The number of rebels is actually not large, there are still three to four thousand people.
Although the number is small, compared with the defenders of Sanssouci Palace, the number of rebels has an absolute advantage.
In fact, in the era of hot weapons, the number of people is no longer the main factor that determines victory or defeat. The quality of soldiers and the modernization of weapons and equipment are the main factors that determine victory or defeat.
In this regard, Lanfang First Brigade undoubtedly has an absolute advantage.
The oak forest outside Sanssouci Palace is not very dense. The oak forest that used to grow here was extremely lush. Each tree is hundreds of years old. Those older trees require several people to hold hands to surround them.
It was precisely because it grew so well that the former oak forest was cut down, and then Sanssouci Palace was built. The oak trees in Sanssouci Palace today were all replanted later.
Artificially planted woods have one characteristic. The spacing between trees is basically standard, and the rows are very neat. In fact, such woods do not provide much cover for the attacker.
On the contrary, it is quite beneficial to the defense of the defenders.
After the flare was launched, it was hung by a small parachute and slowly fell downwards. During the time when the flare fell, it was really like daylight on the ground, and the attacking rebel soldiers could be seen at a glance.
In order to identify themselves, the rebels still use old-fashioned helmets from the World War. There is a gunpoint-shaped decoration in the center of the top of this helmet. It does seem to add a bit of a mighty and iron-blooded temperament, but in battle, it is also very easy to
distinguished.
It is precisely because it is too easy to distinguish that during the World War, many German soldiers used mesh to wrap their helmets to cover up the gun tip-shaped decoration. Today's rebels obviously do not consider this, so those helmets
It became the most obvious symbol of Lanfang soldiers.
The rebels don't have artillery, and they probably don't have many explosive packs. They haven't had time to use them since launching the attack. Therefore, the rebels' attack methods are extremely monotonous, and they don't have many tricks other than the human sea tactic.
For the soldiers of the first brigade who are equipped with a large number of automatic weapons, the tactics of defending the human sea are really easy and enjoyable.
The soldiers of the first brigade were still not too confident. Each soldier had prepared at least two or more individual bunkers. In the past, one shot was used to change places. Now, because the weapons are more advanced, one can use a magazine of bullets.
Then they moved again, which caused greater damage to the rebels.
The first three attacks were all dealt with easily and happily by the soldiers of the first brigade.
This time the rebels obviously spent their money. When the flares were launched into the sky, the sharp-eyed soldiers noticed several dark things flying over in the sky, and there seemed to be ignited missiles on them.
Fire cord.
Almost instantly, seven or eight soldiers gave warnings at the same time: explosive packs, anti-guns
Strictly speaking, the explosive pack is not a cannonball. The lethality of this thing depends entirely on the shock wave, and there is no such thing as shrapnel damage.
Even so, if the explosive is large enough, it can still cause huge damage.
Lanfang's infantry drill has a set of standard regulations for preventing artillery attacks. As long as you follow them, you can minimize the damage caused by artillery shells. The soldiers of the first brigade are all elites and are already familiar with this set of drills.
Therefore, the damage caused by these explosive packets is extremely limited.
The oak forest must have branches. Although these oak trees are not big enough, the branches and leaves are already quite lush. Two explosive packets did not even fall, but were directly blocked by the branches, turning into two unparalleled large fireworks.
Only one explosive package fell on the position of the 1st Brigade. One soldier had no time to evade and was directly killed by the impact. Two soldiers were affected and suffered a slight concussion. At the same time, their internal organs were also injured and they lost their combat ability.
This was even the first death in the first brigade after the battle began.
They were all soldiers who were used to seeing life and death. Facing the rebel attack, the soldiers of the first brigade had no time to share the same hatred with the enemy. They just kept repeating aiming and shooting. These two actions caused the maximum damage to the rebels.
Facing the accurate and fierce shooting of the soldiers of the first brigade, it would be impossible for the rebels to break through the circular defense line of the soldiers of the first brigade without the help of heavy equipment such as tanks.
After mortars joined the battle, the rebel attack finally retreated again.
Lanfang's mortar unit has always used three-round rapid fire. No matter whether there are some or not, we should fire a few shots first.
The artillerymen of the first brigade were even more ferocious. They simply ignored the drill and fired three rapid fire rounds. The 12 mortars delivered the firepower of an artillery regiment in a short period of time, completely defeating the rebels.
confidence.
No pursuit is allowed. Defend in place. No pursuit is allowed. The officers' prompts immediately sounded on the defensive position.
In fact, many soldiers have already hung bayonets on their rifles and are preparing to pursue the victory.
The mission of the First Brigade is to defend. It will be considered a success as long as reinforcements arrive until dawn. As for how to annihilate the rebels, that is a matter for William III. It is beyond the scope of the work of Lanfang's First Brigade.
Reinforcements should not be far away. After the fourth attack was repulsed, the sky has turned white. It will be dark in half an hour at most, and it will be the end for these rebels.
The night gave the rebels enough cover. If it were daytime, the soldiers of the first brigade would even be sure not to let the rebels get close to within 300 meters. These rebels would not have to think about evacuating. The soldiers of the first brigade could take them out.
Chase out Xiang Lai.
The quality of German soldiers is actually pretty good, but compared to the soldiers of the First Brigade who have to carry out 50 kilometers of armed cross-country every week, it is still a bit inadequate. Whether it is the level of equipment or the intensity of training, the soldiers of Lanfang's First Brigade
It is second to none in this era.
This is why Qin Zhiyuan dared to cross Siberia to Europe with 500 people.
After daylight, although the reinforcements had not yet arrived, the rebels had retreated. Roy commanded his troops to clean up the battlefield, and soon after, he personally sent the battle report.
It’s unbelievable. In a total of two and a half hours, your troops killed more than 870 rebels. This exceeded our battle results in the previous four hours. And I noticed that your troops seemed to have few casualties. Could it be that you
Are all soldiers made of iron? Roy's expression was a little dull.
Roy knew that Lanfang's army had outstanding combat effectiveness, but he did not expect that it would be outstanding to this extent. There were less than 500 Lanfang soldiers in total. They withstood the crazy attack of the enemy three or four times their size, and after killing almost
Although there were more than twice as many enemies as himself, there were not many casualties of his own. This made Roy feel really shocked, a kind of shock that is difficult to describe in words.
We are not made of iron, but there are still casualties. Three of our soldiers were killed in the battle, and 17 soldiers were injured at the same time. This is already a heavy loss. Dong Zishi mercilessly sprinkled salt on Roy's wounds.
In previous battles, more than half of Roy's troops suffered casualties, but the results were not as great as those of Lanfang's First Brigade. Now comparing the exchange ratio, it really feels like one person is more likely to die than another.
Dong Zishi was right. The Lanfang First Brigade had indeed not experienced any major wars since its establishment, so naturally there were not many casualties. This time, the casualties were indeed heavy.
At this moment, Rummenigge came over to report: The identities of the rebels have been confirmed. They are the King Friedrich Wilhelm I Grenadier Regiment, and there are also some who appear to be reserve troops. The identities of those reserve troops are being verified and have been confirmed.
It can be confirmed that these people are related to Prince Urco.
Rummenigge doesn't say much, but he contains a lot of information.
Germany currently only has a total of 100,000 troops. In addition to these professional soldiers, there are still some reserve forces. There are even private armies raised by nobles in various small kingdoms, but they are not included in the 100,000 troops.
This gave some people an opportunity to take advantage. It was obvious that this was a conspiracy against Qin Zhiyuan.
Many German nobles know that the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III is very good. If something happens to Qin Zhiyuan in Germany, William III will not be able to escape the relationship anyway. Even the French will blame William III for it. Then William III
Even if it can't be said that he is surrounded by enemies and betrayed by his relatives, he will end up sadly abdicating his throne.
It's a pity that the combat effectiveness of Lanfang's 1st Brigade is unexpectedly strong.
The news was blocked and no one was allowed to spread it. The voice of William III suddenly came from the door.
Qin, I'm so sorry. The first thing William III said when he saw Qin Zhiyuan was to apologize.
No need to say sorry, I have already said that no matter what, I will stand by your side. Qin Zhiyuan does not mean to blame.
After only two days of not seeing him, William III looked a little more tired, and the white hair on his temples had grown a little more. His mental state was not bad, his eyes were still bright, and his voice was full of energy.
Thank you, there are always some people who are unwilling to be lonely. Their doom has come, and now it is just the last struggle. William III's tone was cold, and it sounded like he was burning the boat.
Haha, send them to hell, don't be soft-hearted, this is not a game, there is no chance to do it again. Qin Zhiyuan reminded casually.
I understand. I'm relieved that everything is alright on your side. But you don't know that I was so anxious when I heard that Sanssouci Palace was attacked. I ordered the troops to set off before dawn. It was still a step too late to hurry up. William III chose his words a bit.
improper.
Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean it's not too late, I'm still fine. Qin Zhiyuan immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.
It's normal to be late, the police always arrive at the last minute.