One afternoon, Markchi commanded the light infantry artillery to fire only three times, and the soldiers only fired three rounds, killing about eighty or ninety enemies in total. The territorial nobles from the Principality of Karnas
I am no longer willing to send people to die at the bend.
This is mainly because the terrain is too unfavorable for attackers. Such a distance is just within the shooting range of artillery and muskets. The bend is small, less than four meters, which is just enough for a carriage to turn. There are only five or six people walking in formation.
It's possible to do it side by side, but it's impossible to squeeze in more than one person. There's a steep valley next to it, and you'll be doomed if you accidentally fall down.
According to the original march plan, these territorial nobles of the Principality of Karnas were planning to set off in the morning, arrive at Squirrel Village in the afternoon, and station here at night. However, they did not expect that the garrison troops of the Kingdom of Ovilas stationed in Squirrel Village would not be present.
Instead of retreating, they took advantage of the dangerous terrain to hold on and resist, giving the unwary private army of the nobles of the Principality of Karrnath a blow.
"Didn't you say that the garrison squadron in Squirrel Village has retreated? We can walk to the three southern counties in a big way!" A frantic nobleman from the Principality of Karnas grabbed the collar of another nobleman and roared angrily.
Unexpectedly, he turned a corner and found that most of his family's squadron was gone.
If he had known that he would be beaten to death like this, he would not have pushed his family's squadron to the front as a vanguard. If everyone hadn't complimented him, his family's squadron is composed of retired soldiers. They are the elite of the elite and should be in the queue.
Being at the front to show his military might, he temporarily agreed to the request in a fit of enthusiasm. After all, this was also an honor, and the more opportunities he had for robbery at the front...
Of course, before setting off, he also suggested that he should send out scouts to check the enemy's situation and determine whether there were any enemies on the road ahead. But everyone thought that the enemies should have escaped long ago. This damn Baron Lincubic also vowed to go on the road without worry.
There cannot be an enemy. We have a regiment of troops here, more than 4,000 people, while the enemy's three squadrons have less than 200 people. We don't want to run and wait for death. As for the three southern counties, the situation there has been very clear.
, the enemy lacks manpower, and it is impossible to send any large troops to ambush us.
Now he was on the verge of tears. Almost three squadrons of one squadron were gone. Fortunately, the remaining squadron of soldiers had not turned a corner, otherwise he, the viscount, would have become a bare commander. At this moment, he really wanted to be with him.
The captured Baron Lincubic came to fight to the death. If he couldn't defeat this bastard, he would really do that. Everyone knew that the family armed force of this squadron was the military support of their Priest family. Unexpectedly, a shot
Without it, the squadron that had been raised at such a high cost was crippled...
"Viscount Priest, please let go of Baron Lincubic." Another older noble came over to persuade: "We are not willing to see such an unexpected situation happen. No one expected the Kingdom of Ovelas
This squadron did not retreat, but still defended Squirrel Village and used the terrain to block our arrival. Please forgive me and let us discuss how to break through the enemy's blockade and occupy Squirrel Village..."
The nobleman known as Viscount Priest could only let go of Baron Lincubic, who was grabbed by the collar, but he refused to participate in the subsequent battle discussion: "Sorry, our family is powerless to participate in the attack anymore."
, my squadron has been crippled, and now I can only go to the back of the team to hold the battle for everyone. If we can reach the three southern counties, I just hope that everyone can leave some leftovers so that our family can get some compensation."
No one of the territorial nobles present was willing to stop Viscount Priest from retreating. They knew very well that losing half of the squadron would be a serious blow to the Priest family. Don't look at it.
They were able to raise more than 4,000 troops in one regiment at once, but most of them were recruited by the territorial citizens. The real family armed forces can rely on less than a quarter of the combat power. A territorial noble has a
It is rare to have two full squads of soldiers as a family arm. In the Principality of Karrnath, raising soldiers is never cheap.
After discussing for a long time, several territorial nobles decided to send people to test the firepower of the enemy defending on the opposite side. This time they would not send their own family armed forces to die. Instead, they captured the people in front of the queue who had applied for the draft and formed a temporary army.
Several teams were formed, and then the unlucky ones were driven through the curve in front and kept moving forward.
Soon, they tested the defensive firepower of the Ovelas Kingdom squadron guarding Squirrel Village in front. A light infantry artillery, thirty or forty muskets. It didn't look like much, but those who rushed through the bend
Not a single one of the unlucky ones was still alive, they were all lying dead on the mountain road.
An old territorial noble with rich war experience believed that the light infantry artillery was not scary. What was scary was that the defending enemy's muskets fired very accurately. In the last test just now, more than twenty unlucky people were forced to rush through the bend.
He said that only three people were killed by artillery, and the rest were all killed by muskets. The fastest ones were only ten meters away from the curve. This shows that the defending enemy is probably equipped with the kind of precision aiming and shooting muskets.
The entrance to the bend is far away from the enemy's defensive position, but it is within the effective shooting range of the enemy's muskets...
Now there is no way to send more people to rush through the curve. The remaining members of the temporary team are unwilling to rush forward even if they die. All the unlucky guys who rushed through the first three times died, thinking that it would be their turn soon.
Some members of his own team had already turned fierce, looking at the territorial nobles with red eyes, and had already grasped their weapons in their hands. It seemed that if they were forced again, they would probably
Disaster will happen soon...
The territorial nobles who were able to march in front were not fools. They could only wait and wait for the arrival of the troops from behind. As expected, not long after, as the highest commander of the Principality of Karnas in this operation, Count Loykaid sent someone to come.
After checking the situation, he already knew that the road ahead was blocked, and it looked like he was going to camp on this mountain road at night. There was not even an open space in this damn place, and he had to worry about whether he would fall down when sleeping on the mountain road at night.
Go to the nearby valley.
When the nobles in front of them explained the situation, the nobles gathered behind were dumbfounded. No one expected that this mountain road would have such a dangerous bend, and everyone would be blocked here. No matter how many people there were,
It's useless. It's just a little wide. Dozens of people rush over just to add merit to the defending enemy.
"Is there no other way through this bend?" Earl Leucade asked: "Can we go up the mountain and go around it?"
So the territorial nobles found a few merchants and herb farmers who were familiar with the terrain, but they were disappointed. Because these guys who often ran on this mountain road said that there was no other way around, and the mountain climbing next to this mountain road
We can’t go up, because they are all rock walls of more than ten meters, and you have to climb down when you climb up. There is no road above. There is a valley below, and there is also no road, but there is a stream at the bottom of the valley below, and you can get water from there...
An older businessman pointed out that walking back about fourteen or five miles, there is a small road leading to the eastern part of the Eskiline Principality. You can take a detour from there, but in the end you still have to go three miles in front of Squirrel Village.
Pass by the fork. Because the mountain road over there also leads here, the biggest advantage of detouring from there is that it avoids the bend in front.
Count Leucade waved these people back. He didn't want to go back and take the path from the Eskiline Principality to avoid the bend in front. Because then he would lose face.
Jing. Originally, what he had discussed with the territorial nobles of the Eskiline Principality was that the two sides would meet in Squirrel Village, gather their forces together, and then march towards the three southern counties.
The two sides agreed to follow their respective mountain roads to reach Squirrel Village. Now Squirrel Village is within easy reach, but the team is blocked at the bend in front and cannot rush through. If they retreat further, they can turn towards Eskilin more than ten miles away.
The mountain roads of the principality are used to bypass the curve in front. This makes Count Leucade feel so embarrassed. Where to put his face? If the bastards of the Eskiline Principality know, won't it become a joke to them? More than four thousand people were killed by the enemy.
A small squadron is blocked on the mountain road, which will become a shame to all the nobles of the Principality of Karnars...
"Is there any way for us to rush through the bend in front and occupy Squirrel Village?" Count Loikade asked the territorial nobles present with a gloomy face.
Many territorial nobles put forward whimsical suggestions, but they were rejected one after another.
Finally, the old nobleman with rich war experience stood up: "I think that although the enemy occupies a terrain advantage, their lack of troops is the biggest shortcoming. Dozens of muskets and a light infantry artillery also have a huge firepower.
If we can ignore the casualties of soldiers and rush directly to the defensive position, then the enemy's defeat is inevitable. After all, we have the advantage in strength, even if we pay one-tenth of the casualties,
The remaining personnel can easily eliminate the enemy.
It's just that the width of the curve is too small, so we can't let the soldiers rush forward and charge. The charge of a small team is to die, and the enemy has enough preparation time to shoot our warriors. But I noticed
, this situation is during the day, the enemy can see clearly. If it is at night, this should have a great impact on their aiming and artillery firing. Maybe we can launch a night attack tonight and let the warriors crawl
Go through the bend in front and launch a charge again, all the way to the enemy's defensive position..."
"Night attack? Yes, we can launch a night attack..." Count Leucade was overjoyed: "Under the cover of night, the enemy's firepower will lose a lot of effect. We have an advantage in strength. As long as we are close to the enemy's
The defensive position can easily eliminate all enemies. Baron Kunluo is worthy of his military background, or if you have experience, just do as you say. Everyone selects their capable personnel, eats and drinks well, and prepares them.
.As long as we run through these hundreds of meters of mountain road and rush to the enemy's defensive position, we can engage in hand-to-hand combat. I believe that no matter what kind of enemy, they are vulnerable to the scimitar of our warriors!"
The night tonight is very beautiful, and the silver moon is often obscured by clouds. More than two hundred warriors who have recharged their batteries are ready for the night attack. They will crawl through the mountain pass in front of them as planned, and then climb up
After hearing the sharp whistle, they jumped up from the ground and ran towards the enemy's defensive position. All warriors who attacked knew that the faster they ran and the closer they were to the enemy's position, the safer they would be. In order to go into battle lightly,
Most of them only carried a machete in preparation for hand-to-hand combat.
They were the first group, followed by a group of suicide squads. After they launched the charge, they continued to rush out from the corner. First, they covered the group of warriors in front so that they could quickly approach the enemy's defensive position. Second, they attracted the enemy's firepower.
, to prevent the enemy from directing defensive fire at the charging night attack warriors. After all, a shot of artillery shells can cause heavy casualties to the two hundred warriors launching the night attack.
The sharp copper whistle finally sounded, and a large group of figures jumped up from the mountain road and ran forward along the mountain road.
The enemies on the defensive position in Squirrel Village screamed, and artillery guns also opened fire. Several figures who had just turned the bend fell to the ground and screamed. But several territories behind the bend
The nobles still waved their weapons and commanded their family's armed forces to force the team of farmers and herdsmen to rush through the bend in front, attracting the enemy's attention.
All the artillery and musket fire were still directed in the direction of the bend. The enemies on the defensive position of Squirrel Village did not seem to see the first group of two hundred night attack warriors running wildly on the mountain road. They really didn't see it or they didn't react.
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The two night attack warriors who were running at the front suddenly felt the mountain road shaking under their feet. Why was the ground so soft? Before they could figure out what was going on, their feet fell into the air, and the entire mountain road sank straight down.
A big hole appeared on the mountain road. The warriors who were running too fast did not react at all. The whole team went straight into the big hole on the road like a long centipede. Only the last dozen warriors stopped.
, staying on the edge of the big pit.
The most desperate thing is that this big pit has no bottom, and the bottom leads directly to the valley next to it. People who fall into the pit will fall in groups along the passage in the pit into the valley, and the screams are continuous.
The sound of falling is endless...
No one could have imagined that the squadron of the Kingdom of Overas stationed in Squirrel Village would be so frantic, cutting off the mountain road and setting it up as a trap. A night attack directly wiped out these nobles from the Principality of Karnas.
The more than two hundred elite warriors made many territorial nobles feel heartbroken and almost vomited blood. Because they believed that this night attack would be successful, they sent these elites to seize some spoils after destroying the enemy. For example, the Kingdom of Ovelas
The muskets equipped by the army have always been famous...