The next afternoon, tens of thousands of troops arrived in Lyle County. But after arriving in Lyle County, Marin was not in a hurry to prepare. Because the date of the appointment is on the 15th.
After two days of repairing in Lyle City, it was early in the morning on the 15th that Marin's army left the town of Lyle County in a hurry and set up a formation.
And early this morning, the Saxon army also arrived at the south bank of the Leda River and began to cross the river...
Because the Saxons had an army of 20,000 and more than 10,000 civilians, their team set off from the beginning of November, but it took more than a month to reach the south bank of the Leda River.
After arriving at the south bank of the Leda River, Duke Albrecht did not let people use boats to cross the river. Instead, he collected a large number of small boats, tied them up, and built a few simple pontoon bridges before allowing the army to cross the river.
Using pontoon bridges is much more convenient than simply using small boats to cross the river, and the number of troops passing through will naturally be more. When he first crossed the river, the Duke of Saxony was very cautious, for fear that Marin, a cunning guy, would launch a sneak attack while his army hadn't finished crossing the river.
In fact, Marin was waiting for them all to cross the river. Just wait until the opponents have all crossed the river, he will also send a signal to let the three warships on the Ems River come over and break the pontoon bridge. In fact, the small boats used to build the pontoon bridge that Saxon Tools found by the river were placed there deliberately by Marin for the convenience of the other party. Moreover, the three warships can bombard the enemy from the rear, causing great chaos.
The biggest mistake of the Duke of Saxony was to agree to fight Marin on this terrain. Marin not only has the Spanish phalanx that restrains the plate armored knights, but also allows warships to enter the Leda River and bombard the enemy's rear.
You know, in a battle formation, the strongest combat power must be at the front. In the back, most of them are recruits and auxiliary soldiers. Such a composition is very easy to cause confusion. If the rear is bombarded, God knows if those recruits and auxiliary soldiers will fry the pot...
Albrecht, the Duke of Saxony, was an old and cunning guy. He saw that it would take time for the army to cross the river, but he was afraid that Marin would play tricks. Therefore, he first sent Mavis, the most capable knight under his command (yes, the unlucky guy who robbed Adler of his wife), led a group of knights with the strongest martial arts skills across the river, and performed security tasks to guard against horses. Lin's sneak attack.
But in fact, Marin's army, under Marin's command, all sat down and rested. At the same time, this is also to express my attitude to the Duke of Saxony—I will never take advantage of you...
Sure enough, after seeing Marin's 10,000 troops sitting on the ground, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, felt relieved...
By noon, all of Saxony's 20,000 troops had crossed the river and began to line up. As for those civilian husbands, they all stayed on the south bank. Anyway, even if they cross the river, it will be useless. If the camp is bombed, it will attack the regular army instead.
At noon, Marin did not order an attack. In fact, his Spanish phalanx was not an offensive formation at all. Because, around the battle formation, two trenches have been dug. If you want to attack, your team has to climb the pit first...
In the afternoon, after the soldiers finished eating the black bread, the Duke of Saxony commanded the army to line up, preparing for the battle with Marin's army.
The Duke of Saxony is also a battle-tested veteran. Back then, when Maximilian I was imprisoned in Ghent, he rushed to rescue him with an army of tens of thousands. Therefore, even now, although the emperor is dissatisfied with him, it is not easy to blame him for the favor of the year and the huge power of the Saxony nobles, and can only watch him attack his subordinate Marin. Of course, Maximilian I also greeted in private, asking the Duke of Saxony not to kill Marin after the victory, but to send Marin to the emperor, and he will work for the emperor with peace of mind in the future...
Duke Albrecht, the Duke of Saxony, was relatively powerful. During the formation of troops, he was surprised to find that there was no panic on the faces of the soldiers on the opposite side, and there was even a look of eagerness on their faces. He immediately changed his face, knowing that this battle was not easy to fight.
How did he know that Marin forged miracles and fooled his 10,000 soldiers, which made the morale of the soldiers very high, and regarded the 20,000 Saxon army as chickens and dogs...
The seasoned Saxon tool knows that it will be very troublesome to fight against such a morale opponent. Even, it is easy to capsize in the gutter. So, after thinking about it, he came up with a way to hit the opponent's morale...
"Mavis, come here!" The Duke of Saxony beckoned and called Mavis, the most capable knight under his command.
"My lord, are you calling me?"
"Well, Mavis. I order you to go to the front and call for a battle with the opponent's warrior!"
"What?" Mavis almost thought he had misheard. This is a battlefield, not a martial arts arena...
In fact, it is not popular for generals to single out on the European battlefield. Because plate armor knights are popular group charges. However, there are also times when generals are singled out, but it is relatively rare. Moreover, the opponent can also refuse to single out. Because the Cavaliers singled out does not conform to the convention.
However, the Cavaliers singled out is actually only used by one side to hit the morale of the other side. If one side is confident enough, sometimes a powerful knight will be sent out to seek a duel. If the knight sent by the opponent is defeated, or refuses to single out, in that case, the morale of the opponent will be hit. Because, whether it is the defeat of the knights on their side or the refusal to respond, it is a relatively damaging thing for morale.
The Duke of Saxony trusts the brave Mavis very much. You know, Mavis likes to participate in knightly tournaments the most. More than half of his property was earned through knightly contests. Because, if you win the knightly contest, you have the right to obtain the opponent's horse and weapon armor.
Mavis had participated in hundreds of knightly contests, and only lost one or two in the early days. After playing under the Duke of Saxony, he hadn't lost a single one. Therefore, sending Mavis, who was like a bull, was also to hit the morale of Marin's army. Because, the Duke of Saxony found that there were very few knights in the Marlin army, only a few hundred cavalry in black on the flanks, and it seemed that they were not knights in full plate armor. Therefore, the Duke of Saxony sent Mavis because he believed that Marin could not send knights who could fight. Once this is the case, the morale of Marin's soldiers will inevitably be affected...
"What, the opponent wants to single out?" Marin suspected that he had heard it wrong.
Taking a closer look, it turned out to be Mavis who had dealt with him before...
Marin was in trouble immediately. Originally, Kahn wanted to play. However, Marin knew that this was a horse fight, not an infantry fight. Kahn is invincible in foot combat, but on horseback, even Adler may not be victorious.
However, if you refuse to fight, you will indeed appear timid and hurt your morale. There are few people on my own side, and if I dare not fight, it will really hurt the morale of my soldiers...
Moreover, the Spanish phalanx he set up was not suitable for taking the initiative to attack, and he only waited for the opponent to attack first. The opponent's Twitch wants to single out, he can only react passively...
After thinking about it, Marin still decided to send Kahn to play. However, Kahn was not allowed to ride a horse...
"Master, you want me to fight him on foot?" Kahn was a little strange. Isn't it usually horse battles against horses, foot battles against foot battles...
"That's right, you go up and say that your horse is sick, and if you didn't bring it, you will compete with him... If he charges on horseback, you avoid his lance, and then use a long mace to sweep break his horse's leg..."
"Isn't this in compliance with the rules?" This is not in compliance with the rules. In addition to infantry PK knights, there are also wounding horses, and it doesn't quite conform to the rules among European knights. After all, war horses are also very important supplies. When knights compete in martial arts, they are often reluctant to hurt the opponent's horse. Because, if he wins, the opponent's horse will be his trophy.
"My word is the rule!" Marin stared.
Kahn then carried a long mace and fought while pinching his nose...
Then, the soldiers on both sides saw a strange scene—the Mavis knight sent by the Saxon army to challenge ushered in an infantryman in plate armor carrying a strange stick...
Mavis was a little dazed, and asked Kahn strangely:
"Don't you have any knights? You even sent an infantry to fight?"
"I'm a knight, and what the hell is a baron. I had diarrhea last night on my war horse, so I didn't bring it with me today. Boy, if you don't ride a horse, I can beat you into a dog!" Kahn said angrily, causing the horse to The soldiers of Lin's subordinates applauded.
"You are looking for death!" Mavis was irritated by Kahn's words, so he pulled down his mask, raised his lance, and rushed towards Kahn...