Black Iron Crown

As the overall commander, Leiner doesn't need to give precise tactical command to every army, that's what their troop commander should do. All Leiner needs to do is put each army on Be in the right place and seize the moment.

As a strategic commander, his responsibility is to command at a macro level, rather than focusing on the local battles of a few soldiers or one or two wings.

Leyland Bijue also gave orders to the soldiers under his command. The crossbowmen and archers came to the front of the array and extended the shooting distance as much as possible.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and there are more than 60,000 people in the forefront of the Jihad coalition forces preparing to fight Leiner, which means that their reserve force is only about 10,000.

500 meters...

four hundred meters...

"Shoot straight ahead, Winter Crossbowman, let it go!"

Following Earl Ryland's shout, the commander of the crossbowman also roared, and then four hundred crossbow bolts poured out in an instant.

Speaking of it, if it is an ordinary crossbow, it has no advantage over bows and arrows except that it is simple and easy to use.

But the crossbows used by the Winter Crossbowmen are completely different. First of all, their crossbow arms are made of spring steel... After all, the era they live in has almost reached the point of the Renaissance.

In addition, the pulleys placed on the crossbow strings effectively reduce the difficulty of loading, which prevents Winter crossbowmen from using their thighs to pull the crossbow.

The range and power of the pulley crossbow in their hands are very large, but there is no anti-scientific factor in it, because the existence of the mechanism and pulley allows them to open the crossbow with huge pulling force.

If their crossbows are converted, the pounds can reach 500 pounds. You must know that the recurve bows used by the archers under Reiner's command are only 80 pounds, which is already a great pulling force. .

Four hundred crossbows fell into the enemy's formation immediately, causing a burst of screams. Countless soldiers were hit by the crossbows and fell to the ground, losing their combat effectiveness.

However, due to the distance, the crossbow bolts were thrown, so the power of 600 pounds was not fully exerted.

Only about half of the crossbow bolts hit the enemy, and only half of the crossbow bolts successfully penetrated the enemy's armor. That is to say, this round of shooting probably caused the enemy less than a hundred casualties.

The loss of a hundred people is not a big deal for the time being, and this group of church fighters continued to move forward under pressure.

"Go! Hurry up! Keep the formation, don't mess up!"

"The archers go up too! Go up quickly!"

In addition to 4,000 infantry and 400 knights, the Rosa Church also has 1,500 elite archers.

The bows used by these archers are not the mainstream soft bows on the mainland, but longbows made of multiple composite materials. steel crossbow, but it is almost on par with Reiner's recurve bow, or even slightly surpassed.

The Church of Rosa's army was in the middle of the army, the absolute main force on the battlefield. After suffering nearly a hundred casualties, they still moved forward in a neat formation.

They are armed forces that belong only to the Church of Rosa. In order to ensure sufficient deterrence of force to ensure safety, these soldiers are all professional full-time soldiers. Since the church’s influence was greatly reduced due to its defeat by Emperor Kaffit thirty years ago, Their armed forces are stronger.

All this is to deal with those kings and lords who are about to move, but these armies are still unable to prevent the consequences of the decline of the church's influence.

The knights are swaying on the flanks, ready to launch a charge at any time to finish off the enemy in front of them.

Leiner stood on the high platform and watched the movement of the enemy in front of him. Seeing the enemy's configuration like this, he couldn't help showing a sneer on his face. He didn't think the enemy's knight was the opponent of his Scarlet Griffin Knight.

In this world, there is no army that can defeat the Scarlet Griffin Knights with the same number of people. Their morale, strength, speed, and fighting skills are all on top of each other.

The Jihad coalition forces continued to advance, and the Wenter crossbowman fired another round of crossbow arrows, which was a loss of more than a hundred people. At this time, the enemy had advanced to a position 200 meters away from Leiner's central army.

"Archers are ready! Pull full in front and throw!"

Earl Ryland's shout sounded again, and with his voice, a puff of white smoke exhaled from his mouth, and the entire queue emitted a cloud of smoke.

The archers riveted all their strength, and pulled back the recurve bow with a pulling force of 80 pounds in their hands.

"Let go!" Earl Leyland roared, and twelve hundred arrows flew out with an almost chilling scream.

1,200 arrows formed a dense net, covering the enemy's head with the breath of death.

Although the weight of the recurve bow is not as high as that of the pulley crossbow, it still has good lethality at this distance. 1,200 arrows instantly knocked down more than 200 enemies.

But at the same time, the enemy's archers also started to fight back.

Fifteen hundred archers, more than Leiner's archers, opened their bows while lining up, and poured out the arrows slightly unevenly.

Seeing this scene, Rainer couldn't help pursing his lips. Since he was a baron, the army under his command has never been hit by such a dense arrow rain. It has always been his archers who suppressed the enemy.

Even if they were hit by arrows, there were only a few of them, and the soldiers in armor would not suffer much damage.

Now 1,500 archers draw their longbows, and the arrows rush forward with the sound of piercing the air, which is by no means comparable to the enemies in the past.

The Golden Lion Guards were at the forefront of the array, they put most of their bodies behind the shields, and they didn't suffer losses in this round of arrows.

However, the soldiers behind them were not so lucky. The Morand sergeants were better. Their physical strength was stronger, so they wore a full set of double armor.

In addition, they lowered their heads as much as possible and blocked the arrows with the iron brims on their helmets. Except for some unlucky ghosts who were shot at the defensive personal education, only a dozen people fell to the ground.

Of course, the biggest losses were actually the archers and crossbowmen under Leiner's command.

As a long-range unit, other armies may need part-time hand-to-hand combat missions, but they don't need it in Leiner's team. Therefore, they only wear leather armor and suffer huge losses when they are shot by the enemy.

It is very normal for the archers on both sides to shoot at each other. After the enemy's archers are defeated, they can logically suppress and harass the enemy's infantry array and create opportunities for their own infantry.

The archers and crossbowmen lost nearly 300 people under the enemy's round of shooting. Seeing this scene, Reiner seemed to be severely scratched in the heart.

However, he didn't intend to directly interfere with the front tactics. He chose to trust Earl Leyland's command ability, and interfering now would only make everything worse. black iron crown