Chapter 1109 Test Attack(1/2)
Switzerland may be focusing on the safety of the military observation group, but it is more likely that the hilltop where they are located has no strategic value.
The Swedish army only deployed reconnaissance forces in this direction and did not use it as the main attack direction.
The generals of the military observation group can leisurely observe the confrontation between the two armies.
General Hou Dayou of Cao State picked up his telescope and observed the battle ahead.
He gave a thumbs up and said: "Brother Qi Long is not famous, but his strategic level is really high.
Most of us believe that the Swedish army will launch an attack tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
Only Brother Qilong could judge the situation correctly. It was only 2:40 in the afternoon, and the Swedish army decided to risk launching a war when they were not fully prepared.
Large-caliber artillery has not yet arrived at the front line, so attacking well-defended fortifications requires paying a huge price.
When I was in America, I led more than a thousand people to escort supplies.
They were besieged by more than 30,000 natives, and with only ten machine guns, they killed the natives to a pulp.
The machine gun can be king on the battlefield, and the cannon is the absolute king.
Only artillery can suppress artillery.
Previous wars have shown that when the two armies are of equal strength and similar fighting will.
Whichever army has sufficient firepower will be in an advantageous position on the battlefield and win the war.
Now the Swiss army attacks the Shu army's defense line with inferior firepower.
Even if the Swedish army has more troops, I'm still not optimistic about it."
The generals present were either veterans on the battlefield or top students of the Imperial Military Academy, and most of them were both.
As domestic candidates, they can be sent to visit this war and summarize the war experience between Rui and Shu.
They are all generals who are good at using industrial advantages to fight.
I have observed the current situation on the battlefield very clearly.
It's just that their relationship with Ruishu and Shu was very ordinary, and they were worried that their words would affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries, so they didn't say what they really wanted to say.
General Hou Dayou of Cao State had no such worries at all.
No matter what he said?
It will not affect the relationship between Cao and Ruishu.
When General Qi Long of the State of Wu heard the compliment, he cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said, "General Hou is so complimentary.
I just heard the news that General Niu Feng accidentally revealed.
It is believed that Rui State took advantage of the window period when Shu State was short of artillery shells to attack.
During this period, the greatest results can be achieved.
After the Shu Kingdom has replenished a large amount of ammunition, it will have to pay more if it wants to achieve the same results.
After considering it comprehensively, Rui Guo will not let go of such a good opportunity.
But I also think that Switzerland is a little too eager to attack now and may not be able to achieve the results they want."
Qi Long just made a casual analysis. It was impossible for him to tell the blending between the royal families of various countries and the royal families of the empire.
The royal family of King Wu was already in a state of turmoil, and now it had to deal with the attacks of the Four-Nation Alliance.
It is impossible for him to bring hatred to the Wu royal family.
As soon as General Qi Long finished his answer, the situation on the battlefield had changed.
The Swedish army did not take out their guns, but instead took out their engineering shovels. They prepared to use soil work to dig a trench and approach the Swiss defense offensive.
Imperial General Wang Shangfu reminded everyone: "Everyone concentrate, the Swedish army is about to enter the optimal firing range of the Shu army's fort."
After he said these words, everyone concentrated their attention and prepared to observe the most violent bombardment from Shu Kingdom.
However, they discovered that the Shu Army's fort located on Peak No. 1 did not make any movement and simply sent a large number of Swiss troops forward.
This behavior of the Shu army caused everyone to scream in surprise.
General Zhang Wentai of the Fujian Kingdom frowned: "I can clearly remember the range of the 350 mm caliber fortress gun.
This is another fortress cannon on the fort, and Zhu Yuan has already planned the firing.
As long as the enemy moves to a designated position, the artillery staff does not need to recalculate the ballistics. They only need to look at the firing table to quickly complete artillery coverage.
The Shu army is weaker, so it should use a large amount of artillery fire at this time to destroy the Swedish army's will to resist.
Now the Shu army is indifferent, I really can't understand it.
Could it be that there really aren’t many artillery shells in the Shu army’s inventory?”
The Vietnamese general Ke Bei shook his head, his eyes showed confusion, and he took a strong puff of the cigarette he had just lit.
"The Shu army does not have many artillery shells, but it is still no problem to fight a local war.
If the Shu army lacks shells for the fortress cannon, there is no need for them to defend the forts where the fortress cannon is located.
You must know that the No. 1 mountain peak is where the fortress cannon is located, but the field of view for bombardment is wider.
There are no supporting points around this mountain peak, which is not conducive to defense."
A glint flashed in the eyes of Imperial General Niu Feng, and he laughed: "The defenders of Shu are so bold, they are not afraid of screwing up."
Everyone hates the Riddler the most. He keeps half of his words and half of his words, which makes him unhappy as a human being.
But there was nothing they could do about Niu Feng.
The generals of the empire naturally have a higher status than others on this occasion.
They all clasped their fists and saluted Niufeng, which was already a very solemn etiquette.
Bowing is from a subordinate to a superior, and from a person of lower status to a person of higher status.
Military salutes are even more inappropriate on this occasion. They all represent their respective countries, so how can they give military salutes to others.
Niu Feng didn't continue to whet everyone's appetite. If he did, he would offend people.
He also counts on these people to place more orders from him.
"Look at what military services the Swedish army has now entered within the range of the fortress artillery?
It's just the most common infantry, and it's infantry made up of mostly indigenous soldiers.
They were only equipped with some old rifles, and I saw that they also had automatic rifles that used paper shells.
The cost price of a fortress cannon shell, even if it is made by oneself, is at least three thousand taels of silver coins.
The purchase price of the Shu Kingdom was as high as ten thousand taels of silver coins.
Use fortress artillery shells worth ten thousand taels of silver coins to attack the indigenous troops who were digging trenches.
Considering the value alone of this approach, Shu suffered a serious loss.
I believe that when the Swedish army enters the range of the 120 mm caliber army artillery, they will be bombarded by fierce artillery fire."
General Niu Feng's explanation made many people realize that when fighting a war, we should not only consider how to win the war, but also consider economic issues.
It is best to use the least cost to cause the greatest damage.
General Hou Dayou of Cao State clasped his fists: "What General Niu said makes sense, let's see what Shu will do next.
I think the two countries will only conduct exploratory attacks today.
The offensive team needs to test the defensive firepower loopholes.
The defender needs to test the attacker's troop deployment.
The scale of today's war is not large, nor is it too tragic.
After the test between the two armies is over, the next war will be brutal.
Our Cao State fought a big battle with the Wei State, and we know how much casualties wars in this era can cause.
The previous wars in Europe were completely petty and did not show the cruelty of war.
Even the previous Red Clay Ridge War was only as intense as a child playing house."
Niu Feng agreed: "That's true. When you read about the horrors of war in books, you just brushed it off.
Only when you are actually in the middle of a war can you truly understand how tragic the war is.
War involves the survival of a country, and there will never be a gentleman's style of being gentle, respectful and thrifty.
Some of you think that the bottom line on the battlefield is the Jianye Convention.
He is actually the highest standard on the battlefield, and the military that can achieve this is already the elite of each country.
You people have some opinions, but you are still a little naive."
General Niu Feng couldn't help but preach. He had been in contact with these people for a long time.
I found that these people have very solid theories, but they have never actually fought an evenly matched war.
What many of them do is as if their own army is crushing the natives with ease.
To be continued...