The Rise of the European Emperor

In fact, the plate knights of the Principality of Mazovia lost really badly this time. If it was a head-to-head matchup, they wouldn't lose so badly at all. However, they were in a hurry to chase after the 1ooo knight of the Jagiellonian royal family who was the bait, and they turned their backs on the winged cavalry. By the time they turn around and face off, it will be too late.

After all, the plate knight itself is very cumbersome and heavy, and the speed is slow. A hasty U-turn is naturally not as good as the whistling winged cavalry.

Moreover, with Marin's spring lance, the winged cavalry can charge repeatedly with a lance, which is terrifying. You must know that in a traditional knight duel, every time the knight is finished, the knight has to go back to change the lance.

The winged cavalry, with spring lances, can dash back and forth repeatedly. Even if the knights of the Principality of Mazovia wanted to go back and change their lances, it would be difficult for them to do so. Because, at this moment, they are near the Jagiellonian royal army, far away from their battle formation...

In addition, because the war horses had not undergone acclimation training, they were frightened when they saw the Polish winged cavalry in "exotic clothes" for the first time. The horses were startled together, the battle formation was chaotic, and it was naturally slaughtered unilaterally.

Without these factors, even if the knights of the Principality of Mazovia were defeated, they would definitely inflict huge damage on the winged cavalry. Instead of killing and wounding dozens of opponents like now, he was completely wiped out...

Of course, it is said that the entire army was wiped out, but in fact most of them did not die, but were shot down and fell into a stun. Then, he was captured by the infantry of the Jagiellonian royal family who had rushed over. After all, they wear full-body plate armor, which provides good protection. As long as it is not trampled by the horses or attacked by the vitals, it will not die. However, it is very common to wear such heavy clothes and fall off the horse's back and break an arm or leg...

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Seeing with his own eyes the annihilation of the proud 22oo plate armor knights, the general of the Principality of Mazovia, Lazynski, was very terrified. However, as a seasoned veteran, he also knows that now is not the time to be afraid. And, never be afraid.

So he ordered loudly:

"Steady! Hold! Pikeman, the end of the pike stuck in the ground,

The spearhead is slanted forward, blocking the charge of the enemy cavalry! "

This is a very common spear formation in Europe to block the charge of cavalry. Holding a spear cannot stand the brutal collision of cavalry. So, European infantry would stick the bottom end of the spear into the dirt, at a 45-degree angle. In this way, when the enemy's cavalry collides, not only will the horse be stabbed to death by the spearhead, but the huge impact force will be transmitted to the earth, not the spearman...

However, the Polish spearmen are different from the Swiss spearmen in that they use long-haired ordinary spears of more than 3 meters instead of the 6-meter spears used by the Swiss pikemen. If it is inserted in the soil at an angle of 45 degrees forward, the length in the horizontal direction will be shorter...

The lances used by the Polish winged cavalry were more than 4 meters long. The winged cavalry held the spear horizontally, which was much longer than the horizontal length of the Polish infantry spear inclined at 45 degrees...

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After defeating the cavalry of the Principality of Mazovia, Lewandorf was not satisfied with this victory, but continued to attack the infantry of the Principality of Mazovia...

"Winged cavalry, get ready! Slant 45 degrees and attack the enemy's right flank!"

Immediately, the Polish wing cavalry turned their horses to the left and rushed to the right wing of the Mazovian infantry...

When the wing cavalry swept over the right flank of the Mazovian infantry phalanx, the spring lance that was more than 4 meters long flew many Mazovian infantry...

"No, their lances are so long! They are even longer than our infantry's!"

In fact, the Polish winged cavalry used such a long spear that they were indeed not afraid of the infantry phalanx. Originally in history, during the war, the Polish lancers who took the emperor successfully singled out the Spanish infantry phalanx, took the initiative to defeat the Spanish infantry phalanx, and made great contributions to the annexation of Spain by France.

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After one success, the Polish winged cavalry did not turn back, but circled to the right of the Mazovian infantry phalanx. Then, he changed his direction and went straight to the rear of the right and right flanks of the Mazovian infantry phalanx...

In Europe in this era, the soldiers at the back were mostly recruits, old, weak, sick and disabled. In the face of the fierce impact of the Polish winged cavalry, the old, weak, sick and disabled at the back were suddenly disrupted in formation...

"Steady, steady!" Lazynski intends to mobilize the reserve team to support the rear.

But before he had time to act, the infantry phalanx of the Jagiellonian royal family in front pressed forward. And the thousand plate knights of the Jagiellonian royal family who had fled before also circled like a ghost to the left side of the infantry phalanx of the Duchy of Mazovia...

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"It's over!" Wazinski was suddenly desperate. Now that he is surrounded by enemies on three sides, he can't easily mobilize the reserve team to support other places.

It is certain that once the reserve team leaves the main formation, it will definitely be violently attacked by the enemy cavalry...

Before he could react, the 1ooo plate knight also attacked the left flank of the Mazovia infantry formation. Moreover, this time, they also changed to slender spring lances, which are very suitable for impacting infantry phalanxes...

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Moreover, unlike the winged cavalry, whose horses and thighs lacked protection, the plate knights were armed to the teeth, and the horses were also wearing horse armor, so they were not afraid of infantry attacks.

Therefore, the 1ooo plate knight slammed into the left flank of the Mazovian infantry phalanx...

Facing the thousand plate armored knights rushing over like tanks, the Mazovian infantry on the left flank was hard to resist, and a gap was torn open in a single encounter.

Then, the group of plate knights directly waved their spring lances and drove the nearby Mazovian infantry...

After that, the group of knights stepped back and bumped forward again...

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At the same time, the 4ooo (already insufficient) Polish wing cavalry also began to violently attack the rear part of the right wing of the Mazovian infantry phalanx, specifically picking out the old, weak, sick and disabled.

Wazinsky wanted to mobilize the elite to support the two flanks, but he couldn't because the main force of Sigismund I's infantry was overwhelmed...

Under the three-sided attack of the Jagiellonian royal army, in less than half a day, more than 10,000 infantrymen of the Principality of Mazovia collapsed. And Wazinsky couldn't escape. He was surrounded by winged cavalry when he was riding on a horse and running around in chaos...

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"Hahaha, this spring lance is really useful. Plate knights can dash directly into the infantry phalanx, and they don't have to worry about the arm being hurt by the reaction force of the lance. It's really a good thing!"

"Your Majesty, now that the enemy army has been wiped out, what should we do next?"

"Encircle Warsaw and force the opponent to surrender!"

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"What? The army led by General Łaziński was completely wiped out? How could it be possible? Even if they can't beat them, they won't be able to withdraw!" In the Warsaw Royal Palace, the regent Anna Radziwiu was full of disbelief.

"Madam, that's true. Now, the army of Sigismund I has surrounded Warsaw!" Xiang Dudek reported.

"How many troops do we have?"

"There is no regular army, only 1ooo militia left..." Dudek said helplessly.

"Then...then...you can only surrender?"

Dudek nodded helplessly:

"It can only be like this, at least, the other party will not kill the great nobles without authorization. Otherwise, the nobles will not agree!"

"Okay, we surrender..."

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Soon, Anna Radziwiu took the eldest son's hand and personally led the team out of the city to surrender. And the rich Duchy of Mazovia also fell into the hands of Sigismund I...

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