Daming Military Empire

Chapter 655 Boldly Try New Tactics
This battle in the unnamed valley of the Pyrenees Mountains was the famous battle of the special forces of the Ming Empire Army, or an important part of the famous battle.

In this battle, Fu Yunlong led 5000 special forces brigade of the Liao Army to ambush the same number of French troops in the unnamed valley. The [-] French troops were wiped out, and none of them escaped!
Why so sure?

Because, after the war, the first thing Fu Yunlong did was to check the number of people, whether it was captured or wiped out, he counted them carefully several times.

He also interrogated the captured French officers several times separately to ascertain the exact number.

This time, he really didn't dare to be sloppy at all, because next he was going to implement the tactic of pretending to be fake, to swindle the gate of the French army, and break through the largest bastion of the French army in the Pyrenees Mountains in one fell swoop!

If a French army escapes, the [-] special forces he leads will be in danger of being wiped out.

What they want to attack is a large bastion known for its defense. Whether the enemy is prepared or not is a world of difference. If the enemy knows in advance that they are in disguise, then the 5 people used to deliver food!
Fortunately, after multiple checks, all the more than 5000 French troops have indeed been confessed here, and none of them slipped through the net.

The next step is to prepare for a sneak attack on the bastion. 5000 people are going to attack a large bastion with 4000 people stationed there. This is the first time this kind of thing has happened since the bastion appeared. To break through a bastion, the number of suppliers must be at least ten times that of the defenders, and it will take at least a few months to capture it.

If the Ming army brought both armored chariots and Shenwei cannons, it would certainly have an absolute advantage in terms of weapons and equipment. The problem is that this is a mountainous area, let alone armored chariots, and the possibility of transporting Shenwei cannons is not high.

And the special forces brigade under Fu Yunlong was not equipped with artillery at all, not even the smallest [-]-type howitzer. It can be said that they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of equipment.

In this case, there is only a sneak attack, but if the sneak attack fails, it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out.

After the number of people was confirmed, Fu Yunlong began to select French soldiers who "voluntarily" opened the way for the Ming army.

At this time, there was no kindness to speak of. He had only two choices for the French prisoners. Those who were willing to cooperate lived, and those who were not willing to cooperate died!
The battle was quite intense this time. Less than [-] of the [-] French soldiers were captured. Adding the [-] or so captured last time, the total was more than [-] prisoners. In fact, the Ming army did not need fish. Not many, a few hundred people is enough.

Therefore, the agents of Jinyiwei were very decisive in the interrogation. They only asked: "Would you like to cooperate with us to open the gate on the first floor of the bastion?"

If you don't want to, drag it aside and cut it;
Hesitantly, dragged aside and chopped;
The eyeballs were spinning around, dragged aside and chopped off;
He promised with his mouth, but he was dissatisfied on the face, dragged aside and chopped off;
Only those who nod and agree without hesitation can escape!
The so-called kindness does not command soldiers, but this time Fu Yunlong was cruel. For the safety of himself and his soldiers, he gave the order to the interrogators very coldly: "Anything that is wrong in the slightest, kill!"

That is to say, even if you nod and agree without hesitation, you may not be able to live. It can only be said that you have escaped the first calamity. There will be more rigorous interrogation later. If there is anything wrong, there is still one word: kill!

These well-selected secret agents and special soldiers of Jinyiwei are all veterans of the battlefield, so they will not be soft when killing the enemy. Picked up.

Of course, this was not because they had any special hobbies, nor did they want to intimidate the prisoners who were waiting for interrogation. The reason why they stripped their clothes was to disguise themselves as the French army and carry out the bluffing tactics.

After this round of interrogation, the remaining captives directly fell below four figures, leaving only nearly 800 people!
This number should be said to be more, not less.

From the perspective of the French army, there are too many softies who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

This cannot be blamed on these people. When people really face death, there will be more or less people or things that they can’t let go of. Not everyone can do it bravely and accept death as home.

From the perspective of the Ming army, it is a bit too much to defraud the city gate with more than 800 people, and it is not easy to control.

You know, at that time, as long as one person suddenly betrayed and yelled, it would be over!

Fu Yunlong decided to screen again and only select [-] "honest and reliable" ones. As for the others, let's not kill them yet.

The Ming army also suffered casualties in this ambush. Although less than 600 were killed, [-] were injured. Naturally, these people are not suitable for participating in sneak attacks.

Fu Yunlong finally decided to take only four squadrons, 4000 people to attack, Jinyiwei instructors also brought along, all the wounded special forces stayed, and two 300 people were left to assist them in guarding the remaining 500 prisoners.

If their sneak attack is successful, everyone will be happy. If the sneak attack is not successful, then the remaining people will kill all the prisoners, and then go to the nearby friendly forces!
After arranging all this, it was almost evening. Fu Yunlong ordered the [-] special forces who participated in the sneak attack to prepare the uniforms of the French army. If there were not enough, they would go to the corpses. , It doesn't even matter if there are bloodstains, it's strange that the defeated army should dress neatly.

He rested for one night like this, and early the next morning, Fu Yunlong was not in a hurry to take people to go for a surprise attack. He first ordered the special forces soldiers to change their clothes, put on a little make-up and tried not to show any flaws, and then called all the squadron leaders and The squad leader held a temporary combat meeting.

This sneak attack also depends on the time. If you take people to run there early in the morning to pretend to defeat the army, it will easily arouse the suspicion of the defenders.

No matter where the defeated army came back from, it was at least tens of miles away from the bastion. That is to say, it would take at least an hour to run, otherwise, there might not be any movement inside the bastion. , it proves that the defeated army was on their way at night. How come they didn't fall to their deaths when they ran in the mountains in the dark night?No wonder it doesn't arouse suspicion!
Fu Yunlong convened a meeting, mainly to discuss the details of the sneak attack on the bastion with his squadron leader and squad leader. It would be impossible to rush 4000 people in at once, and then arrange tasks one by one, because at that time, as long as the enemy shouted, they would know. These people don't speak French at all, how could they be their own people!

Therefore, you can't rush in and give orders when you come, and you must arrange everything before you go.

For example, what to do if only the gates on the first floor are open, what to do if all the gates on the third floor are open, what are the specific responsibilities of each squadron or even each team, etc.

Fu Yunlong specially drew a sketch of the bastion on the ground with a branch, discussed the detailed tactics with everyone, and arranged the tasks of all the teams. Only then did he announce that the meeting was over and he was ready to go.

(End of this chapter)