King of The Wall

2021-10-15

Chapter 684 Highgarden Defense (9)

People turned their backs.

People turn on their backs*2.

The horses turned *N on their backs...

In the sound of xiu xiu breaking the air and the crackle hitting, the horses fell, the riders landed, and the soldiers who were wounded or killed rolled over under the action of inertia and then Trampled by the subsequent cavalry, the sound of collision and friction, the screams of humans, and the screeching of mounts filled the entire hearing world for a while. The thing that made the Reach cavalry puzzling happened: the cannons were only almost integrated in one round, and the amount of formidable power of the arrows did not increase in any visible way, but the robes beside them were like wheat being harvested. Stubble or fall from the horse, or simply fall down with the mount!

Their war horses have adapted to the roar of gunpowder explosions, and people are also ready for the killing and shocking of flying shells...

But the damn Night's Watch, once again Pulled out a new means of attack in the line of fire!

There are no solid bullets that are smeared, stumps are broken, only small projectiles that penetrate armor and unpretentious skin. Armor-piercing heavy arrows snipe them. Within three or two seconds, hundreds of cavalrymen died or lost their battle strength, and were placed on ordinary infantry soldiers. After this inexplicable beating, everyone would definitely choose to retreat temporarily and give up the charge.

But they are cavalry, under the huge inertia of the sprint and the invisible oppression of the second wave cavalry in the rear, they have no choice but to brace oneself and continue to move forward.

Ahead, with another round of arrow rain that quickly covered them, the next wave of hot weapons was waiting for them.

The artillery has entered the time of the sages, but the reliable bombs of the primordial are not so particular - in the roar of the commander of the front line, the thin line of grenadiers in the front row vigorously waved their arms, One by one, the black balls with smoke were thrown at the feet of the Reach cavalry, and they quickly retreated into the formation. Unlike the Golden Corps who first saw this thing in the Battle of Blackwater Rush, the Reach Knights this time already knew that this thing did not kill people by smashing, they panicked and rode their horses to avoid it, but they could only listen to the series. The roar erupted underfoot or behind.

Smoke and vibration are generated in sync, and the flying shrapnel arrives at the same time. It is difficult for them to deal considerable damage to the Armored Soldier without being accelerated by the cannon, but it is huge for the horses that step down. Stimulation - The cavalry unit's mounts have indeed completed desensitization training at the coalition assembly outside Highgarden City. They are familiar with the interference of explosions, but this time, the sound of bombs is not only closer and stronger, but also with sporadic or dense sounds. Stings and injuries, which are completely beyond the tolerance of war horses as domesticated animals.

Another crowd of people turned on their backs, panic spread through the entire first wave of cavalry in an instant with the neighing sound, and the dense sound of horse hooves became chaotic. The formation and rhythm were completely disrupted and deformed... Facing the front row of the Westerlands lance shields and Dorne lancers of the West Expedition Force, the strict Defensive Array type flashed with metallic luster, and both men and horses had completely lost their determination to rush forward.

Did not dare to rush, and couldn't stop and wait for death, so naturally, their forward direction began to deviate.

The main force of Reach cavalry, under the command of Garlan Tyrell, strayed slightly westward to the south of the Queen's trapezoidal formation, and in order to cooperate with the general infantry attack without interfering with each other, they opened a gap in their charge. The target was selected as the southeast corner of the Queen's army trapezoidal formation - the square formation diagonally opposite the position where the infantry front first began to engage. With this coming and going, the direction of the cavalry charge is naturally from southwest to northeast, showing an upside-down "Pen" character on the map that goes up to the north and goes down to the south.

When encountering the combined attack of the opponent's artillery + arrow + bomb trinity, the loss was heavy and it was found that something could not be done, the cavalry and horses in the front row instinctively chose the safest method of self-protection: non-stop Go down, increase the steering angle, turn a nearly 90-degree angle at the last moment before contact, draw a word "factory", sway around in front of the spear point of the West Expedition Force waiting for the West Expedition Force, and head east. Leaving, then turn back to the south with the word "a few", and run away to escape the danger.

Seeing the oncoming wave of cavalry turn a corner at the last moment, and head east with their tails tucked in parallel with their own array, the army soldier who is holding guns, shields and lances has not had time to let go. With a sigh, he saw a few objects flying out of the remnant group of soldiers heading eastward, drawing an untidy arc towards him, smashing their shields or falling into the formation.

A sparse bang sounded, mixed with sporadic screams, the West Expedition Force soldiers came back to his senses and found that in addition to the short arrows of the light crossbow, there were many objects flying over. The existence of throwing weapons such as throwing axes and javelins, the most outrageous thing is that a soldier was smashed by a rusty iron block and his head was bleeding. A few coma, a few minor injuries, and no casualties. The first wave of Reach's cavalry charge came to an end with a tragic battle loss ratio of hundreds to zero, but they didn't wait for a moment to relax, and the second wave of cavalry charge came to an end. .

......

The difference from the guesses of the army soldiers who watched the wounded evacuating the front line was that the first wave of Reach cavalry shrank at the last moment was not entirely because Cowardly, the arrows and weapons they project or throw are not symbolic counterattacks that fly into a rage out of humiliation with no hope of victory.

When Garlan Tyrell divided the cavalry into three waves at the beginning, it was not a mindless equalization of the number of people.

He first made an army announcement, calling together the riders who brought their own bows, crossbows or other miscellaneous throwing weapons, and divided them with the mercenaries, Freeriders and all the old and weak mounted infantry. The first wave, this first wave of thousands of cavalry, although not full-time roaming and harassing cavalry archers, is the only wave with long-range attack methods.

Next, the Landed Knight, the private army of nobles, including the Golden Regiment cavalry, the best equipment and the most well-trained people, including oneself, will be arranged into a second wave to form the entire cavalry force core strength and "fist".

Finally, the battle strength is slightly stronger than the first wave but the equipment level is worse than the core elite. In contrast, the remaining part that should be classified as "light cavalry" is set as the third wave, as the rear and cover troops.

Such a deliberate division of troops corresponds to a different mission that is tailor-made.

The first thing to do in the first wave is: first set up a normal posture to launch a charge towards the West Expedition Force position - if you can bluff the opponent's array loose, then take advantage of the situation to dig a gap; if you can't... It is also necessary to swipe a shot from the front of the formation and use the long-range weapons at hand to interfere and kill the enemy as much as possible, at least create considerable casualties and chaos, and create opportunities for the follow-up troops.

The mission of the second wave's main force is relatively simple: charge with full force, rush in from the gap opened by the first wave of cavalry or the chaotic weak point created, smash through the southeast corner of the Queen's trapezoidal formation, and destroy Igor's deployment. Defensive Array type.

The third and final finishing work is: act on the spot and expand the results of the second wave heavy cavalry.

Garlan Tyrell knew that the first wave of cavalry was impossible to break the formation of the Queen's army when he made the battle plan, so he just asked this group of weak soldiers to play some role. But the result of the actual fight was far beyond his expectations. He could see the process clearly from the horses galloping not far behind: the opponent seemed to have thrown a new weapon that he could not understand, so that The first wave of cavalry barely got close to the enemy's line after almost peeling off a layer of skin, but with all their strength, they were unable to shake the enemy line even if he expected the bottom line.

Compared to grief for the dead and the wounded roaming all over the ground, a more urgent choice is placed in front of him: if the plan 1st Step fails, should the attack continue? ?
The teachings of many Maesters and veterans made him understand: the cavalry has a low chance of winning against a complete and untransformed infantry array; the family management work he has held made him more clear: Knight and infantry recklessly The gains outweighed the losses; considering the tragic casualties and weak harassment of the first wave of forwards, the most suitable choice for him at this moment should be to turn at the same angle as the previous wave of soldiers, pass in front of the enemy line instead of diving in, and retreat first. Go out to the battlefield and look for another fighter.

Amid the rumbling of hooves, the second wave of cavalry led by Garlan Tyrell easily withstood a rain of arrows and rushed towards the enemy's position. In front of them, the West Expedition Force array, which was still neatly arranged with a slight arc, began to appear clearly, and he could even see the serious expression of the first row of Westerlands soldiers with a nervous expression in the front row.

He took a deep breath and made a sudden decision.

Today is different!
This is a decisive battle that will determine the future of the Tyrells and Reach, and everything will be better if you win, or nothing if you lose.

No matter how slim the odds of winning and how tragic the cost, he has to press forward.

Although the previous wave of cavalry did not achieve the original tactical goal, they confusedly completed the "cannon fodder" mission that the infantry decoy failed to complete yesterday, and successfully attracted all the Queen's shotgun fire to the body. When the artillery takes dozens of seconds to reload...

Although this is not the best time to fight hard, he will never wait for a second better fighter today!
Garlan Tyrell raised his chest and held his lance high.

"Keep the pace - long live Highgarden!"

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(end of chapter)