The Rise of the European Emperor

If Marin was on the scene and saw the fight going like this, he would definitely kick Schwartz a few times in anger. Why? Because Marlin will never let his musketeers shoot at each other with his opponents in a foolish way.

With a distance of 50 steps (37.5 meters), the musketeer's hit rate is very high. If they shoot each other, both sides will suffer heavy casualties. So, at such a close distance, the best option is to launch a charge...

Later lobster soldiers did this. The British found that within 30 meters, the hit rate of the musket can also become very high. However, it would be stupid if the two sides stopped to shoot each other. Because, at a distance of 30 meters, you can rush forward in one breath.

At that time, the best weapon is no longer a musket, but a bayonet. A bayonet is definitely more effective than a musket once it's in front of the opponent. After all, the reloading speed of the front-loading gun is extremely slow, and it usually takes 30 seconds to reload a bullet. And if you use a bayonet, you can stab several enemies in 30 seconds...

Of course, Marin has not yet come up with a bayonet, and naturally there is no lobster soldier's tactic of "collective bayonet charge after a 30-meter salvo". It's not that he is unwilling to use advanced tactics, but the bayonet is not easy to use in this era...

In the military, there is a theory of "arms fighting each other". A musket with a bayonet is certainly very advantageous when fighting with the musketeers on the opposite side. However, that is what happened later when the spearmen were eliminated by the musket.

But in this day and age, the musketeers were still in the minority. The majority are spearmen. Have you tried stabbing each other with a bayonet and a spearman? Your rifle is only 1.6 meters long with a bayonet (38-type rifle), while European spears in this era are often more than 4 meters long, and Swiss spears are five or six meters long... 1.6 meters bayonet and 6 meters long Swiss spears stab each other... So, Marin didn't even think about bayonets on muskets, because there's no need...

Therefore, in this case, Marin will make an adjusted version of the "bayonet charge after the salvo" of the lobster soldiers - after the salvo, let the spearmen on the left and right flanks charge... The spearmen rush out from the left and right flanks to fill the The middle musketeers were in the original position and continued to charge forward, stabbing the enemy musketeers with their spears. As for our musketeers, let's rest for a while now. At the same time, load up the ammunition, climb on the wheelbarrow or bench, and climb up to observe which of the nearby enemy troops is the most fierce. Then, give him a shot at close range...

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Shooting at the enemy at a distance of 50 steps, like Schwartz's choice, is the stupidest, and the casualties are also the highest. At this distance, the musketeers on both sides had a high hit rate, and the number of casualties caused by several rounds of salvos was very high...

Sure enough, after several rounds of shooting, Beihai Kingdom lost more than 800 people. On the other hand, the Geddes army suffered even more losses, and the number of casualties is estimated to have exceeded 1,500...

Marshal Bonitz, the commander of the army of Geddes, couldn't sit still, seeing that the shooting did not take advantage of it,

He began to realize that if he continued to shoot, not only the musketeers of the Guedes Principality would be killed and wounded, but the spearmen would also suffer huge casualties. Moreover, he came to the conclusion after observation - there seem to be more musketeers on the opposite side, and it is not cheap to shoot the Gerdes army... Therefore, he gritted his teeth and ordered:

"Stop shooting, the whole army charges!"

Although he wondered why there were so many musketeers on the opposite side, Marshal Bonitz insisted that the army on the opposite side was a motley army composed of the Clever army and the armies of other countries, which were not very effective. As long as the Swissized Geddes spearmen rush forward and stab their opponents, then the victory must ultimately belong to the Swiss Geddes army, even though the number of opponents seems to be larger...

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Seeing that the opponent gave up the mutual shooting and began to press heavily, Schwartz breathed a sigh of relief - he was not afraid of the opponent rushing up to fight, only worried that he would be hit by a stray bullet, and he would also have a brain blossom...

In the face of the enemy's charge, Schwartz quickly responded:

"Tell the musketeers to step back, and the pikemen behind them will add 4 rows to the front! Resist the enemy's charge! As for the musketeers, stand behind those 4 rows of pikemen, on a bench or on a wheelbarrow, from a height Aim at the enemy and keep shooting!"

This formation is a wonderful formation invented by Marin - this is a defensive formation, the front row of spearmen are all wearing chest plate armor and iron helmets, the main purpose is to withstand the impact of the enemy...

The musketeers would then be behind the four rows of spearmen in the front center, by standing on benches and on wheelbarrows, for a higher position and a better view. Then, they can calmly shoot at the enemy's most ferocious spearmen at a close range of a few meters to a dozen meters. Look at whoever is the bravest, aim and shoot... No matter how good your martial arts are, you will still be shot down...

As long as the musketeers killed the most ferocious group of people on the other side, the other side's offensive would be suppressed. Once the enemy loses in momentum, the offensive will naturally be over...

Moreover, according to the habits of mercenaries in this era, the first three platoons of soldiers are often the most elite veterans. They are highly skilled in martial arts and have rich combat experience. Many veterans also wear chest plate armor and helmets. Therefore, these people are not only strong in combat, but also in high protection.

However, in the face of muskets, the protection of breastplate and iron helmet can be ignored...

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Sure enough, when Gedes' spearmen rushed to the front and back, at the beginning, an extremely fierce battle broke out between the two sides. The spearmen in the first three rows of Beihai Kingdom and the spearmen in the first three rows of Geddes Corporation all worked their best to stab the enemy with their spears. However, the soldiers in the first three rows of both sides wore chest plate armor and iron helmets. So, both sides began to stab each other in the face, neck, limbs...

However, the soldiers in the first three rows of both sides are all veterans with the most combat experience. How can they easily let the other side succeed? Therefore, when the spearmen on both sides stabbed each other, the veterans tried their best to stab each other's weaknesses while dodging left and right, trying not to let the other's spears stab their own weaknesses. For a while, the fighting between the two sides was extremely fierce...

But soon, when the musketeers of Beihai Kingdom who were pushed behind found stools and unicycles, and with the help of their comrades in arms, stood on a high point, everything changed...

"Hey - that Gedes spearman on the opposite side is so powerful. He has stabbed one of our spearmen, and he wants to stab the next one. Let me give him a shot..." Then, a The Beihai country musketeer raised the clockwork and shot the musket, aiming at a powerful spearman in the Gedes army seven or eight meters away...

"boom--"

"what--"

The two voices reminded rhythmically that a large, muscular veteran of the Geddes spearman had just killed a North Sea country spearman and was about to stab the next enemy when he shot a lead bullet. It flew and hit his chest plate directly, breaking several of his ribs. So, he let out a scream, and immediately lost his combat effectiveness...

After a while, more sporadic gunshots rang out. At such a close distance, the Beihai Kingdom musketeer rarely misses. Moreover, because both sides stab each other with 6 meters long hair, the distance between the two sides is at least 4 meters. When the North Sea country musketeers aim and shoot, they don't have to worry about accidentally hurting their comrades...

The surviving more than 2,000 North Sea country musketeers took turns to board the bench and wheelbarrow, aiming at the elite spearmen in the first three rows of the Gede company. Those who could be beaten were killed by the Beihai country musketeers, and the rest couldn't turn the waves...

Moreover, with the massive losses of the elite spearmen, the morale of the army of the Gede Company is getting lower and lower, while the morale of the army of the North Sea country is getting higher and higher...

Seeing that it was almost done, Schwartz found Wolfgang, the commander of the army of the Duchy of Clifford, and said:

"General Wolfgang, the enemy's morale has been severely damaged. Now, do you have the confidence to take the eight thousand soldiers of the Principality of Clifford and attack the enemy's right flank from the flank?"

Wolfgang also watched for a while, and when he saw that the army of the Gede Company was indeed suppressed by the army of the North Sea, he naturally gained confidence. Moreover, he could also see that the enemy's right flank was a weak point. After all, the enemy has put the strongest part in the front, and the right flank is naturally not very strong. Moreover, the previous battle had greatly reduced the morale of the Gedes army, and the attack at this time was to take advantage of it.

So, Wolfgang nodded and said:

"Don't worry, I will definitely complete the task!"

After finishing speaking, General Wolfgang took eight kilograms of officers and soldiers of the Principality of River, left the battle formation, and circled around the weak right flank of the enemy...