The sound of the war drums became more urgent, and the officers of each flag regiment issued orders nervously. The infantry camp behind the entire vehicle formation suddenly expanded outward. Behind the shield formations on both wings, the soldiers pushed their large shields forward, followed by soldiers holding cross guns. infantry. wwW, QuAnBen-XIaoShuo, coM In the core area, the heavy infantry have rested, and their magic armor can be used again.
With a speed as fast as thunder, they can attack like cavalry within 500 meters. Their axes, halberds and short spears can destroy all heavy armors. These one thousand heavy infantrymen are the essence of the Sixth Battalion.
Saleen equipped these one thousand strongest soldiers with magic armor and weapons that could break through heavy armor. The heavy infantry of this flag regiment should not even worry about logistical issues. "Every five soldiers were given a purple and gold sea urchin skin bag, which contained all the equipment and food they needed.
This thousand-man flag regiment was used by Salin for experiments. He wanted to see if his idea of the army was correct. Although the cavalry is powerful, there has never been an army that relied on cavalry to build a country.
The huge infantry legion and the magic legion are the foundation of victory. As for the cavalry, unless Metatlin's flying puppets are successfully manufactured, Saleen can mass-produce equipment capable of withstanding a person's flight. That's the real cavalry, the air cavalry!
The air cavalry is an establishment of the elven plane. In the past, almost all humans could fly, so naturally they would not research any equipment or look for magical beasts to transport them. Although humans now have ways to make flying equipment, it is very expensive and many materials can no longer be obtained in other planes. For example, trees like thunder cloud trees that grow in the plane of giants are most suitable for flying equipment because they reach straight into the sky and are not afraid of lightning strikes. Ancient humans only used this as a shipbuilding material.
After acquiring a large number of sunken ships, Salin originally wanted to use thunder cloud wood to make shields. Later, he discovered metalized steel rock. Although metalized steel rock is heavier, it is very easy to refine. As long as there are enough materials, it can be made into a large shield. Scale and equip the army.
Saleen later planned to use thunder cloud wood to build warships. After all, he couldn't rely on the Winged Skeleton to hold up the naval flag. But Eleanor gave Salin a bunch of drawings, including a flying puppet that could carry people. The only thing Salin can use to make the main body of the puppet is thunder cloud wood.
With Thunder Cloud Wood, Saleen's army organization was different from that of Dasu, so he focused more on infantry. This magical heavy infantry was the focus of Saleen's experiments.
The heavy infantry of the Sixth Battalion regained their strength, and the shield formations on both sides opened up and crashed into the Phoenix rebels rushing up from the flanks.
The shield array was used to defend against cavalry attacks. In any army belonging to the Qin Yin Empire, the cavalry horses were all armored and had long metal horns on their chests. If they hit the infantry, they would shatter the bones.
The two-meter-high shields were pushed up in a row, leaving Phoenix's infantry with nowhere to attack. Both sides crowded together. Neither the cavalry of the Sixth Battalion nor the cavalry of the Envoy Regiment started immediately. It is also difficult for heavy cavalry to attack thousands of infantry. The best way to use cavalry is to defeat the enemy in one blow.
The shield infantry of the sixth battalion struggled forward, and behind them were infantrymen holding six-meter long spears. Such a long weapon requires soldiers with certain skills to use it. The formation of Phoenix's army was compressed, and the gaps between the soldiers suddenly became smaller. The shield infantry then dispersed, revealing the spears behind them. The Phoenix infantryman who was smashing the shield with a battle ax and a heavy hammer was suddenly stabbed into a bunch of bloody gourds.
The Phoenix infantry also had spears, but they were only more than four meters long. After the spearmen were pushed away by the shield infantry, the infantry with heavy weapons rushed in front, trying to open the shield formation, but they were severely hit by the formation changes of the Sixth Battalion. Got a handful. The shield infantry can't hold on for too long. If they don't change their formation, the massacre will be split quickly.
The Phoenix people were also in a mixed organization, and they were known for their ferocious juniper, so the infantrymen who used heavy swords went to chop them down one after another. Spears are generally made of wood, with only the tip made of metal. However, the spears of the Sixth Battalion were wrapped with metal wire two meters in front and could not be cut off with one or two blows.
The Sixth Battalion also discarded this kind of long spear when it broke, and there was no good material. After assassinating hundreds of Phoenix soldiers, some of the spears began to be cut off by the enemy and became unusable. Only then can the thousand archers at the rear move forward and throw arrows into the enemy formation.
The shield array did not disappear completely. Every six shields formed a circle, and the shields kept firing crossbows outwards. The sixth battalion's hand crossbow has a killing range of about twenty or thirty meters, which is not as good as a bow and arrow. However, the hand crossbow has a crossbow box and can shoot continuously.
These hand crossbows were not very lethal, but they destroyed the attacks organized by the Phoenix people time and time again. The two sides gradually became entangled, and before they knew it, the shield infantry had cut apart the infantry of the Phoenix rebels, forming small positions one by one.
The cavalry of the Sixth Battalion did not begin to attack until this time.
These cavalrymen had long since discarded their lances, and now held back-edged scimitars. If the curvature of the scimitar was twice as large, it would be a sickle with a reverse angle.
Without the long lances, the cavalry was still fierce. The heavy temporary vests made the horses weigh more than a thousand kilograms. The cavalry did not charge directly into the eight-infantry formation, as that would be courting death. Without speed, the advantage between cavalry and infantry is reversed, and the horse becomes a liability.
The heavy sound of horse hooves sounded along the perimeter of the infantry. The cavalry of the 6th Battalion waved their scimitars and knocked down Phoenix's infantry one by one on the outermost layer like peeling an onion. The back blade of their scimitars can cut through metal armor with the impact of their horses.
"It's so powerful!" Balder couldn't help but take out his alchemy telescope and observe war preparations from a distance. The three thousand cavalrymen of the Envoy Regiment did not move, waiting patiently. If the enemy has reinforcements, these three thousand cavalry will be equivalent to the reserve force.
Balder saw that the formation of the 6th Battalion had completely changed without knowing it. In the center was a heavy armored infantry flag regiment and the flag regiment of the battalion general. The two thousand people did not move at all, while the other six infantry flag regiments formed a huge gear shape, with six sharp corners outwards, and strangled towards the Phoenix infantry formation in a rotating manner. The strength of both sides, excluding cavalry, is basically equal, with the Sixth Battalion still having a slight advantage.
On the surface, it was a one-sided massacre. The cavalry on the periphery continued to reduce the enemy's infantry. Their cavalry relied on their speed advantage and could easily cut off the heads of the infantry with their scimitars.
The heavy sword of the Phoenix infantry was difficult to cut into the heavy armor of the cavalry. If it was stabbed straight, it could break through the armor. However, in such a battle, the infantry would also be knocked away by the powerful impact.
The Sixth Battalion fought more and more smoothly. The enemy was not a member of the Holy See and could easily lose its combat effectiveness. The armor that Saleen equipped them with was more than twice as good as the enemy's. Even if they were cutting without skill, the soldiers of the 6th Battalion had the upper hand. What's more, the 6th Battalion's formation has always maintained a huge gear state. The shield infantry cut the Phoenix people apart. Every position is equal to being attacked from two sides. There are also cavalry from the 6th Battalion slaughtering on the periphery. Phoenix's second 10,000-man team had not yet arrived on the battlefield, and the battle was almost over.
I don’t know what the circumstances were, but the Phoenix people began to retreat. Where there is the first deserter, there is the second. The officers tried their best to restrain the soldiers. Phoenix's battalion tried to use personal soldiers to maintain military law. There was a flag regiment soldier who tried to reorganize the formation and wanted to hold on until reinforcements arrived.
Originally, Fenix and Jin's rebels wore the same uniforms, and the general of the sixth battalion could not find the location of the Chinese army. Now, Fenix's rebel battalion was exposed, and the general of the sixth battalion immediately issued an order.
The huge gear formation began to advance southward, and the speed suddenly accelerated. Amidst the sound of war drums, the heavy infantry of a flag regiment that had not participated in the battle rushed towards the enemy's central army. At a distance of two hundred meters from the enemy's center, the radiance of magic burst out from the legs of each heavy infantryman. Once the speed of heavy infantry is raised, the lethality is terrible. Duke Balder only saw a piece of black armor like a tide, drowning the Phoenix army.
The Phoenix people completely collapsed under this fatal blow. They originally had nearly 5,000 troops, but at this time they had no intention of counterattack. Most of the Phoenix people fled to the south, and only a few fled to the east.
The sound of war drums changed the rhythm again, and the heavy armored infantry pursued for ten miles and then retreated. Every step they take is consuming the magic core on the magic armor.
The cavalrymen of the sixth battalion put away their scimitars, took the bows and arrows from the infantry, and pursued them behind. They didn't even think about annihilating the enemy, as that would cause huge losses. The soldiers choose fighting methods according to the sound of drum beats, and they have already practiced extremely skillfully.
The cavalry chased the defeated troops and shot them one by one with bows and arrows in reserve. They were wearing heavy armor and it was very inconvenient to operate bows and arrows. It's just that Salin hasn't distributed all the equipment suitable for them, so they can only use bows and arrows instead.
Each person shot all twenty-four arrows, and after the three methods of riding crossbows, the cavalry also withdrew.
Without any instructions, the shield infantry reorganized their formation, the cavalry dismounted, and with the help of the infantry, they removed their armor. Because the battle is still short and the horses are in excitement, the cavalry has to comfort the horses and take off their vests.
The main force of the Sixth Battalion retreated behind the vehicle formation. Then Balder saw the light infantry of a flag regiment put on short spears and began to clear the battlefield.
The battlefield was full of wounded soldiers, lying on the ground screaming and groaning. These light infantrymen stabbed the enemies to death one by one with short spears, their movements were calm and experienced. When he was fighting the Holy See army, he always braved the enemy's arrows to do this. Because if you don't do this, the wounded soldiers on the ground will jump up at any time under the influence of magic and give you a fatal blow.
Don't take prisoners, this is the experience learned by the Sixth Battalion after the bloody battle with the Holy See Expeditionary Force. ∫To be continued,) F! ~!
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