Chapter 868 (2/2)

As the thunder lion gradually approached, the sound of neat footsteps began to become a thunderous roar. At this moment, the thunder lion was like thousands of troops galloping, and the momentum of the whole Legion began to rise continuously.

Seeing that the momentum suddenly became unusually strong and strong, a tragic atmosphere of slaughter began to diffuse, and Joseph menta, who had always put a look of contempt on his face, became dignified. In his regiment, the breathing of all the soldiers began to become thick, and even many people began to tremble. For a time, their momentum was taken by the lion of thunder.

Joseph knew he couldn't go on like this, so he raised his right hand, turned his fighting spirit and shouted in a deep voice, ”Archer, get ready! Aim at the archers behind the enemy's phalanx. ”

Suddenly, the Legion behind Joseph heard a sound of bowstring pulling.

Joseph turned over and dismounted. He knew that if he continued to sit on the horse once the war began, he would be a living target.

The air became unusually stagnant.

The distance between the two armies is only 500 meters, and the distance between the two archers is 600 meters.

”Ready!” Joseph's voice sounded, and his raised right hand did not fall.

The distance between the archers on both sides is only about 400 meters.

Joseph's legion is a combination of riding and walking. Although there is no heavy infantry to act as a solid defensive front, Joseph, who is already good at field operations and attacks, naturally does not need this kind of arms that he considers to be cumbersome. At this time, he placed a square array of 5000 infantry on the front line, mainly 3000 sword and shield soldiers with Park knives and light shields, supplemented by 2000 long spearmen; At a later point, the same 3000 archers are responsible for long-range strike. The standard range is 300 meters. However, if it is precision strike, it must be ensured that the range is within 150 meters.

You know, the 150 meter parallel angle precision strike is very excellent in the archer arms.

As for the last 2000 soldiers, they were light cavalry on both sides of the square, 1000 on each side. Training cavalry is more difficult than training infantry, even if it is only light cavalry, so Joseph usually makes these two thousand light cavalry responsible for flank harassment and containment, and finally cleaning the battlefield and harvesting the enemy.

When Joseph felt the powerful momentum of the thunder lion, he knew that the army was still a little strong, but in his opinion, it could not be compared with the army trained by himself. Of course, he didn't want to be a big one. He was not lucky that he had such excellent command and combat ability. So Joseph was waiting. When he had to wait for the other archers to enter the range of 300 meters, he immediately launched the first wave of arrow rain, and let the light cavalry on both wings attack at the same time. After the second wave of arrow rain, he planned to attack the front line of the thunder lion.

He knew very well that the archer's strike effect against heavy infantry was not good, but the attack of the second wave of arrow rain. Joseph's idea was not to kill the enemy, but to hurt and contain the enemy. He is confident that once the light cavalry attacks, the front infantry array of the thunder lion will change and protect the archers in the back, so what he wants is to make these infantry unable to protect the archers in the back!

Looking at the thunder lion still moving forward slowly, Joseph's mouth gently raised, revealing a sneer: what elite army, but so!

But Joseph's smile soon stiffened!

Because when the archers behind the thunder lion stepped into a distance of 400 meters, they had shot the first wave of arrow rain. The infantry square in the front row stopped at this time and did not advance again.

For a moment, Joseph cursed angrily.

He knew that he underestimated the enemy!

The attack of the first wave of arrow rain, naturally, was not against the archers in Joseph's back row, but all fell on the infantry square in Joseph's front row.

Alfred's idea is not to kill the enemy, but to hurt the enemy and morale!

Those sword and shield soldiers may be able to raise their shields to parry, but the long gunmen in the front row are unlucky. Those who were close to the sword and shield soldiers were lucky. The long gunmen who were a little farther away immediately fell down like cutting wheat. For a moment, the cry rang out on the battlefield.

”Damn it!” Joseph cursed loudly, ”cavalry attack! Attack The sword and shield soldiers raise their shields for defense, and the whole army advances Archer, shoot freely! ”

The cavalry troops on the left and right sides of the phalanx immediately attacked after hearing Joseph's order. Without Joseph's orders, they also knew what their attack target was. At this time, time became extremely valuable. In particular, they had seen that the archers were drawing out their arrows again and ready to start the second arrow rain attack. Therefore, these cavalry did not care to maintain their formation and rode their horses one after another.

At the same time, the spearmen immediately gathered up the formation, hid under the protection of the sword and shield soldiers, and then began to move towards the thunder lion. However, they did not dare to gallop like cavalry, but moved forward carefully, fearing that the enemy's archers would attack them again. As for the archers, like the cavalry, they knew what they should do at this time, so their first wave of arrow rain fell towards the front line of the thunder lion to prevent them from retreating and protect the archers.

Without Alfred's order, all the thunder lions consciously began to raise their shields to resist the falling arrow rain. Compared with the one meter long square shield of the sword and shield soldiers, the shield area of the thunder lion is much larger. Even if those humans can't lift the impact shield, it's not difficult for bear people and Tauren to lift it. Therefore, under the sound of Jingling for a time, the bow and arrow attacks from the enemy are naturally blocked.

Alfred, watching the cavalry wings on both sides running in disorder, sneered and waved his hand again.

As the thunder lion of the brotherly legion, he is also the most skilled shotgun who knows the steel wing. Therefore, when these cavalry approached a certain distance, the light infantry behind the heavy infantry threw out all the javelins they had already prepared for the first time, and in an instant there was a wailing sound of horses; But this is not the end. The archers in the rear also split about at the first time, and then directly shoot out the second wave of arrow rain.

But this time, the target of these archers was no longer the cavalry on horseback, but the running horses.

A moment later, there was another sound of people overturning.

When the second wave of arrow rain was shot, the second wave of javelin throwing from the light infantry of the thunder lion followed.

This time, the enemy cavalry on both wings immediately caused chaos.

Joseph's heart began to bleed when he watched the cavalry on both wings destroy more than a third without making any achievements, and fall into chaos! At this time, his eyes were red. He could no longer care about anything and immediately ordered a strong attack. This has completely entered the white hot war situation. Even if he has many tactical changes, he can't keep up with the rhythm. Therefore, at this moment, the only thing he can do is to hope that the cavalry commanders on both wings can immediately stop the chaos and continue to attack the back of the thunder lion, and the only thing they have to do is to cooperate with the cavalry on both wings to launch a fierce attack.

Watching Joseph lead the enemy to attack, Alfred snorted coldly. At the same time, Alfred also led the heavy infantry of the thunder lion to charge Joseph's sword shield and Spearman.

Only from the perspective of momentum, it is undoubtedly the lion of thunder, which is more shocking.

Under Alfred's leadership, the thunder lion's heavy infantry square was like a sharp knife stabbed into butter, mercilessly cutting the infantry square of Joseph's Legion directly. Seeing that his infantry array was almost cut by the thunder lion without resistance, Joseph was so angry that he almost gushed blood directly, because the performance of the thunder lion completely subverted the performance of a Heavy Infantry Corps.

You know, the Heavy Infantry Corps has always been famous for its slow movement speed and strong defense ability. Cutting the military array is not the patent of infantry, but the patent of cavalry, especially heavy cavalry - on the battlefield, the role of heavy cavalry is to cut the military array and combat morale. What is really used for battlefield harvesting is the cavalry responsible for attacking.

However, under the command of Alfred, the heavy infantry of the thunder lion completely showed the style of heavy cavalry - not only did they run fast, but also easily cut their own infantry array without difficulty. What made Joseph vomit blood was that after cutting and breaking his infantry array, the thunder lion heavy infantry divided into two groups - the first group rushed towards his Archer array without turning back, and the latter group turned around and began to wrap dumplings towards his infantry array!

What's more, the lion of thunder light infantry array that didn't follow the charge threw the last javelin at its own infantry array. Within a distance of less than 100 meters, watching these barbarians, tauren, bear and many other races famous for their strength throw javelin, how can they resist with the defensive ability of the square shield of the sword shield soldiers.

So in an instant, there was another terrible cry!

With this scream, a new round of horse wailing and the scream of cavalry death also sounded on this battlefield again.

Then Joseph saw that when the third wave of arrow rain was finished, there were less than 1000 cavalry on the left and right wings, and they were less than 100 meters away from the bow and arrow array of the thunder lion. This should have been a very happy news for Joseph, but when he watched the archers drop their bows without hesitation, then take out their long guns and swords, and then attack these cavalry, Joseph knew that his two thousand cavalry were finished.

Of course, he also knew that more than two thousand cavalry were finished.

The archer array, which was rushed into by the thunder lion heavy infantry led by Alfred, was also finished. Because the archers he trained are not like the archers of the lion of thunder. They can be directly used as infantry by dropping their bows and arrows and picking up their long guns and Swords - in the normal division of arms, the situation of archers facing close quarters is basically linked to the term ”regiment destruction”.

And himself and the remaining 4000 infantry?

Joseph looked around at his soldiers who were surrounded and were being eroded and reduced. Joseph suddenly felt extremely ironic. More than half an hour ago, he looked down on the army of the lion of thunder, but only for more than half an hour, he was facing the end of the total army, which seriously hit Joseph's self-confidence. After all, he always thought that his military talent and ability were very strong.

But facts have proved that he is the one who really ”is nothing more than that”.

”We surrendered!” Joseph shouted in a deep voice, ”we surrendered! Stop your attack! ”

But in the face of Joseph's roar, the thunder lion was ignored, and the crazy attack continued.

”We surrendered! You can't keep attacking! I am willing to pay the ransom! ” Joseph continued to shout.

But this time, someone finally responded to him. It was only the response, but it was not the voice Joseph wanted to hear.

”Under the blood flag, never die!”

”Under the blood flag, never die!”

The roar of the thunder lion resounded throughout the battlefield.

Hearing this cry, Joseph's face turned white, and even his regiment completely collapsed at this moment. Even if Joseph wanted to regroup, he was completely unable to return to heaven.

At this moment, Joseph really regretted such provocation to the lion of thunder.

……

On April 16, 1878, a fierce and short white-edged battle broke out between the thunder lion led by count Da lesha and count Da lesha, Joseph tamen.

The war between the two sides lasted an hour and 23 minutes.

The lion of thunder killed 78 people, slightly injured 369 people and seriously injured 121 people.

Count Teresa's legion, a total of 10000, was destroyed.

Count Teresa, Joseph tamen, was killed on the spot.

Then, the lion of thunder marched in under the leadership of count Da lesha, and the tamen family was destroyed.

At this point, the whole Ryan Kingdom finally clearly saw the determination of the void duchy this time.

Under the blood flag, never die!