After the first wave of cannon fodder and the second batch of cavalry were killed, there were not many great swordsmen in the third batch of Imperial Army troops, which were purely melee combat troops. otbnkotgt In this case, their attack power and defense power were much weaker than the previous force.
However, even so, they are still one of the best armies in this era and even in the world.
In this way, William felt very surprised that although the opponent was still suppressed by the Hereford family's army, he had found, at least, it seemed that he had found a way to fight against the Hereford family's army.
"It's really surprising."
After seeing this scene, William couldn't help sighing about his enemies, that is, those people who rushed up in a hail of bullets and opened up a battle with Hercules with the deaths of thousands of soldiers.
A chance for a fair fight between the Rifford Family Army.
"I don't know who came up with this tactic.
It's really awesome."
William thought in his heart.
As the current supreme commander of the Hereford family, he is the commander-in-chief of the 60,000-strong army.
William was quite surprised that this guy could come up with a terrible tactic of injuring the enemy eight hundred and damaging himself three thousand.
"Intelligence shows that His Majesty the Emperor did not appear on the front line of the battlefield.
In other words, it was not Kalman IV who came up with this tactic.
It seems that the Swabian family is not without talents.
Who should it be?
General Franz or my brother I have never met is more likely to be the former."
William thought in his heart, and then showed a happy smile.
Although you can't see it clearly, you can guess it with a guess.
Except for the two highest-ranking commanders, there would be no one else who could argue for such a long time without being stopped.
That's it.
"Hehehe."
William was very happy in his heart.
At the same time, looking at the fierce fighting on the front line and the stalemate on the battlefield, William was eager to act as a commander for a while, and he rationally told himself that he should retreat.
But his status as a swordsman makes him very, very, very want to stand on the front line and wield his sword to kill all the bastards who dare to get close to him.
Of course, this idea made William very excited.
As the contemporary heir of the Hereford family, and also one of the few Grand Master-level knights in the world, William's thoughts are understandable, and the possibility of his death is also very low.
As a knight at the Grand Mentor level, in this era when personal force is increasingly weakening, the combat effectiveness of the Grand Mentor level has been determined, and it is definitely the level that stands at the apex of personal force.
William was not afraid of death in battle, or any similar accident.
The fighting spirit armor formed with the fighting spirit of the Grand Master level is fearless even when faced head-on with the dragon's breath, or when faced with the bombardment of a sixty-four-pound cannon, let alone lead bullets.
Because of Lenovo Xin, even if a regiment of fusiliers focused fire on him, he would have no problem.
It seems that if you really want to cause damage to William, then at least yes, at least you need to have a modern 270mm heavy howitzer.
Or maybe it's only possible with a big killer weapon like a cloud bomb.
However, William felt that inventing those killer weapons would advance the world for another hundred years.
And a hundred years later, if he is still alive, he will probably have surpassed the Grand Master and reached the Knight Model, the highest status and honor that a knight can achieve.
By that time, cloud bombs with the equivalent of several tons will probably not be able to do anything to him.
Maybe you can consider using your physical body as a nuclear bomb Okay, just kidding.
In fact, what I said before about going to the front line was also a joke.
In today's era, personal bravery is no longer mainstream.
William's inability to go to the front line actually has little to do with his own combat effectiveness.
If this era still stays in the knightly society, relying on the force of the knights, the knights are so brave.
If he fights with a fierce fighting style, it doesn't matter whether William is a great mentor or an ordinary knight.
As a noble, he should lead the way.
But this is obviously not the case in today's society.
The army of this era pursues discipline, the quality of the army, and operations like a rigorous machine.
In this case, the army requires officers and soldiers at all levels to perform their respective duties.
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It is precisely because of this that William, as the supreme commander of the Hereford Army, should lead by example.
As the supreme commander, he should stand here and command the overall situation, instead of rushing to the front line to charge into battle.
Not to mention he is a great mentor, even a model knight.
It's not about power, it's about rules.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, William must not do it himself.
And if the situation becomes so dangerous that William must take action as a last resort, then the Hereford family's grand hegemony and other things will probably be over.
That's it.
William just sighed a little, and then ignored these thoughts.
He continued, looking at the battlefield carefully.
At the same time, he was thinking about what to do next.
Next to him, the nominal commander of the Fourth Army.
Among the thousands of professional officers in the entire Hereford family, he was the only one to hold the position of acting army commander.
The general, General Wilder, William's not so direct lineage, was looking at the battlefield with a not so willing expression.
The Hereford family valued military power so much that they could not tolerate anyone interfering with it.
Therefore, although General Wilder was very reluctant and even had some elements of argumentation, William still took away his command power over the Fourth Army without mercy or hesitation, and transferred the defense power of the second front to him.
Seized it.
However, William also comforted the general to a certain extent.
He promised General Wilder that after the war was over, he would no longer be entangled in the command authority of these legions.
This made General Wilder very helpless.
Apart from agreeing, he had no other better way.
And it seems that the current situation cannot help him not agreeing.
Although after launching a series of policies, William somewhat controlled the morale of the military.
But in terms of dexterity and prestige, William still fell short.
If he wanted to gain enough, lofty, unparalleled prestige to suppress all opposition, he had to do something.
And this war with the Empire and the Swabian family itself is the best stage William has chosen for himself so far.
In this situation, there is no better, more advanced and more effective stepping stone than the Empire.
Therefore, in this war, William will never allow anyone to share his resources and prestige.
He would never allow this to happen.
That's it.
"So, it's really troublesome."
William thought in his heart.
He sighed in his heart as he looked at the thousands of troops rushing towards the battlefield in front of him.
Under normal circumstances, the opponent's tactics are very easy to crack.
You see, the opponent has neither cavalry nor any troops that can defend the two wings, right?
In this way, as long as two cuirassier regiments are facing each other's flank, the enemy will easily disappear.
In fact, even without cavalry, William could achieve the same effect with infantry.
This is the legendary turn left to right tactic.
Run forward in small steps to the left and right wings in a column formation, and then turn left or right after reaching the predetermined position.
Then he raised the musket in his hand and fired a volley of bang bang bang, completely defeating the opponent.
In William's previous life, this was the delightful snake oil infantry tactic invented by Frederick the Great on the modern European battlefield.
Although it sounds like it's not a big deal, it's actually not.
In fact, this requires a very high level of quality and training of the infantry troops.
Without sufficient quality and training, they will not be able to maintain a uniform formation and run forward in small steps, nor will they be able to follow the raging battle after a command. , completing the difficult tactical action of turning left and right on the extremely chaotic battlefield.
Even with the Hereford family's military quality, which is now regarded as the best in the world, it is very difficult to achieve this.
Not to mention those mercenaries with rigid thinking, very outdated training and weapons and equipment.
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However.
Yes, however, William can't do this, it's not that he can't do it, it's that he can't.
His original plan and tactics have not changed.
He still adheres to the policy of layer upon layer resistance.
This is a decision made based on various considerations and will not change due to certain changes.
Of course, there is another reason besides this, and that is that the Fourth Legion of the Hereford family, which is now controlled by William, does not have enough cavalry and elite infantry.
They were all concentrated in the third array, and it was already too late to mobilize them.
"So, let's do it."
William was thinking in his heart.
In this basically normal and regular fighting state, he didn't need to give too many orders, he just needed to look majestic. , and then just watch the battle situation move forward automatically.
However, the situation was not as simple as William thought.
All the first batch of enemies collapsed.
At the same time, the first column of our own troops began to retreat.
After the battle entered the second round, the Imperial Army's attack began to stagnate.
After being bombarded by hundreds of artillery pieces from the Hereford family, those troops panicked.
He turned around and ran away, his morale was extremely low. 160420oshow7: