Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong - Chapter 366 Frederick's Hope

The vigorous night battle started again.

What is clear is that kings and nobles like Frederick I certainly hope that this battle can be won.

Because if they lose the battle, it is not certain whether they can become kings in the future.

therefore……

But the people below may not think so.

After all, they are mercenaries.

If you don't attack the east side, attack the west side.

They came here to make a living, not to die.

However, the people under their command may not fully agree with this and think that they should die on this day.

But it’s true!

The Western world today is indeed at the most critical moment of survival.

If they really lose this battle, many of them don’t even dare to think about what will happen to their entire West next.

In fact, someone had already reminded Frederick I.

If the fight takes place at night, his men might take the opportunity to escape.

But Frederick I thought this was their only advantage.

No amount of persuasion will work.

In addition...

That night, in order to better block the attacks of muskets and artillery, they also built some chariots similar to those of the Song army.

The chariot was filled with soil, at least one meter thick, so it would not be afraid of muskets and cannons.

At least……

What remains is to see how many catapults and crossbows can be transported behind these chariots.

Their catapults were mainly light wild donkey catapults, and their crossbows were mainly small crossbows. Because their chassis were relatively low, they were hidden behind the chariots. The enemy's muskets and artillery could not completely destroy their catapults and crossbows at once.

The only problem is that this will make the range of their catapults and crossbows relatively shorter.

But anyway.

Now they have no choice but to advance step by step.

Until the front line is pushed to a position suitable for their firing range.

It's over. It's time to see who has the stronger firepower.

Frederick I could also see that the Song army actually valued the lives of their soldiers very much.

It is impossible for all the people to rush out, so as long as they push all the chariots up and encircle the enemy, or at least block the enemy's way out of the camp, then they will have a chance to win!

As Frederick I gave all the orders.

Soon, the Song army also noticed the other side's movements.

After all, the camp had already been attacked once, so it was still necessary to spend more people to do the night patrol work.

When the scouts reported that the enemy seemed to have left the city.

Yue Fei hasn't gone to bed yet either.

An expression of seeing through everything immediately appeared on his face.

He knows what the enemy is thinking just by looking at him.

As for what those tanks are used for.

That's hard to say.

It might just be a wall, but there might be something hidden inside. You won’t know unless you get closer and take a look.

This was the information obtained by the scout while lying on the grass, risking his life.

Next, look for an opportunity to maneuver to the enemy's flank.

The specific way of fighting is up to Li Yuanjun to decide.

In addition...

Yue Fei also equipped them with some other infantry and cavalry.

Then...

Both sides took action in full swing.

Yue Fei also had the artillery and catapults ready.

Front of the battle line.

After all, morale is very important!If even he, the commander-in-chief, does not stand up, then you can forget about expecting the soldiers under his command to fight for them.

This is a battle in which the enemy and us are far apart!

Only truly brave people can survive to the end!So that Christians would not be oppressed.

To retake Constantinople!To recapture the holy land!

"attack!"

At the northwest gate of the Song army camp, layers of German infantry served as the main force.

The northeast gate was handed over to Polish soldiers.

The southwest gate was given to Hungary.

only……

Frederick I was certainly no fool.

For such an important mission, it is impossible that no one was sent to monitor it.

Under the watchful eyes and under the command of someone giving orders, the Grand Duke of Poland and the King of Hungary had no choice but to order their soldiers to charge.

It’s like saying, what about the trust between people?

and also……

You, Frederick I, take yourself too seriously, don’t you?

It's as if you are the king of Hungary and Poland.

That's true!Those tanks can indeed withstand some artillery attacks.

At least……

There was no tearing opening at once.

At the same time, Frederick I also adopted the strategy of advancing in batches.

Their latest strategy is to first let some cannon fodder push the tanks forward until they are in a similar position, and then send in regular troops.

Yue Fei could also see the enemy's intentions clearly through the fireballs thrown by the catapult.

But to be honest, they really don't have any better solution.

Anyway...

This battle was therefore extremely long and arduous.

no way!After all, we have to wait until the other side pushes up all the chariots before we have a chance to start fighting.

Then Frederick I also seemed to see the weakness of the Song army from the frequency of the artillery fire, from the fierce firing at the beginning to sporadic firing.

He even proudly said to his men: "Look! It's working! The enemy is almost defeated!"

Having said that!

The two sides still did not engage in hand-to-hand combat immediately.

Instead, they continued to attack each other with catapults and crossbows.

be honest!

It depends on who can't hold it up first.

But to be honest, if you are hit by a catapult or a crossbow, you are really unlucky.

However, the enemy's catapults and crossbows still have some power.

Therefore, in this battle, even Yue Fei had to go on the battlefield himself to boost morale.

of course!

Yue Fei was not completely without the ability to fight back.

He's just still waiting.

One is to wait for the enemy to send up their catapults and crossbows so that he can destroy them all in one go.

And next...

The enemy didn't seem to have added any more catapults or crossbows.

Only then did Yue Fei replace all the artillery with shotgun shells, and poured all his firepower towards the catapults and crossbows.

This time...

The situation seemed to be going well, but it suddenly collapsed.

A large amount of light shotgun shells poured down on the heads of the German soldiers like a torrential rain.

German soldiers are having fun loading and firing.

I never expected that this would happen suddenly.

Even though it's a light shotgun, you won't be able to withstand it if it rains down on your head.

What's more, many of them only wore a very thin layer of chain mail on their upper bodies.

Even the lower body has almost no protection.

A helmet and a chain mail are all their protection.

Even if some people managed to survive by maxing out their luck attributes, others were only hit and suffered minor injuries, so they had to run back at this moment.

And as long as there is one running.

The rest are not fools either.

It only takes about a quarter of an hour.

Some have been knocked down, while others are still standing.

but……

But no one dared to control it anymore.

"Fuck them all!"

However, one general saw it, raised his shield and rushed forward without saying a word.

This did boost the morale of some people, but it was useless!

What use can you be by yourself?

Dozens of other people followed behind.

But even so!

At most, it could only hold out for less than two quarters of an hour.

This was the result of Frederick I again forcing people forward with a sword.

Two quarters of an hour later...

It turns out!

This still doesn't work.

As for the other two sides, their endurance was even worse than that of Frederick I.

Then stop and let the three parties communicate properly.

How should they fight!Now we can only adopt the strategy of surrounding them first and then preventing anyone from moving.

After all, it takes a lot of time to build those chariots.

You can't just say you don't want it now and give it to the other party for free, right?

When Frederick I summoned King Ladislaus II of Hungary and Grand Duke Mieszko III of Poland to his side.

The musket and artillery troops outside Yue Fei also came to the rear of the Hungarian soldiers in the southwest corner of the camp.

At this time, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Hungary were still unaware of this.

Even their commander had to go to the meeting.

Until suddenly I heard a noise on my flank.

Everyone suddenly woke up.

Immediately afterwards...

As the musketeers cleared the way ahead, the infantry also advanced in layers.

The originally good situation was reversed in an instant.

The remaining one, who was in charge of watching the scene, was also a hesitant person.

The second is that the soldiers themselves were pessimistic about this battle.

This time...

After being attacked like this, this pessimistic mood is further amplified.

At this moment...

What they wanted most was to escape and go to the countryside.

after all……

No one would go and give away their lives like this.

Even though they were far away, they couldn't see what was happening on the other side.

But when I heard this sound, I felt something was not right.

The coalition forces on the Polish side immediately stopped working.

Some nobles said directly: "Those people are like a group of devils! How can humans defeat devils? Unless God comes, this battle will never be won. No matter what you say, I will go back."

This is simply a disgrace to the nobility!

Let’s be honest!

There is still some truth in running away.

What are they trying to gain by fighting the Polish side to the death?The Song Dynasty did not threaten them by saying they would kill their entire family.

These soldiers of the Song Dynasty are indeed a bit brutal.

But this brutality is in the weapons and equipment.

To be honest, they couldn't tell whether people were equally cruel.

All they want is your submission.

On the Polish side, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Then it seemed as if everyone had made up their minds.

Running away is too humiliating!It would definitely not sound good if you tell it to others!

Affect the prestige of your family.

Frederick Beard told them to stay here, so they stayed here.

As for your question, should we go and help the friendly forces in the southwest...

to be frank!Even if they wanted to, they probably didn't have the ability.

after all……

therefore……

How do I say this?

Let’s send someone to find out the news first.

After the news is confirmed, we can continue to discuss whether to help and how to help.

Immediately afterwards...

After a while, news came from the front that a large number of Hungarian soldiers were fleeing.

Yes!

The Hungarian soldiers were routed.

In the northwest direction, we can launch a direct attack.

When a steady stream of Song Dynasty soldiers came out from the front, the atmosphere on Frederick I's side suddenly became tense.

Frederick I was still holding on.

"Just in time for the enemy to come out!"

But everyone knew that they had absolutely no chance of winning.

(End of this chapter)