Chapter 2873 The Battle of the Bend

Delin River Bend was the position carefully selected by Audrey to implement this tactic.

Here, the Delin River took a big turn in the shape of a "six", and in the center of the turn was a hillside with sparse bushes.

Audrey was deployed in an area with its back against the river bank. There was a hillside behind the troops. Behind the hillside and on the left and right sides were rushing rivers, and there were many hidden reefs. Jumping off the high slope was tantamount to suicide.

Setting up an formation in such a dangerous situation is equivalent to blocking one's retreat before going to war!

Audrey's intentions are self-evident.

Don't the rookie militia like to run away?

This time it's a last stand, no one can run away!

In addition to cutting off the back road and forcing the militiamen under his command to risk their lives to fight the enemy bravely, Audrey's formation on the gentle slope in the middle of the river bend also has the advantage of avoiding the side raid tactics commonly used by the Bannister Cavalry Brigade.

The left and right sides of the battlefield were cut off by the river, and Bannister had no choice but to attack from the front.

Audrey lined up on the hillside, and under the cover of the bushes, the troops shot down at the enemy in the direction of the wind, taking advantage of it.

On the contrary, Fei Zhen's side had to face up to attack the Continental Army's position, climbing up the bushy hillside with difficulty, and the cavalry's advantages in mobility and impact could not be brought into play.

On September 16, 1627, the cavalry brigade led by Bannister arrived at the Deering River Bend, and the battle started according to Audrey's ideas.

Before the battle started, Audrey rode a snow-white pegasus to the front line of the position, and sent out pre-war mobilization to all officers and soldiers under her command.

The battlefield is a big melting pot. Her Royal Highness has experienced two years of training in this melting pot, and has become more mature under the baptism of swords, swords, blood and blood, and has the demeanor of a general.

Facing the young soldiers who were mostly from the countryside and aboriginal tribes, she did not show off her noble royal lineage to raise her status, nor did she try to boost morale with gorgeous rhetoric. The cruel attitude clarifies the following facts to all officers and soldiers under his command.

"The people of Alfheim have already lost Port of Princes and Leiden City. The town of Delin behind the river is your last home. There is no way to retreat, and the only way to fight to the end is to fight to the death!"

"Our enemy is the ruthless Bannister Winthrop. The 'Blood Prince' is famous for killing prisoners. He never leaves his opponent alive. There are only two paths before us, victory or death!"

"Young warriors, answer me aloud, which way will you choose?"

"victory!"

"victory!"

"victory!"

...

The shouts from the Continental Army's position were like a roaring tsunami, and the wind spread to the Feizhen Army's position three miles away.

The fanatical fighting spirit revealed in the shouts caused many Feizhen officers and soldiers to change their expressions.

This group of experienced veterans who followed Winthrop Jr. in the New World, of course, knew that this kind of desperadoes with "chicken blood" were the most difficult to deal with.

Bannister Winthrop also heard the loud shouts from the other side of the hillside, so he took the binoculars from the adjutant and looked at the position of the Continental Army through the lens tube. Afterwards, a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips.

"Victory can't be won just by chanting two slogans with your mouth. We will soon see what kind of quality these rebels are."

Putting aside the telescope, little Winthrop pulled out the mythical and legendary giant sword that was inserted obliquely behind his backhand, and pointed the sword's edge at the hillside three miles away, triggering the "mythical meteor explosion"!

The dreary air in the summer afternoon seems to boil suddenly, and the cloudy sky appears small red light spots, which gradually become brighter, tearing the clouds, and appearing in people's vision, they are flaming meteors!

A total of eleven meteors fell from the sky, and fell one after another on the hillside pointed by Little Winthrop's sword. Like a heavy shell bombardment, the place where the meteorite landed was filled with mud, sand, and flames!

The killing radius of each meteorite is about 40 feet. Eleven meteorites fell on a vast and sheltered position, and the actual damage caused was very limited. Fewer than a hundred soldiers of the Continental Army were directly killed or injured by the meteorites. However, the psychological deterrence caused the entire position to panic, and the morale of officers and soldiers was severely damaged.

Little Winthrop stood with his sword in his hand, with a sneer on his face.

This is exactly what he expected.

What's the use of mobilizing well before the war?

Just three minutes of blood.

The so-called Continental Army put together by a group of farmers and indigenous savages, faced with the test of blood and death, mental breakdown is inevitable.

If the chaos on the Continental Army's position continued to expand, little Winthrop felt that this battle was unnecessary, and if he released the "Mythical Meteor Burst" twice, he would be able to scare the scattered soldiers on the opposite side into the river.

However, the situation on the battlefield did not develop according to his wishes.

The resounding sound of the horn sounded on the Continental Army's position. Lieutenant Colonel Holden climbed up the hill and played the "Sacred Song" and "Song of Courage" with the "Exorcism Horn". Dispels fear and boosts morale.

At the same time, Audrey and Conti each led a team of chaplains and druids to rush to the area hit by the meteorite bombardment, commanding the soldiers to rescue the wounded and cast spells to heal them.

After a brief period of chaos, order was restored in the Continental Army's positions, and the frustrated morale was also recovering.

Little Winthrop's face was a little ugly, he swung his sword angrily, and summoned the "Mythical Meteor Burst" again!

If the same trick is used again, the original deterrent effect will be lost.

"Everyone, don't be afraid! Just treat the meteorite as an air-dropped bomb, who hasn't been bombed by the giant crow!"

On the Continental Army's position, the veterans pretended to be relaxed to appease the rookies and led them to avoid the meteorite bombing.

Meteorites look scary, but in the final analysis they are nothing more than large aerial bombs, and their flight trajectory is too long.

Falling freely from a height of a thousand feet, it would take at least six or seven seconds for a meteorite to land. In fact, it is only suitable for bombing fixed fortresses rather than moving targets.

As a professional soldier, as long as he overcomes the fear of meteorites psychologically, he has enough time to avoid the bombing.

Eleven meteorites fell one after another, and billowing smoke and dust billowed from the Continental Army's position.

The flustered scene Little Winthrop was expecting did not reappear, but what responded to him was cursing and ridicule.

"Bloody Prince"'s face twitched slightly, unable to hide his embarrassment.

ah? this……

Not even afraid of the "Mythical Meteor Explosion", this is no longer an ordinary rebel, he must punch hard!

The angry "Bloody Prince" waved his sword and pointed forward, ordering the whole army to attack and seize the enemy's position!

The three thousand Feizhen dragoons dismounted and walked in line, marching towards the hillside with their guns in line. After entering the enemy's range, they were shot like a storm.

The neatly lined up officers and soldiers fell down row by row, but that did not stop the follow-up troops from marching forward like a rolling red wave to the beat of the military band.