Tang Qi Tan

Groups of plate armored knights, and a large number of half-armored spear-armed retinues following them, the power to accelerate and attack at full speed is quite scary; just the dust billowing in the distance and the trembling of the ground; The front is chaotic, running like ants on a hot pot.

Soldiers of at least three forward defense companies fled from their camps and posts one after another. They didn't even want their weapons and flags. They just took off their armor and fled towards the rear camp regardless. The forward fortifications set up were thrown to the enemy.

Therefore, these hostile knights were almost non-stop, they slammed down, overturned and broke through, the outermost simple horses and trenches; Without breathing or stopping, he rushed to the second barrier.

And those fleeing soldiers, like flowing water, have jumped into the trenches on the side one after another, and those who are familiar with the road bypassed the two sides, and the company in the second formation was assembled by alarm. ; Exhausted, they fled to the third barrier behind them.

At this time, the representative of the Marseille Port City Chamber of Commerce who happened to be invited to watch the game, and the head of the Morrell and Sons Chamber of Commerce, Policard, couldn't help but feel a little surprised and horrified when he saw this scene; while the Toulon Fortress nearby In the observation group, someone even bluntly suggested: "Commander of the Rorschach Corps, in the current garrison of Toulon Fortress, at least a thousand experienced soldiers can be sent to help you rectify the army, and to help you For follow-up operations, provide corresponding help." "The navy can also unload the cannons on board for..."

"Thank you for your kindness, but it's really useless." Jiang Tian smiled slightly, waved his hand lightly at the void, and said: Hearing the bugle player standing beside him sounded a long trumpet, and then it became a scene full of mountains and plains. drum beat;
And amidst the sound of drums like a tide, the companies in the second formation, who were clearly shaken and impetuous at first, also quickly stabilized; while the veterans and sergeants yelled and scolded, they stabilized their weapons again. ; as if under some kind of calming spell.

At this time, the battering/shooting company from the rear base, the volley of arrows was long overdue; but unexpectedly and not unexpectedly, those heavy knights in horse armor were skipped; and Most of them were scattered on the following, half-armored cavalry followers with guns.

In an instant, the clanging of armor, human bodies and mounts, blood splashes and wailings were heard one after another; those armed guards rushing intensively also quickly pulled away from each other after losing dozens of companions. Spacing, which makes the array spread out and sparse.

At this time, the knights rushing to the front, the long-handled flag guns they held, and Kankan reached the edge of the second barrier, and they could clearly see each other, because of tension and excitement, fear, horror and other emotions. Gathered, almost frozen distorted faces and expressions.

Just when these armored knights, who were armed to the teeth, were about to break through the thin barrier formed by the horses, fences, and shallow trenches again; It exploded and sprayed a large cloud of dust and smoke, and the ground burst open in an instant.

A large piece of ground was torn apart, and they sank into it with the neighing and exclamation of people and horses.Then appeared in the billowing smoke and dust a deep ditch with a predetermined width, like a rift in the ground that suddenly opened in front of the fortress, swallowing two or three rows of vanguard knights.

Together with their mounts, they turned into corpses and wounded who were pierced on pickets, screaming and groaning in pain.It has greatly hindered and blocked the momentum of the subsequent knights' impact; although there are always people who are full of courage and take advantage of the situation to jump through the air...

However, they were caught by the spears, sickles, axes and guns protruding from the back of the simple fortress on the opposite side; if they were stabbed and hooked, although they might not be able to penetrate the plate armor, they could easily be pushed back or forced to move and dodge, stumbled and fell into the deep ditch again,

In this way, layers were superimposed on those companions who were wailing for help while wearing pickets.Even so, the knights in the back team turned a deaf ear to it, rushing forward with neighing and rushing forward; they also filled and leveled the zhang-wide deep trench in a very short period of time.

However, relying on the short-term buffer obtained by this deep ditch; more companies mobilized for support in the rear also quickly poured in and filled in; Among the barriers; a small group of knights rushed in.

However, the shields of more white soldiers were like a wall, and the combined force of shoulder to shoulder, chest to back, and the incomplete breakthrough; while blocking the slashing and chopping from the knights on horseback; stab the opponent's thigh and horse's belly with straight swords and war knives.

However, in the wailing of the mounts and the exclamation of the knights, they were knocked to the ground one by one; but at this time, more brisk cavalry also quickly expanded and extended along the knights who were blocked and lost speed in the middle. The coming two wings of the front have successively attacked and opened up more breakthroughs.

It was about to use the momentum of anti-outflanking to detour and attack the rear of seven or eight companies on the front line; at this time, a new wave of fresh troops from the rear also arrived one after another.There was only a crackling sound like dense roasted beans, and the cavalrymen in the gap between the lines fell like rain.

However, several shooting/gun companies that entered the left and right flanks also began to show their power.I saw rows of fireworks radiating dozens of steps away, and these retinue cavalry, who were obviously superior in the melee, became the best targets and targets, and fell one after another.

And at the moment when the musketeers that were close at hand tilted away, turned around and fell silent for a short moment; another company of crossbowmen rushed forward, setting up Italian-style curved shields, crossbows, and standard military crossbows. Facing the remaining retinue cavalry, they fired one after another.

And these cavalry followers who were trapped in the enemy's rear, after their formation and impact momentum were disrupted, did not even have enough room to accelerate again; they could only dodge the rain of arrows and dismounted one after another, using their mounts as a cover to walk towards the array of crossbowmen, hissing Roaring and attacking...

But at this moment, a new round of drumbeats sounded again; while the crossbowmen behind the large shields retreated reflexively; only rows of bare shields remained.Just as these cavalry servants fighting on foot rushed forward in one go, struggling to cut off the shield.

Suddenly, one after another roar suddenly sounded in the distance.It was the artillery that was hidden on the lookout platform, and began to open the bunker to fire; I saw trails of intertwined gray smoke, grazing the tops of the friendly soldiers' heads and shields in lightning speed, and bombarding the cavalry retinue.

Among the densely packed crowd, one group after another exploded immediately, fragments of blood and earth gushed like springs; or after smashing several human bodies continuously, they bounced up again in the shape of a snake. track, knocking down and overturning all human bodies and obstacles blocking the way...

Just after this round of approaching shelling, those cavalry followers who were forced to dismount and fight on foot collapsed unbearably; more than a thousand people fled to the two wings recklessly on the spot, and left behind unreserved, Displayed in front of reloaded crossbowmen and gunners.

But on the front line in the middle, among the plate armor knights who were once blocked and half surrounded, new changes appeared.There were only roars one after another; a fallen knight wearing a winged horn helmet and covered in blood and scratches suddenly threw out his weapon.

Then I saw him raising the dead mount with his bare hands, and throwing it forward suddenly; unexpectedly, he caught a small group of Free Army soldiers who were stabbing with spears.And his actions are like a demonstration. Among these plate armored knights, one after another burst out with huge strength different from ordinary people.

They either grabbed the corpses of the mounts and threw them out, or picked up the heavy saddles and fences, or risked stabbing and grabbing the spearheads and swept them over, almost killing the entire regular company soldiers who were facing each other. The person who smashed them turned on their backs and fled in all directions without any power to fight back.

"Is this the power of the bloodline passed down by the ancient knights?" Policar, the joint representative of the business alliance standing behind watching the battle, showed a lingering expression of fear, and muttered to himself: "I didn't expect that hidden in the Great Wall." There are so many inheritance knights inside the crown?"

But he couldn't imagine how tragic it would be once these knights mixed in with the royalist army and attacked Marseilles. Only those long-term cooperative mercenary groups and local citizen self-defense forces in overseas provinces and colonies, Can it stop the opponent's round of impact?

What's even more unimaginable is that these royalists who have always maintained their identities and despised businessmen, but coveted their wealth and property; but in private, because of poor management and debt-laden royalists, took this opportunity to let Marseille, where rich and maritime merchants gather, What kind of bloody storm did the city fall into?

"On behalf of Marseille's business alliance, I am willing to unconditionally pay your subordinates' military expenses for three months, and raise 300 million pounds of food for free." Then he turned to Jiang Tian and said, "The only condition is that you must Defeat these, inheritance knights in the royalist party."

"Actually, as long as there are solid fortifications and enough artillery, it can pose enough threats to it." But some members of the Toulon Fortress observation group nearby couldn't help saying: "Their only powerful, It's just my own body."

"There's no need to worry about this, just wait and see." However, Jiang Tian said in a calm voice unmoved: "My subordinates are not so fragile, nor are they so easily defeated." On the battlefield, hundreds of knights who had inspired the inheritance of the blood were still rushing forward.

Under their foot impact, the seven or eight companies that were originally surrounded in the front line have been broken down or more than half have been disintegrated.Then before the third barrier, they fell into a smaller trap/trench again; but this time they did little damage.

Under their mutual help and cover, even the knights who fell into it quickly climbed out or were pulled out by their companions; but this time, the spears and white soldiers blocking them were the rear semaphore and the white soldiers. Under the command of the drums, they retreated one after another to reorganize.

In an instant, sparks splashed on their armor and there was a knocking sound; but they were again fired from the loaded musket company; this time they were not unscathed.As large and small pits suddenly appeared on the gorgeous plate armor, these knights were beaten back again and again.

There are also people who suddenly fell to the ground without making a sound, or were unable to stand up again after being caught by corpses and obstacles on the battlefield.Then, another loaded artillery was aimed at them and started shooting; although it only hit the foot of a knight next to him, turning him over.

But it also made these knights who were in the attack frenzy half awake; they actually started to gather together again, while waving their weapons and swinging away the arrows that were shot randomly, or holding up the cavalry's heraldry shield to cover the gap between their heads and faces. , slowly backed away.

In the city of Avignon, a group of infantry wearing brown armed uniforms, half-body mail armor and nose helmets poured out from the gate again; Forward; apparently to meet the remaining knights.

However, Jiang Tian just smiled at this and said: "Since everyone is here, do you still want to retreat so easily?" Then, in his new round of orders, he followed the semaphore and the sound of drums. It was quickly conveyed, and it turned into smoke and dust billowing from the mobilization of troops in the rear camp.

However, several companies of light cavalry, ready to go, rushed out from both ends of the fortress below the city; brandishing sabers or maces, they rushed forward in an uneven formation. Those who had just rushed out of the city Enemy infantry coming.Meanwhile, the retreating knights were also in trouble.

A group of sergeants wearing piece armor, iron breastplates, and round-rimmed helmets had approached them at some point; and each of them was holding a matchlock and a pot, and suddenly threw them at them with all his strength.On the spot, some knights quickly swung their knives and split open, but there was only some liquid and powder.

Immediately, it was scattered everywhere, but some still hit their armor, or fell under their feet and were kicked around; the next moment, among these knights, bursts of fire and flames exploded one after another. The cloud of smoke knocked it down and overturned it...

The sparks that burst out immediately ignited the burning objects contaminated on their bodies; in an instant it turned into a large flaming flame.Facing the burning flames, even the thickest armor could not protect them from suffering.And some people had to get free in a hurry.

As they screamed and screamed, they desperately rushed to take off their helmets and open their breastplates, revealing the inner locks and cowhide linings; these knights, who were originally one against ten, were no longer so difficult to deal with.He was soon caught by the thrown lasso and fell by the long iron hook.

In the end, it was completely submerged among the soldiers of the Free Army in all directions.And those royalist infantry in the city who came to meet them also encountered big trouble.Under the shooting of the archer company that had arrived at the front line at some point, and under the continuous interspersed containment of the light cavalry company, they retreated steadily.

At the same time, whether it is the representative of the Marseille Business Alliance or the observation group of the Fortress of Toulon, they have just recovered from this series of ups and downs.Suddenly, under the banner of Jinyang on a blue background, Jiang Tian, ​​who was the commander-in-chief of the army, had disappeared.

However, whether it is a group of military officers, staff, and civilians who are close assistants, or the sergeants of the guard company with expressionless faces, they all seem indifferent to this, or they have long been accustomed to it.Then, they knew the reason.

Because, in the cheers that suddenly sounded in the front camp; one person and one rider rushed straight to the city gate that was being hastily closed.And among the messy arrows shot by the bewildered defenders on the top of the city, the man rushed directly to the thick and heavy city gate that could barely be closed.

With a dull bang, the sound of being bolted and locked inside began; the man immediately put out his hand and pinned the crack of the door.Then, I saw the iron hoop city gate carved with the texture of the ancient Lily Dynasty, suddenly trembling violently, and cracks that spread like spider webs appeared.

The next moment, it collapsed to pieces, revealing a group of guards who were stunned inside and hugging the door bolt.Then, they were smashed down and flattened by a large piece of city gate fragments thrown head-on; then, Jiang Tian tied the thick gate in his hand...

And just behind him, countless screaming soldiers of the Freedom Army, like torrents and turbid waves flowing across the wilderness, desperately braved the arrows shot from the city; It poured into the city gate; and rushed into the city like a torrent.

At this moment, the members of the Toulon Fortress Field Observation Team who were watching the battle from a high place in the rear, and Polikar, who was also the joint representative of the Marseille Chamber of Commerce, couldn't help but bewildered and stunned, speechless for a long time.At least, their previous calculations and plans, those long-planned negotiation conditions, all looked pale in the face of absolute power.