At the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was a feudal town, but in Western Europe

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The uniform shouts of a thousand soldiers were actually louder than those Saxons who were still gathering in a panic.

Along with the roar, the three army formations began to march under the guidance of the sound of drums and gongs.

In the Saxon camp, Vikindur waved the stick in his hand and drove the Saxon warriors who had just woken up from their beds.

"Don't sleep, you pig, the damned Franks are coming!"

"Get up! Slugs! Frank's army is coming!"

"Chief Vikindur!" A blond Saxon warrior rushed in from outside the camp gate, "The Franks have begun to march!"

"Why so fast? Fulson, an idiot, he told me that the Avar mercenaries are still half a day away from our camp. Unless they march at night, why would they arrive so quickly!" Vikindure cursed through gritted teeth.

"However, Chief Vikindur." The Saxon warrior who reported the message said, "Just now Chief Fulson said that there are less than 1000 people on the other side."

"Do you still believe his nonsense?"

"But, all the spies say that..."

"...Take me to the sentry tower."

Standing on a high sentry tower, Vikindur frowned suspiciously: "There are really only nine Centuries, but they are all wearing black leather armor, so be careful."

"Then now..."

"Let the awake people form a shield formation first."

Soon, on the opposite side of the Tang army, more than two thousand Saxon warriors took up round shields and javelins, and under the command of their respective leaders, they formed five crooked shield walls.

These Saxon rebels, called warriors, were actually mostly farmers and soldiers.

They wore brown-gray Virginia hats hanging down from the ears, woolen jackets on the upper body, and the lower body was completely naked, except for the leather cords on the feet that tied the socks.

Most of these peasants only held round shields and hatchets for cutting trees, while most of the real Saxon warriors wore shirt and chain armor, pointed helmets, and in addition to shields, they also had long Viking battle axes in their hands.

These farmers saw blood when they ambush the noble troops of Gallo and Adalgis, and they basically have combat and hunting experience in normal times.

Relying on Europe's dense forests and developed animal husbandry, most of them are tall and muscular. If they really want to fight, they can be regarded as a good fighting force.

The 700 people were divided into five battle formations according to tribes and families, some with more people and some with fewer people.

They took out the shield wall tactics most commonly used by the Nordic Germanic peoples. The round shields were connected one after another to form long wooden walls.

"Beep, beep—"

With the sound of the horn, Tang Jun appeared in the sight of the Saxon rebels.

As the most elite unit in a feudal town, the tooth soldiers can be called a model army in the town. When the soldiers of the same period need to stop every forty or fifty steps to organize their formation, they can wait for about a hundred steps before they need to start again. Stop tidying up.

The dust was flying, and the Saxon cavalry and black cavalry on both sides were rushing back and forth on the edge of the battlefield, while Feng Sen followed the main force of the black cavalry, not far or near.

"150 paces." Several experienced Jingnan Army veterans counted silently. They were on the fastest walking left flank. The opposite Saxon battle formation, with their long wall of shields, rushed towards the left flank army.

"120 steps." Zhang Shicheng raised his hand, one hundred ten steps, one hundred five steps, and finally when the Saxon passed the limit of one hundred steps, Zhang Shicheng waved his hand fiercely and shouted: "Shoot!"

In the army formation, apart from the sword and shield fighters in the front row, the infantrymen and Mo Daomen in the back row put down their long weapons and took off the crossbows and infantry bows at their waists.

"Beep, beep."

Once again, the sound of demonic bowstrings sounded on the battlefield, and more than 300 mace arrows melted into a thin black mist in the sky.

"Dole"

"dole, indole"

The rain of arrows only managed to shoot down two people, which was normal, the hundred steps was only the range of the shot, not the effective range, this arrow was only for locating and disturbing the enemy.

Glancing back, the Saxon soldiers sneered and continued to rush forward.

A three-tier battle formation composed of 600 people continued to rush towards the left-wing army formation. The first and second tiers were round shield soldiers holding saxophones or hatchets, and the third tier were spearmen and battleaxe soldiers. Finally, there were several standard bearers holding battle flags like spider webs.

In this era, most Saxons used javelins and throwing axes as long-range weapons. Due to the low technology and high cost of making bows, most Saxons were not used to using longbows and other weapons.

"Seventy steps!"

"Boom!"

The step bow showed its power again, and three hundred arrows burst into bloody flowers in the Saxon military tent. After a round of arrow rain, at least twenty or thirty Saxons fell down slowly, clutching their chests and throats. .

This wave of arrow rain was fruitful, but it also aroused the blood in the hearts of the Saxon soldiers.

They uttered all kinds of angry battle cries with unknown meanings, using their anger to drive away the fear in their hearts. Some Saxons who were hit by arrows ignored them, letting the arrows rub against their muscles, and continued to charge along the shield wall.

"Thirty steps!"

The distance of thirty steps is the maximum range of javelins and throwing axes, but the maximum damage range of bows and arrows.

"Om-"

This time, the Saxons could even hear the sound of long arrows piercing through the air.

Amid the shouts of the Saxon warriors, the bucklers in the first row squatted down and erected their shields, the bucklers in the second row placed their shields on the upper edge of the first row, and the soldiers in the third row also squatted down.

This is a very effective means of dealing with bow and arrow shooting in the Saxon shield wall tactics, but unfortunately, because most of the people present are untrained peasants and soldiers, they cannot react as quickly as the elite small group of Saxon warriors.

"puff!"

"Snapped!"

Countless spiked arrows scraped through the Saxon formation like a black comb.

The long arrows pierced through the gaps in their shields and armor, and puffs of hot blood exploded on their torso arrows and even their heads.

At this moment, the original deafening battle cry stopped suddenly, and they raised their heads in a daze, and their ears were filled with the wailing of their companions and the impact of axes and shields falling to the ground.

Beside them, at least [-] or [-] companions fell down. If they were dead, it would be fine, but the painful howls of the injured beat their hearts hard one after another.

At this moment, the Jingnan army formation on the left had already retracted their bows and leveled their rifles.

"kill--"

With the thundering shouts and the rumbling drums, the left-wing army formation, led by Zhang Shicheng, rushed back step by step towards the charging Saxon army formation.

Chapter 8 Under the Battle of Santer Mountain

It has to be said that the fighting will of the Saxons is really good. In just a short period of time, the staff has been reduced by one-tenth. Although the morale is low, it can still support them to continue their offensive.

In front of the Saxon shield formation, there are Saxon warriors in full armor at intervals. Most of them are dressed in chain armor and pointed Viking helmets, holding round shields and armed swords.

These people stood at the forefront of the shield formation. On the one hand, it was convenient to command the team to observe the enemy's situation. On the other hand, they were also sharp knives to break through the enemy's formation.

Traditional wars between Germanic peoples are mostly shields advancing, javelins shooting, shield walls pushing each other, spears stabbing, and finally cavalry charging (as the case may be).

Now, although I have lost for a while in the javelin shooting, my own shield formation and troops are still higher than the opponent's, and the advantage lies with me.

This is the thinking of most former warriors.

But if nothing else, their plans were shattered without incident.

The rifle, a double-layered rifle more than three meters long, appeared in their field of vision.

Crooked sun, don't talk about martial arts, how can there be such a long spear?Most of the samurai began to curse angrily.

In the mutual pushing of the shield wall, the soldiers of both sides will use their axes to slash and attack each other, while the spearmen behind them will cross the round shield and stab each other. However, the Saxon spears are mostly short spears within two meters in length. With unreasonable steps, they couldn't even get close to each other.

At the moment of the battle, the hundreds of rifles in front of Saxon suddenly shook, and the soldiers of the Jingnan Army took small steps and shook the big guns in their hands.

The stick made of white wax rod is flexible and elastic, and the sharp spear point stretches out and retracts. The long pole is the body of the snake, and the spear point is the snake's teeth.

The trembling rifle quickly and frequently swung away the Saxon's spear, and the spear was thrown and pulled back, and a Saxon was injured or fell to the ground.

The Saxon bucklers fought hard against the beating of the rifles and pushed forward desperately, and even a few elite Saxon warriors approached the front of the Tang army.

But what is desperate is that the armed swords and spears in their hands can't break the shield and double armor of Tang Jun at all.

Because their round shields are not the big shields of the Roman legions, as long as the hands are loose or the angle is wrong, the shields will be smashed open by the elite soldiers of the Tang army with iron bone hooks, while the rifles or mo knives on the second layer are Will stab quickly.

The fighting area was criss-crossed, throwing axes and arrows flew above the army formation with the sound of piercing the air, and the bright red blood exuded a stench of rust.

Taking neat and slow small steps, the entire left-wing army formation slowly moved forward, and the Saxon peasant soldiers who fell on the ground and had no time to retreat were cut off by the horizontal knife of the shield soldiers in the front row and lost their heads.

The first one to escape was a peasant soldier whose left arm had been completely cut off. He rushed back in tears. After that, one or two peasant soldiers and even warriors would flee every three or four steps forward. This group of Saxons had already reached the brink of collapse.

Chief Fulson from Brunswick had discovered this a long time ago, and he led 400 people under his command to approach quickly in an attempt to support.

"Go away, coward!"

Swinging a knife and chopping off the head of a deserter, Fulson watched the large group break away from the front of the shield formation, feeling extremely anxious.

"You bloody cowards, don't block the way!" Fulson was burning with anxiety as he slashed and killed the deserters who blocked his advance. Now this army formation may collapse at any time, and every second is precious.

As long as Fulson's team can stand up, follow-up support will continue. Vikindur is gathering soldiers. There are only 400 people in this group, and they are exhausted.

"Boom, boom, boom."

Suddenly, a small stone hit Fulson's foot, what is it?Looking at the shaking stones on the ground, Fulson suddenly raised his head and looked to the right.

A group of black armored cavalry appeared at some point, silently attacking Fulsen's formation.

"Damn it, shield wall, spear, shield..."

"Whoosh!"

A long arrow pierced Fulson's long mouth, protruding from the back of his head, and he fell back with his eyes open blankly.

Putting away the longbow, Feng Sen clamped the flying mane under his body, twisted his waist and abdomen, and raised a long-handled curved knife high.

With Feng Sen as the tip of the arrow, the front arrow array formed by two hundred Xuanjia cavalry plunged into the Saxon reinforcements.

The horseshoe stepped over the hit Saxon, and Feng Sen showed a cruel smile under his faceplate, and the bent knife cut out suddenly at the speed of the horse, as smoothly as a hot knife cutting butter.

Three heads flew high in a row, and the hot blood in the chest flew out from the top of the heads like a fountain. Their pale faces were filled with endless confusion and horror.

Behind him, the silent Xuanjia cavalry either leveled their horses or raised their horizontal knives.

Seen from mid-air, countless bright red colors exploded on both sides of Fengya, rolling down on the green grass.

In the air, the fresh scent of green grass mixed with the smell of hot blood and iron.

After Feng Sen rushed past the supporting Saxon army twice, there were only desperate howls and collapsed Saxon soldiers behind him.

It was not only the supporting Saxon soldiers who collapsed, but also the Saxon soldiers who were entangled with the left wing army.

The chain reaction is normal. When someone shouted in horror: "Chief Fulson is dead! Chief Fulson is dead!", the rout began.

The Xuanjiaqi led by Feng Sen began to chase the fleeing soldiers and prevent them from regrouping, while the left-wing army, led by Zhang Shicheng, turned to the Chinese army.

When marching, the left-wing army formed an army of one hundred steps, the central army formed an army of fifty steps, and the right wing formed an army of thirty steps.

The three army formations actually formed a kind of oblique formation, combined with Feng Sen's heavy cavalry as hammerheads, which formed the anvil hammer tactics most familiar to Alexander the Great and Tang Taizong Li Shimin.

Its essence is to concentrate a part of the elite troops first, engage the enemy first, and after breaking through the enemy for a while, quickly turn around, cooperate with the cavalry to charge back or sideways, pinch the remaining enemies, and maximize the use of troops in time and space.

Due to the slow speed, the Chinese army and the Saxons had not been engaged in battle at this time. However, because their strength was far smaller than that of the opponent, this part of the Tang army was actually just on the defensive—until Feng Sen's Xuanjia cavalry and the left wing arrived.

Feng Sen's Xuanjia cavalry is divided into two parts, one part is entangled with the opponent's cavalry and has interfered with the opponent's assembly, and the other part is responsible for shocking and disrupting the enemy's front.

Accompanied by the stabbing of rifles on both sides and waves of arrows, the battle formation of 600 Saxons finally began to loosen and stretch.

The peasants and soldiers could no longer restrain the fear in their hearts. They screamed like venting, threw away their weapons, and began to run away.

Once there was the first one, the Saxon soldiers' psychological defenses began to gradually collapse, and the second and third, under the hint of herd mentality, more soldiers began to flee, which also meant that there were holes in their tight formation.

Then, the sound of horseshoes.

Blood and human heads flew again from the Saxon formation.

In the same way, the two 500-man shield formations faced by the right-wing army were also attacked by a combined attack.

In this way, there are only more than 1000 Saxon soldiers standing on the battlefield, but their speed of support is like a turtle.

The fleeing soldiers blocked the march and hit morale, and the Xuanjia cavalry shooting arrows back and forth made them have to stop defense and regroup every ten steps.

Feng Sen's battle plan was executed almost perfectly.

With the high mobility of the whole crew on horseback, they rushed to the battlefield quickly, and forced the opponent's gourd baby to rescue Grandpa while the troops were not fully assembled. When the number of soldiers could not encircle them, the remaining work was only one assault.

Perhaps, even the assault is unnecessary.

Because Feng Sen saw that the remaining 1000 Saxons actually retreated slowly under the shouts of several warriors.