The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

Just when the Lithuanian Tatar cavalry set fire to the rear of the coalition forces, an unexpected scene appeared on the front battlefield. The wing cavalry who had been ready to go even retreated, and the Polish army took the initiative to give up a great opportunity to win.

It turned out that after seeing a few plumes of smoke rising from the rear of the Swedish-Prussian coalition position, King Kazimierz believed that Anjay’s sneak attack had been successful. The Swedish-Prussian army learned that his rear was attacked. Morale is bound to drop, and there is no intention to fight. The Polish army only needs to wait for the enemy to collapse on its own. There is no need to let the precious wing cavalry casualties at the last moment before victory.

This wrong decision gave the precarious elector a respite. The elector of Shenxiao Military did not panic at this time. He allowed the infantry and some cavalry to remain in the position, while he led a reinforcement unit composed of black cavalry and one hundred Germanic infantry to quickly return to the rear of the baggage. Camp.

On the position of the Polish army, the scouts on the improvised bastion noticed the smoke and dust of the elector leading the cavalry back, but he regarded this as the enemy fleeing.

At this time, morale in the Polish barracks was high, and officers and soldiers generally believed that the movement of the enemy's cavalry was a good sign and a precursor to the full retreat of the Swedish-Prussian coalition forces.

At the same time, everyone believed that the Lithuanian Tatar cavalry led by Andrzej had already occupied the Swedes’ barracks.

"Let these puppies run 5 kilometers first, and wait until we are full before chasing them!" a Polish soldier shouted from inside the barracks.

This drew a burst of laughter, but it spread like wildfire. Even when Mihau tried to exhort Sapega's commander that he should not give the enemy a respite, Sapega said the same to Mihau.

The Polish army relaxed and started to have lunch. Commanders and soldiers went to find something to fill their stomachs. The wing cavalry took off their heavy wing cavalry armor, while the musketeers and pikemen threw their weapons all over the ground. Some people fell asleep even lying on the ground after eating lunch, and they continued to imagine in their dreams a victory at their fingertips.

But their enemies did not stop for lunch, that is, using the Poles to be paralyzed for several hours, Frederick William expelled the Lithuanian Tatar cavalry in Andjay.

When they arrived, the Lithuanian cavalry were immersed in the plunder. Although King Kazimierz gave Anjay's order to burn the entire camp, only a few Lithuanian Tatar cavalry carried out Anjay's command seriously. Orders, and other people work hard to move the materials that can be moved. Their idea is the same as that of stopping chasing their colleagues who are busy eating, that is, the large force should have been fully suppressed by this time, and the enemy will be wiped out soon.

The Tatars are a thrifty people. These are trophies. It is a shame to destroy them.

Hans von Königsmark, who had escaped from the barracks, met the reinforcements of the elector. After asking about the situation, the elector ordered the German infantry to march forward in phalanx, and he himself led the black cavalry. Here comes a roundabout outflank. Hans von Königsmark and his soldiers immediately joined the phalanx.

The German infantry marched in neatly, their muskets fired alternately, like a copper wall and iron wall, crushing towards the Lithuanian cavalry in the heavy camp.

At this time, although the Lithuanian cavalry in the heavy camp was far more numerous than the Germanic infantry, their free firing of bows and arrows could not withstand the Germanic infantry's volley of volleys. The Lithuanian Tatar cavalry guarding at the gate and nearby was defeated first, and the Germanic infantry rushed in. The two sides started a hand-to-hand battle.

At the same time as the Germanic infantry attacked, the black cavalry led by the elector also circled behind the Lithuanian cavalry. The black-shirted cavalry lined up in a tight formation, and charged with a wall to crush a group of Lithuanian cavalry who tried to stop them. Then the Elector took his Hessian cavalry non-stop, and circled a semicircle around the barrage camp. During the period, four Lithuanian cavalry units standing in front of them were destroyed.

Anjay in the bargaining camp watched as the elector defeated his four cavalry squadrons. Although gritted his teeth bitterly, Anjay understood that it was difficult to block the black-shirted cavalry in the wall with scattered cavalry. Only when the opponent exhausted the impact, there was hope. Therefore, Anjay did not take action until the black-shirted cavalry began to slow down, ready to organize the formation and return to continue the impact, and Anjay gave a sigh of relief, and led the Lithuanian cavalry at his headquarters to kill the black-shirted cavalry who had no speed bonus. .

The Lithuanian Tatar cavalry stopped at a distance of 30 meters from the black-shirted cavalry. They took out the Tatar bow and fired at the black-shirted cavalry, and the black-shirted cavalry also fired back with pistols.

In this contest, the Lithuanian cavalry did not gain any advantage. In addition to their shooting speed, their bows and arrows are completely incomparable with muskets in power. Often a Hessian cavalry can grit his teeth and endure the pain after hitting two arrows to continue fighting~www.wuxiaspot.com~ However, a Lithuanian cavalry hit by a pistol, even if it is not a vital part, will lose combat effectiveness. The advantage of the rate of fire was also offset by the advantage of the number of three or four pistols equipped by the black cavalry at the same time.

Seeing that long-range shooting could not take advantage, the Lithuanian cavalry drew their sabers and leaped forward.

A hand-to-hand battle began.

The Lithuanian Tatar cavalry hope to catch the enemy and fight with the black-shirted cavalry. These Tatar warriors who lived in the Baltic Sea and grew up drinking fish soup are not only good at using bows and arrows, but also have exceptional strength. They fought with the black-shirted cavalry one-on-one. He will never be afraid of his opponents. However, after systematic training the black-shirted cavalry stood like a wall. Every saber of the Lithuanian Tatar cavalry had to face two or three broadswords. At this time, no matter how clever the sword technique was, it was useless.

Although it was already showing signs of decline, Anjay and his cavalry still relied on their high morale and the psychological advantage of being superior in numbers to twist the elector’s reinforcements into a melee, and gradually gained the upper hand.

But artillery reinforcements from the coalition forces ended Anjay’s advantage.

It turned out that Sweden, guarding the position, boldly withdrew two artillery pieces from the position to reinforce the elector because the Poles on the opposite side had not launched an offensive for a long time. And this move was also considered by the Polish army to be the retreat of the Swedish-Prussian coalition forces.

The grape shells from the two artillery leaning out killed a large number of Lithuanian cavalry. Anjay, who suffered a coordinated attack by the rifle and cavalry, was hopeless, but he didn't understand why the coalition forces continuously dispatched front-line troops to attack him.

At 2 pm, Anjay, who could only choose to retreat, ordered a part of the Lithuanian cavalry to retreat in the direction of the forest in order to attract the enemy's attention and cover the large forces to retreat along the Vistula River.