Chapter 284： Decided (on)

Watching the slow-moving Saxon infantry, Marin patted his head:

"I really want to forget something ... yes, it's a warship!" Marin finally remembered that he was lying in ambush on the Ames. Having been watching the movements of the Saxony army and responding, Marin almost forgot all three warships lying on the Ames.

Alas, Marin quickly ordered:

"Hurry up, light up the smoke!" Then, the lieutenant, on another high platform, started to light the smoke and sent a signal to Captain Kid, who was ambush on the Ames River in the distance, and asked them to come and clear the Saxon pontoon ...

After a while, the smoke rose up into the sky, and Captain Kidd, who had been observing the direction of the battlefield with a telescope, saw loudly and immediately ordered:

"Sailers, sail, paddle, and enter the Leda River!"

In order to facilitate sailing in inland rivers where the wind is not too strong, the three warships led by Kidd not only have sails, but also installed some paddles on the side to facilitate inland river maneuvering.

However, in order not to be discovered by the Saxons, Kidd's three warships hid a little far away. So it will take a while for them to get to the battlefield.

Looking at the enemy's infantry approaching step by step, Marin also began to feel a little nervous. However, what is more tense than Marin is the Saxon side, the militiamen who are oppressed by veterans.

民 The militiamen were originally called up temporarily. They entered the war on the one hand to make up the number and strength, on the other hand, they were also responsible for serving those knights. Because of the 3,000 knights of the Duke of Saxony, many are poor homeless knights. When the knights went to war, they didn't wear plate armor and horse armor in the beginning. Many times, their plate armor, horse armor, and lance are placed on a carriage. Usually, they rode light horses and wore knight rapiers.

After arriving on the battlefield, the knights took board armor, put on horse armor, and turned over with the help of the militia. Then, those recruited militiamen had to give their knights to the knights. Suddenly a round of charge came down, and a knight ran into a rifle, and when they returned, the militiamen had to send in a good new rifle in time ...

In other words, don't watch the Duke of Saxony bring 20,000 troops. In fact, the strong fighting force, that is, the 5000 plate armored horse and 5000 regular infantry. The 10,000 conscripts are better than the people who are purely engaged in transportation later, and probably have received scattered military training ...

Alas, don't underestimate these militiamen. These militiamen are usually strong farmers in the countryside. They are generally bolder than other farmers and are better at fighting. If it is a fight against the wind, these somewhat powerful militiamen will also be very useful. Once morale comes up, combat effectiveness is not much worse than the regular infantry of Saxony.

Of course, that's in the case of downwind. If you encounter a headwind, it will be difficult to say ...

For example, now, seeing the charge of the Cavaliers' men's assaults are severely wounded, those militiamen who were forced to advance are actually very scared. But fear is useless. If you refuse to move forward, the spears of the regular infantry behind will probably make a hole in them ...

So, in Marin's telescope, those recruited militiamen, with a timid look, proceeded slowly and carefully ...

Marin is happy-really unprofessional! In front of the Musketeer, he didn't charge with the skirmish line as soon as possible, but he was still moving forward slowly. Is this because he died slowly?

No wonder, so far, there have been no large-scale use of muskets in Europe. Naturally, there are no tactics or attention points for the Musketeers. Therefore, it is inevitable that the Saxons unconsciously used the method of dealing with the cold weapon forces.

It's even good to be slow to deal with cold weapon battles. For example, it will bring strong psychological pressure on the enemy and cause some psychologically fragile enemy soldiers to collapse. Because looking at the thousands of enemy troops coming slowly, the inner pressure is indeed very great.

However, for the Musketeers who need reload time, it is anxious for the other party to run slowly. In this way, they can shoot more rounds ...

After waiting for the enemy to reach a "targetable range" at a distance of 50 meters, the captains of the musketeers of various squares ordered:

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

Uh ...

So, the sound of gunfire came one after another ...

"Ah-ah-"

"Ah-ah-"

"Ah-ah-ah ..."

The Saxon militiamen who were at the forefront were shot to the ground and screamed screams, which made the Saxon militia who had not been shot more nervous.

However, there is an egg in tension ... the next round of shooting is coming again soon ...

"Pap-pap-pap-pap ..." Another Saxon militia was shot to the ground ...

At the same time, UU read the book and the 50 three-pound cannons continued to growl ...

"咻 —— 噗 呲 ——" A round of iron cannonballs hit the Saxon militia. The militiamen who faced the artillery positions facing Marin were very unlucky. Because they were hitting the muzzle ...

In a blink of an eye, more than 20 iron ball shells hit the target ... not only that, the shells also penetrated strongly ...

In the worst case, there were 15 Saxon militia in a line, continuously penetrated by a three-pound iron ball cannonball, knowing that the last shell was stuck in the belly of the 15th person, leaving a large bowl in front of his chest Blood hole ...

During this process, the heads, arms, or legs of many militiamen were smashed directly by ferocious iron ball shells, and the scene was very **** and horrible ...

Finally, some timid Saxon militiamen couldn't stand this fear, startled shouting and tried to escape backward. However, what awaited them was the sound of the spearhead "噗 呲 ——" fleshing into the flesh-it was obvious that those who fled were executed on the spot by the regular infantry behind ...

Forward is also dead, and backward is also dead ... Unfortunately, the 5,000 militiamen (which is not enough at this time) have to continue advancing in the rain of gunfire ...

哟 "Oh, don't you collapse?" Marin was surprised. After several rounds of shooting, the opponent's damage was more than one-tenth. It stands to reason that this kind of conscription should collapse. However, it is probably because the 5000 regular Saxon infantry who oversaw the battle threatened by their lives. These recruits are still advancing ...

However, Marin was not in a hurry, but continued to watch the musketeers and artillery create death and fear for the other ...

Then, in the telescope of Marin, the sails of three long-awaited warships appeared ...