On the other side, the black-shirted knights were not idle. They kept walking on the side of the Saxon infantry, stopping from time to time, and using their carbines with simple front sights, they kept aiming at the Saxon foot knights mixed behind the formation.
There was nothing the Saxons could do about it. Because, after the black-shirted knight ran over, he stopped immediately, and aimed and shot at a distance of twenty meters. And if someone of the Saxon infantry leaves the battle to chase, it is impossible for the infantry to catch up with the black shirt knight.
As for the plate armor knight behind to help? Don't be kidding, the black shirt knight can't wait for it. Because, they can use the "kite tactics" "invented" by Marin to deal with those knights again.
Not long after, more than 200 people on the flanks of the 500 dismounted knights were beaten like this... The rest of the foot knights were all shrunk to the middle of the infantry phalanx, where the black shirt knights could not hit...
The Saxon militia continued to advance under the pressure of the regular infantry, but their morale was broken. At this time, the faces of those desperate Saxon militiamen were already full of despair. Because, if they go forward, they will die, and if they retreat, they will die...
At this time, Marin also saw the desperate expressions of those people through the telescope, so he suddenly thought of a good idea...
Then, the infantry of the first phalanx under Marin suddenly shouted neatly at the Saxon militiamen who were being coerced to advance:
"Run to both sides! Run to both sides!"
Those Saxon militiamen were stunned for a moment, and then some people really started running to both sides...
Then, those Saxon regular infantry who were supervising the battle behind were stunned...
Not only were they stunned, but even Marin's soldiers were also a little stunned-what's the situation? Why are the enemies so obedient
They didn't know that Marin came up with a temporary solution after discovering that the militiamen who were walking in front looked unloved. You know, these militiamen are not disciplined. It was originally a mortal situation, but now, the opposite party suddenly reminded them "run to both sides", reminding them all of a sudden-yes, going forward is death, and going backward is also dead, but running to both sides does not need to die... Then , it was out of control...
Under the instinct to survive, those Saxon militiamen who had been used as cannon fodder ran towards the two cannons one after another. The musketeers under Marin's command were also asked to suspend shooting. In particular, they were told - not to shoot the rags-to-riches militiamen, but to shoot the regular infantrymen who were well-dressed and armed as best they could...
Then, a farce happened. Under the stunned eyes of the regular Saxon infantry, those Saxon militiamen threw away the dirt bags and wooden boards they were carrying, and ran to both sides with ease. The collapsed Saxony militia fled collectively, but they were helpless...
"Hahaha, I didn't expect those Saxon conscripts to be so obedient!" Kohler laughed when he saw this situation.
"That's why I don't bring conscripts to the battlefield—it's not very reliable..." Marin shook his head. Those conscripts, that is, those who defend the city, let them muster up the courage to go head-to-head, it is too difficult...
When the Saxon militiamen ran away, 5,000 Saxon regular infantry were exposed to the guns of the Marin army...
Then, it was the regular Saxon infantry who died at gunpoint this time... In fact, no matter whether it was a regular infantry or a militia, facing bullets, they were also dead...
However, the Saxon regular infantry was not so easy to collapse. Seeing the levies fleeing as cannon fodder, the Saxon infantry commander shouted:
"Pick up those dirt bags and keep going!"
At this time, they were only a dozen meters away from the trench in front of the Marin army...
Then, the Saxon regular infantry in the front row picked up those bags obediently and continued to move forward...
Marin's musketeers hurriedly stepped up their shooting, and many Saxon infantrymen who had picked up dirt bags kept falling down. But these regular infantry are well-disciplined after all, so after they fell, someone continued to pick up the bags and march forward...
The advance speed of the regular infantry was much faster than that of the conscripts who were afraid of death. After three rounds of arquebus fire, after paying five or six hundred casualties, the regular infantry of Saxony finally broke through to the front of the two trenches and began to move towards the trenches. Throw dirt bags and boards in…
The first ditch was quickly filled, and the men moved on...
By the time they had crossed the first ditch, however, the musketeers had loaded. At such a close distance, it is basically shooting against the chest. Even if the bullets of the musket are easy to fly, there will be no mistakes.
So, after another round of triple strikes, thousands of Saxon infantry were shot down almost face to face...
However, enemy casualties are also valuable. 2nd ditch, lots of dirt bags and boards thrown down too...
At this time, more than 200 surviving foot knights jumped out one after another, rushed to the wooden pickets behind the two ditches, and began to slash with their knives...
Marin saw it—it was okay, so he immediately ordered to focus on taking care of these bastards...
At this point, the two sides have basically faced each other. Marin immediately ordered the musketeers to push down, and the spearmen and the musketeers passed sideways and pushed to the front...
However, when they stabbed the Saxon foot knights with their two-handed swords on the wooden stakes with their spears, they found that they couldn't stab them...
But it doesn't matter, because the musketeers dropped a lot of polearms before the battle...
Therefore, the musketeers who were close to the Saxon walking knights who were chopping the slanted wooden pickets simply threw away their spears, picked up the long-handled warhammers, and began to smash the plate armor knights who were looking at the slanted wooden pickets...
In the end, although some inclined wooden pickets were indeed cut down, those foot knights were also repelled by the long-handled warhammer. Even, many plate armor knights who were only looking at the wooden pickets before were directly smashed to death and knocked unconscious in front of the formation...
Then, separated by wooden pickets, the regular infantry on both sides began a bloody battle of spears stabbing each other...
The two sides seem to be evenly matched. The advantage of the Saxon regular infantry lies in their experience, while the spearmen under Marin are superior. The soldiers in the first three rows all wear breastplate armor and iron helmets with masks, which have higher protection. Moreover, Marin's spearmen are more densely arranged, and they are more disciplined and cooperative. Therefore, although the Saxon infantry is more experienced, the two sides have been fighting on par for a long time. However, the difference in equipment made the casualties of the two sides unequal.
Because the two sides stabbed each other across the inclined wooden pickets, the Saxon spearman could only stab the upper body of the Marin infantry. The lower body of the Marlin infantry was blocked by inclined wooden pickets.
However, Marin's first three rows of infantry, except for the neck and arms of the upper body, are well protected. Therefore, it is very advantageous to stab each other... Marin's spearman was stabbed and suffered minor injuries at most. And those Saxon infantrymen who did not wear plate armor were stabbed, and the injuries were generally serious, and many of them were stabbed in very fatal parts... .
It didn't take long for the Saxon infantryman to be stabbed back...
However, the Saxon infantry did not retreat, but stood outside the stabbing range of Marin's spearmen, and from time to time they took two steps forward, took a cold stab with their spears, and then retreated. And Marin's spearman, because of the restriction of the inclined wooden pickets, couldn't move forward, so he could only wait for the enemy to come up... Then, the two sides just stood there a few steps away...
Moreover, Marin did not dare to change the musketeer. Because, the Saxon regular infantry on the opposite side is also very cunning. If the spearmen retreated and replaced with musketeers, these Saxon infantry would definitely step forward and stab them with spears. In front of spearmen, musketeers have little resistance. Once you get close, you can only get stabbed...