King of German Mercenaries

Looking at the slowly advancing Saxon infantry, Marin patted his head:

"I really want to forget something... By the way, it's a warship!" Marin finally remembered the warship he was ambushing on the Ames. Because he has been watching the movements of the Saxon army and responding, Marin almost forgot about the three warships ambushed on the Ames.

So Marin hurriedly ordered:

"Come on, light the wolf smoke!" Then, on another high platform, his soldiers started lighting the wolf smoke, and signaled to Captain Kidd, who was ambushed on the Ames River in the distance, to come and clean the Saxon pontoon...

After a while, the wolf smoke rose high into the sky, and when Captain Kidd, who had been observing the direction of the battlefield with his binoculars, saw it, he immediately ordered loudly:

"Sailors, hoist, oar, and enter the Leda!"

In order to facilitate navigation in the inland rivers with not too much wind, the three warships led by Kidd this time not only had sails, but also installed some oars on the sides to facilitate the inland river maneuvers.

However, in order not to be discovered by the Saxons, Kidd's three warships hid a little far. Therefore, it will take some time for them to reach the battlefield.

Watching the enemy's infantry approaching, Marin also began to get a little nervous. More nervous than Marin, however, was the Saxon side, the militiamen who were pressed ahead by the veterans.

Those militiamen were originally recruited on a temporary basis. They participated in the war, on the one hand, in order to gather the number and momentum, and on the other hand, they were also responsible for serving those knights and gentlemen. Because many of the 3,000 knights of the Duke of Saxony are poor wandering knights. When a knight goes out to battle, they don't wear plate armor and horse armor from the beginning. Many times, their plate armor, horse armor and lance are placed on the carriage. Usually, they rode bare horses and wore knightly light swords.

After arriving on the battlefield, the knights put on board armor and horse armor one after another, and with the help of those militiamen, they turned on their horses. Then, the recruited militiamen had to hand over their lances to those knights. A sudden charge came down, and a certain knight's lance was knocked out. After returning, those militiamen had to send a new lance in good time...

In other words, regardless of the fact that the Duke of Saxony brought an army of 20,000 troops, in fact, the ones with strong combat power were the 5,000 plate heavy cavalry and the 5,000 regular infantry. Those 10,000 conscripts are a little stronger than the civilians who are purely involved in transportation, and they have probably received scattered military training...

However, do not underestimate these militias. These militiamen are usually strong farmers in the countryside, they are generally more courageous than other farmers, and they are better at fighting. If it is to fight against the wind, these militiamen with a little strength are also very useful. Once the morale is up, the combat effectiveness is not much worse than that of the Saxon regular infantry.

Of course, that's with a tailwind. If there is a fight against the wind, it's hard to say...

For example, now, seeing that the charge of the knights and gentlemen has suffered heavy casualties, the militiamen who are forced to advance are actually very afraid. But it's no use being afraid. If they refuse to advance, the spears of the regular infantry behind will probably poke a hole in them...

So, in Marin's binoculars, those conscripted militiamen, with timid expressions, walked forward cautiously and slowly...

Marlin was delighted - so unprofessional! In front of the musketeers, he didn't charge with the skirmish line as soon as possible, but he still advanced slowly. Is this because he thought he was dying slowly?

But it is no wonder that so far, there has been no large-scale use of muskets in Europe. Naturally, there are no tactics and points of attention for musketeers. Therefore, it is inevitable that the Saxons will use the method to deal with the cold weapon troops unconsciously.

When dealing with cold weapon battle formations, it is even beneficial to go slowly. For example, it will bring strong psychological pressure to the enemy, causing some psychologically fragile enemy soldiers to collapse. Because, watching the thousands of enemy troops on the opposite side come slowly,

The inner pressure is really great.

However, for a musketeer who needs reloading time, it would be better for the opponent to run slower. That way, they can also shoot a few more rounds...

After the enemy reached the "targetable range" at a distance of 50 meters, the captains of the musketeer companies of the various phalanxes ordered:

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

...

So, the gunshots came one after another...

"Ah-ah-"

"Ah-ah-"

"Ah-ah-ah..."

The Saxon militiamen who were at the forefront were shot and fell to the ground one after another, making a shrill scream, making the Saxon militiamen who had not been shot even more nervous...

However, nervousness has an egg... The next round of shooting will come soon...

"Clap-pop-pop-pop..." Another Saxon militia fell to the ground...

At the same time, the 50 three-pounder guns in front of the battle continued to roar...

"Hey - puff -" An iron ball smashed into the Saxon militiamen. The militias facing Marin's artillery positions were very unlucky. Because, they are hitting the muzzle...

In a blink of an eye, more than 20 iron balls hit the target... Not only that, the cannonballs also penetrated strongly...

In the worst case, 15 Saxon militiamen lined up in a line were continuously pierced by a three-pound iron ball, until the last shell stuck in the abdomen of the 15th man, leaving a big bowl on his chest. the blood hole...

During this process, the heads, arms, or legs of many militiamen... were directly smashed into the air by the ferocious iron balls. The scene was very bloody and terrifying...

Finally, some timid Saxon militiamen couldn't stand the fear and started yelling and trying to run back. However, what was waiting for them was the sound of the spear head "pu 呲—"—obviously, the people who escaped were all killed on the spot by the regular infantry behind...

To advance is to die, to retreat is to die... In desperation, the 5,000 militiamen (which were already insufficient at this time) had to continue to advance despite the hail of bullets...

"Yo, still not broken?" Marin was very surprised. After several rounds of shooting, the opponent's battle damage has exceeded one tenth. Logically speaking, this levy should collapse. However, probably because the 5,000 regular Saxon infantry who oversaw the battle later threatened their lives, these conscripts were still moving forward...

However, Marin was not in a hurry, but continued to watch the musketeers and artillerymen create death and fear for each other...

Then, in Marin's telescope, the long-awaited sail shadows of the three warships appeared...