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The strategic intention of the castle in the Dordogne territory can be seen in its design. This name full of Sivalier style explains the origin of its builder to a considerable extent - just like Wavasica, "the curved The "Moon City" Dordogne was also designed and built by the creative and romantic castle architects of the Kingdom of Knights during the honeymoon period of Avenela and Sivalier.
Most of the castles in the central part of Avenera are built on the flat land on both sides of the Garriel River in the long Avenera Forest. Compared with the rugged forest roads, large groups of people can move down the river. Walking on these flat areas is obviously a better choice - and because of the mottled and thick forests seen from a distance on both sides, this long irregular flat area in the middle of the Neira Forest is also called "Inner Mongolia" by southerners. La Forest Corridor”.
Wavasica is the border fortress of Grigori's Gap. Once it is lost, the army will retreat to Ashenil and then to Dowulfberg. However, one of these two territories is a commercial province and the other is a province. A solid shield, but in fact it is just a temporary relief measure. Once the southern army is unable to gather in time, and even Dolfberg has been lost by the time they gather, then the army here will naturally need an open and favorable terrain to meet the enemy.
The establishment of Dordogne is quite in line with the way of thinking of the Sivalier people. Compared with the arrangement of many villages spread out with the castle as the center point in other territories, the design of Dordogne Only a long city wall was built, and all the farmers and town buildings were inside it - this long crescent-shaped city wall covered a huge area facing the north, and there were three open doors on it. The gate and the flat land reserved in front of it were obviously designed to facilitate the cavalry's charge.
Although it is just a marquisdom, it usually does not have many more noble cavalry than Dawolfberg. However, it was designed from the beginning to take into account the space required for the deployment of one or even multiple duke-level troops. , so when Duke Duran led nearly two thousand heavy cavalry and tens of thousands of militiamen here, they lined up in front of the crescent city wall, looking really impressive.
The total number of heavy cavalry that is truly the main terrifying force in the central part of Avenella is slightly more than that in the northern part. However, in order to prepare for unexpected events, Edward still has Asinil, Vavasica and Ellen. There are a lot of people left at the outpost, so although the total number of their troops far exceeds that of the coalition forces on the opposite side, it is actually quite difficult to take advantage of this advantage when operating.
If the original plan is followed, the cavalry must conserve its strength to deal with the two archdukes who still have more than 3,500 cavalry in total and the elite knights of the royal capital. Therefore, the main force of the battle will inevitably It is the archers and melee infantry composed of those militiamen - in fact, this is the truly correct approach in large-scale wars. The cavalry does have a strong impact, but charging with full armor obviously cannot last forever. Therefore, frontal battlefield advancement like this is obviously the job of the infantry. The two cooperate with each other, the infantry pushes the front line, and the cavalry serves as a flank intrusion to cover one's own infantry. This is the traditional war of the West Coast people, such as the previous battle between Sivalier and Yawen. In the case of Nella's interception, in addition to being caught off guard due to lack of understanding of the terrain, the arrogant belief that the cavalry could conquer everything was also a very important reason for the defeat.
But now, Edward really hopes that he can have more than 10,000 cavalry like Sivalier.
Now that the cavalry under their command cannot bring an overwhelming advantage to the coalition forces, they have no choice but to take human lives to fill the open territory that is the cavalry's home field. There are also infantry in the opponent's army. Although most of the militia archers who only pick up farm tools and inferior wooden shields have a much smaller proportion than here, and the assembled formation is also crooked - but don't forget that your side's true strength is In a sense, those who have been trained and experienced the war are only more than 30,000 to 40,000 veterans who fought more than a year ago, and this group of people still has 13,000 left in Wawasika, only Twenty-six thousand men set out with the army.
Among the remaining tens of thousands of people, there are nearly ten thousand lower-level mercenaries with some experience. If these people play well, they can be a good force, but the result of giving them trust is often betrayal. The mercenaries themselves It is synonymous with undiscipline. If they are reused incorrectly, the harm caused will be greater.
Fight for dreams, fight for freedom, fight for home, and fight for your own life. The militiamen under Edward's command are psychologically stronger, but physically they are not much different from other farmers. Except for the improvement of the living standards of the northern farmers, the remaining refugees and the like are also thin and weak. That's it for Wolfgang. When we encounter enemies here who must fight hard, everyone must be prepared. Whether any of them will escape and have a mental breakdown is something that no one can say.
Nearly 120,000 troops stayed at the edge of the Dordogne territory. The logistics supply personnel who had been assigned before became more familiar with everything as they marched along. Many of them had been People who had learned some numbers were given management-level positions to calculate the daily food consumption of this huge army. It was only at this moment that Edward clearly realized how terrible the cost of fighting was.
If soldiers are not well fed, they will not have combat effectiveness. In order to feed such an army of 100,000 people, thousands of livestock needed to be slaughtered every day. On average, each person needs at least 500 grams of flour per day for making bread, and when multiplied by 120,000, this number becomes extremely staggering. The queues of animals pulling carts are very long, and these animals still need people to take care of them, eat grass and drink water.
Taking care of and slaughtering livestock, driving the logistics transportation team, making catering, and arranging accommodation, these various problems all require manpower to solve. An army of 120,000 people may seem powerful, but in fact the pressure on logistics and the amount of time it consumes are Various materials are also rising linearly. Although it has the rich Ecasta Plain as its backing, if such a large combat establishment is maintained for too long and no one returns to the hometown to farm, the prospect will be worrying even if Edward wins Avenella.
A civil war that empties the entire country and leaves the people destitute is the worst possible outcome, but the deep-rooted aristocrats in the south cannot be persuaded by reason. So they could only choose to resort to force, but under such severe logistical consumption, they had to fight quickly and preserve the strength of both sides to avoid excessive casualties. When encountering this tough battle in the Dordogne, their side obviously Even if they didn't want to, they could only bite the bullet. After the army resupplied on the spot and recuperated for a short time, they marched towards the coalition forces of the Duke and the Marquis.
Grand Duke Duran is a Duke who is famously as stone-like in the central region. In addition to being taciturn, he also has a stubborn personality, like a rock. Therefore, neither side conducted any messenger exchanges. The previous use of ships for transportation with the aid of water flow saved a lot of marching pressure. Therefore, Edward's side could only recover most of its energy after a short period of training, and would not be exhausted. sneak attack.
And just like this, at the end of April, on the field outside the crescent-shaped city wall of the Dordogne Marquis territory in the south of Avenella, they were divided into several legions and commanded by tall bright battle flags. The armies of both sides An absolute head-on confrontation began.
This battle cannot be considered a siege in the strict sense, because of the special environment of the Dordogne territory. It is not a square surrounded castle but only has one city wall, but it covers a long distance horizontally. In addition, the front specially came to intercept the army, making it basically impossible for Edward and the others to continue marching south like this. In addition, the supply line from Ashenil to here has been stretched longer and longer. It is becoming increasingly difficult to supply supplies. , various reasons prompted them to take Dordogne as a bridgehead to continue their attack.
Compared with the siege of Dulfburg, the time consumed by this battle will be greatly reduced, but this is not a good thing, because as a price for the reduction in time, the army will face a situation that Edward least wants to see. A type of war of attrition, the negative effects of casualties are extremely terrible. Various wound infections, handling of casualties, and transportation of the wounded will pose greater challenges to logistics, and the resulting blow to morale will also be considerable. horrible.
Fortunately among the misfortunes, Edward has Henry and Leschi. Even in this situation, he can only force it on anyway. Just like the logistics force, the configuration has been arranged in advance and now it has been running in for several months. During this period, the relatively well-coordinated army was divided into several groups under the command of the two of them to advance together. Although it was still a little immature, the legions had a certain degree of order and cooperated with each other. The level is much higher.
"Send the order to Viscount Robinson on the left, and the long archer phalanx moves to the forest on the left to occupy the high ground." Leschi said. It is obviously not advisable to use horsemen to send orders on the frontal battlefield as in the previous preparation stage, so they are commanding A wooden high platform was temporarily built next to the headquarters. The flag bearer standing on it raised a brightly colored flag after receiving the message, and used visual signals and semaphores to convey instructions from a distance.
This complex command system has naturally never been seen by people on the West Coast. In fact, even the various battle flags came from the experience of the Luoan people. These colorful flags and family crests were made during the operation. Serve as action instructions and logos of major phalanxes respectively. Huge flags fluttering in the wind that can be seen from far away are faster and more effective than any other signal. Mountain scouts with excellent eyesight are specially arranged in each square to serve as dedicated flag interpreters. Simple family crests Adding several colors of flags and waving them together can provide an instant command of where to go and what to do. Although there will still be some problems in the execution of this command due to differences in people's individual understanding abilities, in the end it is better than It is much better for the Dukes and Marquises Alliance Army to have a chaotic and ordinary militia team.
"The flanking cavalry extends forward, and the central infantry phalanx advances." Leski's instructions were issued one by one, and the mixed infantry target in front, which was the hardest bone for the central phalanx, was holding a shield. The spear mercenaries and militiamen, and the rear are the most elite long archers who have defeated Sivalier. After experiencing the battle more than a year ago, they now look like veterans. These people are holding down the front in the rear. The camp composed of militiamen and lower-level mercenaries also appeared to be much more stable.
One side was relatively orderly while the other side was in chaos. After the infantry approached each other to a considerable distance, the drummers on Edward's side who were in the middle of the 10,000-person army began to beat the drums.
"For Avenella!" Their presence obviously played an excellent role in mobilizing morale. The powerful roar of war drums and neat shouting made the militiamen on the opposite side who were forcibly recruited look at each other and they were obviously a little bit confused. Timid and hesitant, the Marquis of Dordogne, who was riding behind them with his heavy cavalry, was at a loss. He had no experience in commanding an army of this size, but this battle was not for him to command.
After all, Grand Duke Duran is one of the three Dukes of Avenella. Even though he is 67 years old and has never commanded a legion in combat, he still has some pride as a noble and basic experience in leading troops, and his subordinates The heavy cavalry, which is of the same origin as the Sivaliers, also possesses combat capabilities that cannot be ignored. A stubborn but brave duke leading two thousand cavalry can cause considerable damage. The main formation of 40,000 infantry and archers can easily be overwhelmed and dispersed if they are not careful.
He is not as experienced as the Luoans, nor has he experienced too big a scene, but the intuition developed through years of fighting still allows Archduke Duran to understand the opponent's intentions - after all, strategies are always similar. It’s nothing more than outflanking, dividing and impacting. The really difficult thing is how to convey your intentions accurately and timely——
Edward's militiamen were on the same side as him. In contrast, the coalition forces were really just chasing ducks. The Grand Duke of Duran was as taciturn as people heard, but his mind was not dull. After knowing that he would definitely not be able to compare with Edward in commanding the army, the Grand Duke handed over the command of the infantry to the Marquis of Dordogne. After a brief "Let them move forward", he caught the lance from the attendant, lifted it up and stuck it on the lance hook on the right side of the breastplate to maintain balance. Then he pulled the reins and led the two thousand cavalry to start. Push forward.
"...Forward, forward!" The Marquis of Dordogne, who was only in his thirties, his face covered with sweat, waved his sword to let the chaotic infantry move forward, and on the other side he noticed the opponent's cavalry entering. Laikis, Henry and Edward all sighed in unison.
"...It seems that it is still our cavalry's job." Charles, who was fully armed and holding the battle, turned back to his son and the knights next to him and smiled bitterly, and then also put on his face shield.
Horse hooves splashed, as the first arrow from the left wing fell from high altitude towards the infantry on the allied side and was blocked by the shield that had been prepared for it.
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