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Part 4: Anti-Norman Alliance Chapter 19: Squeeze Hard

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    The Norman assault infantry, although set against the backdrop of heavy cavalry, hussars, new land forces, heavy crossbowmen, artillery and other units, seemed slightly insignificant.  When the Norman Empire made its fortune, its predecessor's poleaxe warriors were still one of the absolute main forces of the empire.  He has made meritorious deeds in many wars.

    But when the empire has developed to the present level, it is professional, high-quality and high-tech.  Such an army has become the mainstream direction of development.  Relying too much on personal courage, the force's assault tactics gradually lost their effectiveness.  This reduced the assault infantry, which was originally an elite unit, to mediocrity.  It even once became an auxiliary unit of the super long spear phalanx.  But this does not mean that the assault infantry has no significance for its existence.

    When fighting in the mountains and jungles, when the large corps is fighting anxiously.  Assault infantrymen will all be Norman commanders, the perfect choice to break the status quo.  In addition, it seems that now, in such a narrow area, when cavalry units cannot function, assault infantry has become the best offensive force.

    Braving the rain of arrows, stones, wood and kerosene that kept falling from the top of the city, we bravely moved forward.  Cross deep rivers, rush through walls of fire, and tear apart enemy formations to move forward bravely.  Swinging a battle ax and fighting with all his might.  The Norman assault infantry is glorious at this moment!  He is the most dazzling star on the battlefield!  !

    Under the powerful attack of the Norman assault infantry, the Swiss mercenaries suffered heavy casualties. Their array was continuously impacted, torn, and defeated.  Large numbers of fearless Swiss soldiers were killed.  Although, these brave mercenaries who value the spirit of contract are still fighting bravely.  But look at the situation, look at their front that has become so porous, look at what's lying on the ground.  Anyone who knows a little bit about military affairs will know the corpses chopped up piece by piece by Norman battle axes.  Their downfall was only a matter of time.

    "Queen! We are almost unstoppable! Please give the order soon!" Soon, a livid-faced Swiss mercenary commander ran to the tower and shouted to Queen Mary: "We need support!"

    "You must block it even if you can't! Burgundy's victory or defeat depends on this. Don't do anything that will bring shame to your reputation, mercenary!" Queen Mary's face was equally ugly.  She said it was beautiful, but her heart was beating fiercely, and at the same time, inside her heart.  He also scolded the Burgundian soldiers who left the city without permission.

    "I will send troops to support you, mercenary, and please continue to fight! After all, this is what is written in our contract." Queen Mary continued.

    "Yes, that's true." Despite the support, the Kingdom of Burgundy originally bullied itself.  Such tasks are not common.  But the mercenary commander still abided by the obligations of a Swiss mercenary.  After saluting Queen Mary again.  Then he hurried down to the tower and directed the battle.

    At this time, the entire city gate has been completely occupied.  The Burgundian army's attempt to close the city gate again has completely failed.  The Swiss army is still retreating, retreating, and shrinking its formation.  It was hoped that the Norman attack would continue to be blocked on the not-so-wide street at the gate of the city.

    And Queen Mary also adjusted her strategy in a timely manner.  Even in her heart.  I hate those Swiss mercenaries so much.  But now the war is a matter of life and death for her country.  So she had no intention of playing tricks on those Swiss people.  After the mercenary commander ran down, the queen quickly dispatched troops and dispatched a Burgundian army from the passages on both sides of the inner city wall.  Let them attack the Norman flanks.

    ??Although there are many conflicts with the Swiss.  But in terms of army formation, Burgundy desperately relied on the Swiss.  The troops dispatched by Queen Mary this time were the Walloon Guards, modeled after the Swiss Super Lancers.  They also held spears and halberds and fought in formation.  However, in terms of equipment, they are much better than the Swiss.

    The Walloon Guard is even the most junior soldier.  Also equipped with heavy chain mail.  The officers are all equipped with plate and chain composite armor, and some even have it.  Equipped with early plate armor smuggled from the Norman Empire, their main force has been eliminated.  And all personnel are equipped with steel helmets.  This makes the Swiss, who are used to being poor, feel envious and jealous.

    that's all.  The Walloon Guards, each with a thousand men on the left and right, launched an offensive against the Norman assault infantry. Together with the Swiss who cooperated from the front, they launched a three-sided siege against the Normans.  This blocked the advance of the Norman army.

    In this way, the battle began to fall into a stalemate.  Although the Norman assault infantry is powerful.  However, the Burgundian army was outnumbered and had the advantage of formation, so it was besieged on three sides.  So for a while, neither side could do anything to the other.  Unable to see the situation on the front line, General Fall was unable to effectively command the front line.  He only saw his own army entering the city continuously, but the city of Dijon was like a bottomless pit that could not be filled no matter what. The impatient General Farr scratched his head and scratched his head, wishing he could rush to the front line to fight.

    ¡°?Army!  Artillery and siege machinery have arrived!  "At this moment, a knight reported back from the general's side - the Normans' tactic was a surprise attack, and naturally they did not bring the heavy artillery and siege machinery. However, seeing the tense situation of the battle, General Farr issued an order to ride lightly and quickly.  The horse returned to the military camp and ordered the troops and engineers to deliver these things.

    Hearing this news, General Farr finally breathed a sigh of relief.  He suddenly shouted: "Don't care about anything else, push the truck to the front first, hold the crossbow on the truck, suppress and shoot!" At the same time, he ran towards the truck, and said as he ran: "There are still artillery pieces.  , and catapults, move them all within the range, suppress the enemy's attack on the city, and support our army!"

    The Norman crossbow was originally the most powerful in the world.  It was only because he shot at the city head that he ended up in a draw with the Burgundian army.  At this moment, a total of thirty trucks came over.  Norman's powerful crossbows, longbows and other items suddenly gained support.  The eight-meter-high building cart is slightly higher than the city wall.  Standing on it, Norman's long-range troops can suppress the Burgundians!

    Just like that, after a group of siege machines joined the battlefield, the situation suddenly changed.  The Burgundian crossbow troops, who were originally evenly matched with the Normans, were suddenly suppressed and unable to lift their heads.  The tactics such as throwing stones that were originally used against the infantry under the city wall had to be stopped.  The roar of heavy artillery, the torn human bodies hit by explosive shells, also reduced the morale of the Burgundians.  Under this ebb and flow, the Norman offensive suddenly became much more ferocious.

    "Keep shooting, don't stop!" Seeing the situation on the frontline changing.  General Fall finally breathed a sigh of relief.  Then he continued to order: "Pass the pontoon bridge, transport more ladder trucks over, and wait for my order! The assault infantry will shrink the front for the time being, and do not continue to attack!"

    After hearing General Farr¡¯s order, his knights immediately split up and urged the heavy troops and the Norman infantry to advance.  As the ladder trucks were transported one by one, Queen Mary, who had already retreated to a safe corner under the cover of the guards at the top of the Burgundy city, became increasingly uneasy.

    "Send reinforcements and wait under the city wall - it looks like the other side is going to attack the city in a big way!" Seeing the opponent's behavior of transporting ladder trucks under the city wall, Queen Mary immediately knew the opponent's tactics - but at this moment, the wall in front of the city was filled with chaos.  messy.  Bows, arrows, artillery, and crossbows fought desperately, and the free bombing not only made the soldiers on the city wall afraid to raise their heads, but also made other Burgundian soldiers afraid to go up the city wall.  Queen Mary had no choice but to order this.

    As time went by, the Norman assault infantry retreated slightly, and a total of twenty ladder trucks were transported across the moat and spread out under the Dijon wall.  Lean against the wall.  The Normans' overly lethal artillery, catapults, and ballistae stopped firing to prevent their shots from missing and damaging their own ladder trucks.  Only individual weapons such as bows and crossbows are still firing to suppress the enemy.

    "Attack! Full-scale attack!!" Seeing the frontline troops, they were finally ready.  General Fall roared and issued an order for a full-scale attack.  The next moment, Queen Mary also issued an order for the Burgundian army to rush to the city wall and fight the Normans!

    The starting points of the officers and soldiers of the two armies were almost the same, and each occupied half of the city wall.  The support shooting has lost its meaning at this moment.  The crossbowmen got off the ladder truck.  But he did not leave the battlefield, but held a saber and a sharp sword as the last reserve team, preparing to enter the battlefield!

    "Kill! Kill them!!" A large number of Norman infantry roared, wielding their tomahawks and slashing fiercely. At the same time, they also used their strong shields to smash towards the enemy, hoping to break the opponent's line.  The main infantry of the Burgundian army, the traditional spearmen, formed a strong line of defense to block further attacks by the Normans!  Both sides huddled together on the three and a half meter wide city wall.  The fight is endless!

    Under such circumstances, the Norman infantry battle ax was somewhat ineffective and inferior to the Burgundian short spear.  However, they still had the upper hand by relying on their quality, equipment advantages, the bonuses of their generals, and the flying axes that the soldiers in the rear kept throwing, going around their heads, and hitting the opponent's head!  The Norman infantry advanced step by step, and soon the Burgundian army was unable to gain a foothold at the head of the city!

    "Go down!!" Then they gained the upper hand at the top of the city.  Some of the Norman troops began to extend towards both sides of the city wall, while others passed through the steps of the tower and fought towards the bottom of the city wall.  Seeing the enemy approaching, Queen Mary once again retreated under the cover of her guards.  They descended the city wall, organized troops, and organized defense lines on the steps up and down the city wall nearby.  Although the Burgundians lost their city wall and the corpses of a large number of soldiers covered the city, they still fought hard!  ()

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