Josse was loading ammunition tremblingly, looking forward at the enemy's movements from time to time.
In the few short seconds before shooting, he experienced the most thrilling scene in his life so far. A spear flew over at lightning speed and directly hit the companion next to Josse. The poor companion was like a victim. It flew upside down to the open space in the middle of the phalanx like a thrown rag doll. Although it was immediately dragged down by the medical soldiers, Josse estimated that this unlucky comrade was in danger, because he could clearly hear the sound of the gun being pierced into the human body.
Heavenly Father Bless me, the knight who threw the spear turned his handle slightly upward, and he was the one who flew over.
Not only one person was shot by the gun, but there were many painful screams from both sides. The officers shouted "hold on" and "hold on", for fear that the formation of the phalanx would be destroyed. Fortunately, the enemy's attack only caused a small commotion. Thanks to their daily training, Soldiers's emotions quickly stabilized.
In the past, Josse had no intuitive understanding of the power of the knights. He only knew that these people were very powerful. After receiving a period of assassination training after joining the army, he estimated that he could go a few rounds in front of the knights no matter what.
Only now did he realize how wrong he was. Judging from the force of the spear just now, the knight was probably strong enough to lift him up like a chicken and throw him out. If he faced him head-on, he would probably be killed instantly.
Fortunately, he was holding a musket now, and all his companions around him were holding muskets.
After hearing the order to fire from the third row, Josse immediately pulled the trigger. After a crackling sound, the Kent Family knight he was targeting and the mount under his crotch were covered in blood mist. The knight's head fell to the ground, and the horse could not survive.
The first wave of cavalry that rushed over ran as fast as they could, and there was no longer any threat. The cavalry behind stopped charging and wandered in the distance to look at the square formation.
But the row of sergeant Soldiers-Makarov at the outermost edge of the square still had their rifle butts firmly on the ground, Bayonet pointing diagonally into the air. They did not reload the ammunition after finishing shooting, and kept this posture. If the enemy continued to attack regardless of all costs, they must use their own flesh and blood and the Bayonet to block and delay the opponent's offensive.
Gunfire also rang out from the left side of the phalanx. The Kent family's cavalry was divided into two teams. One team attacked the right side of the front of the phalanx, and the other team rushed from the left side of the phalanx. After the cavalry in the frontal attack took a shot, another group of cavalry who was lagging behind immediately reined in their horses. Although they didn't know what happened, the tragic situation of their companions made their brains make what they thought was the safest judgment.
However, War Horse, who was running at high speed, did not just stop. Some people had already entered the shooting range of Flintlock Gun. Joyce, who was responsible for commanding the left side of the phalanx, immediately ordered the two rows outside to open fire at the same time, knocking the leading part of the cavalry team off their feet.
When the sound of bumping was heard, Jia Ais felt the danger coming. He immediately tried to stop his mount. In the process, he saw the family knights who were rushing at the front fall off their horses one by one.
Fire crossbow! Jia Ais immediately thought of this weapon.
It is said that Greiman relied on this weapon to easily destroy the pirates of Northwest Bay. Jia Ais had previously regarded this kind of weapon as an exaggeration made by common people. He had been exposed to military matters since he was a child and had never seen any weapons.
Unexpectedly, this legendary weapon is actually real, and there are so many of them!
Accompanied by flashes of fire and rising smoke, deadly projectiles shot out at speeds invisible to the human eye, taking away every living life.
The rumors described this weapon in this way, and the scene I saw today was exactly the same as the description in the rumors.
What a terrifying weapon. I underestimated Greiman Family.
But he didn't give up. As a child of an aristocrat who received elite education since childhood, when Jia Ais encountered difficulties, the first thing he thought of was how to solve them, rather than escaping from them.
In his previous life, he had encountered many unexpected difficulties, but they were overcome by his perseverance. He believed that he could solve them this time as well.
Alarda Army only has infantry, which has a natural disadvantage against cavalry, and it has formed a square formation with a hollow in the middle and faces on all sides. This formation does not require any movement, and the initiative is still firmly in his hands.
"Woo--Woo--"
Having made up his mind, Jia Ais blew the horn, and the cavalry wandering around gathered around him. They kept a safe distance from the Alarda Army as they moved, and finally formed a large team, roughly counting nearly 200 people.
Jia Ais led the cavalry into a trot, slowly circling around the Alarda Army's phalanx.
He observed the phalanx while circling, trying to find the opponent's weaknesses.
However, he found that with the range and power of the "Fire Crossbow", this kind of phalanx facing enemies on all sides had almost no weaknesses. Even if they use kite-style long-range harassment attacks, they cannot get too close to the opponent. Before the bows and arrows and throwing guns can work, they will be knocked down by the "Fire Crossbow".
Although there are only three to four layers of Soldiers on the outside of this hollow square array, which looks very weak, Jia Ais can see that Alarda Army's arrangement of the array in this way can maximize the firepower output density of the "Fire Crossbow" in his hand without making Soldiers feel lonely and helpless.
"Firepower?" Yes, this word that suddenly popped up in his mind was so suitable for the weapon in the opponent's hand.
If it is arranged into a solid square array, the width of each side will be greatly shortened, and the output firepower will also be greatly weakened. The person staying in the middle of the square array will be blocked by the people in front and will have no effect at all.
hateful! What strategy should be used to break this damn phalanx? The opponent was so motionless, showing no flaws. The general army would be unable to sit still when they see the cavalry running around them.
While he was thinking hard, something happened to Arda's army.
Jia Ais was overjoyed, the other party finally couldn't hold it any longer. Come on, come after us! However, the opponent did not disperse the formation as he expected! Just opening the four corners of the square array, some Soldiers struggled to push something out.
Jia Ais's face turned pale instantly, and he suddenly remembered something: Since the rumored "Fire Crossbow" is true, then there is another rumored powerful weapon...
He raised his riding crop and slapped the horse's butt hard.
"Everyone spread out! It's 'Thunder Hammer'!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderous voice sounded, and something seemed to be roaring in the air...