EP.46
The prototype of my battalion formation is Tercio, in which soldiers holding spears are set up in a long rectangular shape and crossbowmen and wizards are placed at the corners at both ends of the square formation.
This formation is often described this way in papers and elsewhere.
‘It is as heavy and strong as the solid stone walls that move, so it will be able to block even the knights’ assault.’
The spear soldiers are densely packed and attack enemy infantry approaching from a distance, destroying them, so their defense is very high.
Although many scholars, dramas, and movies express it in different ways, most of them are portrayed in this way.
Even in actual history, the knights could not even dare to break this formation, so a tactic called ‘caracol’, in which they rode horses and fired pistols (pistols filled with gunpowder) from a distance that seemed almost out of reach of long spears, became popular.
“Die, you dirty Czechovs!”
“How weak must you be to sit helplessly after only playing this much?”
“He’s leaving in peace! Uratcha!”
Spearmen, like knights, who are not equipped with hard armor that blocks almost 100% of swords and arrows, can be destroyed in an instant depending on the commander’s capabilities.
However, since the enemy has begun to collapse, if they break up their formation and launch an attack with the intention of killing even one more person, the damage to our battalion will increase.
“The company commander of each infantry company must control the soldiers. Kill the enemy by pushing him slowly, like pushing him against a wall.”
A battalion commander like me must do his best to control his soldiers so that they do not run away and give up the advantages of a solid formation.
When I gave the command to control, I heard the company commanders giving orders in a loud voice from a little distance away.
“This is the battalion commander’s order! “Reorganize the 1st Company formation!”
“Give the command one by one! Just like in training, stab at one and subtract with two! “Coordinate your movements like a sword!”
“If you go too far forward, you will end up in front of Deus-sama. “If you don’t like it, come to your senses!”
Then, the soldiers who had gone too far forward restored their formation and slowly began to push forward.
Instead, the Czechavian infantrymen who were dealing with us also began to move forward to find some relaxation.
At least 20% of the battalion’s personnel have already been killed or seriously injured and are unable to participate in the battle.
In that case, I should also give the adjutant who always follows me a chance to build up his military skills.
“Ensign Laura von Wehner, take a platoon from my company right now and go support the 3rd company. “If you do what you have seen and learned from me so far, the enemy will not be able to resist and will be defeated.”
When Laura heard those words, she looked at me with a face full of emotion and answered.
“Thank you for the opportunity, Major!”
He then left my side and as soon as his back was turned, he drew his sword and gave an order.
“The 1st platoon of the company under my direct control is following me to support the 3rd company! “Hurry up!”
As she played a big role in the original novel, she will definitely make a big deal here and show everyone her abilities.
And just at that moment, a signal came from the rider in the vanguard.
To interpret the signal, it is a signal that the enemy’s battalion-sized support force in the rear was properly hit by the knights’ charge and began to reorganize due to the damage.
A normal commander would have received news that enemy reinforcements were coming, so he would have strengthened the offensive and tried to annihilate the enemy battalion in front of him.
Even if I become the enemy’s commander or even a regiment commander, I will mobilize knights to attack our troops.
Because a knight’s charge is like a disaster that can never be prevented by infantry unless they are prepared with the best preparation.
So, with only about 12 knights, I was able to stop over 500 troops who had come to support the Czechavian battalion in front of me.
“The battalion messenger should immediately take a wide turn to the left of our troops to check if enemy knights are approaching and report them!”
“Yes, I understand.”
The messenger who said so got on his horse and quickly left the battalion.
Even if you prepare like this and end up in vain because a knight from the enemy country doesn’t show up, it would be much better than thinking it couldn’t be possible and not making any preparations before being suddenly struck.
Meanwhile, the 3rd Company, which had sent Second Lieutenant Laura and a platoon for support, was advancing faster than other units.
So, I thought for a moment whether I should stop him, but I managed to maintain a narrow line that did not break the battalion’s connection.
Still, considering the fact that he is doing well, it can be said that the 3rd company commander is quite capable.
By far, the thing that stood out the most right now was Second Lieutenant Laura’s platoon that had gone to support the 3rd Company.
“Follow me, Laura von Wehner! Poke the enemy’s gap and return all at once! “Don’t be afraid and stab in!”
Saying that, she took the platoon I had temporarily organized and found the weakest part of the unit fighting against the 3rd Company.
There, he was at the forefront and concentrated his platoon to cut down as many of the enemy’s troops as possible.
Approximately 4 to 7 enemy soldiers are killed in one charge, so it must be so terrible that the enemy soldiers are left speechless.
Then, Second Lieutenant Laura entered the enemy’s camp deeper than before, and soon a flag symbolizing the company commander was seen falling.
Then I saw a spear holding a helmet with decorative feathers on it.
“Laura von Wenner, dedicated adjutant of the Jaeger Battalion, decapitates the Czechov commander!”
After that, she returned to the 3rd Company and joined the fight.
Since she made a contribution by blowing off the opposing company commander’s head from the first day, she will be able to receive the Bronze Cross when she returns, even if it will be difficult to get a promotion.
Also, since we are running rampant like this, it seems certain that the enemy commander will send out knights to educate us.
As I was going to the left to prepare for the knights’ charge, the messenger I had just sent was rushing towards me, as if to prove my intuition was correct.
“About 50 knights are approaching from 1.5 km from here! “The 50th knight is approaching!!”
Our battalion, whose morale was sky-high before hearing the messenger’s report, was greatly discouraged for a moment.
“I, Peter Jaeger, am going to intercept the knights. So you only move according to my commands. Then no one can live without getting hurt!”
When I said this, the battalion’s morale began to recover to some extent, as they believed my words that the genius battalion commander character I had built up so far would exert terrifying power and prevent them from dying.
“For the entire battalion, at this point, just keep the Czechavian infantry in front of you in check. Going deep and attacking is prohibited. “Keep the formation as is, but when the signal is given by the trumpet and flag, we all turn to the left and lower our spears to keep them in check!”
Saying that, I moved with the battalion’s main base from the center of the battalion to the left, closer to them.
I wanted to change the formation to the direction where the knights were approaching.
There are Czechovian infantry in front of you, but if you ignore them, the damage will be serious, and there is no room to change your formation due to the friendly infantry next to you, so there is nothing you can do.
So, for five or seven minutes, we just prepared for their arrival and pretended not to notice.
The sounds of the guys shouting could be heard along with the sound of the hooves of horses ridden by more than 50 knights.
“Kill all the Reich Empire bastards who are no better than dogs!”
“I will send you to Deus!”
“Long live the Duke of Czechia! Long live Czechia!”
Although I was momentarily scared when I saw a lump of iron charging at us with a huge spear at least 3 meters long.
If you target the weak points of the metal knights, you can take them out with just infantry, if not in an instant.
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“Wizards and crossbowmen, when they approach, aim for the horses at once! Never aim for the knights above. Even those pieces of metal didn’t have very strong armor on horses. If possible, aim for the horse’s side!”
Even though the knights are human tanks made of steel, the ones who cover themselves with iron are the humans riding on them.
The horses that ride them have an iron plate like a chest armor on the front, and even the horses ridden by heavily armored cavalry are only wrapped in a single layer of chain.
So, if a horse is hit by an arrow, it dies.
Even though the Czech knights knew that we were fully prepared, they did not stop charging for their honor as knights and to follow orders to save their allies.
As they picked up speed and closed in on us in a wedge formation.
“Now! Spearmen look to the left! Crossbowmen and wizards, attack their horses!”
The horses of the knights who were hit with magic and arrows were unable to withstand several attacks and began to collapse.
Even after holding on, those who approached our troops were unable to penetrate deeply into the wall that our battalion members had made with spears.
I don’t know what the damage was, but the dead never come back.
“You soldiers, take advantage of the knights falling off their horses to make at least one of them nicer! “Kill them all!”
As soon as the order was given, the Pyongon soldiers organized in each unit took the lead and began beating the knights with the weights attached to the end of the Pyeongon.
The knights in armor were able to withstand it to some extent, but when 2 or 3 people approached and knocked on them at once, they were unable to withstand it and died.
Among them, there were those who retreated immediately when they fell from their horses, but the wizards eliminated them as much as possible with fire magic such as fireball.
A pandemonium of death unfolded for the knights.
And soon after, when all the remaining knights had been rounded up, an order was given to our battalion to fall back.
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