257 – Battle of Glopino Plain (6)
The Reich Empire’s archer cavalry, scattered in units of 1 platoon, clung to the enemy’s infantry persistently, like flies that stick to each other even when chased. I started charging to harass him.
The Warsaw army was quite embarrassed when the enemy suddenly appeared in the rear.
In fact, the size of the cavalry led by Anastasia was only about 4,000, but it was difficult for the Warsaw soldiers to know how many there were as they could not observe the situation from above.
This is because the small unit was spread out and moving around chaotically on horseback, making it confusing as to where to attack.
Moreover, the junior officers, who did not expect the enemy to target the rear when they had more troops, were somewhat negligent in their vigilance…
“f*ck you, archers! Shoot those bastards! “Kill at least one more guy!”
“What nonsense, ignore what that mandarin bastard says and send the spearmen out first! “Build a wall with spearmen in front and use arrows and magic to stop them!”
“The enemy will definitely attack head on! So don’t worry about the damage you take from arrows!”
In a situation where the orders of the platoon commander and company commander were being violated, soldiers were confused by the difference in instructions, and the movement paths of armed spearmen, archers, and wizards were disrupted.
Then, anxiety began to slowly rise again in the hearts of the soldiers stationed in the rear.
Because it was a wartime situation, I couldn’t open my mouth and talk openly…
‘f*ck, I heard that high-ranking people are fighting and fighting with each other and there’s no such thing as chaos. Even us…’
‘For some reason, the company commander and platoon commander had a scary fight.’
‘Damn, I knew it would be like this. ‘I can’t believe that the so-called officers are giving different orders from time to time.’
It occurred to me that the division of the generals had reached the level of the company commanders and platoon commanders who directly commanded them, and anxiety overtook the soldiers as they wondered if they would be able to return alive like this.
Because of this, the movement speed of the Warsaw soldiers became a little slower than usual, and Brigadier General Anastasia Kergit did not miss this opportunity.
“The movements between the enemy’s spearmen, archers, and wizards were messed up! “Now is the perfect opportunity!”
Saying so, she led the platoon she personally commanded and rode on her horse towards the enemy camp.
She and her 30 subordinates first shot down the confused officers of her unit, including the platoon commander and company commander.
In addition, she fired arrows at enemy soldiers to the extent that it seemed as if she was shooting anything she could get her hands on.
If it were an archery match where you aimed and shot at a target, it would have been a perfect move to lose, but in a situation where there were numerous live targets spread out, no matter where you shot, you would get a full 10 points.
Every time an arrow flies, it always hits someone.
“This is the northern tradition. After all, Captain Jaeger is the one who killed Khan, and when he leads, he looks like Khan more than anyone else.”
“Kakan is greater for having such a person as his subordinate!”
“Everything you shoot gets through! Search for the f*ck! “You bastards!”
The northerners cheered at the sight of them dying from being beaten to death, and as they got closer to the enemy soldiers, they drew their swords and rushed into the enemy camp.
The Warsaw soldiers were a mix of archers, wizards, and spearmen and had not yet formed a proper formation, so there was ample room for the 4,000 archers to dig in.
Those who dug into the gap slaughtered as many enemy soldiers as their swords could reach and as many as their horses could trample.
“f*ck you, you crazy northern barbarians!”
“Help me! “f*ck you, you bastards!”
“Mom, Mom!!!”
Unless they were elite troops with professional combat training, that is, knights or officers, proper combat was impossible without formation.
Warsaw soldiers began to die, and the archers went out killing as many enemy soldiers as they could.
As a result, the fact that the Warsaw Army’s rear was cracked by only 4,000 men was immediately conveyed to the Warsaw Army commander, General Tateusz.
“There’s a crack in the rear? How many soldiers came at us from behind! “The corps commanders and division commanders over there are just crazy idiots!”
The captain was angry, holding his head, but only when he denied that it had happened in reality, not in a dream, did he gradually realize that he had really screwed up.
‘f*ck, now that things are like this, one of the front and rear fronts has to be abandoned. Only then can we somehow change the situation to a draw due to heavy losses for both armies. And it will happen again tomorrow.’
Just as he thought, it was certain that the sun would set in just a few more hours, and after sunset, it is difficult to identify enemies, so battles rarely take place.
In addition, when judging by common sense in a situation where our troops were larger in number, the enemy general, who had fewer troops, was bound to pay attention to the front.
Tateushu decided to use a last-minute solution to avoid defeat.
“Mobilize the rear infantry, archers, and wizards to support the front lines! “Those who protest this time will be court-martialed by the commander’s authority after the battle is over!”
His orders were soon conveyed to the entire army, and the officers commanding the rear troops had no choice but to go to support those fighting at the front.
From Warsaw’s point of view, it could be said to be the best choice based on military common sense, but it was already too late.
Meanwhile, it was difficult to continue penetrating Warsaw’s rear with only 4,000 archers, so Anastasia reexamined the current situation and gave orders.
“If you hang around here any longer, the Warsaw idiots will come to their senses! Everyone get out quickly! “All units must gather near me again!”
When we declared to the archer cavalry that it was time for us to return, some people appeared expressing their disappointment.
“If I kill just three more, there will be 10 people…”
“I fell asleep after talking nonsense. “Don’t you know that killing by sniping with an arrow counts from majors and above?”
“Let’s go back. “If you violate an order, you will be subject to a court-martial instead of a reward.”
It was a real pity to part ways with the good Warsaw friends who offered their heads by shooting and slashing at them, but if they disobeyed their orders, their heads would be taken away.
The archers randomly swung the swords in their hands and cut off the heads of the unconscious Warsaw infantrymen one by one.
Then, a hole opened by itself, and most of the archers succeeded in escaping safely through the gap.
Those who succeeded in escaping, filled with hatred, sat on their horses, turned their backs, and frantically fired the remaining arrows in their quiver at the enemy.
No, after everyone gathered according to the command of the brigadier general, there were some who thought about retreating immediately or waiting.
Anastasia’s nomad-specific good eyesight and outstanding brain helped her realize that there was an ambush of the Reich Imperial Army near where the archer cavalry was located.
“Major Ibrahim, what exactly were the orders given to our archer cavalry brigade?”
“Weren’t you supposed to mobilize the archer cavalry to attack the rear and shake up the front lines? “After that, there were instructions to act autonomously.”
“Right to autonomous action, good. Then let’s do it like this.”
Having said that, Anastasia looked around and then gave an order.
“Soon, the soldiers sent by Captain Jaeger will strike the rear of the enemy army. So rather than returning straight to base, I would like to engage in more meaningful activities.”
The soldiers belonging to the Archer Cavalry Brigade perked up at those words.
Because I have made enough achievements so far, but if possible, performing even a little more will help me get promoted in the future.
“Soon, our infantry reserve will strike the enemy’s rear. “We will pour in all the arrows we have to provide long-distance support to our infantry.”
The archers were a little disappointed because it wasn’t a romantic story about charging again, but it was much better to shoot more arrows than to return to the base like this.
So even though everyone was a little disappointed, they graciously agreed.
“Send a messenger to Captain Jaeger and inform him of our action instructions, then immediately dismount from your horse and prepare to fire a salvo!”
When the order was given, the archers dismounted from their horses and formed a shooting formation.
Meanwhile, Warsaw’s archers and wizards fired arrows and magic at the horse archers, but according to Anya’s words, the archers remained firmly in their positions.
Shortly afterwards, as Anastasia had expected, infantry reserves began to slowly emerge from just in front of the rear of the Warsaw Corps.
At the same time, an order came from Brigadier General Anastasia.
“Everyone fire at once! “Kill everyone without leaving a single one behind!”