Chapter 417 Mizam admitted that he was gambling
“Good news! Good news!”
The golden bird heraldic flag representing Prince Condai came out of the black smoke, holding the battle The armored knight of the flag shouted loudly before he even got close.
The knight from Hotam County rushed to the front of the military formation and reined in his horse. The horse stood upright and let out a roar.
"How?"
Mizam, who was still spinning around anxiously, rushed in front of the messenger cavalry and asked almost face to face.
"Great victory!" The extraordinary knight of Hotam County raised the cover of his beak helmet, revealing his face soaked with sweat. "Our glorious knights only used one charge to break through. The enemy's phalanx, Lord Arman, please attack as soon as possible to avoid wasting the opportunity."
"Huh, I don't know?"
Mizam said this with a face. However, the upper part of it was completely stretched out from its original tightness, like a crumpled white paper being instantly straightened out.
When the Salvation Army left their position, he had already sent an order to the people upwind to stop burning straw and firewood, but the smoke would not dissipate in a short time.
The smoke and dust obscured his vision. At one point, he even suspected that he had presbyopia and had mistakenly seen the Salvation Army as a tree. Otherwise, how could they suddenly disappear in the smoke and dust.
Three minutes ago, he sent many knights around to explore the news, but most of them were blocked by those damn Kush knight traitors.
This undoubtedly made Mizam extremely angry. Let’s just say that the Kush people cannot be trusted!
The church has not said it openly over the years, but secretly has been trying to annex and assimilate the Kush people. However, before it succeeded, the uprising broke out.
But when it is over and the church raises its butcher knife against the Kushites again, even those El scholars who sit in the Imperial Parliament and do nothing every day will have nothing to say.
The result of this series of events was that Mizam failed to capture Horn's movements in time.
To be precise, he realized that the Salvation Army's phalanx had moved, but he was not clear about how the opponent moved and the exact location of the move.
So Mizam just made some simple adjustments to the right movement and waited for the Salvation Army to come to the decisive battle.
It wasn’t until some cavalry broke through the interference of the Kush Knights and the Holy Gun Cavalry and brought accurate information to Mizam that he was horrified to discover that these Salvation Army infantry were traveling at an unusually fast speed.
In just five minutes, the Salvation Army infantry actually appeared in front of Mizam!
This is a battlefield. The normal imperial infantry will break up after half the charge speed.
Besides, it had only been five minutes, and the guards under him were still getting started!
If more and more cavalry hadn’t brought back reports, Mizam would have thought it was false information.
At this rate, in ten minutes at most, these damn rebels will rush into Mizam's face from the side.
It’s not that Mizam is praising these guards. They are all foreign soldiers from Hotam County. Their morale is not high. It would be good if they can face the enemy head-on. I hope these infantry can survive if they are flanked. It would be ridiculous to maintain morale and fight back.
What about forming a defensive formation on the spot?
Based on his understanding of his infantry, it was only because of the Holy Lord that they could complete the turn to the right within ten minutes, let alone form an attack formation.
The Dunjar Phalanx ensures the ability to counterattack, but the price is that its mobility is far inferior to infantry of the same level.
Mizam realized that there was no time to adjust. If he had to adjust, when Horn's army rushed over, the guards would probably be in the process of adjusting their position.
What if the command company is directly sent to attack the central army of the Salvation Army? But that wouldn't be a repeat of the original Battle of Pavia.
The order company was too far away from the large square formation, and the infantry could not provide effective support. Once it fell into the enemy's formation, it could not easily escape, and in the end it could only be blown to death by the devil's wind.
The best way to fight against these Salvation Army infantry is to forcefully attack with infantry, consume their mana and lead bullets, and then let the knights attack.
Mizam is not very knowledgeable about military affairs, but he can feel the critical situation.
The servants still remembered the situation at that time. Mizam, who had always been calm, was so anxious that he was circling back and forth around the rock.
But fortunately there is Arman, a veteran on the battlefield, who came up with an emergency countermeasure.
After investigation by the cavalry, the more than 4,000 troops on the right wing of the Salvation Army were out of touch with the center army and left wing, at least a hundred meters behind.
Then use the Order Company to attack the right wing of the Salvation Army. If the opponent returns to defend, it will slow down their attack speed and give Mizam time to adjust.
If the opponent does not respond, then directly try to attack the enemy formation.
Under the impact of the 300 Order Company Knights and the Hotam County 900 Extraordinary Knights, if they can break through the Salvation Army infantry phalanx, their flanks will be exposed to the Church Army.
In this way, Mizam does not need to change his formation to the right. He can just charge directly and use the classic right-wing diagonal tactic. The Salvation Army moves and the Church Army follows suit.
As long as he rushes into the enemy's formation before the Salvation Army, although he cannot achieve a complete victory, he can devour the opponent's 4,000 people and capture their baggage troops. You know with your buttocks that once the supply troops are gone, morale will definitely drop significantly.
And if successful, the flanks of the Salvation Army will be nakedly exposed in front of the Order Company.
No matter how fast they change formations and march, can they charge as fast as the Order Company?
The only flaw in this strategy is that the Salvation Army has a strong counterattack ability and has a strong denial effect on the knights.
Mizam planned based on past battle examples. Even if the Order Company acted as the vanguard, it might not be able to break through the Salvation Army's phalanx that could blow out the devil's wind.
But looking at the situation, he still agreed to Arman's proposal.
Mizam admitted that he was gambling, but it was obvious that he was right.
Arman's order destroyed the Salvation Army's phalanx in one go. With the cover of smoke and dust, these Salvation Army did not even have the chance to blow out the terrifying devil's wind!
Thinking of his previous performance, Mizam even felt a little funny. What was he so anxious about?
The moment the opponent left their position, they entered a countdown to death. I still thought too highly of these peasant rebels.
No matter how fast they grow, they are still like a naked baby standing in front of the Imperial Knights who have been developing for thousands of years.
Satisfiedly stroking the beaver flag belonging to the Xiaochi City militia, Mizam sneered and threw it aside: "Tell Arman that we will immediately attack diagonally to provide guidance and intelligence. "
"Yes, Priest Mizam."
Turn around, Mizam smiled: "Ms. Malika, I have to trouble you to take the knights of River River. Interfering with the march of the Salvation Army infantry.”
Countess Marika turned her head and glanced at the purple-faced mercenary knight and the knight River River behind her, and then looked at the long and faint dragon in the distance, with a hesitant look on her face.
Mizam looked at Arman in the smoke and whispered: "You know, if Prince Condai can obtain the entire Thousand River Valley, His Highness will not hesitate to give the Osla family a duke of the Thousand River Valley. , the position is in the Kush Territory, how about it?”
Looking at the situation on the battlefield, Marika took a deep breath and looked at Mizam deeply: “The Osla family will not Forget your promise.”
“I am willing to guarantee this.” Mizam made a cross on his forehead with a serious face.
In Marika's resounding order, except for the 200 River Knights who stayed at the baggage camp and the only 400 mercenary knights left, the remaining 1,000 River Knights huffed and rushed towards the smoke. go.
In the previous battle, Marika didn't trust these mercenary knights at all, so she took the money and achieved such a shameful record.
Drink fake medicine, that’s what you should do!
The originally scattered straw smoke and dust dissipated a lot, but the whirlwind of the war horses muddied the smoke again.
Marika put on a suit of heavy armor, and her figure was hidden in the smoke, leaving only a roughly clear back.
"Count Koma, let someone send the order, prepare the whole army, and charge forward!" Facing Earl Koma, who was of lower origin, Mizam was not so good-tempered.
"As you command, Your Excellency Mizam." Earl Koma was not annoyed, and happily rode towards his infantry phalanx.
After issuing multiple orders in succession, Mizam nodded proudly as he looked at the infantry phalanx that gradually became active.
Although he has never commanded an army, it doesn't look difficult.
Finally, Mizam called his servants: "Let the messenger dress up immediately. I will draft a victory report now. Once I win, I will immediately take a boat to Feiliu Castle to report the news!"
" Yes! ”
Riding a horse, his body rising and falling with the war horse, Mizam came to the front of the entire army.
He opened his mouth and was about to order the entire army to charge, but was interrupted by a faint sound like popping beans.
In the smoke and dust, silhouettes of galloping cavalry criss-crossed back and forth, and from time to time there was the noisy footsteps of infantry attacking.
The jumping lightning and screams sounded one after another, as if they were fighting griffins in the rain clouds.
The sound seemed a bit too close. Mizam frowned but quickly relaxed, but it should be enough to slow down the Salvation Army.
The horn of charge sounded on the battlefield, the hooves of the horses of the mercenary knights around him scratched the ground, and Mizam pointed his scepter straight ahead.
"All troops, charge!"
(End of this chapter)