The end of the rebels begins with fierce resistance.
The rebels under the city of Daguerre are the most determined part of the rebels. They will form a dense queue. Although they make constant mistakes, they will never turn back and run away because of timidity. They rely entirely on their bloody courage to resist the government.
The army violently attacked.
Whenever the sound of artillery sounded, they jumped into pre-dug trenches to hide. When the government infantry advanced, they would suddenly jump out and rush over without hesitation to fight hand-to-hand with the government troops.
This desperate fighting style made the government soldiers very uncomfortable.
However, the war cannot be sustained to the end only by courage. General Schmidt made full use of his own advantage in military strength and let his three divisions fight in turns. 35,000 officers and soldiers fought from the early morning of January 13 to nightfall for 12 months.
Hours of attack, almost suffocating.
The rebels outside the city were exhausted, and they couldn't even get much support from inside the city, because in the past, if the city gate was blocked in advance, they could only be lifted down from the top of the city.
But their brave fighting spirit has to make their opponents respect them.
The government troops destroyed thirty cannons and spent countless bullets, but they successfully pushed the rebels outside the city back two kilometers and even touched the city wall at one point. At this time, the cannons on the city head were condescending, and finally
This allowed the government troops to experience the severe shelling, and Schmidt's army had to let the attacking troops retreat slightly.
It was getting late, and both sides stopped fighting that night, each licking its wounds.
Sean's troops quietly began to get busy, and night was the best protection.
With the help of the troops coming and going and the noise they deliberately made, he just used manpower to dig three pits for the artillery battery to hide 800 meters due south of the church that was not marked on the map.
, and built a gentle slope for the artillery car to drive out of the pit, and then covered it with a tent and camouflaged it.
In this way, it is difficult to detect any obvious changes in the ground surface from the top of the city during the day.
Late at night, after Sean patrolled the camp, he went to bed very early. He had to ensure that he would be in the best condition to face the battle tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Sean woke up to a burst of fierce gunfire.
In fact, the sound of these guns and artillery fire was intermittently last night. The rebels tried to sneak attack the government troops under the cover of night, but the tightly defended government troops did not give them a chance. However, such sneak attacks often triggered a melee.
Daniel Davis brought a basin of hot water: "Commander, do you want a razor?"
"No, I am the crown prince today." Sean touched his chin. He had not shaved for a long time, and his chin and cheeks were thicker. "So I have to look older."
Sean wiped his face randomly, ate two more pieces of bread with warm water, and couldn't eat any more. In fact, he was a little excited, but as a commander, he suppressed this excitement.
Daniel brought over a set of military uniforms belonging to the crown prince. This gorgeous military uniform fit Sean very well, making him feel as if he really had become the crown prince.
But this dress is really not suitable for appearing on the battlefield. It is only suitable for appearing in a splendid palace or in the Victory Square where thousands of troops are reviewed.
Walking out of the camp, the soldiers had already assembled, and a cuirassier unit of about 200 people stood in front of them - they were from the Guards and were the crown prince's bodyguards.
These cuirassiers are gorgeously dressed. They have standard black high hats with brass brims on their heads. They wear red military uniforms with a piece of armor on the front and back. They have a carbine on their right side and a carbine on their left side.
A straight sword, and an extended bayonet inserted into the saddle, which can be sheathed on the barrel of a carbine.
Such a cavalry is the most conspicuous presence, whether on the battlefield or in a peaceful city. Especially against the background of the nearly black uniforms of the Genoa Civil Defense Force, this luxurious red uniform is even more dazzling.
The cavalry is still the most important force in this era. As a traditional arm, the carbines in their hands are often just decorations.
Many generals preferred to have their cavalry line up in dense formations and charge with bayonets, because fear would make cowards march forward as brave as everyone else, knowing that if they hesitated during the charge, they would be crushed to death by others.
Therefore, when the cavalry launches a charge, their speed often causes the opponent to collapse early.
Except for leaving a dragoon regiment supported by General Schmidt to continue to lurk slightly away from the battlefield, Sean, escorted by cuirassiers, marched to the battlefield "showing off his strength".
At this time, the fierce fighting began again.
The cannons roared, the battlefield was filled with acrid smoke, and the enemy and we were fighting together.
Everywhere Sean, the fake crown prince, went, the cuirassiers shouted:
"Long live the Empire! Long live the Crown Prince!"
The soldiers who were fighting fiercely not far ahead could not see the truth clearly in the smoke. They only felt that as the crown prince, they were able to visit the battlefield in person and felt very excited.
They also cheered and their morale was high.
Sean "inspected" from the south of the city to the west of the city, and stopped on a slightly higher gentle slope.
A dragon flag representing the royal family was erected, and the dragon flag rustled in the wind.
Sean was riding on a war horse. He used a telescope to look at the top of the city. There were so many people on the top of the city that he couldn't see clearly. Apparently the leaders of the rebels also noticed him.
In front of him, part of the 2nd Unity Division was fighting fiercely with the rebels, looking a little struggling. Sean waved his arms vigorously. From a distance, it seemed that he and his men were focusing all their attention on the battlefield in front of them.
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Behind and to his left, the ruins of a church lay quietly there.
Under a piece of rubble, a thick hand stretched out, and then a head wearing an iron helmet pushed open the rubble, and a huge body came out.
Blood warrior!
One, two, three, and soon three hundred blood warriors emerged from the underground secret passage. They stretched their burly limbs slightly, and then gathered silently.
"Daniel, don't look back, or I will twist your head off and use it as a ball!" Sean said.
Daniel was very nervous. In fact, the officers and soldiers of the Crown Prince's Guards wearing breastplates were as nervous as he was a young man.
"But……"
"No, but, I have already smelled the odor of a group of northern barbarians." Sean, "Everyone, brothers of the Guards, hold on to the carbines in your hands. You must remember that the most powerful blood warriors are also
I can't resist the weapons in your hands, unless you want to compete with the barbarians! By the way, I remind you that when you are riding on horseback, a four-legged one can't outrun a two-legged one?"
Someone chuckled knowingly.
The ground seemed to be shaking, and 300 blood warriors in heavy armor ran toward Sean like giant beasts. There were only 300 of them, and their momentum was as majestic as a thousand troops.
The dragon flag was suddenly lowered.
This was the signal. The cover behind the ambushed artillery was removed, and the soldiers pushed it forward and back. The soldiers used all their strength to push the artillery cart up the gentle slope.
Sean led the cuirassiers of the Guards to retreat to the east. At the same time, the Genoese Civil Defense Forces facing the battlefield suddenly turned around and fired dense lead bullets from the side at the blood warriors chasing Sean.
Due to the relatively far distance, the lead bullets of the infantry did not cause much damage to the blood warriors, but they delayed the progress of the blood warriors. Obviously, the blood warriors, warriors with bodies comparable to giants, seriously affected
The fighting will of the infantrymen.
Even the shouts of some officers giving orders were trembling.
Although they had long been reminded of the horror of the Blood Warrior, they still could not imagine the psychological shock that the Blood Warrior's fearless charge would give them.
At 800 meters, the infantry's shooting was a bit messy. Unless they were lucky enough to hit the eye, the heavy armor on the Blood Warrior protected itself very well at this distance. The infantry's first salvo just scratched their itch.
Their explosive power was very powerful, their speed reached the highest level, and they reached a distance of 600 meters in the blink of an eye. The second round of volleys from the Genoese infantry finally became more coherent, and the body of the blood warrior running at the front suddenly paused, still
Sprint forward.
"Two columns of volleys!"
Wells himself stood on the right side of the front row and gave the order.
The adoption of this shooting method finally allowed the infantry's firepower to be sustained. This rare sustained and more accurate firepower almost saved the infantry's confidence.
Four hundred meters away, the dozen or so blood warriors at the front finally fell, but more blood warriors rushed over.
Like a huge raging wave, Wells could even see the ferocious face of the most majestic blood warrior at the front - his mask was blown off by the lead bullet, and his face was covered in blood.
At the same time, the rebels at the top of the city realized that the ambush of the Blood Warriors seemed to have been unexpected, and immediately ordered the rebels below the city to take the initiative to attack, trying to break through the obstruction of the first unit of the 2nd Unity Division and kill the Genoese back.
The situation is very critical.
The artillery finally opened fire, with 24 cannons and 12 howitzers pouring out ammunition. Sean had already arrived at the artillery position and personally commanded the artillery.
The cannon roared. Truth is always within the range of the cannon. Wells quickly ordered the infantry to withdraw from the battlefield and turn to the west.
At the same time, a brigade of the 2nd United Division was defeated by the fierce counterattack of the rebels and had to give up its position.
However, this rebel army attacked too bravely. A group of dragoons under the command of Sean suddenly rushed out and charged from the side, instantly smashing into pieces the rebels who were only rushing forward.
After the cannon was fired, the blood warriors suffered a devastating blow. No matter how strong the armor was, no matter how powerful the body was, they were all reduced to paper under the roar of the cannon.
The infantry of the Genoese Civil Defense finally gained a firm footing, and their shooting became more and more uniform and precise.
The surviving blood warriors escaped the artillery bombardment, but could not escape the rain of bullets woven by the infantry. They launched an attack in vain, but the form of the war had already changed.
As Sean said, if you are prepared versus unprepared, even a blood warrior will eventually suffer the consequences.
The battle northwest of Daguerre suddenly became the protagonist today. The Genoese were a little flustered but displayed their fighting qualities brilliantly.
The victory of the Genoese greatly boosted morale, and the government troops took advantage of the situation to annihilate the rebels who were divided and surrounded outside the city one by one.
However, the rebels' long series of strong bastions along the city wall and their condescending firepower quickly defeated the government forces' first attempted attack.
When General Schmidt and the Crown Prince came to find him, Sean was sitting on the ruins of the church, chewing bread and not having enough to eat in the morning.
There was a cellar that had been opened in front of him, and several soldiers were preparing to go down.
"Are you planning to enter the city through the secret passage? I'm afraid the exit from the city has long been blocked." General Schmidt said.
"No, I just want to plant more explosives at the base of the city wall." Sean said.
The look in Sean's eyes made Schmidt feel that his intelligence was being despised.