King of German Mercenaries

At this time, the three warships led by Captain Kidd also arrived at the battlefield, and crashed several pontoons of the Saxons, and at the same time began to fire the wooden boats on the Leda River...

When the Duke of Saxony found out, he was shocked, but there was nothing he could do. Because, his soldiers, unable to hit the East Frisian sailors on the ship, could only watch Captain Kidd and his men wreaking havoc on the river...

Even worse is still to come. After completely destroying the Saxon pontoon and ferry, Captain Kidd began to order the Saxon battle formations to be bombarded from the rear...

You must know that there are several 12-pound guns on the warship, and their range can reach as far as 1,500 meters...

Sure enough, soon, the artillery on the ship began to show its power...

The artillery on the ship, in addition to the few 12-pounder guns, there are many old bronze guns after the rear - no way, these three ships are small boats, the number of 12-pounder guns can be installed is the limit, other , can only continue to use the less powerful old "Fron cannon".

After the shelling began, the formation of the Saxon army was in chaos, which also caused the morale of the Saxon army to plummet. You know, the feeling of being pinched back and forth is very bad. Moreover, those soldiers at the end are basically conscripts, and they are very easy to collapse...

Fortunately, the Duke of Saxony dispatched knights in time to suppress them, so that the last 5,000 levies did not collapse. However, a cannonball accidentally broke the balance of the battlefield...

Because of the hull shaking caused by the recoil when the gun is fired, the hit rate of the ship's artillery is very low. However, some luck factors cannot be ruled out...

For example, this time, a 12-pound shell happened to fly over the head of the Saxon army and hit the wooden high platform where the Duke of Saxony stood in the middle of the crowd...

Of course, the Duke of Saxony was not killed. However, he was almost scared to death. Because the high platform collapsed, the Duke of Saxony, supported by Dönitz, fled in fright and walked forward.

However, because of the collapse of the high platform, the flag of the Wetting family, which the Duke of Saxony had planted on the high platform, was also collapsed...

Coincidentally, Marin saw this scene through the telescope...

It's not that he didn't see that the Duke of Saxony survived, but he felt he should do something...

So, he remembered Zhu Xu in "Battle of Feishui"...

Then, he decisively picked up the soil horn and shouted:

"The Duke of Saxony was shot dead! The Saxony flag was smashed!"

The soldiers of the first phalanx under Marin were all his confidants, and they were used to shouting slogans with Marin. So, reflexively, the soldiers of the first phalanx shouted neatly:

"The Duke of Saxony was shot dead! The Saxony flag was smashed!"

"The Duke of Saxony was shot dead! The Saxony flag was smashed!"

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The Saxon soldiers who were confronting the Marin army were shocked and looked back...

Those tall Saxon soldiers were horrified to see that the high platform on which their Duke was standing had collapsed, and the handsome flag could not be seen...

Then the confidence of the Saxons collapsed...

Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, also heard the cry of the first phalanx of Marin, his face changed greatly, and he knew the power of the other party's words. So he began to shout hoarsely:

"I'm still alive, this duke is still alive!"

However, this is of no use. The soldiers around him naturally knew the truth. However, those Saxon warriors who were far in the forefront were terrified and really thought that the Duke of Saxony had been shot and killed. Moreover, at this time there was no second wooden platform for the Duke of Saxony to climb. Because, this time across the river, they only brought a wooden high platform for easy observation of the battle situation.

As a result, many Saxon regular infantrymen who were still hurting each other with Marin's soldiers,

Turn around and run away...

In their opinion, the Duke has been killed in battle, so there is still a P in this battle?

And then, the Saxons just fell apart...

Standing on the high platform, Marin also saw that the Saxon army did not seem to collapse behind. However, that's not a problem...

Marin hurriedly ordered:

"The spearmen stepped over the trenches, attacked forward, and pursued the enemy!"

"The musketeers, run to the sides, keep up, and cover the lancers with fire on the side!"

At this time, the two trenches happened to be filled by the Saxon infantry, which saved Marin. Also, jumping from behind the slanted wooden pickets to the front is much easier than jumping from the front to the back. One is reverse, the other is straight... However, after jumping out, it is difficult to climb back, so Marin's infantry did not dare to jump out casually. But now they've got the upper hand, and it's okay to jump out...

So, Marin's spearmen climbed over the sloping wooden pickets and crossed two ditches, and began to hunt down the collapsed Saxon infantry...

Under the pursuit of the entire army of the Marin army, the panicked Saxon infantry began to attack the formation...

Originally, the reason why Marin hurriedly ordered the charge was to drive away the collapsed Saxon ex-armies and attack their main formation...

You must know that the Saxons still have a lot of power knights in the main battle. If you use infantry to charge like this, it is easy to attract the charge of the opponent's knights.

However, it would be different if thousands of enemy troops fled back on their own. Enemy knights get tangled and don't know what to do...

The Duke of Saxony also regained control of the situation behind him at this time. When he saw his former army fled back, he was shocked. As a veteran, he is very aware of the dangers of the rout. So he stood on the high platform and shouted:

"I'm still alive, I'm still alive! Go back and block the enemy!"

However, it was already too late...

Although many Saxon infantry turned their heads and wanted to resist. However, the others were still fleeing backwards, breaking out of their temporary positions. So, these people were surrounded by other people and continued to rush towards the formation...

At this time, the black knights attacked again, constantly driving away the Saxon infantry with a big picture who wanted to run to the side, preventing those routed soldiers from running to the side to bypass the formation...

With the cover of thousands of Saxon infantry in front, Marin's spearmen approached the Saxon army and started hand-to-hand combat with those Saxon knights...

However, the East Frisian spearmen who had been instructed in advance did not stab the knight himself at all, but crouched down and stabbed the belly of the knight's horse with their spears...

There is no armor on the belly of the war horse, and a stab is a quasi...

Then, the Saxon knights fell down one after another and became infantry. However, the fallen knight is also very difficult to deal with. Because they have high armor and can't kill them with spears...

However, this did not deter East Frisian soldiers, and a group of warriors with long-handled warhammers appeared...

Those spearmen first used a lot of spears to clamp the weapons of those knights, and then the warriors with the warhammers went in through the gaps and smashed their heads with a sledgehammer...

After some melee, the resistance organized by the Saxon knights was suppressed by the morale of the East Frisian army...

In desperation, the Duke of Saxony knew that the situation was over and had to start running away...

However, the pontoon bridge on the Leda River behind has been damaged, and even many boats have been burned. In desperation, the Duke of Saxony took a group of the most loyal knights and fled east on horseback...

As for the last 5,000 Saxon levies, seeing that the knights couldn't stand it anymore, they collapsed immediately, and many people simply surrendered directly, and some people followed and fled east...

Marin didn't rush, first sent someone to watch over the surrendering people, and then, with the army, chased eastward. Because he knew that there was a newly excavated wider river to the east, which could block the pace of those heavy knights...

So, after leaving 2,000 people to guard the prisoners, Marin took the rest of the army, and under the cover of the black knights, pursued the east without haste...

However, Marin underestimated the intelligence of the Saxons. The three-kilometer-long and 5-meter-wide river he dug really made several Saxon knights who were exploring the road trapped in it, unable to extricate themselves. However, the Duke of Saxony is also a decisive old man. When he saw that the Marin army was about to catch up, he immediately ordered:

"Take off the horse armor and spread it on the bottom of the river!"

The accompanying Saxon knights were taken aback for a moment, but they still executed...

The river is not deep, only 1.5 meters deep. If it weren't for the fact that the silt at the bottom of the river was too soft, it was easy for war horses and people to fall into it, but it was nothing. When the bottom of the river was covered with metal horse armor, it really no longer allowed war horses and people to fall into the mud.

Then, the Duke of Saxony, with his accompanying knights, waded across the river and escaped...

The Duke of Saxony and his several hundred knights had already run away when Marin surrounded him with his men. Even, in order to facilitate the escape, the resolute Duke of Saxony ordered the knights to take off their plate armor, and each carried only a knightly light sword, so that they could escape lightly...

Marin sighed, he did not expect the Duke of Saxony to be so decisive, even the important horse armor and plate armor were abandoned. This was rare in the Middle Ages, where poverty was widespread. You must know that many aristocrats who are hard-pressed can sometimes bet on a duel for a set of plate armor...

However, Marin also underestimated the Duke of Saxony. This old man was a cunning and cunning man. Also, there are very rich people among the nobles. Although these horse armor and plate armor are valuable, they are not in the eyes of the Duke of Saxony. It would be bad luck if he was caught by Marin.

People fall into the hands of others, but don't open up with the other lion? You know, King Richard I of England was unfortunately captured by the Shinra Empire on his way back home. Then, Emperor Henry VI of Shinra not only forced him to kneel down and allegiance, but also extorted a huge ransom of 150,000 marks...

You know, it was 1194, and the gold and silver coins at that time were still very valuable. Unlike current coins, adulteration is so bad. Richard I's ransom of 150,000 marks is equivalent to 100,000 British pounds of sterling silver...

If he was captured by Marin, the Duke of Saxony would bet that his ransom would be very high. Maybe, Marin will also ask for the cession of West Frisian...

After weighing the pros and cons, the Duke of Saxony felt that he had to escape to avoid being blackmailed by Marin...

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On Marin's side, after the Duke of Saxony fled lightly, he stopped chasing, but turned around and cleaned up the Saxon knights who were still fleeing. Because, after the Duke of Saxony and his knights went into battle lightly, the black knights under Marin would have no advantage in mobility, and they would not be able to catch up...

At this time, these fleeing Saxon knights scurried around the battlefield like headless flies, but they couldn't escape. Because the ships crossing the river were destroyed, the army of Marin was on the east, the Ames River was on the west, and the city of Lyle was on the north...

After half a day of cleaning, nearly 2,000 Saxon knights surrendered to Marin on the battlefield, but Marin was depressed that many Saxon knights decisively took off their plate armor and abandoned their horses in order not to be captured, regardless of the cold water. , relying on his body, he swam across the river and ran...

This time, Marin didn't send someone to hammer the surrendering knights. After all, he will be in the aristocratic world in the future. Killing the opponent's knight in battle, even if it is condemned, is not too big. But if he kills prisoners, or kills knights, then he doesn't need to hang out in Europe...

After clearing the battlefield, Marin also found that there were 15,000 Saxon civilians across the Leda River, and they also began to flee...

For these people, Marin is also very interested. 15,000 middle-aged men, even if they have no fighting power, they can still be used as coolies. You know, Marin is just about to dig ditches to drain the water in the marshy areas in the territory, and he needs a lot of labor.

So, he ordered the pontoon bridge to be rebuilt, sent troops to cross the river, and pursued those civilians...

However, as soon as Marin gave the order, he received a report that Emden was surrounded...

In desperation, Marin had no choice but to send some soldiers across the river to capture the civilian husbands, and the other to guard the prisoners of war. The rest of the people followed him back to Emden...