Third, Claude was very lucky. This is why General Michelich believed that the victory of Squirrel Village was a miraculous victory that cannot be replicated. He suggested that the students in the advanced seminar class could use this battle as a reference, but there was no need to proceed.
Research in depth.
Compared with the victory of Squirrel Village, General Michelich believed that the battle to capture Wilf's Hill deserved more attention. Because of this battle, the Kingdom's army changed the traditional method of marching in formation during the battle. The battle that had been ignored before the war
The Obash Type III standard matchlock, which the soldiers called a crooked-neck musket, was an unpopular precision aiming and shooting musket that attracted the attention of the kingdom's army and became a hot commodity when attacking enemy defensive positions.
It showed great success in the battle and greatly reduced the casualties of the kingdom's army.
General Michelich said that the enemy's dissatisfied light cavalry regiment, with less than 3,000 men, captured Wilf Hill in a surprise attack and used the weapons and equipment on the position to resist the attack of the troops commanded by Prince Hansback. In Clos
Before Germany and the others went into battle, the Kingdom launched seven attacks on Wilf Hill. They all used traditional tactics, which was to march in formation, reach a few dozen meters in front of the enemy's defensive position, then fire in unison, and then launch a charge.
However, due to the limitations of the terrain, the enemies on the defensive positions also lined up and fired at the attacking troops. They were condescending. In addition, four captured light infantry field artillery covered the 100-meter range in front of the defensive positions with canisters, and even the royal army
There was no way to close the distance and rush to the position. Seven attacks resulted in the casualties of more than 5,000 soldiers. It seemed that the only way to win was to continue the attack without interruption, using the lives of soldiers to consume the enemy's artillery fire and
Ammunition reserves make it possible to capture the enemy's defensive positions.
If we still attack according to traditional tactics, the staff after the war estimated that we would have to add the lives of five to six thousand soldiers to capture Wilf Hill. But at that time, it was no longer a question of victory or not, but of our soldiers.
will collapse first. Because at that time, the eldest prince commanded the local security battalions instead of the second-line army. Their fighting will and spirit of sacrifice were not as tenacious and brave as we imagined.
But at this moment, the Ranger Battalion led by Claude, who was still a Master Chief at the time, gave us an unexpected surprise. As we all know, the eldest prince established the Ranger Battalion as an experimental independent combat unit for the sole purpose of
To deal with the rampant enemy reconnaissance cavalry on the battlefield, the precise aiming performance of the Obas III standard matchlock gun was used to ambush the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry and achieved great results.
What I didn't expect was that during the attack on the enemy's position, the Ranger Battalion was able to suppress the enemy's defensive firepower with the precise aim and shooting of the Obash Type III matchlock guns, and cover the subsequent troops who rushed to the position to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
, thereby capturing the enemy's defensive positions. This tactic quickly opened up a stalemate on the front line where the enemy's solid and complete defensive positions could not be attacked for a long time, and greatly reduced the casualties of the kingdom's army.
Speaking of this, General Michelich said with a very serious face: If he had not been inspired by the battle at Wilf Ridge, our Highness the Prince would have ordered all the legions on the front line to stop using traditional tactics to attack the enemy's defensive positions.
And if we vigorously promote the Obash type III standard matchlock gun, maybe we will still stay on the border of the Principality of Rimodra when our armistice and peace agreement is signed. Because at that time, the guards who led four second-line legions to attack the enemy's defensive positions
The legion had suffered heavy casualties and lost nearly half of its strength, and was unable to launch another attack.
The funny thing is that the enemy is better at summarizing experience and lessons than we are. They are better at learning from the changes in our kingdom's army and correcting their shortcomings. When we use the precise aiming and shooting performance of the Obash Type III standard matchlock gun to suppress
The defensive firepower on the enemy's position was suppressed, and the enemy's defensive position was successfully captured at the cost of very few casualties. When breaking through the defensive lines, it only took the enemy three months to launch their precise targeting.
Even though the performance of shooting muskets is not as good as that of our kingdom's Obash III standard matchlocks, it still caused us a lot of casualties in position defense battles.
At this time, the royal army and many army officers were still trying to reject the promotion and application of the Obas III type matchlock gun in the army, insisting on using traditional tactics to attack the enemy's defensive positions, and all their efforts were in vain.
More lives of the Kingdom's soldiers, this is simply the biggest crime committed against the Kingdom's army! Although they have been punished after the war, the damage they caused to the Kingdom's army is permanent.
Looking around at the twenty-six standing officers, General Michelich nodded slightly: The reason why I recruited you to the military academy to hold this advanced seminar is that you all put forward different opinions on the application of precision aiming and shooting performance muskets during the war.
and opinions, and have their own unique strategic vision in offensive and defensive warfare. Therefore, the Ranger Division that is about to be formed will become the target for you to practice various tactics.
The Kingdom needs you to use your talents, learn from the experience and lessons of this war, and develop strategies and tactics that are more suitable for future wars, so as to avoid the recurrence of the tragedies and failures in this war. This is our responsibility as soldiers of the Kingdom.
Responsibilities and missions. In the next more than a year, you will have enough time to study and conduct drills on various tactics. I believe you will not let the kingdom down.
Almost all the officers raised their hands and saluted at the same time: they are willing to serve the kingdom, fulfill their duties loyally, and fulfill their mission!
Okay, although the slogan is a bit out of place, it is also the standard response oath for officers in the Kingdom's army. Claude also raised his hands to salute and shouted the slogan, but in his heart he was thinking, it is finally over, it is already dark, okay
Went to eat
This is the first day of the advanced seminar. General Michelich said that tomorrow the archives will move all the battle reports, files, battle cases and other copied materials in the five years of war and place them in the confidential archives.
, all students in the advanced seminar class have the right to read and copy, but these archives are not allowed to be leaked to the outside world.
Each student can select the archival materials that he is interested in for research and discussion, and copy relevant data and battle summaries. After the rainy season arrives in March, there is no need to come to the seminar room of the military school. They can stay in their respective villa areas.
Write a summary of the battle cases and improvement plans at your residence. Come back on April 1st to submit the written report. General Michelich will comment and organize everyone to discuss and comment on the submitted written report. In the following days, we will discuss and comment on the submitted written report.
These written reports conduct sandbox military exercises and battle drills