Black Iron Crown - Chapter 692

As the overall commander, Leiner does not need to accurately tactically command each army. That is what their chief officer should do. All Leiner needs to do is to put each team out. Be in the right place and seize the moment.

As a strategic commander, his responsibility is to command at a macro level, not to pay attention to a few soldiers or a local battle of one or two wing.

Leiland Bijue also gave orders to his soldiers, crossbowmen and archers all came to the front of the array, extending the shooting distance as much as possible.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer, and there are more than 60,000 people in the forefront of the jihadist coalition preparing to fight with Rainer, which means that their reserve force is only about 10,000.

Five hundred meters…

Four hundred meters…

“Throw straight ahead, Winter Crossbowman, let go!”

Following the shout of Earl Leyland, the commander of the crossbowman also roared, and then four hundred crossbows were poured out in an instant.

Speaking of which, if it is an ordinary crossbow, it has no advantage over the bow and arrow except for its easy operation.

But the crossbows used by Winter Crossbowmen are completely different. First of all, their crossbow arms are made of spring steel… After all, their age has almost reached the point of Renaissance.

In addition, the pulley placed on the crossbow string effectively reduces the difficulty of loading, which prevents the Winter crossbowmen from using their thighs to open the crossbow.

The range and power of the pulley crossbow in their hands is very large, but there is no anti-scientific factor in it, because the existence of the bracket and pulley allows them to open the huge crossbow.

If their crossbows are converted, the pounds can reach five hundred pounds. You must know that the weight of the recurve bow used by Lenner’s archers is only eighty pounds, which is already considered a lot of pulling force. .

The four hundred crossbow bolts fell into the enemy’s array immediately, causing a scream. Numerous soldiers were hit by the crossbow bolts, and fell to the ground wailing and losing their combat effectiveness.

However, because of the distance, the crossbow bolt was thrown, so the power of six hundred pounds was not fully utilized.

The crossbow bolt that hits the enemy is only about half, and the crossbow bolt that smoothly penetrates the enemy’s iron armor is only half, which means that this round of shooting probably caused less than a hundred losses to the enemy.

The loss of a hundred people is still innocuous for the time being, and the soldiers of this group of churches continue to advance under pressure.

“Hurry up! Hurry up! Keep the formation and don’t mess!”

“The archer goes up too! Go up!”

In addition to 4,000 infantrymen and 400 knights, Rosa Church also has 1,500 elite archers.

The bows used by these archers are not the mainstream soft bows on the mainland, but are long bows made of multiple composite materials. They are a type of composite bow. Although they have a range of less than a few pounds, they reach five hundred gangs. The steel crossbow, but it is almost the same as Leiner’s recurve bow, or even slightly beyond.

The Rosa Church’s army is in the position of the middle army and is the absolute main force on the battlefield. After nearly a hundred casualties, they are still advancing in a neat formation.

They are the armed forces belonging only to the Rosa church. In order to ensure sufficient deterrence to ensure safety, these fighters are professional full-time soldiers. Since the church’s influence has been greatly reduced because of its defeat to Kafit the Great 30 years ago, Their armed forces are even stronger.

All this is to deal with the kings and lords who are ready to move, but these armies still cannot prevent the consequences of the decline in the influence of the church.

The knights are ready to move on the flanks, they are ready to launch a charge to deal with the enemy in front of them.

Lena stood on a high platform and watched the movement of the enemy forces ahead. Seeing the enemy’s configuration like this, he couldn’t help but show a sneer. He didn’t think that the enemy’s knight was the opponent of the Scarlet Gryphon Rider under his command.

In this world, there is no army that can defeat the Scarlet Gryphon Knights under the same number of circumstances. Their morale, strength, speed, and combat skills are all strong.

The jihadist coalition continued to advance, and the Winter crossbowmen fired another round of crossbow bolts, which was the loss of more than a hundred people. At this time, the enemy had advanced to the position of 200 meters away from Renner’s middle army.

“The archer is ready! The front is full, and shoot!”

Earl Leyland’s shout sounded again, and with his voice, a puff of white smoke exhaled from his mouth, and the entire queue exuded cloud of smoke.

The archers riveted enough strength, and their backs stretched away the 80-pound recurve bow in their hands.

“Let it go!” Earl Leyland roared, and 1,200 arrows flew out with an almost chilling scream.

One thousand and two hundred arrows formed a dense net, covering the enemy’s head with the breath of death.

Although the weight of the recurve bow is not comparable to that of the pulley crossbow, it still has a good lethality at this distance, and 1,200 arrows instantly cause more than 200 enemies to fall.

But at the same time, the enemy’s archers also began to fight back.

Fifteen hundred archers, more than Lena’s archers, opened their bows when they were lined up, pouring out their arrows slightly unevenly.

Reiner couldn’t help but pursed his mouth when he was a baron. Since he was a baron, his army has never experienced such a dense arrow rain, and his archers have always suppressed the enemy.

Even if it was hit by arrows, there were only a few, and the warriors in armor would not suffer much damage.

Now 1,500 bows and arrows are full of longbows, and the arrows are surging in with the sound of breaking through the air, which is by no means comparable to the enemies of the past.

The Golden Lion Guards were at the forefront of the array. They placed most of their bodies behind the shields. They did not lose in this round of arrows.

However, the soldiers behind them were not so lucky. Sergeant Merland was better~www.mtlnovel.com~ Their physical strength was stronger, so they wore a full set of double-layered armor.

In addition, they lowered their heads as much as possible and blocked the arrows with the iron brim of the helmet. Except for some unlucky ghosts who were shot to defend the personal education, only a dozen people fell to the ground.

Of course, the biggest losses were actually the archers and crossbowmen under Rainer’s command.

As long-range arms, part-time hand-to-hand combat tasks may be required in other armies, but they are not needed in Lena’s team. Therefore, they only wear leather armor and suffer from enemy fire, which naturally causes huge losses.

It is very normal for the archers of both sides to shoot in opposite directions. After the enemy’s archers are defeated, they can naturally suppress and harass the enemy’s infantry array and create opportunities for their own infantry.

The archers and crossbowmen suffered a loss of nearly three hundred people in one round of shooting from the enemy. Reiner felt as if his heart was severely caught when he saw this.

However, he didn’t intend to directly interfere with the tactics ahead. He chose to believe in Earl Leyland’s commanding ability, and now arbitrary intervention would only make everything worse. Black iron crown