My British Empire

No one has ever denied the strength of the Spanish Army. In the battles, the strength of the Spanish phalanx has been recognized by European countries.

In the following more than a century, the Spanish phalanx ruled the whole of Europe, and all countries rushed to learn from it, the standard formation of the army.

Even the English army, who had learned the Spanish phalanx, faced the Spanish army with a similar number as himself at this time. Alexander stood on the hillside and watched the uniform Spanish phalanx, which consisted of three phalanxes.

He didn't show his inner emotions, but instead had a calm expression on his face.

And the many generals under his command have rich expressions on their faces, especially the Spanish army who is looking at the rattling, it is even more indescribable.

More than 10,000 Spaniards, with the infantry phalanx as the core, took a firm step and advanced steadily. They were mainly pikemen, assisted by matchlock guns and artillery, and used them as long-range strike forces to strike the enemy.

More than a thousand cavalry were arranged as a reserve team on the wings and flanks to deal with the enemy's outflanking forces at any time.

The spearmen of the infantry phalanx are arranged in three dense horizontal teams, each team has 50-60 people in the front, and the depth is 20 rows. Around the spear formation are arquebus soldiers arranged in a dense formation.

This solid and maneuverable formation is about 150 meters wide and 100 meters deep. On the outside of the phalanx, there are also small teams of arquebus soldiers lined up, and there are also some independent detachments, usually sword and shield soldiers.

Such a formation can give full play to the firepower and strike force, and rely on the mutual cooperation between the arms to achieve a kind of complementarity and combat effectiveness bonus on the battlefield. This was very advanced military thinking at the time.

Seeing the legendary Spanish phalanx, England fighting against it is equivalent to the apprentice fighting the master. Even if the English people have a great belief in victory, the possibility of victory is very small.

And the English coalition forces on their own side, wearing red jackets, white trousers, and a thin layer of leather armor, are better than nothing.

The English army also showed a character shape, and the difference was that more than 1,000 Calais were arranged as a reserve team to guard against the Spaniards who suddenly attacked out of the city.

Of course, the soldiers on both sides looked at each other quietly, waiting for the orders of the officers of both sides, and acted.

Seeing the apprehensive expressions of his generals, Knight Alexander immediately scowled, reprimanded and encouraged people's hearts.

After regaining some confidence, Alexander began to sit in command under heavy pressure.

"It seems that the English are learning from us, and it's not bad!"

Spain commanded General Battier, who rode on a horse and looked at the Englishmen who were also orderly, his heart suddenly changed, and he pretended to be relaxed and said.

In fact, for the English who are also about the same level, he is anxious in his heart.

There is no doubt about the strength of the Spanish phalanx, so for his imitators, he is not doubting that he will not win, but worried that he will not be able to win an overwhelming victory.

Yes, it was precisely because he knew the strength of the Spanish phalanx that he was worried that his troops would lose too much to quell the rebellion in the Netherlands.

"Stand at attention, stand still—" In the center of the phalanx, all the flag drummers began to pass orders from the general, and the army stopped at this moment.

The soldiers stood upright, in their armor, those spears and shields, or their matchlocks, but silence was the only thing they had in common.

The distance between everyone seems to have been measured, and the difference is almost the same.

The priests in cassocks were praying with the soldiers in the phalanx before the battle. Everyone was so devout and peaceful.

The mellow and upright Spanish spread throughout the phalanx.

Da da da--

Riding a horse, under the protection of several guards, General Battier walked out of the phalanx and walked to the front of the phalanx also composed of Englishmen.

And Alexander also rode a horse and came to him.

The two saluted each other very politely, and then began to talk in Latin.

"Nice to meet you, Your Excellency General!" Alexander said softly.

"Nice to meet you, Your Excellency the Governor!"

The two looked at each other, and after seeing their opponent clearly, they started a conversation this time.

"Your Excellency, the Netherlands has nothing to do with your England!"

"No, General, we were invited by the Dutch, and we are the teachers of justice!"

Just like that, Battier's eyes were full of anger, while Alexander looked at each other happily and fearlessly.

After a few seconds, knowing that it was inevitable, the two retreated.

"The English are stubborn, it's time to show them some color!"

Battier looked at the red and white English army and said coldly.

The sound of drums with a Spanish flavor followed.

"Boom, boom, boom—" With the beat of the drums, the Spanish army began to advance slowly step by step.

Looking at the three-person-high spear phalanx in Spain, from a distance, it is densely packed, just like the forest from Wales, full of terrifying factors, which makes the scalp numb.

The same is true for the England side. The one-to-one spear and arquebus arms make the two phalanxes look like hedgehogs, full of thorns and difficult to conquer easily.

"Boom--" "Boom--"

The distance is only a few hundred meters, and the two sides have already started fighting.

The cannons of both sides have already started to bombard each other, and the sound of the cannons is extremely loud in the whole plain.

There is no doubt that every gunshot will take away a few spearmen or musketeers from the opponent's phalanx.

But even so, the soldiers of the two armies, who had prepared their hearts in advance, still moved forward slowly without any fear, even if their partners continued to fall beside them.

However, due to the abundance of artillery in England, which is more than double that of the Spaniards, the morale of the Spaniards has been slightly lowered.

But the Spaniard still did not hesitate, moving forward firmly but slowly.

This is to verify the quality of the soldiers on both sides.

The cavalry on both sides could no longer bear it, and rushed out from both sides, fighting one-on-one.

The Spanish cavalry are fully armored, ride heavy horses, hold long spears, and attack with the impact of formation charge, which is the remnant tradition of medieval knights.

The English cavalry with short guns, wearing leather armor, was faster and met them like the wind. At the moment they met, they fired projectiles in their hands. Spanish cavalry.

Crackling——

As a result, the cavalry unit, which was almost the same, quickly decided the outcome. The Spanish cavalry was defeated and left, and the English cavalry lost more than one-third and won the victory.

At this time, the infantry on both sides was getting closer and closer.

ps: There are two more chapters today