Chapter 251 Battle of Bido Castle 7
The army on the right wing was defeated!
The generals of the Kent army saw a sight that was unacceptable to them. They thought the archers could fight evenly with the opponent's fire crossbows...or at least be able to hold on longer.
The previous volley of musketry attracted the attention of everyone on the battlefield, and then the right wing of the Kentish army was killed in pieces by a bayonet charge from the Ardas under the watchful eyes of both sides.
This result has a more direct impact on the officers and soldiers at the bottom. It is obvious that the morale of the Kent army dropped instantly, while the morale of the coalition army increased sharply.
The thundering sound of fighting rang out again. Due to the steady decline in morale, the coalition forces forced the enemy to retreat step by step.
The Arda army also reloaded their ammunition, changed direction, and began to fire slowly from the right of the Kent army.
The morale of the Kent army, which was suddenly hit by fire from the side, fell to a low point. There were many soldiers who turned around and fled without authorization.
Jais whipped an officer who was obviously in a state of panic, and shouted angrily: "Go! Lead the reserve team to block the enemy on the right wing!"
He There was already a plan to retreat, but the collapse of the right wing put them in a semi-encirclement dilemma. A hasty retreat order would most likely turn into a rout.
The reserve team rushed forward, but what made Jais vomit blood was that the Arda people's fire crossbows scattered them in a volley.
Originally, in Jaais's arrangement, the reserve force was selected as a second-line force, and its equipment and quality were of the lowest quality. He was too anxious to expect such a force to stop the Arda people.
And the artillery of the Arda army has never been idle. The artillery company first concentrated its firepower and destroyed several ballistas of the Kent army, and then began to bombard their reserve troops.
In order to reduce casualties, and to prevent the group of guys who repeatedly exclaimed "magic trouble" from dispersing after being shot a few times, Jayais had to let the reserve troops lie down in the grass.
Even so, by the time the reserves were called up to fill the right wing, the number of people was already nearly half less than when the battle began.
Defeat was inevitable, and Jaais ordered a retreat.
As expected, except for the knights and a few elite soldiers who were able to maintain basic order, most of the soldiers were running around like headless flies.
Earl Parker lost no time in waving his command flag, and the phalanx that had been staying in the rear as a reserve immediately stepped forward to join the pursuit.
Jais fled eastward in a hurry under the protection of the family knights, and other lords who were attached to the Kent family were also minding their own business.
The coalition forces chased the defeated troops for several miles before retreating. When they returned to their base, it was already evening.
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“Hahaha!”
“Drink, drink!”
After night fell, the entire station was filled with laughter and laughter. Piles of bonfires were lit, and officers and soldiers from all departments feasted and drank happily around the bonfires.
Although the ultimate goal of this battle - Fort Bido has not yet been captured, today's victory is of great significance, and it is really unjustifiable not to celebrate it. To celebrate this great victory, the lords and generals agreed to reward the troops.
When the Kent army retreated, it was obvious that they had no time to clean up their own garrison, and the supplies inside were all advantageous to the coalition forces.
While cleaning the Kent army garrison, in order to allow their side to seize more loot, some very unpleasant things happened between the armies of each territory. After the old Earl Price Parker, who personally led the cavalry to pursue the enemy, rushed back, he proposed that the captured things should be put into one place first, and after the capture of Fort Bido, everyone could discuss a fair distribution plan that could be taken care of by all parties. . Due to Earl Parker's prestige, everyone agreed to his proposal.
After cleaning the battlefield, pigs and sheep began to be killed in each military camp. On weekdays, the soldiers at the bottom only eat simple food such as black bread, but tonight they can finally have a feast of meat.
Because they had gained a lot, and in order to gain a good reputation and maintain morale, the lords were happy to show off their generosity for one night. Anyway, the newly captured pigs and sheep were still considered "public property".
In the room where the lords and generals gathered, the atmosphere was even more joyful. Everyone was exchanging cups and cups while discussing today's battle with great interest.
As the commander of the Arda army, Lieutenant Colonel Bryce Alder became a minor focus at the banquet. After all, the Arda army contributed a lot in today's battle.
Everyone watched helplessly as the Arda army marched steadily in a thin three-row array, risking the loss of arrows. Within a few minutes after approaching, they defeated the right-wing archers of the Kent army, and then The counterattack of the opponent's reserves was repulsed, and the collapse of the right wing eventually spread to the entire Kent army.
“Bryce, let’s have a drink!”
Derrick from the Heller family raised the cup and bumped it heavily with the cup in Bryce’s hand.
"Do it!"
Bryce was also unyielding, and he and Derrick drank down the wine in their respective glasses.
Today, the Heller family's army has benefited a lot from the Alda army. The Portree infantry and the Alda infantry together formed the left wing of the coalition army, but they were arrayed behind the Alda infantry. When the Arda army attacked, the Portree infantry followed them closely. When the battle entered the hand-to-hand stage, even they could easily deal with the Kentish soldiers who had been frightened by firearms.
This battle wiped away the humiliation of previous defeats caused by Derrick's reckless advance, so Derrick was still very grateful to the Arda people.
Including Earl Parker, some well-known people in the coalition came to drink with Bryce. Although many of them still had the arrogant attitude of nobles facing civilians, they were much better than before. When we met, his tone had softened a lot.
There is no doubt that today's battle has proved to the northwest territories that Huxin Town has a powerful armed force.
Not only are the weapons powerful, but the quality of the officers and soldiers is extremely high. Some generals who participated in King Qin's counterinsurgency last year secretly compared them with the elite troops directly under the royal family and were surprised to find that the level of this unit was already above them. On.
However, there is another important shortcoming - the small number of people. A force of one thousand people is too few to occupy a slightly larger town.
But who knows how many such troops there are in Huxin Town?
In the future, they will have to think carefully when dealing with the "exile family" that rules the most remote territory in the northwest.
Although Bryce was quite conceited about his ability to drink, he was quite drunk at this time. Logically speaking, as a commander, he shouldn't drink so much, but since it was the lords from all over the country who persuaded him to drink, it was a bit troublesome, and the relationship between them and the Grayman family could not be stalemate.
In order to cope with this situation, Bryce was the only one of the two battalion commanders who came to the banquet. Joyce did not come because he was injured. He was shot in the arm during the day's battle. Fortunately, it was not serious. serious.
In case of any emergency, Joyce will take command of the troops instead of Bryce.
(End of this chapter)