256 – Battle of Glopino Plain (5)
A clash between 15,000 knights who were not properly formed and the Reich Empire knights who maintained the correct formation to maximize impact power.
Here, it was the Reich Imperial Army that took the early advantage, attacking through a dense wedge formation and appropriate speed.
On the way, the Warsaw knights were attacked by arrows from the imperial cavalry, causing their horses to run wild or die and their formation to collapse.
Therefore, they cannot properly handle the lance, a long spear that maximizes the power of knights.
This is because many of the Warsaw Knights’ attacks did not reach the imperial army.
The fatal blow that I had prepared after dozens of minutes of running did not hit the enemy’s armor, but ended up hitting the air and missing the impact.
The knights panicked in the aftermath and couldn’t figure out what to do.
“You stupid horse! Look straight ahead, straight ahead! “Why did you look to the left and fall asleep!”
“f*ck, I missed it. “If you miss this, you’ll be left behind.”
“Ugh! Shield! Shield!”
Other people’s misfortune is my happiness, and the knights of the Reich Imperial Army, who maintained the standard lance assault formation, hurriedly held lances that stabbed in the air and accurately stabbed the incompetent enemy.
The heavy blow, which combined the weight of the knight and horse with the speed of the horse, blew the Warsaw knights who were riding on horseback high into the sky.
No one died from being pierced by a lance because they were wearing plate armor, but there were some who wore defective armor… And the result was that they were grilled on a skewer.
But you don’t have to feel too bad.
Even a knight wearing proper plate armor was just as likely to die as he was not grilled on a skewer.
The vanguard and those standing behind him who were directly hit by the lance charge had to experience the shock of falling from their horses, and were soon crushed to death by being stepped on by the horses’ hooves of the friendly knights who followed behind them.
For those people, the armor they were wearing has become a coffin.
“You bastards from Warsaw, how can you attack while cutting through the air with a lance charge? “I’m so thankful I feel like crying.”
“Go in peace to your deceased mother and father.”
“We will bury the body well, so don’t worry too much! Since he died in battle wearing armor, didn’t he die as a brave warrior? “I’m so f*cking jealous!”
When the charge of the regiment led by Colonel Laura, who was in the vanguard, succeeded, the follow-up unit soon followed and gradually dug into the enemy, as if splitting a huge rock with a wedge.
Then, the hole left between the Warsaw knights, who lost momentum in the initial charge and allowed the imperial knights to infiltrate, gradually grew in size.
As the gap in the formation widened, more Warsaw knights died, and the momentum of the Reich knights increased.
However, because the number of imperial knights in this kind of heated and cold charge was smaller than that of the opponent, the charge, which was as cool as tearing a piece of paper for a while, was gradually blocked by the knights of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw.
Not missing this, the commanders in charge of the knights of the empire issued new orders at the end of lance charging.
“Take out your sword! “Bring out your sidearm and prepare for a dog fight!”
“Prepare for close combat! “Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!”
“There will be no second charge! “We will do whatever it takes to stop those damn Warsaw knights!”
In this situation, it is common for both Warsaw and the knights belonging to the Reich Empire to step back with tacit consent.
In a situation where the numbers differ by more than 1.5 Times, the knights of the Reich Imperial Army would be at a disadvantage if they retreated, rearranged their battle lines, gathered their horses, and charged again.
So, rather than using the general tactic of a second assault, the best strategy for now is to attack without fail.
Laura, who stood at the vanguard of the Reich Empire knights, was well aware of this fact, so she quickly drove her horse forward, cutting through the allies.
As he advanced, he took out a rapier in one hand, most specialized for piercing the gaps in his armor, and gave an order.
“Hold the enemy knights by their ankles! It may be somewhat uncomfortable for the horse holding each other’s ankles, but if you interpret this the other way, it means that the enemy cannot move freely while they are holding your ankles! “If we let the Warsaw guys go like this, they will try to attack again.”
It was not said what the consequences of the charge would be, but the knights were well aware of the repercussions it would have.
So they banded together and did their best to stop the knights of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, and the battle turned into a dog fight on horseback.
“You damn bastards! “I’ll break the pot with a hammer!”
“Follow Colonel Laura! Break the damn Warsaw bastards’ helmets!”
“One blow from the big, heavy mace you are holding in your hand will kill all the bastards in front of you!”
In the midst of this dog fight, Laura soon made her way through the horses of her allies and arrived at where the Warsaw knights were.
With her rapier, she stabbed only the gaps between the enemy’s armor, especially at vital points, and proceeded to kill them one by one or two.
Meanwhile, Brigadier General Anastasia was moving around to the right of the enemy army under orders from Captain Jaeger.
“Show the Warsaw idiots a taste of arrows! “Let’s show the Warsaw thieves a taste of the good customs of the North!”
Just as she did during the time of the northern nomads, Anya issued an order that when passing by the enemy army, they should be generously rewarded with arrows.
She and everyone else fired dozens of arrows at the Warsaw infantry.
“The arrow flies well once! “You bastards of Warsaw thieves, don’t even think about returning alive!”
“If you’re going to blame, blame not us, but your generals who put you through that!”
“I wanted to shoot some fire arrows on the way so you wouldn’t be upset, but I’m sorry! Love! Die!”
Those deployed on the right wing of Warsaw had to deal with Reich infantry from the front, and arrows continued to fly from the flanks.
Not only the soldiers but even the officers had no idea how to respond.
“When are the damn reserves coming? “If this continues, we will all die!”
“Company Commander, one platoon has been cut from our company alone! “Can’t we all die together holding hands?”
“f*ck, save me! “Ugh!”
As everyone fell into confusion in a situation where they could not do anything even though they clearly knew how to deal with it, even things like the spear formations that maintained the lives of the infantry were broken in an instant.
As a result, close combat took place in a situation that was very advantageous to the Reich Imperial Army, and Warsaw’s infantrymen began to be one-sidedly massacred.
“Don’t forget that if you get ahead of yourself out of greed for promotion, you could end up in court martial! “Kill them slowly, one by one!”
“Kill one enemy soldier and check left and right! “If you dig too far, you’ll be surrounded!”
“Go forward shoulder to shoulder with your comrade next to you! Even if the enemy’s long spear formation is broken, it is safest and most efficient to push on like this!”
As the Reich Empire’s infantry began to completely push back the enemy starting from the right wing, Brigadier General Anastasia’s adjutant asked.
“Brigadier General, did Captain Yeager not guarantee you some degree of autonomy?”
“That’s right. So what do you want?”
“How about attacking those flustered Warsaw guys over there?”
Anastasia thought about those words for a moment.
Certainly, if it was for the purpose of enlarging his performance, he could have used his brigade’s approximately 4,000 archer cavalry to attack the flanks of the Warsaw infantry, as his adjutant said.
However, that choice only helped his unit increase its general rating, and when looking at the overall situation of the war, it could be a slightly unfavorable choice for the imperial army.
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“Let’s go back to the enemy’s rear like this. And now we buy time until the infantry reserve comes trotting out of the forest. In addition, when I send a signal, all units will move as a platoon and attack the rear of Warsaw.”
The order was quickly spread to each unit of the archer cavalry brigade, and the archers all cheered.
Because, when I was living freely in the north, I fought a guerrilla war with a small unit when I robbed the Kingdom of Stockholm.
It was because I had a chance to feel the thrill of that time again.
“This is a message to everyone in Olga Company! From now on, we will divide into each platoon and move!”
“Play to your heart’s content while not holding other people back!”
“If you don’t want to be left behind by arrows or magic from the rear, you have to disperse… Oh, it’s my order to be the most successful northerner in the Reich Empire.”
“So, let’s ask our captain to marry us first…”
Among these, Captain Jaeger was the first to confess to Anya, asking her to marry him, although it was an unfounded rumor spread by someone from the North.
This wasn’t a story that would be bad for the Empire or Peter Yeager, and it was just that they didn’t investigate the truth just because the Northerners liked it.
Anyway, the important thing now was to tear up the rear of the Warsaw army.
“All units spread out! If you see a wizard or a crossbowman, attack them, and feed the spearmen plenty of arrows! Then I’ll see you again alive!”