Chapter 72 Confidence doubled
When the First Infantry Battalion arrived at the city gate, there was no resistance here, Angelo and others and their men were all gone.
They quickly occupied the city gate area. The residents in the city were so scared that they hid in their homes and closed their doors and windows. The whole town was quiet. Bryce left one company to guard the city gate and directed the other two companies to march towards the lord's palace.
Paul quickly arrived at the city of Butua with his staff and musketry company. He had already seen through the telescope that Angelo and others ran around the city wall without even returning to the city. Unfortunately, he did not have a single A cavalry team could do nothing to prevent their escape.
Bryce sent someone to report that no resistance was encountered along the way from the west city gate to the Lord's Mansion. One company of soldiers has occupied the Lord's Mansion, and another company has launched an attack on the surrounding areas with the Lord's Mansion as the center. Search to see if any remaining enemies are hiding.
After arriving at the Lord's Mansion, the place was already in a mess. After a careful search by the Alda army, the butler Miles, a participant in the conspiracy, was not found. He must have sneaked away.
His subordinates and cronies - the servants and guards arranged by him in the lord's mansion, after learning the news about the failure of the seal master outside the city, they must be afraid of being liquidated, so they also secretly They took whatever valuables they could find and fled.
The remaining few servants were hiding in the corner and shivering. These people were temporarily detained by the soldiers.
An hour later, the second battalion completed collecting prisoners and inventorying the battlefield, and also entered Butuya City. They cooperated with the previous troops entering the city, conducted a detailed search of the entire city, and occupied the other three city gate.
At this time, the Lord's Mansion was also briefly tidied up, and Paul summoned the officers to enjoy dinner together in the hall.
The just-obtained victory excited all the officers. Arda's army defeated an enemy twice their size. In a borderland like the Northwest Gulf, it could really be called an "epic victory."
They also didn’t eat well and kept sharing their experiences in the battle with each other.
“I was standing in the front row of our company. You didn’t see the situation at that time. A large group of Bairding militiamen tried to attack our formation. It was such a dark and dense group of people. Fortunately, They were holding either sickles or shovels, and they were stabbed by a row of our spears. Those poor people who ran to the front were stabbed to the core, and a shovel also severely sliced my shoulder. A large piece of skin. "
Company Commander David, with his right arm bandaged, was spitting and describing the experience of leading a company of spearmen to block a large group of Bairdin militiamen.
After the battle started, the musket company was on the left wing, while his company was on the right wing. The enemy in front was not deterred by muskets and took advantage of the mortar firing interval to rush in front of them. Speaking of which, they could be regarded as such. The only team that fought hand-to-hand with the enemy in this battle.
"It's scary to think about it now. The edge of that thing is quite sharp. If it cuts my head..."
"Here's a toast to you. I hope his shovel is not used to shovel dung." "
"Hahaha..."
Everyone also repeatedly praised the artillery's performance on the battlefield. If it weren't for the earth-shattering salvo of the artillery company, the entire enemy's knight team was wiped out. I'm afraid many of you here will be in trouble.
The artillery company commander Wen De was stood up and greeted by other officers one by one. If Paul hadn't strictly prohibited drinking at this time, I'm afraid he would have been drunk tonight.
There are also people who feel that this battle has a lot of regrets, such as Bryce.
"Alas, it's a pity that we don't have cavalry! Otherwise, we wouldn't have allowed those traitors to escape." The officers were convinced, not just because they were unable to pursue Angelo and others: Count Grayman was too cautious Even if the enemy retreated, he would not let him pursue him. He was afraid that the teams would be too far apart and would be surrounded by enemy troops with superior numbers. He was even more afraid that his precious artillery would be quietly approached and killed after losing the cover of the infantry.
If there is a cavalry team, with their high mobility, they can promptly expel enemy troops that may appear on the flanks or rear, and can promptly support besieged friendly troops, there will be no need for them on the battlefield. So timid.
Paul comforted everyone: "Don't worry, everyone, there will be bread, there will be milk, there will be everything." Looking at the high-spirited people, he himself was very excited.
It was already dark at this time. Considering that the army had been walking for a day and had just gone through a fierce battle, Paul didn't want to bother with anything anymore. The right way was to let the officers and soldiers rest as soon as possible.
He explained several things: first, to do a good job of vigilance to prevent the destruction of the remaining enemies inside and outside Butua; second, not to harass the residents, and if there are not enough barracks in the city, they would set up tents and camp on the streets; third, to do Good prisoner management.
After everyone dispersed, Paul arranged for people to ride fast horses back to Huxin Town overnight, report the news of victory to everyone who stayed behind, and asked Myron Gardner to set off for Butua the next day. Come.
The guards tidied up a rest room for Paul. After 10 o'clock in the evening, he lay on the bed but could not fall asleep for a long time. The excitement in his heart still could not calm down.
Before, killing pirates was just a small test. That victory gave him no great sense of accomplishment. They were just a bunch of desperadoes.
But this time sending troops to Bairding was his first head-on confrontation with the power of the world's old system. Although this system only exposed the tip of the iceberg, this victory gave him the confidence to move the iceberg. Technology The advantage in the world allows him to stand on a certain peak in the world and overlook all living beings.
Firearms showed great power in this battle. According to the descriptions of the officers at dinner, thanks to the tough folk customs and stubbornness of the people in the northwest area, a group of militiamen who were temporarily recruited and trained for a few days were continuously hit by musketry and artillery bombardment. After that, half of the people were still able to touch the opponent's side, and they were still able to muster up the courage to fight with the enemy. If it were people from other places, especially those sissies from wealthy areas, they would probably be all in one round. Shoot and let them disperse in a hurry.
In the future, after I further popularized firearms in the Arda army, each man would have a musket in his hand and follow the officer's command to fire rows of lead bullets in a uniform manner. The enemies would stop in groups before they could reach them. Damn it, the support artillery cluster in the rear hits wherever it points. The scene is exciting just thinking about it.
Queue to be shot is the romance of men.
There is also the cavalry unit mentioned by the officers. In this era without Maxim, the cavalry is indispensable no matter what. If you have no cavalry and the opponent has cavalry, you will be too passive tactically.
Of course, this requires money, money, money.
It was necessary to continue to expand the scale of the paper mill and the porcelain factory, and he decided not to wait for the opening of the sea route, but to directly use the land trade routes. The sales scope of the new products was no longer limited to the northwest area. , to expand to the entire kingdom, to the entire continent.
In the past, he was always afraid of developing too fast and arousing the covetousness of surrounding forces, but at this time, Paul's confidence doubled.
Victory made him no longer timid.
Thanks to "Zimikui" for the reward.
(End of this chapter)