On April 2, 1991 in the Holy Calendar, the battle between the two major factions of Northwest Bay for Biduo Fort officially began.
As soon as the sun rose, the coalition station was overwhelmed by the noise. The officers' roll calls, scoldings, whips, the movement of men and horses, and the clash of weapons and armor filled the entire camp with a tense and solemn atmosphere.
It took more than two hours for the coalition forces to get their formation in order.
Price Parker and other generals stood in front of the entire formation on horseback. Old Earl Facing the rising sun in the east, he drew out the sword from his waist and pointed it diagonally at the sky. Under the reflection of the sun, the sword shone brightly.
He shouted seriously, "Target! Kent Camp! Forward!"
"Roar!" All the troops shouted in unison! The phalanx formed by the coalition forces began to move slowly towards the enemy camp in the east.
For this battle, the coalition forces, except for leaving more than a thousand people to guard Biduo Fort behind them, put the remaining more than 6,000 people into the battle.
The camps of the two combatants were quite far apart. In order to prevent the formation that they had worked so hard to arrange from being disrupted, the coalition forces had to stop and go, stopping to regroup every distance.
After all, the quality of Soldiers is generally not high. Most of them are Militia who have just been recruited. They were still hoeing in the fields before.
This situation reminded Bryce of the first "military parade" held when Earl Greiman just took over. At that time, Alarda Army was just like the leading troops on the march now. No matter how neatly you formed the formation at the beginning, you would have to go into chaos after taking a few steps.
The scout who went to the front to investigate came back and reported, "Kent Army is also moving this way in a strict formation. The two armies will be in contact soon."
Earl Parker raised a Telescope and looked to the east.
This was a gift given to him by Bryce under the instruction of Paul. Old Earl treasured this weapon that could watch enemies from thousands of miles away and carried it with him at all times. Other lords and generals were so enthused that they privately asked Bryce for a large sum of money to buy it, but they were all blocked by Bryce for the same reason as firearms.
In Telescope, smoke and dust are already rising in the east, indicating that a large number of people are coming this way.
Bryce rode up to Plath Parker and said to him:
"Your Majesty, our army is facing the sun, while the enemy's back is facing the sun. The situation is not favorable for our army."
Earl Parker nodded and asked him, "Alde Lieutenant Colonel has any strategy?"
Bryce raised his whip and pointed in the direction of east-north.
"If we can occupy the high slope over there first, we can use the advantage of the terrain to offset the disadvantages of light to a certain extent, and the height will be more powerful for our army Artillery."
Although under the auspices of the old knight Schroeder, Greiman Military Academy "crash-made" a group of officers, some basic military common sense has been firmly imprinted in the minds of the Alarda Army officers at all levels. Bryce is particularly sensitive to terrain. Before starting the battle, he asked the scouts to survey the nearby terrain.
Earl Parker twirled his beard and said with some hesitation, "The idea is very good, but if we suddenly speed up, I'm afraid..."
"Without bothering your lords' subordinates, Alarda Army is willing to be the vanguard and seize the high ground ahead for the army."
Earl Parker pondered for a moment, "Okay, I'll just trouble Alde Lieutenant Colonel."
Bryce saluted him with a raised hand salute that was slightly unfamiliar to everyone, and then rode back to the front of his troops.
"Infantry Battalion One, Infantry Battalion Two, Artillery Company, all of them, target the high ground in the northeast, run forward!"
Alarda Army quickly took action and ran away from the large coalition forces. Each Artillery of Artillery Company was pulled by more than four horses. It was very maneuverable and followed closely behind the two Infantry Battalion.
Although they are running forward, Alarda Army still maintains a fairly tight formation. Once they encounter an enemy, they can stop and adjust for a while before entering combat mode.
Such high quality amazed the other lords of the coalition.
"It seems that Greiman has a Standing Army. It's not a rumor."
Under the supervision of Earl Parker, the main force of the coalition forces also slightly accelerated their speed and moved to the high ground in the northeast.
First Battalion first approached the high ground and found that there was already a figure on it. The officer of the leading company judged that the other party was a scout of the Kent Army, and immediately led Soldiers to rush up and released several Volley Fire.
After several lives were taken away by unfamiliar weapons, the remaining figures evacuated the high ground in panic.
The two battalions of Soldiers panted and climbed to the halfway slope of the high ground and reorganized their battle formations.
"Quick! Let Artillery Company set up Artillery and bombard the advancing Kent Family army!"
Bryce urged anxiously. Through Telescope's observation, the marching direction of the Kent Family's army also deviated slightly to the north, obviously heading towards the high ground.
Their actions must be delayed. At the critical moment, Artillerymen lived up to the rigorous training on weekdays and quickly built a launching position on the top of the highland.
Accompanied by roars and thick smoke, 14 solid artillery shells carrying a large amount of kinetic energy flew toward the advancing Kent Family army.
The current Artillery Company is equipped with a total of 6 6-Pound Cannon and 8 4-Pound Cannon, all of which are equipped with flint ignition devices, which greatly improves the launch efficiency.
In this bombardment, Artillery Company tried the "artillery group tactics" for the first time - using all available Artillery to concentrate bombardment on a main target or the enemy's advancing route. Since it is difficult to hit directly, it is better to bombard a certain point to replace the accuracy of firepower.
Fortunately, although the distance was far away, a few shells still landed on the top of the Kent Family army.
"Maintain the formation! Anyone who disobeys military orders will be executed on the spot!"
Jia Ais shouted hysterically, and the knights around him spread these orders everywhere.
Jia Ais's original plan was indeed to seize the high ground, but he did not expect to be defeated by the coalition forces. He was so angry that he ordered to speed up the advance and must retake the high ground. The scouts reported that the number of coalition troops rushing to the high ground was not large.
Unexpectedly, his army had just marched a few steps when they heard a roar from the distance.
This voice was so familiar that it made Jia Ais feel bad.
Sure enough, something shot out of the air and hit the advancing infantry square.
"Ah!"
A Soldiers covered his stump and howled in pain. He was the first casualty to appear.
After the shells bounced off the ground, they continued to reap lives. Along the way, people fell on their backs and cried for their fathers and mothers.
Seeing such a terrible attack on friendly forces, the other phalanxes suddenly stopped moving forward.
An inexplicable atmosphere permeated the armies of the lords loyal to the Kent Family.