The Rise of the European Emperor

The charge of the plate knights is not a very simple matter. Before the battle, the plate knights on both sides did not always wear plate armor and hold oak lances. Because that would be very exhausting.

Therefore, before charging, the plate knights would not ride on the war horse, but on the draught horse. Some knights even traveled on the back of mules.

Before the charge began, the knights in full-body plate armor began to get on their horses with difficulty with the help of their attendants. Mainly, there are plate armor pants, which seriously affects the flexibility of the knight. It was difficult to climb on horseback without the help of squires.

Back then, when Marin was kicked out of the house to become a wandering knight, the reason why he didn't wear plate armor pants was because he didn't; After all, Marin, who became a wandering knight, had no money to hire attendants at all. There are no plate armor pants, and there is no need for attendants to support the horse, so one person is at ease.

But a regular knight would have a squire to hold his butt and help mount the horse before charging. After getting on the back of the horse, the slave who is in charge of managing the lance will hand over a brand new oak lance. After a charge comes back, unless the knight's air gun has not experienced a collision and a fight. Otherwise, it must be replaced.

On the side of the Principality of Mazovia, 2,200 plate armor knights, under the service of their attendants, mounted their horses one after another and took over the oak lances. On the side of Sigismund I's Jagiellonian royal army, the 1,000 knights who were responsible for decorating the facade also began to wear armor, mount their horses, and take over the oak lance...

However, unlike the "One World War" demanded by the army of the Principality of Mazovia, Yanker, the chief knight instructor of the Jagiellonian royal family's army, was giving completely different instructions——

"Kids, remember, your task today is not to fight the enemy's heavy cavalry, but to lead them out!"

"We spread out the formation and moved forward slowly. When we were close to the center line, we collectively turned around. Then, we split into two groups and retreated to both sides of our army's battle formation at a 45-degree angle..."

In fact, this tactic had already been practiced by the Jagiellonian royal army beforehand. Yanker mentions it again now, just for fear that someone will be nervous and forget it.

1000 plate knights against the enemy's 2200 people, obviously unwise. Therefore, Sigismund I completely let the 1000 plate knights act as bait.

If the 1000 plate knights of the royal army do not come forward, the enemy plate knights may also stand still. This is the customary rule of the Eastern European battlefield - a duel between cavalry and cavalry...

As for the infantry, to be honest, in Poland and Lithuania, it was completely a foil. Even the infantry had to serve the knights and gentlemen. Just like the squires who supported the knights on their horses before the battle began, the infantry cameos.

In other words, those knights and squires who take spears are also infantry... such infantry, the combat effectiveness can be imagined...

But the Poles didn't care either, they believed in knights. Once the knights are decided, the infantry often don't want to fight. Only when the two sides are tied will the infantry become the decisive force...

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The 2,200 plate knights of the Principality of Mazovia, led by the parents and sons of Vazinsky's adjutant Berenev, started to accelerate slowly from a distance of 3 kilometers, and rushed towards the opponent resolutely.

On the Jagiellonian royal family's side, the 1,000 plate armor knights decorated the facade, under the command of the chief instructor Yanker, slowed and accelerated, but the speed could not be raised...

"We are sure to win!" Seeing his opponent's "cringe" look, Berenev, the deputy general of the army of the Principality of Mazovia, was overjoyed. Cavaliers hedge, most likely to be timid. The opponent does this, it is completely to die...

But before they could fully increase their speed, the opponent's 1,000 plate armor knights seemed to be scared out of their wits. They turned around collectively, split into two, and fled... fled... fled... ran... ran...

"What's the situation?" Berenev, who was speeding up, was a little confused. It was the first time he had seen such a cowardly plate knight, because in general, knights would never run away for honor...

Even the commander is like this, and the plate armored cavalry of the Principality of Mazovia is also a little confused. Seeing that the enemy was split into left and right groups fleeing for their lives, they didn't know which one to pursue for a while...

"Chase to the left!" Berenev thought for a while and ordered loudly.

Because, by convention, knights are right-handed guns. Facing the enemy on the right, the knights are stronger. If the enemy is on the left, the lance will be awkward and cannot be used.

However, it seems that the Polish Wings and their cavalry think the same way. Therefore, the lancers led by Lewandorf, the first general of the Jagiellonian royal family, appeared from the left of the battle formation of the Jagiellonian royal family.

When they appeared on the left front of their battle formation, the knights of the Principality of Mazovia were turning their horses and charging to the right of the Jagiellonian royal army. Exactly, the backs are left to the winged cavalry...

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"Don't miss this opportunity!" Lewandorf, the commander of the Polish winged cavalry, hurriedly ordered his winged cavalry to raise their slender spring lances and start charging from behind...

"Come on! Go! Kill all these traitors!" Lewandorf yelled.

"Kill all the traitors!" The winged cavalrymen also shouted.

Under the acceleration, the bird feather wings behind them were resisted by the wind in the high-speed movement, and made a "sassy" whistling sound.

The winged cavalry's mask mainly protects the nose. But its shape is a bit like a hook nose...

The rustling sound of the two wing ornaments in the wind, and the mask shape of the hooked nose on the face, make the winged cavalry running, have a sense of sight of the eagle's winning face...

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"Not good! There are enemies behind you! All turn around to meet the enemy!" Berenev was surrounded by dense, different frequencies behind him. The sound of hooves was startled. Looking back, I was even more surprised.

Then, the 2,200 plate knights of the Principality of Mazovia hurriedly turned around, straightened their lances, and began to accelerate slowly...

However, it was too late for them to accelerate. And the whistling winged cavalry, the speed has long been rushing...

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When the plate knights of the Principality of Mazovia accelerated to half, 4,000 Polish wing cavalrymen rushed up like a tide...

To the despair of the knights of the Principality of Mazovia, the 2.85-meter-long bulky oak lances in their hands were significantly shorter than the 4-meter-long slender spring lances of the winged cavalry...

They stretched out their 2.85-meter-long lances, stabbing in vain. But before they stabbed the opponent, the opponent's spring lance was flexibly aimed at their head...

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"Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang..." A dull metal crash sounded, and the plate knights of the Principality of Mazovia fell off their horses one after another. Only a few managed to dodge their opponent's tapered spear point...

But the full-body plate armor limits the knight's flexibility too much, especially the heavy helmet that protects the neck. Although it protects the neck, it also limits the twisting of the neck. Therefore, most of the plate armor knights could not avoid it and could only be knocked off their horses.

If the weapons of the two sides were of equal length, they might be able to rely on their strong martial arts and arm strength to knock the other side's lance and throw it at the other side's head at the same time.

However, the two weapons are very different. The spring lance is strong and slender, so it is very easy to turn and aim. The oak lance is relatively bulky. If you want to get rid of the spring lance, you have to ask the winged cavalry with the spring lance to agree or not...

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In this way, after one round of charging, the Principality of Mazovia lost more than 300 plate armor knights. After these plate knights fell off their horses, some were directly trampled to death by the horses of their allies who could not stop the car. Those who survived were captured directly by the infantry of the Jagiellonian royal family. After all, the battlefield is very close to the Jagiellonian royal army...

When the cavalry on both sides passed by, before Berenev had time to reorganize the counterattack, something happened that made him despair-horrified...

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Yes, shocked...

Horses are very timid animals, and although war horses are considered the most timid among horses, it cannot change the fact that horses are timid.

These war horses of the Principality of Mazovia have never seen an enemy with bird feathers on their backs and masks like an aquiline nose on their faces. The horses don’t feel much far away, but they are very close. Some war horses mistake the enemy’s cavalry for the hunters of nature—the eagles in the sky…

Then, some of the war horses started to stir up and started to run around like headless flies, neighing in panic from time to time...

Panic is contagious. When some of the horses were frightened, the rest of the warhorses in the Principality of Mazovia also became uneasy and began to lose control...

On the other hand, on the side of the winged cavalry, because the war horses drink this group of bastards in "exotic clothes" every day, they are not afraid. Only the warhorses of the Principality of Mazovia, because they "haven't seen the world", saw the winged cavalry for the first time, and I was immediately frightened...

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Berenev loudly ordered the knights to restrain their war horses. If given enough time, perhaps the war horses could be appeased. But will the opponent give them a chance? nonexistent……

"Winged cavalry, charge!" Lewandorf, who was back in formation, ordered the charge again. The winged cavalry took a squadron of 200 people as a wave, three waves as a batch, divided into 7 batches, each wave and each batch were separated by a certain distance, and launched wave after wave of attack frenzy on the enemy...

The plate armor knights of the Principality of Mazovia resisted desperately, but because the horses were shocked, the formation was extremely chaotic, and they lost their charge speed.

"Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang..." In the face of an opponent who had no impact and a chaotic formation, the winged cavalry naturally occupied a great advantage, and once again knocked hundreds of enemies off their horses...

Winged cavalry spring lances are weird because of the spring cushioning. Although the charge speed is fast, because of the buffering of the spring, it does little damage to the wrists of the winged cavalry. However, the powerful kinetic energy of the conical iron spear head due to the high-speed charge remains unabated. Therefore, the plate knights of the Principality of Mazovia were knocked off their horses, but the winged cavalry did not have to let go of their lances...

Original historical Polish wing cavalry, because there is no spring cushion. Often after the charge, the spear plunged into the enemy's body, and it was too late to withdraw, and the reaction force was too great. Therefore, the original winged cavalry often needed to throw away the spear, and then draw out the saber to slash the enemy like the Hungarian hussars... Therefore, the original winged cavalry not only needed to be proficient in using cavalry spears, but also skilled in using saber. With the spring lance invented by Marin, the cavalry spear is no longer a one-time consumable. Moreover, because of the conical spear tip and the lingering complex, even if the spear tip penetrates the enemy's body, it can be easily pulled out and continue to fight. There will never be a phenomenon where the lance pierces the enemy and cannot be drawn...

However, a small number of plate knights in the Principality of Mazovia realized that the enemy was not wearing plate pants, and injured the legs of several winged cavalry with oak cavalry. But that doesn't hinder the overall situation, the plate knights of the Principality of Mazovia, the defeat has been decided...

When Berenev realized that the situation was over and planned to escape with the rest of the people, it was already too late...

The horses of the Plate Knights have a heavy load, and their speed is naturally not as fast as that of the winged cavalry with a much lighter load. What's more, escaping leaves the younger generation to the faster enemy...

In this way, the coach of the Principality of Mazovia, Vazinski, watched helplessly as the 2,200 plate knights of the Principality of Mazovia were wiped out in front of his eyes...