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Part 4 Anti-Norman Alliance Chapter 18 Battle of Dijon

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    With the Battle of the Vaal River coming to an end.  On the western front in Burgundy, the Battle of Dijon began.  The battle between the 25,000-strong army led by General Effal and the more than 20,000-strong Burgundian army defending Dijon was not as simple as the Battle of the Vaal River.

    As the capital of Burgundy, Dijon¡¯s hundreds of years of operation are certainly not comparable to that of small cities such as Bordeaux.  The end is that the city is high and the pond is deep.  The city wall is seven meters high and four meters thick.  The moat is eight meters wide.  Even compared to Paris, the capital of France, it's not much different.  And the area around Dijon is not close to a river, so General Fall will naturally not have the support of warships like General Walter.  With just five cannons, it would be a delusion to destroy such a fortified city.  It is also unrealistic to use manpower to fill the moat like the previous attack on Bordeaux.

    Seeing that October is approaching.  The weather is getting cooler.  If the battle lasts until winter, it will be very disadvantageous for the attacking side.  What's more, the Norman army had not moved for several years.  After the Black Death passed, the Norman emperor had the ambition to annex Europe.  An announcement shocked the European countries.  What we want is to sweep Europe with the force of thunder.  If too much time is spent under the city of Dijon, what kind of thunder and clouds will there be?  Even if you win in the end, it's just a joke.

    Regarding Egil¡¯s thoughts.  As a very loyal person, General Fall naturally knew everything.  So he was also very anxious.  The hard work of siege is not as hard as field battle. "For a period of time, he also spent a lot of time attacking Bordeaux. He reduced the enemy's morale and built siege machinery before defeating him. And this time against Dijon, if he still follows the normal method  , the time consumed will not be less than that of attacking Bordeaux

    Therefore, while General Fall was desperately supervising the construction of siege machinery, he was doing everything possible to lure the Burgundian army out of the city.  Xiao will lure the enemy's main force out and annihilate it in one fell swoop.  By then Dijon will be defeated.

    That¡¯s it, on September 25th.  The city of Dijon was surprised to find that there were many Norman horses grazing at the gate on the north side of the city.

    Such a war horse.  It is the Norman No. 5 war horse that was recently bred in the past two years. It combines the toughness of the No. 3 war horse and the dexterity of the No. 4 war horse.  It is a super-excellent war horse that combines speed, impact, and endurance. After the Norman Empire introduced the Mongolian horse breed, it was re-cultivated and trained to become a perfect war horse.

    At the top of the city of Dijon, there were a group of soldiers and mercenaries.  The knight looked at the tall horses.  The soldiers and mercenaries were all extremely greedy, thinking about how much a horse would be worth and whether it would be enough to get a wife.  The knights compared these war horses with their own mounts, and felt that they had been just a donkey riding a donkey for the first half of their life.  The Burgundian army looked again. There were only dozens of disheveled Norman soldiers around the horse.  The herding horses were enjoying themselves there.  Apart from that there is no army.  Suddenly I felt energetic.

    "Let's go! You are a hero, come with me to fight out of the city!" Those knights with well-developed limbs and simple minds couldn't bear it any longer.  Someone immediately stood up and shouted.  A large number of soldiers responded immediately. After a while, Queen Mary was inspecting the west wall.  The main force of Burgundy and the high-ranking nobles also followed her. After a while, there was only a group of stunned young people at the gate of the north city.  So it is very easy to be fooled.

    So, they opened the city gate, lowered the drawbridge and rushed towards the horses one after another.  And just as they imagined, the dozens of soldiers in the Norman army did not even have the courage to pick up a tomahawk and fight with them.  He quickly ran away.

    The Burgundian soldiers laughed and fought for their horses.  And show off their "merits".  There are thousands of war horses outside the city.  There were only a few hundred Burgundians who rushed out of the city.  The noise just now frightened the war horses.  Making the already loose herd of horses even more difficult to control.

    So, many Burgundian soldiers who had not dared to leave the city before, but now became greedy, rushed out.  And this number is gradually increasing.  that's all.  By the time Queen Mary found out about this, it was already too late.  The situation was out of control - from the north, the Norman army launched an attack with a total of 1,000 hussars as the lead, followed by thousands of Norman troops.

    General Nafal deliberately erected more flags and set up camps on the west side of the city.  The other party mistakenly thought that the Norman army was going to attack from the west, but in fact, the attack direction was on the north side.

    "Attack! Capture the city of Dijon, today!!" General Farr held a command knife and rode on a war horse to command the frontline combat. The Mann army roared in.  The Burgundian army who had left the city realized that something was wrong.

    Some people made a quick decision and jumped on their horses and ran into the city.  Some people are smarter and get on their horses - although the horses have no saddles and stirrups, making it difficult to ride.  But it¡¯s faster than walking.  There are also some people who are just bastards - several of themThe movement was greatly delayed.  But it also proves the saying: people die for wealth and birds die for food.

    This greatly restricted the actions of the Burgundian army.  A large number of troops were blocked on the suspension bridge.  The city gate.  Block the road.  For a while, they couldn't get close to the city at all¡Û and watched the Norman hussars roaring towards them.  Some Burgundians gritted their teeth and turned around to fight with the Norman hussars. Waiting for the unorganized rebel army, the Norman hussars naturally won easily.  Then they continued to fight] and squeezed over to the suspension bridge, slashing and killing, and pushed the opponent down the moat with both men and horses.  On both sides of the suspension bridge where they were killed, there were dead bodies on the river, and blood spread like a river of blood.

    Queen Mary, who rushed to the scene at this moment, almost fainted after seeing such a scene.  Immediately she shouted with a high decibel unique to women: "Quickly, close the city gate!! Don't worry about people outside the city!!"

    After listening to the queen's order, the Burgundian army in the city immediately took action to forcefully close the city gate.  The Burgundian troops outside the city were about to enter the city, so naturally they refused.  One group of people pushed outward, and another group pushed inward.  There was complete chaos at the gate.  I don't know who among the rebellious troops used swords and guns first, and then the two Burgundian troops started fighting on their own.  The Burgundian army further behind saw that their own army had given up on them, and without hesitation, they immediately laid down their weapons and surrendered.

    It¡¯s just that the Norman army wanted to take the opportunity to seize the city gate.  I don't want to talk to them either - these Burgundian troops are really a burden standing in front of them.  So even if these people surrendered, they could not escape the fate of being massacred. On the contrary, because they gave up resistance, the Norman army massacred faster.

    "Work harder! Attack in!!" General Farr roared angrily, and at the same time used the Nordic Wolf skill. "The ability of Norman's hussar will be slightly increased, and the advancement speed will be faster!"

    Seeing that the Norman army was about to enter the city, the city gate could not be closed in a short time.  Queen Mary made a prompt decision and ordered her Swiss mercenaries to form an array of super long guns to block the enemy at the gate of the city.  And they dispatched many bows and crossbows to the city, aiming at the densely packed troops on the suspension bridge. They fired a barrage of arrows without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy.  He also asked people to carry kerosene, wood, stones and other objects, and it was here that he had to fight the Norman army to the death!

    The Burgundian army was condescending, and the Norman hussars were all light cavalry. A hail of arrows caused heavy casualties.  General Fall looked at the opponent's posture.  Not daring to be careless, he immediately called the long-range projection troops over, and fired longbows and crossbows fiercely at the top of Dijon to cover the army's attack.

    It¡¯s just that the Norman forwards are all hussars, but the Burgundians are arrayed with Swiss lances and halberds.  The city gate was so narrow that the advantage of the hussar charge could not be used. Continuous attacks resulted in heavy casualties.  The pile of corpses was so high. Looking at the city gate, there was a heavy rain of bows, arrows and crossbows all over the city gate tower. In front of the city, there were densely packed spears like forest formations. Broken limbs and broken arms were scattered everywhere, and countless innocent souls were hovering.  .  This turned the north gate into a hell on earth.

    Seeing that his own forwards were suffering heavy casualties, General Fall gritted his teeth and thought: No matter what happens today, no matter how heavy the casualties or the price is, we will still rush into the city!  So the order was given: "Dismount the forward hussars and fight on foot! Prepare the assault infantry!!"

    Hearing the order, the Norman vanguard hussars dismounted and walked, struggling to push the bodies of the men and horses in front of them into the water.  Instead of using sabers, they used lances and formed a spear formation to fight the Swiss mercenaries.  It's just that these hussars fight on horseback, are very good at mounted shooting and even charging.  Walking in formation is not his specialty.  There is no sign of victory in the battle with Swiss mercenaries.  Although it was a little better than before, it still couldn't change the heavy casualties.

    The battle lasted from early morning to noon, and the thousands of Burgundian troops who left the city had long been wiped out. The Norman forward force of one thousand hussars also lost more than 80%.  There are countless corpses floating on the moat, and the water level is so low that it doesn¡¯t flow!  The Swiss mercenaries are worthy of being the strongest soldiers in Europe. They fought several times, but in the end they all returned without success.

    The hussars saw all their casualties, but the Norman army's offensive suddenly became more intense!  !  This time, Norman assault infantry armed with heavy axes and wearing full plate armor attacked!  The steel armor was invulnerable, the long ax in his hand was sweeping, and the Swiss mercenary's super long spear was either broken or swept aside.

    Even if it stabs the assault infantry, it will not cause much damage at all - the Swiss halberd held by the Swiss halberdier is lethal enough.  It's just that the numbers are inferior to the Normans, and the equipment, training and morale are even inferior, which doesn't help!  In this way, after replacing the Norman assault infantry, the pressure on the Burgundian army suddenly increased a lot, and they were even forced to retreat step by step!  The Burgundian army had no choice but to send a large number of troops to the city gate, but they still could not stop the Normans' blazing offensive!

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