"The Cossacks will win!!!"

"Kill all the Cossack savages!!!"

As the Cossack army took the lead in launching an attack, shocking shouts suddenly erupted on the battlefield.

This battle is the common combat mode in this world.

Neither side had artillery, but it was a common phalanx in the era of cold weapons.

Then, the crossbows and muskets were fired freely, and various arrows and lead bullets were constantly creating corpses in the military formations of both sides.

Then, a large group of Cossack infantrymen holding scimitars or armor-breaking hammers rushed over from the square formation.

The Cossacks mainly rely on muskets and a sense of ruthlessness in war.

The United Emirates of the Cossacks were not the Cossack cavalry that were later annexed by Tsarist Russia.

The poor Cossacks were not rich, and no one taught them advanced cavalry tactics. The small number of cavalry was about the same combat effectiveness as the herdsmen of the nomadic tribes.

The armor-wearing rate of the Cossack warriors is even more tragic. Except for the chief guards of various units, ordinary Cossack soldiers do not even have a set of leather armor.

Even the Chief Guards are rare in the number of people who can wear iron armor.

However, because the Cossacks installed a lot of muskets, they made up for the shortcomings of iron armor to a certain extent.

When the Cossacks rushed forward, the long-range troops of the Polish noble coalition retreated one after another and gave way out the square spear formation in the rear.

The Cossack melee soldiers rarely use spears, mainly because the Cossacks do not have a lot of money to train.

Spearmen pay great attention to discipline. If they do not have enough discipline and cannot fight together on the battlefield, it is better to use swords.

On the other hand, although the infantry was mainly composed of militias and the elite troops in the noble coalition were all cavalry, there were a large number of mercenaries among the infantry.

These mercenaries came from Scotland and Germany.

He is also the main force of infantry of the Polish nobles.

This time, the Polish nobles planned to grab the big vote, and Zapolo concentrated the main force of the Cossacks under his command, allowing the Polish nobles to see an opportunity for one and all.

As long as this main Cossack force is annihilated, the mobile forces in the Kiev area will be almost emptied. The other Cossack tribes will sweep away the snow in front of the door, so they will naturally not come out to resist the Polish noble coalition forces as winners.

Therefore, the Polish nobles plundered all the mercenaries in their territory and formed a strict infantry army.

The mercenaries in the Polish aristocratic coalition were only average compared to the Han Empire. Compared with the 300,000 regular troops under Xiao Yunyang, there was no excellence.

But compared to the Cossack infantry, it can be called elite.

This is not only the iron armor on their bodies, but also the level of their battle formation.

German and Scottish mercenaries rely on infantry phalanxes for their meals, so they naturally have to train infantry phalanxes to perfection.

As a result, when the more Cossack infantry hit the Polish infantry spear formation, the entire Polish army remained motionless. Instead, waves of Cossack infantry began to retreat due to the steady advancement of the spear formation!

The tight square array of spears made the Cossack infantry holding scimitars unable to find much space. If they rely on the number of people to rush in, the lethality of the scimitar will be greatly reduced due to the iron armor of the opponent's spear mercenaries.

Of course, it was not the first time Zapolo competed with the Poles. When his infantry rushed forward, a large number of Cossacks and spearmen rushed up from both wings and shot at the Polish spear quadrail that was moving slowly and steadily in the center.

The dense spear square array is simply the best target for muskets.

It’s a pity that the Polish nobles are not idiots either.

When the Cossack musketeers appeared, the Polish long-range troops that had just retreated also moved to the two wings and carried out intensive shooting at the Cossack musketeers.

There are also musketeers in Polish long-range troops, but the proportion of crossbows is much higher than that of the Cossacks (less those who play bows and arrows.)

The killing effect of the crossbow against Cossack musketeers without armor and light armor is not much worse than that of the musketeers.

The rate of fire and the angle of the bow and arrow take up a huge advantage in this counterattack.

The Cossack musketeers only fired in the first two rows, but the front row of crossbowmen and musketeers did shoot in front rows, and the rear row of archers shot in full use of all firepower projections.

As expected, the Polish long-range troops, which were obviously smaller in number, suppressed the firepower of the Cossack musketeers!

Zaporo could only rely on constantly sending reserves to fill the troops and replace the troops that could not stand to maintain the front line.

This is also an advantage of more troops.

In contrast, the Polish noble coalition forces had twice the strength, and the infantry could not keep the reserve team at all, and only the cavalry on the outside of the two wings did not dispatch.

If this continues, even if the Cossacks suffer greater casualties, the human physical strength is limited. When the Polish infantry consumes too much physical strength, it is an opportunity for the Cossacks to turn defeat into victory.

However, the Polish nobles would not let Zaporo wait until that time.

When the infantry on both sides formed a fierce war of attrition, a large number of Polish muslan cavalry and archers were dispatched, and did not charge towards the fighting infantry group, but instead passed through the edge.

As we approached, muskets and arrows were projecting!

This is actually a common tactic for nomadic peoples. It uses the maneuverability of cavalry and uses long-range weapons to "slice apples" against infantry formations that are inconvenient to move.

The Polish nobles fought with the Cossacks for so long, and the tactics of both sides were already clear...

Therefore, when the Polish muslan cavalry and archers were dispatched, the Cossack light cavalry on this side also rushed forward.

Compared with the Polish cavalry with unified weapons, the weapons of the Cossack cavalry are basically made of the 10,000-nation brand, and only a few cavalry use bows and arrows.

The Cossacks were not good at riding and shooting at this time!

Even the cavalry was not many. The Cossack army with more than 20,000 people had a total of less than 10,000 Polish aristocratic coalition forces on the opposite side.

This Cossack light cavalry influenced the Poles' muslan cavalry and archers, intending to intercept them, at least to drive them out of the infantry combat zone.

Otherwise, the Cossack infantry would not be able to withstand the Polish cavalry if they were allowed to peel apples layer by layer.

As a result, Zaporo saw a large number of Polish winged cavalry rushing out!

When the Polish winged cavalry rushed out, the Cossack light cavalry did not even have the courage to fight and then collapsed on their own!

If the cavalry really wants to run, it will naturally be difficult to catch unless it is pursued by a long journey.

However, those Cossack light cavalry were not the main force of the Cossacks, they were at most horse bandits.
Chapter completed!