The Rise of the European Emperor

General Moreno personally rushed to the West Gate with 2,000 reinforcements including 450 armored infantry, and met 3,000 British commandos led by 800 shield soldiers on the long street near the West Gate.

Moreno knew that if the British army was not driven out of the west gate as soon as possible, once the main force of the British army flooded into the city, they would definitely not be able to stop it. Fortunately, he still believes in the most elite 450 plate infantry under his command.

Therefore, he drew out the knight sword and shouted:

"French warriors, go up bravely and drive your opponents out of the west gate!"

Then, 450 French plate armored infantry, waving two-handed swords, rushed up...

The 800-knife shield soldiers of the Fourth Army were not to be outdone, raised their shields with their right hands, and slammed them forward...

The sound of "bang-bang-bang-bang-" is endless.

But the French plate armored infantry did not show any weakness. Although the big shield was covered with iron and it was difficult to break it, they still tried their best to swing their big swords and slashed at the big shield of the British swords and shields, making a loud noise.

Although the large shields of the sword and shield soldiers had a strong impact, but this time, not 50 plate armor infantry came, but 450. Even if someone is knocked back, it is difficult to fall. Because, the French plate armor infantry has comrades behind them to support them and prevent them from falling down.

Moreover, although there are more sword and shield soldiers, the streets near the west gate are only that wide. Even on the main road, there were actually only a few dozen people between the two armies who actually fought each other. After all, the streets are only that wide. Most of the others are waiting behind...

Because the enemy on the opposite side is also crowded, the effect of the big shield collision this time is much worse. Even if the armored infantry on the opposite side were knocked down, the French soldiers behind them could support them in time. It is impossible to knock the enemy to the ground like before, and then send someone up to hold it down.

Then, the battle between the two sides turned into a battle of physical exertion, injuring each other with brute force.

However, the French plate armor infantry was the first to discover the weakness of the British sword and shield soldiers. A French saber and shield captain named Monchi found out through the faint light of the torch on the city gate that the opponent's lower body seemed to be wearing chain mail...

It is true that the chain mail can prevent chopping and cutting, but it is mainly for one-handed swords, and it has no lethality. But the plate armor infantry of the French army are all knights with two-handed swords! It can slash as well as stab!

That's right, the other party was wearing chain mail pants, but there didn't seem to be any protection on his feet! Unlike the French plate infantry, the lower body also wears plate armor, which has stronger protection.

then,

Captain Monkey shouted:

"Pierce their feet with swords, they have no armor on their feet!"

Then, many French plate armor infantry stopped slashing at the opponent's iron shield with their two-handed swords, but instead stabbed the British swordsman's feet with their two-handed swords like spears...

Because they didn't understand what the French were shouting in French, the English sword and shield soldiers of the Fourth Army suffered a big loss at first. Most of the seven or eight sword and shield soldiers in the front row who were stabbed in the feet by the two-handed sword were injured, and it was difficult to persist in fighting again. Later, a few more people were recruited, and a total of more than a dozen sword and shield soldiers were injured.

Commando Captain Molson, who was nearby, heard the shouts of the soldiers and knew that the enemy had discovered the weakness of his sword and shield soldiers. So, he quickly ordered a change in tactics:

"Sword and shield soldiers in the front row, squat down and protect your legs and feet with shields, and protect the top with shields in the second row!"

The large shield of the Fourth Legion is square, and it can completely protect the legs and feet when placed under the feet. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the British sword and shield soldiers supported the dozen or so wounded in the front row and pulled them back. The soldiers in the back row also consciously and uniformly turned sideways, giving way to a passage.

At this time, the musketeer captain Fan Paul who was originally behind couldn't sit still. He was a West Frisian with a somewhat Dutch name and a fan character. He originally served in the mainland of the North Sea, but this time the British army needed musketeers to attack Calais, so he sent over 1,000 Frisian musketeers including Farn Paul. The main reason is that this group of people speak Frisian, so they have no problem communicating with the British, and they can also pretend to be the British army to avoid diplomatic disputes with France.

Seeing a passage flashing out of the crowd, after the wounded were gone, Van Paul anxiously led a group of musketeers to squeeze in:

"Let's make way, let's make way! We musketeers are best at dealing with the enemy's plate armor!" Fan Paul shouted while squeezing.

Commando Captain Molson was taken aback after hearing this, and he quickly realized:

"That's right, the musketeers deal with the enemy's plate armor infantry!" So he immediately ordered the sword and shield soldiers in the back row to make way.

Molson is from the Fourth Army of the North Sea State and is based in Newcastle. The Fourth Army was an army composed of Englishmen, only some of the officers were Frisian. But the Fourth Army had no musketeers, only longbowmen as long-range units. So, Molson was not familiar with the Musketeers. When I met the French plate armor infantry just now, I didn't think of the musketeers for a while. He didn't think of this until Farnborough took the initiative to ask for a fight.

After van Paulo led people to squeeze to the front, he found that the street was full of people. It is very difficult for the musketeers to find shooting opportunities in the front row.

But he has ideas:

"Captain Molson, please arrange a few strong fighters to support us to a high place so that we can aim at the enemy!"

Molson froze for a moment, but complied. A dozen soldiers with swords and shields threw away their swords and shields, and raised seven or eight musketeers, higher than the position of one soldier.

Then, these seven or eight musketeers took out one of the five spring-up carbines on their bodies, and began to aim at the French plate armor infantry on the street ahead...

"Boom-boom-boom-"

After a burst of gunfire, several plate armored infantrymen in the front row of the French army let out muffled grunts, apparently all of them were injured by the shock. Six wounded French armored infantrymen, the location of the two injuries is not important, and they can continue to wield their two-handed swords, but the other four have temporarily lost their combat effectiveness...

Before the French could react, the seven or eight musketeers switched to another spring-up carbine and continued shooting...

"Bang—bang—bang—" There was another burst of gunfire, and now the seven or eight French soldiers in the front row completely lost their combat effectiveness and collapsed to the ground. It seemed that they had to receive medical treatment. Among them, several ribs in the chest were broken.

This is not over yet, these musketeers started to change their guns again...

He has changed 5 times in a row and hit the French plate armor infantry in the first three rows. But you thought it was over? not yet! Because, the musketeers in the back row handed their loaded muskets to the musketeers standing on the shoulders of the people, letting them continue shooting...

This is not over yet, Van Paul thought of the practice in Marin's classic battle case - he sent his musketeers to climb to the top of the houses on both sides of the street, and leisurely aimed at the enemy from the roof to shoot, increasing the density of firepower...

The French commander, General Moreno, was about to vomit blood:

"What's going on? How can the enemy's musket be used in rainy weather? Could it be... the clockwork musket of Beihai?"

Moreno suddenly remembered that it seemed that musketeers in the North Sea country were generally equipped with wind-up muskets that were not afraid of rainy weather.

In fact, France also has that kind of musket, but because of the high cost and difficult maintenance, only some nobles have one or two for collection. It is impossible to deploy troops.

Not to mention the difficulty and high cost of making the mainspring, if the mainspring is rusty, it is easy to fail to ignite when it is ignited. Therefore, it is necessary for the musketeer to grease the clockwork more often. Alternatively, remove the mainspring and polish it before starting to remove rust. But if it is often polished, the mainspring is easy to wear. Then, before too long, the expensive mainspring will be scrapped.

Only in the North Sea country, nickel metal is added to the clockwork, so that the clockwork is not afraid of air corrosion. After all, nickel steel is one of the alloy varieties that are not afraid of corrosion after nickel-chromium alloy stainless steel. That is to say, the mainspring of the Beihai country's clockwork flintlock is now a simple alloy of ordinary spring steel with nickel added. This kind of spring usually has very low maintenance requirements and does not need to be oiled every day. You know, oil is very expensive these days...

In fact, the French defenders in Calais also had musketeers. There were thousands of them, which were of great help in the defense of the city. It's a pity that matchlock guns can't be used in rainy days. They are similar to fire sticks, and far inferior to the clockwork muskets of Beihai, which can shoot freely even in rainy days...