Chapter 623 Cavalry Attack
None of the gryphons in the sky were able to escape and fell one after another.
The royal knights of the Kingdom of Madeira separated a group of people. More than a hundred iron cans came to a place five hundred meters in front of the position, followed by three to four hundred retinue light cavalry.
They set up their positions and put pressure on Wesson's army.
Eugene did not allow firing, but ordered: "The air defense alarm is lifted."
"The 3rd Cavalry Regiment attacks."
He knew very well that Frederick's purpose was to train troops and have everyone fight.
Andre, the commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, was one of the second generation knights who grew up with Frederick. His performance in the previous war was mediocre, but now Jurgen, who performed well in the Kingdom of Kush, was promoted to the 4th Division as the commander. He himself I was holding back the energy in my heart to achieve something.
"Everyone is here!" Andre ordered, "Get ready and start pre-war self-examination!"
There are more than 1,000 cavalry regiments, including more than 300 combatants.
Together with the logistics personnel, they rushed out of the anti-aircraft camouflage position, removed the camouflage around the more than 300 puppet war horses, and began to perform final automatic inspections.
A cavalryman is assisted by two people, one helps prepare weapons, and the other is responsible for repairing the puppet war horse.
Thanks to the load-bearing capacity of the puppet war horse, the Wesson cavalry can carry different weapons when fighting on solid roads.
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment completed the inspection and set off with three flags.
One side is the flag of the Knights of St. Elizabeth of the Church of Light, Brother Germain. In the middle of the golden sun symbol of the Church of Light are three Elizabethan potatoes with countless living beings.
The second side is the red and gold double-headed eagle flag of Archduke Wesson.
The third flag is the flag of the Third Cavalry Regiment. On the red flag is a yellow tractor.
The Royal Knights of Madeira saw a cloud of smoke rising in the distance from Wesson's army position, and knew that the opponent's cavalry was coming, so they immediately prepared for the battle.
In cavalry battles, because horses have limited endurance, they need to stop at a certain distance to accumulate horsepower and adjust their formation at the same time.
The Royal Knights of Madeira have been here for a long time, and their war horses have recovered a lot of their strength. It stands to reason that the Wesson Army cavalry coming from afar would have a physical disadvantage on their war horses.
They were well prepared, with heavy cavalry in the lead and light cavalry behind, intending to launch an attack while Wesson's cavalry stopped to organize their formation.
"Everyone, be ready!" the leader of the Knights shouted loudly, "Wesson's army has no horses, and those who are about to come out are cavalry on pack horses, so there is nothing to be afraid of!"
"Come with me later, we initiate..."
"[Madeira expletive]! What kind of monster is that!"
The knights of the Royal Knights of Madeira panicked for a while, thinking that their horses, which were about 1.5 meters high at the shoulders, were rare BMWs. However, the black horses opposite were estimated to be 1.8 meters high at the shoulders, and were covered with iron armor. What's terrible is that he runs very fast.
The cavalry on horseback were also dressed in black, and people quickly saw the big round eyes and long noses on their faces.
They originally didn't believe the rumors about the devil army of the Principality of Wesson, and the officer who was captured was not just like them, with two hands, two legs, and a penis, but he was very good at messing with women.
But now they were wondering in their hearts, could it be the real devil?
When Andre saw that the opponent was well prepared, he did not charge hard, but directed the cavalry regiment to run far to the north.
Now that the wind is blowing from the north, they have to seize the upper wind position.
The Madeira Royal Knights responded and turned in small steps to avoid being hit on the flanks.
Andre moved in place, ordered the entire group to disperse, formed a loose formation, and then threw tear gas.
The white smoke was like a wall, very wide and thick, drifting towards the cavalry in the south.
The Royal Knights of Madeira did not expect that they had such a trick. They thought it was a blindfold, trying to block their sight with smoke, and then maneuvered to their flanks or even attacked from behind.
However, the sound of the running cavalry was not blocked by the smoke, so it was basically useless.
They soon realized they were wrong. The smoke was poisonous. After inhaling it, their throats were burning and their eyes were filled with tears.
People began to cough violently, the tin cans found themselves barely able to wipe away their tears, and the war horses were also stimulated and became restless.
The Royal Knights of Madeira had to rush in the direction of the smoke with tears in their eyes. When they left the smoke and slowed down a little, they found the cavalry of the Wesson Army running towards the west.
They were suddenly startled into a cold sweat. Their mission was to buy time for the soldiers from the west to gather. Now that the enemy's cavalry ran over, the mission failed.
There was no choice but to suffer the infantry, but they could escape into the woods anyway.
The Royal Knights of Madeira immediately turned back to the west, but they did not move quickly. Instead, they opened up the width as they walked, trying to sandwich the Wesson cavalry between themselves and the woods.
They were thinking that their own infantry would slow down the opponent. When they launched a side attack from behind, the opponent could only avoid the woods. If the cavalry faced the infantry in the woods, they would be meat on the chopping block. They could not increase their speed and could only let others do it. Slaughter.
The other end of the communicator behind Andre was the observation post on the mountain, and he almost had the entire battlefield situation under his control. At this time, some infantrymen of the Madeira army had already walked out of the woods, and a small team was forming at the edge of the woods. The scene was a bit chaotic.
The cavalry regiment led by Andre was like a scraper, holding a standard saber and scraping along the edge of the woods.
Those infantrymen did not expect that the enemy would break through the knights' interception. A lord immediately asked his men to set up a gun formation, and even if they could not stop the enemy, they would have to bypass it.
However, they soon discovered that these war horses were not afraid of spears at all. The spears were broken, and the soldiers were chopped down by sabers. The steel-clad war horses and the devil-like enemies rushed straight from north to south without stopping, leaving a trail of blood and corpses behind them. paved road.
The Royal Knights of Madeira did not expect that the Wesson Army's cavalry had such a strong assault force, and the infantry could not withstand it for a moment. They had to change their tactics. The light cavalry moved forward to intercept and entangle, while the heavy cavalry pressed behind, attacking from both sides.
Andre ignored it, controlled his speed, and continued to harvest the collapsed infantry in front.
The woods were already in chaos. The defeated soldiers kept running inside, and the morale of those who had not yet left the woods collapsed. Many people were scurrying around like headless flies.
The light cavalry of the Madeira Royal Knights ran hard and gradually surpassed the 3rd Cavalry Regiment at a distance of tens of meters.
Some of them were skilled in holding bows and horses, and they even shot arrows at Wesson's cavalry when they were parallel.
This round of arrow rain caused no trouble to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment. Only a few people were unlucky enough to be shot into the gaps in their boots or armor and were slightly injured, and some people had their gas mask vent tubes shot through.
Seeing that the time was right, Andre immediately ordered: "Handline, single-shot rifle fire!"
Wesson's cavalry began to change formations to form a horizontal formation. At the same time, they put away their sabers, took out short-barreled pea guns that were convenient for use on horseback, and fired volleys at the backs of the light cavalry in front.
These light cavalry did not see the Wesson Army cavalry's long-range attack methods just now, so they relaxed their vigilance and had no defense.
The sudden rain of bullets was like a sickle cutting wheat. Every time a gunshot rang out, dozens of people fell off their horses.
Andre didn't give the enemy much time to react. After the light cavalry in front was dealt with, the whole regiment turned in a circle and rushed towards the enemy's heavy cavalry.
The heavy cavalry of the Royal Knights of Madeira immediately turned and charged towards the opponent.
The task of covering the infantry assembly has been ruined, and the retinue of light cavalry is gone. If the enemy in front of them is not eliminated, or at least severely damaged, there will be no way to explain it back.
The tin cans were the elite of the Kingdom of Madeira. They quickly organized their formation. The first row of knights held shields and traditional lances, while the second and third rows of knights held maces and other blunt instruments and charged towards the Wesson cavalry.
They sang a heavy war song together, and an earthy yellow light glowed from all of them.
The earth-based protective magic of the Earth God Cult is unique in the world, making its warriors invulnerable. When the heavy cavalry launches an attack, it is as unstoppable as a mudslide.
However, 14.3 is a sacred constant. As long as the attack energy is greater than 14.3 times the energy contained in the volume formed by the depth of the contact surface of the magic shield and the direction of the attack force, the defense will be ineffective.
The tin cans didn't care when they saw the first platoon of Wesson's cavalry take out the "heavy hammer" with an olive-like head, and were confident in their defense.
The distance between the two sides was fifty meters. The Wesson Army cavalry clamped the "heavy hammer" under his arm. After a moment, the "hammer head" flew out dragging a trail of white smoke, targeting the iron cans in the first row.
The hammerheads flew extremely fast, and some were knocked down by traditional lances, while most of them hit the shields in the hands of the tin cans.
There was a burst of thunder and a burst of fire.
The jet composed of metal and fire elements is like a steel knife inserted into water tofu, penetrating everything in front of it.
Only a few people in the first row of tin cans survived the first shot, but what followed was a more intensive concentrated fire twenty meters away.
The soldiers of the first platoon of Wesson's cavalry fired with iron fists and then quickly moved sideways to make way for the second platoon to charge.
The second row of cavalrymen holds 3.5-meter-long traditional Wesson lances with a circle of cylinders near the gun heads.
They stabbed at the neck of the enemy's horse. The metal jet fired from the cylinder was unexpected by the cans. It pierced the horse's neck and then hit the solid armor.
Some tin cans were slightly injured due to the angle. Even if they fell to the ground, they still had to raise their weapons and hit the legs of the enemy's horses.
"Dang!"
The weapon made a metallic clang as it struck the horse's leg.
The battle entered a close-quarters stage.
The revolver has replaced the traditional blunt weapon as the main weapon. When facing the enemy, empty the bullets first, and then see if the situation requires a follow-up shot.
But some tin cans have increased their defenses because they have money, and some have strong vitality. Some can even fight back after taking a round of revolvers.
But they could not stop the Wesson Army's offensive.
The battle ended after more than ten minutes. Andre arranged for people to be on guard and ordered some people to collect trophies, including the flag of the Royal Knights.
(End of chapter)