Chapter 359 Battle of Black Mountain (Pre-war Deployment)
He arrived at the temporary knight gathering place with a gloomy face, and the knights who were still shouting fell silent.
“Get ready for war!” With a gloomy face, Niedersall’s copper-colored face almost turned into matte black, “Are you satisfied now?”
“How can I be satisfied? If you’re not satisfied, don’t we all follow your orders?” The Archbishop of Jinhe Township crossed his arms over his chest and said with a sinister smile.
Niedersall was not affected by the archbishop's trash talk, but kept the old man's face firmly in his mind.
Now that the arrow is on the string, he has to fire it. Even if he feels that it is difficult or risky, he can only resist.
It’s not like Niedersall has never fought a battle to catch a duck, but once he encounters it, it’s more disgusting than eating shit.
Reluctantly, Niedersall began to deploy his troops before the war in brief words.
The Ibe Knight Army transferred from Storm Castle assembled a total of 10,800 soldiers.
The cavalry includes 400 extraordinary knights, including 150 banner knights, 250 squire knights, 1,000 retinue knights, and 300 Nicosacks.
As for the infantry, there were 4,000 night guards, 900 armored sergeants, 1,100 archers, and 3,000 peasant soldiers.
"These 11,000 people are divided into three armies, left, center and right, with Niedersall, Zelaken and Domenico as commanders!"
Standing on the mound, Niedershal Thrall frowned as he looked at the orc hussars running back and forth in front of the formation.
"Find a few groups of extraordinary knights and drive them away. Don't pursue them too deeply."
In order to mobilize the troops smoothly, a dozen extraordinary knights and nearly a hundred followers began to attack. Charged away with these orcs in armor.
Under the mobilization of the three commanders, the flow of people moved slowly and chaotically.
The formations began to unfold one by one. Amidst the complicated sounds of footsteps, the sound of the collision of weapons was clear and could be heard.
Under Nidersall's arrangement, the army finally slowly formed its formation in front of Montenegro.
Located in the southeast is the right-wing army led by Domenico, consisting of 100 knights of the square banner, 100 knights of the squire, 500 knights of the retinue, 200 armored sergeants and 2,000 peasant soldiers.
What they faced was the steepest part in the southeast direction of the ridge, but judging from this configuration, Niedersall’s only request for Domenico was not to be overwhelmed by the Salvation Army coming down the mountain. .
Naturally, Niedersall would not hand over the position of commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army to the Archbishop of Jinhe Township.
This position is held by his confidant Zelaken, who leads 150 knights, 200 knights, 1,100 archers, 2,000 night guards, 500 armored sergeants, and 1,000 peasant soldiers.
The night watch guards and armored sergeants are arranged in a 50X50 formation, and the archers are exactly the same as the Dunjar square formation.
The left-wing army was personally commanded by Niedersall, leading 300 Nicosacks, 2,000 night guards, 200 armored sergeants, and 300 knights.
Among them are 2,000 night watch guards and 200 armored sergeants, forming a 25X88 offensive column.
The left wing army faced the relatively gentle part of the northwest side of the Black Mountain ridge. Under the sun, at least four squadrons were visible to the naked eye.
Niedersall made up his mind to eat a squadron of his rebels first, and then send the knights on the center and right to charge.
If the center-right army is depleted, then he can calmly persuade them to lead their troops away and carry out the previous plan.
If the center-right army is lucky enough to suppress these rebels, he doesn't mind wiping them out right now.
But according to Niedersall's own understanding, based on the performance of the clockwork gun alone, fighting these damn rebels in positional warfare is simply a painless experience.
"Remember, when I attack, you use arrow rain to suppress the opponent's center and don't let them mobilize their troops. Do you understand?"
"Understood." Zelakken nodded heavily.
After explaining the tactics, Niedersall mounted his horse and ran towards his left-wing army. His left-wing army was not on the same road as these people, and even if it arrived on the battlefield, it was far away from the center-right army.
This is mainly to prevent these damn bastards from messing around and attacking the phalanx where he is.
Unlike those rubbish armies, Niedersall always believed that even though the army had tens of thousands of people, 8,000 of them were useless that had to be carried.
Only the elite can decide the outcome of the war.
Arriving in front of his left-wing army, on the grass-covered flat ground, two thousand night watch guards wore simple leather armor or armed clothes, and their shabby clothes were soaked with sweat.
They held spears and simple wooden shields tightly in their hands, and their steps were chaotic. From time to time, some people stumbled due to nervousness.
In sharp contrast, there are two hundred armored sergeants standing on the outside. They have long swords tied to their waists, battle axes or two-handed swords on their shoulders, and most of them have a chainmail or breastplate. .
The chain armor glowed silvery white in the sunlight, and dark red rust or blood stains were faintly visible between the gaps in the armor.
Every step they took made a harsh metal collision sound.
However, in Niedersall's view, their steps were clumsy, their bodies were uncoordinated, and they had no merit except for knowing a few breathing techniques.
Even the elite infantrymen of the Ibe Army are in sharp contrast to the Negosacks.
These bronze-skinned javelin heavy riders stood aside. They wore a layer of red linen blouses over their armor. Their tall war horses snorted and looked down upon the infantrymen passing by.
"White ghost, hum!" The pale skin of the Imperial people has always been a frequent source of ridicule for the Negosacks.
In the chaotic pace, Montenegro slowly approached the marching army.
Niedersall saw from a distance that the center right wing had lined up its troops. He breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to summon the left wing to line up.
But the moment he turned around, a sharp whistle pierced the air.
Ned Salton felt bad, especially since the sound of breathing was actually mixed with the cheers of the Ibe knights.
When Knight Ibbe cheered, Niedersall laughed.
Unlike knights like Helwin, who had fought against the Black Snake Bay army, the knights from the hinterlands of the Ibe Plains such as Storm Castle could only suppress the farmers.
These knights who fight security wars every day cheer when facing the regular army. There is only one possibility - something happened.
He turned his head instinctively and saw that the hussars had fully drawn their bows, and arrows were flying towards the knights in the center like raindrops.
At this time, they gained courage. The arrows hit the thick armor, and they charged towards the hussars against the arrow rain.
"Retreat!" Grush ordered, and the hussars finally arrived.
But there were still seven or eight who couldn't retreat in time. A lance pierced their chests and fell to the ground howling miserably.
As the other knights began to praise loudly, the extraordinary knights who had just lined up in the front row of the central army broke away from the team and chased the hussars while Zelaken cursed angrily. go.
This is clearly a taboo of cavalry - charging recklessly!
“Charge, kill!”
In Niedersall's disbelieving eyes, the right-wing army Domenico's battle flag took the lead and rushed to the front.
There wasn't even a hussar or any enemy in front of him! They just saw the Chinese army charging, so they rushed with them!
The knights in the Chinese army charged before he arrived, which gave Niedersall a cerebral hemorrhage, but what he never expected was that there were masters.
"Speed up the march, speed up the march!"
(End of this chapter)