Warlock Royal Family

() Although the battle shame was dark, there were enough torches around Ladislaus, and they provided light so that the Austrian captains could clearly see the Austrian flag.

Ladislaus rode on the "knee", observing the situation.

When the Swiss were attracted by Earl Slam and gave up their first charge, they were less than 20 meters away from being completely finished.

Tony finally gave the order to retreat in time before entering the sharp pincers that Ladislaus carefully prepared.

His judgment gave the Swiss Guard a chance to survive, but it was only a chance. The Austrians still had a great possibility of severely injuring or even annihilating the Swiss who needed to maintain their formation.

Although the Siena army has limited combat effectiveness, it is still very good to use as an auxiliary transport team. Their existence greatly reduces the pressure on the Austrian army to march, and Ladislaus's subordinates are in good condition.

The Sienese caught in the Austrian army would not be eaten by the night.

Of course, the possibility of the Swiss evacuating safely is also very high.

Troops are hanged by elite skirmishers and cannot retreat quickly, and then they are exhausted and finally collapsed. Generally, the attacking side has relatively strong cavalry to keep oppressing the defending side. Relying on bows and arrows can only reduce the morale and morale of the opponent. organization, but as long as the commander of the defending side is determined and patient, bows and arrows are not enough to destroy the phalanx.

The task of inflicting a fatal blow on the phalanx also requires cavalry to complete.

The Austrian cavalry has never been considered elite, and even the proportion of cavalry in the scout team is not high.On the contrary, the rogues are the main ones, and more emphasis is placed on the combat methods of lurking, tracking, and close combat.

But Ladislaus still paid the necessary attention to the cavalry.

In fact the Austrian cavalry went through a long period of reorganization, after missing several major battles.Finally played again.

Due to the political environment in Vienna, the cavalry reform progressed very slowly. It was not until after the victory of the Pavia War that Ladislaus had enough prestige to reorganize the Viennese Guarded Cavalry Regiment, which had a very strong aristocratic power.

The more than 1000 people who were laid off got good severance pay. In addition to the money of [-] talers per person, the newly conquered Milan area had a lot of abandoned land due to the war. Ladislaus bought each retired soldier They are divided into two or three mu of land according to the degree of fertility.

Only some of the worst officers were dismissed, and most of the noble officers who failed the test were placed into the police system of the newly conquered area.

In fact, most people are more than happy to be able to dominate there, and there will always be all kinds of opportunities in newly conquered lands.

Ladislaus could only hope that nothing too serious would happen to them.Compared with the newly acquired provinces, the strength of the central yang field army is more important.

In any case, relying on the newly obtained land and money, Ladislaus reorganized the cavalry unit with the most noble colors in a balanced manner.

Now there are a total of 500 guard cavalry. The [-] cavalry brought by Kessell-Weiting this time are all equipped with high-quality military horses and mail armor.

The special terrain of Venice and the slow reorganization process prevented Ladislaus from using cavalry at all in that battle.

During the surprise attack on Florence, the cavalry, who had always regarded themselves as high-level arms, were extremely anxious as they served as a reserve team to be alert to the possible Florentine army nearby.

It's just that this time Ladislaus still didn't let them attack the most tenacious enemy. It was too dangerous to attack the Swiss phalanx in the dark.

The Swiss have proven more than once that their discipline and fellowship can outweigh the weight and impact of a horse.The spirit of a human being can defeat the physique of a war horse.

A person's spirit and will can be worn down, and maybe another half an hour of oppression on this highly pressured battlefield, the Swiss will not be able to do it.

But the Austrians have not suffered from the stone-like stubbornness of the Swiss mountain people. The Habsburg family was expelled step by step from the northern foothills of the Alps by the Swiss in the more than 100 years before the leap.

Continue to bite the Swiss Guard for half an hour, and most of the Roman soldiers in the west will be able to escape the battlefield.And those Siena troops who were reluctant to go into battle can defeat them, it is not bad, and it is absolutely impossible to eat them.

Under the harassment of bows and arrows, the Swiss still maintained silence and stability, and retreated eastward slowly but orderly.

"Let the infantry spread out to the two wings, and our strength is more than two to one. We can take them hard." Old John's suggestion is very bold, and he is now very confident in his troops.

But pulling out the formation will give the Roman army a chance to come back.Either wing could be penetrated by a determined charge by the Swiss Guard.

"Forget it, seven points win, tonight is already a big victory, don't expect too much, Weiting, you attack the enemy's camp to the west."

After waiting for a long time, Ladislaus finally ordered the cavalry to attack westward, eating the turtle in the urn first.

Kessell-Witting was slightly disappointed by his order, but also relieved.

After all, this may be the first battle after the reorganization of the Austrian cavalry. Whether the first battle can be won is very important to the spirit of an army.

Failure to gnaw hard bones is likely to cause irreversible damage. When confidence is needed, of course it is better to fight hard.

Although the Roman army in the west is still fighting fiercely with Siena for the time being, in fact, this low-level fierceness is meaningless at all. The elite Swiss Guards are being driven farther and farther away. Ladislaus decided After not taking the risk to try to eat the Swiss Guard, the fate of those Roman city defense forces and noble private soldiers is doomed.

"Kill, kill."

A mass, perhaps over 200, of the Sienese army was routed by a Roman army no more than half their number.

The Roman army has formed several small groups with combat effectiveness. Correspondingly, the organization of the Siena army has almost disappeared in the night, except for the 200 elite members of the Colonna family headquarters sent by the Marquis Facchetti, The rest of the mob was already in chaos.

Even the elite of the Colonna Palace family's headquarters were coerced by the so-called friendly forces and unable to exert their combat effectiveness. They wanted to maintain the front line through killing, and the result was that the miscellaneous soldiers collapsed faster.

The dozens of elites preserved by Patriarch Petrucci, coupled with the existence of the son-in-law and lion, made their small group invincible in this low-level battlefield, which provided great help for the Roman army to regain the initiative in the battle. .

At that time, when several powerful groups formed by the Roman army began to cut and flank the Sienese army, the Ferrucci family began to drag behind slowly.

Patriarch Petrucci was one of the few men on the battlefield who saw that their superiority was meaningless.

"Hurry up, how many horses have you snatched?"

"Nine horses, there are only two horses left, and all of us will have horses."

"Nine horses are enough. Maicon and Milito are too old to follow us for a few days. We must hurry up. The Austrians will come at any time. The reinforcements from Rome are to the east. They will not chase too far south. "Patriarch Petrucci didn't know that the Swiss Guards were still holding back the main force of Ladislaus, but he knew that even a small amount of Austrian troops joining the battlefield would be enough to destroy the Roman army that seemed to be starting to turn the situation around. (To be continued. You are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets.

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