Chapter 149: Battle Of Jungfrau Plains (6)
As arrows and magic from both armies soared into the sky and flew toward each other, the captains and lieutenants of the Reich Empire shouted loudly.
Dont fear the magic and arrows shot by the Swiss mercenaries! What use is a man of the Reich Empire if he is scared of just this much?!
If you dont want to die, dont raise your head trying to block the arrows! You cant stop them anyway. If you lift your face, youll just get hit in the eye socket!
From the moment you stepped onto the battlefield, your lives have been in the hands of Deus! So, clear your minds!
Hearing this, Lieutenant General Peter Yaeger remained calm and rational, reading the current situation, even as arrows rained down.
He thought that, in lieu of knights, most Swiss infantrymen had rich combat experience equivalent to that of Imperial Army non-commissioned officers.
Although they would take casualties from arrows and magic, he believed it would not lower the soldiers morale or break their formation.
Therefore, he expected that initially, the Swiss infantry might have the upper hand in a head-on confrontation with the Imperial Army.
That doesnt mean we cant beat them in infantry combat. In fact, from their lowest soldiers to Count Ticino, they are addicted to their tried-and-true winning formula. The Imperial Army can use this to our advantage and strike them from behind for a sure victory!
As Lieutenant General Yaeger did, when the experience or capability of his soldiers was lacking, a commanders job was to identify the weaknesses in the enemys strategy.
And it was the duty of a great general to capitalize on those weaknesses and strike the enemy hard from behind.
While Lieutenant General Yaeger had all these strategies in mind against the enemy, the arrows shot by the Swiss Army reached the vanguard of the Imperial Army.
Damn, that hurts like hell!
Those hit by arrows, if its not fatal, pull them out and keep advancing! If you cant pull them out, break the shaft and endure!
Maria, I loved you. I wanted to touch your chest before I died.
At this point, the soldiers were divided into three main types.
The slightly wounded, who were hit by arrows but not in vital areas, able to continue fighting somewhat.This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com
Those seriously injured or killed by arrows or magic, unable to continue fighting.
And the majority, who were either not hit at all by arrows or were hit but suffered no harm due to their armor.
Regardless, for the soldiers and officers engaged in battle, the recent deaths of their comrades and subordinates, who had just moments before talked about returning alive to visit a tavern or getting married, imposed tremendous pressure.
At that moment, the two-handed swordsmen would find an opening, dive in, and cut the Reich Empires spears with their swords, disrupting their formation and combat ability.
Or, towards the Reich Empires infantry, whose gaze was fixed on the spears held by the infantry of the Swiss Confederation.
The skilled troops would crawl under the spears of both armies, reach the Reich Empires lines, and then slash their feet and calves with daggers.
This would naturally create gaps in the Imperial Armys ranks, which the Swiss soldiers would exploit to launch a coordinated attack.
Switzerland had used this tactic hundreds of times, a secret weapon of the Confederation that rarely failed.
Thus, Count Ticino, confident of his victory and contemplating the rise of his status within the canton by killing the well-known 27-year-old Lieutenant General Peter Yaeger, couldnt hide his smile.
Soon after, the distance between the Swiss and Reich Empires armies closed significantly.
Both armies, as if by agreement, implicitly did not attack each other until the archers and mages had retreated.
To the uninformed, it might have seemed as if they were conspiring together.
Soldiers wielding long-range weapons were most effective at a certain distance from the enemy, being of little use in close combat.
If they charged before the archers and mages had fully retreated, the friendly crossbowmen, mages, and infantry would become entangled, resulting in chaos, a situation they sought to prevent.
Eventually, the infantry of the Swiss Confederation, with great dignity, began to advance towards the Reich Empires soldiers, spears aimed.
The soldiers of the Empire also set aside their fears and gradually advanced towards the Confederations troops.
As the tips of their spears nearly touched, they momentarily stopped, then took one powerful step forward, thrusting fiercely with that momentum.
Die, you dogs of the Empire!
Lets show them the might of our great mercenaries spears!
Ill make a pretty air hole in your throat!
As the Swiss infantry and the Reich Empires spearmen clashed, the battlefield naturally descended into chaos.
Amidst this turmoil, soldiers from both sides gradually died, their focus increasingly shifting to only the enemys spears in front of them.
Nows the time! Swordsmen, grab your two-handed swords, sweep away or cut the enemy spearmens spears to support, and the skilled troops should crawl on the ground with daggers to stab the enemys feet and slash their ankles and calves!
Switzerlands secret tactic was set in motion to claim the lives of the Reich Empires army.
