On April 12, 1744, spring had fully arrived.
In the fields and forests, except for the cold interior in the far north, in most parts of the old world, the snow had melted and the streams were flowing.
Gurgling, hibernating animals are also fully awake. otbnkotgt That is to say, during this time period, on the outskirts of Kiev, an activity that does not fit this time period and aims to take the life of the opponent, that is, a war, is about to begin.
The vanguard of the Hereford family and the vanguard of the dark elves took up positions in the wilderness, preparing for a serious battle.
On the city wall of Kiev, the Slavi nobles in the city nervously held telescopes in their hands and nervously followed the progress of the battle.
Although before this, these guys had already communicated with the Hereford family's envoys and signed a lot of various messages, memorandums and agreements.
But in this era, any proof cannot actually be regarded as a complete proof.
In the end, what direction should things lead?
What is the final choice of these guys?
Should they choose the Hereford family or the Ottoman Empire of the Dark Elves?
All need to use war as the standard.
Determined by the outcome of the war.
If the Hereford family wins, then the Slavi nobles will gather the Slavi militiamen who have been prepared as quickly as possible and attack the Ottomans in the city as quickly as possible.
Mann Army Infantry Regiment.
I don't want to annihilate all those guys, I just want to trap their hands and feet.
Then, just prevent the defeated troops of the dark elves from entering the city outside the city, and then welcome the great, powerful, holy, glorious and righteous army of the Hereford family into the city.
And if the outcome of the battle is the opposite, then of course the decisions they make will be completely opposite.
The Slavi militia they gathered as quickly as possible will become one of the garrison forces guarding the city of Kiev.
They will assist the powerful, great, sacred, glorious and righteous Ottoman Empire to govern the city of Kiev well, and contribute as much as they can to contribute to the empire's great conquest cause.
In other words, they have no control over their own destiny.
This has to be said to be a very sad thing.
These Slavi people, these guys are very sad and have to look at the eyes of big countries and powerful forces.
If they make the slightest mistake, there is the possibility of the country being destroyed.
This has to be said to be a very sad thing.
Well, yes, having no power is a very sad thing.
Not being able to decide your own destiny is also a very sad thing.
It is very sad to live in a precarious situation and depend on people's looks.
However, for small countries, weak countries.
Especially for a small country sandwiched between two powerful countries, this is an inevitable fate.
Some knowledgeable people among the Slavi nobles secretly sighed.
While observing this battle nervously, hoping to learn some advanced military technology from it, they also sighed, when will the Slavi people be able to fight again?
When will the Slavians be able to control their own destiny and regain the power of the classical era and the Slavic Empire?
Just thinking about reality again makes them very desperate.
Whether it is the international situation, diplomacy, military, or population, the Slavis see no hope.
A powerful nation that once controlled the entire Slavic world and kept pace with the Goths has now been reduced to living in the barren mountains and ridges of the large border area.
It has nothing to do with the population, advantages, and importance of those nomadic peoples.
Different, insignificant scraps.
This has to be said to be a tragedy.
It is also unacceptable to the vast majority of Slavis.
However, think about the current situation again.
The two powerful forces in the north and south, the Hereford family and the Ottoman dark elves in the south, have reached or approached the entire Kiev in terms of the number of troops they have brought out to fight.
The number of all Slavis around the city has increased.
If we then count the number of people serving this war and providing logistical support, as craftsmen and workers producing weapons, equipment and logistical supplies.
Then the number of people participating in the war on both sides is probably as large as all the Slavians in the world combined today.
Population, population, and beyond that there's population, well, yes population.
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If there is not enough population, there will not be enough farmers, and if there are not enough farmers, there will not be enough food to support other non-agricultural populations, and there will not be enough people to be workers to produce various weapons, equipment and industrial products, and there will be no Enough soldiers to form an army to fight for any great king or emperor.
Unable to provide tech workers to increase productivity.
It cannot provide enough officials and administrative personnel, it cannot provide various public welfare undertakings, it cannot provide agricultural workers on plantations, miners, businessmen, and any other kind of people who are useful to society.
All in all, for a country, people are the most basic element.
There must be enough population, sufficient fertility rate, and population size to support the ambition to conquer the world.
But now, the total population is not as large as the opponent's military mobilization at one time.
The Slavis, who are torn apart and scattered over millions or even tens of millions of square kilometers of land, have completely lost the capital to become a powerful country.
Because he can no longer gather 10 million people.
Even trying to develop a million people is difficult.
Especially now, when two behemoths, the Hereford family and the Ottoman Empire in the south are at war, the Slavis caught in the middle are like beans being poured into a millstone.
Of course they will be crushed.
When the general environment is war, and human factors, the Hereford family and the dark elves intend to weaken them, it is even possible that the Slavis will be exhausted in hundreds of years, or completely integrated into the Goths. among the ethnic groups.
Or maybe there are only a few insignificant dead species left, just like the native Indians on the American continent today.
All in all, this is the current situation of these Slavi people, and the future of these Slavi people.
That's it.
Under the anxious watch of the Slavi nobles, the army of the Hereford family was slowly coming into contact with its enemies.
It was mainly the army of the Hereford family that came into contact with the enemy.
The advantage of having more cavalry than the opponent is that you can be more generous in the use of cavalry.
The Hereford family's 1st Cavalry Brigade dispatched three or four light cavalry companies, approaching the dark elves' tight array in a scattered formation.
It seems that he wants to lure those guys into fighting.
It's just a pity that the army in this era is not as chaotic and disorderly as it was hundreds of years ago.
Even as the Hereford family cavalry approached and shouted loudly and insulted each other beyond the range of the opponent's muskets, the opponent's troops still maintained their formation and slowly moved forward in an orderly manner.
"It seems useless.
Even the weakest legion infantry has enough discipline.
I think we don't need to explore further."
On the opposite side, Crimean Khan said with a calm and steady voice said the voice to Colonel David.
Colonel David was somewhat embarrassed, and even wondered whether Crimean Khan was taking this as an opportunity to mock him.
Although in theory, this guy is definitely not that bold.
But he still felt like he was doing it.
Because the tactic of sending light cavalry to lure the opponent to disrupt the opponent's array was proposed by Colonel David.
Although Crimean Khan was non-committal, he at least stated that this tactic would be difficult to work.
The reason for using this tactic stems from Colonel David's somewhat inexplicable sense of superiority towards the dark elves.
Yes, it is such an inexplicable sense of superiority.
With his own empire gaining the upper hand, Colonel David will more or less conquer the human nations and non-human races in the territories other than the Hereford family and the human world, that is, the countries where the traditional Lords of Radiance believe.
Seen as a barbaric and backward guy.
Especially after the easy victory against the Emperor before, the Hereford family's army, officers and soldiers had a feeling that I am the best in the world and everyone else is scum and not enough for us to fight.
Although the empire of the dark elves is very powerful and wealthy.
But in terms of military technology, military systems and military science, Colonel David believes that they are still rubbish.
It is precisely because of this idea that he made such an automatic move, which seemed quite funny and also somewhat inexplicable.
"Yes.
But there's nothing wrong with giving it a try.
We won't lose anything anyway."
Colonel David tried to make his voice sound calmer.
But unfortunately, it has no effect.
So he simply skipped it and never discussed the topic again.
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Then a new order was given to the light cavalry to retreat.
During this test and retreat, the dark elves still did not pursue them.
Instead, many legionnaires in the first array, equipped with compound bows, drew their bows and fired arrows at the fleeing light cavalry.
Although all were equipped with lightweight plate armor and steel helmets, the cavalrymen who rode war horses without any protective gear still suffered a bit.
A dozen soldiers were lost.
It's a setback, neither big nor small.
Of course, this setback is harmless.
Neither the Dark Elves nor the Hereford family took it seriously.
Both sides know that the real battle has not yet begun.
The battle that will unfold next is the key to truly determining the outcome of this war. 160420oshow7: