Chapter 239: Raid, Tactics

On the battlefield, it is difficult to say what the most important thing is.

Different people have different opinions.

But from a macro perspective of a battle, as long as the combat effectiveness of the two sides is not too disparate, the role of intelligence, in Rand's understanding, is decisive.

In this era, scouts almost mean intelligence on the battlefield.

Now Rand has confirmed that this group of bandits from the Burning Lands has very few scouts.

And it seems that they lost several people when they were chasing the messenger of Shelan.

Now it can be said that it is almost gone.

In other words, they may know that reinforcements will arrive, but they don't know how many reinforcements will arrive or when they will arrive.

Not far from Sheran, Rand ordered the march to stop.

"The entire army is at rest." This sentence means that you can eat dry food and water, but don't make a fire to cook.

The messenger on the side was very anxious before Rand sent out his troops, but he is no longer anxious now.

It was obvious that Viscount Rand had a very good relationship with his master and really intended to come to support.

As for what strategy Rand was going to use now, there was no room for a messenger like him to say more.

He didn't intend to say more. He didn't know how strong Viscount Rand's military capabilities were, but he definitely had better vision than him.

Since Viscount Rand, who is a militarily powerful man, really wants to come and support his lord, there is nothing to worry about.

After resting for a while, the scout finally came back.

"Report! No ambush found, no reinforcements found, the enemy is preparing."

"Then let's attack." As long as we make sure there is no ambush, there won't be much to worry about. "Attack from the back, cavalry first, just to intimidate."

Rand's current cavalry consists of 34 White King's guards, 36 Torch Paladins, and 50 Magic Steel Plate Knights.

Among them, the riding skills of the magic steel plate armor knights are very poor, and they can basically only be used as mounted infantry.

In addition, Rand also had 65 ordinary knights who were originally under Fenris's command.

The horses of these 65 ordinary knights were of average quality and were not fully equipped. They were usually used as scouts, but they were also trained in how to charge in groups.

Total, 185 cavalrymen.

This number is already quite huge. If it weren't for the continuous wealth generated by the holiday villa and the dividends given to him by the White King, he would not be able to support it at all.

In short, militarism.

These cavalrymen are of varying quality, and a real charge may not be very effective, but they can still serve as a deterrent.

As Rand's orders were issued, the Burning Land bandits on the opposite side began to realize that reinforcements had arrived.

In addition to the 300 vanguards at the beginning, there were 600 rear troops who followed and now they gathered together in a huge crowd.

They have a large number of mid-level professionals, especially the vanguards, who are quite powerful, while the proportion of elite professionals in the rear army is decreasing.

If such a ratio of professionals were given to Rand's army, then Rand could confidently defeat any marquis in the country easily.

But to these bandits.

Their personal strength may be okay, but their military quality is very poor.

Facing the cavalry's attack, their commander kept shouting, "Form a formation! Form a formation quickly."

Amid such roars, the bandits began to gather in some confusion.

But it's a little late.

Originally, Rand wanted to catch them off guard, so he only let the cavalry charge first.

However, these powerful mobs obviously did not have the qualities to form an army immediately.

Faced with infantry that had not fully assembled, the White King's Guards and Torch Paladins at the front swept past the edge of the enemy without hesitation.

Waving the weapon, it brought up a red glow and caused screams.

The magic steel armor knights are just there to make up the numbers. At least for now, infantry combat is their domain.

Unfortunately, they were still quite powerful and seemed to have some blood. After some of them were killed, they did not retreat, but gradually began to gather into an army formation.

But there was some fear in his eyes when he looked at these knights.

Rand's knights also lost several due to the enemy's resistance.

Several war horses lost their masters forever.

After the first round of charge, Rand looked at Lisa beside him.

Lysa and Rand have always been in sync. Lysa opened her red lips and said, "There is no top professional."

"Very good." He ordered the cavalry to charge again.

The tactic of using cavalry against infantry is intimidation.

This is the understanding Rand gained from some of the content and videos he read casually in the past, as well as discussions with Taner and Fenris over the past two years.

It would be a great loss for a knight to charge directly towards a glaring spear position.

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So turn to intimidation.

The momentum of the tall horse covered in heavy armor charging forward is very terrifying.

If intimidation fails, then use the corner-cutting tactic to attack the corners of the infantry formation in order to find flaws and weaknesses.

And if they still remain undefeated and fearless, then let the cavalry form multiple rows, intimidate them again and again, and attack the corners.

Until the other side begins to fear and flee.

And if they are still not afraid and still hold their ground, then let the cavalry surround the infantry formation from all sides and then attack at the same time.

Naturally, the conflict between Rand and these bandits would not reach this point.

After the second round of charge, the opponent's formation could no longer be maintained.

If their commander had not explained to them again and again the consequences of running away, they would probably have given up and run away under the second round of intimidation and horn-cutting attacks.

But Rand also arranged a third and fourth round of charges.

Even when the opponent is mentally unstable and lacks the will to resist, the magic steel plate armor knight can still charge forward slightly.

It can be considered as some exercise.

Faced with the repeated intimidation of the cavalry, the opposite side has been somewhat shaky, but still only a few people fled, and they were killed by their warlords.

The other side has realized the problem and is retreating.

There is a forest not far behind.

In the woods, a cavalry charge is difficult.

Rand decided to push his infantry forward.

Infantry charges also require maintaining formation. Generally, they will be required to stop every few dozen steps to adjust the formation, which may be somewhat messy.

In order to avoid a loose formation, the enemy could find a flaw and turn the charge into a death trap.

You should be more careful when the enemy has a high proportion of mid- and high-level professionals.

A tight formation can make it difficult for the enemy's professionals to exert their personal strength advantages. Once the formation is broken, it is actually the same as an infantry formation being broken through by cavalry. It is simply a one-sided massacre.

However, even if they have to stop and reorganize the formation after walking a few dozen steps, charging is still much faster than retreating.

Moreover, the enemy will also have to face harassment from cavalry.

Soon we met the enemy.

The weapon flashed coldly in the not-so-cool morning.

ps. The reference for cavalry strategy is "A Brief History of the Black Tatars" of the Southern Song Dynasty. Maintaining formations for infantry is common military knowledge. This is not a historical article, so the original text will not be posted here.

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