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Chapter 1465 Swedish cavalry assault

The flags of the King's Army were roaring in the wind, and tens of thousands of King's Army soldiers were divided into three parts: the left wing, the central wing and the right wing. The King's Army had 11 infantry regiments and 42 cavalry squadrons, with a population of nearly 14,000.

Sun Chuanting was dressed in British armor and was in the place of King Charles I in the Central Army. Seven infantry regiments of the 11 infantry regiments were deployed on the central slope, and behind them were 4 infantry regiments used as reserves.

On the left wing are 1,000 cavalry led by Lord Wilmot, and on the right wing are 1,700 cavalry led by Prince Rupert.

Sun Chuanting used a telescope to observe the formation of the opposite parliamentary army.

The King's Army used Swedish tactics, and the Parliamentary Army, as Count Lindsay judged, used the Dutch tactics - a large number of infantry were deployed in the middle, the Parliamentary Army had a thicker depth and reduced firepower coverage.

The two wings of the parliamentary army also deployed cavalry, with three artillery deployed on the left wing and 16 artillery deployed on the right wing. However, unlike the King's Army deploying all cavalry on the left and right wings, the parliamentary army left two cavalry regiments behind the central infantry, and there was only one cavalry regiment and 600 musketeers on the left wing.

"The opponent's left wing has few troops. If you want to attack the left wing, you need to cross 5 to 6 gullies and canals. However, as long as you pass these obstacles, you can destroy the opponent's left wing and carry out cavalry detour tactics." Sun Chuanting said to Charles I while observing the terrain with a telescope.

The left wing of the parliamentary army, that is, the right wing of the king's army, and the right wing of the king's army is 1,700 "elite cavalry" led by Prince Rupert. Of course, this elite force is only considered elite compared to the parliamentary army...

"We will use artillery to test it," said Charles I.

The battle between the King's Army and the Parliamentary Army began in the morning, and the two sides began to use artillery to bombard each other, and the roar of cannons resounded throughout Mount Edge.

However, this kind of artillery fired at a long distance and intermittent distance seemed very inefficient, and neither side suffered any casualties.

The soldiers on both sides mocked and insulted each other, provoked each other, and wanted to make the other party take the initiative to attack.

The artillery firing in the morning lasted for several hours, and the soldiers on both sides were bored, and some even prayed and played cards while the artillery bombarded each other, waiting for the time to fight.

The parliamentary army did not intend to launch an attack first. The King's army chose to deploy troops in a condescending central slope in advance. If the parliamentary army took the lead in attacking, the infantry would be at risk of being charged and assaulted by the opponent's cavalry during an upward attack.

The noise and smoke of cannons continued throughout the morning, and the infantry and cavalry on both sides remained silent.

After lunch at noon, Charles I was a little impatient. He led Astley to lead the infantry to push the front forward for half a mile early in the afternoon. However, after pushing the front forward for half a mile, the King's Army stopped and continued to start shelling each other with the parliamentary army.

"What the hell is the king thinking?! Why are their attacks so incomplete!" The commander-in-chief of the parliamentary army, Earl Essex, originally prepared the parliamentary army for close combat, but the king did not launch a thorough and comprehensive attack, which made him puzzled.

The shelling of both sides continued until around 3 pm again.

It can be imagined that in a battle, both sides started shelling each other from dawn in the morning until 3 pm, and neither of them was willing to take the initiative to attack. This was a torture for the mental state of the officers and soldiers on both sides.

Both sides are looking for the right opportunity to decide the outcome in one battle.

The sun was already very low at this time. If neither side was willing to take the initiative to attack the other side, the battle might be delayed until the next day.

"You go and harass the right wing of the King's army and attract them to launch an attack." Earl of Essex was also impatient with the opportunity to wait for the final battle and planned to take the initiative to create fighter jets.

A small group of Dragoons were dispatched from the left wing of the parliamentary army, with 600 musketeers as support behind them, as well as hedges, gullies and canals blocking them.

Prince Rupert, on the right wing of the King's Army, easily discovered this small group of dragon cavalry, and he was hesitating.

This is different from the fighter jet he had been looking forward to for several hours, but it is already the best fighter jet he has faced since the two sides tried!

"Start an attack!" Prince Rupert no longer hesitated and ordered the cavalry on both wings to attack on the entire line!

The hats on the heads of the cavalry of the Kings were decorated with feathers and rode on horses, like a group of gentlemen holding a sports meeting.

Influenced by Swedish officers, the cavalry of the King's Army was not popular with the Spanish cavalry and the Netherlands cavalry relying too much on muskets, but a more primitive but practical hand-to-hand charge!

Opposite them were the Parliamentary cavalry trained in the Netherlands mode. Facing the cavalry charge that the King's cavalry was about to launch, they chose not to prepare for counter-charge, but to fire the cavalry led by Prince Rupert on horseback.

However, the personal skills of the Parliamentary Cavalry seemed too bad, and with the same bad musket craftsmanship, their shooting on horseback caused almost no casualties to Prince Rupert's cavalry, and could only watch the King's cavalry trot all the way, crossing gullies and canals, getting closer and closer.

"charge!"

Less than 30 meters from the left wing position of the parliamentary army, Prince Rupert and the cavalry of the Kings drew their pistols and fired a round of volleys. They clamped their horse's belly with their legs, waved their sharp swords, or erected their cavalry spears, and launched a cavalry assault!

Strong and confident, they chose Swedish-style heroic battle!

The ravenous raids sent by the parliamentary forces to harass the raid had never seen such a terrible charge. They held muskets on their horses, and turned around and fled!

Rumble!!! A large group of horses' hooves made an unknown rumbling sound, like an iron plow that broke through the soil during farming, which made the parliamentary army frightened!

Prince Rupert led the way and launched a cavalry assault with a newborn calf not afraid of a tiger!

Cavalry is a military force that creates miracles. Often, many young generals can achieve unimaginable results with their cavalry!

The left wing of the parliamentary army was unsurprisingly defeated by Prince Rupert's cavalry!

Almost at the same time, Wilmot's cavalry broke through the right wing of the parliamentary army and seized the artillery positions of the parliamentary army!

The Swedish cavalry charge tactics won a great victory in this battle!

"The whole army was dispatched!" King Charles was overjoyed and dispatched all the infantry! The brief battle against the parliamentary army lost the cavalry on both wings and the vast majority of artillery, and the balance of victory seemed to be completely facing Charles I!

"Is this what they call Swedish cavalry tactics? That is, let the breastplate cavalry be in the front row, get as close as possible to the enemy, and then the cavalry behind use swords and spears to assault. However, this kind of morale and dense formation are actually similar to the cavalry tactics we use..." Sun Chuanting was still observing the formation of the parliamentary army, but he saw a scene that stunned him.

After defeating the enemy's left and right wings, the cavalry of the King's Army completely lost control. The knights ignored the overall situation of the battle and blindly launched a pursuit of the collapsed parliamentary cavalry, and actually left the main battlefield!

The main infantry force of the parliamentary army on the main battlefield has not been defeated yet!
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