Closer, closer, closer.
Before the British phalanx and the colonial infantry regiment had any reaction, the artillery shells and rifled guns had completed the first round of massacre. otbnkotgt In an instant, a large number of closely arranged light cavalry and cuirassiers twitched and fell down as if they had been electrocuted.
The first few cavalry companies, which were arranged in 25 x 4 horizontal lines, lost more than half in an instant.
At the same time, the remaining cavalry units also accelerated their speed to the maximum at the same time, in order to deal with the fear of those war horses for corpses, blood, and loud noises.
The spurs on the cavalry's boots scratched hard on the belly of the horse Under the severe pain, the war horses neighed, lost all reason, and rushed towards the defense line of the British and Russian coalition forces as quickly as possible.
"Hold on, hold on and remember that you represent the great Briton Kingdom.
You represent the best Briton nation in the world, for honor and for victory," the Briton officers on the front line shouted.
They completely ignored the shaking that was violently shaken by the sound of horse hooves, as if it was an earthquake.
They also ignored the armored cavalry rushing towards them like a torrent.
At the same time, the roar of muskets sounded.
The arquebusiers who were the long-range auxiliary force in each infantry company fired a round of volleys in their busy schedule.
Then, they hurriedly hid in the gaps between the ultra-long gun phalanx of each company.
Within the defensive range of the spear.
During this period, the arquebusiers had neither the ability to defend nor the ability to attack.
Neither the breastplates on their bodies nor the spears and spears of the surrounding friendly forces could give them enough comfort.
In this case, there were only a few arquebusiers who dared to pull out their swords and prepare to fight the cavalry.
More people changed their expressions and stood still.
Some even closed their eyes.
Then the end came for these guys.
Injured in the abdomen by the impact, the frantic war horse rushed into the forest of guns.
In an instant, the huge inertia pierced their bodies through their chests, necks, or heads.
These super-long steel spears pierced the horses' lungs, hearts, arteries, or other vital organs.
The war horse died hoarse in battle.
The knights were also thrown off their horses.
Falling half to death, or even dead.
But at the same time, the super-long spearman who suffered a huge impact would inevitably dislocate his wrist, and even be knocked to the ground by the huge force, and then trampled by the horse's hoof.
His head and helmet were crushed like a watermelon.
At the same time, the lances of some knights and the super long guns of the infantry still achieved real "results."
Under the influence of huge inertia, the breastplates on their bodies were like paper.
Except for a few rookies who had not mastered the technique of exerting force well, and the arc of the shaved breastplate cut off the spear tip, the others' spears pierced the enemy's breastplate without any hindrance, and what followed was like a skewer.
Like candied haws, pierce each other.
Of course, most of the time, lances and spears can only pierce one person simply because of the length of the weapons on both sides.
The first column of cavalry and the first column of infantry will perish almost at the same time.
The war horses will lose their forward impact in an instant.
They cannot defeat several times the enemy infantry in just one charge like their predecessors.
In many cases, they can't even trade with each other.
"Damn it."
Behind them, seeing the heavy casualties of their own cavalry, the cavalry commanders gritted their teeth.
However, compared to the cavalry charging these traditional super long spear phalanxes, the cavalry attacking the three rows of hollow phalanxes was even more miserable.
After the cavalry companies overcame the shell bombardment of the artillery fire, they then suffered another round of grenade throwing.
The cavalry troops that attack in a dense array are not very resistant to grenade throws.
Maybe it would be better to charge in a skirmish formation.
But if they charge in a skirmish formation, they will not be able to break through the seemingly light and fluffy enemy.
The hollow square array.
Therefore, after two rounds of fire strikes, the cavalry troops suffered heavy casualties.
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They couldn't even rush into the enemy's infantry groups like their colleagues and drag the battle into hand-to-hand combat.
"It would be best if they retreated because of this."
Of course, what William said about "retreating because of this" did not mean the first array, which basically lost its offensive capabilities, several light cavalry companies in Asturias.
Instead, the second array, which is about 70 meters away, will launch a charge towards the White Army phalanx in Hereford in the next few seconds.
If they hadn't retreated because of the tragic death of their friendly forces.
"So, they are Asturians and they shouldn't be okay."
In the end, the Asturians gave William an unsatisfactory answer.
They charged.
Yes, after entering combat mode, these bastards were not frightened by the huge casualties of the friendly forces.
Instead, they continued to rush towards the white army of the Hereford family without hesitation, and then ran into three rows of bayonets.
There are three rows of bayonets.
The first row squats down and raises their rifles at a 45-degree angle like a horse pile.
The second row holds their rifles low, parallel to their waists.
The third row raised their rifles at shoulder height.
In this way, a rifle with a length of nearly two meters after being equipped with a triangular bayonet can form a classic anti-cavalry defense line.
And the bayonet, which is more than 40 centimeters long, can penetrate deeply enough to cause fatal damage to any war horse.
It's just a pity that this bayonet gun is still too short-lived to completely isolate soldiers from the enemy like a super long gun.
Perhaps they can be more effective when facing cavalry equipped with sabers.
It's a pity that their opponents are soldiers equipped with lances that are more than three meters long.
When facing these bastards, the minds of the white legionnaires on the front of the hollow square went blank, and some smart guys couldn't help but curse themselves for being idiots.
Then, as expected, they were pierced by lances before their bayonets could cause any damage to the enemy.
A large number of infantrymen were knocked to the ground.
The hollow phalanx was knocked out of the gap in an instant.
The white legionnaires whose bodies were pierced and whose ribs were broken by war horses vomited blood and fell down screaming loudly.
"fvck" William couldn't help but cursed when he saw this scene.
From his debut to now, he has never suffered such a big loss.
At least three hollow square formations were knocked open by the opponent's cavalry.
In an instant, hundreds of White Legionnaires were killed.
This must be the battle with the largest casualties in a single batch since the formation of the White Army.
The only consolation is that despite the heavy losses, they still completed the task well.
Those bayonets still penetrated the horses.
Those cavalrymen were killed.
However, William was not satisfied at all.
Excluding the damage caused by previous shooting, shelling and grenade throwing, only the melee combat and charge damage in the first stage are calculated.
The casualties of William's fusiliers outnumbered those of the Asturian lancers by about two to one, or even three to one.
That is to say, two or three fusiliers of the White Legion can defeat one Asturian light lancer.
This exchange ratio made William feel very heartbroken.
"You've earned too much."
Perhaps William's grinning expression of heartache irritated Victoria next to him.
The other Briton, Her Majesty the Queen, said with a displeased face: "Even a fusilier.
Even ten of them are not as valuable as one Lancer.
How long does it take for you to train a musketeer?
Half a year or three months?
It takes ten or even twenty years for the other side's lancers to be trained on the battlefield.
If one of them dies, one will be spared.
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Train two.
Who do you think takes advantage?"
Victoria's words made William feel a little better, of course only a little bit.
Yes, unlike the saber cavalry, lances are a skill.
During the Napoleonic Wars, apart from Poland, which had a strong feudal tradition, there was basically no place in Europe that could produce established lancers.
Everyone knows that the impact power of the Lancer is much greater than that of the Sword Cavalry.
But everyone finally chose the sword cavalry because the lance cavalry was too delicate and could not afford to die.
The training period was extremely long, but when it came to the battlefield, William killed hundreds of people in one round of shelling and one round of grenade throwing.
After this battle is over, there will be no place to add.
It’s really not worth the loss.
Victoria was sure that after this battle, facing the loss of his cavalry troops, the King of Asturias would vomit blood in depression.
Under such circumstances, it would be better for everyone to discuss more about the saber, a civilian-oriented military unit that can be completed at no cost and can be completed in about half a year, including riding and saber training.
"Even so," William thought for a moment, and it was indeed true.
But when he looked at Victoria's formation, he felt a little concerned about gains and losses.
Compared to the fusiliers who suffered heavy losses, those super long spear phalanx did not suffer much loss.
And there is no intention of suffering any loss.
They were currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Visigoth cavalry.
Both sides shouted to kill each other.
But they didn't lose many people.
The opponent's first array of cavalry lost more than 60%.
The second array of cavalry was replaced by a larger number of infantry before they entered the battle.
It seems that these guys don't have to go to the battlefield most of the time, which is really enviable.
That's it.
Britten's super-pike phalanx suffered minor losses when facing the cavalry.
However, in contrast, they did not cause many casualties to the enemy.
The result was exactly the opposite of that of William's Fusiliers. 160420oshow7: