When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 754 Lathis Can't Laugh

There was a whooshing sound, and the lead bullet once again flew over the shield cart and landed on them.

Every few steps, I could feel my companion beside me collapse to the ground, and the companion behind me would have to step forward to fill their place.

What passed under his feet were corpses with tragic deaths and wailing wounded soldiers.

Needless to say, the feeling of panic gradually spread.

It was not until the divine light ball fell into the square that the soldiers managed to step over the tragic corpses of their companions.

If the Holy Wind was dense enough or if given more time, a phalanx might have been defeated before the battle even began.

Unfortunately, the gunners also entered the range of the bows and arrows at this time.

Dense feather arrows fell from the sky, making crisp clanging sounds on the musketeers' armor.

Regardless of whether it was reflection or reloading, every round of arrow rain would have gunners fall down due to arrows.

But even though someone nearby was shot by an arrow, it did not affect the gunners' shooting like mechanical puppets.

The biggest difference is that when leaving, the gunners will pick up the wounded from the ground in groups of two and send them to the rear of the square.

After six volleys, Andre took the lead in ordering the gunners to withdraw.

But it was still a step too late, as a cavalry squadron of the Duke of Wingchao rushed over.

The knights' swords and lances pierced the wind and crashed into the two musketeer phalanxes on the side.

The horse's hooves crushed the skull, and the knight's sword swept across the chest, abdomen and head wantonly.

Amid the officers' shouting and cursing, the two phalanxes of musketeers instantly collapsed.

The musketeers began to run away crying, but the large square formation behind them began to press forward, squeezing the knights' charge space.

Lannes also followed and began to tangle with these knights.

As the Shattered Stone Plains army was desperately approaching, the Thousand River Valley army was also desperately approaching.

The last 50 meters of distance.

The wind of hellfire finally stopped.

After all, these holy gunners have too little mana. Even with electric gold and smelling salts, they can only fire 3 to 4 shots with the Thompson gun.

After firing two or three rounds, you must keep the last round as a reserve.

Feeling the holy wind stop, the soldiers shouted excitedly: "The Holy Father's hand has closed the hellfire. Victory, I see it!"

Isn't it just relying on the wind of hellfire? If you have the guts, fight men face to face!

The moment they raised their heads, the hideous smiles on their faces froze.

"Hold on! Put down your spears!"

The commands and drum beats changed, and the original dense forest of spears fell down.

The gun barrel shook and hit, and one could even hear the sound of breaking through the air when it fell.

The spear was raised to the collarbone, and the cool wind blew across the cold sweat on the back of the neck of the Shattered Stone Man, and also blew across the red tassel on the top of the helmet of the Thousand River Valley Man.

"Get ready!" The centurions kept shouting, and all the spearmen clenched their spears tightly.

After countless drills and training, they all knew that the next words of the centurions would be - "Charge!"

"Charge step!"

The earth trembled.

"victory!"

The raising gun tips rushed forward, but no one fell behind or charged ahead.

The gun barrel formed dark sea water, the gun tip formed white waves, and the tsunami rushed over like an overwhelming force.

"Damn it! Form a line! Form a line!" Judging their speed, the phalanx commander of the Gravel Plain was sweating profusely.

The soldiers moved back and forth in the array, pulling the troops into line, forcing them to lean their shoulders together and raise their spears.

Just as he was about to return to his position, the black-armored soldiers appeared before his eyes in the gap between his helmet and his shoulders.

"Why is it so fast?" A sergeant shouted, holding his helmet that was tilted by other soldiers.

The charge speed is 80 steps per minute, which is 60 meters.

To modern people, it is the speed of an old grandmother taking a walk.

But for the soldiers wearing heavy armor, holding four-meter-long spears horizontally, keeping in step, and forming a neat and orderly formation, this speed is already a charge.

"kill--"

Accompanied by the roars of the veterans of Captain Ten, a hundred spears stabbed out at the same time.

With the help of speed and thrust, the wrought iron spear head easily bypassed the gap in the shield and penetrated directly into the body.

Blood spurted out all over the ground, and cries for mother were heard everywhere.

Within half a second of the battle, three or five bodies fell to the ground on both sides, not to mention the wailing wounded.

After the spear pierced the human body, the veterans in the first row did not even try to pull it out.

Instead, he threw the spear away, drew the saber from his waist, lunged forward, rolled to the opponent's feet, and swung out with his elbow and hand.

The sharp sabers dragged and cut their calves and toes, and the faces of the soldiers on the front row of gravel fields were distorted as they were defeated.

They reacted immediately, discarded their spears and began to fight with their guns.

Spears were being pushed above, and fights were being fought in a small space below.

It’s just that they realized it too late, and the front and back rows didn’t coordinate well.

The one in front squatted down, while the one behind holding the halberd and axe hadn't reacted yet, until the spear stabbed his chest, he dodged with a red face.

But in battlefields, spearmen fight shoulder to shoulder, so where is the space for people to dodge?
With a few thumps, the soldiers in the second row fell one after another. To make matters worse, the gunners on both sides rushed out at this time, widened their formation and fired obliquely at their flanks.

The first two rows of soldiers that “collapsed at the first blow”, the terrible bombardment before, the lead bullets flying from both wings, the enemy phalanxes that rushed forward like crazy…

Under heavy pressure, the "collapse" of the front-row soldiers triggered a chain reaction.

Less than three minutes after the two sides came into contact, deserters appeared, and the phalanx showed signs of disintegration.

Since they had superior numbers, their plan was to launch an outflanking attack.

That is, the six Gravel Formation phalanxes hold back the four Thousand River Valley phalanxes, and the remaining two Gravel Formation phalanxes attack the flanks.

However, the phalanx that was originally planned to encircle the enemy had only reached halfway when it saw this scene and had to turn around to provide support.

Compared with the Qianhe Valley infantry who train three or even five times a week, these Gravel Plain infantry who only train once a week or even a month are like rookies.

The training here does not mean to hone martial arts, but to practice military formations and coordination.

You know, the Qianhe Valley Army is a semi-standing army.

When stabbing and advancing, both sides knew everyone around them and had cooperated with each other countless times.

The martial arts of the people from Shattered Stone Plains are far superior to those of the Thousand River Valley soldiers, but unfortunately some of them have only met today, so there is no room for cooperation and trust.

What's more, among them are many tough veterans who participated in the Thousand Valley War.

This is a veteran of the company who is stubborn and stubborn!

The Stonewall Guards standing in front of the Thousand Valley Soldiers were like the Thousand Valley Soldiers in front of the Veterans.

The enemy phalanx was defeated before any supporting phalanx arrived.

"Isn't this collapsing too fast?"

Looking at the fleeing Shashiyuan army, many veterans who had just been transferred from the rear were numb.

This is just the beginning. They have fought with the Imperial Infantry before, and they had fought back and forth with them for several rounds.

After the first round of pushing the spears, there were only a few small gaps in the array.

The back team could have filled the gap with staggered rotations, so why did they collapse?
Could it be a strategy to lure the enemy?

The old soldier suddenly became suspicious and slowed down his pace, even causing the other soldiers to slow down as well.

"What are you doing with the medicine?" Seeing the square formation stagnated, the captain rushed to the front with a whip in anger, "Chase! Chase!"

"Captain Bai, this may be a way to lure the enemy..."

"I'm luring your uncle, give chase!"

…………

"The Abbots Phalanx was defeated!"

"The Bermodus phalanx was defeated!"

"The Lalalev phalanx was defeated..."

"..."

Messengers arrived one after another, but there was no good news that reached Count Lattes.

He originally focused his energy on the infantry, thinking that he could win by sheer force, but who could have imagined that they would be defeated in the first battle?
Now he focused his energy on the cavalry, thinking that he could turn the situation around by winning a cavalry battle.

But the continuous cavalry duels on the hillside made him unable to laugh.

In a normal cavalry battle, both sides should have been fighting each other continuously.

To put it in a more vivid way, you chase me and I chase you, and we fight for a while and then disperse.

Whoever falls behind will be pursued, and will have to rely on mobility and riding skills to increase the horse's speed and get out of the way.

During this period, some people will fall behind, and they will become the spoils of the pursuers.

At the beginning, Meliati's cavalry regiment still followed the ancient rules of warfare.

However, when the Gravel Plains Knights pursued the defeated Thousand Valley Cavalry, they suddenly discovered that they were running towards the artillery position.

Chase him, the lead will hit you.

If we don't chase them, we can only watch them reorganize their troops and continue to attack.

The battlefield unexpectedly turned into a situation where the Qianhe Valley Cavalry repeatedly attacked and harassed, and then retreated.

Not long after the Gravelfield Knight's pursuit, he was hit in the face by cannonballs and lead bullets.

The witch Meliati has no martial ethics. When the cavalry is chasing, she will use cannons and gunners to cover her own cavalry.

She is only allowed to hit others, but not others to hit her.

Now the infantry battlefield has been defeated.

Although the cavalry battlefield was tense, everyone could see the decline of their own cavalry.

The infantry lost, the cavalry lost, they all lost...

So, they actually lost again, and this was their last effort.

If they lose this battle, Stonehenge will have to return the power they have fought for generations to the royal family of Leia.

It’s not that Lathis dislikes the fertile land of Dawn Island, but although the Gravel Plain is barren, it is also his hometown.

Looking at the messy green land, Count Lattes remained silent for a while before suddenly saying, "Holy Father, it's not that I didn't try hard, please forgive me."

"what did you say?"

"I say... Blow the horn, and the Red Feather Arrow Knights will take up the rear."

"Uuuuuu——"

(End of this chapter)