"Sir, the Hicks Kingdom colonial garrison stationed in Ferru Town is a regiment of troops. The military discipline is very bad. The officers do not live in the barracks, but in residential buildings next to the town office. So does the colonel commander.
In this way, he lives in his mistress's home in the west of the town. Although the soldiers stay in the military camp, they come and go without restriction, and the security is ineffective..." Muriel reported to Claude the situation he detected.
The town of Ferru in the Beringana Territory is the southernmost colonial town, about two hundred miles away from the Amphiston Territory. It originally had more than 17,000 residents of the kingdom, engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. The war broke out.
After the fall of Ferru town, one-third of the kingdom's residents fled, and it is estimated that only about 12,000 people remain in the town.
The remaining kingdom residents in Ferru Town are those who are reluctant to give up their own properties. Fortunately, the colonial garrison of the Kingdom of Hicks also abides by the unspoken rules of all colonial countries in Nubisia Continent. Even the warring parties will not
To harm these civilians from the Farea Continent. Of course, robbery and extortion are unavoidable. For the residents of the kingdom who fall into the hands of the enemy, they can only spend money to eliminate the disaster.
The first target Claude chose to attack was the town of Ferru. It was very simple. He had to find a suitable temporary base for the 131st Ranger Battalion. There was no place more suitable than the town of Ferru. As long as he took the Ferru
In Lu Town, the 131st Ranger Battalion can attack from here to disrupt the enemy's rear. Once the enemy army attacks, Claude can use his mobility to withdraw to the Amphiston Direct Territory. Unless the enemy army is stationed here, the Rangers
The 131st Battalion can definitely make a comeback.
"Let's take action. Each of you should act according to the plan. First arrest those officers, and then force the soldiers in the barracks to put down their weapons. Captain Belklin, your mission is the most important. The light cavalry brigade must block all entrances and exits of the entire town of Ferru and must not use them.
An enemy escaped..." Claude ordered.
"Yes, sir." The officers of each group under his command stood at attention and saluted.
If a battalion of troops attacks a town guarded by a regiment, even if it is a reinforced battalion and the enemy is an under-organized field regiment, the enemy will have more than twice the strength of the 131st Ranger Battalion. But in the Rangers
From the perspective of the officers and soldiers of the 131st Battalion, this was a very easy battle. The reason was very simple. They were an elite division, but the enemy was a motley crew.
Belklin changed into the military uniform of the Kingdom of Hicks. Anyway, these enemies had many military uniforms, which were stripped from the prisoners. He pretended to be a scout cavalry of an enemy squadron, and passed by the town of Ferru on the pretext of carrying out a mission to prepare for a rest.
One night, the enemies guarding the town's entrance had no suspicion at all, and then the town's entrance fell under the control of the 131st Ranger Battalion.
Immediately after, patrol soldiers came out one by one, and it took only an hour to take over all the entrances and exits of the town. The artillery brigade immediately came on stage. They placed four light infantry artillery pieces at each entrance and exit, with the muzzles pointing inward.
It was already around ten o'clock at night. Except for the candlelights in the town's military camps, taverns and a few residents' homes, most of the residents in the town had already begun to fall asleep. This was very convenient for the officers and soldiers of the 131st Ranger Battalion.
The actions they carried out. News of success kept reaching Claude one after another. Most of the officers of the enemy regiment stationed in the town had been arrested, and the next focus was on the enemy's military camp.
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Things are not always perfect. There were a few crisp gunshots from the tavern, which must have gone wrong. Claude made a quick decision and immediately led the remaining two artillery squadrons to the location of the military camp in the town.
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The sound of gunfire soon rang out, and the town of Ferru was like a hot pot. It suddenly became noisy, and the busiest thing was the military camp. Claude arrived at the right time and immediately ordered the artillery to load shotgun to block the gate of the military camp.
After the two cannons were fired, the gate that was originally crowded with people flowed into a river of blood, and there were cries and screams. No enemy wanted to rush out from the gate of the military camp anymore...
"Sorry, sir, when we went to the tavern to arrest enemy officers, several drunk enemy officers resisted desperately. We finally had to shoot them to save our soldiers..." Diavid hurried
Come and report to Claude the reason for the shooting.
Claude didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Those enemy officers were drunk and were not afraid of death. What could you do? Normally people would raise their hands and surrender if the gun was pressed against their chests, but these drunken enemy officers were not afraid at all. Instead, they grabbed the gun.
Guan engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Diavid's soldiers and gained the upper hand. In the end, Diavid had to shoot them, otherwise his men would either be strangled to death or smashed to death by something...
Claude waved his hand. These accidents were expected. Fortunately, the enemy's large forces were blocked in the military camp, and most of the officers were arrested. The group was in chaos and chaos: "Go and get the enemy."
The arrested officers and the regiment commander were brought over and asked to order the soldiers to put down their weapons, step out and surrender with their hands raised high. If any officer did not comply, he would be killed on the spot. If the soldiers did not surrender, they would fire artillery and bombard the military camp. In addition, our soldiers were placed on strict alert.
The walls and guardrails of the military camp are open to fire when enemies appear..."
The enemies in the military camp were in a stalemate for more than two hours, and finally put down their weapons and raised their hands to surrender. Because they did not know how many enemies surrounded them, and the enemy's ruthlessness frightened the soldiers. A captured officer was
He refused to surrender at the gate of the military camp and wanted to encourage the soldiers to resist. As a result, a musket was placed on his head and fired directly, blowing off half of the back of his head. The remaining officers were all frightened and yelled at the top of their lungs to belong to their subordinates.
Come out quickly and surrender.
The soldiers in the military camp also wanted to check the surrounding situation from the surrounding walls, but all the soldiers who looked out were either shot in the head or wounded, and the surrounding area was completely dark outside. I don’t know how many enemies surrounded the military camp. In addition,
The sound of artillery at the gate of the military camp also sounded from time to time. The sound was at least eight artillery fires. Occasionally, the fist-sized artillery shells would hit a few unlucky people, and the military camp echoed with screams and cries for help...
The soldiers who persisted in the barracks for about two hours finally collapsed, put down their weapons and walked out of the barracks with their hands raised. The 133rd Ranger Battalion captured the town of Ferru and captured more than 3,300 enemies in the first battle, killing and wounding them.
More than 500 people, but only 17 casualties.
The Kingdom residents in Ferru Town did not expect to see the arrival of the Kingdom’s army again, and they also annihilated a regiment of enemies entrenched in the town in one battle. They happily sent various laborers to the 131st Ranger Battalion.
items, young people in the town came to volunteer to join the army. Claude immediately ordered Major Schneck to form a local garrison camp in Ferru town to relieve his worries. At the same time, he ordered the Muriel brigade to escort all the prisoners back to An
Fiston demesne.
Since he could not escape any enemy after capturing the town of Ferru, Claude then set his target on the town of Guinco. This town is about two hundred and seventy miles away from the town of Ferru, but only eighty or ninety miles away from the city of Fubricaman.
The Krado Corps, the colonial garrison of the Hicks Kingdom, besieged the city of Bricaman for about three months. The warehouse of the regiment's logistics supplies was located in the town of Ginko.
Claude pretended to be an officer of the Kingdom of Hicks and entered the town of Guinco. As a result, he found that the enemy in charge of the garrison was very heavily guarded and had about two regiments of garrison troops. At the same time, they drove the Kingdom residents in the town into the town.
The towns in the south and north were requisitioned as warehouses for storing military supplies. Every day, a large number of carriages transported supplies to the Krado Army besieging Bricaman City, and countless carriages came from the north to transport supplies to Ji.
Inko Town.
After leaving the town, Claude went to the north again for reconnaissance. This time he brought a small group of light cavalry disguised as enemy patrol cavalry and followed the ruts on the road all the way north. As a result, he was now more than thirty miles away from the town of Ginco.
On the banks of the Dolinibara River, the largest river in the Nubicia continent, the enemy built two pontoons on this gentle river and set up a warning camp at the landing. To Claude's delight,
This warning camp is not large in scale, and depending on the situation, the number of troops deployed is no more than one battalion.
At this moment, Claude only hated that he had too few troops. If he had one more battalion, he could have lured the snake out of the hole and surrounded the place for reinforcements. If he attacked the warning camp on the pontoon first, the enemies of Ginco Town would definitely come to rescue him, and the enemy would not be able to
Abandon the two pontoon bridges and leave them alone. The enemy in Jienko Town has two regiments of troops, and it is very likely that one regiment will come out to rescue the pontoon bridge. You can use the 131st Ranger Battalion to hold off this regiment or even
Defeat them.
Then if I have one more battalion in hand, I can completely attack the town of Ginko, even if I have to pay some casualties. As long as I capture the town of Ginko, the Krado Army that besieged Bricaman City will be miserable, without logistics.
With heavy supplies of food and fodder, they have no time to protect themselves, and they may be defeated thousands of miles away. By then, the siege crisis of Bricaman City will be lifted.
As for the Krado Army that besieged Bricaman City, Claude didn't care much. The reason was simple. The Krado Army was an infantry regiment, and its two legs couldn't keep up with the four legs of the 131st Ranger Battalion. Although the Krado Army
The legion was also equipped with two light cavalry regiments, but the scout cavalry annihilated and captured by Claude's 131st Ranger Battalion came from these two light cavalry regiments. The total number of prisoners alone was two thousand, plus those
Those who were killed can be said to have lost one of the two light cavalry regiments, so that now it is rare to see the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry out and about.
Of course, the Krado Army already knew that Beringana had brought reinforcements from the Kingdom of Ovilas directly under its jurisdiction. The light cavalry sent out to reconnoiter had lost so many. Everyone knew that something was wrong. But the problem was that they did not know how many Ovilas there were.
The reinforcements from the Kingdom of Sri Lanka entered the Beringana Direct Territory. The reconnaissance cavalry teams they sent out always never came back. Occasionally, they ran back to a few large troops who, when asked, had not seen the enemy at all, but encountered the same enemy.
The reconnaissance team itself was beaten and fled back in disgrace.
The Krado Army that besieged the city of Bricaman could only strengthen the escort force of the logistics transport team, and at the same time warned the garrison troops in various places to strictly guard against the attack of reinforcements from the Kingdom of Ovilas. The rest was left to fate. After all, a very important person
The reality of the situation was before them. The light cavalry of the Overas Kingdom was much more powerful than their own. Now sending their own light cavalry out for reconnaissance was like sending them to death. No one knew whether they would be able to come back again.
Claude began to think about the two pontoon bridges. The officers of the 131st Ranger Battalion also believed that it would be better to get rid of these two pontoon bridges, which would cut off the retreat of the Crado Army. After careful consideration,
Claude decided to adopt everyone's opinions and first raid the warning camp on the pontoon bridge and burn down the two pontoon bridges. Then he would ambush the enemies who came to the rescue in Ginco Town. Finally, he would see if there was a chance to raid Ginco Town and burn the enemies.
The logistics supplies warehouse stored there...
Four days later at night, the 131st Battalion of Rangers attacked the guard camp on the pontoon at night. Although the enemy put up tenacious resistance, the camp was quickly breached, causing serious casualties. Only more than 300 people surrendered in the end.
people.
Claude asked the soldiers to pour kerosene and lamp oil on the pontoon bridges, and then lit the two pontoon bridges, and the flames shot into the sky. Claude believed that the enemies in Ginco town would immediately come to the rescue. And Claude
Germany wanted to use this warning camp to defend for a period of time, severely damage the enemy troops who came to rescue them, and then mount their horses and rush away.
The first person to arrive at the alert camp was a horse-riding battalion assembled by the enemy. Their mounts were all packhorses pulling carts, and they were followed by dozens of four-wheeled freight carriages filled with soldiers. Perhaps they were too concerned about the burning two sides.
A pontoon bridge, these enemies ran into the guard camp without warning, and were quickly surrounded by the 131st Ranger Battalion.
When encountering an ambush, these enemies reacted very quickly. It can be seen that they are well-trained and may be called elites. They quickly dismounted from their horses and dismounted. Under the guidance of the officer's whistle, they lined up and started firing.
Shooting to fight back. Unfortunately, they collapsed after only two rounds, because they did not see where the enemy's formation was. They only knew that their companions fell to the ground when gunfire rang out from all around, and the officers who commanded them were all killed.
Already...
Without the command of the whistle-blowing officers, these enemy soldiers performed better. They learned to hide behind the carriage without any instructions, lying with the corpses of their dead mounts, and fired their muskets into the darkness on the opposite side.
Shooting where there was light caused casualties to some careless officers and soldiers of the 131st Ranger Battalion.
But it all ended after the artillery brigade used shotgun shells to clear the area. Only four shotgun shells were used, and the remaining enemy soldiers raised their hands and surrendered obediently. The ambush lasted for more than half an hour, and the 131st Ranger Battalion
There were nearly 50 or 60 casualties. However, the enemy's casualties reached more than 300, and about 600 people were captured. A large number of pack horses and four-wheeled freight carriages were also captured.
Claude learned from the prisoners that there was a regiment from the town of Guinco coming for reinforcements. Because they were on foot, it would take some time. After learning that the enemy infantry regiment coming over did not carry artillery, Claude
Germany decided to ambush them again, believing that he could use artillery as a fire support point to defend this warning camp...
But to Claude's surprise, after waiting for an hour, the enemy had not arrived yet. After sending out reconnaissance cavalry, it was discovered that the enemy had retreated back to the town of Guinco and could not leave. Claude was very disappointed and thought that it was probably
The sound of shells fired from artillery made the enemy suspicious. They knew that even if they arrived, they would not be able to save the pontoon bridge, and they might even hit it on themselves, so they retreated back to the town of Gianco.