On a tactical level, Harald III was put in a fierce position by Harold II... Chiba lamented and could only join the fight again.

It's just an incompetent, exhausting three armies...

The enemies that Chiba is facing now can be said to be half-militia and half-personal guards - the reason why they are peasants is because they have no armor; They are called pro-guards because they have shields.

Wait a minute, maybe the militias all have shields?

The reason why Qianyu only encountered militiamen without shields at the bridge before was because these eager people threw away their shields in order to run faster?

In any case, this group of militias armed with shields is much more difficult to deal with now...

However, no matter how difficult it is to deal with, it is only the militia, and there will inevitably be some deficiencies in combat skills.

Chiba slashed his sword at the militia on the opposite side with one hand, and the other pushed his shield forward to knock the sword away.

Chiba immediately grabbed the top edge of the opponent's shield with his other hand and flipped it down with it - so that there was no longer any obstacle between Chiha's sword and the opponent's throat.

At the same time that the opponent desperately slashed the long sword in his other hand to Qian Yu's back, Qian Yu had already inserted the edge of the long sword into the opponent's artery.

The blood of the militia without armor splashed all over Chiba, and the militiaman's long sword only left a few white marks on the chain mail behind Chiba.

"Shhhhhh Qianyu bared his teeth and staggered forward a few steps - although the long sword was helpless against the chain mail, the power in the militiaman's hands was very strong, and it still hurt to slash on his back... (Although the chain mail is made of metal, it is soft armor itself, so the effect of this blunt blow should not be underestimated.) If Chiba is wearing plate armor, then this level of blow may not even feel like being cut)

Pick up the shield of a Viking soldier who died nearby (the Viking shield seems to be slightly better than the militia shield, and this will also prevent the tragedy of being mistaken by your comrades.) Chiba continued to fight.

The method of using a shield is a science, and it is not possible to use a shield like that rookie.

Thousand Feathers' shield-holding right hand was tightly folded, holding the shield against his body, while his left hand held the sword in an attacking gesture - like a one-handed swordsman wearing a breastplate. (Chiba's main hand is his right hand, but at this time he does hold the sword with his left hand, which is necessary for battle.) ）

In such a posture, Thousand Feathers faced the opposite Anglo-Saxon guards with a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right.

King Harold II's personal guard? In 1066, these guys can be said to be the most powerful infantry in England and even in Europe (the name of the most powerful infantry in the world in 1066 should probably be taken by the infantry infantry of the Northern Song Dynasty). Although the infantry armor may not be able to win against the European heavy infantry due to its inherent defects, the weight of the infantry itself—about 25 kilograms in 1066, and even more than 50 kilograms after the gunner's modification 80 years later—determines that it is more defensive and the most capable infantry against cavalry. You need to be careful to deal with it...

Chiba's right foot is parallel to the shield, while his left foot is behind him.

“。。。” The guards of the Angla Saxons glanced at the formation of the thousand feathers and frowned.

Because the solid wood Viking shield with a diameter of 80 centimeters in Chiba's right hand completely protects the part from the neck to the thigh, there are only two places that can be attacked - the head and legs.

But this guy is wearing chain mail, so only a stab can deal enough damage. However, the legs are too thin for the stab to dodge, so I can only attack his head...

Of course, the guards have another option - to spend time here with Chiba. But he couldn't afford it.

As Harold II's Guard, he represented England's most powerful fighting force and was the strongest in charge of opening the scene. His duties and positioning make it necessary for him to attack non-stop in order to match how much the kingdom spends on him.

The sword in the guard's right hand stabbed out like lightning, and as long as Chiba hesitated a little when judging the position of the strike, his sword could directly hit Chiba's face.

But Chiba reacted most in time - to raise his shield.

The guard's sword is deflected by the shield to the top left of the guard.

The guard's brow suddenly locked - he was not surprised by Chiba's insight into his chosen target, but at the movement of Chiba's feet.

As he raised his shield, Chiba quickly retracted his right foot, which was not in the safety zone.

At the same time, Chiba responded to the two attackable targets that the guards had just judged.

He was able to block his attacks not because of any kind of insight and reaction, but because he had already predicted his possible attacks and dealt with them one by one.

Qianyu is not only preparing for the target, but also for a one-hit counterattack.

When Qian Yu used his right hand shield to flick the guard's right-hand sword to the left side of the guard, the right side of the guard's weakness was already wide open.

The guards hurriedly made an emergency maneuver with the shield in their left hand, trying to block the path of the sword in Chiba's left hand, but it was already too late. If Qianyu is holding a sword in his right hand and stabbing diagonally at the guard's right-hand sword, then this time the block is nine out of ten, but Qianyu is holding a sword in his left hand...

This is the reason why Qian Yu uses an awkward left-handed sword and a right-hand shield - the right-hand shield is convenient to block the opponent's left-handed sword to the opponent's left side, exposing the weakness to himself, while the left-handed sword is convenient for himself to attack this weakness with the fastest speed and the most tricky angle.

The tip of the sword slashed in a flowing arc, piercing through the gap between the rings of chain mail on the guard's right rib - the structure of the chain mail could not make any effective defense in this situation - and buried deep into the guard's body from the side along with the chain mail.

"Ahh The guards let out a scream, and the movement of the replayed shield suddenly stopped.

After advancing the sword to a certain depth, Qian Yu quickly retracted it, watching the guards slowly fall with a desperate expression.

If only pure martial arts or pure force were discussed, Chiba would probably not be - certainly not an opponent of the Guards, but he knew a lot of classic combat routines.

That tactic just now is one of the crystallizations of the progress of human combat skills over the past thousand years.

That's when explosive news came.

"Harald is dead! Harald is dead! The shouts of the British soldiers instantly stunned everyone.

“。。。” Qian Yu hung down his sword and shield in silence.

He knew that the British might not be lying, because in real history, Harald III was killed on the spot when he was shot by a stray arrow in the trachea without chain mail protection during this war. (While most Viking soldiers did not wear chain mail, Harald III and Tostig did)

The tide of the war was reversed in an instant.