King of The Wall

2021-10-15

Chapter 685 Highgarden Defense (10)

In a temporary building based on a four-wheeled carriage On the observation deck, Igor was able to take in the entire scene of the closely-spaced West Expedition Force positions without the need for the bird Skinchanger to report the bird's-eye view.

The effect of the shotgun against the first wave of Reach cavalry was exactly as expected, but Garlan Tyrell's tactical command of dividing the cavalry into several successive rounds of charge, plus the charge from the southwest to the northeast... The blind cat met the dead mouse, and by accident, it became a coup for confrontation, which made the artillery shot and the cannonball's first actual combat debut. Although it achieved an overwhelming advantage without any suspense, the result was less than expected. Not a lot.

The cavalry is divided into three waves, the original intention is to facilitate the command and prevent crowding and stamping, but in actual combat, the gap between the charge arrays also effectively prevents the infinite spread and amplification of the panic caused by the shelling. ; And the ingenious oblique approach allows the horse to turn around and withdraw smoothly from the other side of the battlefield when it is unexpectedly frustrated, without affecting the offensive pace of the friendly forces behind...

Good performance for the enemy's surprise , Igor could only shrug secretly sighed.

Using aerial reconnaissance, he had already discovered that the Reach cavalry had been divided into three parts, but the trouble was here: he could not judge by the bird Skinchanger's overhead reconnaissance results that "the second wave cavalry is the Elite and fist" - even if he knew, it was difficult for him to take any effective response in a few minutes.

The reloading speed of the artillery is limited. In the face of three successive waves of offensive, the West Expedition Force faces a very simple and rude choice: either bombard the first third wave of cavalry, and resist the second wave in the middle. wave; or hold back and wait for the second wave to fight - however, in the latter case, the first wave of cavalry will be transformed from a feint attack to a real attack, and the infantry will have to resist without artillery cover. Two...even two and a half cavalry charges.

With the details unclear, Igor safely chose the former option, and now he has to witness the oneself's infantry bear the logical result of this choice: in the ground that makes the ground tremble. In the dull rumble, the second wave cavalry beat the golden red infantry line composed mainly of Dorne and Westerlands infantry like waves glowing with silver-green rays of light.

Under the grand background sound of shouting and roaring, the first sound was a series of explosions that were crisper but slightly smaller than the sound of the cannon - different from the time when the artillery needed to reload, return and aim. , Grenadiers can just fire and throw them out. The bombs formed the last line of defense for the Queen's infantry to meet the cavalry's impact. After a few seconds, the collision between the warhorse and the shield, the weapon and the weapon, and even the armor or skeleton broke out, and the wave of flesh and steel merged, finally Another embankment of flesh and steel was photographed.

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After organizing a rather threatening attack, the second thing that made Igor frown unexpectedly happened: for some reason, the bomb was more effective than Expected to be worse.

The Reach Army conducted an emergency explosion desensitization training at the coalition assembly area outside Highgarden, which reduced the impact of the horses in the face of the shock by more than half, although it was not in a hurry. The whole army has achieved the ideal goal of "not being alarmed by thunder and not disturbed by artillery"... But just a wave of explosive bombs can only disrupt but not completely stop the group charge of the Reach heavy cavalry.

In the sounds of different tones, harsh or infiltrating, this elite cavalry, led by the main general, with the determination to fight in a spurt of energy, slammed into the trapezoid formation regardless of obstruction The top edge of the southeast corner.

Emotionally speaking, Igor certainly hoped that his soldiers would be like a standing reef, unceremoniously smashing the waves and driving them back. Unsullied may be able to do this, but after all, he is leading a mixed army of good and bad rather than 30,000 Unsullied: To facilitate command and control, and to avoid forming weak points in the layout of the trapezoid, Igor is starting from King's Landing. On the way to this place, I kept rationalizing and arranging the infantry. While basically integrating the command system built by oneself into the whole army, I tried my best to ensure that all the ministries of the whole army - mainly the Ninth National Congress. The personnel quality and equipment level among the infantry phalanxes...that is, the comprehensive battle strength is basically evenly distributed.

On the premise of ensuring the reliability of the main body of the army, the Unsullied, the Land-Governing Army and the Cavalry will be selected as rear recruits and reserves in case of emergencies.

What about the opposite?
The Reach people squeezed out almost 80% of the cavalry and gave it to young generals such as Garland to form a cavalry unit - the average battle strength of the people with horses crushed the peasants and soldiers in all directions, and Garland also pressed the cavalry on this basis. The strong, middle and weak are divided into three parts. In this second wave of the strongest, the elite parts with the most complete equipment and armor are deployed to the front row to be the blade. This series of operations allowed him to briefly achieve a partial "top-tier vs. middle-tier" in the cavalry matchup at this brief moment, successfully taking advantage of the slightly better battle strength and smoothing out the defensive advantage that the Queen's army was waiting for. .

When other miscellaneous advantages and disadvantages cancel each other out, the result of the meet force with force between cavalry and infantry, under the greater kinetic energy of the former and the subsequent impact, has to follow objective laws. non-subjective will.

The Reach cavalry made a fleeting highlight in this desperate defense battle!

The Queen's infantry formation struggled to remain intact without being pierced in one fell swoop, but under the action of the iron law of physics, it was helplessly twisted and deformed, fiercely dented in the direction of the enemy's charge. The weak point of the connection between the arrays is even more precarious, as if the next moment will collapse and collapse.

The scene is a bit ugly, and the Queen's army is indeed at a disadvantage, but Igor is not flustered at all: as long as the cavalry charge is exhausted and his side still does not collapse, the men and horses that stop after the speed is zero will be slaughtered by others. Stakes, and he still has more chess available in his hand.

"Move the Unsullied, fill the gap, and replace the southern second square!"

The tight trapezoidal array has many advantages, including easy to grasp the battlefield situation, and the artillery range can cover the whole field, etc., but Its shortcomings are equally prominent: there is no room for turning around. Once the external defense line is broken down, there is not enough space inside the trapezium to even build a second defense line to organize a counterattack. Swap between front-line troops can create brief confusion and defensive emptiness, and if the enemy's third wave cavalry can catch their own weak spot under cannonball, the situation will be critical.

Facing a dangerous game with a low error tolerance rate, Igor used the reserve team without the slightest hesitation.

He could have mobilized the two-square array in the middle of the trapezoid, but the enemy's coming, impact, and even equipment flags are all clamoring "I am the trump card", and then send a team with similar battle strength. Troops to support is a great underestimate of the enemy. Although the Land Granters were equally experienced and had a high fighting intent, but the main body was the people beyond the wall, they had no experience in dealing with cavalry. In this case, Igor had only one option left.

Unsullied.

This group of soldiers, who are biologically dead, are unquestionably pure men on the battlefield. With their dedicated fronts, they don't have to worry about what will go wrong before they die.

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Amid the horns that cut through the noisy battlefield noise and the striking black flag orders, the Profound Armor force that terrified countless nobles and slave-masters on both sides of the narrow sea was dispatched , like a black water flow along the gap between the squares to the southeast corner of the battlefield, an unparalleled sense of security instantly filled the way.

Igor was about to watch the Legendary infantry perform well against the cavalry, when the line of engagement on the west side of the battlefield, the infantry on both sides, unexpectedly came to a screeching halt.

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(end of this chapter)