To Grant's surprise, Sean did not directly criticize his own command errors.
Sean just said euphemistically that in the face of an unfamiliar opponent, Grant's command was a bit conservative, leaving the 3rd Army in a passive position, and at the same time, there were insufficient targeted defense methods against the werewolves.
"Intelligence shows that the werewolves went out as a family this time. They left their habitat in a desperate move because they realized that this was their last chance. The werewolves had about 10,000 soldiers to fight, but behind them were tens of thousands of old and weak people.
Where it is, this is a key point. If you can find the hiding place of the old and weak, the werewolves will have to fight you head-on."
"The mobility of the werewolf army is incomparable to ours. They are good at running and have strong endurance. This is their nature. So don't compete with their strengths, but this does not mean that we have no way. You must find a way to make them
Werewolves cannot walk freely
For example, we can build simple bunkers in some important locations. These bunkers are both defensive fortresses and observation towers. A company of soldiers can rely on fortifications to persist for at least a month. If enough are built, we can compress the werewolf's activity space.
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"The defense of the 21st Brigade was tantamount to laziness. They built three shallow trenches and thought they were done. They lacked depth of defense and insufficient warning means. The officers took it lightly and were not vigilant enough."
At this point, Sean paused: "I brought a new invention, it's called barbed wire, a kind of barbed wire. I believe they will teach the werewolves a lesson for us. I should have thought of this gadget earlier.
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"Barbed wire?" Grant had never seen it, but since it was the commander-in-chief who said it, he didn't dare not listen, so he gave it a try.
Outside the headquarters, Nelson and others were demonstrating how to lay out barbed wire fences outside the campsite. In fact, Nelson and others only tried it with cattle and sheep, and the effect was good.
Sean has high hopes for this small invention.
Grant was so interested in seeing the real thing that his hand was pricked by a barb on the barbed wire.
If a werewolf dares to charge to the death in the middle of the night, these barbed wire fences will surely make the werewolf unforgettable for the rest of their lives.
Trenches, bunkers and barbed wire are the tactics Sean prepared for the werewolves.
"I have ordered the Genoa Steel Company to fully produce this kind of barbed wire and license the patent to other steel companies so that these companies can provide this kind of barbed wire to the army. These are just the first batch of products." Sean said, "Those small steel companies are facing each other.
The army is particularly interested in supplying goods and is willing to provide credit to the National Army."
"This is a good business." Grant smiled.
"Yes, the army is a monster that eats money. It spends money like water every day." Sean said, "So, I hope that the 3rd Army can bring me good news."
"As you wish, Your Excellency!" Grant replied seriously.
Sean patted the shoulder of his valued subordinate: "My commander, make bold plans and execute them patiently until victory!"
Sean only stayed with the 3rd Army for two days before leaving the 3rd Army.
Grant breathed a sigh of relief. Sean maintained his authority in front of the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Army Corps, which made him feel a silent pressure.
However, Grant did not rush for revenge. Instead, he studied the map with his staff for three days and carefully planned a wolf hunting plan. It seemed that for more than half a month, the 3rd Army did nothing.
The barbed wire fences that Sean promised were quickly delivered to the military front in a steady stream.
Grant ordered his troops to be organized into regiments and march to designated locations during the day. Each regiment was responsible for building a bunker. Most of the army's troops provided security for the construction activities.
Obviously, the 3rd Army Corps learned the lessons of the 21st Brigade. They prepared their defenses well during the night, and were not in a hurry for success, steadily advancing into the vast depths.
The actions of the 3rd Army made Wolf King feel troublesome. Once the 3rd Army was allowed to complete its construction work, all strategic locations would be under the surveillance of the National Army, and the activities of the werewolves would be greatly restricted.
For this reason, Wolf prepared to repeat his old tricks, taking advantage of his night fighting, and tried to launch a surprise attack at night again.
Wolf targeted a more advanced unit of the 3rd Army, which was a cavalry regiment under Grant. They were about a day's journey away from the main army. They were strutting along the way and seemed defenseless.
During the day, the werewolves did not dare to do anything to this cavalry regiment, because the werewolves had already experienced the power of the new rifles. The extremely high rate of fire and precise firepower of this new rifle were simply invincible on the frontal battlefield.
The werewolves believe that night is their own world, and they often use the darkness of night to provoke people outside the National Army's camps.
Hugh Ozuff was the commander of this cavalry regiment. His cavalry regiment left the main force so rashly just to implement Grant's plan to lure the enemy.
Obviously Grant has not forgotten the painful lesson the werewolf taught him.
The evening on the plain is very beautiful. The evening breeze is gentle and feels very comfortable on people's faces.
The sun was setting in the west, and there were a few fire clouds floating in the western sky.
Ozuf's men were busy building the camping area. They dug three trenches. The first trench was the deepest and widest, and the other two trenches were just hastily constructed. Barbed wire fences were arranged between the trenches, and special poles were hung on the wire fences.
Alarm bell.
Some soldiers deliberately wandered and joked outside the camp, not only to cover the construction of fortifications, but also to paralyze the werewolf scouts wandering not far away, so that their opponents would feel contempt.
Ozuf let the soldiers have an early dinner. Before leaving, General Grant showed mercy and prepared many good things for the officers and soldiers of the cavalry regiment, such as free cigarettes and a kind of wine exclusively for the army. The noise of the soldiers could be heard.
Far far away.
When night fell completely, the barracks fell silent. At 12 o'clock in the night, the soldiers were quietly awakened and ordered to stay in their tents holding rifles.
At this time, Ozuf was still not sure whether his plan to lure the enemy would be successful. He would check his pocket watch almost every few minutes.
To him, time seemed to move very slowly.
However, until daybreak, the werewolf still did not move. Ozuf felt disappointed, but also a little lucky, and suddenly became worried about gains and losses.
After all the officers and men of the cavalry regiment had breakfast, they packed up their equipment and continued their march.
Two hours after they left, Wolf came to their abandoned campsite.
Looking at the trenches left by the National Army, the werewolves couldn't help but laughed:
"Let these reckless humans live a few more days."
Wolf was very cautious. He deliberately gave up the raid last night just to make the National Army cavalry regiment more arrogant and relax their vigilance.
On the other hand, he was worried that this was a trap, and focused his attention on the direction of the main force of the 3rd Army. However, the reconnaissance results proved that he was overly worried. The prey in front of him was really a lone army, and there was no response or response force.
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Unknowingly, Wolf King's mentality changed, and even he himself was not aware of it.
On the other side, Ozuf's cavalry regiment moved further and further away, and they seemed to have forgotten that they were already prey that the werewolves could not miss.