The Rise of the European Emperor

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In terms of equipment, Marin's front row lancers are better than Swiss lancers. Because, the helmets worn by Marin's spearmen have face shields and have higher protection.

Moreover, Marin also put on a skirt made of "mahjong mats" for his elite spearmen in the front row. The wood chips of these "mahjong mats" are also nailed with iron chips, which have good protection. At least, when the enemy stabs his lower body, the iron-clad "mahjong mat" skirt has good protection.

Therefore, although the combat experience is not as rich as those of the Swiss veterans, but relying on the advantages of equipment, the two sides also fought a draw.

However, Marin knew very well in his heart that the melee combat ability of his soldiers and spearmen was not as good as that of the Swiss spearmen who had many years of experience in stabbing each other.

The reason why Marin's elite spearmen were able to draw a tie with the Swiss was because the Swiss were not yet used to the East Frisian spearmen with masks and skirts. Over time, once the Swiss veterans got used to it, it was the East Frisian spearmen who would fail. After all, the East Frisian army did not rely on spearmen to win.

Therefore, after seeing that the Knights of Brandenburg were finished, Marin decisively transferred the black knights to the middle side to snipe the Swiss spearmen in the front row.

Regardless of whether the Swiss lancer is wearing half-plate armor, he must kneel in front of the musket.

In fact, Marin had planned to bring in the three thousand musketeers. However, those musketeers were all arquebusiers. The biggest problem is that arquebus shooters must keep a distance of 1 meter from each other. Otherwise, the sparks flying from the match rope on the arm may ignite the gunpowder of the nearby comrades in arms, which is very unsafe.

But now in the Bosa coalition camp, it can be described as crowded. Everyone was close together, and there was obviously no place for the arquebusier to stand. Fortunately, those knights in black shirts who use clockwork muskets, because they are not ignited with arquebuses. So, those black knights can be very close to each other. Even, you can use the gap to fire.

Therefore, Marin simply let the black knights squeeze in and kill the other soldiers in plate armor. As for the three thousand arquebusiers who had nothing to do, Marin simply gave an order - let them fill the pits and smash the walls with the sappers, so as not to waste manpower...

At this time, with the passage of time, it was already more than 6 o'clock in the morning, and the sky began to brighten. The situation on the battlefield also began to gradually become clear.

Marin found that the elite of his own army and the elite of the enemy army were crowded near the wall. As the work of filling the pit and smashing the wall continued, more of my own people entered the wall.

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The Saxon army in the south was relatively unlucky, and its formation was completely disrupted by the nearly 30,000 er civilians of the Allied Forces of Bosa. At this time, those Saxon officers were gathering the troops and driving away those civilians, and they had no time to participate in the war.

As for the middle and north lanes, the Swiss mercenaries in the middle seemed to be used to melee battles. The Swiss veterans in the front row were stubbornly withstood the impact of the East Frisian spearmen without taking a step back.

On the other hand, the Brandenburg army on the north road was in chaos at this time because the formation of the dismounted knights was swept away by the "Wolf Tooth Commando" led by Kahn. With the help of the black knights, Brandenburg's three thousand dismounted plate knights were finished.

The rest is the infantry of Brandenburg in the back. Brandenburg's infantry, not to mention how strong their combat effectiveness is, their equipment is obviously very scum.

Because, like Saxony, Brandenburg was a traditional knight-led army. If you have the financial resources, you must give priority to equipping knights rather than infantry.

Therefore, even the elite Brandenburg infantry at the forefront did not wear half-plate armor. Only some officers have purchased spare parts such as chest plate armor, and put them on to save their lives.

In the face of such Brandenburg infantry, Marin had full confidence in his elite spearmen. It was only a matter of time before the Brandenburg infantry on the northern route were defeated.

In addition, through the telescope, Marin discovered the location of Frederick III and Joachim I - they were both in the command car behind the Swiss lancer phalanx, with few guards around...

However, it was impossible for the 20,000 main force led by Marin to reach the enemy formation to capture these two men. Because there are tens of thousands of people standing in front of them...

But, looking southwest through the binoculars, Marin saw that the soldiers of Woolf Esbrand and Saqqara were driving and frightening the men of Brandenburg and Saxony in order to keep the What about the onslaught of the Saxon army?

However, on their left side, there is a blank space, and they can go around behind the enemy line...

Therefore, what Marin has to do now is to command the reinforcements of Woolf and Saqqara, and divide the troops to attack the command vehicle behind the enemy's line, preferably to capture Frederick III and Joachim I.

Of course, there is no walkie-talkie at the moment, and the messenger can't pass through the crowd. So, Marin looked at the trumpeter beside him, and asked him to send a signal according to the codebook...

"Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo..."

A series of trumpets sounded on the battlefield, clear and loud. Moreover, Marin also made the trumpeter play several times, facing the southwest direction...

Woolf Esbrand and Saqqara are happily driving the nearly 30,000 people from Brandenburg and Saxony with people. Suddenly, they heard the bugle sound...

Both of them were stunned. After all, it was the first time they heard the command of the bugle. Moreover, although they had received training before, they all forgot what the horn represented.

Fortunately, a phalanx commander under Saqqara seemed to be very interested in the meaning of the horn and memorized the entire codebook. When Saqqara summoned the phalanx commander, the other party told him and Woolf Esbrand—the horn said that the enemy leader was in the middle and last, and we should send troops behind the enemy to capture him alive...

Woolf Esbrand and Saqqara immediately made their guards lie down as stools, while the two of them stood up and began to observe the situation with the telescope...

"Sure enough, we can send someone on the left to go behind the enemy... It seems that the gold-encrusted chariot is where the enemy leader is?" Woolf Esbrand said in surprise.

"It seems so, then, who of us went to capture those two electors alive?" Saqqara asked.

In fact, Saqqara also wanted to lead troops to capture the two electors alive. Capturing the leader of the enemy army is a great credit to the sky. However, he was only a rising officer and an acting legion commander. His status in the reinforcements was far lower than that of Woolf Esbrand, so he had to wait for Woolf Esbrand's instructions.

Sure enough, Woolf Esbrand took over the task himself, but he also gave an explanation:

"Let me take people. My first three rows of spearmen are wearing plate armor, and the musketeers are with me. You can also see the second floor, they are hiding by the Swiss spears. Your people are all recruits. , I'm afraid they may not be able to beat the Swiss..."

Saqqara nodded, agreeing with Woolf Esbrand's statement. His people are indeed recruits. So far, only participated in the battle against the Danes. However, the Danes are also recruits...

Facing the Swiss spearmen, even the non-elites in the last row, Saqqara's English mercenaries may not be able to beat them. What's more, the English spearmen under him only wore "mahjong mat" armor, and few of them wore plate armor. In addition, the combat experience is indeed not as rich as the soldiers of the Second Legion under Woolf Esbrand. So, he gave up the idea of ​​competing for the mission. Then again, I can't fight...

In this way, Woolf Esbrand separated the elite veterans of the 8,000 Second Corps under his command. The task of expelling the people was handed over to Saqqara's English Legion.

Taking advantage of the chaos on the battlefield, Woolf Esbrand took the elite of his men, abandoned all the baggage, and murderously bypassed the people of the Bursa coalition in front, and went straight from the west to the north of Frederick III. And the luxury command car that Joachim I rode in...

According to the saying in the Eastern Art of War that Woolf Esbrand once learned from Marin, it is called - "shoot the man first, shoot the horse, and capture the thief first, capture the king"...