My British Empire - Chapter 568

  Chapter 568 Showdown

   No one has ever denied the strength of the Spanish Army. In the battles, the strength of the Spanish phalanx has been recognized by many European countries.

  For more than a century later, the Spanish phalanx ruled the whole of Europe, and all countries rushed to learn, the standard formation of the army.

  Even the English army, who had learned the Spanish phalanx, faced the Spanish army with a similar number as himself at this time. Alexander stood on the hillside and watched the uniform Spanish phalanx, which consisted of three phalanxes.

  He didn’t show his inner emotions, but instead had a calm expression on his face.

  Many generals under their command have rich expressions on their faces, especially the Spanish Army, which is looking at the rattling, is even more indescribable.

  More than 10,000 Spaniards, with the infantry phalanx as the core, took a firm step and advanced steadily. They were mainly pikemen, assisted by matchlock guns and artillery, and used them as long-range strike forces to strike the enemy.

   More than a thousand cavalry are arranged as a reserve team on the wings and flanks, ready to deal with the enemy’s outflanking forces.

  The spearmen of the infantry phalanx lined up in three dense horizontal teams, each team had 50-60 people in front and 20 rows in depth, and around the spear formation were arquebus soldiers lined up in dense formations.

  This solid and maneuverable formation is about 150 meters wide and 100 meters deep. On the outside of the phalanx, there are also small teams of arquebus soldiers lined up, and there are also some independent detachments, usually sword and shield soldiers.

   Such a formation can give full play to its firepower and strike power, and rely on the mutual cooperation between arms to achieve a kind of complementarity and combat effectiveness bonus on the battlefield. This was very advanced military thinking at the time.

   Seeing the legendary Spanish phalanx, England fighting against it is equivalent to apprentice fighting with master. Even if the English have great belief in victory, the possibility of victory is very small.

  The British coalition forces on their own side, wearing red jackets, white trousers, and a thin layer of leather armor, are better than nothing.

  The English army also showed a character shape, and the difference was that the Calais, with more than a thousand people, was arranged as a reserve team to guard against the Spaniards who suddenly attacked out of the city.

  Of course, the soldiers on both sides looked at each other quietly, waiting for the orders of the officers of both sides, and acted.

   Seeing the uneasy expressions of his generals, Knight Alexander immediately put on a straight face, reprimanded and encouraged people’s hearts.

   After regaining some confidence, Alexander began to sit in command under heavy pressure.

   “It seems that the English learn from us, and it’s not bad!”

  Spain commanded General Shane Battier, who rode on a horse and looked at the Englishmen who were also neat and orderly. His heart suddenly changed, and he pretended to be relaxed.

  Actually, for the English who are also at the same level, he is anxious in his heart.

  There is no doubt about the strength of the Spanish phalanx, so for his imitators, he is not doubting that he will not win, but worried that he will not be able to win an overwhelming victory.

  Yes, it was precisely because he knew the strength of the Spanish phalanx that he was worried that his troops would lose too much to quell the rebellion in the Netherlands.

   “Stand at attention, stand still—” In the center of the phalanx, all the flag drummers began to pass orders from the general, and the army stopped at this moment.

   Soldiers stood up straight and wore their armor, those spears and shields, or held arquebuses, but silence was the only thing they had in common.

  The distance between everyone seems to have been measured, and the difference is almost the same.

  The priests in vestments were praying with the soldiers in the phalanx before the battle. Everyone was so devout and peaceful.

  The mellow and positive Spanish spread throughout the square.

Da da da-

  Riding a horse, under the protection of several guards, General Shane walked out of the phalanx and walked to the front of the phalanx also composed of Englishmen.

   And Alexander also rode a horse and came to him.

  The two saluted each other very politely, and then began to talk in Latin.

   “Nice to meet you, Your Excellency General!” Alexander said softly.

   “Nice to meet you, Honorable Governor!”

  The two looked at each other, and after seeing their opponent clearly, they started a conversation this time.

   “Your Excellency, the Netherlands has nothing to do with your England!”

   “No, general, we were invited by the Dutch, we are the army of justice!”

   Just like that, Battier’s eyes were full of anger, while Alexander looked at each other happily and fearlessly.

   After a few seconds, the two retreated after knowing that it was inevitable.

   “The English are stubborn, it’s time to show them some color!”

   Battier looked at the red and white English army and said coldly.

  The drumbeat with Spanish flavor sounded.

   “Boom, boom, boom—” Stepping on the drumbeat, the Spanish army began to advance slowly step by step.

  Looking at the three-person-high spear phalanx in Spain, from a distance, it is densely packed, just like the forest from Wales, full of terrifying factors, which makes the scalp numb.

  The same is true for the England side. The one-to-one spear and arquebus arms make the two phalanxes look like hedgehogs, full of thorns and difficult to conquer easily.

   “Boom—” “Boom—”

  The distance is only a few hundred meters, and the two sides have already started fighting.

  The artillery of the two sides has already started to bombard, and the sound of the cannon is extremely loud in the whole plain.

  Every cannon fire will take away a few spearmen or musketeers from the opponent’s phalanx. This is beyond doubt.

   But even so, the soldiers of the two armies, who had prepared themselves in advance, still moved forward slowly without fear, even if their partners continued to fall beside them.

   However, due to the abundance of artillery in England, which is more than double that of the Spaniards, the morale of the Spaniards has been slightly lowered.

  But the Spaniard still did not hesitate, moving forward firmly but slowly.

   This is to verify the quality of the soldiers on both sides.

  The cavalry on both sides could no longer bear it, and rushed out from both sides, fighting one-on-one.

  Spanish cavalry in full armor, riding heavy horses, holding long spears, and attacking with the impact of formation charge, this is the remnant tradition of medieval knights.

The English cavalry with short guns, wearing leather armor, was faster and met them like the wind. At the moment they met, they fired projectiles in their hands. Spanish cavalry.

   crackling—

  So, the cavalry unit, which was almost the same, quickly decided the outcome. The Spanish cavalry was defeated and left. After losing more than one-third of the English cavalry, they won the victory.

   At this time, the infantry on both sides was getting closer and closer.

  ps: There are two more chapters today

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