Chapter 675: engage in battle

When they were about a few hundred meters away, both parties stopped at the same time.

Everyone needs to reorganize their formation. Not only the human army is in chaos, but also the orc army.

The whole period was filled with scoldings and the sound of whips from officers at all levels, creating a chaotic mess.

After nearly an hour, the humans and the orcs finally formally set up their positions, facing each other from afar.

At this time, Catherine and others saw clearly the formation of the orc army.

They formed the first line with light cavalry, divided into three formations: left, center and right.

Most of the orc light cavalry wore weak leather armor or no armor at all, and their weapons were long knives or swords, but everyone carried a short bow.

Behind the three military formations are trebuchets and ballistas, and behind them are cavalry in armor, which should exist as a reserve force.

The orcs' formation is roughly in the shape of a "T".

Many people, such as Catherine, Duke Osman Alanburu, and many others, have had experience in the Watcher Fortress.

They did not look down upon the orcs' formation of mainly light cavalry, but carefully observed it with cautious eyes.

These terrifying riders who come and go like the wind are very flexible in battle and can turn into sharp blades to stab the enemy at any time.

The Aldo generals who saw the orc army for the first time were somewhat disdainful of the orc light cavalry.

In their eyes, those light cavalry can only be regarded as cavalry. How can they compete with the Aldo knights holding lances and wearing armor?

The gap between the two is as big as an egg and a stone. The result of their collision is that the egg will be smashed to pieces by the stone.

The heavy cavalry at the rear was a bit of a threat, but judging from the deployment of the orcs, their commander did not intend to use the heavy cavalry as the main force in the battle.

Judging from past experience, once the balance of victory between two armies in a battle begins to tilt toward one side, it will continue to tilt. Can the situation be saved if the heavy cavalry is put into battle at that time?

At this time, the orcs who had completed their formation began to yell and curse loudly, and kept spouting half-baked Aldo curse words.

The orcs' voices were loud, and all kinds of ugly and indecent words were clearly transmitted to the Aldo army.

The knights and officers at all levels could bear it, but the soldiers at the lower level were furious and scolded them back unceremoniously.

For a time, the area between the two armies was full of obscenities and obscenities.

Long-range units such as trebuchets and ballistae on both sides began to exert force first, but in terms of their numbers and accuracy, they could only cause sporadic casualties to each other, and both armies insisted on enduring it.

"your Highness!"

The sound of rapid hooves sounded, and Montreat Tavares rode up to Catherine.

This knight's attire is very dazzling. He wears a suit of exquisitely crafted silver-white plate armor that is gilded all over. It is decorated with complex patterns, which is dazzling. The size is quite suitable. At first glance, it is specially customized according to the body shape. , making the young master even more heroic.

The knight bowed to Catherine on horseback.

"Please allow me to lead the army to attack first! Use the infantry to lure the orc cavalry to attack and hold them back, and then the cavalry on the left and right wings will attack together and clamp them to death like a pair of pliers!"

At the recommendation of the local lords of Blackstone Plains, Montreat was assigned the responsibility of commanding the infantry of the central army.

A heavy crossbow that flew just now almost missed his body and penetrated into the grass behind him. This stimulated Montreat, so he suggested this.

But Catherine shook her head and refused the request.

"The mobility of the opponent's light cavalry is far greater than ours, and the infantry cannot entangle them! We should not take the initiative to attack, but should wait quietly and look for opportunities to defeat them in the defense!"

"Your Highness! Forgive me for disagreeing!" Montreat was a little anxious. "All the military classics I have been exposed to since I was a child emphasize the need to strive for the initiative in battle. How can you give up the opportunity to make the first move to others? ? What’s more, we have more people than each other!”

The generals around the princess were slightly sullen.

The Duke of Alanbrough reprimanded:

"Montreat, obey the order! You have no idea how scary those prairie riders are. Let me tell you, they almost grew up on horses, and the bodies of the master and the mount are as strong as growing together!"

"Yes, Your Highness the Princess, and the Duke!"

Montreat looked gloomy and rode back to the infantry square to continue performing his command duties.

In the orc army opposite, Commander Callum frowned slightly. He touched his chin and said, "It seems that Princess Catherine's concentration is quite good!"

After speaking, he waved his hand and summoned the messenger: "Let our people attack!"

Woo-woo-!

The dull and long sound of conch sounded in the sky above the battlefield.

"drive!"

The orc cavalry in the center began to urge their mounts. The horses raised their hooves and charged towards the human army, carrying their masters on their backs.

"They're coming!"

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The scene of a large number of cavalry charging together was very spectacular, and the smoke and dust even covered the sky above the cavalry.

Montreat stared straight ahead and swallowed unconsciously.

On the Austrian side, with a clattering sound, the archers in the front set up their bows and arrows and pointed their arrows diagonally at the Tiangong.

"put!"

The commander roared loudly, and countless arrows shot into the sky with a sizzling sound.

After experiencing a parabolic trajectory, the arrows turned into a deadly rain of arrows and poured down from the heads of the charging orc cavalry.

The sharp arrows penetrated the flesh, knocking the orc cavalry off their horses.

But this did not slow down their offensive, and a large number of cavalry still poured in like a flood that burst a dam.

After firing four rounds, the archers had to retreat into the infantry target to find cover.

After Montreat gave an order, the infantrymen holding long guns immediately pressed the handles of their guns to the ground, and pointed the sharp spear heads diagonally forward. The infantry phalanx instantly became like a hedgehog.

However, after reaching a certain distance, the orc cavalry stopped charging forward and turned their horses around. At the same time, they took out their short bows, bent their bows and nocked arrows to shoot at the Aldo infantry.

The orcs' arrows are very accurate, even on horseback, not to mention that their targets are in dense formation.

Arrows penetrated through the gaps in the spears, and people kept screaming and being hit by arrows.

The Austrian archers, who were protected by the infantry in the middle, were ordered to counterattack. The arrows fired by both sides were flying over the battlefield, and there was a continuous sound of whooshing.

The orc light cavalry were like waves, rushing onto the beach and retreating quickly.

But it quickly rushed up again, and so on.