Chapter 248 Battle of Bidou Castle 4
Chapter 245 Battle of Bidou Castle 4
On April 2, 1991 in the Holy Calendar, two major factions in the Northwest Gulf competed for the battle. The battle of Doburg officially begins.
As soon as the sun rose, the coalition station was overwhelmed by the noise. The officers' roll calls, scoldings, whips, the movement of men and horses, and the clash of weapons and armor filled the entire camp with a tense and solemn atmosphere.
It took more than two hours for the coalition forces to get their formation in order.
Price Parker and other generals rode at the head of the formation. Facing the rising sun in the east, the old earl drew out the sword from his waist and pointed it diagonally at the sky. Under the reflection of the sun, the sword shone brightly.
He shouted with a serious look: "Target! Kent Camp! Forward!"
"Roar!" All the troops shouted in unison!
The phalanx composed of various coalition forces began to move slowly, pushing towards the enemy camp in the east.
For this battle, in addition to leaving more than a thousand people to guard the Bido Fort behind them, the coalition forces put the remaining more than 6,000 people into the battle.
The camps of the two combatants were quite far apart. In order to prevent the formation that they had worked so hard to arrange from being disrupted, the coalition forces had to stop and go, stopping to regroup every distance.
After all, the quality of soldiers is generally not high. Most of them are militiamen who have just been recruited. They were still hoeing in the fields before.
This situation reminded Bryce of the first "military parade" held when Earl Grayman just succeeded to the throne. The army of Arda at that time was just like the leading armies on the march now. No matter how well-organized the formation was at the beginning, it would be impossible to get into chaos after taking a few steps.
The scout who went to the front to inquire came back and reported: "The Kent army is also moving here in a strict formation, and the two armies will be in contact soon."
Earl Parker raised a hat The telescope looks east.
This was a gift given to him by Bryce at Paul's instruction. The old earl cherished this weapon that could watch enemies thousands of miles away and carried it with him at all times. Other lords and generals were so enthused that they privately asked Bryce for a large sum of money to buy it, but Bryce blocked them all for the same reasons as for firearms.
In the telescope, smoke and dust were rising in the east, indicating that a large number of people were coming this way.
Bryce rode his horse to Plath Parker and said to him:
"Your Majesty, our army is facing the sun and the enemy's back is facing the sun. The situation is not good for our army. "
Earl Parker nodded and asked him: "Does Lieutenant Colonel Alder have any strategy?"
Bryce raised his riding crop and pointed in the direction of east-north.
“If we can occupy the high slope over there first, we can use the advantage of the terrain to offset the disadvantages of lighting to a certain extent, and the height will be more powerful for our army’s artillery.”
< br>Although under the auspices of the old knight Schroeder, Graiman Military Academy "crash-trained" a group of officers, some basic military common sense has been firmly imprinted in the minds of officers at all levels in the Alda Army. . Bryce was particularly sensitive to the terrain and asked the scouts to survey the nearby terrain before starting the fight.
Earl Parker twirled his beard and said with some hesitation: "The idea is very good, but if we suddenly speed up, I'm afraid..."
"Without bothering your lords' subordinates, Alda The army is willing to be the vanguard and seize the high ground in front of the army. ”
Earl Parker pondered for a moment, "Okay, let me trouble Lieutenant Colonel Alder."
Bryce saluted him with a hand-raising salute that was slightly unfamiliar to everyone, and then rode back to his unit. Front.
"The first infantry battalion, the second infantry battalion, and the artillery company are all present. Target the high ground in the northeast and run forward!"
The Alda army quickly took action and ran away from the coalition forces. Each artillery piece of the artillery company was pulled by more than four horses. It was highly mobile and followed closely behind the two infantry battalions.
Although they were running forward, Arda's army still maintained a relatively strict formation. Once they encountered an enemy, they would stop and reorganize for a while to enter a fighting state.
Such high quality amazed the other lords of the coalition. "It seems that it is not a rumor that Grayman has raised a standing army."
Under the supervision of Earl Parker, the main force of the coalition also slightly accelerated its speed and moved to the highlands in the northeast.
The first battalion first approached the high ground and found that there was already a figure on it. The officer of the leading company judged that the opponent was a scout of the Kent army, and immediately led the soldiers to rush up and fired several rows of guns.
After several lives were taken away by unfamiliar weapons, the remaining figures evacuated the high ground in panic.
Panting, the soldiers of the two battalions climbed to the halfway point of the high ground and reorganized their battle formations.
"Quick! Let the artillery company set up the artillery and bombard the advancing Kent family army!"
Bryce urged anxiously, observing through the telescope, the direction of the Kent family army was moving It also veered slightly to the north, obviously heading towards the high ground.
It was necessary to delay their actions. At the critical moment, the artillery did not live up to their daily rigorous training and quickly built a firing position on the top of the high ground.
Along with the roar and thick smoke, 14 solid artillery shells carrying a large amount of kinetic energy flew toward the advancing Kent family army.
The current artillery company is equipped with a total of 6 6-pound guns and 8 4-pound guns, and all have been equipped with flint ignition devices, which greatly improved the firing efficiency.
In this bombardment, the artillery company tried the "artillery group tactics" for the first time - using all available artillery to concentrate bombardment on a main target or the enemy's marching route. Since it is difficult to hit directly, just bombardment Destroy a certain point to replace the accuracy of firepower.
Luckily, although the distance was far away, a few cannonballs still landed on the top of the Kent family's army.
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"Maintain the formation! Anyone who disobeys military orders will be executed on the spot!"
Jais shouted hysterically, and the knights around him spread these orders everywhere.
Jaais’s original plan was indeed to seize the high ground, but he did not expect to be defeated by the coalition forces. He was so angry that he ordered to speed up the advance and make sure to recapture the high ground. The scouts reported that the number of coalition troops rushing to the high ground was not large.
Unexpectedly, as soon as his army marched a few steps, they heard a roar from the distance.
The voice was so familiar that it made Jayce feel bad.
Sure enough, something shot out of the air and hit the advancing infantry square.
"Ah!"
A soldier covered his stump and wailed in pain. He was the first casualty to appear.
After the cannonball bounced off the ground, it continued to reap lives. Along the way, people fell on their backs and cried for their fathers and mothers.
Seeing such a terrible attack on the friendly forces, the other phalanxes suddenly stopped moving forward.
An inexplicable atmosphere pervades the armies of the lords loyal to the Kent family.
(End of this chapter)