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Part 4 Anti-Norman Alliance Chapter 24 Battle of Venice

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    ?The four armies of the Norman Empire were dispatched in unison.  . Let¡¯s not mention the remaining three routes for the moment. In the last chapter, General Winde¡¯s surprise attack on the entrance to Bologna frightened the two Dukes of Northern Italy into fleeing all night long.  However, General Wende then continued to chase on a light horse, but he got distracted at the three-way intersection.  further led to changes in the situation.

    From Bologna to Venice, from Venice to Genoa.  Then there's the Massacre in Venice.  General Wende also knew at this moment that the cavalry force alone would not be able to accomplish the task.  Then he also waited for the infantry to march slowly together.  This gave the Northern Italian coalition more than ten days to prepare.

    And just in these ten days, Duke Francesco of Milan used the contacts he had accumulated when he was a mercenary to spend all his money to recruit mercenary organizations.

    He provided the connections and Duke Werther provided the money.  He also hired and armed eight thousand Italian mercenaries.  The North Italian army further expanded to the level of 24,000 people.  During the days they stayed in Genoa, the two dukes even provided money and supplies, and rewarded the three armies with wine, meat, and new clothes and boots.  They even invited those officers to visit brothels continuously.  At least, the general's morale was restored.

    In this way, the strength and morale of the North Italian army have all recovered well.  The two dukes were gearing up and preparing to fight to the death with the Normans!

    On January 19, 1013 AD, 30,000 Norman troops and 24,000 North Italian troops formed a formation on the outskirts of Genoa.  A battle that ultimately determined the fate of Northern Italy and ultimately Europe began.

    General Nawende followed the example of Emperor Egil and built a watchtower in advance.  He asked his guards to guard him.  The tendency of the general's formation to command the entire army to attack is extremely obvious.  He assigned all the cavalry to the left wing and formed a separate cavalry formation.  On the front, the first line of troops used assault infantry as the opening, instead of the tradition of the Norman army that the first line was guarded by crossbows.  At the same time, the general had no intention of deploying artillery.  He arranged the new army on both sides of the assault infantry to prevent the opponent's cavalry from attacking.

    The rest of the army is organized into units of thousands, forming a dense array and serving as a reserve force.

    On the opposite side, the Northern Italian Allied Forces were completely arranged in a defensive formation. They hid a small number of Italian heavy cavalry, as well as the ace of the Duke of Milan, the Duke's Guard Knights, on both sides of the array.  A large number of spearmen and crossbowmen, including mercenaries, formed the main body of the army.  Their army is basically composed of these two types of soldiers, with very few other types of soldiers.

    In General Wind¡¯s observation, there are only two thousand-man troops that require special attention. They are holding the winged lion flag of Venice.  Holding a warhammer and oval shield.  Wearing steel helmets and equipped with the best armor they could get, the worst soldiers were also equipped with plate and chain composite armor.

    "That one is probably the Venetian heavy infantry. It looks good. I just don't know how far it is compared with our Norman infantry." General Wind snorted, thinking this.  They don't even bother to use the words "who is stronger and who is weaker", and directly use "how much worse" to describe the opponent's main ace.  That's called a powerful and evil spirit.

    The Norman army, under the command of General Wind, had been trained quite well and had just entered the battlefield. Seeing that the Northern Italian coalition forces had not yet formed their formation.  The general's men began to attack.  The three thousand cavalrymen on the left wing rushed towards the right wing of the North Italian coalition!

    The Norman army has made great progress after fighting the Mongols.  The cavalry under his command upgraded their war horses and obtained the riding skills of the M¨¦ng ancients from the M¨¦ng ancient captives.  Therefore, the dart cavalry, which was originally only better than nothing and inferior to professional heavy cavalry, was no less powerful in charging than the heavy cavalry of other countries.  Not to mention those well-armored Norman knights.

    "Crossbow! Shoot, the spearmen form a dense array!!" The right-wing troops are the Venetian army. Duke Werther saw that his own troops were frightened and their faces were pale, and he couldn't help shouting.  At the same time, the nobles and mercenary commanders under his command also shouted for the soldiers to rise up and resist.

    Northern Italy is famous for its powerful crossbows.  Whether it is the regular army or the mercenaries, the giant shield crossbowmen are an indispensable unit.  Although at present, the title of "powerful crossbow" has long been replaced by the Norman Empire's heavily armored crossbowmen and the terrifying repeating crossbows.  But this does not mean that the crossbowmen of the North Italians have regressed.

    Hear the roars of the commanders.  The giant shield crossbowmen reacted immediately, and each one hurriedly pulled the string and released the arrow.  Although the power of the crossbow machine cannot penetrate the plate armor of the Norman knights.  But the leather armor on the fat cavalry is enough.  For a moment, the Norman cavalrymen who were rushing to the front fell on their backs and screamed.  However, this small problem brought down the Normans. The fat cavalry behind them still howled crazily and charged forward, stepping over their fallen robes.On the contrary, the speed is three points faster!

    "Two fat cavalry troops, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiched the Norman knights' thousand troops in the middle. Three thousand troops adopted a five-column formation, with six hundred cavalry in the front row.  The bo-stage charge created by the Norman Emperor was perfectly performed here!  The North Italian Allied Forces only fired two volleys before the battle, killing less than 200 cavalry. The nearly 600 cavalry in the first wave suddenly bombarded the Italians' right wing.  This time, it was the Italians' turn to scream!

    Although their spearmen were waiting in formation, even though they had tried to make their formation as thick as possible, everything was in vain in the face of the unparalleled charge of the Norman cavalry!  It's like smashing tofu with a hammer.  The right wing of the North Italian coalition was easily defeated, and their formation was beaten to pieces!  Wails, screams, and screams of terror mixed together!  The sound of broken armor and human bodies, as well as the cheers and screams of the Normans, drove the soldiers of Northern Italy crazy!

    "Charge! Keep charging!! The assault infantry also charge me!!"

    Seeing the achievements of his own cavalry, General Winde shouted excitedly that he did not want to tangle with the Northern Italians and these inferior opponents for too long.  "Solve the battle as quickly as possible!" This is what the general thought from the moment he fought against the Italians!

    So, from the front, a total of five thousand troops of Norman assault infantry rushed towards the North Italian army like a tsunami!  These elite soldiers, equipped with full-body plate armor, would most likely be able to kill them if they were shot with Norman crossbows.  But when facing the simple and primitive crossbow machine of Northern Italy, there is no need to be afraid at all-

    Those who were hit by crossbow arrows could only take two steps back at most.  The dense crowd of soldiers in front of and behind him can ensure that he will not fall.  At most, the crossbow arrow left a dent on the armor.  If you want to kill a Norman soldier, you have to shoot him in the head!

    Although Northern Italians are experts at playing crossbows, there are not many soldiers with such precise shooting skills.  Especially after a certain number of Normans were hit in the face and fell to the ground, the Norman soldiers also knew the power and pulled off their face armor.  For defense, although it blocks the line of sight, it can ensure that you will not be shot.  Anyway, all you need to do at this time is rush forward!

    On the right wing, another charge of Norman cavalry struck.  Making the coalition flanks even more chaotic.  On the front, the Norman assault infantry also began to fight with the coalition forwards.  The formation of the shield spearmen in North Italy was quickly torn apart by the assault infantry.  The long-handled battle ax set off waves of bloodshed The Italians were completely unable to stop the advancement of the Normans!

    "Dispatch the heavy cavalry! Dispatch the heavy cavalry quickly!"

    ¡°The Venetian hoplites advance! Hold the formation!!¡±

    At this moment, I watched the war situation slide towards hell.  Both Dukes shouted eagerly.  He took out the troops he had packed at the bottom of the box.

    The Italian heavy cavalry on both wings and the Duke¡¯s Knight Guards rushed to the battlefield!  At the same time, the Venetian heavy infantry also launched a counterattack against the Norman assault infantry!  The elite of Northern Italy are out.  However, the war situation did not improve slightly as the two dukes imagined.

    On the front, the heavy infantry stabilized the battle situation slightly.  But compared to ordinary Italian shield players.  It's just a difference between "death is ugly" and "death is slightly more beautiful".  The Norman assault infantry were still assaulting, and the tomahawks they held could easily tear through the plate and chain composite armor of the so-called "heavy infantry" whose steel materials were not up to standard and whose armor design was not perfect.  Of course, even if it can't be broken.  The ax head was rounded and struck with such heavy force that it could break the opponent's ribs, muscles, internal organs, etc.  This is the so-called charm of heavy weapons

    On the flanks, the Italian heavy cavalry holding sharp swords and the Duke of Milan's guard also suffered a heavy blow.  The Italian heavy cavalry on the left who tried to attack the flank of the Normans were killed by muskets and crossbows. They were then blocked by the Norman phalanx infantry. Some of them were stupid and rushed directly into the super long gun array.  , stabbed into a sieve.  Those who hesitate must continue to withstand long-range strikes.

    After that, some heavy cavalry decided to dismount and fight on foot. They waved their long swords and fired super long guns, and took the opportunity to rush forward.  While thinking to myself, "It's a short-hand fight, the super long gun can't exert its power, let's see what you do" while getting ready to enjoy the fun of massacre.

    Then these idiots had their heads chopped off by the assault infantry in the super long spear phalanx.  In this way, the Italians' attempt to attack the Norman flank and change the situation of the battle ended in complete failure.

    At the same time, when the Italian cavalry on the left declared defeat, the Italian cavalry fighting the Norman cavalry on the right also suffered huge casualties,!  .

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