their wrists were blown to pieces together with the shields. Or both legs were blown off on the spot.Although the power of the explosives on a single arrow is not great, the power of dense arrows is unstoppable!

Just one round of gunpowder arrows caused heavy casualties to the coalition forces. Charles nodded in satisfaction. He had already figured out how to write a letter to His Majesty Richard, but the most urgent task now was to defeat the enemy whose morale had obviously been shaken.

"The whole army attacks!" Charles pulled out his sword and ordered loudly. The battle situation has changed. Instead of continuing to wait for the enemy to attack, it is better to take the initiative to attack and use the opportunity to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!
"All troops attack!"

"attack!!"

When Charles's order was issued, a large number of orderlies conveyed his order to each company. As the order to attack sounded one after another in the army formation, the phalanx with the company as the unit moved forward slowly. These elite veterans of the First Legion They were expressionless, holding their shields and spears tightly, and as they advanced, they rushed towards the Pro-Prussian coalition army with murderous aura, which shocked the soldiers who were already shaken even more. They were afraid, and they started to fight. Stepping back, if they had the confidence to fight the enemy before encountering such a strange arrow, but now they no longer have the confidence!
"Damn! You are the pride of the city-state, how can you shrink back in fear of the enemy?" The generals in the coalition army scolded one after another, trying to restore morale, but the soldiers looked at the dark enemy army, and then looked back. The comrades who wailed in pain on the ground did not dare to move forward without saying anything.Seeing this, the grumpy general immediately pulled out his sword angrily, stabbed a soldier who retreated to him to death, then held up the blood-stained sword, and shouted angrily: "No retreat! Anyone who dares to retreat without authorization, press deserters, he and his family will be reduced to slaves!"

Listening to the words of the general, and looking at the soldiers lying limply in a pool of blood, the surrounding soldiers glanced at each other, and finally swallowed, mustering up the courage to form a dense phalanx again, under the leadership of the general go ahead.The actions of these soldiers also affected other soldiers who retreated, and soon, more soldiers returned to their combat positions and joined the phalanx, preparing for the attack of the Winsters.

At this moment, the coalition cavalry that had been deployed in the rear also started to move. This group of 500 cavalry, led by two generals, ran up, bypassing the advancing Winster army, and attempted to attack the crossbows behind them. The gunners and artillery rushed, but how could Charles let them succeed? With a big wave of his hand, the reserve team left behind ran and lined up in front of the crossbowmen. The soldiers also walked up to the spearmen and pointed the long pipes at the running coalition cavalry.

"First row, fire!"

When the cavalry rushed into the firing range, the soldiers in the first row pulled the trigger, and sparks burst out from the nozzles of their long pipes held horizontally, followed by a series of crackling bean popping sounds. After the soldiers in the first row fired Regardless of checking the results of the battle, they quickly backed away, and the soldiers behind them immediately filled up, raised their muskets and fired a second round of salvos at the running cavalry, and the five rows of musket soldiers circled like this, one by one. Round after round, with no gaps in between, the deadly projectiles were fired at the fast-running coalition cavalry.

Almost every time a round of gunshots sounded, several cavalrymen on the run would fall down. They only had time to see the long pipes in the hands of the enemy in front of them burst into flames, and then they heard a crisp sound, and felt a sharp pain in their bodies, and then The horse that was running along fell heavily, and was stepped on by the horse behind that couldn't dodge, and soon became a puddle of meat.

They didn't know what kind of weapon it was. They only knew how to speed up the running speed of their horses. But as the distance between them and the enemy became shorter and shorter, the bodies of their fallen comrades behind them became more and more...

(End of this chapter)