"What kind of arm is this? Why is the fighting method so shameless?" The Duke of Saxony, who was standing on the high platform behind and watching the battle, asked left and right. Of course, the subordinates don't know, because it's the first time the black-shirted knight participated in the battle...
After reloading at the rear of the battle formation, Steindorf led his men and swaggered back to the front of the formation. He ran to the vicinity of the Saxony battle formation, stopped his horse, and shot the plate armored knights at 50 meters away. As a result, a large number of Saxon knights were shot down and dismounted.
Seeing this, the Duke of Saxony was furious and sent 1,000 knights to pursue him. It's a pity that Steindorf and others turned their horses and ran away as soon as they saw the Saxon knight start to accelerate. Because they are light cavalry, they naturally run faster than Saxon knights. Therefore, the Saxon knights did not catch up. When they approached Marin's battle formation, you were shot down by arquebus gunners.
When the Saxon knights turned back, the black-shirted knights came up again, shooting black guns heartily behind them...
"Asshole! Asshole! Does the bastard Marin have any sense of shame? He actually made someone shoot the knight in the back!" The Duke of Saxony was furious again. The black-shirted knights harassed several times and killed or wounded three or four hundred Saxon knights, which made the Duke of Saxony very angry. Moreover, he still has no way to crack it.
In fact, the Duke of Saxony also has light cavalry who can catch up with the black shirt knight. However, the number of light cavalry is relatively small, only five hundred. Their usual tasks are only for scouting and delivering news. So, the scale is not very large.
This is also to blame the Duke of Saxony himself, because of his wealth and wealth, he disdains the formation of light cavalry with poor head-to-head capabilities. If it were the Duke of Milan, his cavalry would basically be light cavalry, and chasing the black shirt knight would be much better.
The Duke of Saxony had no choice but to send 500 light cavalry to hunt down the black shirt knight. However, such a small number of people is not enough to attack the black shirt knight.
First, there were 800 Black Knights. Moreover, each person has 5 carbines. Moreover, these people can not only shoot, but also use sabers in close combat.
After the encounter between the two sides, Steindorff did not fight directly, but fled to the side with his men and horses. Then, firecrackers fired. 500 Saxon cavalry were closely chasing the black shirt knights. However, they are all light cavalry without armor, and they have no protection at all when facing bullets. When the black-shirted knight ran back to the vicinity of the main formation, the opponent had already suffered three rounds of shooting, killing and injuring more than 100 people.
That's not to mention, when the Saxons chased near the Marin battle formation, the black-shirted knights moved away and let the long-barreled muskets of the musketeers in the formation attack the Saxon light cavalry again...
In desperation, the Saxon light cavalry had to flee. As a result, the morale of the Saxon light cavalry with more than 300 people left dropped to freezing point.
After Steindorf returned to the base and loaded all 50 carbines with ammunition, he turned to chase the Saxon light cavalry. The two sides fought fiercely on the sides of the two battle formations. The morale of the Saxon Hussars was low and they were outnumbered. When the black-shirted knights ran out of bullets, they drew out their sabers one after another and began to chase the Saxon light cavalry... At this time, there were only 200 Saxon light cavalry left... and the black-shirted knights only injured three people when they slashed. , and were rescued by comrades in arms.
In desperation, the Duke of Saxony had no choice but to give up his plan to use light cavalry to hunt down the black shirt knight. However, the black-shirted knights did not intend to let the Saxons go, and continued to approach the Saxon battle formation from the side, harassing and shooting those Saxon knights who stayed in the formation... Every time they attacked, many Saxon plate armor knights would be beaten down horse…
"My lord, if this continues, we will have fewer and fewer knights!" the adjutant, Baron Doenitz, became anxious.
"Then what do you say? We can't catch up with those cunning 'black mice'!" The Duke of Saxony said angrily.
"How about we let the infantry start charging?"
"Infantry charge? Even knights can't charge, but infantry can?"
"My lord, knights are precious, but infantry lives are cheap..." Doenitz said in a low voice.
"what do you mean?"
"Baby post summed it up. Now the opposite battle formation has two trenches filled with pickets and a row of wooden pickets for protection. It is indeed not conducive to cavalry charging. However, infantry can be used to charge... because infantry will not be like war horses That way you can't stop and fall into the pit..."
"That's right. Although the infantry attack is slower, it is true that they will not fall into the trench like the cavalry. But, how to pass through the trench?"
"We ask the infantry to bring more planks or carry some dirt. In short, we must find a way to fill these trenches, even if it is only a part of it..."
"Good idea!" The Duke of Saxony's eyes lit up.
"It's just that many people will die like this... The musketeers on the opposite side are very lethal..." the Duke of Saxony hesitated again.
"My lord, we can let the regular army escort the conscripts to walk ahead carrying planks and soil. Even if some of the conscripts die, what's the point? As long as we can fill the trenches, our men can launch a general offensive. As long as you can break into the enemy's battle formation, I think your knights will not let you down!"
"Well, it makes sense. If my knights have the opportunity to fight with each other again, they will definitely be able to completely defeat them!" After making up his mind, the Duke of Saxony began to let the 5,000 regular infantry mercilessly force some temporary conscripts to come over. The militiamen went to carry the soil and planks, and walked in the front...
In order to break through Marin's defense, the Duke of Saxony was also desperate. He knew that after this order was issued, his reputation in the country would be much worse in the future. Because forcing conscripts to fill ditches is no different from letting them die.
However, the Duke of Saxony's anger towards Marin had reached its peak at this time. Because, almost half of his most elite 3000 plate armor knights (including trainee knights) have been injured. For the Duke of Saxony, this was also traumatic.
But if he turned around and fled now, not to mention that he would be wiped out by Marin's army when he crossed the river, and he himself would not even think about raising his head in the aristocratic circle in the future.
Therefore, for the sake of victory and dignity, the Duke of Saxony decided to desperately sacrifice the conscripted militiamen to fill up the hateful trenches that hindered the Saxon army from attacking... Then, let the plate armored knights with high martial arts skills rush into On the enemy line, slash and kill the enemy wantonly to wash away the previous shame...
Moreover, in order to cut down the stakes in front of the battle, the Duke of Saxony ordered 500 knights to dismount, hold two-handed swords, and follow the infantry on foot. Once the infantry had filled the two trenches, it was their job to cut down the obstructing stakes with their two-handed swords. Then, take the opportunity to rush into the enemy's formation to slash and kill, and hold the gap, waiting for the knights on your side to rush in.
Through the binoculars, Marin saw that the Saxons had changed the infantry to the front of the knights, and he was stunned for a while. When he saw some Saxon infantry carrying many backpacks, he quickly realized that the opponent was determined to fill the trench with their lives...
Although he was an opponent, Marin still praised the Duke of Saxony in his heart. Because this is the best choice for the Duke of Saxony. After all, trenches and wooden pickets are a magic weapon against cavalry. Because war horses are just animals after all, and they don't know how to avoid those ditches and pickets. Moreover, even when the war horse ran, it couldn't stop the car.
Unlike infantry, they walk slowly but can easily avoid falling into trenches. Moreover, many of them took bags containing about mud and threw them into the trenches to fill in a road, making it easier for the Saxon army to get closer to Marin's battle formation.
Moreover, the first batch of Saxon knights who failed to charge, the bodies of many people and horses, were in the trenches, which was convenient for the infantry to fill in the pits on this basis. If the hole is successfully filled and the wooden stakes in front of the formation are cut off, the two sides can indeed have a fair head-to-head confrontation.
However, although the Duke of Saxony had a good idea, he ignored the lethality of muskets...
You know, before the battle, Marin had 2,500 musketeers. 2,500 musketeers took turns shooting continuously, while the infantry ran slowly. When they ran to the front of the formation, God knows how many were left...
Therefore, although the arrangement of the Duke of Saxony is wise, it ignores the striking power of the musketeers. What's more terrible is that when the Saxon infantry was advancing, because there were no musketeers, they could only be passively shot by Marin's musketeers as targets, and could not counterattack...
Moreover, at the edge of the battlefield, 800 knights in black shirts who also use muskets are still watching...
Marin called the herald and ordered the musketeers to load their ammunition and get ready to shoot. At the same time, Steindorff was also given the order to go to the flank of the enemy infantry and shoot at the dismounted knights who he saw in the telescope following the infantry...
Although Marin didn't guess that those dismounted knights were here to chop wood pickets, but he knew that those knights on foot must have very important combat missions. If they are allowed to rush into the formation, it will indeed cause a lot of casualties. At least, musketeers are easy to get hacked...
After receiving the order, Steindorf took the knights in black and wandered on both sides of the advancing Saxon infantry, aiming to kill the dismounted knights hiding behind the infantry. Although these walking knights were blocked by infantry in front, the arquebus gunners could not hit them. However, the black-shirted knights coming from the flanks can easily find them from the side, and then shoot them with carbines...