Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 1039 The Battle of Krakow ([-])

Lu Yue looked at the battlefield, "Let Xiao Heda lead five hundred armored cavalry and five hundred light cavalry to circumnavigate the Polish army, and Zhang Zigai lead one thousand cavalry to assist Yelu Zonglei." The electricity has already packed up all the Polish light cavalry, leaving a battalion of troops to guard and escort the captives back. In addition, it led four battalions of cavalry to rush towards the Polish infantry in the front line.

But Yelu Zonglei fell into the ranks of the Poles.

Although the military literacy of the European army during this period was far inferior to that of Lu Qi, this does not mean that they were all disorderly mobs from top to bottom.

When Europeans charged with cavalry, they also had formations.It is completely different from the light cavalry. Even if the formation looks not so strict, but no matter how strict the formation is, it is still an formation, isn't it?

The stepped charge is a common method used by European knights when attacking.

The number of knights who make up the "ladder" is not large, ranging from as few as 30 people to as many as 60 people. Unless it is a team of a knightly country, you rarely see a "ladder" with a scale of [-] people.

This is not because there are few knights, but because their military cooperation is not tacit.

The stepped charge is the charge of cavalry groups launched under the guidance of the banners of nobles and nobles.In order to maximize their own strength, it is necessary for cavalry groups to form a solid front, shorten the horizontal distance between each other, and gather very close together.Then go straight ahead like a wall!
The knights charged with their guns in place, trotting at first, charging only at the last moment, in case the horses got tired or the formation got confused.The lance is raised vertically at the beginning, and only when it is close to the enemy is it lowered and held flat, in order to hit the enemy or his shield head-on, and the lance must be grasped and kept under the arm.

The latter are very long, generally 9 to 14 feet long, or three to four meters.Just looking at the shape, it is very similar to the Chinese horse lance, but it is completely different in reality.How durable the horse is, but the western-style lance is a consumable.Brittle wood such as birch is mostly used for gun handles.After a wave of charge, the handle of the gun will break if you stab someone (otherwise the cavalry's hand will be broken).

Therefore, it is not without reason that the historical wall cavalry [modern cavalry] was born in the European world.But because of the lack of tacit understanding and unfamiliar cooperation with each other, the "wall" of the Poles is really far worse than that of the Lu Qi army.

The Polish knights in front of them seemed to have reached their limit in a column of ten.

Therefore, the elite cavalry led by Henrik were actually small hard stones. Yeluzong Leibu was regarded as a big hammer. At first, it could easily smash small stones one after another. At least compared to Yelu Zong's Thunder Department, there are more, and if the back strength is not enough, it can only be embarrassing.

Lu Yue now asked Zhang Zigai, the vice-commander of the Forbidden Army, to lead a thousand cavalry to aid Yelu Zonglei.This Zigai, like Cheng Min and Wang Sheng next to Lu Chuan, was a general in Lu Yue's army before he conquered the country, and he was also a very fierce man.

The extremely short distance between the battle formations made it very easy for Zhang Zigai's army. Almost as soon as Lu Yue gave the order, Zhang Zigai led the horse army into the Polish cavalry army with a few blinks of his eyes.

Just at this moment, Zhang Zigai's army turned into the Polish cavalry formation like a sharp arrow.Henrik naturally discovered the coalition's reinforcements and sent a team to stop them.

But in front of Zhang Zigai's army was a main cavalry battalion that lined up a wall and rushed in as a whole.The Polish elite cavalry who came to block were invincible.

Although the elite cavalry of the coalition forces also paid the price in blood.In an instant, almost half of the hundred armored cavalry in the front row were knocked out!But the killing of the Poles is obviously more severe.

Five platoons of armored cavalry marched forward like a wall, followed by five hundred armored cavalry to take advantage of the fire. Henryk felt that the situation was different in just an instant.

His face became extremely pale.

"How is it possible? How is this possible?"

He couldn't figure it out, how could such a majestic and mighty knight be overwhelmed by the Chinese all of a sudden?
When Zhang Zigai led a thousand cavalry into the battle formation, the situation changed completely.The combination of Yeluzonglei and Zhang Zigai's armies is two thousand armored cavalry. This number is naturally inferior to the Polish knights, but don't forget the difference in combat effectiveness between the two sides.

This kind of frontal fight, even if two thousand cavalry can't tear up the Polish knights, they can't be easily defeated by the Poles.It can be said that when the follow-up Zhang Zigai army rushed in, a short stalemate formed on that battlefield in a short period of time.Neither of the two armies can immediately defeat the opponent.

The only sad thing is that the two sides in the battle there are mostly elite Poles on one side, and only part of Lu Yue's strength on the other.

Yeluzong led the light cavalry and continued to rush towards the Polish infantry.

Wladyslaw looked at the back with a heavy face, of course he understood what the Chinese were trying to do.Use elite cavalry to entangle the main force of your own cavalry, then use archers to disperse the infantry who are weak in combat strength and fighting spirit, and then attack with a large army. Wouldn't it be easy to defeat Poland?
In particular, the Chinese sent a cavalry to the rear of the Polish army early. Isn't this preparing for the closing.

"Tell the former army, hold the front, must hold the front!" Wladyslaw cried nervously.

You know, the few armored infantry of the Poles are all behind a large number of unarmored conscripts. If those farmers herd the sheep and retreat in a flock, the armored infantry will be blocked even if they want to go forward. .It's a pity that at this time, it is impossible to let the armored infantry step forward and then withdraw some unarmored conscripts.

To change the battle, that is to abolish martial arts.Wouldn't the conscripts immediately turn from retreat to rout?

Now, Wladyslaw can only rely on the few rows of crossbowmen from the former army.

Crossbowmen are a very lethal unit. A large group of crossbowmen is definitely the nemesis of cavalry troops.

If the Khitans did not attack Zhao Song's soldiers, the power of the crossbow soldiers can be seen.

However, what is the size of the crossbows of the Zhao Song army?How many crossbowmen are there in Poland right now?
Several rows of crossbow bolts fell on the charging light cavalry. Even Yelu Zongdian, who was leading the charge, was shot in the shoulder by an arrow. The fault was not that he was wearing plate armor, but it was not impossible that the arrow shot him straight off his horse.

The impact brought by the crossbow made him sway on the horse's back a few times, but with the help of the stirrup, he finally stabilized.

And after the crossbows were killed, when the distance reached a hundred steps, the light cavalry bowed their bows and set arrows one after another, and a puff of arrows fell on the heads of the front row crossbowmen like a torrential rain.

Rows of cavalry turned their horses' heads at a distance of [-] to [-] steps before the battle, like a stream of water that was separated, without any bluntness, and completed the turn of the battle like flowing clouds and flowing water.

If the Polish front army had hidden an iron cavalry, if they rushed out at this time, they would surely kill Yeluzong by surprise.

Rows of arrows fell densely, not only knocking the crossbowmen away, but also a large number of Polish unarmored infantry who followed.Wladyslaw had ordered the conscripts of the former army to attack, but this was purely to send them to their deaths.

The numerous levies collapsed.They have forgotten the God who gave them great encouragement before the war, and their lord has also been forgotten, and escape has become the only thing in their hearts.

At this time, Boleslaw was also ordered to lead his knights to attack the messy mob of the Polish former army.Arrow rain + iron cavalry charge, what else can the unarmored conscripts do but retreat and run for their lives?

For a few miles around, among the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the Polish army was already in chaos.

The armored infantry behind the unarmored infantry intercepted the rout infantry like crazy.Even if they take the initiative to die, it will be effective. It can consume the energy and arrows of the enemy to a certain extent, and horsepower, right?

Even if their death can only receive a very weak effect, it should be done.But the defeated crowd finally broke through the blocking of the armored infantry, not only broke the 'dam', but also cut the latter...

At the same time, in front of the formation of the two armies, when countless people were like scattered sparrows, running in the vast wilderness, desperately fleeing for their lives, some people chose to kneel down.

Kneeling down one by one, one after another.

The previous shouts of killing gradually stopped, and they saved their humble lives, but after kneeling down, it was really difficult to stand up again.

Perhaps, at this time, Polish farmers don't care whether they can stand up...

(End of this chapter)