rise of empire total war

Chapter 441 The Battle of Arcas (6)

On the position of the [-]rd Brigade of the Second Army of the Kingdom of Winster, the sound of gunfire filled the air, and a large number of barbarian cavalry roared and rushed in from the flanks that had been broken through, charging towards the position and forming hollow phalanxes one after another. However, during the charge, the lead bullets fired by the soldiers in the phalanx could easily penetrate their almost defenseless animal fur coats, causing a strong knight to scream and fall from the galloping horse. Down.

The hollow phalanx formed by the line infantry can shoot at the enemies coming from all directions. The flintlock guns with bayonet bayonets they hold are also like a light spear, which can scare the approaching horses. Dare not continue to charge.This hollow phalanx is like a hedgehog, making it impossible for the enemy cavalry to attack.

Having said that, barbarian cavalry can use their skilled riding skills to draw arrows on galloping horses and shoot at line infantry.After realizing that they could not charge away these regular Winster soldiers, they changed their tactics in time, driving their horses to retreat, away from the phalanx, and shooting with bows from a distance.The counterattack of the barbarian cavalry quickly caused casualties to the line infantry in the phalanx, and the soldiers standing on the front line were like living targets and could only be forced to bear the arrows falling from the sky.

"Stick to the front, don't be afraid!"

The officer standing on the front line hissed. Beside him, a soldier had just finished loading his musket and was about to raise his gun to shoot. An arrow flying from a distance hit him directly in the chest. After the deadly arrow pierced through the chest, it precisely hit the beating heart. The soldier's heart exploded immediately, and bright red blood spurted out like a fountain, dyeing everything around him bloody.

After the soldier fell, the soldiers behind him hurriedly filled up, raised the musket that had already been loaded in his hand, and shot at the cavalry in the distance. After one shot, a cavalry who was about to draw an arrow from his quiver behind him There was a blood hole in his neck, and he clutched the bleeding wound in disbelief, his screams were blocked in his throat, he struggled a few times, and then fell headfirst.

On the other side, looking at the hollow phalanx that could not be broken through, Kurban, the leader of the barbarian cavalry, looked gloomy. He wanted to bypass these annoying Wensters directly and charge directly to their central army to support the frontal battlefield, but Fearing that one blow will fail, and the back road will be cut off by these damned enemies, then he will be in a dilemma-but at this moment, bursts of cheers suddenly sounded from the frontal battlefield that had been fighting for a long time, his expression changed slightly, and his conditioned reflex He looked there like that, but he was so shocked that his back was wet with cold sweat. On that battlefield, a large number of coalition soldiers began to flee backwards, and the strong grenadiers were cheering and striding forward. Chase the rout.

Lost!Not only him, but all the barbarian cavalry who saw this scene had such thoughts in their hearts. Immediately afterwards, everyone turned their attention to their backbone, Kurban. After a short period of surprise, the latter quickly returned to normal. He hardly thought about it, and he made a decisive decision, saying: "Withdraw the troops, even those Vadasian people have retreated, we have no reason to continue fighting!"

"Withdraw! Withdraw!"

Coming and going in a hurry, Kurban's order quickly spread throughout the army. These barbarian cavalry decisively abandoned the corpses of their comrades-in-arms everywhere, and retreated in the direction they came. They cheered one after another, and each of them had the joy and luck of the rest of their lives in their hearts.

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After the battle, at the officers' meeting of the 40rd Brigade that night, Richard Bono's adjutant reported today's battle to everyone.During the daytime battle, more than 380 grenadiers were killed, [-] seven line infantry were killed, and the servant army and Swachic army from the Kingdom of Deira and the vassal states of Miganis suffered heavy losses. The barbarian cavalry chased and killed them, or took advantage of the chaos and fled to the countryside near the battlefield, becoming an unrestrained chaos army. These chaos troops would turn into robbers and threaten local public security.

The damage to the flanks made Richard Bono rejoice that he had taken countermeasures in advance before the battle started, and deployed several brigades behind these unreliable troops. With an offensive pace, the opponent can directly take advantage of the situation and push his headquarters.

"These foreigners are really unreliable." He said this, because the officers of the friendly army are not qualified to participate in the officer meeting, so he can unscrupulously express his contempt for the foreign friendly army, "If I hadn't prepared in advance The barbarian cavalry may have already circled back and wiped out the headquarters and artillery positions, and after the circle, they will go all out to cooperate with their frontal troops to pinch our infantry."

"If the enemy succeeds, then our third brigade will become the laughing stock of the entire kingdom and the shame of the entire army!" He slapped the table and said angrily, "And all this is because of the weak and incompetent friendly army. So I decided to withdraw to the country and let these ridiculous Swachis face the iron heels of the coalition forces themselves."

"However, sir, our duty is to assist the Swachizi to resist the invasion of the coalition forces. If we retreat without authorization, it will be against the order of the army commander." An officer questioned.

"Then the commander of the legion must have not told you, you can decide whether to stick to it." Nobo replied coldly, "The barbarian cavalry in the enemy army is the biggest threat to us, and we currently do not have suitable anti-cavalry tactics. Continuing to hold on will only increase casualties, not to mention, according to intelligence, there are more enemy troops coming here, so continuing to hold on will not do us any good."

"Yes, the words of Chief Nobo are not unreasonable. According to the information we have obtained, this time the siege coalition forces hired a large number of barbarian cavalry from the north and south to drive them against our army. As for our infantry However, it is the cavalry that poses the greatest threat. The infantry can still be defeated by long-distance shooting, but the cavalry is far faster than the infantry. Usually, after our army only shoots a few rounds, the enemy cavalry has already entered the charge state." Speaking of this , his adjutant closed his mouth and did not continue, but everyone present understood what he meant. Once the enemy cavalry entered the charge state, the line infantry who did not list the hollow phalanx of the anti-cavalry would only be slaughtered end.

However, the hollow phalanx of the anti-cavalry is not invincible. In fact, no formation in military history is invincible. Although the hollow phalanx can achieve the role of anti-cavalry, or shoot at the incoming enemies from all directions , but the firepower of each side of the phalanx will be weakened (because the firepower of a normal brigade is divided into four, the firepower will naturally be weakened).

The officers present all understood this, so they gave up any hope of taking the barbarian cavalry hard. From this point of view, the brigade commander's proposal became reasonable.

　In the evening, I will invite my junior high school classmates to dinner, so I will also update them in advance.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)