Chapter 446. The charge that eventually appeared
But the war had already begun, and no matter how much the knight commander was annoyed and regretted in his heart, it was impossible to give the order now, and the whole army should retreat, abandoning the positions here, in the hope that he would easily withdraw from the battlefield.
Not to mention that the enemy will not let them go, even their current allies will not allow such a thing to happen.
The Resniston River thieves have long been filled with greed.
With a thirst for treasure.
Whoever dares to abandon this operation is the enemy!
Don't look at the fact that they are all wary of each other now, and they begin to gradually advance in a defensive posture, wanting to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Kant's cavalry group, in fact, when it comes to the general attack, they will still rush forward.
After all, it's all about money, and although you can not care about the casualties of friendly troops, you definitely have to care about victory!
Not victorious.
That means there is no treasure.
If you can't get these carts full of treasures, it is impossible to have such a good life.
The simple truth, these water thieves of the Resniston River quite understand, which is why, they are still in a formation like petals, and they are still slowly advancing, step by step, hoping to disperse the threat of cavalry with dense formations.
The charge of the cavalry was terrifying, but it was still difficult to match the infantry.
Two fists are hard to beat four hands.
Infantry clusters that are numerically superior can also be stacked to kill cavalry clusters with fewer numbers.
What's more, in a real war, the cavalry that falls into hand-to-hand combat is actually not as powerful as the infantry, and it is inconvenient to control the war horse.
This is also the reason why holding a short spear can restrain cavalry in close combat.
Let alone.
He is still full of confidence in these elite pikemen on his side.
When the troops of the Silver Plate Kingdom invaded the Lion Principality, they relied on these pikemen to force the knights of the Lion Principality to fail to launch a frontal charge, and in the confrontation between the infantry, they defeated those mercenaries head-on.
Scattered and chaotic, mercenaries with no tactics and discipline to speak of, are no match for these elite pikemen.
The end result was a complete collapse of the infantry.
The formation was shattered.
If it weren't for Baron Dylan, who used conspiracy and desperate fighting to defeat the generals and guards of the Silver Plate Kingdom, causing riots across the board, and thus Cameron seized the opportunity to turn the tide at that time, it would have been inseparable.
Now, he was not confident because of the elite pikemen he relied on to withstand the enemy's attack.
The number is really too small!
"Boom, boom—"
Horseshoes knock on the land of the plains.
The heavy cavalry group had already begun to slowly cross, slowly moving on the flat terrain, and finally began to sway from side to side around the team that had already lined up their defensive formations and were waiting to charge.
The 800 Salander riders are like 800 hungry wolves with green eyes.
Scouting for opportunities.
As long as there is a slight vacancy.
Eventually, these Salander riders will pounce without hesitation and open the gap completely!
Don't look at these 6 petals so wonderful, but in fact, once they suffer heavy losses, they will be destroyed like real petals, and they can't stop the direct charge of a group of heavy cavalry.
Because Bestur had already led part of the Mamluks, had already entered a distance sufficient to charge.
200 meters.
A full 1,000 Mamluks lined up in 3 rows.
There are 300 people in each row, and the whole is like a huge cuboid, with a silver bright heavy armor reflection, slowly pressing forward, and starting to trot on horseback, and even the speed begins to rise, galloping quickly.
The rumbling sound became more and more violent as the earth shook, and the sound of a flood finally appeared.
The faces of the water thieves in the Resneston River changed dramatically.
This is a cavalry charge!
It's like the charge of a horde of heavy cavalry like a flood!
Once on the Resniston River, I couldn't see a heavy cavalry charge of this scale, and I couldn't feel what kind of destructive power such a terrifying charge could bring.
But the hearts of these water thieves have been driven by this terrifying charge, and they have begun to tremble.
Salander riders are the first to charge on both wings!
And the goal of the charge.
It's the two Riesneston River thieves on both wings!
In the petal-shaped gap, there is a gap of nearly 2 meters, which seems small, but in fact, it is the easiest place for cavalry to break through when they charge forward!
As long as you rush into these openings and break through the outside defense, you can cause confusion in the defensive formation.
Next.
It will be the Mamluks who will completely crush the other side's charge!
This is the favorite attack of the Salanders, and the attack of the Kugit has a similar meaning, but compared to the Kujits, who can ride and shoot with bows, Salander's attack is more direct.
It's also more brutal in terms of destructive power!
Rough treatment of enemies.
Equally.
Treat yourself roughly!
At the beginning of the charge, the Salander rider with a spear in his hand had already ridden his horse on both wings, rushed into the vacancy of the two Resniston River thieves, and rampant, picking off the water thieves who dared to stop them.
The outermost water thief, although armed with a short spear, is also the most rubbish cannon fodder.
The real elite are on the inside.
Equally.
These garbage cannon fodder, the short spears in their hands, are also short spears in the so-called sense at all.
It's just a random spearhead with a wooden pole, compared to those good short spears that have really been made by blacksmiths, the real military short spear is not a weapon at all, it can only be regarded as a weapon for self-defense!
This also caused the riders wearing the elite Salander chain mail to ride their horses and charge in the water thieves with arrogance.
"For the lord! For Salander! Kill! ”
The water thieves resisted with difficulty.
The sturdy Salander horse and the Salande rider wearing chain mail above were simply one, and the scimitar in his hand slashed down fiercely, blocking with the Salander round shield on his left arm, causing the water thieves who belonged to the light infantry to suffer heavy losses.
Although the war horse also suffered skin wounds, it was nothing more than that, and the vitality of this creature was very tenacious.
Even if it's a deep wound, you can't die for a while.
On the contrary, it also aroused the bloody nature of the war horse.
Crazy hiss.
Then he went on a rampage, knocking the water thieves to the side one by one, and then trampling the horses' hooves fiercely, allowing those water thieves to block or dodge everywhere, and simply causing too much hindrance to the 400 Salander riders rushing in on both sides, but their own losses were heavy!
Even though nearly 30 Salander riders and war horses had fallen together, the result of the battle was the death and injury of hundreds of water thieves, and many more water thieves were fleeing to the side in panic!
Because behind them were the desert bandits.
With a whooshing sound in the air.
Short javelins pour.
The 300 desert bandits did not charge directly, but flexibly used the advantage of the light cavalry to throw at the water thieves who were armed with short bows and gathered at the tail, killing and injuring these water thief archers in leather armor.
In just a few moments, the entire water thief army fell to the point of being trampled by cavalry.
But no one dared to act on their own.
The bandit leaders of the Resniston River shouted frantically, signaling their men to fight back.
At the front, the knight commander was in a cold sweat, gritting his teeth, commanding the elite pikemen to defend to the death to ensure the stability of their own front, because just ahead, the group of Mamluks had already moved.
Kant's own charge!