The Alemannic Federation knights, who are composed of lower-level nobles, wear extremely luxurious armor. Not only are they equipped with armor, greaves, arm guards, and hand guards, but every corner is polished to a shiny finish. Some knights There are even fine patterns painted on their armor; the war horses under their crotches have been carefully bred and raised, and they are all the best horses. Their clean and beautiful manes are fluttering majestically in the wind. Compared with Ordinary war horses are a bit more elegant, and their prices are several times more than ordinary war horses.
They launched an attack on the armored paladin. Those horses took small steps at first, like a leisurely stroll, and then the steps became larger and more frequent. Before long, they were running like a gust of wind!
When the speed was about to reach its peak, Alemanni's knights lowered their lances one after another. Those huge lances were much longer than the infantry's spears. The Alemannic knights clamped and fixed them so that these lances were integrated with the entire war horse. At the tip of the lance, various small flags fluttered. The family crests painted on those flags silently told the noble status of their owners.
The armored paladin also charged towards the knights of the Alemannic Federation. Both sides are heavy cavalry, but the movement speed of the armored holy cavalry is obviously slower than that of the knights of the Alemannic Federation. Soon enough, the Alemannic knights who were at the forefront had already plunged the row of lances into the queue of the armored paladin!
The cavalry charge was an important tactic of the Alemannic army. Most of the time, this kind of charge does not require direct confrontation with the enemy. The luxurious armor and colorful flags alone are enough to make those peasant soldiers flee at the last sign!
The heavy lances gained extremely terrifying impact due to the speed of the horses. Some of them knocked the soldiers off the horses, some directly penetrated the three layers of armor of the armored holy cavalry, and there were even more. Otherwise, the entire lance was shattered by the huge impact!
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However, an unfortunate scene also happened: the Alemannic knights never thought that the enemy would be so heavy this time, and the huge impact caused many knights to fall off their horses.
The galloping horses gave neither party time to think. After the first round of lance shooting, the two sides began a close-range melee.
The Duke of Saxony's lance penetrated the enemy too deeply and could not be pulled out. He had to give up the lance and drew the sharp sword from his waist. When he looked up, he saw one of his own knights getting hit hard. The knight's armor was extremely luxurious, but it could withstand the blows of sharp weapons, but it was instantly deformed by the blows of blunt weapons. Thanks to the speed of the horses on both sides, several ribs on his chest were broken at once. , spitting out a mouthful of blood and fell off the horse!
The weapons of the armored holy cavalry formed by Berengar include bows, spears, shields and heavy hammers, all of which are of a unified standard. The heavy hammers are specially used to deal with enemies wearing heavy armor. The knights of the Alemannic Federation have a variety of equipment, including more than ten types of swords. Since the force-generating skills of blunt weapons are different from those of sharp weapons, which require special training, less than one-third of Alemanni's knights are equipped with blunt weapons. In this battle, they were immediately at a disadvantage.
During the melee, the gap in armor between the two sides gradually began to appear: as lower-class nobles, the Alemannic knights had each put on the most expensive armor, but according to the wealth gap between each person, these armors were somewhat uneven. Take the Duke of Saxony himself as an example. His carefully polished and luxurious armor is worth more than ten times that of an ordinary knight.
However, the armor of the Iron Armored Holy Cavalry is of a unified standard. The three layers of armor are not simply superimposed, but are reduced to the maximum weight after Berengar's many improvements. The three layers of armor each have their own emphasis on the parts they protect. The combination of soft armor and hard armor can protect against sharp weapons. It can provide good protection against cuts and blows with blunt objects.
The Duke of Saxony watched helplessly as a Seven Hills Empire cavalry received a heavy hammer on the neck. After falling off the horse, he just covered his neck and ran away!
"Glory! Glory! Glory!" The Duke of Saxony's angry roar echoed across the battlefield, "How can we lose to this kind of civilian cavalry!"
A cavalryman raised a spear and charged at the Duke of Saxony, but was easily stopped by the Duke of Saxony with his sword. But before he could fight back, another cavalryman came to his side, and the hammer in his hand hit the Duke of Saxony's chest firmly from the side. If the Duke of Saxony hadn't been wearing extra goggles, he might have been killed by this blow. Even so, he also felt a sense of confusion, and the protective mirror had become distorted. This soldier's attacks range from far to near, and they fit together perfectly. He has been trained outside the battlefield countless times.
The same scene was repeated everywhere on the battlefield. In terms of individual combat capabilities, these cavalrymen of the Seven Hills Empire are not as good as the knights of the Alemannic Federation who have received military training since childhood. But compared with the noble knights who advocate personal glory, they know how to cooperate with each other and advance and retreat together.
They are not glorious knights, they are small cogs in the war machine of the Guards!
And this is the secret of the power of Berengar's Guards.
As the melee continued, Berengar's armored holy cavalry finally showed a hint of decline. The armor that was too heavy destined them to be unable to fight for a long time, and swinging the heavy hammer greatly consumed their physical strength. But their mission has been completed. The crossbowmen positions of the Alemannic coalition have been scattered. The knights as the main force have fallen into a bitter battle, and the infantry front has also been in chaos due to the suffering of friendly forces.
For the Alemannic coalition, cavalry attack with lances was an extremely important tactic. But for the Praetorian Guards, the role of cavalry is at best to cooperate with infantry in combat. The infantry of the Guards took the opportunity to disperse the turtle shell formation and pounced on the chaotic Alemanni coalition - they were the real main force on this battlefield!
The noble knights were frustrated, and the remaining levies of the Alemannic Federation were even less able to resist the attack of the heavily armed Janissaries. After a brief confrontation, their front immediately collapsed. As Berengar threw the Spear of Longinus, the collapse quickly spread from one or two phalanxes to the entire front of the Alemannic coalition!
The outcome is decided. The siege of Ioannina was broken half a day after the arrival of the Praetorian Guards. The Alemanni soldiers who threw away their weapons could no longer be called warriors, but more like slaves on the run. They were chased by the Praetorian Guards, who were only half their number, like a flock of driven ducks flying around. Many people even gave up escaping and begged for mercy on the spot.
However, the soldiers of the Imperial Guard knew that these enemies, without exception, were all involved in plundering the coastal areas of the Seven Hills Empire.
The Praetorian Guard had no need for slaves.
They will never forget, and they will never forgive!
