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Chapter 1493 The battle of life and death

The cold land began to melt, and it rained from time to time, which made both sides of the confrontation look a little impatient.There were 2.7 parliamentary troops and 1.8 royal troops. The parliamentary army was joined by the Scottish Covenant Army, which had a larger number, temporarily occupying an advantage in numbers.

Except for sending soldiers to provoke each other's camp, there was no movement on the ground.Occasional showers made both sides cautious.The matchlock guns they use are very afraid of water. If they are not protected, they may lose their combat effectiveness due to being soaked by rain.

Muskets are their only shooting weapons.Bows and arrows are no longer practical. The English longbow that crossed Europe two to three hundred years ago was ruthlessly eliminated by history.As early as 300 years ago, the English Parliament passed the "End of the Longbow Act", and the longbow was no longer considered a qualified weapon among the recruited troops.

By 18 o'clock in the evening, there was still no movement in the positions of the two sides.As night fell, the battlefield turned yellow and then dark.

"It seems that this is a fairly peaceful night. The battle will not start until tomorrow. We are going to go back to the rear for a meal and rest." Prince Rupert, commander of the cavalry, and Governor of Ireland Leicester both believed that no battle would break out today.

After all, night had already begun, and no one could clearly see the situation on the battlefield at night. If a battle really broke out, it would be chaos.

Unless the number of one side is small, it is possible to take the risk of launching an attack to turn defeat into victory.But the current situation is that the parliamentary army has an advantage in numbers, and it is hard to imagine that they will take the initiative to attack at this time.

"There seems to be something wrong... let everyone stay where they are, eat the black bread they carry with them, and be ready to fight at any time." Sun Chuanting saw the dots of torches on the opposite side, and had a bad feeling.

"Do you suspect that they will fight at night?!" Prince Rupert and the Governor of Ireland couldn't believe it.

"I just have this kind of worry. If there is still no movement from the opponent after waiting for another two hours, we will rest and prepare for the battle tomorrow." Sun Chuanting said.

"It's best to be careful, and it's best to be careful." Prince Rupert sat directly on the wet grass, gnawing on a piece of black bread.

In the last battle of Mount Edge, he chased the defeated enemy without authorization, causing the king's army to miss the chance of a big victory. This time he has learned to behave and tried to hold back his recklessness.

Sun Chuanting caught a glimpse of Prince Rupert chewing a piece of tasteless black bread, and couldn't help saying: "Your Highness, our soldiers have better food, you don't have to eat this kind of bland black bread."

"Mr. Sun, do you know that my father is one of the electors of the Holy Roman Empire and also served as the king of Bohemia, otherwise the British king would not marry the princess, that is, my mother to my father Later, my father failed in the battle with the empire, and he himself died in exile. Since then, our family has been neglected and had to live with others. So I took a group of people who were willing to follow me to participate in wars and adventures in various places. Sometimes we are poor, and many times we can only eat this kind of black bread that is as hard as a stone. For me, being able to eat this kind of rough bread with the soldiers is to really fight with them." Lu Prince Potter said.

"I heard that your elder brother Carl stayed in London, and he chose to stand on the side of the parliament." Sun Chuanting said.

"My brother's choice is his choice, but my heart is on the king's side. His majesty took us in when we were expelled from the empire, and let me be the commander-in-chief of the cavalry. I must be worthy of his majesty's treatment of me As for my elder brother, he probably wants the help of the parliament to regain his father's fiefdom in the Holy Roman Empire." Prince Rupert said.

Sun Chuanting could understand Prince Rupert's thoughts.In the West, the primogeniture system is also adopted. Even if Rupert and Karl regained the title and fief of the Duke of the Palatinate, it would still be inherited by his elder brother Karl.As a younger brother, Prince Rupert was able to be reused by his uncle Charles I in England, which was enough for Rupert to be grateful to Dade.

A soldier dies for his confidant, even Prince Rupert.

"If you can win, maybe you can continue to play for Britain. After all, you have half British blood." Sun Chuanting said.

"Now I want to help the king defeat the parliament. Their parliament should serve the king, not override the king's power, otherwise the world will be in chaos. The king can be overthrown by the parliament, so the duke, earl, baron, viscount, etc. The aristocratic system has no meaning," said Prince Rupert.

Sun Chuanting did not answer Prince Rupert's words. He saw a disturbance in the parliamentary army lineup opposite.

"No, they really launched an attack at night!" Sun Chuanting saw the opponent's torches moving quickly, and knew that this was a sign of an attack.

"Enemy attack! Everyone is in position immediately, ready to fight back!"

"Prince Rupert, you have to stand firm no matter what. This is related to the life and death of our king's army! If we win, we will be invincible. On the contrary, if we fail, we may even be captured and executed!"

"Decree! You must live up to your expectations!"

The officers of the King's Army, ranging from Sun Chuanting, Prince Rupert, the Governor of Ireland, down to low-ranking officers, yelled at the cavalry on the left and right wings and the infantry in the middle to stand up to meet the offensive of the parliamentary army!
Prince Rupert led 3000 cavalry on the left flank, another cavalry general of the King's Army, Willmott, led 4000 cavalry on the right, and the King's Army infantry in the center was commanded by Sun Chuanting and the Governor of Ireland.

The last two rows are 1000 new musketeers equipped with Dreiser rifles.They are the elite trained by Sun Chuanting in winter, and this is the first time they have entered the battle!This is also a trump card for Sun Chuanting to turn defeat into victory!
The sound of horseshoes sounded in the darkness, and they were still accelerating. The fire dragons on both sides of the parliamentary army rushed towards the king's army. The opponent also used a typical two-winged cavalry formation.

"Glorious knights! Show the results of your winter training in the 'Wizard', and let the enemy see our heroic performance!"

Prince Rupert pulled out the musket at his waist. Facing the offensive of the parliamentary army, he still used Swedish-style cavalry tactics and prepared to countercharge!
The proportion of knights in the king's army is higher, and their training and equipment are better than those of the parliamentary militia-based cavalry. After Sun Chuanting specially trained and disciplined them in winter, the knights in the back row pulled out their knight swords and shouted with overwhelming voices. Shouted: "Do it!"

According to the instructor who trained them, this pronunciation is the most exciting modal particle in Chinese...

"Damn!" Prince Rupert was also brainwashed by Sun Chuanting, shouting and leading [-] cavalry to fight back!

(End of this chapter)