My British Empire

  Chapter 454 Reaching the established goal

  The biggest weakness of the Spanish formation in this era is the soldiers.

  The frontal enemy is not terrible, but what is terrible is that the enemy attacks from the side. If the soldiers have not undergone strict training, they will not be able to turn smoothly and perform queue conversion.

  As a result, the enemy attacking from the side will kill the musketeers one by one with their knives on the ground, and the pikemen who do not respond in time can only be defeated.

   And for the British army, the queue conversion for side attack is not difficult at all.

  Since the establishment of the Royal Army, it has been trained in the Spanish phalanx method, and among them, it has paid special attention to discipline and military regulations.

  In later generations, the so-called army is distinguished by strict military regulations. The Yue family army and the Qi family army are all made strong by strict military regulations.

   Therefore, after obtaining a pair of training rules compiled by His Majesty the King based on university military training and military methods heard, the strength of the entire Kingdom Army has been greatly improved.

  So, when the cavalry attacked on both sides, under the unbelievable eyes of the cavalry, they began to change ranks, and launched a fierce counterattack against the cavalry head-on.

  So, from a distance, the cavalry on both sides and the infantry in front have been deeply trapped in the British phalanx, unable to extricate themselves.

   "Quick, fire the artillery, and shoot hard at the group of English savages!"

   Seeing such a situation, the Duke of Guise could not have imagined that his army had been dragged down, and what was waiting for them was only eaten up a little bit.

  So, when he saw this, he shouted loudly, wanting the artillery to save his army.

   "Yes! Your Excellency!" The artillery commander on the side immediately agreed, but he said a little embarrassedly:

   "However, we are running out of gunpowder, so we can support two rounds at most!"

  Hearing this, the Duke of Guise gave him a hard look, then turned his head to look at the soldiers on the battlefield, and ordered loudly:

   "You covered them with artillery fire!"

   "Let the soldiers retreat, including those on the city wall, orderly, this is your duty!"

   "Yes, my lord!" Immediately, there were two crisp voices.

   "Boom—" "Boom—" Afterwards, artillery fire rang out from the French position, and then a dozen boulders rushed towards the British army.

   "Boom—" The boulder fell into the phalanx of the British army without any rules, and the soldiers who were entangled with the French army were stunned.

   "Oh! My God!" "Help!"…

   This was the first time the soldiers encountered such a situation, and they couldn't help showing a panicked look, and the formation tended to collapse for a while.

   "Stand firm, what are you afraid of, continue to kill the enemy!" "Stop for me, I didn't run away, why are you running?"…

  The soldiers were in chaos, but the officers played a very good role at this time. They used various tricks to quickly stabilize the morale of the army, and the phalanx returned to its original state for a while.

  Unfortunately, taking advantage of their chaotic moment, the French army has already played the music of retreat. Most of the French army has got rid of the entanglement of the British army and began to retreat.

   "Damn it!" An officer in his twenties with long gray-brown hair cursed as he watched the scene where the French had evacuated in front of him.

  He doesn't know about the others, but he is very unwilling that these Frenchmen slipped away from him, which symbolizes merit and future.

  As a child who came out of the orphan camp, he left the orphan camp at the age of sixteen and chose the army without hesitation.

  So, in just ten years, he has grown from a small soldier to a second lieutenant company commander and a mid-level official in charge of more than 250 people.

   Thanks to the officer's generous salary and the royal family's army subsidy, his monthly income has reached 20 pounds, and he also found a businessman's daughter, and successfully settled in London.

  However, although there is no shortage of money, he still wants to climb up and get meritorious service, so as to become a knight and knight, and elevate his family in one fell swoop.

  The retreat of the French army in front of him made him feel unwilling.

  Human head! These are military medals.

   Not only him, but also other military officers. At their level, money is no longer a pursuit, and titles are their goal.

   As the Supreme Commander, the Alexander Knight is the same.

  Although he has been in charge of the army, he has not gained any merit from the battlefield. Even if His Majesty the King trusts him again, his title is still a knight, not a knight who ranks high.

   Therefore, the withdrawal of the French army was the last thing he could bear.

   "Catch me, keep the formation, the whole army pursues!"

  Riding on the horse, watching the back of the French army gradually leaving, Knight Alexander shouted loudly.

   Immediately, the orderly passed on the order, and the entire army began to slowly pursue it.

  The withdrawal of the French army, some maintained a clear team order, but most of them turned into a rout, throwing their guns and disarming their armor, and they were in a panic.

  Weapons were scattered all over the place, swords, shields, spears, flags, and so on.

   After all, most of them are farmers who come here with passion, so how much discipline can they have.

  Although the cavalry only withdrew about half of them, leaving only a thousand men, they returned in an orderly manner and were not attacked again.

   At this time, looking at the slowly approaching British army, and looking at the city of Rouen behind him, the Duke of Guise realized that if he didn't run away, he would be in danger.

  After the cavalry returned to the team, plus the soldiers who came down from the city wall and the soldiers who evacuated from the front, there were more than 4,000 people in total.

"Go! Get out of here!" Quickly put on a layer of armor with the help of his attendants, the Duke of Guise took a deep look at the defenders of Rouen who were pressing the British army tightly and gradually retracting the city wall, and said neatly Said.

   "Englanders, I will remember you!" The Duke of Guise roared frantically in his heart, he could not forget the humiliation the Englishmen gave him.

   Immediately, everyone no longer had any objections, and surrounded the Duke of Guise, and began to evacuate at a high speed.

  However, how can ordinary people catch up with the speed of cavalry?

  Although most of the cavalry escorted the Duke of Guise to quickly withdraw from the battlefield, most of the infantry could not catch up.

  The only thing waiting for them is to be besieged, and surrender becomes their only choice.

   "My lord, do you want me to catch up and take down those Frenchmen!"

   Seeing the Duke of Guise and others preparing to flee, the cavalry on the side were eager to try and called for battle.

  After thinking for a while, Knight Alexander said: "Yes, but you have to remember to consume them little by little, and don't fight directly!"

   "And, after pursuing twenty miles, come back immediately!"

   "Yes, my lord!" Although several cavalry generals could not understand what Alexander meant, they still agreed loudly.

   After they left, looking at the messy battlefield, Knight Alexander sighed:

   "London's goal has been achieved!"

  (end of this chapter)