Steel Empire
The Teutonic Order
After marching for a few days, Berengar and his army arrived at the passageway in Oberstdorf which led to Tyrol. Due to the ongoing war in Germany, particularly with the Austrian conquest of Bavaria, the Teutonic Knights were forced to take narrower and more dangerous roads in the western region of Bavaria, which is part of the proud Duchy of Swabia. As Berengar entered the mountain path with a relatively narrow gorge, he ordered his troops to set their artillery higher than the gap below.
Hiding among the trees on the side of the mountains, Berengar's army waited, ready to ambush Lambert's army. They had received information from their scouts that Lambert and his troops were about to enter the trap they had set up in a matter of hours. Because of this, Berengar kept a close eye on the mountain pass where his troops were putting themselves in a position to trap Lambert and his army.
There would be no way out of the siege they had made, and Berengar could not forgive Lambert for the offense he had made against him. Berengar had saved Lambert's life at the behest of his mother and given him a chance to redeem himself. However, Lambert did not appreciate his compassion and decided to spit on his face by herding troops into the land of Berengar. This is intolerable. There will be no mercy shown to the enemy today.
Before long, Berengar could hear the ranks of the Teutonic armies singing their Catholic hymns. White banners with the famous Teutonic Order's black cross were waving in the background as they marched through the narrow crevice. Seeing the enemy in front of them, the Berengar troops prepared their rifles as they hid behind tall trees, using them as cover. Only when the enemy was fully caught up in the siege did Berengar's forces begin to fire. The distance between Berengar and Lambert's soldiers was several hundred meters, it was easy enough for thousands of snipers to rain down on the unsuspecting Teutonic Order. The critical target is the knights and gunmen under Lambert's command,
Lambert, who was riding on the head of the army, was shocked when he heard the sound of explosive shots echoing into the air; instantly, thousands of rifle shots were fired, causing chaos, death, and destruction in his ranks. Lambert was completely caught in the crossfire on both sides of the mountain range; the effect of the shotgun ball tearing apart his knights and soldiers was devastating. Although Lambert was not injured, his horse was hit by one of the mini-balls and fell to the ground.
By the time Lambert had recovered from his position on the ground, a second wave of rifle fire had been unleashed, destroying his army once again. Realizing that this was Berengar's weapon and that he had entered into his brother's trap, Lambert boldly declared his army to attack the tree line where the enemy was hiding. As soon as the Teutonic Order walked up to the tree line, they began to be beaten by dozens of cannons stationed in the mountains above, firing at the foot of the hill below with their explosive bullets. But Lambert did not heed them and instead deployed his troops.
"In the woods! They would never shoot their own lines!"
After suffering thousands of casualties in the initial battle, Lambert remained unfazed, he had more than 30,000 people behind him, and it quickly became clear that Berengar had at most 10,000 men under his command, if he could close the distance, he would win. Therefore, Lambert quickly advanced towards the enemy, unafraid of the approaching projectiles as he led his troops into battle. Whether he was just lucky or blessed by God, Lambert arrived at the enemy line in the forest while shouting with all his might, the battle cry of so many crusaders.
"God wills!"
However, what he encountered was the battle cry of Berengar's army as they rushed towards him and his troops with bayonets tacked on.
"God is with us!"
The two soldiers' chants are in stark contrast to their worldview as a massive melee begins to unfold. Despite the overwhelming number of Lambert, Berengar's forces had surrounded them completely and began to push them back into the abyss. After all, many of Lambert's soldiers were forced into conscription, and hundreds if not thousands of them had broken ranks when they were attacked. They were simple peasants, and saw such death and destruction, resulting from the thundering echoes, inevitably they fear being punished by the wrath of God and thus running away for their lives.
Despite the retribution of fleeing, many of them remained, and as such, Berengar's forces were still outnumbered. Thus the two armies clashed against each other in a valley between the Bavarian Alps on the Austrian border. The blood and chaos that follows will prove to be an inspiration to the future artists of this world. The only people who remained calm during this sea of bloodshed were Berengar and Eckhard, who were staring at the battle from afar, watching the Teutonic Order play right in their hands.