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Chapter 1435 Swept
The Scottish Legion occupying the first castle, the fourth village, and the fourth village was raided by a cavalry led by Wei Jinzhong with Spanish light cavalry as the main force in the process of dispersing and looting supplies.

The original plan of the cavalry was to divide into two groups to outflank the enemy, but after meeting the enemy, it was difficult for the cavalry to fight together due to language barriers, so it became another form of troops divided into two groups.

The protective Beiyang and Alan cavalry, wearing English plate armor and Daming cotton armor, were raiding along the outskirts of the village, firing muskets in the direction of dense crowds, stabbing single enemies with spears, and resolutely carried out outflanking tasks.

However, with a small amount of half armor, plate armor, a large amount of mail and even leather jackets and shirts as the main protective equipment, the Spanish light cavalry wearing Moorish shields, javelins, and spears shouted Santiago and launched a disregard for the Scottish troops in the village. All the charge.

Although these shepherds who were born on the border between the Iberian Peninsula and the Moors may have the greatest connection with the Knights of Santiago just because they were Spanish, the slogan of cavalry charge gave them the courage to firmly set foot on the road to hell.

This is how their predecessors rushed to the Ming army's position in the Baima River of the New World in the face of the bombardment of General Zhenshuo's artillery.

But this time, what they were facing was not artillery that could blast out large-caliber solid bullets, nor were there small banner arrows flying all over the sky, nor was there a rain of bullets that pierced plate armor.

They were greeted by a group of Scottish Highland infantry wearing small blue caps, green linen skirts, and calf stockings that were several buttons scratched by branches.

Most of them are still immersed in the joy of plundering English villages. Some even lay on the poor English peasant woman when they heard the screams of friendly soldiers behind them. The javelin pierced the chest from the back.

The Spanish hussars were like a herd of ferocious wild boars rushing into a crop field, and their centurions disintegrated themselves in the chaotic assault, rushing repeatedly from one end of the village street to the other in a sort of unofficial squad of six, Then rush back from there.

Enemies who were near used spears, and those who were farther away threw javelins until there was no longer a single enemy standing in the street.

This six-member team is not a combat formation, but a tradition in the Spanish phalanx. To maintain the friendship of soldiers, the six eat and sleep together, and train together. The relationship is equivalent to roommates, but in fact they should be called tentmates.

The road, location, and intelligence had all been figured out by the Beiyang cavalry under Wei Jinzhong long ago, and the remaining matters were left to these killing machines.

After all, there was a plan before the battle. Although the plan was messed up at the beginning of the encounter, every cavalryman knew the situation he was facing now.

They were relentless in fighting. A team of hundreds of roommates flooded the streets of the village like locusts, cleared all the enemies on the street almost immediately, and rushed to the next village along the path.

No one checked the village houses for enemies, and even those who turned from the street into pigpens, sheepfolds, hid dunghills, or fled across barren fields and woods had a good chance of not being pursued.

There were also some Scottish archers who had stayed in the cabins when the raid took place and had no time to come out. After a brief confusion, they mustered up their courage and shot at the cavalry running through the street behind the wooden window frames.

"They're all cavalry, they're heading north, go out and save people!"

Starting from the first highland warrior who had the courage to go out from the house to rescue the wounded, countless Scots soon appeared on both sides of the village street, holding, dragging, and helping the wounded back to the house, followed closely by the street. At the end there was another frightening sound of hoofbeats.

This time they were not so lucky, because it was not the Spaniard who rushed over again, but Wei Jinzhong who had been wandering around the village for a long time.

And the heavier and harder Alan cavalry under his command.

The Alan warriors are actually very good at riding, but they are not used to charging on horseback, because they used to not use stirrups, high bridge saddles, and spears. Although they have all these foreign objects now, they are used to It can never be changed.

Wei Jinzhong, who was carrying a small bow and bowed left and right, whistled on the street. Just after the Beiyang cavalry fired a few guns at the people hiding in the house and on the ground, something unimaginable happened to the Scottish soldiers.

Those aristocratic knights in plate armor, armed with spears, and riding burqa heraldry horses armed to the teeth, turned over from their horses and pulled out their hatchets and short swords from the harness. They formed a team of three or four. Turning his head and kicking open the nearest door, he rushed in with the sound of swords and soldiers colliding.

After a while, there will be a Scotsman yelling unwillingly in the room: "Irish, it's Irish!"

They are not knights, but they are definitely experts in using axes. In essence, chopping wood is not much different from chopping heads. The Alan warrior did this job quickly and well, which was greatly praised by Wei Jinzhong. A kerosene lighter, understatement: "Send them on their way, let's burn it."

One after another torches were thrown on the thatched roof of the wooden house, and in the light of the fire that soared into the sky, the Alan riders got on their horses and rushed to the next battlefield led by the Dongyang cavalry.

The Scottish nobles stationed in the castle had originally intended to lead the army out of the city, but just as the troops were assembled, black smoke was already burning in the two villages outside the city, and from the city walls, there were Spanish light cavalry chasing the north. .

While hesitating, the nobles led their troops out of the city and walked for a mile. Looking at the thick black smoke rising from the sky, everyone knew that it was too late to help the subordinates at this time, so they had to withdraw their troops back to the city, and arrange defenses and prepare defense equipment on the spot. .

The isolated and scattered Scottish company was quickly defeated by the Spanish cavalry, and when Wei Sixiang joined the battle, there was no chance for him to intervene on the battlefield.

They destroyed eight Scottish companies in a devastating manner. Even if the fleeing soldiers got together again, it would be difficult to restore their previous combat effectiveness. The Scottish Legion, which tried to bypass the frontal battlefield and tried to attack from the flanks, was almost completely annihilated in terms of combat effectiveness.

However, at the end of the battle, Wei Jinzhong led his troops to withdraw from the battlefield in an orderly manner. Not long after, he found on the high ground with a good view that the enemy army in the northeast direction did not come to help, and the remaining three or four companies in the castle did not dare to leave the city. Then he led his troops back to the battlefield again.

They can clean the battlefield with confidence and boldness.

The property, food, livestock, and a small amount of valuable armor of the soldiers that the Scottish phalanx spent two days looting were looted by the Spanish cavalry.

After a bloody battle, the Spanish cavalry in leather jackets covered their bodies with mail armor, happily followed their officers and surrounded General Wei Jinzhong, and drove the ox carts and livestock across the southwest battlefield.

In their view, the battle on the main battlefield in the southwest should have had a clear result. They need to eat something good and get a good night's sleep. They need to prepare to chase and kill the fleeing enemy tomorrow morning, or try to escape from the encirclement surrounded by enemy troops on all sides. .

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)