Chapter 69 Battle of Butua 1
For those Bairdin soldiers recruited by their respective lords, September 3rd was an extremely tragic day.
A few days ago, they were working diligently in the fields for the livelihood of the family. Then the steward of the lord's castle came to the village and asked the village chief to gather the young people in the village. .
The Steward selected his stronger-looking person from the crowd and announced: "The despicable Arda people have kidnapped Lord Myron Garnard, the lord of Beldine, and we must teach them a lesson. A meal, from now on you will fight for the glory of Bailding."
The lord's orders must be obeyed, otherwise you may be hanged and your family will be punished as slaves.
The steward asked the chosen person to go with him to the lord's castle with household items that could be used as "weapons". This was because the inventory of weapons in the lord's castle was often not enough for one person.
Sure enough, after arriving at the lord's castle, only more than half of the people received spears, and a few people also received a wooden shield. The remaining people could only fight for the lord with their own "farmer weapons" Yes, there are many kinds of "farm weapons": pitchforks, hoes, sickles and even wooden sticks.
They were divided into several centuries, and each centurion was led by a knight for training.
In the past few days, they trained on how to stand in a team, how to move collectively, how to camp, and most of the time they used wooden sticks to fight each other to practice how to fight the enemy hand-to-hand.
Occasionally, a few enthusiastic knights came over to give advice on fighting skills, but most of them stood aside and watched the fun. Many of them accidentally injured their opponents because of excessive force during practice, which then turned into real fights. .
Watching these civilians greet each other with clumsy movements is a good pastime. It can cause a burst of cheerful laughter every time, and no one can stop it as long as no one is killed.
A few days later, the soldiers who had been hurriedly trained for a few days were brought to Butua by the knights. They would get their supplies and some other ordnance here, and then go to the territory next door to settle accounts with the Arda people.
Only when we arrived did we find that the required supplies were not ready yet, so we had to stay here for a few days. The barracks in Butuya City could not accommodate so many people, so they were crammed into some houses for the night.
Some dishonest people caused frequent conflicts between the army and the people. The lord's palace sent people to chop off the heads of several people indiscriminately, and then things became a little more stable.
Suddenly I received an order saying that the people of Arda themselves were coming to the door, and they were to go out of the city to fight them immediately. There was a lot of excitement in the city of Butuya, and it took several hours from noon to gather the people, and under the leadership of the knights, they went out of the city to form an array.
After leaving the city, under the supervision of the knights' whips, the soldiers had just arranged four square formations when the Arda people appeared in their sight. Judging from the opponent's posture, there are only half as many people as them, so there should be nothing to worry about.
The little bosses conveyed the orders of the lords hoarsely: "Anyone who retreats without receiving the order will be hanged. An Alda soldier who is killed or captured will be rewarded with 100 copper coins, and an Alda officer will be rewarded with 1 copper coin. Silver coins.”
The strict military regulations and generous rewards caused a commotion in the team. Many people began to become more motivated, talking to each other about how to earn more military merits, and many others closed their eyes. Silently pray to the Lord of Light.
The Arda people stopped not far away, and the lords decided to take the initiative to kill them. Four knights each commanded a phalanx to move toward the opponent's position.
“Cut off people’s heads to gain military merit!”
During the movement, the leaders of the army, big and small, shouted to boost morale, and many people also screamed strangely to encourage themselves.
As they were getting closer and closer to the Arda people’s team, white smoke suddenly appeared from the front row of the opponent, and with a crackling sound, tragedy struck...
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"First row, fire!"
After Captain Demps gave the order, the first row of musketeers pulled the trigger, firing 40 deadly projectiles towards the The Bailding phalanx at the front flew away.
Screams rang out. Although the phalanx of Bailding soldiers became more and more chaotic as they moved forward, the people were still very densely packed. More than three-quarters of the bullets hit the enemy. Dozens of soldiers fell to the ground, and some died immediately. , some covered their wounds and kept struggling and shouting.
After receiving the first blow, although there were casualties on one's own side, most of the Bairdin soldiers had not yet reacted, and driven by inertia, they continued to move towards the Alda army with their spears raised.
The first row of musketeers quickly retreated to reload ammunition. Dempsey ordered: "Second row, fire!" The crackling sound sounded again, and a large number of Bailding soldiers fell again. This time they left. The people in front all reacted. Before they came into contact with the enemy or saw arrows and crossbows coming, so many people were killed and injured. It was really weird.
Panic began to spread among the soldiers in front, and the speed of their feet slowed down unconsciously. Some people opened their eyes wide to see what the Alda people on the opposite side were doing. Some people went to help their companions who were struggling on the ground, and when they tore open the blood-stained clothes, they saw that the huge wound was clearly visible.
It didn't matter if the front was slow. The unknowing soldiers behind the phalanx immediately pushed hard after being blocked, urging the cowards in front to stay out of the way. For a while, curses and screams were intertwined on the battlefield.
The musket company opened fire again, and as another group of people fell down screaming, the Bairdin soldiers walking in front finally collapsed. They either turned and hid behind others, or ran towards the team. On both sides, just don't let yourself become the target of the people of Arda.
The knight commanding at the back of the team saw all this. He judged that this was the effect of the strange weapons of the Arda people. Only now did he realize that those strange-shaped sticks were a kind of long-range weapon.
He grabbed the nearest soldier and said, "You! Go to the back and tell your lords to send archers over!"
Then he rode his horse and rushed to the front, raised his whip and whipped those soldiers hard. The panicked soldiers shouted: "Idiots! It's just weapons similar to bows and crossbows, but they scared you like this!"
He pulled out his sword and raised it high, shouting: "The enemy has long-range weapons, now we must rush in front of them with all our strength! Now listen to my order, the whole army attacks!"
Bailding The four human "phalanxes" moved towards the Arda army in a diagonal trapezoid shape. The knight's voice was also transmitted to the companions who commanded the subsequent phalanxes. They all made gestures to indicate that they would follow the action!
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Paul was very satisfied with the effect of the first round of shooting. At this distance, the power of the volley gun was still very high.
He instructed the messenger: "Notify the artillery to blast away the two square formations behind."
Then he ordered the two battalion commanders: "Let your mortars fire! The spearmen are ready to charge. After a volley of musket fire, they will charge and concentrate their efforts to annihilate the two front groups of enemies!"
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The Bailding phalanx at the front reorganized its formation and began to run forward.
However, at this time, six mortars in Alda's army also opened fire. With a thunderous roar, hundreds of large and small shotguns flew out, forming a huge killing surface. Bye The formation of the Erdin people was extremely tight, and they swept down a large number of people almost instantly.
After all, they are flesh and blood. Under the huge casualties, the instinct of living things to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages was stimulated. The first square formation collapsed instantly. The soldiers ran back without any hesitation. The knight was stunned, shocked by the horrific scene that had just happened.
The artillery battery deployed on the nearby high ground also opened fire. At a distance of just over a hundred meters, there was no need to even test fire. All the artillery fired at the third phalanx.
The thunderous sound sounded again, signaling the arrival of death again, and 8 solid iron bullets opened up several flesh-and-blood passages in the phalanx.
The knight who commanded the phalanx was hit hard by a cannonball in the waist. Everyone watched in horror as their knight was completely reduced to two pieces. The exquisite and thick armor had no effect at all.
The power of the cannonball remained unabated after killing the knight, and it rushed into the middle of the group of soldiers and continued to harvest lives. For a while, blood and flesh were scattered everywhere, and broken limbs were flying everywhere.
The third phalanx collapsed!
Sorry for posting this so late, but the author's writing skills are not strong enough, and the description of the battle scenes is a bit rushed, and I still feel unsatisfied after repeated revisions. I hope readers will not feel embarrassed reading this.
(End of this chapter)