Similar Battle Tactics

Count Reiland was a qualified frontline commander. Even as the archers and crossbowmen suffered heavy losses, he still did not order a retreat.

When the archers on both sides exchanged fire, if either side chose to retreat, it would have to endure another two or three volleys of arrows. This meant that in the battles to come, its own archers would have little impact on the enemy infantry, while the enemy archers could continuously maintain a certain supply of arrows and attack its infantry.

In that case, infantry deprived of archer support would inevitably suffer. Before the battle began, Reiner had already explained his tactics to all his vassals and commanders.

That was to use the absolute combat power of Reiner's main formation to crush the enemy center, throwing it into chaos, and then support the other vassals, attacking from both sides and crushing the enemy in one fell swoop.

In essence, this tactic was extremely simple, even crude. But Reiner had sufficient confidence in his army. The Morland Soldiers were the strongest line infantry, while the warriors behind them had also undergone training of sufficient intensity and duration, tempered through blood and fire.

They were all elite troops of the highest caliber. If they still could not defeat the enemy, Reiner would have nothing more to say.

The enormous wings on both sides engaged much earlier than the centers. Some of the Holy War Coalition's lords had already led their armies charging toward the Imperial Army's lines.

This instantly exposed the Coalition's lack of coordination in command and cooperation.

Some warriors charged into the Imperial Army's formations under their lords' leadership, while other lords ordered their troops to advance slowly and maintain formation.

The uneven ranks directly hampered their offensive. They had originally been supposed to strike an Imperial