Chapter 239 Antolian Phalanx
In today's era, the outcome of a war is usually linked to morale.
As for formations and phalanxes, they were not that important in the eyes of the nobles.
After all...
you can't expect the conscripts who were still farming in the fields a few days ago to come up with a well-organized phalanx with high morale in a short period of time.
As a time traveler, Leon had already heard of countless military names in his past life experience.
From the Swiss phalanx that once dominated the battlefield to the Spanish phalanx in the golden age.
These names recorded in history books have left an indelible impression on Leon's mind.
Even though there are neither musketeers nor artillery in Antolia today,
this does not prevent Leon, as a lord, from adapting to local conditions and taking advantage of the situation. Together with the veterans of Antolia, he has developed a system that can be applied to a variety of situations. battle formation.
The Antolian Phalanx, which Leon had high hopes for, was born precisely because of this.
Since there is no musket, a mechanical quiver made by craftsmen will be used as a substitute.
Spearmen, sword and shield bearers, longbowmen...
all available for close combat and long range attack.
In addition, in order to resist the pig cavalry, which looked particularly ferocious from a distance, Leon even specially built a batch of shield vehicles, which can also be called shield vehicles.
This thing was originally specially prepared for the Walrasian cavalry.
However, since these shield cars themselves are made of extremely heavy and hard oak, in order to prevent the impact of cavalry, the front is even covered with a layer of iron armor. Even though they can be pushed on the wheels underneath, the speed is quite worrying.
So when Leon led his troops northward, he had to strategically abandon this anti-cavalry equipment with certain limitations.
What?
You have to ask, why is it still moving at such a slow speed?
Naturally, this is because the private armies of nobles in this era move slower.
Whether it has practical value depends entirely on how it is used.
The original intention of building these armors was purely to consider that the Antolian army would not be dragged down by friendly forces when following the Andal Kingdom's army in large-scale battles.
Anyway, there is plenty of iron in the southwestern highlands, and the craftsmen's proficiency can be increased by making this kind of armor.
And now, at Fort Wilson, these armored vehicles suddenly came in handy.
Each shield car was connected to each other with iron cables several meters long, with its back against the west city wall, forming an arc-shaped square array.
This is actually not an Antolian phalanx in the strict sense.
However, the situation of the war is changing rapidly, and the enemies they face are also different. The Antolians will naturally not tie themselves up because of the so-called "square" formation.
If you look down from mid-air, the formation of the Antolians actually looks a bit like a moon formation.
good!
It was the famous military formation that once defeated the cavalry in the history of a mysterious ancient country!
The biggest difference is that what is behind Antolia is not a river, but a city wall; the one providing support is not the navy, but the Antolian cavalry ready to go not far away!
After experiencing the battle north to Norton, it can be said that everyone in the Antolian militia now has a horse. Although Leon is reluctant to let the precious cavalry and those strong bison fight head-on, it is more than enough to provide support. .
At the same time, as the roars of the pigs gradually approached, the dust on the ground continued to sway in waves, and the first wave of pig cavalry finally collided head-on with the armored vehicle.
Boom——
Under the impact of the bison, even the indestructible shield car supported by logs could not help but tremble slightly.
Fortunately, the Antorians never cut corners on their armor, so they were able to withstand such a violent collision.
The iron locks connected between the armored vehicles also knocked down one buffalo after another amid bursts of chaotic tension.
"Kill!"
Seeing the bison tripped and the pigs overturned, the Antolian soldiers huddled behind the armored vehicles immediately used the swords in their hands to deliver the ultimate blow to the pigs who dared to attack the military formation. Kind physical greetings. If you say you are reckless, you are really reckless; if you say you are stupid, you are really stupid.
In the pig language dictionary of pig people, there is probably only one word to kill.
Even though the pigs at the front were blocked by the armored vehicles, the pig cavalry behind them still charged forward one after another.
And this is obviously the biggest risk that any cavalry has to face.
The pig cavalry coming from behind couldn't stop the car at all, or in other words, they had no intention of stopping at all.
The sharp horns on the head of the bison may not be able to break through the defense line connected to the armored vehicle, but it is enough to open a big hole in the pigman in front.
For a moment, blood splattered.
It's unclear whether it was chopped down by the Antolians or hit by the pig cavalry in the back row.
Anyway, the entire battlefield, and even the entire west side of Fort Wilson, began to be filled with a pungent smell of blood.
Faced with these pig knights who rushed like wolves and tigers from a distance, the Antolians naturally would not hold back at all.
Pigs and humans are two completely different races.
On the battlefield where the language is completely different, it is only life and death, and there is no surrender.
Especially now that it’s a full moon.
The simple minds of the pigs were still affected to a certain extent, so that they did not know what retreat was and what surrender was.
However...
the impact that a shield vehicle can withstand is ultimately limited.
In other words, the impact of the bison completely exceeded everyone's expectations.
So much so that at the edge of the military formation, there were several armored vehicles that could not withstand the charge of the pig cavalry. The joints of the fixed iron ropes were suddenly thrown away with a hoarse cracking sound, so that Antoli standing around The soldiers were all beaten to pieces by the flying iron ropes.
"Cavalry! Cavalry!"
Standing on the west wall of Fort Wilson, Todd waved the flag of a cavalry charge without hesitation.
Perhaps in a head-on confrontation, the impact of the Antolian cavalry was far inferior to that of these pigmen who seemed to have been beaten to death.
But...
what if the attack of the Antolian cavalry comes from the side, or even from the rear?
"Kill!"
The Antolian military formation, which was facing each other head-on, attracted all the attention of the pigs.
And their incompletely developed brains and completely undeveloped cerebellums are not enough to make them aware of the threat of the cavalry wandering around them.
Seeing the inevitable attrition of the Antolian army array facing the enemy, the Antolian cavalry forming a charge formation at the edge of the battlefield could no longer hold back their blood.
Led by Juan, a group of Antolian cavalry stabbed the pigs in the rear without hesitation.
Under night.
The Antolians are using their blood and courage to bring this war to an end...
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(End of this chapter)