Along with the loud sound of the horn, the entire land was suddenly filled with smoke, and the shouts of killing resounded through the sky.
In the open fields outside Vienna, two huge legions collided fiercely like two dark clouds. Suddenly, there was lightning and thunder, and heavy rain poured down.
The battlefield seemed like two turbulent waves crashing into each other. The crescent flag and the cross flag fluttered in the wind, like rocks standing on the tide, each leading the army behind them to attack the other side.
"Kill~"
The heavily armored knights held cross swords and wore cross helmets. Their thick armor was dyed with bright red crosses with red dye, and they wore cross necklaces on their chests. Many of them even had red crosses on their faces.
The cross is branded with red dye.
It is as if this cross is their own talisman, which can keep them safe and sound among thousands of troops, and as if this cross is the source of their strength, which can continuously give them endless power, becoming like the god of war Ares.
Brave and invincible.
The European coalition forces took these heroic heavily armored knights as the vanguard and attacked the Ottoman Empire's army like a sharp sword.
"Boom~"
The heavily armed knights in heavy armor have been rampant in Europe for hundreds of years, and they have always been invincible, except for one defeat to the Mongols.
But that time it was also the Mongols who were despicable and did not dare to go head-to-head with the powerful heavy armored knights. They relied on underhanded tricks and bows and arrows to defeat the European heavy armored knights. Of course, this was the European view, and the Mongols did not
Think of it this way, if you win, you win, and if you lose, you lose.
Historically, the European heavily armored knights have never lost on a frontal battlefield and have never been afraid of any enemy.
Every knight of the Heavy Armor Knights is carefully selected. He is tall and strong. The horses he rides are all carefully selected and of the highest quality. They are very tall and have a strong load-bearing capacity.
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Wearing dozens of kilograms of armor, except for their eyes, almost every part of their body was tightly protected. Even powerful bows and arrows could not cause any damage to them.
When 50,000 heavy armored cavalry launched an attack together on the earth, the earth was shaking, as if it could not withstand the terrible gravity and impact of the heavy armored cavalry.
Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire obviously knew the terrifying impact of European heavy armored cavalry, so when the heavy armored knights charged towards the Ottoman Empire army.
The Ottoman Empire's army quickly brought out a large number of anti-horses and quickly built a large-area defensive anti-horse formation in front. At the same time, the Ottoman Empire's archers began to attack the European heavy armored knights.
Suddenly, arrows rained down, covering the sky and the sun, falling towards the heavy armored cavalry regiment like waves of locusts.
However, the heavily armored knights were not only protected by the armor of later generations, but even the war horses they rode were also tightly protected. The rain of arrows falling from the sky did not cause any substantial harm to them. They were still like
The raging tide quickly attacked them.
"Dong dong~"
Ottoman artillery opened fire.
Bows and arrows cannot stop the heavily armored cavalry regiments armed to the teeth, so they can only try to rely on artillery.
With a deafening roar, cannonballs whizzed past in the sky, and then hit heavily into the densely armored knights.
"Bang~"
The iron cannonballs carry terrifying abilities and directly smash the heavily armored knights protected by the iron armor to pieces. The cannonballs are even still beating on the ground, smashing the whole bodies of some of the armored knights behind them. The powerful war horses
They were all smashed to death and fell heavily into a pool of blood.
"Boom~Boom~"
Fierce artillery fire came one after another, one after another. Wave after wave of shells roared in the sky, covering the land. Soon, a large number of deaths appeared on the land, with flesh and blood flying everywhere.
Blood flowed.
"The artillery of the Ming Dynasty is easy to use. It has a long range, a fast rate of fire, a high hit rate, and great power, but it is too expensive!"
Behind the Ottoman army, Bayezid II held a telescope from the Ming Dynasty and carefully watched the battlefield in front of him.
Seeing that the European heavy armored cavalry suffered heavy casualties under the fierce artillery fire, he nodded with satisfaction.
The products made by Daming people are really good and very useful, but they are too expensive.
Tens of millions of taels of silver did not buy many arms and weapons, tens of thousands of guns, and more than a hundred artillery pieces, all of which were invested in this battlefield this time.
"What a fierce artillery~"
"This must be the Miyun cannon purchased by the Ottoman Empire from the Ming Dynasty!"
Similarly, at the rear of the European coalition forces, Maximilian I, Duke of Corster, Duke of Almeida, Duke Francois, etc. were also looking at the battlefield ahead with telescopes.
Seeing that our own heavy armored cavalry suffered heavy casualties under the opponent's fierce artillery attack, I couldn't help but frown.
The heavy armored cavalry was an important trump card in their hands. The coalition forces relied on the heavy armored cavalry regiments to tear open the Ottoman Empire's army, and then open a gap for the light cavalry and infantry behind them to attack.
The fierce bows and arrows could not cause any substantial damage to the heavy armored cavalry, but in the face of such dense and fierce artillery fire, the casualties of the heavy armored cavalry suddenly increased.
"These damn Ming people~"
Duke Francois couldn't help but cursed.
The French had directly fought with the Ming army, and had the most direct experience of the Ming's powerful artillery. The French did not gain any benefits from several wars with the Kingdom of Spain, all because the Ming people were playing tricks on them.
"We should be thankful that although these artillery pieces are powerful, they are not the most advanced artillery pieces of the Ming Dynasty, and it seems that there are only more than a hundred in number."
"If the Ming Dynasty sold them the most advanced artillery, I'm afraid none of our heavy armored cavalry would survive. Especially if the Ming Dynasty sold all the ammunition to the Ottoman Empire, we would be really miserable.
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Duke Colster actually laughed.
Although the casualties of the heavy armored cavalry were a bit high, they were not exploding bombs after all, and the casualties were always limited. Only unlucky children would be hit, and most of the heavy armored cavalry were still intact.
The power of solid bullets is pretty good, but relying solely on the impact carried by inertia, the range of damage is very limited. If one shell hits the sky, it will kill several cavalry. How many cannons can be killed by more than a hundred cannons?
Compared to the 50,000-strong heavy armored cavalry regiment, these losses are still acceptable. If it were replaced by the Ming Dynasty's explosive ammunition, it would be a large-scale attack, and the casualties would increase exponentially.
"So, we still have to thank the people of Ming Dynasty?"
When Duke Francois heard this, he immediately said sarcastically.
"No, you should thank our great Kingdom of Spain, our great Queen Isabella and His Majesty Fernando. It is precisely because of the good relationship between our Kingdom of Spain and the Ming Empire that our King wrote to His Majesty the Ming Emperor
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"The Ming Empire did not sell explosive ammunition and the most advanced artillery to the Ottoman Empire. Otherwise, our chances of winning this war may not even be 50%."
Duke Almeida said with a smile.
There is a good relationship between Spain and the Ming Empire, and they were even allies. This is known throughout Europe. The Spanish have gained a lot of benefits from it. They are the Ming Dynasty's largest trading partner in Europe. Between Europe and the Ming Dynasty,
From trade, the Spaniards made a lot of money.
But for other European countries, especially England and France, they felt that Spain was a traitor to Europe, and had gained the support and many benefits of the Ming Empire by betraying Europe.
Especially for France and England, the two wars were all because the Ming people supported Spain, which ultimately led to their defeat. This made them grit their teeth with hatred, but they were helpless.
"I hope your relationship with the Ming people is really as good as you said. After all, you will have to rely on your Spanish musketeers to tear apart the Ottoman Empire's front."
Duke Francois looked at the Duke of Corste and the Duke of Almeida. These two Spanish bulls were European traitors and lackeys of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty sold weapons to the Ottoman Empire, but they actually wanted to replace the Ming Dynasty.
People talk.
"Of course, the musketeers of our great Kingdom of Spain are all built with reference to the Ming Empire's army. They use the Ming Empire's most advanced Miyun Type 16 muskets, and they have been rigorously trained by Ming officers.
Clothing, food, accommodation and many other aspects are all based on the Ming army, and its combat effectiveness is definitely the most powerful in this era!"
Duke Colster is full of confidence in this.
The Kingdom of Spain spent a lot of money to purchase a large number of arms and weapons from the Ming Empire, and also hired Ming officers to help train and build the army, with the purpose of creating a powerful army that could always sweep across the world.
"I hope so~"
Duke Francois replied calmly. In fact, he was very curious about this ace in the hands of the Kingdom of Spain, and at the same time he was also very afraid, because there are still many conflicts of interest between France and Spain. If this ace in the hands of Spain
If the army is really as terrifying as the Ming army, what can France do to resist it?
"Boom~"
On the battlefield, wave after wave of artillery shells attacked the heavy armored cavalry regiment.
However, this did not stop the attack of the heavy armored cavalry regiment. The heavy armored cavalry rushing at the front were very brave and had the spirit of ancient knights. Even in the face of a large number of resisting horses and a forest of spear formations, they were brave
