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Part 4 Anti-Norman Alliance Chapter 29 The Tenacious Swiss

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    ~Date:~October 17~

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    The Swiss in the middle resisted vigorously.  General Farr immediately dispatched more elite troops to the center, and the Man Empire army opened the way with bows and crossbows.  Attack in groups of infantry and charge infantry.  Attacks were launched again and again against the main backbone of the Swiss.

    Facing the powerful offensive of the Norman Empire.  The Swiss seemed powerless.  Although some young and inexperienced Swiss still use super long guns in combat.  But those older and experienced Swiss mercenaries had already given up those weapons.  Use short weapons for hand-to-hand combat instead.  After all, in mountainous terrain, a four- or five-meter-long super long gun is too cumbersome.

    Failed several times in a row.  Losing troops and losing generals.  And after losing a lot of hilly positions.  Swiss people have also learned to be more well-behaved.  When the Norman Empire unleashed a rain of arrows, they squatted down and huddled behind their shields.  Immediately afterwards, when Norman's heavy infantry group charged, they also launched a charge.  The infantry of both sides were entangled and slashed violently with axes and swords.  Beaten to a pulp.

    "He is really worthy of being a mountain monkey who grew up in the mountains. He is very skilled in fighting." Seeing that his side charged several times, although he took advantage, he could not directly tear apart the opponent's array as he imagined.  Defeated [General Farr snorted lightly on a hill.  I don't know if he said such words as a compliment or a disparagement.

    "However, it is only for a while. The artillery will be sent over soon. When the time comes, a few cannons will be fired. No matter how strong the army is, it will fall apart." Next to General Farr, one of his guard knights answered.

    "That's not necessarily truethe enemy is considered tenacious." General Farr thought for a moment, but did not agree with what the knight said.  After waiting for a while, the Norman engineers from the rear bridged the mules and horses, pushing the sports cars, and finally transported several artillery to the front line.  General Farr looked a little strange.

    "Why are there only five mortars?! Where are the infantry cannons?"

    "Mountain roads are difficult to travel, and the twenty-four-pound infantry cannon is too heavy. In addition, because the infantry cannon fires flatly, it cannot be used in mountainous areas. So we just reluctantly pulled these five mortars over.  ." Listening to the vague dissatisfaction in General Fall's words, the captain of the engineering corps said this in a neither humble nor condescending manner.

    General Fall was not a ungrateful person, so he nodded in agreement after hearing this.  He spoke to appease the engineering soldiers.  Then they were asked to set up artillery and bombard the opponent's army.

    At this moment, the Norman army launched another attack.  The assault infantry was used to open the way, and longbows and heavy crossbows were used to cover the battle. At this time, the Man army's bows, arrows and crossbows were consumed a lot.  When some longbowmen had lost their long-range attack capabilities, the Norman infantry's throwing axes were basically exhausted. The Manchus lost part of their long-range support, which is why the Swiss have been able to sustain themselves until now.

    Watching the other party attack again¡ª¡ªI don¡¯t know how many times it was.  The Swiss mountain people cheered up again and fought with their lives. Some veterans were no better than the new recruits who had just entered the battlefield.  I¡¯ve eaten and seen a lot.  I can also endure the pain.  Some had their stomachs slashed.  His internal organs were bleeding all over the ground, but he still held the enemy down ferociously and jumped off the cliff to die with him.  Some people had several arrows stuck in their bodies, so they abandoned their defense and attacked desperately. They fought with the Normans for a while, and then died of exhaustion.

    " Such desperate measures shocked the Norman army and greatly restricted the Norman offensive.  In addition, the opponent is condescending and has much better equipment than the average Swiss army. In addition, he is a mountain man who is good at mountain warfare.  So for a while, the Norman army really couldn't do anything to them.  It is precisely for these reasons.  General Fall had just said this before: "These mountain monkeys have a way of fighting."

    In this way, the Norman army once again left a pile of corpses on the mountainside.  Reluctantly returned.  On the hills, the Swiss cheered again.  It's just that compared to when the war first started, the cheers were less energetic and more hoarse and crazy.  It sounded like he was desperate and struggling to his death.  Like a trapped beast still fighting

    "Launch."

    Despite this, the cheers from the other side still made General Farr feel extremely unhappy. Seeing that his own army suffered heavy losses, and then seeing that the five mortars were ready, General Farr snorted coldly and ordered the firing.

    So, after spinning the ballistics for the last time, the Norman Empire engineers lit the fuse.  Then he covered his ears and immediately ran to the side and squatted down.  Then with a huge sound, five ground-breaking bombs roared and flew towards the hill where the Swiss were stationed.  Two of the artillery shells roared past and landed behind the mountain, while one shell exploded on the target in front of the mountain.

    ¡°However, it was enough¡Û to watch the shells explode among the enemies.  Blast the Swiss who were lined up in a dense array seven times.??Eight falls.  General Fall finally laughed heartily.

    After the shelling.  The engineers immediately got up, ran to the artillery, cleaned the barrel, took out the remaining black powder, and pushed the artillery, which had moved slightly backward due to recoil, back to its original position.  Reload, aim, spin, load powder, and fire

    In this way, within half an hour, the Norman artillery fired a total of seven times. The injury to the Swiss was minor, but the blow to the morale of the Swiss was extremely serious. Although the Swiss mercenaries who had seen the Norman artillery tried their best to  He shouted, asking his followers not to be afraid. But some people were still panicked and shouted: "Devil!  "He ran away aimlessly with nonsense like ".

    However, this number is still within an acceptable range - there are probably about 10,000 Swiss troops left in the Chinese army. They died after being bombarded by the Normans, and less than 1,000 people collapsed.  There are still nearly 10,000 Swiss people who muster the courage and are determined to continue fighting. The situation is indeed as General Fall thought

    The frontal breakthrough was not possible, but the battle on the left and right wings was going very smoothly.  After being completely suppressed.  The Swiss, in turn, attacked the Norman army on the mountain twice, trying to break this unfavorable situation.  However, the end result was that more and more people were killed.  After hearing about this situation, General Fall decided to try to persuade the Swiss to surrender.

    Finally, after some negotiations, General Fahr promised not to kill any Swiss who surrendered, regardless of their status, and tried his best to persuade his emperor not to send the surrendered Swiss as hard labor to Eastern Europe.  After accepting the two conditions of becoming serfs, the Swiss militiamen on both sides laid down their arms and surrendered.

    After the war, a head count showed that the number of Swiss prisoners was about 13,000.  In addition, a considerable number of Swiss fled or were killed.  General Fall therefore deduced that the Swiss strength at present could not exceed ten thousand men.

    After persuading the enemies on both wings to surrender.  General Fall tried to use these prisoners to persuade the Swiss veterans on the front to surrender.  But the final result was that the Swiss veterans killed two prisoners who went up the mountain to persuade them to surrender.  The third prisoner, who was shouting at the bottom of the mountain, was also shot to death by the Swiss on the mountain with bows and arrows.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: Three prisoners who were trying to persuade them to surrender were killed.  General Fall was angry and continued to order the attack. The German army took action with hatred, but in the end they still failed to occupy the hilly area where the Swiss Chinese Army was firmly entrenched.

    "Damn it." Seeing the sun was about to set.  General Fall snorted coldly.  He muttered: "If it were on plain terrain, I would have dealt with these bastards long ago." But it was useless to complain like this.  After a day of fighting, the Norman army was also tired.  General Fall had no choice but to order the army to retreat slightly and enter the camp where the heavy troops had just been completed.

    Although we got a big victory today.  But General Fall did not relax his vigilance. On the contrary, he asked the soldiers to be more vigilant.  To prevent Swiss night attacks.

    In this way, the battle between General Fall and the Swiss came to an end. The Man Empire won a great victory, but it did not achieve a complete victory.  The Swiss were defeated miserably, but still retained some strength.  I just don¡¯t know how long this pitiful force can be preserved

    That night, there was indeed a small group of Swiss who decided to make a desperate attempt to attack at night. Some of these people were equipped with the best armor and swords gathered by the remaining Swiss, as well as a small amount obtained through special channels.  of black powder.  There is also a tinder box.  Each of them asked his fellow villagers to send a message to his family after his death.  Therefore, each of them has no worries.

    Then, their small force was defeated by the strictly guarded Norman guards without any suspense.  From the hill, the Norman camp was watched in uproar.  Those Swiss people haven't had time to be happy yet.  The shouting had already subsided, and a total of nearly five hundred Swiss dead soldiers had truly become "dead" soldiers.  The last hope of the Swiss people was gone.

    Wait until the next day.  General Fall was not in a hurry to attack.  He mobilized his troops.  The hills surrounding the Swiss defenders cut off their water source.  Then bombarded with mortars.  This slowly wears down their morale Time passes like this day by day.  Although people in Switzerland are still holding on, they cannot drink water.  What little food is left is almost gone.  Suffering daily artillery bombardments and constant casualties all of this caused the Swiss' physical strength and morale to continue to decline.

    Finally, on the sixth day, the Swiss people on the mountain were tired because of hunger and thirst.  When they were almost unable to move, the Normans' final attack began

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