"My lord, I can't break through head-on!" Kidd, who was watching from a distance, said to Fleet Commander Hooper.
"Well, it's really difficult to break through. By the way, Kidd, is there any other landing site on this island? I think it's very difficult to break through by force..."
"Yes, there is also a small fishing port called Oderschild. However, that fishing port is of little value. And the MPs are not interested in that fishing port. The two most prosperous towns in Horenche, and the wheat fields in the countryside. I heard that a lot of winter wheat is planted on the island... "
"You idiot, what I'm asking is not the value, but the possibility of breakthrough! We can't break through the defense of Te Horenche now, why do we continue to die? I mean, go to the fishing port and see if we can No landing there. As long as we can land there, we can definitely send troops to attack Te Horenche from behind!"
"Send troops to land in Alderschild?"
"Yes, I don't believe that there is a small fishing port over there, and that bastard Marin also set up a few heavy artillery!"
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Hupper's guess is really correct, because of the progress of the project, the walls and forts of Odesshild have not yet been completed.
Of course, the same 8 forts have all been built. Unfortunately, Old Johnson's cannon-casting clay mold hadn't dried well yet. Therefore, Oderschild had empty batteries and no artillery needed.
In addition, the defensive wall here has not been built yet, but a foundation has just been laid...
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When Kidd brought two warships and dozens of small fishing boats near the Alderschild Wharf, the coastal guards immediately panicked...
With courage, Kidd commanded the two warships to the vicinity of the Oldschild Wharf, and was immediately overjoyed when he found that they had not been bombarded...
He knew that artillery was not yet equipped here. In other words, if you land here, you don't have to worry about the ship being sunk...
Kidd rushed to Hooper excitedly and made a report:
"My lord, there is no heavy coastal defense artillery on the Alderschild side, and it seems that there is no tall wall over there!"
"Approximately how many troops are there?"
"This... my subordinates didn't send troops to attack, and I don't know how many defenders there are..."
"You idiot, I don't even know this... Well, let's go to Odysschild and land there!"
"Yes!"
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Soon, the Frisian fleet, under the command of Hooper, all turned to the east, and then turned north...
Frundsberg, who was standing on the top of the Tholenche wall, was shocked when he saw it:
"Oops, those guys probably know that Odesschild doesn't have coastal defense guns! Quick, let Fried's acting company captain lead a company to urgently support Odesschild!"
Frundsberg immediately ordered a company of 250 men to support Oderschild's defense. In addition, after leaving enough defensive troops in Thorenche, he went to Den Burg by himself, intending to mobilize Den Burg's troops to assist in the defense in Oderschild.
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Here, Odesschild, there is not a single gun on the Texel side. Therefore, when the Frisian fleet arrived, Hupper could safely order the warships to bombard the shore without worrying about the warships being bombarded.
It's no joke that 20 cannons show off together. Therefore, the 250 defenders originally arranged here were completely unable to withstand the shelling and could only hide behind the bunker.
However, in this way, the defenders will not be able to resist the landing of the Frisian army...
When a defense company arrived, the Frisian army, relying on small fishing boats, transported 600 soldiers ashore...
In accordance with the usual training requirements, Satin, the garrison officer of Oderschild, and Captain Fried, who came to help, set up a formation on the west side of Oderschild, where the Frisian warships could not be bombarded. , and let the engineers dig trenches fiercely to deal with the coming enemy charge.
Soon, Frunzberg personally led 200 musketeers to the reinforcements...
When 700 Texel fighters lined up in a simple Spanish phalanx, the Frisian army almost landed.
Many of the Frisian soldiers came from fishermen's families. They control small fishing boats very skillfully. Therefore, after recruiting enough fishing boats, they easily drove the fishing boats, approached Texel Island, and completed the landing.
2,700 Frisian fighters, led by Sivager, the commander of the Frisian infantry, have completed their formation and are ready to attack the 700 Texel fighters at any time.
After the formation of the Frisian army was completed, Sivager sent 100 heavy cavalry to launch a tentative attack on the position of the Texel army...
It's a pity that there were 200 musketeers in the Texel army ...
"Prepare-release-" Under the command of the captain of the musket company, 200 musketeers opened fire on the charging Frisian heavy cavalry behind the trench and in front of the Texel spearmen...
The howling heavy bullets flew towards the charging Frisian heavy cavalry...
"Boom-boom-boom-"
One by one, the Frisian cavalry who were shot, even though they were wearing plate armor, were knocked off their horses by the huge impact, and even flew backwards. The powerful kinetic energy of the bullet caused deep dents in the plate armor of many people. And these metal depressions also caused the rider himself to suffer huge deformation pressure, and also caused the cavalry who was shot to be deformed by the metal, breaking many bones and causing serious injuries. Even, when the heavy cavalry approached, the impact of the projectile was even greater. At this time, when the bullet hits the plate armor, it is no longer a problem of dents, but a problem of penetration...
As a result, the heavy cavalry who were shot one by one died miserably in front of the battle...
Among the 100 Frisian heavy cavalry who charged in this round, only 18 lucky ones were not shot. Because the bullets hit the machine randomly, they were not shot, and they were unscathed.
When they rushed to the front and back of the formation, they found two ditches and pointed wooden stakes slanting forward...
Seeing that nothing could be done, the remaining 18 Frisian heavy cavalry, taking advantage of the gap between the Texel musketeers to reload, hurriedly fled back to the main formation...
In the Frisian army formation, Sivager was already dumbfounded...
He never thought that the powerful plate armored cavalry would suffer such a disastrous defeat when they charged the infantry line. Moreover, these 100 armored cavalry did not achieve any results...
After that, Sigvar sent two-handed swordsmen to launch another charge, but was still shot back by the volley...
Originally, things were like this. Even Frundsberg was ready to fight back. However, at this time, there was a light rain in the sky...
"Oops—" Frundsberg's expression changed drastically. Because matchlock guns are most afraid of rainy weather. Even light rain can cause the match to go out...
Sure enough, the matchlocks of the musketeers were extinguished by the light rain one after another...
Sigvar on the opposite side seemed to have noticed this too, so the Frisians were excited...
Once again, Sigvar sent 200 armored swordsmen in a desperate charge...
This time, no muskets could stop them. Therefore, they rushed to the front of the formation smoothly. But two ditches and wooden pickets blinded them...
The Frisian epees bite the bullet and try to climb over the trench and break through the wooden pickets. But the Texel fighters behind the trenches weren't dead either. As a result, the Frisian heavy armored swordsmen who wanted to climb over were stabbed back one after another.
However, because the Frisian two-handed swordsmen wore upper body plate armor and helmets, the Texel spearmen had limited damage to them. The 100 heavy armored swordsmen who tried to cross the wooden pickets were stabbed back, and only 20 were slightly injured...
Seeing that the Texel army lost its long-range attack capability, Sigvar simply recalled the heavy armored swordsmen. Then, he moved the battle formation of the Frisian army forward as a whole, to the vicinity of the battle formation of Texel...
Obviously, the Frisian army, relieved, decided to fight the Texel army.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Frundsberg began to feel anxious. After discovering that the musketeers had lost their combat effectiveness, Frundsberg called Boren Steindorf, the captain of the musketeers company:
"Boren, this battle is not easy to fight. Now, you musketeers have lost their combat effectiveness. So, I decided to give you a mission!"
"Please speak, Master Phalanx!" Frundsberg was appointed as acting Phalanx Chief and is currently the supreme commander on Texel Island.
"Because of the rain, it is impossible for us to defeat the opposing army. Therefore, we may turn to the defensive stage next. I order you, lead the brothers of the musketeer team, to retreat to Den Burg and store the muskets. Then, you immediately Go out of the city and bring all the more than 1,000 war horses outside the city back to the city wall to avoid being robbed by the enemy!"
"Yes!" Steindorf, who received the order, turned his head and left, ready to carry out the order.
"Wait!" Frundsberg quickly stopped Steindorf.
"Is there any other order? My lord!"
"You send some people to Yancheng by the sea, and order the salt workers there to retreat to the nearby Te Horenche. Remember, take those cauldrons with you..." Frundsberg suddenly remembered, Schwartz It has been said that Yancheng is an extremely important place on Texel Island. However, Yancheng had no walls and no garrisons. Therefore, it is safe to let the salt workers retreat into Te Horenche, which is not far away.
"Yes!"
Soon, Steindorf took his 250 musketeers and got ready...
When night fell, Steindorf took advantage of the darkness and quietly left the battlefield with people. And Frundsberg, with 500 spearmen, stayed and continued to confront the Frisian army...
I don't know what the Frisians thought, but before the battle, the Frisians "invented" the javelin. They converted some broken spears, and captured spears from the armory in the town of Alderschild, into javelins...
Sivager didn't want to rush into the heavily defended Texel infantry phalanx, so he sent a strong man to throw javelins outside the formation...
Not to mention, dozens of Texel infantrymen were seriously injured by javelins. There was even an unlucky Texel infantryman who was directly pierced through the heart by a javelin...
As for Frundsberg, the army was not ordered to counterattack. Because, he clearly knew that most of his spearmen were recruits. If you leave the cover of ditches and wooden pickets and fight the Frisian army recklessly, you are in danger of being swept away. After all, the hundreds of heavy swordsmen in plate armor on the opposite side are very skilled in martial arts, not to mention lacking in courage. Once they break into the formation, the phalanx may collapse. Therefore, Frundsberg did not lead troops to attack, but stood firm...
As night fell completely, the Frisians also stopped their harassing attacks. As for Sivag, he captured several carpenters and blacksmiths in the town of Odesschild and ordered them to rush to make javelins overnight, so as to cause greater casualties to the Texel army tomorrow morning.
Under the command of Frundsberg, the Texel army did not move without authorization, but took turns resting in front of the formation. When it was early in the morning, Frundsberg remembered that Marin once said that this time period is the most sleepy time for people. Therefore, he decisively ordered the army to evacuate the position dug with trenches on all sides, and took more than 400 surviving men to retreat towards Den Burg in great strides.
The Frisian scouts obviously also noticed their retreat, but in the early hours of the morning, not to mention the Frisian fighters, even the highest commander of Frisia, Sivager, was too sleepy.
After Sivager got up, with sleepy eyes, he loudly urged the soldiers to get up quickly and prepare to chase the Texel army. However, the Frisian army was poorly disciplined and could not be banned.
Therefore, after tossing for an hour, the Frisian soldiers got up one after another and completed the assembly.
When Sivager chased out with a group of yawning Frisian soldiers, Frundsberg had already returned to Den Burg safely with his spearmen.
Even on the way, Frundsberg brought old Johnson, his family and apprentices from the cannon foundry in the south of Den Burg back to Den Burg to prevent them from being taken away by the Frisians...
After a night of tossing, Steindorf also led people to bring all the horses outside Den Burg, as well as some folks who might help defend the city, into the city of Den Burg.
So far, the war on Texel has entered the stage of defensive warfare...