Joining battle (I)

When Beck saw that the Cavalry of the Southern Marching Legion had broken out of their line formation, he knew that his plan had worked and quickly ordered the march to speed up.

Because he knew this was only temporary; he had merely limited the effectiveness of the Northlands Cavalry, not eliminated the threat entirely.

The impact of the Northlands Cavalry was formidable, especially since the Duchy had clear intelligence proving that Viscount Golden Sunflower commanded a Heavy Cavalry Cavalry force with the same configuration as the Iron Birch Family.

With this Cavalry force, the Southern Marching Legion could easily crush the two Coalition of Nobles phalanxes on the flanks, it just depended on whether Victor was willing to suffer terrible casualties. Once the flanks were breached, the First Legion and Great Oak Territory on the central axis would inevitably expose their weak flanks.

Therefore, while issuing the order to accelerate, Beck also requested, in the name of the Allied Command, that the Cavalry of Great Oak Territory be used to contain James's Cavalry, thus delaying the collapse of the flank.

Beck believed in the strength of the First Legion, which, together with the equally formidable private army of Great Oak Territory, would surely be able to defeat the main force of the Southern Marching Legion before the Coalition of Nobles on the flank collapsed.

Soon the command headquarters of the private army of Great Oak Territory received orders from the Allied Army. The command headquarters of the Great Oak Territory army was in a huge carriage, where Count Black usually lived. The carriage was more than 8 meters long and more than 2 meters wide. Inside, there were not only bedrooms but also Ducal House and a small conference room. Even the horses that pulled the carriage were specially purchased heavy draft horses, a total of 6, each of which was more than 2 meters tall at the shoulder.

However, the carriage bearing the Great Oak Crest was filled with a somber atmosphere, tinged with sadness. Only Knight Yellen and Steward Magnus were seated in the front meeting room; Count Black was not present.

Inside the carriage, Knight Yellen and Magnus finished reviewing the order scroll from the Allied Command. Knight Yellen immediately rose to leave the tent, but Steward Magnus quickly stopped him. "Yellen, where are you going?"

Yellen did not turn around, but simply turned her head and said, "It looks like war is about to break out. I'm going to my troops to take command. I will proceed according to the original plan."

"Okay, I'll leave everything to you. I'll help appease the Allied Command. I'm sure Viscount Golden Sunflower has made the arrangements. You just need to cooperate with the exercise for now."

Yellen nodded and left.

After seeing Yellen off, Steward Magnus glanced at the room inside the carriage, sighed heavily, and then left the carriage, ordering his Personal Guard to ensure its safety. He was going to personally oversee the army to plan the next battle.

Soon the distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer, from two kilometers to one kilometer, and then to 500 meters. The sharpshooters in the square formation could already see the faces of the soldiers in the front row of the opposite square formation.

But at this moment, the Southern Marching Legion's line formation changed again. The two square formations in front of Great Oak Territory suddenly began to accelerate their march, while the two square formations in front of the First Legion began to shrink and combine into a large diamond square formation.

Marvin and Santos' two pure Infantry Regiment combined, with the Heavy Infantry forming the foremost apex of the diamond formation, while the Pikemen Heavy Infantry closely behind to form the upper half of the diamond. Swordsmen and shieldmen protected the flanks of the diamond, and the archers and crossbowmen of both armies automatically covered the rear half of the diamond.

At this moment, Beck noticed the change in formation on the other side. Although he didn't quite understand why the Southern Marching Legion was changing its formation when they were already so close, he saw that the other side had clearly placed Heavy Infantry and Pikemen in the front of their formation. He knew that the Southern Marching Legion did not want to fight a war of attrition with him, but instead wanted to tear his vanguard apart with its heavily armed Heavy Infantry.

Beck said through gritted teeth, "How dare you! You have quite the appetite. You want to rely on Heavy Infantry to tear apart the frontal defenses of our Iron Wall Legion? Aren't you afraid of breaking your teeth?"

The order was given: the vanguard would immediately form a defensive formation, the Bow and Crossbow Troops would prepare for ten volleys, and the Pikemen would attack the enemy from both flanks.

Beck also saw the change in formation of the Southern Marching Legion opposite Great Oak Territory. He estimated that both sides would disband earlier than them, but he didn't quite understand Victor's intentions. So he simply had someone inform Great Oak Territory to deal with it on its own and urged the Great Oak Territory's Cavalry not to waste time circling around with the Northlands Cavalry.

As the distance between the two sides closed to 200 meters, the archer phalanxes in both formations stopped advancing and stood still, drawing their bows and nocking arrows. At the officer's command, the flag bearer waved the flag, and the ranged troops on both sides began to fire arrows.

At this moment, the First Legion's front-line swordsmen and shield bearers rushed forward 20 paces, then pressed their shields together to block the rain of arrows from the Southern Marching Legion.

However, the Heavy Infantry vanguard of the Southern Marching Legion did not stop marching to avoid the rain of arrows. Instead, they continued their charge despite the arrows, so they were hit by the arrows earlier than the First Legion. However, their two sets of armor were incredibly protective, and their helmets had face shields. Unless the arrows hit the gaps in the armor, they could not break through their defenses.