Chapter 261 They charged towards the rising sun, as if they had made some determination
After receiving Horn’s order, Jeanne quickly named three cavalry brigades with a total of thirty cuirass holy gun cavalry, divided into three direction, heading towards Gray Hearth Town.
Because they only wore breastplates and did not carry a large amount of weapons, equipment and luggage, Jeanne and others were tactically positioned as assault cavalry, but they were able to perform part of the responsibilities of the projection cavalry - reconnaissance.
According to the battlefield experience of the loyal knight Colebo, when marching, it is best to have five or six horses in a row and five horses in a column.
If you are on a narrow road, it is best to drive three horses abreast.
Based on many experiments in Colebo's battlefield practice, Horn finally figured out that the "distance that only knights can feel" as Colebo said is three cubits (0.9 meters) between columns and six cubits (1.8 meters) between rows. rice).
The distance between each cavalry marching square is the distance that an officer can go back and forth in a short time.
Due to differences in roads, weather and terrain, Horn is temporarily unable to standardize this data and can only rely on the cavalry officers' own judgment.
The organization of cavalry monks is very different from that of infantry monks.
The three cavalry divisions only have 150 people, but they have the same configuration as the legions.
It includes a blacksmith responsible for repairing weapons and nailing horseshoes, an accountant responsible for taking care of horses and paying wages, a military judge responsible for counting military achievements and supervising battles, as well as trumpeters, flag bearers and orderlies.
The commander of the Holy Grail Cavalry is Jeanne, and the adjutant is Colebo, who was loyal to him before.
The eleven cavalrymen quickly connected with local informants from the Holy Father Society in the wilderness, and with the help of their guides, they drew a map of the nearby area.
During this period, there must have been small outposts with a dozen people each. In order to detect the news and terrain, they were removed one by one by the fast-moving cavalry team.
The blurry light of dawn popped out from behind the mountain. Jeanne put up a pergola with her hands and looked towards the direction of Castle Joan of Arc.
Behind her, the cuirassiers touched up the seriously injured guard lying on the ground, muttering that the armed swords they were issued were not easy to use.
After all, cavalry swords basically deal damage by dragging and slashing. The armed sword is too short and the weight is not suitable.
I will have to find a way to get a new weapon if I have the opportunity in the future.
A whole day has passed since the capture of Mayo town on February 20th to the early morning of February 22nd.
Judging from the current situation, Ashheard Town noticed that several of their sentries had disappeared, but they only sent people to take a look and did not follow up.
It seems that Jeanne and the others were mistaken for bandits nearby or smugglers passing by.
Fort Joan of Arc was not aware of what was happening at all. Their attention was entirely focused on seizing power in Rapid City in the west and on the fight with the King of Kings.
"Your Highness the Saint." A cavalry officer reined in his horse and stopped in front of Jeanne, "Everything is disguised, you can move on."
Pack your bags, the cavalry They got on their horses, but suddenly, everyone stopped.
In the early morning sunshine, the 11 cuirass holy gun cavalry in front of the sentry saw a knight squad appearing behind the hill.
The 12 extraordinary knights raised their heads proudly, but they also looked at these knights in black blankly.
"Ah, it's the Salvation Army!" a young knight shouted, "The one on the far left is the farmer on my manor. I remember he joined the Salvation Army."
" I thought I’d catch a bandit, but I didn’t expect it was a shorthair!” The beard of the leading knight trembled with laughter.
Eleven cavalrymen with all different armors, how can you not make up your mind?
“Charge!”
"Your Highness, damn it, they recognized us, what should we do?"
With such a short distance, there was no time to run, Jeanne shouted: "Send a sounding arrow to notify other nearby cavalry brigades, let's meet the enemy first !”
At the command, the cuirassiers quickly formed a triangular charge formation, raised their spring-loaded muskets, and rushed towards the knights.
There is not much difference between the cavalry spring gun and the infantry spring gun. They just use lighter materials, shorten the firing rod, and replace it with a stronger pawl. It will take an hour to relax.
"Shorten the trot!" Jeanne shouted the command.
Short trot is a type of trot. The front and rear legs on the diagonal line support the body weight. The hind hoof falls tangently behind the front hoof. The stride length is small and relatively stable.
“Aim!”
Ten 20mm Cannedite-type riding guns were raised at the same time, aiming at the knights rushing forward.
"Let go!"
The sound of metal twisting was heard, and the young knight felt a stream of plasma spray onto his arm and seep into his armor.
What's going on? What happened? Why did the companion next to me suddenly fall to the ground?
Before he could figure it out, another group of locust-like things swept past the young knight.
“Ah——”
This time the fallen knight let out a loud scream and fell directly from his horse to the ground.
The young knight drove his horse in a daze, twisted half of his body, and looked at his fallen and struggling companion behind him.
What happened?
Turning his head, the young knight was suddenly startled. In his field of vision, he saw a black spot.
The whistling sound was so clear that it seemed as if it was right next to my ears.
The black spot is getting bigger and bigger, as if it is within reach of reaching out. Is this what struck down the two noble knights? Maybe reach out and catch it?
"Yeah!"
"Squeak——"
The body of the young knight who was lying on the horse and holding the reins suddenly straightened up.
About half a second later, his right hand suddenly stretched out, grabbed the air in front of him, and then fell diagonally from the horse.
His feet were stuck in the stirrups, and the galloping horses dragged the body, dragging a long trail of blood on the loess ground.
"Mard, it took three rounds of volleys to hit three of them. What kind of shit did the Holy Forge Department create?"
"Who is talking about weird things!" Jeanne's voice spread throughout the people behind her. Ten cavalrymen, "Change armed swords and charge in close combat."
Hearing Jeanne's command, the cuirassiers curled up their bodies as much as possible without affecting the ability to control the horses, like a familiar arched back. shrimp.
Their chins were almost touching the horse's mane, and only half of their faces were exposed among the flying horses.
Holding the armed sword in his hand, he stretched it out diagonally forward, with the back of his hand upward and the tip of the sword forward, aiming at the knights who held their heads high and held their spears.
In this shrimp-headed posture, the probability of the knights hitting the cuirassiers with their spears is greatly reduced.
The wind blew up the hanging hair on her cheeks, causing the tips of Jeanna's hair to glow with a faint golden color, and the jumping electric current made the horse's hair stand on end.
The war horse below looked back at Jeanne in horror, as if asking "What are you doing?"
"Good carrot, don't be afraid, don't be afraid." He calmed the horse softly and let him Na immediately changed her posture from sitting to half-squatting.
The lightning in his hands was not aimed at the extraordinary knights wearing plate armor, but at the unarmored horses beneath them.
After this period of training, Jeanne's lightning spells are getting closer to the old cannon witches, and she can accurately control the landing point of lightning within a short distance.
This is the value of welding training method!
"Become a sacrifice to the dream of heaven!"
The girl's roar was almost like a roaring lioness, and the next second, rushing lightning flew out.
White light, white light all over the sky.
The knights unconsciously closed their eyes tightly, and a numb feeling came from the soles of their feet.
The neighing sound of Xilulu sounded, rushing through the electric light, and the four war horses rolled their eyes in order and fell down.
The knights on horseback flew into the air, hanging top-heavy in the air, waving their arms randomly like drowning people, trying to catch something.
But this is a flat land with not even a bush, just gravel and rocks all over the ground.
They could only watch as the ground in front of them got closer and closer, and the sharp stones aimed at the crotch protectors became clearer and clearer.
"Quack, don't come here!"
"Clang - sting!"
In the rising dust, they fell to the ground in despair, and the prostate slid for a while before stopping. .
The violent impact made the three fallen knights' heads buzz.
They stood up unsteadily with their legs crossed, covering their crotches, and shrinking their arms, and then saw the cuirassiers holding hammers and spears turning back.
"Wait, I'm a knight. If you catch me, you can get a ransom..."
The spiked hammer head hit the helmet. With the speed of the horse, the entire faceplate was dented. Red, white, and gray liquid spurted out from the cracks.
The horse galloped past, and the knight's body fell heavily to the ground.
"Nerves." Shaking off the blood on the war hammer, Jeanne snorted coldly, "I will kill you and take over your manor, and the ransom will be mine."
After taking care of these things A knight, Jeanne raised her head.
She originally thought that the remaining five knights would turn around and charge again according to the figure-eight maneuver mentioned by Colebo.
But they didn't. Instead, they seemed to have made up their mind and followed the direction of the charge, facing the rising sun and disappearing behind the hill.
"Your Highness the Saint." The panting Colebo returned from behind the hill, "They gave the horses a potion, and we can't catch up with them."
"Can intercept 7 , Not bad. Besides, we still have prisoners. If we can interrogate the information, it is a success." Getting around the knight who was stuck in the stirrup and unable to escape, Jeanne shook her head, "How many church members were killed or injured?"
< br>"Two dead and three wounded, all were stabbed to death by spears."
"It's still a bit difficult to face the knights head-on."
Picking up the iconic battle flag, Jeanne shook it and shook it. "It's already the 22nd, and I've almost rested. It's time to go to battle. It’s time, let’s take a walk around the surrounding countryside to announce that we are back.”
In the spring breeze, the war flag embroidered with the Holy Grail once again fluttered on the land of Fort Joan of Arc.
(End of this chapter)