Chapter 291： regain ground

"No, the high ground must be taken back immediately, and the artillery cannot fall into the hands of the enemy."

The old knight Schroeder made a decisive decision, "Andrew, you command the fourth battalion to cover our rear, Claude, the second battalion will follow me to charge to the high ground."

Andrew nodded silently without any objection. Although he was a nobleman, he didn't dare to be arrogant in front of the knight Schroeder.

Claude said worriedly: "Master Chief of Staff, our strength is still too small, whether..."

"No!" Schroeder waved his hand heavily and insisted, "They will drag the cannon away later!"

While the two were discussing whether to counterattack the high ground immediately, someone pointed to the north and shouted happily: "The troops behind are following!"

Everyone immediately looked to the north, only to see a team winding along the road towards the battlefield.

This is a team composed of Arda sailors, militiamen and auxiliary soldiers recruited on the territory of the Carter family. It seems that the scale is not small, with more than 1,000 people.

The sailors were all equipped with breastplates and muskets, while the militiamen were equipped with breastplates and uniform spears, and the newly recruited auxiliary soldiers were only equipped with simple cold weapons—most of which were captured from the Carter family.

Schroeder finally had a gleam of joy on his face: "It's just in time, let them speed up!"

With a few sounds, a few rockets flew into the air and exploded. The team in the distance saw the signal and began to run wildly here.

The two armies converged at one place, and the commander of this team was Tirpitz, the commander of the third fleet. He learned from Schroeder that the artillery position had fallen into the enemy's hands, shrugged and said: "It seems that we have come a bit. It's too late, what should I do now, do I want to take it back?"

Schroeder: "Of course, the artillery can't fall into the enemy's hands. Everyone, I just thought of something. The opponent has such a powerful long-range attack method as the longbow. We need to draw well-protected soldiers from various troops."

Ten minutes later, 600 soldiers were assembled. They were not only equipped with breastplates, but also helmets.

Schroeder patted Andrew on the shoulder: "Baron, we will leave our back to you."

Andrew saluted him, "Don't worry, Chief of Staff. Also, please call me Lieutenant Colonel."

Schroeder nodded to him, drew out his saber and pointed at the high ground, shouted: "Attack!", and took the lead in walking forward.

"Dengdengdeng~dengdengdeng~", as soon as the voice fell, the marching drums sounded rhythmically. Behind Schroeder, 600 soldiers were divided into two parts, led by Claude and Tirpitz respectively. , stepping on the drums, followed Schroeder to the high ground.

The enemy on the artillery position discovered the counterattack of Arda's army. They were still fiddling with how to use the artillery and immediately assembled. From a distance, there were about 1,000 people. Most of them were longbowmen, and many of them were holding spears and knives. .

When Arda's army was 200 meters away, the longbowmen of the mercenaries began to shoot arrows, and the rain of arrows fell all over the sky in an instant.

The attacking soldiers are equipped with breastplates and helmets, and their limbs are exposed, not only to ensure the mobility of the troops, but if everyone is to be wrapped in tin cans like the knight master, the money required is even Arda, whose financial revenue has soared, can't afford it either.

The bow and arrow shot on the protective gear made a clanging sound, while the bow and arrow shot on the flesh brought screams. Every few steps, soldiers fell down screaming, and some people who were shot in vital parts may not be able to walk normally for the rest of their lives.

However, compared with their counterparts in this era, they were lucky. After the wounded soldiers fell down, medical soldiers ran over and carried them to the rear on stretchers. Military doctors used clean bandages, boiled water, and sterilized surgical tools to treat them. The probability of their survival was greatly increased compared with other colleagues.

The longbowmen in the duke's army would not feel pity because of their screams. Round after round of bows and arrows were thrown out. They were condescending and had a wide field of vision. Arda's army was their perfect target.

Human beings are flesh and blood after all, and in the face of huge casualties, even the soldiers of Arda who have undergone rigorous goose step and formation training will feel fear in their hearts.

The marching speed of the troops gradually slowed down, and some people's footsteps began to become chaotic.

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The uncaptured artillery was not used to support the counterattack on the heights, but was used to bombard the main army of the duke who was attacking again.

Fergus and Emerson also discovered the attempt of Arda's army to retake the artillery, and their army also rested, so they launched a fierce attack again, this time not only the cavalry, but also the infantry behind the cavalry.

The artillery is deployed at the front of the infantry formation. The gunners perform at a super level and inflict a lot of damage on the enemy. When the cavalry is close to shooting shotguns, they immediately abandon the artillery and retreat to the infantry forming a phalanx to get cover. Wait until a wave of attacks is repelled After that, return to the artillery position to operate the artillery again.

The arrival of the follow-up troops also brought spears, but in terms of resisting the impact of cavalry, spears are more effective than rifles equipped with bayonets.

The sound of guns, shouts of killing, and the sound of horseshoes shook the sky. Both sides attacked and defended each other for several rounds. The Duke's army still couldn't hold down Andrew, who was more than 1,000 people.

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Schroeder frowned tightly. If this continues, the morale of the troops will drop before they reach the enemy.

He stopped and turned to look at all the soldiers, not paying any attention to the arrows whizzing behind him.

"Is this the end? Look at your current appearance, are you 10% of your usual training performance?"

"So soft, can people make fun of us without any scruples in the future, a flamboyant troop."

The old knight was heartbroken: "The first battalion and the third battalion faced the same kind of longbowmen in Bidowburg It was also the same attack, but they lined up to each other without fear, Then they responded with bullets and bayonets."

"Show your courage and prove that we are heroes who will not lose to them."

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Under Schroeder's repeated reprimands and provocations, many people showed shame and puffed up their chests again.

The old knight stopped his speech at the right time, and now it was not time for a long speech, he raised his saber again and pointed forward: "Now I announce again—attack!"

"Dengdengdeng~dengdengdeng~", the marching drum sounded rhythmically again.

Schroeder shouted with all his strength as he walked:

"If I go forward, you follow me!"

"If I retreat, you will execute me!"

"If I die, you will avenge me!"

As soon as these words came out, it seemed that something was ignited in everyone's heart.

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"Stand!"

Finally came to a place where the enemy's nose could be clearly seen.

"preparation!"

The soldiers in the first row immediately knelt on one leg, and the soldiers in the second row and the third row alternately pointed their guns forward.

"Fire!"

There was a loud roar, and the momentum caused by the three rows of musket salvos was very terrifying. Many soldiers on the opposite side were trembling with fright.

What's even more frightening is that, along with the thick smoke rising, the jet-black gun barrels spit out deadly tongues of flame, harvesting lives in patches.

Almost an entire row of the Duke's army fell down with a clatter.

With a "wow", the people behind were blown away.

Schroeder swung his saber forward, "Kill!"

"Kill!" "Long live!"

The soldiers at the back echoed their officers, picked up their bayonets and rushed forward!