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- Who are these people on the other side!
Are they the French army?
No!
I have seen what the French army looks like. These people are definitely not French troops.
??Besides, there are not so many black people and yellow-faced soldiers in the French army.
In the headquarters of the Holy Roman Empire, which had been repulsed several times, a group of officers were discussing.
They were shocked and frightened by this force, which had powerful combat capabilities, unique tactics, and all used muskets.
Yes, the other party is too powerful.
From the beginning of the attack to now, they have launched dozens of attacks, but none of them have been able to successfully break through.
You must know that the number of troops on your side far exceeds that of the other side.
And in the previous charges, they also let those Swiss mercenaries who were not afraid of death and worked only for money to take the lead in attacking the opponent's front.
You know, they promised a huge bonus.
The amount of this bonus also made those Swiss mercenaries crazy.
¡°If it were in a peacetime war, these Swiss mercenaries would have succeeded long ago.
But this time there was an exception.
This is simply incredible.
The opponent¡¯s flag is also very weird.
The red flag has a pattern of five-pointed stars, one big, four small and five small.
Which country uses this kind of flag?
No one can figure it out.
¡°And what¡¯s even more terrifying about the other side is that they never want to take prisoners or live alive.
After each attack and retreat, one's own side will leave many wounded on the battlefield, as well as soldiers who are not dead yet.
If it were normal times, the other party would definitely send someone to contact him, agree on a time to carry away the wounded, and then determine the price and ransom of the prisoners.
This is the mainstream rule of European war.
"But the other side didn't follow this routine. They actually executed all the wounded on the battlefield and didn't even take prisoners.
This this is so ungentlemanly.
"Well done. We don't need gentlemanly demeanor. What we need is blood and death. After so many dozens of charges, I think the other party is exhausted. We don't need to fight to the death. We just need to fight to the death." Just hold them here. Just buy the French time and let them kill Spain."
The commander of the American Volunteer Army, Naba, a black man of Somali origin, said to his deputy commander Juan, a Gurkha, standing next to him.
Nowadays, Mandarin is popular in America and is vigorously promoted.
Therefore, these non-Chinese genetic people have also begun to learn Mandarin.
Although the time is still a bit short, they all studied well.
There¡¯s just something wrong with the accent, it¡¯s just not quite authentic.
I don¡¯t know what the special reason is. In short, people learn language genes very quickly, and now there is no problem in communication.
"Do you think they will continue to attack?" Gurkha Juan looked up at the sky and found that it was already dusk and it was about to get dark.
From morning to now, they have been fighting for ten hours.
Naba shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm not a roundworm in their stomachs. How can I know. But I hope they won't attack. It's been a whole day and we need to rest, right?"
Yes, the opponent¡¯s attack started in the morning and continues until now.
As a result, the volunteers had not even eaten breakfast, lunch or dinner, and all of them were already starving.
This is a highly disciplined genetic force with a strong will to fight. If it were any other European force, it would have collapsed long ago, but it would still be able to support it until now.
"Just wait and see, night is also a good time for night attacks. Europeans also have such tactics, we have to pay attention to this."
Juan, the deputy commander of the Gurkhas, said to Naba.
Naba also agreed with Juan¡¯s reminder.
Although they are only responsible for holding back the troops of the Holy Roman Empire, this is not an easy task.
The number of troops on the other side is five to six times that of our own.
If you are not careful, you will suffer huge casualties on your side.
Don¡¯t look at the fact that there were no casualties on our side in today¡¯s battle.?This doesn¡¯t mean there won¡¯t be any in the future.
You know, there are still artillery on the opposite side that has not been dispatched.
If artillery is deployed, it will be difficult to say.
"Where are our artillery?"
Naba turned around and waved, summoning an officer in front of him and asked.
"Sir, our artillery has not arrived yet, because the road is not easy to walk, so it will take some time."
Yes, this genetic army is also equipped with artillery.
It¡¯s just not too much.
At the same time, because the roads in France in this era were not as developed as in later generations, a lot of time was spent on transportation.
Therefore, the genetic volunteer army also encountered the same situation as the enemies on the opposite side.
That means the artillery has not yet reached the position.
"The opponent has retreated, so let's set up camp. We need four and four people at one sentry point tonight, which is safer."
In the monocular, Juan saw the Holy Roman Empire's army receding like a tide, put down the telescope in his hand, turned to Naba and said.
Phew!
Nabal took a long breath and relaxed all over.
It was finally pushed down, so I breathed a sigh of relief.
"Give me the order to set up camp here."
Immediately, this order was conveyed.
Subsequently, Juan ordered the Gurkha soldiers under his command to begin exploring the surrounding area.
Yes, he needs to know the whereabouts of the opponent's army, where they are stationed, and the surrounding situation.
Only in this way can we be prepared.
At the same time, he also wanted to confirm whether this enemy had really retreated.
Time passed little by little, and soon the soldiers who went out returned here and brought back the information he needed.
The Holy Roman Empire really retreated. They were stationed next to a small river three miles away.
And no abnormality was found.
After confirming that the enemy had really retreated, Juan truly felt relieved.
¡°Continue to observe, especially at night.¡±
After the gene soldier took the order and left, Naba came over and raised his hand to pat Juan on the shoulder, then stopped his shoulder and said: "Hey, don't be so nervous. The enemy suffered a lot of losses during the day. I guess there won't be enough at night." It is very likely that they will launch some kind of attack. What they have to do now is how to stabilize the morale of the military and improve their morale at the same time."
Nabal said this just to make Juan relax.
In fact, he also knows that it is important to guard against enemy sneak attacks at night, and he will not ignore this matter.
But after all, they are very tired after a day of fighting, and they need to relax, right?
He didn¡¯t want his deputy commander to be too nervous and not have a good rest.
So, I persuaded him to come here pretending to be relaxed.
Juan also knew that this careless old black man meant well. He just didn't want to see himself being too nervous.
But he still said seriously to Nabar who was persuading him: "We are soldiers, we can't let ourselves relax at any time, especially when the war has started, we must be more vigilant"
With a crackling sound, a great truth was said, and Nabal immediately surrendered the beast.
"Hey, hey, stop talking, I understand, I understand."
Seeing Nabal acting strangely, Juan could only roll his eyes.
He has been partnering with Nabal, an old black man, for so long, and he already knows a lot about his character.
So, I don¡¯t really care about his antics.
After all, this is also a good way to relax yourself.
"Sir, we have discovered the enemy's artillery transport team!"
At this moment, an important piece of news was reported.
The enemy¡¯s artillery transport team!
Juan and Naba were stunned at the same time, and then they quickly turned to look at each other.
From each other¡¯s eyes, they all saw an answer.
"Where!"¡ª¡ª
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The atmosphere in the military camp of the Holy Roman Empire was very depressing at this time.
They suffered heavy losses during the daytime attack. A total of 50,000 to 60,000 troops went to attack an army of less than 10,000 people. In one day, they even lost the opponent's formation.?There was no breakthrough.
A whole day!
They didn¡¯t gain any advantage at all except for the corpses left on the ground.
The other party¡¯s combat effectiveness is terrifying, and its tactics are novel, but these are not reasons.
The number of people here is many times that of Dufang.
But in the end it ended up like this.
This is simply the laughing stock of European countries in the future.
No matter who controls his own army and fights separate battles with Europe, he will not fight like this.
So, these officers all felt very embarrassed.
Commander Savarodi looked around at his demoralized men, coughed and finally spoke.
"Everyone, please don't be so depressed. None of us want to see such a result. The soldiers also fought very bravely. It's just that our enemy's new tactics are not very adaptable to us for a while. We will wait until we can get along with each other." If so, the enemy may not be invincible."
The more Savarodi spoke, the more serious his expression became.
"But!", he emphasized his tone, "If everyone's will continues to be so depressed, then we will face real defeat. After all, as officers, if you are so depressed, then the soldiers below will What do you think of you?"
After hearing what Savarodi said, the officers below slowly straightened up their bodies and sat up straighter.
"You are role models for the soldiers. All your words and deeds have an impact on the soldiers below. So I hope you will not forget this and don't spread such decadence in the military camp."
After Savarodi said this, the dejected officers below finally became better.
"Today is just the beginning. There are still many variables in the war. Today we started at a disadvantage, but this does not mean that we will encounter such a blow tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. Doesn't the other side have weaknesses?"
Savarodi¡¯s eyes glowed with an aggressive gleam, and confidence returned to his face.
After everyone saw the commander¡¯s confident look, they were also infected and could not help but regain some self-confidence.
Savarodi¡¯s eyes slowly swept across the faces of his non-commissioned officers, and everyone slowly straightened up their backs under his gaze.
Then, Savarodi continued: "I have been paying attention to today's battle from behind, and I found that the enemy's strongest position is on the front. Today, the position we supplied was the front, so it is not surprising that we failed. "
Hearing what Savarodi said, the officers below carefully recalled the battle process during the day, and each one of them showed a look of sudden realization.
¡°No, the commander is right.
The enemy's front is indeed very powerful.
Five rows of muskets took turns firing, one after another without stopping at all, not allowing the attacking troops any time to breathe.
Faced with such tactics, no one will not have a headache.
"Although his front is very strong, have you noticed that the enemy's flanks are very weak?" Savarodi seemed to know the weaknesses of the American Volunteers, and couldn't help but show a proud look on his face.
It cannot be said that his view is wrong. After all, the British have also suffered such losses.
Many people¡¯s views on linear queues are basically the same.
It is very difficult for a whole queue to turn.
Not to mention five columns.
If you deal with an enemy's attack, you will certainly beat the enemy to death.
But what if we face enemies attacking from two sides, or enemies from three sides?
Savarodi had been thinking about this matter for a long time on his way back.
Based on his observations on the battlefield during the day, he felt that the enemy's weakest point should be the two wings.
He has no shortage of warriors.
The number of enemy soldiers is much less than his.
Even after experiencing losses during the day, he still has as many as 50,000 to 60,000 people under his command.
Therefore, he is confident that he can defeat these enemies who come from nowhere and let them have a taste of his own power.
There was no chivalry at all, and executing those injured soldiers was simply a violation of the laws on the European battlefield.
It¡¯s really unforgivable!
"grown ups,You mean, we can think of something from both sides of the enemy tomorrow? "
At this time, a young officer below asked cautiously.
Savarodi came to his senses and nodded.
"Yes, tomorrow our goldsmiths will be divided into three parts and attack the enemy's front and two wings at the same time. I don't believe that the enemy has any way to deal with attacks from three directions at the same time. They want to massacre our wounded on the battlefield. Pay the price!¡±
At this moment, when Master Savarodi made the battle arrangements for the next day, a team of about a hundred genetic men was walking through the jungle, looking for a path near the camp of the Holy Roman Empire army. Go quickly.
At the same time, a team carrying fifteen artillery pieces was advancing this way. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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