[Maggit Island]

[Dormoncos Monastery]

"Where did you go?" Lieutenant Captain Montekukoli stood on the steps of the bell tower and anxiously asked the observer on the top of the tower.

"They've turned off all the lights," replied the young warrant officer, who was the lookout, flinched, "I can't see clearly."

When Montekukoli heard this, he punched the stone wall beside him irritably.

If it weren't for the Artillery Lieutenant Colonel, he really wanted to pull the warrant officer down and stand on the top floor to see.

Years of desk drawing and reading seriously damaged Montecucoli's vision. He could only look at a color if he was a little further away.

This is also the reason why many people think that the director of the Artillery Department was difficult to get along with when they first met. Raymond Montecucoli was myopic and did not like to wear glasses. She always squinted her eyes and looked at people. It was strange that he could leave a good impression on people with his face that was thousands of miles away.

Suddenly, a gunshot came from below the bell tower, followed by a noisy sound.

Montecucoli was shocked and immediately pulled the warrant officer who was still standing stupidly back into the stairwell from the uncovered top of the tower.

He originally wanted to blow out the signal light, but after lifting the light cover, he hesitated for a while. In the end, the eye-catching signal light remained on the top of the tower, but he just hid under the floor with his warrant officer.

But the person hid, but the enemy's lead was not brought in, and the shouts of killing did not sound.

After waiting for a while, Montekukoli poked his head quietly with breath, without seeing the enemy - of course, even if there were, he probably couldn't see clearly.

"What's going on?!" Montekukoli climbed to the top of the tower and asked down in annoyance.

A moment later, a lieutenant's voice came from below, "Private John said he saw the figure, and he must be dazzled."

"Which John?" Montekukoli was furious. Before the lieutenant answered, the lieutenant colonel sighed first, "Forget it! Let him see clearly in the future and then fight! Let all the musketeers listen, let them get closer and fight! Look, fight! Don't be deceived by the rebels again!"

When he said the last sentence, Montekukoli's fist was about to clench his blood.

Previously, they failed to defend Bishop's Fort because they were deceived into the most critical first round of volleys.

The rebels who landed on the island quietly touched a hundred steps below the fort and suddenly lit many torches in one breath.

The tense sentry instinctively pulled down the firing rod, and other musketeers also learned to shoot in the direction of the fire, which even caused the gunners to stab the red-burned iron rod into the medicine tank.

After a spectacular volley, the only cannon in the Bishop's Fort Montekukoli was left to fire.

The enemy who was "defeated" was nothing more than a fake target made of resin and wooden sticks.

After the defenders wasted the deadliest volley, the "rebels" commando climbed up from two hundred steps away and launched an attack on the Bishop's Fort.

The trench, which is still a long way from completion, just caused some trouble to the rebels.

Therefore, without waiting for the first rebels to climb into the fort from the gun and witness their subordinates hitting the lead into the air, Montekukoli was already convinced that the Bishop's Fort could not be held.

So he activated the backup plan on the spot and ordered a separate breakthrough.

It is said that it is breaking through separately, but it is actually just climbing over the wall and running away - the trench in Bishop's Fort cannot stop those who want to come in, or those who want to go out.

Fortunately, the "rebels" on the island were not large in size and had no cavalry, and their attention was mainly focused on the Bishop's Fort, and even made a way for the defenders intentionally or unintentionally, so Montekukoli's "breakout" was quite smooth.

After escaping from the Bishop's Fort, Montecukoli gathered all the way to the soldiers separated from his direct superiors and retreated without any danger to the Domoncos Monastery located south of the Bishop's Fort, in the center of Magit Island.

Domoncos Monastery is a convent that has been on the island of Maggit since the year the Paratus officially converted to the Catholic Church, and has a history of hundreds of years.

After Conelis made the decision to build a fort on Magite Island, the Monastery of Domoncos was requisitioned by the Southern Front, and the nuns were "invited" into the city, and almost all of them were Protestant Unionists occupied the place.

Because the commander himself made a special statement of discipline, the soldiers of the Union Province did not intentionally damage the monastery.

However, the Southern Front Command took a fancy to the Domoncos Monastery because the monastery is a solid stone building with a high terrain and a good view. After a little transformation, it can become a qualified fortification base and echo the Bishops Fort.

Therefore, the Unionists transformed the Domoncos Monastery with the standards of barracks, raised the walls, widened the canals outside the walls, and chiseled gun holes on the walls of the monastery.

Since the Bishop Fort has not been completed, the baggage and ammunition allocated to the Bishop Fort is temporarily in the Monastery of Domoncos. Even the troops sent to the Monastery of Domoncos are more than the current forces stationed in the Bishop Fort.

In fact, the fall of Bishop Fort was originally part of the combat plan formulated by the Southern Front Command, and the Monastery of Domoncos was the important place that could not be lost.

If the "rebels" landed on the island in large numbers, then according to the plan, Montecucoli would give the unfinished Bishop's Fort to the "rebels" and retreat to the Monastery of Domoncos to stay waiting for assistance.

By then, Bishop's Fort will become a hot potato and the rebels will face a dilemma.

If the rebels decisively give up the Bishops' Fort, there will be no loss. They will be destroyed. Montekukoli will take back the Bishops' Fort and continue to build under the rebels' noses.

If the rebels were reluctant to leave the Bishops' Fort, then the Bishops' Fort with only one empty shell would become a millstone that would break the rebels' flesh and blood.

So Lieutenant Colonel Montecukoli was not surprised by the loss of Bishop Fort.

What Montecukoli really did not expect was that the "rebels" offensive was launched so early.

All signs show that the scale of the "rebels" outside the Zhuwang Castle City is currently roughly between one brigade and two brigades, and the light cavalry of two to three squadrons is not supported by artillery.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Such a little people, let alone siege the city, are not enough to block the city gate.

However, the rebels dared to attack, land on the island, and rush to the Bishop's Fort.

Montecucoli was not afraid or awe of this, but felt a little sad and regretful.

It is one thing to read in the book that praises the courage of the Palathu cavalry, and it is another thing to experience how brave the "border citizens" are when you come to the scene.

The courage of the Palatus, the artillery shells of the Unionists... These resources that were supposed to be used against the empire were used on each other. When Montekukoli thought of this, he felt extremely regretful.

At the same time, when the "rebels" were playing tricks under the Bishop's Fort, shame and anger surged into Montecukoli's heart.

He has read a lot about luring musketeers to fire volleys in war history. In the early days of the uprising, the royal cavalry was particularly good at teasing the militia musketeers to fire volleys at invalid distances through repeated false charges, and then a real charge, easily destroying the militia formation.

And this kind of thing never happened again after Ned Smith took over the Militia in the Forbidden Mountains.

Montekukoli never expected that such a thing would happen under his command.

He was not even tricked by the cavalry, but was played with by a small group of infantrymen.

He was not injured throughout the battle, but his face kept hurting.

Even if he was unwilling to admit it, he had to admit that the United Provincial Army had been lying on the credit book for too long and always used to regard the brilliant achievements of the predecessors as their own abilities.

But Raymond Montecucoli is not planning to give in.

"The reinforcements at the Kings Castle did not know that we had nailed the cannons, so they put out the torch," Montekukoli picked up the signal light and solemnly handed it over to the warrant officer who served as the lookout. "Tonight, there are no stars and no moons. This is not a bell tower, but a lighthouse. This light is the only thing that can guide the reinforcements - no matter what happens, don't let the light go out."

The warrant officer took the signal light ignorant but carefully and protected him in his arms.

"Why are you holding the light?" Montekukoli was so angry that she wanted to laugh, "for the outside."

The warrant officer suddenly realized and redirected the signal light to the direction of the kings castles.

"Send a signal," Montacucoli tried his best to suppress his temperament and patiently taught the warrant officer, "The flashing is more eye-catching than the Changming."

According to the beat commanded by the lieutenant colonel, the warrant officer swayed the handle of the signal light up and down rhythmically.

Montecukoli nodded and walked down the top of the tower, "Notify me any time if there is any situation."

"Where are you going? Sir?" the warrant officer asked subconsciously. As soon as he said something, he immediately realized that he shouldn't ask and shrank his neck.

However, the Artillery Lieutenant Colonel was particularly patient tonight, not like he had just suffered a defeat.

"Escape from death, everyone is still terrified," Montekukoli replied calmly, "I have to go on and let everyone understand that the battle has not yet been lost."

The warrant officer was stunned for a moment and raised his hand to salute, "Yes!"

"Send a signal."

The warrant officer quickly put down his hand and continued to move the handle of the signal light.

"Warning Officer...Warning Officer Camp," Montecucoli paused for a moment, asking for no reason, "Do you think we will win?"

"It will definitely!" Edwin Kemp replied reflexively.

Montekukoli smiled unanimously and patted the warrant officer on the shoulder, "Continue to maintain this confidence."

Then, he walked down the lighthouse without looking back.

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Meanwhile, on the river beach across the island of Magit, Woods Frank was standing in the knee-deep river water, commanding the follow-up troops to "board".

It is said to be a boat, but it is actually a few rafts.

However, the soldiers of Baishan County have already pulled a rope between Magit Island and the west coast, so the efficiency of raft transport may not be much worse than the paddle boats that are flowing upstream in the direction of the Kings Fort.

The wounded man who had been removed from the island sent a message to Woods, "Lieutenant Alani reports to you that the lieutenant has successfully rescued many of the recruited laborers, but the artillery in the fortress was nailed to death by the Unionists."

"I get it," Woods nodded, calling on others to carry the wounded back to shore.

Although the result of not being able to seize the available cannon is not difficult to predict, when the hope is truly shattered, Woods' heart sinks a little.

For the new army, the most important situation to avoid is to turn the battle on Magit Island into a tug-of-war.

Looking at the island of Magit, shrouded in darkness and silence, Woods prayed silently:

"If you can hear it, Senior Mason, come on."

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To the southwest of Zhuwang Fort, about 40 kilometers, on the provincial avenue in Sanchahe City.
Chapter completed!