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Chapter 1466 Swedish Cavalry Assault

The flag of the King's Army fluttered in the wind, and tens of thousands of King's Army soldiers were divided into three parts: the left wing, the center army, and the right wing.The king's army has 11 infantry regiments and 42 cavalry squadrons, with a number of nearly 14000 people.

Sun Chuanting put on British armor and stood with King Charles I at the banner of the Chinese Army. Seven of the 11 infantry regiments were deployed on the central slope, and four infantry regiments behind them were used as reserves.

On the left was 1000 cavalry led by Lord Wilmot, and on the right was 1700 cavalry led by Prince Rupert.

Sun Chuanting used binoculars to observe the formation of the parliamentary army on the opposite side.

The king's army used Swedish tactics, while the parliamentary army, as judged by Earl Lindsay, the Earl of Essex, who had served in the Netherlands, used Dutch tactics-a large number of infantry were deployed in the middle, and the parliamentary army The depth is thicker and the fire coverage is reduced.

The two wings of the parliamentary army also deployed cavalry, with 3 artillery pieces deployed on the left wing and 16 artillery pieces deployed on the right wing. They placed the artillery positions on the right wing.However, unlike the king's army who deployed all the cavalry on the left and right wings, the parliamentary army left two cavalry regiments behind the infantry of the central army, and the left wing only had one cavalry regiment and 600 musketeers.

"The opponent's left wing has a small number of troops. To attack the left wing, you need to cross 5 to 6 ravines and canals. But as long as you cross these obstacles, you can destroy the opponent's left wing and use cavalry detour tactics." Sun Chuanting observed the terrain with a telescope , said to Charles I.

The left wing of the Parliamentary Army is also the right wing of the King's Army, and the right wing of the King's Army is 1700 "elite cavalry" led by Prince Rupert.Of course, this elite can only be called an elite compared with the parliamentary army...

"We will use artillery to test it out," said Charles I.

The battle between the king's army and the parliamentary army began in the morning. The two sides began to use artillery to shell each other, and the roar of the cannon resounded through Mount Edge.

However, this kind of long-distance intermittent artillery fire seemed very inefficient, and there were almost no casualties on both sides.

Soldiers on both sides laughed at each other, insulted each other, and provoked each other, trying to make the other party take the initiative to attack.

The morning artillery fire lasted for several hours, and the soldiers on both sides were bored. Some even prayed and played cards while the artillery shelled each other, waiting for the time for the decisive battle to come.

The parliamentary army did not intend to take the lead in attacking.The king's army chose to deploy the army on the condescending central slope in advance. If the parliamentary army took the lead in attacking, the infantry would be in danger of being charged and assaulted by the opponent's cavalry when they attacked upwards.

The din and smoke of the cannon continued all morning, and the infantry and cavalry on both sides remained silent.

After the midday meal, Charles I was a little impatient, and he ordered Astley to lead the infantry to advance the battle line by half a mile in the early afternoon.However, after the king's army advanced the front for half a mile, it stagnated again, and continued to start shelling each other with the parliamentary army.

"What the hell is the king thinking?! Why is their attack so incomplete!" The Earl of Essex, the commander-in-chief of the parliamentary army, had originally prepared the parliamentary army for close combat, but the king did not launch a thorough and comprehensive attack , so that he can not help but puzzled.

The shelling from both sides continued until about 3 pm.

It is conceivable that in a battle, the two sides began shelling each other shortly after dawn in the morning until 3 pm, and no one was willing to take the initiative to attack. This would be a torture to the mental state of the officers and soldiers on both sides.

Both sides are looking for the right time, a battle will determine the outcome.

The sun was already low at this time, and if both sides were still unwilling to take the initiative to attack each other, the battle might drag on until the next day.

"You go to harass the right wing of the king's army and attract them to attack." The Earl of Essex was also impatient with waiting for the opportunity of the decisive battle, and planned to take the initiative to create a fighter.

A small group of dragoons came out from the left flank of the parliamentary army, backed up by 600 musketeers, and blocked by hedges, ravines and canals.

Prince Rupert, who was on the right wing of the King's Army, easily spotted this small group of dragoons, and he hesitated.

This was different from the fighter plane he had been expecting for several hours, but it was already the best fighter plane he had faced since the two sides tried it!

"Launch an attack!" Prince Rupert no longer hesitated, and ordered the cavalry on both wings to attack across the board!
The cavalry of the king's army wore feathered hats and trotted on horses, like a group of gentlemen holding a sports meeting.

Influenced by the officers of the Swedish faction, the cavalry of the King's Army was not popular with the Spanish cavalry and the Dutch cavalry who relied too much on muskets, but a more primitive but practical blade charge!

Opposite them were the parliamentary cavalry trained in the Dutch model. Facing the cavalry charge about to be launched by the cavalry of the King's Army, they chose not to prepare for a counter-charge, but to attack the cavalry led by Prince Rupert on horseback. volley.

However, the personal skill of the parliamentary cavalry seems to be too bad. Coupled with the equally bad musket craftsmanship, their shooting on horseback caused almost no casualties to Prince Rupert's cavalry. They could only watch the king's cavalry trot all the way. Climb over ravines and ditches, getting closer and closer to them.

"charge!"

Less than 30 meters away from the left-wing position of the parliamentary army, Prince Rupert and the cavalry of the King’s Army drew their pistols and fired a round of salvo. Cavalry spears, launched a cavalry assault!

Strong and confident, they chose the Swedish style of heroic combat!
The dragoons sent by the parliamentary army to harass them had never seen such a terrifying charge. They held their muskets on horseback and fired the last weak volley, turned around and fled!
Rumble! ! !The ominous rumbling sound of a large group of horseshoes was like an iron plow breaking through the soil during farming, which made the parliamentary army terrified!

Prince Rupert took the lead and launched a cavalry assault with the attitude of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers!
Cavalry is a miraculous arm, often many young generals can achieve unimaginable results with cavalry!

The left wing of the parliamentary army was overwhelmed by Prince Rupert's cavalry without any suspense!

Almost at the same time, Wilmot's cavalry broke through the right flank of the parliamentary army and captured the artillery position of the parliamentary army!

The Swedish-style cavalry charge tactics won a complete victory in this battle!
"The whole army is dispatched!" King Charles was overjoyed and dispatched all the infantry!After a short fight against the parliamentary army, they lost the cavalry on both wings and most of the artillery. The balance of victory seemed to be completely tilted towards Charles I!
"This is what they call the Swedish cavalry warfare? That is to let the cuirassiers shoot in the front row as close as possible to the enemy, and then the cavalry behind use swords and spears to charge. But this kind of charge is very demanding. The morale and dense formation are actually similar to the cavalry tactics we use..." Sun Chuanting was still observing the formation of the parliamentary army, but he saw a scene that stunned him.

The cavalry of the king's army completely lost control after defeating the left and right flanks of the enemy. The knights ignored the overall situation of the battle and blindly pursued the disintegrated cavalry of the parliamentary army, leaving the main battlefield!
The main infantry force of the parliamentary army on the main battlefield has not been defeated yet!
(End of this chapter)