"Array!"
"Tortoise shell formation!"
The centurion trotted to a halt and erected the long shield in front of him. The whole formation of the regiment changed from evacuation to concentration. The soldiers were ordered by the commander to move left and right together. The broad shield completely covered their front. The soldiers in front stepped forward, yelled and lined up the shield. The soldiers in the middle of the formation held the shield flat on their heads with the order of the flagman, The soldiers on both sides turned to protect the flanks, and the whole formation immediately turned into a very solid tortoise shell!
"Defensive formation!"
The chief of the silver shield infantry is drinking!
The shield used by the Legion''s heavy infantry is a semicircle, cylindrical shield, up to 1.25 meters high and 0.8 meters wide. The shield is a wooden frame, covered with leather and iron rimmed. The outside is a layer of silver white iron. There is a metal plate in the center and a hemispherical bulge in the center. In the battle, in addition to defending with large shields, the Legion soldiers can also hit the enemy with their bodies under long shields. If they are hit head-on, they will not die immediately, but their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced. On the contrary, the soldiers behind the big shield, because of the protection of the shield, suffer limited damage.
In addition to defending javelin, the hemispherical bulge in the center of Daden plays such a role.
"Drink!"
The sudden change on the battlefield made the charging lizard soldiers step, and the enemy formed a dense formation with incredible speed, which surprised them. Even in how stupid, as a soldier, they also know that today is met with the elite human forces! Because such discipline is unprecedented since they entered the southern plain!
Although the tortoise shell array is slow, its protection ability in the age of cold weapons is invincible!
Facing the tight tortoise shell formed by the big shield, the lizard soldiers in the running immediately hesitated. The length and height of these big shields are enough to protect the parts above the human knee. Facing such a hard to chew tortoise shell, they can''t be sure whether they can rush up and survive!
No matter what soldiers, in the face of the enemy they have never seen, it is inevitable that they will hesitate.
But this hesitation, the lizard archer''s arrow rain fell on the tortoise shell formation!
No harm!
The arrows were shot at the broad shield, and the dense shield array completely covered the direction that the archer could shoot. Although the lizard''s bow was powerful, it was not enough to shoot through the large shield wrapped with iron sheet. The arrows were hung on the shield. Although the shield array looked like a hedgehog, the Legion itself did not suffer any loss.
"Forward!"
The officers at the forefront of the tortoise shell formation drank loudly. In the suspicious eyes of the enemy, the tortoise shell formation began to advance at a slow speed.
During the training, Murphy consciously asked these silver shield infantry to use the military steps of previous generations, so that they could form formation quickly enough on the battlefield, and then disperse the formation. Following a certain pace, it only takes a few breaths for these silver shield infantry to move from evacuation to dense tortoise shell formation, or from tortoise shell formation to form a deep front.
……
"This..." altoria''s eyes widened, staring at the changes on the battlefield without blinking. At first, she saw these large shield heavy infantry with obvious human style in the southern plains, and she just thought they were only well-equipped. But after seeing these Legion soldiers quickly form tortoise shell formation, she was immediately surprised!
This kind of discipline and cooperation is not comparable to those aboriginal soldiers in the southern plains!
And this unprecedented formation, obviously for the bow and arrow defense ability is extremely strong, even can be said to be dripping! The dense formation formed by shield completely protects the shooting of bow and arrow. In the face of such a tight defensive formation, the role that the archer can play is quite limited!
At this time, the battlefield changes again!
Because of the hesitation of the lizard soldiers, the distance between the two armies was shortened to 100 steps. Some of the first lizard soldiers attacked the shield in front of the tortoise shell formation. The shield sank, but then a dagger came out of the gap. Because of the lizard man''s height, the dagger stabbed into a point between his legs, and then there was a very sad howl!
The inside of the tortoise shell array is very dense, and the soldiers in the front and the rear are close together. When the long shield is impacted by the enemy, its strength is shared by several soldiers in the back row. Unless it encounters inhuman brute force, it can''t break their array at all. Seeing that the enemy was as dense as a solid tortoise shell, some lizard soldiers even jumped on the top of the tortoise shell array, but before they could launch an attack, the impenetrable dagger pierced through the gap of the tortoise shell again!
The enemy is like a solid rock, no matter how these lizard warriors attack, they can''t shake it!
If you can''t open a gap, then rushing up is nothing more than death in vain.
Soon, the lizard warrior retreated.
……
Murphy has been observing the battlefield carefully. These silver shield infantry are all trained by five-star Greek heavy infantry. For this kind of army that can use tortoise shell array, there must be a very strict prerequisite, that is discipline and cooperation! Only those really elite soldiers can do this, and only those professional troops can form a closely guarded tortoise shell formation.
Otherwise, the tortoise shell array can only be used to protect bows and arrows, not as melee.
After entering melee, the best way for the tortoise shell formation of non elite troops is to turn the scattered formation into the traditional melee. Otherwise, if the tortoise shell formation is broken, the loss will be greater!
It is because these three silver shield infantry are all highly trained that Murphy will try to fight hand to hand with tortoise shell.
"Array!"
"Battle formation!"
"Evacuate!"
After the distance was shortened to 100 steps, facing the lizard warriors who could not break the tortoise shell formation and began to retreat, the sergeant in the front of the army gave a big shout and gave the order again.
"Drink!"
The soldiers of the silver shield army folded up their shields, held them flat in front of them, stepped horizontally from left to right, and the soldiers of the two wings began to extend. At a very fast speed, they changed into the traditional four column deep front. When the enemy''s formation changed, just when the lizard soldiers hesitated whether they should rush to fight hand to hand, the scattered silver shield infantry took the javelin from behind and aimed at the hesitant lizard soldiers. It was a burst of throwing!
Most of the javelins used by ordinary Legion soldiers are light javelins. As the three silver shield infantry are all elite, Murphy equipped them with heavy javelins.
Although the length is only about 1.5 meters, a hard iron spear tip is added to the soft metal rod, which makes the penetration of these javelins greater!
The Roman javelin was an important killing force in the ancient Roman army, which was nicknamed "human flesh precision guided weapon".
Although the range of javelin is not far enough, it can''t be conquered by bow and arrow. In the face of the heavy javelin thrown by the infantry of the silver shield corps, those lizard warriors who only have their own natural scales, no armor, and no shield immediately feel what fear is. The distance of death has never been so close to them!
Less than 60 steps away, the lizard warrior without any shield is facing two rounds of heavy javelin throwing from the silver shield infantry!
Howling everywhere!
The lizard soldiers who bear two rounds of heavy Javelin of the infantry of the silver shield army immediately suffer heavy losses. The soldiers who are hit by the heavy javelin either die on the spot or are stabbed to the ground by the heavy javelin. The death is just a matter of time.
unrest.
The morale of the lizard soldiers who suffered a serious blow suddenly had a mess. Some of the soldiers who lost their courage tried to retreat, but the drink of the lizard officers made them dare not escape.
However, before the lizard officers could recover their morale, the soldiers of the silver shield army came up again like a storm.
Maybe it''s because they understand the enemy''s strength after the battle, but maybe they find that these lizards are not much stronger than the orcs who have fought before, except for their physical advantages. The Legion soldiers who have seen the victory in sight actually choose to end the war in the wildest way under the command of the commander.
"Power and glory!"
They held their shields flat in front of them, raised their heads to the sky and let out a roar, then charged against the rioting lizard warriors!
Charge!
Touch!
Touch!
The dull crashing sound of a series of hard confrontations sounded. When facing the lizard soldiers with a height of more than two meters, the silver shield infantry with high morale actually chose the most primitive and barbaric crushing impact charge!
Here, we have to mention their full names.
Their full name is -!
Collapse!
The bravery of the enemy is totally beyond the imagination of these lizards. These enemies, who are much shorter than them, actually hit us with their shields!
In the dreary crash, some lizards were knocked upside down and flew out.
The morale of these lizards has completely collapsed.
Victory is in sight!
There was a smile on Murphy''s face, but just as he was about to order to clean the battlefield, he suddenly heard a dull rush from the earth, as if some large creatures were trampling on the ground.
(to be continued).