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Chapter 1638 Fierce Battle on the Mahazan River

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    The sound of cannons rumbled and white smoke enveloped the banks of the Mahajan River.

    The two armies facing each other from the north and the south carried out shelling on each other for a long time.

    Although the Portuguese artillery clearly had the advantage in firepower and accuracy, unfortunately, it lost its commander in the first round of artillery.

    Fortunately, their continuous bombardment was the first to silence the Moroccan artillery.  It can be considered that the civilians and animals died of exhaustion in order to transport them all the way to the battlefield.

    Seeing the Portuguese army¡¯s artillery fire extending towards their own infantry positions, Sultan Malik was forced to order the charge first.

    The Andalusian infantry on the front line of the Moroccan army shouted ¡®Allahu Akbar!  ¡¯ Against the fierce fire of Portuguese artillery and sharpshooters, they launched fearless charges one after another. After paying the price of thousands of people being killed, they successfully occupied the Portuguese artillery position.

    While the Moroccan infantry attacked, their light cavalry also launched a large-scale outflank on both wings.  The Berbers used their arquebuses to continuously shoot at the heavy cavalry troops deployed by the Portuguese on both flanks.

    However, the latter is composed of the Portuguese knight class. They ride expensive Iberian war horses. Both men and horses are covered with expensive and refined armor. Only heavy matchlock guns can threaten them.

    The ordinary matchlock guns in the hands of the light cavalry obviously cannot kill them at long distances.  Moreover, the knights basically had military exploits in North Africa and had rich experience in fighting light cavalry, so they would never launch a rash pursuit and would just stay there steadily.

    The sharpshooters deployed by the Portuguese army on both sides also quickly launched a counterattack behind the barrier, knocking the Berbers off their horses and supporting their own cavalry.

    The Moroccan army, which was charging head-on, also encountered the elite infantry of the Portuguese army after crossing the artillery position.  The German mercenary pikemen and the Spanish volunteer musketeers cooperated with each other tacitly and were rock solid. The Moroccan army could not break their phalanx despite paying a heavy price.

    However, the arrogant young king is by no means content to remain passively in a turtle shell.

    He decisively ordered the Duke of Viseu to lead Portugal's most elite heavy cavalry to launch an assault on the enemy, so as to avoid the fate of being surrounded by twice the enemy force.

    "We came all the way to defeat the enemy, not to be beaten!" The young king ordered to his ace commander: "Assault, breakthrough and breakthrough again! Cut down Malik's Sudanese flag and fight for  Portugal takes back the victory!¡±

    "As you wish, my majesty!" Duke Viseu looked resolutely, stroking his chest and bowing, full of confidence.

    Although the Portuguese heavy cavalry has a small number of troops, there are only 300 cavalry.  But the men and horses were all wearing heavy armor, and they were like tanks.  Judging from past experience, they can smash a group of scattered Moroccans into pieces with one charge.

    This time was no exception. When the Portuguese heavy cavalry, led by the Duke of Viseu, attacked the Moroccan army from both wings, the Andalusian infantry on the front line was immediately defeated.

    When muskets cannot break through refined plate armor, scimitars and bucklers cannot stop the impact of Portuguese cavalry.

    After the heavy cavalry with men, horses and equipment weighing more than 800 kilograms rushed up, the earth trembled. Any object in front of them would be ruthlessly smashed to pieces, let alone flesh and blood.

    Amidst the ear-splitting screams and howls, the light infantry at the forefront of the Moroccan army was severely knocked down and trampled into pulp. The front line was immediately riddled with holes.

    After the heavy cavalry broke through, the Portuguese army's frontline phalanx of mercenaries and volunteers followed up in time. They rushed out from the channel reserved for the vehicle formation, held their spears flat, and launched a charge in a dense formation.

    The musketeers in the phalanx were also constantly loading and firing as they advanced, and soon the Moroccan first infantry line was completely defeated.

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    The heavy cavalry moved forward bravely and continued to attack the second line of Moroccan infantry.

    They were greeted by a front of European apostates.  These well-trained professional soldiers calmly aimed and fired with their matchlock guns.  Many of them used Spanish heavy matchlocks to shoot.

    The effect of the volley was very good, and finally the heavily armored knights continued to fall.

    But the long reloading process made it impossible for them to stop the heavy cavalry that shook the earth and roared towards them.

    After receiving three volleys with their faces and paying a heavy price for dozens of horsemen to fall off their horses, the Portuguese heavy cavalry finally plunged into the center of the second line.

    Although the apostates have rich combat experience and have spear formations to protect the musketeers, they seriously lack the will to fight.  They fled Europe to survive, so how could they sacrifice themselves for the Moroccans?  Thinking about it, it's not their turn to eat the seventy-two pairs of purple grapes

    Therefore, under the fierce attack of the Portuguese heavy cavalry,The tribesmen also led their own knights and followed their king closely, even the ten-year-old Duke of Braganza was no exception!

    Everyone knows that only by killing Malik and cutting down the Sudanese flag can this battle turn defeat into victory!

    Sebastian certainly did not forget King Abu and his six thousand camel soldiers, and ordered them to follow him to launch a cavalry charge!

    King Abu could no longer hold himself back any longer. He drew his scimitar high and shouted to his men: "Take back our country!"

    Six thousand camel soldiers raised their matchlocks and scimitars, shouting "Allahu Akbar", and the Sultan who followed them rushed towards the overwhelming Moroccan cavalry¡ª¡ª

    The largest cavalry battle in Africa since the Ottoman conquest of Egypt has begun!

    The cavalry from both sides collided with each other, and the shouts of killing went straight into the sky!

    PS. I think this battle is very necessary to write in detail, in addition to being of great significance to the development of the plot.  More importantly, it can add a sense of epicness and realism to the story Well, the next chapter is over.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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