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    While Jenny and the accompanying intelligence agent leader were chatting on the hill, the battle between the French and the allied forces of the princely states in the basin in the distance had already entered a white-hot state.

    The musketeers in the middle of the two armies were still shooting at each other, but unfortunately because the muskets of this era had too low aim, the damage caused was very limited.

    But the victory was that the muskets looked scary, and both sides enjoyed shooting at each other.

    Therefore, within the range of the musketeers of the two armies, no soldiers from the two wings rushed in.

    This greatly facilitates both sides to use this battle to hone their respective musketeers.

    At this time, the Spanish infantry phalanxes on both sides had begun to contact.

    Compared with the shooting of the musketeers, the battle between the Spanish infantry phalanx started with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

    The spearmen kept stabbing each other to kill their opponents, while the soldiers in the Spanish phalanx on both sides holding rapiers and scimitars quickly leaned down, ducked under the densely packed spears, and began to kill the enemy.

    In this era, this kind of fighting method is very common.

    The spears used by the spearmen of the Spanish infantry phalanx are very long, almost five or six meters in length.

    With such a length, soldiers will definitely not place it so low when using it.

    Therefore, there will be an area below the spearman.

    The use of the Spanish phalanx has been popular on the European continent for more than a hundred years.

    During this period, the Europeans will certainly find some weaknesses to fill.

    After all, Europeans are not such idiots.

    Therefore, when the spearmen began to struggle, assault soldiers armed with rapiers and scimitars appeared.

    The main function of these soldiers is to attack the enemy's spearmen from below and attack their lower parts as much as possible.

    As long as the opponent's spearmen can be severely damaged, one's own side will have a great advantage and victory will be assured.

    but.  This style of play has little content, and every team on the European continent knows this.

    Therefore, if you want to inflict heavy damage on the opponent's spearmen, you must first deal with the opponent's assault soldiers who also have this purpose.

    On the heads of these assault soldiers are densely packed spears.

    The assault troops on both sides crouched and began to fight fiercely under the shadow of spears.

    ?Compared to spearmen, these assault soldiers will suffer greater casualties in battles.

    After all, the spearmen can move forward and retreat according to the battle situation to get out of the attack range of the opponent's spear.

    But, the assault soldiers under the shadow of the spear.  But there is no such a good environment.

    First of all, they need to bend their waists to move forward under the shadow of the spear, and this means that they cannot retreat quickly.

    At the same time, there are assault troops on their front, back, left and right, which makes it impossible for them to effectively avoid the opponent's attacks.

    Especially since they are armed with cold weapons such as rapiers and scimitars, this does not allow them to attack enemies at long distances like spearmen.

    If the commandos want to kill their opponents, they must fight them at close range.

    As we all know, close combat with cold weapons is quite cruel.

    ?Basically.  The ratio of battle losses can reach 1:1.

    In other words, in such a battle, no one can have an advantage. What matters is the will to fight and how much pressure can be resisted.

    Below the shadow of the spear.  There were constant pitiful wailing sounds, and once you heard it, you didn't know that the unlucky guy had been severely injured.

    The cold light of rapiers and scimitars kept flashing. Some people had their throats slashed and then fell to the ground, holding their throats with both hands.  The sound of 'hehe' kept coming out of his mouth.

    And some people will be killed by another enemy from a weird and unprepared angle just after killing their opponent.

    There is no mercy or mercy here.  If you have such thoughts, then you are destined not to survive.

    Only if you fight to the death and fight with all your strength to defeat your opponent can you survive.

    Therefore, although the fighting here is very brutal, both the French and the soldiers of the coalition of vassal states are holding on with cold faces and gritted teeth.

    Because the truth is obvious, they all understand this.

    ??Besides, these people are basically not new recruits, they are also veterans who have fought many battles.

    If you saySoldiers may not be able to hold on and collapse, but these veterans will not.

    The neat Spanish phalanxes began to collide with each other, and these infantry battle groups under the French and the vassal coalition forces had begun full contact.

    At this time, only the cavalry under both sides have not yet entered the battlefield.

    However, judging from the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the cavalry comes on stage.

    What we need to see now is which side can't withstand it first and uses cavalry first.

    The early seventeenth century happened to be in the cold weapon age, and firearms had only just begun to develop.

    Therefore, cavalry can be regarded as the most effective method of attack.

    Usually, in a battle, cavalry can play a decisive role.

    Only when firearms have developed to a certain extent, that is, at the end of the 19th century, will the role of cavalry be completely abandoned.

    Therefore, in this battle, cavalry, as the decisive force, cannot be used from the beginning.  No commander would make such a mistake.

    Unless at the beginning of the battle, one's own side can take a great advantage, and it can be seen that one's side can win, then one will not care about this.

    But the current battle is obviously evenly matched.

    Therefore, the cavalry cannot be used casually, and a good time must be chosen.

    In this unknown battle in the Ruhr Basin on the French border, the French and the ecclesiastical princes allied forces dispatched a lot of troops.

    The French dispatched 1,800 cavalry, 6,000 infantry, and 800 musketeers, totaling more than 8,000 to 9,000 soldiers.

    On the side of the church princes, they dispatched 2,500 cavalry, 5,000 infantry, and 1,000 musketeers, for a total of 8,500 soldiers.

    Judging from the number of soldiers dispatched by both sides.  The strength of both sides is still equal.

    And from the perspective of wars on the European continent, the number of people fighting in this battle is not small.  Therefore, this battle can be considered a medium-sized battle.

    Of course, such a battle in the East would make people laugh out loud.

    "The total number of battles was only 17,000 or 8,000. Compared to the war scenes in the East, which often involved hundreds of thousands of people, this was really trivial.

    It¡¯s just that this is not the East, but Europe, isn¡¯t it?

    "General Munk, our infantry has gradually broken through the opponent's infantry battle formation and is advancing steadily. The commander in front asked for the next battle instructions."

    At the rear of the French army, wearing half-length iron armor, riding a tall black horse, surrounded by dozens of tall middle-aged men who were guarding him, they were staring at the battlefield ahead with serious faces.

    An orderly soldier ran over at this time, stopped in front of him, and then said something loudly.

    General Munk, the commander of this basin battle.

    Originally, he was not qualified enough to become a commander.  To command such a battle.

    However, due to the assassins of the church during this period, many generals of the French army were assassinated.  Therefore, there are many vacancies in the army.

    so.  Only then did he have the opportunity to become a powerful general, take charge of a relatively large force, and have the opportunity to personally command such a "large-scale" battle.

    ¡°Well, let¡¯s talk about it.  He also thanked the church.

    "If the church hadn't carried out the assassination, how could a small noble like him become a powerful general and control the army.

    after all.  Above him, there are many nobles who are qualified and more suitable than him.

    However, the assassinations of senior generals during this period were really disturbing and frightening, so those who were more qualified and suitable than him did not dare to come forward at this time.

    ? But Mangke is different.

    He seized this opportunity and recommended himself to his superiors in a timely manner.

    Therefore, he will achieve his goal.

    Mang Ke also knows the principle of finding wealth in danger.

    "If he doesn't make a fortune, then he will just be a run-down little French aristocrat in this life.

    ¡°However, such an opportunity was placed in front of him.

    Although it is very dangerous, as long as he can survive it with caution, his future will be smooth.

    It was precisely after thinking through this issue that Mangke recommended himself.

    At the same time, he also chose to join Queen Mary and sent his own certificate of surrendera Duke of Orleans hidden in the army.Tie the head of the remnant.

    The situation at that time was that the regime of Queen Regent Mary was stable, and no one knew that the crown prince would be killed.

    Therefore, it is understandable for Mangku to make such a choice.

    But he never expected that things would change dramatically.

    The crown prince was killed by an assassin!

    As a result, Queen Mary's power as regent began to show signs of instability.

    This made Mang Ke very upset.

    It¡¯s just that his body has been deeply imprinted with Mary¡¯s family, so he can only follow Mary all the way to the dark side.

    Fortunately, Queen Mary started a series of actions and began to fight back for her power and status, which made Munk feel a little more comfortable.

    At the same time, Richelieu also sent people to explain, and asked his side to launch several battles against the church princes and win.

    Only in this way can his position in the army be more stable, and at the same time, it can also increase the chances of winning for Queen Mary's line.

    The battle was still going on, and Mangke's mind quickly recalled the changes during this period. He took a deep breath and calmed down his accelerated heartbeat.

    "Order the infantry to advance steadily and not to advance rashly. The situation on the battlefield is now very favorable to us. As long as we don't make mistakes, we will definitely win."

    Although Mang Ke¡¯s rise is despicable, one thing that cannot be denied is that he is still a man of great military talent.

    It¡¯s just because he has been suppressed for too long and because everyone ignores him.

    Therefore, Mang Ke¡¯s judgment of the current situation on the battlefield is very accurate.

    The coalition of church princes was indeed at a disadvantage, and the balance of victory began to tilt towards the French.

    However, Mangke did not take it lightly. He was still waiting for the opportunity to deal the final blow to the vassal states.  After all, the cavalry on both sides have not been dispatched yet, right (To be continued)
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