Chapter 294 Recapture the position
“No, we must retake the high ground immediately. The artillery cannot fall into the hands of the enemy.”
Old knight Schroeder made a prompt decision, “Andrew, you command the fourth battalion to cover us. At the rear, Claude, the second battalion will charge to the high ground with me."
Andrew nodded silently and had no objection. Although he was a noble, he did not dare to show off in front of the knight Schroeder.
Claude said worriedly: "Chief of Staff, our troops are still too few. Is it..."
"No!" Schroeder waved his hand heavily and insisted: "They will drag the cannon away later!"
While the two were discussing whether they should counterattack the high ground immediately, someone pointed to the north and was happy The crowd shouted: "The troops behind are following!"
Everyone immediately looked to the north and saw a team meandering along the road towards the battlefield.
This is a team composed of Alda sailors, militiamen, and auxiliary soldiers recruited on the territory of the Carter family. It seems to be quite large, with about 1,000 people.
The sailors are equipped with breastplates and muskets, the militiamen are equipped with breastplates and uniform spears, and the newly recruited auxiliary soldiers are only equipped with simple cold weapons-most of them were captured from the Carter family.
Schroeder finally had a hint of joy on his face: "It's just the right time, let them speed up!"
With a few whizzing sounds, several rockets flew into the air and exploded. The team in the distance watched. The signal started to rush this way.
The two armies converged together, and the commander of this team was Commander Tirpitz of the Third Fleet. He learned from Schroeder that the artillery position fell into the hands of the enemy, and shrugged and said: " It seems that we arrived a little late. What should we do now? Do we want to take it back?"
Schroeder: "Of course, the artillery cannot fall into the hands of the enemy. Everyone, I just thought of something, the opponent has a long way to go. To use a powerful long-range attack like the bow, we need to draw well-protected soldiers from each army.”
Ten minutes later, 600 soldiers were assembled. They were not only equipped with breastplates, but also with armors. Wearing a helmet.
Schroeder patted Andrew on the shoulder: "Baron, we'll leave everything behind to you."
Andrew saluted him, "Don't worry, Chief of Staff. Also, please call me Zhong." "Colonel."
Schroeder nodded to him, drew his saber and pointed at the high ground, shouted: "Attack!", and took the lead to move forward.
"唔唔唔~唔唔唔~", as soon as he finished speaking, the marching drum sounded rhythmically. Behind Schroeder, 600 soldiers were divided into two parts, left and right, led by Claude respectively. Led by Tirpitz, they walked to the high ground following Schroeder to the beat of drums.
The enemies on the artillery position discovered the counterattack of the Arda army. They were still fiddling with how to use the artillery. They immediately gathered together. From a distance, they looked like there were about 1,000 people. Most of them were longbowmen. There were also many Men holding spears, knives and guns.
When the Arda army was 200 meters away, the mercenary longbowmen began to fire arrows, and the sky was filled with arrows.
The attacking soldiers are equipped with breastplates and helmets, with their limbs exposed, not only to ensure the mobility of the troops. If everyone is to be wrapped into a tin can like the Lord Knight, The money required was not affordable even for Arda, whose financial revenue had soared.
The bow and arrow shot on the protective gear made a tinkling sound, while the bow and arrow shot on the body caused a scream. Every few steps, soldiers fell down wailing, and some who were shot in vital parts may never be able to walk normally for the rest of their lives.
However, compared with their counterparts in this era, they were lucky. After the injured soldiers fell, medical soldiers immediately ran over and carried them to the rear on stretchers, where they were rescued at the temporary battlefield. At the station, there are specialized military doctors who use clean bandages, boiling water, and sterilized surgical tools to treat them. Their probability of saving lives is greatly increased compared to other colleagues.
The longbowmen in the Duke's army will not feel pity for their screams. Round after round of bows and arrows are thrown out. They are condescending and have a wide field of vision. The Alda army is their perfect opponent. target.
Human beings are flesh and blood after all. In the face of huge casualties, even Arda soldiers who have gone through rigorous goose-stepping and formation training will feel fear.
The march of the troops gradually slowed down, and some people's footsteps began to become chaotic.
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The uncaptured artillery was not used to support the counterattack on the high ground, but was used to bombard the main Duke's army that was attacking again.
Fergus and Emerson also discovered the Alda army's attempt to recapture the artillery. Their army had also rested, so they launched a fierce attack again, this time not only the cavalry, but also the cavalry. There are also infantry.
The artillery was deployed in front of the infantry formation. The gunners performed extremely well and caused a lot of damage to the enemy. After the cavalry approached and fired the shotguns, they immediately gave up the artillery and retreated to the infantry forming a square formation to get cover. They waited until the wave of attacks were repulsed. Finally, return to the gun position to operate the artillery.
The follow-up troops arrived and brought spears, but in terms of resisting cavalry attacks, spears were more effective than rifles equipped with bayonets.
The sound of gunfire, shouts of killing, and the sound of horse hooves were loud. Both sides attacked and blocked for several rounds. The Duke's army was still unable to defeat Andrew's more than 1,000 men. ...
Schroeder frowned. If he continued like this, the morale of the troops would drop before they even reached the enemy.
He stopped and turned around to look at all the soldiers, not caring about the arrows whizzing behind him.
"Is that the end of it? Look at how you look now, do you have 10% of your usual training performance?"
"You are so weak, will people be different in the future? You can make fun of us without any scruples, we are a showy force."
The old knight lamented: "The first and third battalions faced the same kind of longbowmen at Fort Bido, and the same kind of attack. But they walked up to each other in lines without fear, and then fired back with bullets and bayonets."
"Show your courage and prove that we are heroes who cannot lose to them."< br>
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Under Schroeder’s repeated reprimands and provocations, many people looked ashamed and puffed up their chests again.
The old knight stopped his lecture at the right time. Now was not the time for a long speech. He raised his saber again and pointed forward: "Now I declare again-attack!"
"Thump thump thump~ Thump thump thump~", the marching drum sounded rhythmically again.
Schroeder shouted with all his strength as he walked:
"If I move forward, you will follow me!"
"If I retreat, you will execute me!"
"If I die, you will avenge me!"
As soon as these words came out, something seemed to be ignited in everyone's heart.
……
"Stand still!"
Finally we reached a place where we could see the enemy's nose clearly.
"Ready!"
The first row of soldiers immediately knelt down on one leg, and the second row of soldiers and the third row of soldiers staggered and pointed their guns forward.
“Fire!”
There was a loud roar, and the momentum caused by the three rows of musket fire was very terrifying. Many soldiers on the opposite side were frightened and trembled.
What is even more terrifying is that as the thick smoke rises, the black barrels spit out deadly tongues of fire, harvesting lives in swaths.
Almost a whole row of the Duke's army fell down with a crash.
With a "wow" sound, the people behind were in a panic.
Schroeder waved his saber forward, "Kill!"
"Kill!" "Long live!"
The soldiers behind responded to their commanders, picked up their bayonets and rushed forward!
(End of this chapter)