Eighty meters away from the Circassian army, the skirmishers on both sides of the mercenary's ultra-long spear phalanx stopped. otbnkotgt The Starlight Corps' skirmishers, numbering only a hundred in total, did not bring much pressure or damage to the new army.
There were not enough of them, and the power of their bows and arrows was not good.
At the same time, the new Circassian troops were equipped with iron helmets and breastplates to protect their heads.
Again, there was a parapet in front of them for protection.
In this way, these skirmishers, like the long-range shooting units in many battles in history, only played the role of an auxiliary and harassing supporting role.
In fact, before the invention of the breech-loading rifle, even war seemed to have fully entered the era of hot weapon warfare.
But in fact, bayonet charges, or cavalry charges, and hand-to-hand combat with cold weapons to determine victory or defeat are still the trend, and can even be said to be the mainstream.
Facing the jingling rain of arrows fired at their own position.
William didn't care.
He shouted loudly to the soldiers: "Don't worry about him, there is nothing to be afraid of" while continuing to patrol his army.
Yes, if it were just bow and arrow shooting, this sparse and unpleasant harassment would indeed not cause much trouble to the new Circassian army.
The problem is, they can cooperate with the spearmen of the Starlight Corps.
The two pressures are superimposed, making it even more unbearable for the new army.
When the enemy soldiers were less than forty meters away from the Circassian New Army's position.
William finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
In fact, if they were allowed to get closer, the shooting effect would be better.
However, it is already an almost impossible task to keep these soldiers from shooting.
In this situation, even William felt nervous.
His heart seemed to be grabbed by someone and locked tightly.
The feeling almost suffocated him.
The pressure the enemy brought to him was equally huge.
He also couldn't hold it any longer.
Fortunately, the distance was enough.
At this distance, even if the best damage cannot be obtained, most of the lethality of the musket can be exerted.
"shooting" Therefore, William almost shouted at the top of his lungs and issued the first attack order since the war started today.
After this order, William only felt relieved, and his hanging heart was finally relieved.
After receiving the order, the musketeers, who had already lost their patience, immediately pulled the trigger.
Then he quickly squatted down, cleaned the gun chamber, and loaded gunpowder.
At the same time, the musketeers in the second row pulled the trigger, followed by the third and fourth rows.
After William gave the order, four sections of musketeers fired one round, and 500 musket pellets were fired at the mercenaries of the Starlight Corps four times.
There was a loud "crackling" sound like fried beans, and thick smoke immediately covered the sky above the position, making William almost unable to see the situation on the opposite side.
"This is the only bad thing about muskets."
William thought in his heart.
But soon, gunpowder smoke rose into the air, and the vision was barely restored.
William also saw clearly the miserable situation of the mercenaries on the opposite side.
These mercenaries were knocked to the ground by the bullets of the new Circassian army like wheat.
The breastplates they wore were completely unable to withstand the power of musket projectiles.
After four rows of musket fire, the mercenaries' formation suddenly became much sparser.
A large number of soldiers fell to the ground, some already dead.
Some are still moaning.
A quick glance showed that at least eighty or ninety mercenaries were lying on the ground.
When the projectile hits the solid plate armor, it will immediately deform, causing even greater damage to the enemy after being shot into the human body.
Some soldiers' skulls were pried open by muskets, and their pale and gray brains flowed out.
They were also limp and fell to the ground like a pile of mud.
This scene is very shocking.
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A force of three hundred men lost nearly one-third in an instant.
This casualty rate is unbearable even for modern troops.
The momentum of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Starlight Corps' forward charge was suddenly dampened.
But no crash.
Yes, counting the casualties caused by previous artillery bombardments, the Starlight Corps' mercenary casualties have exceeded one-third.
The formation has become extremely chaotic.
Moreover, officers at all levels also suffered many casualties.
Organization is almost completely broken down.
But under this situation, the mercenaries were still trying their best to move forward, and at the same time they were trying their best to form a team.
This made William feel a little incredible.
If they put down their weapons and ran away, they would soon be able to run away from a distance of 80 meters. .
Then a large proportion of them will survive.
But they chose the opposite path.
"What a bunch of lunatics."
William thought for a while, but in the end he still didn't say these words.
"Or, they think our muskets can't be fired.
If they rush over again, they will still have the advantage."
William then thought of another possibility.
After that, I couldn't help but admire: "These mercenaries are really brave and not afraid of death."
After saying this, his expression changed again: "Then let them die.
Grenadier, drop the bomb."
Following William's order, the soldiers of the first company who were busy loading musket ammunition immediately stopped.
Then he took off the cast-iron grenade from his waist, lit the fuse and threw it at the mercenaries of the Starlight Corps.
Within a range of twenty meters, the power of throwing grenades is enough to be fully exerted.
This tactic, which is rarely seen in regular battles, caught the mercenaries of the Starlight Corps off guard.
Amidst bursts of explosions and smoke.
More than half of the remaining 100 or so mercenaries of the Starlight Corps were killed without any suspense.
At this point, an infantry battalion of mercenaries was nearly wiped out.
The remaining dozens of mercenaries were stunned for a moment.
After that, he completely lost the courage to continue the attack.
No longer daring to move forward, he turned around and ran back to his camp, crying.
While running, he took off his chest plate armor.
Throwing away their armor, this is what they are like.
Seeing these enemies who had brought them tremendous pressure before, they were as scared as a flock of quails at this moment.
The soldiers of the new Circassian army were stunned for a moment, and then burst into uncontrollable laughter and cheers.
Some people even got carried away and took off their helmets and threw them into the sky.
Or maybe you want to climb over the parapet to chase the enemy.
However, these complacent guys were all taught a lesson by William and officers at all levels.
The mercenaries of the Starlight Corps only lost one infantry battalion, less than 300 people.
The main force is still there.
And the enemy's levies are also there, although those levies have very poor combat effectiveness.
But the quantity is there.
Our new army did repulse an enemy attack.
But it is far from enough to win.
"But isn't there a saying that says, a good start is half the success."
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William thought in his heart.
At the same time, the new army was more confident in winning.
They fought a battle and saw blood.
Moreover, they did not deal with the scum like the refugee army, but faced elite mercenaries in a head-on battle and won the battle.
In this way, the fear of the enemy is gone and morale is high.
If you fight again, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
In contrast, the mercenaries of the Starlight Corps lost the first battle, and they lost so miserably.
Morale will naturally be reduced a lot.
At the same time, although mercenaries can fight, they are also good at fighting tough battles.
But he is very repulsive about fighting without hope of victory.
In other words, it was very straightforward for them to admit defeat when the wind was against them.
This war will not be like what some people imagine, where the other side dies one battalion and then sends another battalion over.
The two sides were playing ping-pong-pong.
Fight head-on to the end.
Until one of the troops was killed and pulled down.
Not so.
This doesn't make sense.
Because the mercenaries of the Starlight Corps are not of the same mind as the two counts Sandomici and Vitra.
The reason is very simple.
If they win, they can capture various loot from their enemies.
And even if there is a tie, they can continue to receive commissions from their employers.
But if you lose, then naturally there will be no loot to plunder.
At the same time, most employers after defeat will not be able to pay commissions.
Mercenaries fight for money.
If you have money, everything is negotiable; if you don't have money, you will rebel.
So naturally they don't like losing battles.
But not liking it doesn’t mean you won’t encounter it.
There are wins and losses in wars.
So the mercenaries already had a comprehensive plan on what to do after losing.
The first thing to look at is your employer.
The employer is the most important.
If the employer is a big noble, a rich and powerful noble, then there will be no problem.
You can give it a try yourself.
Because such a big noble has a strong foundation.
You won't lose all your family property just because you lose a battle.
It’s easy to come back.
In this case, the mercenaries' casualties were valuable.
On the contrary, if the employer is not a big noble but an ordinary small noble, then a discount will be applied.
Later, it was determined that the employer had no possibility of recovering its losses after losing the war.
Then there are several other plans.
The more kind mercenaries will discuss with their employers.
If the employer can temporarily come up with a sum of money for additional investment, then the mercenaries will continue to cooperate with them for the sake of the money, even if they know they will lose, they will still fight hard.
But if the employer cannot pay, the mercenaries will retreat directly.
Escape from the war as early as possible to reduce the losses suffered by your own side.
This kind of thing is usually more common in large mercenary groups.
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People, troops, and weapons are capital, and credibility is also capital.
And if they are smaller, less famous, and unkind mercenaries, then they will be even more sinister and ruthless.
Some will leave without doing any work after extracting a temporary additional investment.
Some would simply turn against the enemy, killing all their employers and joining their new masters, while plundering their employers' money.
Anyway, their mercenary group is not famous.
After the incident, they will change their skin and banner.
Who says they are not clean?
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