118 – Battle of Crecy Plains (3)
And a week later.
The 100,000-strong army of the Francois Republic appeared opposite the imperial army.
Just as I expected, they placed crossbowmen and wizards at the front to disperse our formation.
They placed the knights behind them, and when the defense of the imperial infantry weakened a little, they formed a formation with the intention of openly breaking through from the front and taking victory.
Meanwhile, our Reich army built a small hill by piling dirt in front even before the snail-eating Francois came.
On top of that, soldiers capable of long-distance attacks, such as crossbowmen, were placed so that they could gain an advantage in range by shooting from a slightly higher position.
At this time, if the hill is too steep or high, Francois may come to his senses and not try to break through to the center.
The slope was made at about 10 degrees, and the height was made very low, at only around 3 meters.
Still, for us who have to block the charges of knights weighing over 500kg, it is much better than nothing.
This alone can reduce the horse’s speed by nearly 20%.
Then, our 12th Brigade was deployed to the front line among the infantry in three rows.
All of the knights were drafted by Captain Patton because they were needed to destroy the enemy infantry.
“Hah, I can’t believe I don’t have any articles. “It makes sense that there are no knights under my command!”
I shouted like that, but none of the other soldiers or officers answered me.
After 20 minutes, François and the Duke of Valois, commander of his army, rode up to us, just a short distance away from our arrows.
At the same time, his army also approached 200 meters closer to where we were, as if he was planning to threaten us, and the Duke, who was in the lead, shouted in a loud voice.
“As the Duke of the François Republic and a permanent member of the National Assembly representing all the people, I reprimand you rebellious soldiers of the Empire! Why are you driving us, innocent people, to the point of dismissal, putting our poor serfs and hard-working citizens in fear and provoking war? As a believer in Deus, how can you blind the Holy Father?”
The distance between him and us was close, and since there was no wind at the time, his voice could be heard all the way to where our infantry and knights were.
None of our soldiers felt intimidated or frightened upon hearing his words…
I looked at the enemy commander with an expression that said, “You bark, we’ll just listen with one ear and let it go.”
If we are not responding to this level, it would be much better to stop talking and go back.
I don’t know if he was stupid or because he was so angry at us that he couldn’t come to his senses, but the Duke of Valois and member of the National Assembly kept talking.
Even though chatting right before battle is prohibited by military law, our soldiers began chattering as if they were tired of it.
“I guess you’re an asshole. “They touch me first and then say hello.”
“They are so crazy that the Pope, who loves everyone with the heart of Deus, would excommunicate them.”
“Even if they are enemies, I feel pity for those who fight under such a bastard. “If you fall behind, it’s hell.”
The officers who were supposed to stop them also seemed to agree that nothing the duke said was really worth listening to, so they did not impose any sanctions.
After talking to himself for about 15 minutes, the duke rode away cheerfully, as if he was finally relieved.
This time, our Captain Patton went to where the Duke of Valois was standing and started shouting loudly at the enemy.
“Listen to the pitiful, pitiful soldiers of François and the pagan nobles who serve the council, which is made up entirely of heretics who treat the teachings of Deus like nothing more than a piece of gum!”
It is said that Francois was dismissed, but from the very beginning, they naturally called the other person a heretic, which is considered a harsher insult than your parents’ curse in this Europa continent.
As expected, even in the Reich Empire, where showing a manly appearance on the battlefield is considered a virtue, this is the wonderful speaking skills of a man who rose to the rank of captain just by charging.
The enemy who hears it may be dumbfounded, but even if he hears harsh words, he will feel crazy and delirious because there is no basis for refutation.
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“I already knew that the Kafe Imperial Family that originally ruled over you was a country ruled by crazy people who, under the pretext of oppressing the people and nobles, dragged down the emperor and the royal family, put them on the guillotine of revolution, and sucked out the spines of the people. “Three years ago, when I heard that you invaded the peaceful people of our Reich Empire without even declaring war, I couldn’t believe my ears!”
In this operation I designed, I thought the success or failure of the operation would be determined by how much Captain Patton angered the Francois nobles.
They took a jab at him with radical words like heretic and heretic, and even denigrated the revolutionary spirit that the aristocrats of the Francois Republic loved so proudly, calling him crazy.
Those with a scratch on their pride will not be able to maintain their sanity if they are in heat, and will charge without hesitation even if there are infantrymen standing in front with long spears.
Anyway, all the nobles and ruling classes of this era are people for whom Gao (honor) is more important than life.
In addition, the Francois Republic says that it is a people’s country, but it does not have an emperor, but it maintains a class system and hereditary succession of fiefdoms.
In the end, it is in fact a world only for the aristocrats, with equality of opportunity only applied to the top 1% who own land… It is essentially a rotten democracy.
“No matter how crazy they are, I could not have imagined that there would exist in the world a person so bad that he could not even keep the minimum morals set by the Holy Father.”
After saying that, Captain Patton raised the imperial flag with both hands on his horse and shouted.
“But of course, Deus has already shown us that we are right by showing you bastards who did not follow the minimum rules he set by the miracle of annihilating the 10,000-strong army led by Division Commander Pompadour with only 4,000 led by Brigadier General Jaeger. Didn’t you tell me! “
It was a plan I had planned and it was something I expected, so of course I didn’t shed any tears.
Even some of the soldiers and officers next to me began to have tears in their eyes, as if they were impressed by Captain Patton’s speech.
“Heed his warning to repent and return through the whip of dismissal. Even now, you must deeply reflect on the mistakes you committed until you were dismissed, and you must ask for forgiveness from the Empire and the Holy Father for your sins. Otherwise, you will definitely pay the full price for your sins!”
With this speech, wouldn’t the enemy infantry’s morale drop to the point where they would shed tears and completely lose their will to fight just when our knights charged with lances?
Of course, since there are military officers and officers nearby holding swords and keeping watch, they will not disperse right away.
If there is even a small gap, it will try to run away without hesitation.
Because, of course, I don’t want to die, and even if I do die, I would hate to go to hell even more.
“If you don’t like that, fine! Just like Division Commander Pompadour did in the Forest of Hattin, try to defeat our infantry with the charge of the knights that the Francois Republic is proud of! “If we are wrong and you are right in Deus’ eyes, won’t you help us?”
After saying that, Captain Patton quietly and leisurely stepped back. The Duke of Valois was so excited that he could be seen from afar and swore twice.
The Imperial soldiers, who were greatly impressed by Captain Patton’s speech, enthusiastically cheered for national independence as if they were about to applaud.
“Long live the captain! Long live the Empire! Long live your Majesty the Emperor!”
“Damn François, I’m not scared of those articles at all! “We will win!”
“Deus, please protect us!”
Having succeeded in winning an overwhelming victory in suppressing the steamer through an initial fight, the Duke of Valois led his troops and moved back 500 meters.
The commanders of the wizards, crossbowmen, and archers in front of us who can attack from a distance hurriedly began preparations.
“Go to the front of the crossbowmen, wizards, and archers and prepare to fire!”
“Take out all the arrows in the quiver and put them on the ground! “It’s faster!”
“Go right in front of the hill and use the water ball to get at least a little bit of water! Make it difficult for knights on horseback to climb the hill. Then we will have a little more advantage later!”
As we were all preparing in a hurry, the sound of a huge trumpet and the sounds and vibrations of infantrymen stamping in unison came from in front.
Now the full-scale battle has begun.
“We will definitely win. So don’t be afraid, extend your long spear towards the enemy and hold on. Then you win.”