For those Bairdin Soldiers recruited by their respective lords, September 3rd was an extremely tragic day.
A few days ago, they were working diligently in the fields for the family's livelihood. Then Affairs Officer from the Lord's Castle came to the village and asked the village chief to gather all the young people in the village.
Affairs Officer selected the stronger-looking person from the crowd and announced, "The despicable Alarda People kidnapped Lord Mellon Garnard, the lord of Bairdin. We must give them a lesson. From now on, you will fight for the glory of Bairdin."
The lord's orders had to be obeyed or risk being hanged and the family being punished as slaves.
Affairs Officer Let the chosen person go with him to the lord's castle with household items that can be used as "weapons". This is because the weapons inventory in the lord's castle is often not enough for one person.
Sure enough, after arriving at the lord's castle, only more than half of the people received spears, and a few people also received wooden shields. The remaining people could only fight for the lord with their own "farm weapons". "Farm weapons" came in many varieties: pitchforks, hoes, sickles and even wooden sticks.
They were divided into several centurions, each led by a knight for training.
In the past few days, they trained on how to stand in a team, how to move as a group, and how to camp. Most of the time, they used wooden sticks to fight each other to practice how to fight with the enemy.
Occasionally, a few enthusiastic knights came over to give advice on fighting skills, but most of them stood aside and watched the fun. Many of them accidentally injured their opponents due to excessive force during practice, which then turned into real fights.
Watching these civilians greet each other with clumsy movements is a good pastime. It always causes a burst of cheerful laughter, and no one can stop it as long as no one is killed.
A few days later, Soldiers, who had been hurriedly training for a few days, was taken to Butuya by the knights. They would get their supplies and some other ordnance here, and then go to the next door territory to settle accounts with Alarda People.
When we arrived, we discovered that the required supplies were not ready yet, so we had to stay here for a few days. Barracks in Butuya City couldn't accommodate so many people, so they were crammed into some private houses to stay overnight.
Some dishonest people caused frequent conflicts between the army and the people. Lord's Manor sent people over and chopped off the heads of several people indiscriminately, and then things became a little more stable.
Suddenly, he received an order saying that Alarda People himself had come to the door, and he had to leave the city to fight with them immediately. There was a lot of excitement in Butuya City, and it took several hours from noon to gather the people, and under the leadership of the knight, they went out of the city to form an array.
After leaving the city, under the supervision of the knights' whips, the Soldierss had just arranged four square formations when Alarda People appeared in their sight. Judging from the opponent's posture, there are only half as many people as them, so there should be nothing to worry about.
The various petty bosses conveyed the orders of the lords hoarsely. "Anyone who retreats without receiving the order will be hanged. If you kill or capture a Arda Soldiers, you will be rewarded with 100 Copper Coin, and if you kill or capture a Arda Army official, you will be rewarded with 1 silver coin."
The strict military regulations and generous rewards caused a commotion in the team. Many people began to become more motivated to fight, talking to each other about how to earn more military merits, and many others closed their eyes and prayed silently to Lord of Light.
Alarda People stopped not far away, and the lords decided to take the initiative to kill them. Four knights each directed a phalanx to move toward the opponent's position.
"Cut off people's heads to gain military merit!"
During the movement, the leaders of the army, big and small, shouted to boost morale, and many people also screamed strangely to encourage themselves.
As they were getting closer and closer to Alarda People's team, white smoke suddenly appeared in the front row of the opponent's team, and with a crackling sound, tragedy struck...
"First row, fire!"
After Dengpusi Company Commander gave the order, the first row of musketeers pulled the trigger, and 40 deadly projectiles flew towards the Bairdin phalanx at the front.
Screams rang out. Although the Bairdin Soldiers phalanx became more and more chaotic as they moved forward, the people were packed very densely. More than three-quarters of the bullets hit the enemy. Dozens of Soldiers fell to the ground. Some died immediately, while others kept struggling and shouting while holding their wounds.
After receiving the first blow, although our own side had suffered casualties, most of the Bairdin Soldiers had not yet reacted, and continued to move towards the Alarda Army with their spears driven by inertia.
The first row of musketeers quickly retreated to reload ammunition, and Dengpusi ordered, "Second row, fire!"
The crackling sound sounded again, and a large area of Bairdin Soldiers fell again. This time, the people walking in front all reacted. Before they came into contact with the enemy, and they did not see any arrows and crossbows coming, it was really weird that so many people were killed and injured.
Panic began to spread among the Soldiers in front, and the speed of their feet slowed down unknowingly. Some people opened their eyes wide to see what the Alarda People on the opposite side was doing. Some people went to help their companions who were struggling on the ground, and when they tore open the blood-stained clothes, they saw such a large wound.
It didn't matter if the front was slow. The unknowing Soldiers behind the phalanx immediately pushed hard after being blocked, urging the cowards in front to stay out of the way. For a while, yells and screams were intertwined on the battlefield.
The musket company opened fire again, and as another group of people fell down screaming, Bairdin Soldiers who was walking in front finally collapsed. They either turned and hid behind others, or ran to both sides of the team. In short, just don't let yourself become Alarda People's target.
The knight commanding at the back of the team saw all this. He judged that this was the effect of Alarda People's strange weapon. Only now did he realize that those strange-shaped sticks were a long-range weapon.
He grabbed the nearest Soldiers: "You! Go to the back and tell the adults to send archers over!"
Then he galloped forward on horseback, raised his whip and whipped the panicked Soldiers hard, and yelled, "Idiot! It's just some weapons similar to crossbows, but they scared you like this!"
He pulled out his sword and raised it high, shouting, "The enemy has long-range weapons, now we must rush in front of them with all our strength! Now listen to my order, the whole army attacks!"
The four "square formations" of Bairdin people moved towards the Alarda Army in a diagonal trapezoid shape. The knight's voice was also transmitted to the companions who commanded the subsequent square formations. They all made gestures to indicate that they would follow the action!
Paul is very satisfied with the effect of the first Volley Fire shot. At this distance, Volley Fire is still very powerful.
He instructed Orderly: "Notify Artillerymen to disperse the two square formations behind."
Then he ordered the two Battalion Commander: "Let your mortars fire! The spearmen are ready to charge. The muskets will charge after one round of Salvo Fire. Concentrate your strength to annihilate the two groups of enemies at the front!"
The Bairdin square formation at the front reorganized its formation and began to run forward.
However, at this time, the six mortars in the Alarda Army also opened fire. With a thunderous roar, hundreds of large and small shotguns flew out, forming a huge killing surface. The formation of Bairdin people was extremely tight, and a large number of people were mopped up almost instantly.
After all, they are flesh and blood. Under the huge casualties, the instinct of living things to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages was aroused. The first square formation collapsed instantly. The Soldierss ran back without any hesitation. The knights guarding the formation were stunned and shocked by the terrible scene that had just happened.
The Artillery Company deployed on the nearby high ground also opened fire. At a distance of more than a hundred meters, there was no need to even test fire. All the cannons blasted towards the third square formation.
The thunderous sound sounded again, signaling the arrival of death again, and 8 solid iron bullets opened up several flesh-and-blood passages in the phalanx.
The knight commanding the phalanx was hit hard by a cannonball in the waist. Everyone watched in horror as their knight was completely reduced to two pieces. The exquisite and thick armor had no effect at all.
The power of the cannonball did not diminish after killing the knight, and rushed into the middle of the Soldiers group to continue harvesting lives. For a while, blood and flesh were splashed everywhere, and broken limbs were flying everywhere.
The third phalanx collapsed!
I'm sorry to post it so late, but the author's writing skills are not strong enough, and the description of the battle scenes is a bit rushed, and I still feel unsatisfied after repeated revisions. I hope readers will not feel embarrassed reading this.